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Kiki the croc takes a trip A YOUNG female croc has gone on an extensive journey over the past few weeks, from The Wenlock River down the coast, swimming past Weipa. Prof. Craig Franklin from The University of Queensland, is the scientist working on croc research with Australia Zoo staff at the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve. He said the young female croc named Kiki, left the Wenlock four weeks ago and has travelled more than 300 kilometres down the coast. Kiki is one of more than 20 crocodiles fitted with satellite tracking

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devices by Prof. Franklin over the past four years on the Wenlock. Kiki was fitted with satellite telemetry in August 2011 allowing her progress to be monitored in real time which can be viewed on the web site: www.uq.edu.au/eco-lab. This web site is updated every two weeks. Prof. Franklin said their research has shown that the animals use currents to aid their swimming over long distances. “This is the start of the annual breeding season, so we assume that Kiki has left the Wenlock to seek a suitable male for breeding and

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will build a nest in one of the more southern estuaries or river systems,” Prof. Franklin said. “The work we have done in the past ten years, made possible by Australia Zoo, has significantly improved our knowledge of the behaviour and habitats of estuarine crocodiles which will assist in the future management and conservation of this threatened species.” Below: A croc fitted with a satellite tracking device. Photo: Prof. Craig Franklin. Right: Kiki’s extensive journey has been mapped using satellite telemetry. Image courtesy Dr Ross Dwyer.

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WEIPA’S Branden Ramsamy last week celebrated his graduation from a youth l e a d e r s h i p p ro g r a m i n Australian Parliament House in Canberra. The St Augustine’s College Year 12 graduate joined Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, Peter Garrett and Senator for Queensland, Jan McLucas at a special event to recognise and celebrate his successful completion of the Indigenous Youth Leadership Program. “It is a wonderful achievement for Branden and I congratulate him for working so hard and really embracing the experience,� Senator Jan McLucas. “It has been great to meet him and hear about the many experiences and new skills he has gained from the leadership program.� “It is wonderful to see a young Indigenous man from Weipa take on the challenge of the leadership program and do so well. I’m sure the Weipa and Western Cape community is proud to see Branden getting

a great education and becoming a role model for other young people in the community.� T h e I n d i g e n o u s Yo u t h Leadership Program (IYLP) is helping to close the gaps in Indigenous educational disadvantage through creating greater access to additional education choice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, particularly those from remote and very remote areas of the country. This year the Australian Government’s Indigenous Youth Leadership Program supported 523 secondary school students, mainly from remote areas, at 70 schools across Australia, providing scholarships valued at up to $16,500 per year, towards education costs and leadership development for each student. Minister for School Education, Peter Garrett, congratulated the students from the IYLP program, who travelled to Canberra with their parents and care providers and Program Partnership Brokers, to meet the Minister at Parliament House. “This year’s program has

Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, Peter Garrett congratulates Branden Ramsamy on his graduation in Canberra last week.

had a 99 per cent success rate, with 88 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students completing year 12 in 2011,� Minister Garrett said. “These young Australians are to be commended for their hard work and dedication, and I look forward to hearing of their

successes in the coming months and years. “The program ensures Indigenous students have access to a good education, which will enable them to become leaders within their communities and take control of their own destinies,� Minister Garrett said.

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TAXI TARGETED Children throwing rocks cause havoc PROPRIETOR of the Weipa Taxi Service, Mick Fleming, has had “just about enough� of children throwing rocks at his vehicles following a major incident this week. Last Wednesday evening a large rock was thrown at one of Mr Fleming’s vehicles as it entered the Napranum Community, smashing the rear window of the taxi. “The taxi was fullyloaded at the time so it was lucky no-one was injured,� a distraught Mr Fleming said on Thursday morning. “It was a really big rock, so if it had hit one of my passengers who knows what damage it would have caused.�

According to Mr Fleming, children throwing rocks and other objects at vehicles and people, in both Weipa and Napranum, has been a problem for some time now, and every vehicle in his taxi fleet has evidence of dents caused by the practice. “A lot of the kids are armed with ‘shanghais’ which are easily obtained from stores and over the internet, or they make them themselves, so there is a lot of power behind the objects they are hurling,� Mr Fleming said. Napranum Farm managers, Phil and Sue Bonaccorsi have also been experiencing

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Weipa Taxi’s Mick Fleming surveys the most recent damage to his taxi. Circled: The rock thrown at the taxi, and point of impact with the taxi seat, after the rock smashed through the window.

problems with children coming into the farm, armed with ‘shanghais’. “We are at the point now where we are going to get rid of our chickens, which we keep to provide fresh eggs to the community, as we are sick of kids killing them,� Mrs Bonaccorsi said. “We have caught children with ‘shang-

hais’ on the property several times in the last month, and have lost not only many chickens, but also a frog-mouthed owl who has lived on the property for years.� A spokesperson for Weipa Police said the issue of rock-throwing, in both Weipa and Napranum, has been raised with Police, but

as most offenders are juveniles (under 10 years of age) they can only be cautioned. “ We a p p r o a c h e d the owner of the local newsagency who was more than happy to discontinue sale of the ‘shanghais’ once he was made aware of the problem,� the spokesperson said.

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A 10-year plan for a strong community THE people of Napranum presented with a visionary 10-year plan on Monday afternoon, following extensive consultation with the community. The Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council engaged a consultant, Annalise Jennings, from Dynamic Exchange, to facilitate the formation of the plan which will be lodged with the State Government once adopted by the Council. Twenty-four participants gathered at the Weipa Town Authority Council Chambers last week for a three-day intensive workshop to finalise the plan. Napranum community representatives, Government and service providers engaged in the workshop, defining new values and strategic themes for the 10-year plan and future of the community. Sixteen goals emerged from the workshop which will form the community plan,

of which three were prioritised to commence immediately: 1. Education: to be responsible for our children’s education and raise the number of role models. To overcome all barriers. 2. Parental responsibility: To foster devotion, trust and support between parent and child. 3. Living the values: living and teaching the new Napranum values. “By facilitating, rather than dictating to the community, the Napranum people have created their own 10year plan they can all be proud of,� Ms Jennings said. Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council mayor, Roy Chevathen said the formation of the plan “has planted a seed of hope for Napranum�. “We are going to be looking at possibilities, rather than problems, to create a future which is distinct from the past,� Cr Chevathen said.

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Participants in the three-day workshop used creative input to achieve their draft 10-year plan for the Napranum community.

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Weipa airport to be seen in a new light MAJOR runway works at Weipa airport have started, as part of Rio Tinto Alcan’s ongoing commitment to maintaining safe and reliable community services. R i o Ti n t o A l c a n We i p a g e n e r a l manager Operations JoAnne Scarini said that in addition to regular maintenance works, the airport would be fitted with a state-of-the-art lighting system. “The modern lighting system will replace the airport’s original

electrical system, which was installed when the airport was built in 1967,” Ms Scarini said. “While the existing lights meet all relevant safety requirements, the new lighting system will give pilots increased lighting selection options for flying in a variety of weather conditions.” Works at the airport will also include resealing of the runway, taxi way and aircraft parking areas. Fulton Hogan has been awarded the contract and will be

supported by local firms NQCEC and Goodline to execute the works, which will be overseen by experienced Rio Ti n t o A l c a n We i p a project and construction specialists. The runway reseal will be done outside scheduled flight times, which means regular Qantaslink services will not be affected. Runway construction is expected to be completed, subject to weather, by the end of January 2012.

Regional students to benefit from Youth Allowance reforms AROUND 5,500 additional students in regional areas will have access to independent Youth Allowance after legislation passed Parliament this week. From January 1, 2012, thousands more students will be eligible to receive up to $388.70 a fortnight in Youth Allowance payments. “We recognise students in regional areas often face greater barriers to university. Our reforms will give greater access to independent Youth Allowance and greater support to relocate for study,” Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans said. “This is a big win for our local students.Under these changes, tertiary students living in inner regional areas will be able to access independent Youth Allowance under the same rules that apply to those from outer regional areas. “We believe that no matter where a student lives, they should be able to go to university if that’s their goal. This additional Government support will help.”

Recognising that students from regional areas also experience higher costs to relocate for study, the State Government has also increased the value of Relocation Scholarships for eligible students. From January 1 next year, eligible regional students will receive a Relocation Scholarship of $4000 for the first year of study, $2000 for each of the second and third years and $1000 for any subsequent years. “These reforms will help more regional students access the support they need to go to university. “We want more regional students to have the opportunity to go to university. “Helping young people achieve a university qualification is vital to ensuring Australia has people capable of filling the employment needs of a productive economy.” Details of the changes to Youth Allowance are available at www. deewr.gov.au/youthallowance

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T H E We i p a P C Y C would like to take this opportunity to inform all parents and stakeholders that we will not be offering a Vacation Care program over the coming school holidays. We have managed to employ a new co-ordinator, Georgina Jenkins (welcome onboard), however we have been unable to fill our school-age care assistants. We remain focused on employing more staff over these holidays and are set to begin the new school year with all of our services in full swing. These services include before school care, after school care, vacation care and student-free days. If you or someone you know is looking for work we are flexible and can offer a rostering system that will fit in with your family and recreational activities. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our families and stakeholders for their understanding and wish everyone a safe and merry Christmas. Weipa PCYC

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IN regards to traditional hunting bans: ban traditional hunting, but do not provide the means, education (say as Rangers or remote wildlife carers), capacity and funding to conservation farms where endangered species can be bred in a safe environment. There was one at Janie Creek, Mapoon which was allowed to fall into disuse. If either party was for real about this issue then they would not be hell bent on such punitive measures, that are reactionary, and I am ashamed to say, that long-time family friend and LNP (a party I support) member Warren Entsch MP is in support of yet another, shallow proposal I don’t 100% disagree

with the alcohol or hunting bans, provided services and capacity building for a long-term, sustainable future is in place as well to ensure the best outcomes. Like I said on BBM FM last week, these proposals are a scary symbolic gesture of the Government’s attitude toward Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples and policy. One can tell it’s an ineffective policy if both sides agree without question. The proposed policy will be impossible to police and too difficult for a court to differentiate the difference between what is considered traditional practice, and for both those reasons these laws will not work, they are knee jerk approaches and are of the same calibre as all policy involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people across the board This is a nail in the coffin for us as a people due to what it symbolises in the wider scheme of things regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island affairs interventions. This really is getting close to full-fledged Apartheid and citizens beware. There are laws and policies in place already to defend endangered species and means of punishing perpetrators. Why could these not have been strengthened? This Government never makes better what we have, they introduce more and more red tape. If these laws are deemed valid in the Torres Strait for rural citizens then they should be deemed valid in White Rock, Cairns for urban citizens where it was reported in southern press that the kids were torturing wallabies. No wait, there is something for the city folks already - isn’t it something called Animal Cruelty or the Animal Care & Protection Act? This is the side I’m coming from and it has nothing to do with being against the protection of endangered species, as I support the laws and protections that are already in place for that purpose. Jack Andrew Wilkie-Jans Candidate, Division 9

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CAPE York Natural Resource Management Ltd. has recently been working with WWFAustralia and the Northern Gulf Resource Management Group (Ghost Nets Australia Program) on an Ecosystem Based Marine Turtle Conservation Project for Cape York Peninsula. The focus of this project is to establish a holistic approach to marine turtle conservation across Cape York Peninsula with links to

the regions marine turtle conservation efforts. The project aims to build sustainable and resilient populations of marine turtles in Cape York Peninsula through protecting and improving breeding success, reducing feral animal predation and an ongoing involvement of local Indigenous communities in marine conservation. Cape York Natural Resource Management CEO Bob Frazer said

that working with WWF-Australia and the Northern Gulf Resource Management Group will ensure the best possible outcomes for turtle management on Cape York Peninsula. “This is an important step to be taking in the preservation of the threatened turtle species in Cape York Peninsula,” Mr Frazer said. “The holistic approach to management and the collaborative relationships we are working

towards will take the efforts to date and build on these to improve the conservation outcomes being achieved through improved collaboration, a clear strategic and consistent ecosystem based approach and better integration of science,” he said. The project will scope and develop a strategic conservation plan and related investment prospectus for a project that provides a holistic and ecosystem based approach to turtle conservation across Cape York Peninsula, that connects with regional conservation activities and improves indigenous engagement, building on efforts undertaken to date. Cape York provides nesting habitat considered internationally significant for the conservation of Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), Flatback (Natator depressus), and Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) turtles. The area contains the world’s largest nesting population of the endemic Flatback turtle, Queensland’s entire nesting population of the Olive Ridley and a regionally significant nesting population of Hawksbill turtles. The eastern side of Cape York also provides the world’s largest nesting population of Green turtles (Chelonia mydas). All species can migrate thousands of kilometres to nest in this area. Cape York also however supports Australia’s largest concentration of

feral pigs (Sus scrofa). Olive Ridley, Flatback and Hawksbill turtles nesting on western Cape York are susceptible to high levels of pig predation. Limpus et al. (1993) estimated that loss of egg clutches from feral pigs on Cape York south of the Jardine River was approaching 90%. Due to high levels of animal predation on nests, there is real concern amongst experts and community members that all three species will become locally extinct within 25-30 years. Turtle conservation on Cape York Peninsula to date has focused on the west coast through the Cape York Turtle Nest Monitoring Program, now in its sixth year. Conservation efforts on the east coast have focused on data collection and monitoring. The Cape York Turtle Nest Monitoring program recently went through an independent review, and what was clear from this review was the need for holistic, well coordinated and adequately resourced conservation efforts towards marine turtles across Cape York Peninsula, something that has been lacking to date. This partnership with WWFAustralia and Northern Gulf Resource Management Group will ensure the holistic approach to turtle conservation management will bring about the best possible outcomes for these endangered species.

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FRIDAY 09/12/11

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Mosaic art, cultural music & painting with Joel Ngallamatta

Swimming

MONDAY 19/12/11

TUESDAY 20/12/11

WEDNESDAY 21/12/11

THURSDAY 23/12/11

FRIDAY 23/12/11

Christmas art & craft

Christmas art & craft, barbecue

Christmas art & craft, gardening

Gardening

Barbecue luncheon & Santa visit

Swimming

Shopping & setting up for luncheon

Mayor to present gifts

THURSDAY 2912/11

FRIDAY 30/12/11

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THURSDAY 08/12/11

Swimming

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Disco

Swimming

Gardening

7pm - 9pm

Kids Christmas Disco MONDAY 26/12/11

TUESDAY 27/12/11

WEDNESDAY 28/12/11

CENTRE CLOSED – Merry Christmas to everyone...and a safe and happy New Year from the Napranum PCYC MONDAY 02/01/12 9am - Noon 1pm - 5pm

TUESDAY 03/01/12

WEDNESDAY 04/01/12

THURSDAY 05/01/12

FRIDAY 06/01/12

Welcome back barbecue

Cooking – spaghetti bolognaise

Kids Living Safer Lilves activities

Kids Living Safer Lilves activities

Kids Living Safer Lilves activities

Kids Living Safer Lilves activities

Public Holiday - New Year’s Day

Movies & popcorn

MONDAY 09/01/12

TUESDAY 10/01/12

WEDNESDAY 11/01/12

THURSDAY 12/01/12

FRIDAY 13/01/12

9am - Noon

Art & craft

Art & craft, picnic lunch

Kids Living Safer Lilves activities

Kids Living Safer Lilves activities

Kids Living Safer Lilves activities

1pm - 5pm

Cooking, softball & hockey

Tennis, movie & popcorn

Kids Living Safer Lilves activities

Kids Living Safer Lilves activities

Kids Living Safer Lilves activities

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Disco

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Disco MONDAY 16/01/12

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Cooking pizzas Table tennis, Wii, wet activities

TUESDAY 17/01/12

WEDNESDAY 18/01/12

THURSDAY 19/01/12

FRIDAY 20/01/12

Fishing

Kids Living Safer Lilves activities

Kids Living Safer Lilves activities

Kids Living Safer Lilves activities

Fishing

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Kicking goals for Weipa sporting clubs THE future of sport a n d re c re a t i o n i n Queensland is looking bright with clubs in Far North Queensland set to benefit from a $702,000 funding boost over three years as part of the Local Sport and Recreation Jobs Plan program. State Member for Cook Jason O’Brien said the Jobs Plan program would provide employment opportunities for an additional five Sport

and Recreation Coordinators who will service Far North Queensland clubs. “This is a win-win situation not only for jobs, but for the local grassroots sport and recreation clubs which will benefit from this program,� Mr O’Brien said. “Cook Shire Council, Weipa Town Authority, North Queensland Touch Association, Cairns and District Rugby Union

and Queensland Cricket will share in the funding. “Each coordinator is paid to provide guidance and expert advice to a cluster of sport and recreation clubs on fundraising, promotional activities and sponsorships at the grassroots level. “I know there are many club officials and volunteers who just don’t have the time to follow up all the governance, fundraising develop-

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ment and marketing duties that clubs need to pursue. “They’re flat out running the club and the coordinator will be able to give them muchneeded support and advice to help strengthen the clubs so they can continue to provide this vital community service.â€? The Local Sport and Recreation Coordinator will: • provide advice on governance for a cluster of organisations and source appropriate support avenues; • develop networks and support collaborative approaches to sport and recreation in local communities; • support organisations with grant-seeking, sponsorship, fundraising and corporate partnerships; and

• advise on effective marketing strategies and promotional activities for sport and recreation. The coordinator will provide support to the following local clubs, along with other Far North Queensland clubs: Weipa Sports Association, Weipa Touch A s s o c i a t i o n , We i p a B M X C l u b , We i p a Junior Soccer Club, and Weipa Squash Club. Mr O’Brien said as a result of the Jobs Plan program, 1150 sport and recreation clubs across Queensland have benefited and are tapping into a wealth of expertise and know-how. “On top of this, this program will create 178 jobs within the sport and recreation sector, providing a massive boost to local clubs and the community,â€? he said.

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IN response to the recent Weipa town clean up efforts, a keen group of Rio Tinto Alcan employees developed a programme that will see the local roads looking more like they should. Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa’s Planning & Logistics manager, Anthony Margetts, said the programme, called ‘Adopt a road’, would provide employees with an opportunity to give back to

the community, and help the environment. “We recently conducted our first roadside rubbish clean up, removing 20 large bags of rubbish and that was just under an hour,” he said. The team of 20 employees, which included members from Mine Planning and Mine Services, focused their clean up efforts on the Andoom Road, between McLeod Drive and

Unigan wetlands turn off. “Each month, we will continue to clean up sections along this road ensuring it remains free of rubbish,” Anthony said. “I am proud of the team’s enthusiastic approach to ‘Adopt a road’. We hope to roll out the concept to other teams at our operations. And it would be great to see other businesses and community groups adopt a road also,” Anthony said.

World AIDS Day – HIV is still with us WORLD AIDS Day falls on Decembe ber 1 and is oobserved in m more than 190 countries around the world world. Th The red ribbon is recognised as the World AIDS Day international symbol. The aim of the day is to encourage Australians to be aware that HIV is still present, to take action to reduce the spread of the infection and to accept individuals living or affected by HIV. The Men’s and Women’s Health Team for Cape York answered some questions about HIV: Q. What does HIV do to you? The HIV virus damages the body’s immune system so we can’t fight off sickness. Without treatment, the immune system eventually becomes so weak that the person becomes ill from other infections, health conditions or cancers – this is then called AIDS from which the person can die. In Australia no one should get AIDS as we have good treatments which keep the immune system strong and healthy. However, to have access to treatment, people need to know they have HIV, which means having a blood test. There is no cure for HIV. Q. How is HIV spread? The HIV virus cannot live outside the human body and it cannot enter the body through intact skin. It cannot be spread through touching, sharing food, bathrooms, swimming pools, kissing, hugging, shaking hands or mosquitoes. The most common way HIV is caught in Australia is having unsafe sex with someone who

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has HIV. That is sex without a condom. It can also be spread via blood through sharing needles and syringes when injecting drugs or sharing needles when tattooing. If a pregnant woman has HIV, the virus can be passed to the baby during pregnancy, at birth or through breast milk. However treatment reduces the chance of this occurring. Q. Is HIV an issue in the Cape? Yes, definitely. In 2010, 206 Queenslanders were diagnosed with HIV, the highest number since 1984. Seven were indigenous and 32 were females. There are hundreds of people living with HIV in Cairns and thousands in PNG - people in our communities visit and have close ties to those places. Our young people are most at risk due to unsafe sexual practises. We know that young people are not using condoms because we have very high rates of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

like Chlamydia and gonorrhoea. Worldwide, the number of people living with HIV has risen from 8 million in 1990 to 33 million today, and is still growing. Q. How can people protect themselves from HIV? Always use condoms with casual sexual partners. Condoms protect against HIV and other STIs. If you do have unprotected sex, then have a check up – it’s not difficult and your information is kept very private. If people are injecting drugs, use clean injecting equipment and not share. If someone knows they have definitely come into contact with the body fluids of a person with HIV, a course of treatment can be effective in preventing infection if commenced within 72 hours. For more information contact the Men’s and Women’s Health Team at Weipa Integrated Health Service or visit your health centre for advice, testing and condoms.

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Operation Safe Drive will again be in effect leading up to the December school holidays and Transport Inspectors will be randomly checking all light vehicles - including private cars - to ensure they are safe. “It’s absolutely critical that every driver checks their cars and fixes any problems before they embark on road trips, for their own safety as well as the safety of others,” A simple safety check should include: brakes, tyres, lighting, steering suspensions and windscreens. Vehicle registration and compulsory third party insurance should also be checked. Inspectors will be on roads right across the State between December 1 and 3 and they are authorised to stop any vehicle for safety checks. Where a vehicle is randomly inspected and found to be dangerous, the vehicle can be removed from the road until it’s fixed and the driver can be fined up to $200 and 3 demerit points for the offence. Ultimately it should not get to that point. Vehicles should be safe and there are really no excuses. This is about getting dangerous vehicles off Queensland roads and making them safer for all users. Every driver is responsible for ensuring their vehicle is road worthy and not a potential threat to their lives and the lives of others. School holidays are always very busy times on our roads and the best way to ensure you survive your trip is to have a safe vehicle and drive

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Money transfer scams Police have been made aware of a new email scam circulating to users of money transfer businesses such as MoneyGram and Western Union. The email appears to be an official business letter from an investigator working with Western Union and the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to people who have sent money to Nigeria. “The email tells the receiver that when they have sent money via these transactions they had been ‘swindled by unscrupulous persons’ and they are working with Western Union to track down the fraudsters,” Detective Superintendent Hay said. The fraudsters then advise they have met with the EFCC and agreed on a financial return to the victim. “Of course this is when you are asked to call or email Western Union on an email address provided and from there you will be asked personal and banking details. In addition to surrendering your identity to these criminals, you will have to pay taxes and administration fees to “access the money” “Do not be defrauded. The wording in the email is urgent and persuading. Delete and make no contact with these fraudsters,” said Detective Superintendent Hay.

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We are still on Mark Ch 11 vs 1-12 but looking at Matthew Ch 19 vs 1-12 where the Lord was involved with a debate on marriage brought on by the Pharisees who were out to try and trap him by him saying something wrong. Jesus maintained the ideal of marriage by remaining firm on the fact that at the time of creation (vs 6-9) when God created man, he created a woman to be his companion and counterpart and their union was called a marriage. This was the ideal divine partnership, which no human had the right to separate. The Lord did say, however, in Matthew Ch19 v 9 that divorce is okay if a woman was unfaithful. But to put a balance on the issue of divorce he introduced a new teaching, in what would have been an alarming new law to the Jewish

men. This is in Mark Ch 12 v 12 where the Lord inferred that Jewish women could divorce their men. In a perfect world ideals can be kept up (maintained) forever, but the first marriage, between Adam and Eve, was to lose its ideal character because of their sin of disobedience. This happened in the Garden of Eden. The breakdown of the ideal of marriage showed itself when Lamech, not many generations from Cain, the son of Adam and Eve, started a polygamous (more than one wife) relationship. (Genesis Ch 4 v 19). For Christians today, the Lord has left food for thought if any of his people want to divorce on flimsy ground. Although he only mentioned unfaithfulness as cause for divorce, Christian counsellors need to think deeply about Christian wives, for example, who

are in a terrible abusive domestic situation that may have gone on for years. The situation may be life-threatening especially where the woman has given her life to Christ after she married, but her partner is not a believer. When in doubt, they should go to their Priest, Pastor or Church elders who will point the way for them. The ideal that the Lord Jesus left for Christians to adopt when thinking of marriage is to marry a fellow Christian believer, and in this way, with Jesus as the centre of their life, they can pray together. 2 Corinthians Ch 6 v 14 says, “Do not try to work together as equals with unbelievers, for it cannot be done. How can right and wrong be partners? How can light and darkness live together?” The Lord be with you. Rev Michael Connolly

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Sweet success in Kowanyama It earns the attention of Royalty and is world famous for mercy dashes across the outback but in some parts of Queensland, the Royal Flying Doctor Service also quietly plays a major role in treating diabetes ... from the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria. East of Kowanyama is Mitchell and Alice Rivers National Park, 37,100 ha of remote wilderness area. North of the community there is the Mitchell River Delta. Kowanyama is an Aboriginal word describing the ‘many waters’ of the delta. “I love the remote work and Indigenous health. It is an interesting area of need and I have developed a relationship with that community,� Lara said.

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and dietitian who visit, fly in and out, for two days a fortnight. They work with our on-the-ground team. “We have very few diabetes emergencies now, which I think is a direct result of the better care and education. Having worked there earlier, it was very common to get heart attacks and having to do a lot of emergency care. “Now we haven’t had one in the three years, which is a result of better diabetes and health education and care and lots more health awareness.

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She has worked for the RFDS on and off for 11 years in North Queensland, running a variety of programs, usually in areas of Indigenous health. “I wouldn’t work in the city. I was born in Adelaide and grew up in Cairns. I trained at The University of Queensland. “Our statistics are good, we have made huge improvements here in blood pressure control, for example,with better care, planning and education. We have a fantastic diabetes educator, podiatrist

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PACKING your bags to treat diabetes at Kowanyama is one of the toughest health jobs going but Dr Lara Wieland does it routinely, as one member of an amazing medical team making a difference in one of the remotest locations in the world. Lara, 39, lives south of Cairns but works for the Royal Flying Doctor Service at the Kowanyama Primary Health Care Centre, where about 20 per cent of the local population has Type 2 diabetes. Chronic illness health care is a big issue, particularly among the local Indigenous people. Although she can do the tough eight hour drive, at least in the dry season, Lara usually flies to work and stays up to a week, sharing the workload with a roster of other doctors. The clinic in the remote location has no overnight facilities. For emergencies the RFDS provides transport to hospitals further south. “We’ve been able to see some good results and prevent a lot of problems. It’s a captive audience up here in a small community and it gives you an opportunity to make a big difference,� Lara said. Kowanyama is a community of about 1200 people on the western side of Cape York Peninsula. It is due west of Cooktown and 30km in

“We know everyone who has diabetes and everyone gets a three-month invite to have all their tests and on the spot care. There is an Indigenous health worker who can monitor blood pressure, weight and smoking.� While the successes are sweet, Lara says not everyone is prepared for the challenges of such a remote location. Medical students and nurses will come, but few will make a long-term commitment. “We can usually get access

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to medical specialists one way or another, that’s no longer our problem. But we struggle with on-the-ground staff: nurses, health workers, GPs. We can’t get the nurses to stay. “We are supposed to have six and mostly have three. We get some really good nurses who are travelling but it is mostly short-term contracts. “We are too resource-poor to do as much group work as we’d like, so most of our work is one-on-one care. “Our chronic disease team includes an educator, dietitian, podiatrist but it can be very challenging to keep enough health workers here. Many will come for short periods but they don’t always stay. That is a big challenge. We often have vacancies. “Our diabetes patients are also likely to be younger than the mainstream population. There are often strong family histories involved and lifestyle and lack of exercise play a part.

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“Having a good diet of fresh food here can be difficult. But people are becoming more aware. There is good improvement with schools and kids getting a better education. “We have made a dif-

ference. We see a lot more people out for a walk and people are much more interested in their chronic health care,� Lara said. Lara is currently studying for a Masters in Public Health at James Cook University.

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It’s cheaper to tour with a group TOURING by coach remains extremely good value and is still a firm favourite with many travellers. Tour wholesalers claim that it is 40 per cent cheaper to travel as part of a group than if you had done the same trip on your own. The costs of the bulk trips are hedged well in advance regardless of currency fluctuations during the year as their brochure prices are usually fixed for a period of a year. The various itineraries are presented in the brochures so the hardest problem is choosing

FOLLOWING on from the success of this year’s Cape York Photo Competition Kylie de Waard has compiled a 2012 calendar, featuring the awardwinning photographs from the competition. The beautifully produced cal-

which tour to go on. You are transported in airconditioned coaches and the seats are perched high allowing great viewing of the scenery. The hotels have been specifically chosen for their location, cleanliness and facilities. Your activities, sightseeing and your meals where they have specified on the itinerary are included. A multi-lingual tour guide accompanies your whole tour and is there to help you along the way. The best things about coach

touring are (1) value for money (2) stress free as everything is organised for you (3) you know what to expect and 4) you have the opportunity to make some life-long friends. There is a diverse range of coach touring companies from Scenic Tours, APT, Cosmos/ Globus, Trafalgar and more. To find out which best group travel option best suits your needs, come in and see the team at BLT Weipa or phone Debbie on 4019 6741.

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Lizard of Oz Now that spring has sprung, tribes of sleek-bodied minihunters are soaking up the rays and stalking pests in Western Cape gardens. Garden Skinks are commonly seen backyard buddies, but did you know that they’re one of nature’s pest controllers and help to keep your garden healthy by keeping insects at bay? Backyard Buddies is a free program run by Australia’s Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife with tips to make your backyard inviting and safe for native animals. “Rejoice if you spot sun-loving skinks in your backyard,� said Mr Steve Corbett, CEO of the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife. “They eat up all the cockroaches, moths, crickets, and insect larvae they can find.� “Almost every Western Cape garden is home to skinks, but due to their timid nature and quick reflexes, you may only ever see them dashing for cover as you approach. To really get a good look at a skink, find a comfortable spot where you usually see them ducking for cover, sit quietly and they may eventually emerge.

They’re quite curious about us too.� “Skinks are lovely creatures with clear dark eyes, ever watchful of danger. Their bodies are covered in smooth shining scales like armour, often shimmering bronze or dark grey, and their tiny mouths occasionally hide a brightly coloured tongue.� “You may think that the humble skink is fairly ordinary, but they get up to a lot of strange and very interesting behaviour,� said Mr Corbett. “At least one species of Australian Skink—the Black Rock Skinks of the Blue Mountains— lives in nuclear and single-parent families just like humans. One or both skink parents stay with their young and live together as a family unit, helping each other out.� “Skinks also have a cunning survival tactic to foil predators. When pursued by an attacker like a bird or a cat, a skink has pre-weakened points in its tail vertebrae which can easily be severed when grabbed or when the skink is terrified. The freshly broken tail wriggles and twists wildly, distracting the predator

while the lucky skink slips away to freedom,� Mr Corbett said. “A skink can regrow its tail in a few months, but it costs it a lot of energy. Sometimes, if the tail is damaged but doesn’t come off, a new tail can grow from the injury—resulting in a fork tailed skink! And this can happen multiple times. Some skinks have been found with five tails.� “Now that the weather is heating up, get ready for a good old rumble in the leaf litter jungle of your garden. Spring is prime time for skink males to attack, wrestle and fight other male skinks as they secure their territories,� said Mr Corbett. “You may even see a number of skinks all locked together in a tangle, holding each other down tooth and nail, none of them able to get away. This is thought to be a kind of territorial behaviour as well.� “With nearly 400 species in the skink family, Scincidae, living all over Australia you’re sure to spot some amazing skinks this spring. Take some time to enjoy them as they go about their business keeping your garden cockroach free.�

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Tips to encourage skinks in your backyard: • Let plenty of leaf mulch accumulate on your garden beds – this provides an ideal location for skinks to feed. • Restore a skink nest if you disturb it while digging up the garden. Skink eggs look like tiny chicken eggs but they are soft and rubbery! • Lean a small stick in any water bowl or ornamental pond so that any skinks can escape if they fall in. • Keep your pets indoors as a single cat can be responsible for thousands of skink deaths per year. • Avoid using pesticides as a skink can be poisoned if it eats a contaminated insect. • Include rocks and logs in your garden for skinks to sun themselves on and hide under. • If you find a skink in your house, try to gently catch it and return it to the garden.

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FEATURE STORY

A weekend at Sweers THE Gulf of Carpentaria Zone for Volunteer Marine Rescue is required to meet with the other units from the Gulf Zone every 12 weeks, and the latest weekend zone meeting for the Gulf was to be held on Sweers Island, located at the southern end of the Gulf near Mornington Island. Unlike our east coast units, that drive to and from their respective zone meetings this is not the case for the Gulf units. The Weipa crew has a steam of some 16 hours and Aurukun a similar time frame. Karumba four hours, Burketown around two and the Mornington Island unit with around an hour or so steaming. Weather permitting of course. As the units of the zone have very little contact with each other, or with any other SAR assets, it is an opportunity not to be missed when a zone meeting is held, as it is a chance to get in some combined training and learn new skills that are not always present in these remote areas. Following an invitation to members from around the state to attend three crew from Currumbin on the Gold Clast flew to Weipat join the the two crew taking Weipa’s 10 metre Noosa Cat Rescue 1 down to Sweers. One crew member from VMR Mackay David Hodge, also attended in company with the Burketown vessel Firefly. Weipa set off on Thursday late afternoon in moderate seas that deteriorated as the night went on. Aurukun was to join us, but due to an electrical issue, returned to Aurukun and could not continue with the voyage. The Currumbin contingent took turns at the wheel and found that the challenges were somewhat different to the Gold Coast with no points to navigate from nor any lights or beacons for the next 500 or 600kms. By sun-up the next morning and 1400 litres of fuel later, the rough weather had managed to stir up a bucket or

two of sludge from the bottom of the port fuel tank, which resulted in a very slow port engine. It was decided to head into Karumba and take it from there. As we approached the port VMR Karumba’s vessel, Redemption came out and escorted us into port. Time was getting away from us and Paul Poole, vice-president of the Zone and the organiser of the weekend, offered to pick us up at Karumba and take us to Sweers Island. Paul owns and operates Savannah Aviation as well as his VMR commitments. Subsequently the Weipa contingent arrived on time, albeit minus our vessel. On arrival we were met by Tex Battle and his partner Lyn who operate the island and the small tourist fishing village. Tex and Co. have for more than 20 years provided a radio watch for aircraft and vessels and assists in search and rescue operations in this very remote part of the country. The activities came thick and fast and kept all on their toes for the weekend. Guest speakers were John Rice and Chris Jones from AMSA, who gave some interesting perspectives on where they, as an organisation, saw VMR in the big picture and their input into the training that weekend with EPRIB tracking techniques was indeed very valuable. It is a major morale boost for crews when the faceless organisations that call them out at 2am on a wet stormy night make the effort to show some appreciation and turn up and thank the crews face to face. While some crews were combing the island locating beaconsothers were being skilled in how to survive around helicopters. These sessions were conducted by a good ‘ol southern American, complete with rebel yell and two tours of Vietnam under his belt, Richard Guy. Richard’s advice and war stories held each and every session spell bound. After each theory session the groups were

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Helicopter training was just one of the many activities held at the Sweers Island VMR weekend.

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! NOVEMBER Drawing of Western Cape Wednesday 30 College, Weipa Campus P&C raffle DECEMBER

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Bravo Company Movember and Christmas drinks from 6.30 - 9.30pm. Raffles, sausage sizzle, bar and Movember judging.

Saturday 3

Napranum Fun Day at Ruchook Festival Grounds 1 - 6pm. Market stalls, face painting, family entertainment.

Saturday 3

Weipa Dirt Kart Club AGM 7pm at the Weipa International Raceway.

Saturday 3

Drawing of Williams Family fundraiser RAFFLE at Weipa Bowls Club.

Tuesday 6

Christmas Red Hatters Style’ (over and under 50’s by a tad or two or maybe a few). Heritage Resort 7pm. Interested in becoming a Red Hatter phone the Queen on 4069 9866.

Liferaft drills were carried out following warnings on the abundance of marine predators.

taken out to the lawn and introduced to a real, live set of spinning helicopter blades. It was indeed interesting to note just how low the crews approached the running helo after a couple of head lopping stories and photos. One of the absolute highlights of the weekend for me was the presentation by Terrance Taylor (Wrangler) and Vernon Yanner who are members of VMR Burketown, and are also active members of the indigenous Land and Sea Rangers programme. The passion these two have for the tasks at hand was certainly infectious. The gathering was most impressed with the state-of-the-art handheld device that assists the Rangers in the field. It will identify, by photos, the different types of illegal vessels that come into the Zone; it can assist in determining where washed up drift nets are from, and the location can be downloaded in real time. It can even record conversations of the Rangers with fishermen, and at a later date be mentored by experts as to how they handled the encounter. The Gulf Zone is a sort of end-of-the-road place and marine rescue can take on a very differ-

ent outlook. Take the Burketown VMR. 160 people living on a salt pan in the middle of nowhere. A call-out begins with a tractor ride down the main street and out across the salt pans. After kilometres of salt pans is the ‘boat ramp’, which is more like a mud-slide, entering the Albert River at right angles to the current. Next challenge is the high-speed twisting, turning river journey, avoiding the rocks and bars and ox-bow bends that have you heading north, then south, north again and back to south, that will after many kilometres deliver you to the unmarked, unlit mud delta. Now it is just a simple matter of finding your way out to sea through this ever-shifting maze so you can now begin whatever it is you have been tasked to do. Of course, this is a tad more difficult when the operation is carried out at night. Saturday on Sweers saw liferaft drills in the ocean, all carried out after the appropriate warnings on the abundant marine predators. Some vessels were out chasing beacons while others were engaged in beach refuelling and the

dangers involved there in, crocs being high on the list. Back at base camp it was all about how to keep all your fingers when adjusting a towline underway. That night it was a chance for all to catch up and to get some one-onone time with the guest speakers. Sunday morning saw a hearty breakfast followed by the Zone meeting and the AGM. The same result as in the past 12 years of myself returned as Zone president, and Paul Poole returned as vice president. No other nominations were received. It is vital that the more remote units can access this very handson approach to training. They have little if any contact with other units, year in and year out. Training manuals are all very well and good this type of weekend training so much more meaningful and give the remote units a sense of belonging. Sunday lunch saw us all heading off home so we can do it all over again in another 12 weeks, in yet another part of this fascinating part of Australia. Peter (Crazy) Graham, Weipa & Gulf Zone President

Western Cape Chamber of Commerce AGM at the AlbaWednesday 14 tross Bay Resort Conference Room at 6.30pm Sunday 18

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Saturday 31

New Years Eve at Weipa Bowls Club. Bookings only.

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TELEVISION GUIDE

THURSDAY 01 FRIDAY 02

4:00 Rage (PG) 5:00 Can We Help? 5:30 New Inventors 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Chopper Rescue 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Land Girls 2:10 The Genius Of Design 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Choccywoccydoodah: An Occasion To Remember 6:25 World Cafe Asia: Malacca 6:50 Minuscule: King Size Camembert 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 My Family: Labour Pains - Ben is angrier than ever at the way Cavitex are treating the dentists, but he gets himself in trouble with his colleagues by accepting a promotion from Mr Griffith. 8:30 Midsomer Murders: The Magician’s Nephew: The traditions of a local cult in Midsomer, the Temple of Thoth, appear to be related to a series of murders using the poison of a tropical frog. 10:05 The Old Guys: Tom Moves Out 10:35 Lateline 11:20 Tracey Ullman’s State Of The Union - Tracey Ullman continues her tour across America showcasing her vast array of original characters and impersonations in a wide collection of irreverent and hilarious skits, that range from sardonic parody to social satire. 11:45 Rage

6:00 Today 9:30 First Test - Australia Vs New Zealand 12:00 The Cricket Show 12:30 First Test - Australia Vs New Zealand 5:00 Alive And Cooking 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affiar 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Lizard-Spock Expansion” (PG s) 7:30 In Their Footsteps 8:30 Movie: “The Fugitive” (M v) - Wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, Dr. Richard Kimble escapes from custody after a ferocious train accident. But as he tries to find the real killer, a mysterious one-armed man is hot on his trail. 11:15 Jesse Stone: No Remorse - After he’s suspended from his job, Stone travels to Boston at the request of his friend Capt. Healey - the state homicide commander - to help solve a string of murders plaguing the city. 1:00 Movie: “Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None” (PG v) - An enigmatic, unknown host invites 10 strangers to a remote island mansion, where the guests discover there’s a killer among them. 3:30 Danoz Direct 4:30 Good Morning America

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Above Suspicion” (M v,l,a) 3:00 Bush Doctors 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Destination New Zealand 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue: RSPCA inspectors rescue a frightened dog after it becomes jammed behind a toilet, an old lady gives up her beloved turtle farm, traders at a community market come under scrutiny and members of the public are reprimanded when they’re caught transporting livestock in the backseat of their cars. 7:30 Better Homes & Gardens Summer 8:30 Movie: “Lewis” (M v,a) 10:30 Natural Myteries 11:45 Perfect Couples 12:15 October Road 1:15 Movie: “Strange Holiday” (G) Ten young boys are shipwrecked on a deserted island. How will they survive the fierce elements and find their way back home? 3:00 Infomercials / 4:00 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 Korean News 5:45 UEFA Europa League 8:10 World News 2:30 Living Black 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer to Toulon 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Town With Nicholas Crane: Totnest 8:30 As It Happened: Hiroshima: The Next Day - The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 was a moment that changed the world. The power that fuelled the stars had been unleashed and turned into a lethal technology. Interwoven throughout this program, we listen to stories of the survivors’ experiences and also hear from atomic bomb experts, who break down the bomb’s devastating effects: radiation, heat, blast and fire. 9:30 World News Australia 10:05 Scarlet Road - A Sex Worker’s Journey 11:05 Movie: “Portrait Of A Beauty” (MA s) - In Korean. An extravagant 18th century period piece from renowned director Jeon Yun-su. After her brother commits suicide, a brilliant female painter must disguise herself as a man in order to maintain her family’s position in the Korean royal court. 1:05 South Park / 3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 03

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage Guest Programmer: Bag Raiders 11:00 Choccywoccydoodah: An Occasion To Remember 11:20 Minuscule: Catapult 11:30 At The Movies: Summer Special: 1 12:00 My Family: Labour Pains 12:30 Elders With Andrew Denton: Helen Bamber 1:00 Basketball: WNBL: Bulleen Vs Sydney University 3:00 Football: W-League: Melbourne Victory Vs Newcastle Jets 5:00 Bowls: Australia Vs RSA 2011 6:00 Monty Don’s Italian Gardens: The South 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Doc Martin - Mrs Tishell’s long standing crush on Dr Martin Ellingham takes a dramatic turn in this final episode. Fuelled by a cocktail of drugs she boards a bus taking baby James Henry with her. 8:20 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: The Blue Geranium: Miss Marple has new evidence about the Blue Geranium murder and needs help to stop the court hearing. 9:50 The Graham Norton Show : Graham Norton presents his unique celebrity chat show focusing on the people, trends, stories and pop culture that interest him most, featuring trademark Norton comedy monologues and celebrity chat. 10:40 Trail And Retribution: Shooter - Satch is witness to a brutal assassination, putting both him and his loved ones’ lives at risk. 12:10 Rage

6:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:00 Children’s Programs 9:30 First Test - Australia Vs New Zealand 12:00 The Cricket Show 12:30 First Test - Australia Vs New Zealand 5:00 Alive And Cooking 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos Summer Series 7:30 Movie: “Alvin And The Chipmunks” (G) 8:30 TBA 9:30 Movie: “The Square” (AV l,v) - Escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, Raymond Yale becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled Carla. 11:40 Movie: “City Hall” (M v,l) - In the crime ridden streets of New York, a police shootout leaves innocent people dead and leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor – with far reaching consequences. 1:50 Movie: “Poltergeist” (M h) - While living in an average family house in a pleasant neighbourhood, the youngest daughter of the Freeling family seems to be connecting with the supernatural through a dead channel on the television. It is not long when the mysterious beings enter the house’s wall and things take a nasty turn for the worse. 4:00 Danoz Direct / 5:30 Wesley Impact

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 V8 Supercars 2011 4:30 High Road, Low Road 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 No Leave No Life 7:00 Off The Eaten Track 7:30 Movie: “Definitely, Maybe” (PG s,l) - Will Hayes, a thirty something man who lives in Manhattan, is in the middle of divorce proceedings when his young daughter asks him about his life before marriage, including how he met and fell in love with her mother 9:30 Movie: “King Arthur” (M v) 12:30 Grey’s Anatomy: “The Other Side Of This Life - Part 2/ Testing 1-2-3” As Addison considers a tempting job offer in L.A, she is on hand when a young pregnant woman goes into premature labour. Then, the interns take the biggest test of their careers, their first-year medical exams, as the residents attend to three injured mountain climbers. 2:30 Movie: “Barbershop 2: Back In Business” The gang returns to face a new threat to their business in the form of a swanky new hairdressing salon. Will their business survive? 4:30 Home Shopping / 5:00 Dr Oz

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 In Spirit Of Diaghilev 2:25 Maestro: A Portrait Of Valery Gergiev 3:25 Retouches 3:30 Philip Roth: A Lesson In Anatomy 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Prototype This: Mind-Controlled Car 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Big, Bigger, Biggest: Cruise Ship 8:30 Mythbusters - Crash and Burn - Tonight, Adam and Jamie test a classic myth that’s been around in Hollywood since the motor car was invented - that a car that plunges over a cliff always explodes in a fireball. 9:30 RocKwiz 10:20 Movie: “Mongol” (MAV v) - In Mongolian. A sweeping epic, Mongol delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of Genghis Khan, who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror, revealing him not as the evil brute of legend, but as an inspiring and visionary leader. 12:35 South Park 1:00 About Fish And Revolution 1:15 Rugby: Wales Vs Australia / 3:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 04

SBS 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: French Coastlines: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer to Toulon 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita 8:00 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam 8:30 The Family: Let’s Talk About Sex - The men in the Cardamone household have sex on the brain. David is annoyed that he is forbidden from sleeping in the same room with his girlfriend at the family home; Stefan is beginning a new romance with Marlena; and Adrian is checking out men’s magazines. 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Big Love: Exorcism 11:05 Movie: “Diamond 13” (MAV v) - Gérard Depardieu stars as Mat, a no-nonsense cop in the criminal division of the Paris police force. His lifelong friend, Franck, works in the drug squad, doing some drug trafficking of his own on the side. When Franck gets in too deep, Mat must take matters into his own hands. 12:50 The Lazarus Effect 1:25 Sex Positive / 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 Rage (MA) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Carols From Yorkshire 12:00 Beachcomber Cottage 1:00 7.30 1:30 Message Stick: Deadly Yerns 6 2:00 The Story Of India: Beginnings 3:00 The Real Cabaret 3:45 TBA 4:00 Life Is A Banquet: The Rosalind Russell Story 5:00 TBA 5:30 Dance Academy 6:00 Yellowstone: Winter 6:50 Minuscule: Shellproof Nut 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Restoration Home: Calverton Manor 8:30 Upstairs Downstairs 9:35 When Teenage Meets Old Age 10:35 Pride And Prejudice 11:30 Ladies Of Letters: Vera is out of prison and Irene - having sold her own house - is now resident at Vera’s old house, where she’s enjoying village life and a new interest in tarot. 11:55 Order In The House 1:00 Restoration Home:Calverton Manor: Caroline is at Calverton Manor, a mix of different architectural styles with parts thought to date back as far as the 14th century. 2:00 When Teenage Meets Old Age 3:05 Spectacled Bears: Shadows Of The Forest

6:00 Weekend Today 9:00 Gilligan’s Island 9:30 First Test - Australia Vs New Zealand 12:00 The Cricket Show 12:30 First Test - Australia Vs New Zealand 5:00 2011 Christmas Pageant 6:00 National News 6:30 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 The Mentalist - The murder of a woman tied to a pro fighter has the team exploring the mixed-martial arts world. Meanwhile, LaRoche continues to focus his investigation on Jane. 9:30 The Commander (M v,l) 10:30 Prime Suspect - The murders of a young girl’s parents, whose bodies were found in a hotel room, are investigated by Jane and Reg. 11:30 Flashpoint: Backwards Day 12:30 The Baron 1:30 Spyforce 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 4:00 Goodmorning America - Sunday 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Kochie’s Business Builders 10:30 Under The Hammer 11:00 V8 Supercars 2011 12:00 V8 Supercars 2011 4:30 Three In A Bed 5:30 The Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 8:30 Bones 9:30 Castle: “Food To Die For” A high profile chef is found frozen to death in the kitchen of a hot New York restaurant. Complications ensue when Castle and the restaurant owner, an old high school girlfriend of Beckett’s, share an attraction. 10:30 Royal Pains 11:30 Love Bites: “How To...” When Annie’s friend Jodie bakes a banana bread for her new flame Charlie, he feels threatened and tells her they should just be ‘friends.’ Suspecting it was the banana bread that scared him off, Jodie is livid and decides to be the best ‘friend’ he ever had. 12:30 Grey’s Anatomy 1:30 The Real Seachange 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 Champions League Magazine Program 12:30 Speedweek 2:00 Al Jazeera News 3:00 Celtic Thunder: Christmas 4:05 How To Survive A Disaster 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: Filipino Seamen 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 The Bible: A History: Jesus - Gerry Adams, politician and supporter of the IRA throughout years of sectarian conflict and the subsequent peace process, investigates the life and death of Jesus Christ, against the backdrop of his own life and career. 8:30 The Promice 10:10 Movie: “Twin Sisters” (M s,v,a) - In Dutch & German. In Germany in 1926, six-year old twin sisters Anna and Lotte are separated after the death of their parents. Anna remains in Germany on her uncle’s rural farm, and Lotte moves to an upper class family in Holland. 12:35 Movie: “What A Wonderful Place” (MA a,l) - An ex-policeman who works for a brutal gangster rediscovers his conscience while helping Jana, a call girl from Ukraine. A melancholic farmer from the desert plains finds out that the only person who truly understands him is Vissit, one of his Thai workers. 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 05

7 CENTRAL 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Half Broken Things” (M a,v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Bush Doctors 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Destination New Zealand 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 7:30 The Amazing Race 8:30 TBA 11:20 30 Rock: “Don Geiss, America And Hope” Liz Lemon questions her fate when she keeps running into Wesley. Meanwhile, Tracy Jordan is distressed about his reputation when his kids’ former nanny writes a tell-all book, and Jack Donaghy seeks to secure his own position in the new company. 11:50 Trauma: “Scope Of Practice” 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

4:00 Rage (G) 5:00 Stuff 5:30 Collectors 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Monarch of the Glen 1:25 Catalyst Bytes: Green Roofs 1:30 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs: Marlborough 6:50 Minuscule: It Never Rains But It Pours 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House?: Oljato 8:30 The Hour 9:30 Kevin McCloud’s Grand Tour: Florence And Rome 10:20 ABC News: Late Edition 10:30 Silent Witness: Safe: Part 1 11:25 Darling Buds Of May: Stranger At The Gates: Part 1 (PG) - A stranger arrives in town and introduces himself as Pieter and claims to be from Denmark. From the start he is a big hit with everyone. 12:20 The Hour: Freddie disappears just as two huge news stories are breaking and Bel and Hector’s affair gathers steam. 1:20 Agatha Christie: Poirot: Mrs McGinty’s Dead 3:00 Bowls: Australia Vs RSA 2011: Coverage of all the action when Australia take on South Africa at the Moonta Bowls Club on South Australia’s copper coast.

6:00 Today 9:00 Hi-5 9:30 First Test - Australia Vs New Zealand 12:00 The Cricket Show 12:30 First Test - Australia Vs New Zealand 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The White Asparagus Triangulation” 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Vartsbedian Conundrum” 8:00 Hot In Cleveland 8:30 The Mentalist 9:30 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition 10:30 TBA 11:30 Undercovers: Crashed - A pilot disappears off the radar while in possession of a dangerous bomb. During the hunt for the man, Steven and Samantha hit several obstacles and Hoyt is injured. 12:30 The Avengers: Correct Way To Kill - When the two top enemy agents are found dead, suspicion falls on the “Avengers”, John Steed and Emma Peel. 1:30 Entertainment Tonight 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “A Little Thing Called Murder” (M v,s) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Destination New Zealand 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 7:30 SCU: Serious Crash Unit 8:00 Drug Bust 8:30 Criminal Minds 9:30 Air Crash Investigations 10:30 Royal Pains 11:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians: “Brody In The House” 12:00 Special: The Ghan Is Going - Examine the history of the Ghan, Australia’s own unique train travelling from Adelaide to Alice Springs. 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 Age Of Terror: War On The West 2:00 India Reborn: Manufacturing Dreams 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: Brazil: A Preserved Beauty 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Torpedo-Tastic 8:30 Man Vs Wild: Pacific Island 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Housos: Foxtel 10:30 Skins: Grace 11:30 The World Game: Thee World Game panel offers expert analysis and local perspective on all things football, plus all the latest news and match results. 1:00 Movie: “Captive” (M a) - In Russian and Chechen. An intimate navigation of human relationships set against the backdrop of the Chechen War. When a convoy of Russian troops gets stuck under enemy fire, two soldiers take a Chechen fighter hostage and force him to lead them back to safety. Directed by Aleksei Uchitel and stars Vyacheslav Krikunov, Pyotr Logachev and Irakli Mskhalaia. 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 06

IMPARJA 6:00 Today 9:00 Hi-5 9:30 First Test - Australia Vs New Zealand 12:00 The Cricket Show 12:30 First Test - Australia Vs New Zealand 5:00 Alive And Cooking 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “TBA” 7:30 Getaway 8:30 David Attenborough’s Madagascar: Island Of Marvels - David Attenborough tells the story of one of the most intriguing wild places on earth: Madagascar, a huge island of dramatic landscapes where the wildlife is strange and unique; some of it filmed for the very first time. 10:30 TBA 11:30 Rubicon: No Honesty In Men - Feeling unsafe in his apartment, Will reaches out to his neighbour, Andy. Katherine learns more information about the photograph she received. 12:30 The Baron: Edge Of Fear - Exciting, danger-laden, unusual exploits...the human dramas of those who buy, sell or steal precious treasures. 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America 5:00 Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

4:00 Rage 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 First Tuesday Book Club With Jennifer Byrne 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Rivers With Griff Rhys Jones 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Seven Ages Of Britain 1:30 Meerkat Manor: The Next Generation 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Turn Back Time: The High Street: Edwardian Era 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Nigella Kitchen: Hurry Up I’m Hungry 8:30 The Grumpy Guide To School Days 9:35 United States of Tara: The Good Parts - Tara and Max decide to get Tara the sophisticated help she needs from a Boston specialist, but first the Gregsons have to once again put the pieces of their fractured family back together. 10:00 First Tuesday Book Club With Jennifer Byrne: Summer Special 11:00 ABC News: Late Edition 11:10 Spooks 12:05 The Pursuit Of Excellence: Lords Of The Gourd 1:05 The Grumpy Guide To School Days 2:05 Monarch Of The Glen 3:00 Wings To Fly

6:00 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne Summer Series 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis” 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Killer Robot Instability” 8:00 The Middle 8:30 Two And A Half Men: “Media Room Slash Dungeon” 9:00 Mike & Molly: “Samuel Gets Fired” - Samuel gets fired and also loses his apartment, so Mike lets him move in with him temporarily. 9:30 Survivor: South Pacific 10:30 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition 11:30 The Unusuals 12:30 20/20 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America 5:00 National Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Imagine Me & You” (M s,l) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Destination New Zealand 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue: Inspectors attempt to rescue a pelican with a badly injured wing, although catching it proves difficult. Two inspectors don their overalls to help a stray sick dog that’s been living under a house. Meanwhile, a water dragon has a rubber ring stuck around its middle and it takes three inspectors little creature and free him of his trappings 7:30 Happy Endings 8:00 How I Met Your Mother 10:50 Parks And Recreation 11:20 Keeping Up With The Kardashians: “Birthday Suit” 11:50 House Calls To The Rescue 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today / 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “A Touch Of Spice” (M n) 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions Of Sicily 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Surviving A Car Crash 8:30 Go Back To Where You Came From 9:30 World News Australia 10:05 Hot Docs: My Perestroika 11:45 Movie: “The Desert Within” (MA s,a) - In Spanish. Set in Mexico during the Cristero War when Catholicism was banned, a man spirals into madness attempting redemption after being cursed by a priest for a decision leading to the massacre of his entire community. 1:50 Angels Of Rio: Detective Bechara Jahlk is the most famous private eye in Brazil, known for employing a team of young female agents. This documentary follows a case brought to Jahlk’s attention by a 68-year-old import-export entrepreneur, who suspects a link between his company and drug-trafficking in Rio’s harbour, and fears that his son Luiz might be involved. Discretion is paramount, so Jahlk sends in his three ‘angels’, armed with sophisticated surveillance equipment, to infiltrate Luiz’s social network. 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 07

ABC 4:00 Rage (G) 4:55 National Press Club Address 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Tess Of The D’Urbervilles 1:25 Mother And Son 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 River Cottage Spring 6:50 Minuscule: The ZZZZ Patrol 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Jimmy’s Food Factory: Pub Grub 8:30 Running To America 9:30 Crownies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:35 Live From Abbey Road: Lyle Lovett/ Doves/ Noisettes Capturing high quality performances from both cutting edge artists and established acts, this critically acclaimed series continues to redfine music television. Artists include Lyle Lovett, Doves and Noisettes. 12:20 Movie: “The Living Idol”(PG) A Mexican girl becomes possessed by the spirit of the jaguar god to whom local maidens were once sacrificed, in this exotic spree of drama and mysticism. 2:00 Basketball: WNBL: Logan Vs West Coast - Catch all the action from the Women’s National Basketball League as the Logan Thunder take on the West Coast Waves.

4:00 Rage (G) 5:00 Strictly Speaking 5:30 Spicks And Specks 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 First Tesday Book Club With Jennifer Byrne 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Bush Slam 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Country House Rescue: Gissing Hall 6:50 Minuscule: Dung Beetle Blues 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Outnumbered 8:30 QI: Fight Or Flight 9:00 The Thick Of It Special: Spinners & Losers 10:00 At The Movies: Summer Special: 2 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 Michael Mclntyre’s Comedy Roadshow: Edinburgh 11:25 The Neanderthal Code: A two-part documentary asking why Neanderthals died out. Are we right to think of them as dumb, primitive brutes? 12:15 Country House Rescue: Gissing Hall - Ruth is in Norfolk at Gissing Hall, a struggling hotel, with owners William and Ann desperate to find a solution to their ever increasing financial problems. 1:10 Jennifer Byrne Presents: Dorothy Porter: A Tribute 2:00 Football: W-League: Melbourne Victory Vs Newcastle Jets

6:00 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne Summer Series 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Friendship Algorithm” 7:30 RBT 8:30 Sherlock 10:30 True CSI: Cold Blood: Poison Pen - When a reclusive, 87 year old woman is found murdered in her sprawling, overgrown home, police in Worthing, West Sussex, struggle to find a motive for the ghastly crime...can they unravel the plot and figure out who killed Jean Barnes? 11:30 Weeds 12:00 Eclipse Music TV 12:30 Entertainment Tonight 1:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 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: “Victor” (M v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Destination New Zealand 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 7:30 World’s Strictest Parents 8:40 Criminal Minds: “Safe Haven” (M a,v) - The BAU team is on the trail of a serial killer targeting families throughout the Midwest. Meanwhile, Morgan is concerned when Ellie runs away from her foster family and pays him a visit. 9:40 Air Crash Investigations 10:40 Special: The Day John Lennon Died 11:35 30 Rock 12:05 Sons And Daughters: Barbara and Gordon are shocked by an announcement from Stephen. Lynn’s arrival throws Kevin into confusion. 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 Korean News 5:30 UEFA Champions League 8:00 World News 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions Of Sicily 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Toughest Place To Be A... Midwife 8:30 One Born Every Minute: Two mums want natural births, but will one petite young mum be able to push out a big baby and will an overweight mum suffer because of the risks associated with weight during pregnancy? When 18-year-old Oakley is nine days overdue she’s induced, but the midwives are concerned about how big the baby seems to be and whether she’ll be able to deliver it naturally. Also on the ward is Carol, 35, who says she is ‘on the larger size’ and has been warned of the health risks such as hypertension and diabetes. 9:30 World News Australia 10:05 Movie: “Something Like Happiness” (M l,s,a) - A tender human drama about three childhood friends, now young adults, who try to crystallise their aims and roles in life while they struggle to cope with parental pressure on one hand and depressing physical and social conditions on the other. 11:50 112 Emergency 1:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

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PUZZLES

CROSSWORD No. 76

Your Lucky

SUDOKU No. 76

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) A person who doesn’t like you may be trying to make life difficult for you. Find a way to defend yourself against their attacks without lowering yourself to their level. Romance. Communications with your partner are likely to be very healthy at the moment. A jaunt out of town, later in the week, will go especially well.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) A powerful aspect to Jupiter later in the week will help you to feel confident about your ability to cope with crises. Your strengths will be put to the test later in the week. However, don’t be so keen to solve the problem that you miss an important detail. Romance. Your partner will appreciate your openness. A long discussion will show them that you are serious about improving the quality of your relationship.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A favourable aspect to Uranus later in the week will help you to find a creative solution to a problem which has foxed your colleagues. Your idea will be well-worth implementing, even though it may seem a little impractical at first. Romance. Time spent carrying out household chores with your partner will help to draw you both together. Make sure that you get for a few days, however.

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1..... Male bird (7) 2..... Ten years (6) 3..... Car shed (6) 4..... Sailing boat (5) 5..... Unfasten (5) 6..... Lawn (5) 10... Teat (5) 12... Shirking duty or responsibility (3, 3) 13... Foliage (6) 14... Say again (6) 15... World’s largest country (6) 16... Narrow boat (5) 17... Mysterious, supernatural (5)

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) A difficult aspect to Mars later in the week could make you a little tense at times. A meeting with friends will help you to calm down, but you also need to resolve any issues which have not been properly addressed. Romance. You will be surprised when someone that you were recently introduced to wants to get in touch with you. This person obviously hasn’t forgotten you!

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) Don’t spend too much time worrying about other people’s problems. You have needs of your own which you should focus on first. A friend who asks for help may not be as helpless as they seem. Romance. A favourable aspect to Venus around the middle of the week will help to draw you closer together. Use this opportunity to make up for lost time.

FINDWORD No. 76

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) A conversation with a close friend will help you to understand this person’s feelings towards you. However it may be more significant because of what it leaves out than because of what it includes. Romance. A colleague at work may be more interested in getting to know you on a personal level than on what you can do professionally. This relationship has promise, but you must tread very carefully.

A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) Take things easy and think through all your options before you make a move. You may be tempted to jump into a decision which looks good on the surface but which has hidden dangers. Romance. A remark by your partner may mean more than you think. Don’t just take it at face value.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

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Don’t worry about doing things differently from other people at times. You have a different set of values from some of your colleagues and may not see eye-to-eye with them at times. Romance. An office romance could make great strides in becoming more serious this week. Tread carefully, until you are absolutely sure.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Don’t let a difference of opinion come between you and a close friend. You have more in common with this person than you give credit. Romance. You will be pleasantly surprised by a contact from an old friend. You may have forgotten about this person, but they still remember you.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) You could use up a lot of energy this week, without getting much done. It is advised to pinpoint and concentrate on those few tasks which are most important. Romance. Don’t make an important decision until you are certain about your feelings. It would be better to do nothing than to make a step in the wrong direction.

QUOTE OF THE DAY The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction. – Jawaharlal Nehru

SOLUTIONS No. 76

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) This will be a good day for anything that involves a certain amount of risk. Provided you know where to draw the line, you will achieve a great deal over the next few days. Romance. Communications with your partner will be especially good this week so be sure to make the most of any opportunity.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A relative will reveal an interesting family secret to you, which will have a very positive effect on your relationship with the rest of your family. Romance. A surprise gesture of support from a friend will change your opinion of this person. There may be more to come!

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SPORT

No more pectoral fin removal for recreational fishers

RECREATIONAL fishers will no longer be required to remove the pectoral fin from coral reef fin fish and Spanish Mackerel following changes to Queensland fishing rules this week. Fisheries Minister Craig Wallace said the requirement for recreational fishers to remove the pectoral fin was no longer considered necessary. “We had the rule in place to help prevent illegal marketing of coral reef fin fish and Spanish Mackerel,” Mr Wallace said.

“By requiring recreational fishers to remove the pectoral fin, we were seeking to identify people who were selling the whole fish without a commercial licence. “Illegal or black marketing is a significant threat to the economic viability of the commercial fishing industry, and it is imperative we continue to target such activity. “However, we found that the rule to remove the pectoral fin did not help prevent illegal

marketing and by removing it we are reducing the regulatory burden on recreational fishers. “The Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol has a number of ways for targeting illegal marketing including onsite inspections of seafood wholesalers. “The public can also help by reporting suspected illegal fishing activities to the Fishwatch hotline on 1800 017 116.” For further information on fishing rules, visit www.fisheries. qld.gov.au

Michael Young wins Stableford THE hot and humid weather must have got to the golfers last Saturday as there were insufficient players to run a competition at the Carpentaria Golf Club. Sunday was, however, the complete opposite with 20 players competing in the single Stableford.

The winner of the Stableford event was Michael Young with a fantastic 47 points from Jo Constantine, who played well to record a great score of 43 points. NTPs went to Maddie Edwards, Peter Ross and Peter Clarke. This weekend we will be

playing a Single stroke on Saturday, December 3 and on Sunday, December 4 a 4BBB Stroke will be played. I am currently preparing the programme for 2012. If any member wishes to sponsor please let me know so I can add you into the programme. – Wendy Grainger

Reducing violence against women and children through Australian Rugby League THE Federal Government will partner with the Australian Rugby League (ARL) to run a $250,000 campaign in local rugby league clubs to prevent violence against women and promote respectful relationships. The funding is part of the Federal Government’s $86 million National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 20102022, which brings together the efforts of governments across the nation to make a real and sustained reduction in the levels of violence against women. Minister for the S t a t u s o f Wo m e n , Kate Ellis this week announced that the ARL would work with community clubs across the country to deliver a media campaign, and develop educational resources to prevent violence against women. “ We k n o w t h a t reducing violence is something that the Government cannot do alone, which is why it is so important that we work with sporting and community organisations on the ground to promote respectful relationships and ensure that women can live lives free of violence,” Ms Ellis said. “All forms of violence against women are unacceptable - in any community and in any culture - and it is

everyone’s responsibility to reject and prevent violence. “These grants will support activities that prevent, respond to, and speak out against violence, change community attitudes and behaviours, and encourage community responsibility to support the reduction of violence against women.” The Federal Government has committed $3.75 million for Community Action Grants, which will be distributed amongst 17 community and sporting organisations across the country. A range of funded projects will support different communities, with the ARL working with local clubs to deliver educational resources to players while aligning the clubs codes of conduct. “We have provided $250,000 to the ARL to develop a multipronged approach to support a zero tolerance to violence against women,” Ms Ellis said. “The ARL will develop an education and reporting campaign to promote key messages as well as deliver a grass roots campaign to local clubs around the country.” The ARL has developed the project in conjunction with the National Rugby League National Rugby League Chief Execu-

tive, David Gallop said the NRL is committed to taking a positive role in projects to help address these issues. “Rugby League is a leader in Australian professional sport in implementing policies and education programs to address social issues,” Mr Gallop said. “The Federal Government’s Community Action Grant will ensure we can continue to grow our programs and maintain our commitment to making a difference in the community, as we all want to be part of a society where violence against women is universally unacceptable.” Ms Ellis commended the ARL for its commitment to addressing this serious issue in the community and said these grants will support them to lead and support social change. “Changing community attitudes is a long-term challenge. By working together and challenging the attitudes and behaviours that allow violence to occur, all levels of government are saying a very loud “no” to violence,” Ms Ellis said. A copy of the National Plan to Reduce Vi o l e n c e a g a i n s t Wo m e n a n d t h e i r Children 2010-2022 is available from www. fahcsia.gov.au.

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SPORT

T N A WE WUR YO S T SPOR S! NEW

Dirt Kart Enduro brings 2011 season to a close

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After the heats the massive crowd was kept entertained by the Walker Brothers until the juniors brought the track alive again for their feature race. After 22 laps, Rachel Brooker emerged the victor with a comprehensive display on an

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extremely challenging race surface. The seniors were next to greet the green ag, except Hoady, who ran into mechanical issues before the start. Justin Hyytinen and Tippo did not even manage to complete a lap due to spinning on the

circumnavigation of the lake. A great run, even a few hardy ones did the trip to the island with Cocky Locky emerging from the water ahead of the rest. A cool ale went down well as we chatted about nothing in particular. Cocky Locky said he would set the run from the Rio Lodge next week, December 5. Handbag, via a network link, will set the run on December 12. It’s all happening. On On Outhouse

Run 1621 21 Hashers, four dogs KILLEM set the run from the new picnic area at Lake Pat and we all knew it would be a test. We headed for the beach down the trails that were clearly marked in dunny paper. About two kilometres out we were back on the road back to the hooch. At the west end of the lake the runners were waiting and the order to head bush again was given. At this point it was either a falsie or, as it turned out, a

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Run 1620 KILLEM led us through town, giving the runners a good work out, the two men giving the kids a thrill in their buggies. Killem said he will set next weeks run from the new barbecue area at Lake Patricia, so if we can all get there around 5.45pm we may get back before dark. Might bring a tarp in case there is an evening storm and there will be special prizes for the wet T-shirt competition. See you at the lake then. On On Outhouse

in the ďŹ rst of the entrylevel karts. Wi t h t h e r a c i n g completed the night was finished off with live entertainment by the Walker Brothers to bring an end a fantastic season of dirt karts in Weipa for 2011.

slippery surface. The race continued without a stoppage, and eight karts finally finished, the eventual winner being Ben West in the BRK house car. Tr o y B a t t e r h a m completed a BRK ďŹ rst and second, and Derek Mowles a distant third

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IT was billed as being something awesome and didn’t disappoint. November 19, 2011 will go down in Weipa folklore as the running of the inaugural Weipa Dirt Kart 22 Lap Enduro. Wi t h t h r e a t e n i n g skies, 15 senior karters and four junior karters took to the track to contest three x 10 lap-heats each and a 22-lap feature race. The racing was frenetic early on in the seniors with two of the stars, Westy and Hoady, coming together and spinning out in their ďŹ rst heat. Troy Batterham, with his brand new BRK, also ran into trouble in his ďŹ rst heat on the ďŹ rst corner causing a DNF. With the three heats completed, the heat winners were Howard Waretini, Derek Mowles and Hoadywith the big surprise being Tippo with two heat wins on his ďŹ rst night of racing.

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ANOTHER great week in paradise where the fishing is always at its best. Amy fished with her hubby down Pera way and had a top day landing this quality Coral Trout, one of a couple ending up in the ice box. I have had a couple of anglers asking why they are losing fish while the other anglers are pulling them in hand over fist. There are three main reasons that can contribute to this anomaly. 1) Hook sharpness is the most obvious reason, if you are missing fish this is the first thing to check, either change hooks or put a stone to the one you are using. 2) Sinker weight is another cause for not getting a good bite, you should only use enough weight to get your bait to the bottom, don’t anchor your bait or use big weights so you can cast further, fish will seldom come back for another bite if they feel the sinker. 3) Rod angle, the angle you are holding the rod to the angle of your bait should be about 30 degrees, can deter a fish if it feels the pressure of the rod tip. If you leave your rod in a boat rod holder you will decrease your chances of

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hooking that big one you are after. How many times have you seen a angler miss that big bite because they weren’t holding their rod. If you need a demo pop into the shop and I will show you what I mean. I have been waffling on about Mackeral down around nine mile for the last couple of weeks and have been held to task by a couple of mates doubting me, well fellas I have been proved right as one of the charter guys had a ball with some clients down that way last weekend. To end off this week I have to tell you all about the dedication shown by the two Singleton boys the other day. Their dad Duane thought they were a bit quite and went to find out what they were doing. To his surprise they were catching Guppies out of the tub down the back yard. The way they were catching them was nothing short of genius, they had got a stick and gathered a bit of cobweb off the wall and placed a fish food flake on the other end. The cobweb got tangled on the Guppies mouth, and voila a Guppie. Not only were they

catching them they were also measuring each one to see who caught the biggest, I think the biggest was 53 mm, correct me if I am wrong. I don’t

think I have heard of anyone more addicted to fishing than that. Don’t forget if you are interested in game fishing there is a meet-

ing at the Golfies next Monday night at 7pm, I will let you all know how it went, if you can’t make it next week. – Terri

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