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The best is yet to come

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WITH tears ﬂowing and promises made to keep in touch, 29 Year 12 students exited the Western Cape College gates one last time on Friday, November 16. The students arrived at the school on Friday morning, prepared for their last morn-

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ing of high school - their last morning of teacher support, lunch breaks and gossip rooms. As they entered the Performing Arts Centre Mrs Thompson and Mrs Hix dressed the students in their robes and mortarboards be-

fore they were presented, one by one, to the large group of family and friends gathered to celebrate the occasion. The official ceremony was followed by a morning tea before the students made their way to the front gates of the school, ﬂanked by a

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guard of honour made by students and teachers of Years 4 to 11. As the students paused on the school crossing for a ﬁnal group photograph (below) before heading off into the world, they were reminded that “the best is yet to come”.

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2012 Year 12 students departed the Western Cape College campus for the final time on Friday morning. Photo: Cicely Baira.

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Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council officer wins industry training award MApooN Aboriginal Shire Council Animal Welfare officer, Willie Ase, has been named among the winners of the 2012 Queensland Rural Industry Training Awards. The awards, an initiative of the Queensland Rural Industry Training Council (QRITC), are designed to recognise the achievements of rural and remote practitioners in employment and training. The winner of the Indigenous Achievement Award category, Willie Ase completed his Certificate III in Rural Operations Skill Set (2011) and Certificate IV in Animal Control & Regulation (2012) through the University of Queensland, Gatton Vocational Education Centre (GVEC). “Before an Animal Management Worker was appointed by the Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council, the condition of the companion animals, mainly dogs and cats, within the community was quite poor,” he said. “Due to the training I completed, I was able to tend to

The Member for Cook, David Kempton, has slammed the State opposition for trying to delay the Aboriginal a n d To r re s S t r a i t Islander Land holding Bill in parliament on November 15. He also called on the Member for Bundamba, Jo-Ann Miller, to apologise to the people who live in Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands for calling them “villagers”. “I think the member ought to apologise to

my constituents for calling them villagers,” Mr Kempton told parliament. “They are hardworking and honest people for whom I have a lot of respect.” Mr Kempton made the comments during a spirited debate about the legislation during its second reading, which saw the opposition attempt to have the bill sent back to committee. The bill is designed to resolve problems with the previous land

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Mr Stewart said the Indigenous Award category was new to this year’s awards and was an important addition in recognising the calibre of training outcomes being achieved in Queensland’s indigenous and remote communities. “The QRITC would like to congratulate Willie for his efforts to promote community animal welfare programs, mentoring fellow participants, actively participating in external group networks and scheduling VET within Indigenous Australian communities,” said Mr Stewart.

“Willie has an obvious and enduring passion for the protection of the Australian environment including indigenous cultures and native plants and animals. “The quality of this year’s finalists and the nominations we received are an illustration of the remarkable employment and training outcomes that are being achieved across Queensland. “These individuals care about their local communities and the future of the industries they represent and should be commended for the contribution they are making.”

holding bill introduced in 1985, which left many indigenous people with less than satisfactory lease arrangements and it paves the way for the introduction of freehold. “For 20 years this mess has been sitting there and nobody has done anything about it,” Mr Kempton said. “Our minister went to the department and said, ‘Get on with the job’. He sent the committee into Cape York and the Torres Strait, saying,

‘Get on with the job’. What is Labor doing now? It is saying, ‘Let’s hold it up a bit longer.” “We are going to get on with the job. We are going to sort out this freehold issue. We are going to get people back into their houses. We are going to get freehold. “We are going to clean up this leasehold mess. People are dying before the leasehold issues are resolved.” “It is time that we got serious about this debate

with indigenous people. “They have the right to community growth and economic development along with the rest of us. We need to get on with the job,” Mr Kempton said.

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these animals and was also able to educate my fellow countrymen about responsible pet ownership and care. “After completing my qualifications I am able to offer a wide range of assistance to animal health problems in my community and can also offer advice to surrounding communities regarding animal health and welfare issues. “My success in obtaining a Certificate IV in Animal Control and Regulation provides motivation and educational pathways for my fellow indigenous community members to pursue. “This is especially important as I think it is crucial that I do my best to promote this course and other work related qualifications so more local indigenous people can gain work and experience in the animal management field.” Speaking at Thursday night’s awards dinner, QRITC’s CEO Phil Stewart said Willie was a fine ambassador for rural skills training and embodied the spirit of the awards.

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THE highly trained and heavily armed Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) was called to a remote area at the tip of Cape York last week after a team of Indigenous rangers discovered an illegal marijuana crop. The Injinoo Rangers came across the large plantation of dope plants while patrolling an isolated area south of the Jardine River on Sunday, November 11. The Western Cape Bulletin understands shots were fired at the rangers, who were patrolling the area on horseback, as they approached the crop, about 20km due west of Attambaya on Cockatoo Creek. A SERT team was flown in from Cairns after one of rangers managed to make contact with police via a satellite phone. The emergency response team worked with local police to apprehend a 16-yearold boy and an 18-year-old man at the site, which police described as “about 25km from the Healthlands Ranger Station”. Cairns District Crime Prevention officer Russell Parker said it appeared the two teenagers had been firing rifles in the area at the time.

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“There is no suggestion that they were shooting at people,” Snr Const. Parker said. “As soon as there is a suggestion that ﬁrearms are involved, the SERT team is brought in. “There is also a risk that crops such as these may be booby-trapped, and the team is trained to deal with those situations.” Snr Const. Parker said ofﬁcers seized “a quantity of marijuana plants” from the remote bushland site. “There were a number of clearings with mature plants,” he said.

“It was a fairly sophisticated setup, with irrigation, a shed built on-site, vehicles, and equipment to service the operation.” On Monday, November 12, ofﬁcers at Weipa Police Station charged the pair with production of a dangerous drug. The 18-year-old appeared in a special sitting of the Bamaga Magistrate’s Court the same day and was remanded in custody to appear in the Townsville Magistrate’s Court on December 15. The 16-year-old will be dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act.

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Old, tired rhetoric from Wilderness Society I COULDN’T let the statements from the Wilderness Society’s Gavan McFadzean on Cape York World Heritage in your last edition go unchallenged. Unfortunately it is the same old, tired rhetoric from the Wilderness Society that somehow World Heritage is going to provide; “opportunities for jobs, economic development and resources for land management”. It is the same old message that appears in their glossy brochures on the same subThursday Island

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ject, “World Heritage brings considerable economic and employment opportunities, such as ecotourism, rangers and land and sea management”. Simply put, the response to these statements is “bull, it does not”. To put the statements into context, Queensland’s first National Park was established in 1908, with the Parks and Wildlife Service established in 1975, and neither the parks or service are economically sustainable through ecotourism or any other initiative. Government funding covers the cost of rangers and management. This would also be the case on Cape York for any World Heritage area, as there is no

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funding support through the UNESCO International Conventions. Funding would either come from the State or Federal governments to underpin any World Heritage Area. This is already being done across many Indigenous communities and organisations on the Cape to provide ranger and land and sea management, and it is a ‘boom and bust’ funding model that has existed here for years. Currently there is $2 billion over ﬁve years for ‘Caring for Our Country’, $22.3 million over ﬁve years for indigenous Carbon Farming Fund, $244 million for ‘Working on Country’, so far $4.5 million on Indigenous Protected Areas,

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Pilot dies in light plane crash A 62-year old South Australian man was killed in a light plane crash on Western Cape York late last week. The director of Forensic Science SA, Professor Ross Vining, failed to arrive in Weipa on Thursday after departing from Bamaga airport. A rescue helicopter was sent to look for the plane but found no sign of the aircraft. Local State Emergency Service (SES) controller Trevor Snodgrass said the crash site was found the next

morning near the mouth of the Cotterell River, south of Bamaga. “The plane had a radio beacon and the radio beacon wasn’t moving from a position on the Cotterell River,” he said. “It doesn’t take long to ﬂy from Bamaga to Weipa and this plan hadn’t turned up, so the alarm bells started ringing.” The pilot was the only person on board the aircraft and his body was taken to Thursday Island Hospital.

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Commonwealth EIS for South of Embley Project released RIO Tinto Alcan today released the draft Commonwealth Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the South of Embley Project. Rio Tinto Alcan president and chief executive ofﬁcer, Bauxite and Alumina, Pat Fiore said the project will extend bauxite mining operations on an area of the company’s existing Weipa mining lease, thereby continuing to generate employment and economic beneﬁts on the Western Cape for another 40 years. “The EIS comprehensively describes the potential social, economic and environmental impacts associated with the project and outlines how we can sustainably develop our existing bauxite resources while safeguarding the Cape and the Great Barrier Reef,” Mr Fiore said. Mr Fiore said Rio Tinto Alcan has responded to a direction of the Commonwealth Environment Minister to assess shipping through the Great Barrier Reef as part of the Project’s EIS. “The project does not substantially change the number of ships traversing the Reef and the EIS shows that potential impacts on the environment can be managed,” Mr Fiore said.

“We have been mining bauxite on the Cape - and shipping it safely through dedicated shipping lanes to Gladstone - for half a century. “The strict measures that are used for existing Weipa bauxite shipping activities, such as piloting for ships, would continue to be used for Project-related shipping.” The Queensland Co-ordinatorGeneral approved the Project in May this year. “The Project will only be put forward for an investment decision after all necessary Government approvals, including Commonwealth approval of the EIS, have been granted,” Mr Fiore said. Mr Fiore said that, if approved, the $1 billion-plus Project will underpin the continued operation of Rio Tinto Alcan’s refinery operations in Gladstone, supporting the $2.5 billion expansion of Yarwun, as well as grow bauxite export capability. “If approved, the South of Embley Project will further strengthen the economic, cultural and social ties between Gladstone and Western Cape York Peninsula,” he said. The current Weipa operations employ more than 275 Indigenous

employees – representing more than 25 per cent of the workforce. “We are working closely with Traditional Owners to ensure the prosperity resulting from mining activities on the Western Cape continues to be shared,” Mr Fiore said. Members of the community are invited to review and comment on the EIS from Thursday, November 22 to Wednesday, December 19, 2012. The EIS will be on display in Weipa, Napranum, Aurukun, Mapoon, Bamaga, Cooktown, Cairns, Gladstone, Brisbane and Canberra and will also be made available on the Rio Tinto Alcan website. Rio Tinto Alcan will also hold a series of information sessions on the Western Cape to present details about the project and the EIS ﬁndings. Community members can contact the project team via the freecall number 1800 308 938 or email external.affairs@riotinto. com with any speciﬁc questions or concerns. An average of 950 workers will be required for construction. During operations, South of Embley workforce numbers would range from 550 to 1350 depending on production rates.

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Mates of Jack wear green

Cape York ﬁres still burn Smoke from fires on Cape York, taken on November 15, blows westward over the Gulf of Carpentaria. Other smaller fires can be seen to the south. The peninsula’s land is mostly flat. Although about half of the area is used for grazing cattle, there are also eucalyptus wooded savannahs and tropical rainforests. Photo courtesy of eosnap.com

CORRECTION

The account details provided to The Western Cape Bulletin last week for the Les Borthwick Scooter Appeal were incorrect. The correct details are: BANK – Cairns Penny Savings & Loans ACCOUNT NAME – Office of Warren Entsch MP Benevolence Account BSB – 704 966 ACCOUNT – 100 012 234 REFERENCE – The Les Borthwick Scooter Appeal

Jack Callaghan Dalla Costa (centre front) and his mates will be wearing green this Friday to raise funds for an electric wheelchair and awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

STUDENTS at the Western Cape College Weipa campus will be Wear Green this Friday to show their support for fellow student Jack Callaghan Dalla Costa. Ten-year old Jack has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a degenerating muscle condition that is taking away his ability to walk, and the gold-coin donation Mates of Jack Wear Green Day raises will help provide funds to purchase Jack an electric wheelchair. In conjunction with the green dress day, at Jack’s request, and with the support of the WCC Special Education unit, a special parade for Years 4 to 7 will be held on Friday, November 23 at 2pm to provide information to students about Jack and his condition. Jack’s mum, Emma Dalla Costa, said students at the college had been raising questions in relation to Jack’s health. “Jack wants the opportunity to tell others about Duchenne and hopefully answer some of the questions that are asked when he says ‘I have DMD’,” she said. Securing an electric wheelchair for Jack will provide him the opportunity to continue his education, and the College and the WCC Parent and Citizens Association have thrown their support

behind Mates of Jack fundraising efforts. Without request, the P&C donated $1000 towards the gap for Jack’s electric wheelchair. Anne Siegmeier, P&C president said, “The Parent and Citizens Association is an active organisation that supports the College and the College community to make the educational experience for our children, students and community second to none.” Emma said the unexpected donation was humbling. “It is with great gratitude that Makes of Jack take this opportunity to thank the P&C for their kind donation. Their support and encouragement are qualities the community can be proud of.” Mates of Jack would also like to encourage local businesses to get on board and host a “Day of Green” and provide muscle for Jack in his ﬁght against Duchenne. Donations can be made on the website everydayhero. com.au/matesofjack and the account is held with Muscular Dystrophy Queensland and any donations made through Jack’s everyday heroes account is tax deductible. You can also ﬁnd Mates of Jack on facebook.

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World’s biggest marine reserves network declared A u s t r A l i A’ s p r e c i o u s marine environments have been permanently protected with the proclamation of the world’s biggest network of marine reserves. Environment Minister, Tony Burke, marked the proclamation on Friday, November 16, 2012, which will protect more than 2.3 million square kilometres of ocean environment. “Australia is a world leader when it comes to protecting our oceans, and so we should be, we’ve got responsibility for more of the ocean than almost any other country on Earth,” Mr Burke said. “Australia is home to some incredible marine environments including the Perth Canyon in the south-west and the stunning reefs of the Coral Sea and this announcement cements Australia’s position as a world leader on environmental protection. “Australia’s oceans support many of the world’s endangered marine animals including the Green Turtle, the Blue Whale, the Southern Right Whale, the Australian Sea Lion and the whale shark. “Following consultation, the Director of National Parks prepared a report on the comments received and I have considered these in making my recommendation to the Governor General that the proposed reserves be declared. “Of the 80,000 submissions received, the vast majority of submissions were supportive of

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the government’s plan to create the world’s largest network of marine parks. “The declaration of these new marine reserves represents a major achievement for the long term conservation and sustainable use of Australia’s oceans. “Even though the new marine reserves have been designed in a way to minimise impacts on industry and recreational users, the Government recognises that there will be impacts on some fishers and we will support those impacted. Minister Burke also announced that the Federal Government will be allocating around $100 million in fisheries adjustment assistance to support the creation of the network of marine reserves. The process of developing the management plans for the new reserves will commence immediately. “The management plans will

set out how the reserves are to be managed and what gear types and activities can and cannot be used and undertaken in the marine reserves,’’ Mr Burke said. “While the management plans for the new reserves are being developed, transitional arrangements will be in place that maintain current arrangements for industry and recreation fishers. “This means that from November 17 until the new management plans come into effect in July 2014, there will be no ‘on the water’ changes for users in the new areas added to the Commonwealth reserve estate.” Existing management arrangements for former reserves, or areas subsumed into new reserves, will remain in place until the new management plans come into effect. For more information, go to www.environment.gov.au/ marinereserves

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From the Chairman Peter McCulkin, Weipa Town Authority Chairman

Cairns meeting with Burke to discuss World Heritage listing The Weipa Town Authority (WTA) has met with quite a number of State and Federal politicians since the April election. The WTA at every opportunity continues to ‘push’ with these politicians the issues that affect our town, whether it is maternity/ birthing services at our hospital, the poorly managed offshore fishery, our ‘unique’ local government structure, long-term economic sustainability, GST on our rates and many others. But no meeting so far has been more important for Weipa’s future than that with Federal Minister for the Environment Tony Burke. The meeting with the Minister took place in Cairns and coincided with the November Regional Council meeting where myself, along with the Mayors of Napranum, Aurukun, Cook Shire and Kowanyama, were able to apply

some pressure on the Minister on the issue of Cape York World Heritage. I reiterated to the Minister what I have said in this newspaper, and on radio over many weeks; that Weipa was founded on mining and the very future of the town and residents is reliant on mining in the short to medium term. The Wilderness Society continues its campaign for World Heritage nomination using the rhetoric that mining companies are trying to industrialise Cape York. This has already impacted the time lines for the South of the Embley project which for Weipa is critical to its medium-term future. Given the time constraints on the day of the meeting Minister Burke was forthright in his response, that is not to say that there are still many questions on World

Heritage that remain unanswered for Cape York’s pastoralists, tourism operators, Traditional Custodians and councils. I sought a very specific message from him that I could bring back to the people of Weipa. His “unambiguous and clear” response follows:‘World Heritage does stop mining, but the Government has no interest in shutting down jobs”. “I have not had anyone suggesting that Weipa should be included in a World Heritage Area. I do not support a blanket listing for World Heritage Cape York, it would be economically disastrous for the Cape”. “The South of the Embley would never be considered for inclusion in a World Heritage Area, and both sides of government agree on this premise”. The WTA will continue to support the regional response to the proposed nomination for World Heritage on areas of Cape York. It will also continue to promote a balance between economic development and environmental management; a premise largely lost to the Wilderness Society in driving their ‘green agenda’ for Cape York. We will also remind the Minister about his statements should the need arise; possibly closer to a Federal Election.

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preparing food but also makes me more creative with healthy meals. • Instead of having an ice coffee or energy drink in the morning, try a recipe or create a new smoothie juice • Substitute a healthy self-made juice instead of your beer at night. Just for one day. • You might like to have one meatfree day and try out a falafel, seitan, quinoa, lentils, tempeh or tofu instead. • Have a dairy-free day - instead of cheese you could create some healthy spreads for your bread such as olive, basil, nuts, eggplant, tuna, and eggs • Try having a sugar-free day and use a natural sweetener such as xylitol, stevia or palm sugar, or leave it out all together for one day and just have fruit when the sweet tooth hits • My favourite: take out processed foods all together and shop only for things that have no label or only one ingredient in them • One day you could incorporate one hour of light to moderate exercise. Try something new, like going for a swim, walk a track you haven’t walked before, dust of your bike or play Twister with your kids or friends Do something that will make your week more colourful and exciting by trying out new things, changing the way your day goes and the things you eat. One day does not hurt, and whatever you decide to incorporate in your day to make it healthier is a good start.

HUGE crowds would gather in and around Jerusalem for the Feasts of Passover, a major feast, and the feast of Unleavened Bread, a minor feast, and the Romans would bring in more soldiers to stay, as they feared that if an uprising were to start, they would at least have the troops on the ground ready for it. The chief priests and teachers of the Law knew this and did not want to kill Jesus then because they would kick off riots and they didn’t want to be blamed for any killings the Romans would surely carry out.

Mark Ch 14 vs 1-9: Jesus once again showed that he knew that there was these people who were out to kill him when he jumped on the side of a woman who broke a jar of expensive perfume called nard and poured it over him. When people grumbled and had a go at her for wasting “good money”, the Lord said that she was to be left alone for “she has done a fine and beautiful thing for me”. Then verse eight says, “ She did what she could; she poured perfume on my body to prepare it ahead of time for burial.” Once again he hinted in

a matter-of-fact way that he was on his way to die. She, of course, had no idea that she was anointing his body for his death and burial. She was just carrying out a very kind act to someone she adored and respected. Would she have understood her reward for this kind deed? Ch 14 v 9 quotes Jesus as saying, “Now, I assure you that wherever the gospel is preached all over the world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.” Wow! What a blessing! It’s happening too! Be kind to one another. Rev Michael Connolly

NEWS

Mine tours a hit at final forum for 2012

Last saturday, November 17, more than 90 residents toured Rio tinto alcan’s Weipa mine, as a part of the company’s final community forum for 2012. Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa Community Relations and Town manager Ben Laidlaw said residents toured the East Weipa mine, travelled alongside haul trucks, saw the beneficiation process and learnt about the final process stages from the train to the ship loader. “It was fantastic to see so many families getting a first-hand glimpse into what we do and how we do it,” Mr Laidlaw said. “It gave our employees the opportunity to show their families where they worked, and also some long-time Weipa residents who had never been on a mine site before.” Following the tour, everyone was treated to a barbecue lunch and provided copies of Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa’s new ‘Safety at Home’ book. Rio Tinto Alcan acting Fire and Rescue crew leader Adam de Ruiter was on hand to provide first aid advice

and handy tips straight from the book. “We hope families can use this book during the holiday season, and especially the front reference page, as a communication tool so that all important information is kept in a central and handy place in case of an emergency,” Mr de Ruiter said. The forum concluded with Mr Laidlaw thanking the community for their attendance and their support of all the forums throughout 2012. “The forums have been well supported all year and we look forward to continuing the forums next year as they are a great opportunity to provide the community with an update on our activities and for us to hear what issues matter to them,” Mr Laidlaw said. The next quarterly community forum is expected to be held in February 2012. For more information about RTAW operations, contact the freecall Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa community feedback hotline 1800 707 633 or email RTAweipafeedback@riotinto.com

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The Ely Education Assistance Scheme Bursary Programme is one of the company’s commitments made under the Ely Bauxite Mining Project Agreement (EBMPA).

Who can apply? Financial assistance is available to those Aboriginal people who have recognised affiliation to one of the Traditional Owner Groups* that is party to the EBMPA or recognised historical affiliation to the Mapoon, Napranum or New Mapoon Areas**.

What assistance is offered Education assistance funding may include contribution to the payment of tuition fees, Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) fees or other equivalent educational assistance as approved by Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa.

Application forms and guidelines are available from the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council offices in Injinoo and New Mapoon, Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council, Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council, the Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa Administration Building at Lorim Point in Weipa and the Hibberd Library in Weipa. You can also visit the Rio Tinto Community Relations Building behind the Bowls Club in Weipa.

South of Embley Project Environmental Impact Statement Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa and the Commonwealth Government invite you to have your say on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the South of Embley Project. Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa is proposing to extend bauxite mining operations on our mining lease located south of the Embley River. The project includes new mining areas, beneficiation plants, power station, water supply dam, shiploading facilities, and barge and ferry facilities. This is the second EIS for the SoE Project, written to specifically address the Commonwealth regulations and requirements.

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A series of public displays and information sessions are planned for the following communities.

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22 November 29 November 5 December 12 December Time: 9am - 12pm Venue: Aurukun store

*The traditional owner groups are the Taepithiggi People, the Thanakwith People, the Yupungathi People, the Tjungundji People, the Warrangku People and the Dulhunty People (the Atambaya People and the Angkamuthi People). **Refer to Ely Education Assistance Scheme guidelines for eligibility criteria. These can be obtained by calling Rio Tinto Alcan on 07 4069 8808. *** All decisions made by Rio Tinto are final and without appeal.

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Local potters spin out WEIPA Potters said there was only one word to describe a recent wheel-throwing weekend – fascinating. The three-day workshop was held from November 9 to 11 and was facilitated by Cameron Hess, from the Clay Shed, on the Sunshine Coast. Cameron and his partner, Tania, who own and operate The Clay Shed, have been supplying local potters with clay, glazes and tools, as well as potting advice, since taking over the business four years ago. A second-generation potter, (his mum was a potter) Cameron has been mucking around with clay for as long as he can remember, however he’s been potting seriously since he was 15 years of age and has years of experience as a production potter. Just hours after his arrival in Weipa, Cameron put on an impressive demonstration of throwing at the potter’s weekly club night. In nine minutes he threw the first bowl. Under his hands, you could see the clay flow with so much grace it was like a living thing. It was fascinating to watch him

manipulate the clay into anything he wanted over the course of the three days...who needs YouTube? Potters showed enthusiasm and eagerness to learn, turning out piece after piece; pots, bowls, vases and of course, wine goblets. With techniques learned from Cameron, our local potters will be putting their newly acquired skills to great use. All 11 ladies had a great weekend and have been inspired to continue working towards throwing masterpieces. For anyone chasing something different for a Christmas gift, come along to the Pottery Shop on Thursday night from 7.30pm to browse our unique handmade gift ideas. Beginners hand-building classes will kick off again shortly, now that our exhibition is behind us, so if you have already put your name down you should be getting a call shortly. If anyone is interested in doing a beginners class, register your name and contact details with Jenny Hyytinen 4069 9091 or Debbie Ferraris 0428 832 355 on Thursday night at the Pottery Shop.

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Check out the birds this Saturday THIS Saturday, November 24, Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa and BirdLife International invite you and your family to participate in the annual Bird Watch event. The 2012 Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa Bird Watch will be held at the barbecue area at Lake Patricia at 6am, and will include a guided tour, a free barbecue breakfast and an opportunity to spot some of the rare bird species that inhabit Weipa’s surrounding area, including the Greater Frigate birds and maybe a Palm Cockatoo or two. The tour begins at 6.30am. Environmental Operations specialist, and event organiser, Tim Ryan said this weekend’s event is a fantastic way to bring the community together to enjoy and learn about the Cape’s natural beauty. “Bird watchers will be able to learn about the bird species which inhabit our particular area of the Cape and enjoy the vibrant wildlife surroundings,” Mr Ryan said. “All identiﬁed species will

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competition entry on the day for a chance to win great prizes,” Mr Ryan said. BirdLife International is a global partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources. For more information about this event contact Tim Ryan (4069 8991) or Ursula Dauth (4069 8374).

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Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa’s Bird Watch event Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa and BirdLife International invite you and your family to participate in our annual Bird Watch event Come along for a guided tour, a free BBQ and help count Weipa’s bird species

ONE of the more important events in the history of the Cape York region was the opening of the overland telegraph line in 1887, which linked Brisbane as the capital with Queensland’s northern outposts as well as the rest of the world. This vital communication link, stretching from Laura at the southern end of the Peninsula to Thursday Island, was to operate for some 40 years until it closed in 1929. The construction of the line was to be a major undertaking, commencing with the initial surveying expedition in 1883, led by John Bradﬁeld, which was to take more than two years to complete. The actual construction work involved the clearing of a corridor approximately two chains wide, or around 40 metres, with speciallymanufactured galvanised iron poles used to support the line. Once the telegraph line was completed, on-going maintenance was important, with gangs of telegraph linesmen dedicated to its upkeep. A number of stations were constructed along the length of the line

including Fairview, Musgrave, Coen, Mein, Moreton, McDonnell and Paterson, all of which were to act as important links and bases for the operation and maintenance of the line. The photograph above, taken in around 1896, shows the main telegraph station building at Musgrave only some eight or nine years after the opening of the line. This building would have been similar in construction to the other telegraph station buildings along the line, with this image showing well established gardens and fences as well as a wide veranda, with a comfortablelooking rocking chair, to catch the prevailing breezes. With the exception of the main Musgrave telegraph station building, all have since been demolished, with the surviving portions of this building now forming part of the well known Musgrave Roadhouse. In acknowledgement of the Musgrave telegraph station building’s importance to Queensland’s history and development, it is now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.

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Please bring: A hat, sunglasses, water bottle, sunscreen, sturdy shoes, binoculars (if you have them), a pen and a sense of adventure

For more information please contact Tim Ryan on 4069 8991 or Ursula Dauth on 4069 8374.

Western Cape Bulletin November 21, 2012 Page 13

Western Cape College Secondary Academic Award Ceremony 2012 Photos: Giembra Busmer

Top Year 8 student Tyra Fraser with Head of Academics Lisa O’Malley.

Top Year 9 student Cassie Wallin with Head of Academics, Lisa O’Malley.

Top Year 10 student Jack Taylor with Head of Academics, Lisa O’Malley.

Top Year 11 student Ainslee Robinson with Head of Academics, Lisa O’Malley.

Thanakupi Encouragement Award, Junior Secondary: Monica Sigai with Head of Campus, Garry Hutchinson.

Thanakupi Encouragement Award, Senior Secondary: Lillian Woolla with Head of Campus, Garry Hutchinson.

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Australian Defence Force Long Tan Leadership & Teamwork Award: Geraldine Kris with Corporal Beaver, Bravo Coy 51st Battalion, FNQ Regiment.

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James Cook University Academic Encouragement Awards: Hancel Bongcaras and Danielle Karst with WCC Executive Principal, Leon Proud.

Murphy Rehn Memorial Service Guarantee Award: Axyl Savage with Lisa May.

Dominic Dean Memorial Art Prize: Kodie JiaCraige with Angela Hix and Daphne De Jersey.

WCC Excellence in the Arts Award: Rebecca Tierney with Angela Hix.

Sean Kruger Memorial Citizenship Award Jr Secondary: Brianna Elms with Peter McCulkin.

Sean Kruger Memorial Citizenship Award Sr Secondary: Madison Edward with Peter McCulkin.

Weipa Hardware Manual Arts Award Jr Secondary: Justin Draper with Ben Casey.

Weipa Hardware Manual Arts Award Sr Secondary: Hayden Brook with Ben Casey.

Weipa Hardware Graphics Arts Award: Reece Singleton with Ben Casey.

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Western Cape College Secondary Academic Award Ceremony 2012

Photos: Giembra Busmer

David Kempton MP Student Leader of the Year: Dylan Pressley with Mary Ann Thompson.

RTA Weipa University Scholarship: Jeremy Davison with Kelly Morrissey.

2012 Western Cape College Year 12 DUX Joanna Bielby with guest speaker, Australian author John Marsden.

Western Cape College Hospitality Award: Lillian Woolla with Emma-Lee Bradford.

WCC Home Economics Award: Amber DunmoreJones with Emma-Lee Bradford.

WCC Albatross Bay Resort Scholarship: Kodie Jia-Craige with Emma-Lee Bradford.

Rio Tinto Alcan Top Student Jr Secondary Awards - Maths and Science: Cassie Wallin with Kelly Morrissey and Lisa O’Malley.

Western Cape Bulletin Best All Rounder Junior Secondary: Tyra Fraser with Stretch Noonan.

Rio Tinto Alcan Top Student Jr Secondary Award - English: Tyra Fraser with Kelly Morrissey and Lisa O’Malley.

Caltex All Rounder Senior Secondary: Kodie Jia-Craige with WCC Principal Garry Hutchinson.

RTA Weipa University Scholarship: Karo Cardelli with Kelly Morrissey.

Rio Tinto Alcan Top Student Snr Secondary Awards - Maths and Science: Dylan Pressley with Kelly Morrissey and Lisa O’Malley.

Skill 360 Australia Award: Lillian Walla with Emma-Lee Bradford and David Morgan.

VPG Vocation Education Pathways Student of the Year: Karo Cardelli with Karen Savage.

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Halloween dances huge success for Weipa Kindy THERE was a wonderful turnout at the annual Weipa Kindergarten and Preschool Halloween discos. This year we decided to hold the children’s disco on the Friday night, and the ladies dance on the Saturday night. It was great seeing the excitement on the kid’s faces on arrival, as they checked out each other’s costumes. There were fairies, transformers, pirates, ghosts and ladybugs...just to name a few. Everyone enjoyed dancing the night away and a huge thank you to Amanda for Djing. The ladies night was a huge success with numbers up from last year. We had great beats by DJ Monique, and it was terriﬁc to see many mums getting into Gangnam style! Rafﬂes were held throughout the night and we would like to thank the following businesses for their ongoing support:

Seaswift, Whuntree Sound, Weipa Bowls Club, Carpentaria Contracting, Nick the Security Guy, Weipa Camp Ground, Carpentaria Golf Club, Heritage Hair and Beauty, The Heritage Resort, Weipa Gourmet Meats, Weipa News and Sports, Tropicana, Cape Cafe, Weipa Gifts & Music, Cape York Guardian Pharmacy, Nutrametics, Sue Gane, The Body Shop, Kym Maree’s Beauty Room and Weipa Traders. We i p a K i n d e r g a r t e n a n d Preschool is a not-for-profit organisation where all funds raised go back into the centre and into our children’s education. A huge thank you goes to the teachers and parents of the Weipa Kindergarten and Preschool for all their assistance in making both nights such a success. – Rikki Cooper

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Got an event coming up?

Send us an email detailing the event name, date, time and location to: ofﬁce@westerncapebulletin.com.au and we’ll include it in the Community Calendar at no charge! NOVEMBER Friday 23

WCC free dress day: wear GREEN for Mates of Jack. Gold coin donation.

Friday 23

Weipa Lightening Swimming Club club-night @ town pool. 5.30pm for 6 pm start.

Saturday 24

RTA Birdwatch. Meet at 6am for a 6.30am start at the barbecue area of Lake Patricia, followed by breakfast and information session. Bring hat, water bottle, sturdy shoes and binoculars.

Saturday 24

Weipa Community Markets opposite the Squash Courts 7am-2pm.

Saturday 24

ELVIS show live at Weipa Bowls Club. 7pm start $25 per head. Tickets available at the Club now or at the door on the night.

Thursday 29

WTA monthly optional additional meeting at Council Chambers 8am

Friday 30

Weipa Lightening Swimming Club club-night @ town pool. 5.30pm for 6 pm start.

DECEMBER

Wednesday 5

Red Hatters (over and under 50’s by a tad or two or maybe a few). Meet Albatross Hotel 7pm phone Queenie 4069 9866 for more information.

Saturday 8

Weipa Community Markets opposite the Squash Courts 7am-2pm.

Thursday 13

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

Friday 14

WTA monthly meeting at Council Chambers 8.30am

Saturday 15

Weipa Community Markets opposite the Squash Courts 7am-2pm.

Saturday 22

Weipa Community Markets opposite the Squash Courts 7am-2pm.

Monday 24

Christmas Eve

Tuesday 25

Christmas Day

Wednesday 26 Boxing Day Monday 31

New Years Eve

JANUARY Tuesday 1

New Years Day

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NEWS

Across the path of the eclipse AUSTRALIA’S first total solar eclipse in a decade was the cause of much excitement last Wednesday morning as people all over Cape York climbed out of their beds at dawn to witness the phenomenon. Sun worshippers in Weipa gathered at various vantage points including Evans Landing, Gonbung Beach and “The

Playpen” to enjoy the spectacle, with welding masks providing eye protection for many viewers. With only minimal cloud in the Weipa sky to interrupt the passing of the moon between the sun and the earth the eclipse provided a worthwhile morning’s entertainment. The shadow of the solar eclipse was around 140 kilo-

Mistaken identity part of life

metres wide and began in the Northern Territory at sunrise, before crossing the top of Far North Queensland and exiting the east coast between Innisfail and Port Douglas. Wednesday’s solar spectacle was the first solar eclipse visible from Australia since 2002. The last solar eclipse over the Great Barrier Reef was in 710AD and the next one will occur in 2237.

Identical twins, Edith and May Wild. Alf Wilson story and pics Photo by Dave Kay at Gonbung Beach.

Photo by Marjo Hallowell at Gove.

Photo by John Devine on Thursday Island.

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IDENTICAL twins Edith and May Wild get mixed up all the time, which is not surprising. But when they lived at Weipa for some years their father Ron Wild went to great lengths to ensure each could be recognised. “I went and bought different coloured earrings for the girls, and May wore the red ones and Edith the green, so people would not mix them up,” Ron said. However the girls decided to get up to some mischief and switched earrings, which just added to the confusion. The 29-year-old twins (they turn 30 on December 30) were born on Thursday Island and have Murray

Island descent on their mother’s side while dad Ron hails from England. May is the eldest, albeit by a few minutes, and Ron said they lived at one of the South Sea Enterprise Flats at Hocking Point on Thursday Island. “We had a beautiful view from there. In 1985 I bought a 10m long trimaran and we lived on it around TI. “When the weather was bad we anchored on the Horn Island side and each weekend we went to Friday Island and caught lots of fish. “I used to take the girls ashore to attend kindergarten in a rubber ducky,” Ron said. In 1992 Ron and the twins sailed to Cowall Creek at Injinoo where the girls also went to kindergarten. They sailed on to Weipa three years later and the girls went to primary school. “We used to anchor off Evans Landing and swim amongst the sharks. We often went to the Stubby Hut for recreation. We lived on the trimaran for 10 years,” Ron said. Following their Weipa stay the three moved to Port Douglas, where they have lived ever since. The Western Cape Bulletin caught up with Ron, Edith and May in Cairns on October 10 where they attended the wedding of John Zaro and Evelyn Tamwoy. John is the brother of the twins and we saw them before the wedding. “May is the one in the pumpkin skin pineapple skirt. People mix us up all the time as they have all our lives,” Edith said when asked who was who. The twins have been champion bowhunters having won numerous awards. “We were all members of the Cape York Bowhunters Club,” Ron said. The three are planning a trip to Weipa, the NPA and TSI in the not too distant future.

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Do you love pottering in the garden? Then this could be your ideal home. Beautiful large fenced yard with fantastic gardens surrounding an immaculate 3 brm lowset family home. Featuring an upgraded kitchen with dishwasher and servery onto a large undercover entertaining area. Split A/C, BIW. Upgraded roof, single lock up shed, triple carport and no neighbours to the left of the property.

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$1,170,000 neg.

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Complex of three lowset stand-alone units for sale on the one title (no body corporate fees.) These well presented units offer; lounge/dining area, A/C, ceiling fans, BIW, neat kitchen, bathrooms, internal laundry & fenced backyard. Rented to corporation for 4 years + 2 x 3 years further options. $2,100 p/w + Annual CPI.

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Well presented two storey unit. New floor coverings, freshly painted interior, A/C & ceiling fans. Private backyard with timber fencing, garden & lock up storage room. This is a great investment property drawing in rent of $500 per week.

$495,000 neg.

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Large lounge, dining & extended living area. A/C & ceiling fans throughout. BIW. situated on a 999m2 corner block, with shed & fenced yard.

$500,000 neg.

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Four bedroom pop top home with separate parents retreat with ensuite bathroom and WIR. Downstairs there is a large living, dining and kitchen area, three bedrooms and second bathroom. Outside, a large entertainment area and separate laundry and store room. Fully fenced rear yard 1396m2.

$420,000 neg.

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Standalone unit complete with modern fixtures. Split A/C, BIW, ceiling fans, open plan living areas, undercover entertainment area, tiled flooring and fully fenced. Great location, walking distance to school.

$530,000 neg.

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Modern home situated in Nanum. Tiled flooring, security screens, kitchen with pantry & dishwasher space. A/C, ceiling fans, BIW, fenced with garden shed, undercover patio area & double carport. Great Investment, tenanted to corporation until 31/12/2013.

$452,000 neg.

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Situated on 1198m2, with plenty of room. BIW, kitchen, combined lounge/dining area, A/C, new paint throughout, private outdoor area surrounded by gardens and a large fenced backyard.

$500,000 neg.

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Modern low maintenance home in Nanum. Tiled flooring throughout, spacious lounge/dining & kitchen. A/C. BIW. Fully fenced with side access. Undercover patio area at rear & double carport.

$640,000 neg.

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Vacant possession. This home is one of a kind! Solid mahogany timber kitchen, iron wood stair case, indulgent master bedroom with sea views. Split system A/C throughout, 9 m x 5 m outdoor under cover BBQ area, established gardens with watering system and 6 m x 9 m shed. This property is a must see!!

$500,000 neg.

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Vacant possession, pop Top home. 999m2. Great location off River Drive. Short stroll to the beach. A/C. BIW. Large lounge and dining. Upstairs parents retreat. Huge private outdoor area. Colorbond fencing.

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TELEVISION GUIDE

THURSDAY 22

3:50 Movie: “Magic Town”(G) 5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Being French 10:30 BTN 11:00 Ancient Megastructures 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The World’s Worst Disasters 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:55 BTN Daily 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen on the road 6:00 Greatest Cities Of The World With Griff Rhys Jones: Hong Kong 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Kitchen Cabinet: Amanda Vanstone and Christopher Pyne 8:30 Redfern Now: Stand up 9:30 QI: Differences 10:00 Angry Boys 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Hockey: International Super Series 12:30 The Clinic 1:20 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 2:20 Movie: “Things To Come” (PG) - War has hit ‘Everytown’ and its people are forced to endure many hardships under the new tyrannical leadership, this is until a new race overthrows the regime. 3:55 Rage

6:00 Today 9:00 Surprises 9:30 Second Test - Australia V South Africa Say 1 - Am Session 12:00 The Cricket Show 12:30 Second Test - Australia V South Africa Say 1 - PM Session 5:00 Alive And Cooking 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Shiny Trinket Maneuver - Sheldon gets in trouble with Amy and it’s up to Penny to teach him how to be a better boyfriend. Meanwhile, Howard must come to grips with Bernadette’s dislike of children. 7:30 Getaway 8:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigations: Wild Flowers 9:30 CSI: Miami: Habeas Corpes - CSI: Miami concludes with Horatio investigating one of his own CSIs after one of Miami’s biggest enemies is murdered. 10:30 True CSI: In Cold Blood 11:30 Are You There, Chelsea? Fired 12:00 20/20 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Once Upon A Time 1:00 Once Upon A Time 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home & Away - Winston proves an overenthusiastic Best Man, Jamie attempts to trick Liam and Jett into revealing Leah’s location, and Lisa returns to Neil. 7:30 TBA 8:30 Beauty And The Geek Australia - Tonight, the roles are reversed as the boys ‘geek up’ their beauties. But will all of the remaining beauties agree to go without their make-up? 9:30 The Unbelievable Truth 10:50 Family Guy 11:45 Celebrity Juice 11:30 Cougar Town 12:10 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelpia 12:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 5:30 UEFA Champions League 8:05 World News 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of Ireland 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita 8:00 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 2 8:30 Raymond Blanc: The Very Hungry Frenchman: Franche-Comté Raymond Blanc is Britain’s most famous French chef, yet he has never cooked professionally in France. Raymond returns to the country he loves and the French recipes that have inspired him. 9:35 One Born Every Minute 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:05 Movie: “The Trap” (M v,l) - An ordinary man considers becoming a killer in order to save the life of his child. Set in modern-day Serbia where affluent new money rubs shoulders with the poor yet hard-working citizens left over from the socialist era, this film explores the extent parents will go to for their children, and how tragedy and desperation can usurp the moral fibres of good people. In Serbian. 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

FRIDAY 23

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Double Trouble 10:25 Music Moves 10:40 Conversations With Australian Artists 11:00 TBA 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Movie: “The Iron Petticoat” (G) 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road 6:00 Lost Gardens: Sutton Stop 6:50 Miniscule: Cherry Tomato 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 QLD 8:00 Moone Boy: Martin decides to shorten his commute to school by demolishing part of the garden wall. This new shortcut proves all too popular with the other schoolkids and parents but infuriates his mother. 8:30 New Tricks: UCOS investigate the murder of Sean Docherty, a talented young poet from Belfast whose burnt body was found in the scrapyard of a known gangster. 9:30 Waking The Dead: Wounds Part 2 - Chief Inspector Boyd and his team are back to re-open the files of more cold cases.. 10:25 Lateline 11:00 My Family: Desperately Stalking Susan 11:30 Hockey: International Super Series 12:30 Rage (MA l,d,h,n,s,v)

6:00 Today 9:00 Surprises 9:30 Second Test - Australia Vs South Africa 12:00 The Cricket Show 12:30 Second Test - Australia Vs South Africa 5:00 Alive & Cooking 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Cornhusker Vortex 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Guitarist Amplification 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Adhesive Duck Deficiency - With Leonard, Howard and Raj away camping in the desert, an injured Penny has only Sheldon to rely on. 8:30 TBA 12:30 Movie: “Times Square” (M) - A modern generation gap story about a 13 year old girl who learns about life on her own when she teams up with a defiant anti-social child of the streets. 2:30 F Troop: Bye Bye Balloon - Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch star in this rollicking comedy about the F Troop, the most unheroic troop the old west ever saw. 3:00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 3:30 Danoz 4:00 Newstyle Direct 4:30 Good Morning America

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Death Becomes Her” (M) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Harvey has too much fun at his bucks’ night, Marilyn confesses she’s in over her head planning the hens’, and Bianca breaks up with Adam. 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 9:00 TBA 11:30 Special: Japan Tsunami: Caught on Camera 12:40 Grey’s Anatomy: “A Change Is Gonna Come” 1:35 Desperate Housewives: “Now You Know” (M a) - In the series Return, there are surprises galore when DANA DELANEY moves into Wisteria Lane! And the news about Edie spreads through Fairview. 2:30 Room For Improvement 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 Disable Bodied Sailors 2:00 Comedy School 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: Llanos, a Promised Land 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Denmark 8:30 America Revealed: Nation On The Move 9:35 As It Happened: JFK: A Home Coming - Having spent nearly two years researching President Kennedy’s historic visit to Ireland in 1963, presenter Ryan Tubridy takes us on a remarkable journey behind the scenes of this era-defining visit. 10:35 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Paper Castles” (MA s,a,n) An art student disappoints his classmate and fellow artist by keeping the portrait he has painted of her when she believed she would own it after it was completed. This surprising turn of events continues into a seductive love triangle between himself, her and another student. 11:55 Kurt Wallander: “The Photographer” (M l,v) - In Swedish. When an American tourist is found murdered after visiting an internationally renowned photographer, her husband believes she was having an affair. 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 24

4:00 Rage (MA) 10:30 25 Years Of Rage: 2003 - 2006 11:30 7.30 QLD 12:00 Foreign Correspondent 12:30 TBA 1:00 TBA 1:30 Eggheads: Ex-Yorkies 2:00 Basketball: WNBL: Bulleen Vs West Coast 3:00 Football: W-League: Western Sydney Vs Newscastle 4:00 Hockey: International Super Series 6:00 Saturday Landline 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Doc Martin - Martin prepares to leave Portwenn for a new surgeon’s job in London and Pauline is feeling insecure about her future employment without him. 8:20 Kingdom - Peter is in shock after receiving news from his doctor. Lyle takes up the case of solving the mysterious pollution of the local river. 9:05 Sinbad - A Land of the Dead guardian confronts Sinbad with the truth that his mother died when pregnant with him. Bereft he is dead, Sinbad is about to sacrifice himself to save his friends when Jamil saves him. 9:55 Silent Witness: Voids Part 2 10:50 Waking The Dead: Deus Ex Machina Part 2 11:40 25 Years Of Rage: 2003 - 2006 5:00 Rage

6:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:00 Dogstar 9:30 Second Test Australia Vs South Africa 12:00 The Cricket Show 12:30 Second Test - Australia Vs South Africa 5:00 Getaway 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 Nine News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:40 TBA 10:40 TBA 11:30 Movie: “Holocroft Covenant” (M) - Successful New York architect Noel Holcroft has lived his life harbouring a grim secret. His father was the notorious Nazi SS General, Heinrich Clausen, who perished amongst the rubble of Hitler’s crumbling Reich. When Holcroft discovers a letter left by his father informing him of a vast sum of money in a Swiss bank account, he decides to make amends for Hitler’s crimes against humanity and use the money for a good cause. 1:35 Movie: “That’ll Be The Day” - Based on John Lennon’s early years. A probe into a young man’s torment in finding himself, complications with parental problems, lost jobs, gained and lost friendships, first love, and rock music. 3:20 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:50 Nine Presents 4:00 Danoz Direct 5:30 Wesley Impact

6:00 Saturday Disney 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 11:00 The Woodlies 11:30 Ghosts Of Time 12:30 Sea Princess 1:00 V8 Xtra 1:30 Seven’s Motorsport 2:30 Movie: “ Rip Girls” 4:30 Hart Of The Barbecue 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 12:00 Grey’s Anatomy: Love / Addiction - The residents and interns treat the victims of a massive explosion at an apartment building. 1:00 Desperate Housewives: Smiles Of A Summer Night - Susan finds herself stuck in the middle of a new husband and her teenage daughter, and Bree attempts to steal a prize-winning recipe. 2:00 House Calls To The Rescue: The team save a backyard from turning into the local swimming pool, rescue a couple from a desperate demolition attempt, and while the boys dig out a popular Aussie icon, Perry digs up a rare gem. 3:30 It Is Written Oceania 4:00 Home Shopping / 5:00 Beyond Tomorrow

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Il Viaggio a Reims 3:15 The Chopin Preludes 3:25 A Russian Resurrection 3:55 Photo: Surrealist Photography 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Seduction in the City - The Birth of Shopping: A Modern Game 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 James May’s Toy Stories: Lego 8:30 Hunted: Mort - Set in the world of international espionage, Melissa George stars as Sam, a highly skilled operative for an elite private intelligence firm. 9:30 Movie: “The Red Riding Trilogy: 1983” (MAV a,v,l) - The final film in the trilogy once again sees an investigation going off on a tangent to reveal terrible corruption in the West Yorkshire police force. And the true evil mastermind behind the child abductions and murders of the last 14 years strikes again.. 11:25 Movie: “20th Century Boys The Final Chapter: Our Flag” (MAV v) - This epic sci-fi fantasy trilogy concludes in a virus-plagued Tokyo that has been isolated from the rest of the world as the evil ruler Friend foresees a violent alien invasion. Meanwhile, Kanna has joined a militant underground resistance group and conspires to lead a gang of armed Tokyo residents against Friend’s oppressive regime, while Kenji comes back from the presumed dead with an axe to grind. 2:15 Drawn Together 3:10 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 25

SBS

6:00 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: Knaresborough 12:00 Best Of Landline 12:30 TBA 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 Travel Oz 2:00 Sinbad 2:45 At The Movies: Short Cuts 3:00 China’s Avant-Garde: The New Cultural Revolution 3:30 Hockey: International Super Series 6:00 Auction Room 6:30 Compass: Divine Women - Part 6 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Michael Palin’s Brazil 8:30 Wallander: The Dogs of Riga - Wallander goes to Latvia to investigate the murder of a colleague and becomes entangled in a web of corruption. 10:00 The Slap: Aisha 10:55 Strike Back 11:40 Movie: “The Go-Between” (M s) - The romance between a young woman of the aristocracy and a lowly farmer is told through the eyes of the boy who is hired to deliver messages between them. 1:50 Order In The House 2:50 Rage 4:00 The New Inventors 4:25 Can We Help: Shorts 4:30 Art Nation 5:00 Gardening Australia / 5:30 Catalyst

6:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:00 Wakkaville 9:30 Second Test Australia Vs South Africa 12:00 The Cricket Show 12:30 Second Test - Australia Vs South Africa 5:00 Getaway 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 Nine News Saturday 6:30 Summer With The Australian Women’s Weekly 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 TBA 11:30 Southland: Legacy - Based on John Lennon’s early years. A probe into a young man’s torment in finding himself, complications with parental problems, lost jobs, gained and lost friendships, first love, and rock music. 12:00 What Would You Do? - Using hidden cameras, host John Quiñones observes and comments on how ordinary people behave when they are confronted with a dilemma that requires them to either take action or walk by and mind their own business. 1:30 Spyforce: Double Agent - A German submarine is being supplied from a farmhouse on a remote part of the Australian coastline. 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 4:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Handy Manny 6:30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 11:00 Kochie’s Business Builders 11:30 Ghosts Of Time 12:30 Sally Bollywood - Super Detective 1:00 Outsourced 1:30 Movie: “Sneakers” (PG) 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Sunday Night 7:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line 8:00 Airways 8:40 Bones: Brennan gets a glimpse into her own life when the body of a brilliant and career-driven surgeon, whose life parallels her own, is found in a rough neighbourhood with multiple fractures in her skull. 10:30 Law & Order: LA: El Soreno 11:30 Parking Wars 12:00 Movie: “The Hard Way” (M) - A hard-boiled detective and an actor studying for a movie role must work together to hunt down a killer, but things go off track. 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 Weatherwatch and Music 5:30 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 Football Asia 11:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Jazeera News 2:30 Liberal Rule: Cycles Of Power 3:30 Trawlermen 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: Destination Somalia 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Lost Worlds: The Man Who Discovered Egypt 8:30 Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking: Time Travel 9:30 Death Row: Hank Skinner - Internationally renowned filmmaker Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with prisoners on Texas’ death row and lets them tell their stories. 10:30 Movie: “The Signal” (M s,v) - A private eye’s refusal to heed his business partner’s advice not to aid a mysterious damselin-distress has dire consequences. Ricardo Darín is gruff and brooding as Corvalan, the thinking man’s private eye, in this stylish film noir detective story set in the politically and passionately charged period of 1950s Argentina. 12:20 Movie: “A Love To Hide” (MAV a,v,l) - Set in Paris in 1942, a young Jewish girl, looking to escape the clutches of the Nazis, is sheltered by an old childhood friend, Jean, and his faithful lover Philippe. Though she is safe for the moment, Philippe and Jean’s homosexual relationship eventually draws the attention of the Gestapo. 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 26

7 CENTRAL

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 TBA 1:30 Meerkat Manor 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road 6:00 Restoration Man: Feild House 6:50 Miniscule: Some Weird Fly 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Family Confidential: The Courtenays 8:30 Modern Spies 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q&A 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 The Kennedys 12:20 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:20 Saddam’s Tribe: Bound By Blood - Drawing on access to Raghad Hussein, this drama looks at Saddam through the eyes of his daughter. It exposes how the fate of the country turned on the fluctuations of family loyalty, competitiveness and eventual betrayal. 2:50 Rage 4:10 Movie: “The Spaniard’s Curse” (PG) 5:20 The Dreaming 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 8:00 Mornings 9:00 Magical Tales 9:30 Second Test Australia Vs South Africa 12:00 The Cricket Show 12:30 Second Test - Australia Vs South Africa 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Recombination Hypothesis Leonard and Penny contemplate reviving their romantic relationship. Sheldon’s attempt to order Star Trek memorabilia doesn’t go as planned. 7:30 RBT 8:30 The Mentalist 9:30 TBA 10:30 CSI: NY: Means To An End 11:30 Nikita 12:30 The Avengers: Never Say Die 1:30 Extra 2:00 Danoz 3:00 Newstyle Direct 4:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Breaking The Surface” (M) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 TBA 9:30 Castle: Probably Cause / Heroes and Villains - While investigating a shocking ritualistic murder, Beckett and her team uncover surprising evidence linking Castle to the killing. 10:30 Scandal: The Trail - As Gideon investigates Amanda’s past in the present day, scenes from the past reveal the contentious primary race between Fitz and his now-Vice President, how Olivia and Fitz first met on the campaign trail and how each of Olivia’s associates joined the team.. 11:30 Whitney 12:00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 The Real Seachange 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Au Revoir Taipei” (M l) 2:35 I Am A Girl! 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Global Village: Visions Of Italy: Northern Style 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: No Pain, No Gain 8:30 Derren Brown: Séance 9:30 This is England ‘88 - This three-part drama series revisits the characters of Shane Meadows’ award-winning film. It’s December 23 and life isn’t looking so festive for some. Lol is struggling to cope with life as a single mother and is haunted by the events of the past. Smell and Shaun are still together, just. Shaun’s attending drama college, preparing for the Christmas play with new girl in town, Fay, while Woody has a new girlfriend, the lovely Jennifer. In the meantime, Milky returns from some time away. 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: Fireworks - PES uses everyday objects to create a stopmotion visual explosion. 1:00 Living Black 1:30 South Park 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 27

IMPARJA

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 The Prime Ministers’ National Treasures 10:30 Australia’s Prime Ministers 10:30 My Place 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Compass 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road 6:00 Time Team America: Topper 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 Three Men In A Boat: The Best Bits 9:30 TBA 10:00 Artscape 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Media Watch 11:45 Margot - The glamorous and turbulent life of Britain’s first international ballet superstar. 1:15 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 2:15 Basketball: WNBL: Bulleen Vs West Coast 3:15 Rage 4:00 Movie: “Dry Dot” (G) 5:20 The Dreaming 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 Magical Tales 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 Beta Test Initiation 7:30 Fifty Years Of Bond Cars: A Top Gear Special 9:00 The Big Bang Theory: Storyline To Follow... 9:30 2 Broke Girls: Max and Caroline try to raise money to rent a storefront for their cupcake business. 10:00 Mike And Molly: Victoria Can’t Drive 10:30 Survivor: Phillipines 11:30 Weeds: Suck ‘n’ Spit - Nancy and Andy grow closer together while they try to be good parents. 12:00 Harry’s Law: Bad To Worse - Harry represents a teacher (Jason Alexander) who claims he was fired because he failed a student who rejected Darwinism; and Ollie and Nate defend a serial dater who is accused of fraud because she received expensive gifts from the men she dated. 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Rites Of Passage” (M v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 TBA 8:30 Winners & Losers: This Is Our Last Goodbye - The girls take ‘Saturn return’ to a whole new level as their year ends in an astonishing revelation, longing, heartache and a horrific death. After her break-up with Doug, Sophie is handed the perfect distraction when Flynn tells her rebuilding is about to start on the Kenyan medical clinic. 9:30 Grey’s Anatomy: Second Opinion 10:30 Scandal: Grant: For The People 11:40 I Just Want My Pants Back: Safety Nets 12:00 Sons And Daughters 1:00 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 Cannot Buy My Soul 2:30 James Morrison: Blowing His Own Trumpet 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of Italy: Northern Style 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Finding Your Roots: Sanjay Gupta, Margaret Cho, and Martha Stewart 8:30 America in Primetime: Independant Woman 9:35 Clinton: A Real President 10:35 World News Australia 11:10 Movie: “Troubled Water” (M a,l,s) - Jan is released from prison where he has served many years for his part in a theft involving the abduction and death of a five-year-old child. Haunted by his past, Jan has sought God and finds a job as an organist in a church. But here Agnes, the mother of the child Jan supposedly killed, recognises him. 1:15 Mad Men: Six Month Leave - Freddy Rumsen strikes out during a pitch meeting; Pete seizes a chance to exploit an opportunity at the office; an old friend is the beneficiary of Don’s loyalty; and Sara Beth proves to be a welcome ally for Betty. 2:10 Mad Men: The Inheritance 3:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 28

ABC

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programmes 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Can We Help? 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen on the road 6:00 The Restaurant Inspector 6:45 Dream Build: Warburton 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Ice (Christmas Special) 8:30 A Moody Christmas: Water Under The Bridge 9:00 Problems 9:30 Red Dwarf - Lister loses Rimmer in a game of poker to a group of Biologically Engineered Life Forms. Meanwhile, Kryten and Cat become quantum entangled and much to their horror do everything in perfect unison. 10:00 At The Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Very Small Business: Systems Analysis 12:00 TBA 1:00 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 2:00 Football: W-League: Western Sydney Vs Newcastle 3:00 Rage 4:00 Movie: “Innocents In Paris” (G) / 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Friendship Contraction - The friendship contract is in danger of being nullified when Leonard tires of Sheldon’s selfish ways, and Wolowitz is spacing out over selecting an astronaut nickname for himself. 7:30 Hot Property 8:30 Big Fat Gypsy Weddings 9:30 Embarrassing Bodies 10:30 Who Do You Think You Are? Rita Wilson 11:30 Are You There, Chelsea?: Foodie 12:00 Eclipse 12:30 Extra 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: “In Her Shoes” (M s,a) 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home & Away 8:30 TBA 8:30 World’s Wildest Police Videos: A disgruntled driver crashes his car through city hall, Brazilian special forces hunt down ruthless kidnappers, and a fleeing felon races off-road and over the state line in a desperate attempt to dodge police! 11:30 Olivia Lee: Dirty, Sexy, Funny - Experimental artist Sharon Crisp is looking for a model who can’t see through her crazy fashion range, Miss Single tries it on in a menswear boutique and Lady Gatecrasher goes from verse to verse at a poetry reading. 12:00 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 The Real Sea Change 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Secret Cities Of The Amazon 2:00 Aral: The Lost Sea 2:30 From The Black Forest To The Black Sea 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 All Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of Italy: Northern Style 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Monster Bug Wars: Quick And The Deadly 8:30 Toughest Place to be a... Nurse 9:30 Cutting Edge: Aung San Suu Kyi: The Choice - Burma is at an historic moment of change as it pushes ahead with reforms. One woman has come to symbolise the struggle of Burma’s people to be free - Aung San Suu Kyi. She has withstood almost 20 years of house arrest to become an international icon of peaceful resistance and hope in the face of oppression. 10:35 World News Australia 11:10 Movie: “Oldboy” (MAV s,v,a) - After being kidnapped, Oh Dae-Su spends 15 years locked up in a shabby hotel room, during which time he learns he has been framed for his wife’s murder. Upon his release, he sets out to find who imprisoned him and why. 1:15 Iron Chef: Cuttlefish 2:05 Iron Chef: Stingray 2:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

Page 20 Western Cape Bulletin November 21, 2012

PUZZLES

CROSSWORD No. 125

SUDOKU No. 125

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SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

You will be called upon more often than usual this week. Don’t forget that there are others who are just as capable as you. Romance. A calm approach is essential. Your partner will be nervous about something. If you are on edge, it will only heighten nerves and make the situation worse.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st)

Make sure that you don’t agree to something which you aren’t completely sure about. Seek the aid of a friend before ﬁnalizing things. Romance. A decision which has important consequences for the future must not be made without a lot of thought. Your partner will be the best person to consult.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)

Financial worries may occupy a lot of your time. Try to ﬁnd a way to cut out a few luxuries. Making coffee or meals at home can be fun too. Romance. Your partner will appreciate your concern for a problem which they have had recently. Don’t seek to solve the problem. That’s for them to do.

FOR KIDS

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

There are a number of jobs which need doing around the house. Try to get a friend to help you sort everything out in one go! You can repay them later. Romance. The movement of the Moon/Vesta Midpoint through your sign should help make you a little more sympathetic to your partner’s concerns.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th)

It is important that you get your priorities sorted out as soon as possible. Don’t leave anything on the back burner. Romance. You won’t be in a very sociable mood at the moment. Be careful because your friends may feel let down if you don’t want to spend time with them. Go out at least once this week.

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)

A small disagreement could easily boil over; especially if you feel that the other person is not taking you seriously enough. Calm yourself before meeting them. Romance. You will be very strongly affected by changes in your partner’s emotional state. If you’re not stable enough, spend time apart.

FINDWORD No. 125

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)

A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

Time spent alone will give you the chance to think through your plans for the next few months. Try not to concentrate on the obstacles! Be optimistic. Romance. If you keep on changing your mind your partner will not know what to make of the situation. Make your opinions clear and concise!

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

Don’t be too quick to blame someone else for a mistake that may be partially your fault. Try to understand their point of view. Have you been honest with them? Romance. You may become slightly annoyed with something that your partner has forgotten to do recently. Drop subtle hints to see if things change.

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CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)

Your enthusiasm and energy will be appreciated. A kind word will go a long way. Don’t use them sparingly. Romance. Some criticism may backﬁre if you are not careful. Try to ﬁnd a more tactful way of making your feelings known. Your partner may feel attacked more than anything else.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd)

Don’t be put off by a letter which seems to be more important than it really is. Read it carefully before you make any rash decisions. Are you giving it a tone that isn’t present? Romance. You will be in a very positive mood. Your relationship will receive an unexpected boost. Be spontaneous this week!

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

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Adults are always asking little kids what they

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– Paula Poundstone

SOLUTIONS No. 125

A long conversation with a colleague will reveal more depth to this person than you knew existed. Try to delve deeper into their psyche. Romance. The Mars/ Moon midpoint in your sign should give you the conﬁdence you need to make the ﬁrst move. It’s always nice to be sought after. Remember this!

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)

A phone call from a friend will cheer you up. Your friend has recently had some very interesting experiences; which could give you a useful lesson. Romance. This week you’ll be very busy, but you may not get much done. Do your best to calm down a little! Avoid distractions so that you can ﬁnish what is needed.

Western Cape Bulletin November 21, 2012 Page 21

CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: Close of business Friday prior to publication COMPUTERS

Classifieds POSITIONS VACANT

WEIPAwww.weipatech.com TECHNOLOGY ABN 11 146 102 668

PHONE: 1300 4874 00 FAX: 1300 7872 48 EMAIL: office@westerncapebulletin.com.au

PUBLIC NOTICES

FOR SALE

Weipa Kindergarten and Preschool

Petina Olsen After hours, on-call and 58 Circular Way in-home repairs 0418 767 427 AFFORDABLE, PROFESSIONAL, COMPUTER AND NETWORK SERVICES

A position exists at the Weipa Kindergarten and Preschool for a Co-ordinator of our newly established After School Care Program. The program will operate from 2.15 to 5.15 daily and the successful applicant will be responsible for up to eight children aged from 3.5 to 4.5. The successful applicant must hold a Certificate III in Children’s Services and willing to study for a Diploma or hold a Diploma. They must also hold current First Aid and Blue Cards. Above award wages will be offered to the right applicant. For more information please call Liz at the Weipa Kindergarten and Preschool on 4069 9293 between 2.30 and 3.30pm Monday to Friday. To apply please • Fax your resume to 07 4069 9550 • Email your resume to wecea@bigpond.net.au • Post your resume to PO Box 70 Weipa 4874 Applications will close on January 15, 2013

POSITIONS VACANT

Heritage HAIR & BEAUTY

A casual position is currently available in our busy, friendly salon. Flexible hours and above-award wages is on offer for the right applicant. The position requires a QUALIFIED SENIOR STYLIST who is energetic and well presented. Most importantly, the person must have a good eye for detail. Please phone Jane or Claire 4069 9579

INJURED WILDLIFE Phone Kristy – 0427 799 748

Positions Vacant Cleaners (25 hours per week)

Weipa Lions Club christmas cakes and puddings at the shopping centre most Saturdays until christmas or phone Brett 0427 746 009 or Bill 0437 342 922

OFFICE ADMIN PERSON Suitable applicants’ key qualities should include:

· Strong written and verbal communication skills and administration duties · Sound computer skills · Self motivated · Reliable · Well organised and reliable · Strong attention to detail & accuracy · The ability to work proactively and independently · Reception

Job includes the following tasks

· Answering phone calls · Copying, filing and collation of statements Database maintenance · Booking of vehicles · Entering of invoices and Repair Orders · Parts & Retail sales · Ongoing training and support · Administration and Receptionist tasks Contact Weipa Auto on Wae@westnet.com.au or 4069 8058 and ask for Charmaine

Page 22 Western Cape Bulletin November 21, 2012

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting for the Weipa Fishing Classic Inc will be held on

Monday, November 26, 2012 at the Carpentaria Golf Club starting at 6.30pm followed by a general meeting

All interested community members are welcome to attend

20% OFF

Paintings by Gay Hutton at Weipa Furniture & Electrical

Public notice Restricted public access Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa is conducting site survey work on the mine lease located south of the Embley river (see hatched area below). There will be heavy machinery operating at various locations on the mine lease from 1 October to 31 December 2012.

Western Cape College Residential Campus, Weipa

The WCC Residential Campus is currently seeking applications for Cleaners – (part-time 25 hours/week), for the commencement of the 2013 school year. As enrolments increase, the opportunity for additional hours will be available if interested. Application kits can be obtained in person from the Residential Campus administration office or by phoning Debbie Keeling on 4090 5333. Applications close on Friday, November 30. A non-smoking policy applies in Queensland Government Buildings, grounds, and motor vehicles. The Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 requires the preferred applicant to be subject to a “working with children check” as part of the employment screening process. HOW TO APPLY :In consultation with the position description contained in the application kit, interested persons should send an outline (max 2 typed pages) of skills and experience you would bring to this position, together with a current resume which includes the name of at least one referee who is your immediate supervisor. Please include both phone and email contact details for the referee. Applications and supporting documents should be emailed marked Private & Confidential – Cleaning Vacancy and be emailed to Tia Batterham (tbatt37@eq.edu.au). Alternatively, hard copies of applications can be delivered to the Residential Campus Administration by the closing date. Enquiries regarding these positions should be referred to Flori King-Smith, Head of Residential Campus, Weipa.

CHRISTMAS ART SALE

For your safety, there will be no access for the general public into the area during this period. This includes closures to Amban, Boyds Point, and Pera Head access tracks. We appreciate your cooperation in adhering to this closure.

For more information on the site survey activities please contact us on our freecall community feedback hotline 1800 308 938.

Public Notice Mission River bridge maintenance

Mission River bridge will have maintenance conducted on it from August to December 2012. For your safety please keep clear from fenced area and other construction material set up around the bridge. Boat users are asked to keep clear of the dive barge and its buoys as there are mooring lines floating in the water that may cause damage if struck. The bridge maintenance will not cause any major road closures to the Mission River bridge. There will be minor 20 to 40 minute closures to service the dive barge i.e. fuel and sewage pump. Confirmation of these bridge closures, will be available on the freecall hotline 1800 820 711. There will be signs either side of the bridge showing the time and date, and notices displayed around the Weipa and Mapoon area. For instant bridge closure updates you can request to be placed on our email or SMS list. For information or to register for instant update please contact us on the Community Feedback freecall hotline 1800 707 633.

Classifieds PUBLIC NOTICES

South of Embley bauxite mine and port development project Invitation for public comment on draft environmental impact statement RTA Weipa Pty Ltd (RTA Weipa), a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto Aluminium, invites the public to comment on the proposed South of the Embley project (numbered EPBC 2010/5642 by the Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities) on the draft environmental impact statement (draft EIS) for the project. This notice is published in accordance with section 103(1)(c) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Commonwealth) (EPBC Act). RTA Weipa proposes to extend its Weipa bauxite mining operations in the area south of the Embley River on existing mining leases ML7024 and ML6024 near Weipa, Cape York Queensland. The project involves an open-cut bauxite mine, a beneficiation plant, a new port and stockpile facilities near Boyd Point, dredging and spoil disposal, shipping activities, barge and ferry facilities, and ancilliary infrastructure. The matters protected by the EPBC Act that are controlling provisions for the project are: • the world heritage values of a declared World Heritage property (s12 & s15A) • the heritage values of a National Heritage place (s15B & s15C) • listed threatened species and ecological communities (s18 & s18A) • listed migratory species (s20 & s20A) • the environment of the Commonwealth marine areas (s23 & 24A), and • the environment of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (s24B & s24C). Where the draft EIS may be viewed or obtained The draft EIS can be viewed and downloaded from the Rio Tinto Alcan website at: http://www.riotintoalcan.com/ENG/ourproducts/1812_south_of_embley_project.asp For a free copy of the draft EIS on DVD, or to buy a hardcopy of the draft EIS ($95), contact RTA Weipa on 1800 308 938 or by email at external.affairs@riotinto.com. Hardcopies of the draft EIS will be available for public viewing from 22 November 2012 to 19 December 2012 at the following locations: • Weipa Town Authority Office, Hibberd Centre, Rocky Point, Weipa • Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council Office, 412 Mounding Street, Napranum • Cook Shire Council Office, 10 Furneaux Street, Cooktown • Aurukun Shire Council Office, 39 Kang Kang Road, Aurukun • Mapoon Shire Council Office, Red Beach Road, Mapoon • Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council Office, Adidi Street, Bamaga • Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa Community Relations Building, Artie Wales Drive, Weipa • Western Cape Communities Trust Administration Office, Central Avenue, Weipa • Cairns Library, 151 Abbott Street, Cairns • Gladstone Library, 39 Goondoon Street, Gladstone • State Library of Queensland, Cultural Centre, Stanley Place, South Bank, Brisbane, and • DSEWPaC Central Library, Ground Floor, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace, Parkes How to make a comment Written comments may be given to RTA Weipa between 22 November and 19 December 2012 by:

SPORT

Teaching a new ball game at AFL Cape York House Aussie Rules and indigenous education will take a ‘new and innovative’ direction in Far North Queensland next year under the eye of an experienced educator. Former school principal, Richard Stewart will manage AFL Cape York House, a $5 million Cairns-based residential facility for young men from remote Indigenous communities. More than 40 students from Cape York, the Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria will live at the Buchan Street residence and attend public secondary schools. Mr Stewart, a former CEO of the Milingimbi community in north-east Arnhem Land, says his key aim is to improve retention rates of Indigenous students living away from home. “I’m aware of the fact that there’s an unacceptable level of churn of kids from communities through to schools and back to community.” he says. “For many of them the second chance to go back to school never comes and they end up bruised and broken by the process and back in the community.” “We’re of the view that we can

offer support, a range of sporting, cultural activities and work experience...keep the young men active, engaged and give them a real chance of success.” AFL Cape York program manager, Rick Hanlon says the wet season shouldn’t slow construction of the house down which started two months ago. “We’re up to schedule in terms of the building, the rain hasn’t helped us with putting the roof on one of the residential sections but we’re hoping to be operational by January 20, 2012,” he said. The facility’s first intake of students will start soon and Mr Stewart says his only hope is that the inaugral group challenge themselves and each other. “We would want young people who are prepared to have a go and who are unafraid of failure,” he said. “We want to give our kids here a chance to try things that they wouldn’t have done otherwise on community.” “The end-game for us is a successful school experience and the ability to translate that into work, further study or training.”

Post: South of Embley Project (attention Laurie Hicks) RTA Weipa Pty Ltd C/- Rio Tinto Alcan GPO Box 153 Brisbane QLD 4001 Fax: + 61 7 3625 3001 (attention Laurie Hicks) Email: external.affairs@riotinto.com If you have special communication needs and wish to make a comment, contact Julia Wilkins on 1800 308 938 to make alternative arrangements.

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Then advertise your function here in The Western Cape Bulletin! Email: office@westerncapebulletin.com.au or Phone: 1300 4874 00

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Last issue 2012: Wednesday, December 19 Box ad bookings:5pm, Friday, December 14 Box ad material: 5pm, Friday, December 14

First issue 2013: Wednesday, January 9 Box ad bookings:5pm, Friday, January 4 Box ad material: 5pm, Friday, January 4

General manager, Richard Stewart standing in front of the soon to be completed AFL Cape York House. Photo courtesy AFL Cape York newsletter.

PCYC receives funding boost A $9 million funding boost to sport and recreation in Queensland’s indigenous communities will provide vital grassroots sporting and recreation services throughout 38 indigenous Queensland communities through PCYC Queensland. The reshaped Indigenous Community Sport and Recreation Program will begin in January, 2013. Over the next three years, the $9 million in funding will enable the employment of a dedicated sport and recreation officer in Indigenous communities across Queensland. Sport and recreation officers will be employed through PCYC Queensland, and will aid the delivery of a number of sports, vacation activities and after school programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children of all ages. The program will include: • More community involvement in setting program priorities

• Better coordination of planned programs of activities • More support in the form of mentoring and training for the community • Funds to support the delivery of activities in communities. PCYC CEO Senior Sergeant Rob Fiedler said the generous support from the Queensland Government was recognition that remote communities should have the same opportunity to participate in sport and recreation as larger cities. “The benefits this program provides are many, including positive participation in the community, healthy lifestyles, team building, intergenerational engagement and building community cohesion,” Mr Fiedler said. “It will result in thousands of people from indigenous communities increasing their participation in sport and recreation activities.”

Western Cape Bulletin November 21, 2012 Page 23

WEIPA MYOTHERAPY

Contact ANNA PARKER 0417 140 394 Fully qualiﬁed Myotherapist Registered with the Institute of Registered Myotherapists of Australia (IRMA) Insured with O’Sullivan Insurance

SPORT

Teams Princess Leia and Obi Wan Kenobi victorious in Weipa squash grand finals

Offering: • Deep tissue massage • Soft tissue massage • Dry needling • Cupping • Mobilisation • Trigger point therapy • Relaxation massage Treating: • Musculo-skeletal conditions • Back pain • Sciatica • Work & sport injuries • Headaches & neck stiﬀness • Joint stiﬀness • RSI & tendonitis

CONSULTATION: $90

WEIPA SMASH REPAIRS  Panel beating  Spray painting  Rustproofing  All insurance and private repairs  D/Cab conversions

 Windscreen replacement  High impact glass – side and rear  Machinery glass  King Springs  Powerdown shock absorbers

Prizewinners on Weipa Squash Club grand finals night: Back - Jarrod Stockman, Renee Williams, Joe Buckley, Chris Bienvenu, Lucy Boxall, Cole Dalton and Ian Newsome. Middle - Ross Hyytinen, Nicole Dearling, Cicely Baira, Fiona Newsome and Kerry Scales. Front - Steve Lugsdin, Nick Brookes, Grant Foster, Glen Egan, Lukas Dorsett (president) and Rod Warwyzniak.

Kerry Scales (Team Yoda) played Fiona Newsome (as a sub for Josh Donnelly of Team Princess Leia) and won the match.

Email: weipasmashrepairs@bigpond.com

PHONE

4069 7933

Fax 4069 7193

B6 Lucy Boxall (of the winning Team Princess Leia) won in three games against Shaun Heirdsfield (sub for Team Yoda).

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Ian Newsome (as sub for B4 Tim Manning (of the winning Team Princess Leia) took the match against Andrew Glen (Team Yoda).

THE results of the intergalactic grand final, held last Friday night at the Weipa Squash Club, are in. The winners in A grade were Team Obi Wan Kenobi, in his infinite wisdom, against Team Han Solo, and B grade’s Princess Leia proved to be the superior negotiator in taking her team to victory against Team FORESIGHT 12 - AD 2 Yoda. CATEGORY: Team Princess Leia’s first victory came when B6 Lucy BOBCAT HIRE Boxall defeated Shaun Heirdsfield (as a sub for Jess Hall of Team Yoda) in three games (3-0), followed by B5 Renee Williams three-game victory over Cicely Baira (even though • 4-in-1 Bucket • 3.5 ton Cicely played to win in the • Chain trencher • Buckets 300, 450, second game, but then suc• Post-hole augers 600 cumbed to defeat. 150, 300, 450 & 600 • Mud bucket • Road sweeper Not to take away from Renee’s athleticism and agility, but TRUCK DRIVER maybe Cicely was distracted by • Body truck – Tipper, tiltslide, thoughts of Touch Footy Finals vehicle loading crane (Hiab) • Semi – Tipper, sideloader, looming (3-0). low loader, water cart Ian Newsome (as sub for EARTH MOVING B4 Tim Manning) was too • Bobcat, Excavator, Dozer formidable an opponent for CRANE OPERATION • Vehicle loading crane, non Andrew Glen (3-0), and B3 • 7 cubic metre slew (Franna), EWP & Dogman Nicole Dearling met with much resistance from Brooke Gwynne, especially when Brooke claimed the second game and then forced the third game to Email: sean.anthony@bigpond.com “long”, however her defence Page 24 Western Cape Bulletin November 21, 2012

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A2 Nick Brookes (Team Han Solo) played a ring-in Ross Hyytinen (as sub for Tom Murray of Team Obi Wan Kenobi) and which team gradually won.

B3 Nicole Dearling (of Team Princess Leia) was showing her winning acrobatic style when she defeated Brooke Gwynne (Team Yoda).

was crushed in the fourth and final game (3-1). Fiona Newsome did not share her husband’s victory (when she played “up” as sub for B2 Josh Donnelly) against Kerry Scales but was beginning to find her rhythm in the third game, however it was Kerry’s match (0-3). B1 Chris Bienvenu had a most exhausting battle against Otis Drum with games going extremely to one side or the other, however Otis won three out of the four games (1-3), which by now was futile as the first four matches were won by Team Princess Leia so the top two were a formality. In A grade, A5 Joe Buckley for Team Han Solo played a very energetic game against Justin Hyytinen (who played as sub for Ben Braun of Team Obi Wan Kenobi) and only won by two points in this four-game clash. Justin pushed him to the limit in three of those four games, and in fact forced the third game to “long” and stole that one (3-1). Sherie Hinschen (as sub for A4 Wendy Long) launched into what looked like it was going to be a very even match against Cole Dalton when the first game went to “long”, however it went

A3 Glen Egan (Team Han Solo) winning his upand-down match against Steven Lugsdin (Team Obi Wan Kenobi).

Cole’s way, as did the next game and the last game. Sherie turned the tables and reversed Cole’s score in the third game (so amazing how this happens – how a player can win a game by an almost entire score, then in the next instant the other player reverses the odds!) (1-3). The next game shows exactly what I am talking about when A3 Glen Egan won the first “long” game against Steve Lugsdin, but then got two “ducks” (if this was cricket). He then turned the game around again taking the next two – however if scores were anything to go by, Glen would have lost by 8 points (3-2). B2 Nick Brookes started off strongly when he battled Ross Hyytinen (who played as sub for Tom Murray), winning the first two games, but then went on a rollercoaster ride scoring no points in the third and increasing gradually in the fourth and fifth games. Ross however claimed victory for Tom (2-3). A1 Grant Foster then challenged Rod Warwzyniak. Maybe it was the pressure of knowing this game would decide the winning team, but Rod rose to the challenge and

claimed victory against Grant in surprisingly only three games (0-3). Well done to all teams. Sadly, I was not able to attend the grand finals night but from all reports a good, and late night was had by all. I would like to thank my daughter Kellie for taking photos on my behalf that night. As it is Chancellor Luke’s last year with the Weipa Squash Club, I would like to say on behalf of the club how very much he will be missed, as he is the lynch-pin that joins the two grades. He has been most energetic in his attitude towards club affairs, and in fact life in general from what I can gather, and despite succumbing to injury after the first season, bounced back to play in the preliminary finals in the second season - what a Jedi! I wonder who will decide on team names next year as it will be hard to match his imagination (and I might add he has already put forth a suggestion or two). We wish him luck in his next quest to Brisbane and know that he will launch headfirst into some other intergalactic warp.

– Yours squashfully for 2012 Ruth Harris

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First All Blacks appearance win for Coen’s Kaantji Mitpi Story & photos by Gary Hutchison

IN just their first All Blacks rugby league carnival, Coen’s Kaantji Mitpi took out the weekend’s John Bowen Memorial Trophy in Cooktown with an emphatic 46-18 victory over the Mulla Yuppas from Hope Vale in Sunday’s grand final. And as well as pocketing the $9000 cash prize for winning the carnival, Vernon Cannon was announced as the Player of the Carnival, with Peter Turrandidgee awarded the gong as the carnival’s Best and Fairest player. Maurice Burke and Amos Hobson accepted the perpetual trophy, along with their own shield on behalf of the team. “We’re so very proud that in our very first appearance in a carnival we were able to win this trophy,” Burke told those who waited for the presentations. “We did it for everyone back home in our community, and we’ll be back next year to defend it.” Last year’s winners, the Brothers from Hope Vale failed to make the final to defend their title against a field of 12 teams, which also included: Cairns Panthers, Hope Vale Back Street Warriors, Kowanyama, Barkey Warriors, Thunder Bullaz, Sons of Guumba, Wujal Wujal Yindili, Dhuwai Brothers and another team from Coen, the Lama Lama Rangers. While Cooktown failed to supply a team of its own, some of the Crocs players from the Three Rivers League played in the participating teams. The competition was played over two rounds, which decided who contested the knock-out finals, which ultimately decided the grand final contenders who did battle over two, 35-minute halves. With the prestigious trophy and the cash on the line, the match started at a frenetic pace, with little decrease in its intensity for its duration. Ball security and handling was an issue for all teams during the carnival, with players commenting

Coen’s Kaantji Mitpi – the 2012 John Bowen Memorial Trophy winners celebrate their victory.

Kaantju Mitpi’s Patrick Ropeyarn Tries to break free from this attempted Mulla Yuppa tackle in the grand final of the John Bowen Memorial Trophy All Blacks carnival in Cooktown on Sunday.

There was plenty of rugby league action in Cooktown last weekend.

Chris Johnson about to be swamped by Mulla Yuppa defenders.

The strain on Nathan Accoom’s face shows the effort he puts into trying to break free from this two man tackle.

the balls were slippery and hard to hold, especially when being tackled. “It pops out like a cake of soap,” was one player’s comment. Along with the handling issues, fatigue soon took its toll in the defensive lines during the decider, with incisive breaks easily being made from dummy-half and any ball passed wider than three defenders off the ruck.

Despite this though, the game featured some heavy hits, with tempers threatening to boil over at various times as the match drew to its conclusion. The first half was a fairly even affair, and despite the half-time score of 22-12 in favour of Kaantji, the Mulla Yuppas appeared to still be well in the contest. However, the visitors unleashed a second-half avalanche of 24

Toasting the Kaantji Mitpi John Bowen Memorial Trophy victory are Amos Hobson and Maurice Burke.

points, with the Mulla Yuppas only able to respond with six to take the title. Carnival organiser and coordinator Roxanne Hart said she thought more than 1300 players and spectators attended the John Street Oval during the weekend of rugby league football, which was played in good spirit. “We’re very, very pleased with the way the weekend went,” Ms

Hart said. “People were able to catch up with family and friends from Cooktown, Hope Vale, Wujal Wujal, Cairns, Kowanyama and Coen and enjoy some great football. “And we’re very happy with the conduct of the players both on and off the field, as well as the spectators on the sideline. “All in all, it was a great weekend.”

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Cameron Miller appointed Pride Under 18 coach A BRIGHT NEW U F TURE!

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NoRThERN Pride’s much heralded James Cook University Academy squads returned to training this week with high anticipation ahead of the 2013 season. The Under 18s and Under 16s squads joined up in Cairns for the first time to start pre-season, with new faces ready to lead each squad. Cameron Miller replaces Ben Rauter as Under 18s coach, with Rauter moving to a first-team assistant coach role under current Pride head coach Jason Demetriou. Miller, who was assistant coach to Pride head coaches Andrew Dunemann and Dave Maiden from 2009-2011, said it was a great honour to coach the club’s hottest young talent. “These youngsters are blessed with such talent and skill,” said Miller. “I’m confident my hard work ethic will filter down to the Under 18s, and I hope to give them every opportunity to succeed at the highest level. “I’m very excited about the new structures put into place, and I’m very confident we will have a very successful season and see more players progress through to Intrust

Super Cup and NRL systems. “The first training session was very demanding, but all players put in a big effort and have set a hard working culture to achieve high expectations.” Northern Pride recently announced a partnership with James Cook University, the two local organisations joining forces to inspire Far North Queenslanders to use educational opportunities to achieve their personal best. And Miller said the Academy, which has produced several players who have gone on to representative honours and NRL careers, had never been in better shape. “The Academy structure and professionalism is set up so well, we leave no stone unturned to achieve results not only on the field, but also off the field to develop these guys into good young men and leaders in their communities,” he said. Miller, who also works as a QRL Development Officer for the region, said he hoped being coach would be a stepping stone towards his own future in coaching. His Under 18s assistant coaches will be Edmonton junior rugby league’s Robbie

O’Kane, and Southern Suburbs’ Greg Annison. Meanwhile, Cairns Brothers Junior Rugby League Coaching Director Paul Callaghan has been named as the new coach of the Under 16s Academy side. Callaghan will be assisted by foundation North Queensland Cowboys player Stephen Tillett, who is also involved with Kangaroos junior rugby league, and Alby Anderson, current CDJRL Coaching Director.

Paul Callaghan and Cameron Miller.

Gary recruited for cricketing carnivals Alf Wilson story and pics

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WEIPA road worker Gary Stout has been recruited to compete at the Rainforest Cup cricket carnival at Innisfail and Tully December 1 and 2. The 53-year-old works for Vision as a roller driver on the road near York Downs Station on Cape York, and travelled to Townsville for his son Anthony’s 30th birthday party celebrations in Townsville on November 17. Anthony is a police officer and his party was held at the Wanderers Clubhouse in Gill Park, with more than 200 people from around North Queensland attending. Whilst at the party Gary was recruited by Anthony to line up for a team yet to be named at the Rainforest Cup and also for Mingela at the Goldfield Ashes carnival in Charters Towers next January. The Bully caught up with the pair the day after the party when they both appeared in good shape despite a hearty celebration. “Dad is a very good offspinner and punishing middle order batsmen and is a good

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man to have in your side. We are looking at playing for a team at the Rainforest Cup and also at the next Goldfield Ashes,” he said. At the 2009 Black Bream Indigenous carnival at Charters Towers, Gary took out the award for the best bowler. “He created havoc for batsmen from a team from Lake Nash and has never stopped telling us about it. So we have got him for the carnivals coming up,” Anthony said.

As a worker on Cape York, Gary would be a great acquisition for the Weipa Crocs which will make their annual pilgrimage to Charters Towers for the next Goldfield Ashes. “I haven’t had time to play cricket up here in Weipa because we work 12 hour days – on the odd time off I have a few beers at the Albatross Hotel or the Weipa Bowls Club,” he said. Gary is also the father of star 23-year-old Indigenous cricketer Bradley Stout who

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Cricket selection: Weipa plant operator Gary Stout and his son Anthony after the latter’s 30th birthday party in Townsville.

has regularly represented Queensland at the Imparja Cup competition in Alice Springs each February. His other son is Garry Jnr who is also a handy cricketer. “I love it here in Weipa and driving the roller compacting dirt for roads. We have a good crew of blokes at the camp near our worksite,” he said. Rainforest Cup spokesman Stan Lenoy said the absolute deadline for nominations for teams is November 23. “We need to distribute the draw and organise fields. Because we are now looking at having a 10 team competition we may need to start the competition on Friday afternoon. “This year ’s teams so far are Innisfail Redbacks, Mandubarra Innisfail (last years winners), Ingan (Tully), Cardwell Gunduy, Cooktown Crocs, Mareeba Daredevils, Ghungalu Townsville and the Townsville Falcons. “We are still waiting on word from the Barambah Cricket team from Cherbourg who are waiting on a sponsorship deal to assist in making their way up,” Mr Lenoy said.

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them a bit quiet, only raising one Sailfish and landing a Black Marlin. Darren Lee also chased Billfish, tagging a Sail and had a Black come up but couldn’t get it to switch over to a bait, and was only interested in the teaser. Darren also got a heap of Mackerel. In the rivers it is starting to sound monotonous with my reports but they are still producing some good fish for the anglers who are prepared to put in the time to chase them. The Mission River at the

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While some swimmers were swimming a particular length or stroke for the first time on Friday night, one swimmer, John Prentice was swimming as a Weipa Swimming Club member for the last time. We couldn’t let John go without acknowledging his seven-year membership, so the club’s committee presented John with a few club momento’s and, thanks to our club president, a creative collage of photos - from John’s first-ever ribbon he won to his latest achievements from the 2011/2012 season. John has gone from strength to strength with his swimming techniques and times, and proved hard to beat in many a race. We wish him many a Personal Best (PB) to come with his future swimming endeavours...good luck John. Last Friday night, November 16 we had 50 swimmers attend with 69 PBs achieved in the pool. The swimmers of the week, who shaved five seconds or more off a PB were Jayrah Adlawan, Rachel Brooker, Chloe Crossley, Troye Fay, Millie Marshall, Josie Millard, Brayden Keough, Dane Tyson and Donald Tyson. Four PBs were swum by Brayden Keough, and Donald Tyson. Three PBs were swum by John Prentice, Amber Fay, Jonty Millard, Moara Sam, Morgan McCulkin, Jemma Hyytinen, Tessa Hyytinen and Savannah Proud. Two PBs were swum by Rachel Brooker, Troye Fay, Neikah May, Josie Millard, Ashlee Moon, Amy Bakker, Raezahn Sam, Elle Toomey, Molly Toomey, Alex-Adel Tyson and Dane Tyson. One PB was swum by Jayrah Adlawan, Jason Ah Shay, Jordan Aldcroft, Kyle Hunter, Marlee Marshall, Millie Marshall, Tiffany McDougall, Trisha McDougall, Elizabeth McInnes, Lexii Millard, Harry Bakker, Brock Taylor, Nicholas Keough, Courtney Proud and Landen Proud. Keep up that training and see you in the pool next club night, November 23. - Weipa Swim Club

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John Prentice is all smiles with his Club momento’s but says he’s going to miss club nights.

John Prentice swims one of his last races at last Friday’s Weipa Lightening Swimming Club meet.

Lilla McIntyre, Takara AhMat, Simone Slack and Delphina Day after swimming the 25m freestyle for the first time.

Thanks to Subria and her Mr Movember, Leon for cooking and serving our Friday night barbecue.

Brothers Donald and Dane Tyson kept up their close rivalry in the 50m breastroke.