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Santa brings cheer to Weipa

FESTIVE CHEER: Pictured with Santa in Weipa Woolworths last week are NAIDOC planning committee members: back - Delwyn Williams, Lucy Warren, Yvette Carter and Tracey Jia; front - Priscilla Raleigh, Cherie Woodham and Bianca Graham.

WEIPA received a little holiday cheer when Santa Claus visited Woolworths last Thursday night and Saturday morning. Santa had many overjoyed children visit who told him their Christmas wishes, and made sure he knew how well-behaved the children in Weipa are. The Western Cape NAIDOC planning committee would like to thank all those parents and children who came out to participate in our fundraising event and had a photo taken with Santa. Western Cape NAIDOC planning committee member, Priscilla Raleigh said the support from the community and Woolworths was instrumental in fundraising for NAIDOC celebrations. “This could not have happened without support from the very accommodating staff at Woolworths and families over the last week,” Ms Raleigh said. “We are extremely pleased that we could give a little something back to the families for their support. “The Western Cape NAIDOC planning committee would lastly like to thank and acknowledge Santa for coming all this way and bringing joy to the community.” The photo packages that were ordered will be sent out over the coming week. For further information on NAIDOC week events or if you would like to get involved in the planning, please contact Priscilla Raleigh (4749 7407) or Megan Skelton (4082 4429).

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Spring clean for cyclone season NOW is the time for Weipa residents to clean out their gutters, trim trees and tidy up yards. With the cyclone and wet season fast approaching, it is essential for every family to be prepared with emergency kits and household plans. Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa’s Electrical Services acting superintendent, Dan Kruckow, said people living in cycloneprone areas should plan ahead, act early and have a recovery plan outlined. “It is important that people can provide for themselves and their families for up to three days if power and water supplies are disrupted,” Mr Kruckow said. “Storms can often bring down power lines, so it is important residents stay well away. “Always assume fallen power lines are live and dangerous, and report them immediately by phoning 000.

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OH dear! Strolling along Cooktown’s north shore, and there are some bones sticking out of the sand. That would really spoil your picnic, wouldn’t it? I just don’t understand people nowadays. I mean, how much effort would it take to clean up and leave your bones at the cemetery? But, oh no, they just expect

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some-one to tidy up after them. I bet we will find teenagers behind it all. At least we can be thankful our boys in blue have taken matters ﬁrmly in hand. They have released an ofﬁcial statement stating that the bones are ‘historical’. Well, yes, that is a relief. I would hate to think that they were not historical, and were

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in daily use by someone. The next question is - just how historical? Historical as in an Egyptian pharaoh, or historical as in a politician’s election promise? Who knows, and when will we ﬁnd out? In the meantime, I am racking my brain for anyone who hasn’t been around recently, anyone I don’t see but don’t miss. Perhaps one of our older citizens has disappeared and no-one noticed. I must ask around at the bowls club. They ought to know. But then - the bones were on the north shore, and that’s not easy to get to. If you got confused and wandered off, you wouldn’t end up over there. They could belong to a complete stranger, say a wandering

greenie, searching our beaches for politically incorrect coconut palms. Perhaps he poisoned his last palm tree and then died happy in the knowledge that he had left Australia that little bit purer. I wonder who it could be? Unless, of course, it is Leichhardt at last. That’s it - it must be Liechhardt. Imagine the frustration of travelling so far and then ﬁnding yourself on the wrong bank of the Endeavour crocodile farm. All he needed was a lift to the ﬂeshpots of Cooktown. He probably sat there for days, trying to get a signal on his mobile phone and failing every time. At least that only happened to him once. It happens to me all the time.

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Margaret Mara (nee de Jersey) in 2005, after becoming frustrated and unsatisfied with painting realistically, Margaret found comfort with a more contemporary and abstract style, drawing inspiration from the immediate events in her life. Margaret reflects on many other areas for inspiration; the environment, family stories, living in the Cape, emotions and anything else that has direct effect on her as an individual.

The Mapoon community is situated on the traditional lands of the Tjungundji people, and is home to many Aboriginal people who are descendents of Mpakwithi, Taepithiggi, Thaynhakwith, Warrangku, Wimarangga and Yupungathi people.

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Mapoon has strong historical ties to Gulf communities, such as Burketown, Croydon and Normanton where young children and adults were removed to Mapoon in the early 1900’s. Later South Sea Island people were brought in to the mission from Samoa, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands to assist missionaries in agriculture and building.

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Western Cape College graduates off to a ﬂying start THE Western Cape College class of 2012 celebrated the completion of their high school studies in style recently, with many of the students already well on their way to fulfilling their career dreams. Many of the graduating class have chosen where they will start the next chapter in their lives, including applying for local traineeships, apprenticeships and even making the leap to relocate for university studies. Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa and the Western Cape College have been working in partnership since 2006 to build on local talent, through school-to-work pathways and school-based programmes to encourage and prepare local students for careers in our business. From this year’s graduating class, two students’ dreams of careers in engineering are one step closer with Karo Cardelli and Jeremy Davidson recently awarded scholarships worth $2,500 each. Mr Cardelli has enrolled in a Bachelor of Engineering at the Queensland University of Technology and Mr Davidson in a Bachelor of Civil Engineering at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa’s acting human resources manager, Kelly Morrissey said these scholarships provide a financial boost to the students and their families. “By living remote we are challenged in terms of further study options, and these scholarships provide some financial assistance and support the transition as students move somewhere new to study on-campus,” Ms Morrissey said. “These scholarships allow us to invest in Weipa’s future as the students are provided with the opportunity to come back and work on site during their holidays as a part of our Vacation Programme.” Western Cape College principal, Leon Proud said that the Rio Tinto Alcan scholarships are competitively sought after by each year’s graduating class as they provide the

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initial support needed to transition into the first year of university. “These scholarships are not only an integral component of our partnership with Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa in building our local talent, but they provide a great opportunity for the individual recipients and their families,” Mr Proud said. Past recipient and now Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa Civil Engineering graduate, Michelle Radlof used her 2008 scholarship to study a Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Queensland University of Technology. Throughout her studies, Michelle participated in Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa’s Vacation Programme and was fast-tracked into a permanent full-time on site through the Graduate Programme. “The financial assistance this scholarship provided me was fantastic, but also the opportunity to come back and complete handson work experience in my relevant field,” Ms Radlof said. “The opportunity to partake in Rio Tinto Alcan’s Vacation Programme and receive a taste of the real world and work alongside qualified professionals was priceless. “The insights and practical understanding I gained during my end-of-year semester break, I could have never achieved sitting inside a classroom,” she said. The annual scholarships support local students financially who want to pursue a career in Geology, Environment, Engineering (various fields), Communications, Human Resources, Information Technology, Archaeology, Accounting, Anthropology and Science (metallurgy, chemistry). “The high calibre of applicants this year made the decision a very tough one,” Ms Morrissey said. For more information about the partnership between Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa and the Western Cape College, contact the freecall community feedback hotline (1800 707 633) or email RTAweipafeedback@ riotinto.com

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The arrow indicates the approximate location of the recently-spotted crocodile tracks, which were seen at low tide. The Rocky Point boat ramp is in the foreground of the photograph.

WESTERN Cape Bulletin readers Ross Dawson and Ali Scott sent in the photo below of crocodile tracks on Rocky Point Beach as a warning to people that there is a crocodile actively accessing this area. The photo was taken at approximately 6am on Monday, December 10 while Ross and Ali were walking along the beach. The couple have been in Weipa for around 12 months and have spotted what they believed to be a two-and-a-half metre croc in the water several times at the beach, but said it was the first time they had seen tracks on the beach. The tracks can be seen going up the beach, onto the rocks, and then returning back into the water. The Rocky Point Beach is not only attractive to beachcombers and walkers, but has recently become popular as a night-time recreation setting. A timely warning that crocodiles do indeed inhabit our river systems, so always remain cautious around the water’s edge.

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NEWS

Graduates tread the teaching pathway Around 50 very excited Indigenous students graduated from diploma and certificate-level education courses in november thanks to the remote Area Teacher Education Program (rATEP) including local students Tari Sagigi, Sharume Creed. A program designed to deliver training to people in remote communities, RATEP is a Queensland communitybased program in its 22nd year of operation and a joint initiative of Education Queensland, James Cook University and Tropical North Q u e e n s l a n d TA F E (TNQT). TNQT Institute director Joann Pyne said the graduates had been able to remain in their communities while they

undertook their studies. “By bringing education to communities using learning guides, distance technologies and onsite teacher support has meant the students felt they didn’t have to leave their communities to study and graduate,” Ms Pyne said. “These graduates now have the skills to work as teaching assistants in schools and for Diploma-level graduates, the eligibility to continue their education at James Cook University to become fully qualified teachers. “They come from 23 regional and remote towns and communities throughout Queensland, including Cape York, Torres Strait, south-east Queensland and the far west of the state. “The big smiles on

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THrEE lucky Western Cape College students have been signed up to school-based apprenticeship in the last two months. All students will be employed over the Christmas holidays with the relevant companies.

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Breakfast 6.30am to 9am Lunch 12pm to 2pm Dinner 6pm to 8.30pm Donna Koitka, Ozzee Brown, and Rikki Cooper from MEGT. Ozzee was signed into a school-based apprenticeship in a Certificate III in Flooring Technology with Bluedon Pty Ltd.

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Not enough pets for a permanent vet service?

Dangerous intersections should be widened I WOULD like to bring to the attention of the community, and the regulatory bodies, the intersections on McLeod Drive. This road is a heavy vehicle bypass road which I believe does not meet the requirement for which it is intended, due to being too narrow to allow safe passage between heavy vehicles and any other vehicles that are stationary at the intersection. Both intersections need to be widened to allow safe passage for all road users. There was an incident this week where a prime mover and trailer collided with a light vehicle, resulting in damage to both vehicles. Even though it was a low-speed collision, both drivers were distraught, as

ALL my life I have known about pet registration and have always had my dogs registered. All my life, if my pet needed urgent care there was always a veterinarian available. Now that I have come to Weipa, I am told that there are not enough pets here to warrant a permanent, full-time vet. Rest in peace Jess. The intersection of McLeod Drive and Central Avenue.

the light vehicle operator was carrying her son to school at the time. Needless to say this incident highlights the intersections are poorly designed and remediation work to widen both intersections is essential. Golf Links Stage 2, when finished, will have more vehicles using these intersections and the safety of all road users is paramount. Heavy vehicles are utilised to service Andoom

Have your say

JUDAS was a traitor to Jesus, but this was no surprise to Jesus as he already told his disciples that one of them was a traitor. This caused a bit of soul-searching on the part of the disciples, worrying that somehow they had let down their Lord, perhaps by something they said. But Judas knew. However, John in his gospel says that the Lord was quite clear as to who the traitor was by dipping a piece of bread in their communal plate and handing it to Judas.

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.

This is the second EIS for the SoE Project, written to specifically address the Commonwealth regulations and requirements.

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By Rev. Michael Connolly

Read the gospel of John Ch 13 vs 21-30 and take note of verse 26. “Jesus answered, “I will dip some bread in the sauce and give it to him; he is the man. So he took a piece of bread, dipped it, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.” As the Lord was sitting there with his loyal disciples, no doubt he would have thought on the fact that it was close now, close to ﬁnish carrying out the Master Plan of God his Father. He had left the glory of the heavenlies, (at what we

celebrate as Christmas Day today), came down to Earth as a child of a virgin Jewish girl, grew up and taught people the true meaning of God’s words, and lived a sinless life. He was about to die in order that reconciliation could take place between God’s created beings and Himself. Next issue we will be reading different aspects of what Christmas is really all about from different church leaders. The Lord be gloriﬁed. – Rev Michael Connolly

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

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

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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.

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Darren Carr, Weipa

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Mine regularly, and I would ask the community to stay well back from the intersections to allow sufficient space for the these vehicles to pass. Once these intersections are corrected, the heavy vehicles will pass safely on their side of the road, without crossing into the lane of oncoming trafﬁc as it is presently structured.

Ruth Nixon, Weipa

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Copies of the EIS and executive summary will be available at the information sessions.

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Fishermen rescued after boat capsize THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) coordinated the rescue of three fishermen off the coast of Weipa on Wednesday morning, December 5 after their ﬁshing vessel sank. The men issued a Mayday radio call at around 5.30am which was picked up by the REEF Vessel Tracking Service and forwarded to AMSA’s Rescue Coordination Centre in Canberra. A short time after making the Mayday call, the men activated their emergency beacon, alerting AMSA to their location, 60 nautical miles north of Weipa. A rescue helicopter from Horn

Island arrived at the scene a short time later and winched the men from their life raft. They received medical attention at Thursday Island. The men were well prepared with the necessary safety equipment and by raising the alarm via radio and activating their beacon, authorities were able to attend the scene quickly. Before heading out on the water this summer, AMSA reminds people to ensure they have purchased a GPS-equipped beacon and have registered the beacon with AMSA. This signiﬁcantly reduces the response time for search and rescue agencies.

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Being a confident investor In recent years, with the global economy going through a relatively chaotic phase, we’ve seen plenty of screaming headlines like “$40 billion wiped off Australian share market in one day!” “Markets brace as crisis in Europe flares up again”. In the face of all these apparent disasters, it’s very easy to panic and make snap decisions. That’s only natural – it’s also one of the worst things you can do. Douglas Adams put it very neatly on the cover of the Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy, which read ‘Don’t Panic!’. When we see share prices plummeting due to the latest apparent economic catastrophe, our immediate reaction is likely to be “I must do something before it’s too late!” So what do we typically do? We withdraw our investments and reinvest the money in a term deposit. Then, when prices pick up again, we cash in the term deposit and buy shares again. What are we really doing when we do this? Often the result is that we have repurchased our shares at a higher price than we sold them – exactly the opposite of a desirable outcome. If you’re serious about investing you’ll have already worked out a long-term plan with your financial planner; a plan designed to ride out the lows and highs of the investment markets; a plan that covers investments, superannuation and insurance. Your financial planner will show you how you can diversify your

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AUSTRALIA’s largest and most frequent fires actually occur in the spring in the tropical savannas of northern Australia. On November 25, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured the natural- pheric humidity, air color image (right) of temperature, and wind wildfires burning on strength. Cape York. NASA reports that Smoke plumes from on Cape York, humidity multiple fires are visible drops and temperatures streaming west; red out- rise beginning with the lines indicate hot spots arrival of the dry season where MODIS detected in March. unusually warm surface By the end of Notemperatures associated vember, grasses and with fires. trees in the FORESIGHT 12 - ADwoodland 2 Three main meteoro- region have reached CATEGORY: logical variables affect their most flammable fire behavior: BOBCATatmosHIREstate. In this case, steady

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going management activities of the Kowanyama Aboriginal Land and Natural Resource Management Office which now employs two full-time Traditional Owners as rangers for the fire program, and it has brought these rangers back to their homeland, to a remote stretch of open landscape in Western Cape York that was previously unoccupied. Business partnerships have also evolved from the program. Traditional Owners and nonindigenous pastoralists are in talks about joint ventures on a whole raft of projects including

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INVITATIONS to Christmas parties pop up left, right and centre at this time a year, and hardly anyone can maintain their weight or keep losing weight during this merry time. And for the grand finale at the end of the month, the feasts become even bigger and usually the alcohol flows more regularly, after we have been conditioned with our previous, work, club, kindy, friends and/or partners Christmas parties. Here are some of my ideas to keep you healthy this festive season. Here are some of my ideas: Intake and output First of all remember the law of energy input and output. In order to not put on any weight, know the calories you eat and drink, and the effort it takes to burn these calories while exercising or moving otherwise like gardening, walking, etc. You will be amazed what goes into your body during the festive season. Track it with a diary and realise how easy it is to go over your suggested daily intake of sugars, fats and calories. Keep calm The festive season can be quite stressful for some. Shopping, organising, decorating, taking the kids to parties and attending parties yourself can be quite stressful. Make sure you take dedicated me time to relax, walk, meditate or go to a yoga class. Breathe, keep calm, and centre yourself so you have enough

energy to keep going. Also, make sure you get sufficient sleep. When you are sleep deprived or stressed you may crave sweets, salty and fatty food, more so than as if you have a good night’s rest. Sweet treats Stay away from sweets - not only do they come with a lot of excessive calories, but they can also have an effect on your mood and energy levels. The sugar spikes your energy and mood levels up, before letting them plunge down again. This will make you reach out for the sweet hit again and again, make your children hyperactive and you or any of your loved ones grumpy. The festive season is a sweet time with lollies and chocolate luring you everywhere you go. It may be a wise idea not to stock any sweets at home. You and your kids will be bombarded with sweets anyhow, at work, at friend’s homes and at parties. Do you really need to stock up at home? Drink water In order to keep your metabolism functioning properly water is required. Sweet drinks, sweets and alcohol will dehydrate your body. When you are drinking more water you may find that you are less hungry and feel that you are snacking less. Drink one glass of water 20 minutes before a meal and 20 minutes after. Keep drinking a minimum of two litres of water a day - this is especially important in a hot climate like Weipa. Always alternate an alcoholic drink with some water as this will help to reduce the hangover and hopefully make you a bit more cheerful the morning after. Keep exercising Even though most sports clubs are breaking for the festive season, you can still head out for a walk, go for a swim, ride the bike or exercise at home with your friends and family. Dance your life away at the Christmas party, play Twister, do the gardening together, and enjoy a lot of time off with your loved ones to invigorate relationships. Thank you all for being great and loyal readers of The Goodlife column this year. May we all continue or start our journey in 2013 joyfully and healthy with some weight loss challenges in Weipa to come. Feel free to contact me with topics you would like to hear about in the new year, and drop me an email at jeany.schall@goodline.com.au

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Buthu shoe drive By Hannah Gamble

My name is Hannah I am 11 years old and I am now living in Hervey Bay. For the first six months of this year our family and I lived in Weipa, and I was in year 6 at Western Cape College. My teacher was Mrs Glenn and I really loved being in her class, along with all the other students who were my friends. I made a lot of friends and when it came time to leave I was really sad because Weipa was such a fun place. When we got back to Hervey Bay I really missed Weipa. I wanted to try and do something nice to say thank you to Mrs Glenn, my friends in Year 6 and for the school, so they would know how much I missed them and that they were in my thoughts. I came up with the idea of doing a shoe drive. While we were at Weipa we found out that our shoes wore out pretty quickly because of the wet season weather, with the mud and water and also because of the fun we had exploring around the bush and beaches. I also saw that some of the other students came to school without shoes sometimes, and I was told that some had trouble affording them. My dad worked in the RBC (Responsible Behaviour Classroom) at the

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when I told her about wanting to do a shoe drive, and my reasons, she wanted to know more. I told her that during the wet season the road to Cairns is cut for months and that Weipa becomes isolated, and things like shoes, food and fuel cost more because of freight. I told her of my idea that it would help Western Cape College staff and students, and the nearby communities, by us doing a shoe drive. I thought that the shoes could then be kept at the RBC to give to students when they needed them, rather than having to miss out on school and wasted learning time. Mrs Hammond happily agreed to help out and made it our Mission week objective. Initially I had hoped that we would get maybe about 20 pairs of used shoes in a good condition, but thanks to Ms Hammond’s help we got a lot more than that. Students and staff at Xavier that heard about our Weipa stories wanted to know how they could help even more, and so they started buying brand new shoes and socks to donate to our shoe drive. About 90 pairs of shoes were donated in total. People even came to us asking for sizes and styles so we ended up with a lot of different shoes like male and

About 90 pairs of shoes were donated in total... We also sent up over 100 pairs of socks of all different sizes and styles to go with the shoes.

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College and he would sometimes have to talk to students about not wearing shoes, as it was part of the uniform for the school and for student safety. My dad sometimes had to take some students home to find shoes because they didn’t have any on, and this meant they were missing out on learning. I now go to Xavier Catholic College in Hervey Bay and my school house team is called Buthu. Our local aboriginal tribe are the Butchulla people and Buthu is their word for Dolphin. Our school has a strong bond with the Traditional Owners here and this made me miss Weipa, as it was the same up there. Every year our team have a Buthu Mission Week, where our Buthu house mates all do something to help those less fortunate, or another good cause. I spoke to our Buthu head of house, Ms Tami Hammond, and

female joggers from Prep size to size 13s, basketball boots and work boots. When we told people about how much Weipa people love playing football we even had some pairs of football boots donated. Ms Hammond also organised a school disco were you could either pay $5 to get in or you could donate a new pair of socks to go with the shoes. It was so much fun, and people didn’t just bring in single pairs, they brought in 10 or 20 packs, so we also sent up over 100 pairs of socks of all different sizes and styles to go with the shoes. Some of the used shoes needed new laces and a small clean so we contacted a friend of ours who is the manager of the Weipa Woolworths, Ms Jenny Everist. Jenny was so happy to help out that she arranged for the local Woolworths manager in Hervey Bay to donate all the new laces. He was also very

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Toll terminal supervisor Darren Carr, Weipa Woolworths assistant manager Dudley Friske, Western Cape College head of campus Garry Hutchinson, Toll Queensland accounts co-ordinator Suzanne Jia and Toll manager coastal trades John Veal with the boxes of shoes, socks and shoelaces from the Buthu shoe drive.

interested in talking to my dad about catching Barramundi and is now planning to visit Weipa himself to fish. He also donated some packing tape and extra socks to help our project. We ended up filling three full packing boxes with shoes and another half box of socks and laces. When we thought about how to get the package of shoes to Weipa at no cost to the Western Cape College we found out that there are a lot of close ties between Xavier College and Weipa. My Dad spoke to Mrs Leesa Kennedy who has kids at Xavier and she is related to the Goodline Kennedys in Weipa. Mrs Kennedy was very helpful with ideas, and donating shoes and socks. Mrs Kennedy offered to help with transporting the shoes to Weipa, but we were able to use Woolworths and Toll Marine who barged them around to Weipa for us. The Buthu house and Xavier Catholic College parents and students hope that the shoes and socks really do help the Western Cape College kids. I would like to thank my Dad,

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Friday 14 Mrs Hammond and everybody at Xavier that brought in shoes and socks. In past years Buthu Weipa Community Markets Mission Week has raised funds Saturday 15 opposite the Squash Courts and goods for impoverished 7am-2pm. groups around the world and Weipa Town Authority 2012 this year Mrs Hammond was Christmas Lights competition very happy to help out a good judging. Entry forms at the Thursday 20 cause in Australia. Mrs HamWeipa Town Authority front mond was even happier to help desk. You can nominate your after hearing about our Weipa house or someone elses. adventures. I would like to say a very big thank you to our friend Jenny Everist from Weipa Woolworths who was so lovely, and helped us out so much with her time and arranging the transport. We miss you. Thank you also goes to the Hervey Bay Woolworths manager who saw us straight away and was really nice in donating the laces, socks and tape. Weipa Community Markets I would like finish by saying Saturday 22 opposite the Squash Courts a big “hello” to all my friends in 7am-2pm. Weipa. I really miss Weipa and Monday 24 Christmas Eve Mrs Glenn and our Year 6 class. Tuesday 25 Christmas Day It was hard for me when I Wednesday 26 Boxing Day first arrived in Weipa in the wet season, but after I was there a Monday 31 New Years Eve short time I made some great JANUARY friends, found that Weipa was Tuesday 1 New Years Day a lot of fun and it’s a really great place. Western Cape Bulletin December 12, 2012 Page 11

SNAPSHOTS @ WTA Christmas party

Farewell to Weipa

Ben and Tash Laidlaw with their daughters Matilda (3) and Annie (2) farewelled their seven and half years in Weipa on the weekend. Ben said the family would miss Weipa, which has been their extended home as they never intended to be here this long. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will now move on to the next adventure in our lives at Mt Tom Price in Western Australiaâ&#x20AC;?. Everyone wishes them the best in their future endeavours. No more workouts required now Ian.

Joan arriving for a night of celebration.

Maria was very happy with her christmas gift.

John enjoyed the evening and his gift from Santa.

Peter handing out his Christmas gift of dollar sign earrings to Joanne. (Quite fitting for our Director of Finance)

Andrea handinde out her awards to everyone.

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Jamie donned his new persona.

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Sport and Rec officer Richelle was in a festive mood.

SNAPSHOTS @ WCCT Christmas party

At the WCCT Christmas party on Wednesdayh night were Ivy Gordon and Florence Hector.

Ethel Pitt and Ross Coconut were there to farewell Joanne Scarini and Ben Laidlaw.

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Polly Smith, Ronnie Hall and Gracie John had a lot of fun at the Christmas party.

All smiles on Wednesday night were Lily York and Barbara Miller.

Steven Hall and Stefan Le Roux caught up for a chat at the WCCT Christmas party.

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Santa flys in by helicopter to see the children at Napranum Preschool.

All the children and families await to greet Santa.

Santa brings in his wheelbarrow full of gifts for the children.

Santa hands out gifts to all the children at Napranum Preschool.

Santa and his Elf helper arrive to share the joy of Christmas.

A very excited child receives her gift from Santa and his Elf helper.

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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!!

$440,000 neg.

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VACANT POSSESSION. Ultra modern spacious standalone unit. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, BIW, A/C, internal laundry, undercover tiled patio areas, double carport, lockable storage and fully fenced yard. MUST SEE!

R DE CT N U TRA N CO

$285,000 neg. $315,000

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VACANT POSSESSION. 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.

$619,000 neg.

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VACANT POSSESSION. Located just 100m from the water, this spacious, fully renovated “Pop Top” home is uniquely positioned! 4 bedrooms plus a 5th bedroom/office/study, Fully air conditioned, 1 Year old 10m x 7m insulated shed with power, 988 m2 block.

$650,000 neg.

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New home in Golf Links Estate. A/C. Granite bench tops, pantry & dishwasher space. Family room, lounge room & dining area. Patio, landscaped, fully fenced & in ground pool. Double lock up garage, with laundry & storage area. Long term lease to corporation.

$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 corp until 31/12/2013.

$420,000 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.

Vacant possession two bedroom modern unit situated walking distance to McNamara Shopping Centre. Lounge/dining area, split system air conditioning throughout, ceiling fans, BIW, neat kitchen, bathroom, internal laundry, large timber deck, patio and single carport. Great home for first home buyers!!

Weipa Real Estate would like to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and safe New Year. Our ofﬁce will be closed from 22/12/12 to 07/01/13. Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS with your loved ones.

SALES – GEOFF BRYANT – 0408 772 592 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT – MELISA P: 07 4069 9921 F: 07 4069 9721 Email: admin@weiparealestate.com.au Page 14 Western Cape Bulletin December 12, 2012

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Three Bedroom two Bathroom unit complete with modern fixtures. Split system air conditioning throughout, built in wardrobes, ceiling fans, open plan living areas, undercover entertainment area and tiled flooring. Situated in a quiet complex of 3 with low body corporate fees.

$495,000 neg.

$300,000’s

Web: www.weiparealestate.com.au

TELEVISION GUIDE

THURSDAY 13 FRIDAY 14

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Calder: Sculpteur De L’Air 11:00 Photo Finish 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Movie: “Magnificent Matador” (G) 2:00 The Forsyte Saga 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 TBA 6:50 Audrey’s Kitchen 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Moone Boy: Martin is determined to end his last week of school with a bang. Meanwhile, Martin’s parents must deal with the extra stress caused by the behaviour of his sisters Sinead and Fidelma. 8:30 New Tricks: When someone tries to assassinate Stephen Fisher, Strickland calls the UCOS team together asking for their help. 9:30 Jonathan Creek: The Judas Tree - Master of illusion and lateral thinker Jonathan Creek is back in another spooky tale, and this time he’s in a race against time to clear a young girl’s name when she is framed for a murder most mysterious 10:00 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 A Very Specky Christmas 2009 12:00 Rage (MA l,d,h,n,s,v)

SATURDAY 15

5:00 Rage (PG) 10:30 Rage Guest Programmer 11:30 Eggheads: Last Truma 12:00 Cheese Slives: Gorgonzola/Taleggio 12:25 Movie: “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” (PG) 2:00 Movie: “The Glen Miller Story” (G) 4:00 Basketball: WNBL: West Coast vs Canberra 5:00 Footall: W-League: Melbourne vs Canberra 6:00 River Cottage: Christmas Special 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Doc Martin - After Dr Dibbs leaves, Dr Ellingham moves back into the surgery until a replacement can be found. He also asks Louisa to move into his house so he can help to raise their child. 8:20 Young James Herriot - The Fascist tendencies of Jenny’s parents are cause for concern as James faces a stark choice that may change the direction of his life. 9:20 Upstairs Downstairs - Storm clouds are gathering at 165 Eaton Place, with Lady Agnes’s growing fear over the imminent arrival of her baby. And Sir Hallam makes a discovery that will change his life forever. 10:20 Silent Witness: Voids Part 2 11:15 Waking The Dead: Mask Of Sanity Part 1 12:10 Rage Guest Programmer 5:00 Rage

SUNDAY 16

SBS

6:00 Rage (MA) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Weekend Breakfast 11:30 Songs Of Praise: A Dickensian Christmas 12:00 Best Of Landline 1:00 River Cottage: Christmas Special 2:00 Young James Herriot 3:00 The Private Life Of A Christmas Masterpiece: The Adoration Of The Christ Child 4:00 10 Aussie Books To Read Before You Die 5:00 David Attenborough’s First Life: Arrival 6:00 Schools Spectacular 2012 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The Manor Reborn - Work at Avebury Manor finally gets under way, but will the National Trust accept the outlandish colour scheme being proposed for the Queen’s bedroom? 8:30 The Pillars Of The Earth - After a shocking tragedy, Aliena is forced to fend for herself and brother Richard, and in doing so asks Richard to make a huge sacrifice 10:10 Life In Movement 11:30 Movie: “Two Mules For Sister Sara” (M v) - A two-fisted gunslinger and a whisky-swilling nun reluctantly join forces to aid a group of Mexican revolutionaries. 1:25 British Invasion: Dusty Springfield 3:35 Rage 4:00 The New Inventors

6:00 Weekend Today 9:00 1st Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 1 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 1st Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 1 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Getaway 6:00 Nine News Saturday 6:30 Frozen Planet: The Ends Of The Earth 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 The Mentalist: Red Rover, Red Rover - Jane receives a message from Red John on the eighth anniversary of the deaths of his wife and daughter. Jane then gets distracted from the CBI’s latest case, an investigation into the homicide of a brokerage-firm employee. 9:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investivation: Genetic Disorder - When a genealogist is found dead in Dr. Robbins’ bed, the team works on the theory that his wife may have been cheating even though she maintains her innocence. 10:30 Unforgettable: Butterfly Effect 11:30 Southland: God’s Work 12:20 What Would You Do? 1:00 Spyforce 2:00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 4:00 National Early Morning News 4:30 Today

6:00 Phineas And Ferb 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 Special: Reece Mastin Live and Lost 12:00 Ghosts Of Time 12:30 Ghosts Of Time 1:00 Minute To Win It 2:00 Movie: “Ice Princess” 4:00 Fat Family Diet 5:00 Drive Thru Australia 5:30 Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 8:30 Bones: The Sin In The Sisterhood - A practicing polygamist, shot dead, is found disguised as a scarecrow in a remote cornfield. 9:30 Nazi Hunters - As the Gestapo chief in Lyon, Klaus Barbie has the blood of 10,000 French Jews on his hands. But rather than being imprisoned after the war, he is instead hired by the CIA as an anti-communist agent. Eventually Barbie escapes to Latin America where he works for dictators and drug barons and lives undetected for decades. That is, until a middle class German housewife and mother vows to track him down. 10:30 Law & Order: LA 11:30 Parking Wars 12:00 Movie: “Death Becomes Her” (M) 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 FIFA Futbol Mundial 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Jazeera News 2:30 The Russian Enigma 3:30 Trawlermen 4:30 ADbc 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: A Disappearing Village 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: The Crusades: Holy War 8:35 Stephen Hawking’s Grand Design: Did God Create the Universe 9:30 Under African Skies: Paul Simon’s Graceland - Paul Simon returns to South Africa two and a half decades after visiting the country to work with local musicians. At the time, a cultural boycott was in place, which stirred up anger amongst the forces opposed to the apartheid regime. Simon visited in 1985 and released Graceland in 1986. 11:10 Movie: “The Light”(M s,l) In French. Tells the story of an Algerian war veteran who comes to work in a lighthouse on an island off the coast of Brittany. When he has an affair with the lighthouse keeper’s wife, the lives of all are deeply affected. 1:00 Movie: “A Way of Life” (MAV s,v,a) A gritty film about a teenage mother struggling to bring up her small daughter and deal with her role in a violent hate crime. Set in a small community in South Wales, this dark but moving tale looks at the area that exists between black and white, good and evil, child and adult. 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 17

7 CENTRAL

4:30 Art Nation 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Menzies And Churchill At War 11:00 Best Of Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Manor Reborn 1:30 Meerkat Manor 2:00 The Forsyte Saga 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Christmas 6:50 Audrey’s Kitchen 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Family Confidential: The Jacobsens 8:30 Country House Rescue: Tapeley Park 9:15 Dream Build 9:30 Fake Or Fortune? 10:30 ABC News 10:40 Gandhi: The Road To Freedom - Journalist Mishal Husain explores the last years of Gandhi’s life, which ended in his assassination. She questions why Gandhi was revered as Father of the Nation, when India turned its back on his blueprint for the country? 11:35 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Hickory Dickory Dock 1:20 Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Christmas 2:10 British Invasion: Gerry And The Pacemakers 3:25 Rage 4:00 Movie: “Chance Of A Lifetime” (PG) 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 8:00 Mornings - Summer Series 8:30 Yamba’s Playtime 9:00 1st Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 1 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 1st Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 1 5:00 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Hot Troll Deviation - Wolowitz is embarrassed when a secret of his is revealed; and Sheldon and Raj battle at work. 7:30 TBA 8:30 The Mentalist: The Crimson Hat - In the season finale, Jane deals with his latest loss to Red John by hitting rock bottom in Las Vegas and hooking up with a cocktail waitress. Meanwhile, the CBI tries to solve a John Doe’s homicide. 9:30 House Husbands 10:30 Unforgettable 11:30 Nikita: London Calling 12:30 The Avengers: Joker 1:30 Extra 2:00 Danoz 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Alive & Cooking 4:00 National Early Morning News 4:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Kid Cop” (PG) 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 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 Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Motorway Patrol 8:00 SCU: Serious Crash Unit 8:30 Castle: Demons - Castle & Beckett confront the possibility of paranormal foul play when a world renowned ghost hunter is mysteriously murdered while investigating a haunting at a legendary New York mansion. 9:30 The Amazing Race 11:30 Whitney 12:00 Grey’s Anatomy: Crash Into Me - Part 2 of 2 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 rena: Magical Mystery Tour Revisited 2:00 Magical Mystery Tour 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 PopAsia 5:30 Global Village: Visions of Sicily 6:00 Food Safari: Mexican 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Mattress Mayhem 8:30 Derren Brown: The Experiments: Guilt Trip 9:30 The Arecibo Message - In 1974 The Arecibo Message was broadcast into space. Composed by the finest scientific minds of a generation, its mission was to give intelligent alien civilizations knowledge of the people of Earth. 10:00 South Park: Red Sleigh Down 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: Revolution - Valentine, Gala, Daisy, and Brice are all 30-something, trendy environmentalists who share an apartment in Paris. But Brice has just made a serious mistake: he threw a chicken bone in the wrong trash can. 1:00 La La Land 1:30 South Park: The Early Years 2:05 South Park: The Early Years 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 18

IMPARJA

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 The Art Of Cho- 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz 2:00 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 pin 11:00 The Restaurant Inspector 11:45 Big Ideas Sampler 12:00 Extra 3:30 Yamba’s Playtime 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon Midday Report 12:30 The World’s Worst Disasters 1:30 Whatever! The Science Of Teens 2:00 The Forsyte Saga 3:00 Children’s Programs News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Three Men In Another Boat 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 ABC News 7:00 The Big Bang Theory 7:30 7.30 7:30 Getaway 8:00 Kitchen Cabinet: Julie Bishop 8:30 Person Of Interest: No Good Deed 8:30 Jack Irish: Bad Debts - Jack Irish is a man getting his life back 9:30 CSI: NY: Who’s There together. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, 10:30 True CSI: Cold Blood: Ivy League Murder - When two respecthe now spends his days finding those who don’t want to be ed professors are brutally murdered in their Hanover, New found - dead or alive. Hampshire home, police interrogate a host of likely suspects... 10:15 Angry Boys - Blake starts up the Fat Boys Surf School and but the murder weapon and a bloody footprint hold the key to Gran takes a young boy on a prison tour. Meanwhile Daniel the crime. Can forensic science reveal the culprits? And will a throws a party for all the teenagers in Dunt. nationwide manhunt catch the killers? 10:45 ABC News: Late Edition 11:30 Weeds: All About My Mom 10:55 Kevin McCloud: Slumming It 12:00 20/20 1:00 Extra 11:45 Iconoclasts: Madeleine Albright And Ashley Judd 1:30 Danoz Direct 12:30 The Clinic 3:00 Newstyle Direct 1:20 Rage 3:30 Alive And Cooking 2:30 NTAFL: Palmerston Vs Waratah 4:00 National Early Morning News / 4:30 Today 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Fake Or Fortune? 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Carmen And Geoffrey 2:00 The Forsyte Saga 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:55 Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab: The Experiments 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Christmas 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Grumpy Guide To...: Teenagers 8:30 Maggie Beer’s Christmas Feast - Maggie invites some special guests to the ultimate Australian Christmas feast under the gum trees in the beautiful surroundings of her own property in the Barossa Valley. 9:00 Grumpy Guide To Christmas 10:00 My Family: Mary Christmas 10:30 ABC News 10:40 Dragons’ Den Christmas Special 12:10 Willie’s Perfect Chocolate Christmas 1:00 Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Christmas 2:00 Basketball: West Coast Vs Canberra 4:00 Movie: “Rachel And The Stranger” (PG) 5:20 Ten Minute Tales 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 8:00 Mornings - Summer Series 8:30 Yamba’s Playtime 9:00 1st Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 1 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 1st Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 1 5:30 Alive & Cooking 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Desperate Emanation 7:30 Hamish & Andy’s Euro Gap Year 8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Stag Convergence 9:00 2 Broke Girls: And The Pretty Problem 9:30 Two And A Half Men: The War Against Gingivitis 10:00 Mike & Molly: Surprise 10:30 Survivor: Phillipines 11:30 Weeds: Thwack - Faced with the aftermath of Shane having murdered Pilar, Nancy grabs Shane and Silas and head north. Andy is then met with the decision to split town with his family or stay and fight for Audra’s affection. 12:00 20/20 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: “Crimes Of Passion: Voice From The Grave ” (M v) 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 Medical Rookies 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 Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Once Upon A Time: Queen Of Hearts - Cora does everything in her power to steal the compass away from Mary Margaret and Emma in her quest to find the entrance to Storybrooke. 9:30 Grey’s Anatomy: Run, Baby, Run 10:30 Four Weddings - Move over Dixie Chicks, country singer Tamika’s throwing a classic country wedding hoe down. Straight shooter Ingrid is having a masked ball, as they do in Venice. Sparks fly when this sophisticated city slicker meets the country queen. 11:30 I Just Want My Pants Back 12:00 Desperate Housewives 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 Katherine Jenkins: Live at Llangollen 2:20 A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra 2:50 Spacefiles: Sun, Powerhouse of the Solar System 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 Sicily 6:00 Food Safari: Turkish 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Finding Your Roots: Michelle Rodriguez, Adrian Grenier and Linda Chavez 8:30 The Truth About Looking Younger 9:30 Forensics on Trial 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Marock” (MA l,s) In Arabic. Set in Casablanca in 1997, Rita, the daughter of wealthy Moroccan parents, falls in love with Youri, a rebellious youth. The only problem is that Youri is Jewish, and even in easy-going cosmopolitan Casablanca, Arabs and Jews tend to keep to their own. To complicate things even more, Rita’s brother Mao returns from London a born-again, devout Muslim who disapproves of her Westernised ways. 12:55 Mad Men: Out Of Town 1:50 Mad Men: Love Among the Ruins 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 19

ABC

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Missing: Presumed Dead 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Can We Help? 2:00 The Forsyte Saga 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Jimmy’s Christmas Food Factory 6:30 Choccywoccydoodah: Christmas Comes Early 6:55 Audrey’s Kitchen 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI Christmas Special: Empire 8:30 Movie: “Bran Nue Dae” (PG) - Accompanied by the joyous sounds of country gospel with Broome-style Broadway dancing, comes a road musical that celebrates the adventure of finding your way back home. 9:55 Absolutely Fabulous Special: Job - Twenty years on the ladies are a tiny bit older, none the wiser - but definitely still Absolutely Fabulous. Eddy signs a famous French actress as a client to impress Saffy. 10:30 ABC News 10:35 Spooks 11:35 Blue Murder: Private Sins: Part 2 12:30 Durham County 1:10 Rage 2:00 Football: W-League: Melbourne Vs Canberra 4:00 Movie: “Treasure Hunt” (G) 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 10:00 TBA 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 Yamba’s Playtime 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Irish Pub Formulation 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 10:30 Anger Management: Charlie Tries To Prove Therapy Is Legit - Charlie falls for Jen’s hot new business partner, Lori - played by Charlie’s real-life ex, Denise Richards - only to find she thinks therapy is a scam. 11:00 Anger Management 11:30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter 12:00 Eclipse 12:30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Volcano: Fire On The Mountain” (PG) 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 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 Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 TBA 8:30 Grimm: Game Ogre / Of Mouse And Man - An escapee returns to Portland seeking revenge against those who put him behind bars. His unusual strength and high tolerance for pain makes Nick take notice. As the case escalates Nick and Juliette are put in danger, and Monroe is called into action to help put an end to the convict’s deadly rampage. 10:30 The Cult 11:30 Olivia Lee 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 America Before Columbus 2:00 A Taste Of Iran 2:50 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong Bitesize 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 Wales 6:00 Food Safari: Spanish 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Monster Bug Wars: When Tribes Go to War 8:30 Toughest Place to be a... Bus Driver 9:30 Under Fire: Journalists in Combat - - Only two journalists were killed in World War I. So far, Iraq has claimed the lives of one hundred and twenty journalists and the recent Libyan uprising has already taken the lives of four. War journalism has become an increasingly lethal endeavour. 10:30 World News Australia 11:10 Movie: “The Refuge” (MA d) In French. When her boyfriend fatally overdoses one night, Mousse wakes up in hospital to discover she is pregnant. Lost in her grief and rebuffed by her family, she escapes to a house on the beach to wait out the rest of her pregnancy. There she is joined by Louis’ gay brother Paul and the two connect over the love they have lost and the hope Mousse’s pregnancy brings 12:45 Iron Chef: Grand Finale - Part 2 1:35 Iron Chef: Grand Finale - Part 3 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Shopgirl” (M) 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Once Upon A Time - Child Of The Moon - Ruby’s fear about turning into a wolf during the first curse-free Storybrooke full moon is confirmed when one of the town’s residents is viciously murdered, and Ruby is the prime suspect. Decker threatens to expose David as a shepherd, not a prince, and not fit to run the town as sheriff, and Leroy stumbles upon some treasure in the Storybrooke mine that could help bring Mary Margaret and Emma back into our world. 8:30 TBA 11:15 Up All Night 11:45 Cougar Town: It’ll All Work Out - When Jules realises that the cul-de-sac crew didn’t celebrate Thanksgiving together, she decides to celebrate the holiday, even though it’s spring. 12:15 Sons And Daughters 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 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 Maverick Mother 2:30 Parent Rescue: Sweating It Out 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 Scotland 6:00 Food Safari: Thai 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: Alsace 9:35 One Born Every Minute 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Crazy Horse - Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman explores one of the most mythic and colourful places dedicated to women, the Crazy Horse – a legendary Parisian cabaret club, founded in 1951 by Alain Bernardin. 12:00 Movie: “Counter Investigation” (M a,l) In French. - When detective Richard Malinowski’s daughter is raped and murdered, his colleagues are in a hurry to make an arrest. A suspect, Daniel Eckmann, is quickly brought to trial and sentenced to life imprisonment. From his cell, however, Daniel pleads his innocence in correspondence to Malinowski. Doubts begin to surface - and Richard launches his own investigation. 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Midnight Run” (M) 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 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 TBA 10:30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive: Killer Crevasse 11:40 Celebrity Juice - Keith Lemon hosts this hilarious celebrity panel show, where guests are quizzed on their knowledge of the entertainment industry and their peers. 12:30 Grey’s Anatomy: Forever Young - The ER is filled with teenagers after a schoolbus crash. Bailey treats a patient who was her high school crush. Meredith and Derek’s relationship gets more complicated. 1:30 Desperate Housewives: Distant Past - Adam Mayfair is shocked when a mysterious stalker from his past shows up on Wisteria Lane. Lynette reunites with her long lost stepfather. 2:30 Room For Improvement 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Saturday Disney 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning 6:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:00 1St Test - Australia V Sri Show - Weekend 11:00 Ghosts Of Time 11:30 Ghosts Of Time 12:00 Lanka - Day 1 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 1st Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 1 Sea Princesses 12:30 Movie: “Barbie: The Princess And The Pop Star” 5:00 Getaway: Ben goes on a crazy tour of Norway; Dermott heads 2:00 That ‘70s Show 2:30 V8 Xtra 3:30 Seven’s Motorsport 4:30 Hart to Ireland to trace his family tree; Catriona joins a tour that Of The Barbecue 5:00 Creek To Coast combines surfing and gourmet food and also takes a beautiful 5:30 Queensland Weekender - Dean Miller and his team cover the drive around the Tea Gardens region north of Sydney. length and breadth of Queensland with great suggestions for 5:30 4WD TV weekends, short breaks and holidays. 6:00 National News Saturday 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Austalia’s Funniest Home Videos 6:30 TBA 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 12:30 Grey’s Anatomy: Crash Into Me - Part 1 Of 2 - An ambulance 11:35 Movie: “When Time Ran Out” (M) - Academy Award winner loses control after the driver has a seizure and crashes into Paul Newman stars as an oil-company geologist who tries another ambulance right outside Seattle Grace. to warn the owners and guests of a resort hotel of imminent disaster. But no one will heed his dire warnings until the 1:30 Desperate Housewives: Something’s Coming - The residents volcano erupts in a torrent of lava, trapping everyone. of Wisteria Lane are forced into basements, cellars and safe 1:50 Movie: “King’s Ransom” - Hoping to foil his own goldrooms to weather a tornado that destroys homes and lives digging wife’s plan, a loathsome businessman arranges his forever. own kidnapping, only to realize that there are plenty of other 2:30 Housecalls To The Rescue people interested in his wealth as well. 3:30 It Is Written Oceania 3:30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 4:00 Home Shopping 4:00 Danoz Direct 5:00 Beyond Tomorrow 5:30 Wesley Impact

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 Here Comes the Neighbourhood 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: GSM in Bamako 6:00 Food Safari: Lebanese 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Trevor McDonald: Mighty Mississippi 8:30 When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions: Ordinary Supermen 9:30 As It Happened: How To Go To War 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Novo” (MA s,n,a) In French. - Graham has total memory loss after an accident. He takes on lovers, but can never remember them and must resort to writing notes on everything. Then one day he recognises his son. A lusty homage to the film Memento. 12:50 Kurt Wallander: “Blood Ties” (M l,v) In Swedish. - As the wives and children of the men from a local commune are picked off and murdered, Kurt Wallander links the crimes to a robbery that took place years earlier when only one man, the leader, Roger Riis, was caught and jailed. 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 Today 8:00 Mornings - Summer Series 8:30 Yamba’s Playtime 9:00 1St Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 1 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 1st Test - Australia V Sri Lanka - Day 1 5:00 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Hot Troll Deviation - Wolowitz is embarrassed when a secret of his is revealed; and Sheldon and Raj battle at work. 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Desperate Emanation - Sheldon meets Amy’s mother and comes to the realization that he no longer wants to see Amy; and Leonard realizes that everyone is in a relationship except for him. 8:00 Two And A Half Men: A Bottle Of Wine And A Jackhammer 8:30 TBA 10:30 TBA 12:30 Movie: “Agatha Christie’s Death On The Nile” (M) - Based on the novel by Agatha Christie. A string of murders take place on a luxury steamer cruising up the Nile River. The suspects are many and there are numerous versions as to how the murders occurred and who did them. 3:00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 3:30 Danoz 4:30 Good Morning America

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Passione: A Musical Adventure 2:40 Piano Notes: Domenico Scarlatti: Three Sonatas 8’30 2:50 Michelangelo Revealed 3:55 Photo: German New Objectivity 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Rich Stein 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Amazon with Bruce Parry 8:30 Hunted: Kismet 9:30 Real Humans - The Lord Shall Be Our Companion - In a parallel present day, robots have become so human it is barely possible to distinguish them from real people. In this episode, the rogue hubots take refuge in an old church, where the pastor offers them sanctuary in the vicarage, believing that hubots would never harm humans. 10:40 Movie: “Dragon Tiger Gate” (MA a,n) In Cantonese. Based on Tony Wong’s long-running comic book series. Dragon and his brother Tiger emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice. 12:20 Anatomy For Beginners: Circulation 1:20 Dave in the Life: Politician - In tonight’s episode, Dave is on a mission to find out what makes a politician tick. But has he got it in him to become one? 1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

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CROSSWORD No. 128

SUDOKU No. 128

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st)

You may be surprised at all the attention you get this week. This is an excellent time to get your thoughts across to other people. Romance. You should be in a very romantic mood today. Your partner may be a little too tired to respond. Surround yourself with those who complement your mood.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)

Don’t stop until you have gotten to the bottom of a recent mystery. A new ﬁeld of enquiry may lead further than you expect. Perhaps you suspected it all along. Romance. Don’t let the needs of your family take up too much of your emotional energy. Save some time for yourself.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

FOR KIDS

Your self-conﬁdence may be low at the moment. A pleasant surprise later in the week will put you back on your feet. Try to see in yourself what others see in you. Romance. You may get a little anxious if things don’t quite work out according to plan. You will have to be ﬂexible and patient this week.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th)

You may behave a little irrationally. Try to calm down. Take a breath and think through the issue at hand. Romance. What seems to you to be a casual ﬂirtation could be very serious for the person concerned. Figure out your interests before you unknowingly lead this person on.

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)

A fault that you ﬁnd in a friend may be one that you yourself are guilty of. Don’t be too hard on this person. It’s not infrequent to criticize others for the same ﬂaws. Romance. You will be in the mood to take a few risks. Make sure you know what lies ahead as you’re bound to leave your comfort zone.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)

A person who is important in your life may be going through some difﬁculties at the moment. Your support will be appreciated. Romance. A chance comment will help you to put recent events into context. Be careful not to miss an important detail. Keep your ears and heart open.

FINDWORD No. 128 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

Don’t feel bad because of something a friend has said. Try to work out what was behind the remark. It’s possible that it was meant to be constructive. Romance. If you want to criticise your partner for something they have done, try to do so as gently as possible and be sensible about the situation.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)

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MUDDY RIVER

A group of people that you hardly know will be surprisingly friendly. There is nothing to be suspicious of, however. They’re just what you need this week. Romance. You will have to take the initiative in starting a new relationship. If you wait, you could miss the chance. Isn’t it nice to be making decisions?

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd)

You will ﬁnd that people are more open and optimistic than usual at the moment. Now is the time to get any new ideas off the ground. Romance. The Moon/Uranus Midpoint presently in your sign will could bring an interesting new person into your life. Be aware of those around you.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

A very positive development may take an unusual form. Don’t be put off by appearances! Romance. A person whom you know casually may be much more serious about you than you are about them. Set aside all previous thoughts about this person and allow yourself to be surprised.

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LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)

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The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works is the family. – Lee Iacocca

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SOLUTIONS No. 128

Don’t give up, just because you have had a small set-back. Your luck is about to turn. This is your week! Romance. An air of mystery will intrigue your friends, and may help to hide the fact that there is not really much going on! Keep them wondering about your situation.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

You will be surprised to ﬁnd out how much you have in common with an old acquaintance. Time has allowed you both to grow into who you were meant to be. Romance. A difﬁcult aspect between Mercury and Juno could create a misunderstanding in an area that you and your partner normally agree about.

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As the tears started to well up in my eyes, I had to ask “why now, why me, why us, surely it can’t be over?” but it was. The 2012 Weipa Dirt Kart season had come to an end, and with it the reality that Saturday nights will not be the same for the next six months. So as I write this article with a heavy heart and lighter pocket, I would like to recap for you all, and take the opportunity to thank those valued supporters who have been a part of this North Queensland juggernaut in 2012. The season for many of the valued members started way back in February, when the canteen was completely refurbished and general maintenance performed at the racetrack. This would continue for most weekends up until the official season kick-off on May 12 with the first round of the Enzed Hose Doctor Top End Dirt Kart Series run. We would see upwards of 24 drivers race at all three rounds with some absolutely fantastic racing which would lead us directly into the first round of

the Hastings Deering NQ Dirt Kart Series. This would also be run over three nights and be fiercely contested by all. In the middle of the Hastings Deering three-round series, the club would conduct its traditional two-day anniversary meeting with the second day raced under sunshine. The motocross club would also race at the motorsport complex this day and expose many new spectators to what racing in Weipa looks like. During July, three men would take a journey to the Northern Territory to compete in the NT Dirt Kart Titles. Although no victories would be gained, Ben West, Justin Hyytinen and Dan Metcalfe would leave a lasting effect on many new found friends in the karting fraternity, that would lead them to win the ‘best attitude’ award for the title. They also had a trip to remember and one they still can’t talk about even to this day. (What happens on the road stays on the road.) The official season would end with trophy night on November 3, the 22-lap classic on

November 24 and our break-up meeting last Saturday night. On behalf of the Weipa Dirt Kart committee, our valued members and helpers, we would like to thank the following people for their help during the year: James, the Enzed Hose Doctor for his valued support of our first three-race series; Alex Knight from Hastings Deering for their valued support of our second three-race series; and the staff at NQCEC for the use of your grader, water truck and staff to assist with track repair. Also the members of the Weipa Motocross Club for their help at various stages during the year, and also Rio Tinto for your support when we desperately needed it. To Giembra and Stretch from the Western Cape Bulletin – not only did you print all of the insane stuff I wrote, but the photos and flexibility you had with the Dirt Kart Club has been nothing short of fantastic. To the drivers, all 30 of you that competed during the year. To watch our juniors improve so much during the year was

the best, and to have another 15 drivers start racing thoughout the year just makes sure our club goes from strength to strength. And most of all, thank you to the ladies that assisted with the running of our canteen, and of course to Tia Batterham for doing just about everything, and looking after us drivers so we could race. Your help has been imperative throughout the year, and hopefully we haven’t ticked you all off so that you don’t want to come back next year! In closing, I will now send Santa my Christmas list that not only includes go kart parts, and to win Gold Lotto, but with a plan to make 2013 the best year ever for the Weipa Dirt Kart Club. The planning has already begun for the running of the inaugural 2013 Queensland Dirt Kart Title with what could be 100 drivers travelling to our piece of paradise in the Gulf. ‘Til next year, just remember, it’s more satisfying to race in the dirt then play in it.

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Lack of rain means ordinary fishing ANOTHER week has gone by and there still hasn’t been any serious rain, and the fishing has been pretty ordinary. There have been a small showing of Grunter and they will get better when we get some rain. The ones that are being caught are biting on live Prawns if you can find them. The Mission River still has some small Queenfish taking live Mullet, and you can also have a chance with Blue Salmon at night. I haven’t had any reports of any one getting any Crabs but that doesn’t mean there is none to be caught. Out around the mouths of the rivers there are some large Queenfish rounding up the hordes of baitfish that are schooling up at the moment. I tried up in the creeks but only found a few small Jacks and Trevally. Over at Red Beach live bait has been the downfall of a few Queenies as well as a few Bream. Evans Landing at night has been holding a few big fish on live Squid, and during the day droves of little Queenies are chasing the schools of bait fish. Up at Mapoon, James

Prentice (who just got back from boarding school In Townsville), fishing with his brother John and dad Tony, caught a huge Mackerel after only 10 minutes of trolling. They finished the day with a mixed bag of Coral Trout, Tuskers, Cod and topped the day off with a 25lb Cobia. Fishing off Weipa would be the pick at the moment with the reefs producing some spectacular results. I fished the leads with Dan Ruteme and found some small Nannygai, small Cod and a big Bludger Trevally. We then moved down to a small reef and found the kindergarten fish with little Tuskers, small Trout and small Cod. What a difference a day makes - Stewart Mckinon, fishing out of Jason Owen’s new Hooker bagged out on Nannygai and got a mixed bag of Trout and Reds. They then moved out to the Nine Mile looking for Billfish and only to find schools of Tuna and no Billfish. On their way back to Weipa they spotted some big Manta Rays. Until next week smooth seas, calm winds and tight lines. – Cheers, China

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