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W E I PA To w n A u t h o r i t y chairman Peter McCulkin has welcomed the news the World Heritage protection for Cape York nomination will be delayed by at least a year. “I am very happy that the federal election will not see Cape York being used as a bargaining chip for Green preferences as a result of a nomination for World Heritage not proceeding this year. “Apart from the Traditional Owners not coming to agreement over areas suitable for nomination, Cape York Sustainable Futures and the Regional Organisation of Councils Cape York should be acknowledged for all the hard work done to advocate against a very rushed process by the Federal Government had undertaken.” The delay arose after the Federal Government missed a United Nations deadline to submit a nomination. Labor had pledged it would get the consent from traditional Aboriginal owners before submitting a World Heritage nomination to the UN, but has yet to obtain formal consent to include key sites needed for a credible nomination. The government had initially hoped to meet a February 1 deadline for consideration of the nomination in 2013, and significant work had been put in by the Environment Department and scientific advisers to prepare the submission.
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A nomination can still be submitted before this year’s federal election, but it will now not be considered until 2014, and possibly 2015, meaning a delay to potential international recognition for Cape York’s rainforests, wetlands and Indigenous cultural sites. Cape York Sustainable Futures chief executive officer Trish Butler said the government’s failure to meet the February 1 deadline was a “reprieve” and that the World Heritage listing issue would obviously have to be addressed again in the future. “What the people of Cape York clearly want is consultation that involves everyone. Everyone wants to be given the opportunity to voice their opinion,” Mrs Butler said The Wilderness Society said the missed deadline had
significant implications for Cape York, with several major mining projects on the horizon. Member for Cook David Kempton applauded the people of Cape York for their efforts in getting the message to Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke that ignoring the large and vocal dissenting group had subsequently failed to achieve the requisite support. Mr McCulkin said: “A final message to the Green lobbyists advocating for policy change on Cape York - stick to your latte sipping in George Street and leave the management of Cape York to the people who live and work here.” Mrs Butler said it was important that the people of Cape York understood what was at stake as the long-term economic benefits of World Heritage Listing were yet to be demonstrated. “It’s about losing control
and the price is their freedom,” she said. “If we don’t take responsibility UNESCO will. It’s up to the people of Cape York to determine what is best for their land rather than someone from across the other side of the world.” Wi l d e r n e s s S o c i e t y ’s Gavan McFadzean said the government had failed to put up even a ‘’tentative listing’’ - a preliminary step towards a full World Heritage nomination - that would have at least meant the submission would be considered in 2014. Instead he said consideration would be pushed back to 2015. Mr Kempton said: “The issue is not about whether there are any areas worthy of World Heritage listing in Cape York, but rather that the decision to list should be made by the people of the Cape in collaboration with government and not by an ill-informed federal minister.”
Behind the scenes the Federal Government has contracted the Indigenous-owned Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation - headed by Gerhardt Pearson - to gain consent of the traditional owners of some key areas on Cape York, which is yet to occur. Mr Kempton said: “It is no longer good enough to throw money to a non-representative organisation to ‘consult ‘with a select few to achieve a predetermined outcome on World Heritage,” “That the elected mayors of many communities, traditional owners, cattlemen, miners, tourist operators, business people and long-term residents of Cape York were united in their stance against a process that would have seen even more of Cape York locked up is commendable.”
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THE battle has begun to save a stand of Melaleucas facing devastation on the banks of the Mission River. Recent high tides have further encroached onto the land where the iconic trees stand, removing topsoil and exposing the roots of the trees whose hold on the bank was already precarious. Local company Goodline Engineering have volunteered their assistance to the cause and are lending Cape York Natural Resource Management (CYNRM) a hand to try to halt the erosion. CYNRM spokesperson Dick Foster, who has lived opposite the trees for over two years said the situation was getting worse. “I don’t know if you can blame ‘global warming’ but certainly in the time I’ve been here the water has been coming up higher and higher, and if these trees aren’t stabilised we are going to lose them,” Mr Foster said. Some stabilisation work has been carried out along the bank previously and Mr Foster believes further works Thursday Island
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IT was with much pleasure that the Weipa Town Authority (WTA) welcomed two new members to its ranks at the last general meeting. Scott Oakley takes over the RTA Appointed role vacated by Ben Laidlaw when he left for the west and a new role with iron ore in December last year. We are looking forward to Scott’s input as he finds his feet in the new role. We also want to welcome Tammy Freeman to the elected role that Brooke Barton freed-up when she resigned her position in early January. Under the terms of the Local Government Act, within 12 months of the election, there are two options should a position become vacant: the ‘runner-up’ may be appointed by resolution or a by-election held. The WTA resolved to appoint Tammy given the closeness of the election result last April, and more particularly her vast experience in being able to pick up the community and social portfolio previously administered so well by Brooke.
The WTA is in a much better position for having Brooke Barton part of our team since April, and I am sure she will be part of the WTA in the future. The members wish Brooke and the family the very best for the future, and I am sure we will see her involved in some of her other passions - the Weipa Bull Ride and Cabaret in August and other community fundraisers. As a final note the WTA
is still very much pursuing the state government to fully explain the decision to extend the regulated air-route and consequent contract with Qantaslink for a further two years - the decision being made unilaterally without any community consultation. I am sure the matter will be raised when Virgin Airlines meet with the Premier in the coming week.
Pictured with WTA chairman Peter McCulkin (left) and WTA chief executive officer Ian Pressley, two new WTA Members new elected Member Tammy Freeman and RTA Appointed Member Scott Oakley, were sworn in at the WTA January 25 general meeting.
Weipa 2013 Weipacommunity communityupdate updateFebruary August 2011 Centre visits and Scherger caseload community engagement Capacity at Scherger remains at about
In600. mid-February, a delegation from There are currently about 470 peopleNew accommodated the centre. Papua Guinea is at visiting SIDC. This follows the announcement by the The group, which includes PNG’s Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, chief migration officer, will be taking Chris Bowen, that the Scherger operations part in scoping exercises in relation will continue until 30 June 2012. to the regional processing centre on The Department Manus Island. of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), the detention services New Rio Tinto general manager provider Serco and health services Gareth Manderson visited the centre provider International Health and Medical inServices late January an overview of (IHMS)for continue to effectively operations. The visit formed part of manage the client caseload. Serco also his activities to help with his Weipa continues to recruit people from the area familiarisation. to meet its staffing needs, which has risen to include 14 indigenous locals. Community engagement DIAC and Serco staff helped develop Visit from the minister’s response plans with the Weipa advisory group Disaster Management Committee A visit from members of the Minister for recently, in response to Tropical Immigration and Citizenship’s advisory Cyclone Oswald. while group, Council for Thankfully, Immigration Services near-record rainfall was recorded, and Status Resolution (CISSR), is operation centre was not scheduledofforthe August 3–5. They will also attend the next by community adversely affected the cyclone, reference group meeting the Weipa with most programs andinactivities Town Authority rooms on August 5. continuing to run throughout. Page 4 Western Cape Bulletin
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An expression of interest process for people accommodated at SIDC. accommodation in Weipa has recently been finalised who of responded Currently theand vastthose majority clients have been informed of the outcome. are Sri Lankan, with small groupsThe of accommodation bookings are needed to other departmental nationalities service including Rohingya house provider staff.
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Transfers fromto the centre havewith alsoall DIAC continues consult closely relevant stakeholders in Weipa to ensure continued, including bridging visa the best possible outcome for all parties. grants and the movement of some into The department is very conscious community detention arrangements of the potential impact its staffing accommodation requirements have outside of Weipa. Additionalmay transfers on tourist and other accommodation in into the centre will continue to occur. Weipa and it continues to take steps to address this issue. Comments? If you would like to get in touch with Comments?
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February 6, 2013
Regional issues on the table as federal election is announced FEDERAL members of both major parties in Far North Queensland have welcomed the call by Prime Minister Julia Gillard for a federal election on Saturday, September 14. Queensland Senator Jan McLucas said the announcement provided “certainty”. “I’m sure residents and businesses will welcome that,” Ms McLucas said. “The Gillard Government will continue to deliver important reforms during the year.
Queensland Senator Jan McLucas.
“We will see the National Disability Insurance Scheme become real in our launch sites across the country, we’ll deliver action on our National School Improvement Plan that will see standards rise in all our schools and we’ll continue to see the National Broadband Network being rolled out.
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“I’m sure people want the year ahead to be dominated by policy debate and not more of the negativity we saw last year. “2013 presents some great opportunities for us here in Far North Queensland and also nationally.” Federal member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch also welcomed the news, saying he was looking forward to locking in firm policy commitments that would benefit the far north. “The timing couldn’t be better, given that the Coalition has just announced its positive plan to build a strong and prosperous economy, and a safe and secure Australia,” Mr Entsch said. “From talking to people all around the electorate, I know that they want a change - and having a date now confirmed means that our plan can start working from day one.” Speaking from Russia, where he is representing
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Australia at the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, Mr Entsch said his focus during the next eight months would be on locking in policy commitments on issues such as: • a solution to the property insurance crisis; establishment of the Tropical Campus of the Australian Institute of Sport and related infrastructure; • ongoing upgrades to the Bruce Highway; • supporting the creation of a new meeting and entertainment precinct in Port Douglas alongside the lagoon and waterfront redevelopment; • the sustainable, multiple use of our oceans and waterways, particularly in regard to the Coral Sea Marine park; • and fighting the proposed blanket World Heritage Listing of Cape York. Mr Entsch has again asked when Labor would announce their candidate for Leichhardt. “Julia Gillard has taken the unprecedented step of announcing the date of the election, yet Labor still doesn’t have anybody to stand for the Far North,” Mr Entsch said. “This again demonstrates how Labor doesn’t have a plan; their announcements are on the hop and they haven’t even got their candidates lined up before the start of what is essentially an eightmonth election campaign.” Mr Entsch has held the Leichhardt seat from 1996-2007 and was re-elected in 2010. He did not seek re-election at the 2007 poll when it was won by Labor’s Jim Turnour. Leichhardt covers an area of approximately 148 988 sq km from the Torres Strait Islands in the north to Bentley Park in the south. The main towns include Aurukun, Bamaga, Cairns (part), Cooktown, Hope Vale, Kowanyama, Kuranda, Lockhart River, Mossman, Pormpuraaw, Port Douglas, Thursday Island and Weipa.
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a new report has found Indigenous people convicted of non-violent crimes should be sent to treatment programs rather than prison. Accounting firm Deloitte Access Economics produced the extensive report for the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee of the Australian National Council on Drugs. The report reveals by diverting Indigenous offenders into treatment there is a saving of more than $100,000 per Indigenous offender per year, plus an overall saving of $92,000 per Indigenous offender from better health and quality of life outcomes. More than a quarter of Australia’s prison population is Indigenous, including half of all juvenile prisoners. Deloitte Access Economics has assessed the costs and benefits of investing in community based residential alcohol and other drug treatment as opposed to incarcerating Indigenous people with substance use problems convicted of non violent crimes. The report reveals there is clear evidence that offenders with multiple terms of incarceration are more likely to
return to prison and are more likely to be Indigenous. The report also highlights that currently Indigenous Australians are under-represented in diversions by courts to drug and alcohol treatment facilities. In 2009 – 10 out of a total 17,589 referrals from court diversion, 13.7% were for Indigenous people – far lower than the proportion of people incarcerated who are Indigenous. The report concludes there are “considerable benefits associated with the diversion of Indigenous prisoners into community residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation services instead of incarceration. Diversion is associated with both financial savings as well as improvements in health and mortality.” The chair of NIDAC Associate Professor Ted Wilkes said, “Imprisonment is destroying our people, families and communities. It has to be addressed as a matter of absolute urgency. Diverting people away from prisons leads to better health outcomes, it can help avoid negative labelling and stigma associated with criminal conduct. It can prevent further offending and reduce the number of people going to prison.”
a MeetInG/MornInG tea was held on Friday, February 1, 2013 at the Headquarters of B Company 51st Battalion Far north Queensland regiment in order for the new officer Commanding (oC) B Company Major Steve La rose meet the other Government agencies (oGa) operating in this part of the Cape (pictured above). In attendance were representatives of Queensland Police, Queensland Ambulance Service, Fisheries, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Customs, and The Western Cape Bulletin. Gathering as much information as possible from each of these departments, Major La Rose will now set the wheels in motion to formalise plans for the training of B Company personnel to undertake the Army’s role on the Cape in liaison with the OGA’s in their respective roles.
Meet the Major... Major Steven La rose was commissioned into the raaF as a Ground Defence officer in june 2000 and transferred to the australian army in 2008 as an Infantry officer. His army postings include: Headquarters Joint Operations Command; 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment; and Headquarters 7 Brigade. Major La Rose’s deployments were Operation Catalyst (Middle East) 2004; and Operation Slipper (Afghanistan) 2012, and he lists his career highlight as Platoon Commander in Afghanistan. Born in 1978 Major La Rose grew up in Melbourne until joining the military in 2000. He met his wife Sarah at the Broadmeadows Sporting Club where they both worked as bar staff. Major La Rose married Sarah in 2003 and have a two-year old son, Archer. The couple are expecting their second child in July. Sarah is an Administration Officer in the RAAF and is working remotely while posted in Weipa. A keen AFL fan Major La Rose is a proud supporter of the North Melbourne Kangaroos. Major La Rose said he and his
family were looking forward to the next couple of years in Weipa after previous postings to Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. “I’m aiming to become a better fisherman and cooking up a storm on the barbecue,” he said.
Major Steven La Rose, two-year old son Archer, and wife Sarah are looking forward to their time in Weipa.
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A picture is worth a thousand words a Special kit developed to help children identify their emotions is now being used by mental health workers to assist troubled youngsters living in remote indigenous communities in the cape York region. Child and Youth Team workers within the Rural & Remote Area Mental Health Service (which is part of the Cairns & Hinterland Mental Health & ATOD Service) recently obtained nine Safe from the Start kits, funded through a $5000 grant from the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. “Younger children don’t have the words to articulate their feelings,” said Cairns-based team leader, Judy Skalicky. “The Safe from the Start kits are designed to help traumatised children express what they are experiencing by using such visual aids as hand puppets with faces that display different moods, as well as activity cards, stickers and work book.” The Child and Youth Team, which includes a child and youth psychiatrist, three health workers and six clinicians, cares for more than 150 emotionally troubled children living in Cape communities.
Those communities include in Kowanyama, Pompuraaw, Coen, Aurukun, Napranum, Weipa, Mapoon, Cooktown, Hope Vale, Wujul Wujul, Laura and Lockhart River Team members travel to these communities on a fortnightly or monthly basis to conduct clinics for their young clients. They liaise closely with a range of government and non-government agencies in the region, including local schools. “Younger children often develop behavioural issues as a way of acting out their distress,” said Ms Skalicky. “Schools are ideally placed to detect children with behavioural problems and refer them to us.” Child and Youth Team workers usually conduct clinics at local hospitals or other health care facilities. “However, we are willing to visit the children and their families in whatever setting they choose – whether it’s the clinic, their home or under a tree,” said Ms Skalicky. “It is vital to work with both the children and their families so they can find better ways to express their emotions and deal with issues.
Ms Skalicky said the trigger for many of the emotional problems experienced by children in Cape communities could be traced back to poverty. “There is no meaningful economy in remote areas,” she said. “Poor housing, poor food and health issues all contribute to social trauma in these communities.” While the Safe from the Start kits target children aged five and under, they can also be used to assist older youngster, “depending on the emotional age of the child”. Ms Skalicky said the kits were already being put to good use by team members and their small clients. “It is great to have access to funding from a charity such as the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, which is dedicated to improving health care services for everyone in the Far North,” she said. During the 2011-12 financial year, the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation spent more than one million dollars on the purchase of up-to-date equipment for health care facilities in the region and the allocation of training grants to local health care professionals.
Clinical Child and Youth Mental Health worker, Jill Cutler, uses a puppet to help a young client express her feelings.
Back in the Day
Merluna Station, located around 120 kilometres to the south-east of Weipa, can trace its history well back into the 19th century. On 1 January 1908, Leopold Tamerlane Watson applied for and was issued a lease on Pioneer Downs Station and some four year later, at the request of Watson, the station’s name was changed to Merluna Station. However, the name Merluna appears to predate this change of name from Pioneer Downs as records show that as early as 1888, Watson was using the name Merluna as his place of residence. The area comprising the present day Merluna appears to have been originally taken up around 1884 by Messrs Sefton and Cox, in five individual runs brought together as Pioneer Downs. This original area was however soon expanded by the addition of two runs by January 1885. The Watson family came into ownership in 1886, when Pioneer Downs was transferred to S.G. Watson and later, in 1888, to G.J.M., E.S. and L. Watson. In these early years, as with many other remote stations, conflict with the local Aborigines was an on-going
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reality with misunderstandings on both sides very common. Merluna Station appears to pass out of the Watson family’s ownership in 1914 with various other owners following as the property’s boundaries were altered or expanded. However, the Watson name lives on in the name of the nearby Watson River. As with similar large stations, the precise dimensions and area are difficult to pinpoint at different times throughout a station’s life. For instance, in the 1950s, Merluna Station was actually registered as Boyd’s Lagoon, comprising an area of some 600 square kilometres. However, it is unclear whether this covered or included the same area as present day Merluna Station or whether Boyd’s Lagoon was a separate holding. Also, at one stage, the adjoining and much larger station, York Downs, was listed as covering a number of different areas including Merluna Station. Present day Merluna Station remains a working cattle station covering more than 160,000 hectares with the original stockmens’ quarters now converted into visitor and tourist accommodation.
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Funding empowers families CHIldren and families in the four Cape York communities of Aurukun, Coen, Hope Vale and Mossman Gorge will benefit from $1.8 million in Queensland Government funding for local parenting programs. Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs Glen Elmes said the enhanced parenting program, It Takes a Village to Raise a Child, was based on the success of TripleP Parenting Programs. “The program has been adapted for remote Cape York community conditions with a focus on home pride, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff have been employed specifically to deliver the program locally,” Mr Elmes said. “It will emphasise essential parenting and home skills like healthy eating, household budgeting, housekeeping skills and
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maintaining positive family relationships. “These skills can be at risk in isolated communities if social cohesion is lacking, there are fewer healthy food alternatives and higher unemployment rates. “Effective parenting can help families and communities address those issues, as well as school attendance and completion rates, teenage pregnancy, child safety issues, domestic violence and incarceration. “In short, parenting programs such as It Takes a Village to Raise a Child provide essential support for families to maintain a safe and functional home while ensuring children’s essential needs are met.” The It Takes a Village to Raise a Child program is part of the Cape York Welfare Reform Trial, which operates in the four Cape York communities of Aurukun, Coen, Hope Vale and Mossman Gorge.
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o Cyclone Isn’t it fun to sit up here on Cape York, with dry feet, and watch the television tell us how the folks down south are suffering from a bit of weather? I know I shouldn’t be complacent - after all, having your house flooded is no fun at all. Mind you, I doubt if the residents of Kowanyama feel like that. The rain lifted the surface off their airstrip and, because they have no wet-weather road, they are stuck without any regular contact with the outside world until, perhaps, the middle of the year. They are going to be bringing in vital stuff in by helicopter.
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Hello readers and supporters of the Western Cape Chamber of Commerce. February already and another Chamber Chatter delivering important and relevant information to the business houses of Weipa and the Cape. As most of you know, the Chamber is a signatory party to the Western Cape Regional Partnership. Among others, the Regional Partnership Agreement (RPA) has listened to information from Chamber members – our local businesses – which has allowed the RPA to formulate an initiative to train, employ and incubate local Indigenous people by supporting the region’s economic stability and growth. The Program takes its lead from local industry needs. Vance Wallin, President of the Chamber, will give a short presentation to Chamber members on Wednesday night in relation to the RPA’s Indigenous Work Skills Program, its incentives
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and benefits to local industry and the importance of all of you as local investors in our region’s economic health to participate. Your feedback is also critical in the implementation of this program which will be launched in mid-March 2013. So members, and potential members, come along and be part of the meeting on Wednesday, February 6 at 6.30pm at the Convention Centre. Listen to the planned presentation, network with local business owners and allow yourself and your business the opportunities this program may afford you through and with the support of the Western Cape Chamber of Commerce. A big thank you to Liz Logan,Chamber member, for her assistance in preparing material for this month’s column. Should you have any queries or suggestions please contact Yvette (0429 062 449). – Yvette Carter, Project Officer Western Cape Chamber of Commerce
Never mind, Kowanyama. You are in the Oberführer’s thoughts. In fact, he has just released his new plan for not sealing any more roads in Cape York. Well, thanks for that. I do hope he’s getting his feet wet as I write. I think he might be punishing us, because he came to Cooktown airport last week and none of Cooktown’s worthy citizens were there to greet him. In fact, the only people who bothered with him at all were a bunch of enraged nurses protesting his health care cuts. A word of advice, Oberführer. It is a bad move to upset nurses. One day you might want them to do things for you. They have long memories, and pointed ways of making their displeasure felt. Still, all those things fade into the distance compared with the recent news. North Queensland is fast becoming the must-see
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with Adam Woodhouse
Market update – the big picture With a General Election now scheduled for September 14, 2013 we have about eight months of ‘poll’ dancing to send us all into a dizzy tailspin. WHOEVER wins the election has a big job ahead to restore confidence among both consumers and businesses. The next eight months will do little to help confidence as there will be claim and counter claim – and no proof until after the election. Monetary policy lost its mojo in 2012 as seemingly more people lost (through savings) than gained (through mortgage holders being only on third of the population and they typically do not tend to reduce their repayments). If a strong government – with a decent majority – is elected, then it could well be off to the races. But will the first nine months of 2013 be bad? We just scored about 5 per cent on the ASX 200 in the first month but the market that keeps on giving will not do so without some sort of correction. At the moment we have our market overpriced by nearly 5 per cent - just shy of the 6 per cent we use as an indicator of a possible correction of 6 to 10 per cent, or a prolonged sideways movement. But the problem is deeper than that. We have five sectors overpriced by more than 9 per cent (Discretionary, Health, Financials, IT and Telcos) - which is seriously overpriced by our measures. Investors have been seemingly piling into high-yield defensive stocks from cash – as interest rates have fallen – but a correction could wipe out the dividend payment in the first year for recent buyers. Thereafter, the dividend is still a good play, but the current euphoria with high yield might end in tears for some.
As it happens, we have Energy and Materials stocks priced closer to par. Anyone who followed the lemmings on the dive over the ‘China Cliff’ must be surely hoping that their parachutes will save them from crashing to the ground. China came out with some truly great data in January. If enough high-yield investors rotate from defensives to resources, the market could keep on giving. If not, a correction seems inevitable. But that should not stop long-term investors continuing to set their long-term courses. Traders can do what they will – we have nothing to offer them. China looks great and the US looked good until a week ago. A GDP read of -0.1 per cent for Q4 of 2012 looked bad at first sight – but hurricane ‘Sandy’ did so much damage to the East Coast of America that any number for Q4 would have to be meaningless. Their ‘Fiscal Cliff’ problem is largely behind them – but the ‘argy-bargy’ will continue in Congress. The US looks ‘OK’ for 2013. Europe is well over its crises. Of course problems do not vanish, but little ones – rather than big ones – seem to be the stuff of the future. So what for Australia? Interest rate cuts may arrive but that is the wrong thing to do. Unemployment will not get better in the short run – and could get worse. But the indecision from a minority government – as an MP gets arrested for fraud and a former Speaker doesn’t look great in the public eye – will vanish in eight months so long as voters agree on whom should lead them. For investors, the future looks clearer than for years. The mega problems have gone away so an asset allocation that reflects this current state should be the way to go for most. Perhaps today is not the day to go deep in equities – that maybe a few days or weeks away – unless that play is in resources stocks. For more information on picking the right investment strategy for you or other financial services, call Adam Woodhouse, your local Infocus Financial Planner, on 0405 708 201 or email adam.woodhouse@ infocus.com.au. An initial consultation is free and in the comfort of your own home.
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Obscure Cape newspaper resurfaces IN early January 2013, the John Oxley Library was pleased to accept a somewhat unusual donation...Libby Fielding from the State Library of Queensland reports. THE donation was out of the ordinary – and particularly appreciated – not just because it consisted of a small run of a Queensland newspaper not already held by the State Library, but because of this title’s geographical coverage. The Cape Times, a largely forgotten monthly newspaper based in Cairns and published only between 1983 and, it appears,1985, had a singular point of distinction: it was, as it declared in a number of its issues, “the only publication that circulate[d] throughout the entire Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait Islands”. Delivered to its readers courtesy of Cape York Air Services and Air Queensland, its brief was to serve the Gulf and Cape York Peninsula and to publish for “all of the major communities – European, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islanders – as well as the stations and homesteads” within the area of its reach. Begun on a “shoe-string budget” by a husband and wife team and initially offering free local advertising space, it was able to boast by mid-1984 that its print run had been increased to 7000 issues. The Library’s recently acquired holdings consist of nine issues published in 1983 and 1984 – and to our knowledge the only other institution in possession of the Cape Times – in this instance a single issue – is the National Library of Australia. As a library acquisition, the paper’s particular value is that, leaving aside the Torres News (which is distributed across the
inhabited islands of the Torres Strait and the five communities of the Northern Peninsula area) and The Western Cape Bulletin (whose distribution covers the mining and indigenous communities of Western Cape York Peninsula), there is limited newspaper coverage of the vast Cape area beyond Cooktown. The other significant point of interest is the period in which this rather idiosyncratic publication briefly reflected the social, political and commercial environment of its times. The paper began its life in the year the coalition between the state Liberal and National Parties was dissolved, when a subsequent election resulted in a sixth consecutive term for the Bjelke-Peterson led National Party and soon afterwards, a majority National Party government. It was the same year Bob Hawke defeated the incumbent federal Coalition Government led by Malcolm Fraser. It was also the year a historic attempt by environmental activists to blockade the Daintree Rainforest to prevent the construction of a road through the forest wilderness was intercepted by the Queensland Police. The Cape Times is an eclectic mix of local humour (some amateur poetry, cartoons, tall tales, stories about larger than life “characters” like Wild Bill Toohey and Batavia Bill), accounts of life in the Gulf and Cape York (pearling, fishing, “wreck diving”, the School of the Air, the banana prawn industry, the experience of a “Gulf cop”), historical snapshots (the Aboriginal shellmounds near Weipa, the arrival of the first
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AS the Lord gave new meaning to parts of the Jewish Passover worship rituals, and made it into the Holy Communion (Mass) centred on himself, the most important part of Christian worship, we are looking at the Holy Communion and the connection and the blood of a lamb with no defect daubed over the doorways of the houses in which God’s people were living. This was in Egypt, and the lamb with no sickness or disease of any kind pointed to our
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Lord who had no sin, and it’s his blood that was spilt to put us right with God, because in the blood is life. And Jesus blood was absolutely free from all defects (sin) and in this way met the righteous requirements of God. Read Leviticus Ch 1 v 1-10 as an example. Long ago the Lord God pointed out this truth. Leviticus Ch 17 v 11 reads, “The life of every living thing is in the blood, and that is why the Lord has commanded that all blood be poured out on
the altar to take away the people’s sins. Blood, which is life, takes away sins.” This text points to the second picture between the shedding of blood for the forgiveness of sins by animals that point forward to the shedding of blood of our Lord for the forgiveness of sins, as acted out even today in Holy Communion. More next week. PS: The Gentile member of the Lord’s first disciples was Luke the doctor. God is merciful.
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A warm welcome to Weipa’s newest teachers THE Western Cape College has again welcomed new teachers to Weipa and we have introduced seven of those to the community here...
Ashleigh May Ashleigh is in her first year of teaching after graduating from Griffith University on the Gold Coast in 2012. Currently teaching Year 7 at the WCC Ashleigh is looking forward to working with the Year 7 school leaders, organising the Year 7 camp and preparing this cohort for high school. The need for technology in the classroom which can at times be affected by technical difficulties is something Ashleigh says could be a challenge in a remote school. Ashleigh’s favourite subjects at school were drama (she enjoys performing) and English as she achieved high grades in those subjects.
Elizabeth Killalea Elizabeth is a first year teacher from Brisbane and will be teaching Prep in 2013 at the WCC. Although Elizabeth says it will be hard being away from family she is ready to help her students do the best they can do. Elizabeth’s favourite subject at school was English because she had an amazing teacher who made learining fun!
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Amanda Gray A Graduate Teacher from the Gold Coast Amanda is a Year 4 Classroom Teacher for 2013 and hopes to continue working with the WCC in the coming years as well. The biggest challenge Amanda has faced so far is trying to find her feet in a completely new environment but says the great team at WCC is making this a lot easier. Amanda’s favourite subject at school was Ancient History as there is so much to learn from the past and she had fantastic teachers who motivated her to learn.
Danielle Ray Danielle is a Graduate Teacher from Tannum Sands (Gladstone) and will be a Year 2 classroom teacher at the WCC in 2013, where she hopes to encourage and engage early learners to become life-long learners and develop a passion for reading in her students. The biggest challenge Danielle sees in teaching in a remote school will be the isolation from her family and nephew who she used to rely on as her support network. However, Danielle says the hospitality and kindness of everyone in Weipa has been overwhelming. As a learner herself, maths was always her favourite subject at school and now as a teacher, Danielle thrives on delivering and engaging in maths lessons with her students.
Elizabeth Hansford Elizabeth taught Year 6/7 at Balaclava State School in Cairns before coming to WCC, where she will hold a Classroom Teacher position. Hoping to bring all students to benchmark and beyond, Elizabeth aspires to become a part of the community and build strong relationships between all stakeholders. Elizabeth said the biggest challenge she has found so far in this particular rural location is the availability for everyday school practices that you take for granted in urban schools - including technology equipment being repaired quickly and mail arriving quickly. At school Elizabeth’s favourite subject was Maths because she says it is logical, challenging and extremely useful in everyday life.
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2013 Weipa Bachelor and Bachelorettes
Where are all the single Weipa girls? WE have had an overwhelming response from eligible Weipa bachelors but it seems the girls are a little bit shy (or thin on the ground?). Come on single Weipa girls...send a text to Cicely (0457 997 708) or go to the Weipa Bachelor and Bachelorette facebook page and nominate yourself, or a friend to have a go in this fun series. All you have to do is answer a few simple questions and you could find yourself taking out the 2013 crown. Contestants are not required to make long speeches, perform tap dance routines or other displays of talent on
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Dave Smith Age: Legal
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Aaron Darr Age: 23
Ashley Mondahl
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the night – just have fun! The series will culminate with a Valentine’s Dance at the Carpentaria Golf Club on Friday, February 15 where the Weipa Bachelor and Bachelorette of 2013 will be crowned and the People’s Choice winner will be announced. And don’t forget to cast your People’s Choice vote for your favourite girls and guys on the Western Cape Bulletin facebook page. Come on girls, the single Weipa blokes are getting lonely! Who knows – you may just be paired with the man of your dreams!
Occupation: Apprentice Boilermaker Favourite food: Sushi Favourite drink: Jamesons Worst habit: Too many to list Hidden talents: Yet to be discovered Nicest thing
Occupation: Fitter Favourite food: Mexican (specially tacos) Favourite drink: Wild Turkey Hidden talents: You’ll find out Nicest thing you have done for a
girlfriend: I moved interstate Worst habit: Making weird noises Where will you be in five years: Not in Weipa What do you look for in a girlfriend: She’s got to be fun.
Occupation: Boilermaker Favourite food: The Colonel Favourite drink: UDL Passionfruit Worst habit: I get a bit lippy Hidden talents: I can shake a leg Nicest thing you
have done for a girl: Taken her to the bluelight disco Where will you be in five years: Broke! What do you look for in a girl: Quiet, doesn’t say much and knows who the boss is.
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you have done for a girl: Stole flowers from the neighbourhood on Valentine’s Day Where will you be in five years: On an epic adventure What do you look for in a girlfriend: Someone friendly and fun to be around
Brandon Buss Age: 19
Occupation: Seeking full-time employment Favourite food: Butter Chicken Favourite drink: Rum Worst Habit: Smoking Hidden talents: To remain hidden Nicest thing you have done for a
girl: Created a romantic dinner Where will you be in five years: Making something of myself What do you look for in a girlfriend: Somebody who can laugh and enjoy life and someone I can trust.
Tolowa Ahmat
Age: Whatever the ladies want me to be Occupation: Gummas... I work in a girl: Carried her to the hospital the mines because she had too much to Favourite food: Turtle drink Favourite drink: The fizzy Where will you be in five years: Bubblair I’ll be in the mines.. ; Worst Habit: I like to party What do you look for in a Hidden talents: I can shake it girlfriend: Honest, kind, smart, but Nicest thing you have done for mainly she has to be keen.
WHERE ARE ALL THE BACHELORETTES?
We need more single ladies to put their hands up (or dob in a mate) for the 2013 Weipa Bachelor and Bachelorette series
Do you think they have what it takes to be crowned the 2013 Weipa Bachelor or Weipa Bachelorette??? Entrants will be displayed weekly in The Western Cape Bulletin and the winners will be announced at the Valentine’s Dance at the Carpentaria Golf Club on Friday, February 15. ALL AGES ARE WELCOME! GREAT PRIZES! All proceeds go to Weipa Oztag
Dob yourself or your friends in by going to the Weipa Bachelor and Bachelorette facebook page or by sending at text to Cicely on 0457 997 708 Page 12 Western Cape Bulletin
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SNAPSHOTS @ Mundine v Geale fight at Weipa Bowls Club
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! FEBRUARY Wednesday 6
Red Hatters first meeting for 2013 at Carpentaria Golf Club at 7pm
Thursday 7
WTA monthly optional meeting at Council Chambers 8am
Friday 8
Weipa Lightening Swimming Club club night @ town pool. 5.30pm for 6pm start.
Friday 15
WTA monthly meeting at Council Chambers 8.30am
Friday 15
Weipa Lightening Swimming Club club night @ town pool. 5.30pm for 6pm start.
Friday 15
Bachelor and Bachelorette judging at Carpentaria Golf Club to support Weipa’s two OZTAG teams in the State titles.
Friday 15
Weipa Bowls Club Trivia Night starts at 7pm
Friday 22
Weipa Lightening Swimming Club club night @ town pool. 5.30pm for 6pm start.
MARCH Thursday 7
WTA monthly optional meeting at Council Chambers 8am
Saturday 9
Weipa OZTAG Quiz night at Carpentaria Golf Club to support Weipa’s two OZTAG teams in the State titles.
Friday 22
WTA monthly meeting at Council Chambers 8.30am
APRIL Thursday 4
WTA monthly optional meeting at Council Chambers 8am
Friday 19
WTA monthly meeting at Council Chambers 8.30am
MAY Thursday 2
WTA monthly optional meeting at Council Chambers 8am
Friday 17
WTA monthly meeting at Council Chambers 8.30am
JUNE Thursday 6
WTA monthly optional meeting at Council Chambers 8am
Friday 7 to Sunday 9
The 6th Annual Weipa Fishing Classic is on this weekend due to the reversal of the Queens Birthday Public Holiday.
Friday 21
WTA monthly meeting at Council Chambers 8.30am
JULY Thursday 11
WTA monthly optional meeting at Council Chambers 8am
Friday 12 to Monday 15
Weipa Dirt Kart club will be holding the first AIDKA Queensland State Titles at Weipa Combined Raceway.
Friday 26
WTA monthly meeting at Council Chambers 8.30am
AUGUST Thursday 8
WTA monthly optional meeting at Council Chambers 8am
Western Cape Bulletin February 6, 2013 Page 13
REAL ESTATE
A fresh approach to real estate in Weipa
House of the week beautiful family home
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4 beD 2 bath 2 CaR – $640,000 NeG.
Plenty of space for the whole family in this large 4 Brm home. The main brm is complimented with a WIR, ens and sliding door access to an oversized outdoor undercover area, tiled throughout, split sys air-con, solar hot water, modern kitchen, combined lounge dining, family room. This one has it all.
Call for an inspection today $599,000 negotiable
Enjoy the convenience of this modern, low maintenance 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Unit. Split system air-conditioning, tiled throughout, main bedroom with ensuite, all bedrooms with mirrored built in robes, situated in a quiet complex of 3.
Available as a vacant possession $410,000
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!!
Available for rent - 4 bedroom houses Glenn 0419 714 929 Sandy 0488 185 611 Office (07) 4069 7520
wcaperealestate@bigpond.com.au
Phone Geoff Bryant – 0408 772 592
www.westerncaperealestateweipa.com.au
P $285,000 neg. $1,295,000 neg.
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Ideal for the investor seeking a low-maintenance portfolio addition, this block of three lowset stand alone units is offered for sale all on one title. These well-presented three bedroom units offer a steady income stream with potential for future strata subdivision. These units offer good sized bedrooms, lounge/dining area, neat kitchen, bathrooms with separate toilet, internal laundry, fully fenced rear yard and no rear neighbours. This property meets all investment requirements.
$285,000 neg. $820,000
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TWO DUPLEXS... ON ONE TITLE Set on 1,050 m2. Immaculately presented throughout. Each duplex offers: • Three bedrooms (all with built-ins) • Two bathrooms • Gourmet kitchen with dishwasher • Combined living / dining • Split system Air conditioners • Large patio/entertaining area • Fully fenced with colour bond fencing • Garden shed • Reticulation • Each with double parking.
$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
$495,000 neg.
4 2 2 Large lounge, dining and extended living area. A/C and ceiling fans throughout. BIW. situated on a 999m2 corner block, with shed and fenced yard.
$452,000 neg.
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VACANT POSSESSION. Situated on 1198m , 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. 2
$420,000 neg.
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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.
$465,000 neg.
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This 3 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Highset home is on a massive 1272m2 block. Low maintenance gardens, double gate access to backyard, large area downstairs, 2 Bay undercover parking. Rented until February 2013.
$315,000 neg.
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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.
$300,000’s
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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!!
$530,000
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WE URGENTLY NEED MORE RENTAL PROPERTIES! Are you considering renting your property? Please call in and see us or phone us for a free no obligation rental appraisal
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT – MELISA P: 07 4069 9921 F: 07 4069 9721 Page 14 Western Cape Bulletin
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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. VACANT POSSESSION.
SALES – GEOFF BRYANT – 0408 772 592 Email: admin@weiparealestate.com.au
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Web: www.weiparealestate.com.au
TELEVISION GUIDE ABC
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5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 One Born Every Minute 2:30 Everyone Loves A Wedding 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines 6:00 Food Safari: Egyptian 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Monty Halls’ Great Irish Escape 8:35 The Real American: Joe McCarthy 9:35 As It Happened: D-Day: The Soldiers’ Story 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Student Services” (MA a,n,v,s) In French. 19-year-old Laura desperately wants to do well in university. She works parttime but cannot make ends meet. Out of options, she responds to the personal ad of middle-aged Joe, who agrees to pay for ‘tender moments’. Laura promises herself it will only happen once, but three days later she is back in a hotel room with Joe and her downward spiral begins. 1:00 Kurt Wallander: “The Priest” (M l,a,s) In Swedish. A priest is shot outside a low budget hotel in Ystad and is fighting for his life in hospital. Who would want to kill a priest? Wallander has no clues, until he finds out that the priest was having an affair. Who had the strongest motives? 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight
6:00 Saturday Disney 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show 6:00 Bubble Guppies 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Danoz Direct 11:00 Antiques Roadshow 11:30 Alive & Cook12:00 Ultimate Spiderman 12:30 TBA ing 12:00 Who Do You Think You Are? Steve Buscemi 1:00 Nine 5:00 Creek To Coast - Queensland’s ultimate outdoor adventure Presents: Jessica Mauboy 1:15 F Troop 1:45 Movie: “Firefox” 4:30 show, featuring the very latest in camping, cruising, fishing Hot Property 5:00 South Aussie With Cosi and four-wheel-driving. Hosted by Scott Hillier. 5:30 4WD TV 5:30 Queensland Weekender - Dean Miller and his team cover the 6:00 National News Saturday length and breadth of Queensland with great suggestions for 6:30 Indigenous All Stars vs NRL All Stars weekends, short breaks and holidays. 8:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 6:00 Seven News 9:45 TBA 6:30 TBA 12:00 Movie: “Lean On Me” (AV) When principal Joe Clark takes 9:30 TBA over decaying Eastside High School, he’s faced with students 1:00 Movie: “Mama’s Gone-A-Hunting” (M) - A psychotic prison wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to escapee and his young partner, decide to kidnap a wealthy do anything to turn the school around, he puts everything on couple’s baby and hold it for ransom. Little do they know that the line to give kids a chance. the babysitter wants the baby for herself. 2:00 Movie: “Sweeney!” - Scotland Yard’s Flying Squad investi2:30 House Calls To The Rescue - Jo’s team rescues an entire gates a suicide and uncovers an elaborate political blackmail neighbourhood from a noisy young guitarist. scheme. 3:30 It Is Written Oceania 4:00 Danoz 4:00 Home Shopping 5:30 Wesley Impact 5:00 Beyond Tomorrow 6:00 Bubble Guppies 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 6:00 Stitch 6:30 Handy Manny 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The 6:00 Rage (MA) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Surfsport 11:00 Gilligan’s Island 11:30 Discover Downunder Summer Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Morning Show 11:00 Kochie’s Business Builders 11:30 Dinner Date Series 12:00 The Wildlife Man 1:00 One Day Series - Australia Vs West Australia 12:30 Movie: “Cow Belles” (G) 2:30 Movie: “K-9” (PG) Praise 12:00 Best Of Landline 1:00 Travel Oz 1:30 World Cafe Asia: Indies Sri Lanka 2:00 Seed Hunter 2:55 Re-Enchantment: Re-Imaginings 4:30 Live Healthy, Be Happy 5:00 Drive Thru Australia 5:30 Great 5:00 National News 3:00 Norman Mailer: The American 4:25 Jennifer Byrne Presents Cult Southeast 5:30 One Day Series - Australia Vs West Indies Reads 5:00 TBA 6:00 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey 6:00 Seven News 9:00 Getaway - Livinia Nixon continues her European cruise with a 7:00 ABC News 6:30 TBA journey up the beautiful Moselle River. Natalie visits the South 7:30 TBA 7:30 Restoration Home: Coulton Mill Pacific island nation known as the friendliest place on earth, 8:30 Upstairs Downstairs: Somewhere Over The Rainbow 8:30 TBA Vanuatu. Meanwhile, Jason joins in a real life amazing race9:30 Rev. 12:00 Special: Outrageous - Outrageous features characters who style game you can do around Sydney and Catriona checks 10:05 Andy Warhol: Drella are way-over-the-top. The bizarre, the zany and the outright into the Hilton’s new Gold Coast hotel. 12:00 Movie: “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (G) - When their crazies. 9:30 Rapid Response young son is kidnapped to assure their silence, a family 1:00 House Calls To The Rescue - The team rescues a couple sufembarks on a dangerous journey to stop the killers and rescue 10:00 TBA fering a giant hangover from a garden clean-up gone wrong, 12:00 Nikita their child. plus the businessman who runs his company from a linen 1:00 Spyforce 2:00 Order In The House closet, and the laundry with no door. 2:05 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 3:05 Rage 2:00 Home Shopping 2:35 Danoz Direct 4:00 The New Inventors 3:00 NBC Today 3:30 Your 4x4 4:30 Can We Help?: Gender Guessing 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 4:00 Good Morning America 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Catalyst 5:30 Seven Early News 5:30 Today
5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Sylvia 2:45 The Chopin Etudes 2:50 Dangerous Edge: A Life Of Graham Greene 3:55 Black Cab Sessions USA 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Jerry Springer 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Salvage Hunters 8:30 Prisoners of War 9:30 Movie: “Boy” (TBC) - It’s 1984, and 11-year-old Boy lives on a New Zealand farm with his gran, a goat, and his younger brother, Rocky. Shortly after Gran leaves for a week, Boy’s father, Alamein, appears out of the blue. Having imagined a heroic version of his father during his absence, Boy comes face to face with the real version - an incompetent hoodlum who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years before. 11:10 Movie: “13” (MAV v,a) - In Thai. A man gets involved in a deadly reality game in which he must accomplish 13 increasingly bizarre and violent tasks. With prize money of 100 million baht, he has to win all 13 games, but the competition will stop if he loses any game. 1:15 South Park: Lice Capades 1:45 South Park: The Snuke 2:10 Dave in the Life: Sex Worker 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight
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 National News Now 4:00 Extra 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block: All Stars - In the race to the finish line the teams find that completing heritage listed rooms is far harder than they ever imagined as this season, they will not only be judged on their design prowess but their ability to restore the rooms to their former glory. 8:00 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:00 TBA 11:30 Nikita: Crossbow - Percy threatens to set off a nuclear explosion unless his demands are met. Nikita realizes the best way to stop Percy is to go into the belly of the beast: Division itself. 12:30 The Avengers: The Living Dead 1:30 Extra 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shopping Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings - Summer Series 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 National News Now 4:00 Extra 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block: All Stars 8:00 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:00 TBA 11:00 TBA 11:30 Weeds: Pinwheels And Whirligigs - Nancy decides that her family has seen enough gunslinging for a lifetime, so to lighten things up she takes them to a Montana fair. Andy and Silas enter a butter-eating contest while Doug looks after the baby and makes friends with the carneys. 12:00 20/20 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shop 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: “Jesse Stone: Night Passage” (M) 2:00 TBA 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Having discovered Adam has taken Darcy, Brax and Heath try and get her back. Harvey and Roo allow Maddy and Spencer to stay at the caravan park, but they become concerned when Maddy gets a fever. Meanwhile, Sid’s depressive manner continues. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:00 TBA 11:15 Happy Endings - Max has been working the Bar Mitzvah circuit as the professional ‘hype guy’ - emceeing, getting the crowd excited and up and dancing. 12:15 Room For Improvement 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News
3:45 Africa Cup Of Nations 2013: Final 6:05 Weatherwatch and Music 6:15 World News 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 6:00 Food Safari: German 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Spy Car 8:35 Man vs Wild: North Africa 9:35 RocKwiz 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: The Second Bakery Attack (M) A newlywed couple attempts to save their marriage by recreating a petty crime. Love at First Sight (G) Set in a nursing home, John Hurt stars as 70-year-old Arthur who falls in love with a fellow resident, a beautiful woman called Ruth. Winner, Best UK Short Film Raindance Film Festival. My Other Half (G) Adrián and Andrea have been linked from the very moment they were born. A weird optical deformity makes them see the world in an incomplete but complementary way. (In Spanish) 1:05 Cast Offs: April 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 TBA 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Brax and Heath attempt to escape the deal alive, however Brax finds himself in serious trouble. After Maddy’s illness Harvey calls the police - much to Roo’s dismay. Meanwhile, Alf worries Celia’s short rehabilitation for gambling has not been successful. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 10:45 TBA 11:45 TBA 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News - Natalie Barr and Mark Beretta present the latest news, sport and weather from around Australia and overseas.
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Rats And Cats” (M) 2:40 The Little Dragon 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines 6:00 Food Safari: Persian 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Kerry O’Brien 8:35 Insight: Child Warriors 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Adrift” (M a,v,s,l) In Vietnamese. This sensual drama follows Duyen, a young newlywed whose husband’s absence drives her into the arms of another man. But with Duyen’s girlfriend Cam secretly in love with her too, she becomes trapped in an inescapable love triangle. 1:00 Anna Pihl - When a dog hops aboard a city bus and scares the passengers, rookie cop Anna Pihl knows how to deal with it. But after she takes the animal to its owner’s flat, she quickly realises that the dog is being abused by the man - and so she decides to intervene 1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight
6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 National Morning News 11:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 National News 4:00 Extra 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 Twenty/20 - Australia vs West Indies 9:30 TBA 10:00 Getaway - Livinia Nixon sails into Switzerland on the final leg of her European river cruise; Natalie spends a few days in the Paris of the Pacific, Noumea; Catriona’s weekend escape to the NSW Blue Mountains & Jules discovers a spectacular NZ retreat not far from Auckland. 10:30 Fifty Years Of Bond Cars: A Top Gear Special - Join Richard Hammond as he pays tribute to 007’s garage. Guy Hamilton makes an appearance while Roger Moore talks of the fish inside the Lotus Esprit. Daniel Craig drops in and The Stig reveals his favourite Bond car. 12:00 Take The Money And Run 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shopping 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: “Dustbin Baby” (M) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Spencer reveals to Maddy he thinks they should return home. Alf warns Celia if she gambles again, she’ll be out the door for good. Indi, Dex, April and Romeo stage an intervention for Sid and he decides to see a psychologist. Meanwhile, Tamara’s ex Nelson arrives in Summer Bay. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement: Collingwood - Warehouse - Young guy in funky warehouse runs out of cash - wait till you see what the Room For Improvement team can do! 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: Celtic v 8:05 World News 1:00 Insight 2:00 Dateline 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines 6:00 Food Safari: English 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wildest Latin America: Patagonia 8:30 Tropic Of Capricorn 9:35 Masters of Money: John Maynard and Keynesianism 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “On Tour” (M s,n,l) In French. Joachim, a hapless entrepreneur, leaves his friends and family to start a new life in the USA, only to return to France with a troupe of neoburlesque performers. Mathieu Amalric directs and stars in this French comedy which won two awards at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010, including Best Director. 1:10 Movie: “The Desert Within” (MA s,a) In Spanish. Set in Mexico during the Cristero War, when Catholicism was banned, a man spirals into madness attempting redemption after being cursed by a priest for a decision leading to the massacre of his entire community. 3:10 Weatherwatch Overnight
THURSDAY 07
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Midwest Obsession” (M) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight - The latest news and current social issues presented by a team of reporters. 7:00 Home And Away - Heath has his custody revoked, Kyle and Liam start a friendship, then Darcy is kidnapped by a mysterious man. 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 9:30 TBA 11:00 TBA 12:30 Movie: “Roll Bounce” (PG) 1970s roller-skate jams fuel this coming -of-age comedy, as X and his friends, who rule their local rink, are shocked when their home base goes out of business. 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today
FRIDAY 08
4:15 Football International: Netherlands v Italy 6:30 World News 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines 6:00 Food Safari: South American 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 How to Cook Like Heston: Potato 8:00 Island Feast with Peter Kuruvita 8:30 Luke Nguyen’s Memories of Vietnam 9:35 24 Hours in Emergency: Vital Organs 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 The Wankers - This is a whimsical, slightly risqué but also serious exploration of the taboo subject of female masturbation. The film interviews women of all ages about their own personal stories and practices. 12:15 Movie: “Cinderella” (MA a,h) In Korean. Seeking the much-desired quality of a perfect face, 17-year-old Hyun-soo’s friends are envious that she has a plastic surgeon for a mother. On their summer vacation together, Hyun-soo watches as her friends get plastic surgery from her mother and then one by one begin to develop compulsive urges to self-harm. 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Education 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Poirot 1:20 Last Of The Summer Wine 1:50 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 TBA 6:00 Doctor Who: Closing Time 6:45 Doctor Who: Confidential: Open All Hours 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 QLD 8:00 QI 8:30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries: The Greater Good - On the eve of Anzac Day, Dr Lucien Blake is called to the morgue where the attendant has been murdered. With the autopsy tools and body missing, Dr Blake smells a rat. 9:25 Silk: Martha must take on a case defending a man accused of raping his ex-girlfriend. It is tough for someone with her disdain for the way the justice system treats rape victims. 10:30 Lateline 11:05 My Family: A Night Out - An eventful night out is had by all as Janey and Susan go to a hens night, and Roger goes on a blind date. Ben, who should be at home looking after Kenzo, spends more time out than he bargained for. 11:35 Rage 5:00 Rage
SATURDAY 09
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 TBA 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Jett sets up Gina, John and Romeo, and faces the consequences when his plans fall apart. John and Jett bond after Jett suffers a broken heart from Indi’s rejection. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:45 Grimm: Cat And Mouse - While investigating a string of murders, Nick and Hank learn that their suspect’s crime wave began overseas. When Nick discovers the suspect is being harboured by none other than Monroe and Rosalee, he realises he’s hunting the hunted, a freedom fighter trying desperately to escape the clutches of a creature bounty hunter. 11:45 Up All Night 12:15 Room For Improvement 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Education 11:00 Alexander’s Greatest Battle 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Movie: “Rose Of Cimarron” (PG) 1:45 Big Ideas Sampler 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 TBA 6:00 Wild Life At The Zoo 6:30 Good Morning Kalimantan 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst: On The Road 8:30 Nigellissima - Inspired by a scribbled note she once found in an old Italian kitchen, Nigella shows her take on the classic light and sunny yoghurt pot cake. 9:00 The Hour 10:00 Agony Uncles 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Nicholas Crane’s Britannia 12:35 The Clinic 1:25 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 2:30 NTFL: Southern Districts vs Waratah 5:30 Eggheads
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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 Wheel2Wheel: Thailand 3:00 Wheel2Wheel: Malaysia 3:30 Lyndey and Blair’s Taste of Greece: Inner Mani 4:00 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: Jamaica 5:00 Cycling Central 5:35 Rex In Rome 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: History Cold Case: Ipswich Man 8:30 Wonders Of The Solar System: Order Out Of Chaos 9:35 In The Shadow Of The Moon 11:25 Movie: “Crazy Stone” (M l,v) - In Mandarin. The discovery of a priceless jade stone at a dilapidated factory leads to a hilarious story in which four separate parties are entangled in the pursuit of the jade, which is mixed up with a fake one. 1:20 Movie: “The Miracle Of Berlin” (MA s) In German. East Berlin, 1988. After getting into trouble, Marco only avoids jail thanks to his father, a high-ranking Stasi officer. Once in the army, he is confronted with a dilemma, that of loyalty to his country and the growing cry for freedom which could see him having to shoot his own countrymen. 3:15 Weatherwatch Overnight
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PUZZLES
CROSSWORD No. 134
SUDOKU No. 134
Your Lucky
Stars
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)
on’t waste too much time deciding what to do ne t. snap decision may wor out well. se your instinct Romance. on’t promise your partner anything unless you are sure that you can deliver the goods. his will e easier than trying to live up to standards which are too high.
PISCES (February 20th - March 20th)
Memories from the past will come flooding ac this wee . comment from a relative will focus your thoughts on a forgotten event which happened many years ago. Romance. Your love-life will soon e in very good shape. se this opportunity to venture out of your comfort one.
ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)
FOR KIDS
n argument at wor this wee could get a little petty at times. on’t get involved if you can possi ly help it. Romance. Your partner would very much appreciate eing spoilt. ry to plan a little treat to uench their needs.
TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)
omething which you have een putting off for too long will have to e tac led. hings could get worse if you don’t act now. Romance. meeting with friends will e interesting. You’ll e surprised at how popular you are with the opposite se . on’t lose sight of your friends.
GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)
dispute with a friend may start to get out of hand. You are coming from very different directions and may not see eye-to-eye. ccept this and move on. Romance. Your partner will e shoc ed y an une pected display of emotion. ell them the real reason ehind your sentiment.
CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)
a e any chance you can to have a rea . You need a change of scenery in order to see things in new light. Romance. Your partner will e spending a surprising amount of time with someone they recently met. on’t let jealously get the est of you. his is a healthy change of pace.
FINDWORD No. 134 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA
LEO (July 24th - August 23rd)
Repairs around the house may ta e up more time than you e pect. chance discovery will ma e it worth the effort. Romance. You should finally get a reply to a letter which you sent several wee s ago. t will contain the answer that you have een hoping for. pen it immediately
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)
e careful to loo ehind the fa ade. hen you see what lies eneath the surface you may have second thoughts e thorough Romance. on’t get jealous if your partner is spending time with a new friend. his new contact may not e uite as serious as you thin . upport their friendship.
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MUDDY RIVER
LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)
on’t let other people put too much wor onto your shoulders. hey may try to ma e you feel guilty for not helping them - you need to stand firm, however. Romance. n act of indness from your partner will go a long way towards ringing you oth together. Return the favour within the wee .
SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)
You may e feeling a little restless at the moment. Ma e sure you thin carefully efore you ma e any rash moves. Refrain from impulse uys. Romance. oth enus and Mars are in good aspect at the moment, so you could have a very romantic evening in store this wee . ree your schedule.
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st)
QUOTE OF THE DAY
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Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
– Aristotle
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ry to calm down a little f you are not careful, you will waste a lot of energy just rushing around, without actually getting much done. Romance. tarting a new sport will ring you in close connection with someone from the opposite se . llow them to help you with your training.
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)
more positive attitude will help you get over a recent difficult patch you’ve had with your parents. pologi e to them. Romance. Your partner will e very responsive. on’t worry if they seem shy a out letting you now how they feel. hey may e worried a out upsetting you.
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Classifieds Tackling head injuries in contact sports SPORT
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THE decision to outlaw the shoulder charge in the NRL, $200 to $2,000 and similar actions in other For: Car Repairs and Rego, contact sports, is, if you will Shopping in Cairns, Date: Thursday, Any W/while purpose. excuse the laboured pun, a February 14, 2013 @ 7pm 132 Spence St. Cairns no-brainer. Location: Unit 1, 4052 1150 Players recoiling from a Memorial Square, 0468 367 965 shoulder charge darkened our Rocky Point Apply On-line: TV screens numerous times last For more info contact www.yeslending.com.au Neil Dickinson season, sights to sicken players Australian Credit Licence 0428 985 108 394458 and spectators alike, and to disengage parents from allowing their sons and daughters FUNERAL NOTICE from playing contact sports of that nature. Funeral Notice of the Other sports include rugby union and AFL. Late Daniel Jeffery Cooktown Many players and coaches “Cookie” have opposed the ban; they April 18, 1952 ~ January 30, 2013 need to be protected from themselves. Late of Mapoon, Cape York, Queensland Sport s fans should be Loving Husband of Chrissy, loving Brother of Nancy embracing such changes, not and Linda. Loving Father to Wayne, Annabelle, Phillip, Daniel, Roydon and Venisha. Father-in-Law to Fred. being concerned by the loss of Dearly loved and caring Grandad to all children. the spectacular, yet dangerous, Loved Brother and Uncle to many. shoulder charge and similar tactics which threaten the conAll relatives and friends of the late Dan ditions of players on the field. “Cookie” Cooktown are respectfully invited to attend his Funeral Service at There is an overwhelming “Cookies Place” which will commence at amount of anecdotal evidence 10:00am Friday, February 8, 2013 to show the damage to players then continue to the Mapoon Cemetery. through concussions and other head injuries, both at home and Following the cemetery all are then invited abroad. to “Cookies Place” for refreshment and The study of brain damage light lunch. in contact sports is far more This will be followed by a Farewell Supper advanced in the USA, while it commencing at 6:00pm together with the is in its infancy here. Family to celebrate his passing and share The forced retirement of the significant history of “Cookie’s” life. St George Illawarra prop Josh Miller is the latest. THANK YOU This is from an article in the Daily Telegraph: The rugged St George Illawarra prop recalls that particular moment some weeks Daniel Jeffery Cooktown back when, pencil in hand, he 18.04.1952 to 30.01.13 looked down at a blank sheet of The sun set on Dan “Cookie” Cooktown’s last ride paper provided by Dr Andrew and Camp on Wednesday, January 30 after a long Gardner and found himself and suffering battle with cancer. struggling to continue. Chrissy Cooktown and family wish to thank those For three, maybe four hours, that rode along with Dan during this time, offering respect, friendship, comfort and sensitivity. Miller had pushed diligently through a range of cognitive A special thanks to Dr Fiona and the Apunipima staff for the treatment, support and comfort to Dan tests with the revered Australian throughout his illness. concussion specialist. DeterMapoon Health Centre staff were wonderful and mined to show how, despite very generous with their care and assistance durbeing rattled to the point of ing the illness. unconsciousness enough times The Cooktown Family sincerely thank the Mapoon to now worry even Dragons Community (our extended family) for the support, staffers, he was ready for understanding and assistance given during this sad time. another punishing season of league. Thank you to Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council and Rangers for their co-operation and assistance, “And the testing, I’d been and the respect given to Dan as a Traditional Owndoing really well,” Miller says er by closing his Country. now, only minutes after a press Thanks to all those who may not be mentioned. conference to announce his Chrissy Cooktown and Family retirement. “But when we started on short-term memory, yeah, I struggled a bit. I’d trace out two pictures and then, a few minutes later, be asked to draw one again. “Or we’d pair 10 words and, after going through them, the doc would start over; saying one and waiting for me to say the other.” And when, like the drawings, Page 18 Western Cape Bulletin February 6, 2013
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those pairings never came . . . Miller was done. Then there is the case of North Queensland Cowboys prop Shaun Valentine. Valentine - a footballer concussed seven times in only 36 NRL career games - now spends some mornings vomiting into a sink as he struggles to get ready for a job he hasn’t held since high school. “Whenever the dizzy spells come on, it’s like I go back in time,” the Townsville landscaper explained. “Eventually I do snap out if it . . . eventually.” Dr Gardner, the neuropsychology specialist, has toured Boston University’s Centre for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy. Dubbed ‘The Brain Bank’, the centre’s research team examines donated brains from deceased U.S. NFL (gridiron) and U.S. NHL (ice hockey) players in an effort to explain the increasing presence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. A degenerative condition, CTE leads to depression, dementia, even suicide. Or put more simply, what can happen when athletes ignore that blank piece of paper. An American concussion expert has described Australian rules as a sport with a ‘’very high risk for brain trauma’’ and says it would be ‘’naive’’ to think some players weren’t suffering degenerative brain disease. Chris Nowinski, the codirector of Boston University’s Centre for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, says he is convinced Australian footballers would suffer from the same brain condition - chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) - that has now been proven in high-profile US sportsmen due to multiple head knocks. The author of Head Games: Football’s Concussion Crisis and a director of the Brain Injury Association of America, Mr Nowinski also forecast that Australian football codes ‘’will change rules’’ to help prevent the condition that can trigger
Sports fans should embrace the changes to tackling rules.
early-onset dementia. CTE has been blamed as partially being responsible for the murder/suicide of NFL player Jovan Belcher, 25, and professional wrestler of Chris Benoit. Examination of Benoit’s brain showed that it “was so severely damaged it resembled the brain of an 85-year-old Alzheimer’s patient”. Junior Seau, who committed suicide two years after retiring as one of the premier linebackers in NFL history, suffered from the type of chronic brain damage that has also been found in dozens of deceased former players, five brain specialists consulted by the National Institutes of Health concluded. Seau’s ex-wife, Gina, and his oldest son, Tyler, 23, said they were informed that Seau’s brain had tested positive for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neuro-degenerative disease that can lead to dementia, memory loss and depression. By late 2012, the NFL was facing a raft of lawsuits brought by thousands of former players who accused the league of hiding information about the dangers of concussions. The growing evidence of a link between head trauma and long-term, degenerative brain disease was amplified in an extensive study of athletes,
military veterans and others who absorbed repeated hits to the head, according to findings published in the scientific journal Brain in December, 2012. The study, which included brain samples taken posthumously from 85 people who had histories of repeated mild traumatic brain injury, added to the mounting body of research revealing the possible consequences of routine hits to the head in sports like football and hockey. The possibility that such mild head trauma could result in long-term cognitive impairment has come to vex sports officials, team doctors, athletes and parents in recent years. Of the group of 85 people, 80 per cent (68 men) - nearly all of whom played sports - showed evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a degenerative and incurable disease whose symptoms can include memory loss, depression and dementia. Among the group found to have CTE, 50 were football players, including 33 who played in the NFL. If sports fans love their sport, they will need to support measures to improve the health and well-being of those who bring them the sporting entertainment they so such enjoy and crave.
Oztag season commences tonight OZTAG DRAW FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013 TIME 6.15pm 7pm
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BJ
Raiders v Saints
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Infocus v Soup a Stars
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James and Lum
Hyp Hooligans v CIA
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Show Stoppers v Razorbacks
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Karl
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Phil
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from page 20 I had a fish on Saturday with Colin Rosewarne and we did it pretty tough, with only one big Barracuda, four small Cod and an under-sized Barra. What a difference a day makes fishing with Phil Manion. We put a feed together comprised of four good-sized Blue Salmon, and a sole Grunter that actually pulled my rod overboard. Fortunately Phil was able to snag the line so I got my rod back and the Grunter. The catfish moved in on the change of the tide so we moved up to one of the creeks where we got three Barra with the best going 64cm. These Barra were almost black and must of come out of the freshwater. Down at the Mission River bridge there are some Grunter taking live bait and there has been a bit of size to them. By using live bait you give yourself a chance of keeping clear of the Catfish. There are some nice Queenfish patrolling the bridge and they too are taking the livies. Over on Red Beach there has been Grunter, also taking
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Showers 5 knots, SE - SSE winds. Chance of rain 90% Min 24 C.
32°
MONDAY
Showers 6 knots, ENE winds. Chance of rain 90% Min 24 C.
32°
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WE have finally had some decent days and there have been a few fish about, but the huge tides have made it difficult to target Barramundi as they seem to be right back in the mangroves and proving hard to get at. Reports are still slow coming in but Stewart McKinnon has been getting a feed of Grunter up the Hey River on peeled Prawns. There are some big Queenies feeding on micro baitfish on the current lines and are easily found with little Terns hovering above the feeding fish and picking up the scraps. Evans Landing has also been holding Grunter on Prawns after dark but you have to put up with the Catfish, and usually having to catch 20 or so before a decent fish takes your bait. There has been some nice Barra caught here as well at night and there have been a couple of horses hooked, but not landed. IF you can get some live bait during the day Queenies are on the chew, but they tend to be on the small side. At Lorim Point the Grunter have slowed down to what they were doing earlier in the week but it’s still worth a throw.
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