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THE fight for lucrative FIFO dollars is pitting region against region, as Queensland councils jostle to cash in on the mining boom. While central Queensland mayors have banded together to â&#x20AC;&#x153;say noâ&#x20AC;? to 100 per cent fly-in fly-out (FIFO) operations, other councils are actively lobbying mining companies to make their region a FIFO hub. The Gold Coast is leading the push, with dozens of mining companies registering their interest in a partnership that would see an abandoned airport terminal revamped and used as a base for mining services. The deal would see up to 2000 workers flying in and out of the Gold Coast to mines in the Bowen Basin and also into northern New South Wales. Expressions of interest (EOIs) closed last week, with 24 mining companies lodging applications. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We expect to have a decision in the next fortnight in terms of announcing the companies who are coming on board,â&#x20AC;? a council spokesman told Shift Miner Magazine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are currently reviewing the EOIs and developing our business plan.â&#x20AC;? The Gold Coast has been battered by a downturn in construction and the severe slump in tourism after the summer floods. But it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only region hoping FIFO will stimulate jobs and growth.

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FROM THE EDITOR Is my job and house secure? That might be a question you asked yourself last week, when at times it seemed like the world could slide back into recession. Well it seems it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, although what I write today might be irrele-

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Fight for FIFO dollars across Qld The Sunshine Coast is also vying for a piece of the pie; there, the council has been in high-level negotiations with the mining industry for more than 12 months. At the other end of the state, Cairns is also positioning itself to capitalise on the expected explosion of mining and industry jobs. Earlier this year, the federal government approved a FIFO Coordinator to be based in the city, in a pilot project designed to link skilled regional workers with resource projects. That position was officially set up last week.

One Cairns-based miner currently working in the Bowen Basin said operating FIFO from the far north would tap into the gold and minerals mining skills base. “There are a lot people up here looking for a start, if they chartered a plane they would fill it tomorrow,” he said. “In Cairns and Mareeba there are plenty of skilled operators that have worked, for example, at Kidston gold mine which has now shut down.” The miner, who did not want to be iden-

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tified, said he was currently paying his own way to and from work. “It costs me $700 return to fly from Cairns to Mackay so I can’t keep doing it forever but I took this job in the hope it would lead to FIFO work.” Opening up regional opportunities is the flip side of the FIFO debate that is raging in central Queensland at the moment. Mining towns are campaigning against a move to 100 per cent FIFO operations, which has been put on the agenda by BMA’s proposed Caval Ridge mine near Moranbah. BMA wants to run the mine with a 100 per cent FIFO workforce, but local councils and unions say workers and their families should have a choice. Whitsundays Mayor Mike Brunker is pragmatic about the push from other regions to cash in on FIFO. “If I was a mayor down there I would be doing it too,” he said. “But I won’t see my region used as a doormat by mining companies.” Cr Brunker said if coal companies were serious about the skills crisis they would start regional training programs and offer real

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incentives for workers to live locally. “If companies don’t want their workers to move between jobs every time someone offers more money, then they have to think outside the square.” “If you want to lock in workers, your best bet is with locals and offering them an attractive housing scheme or going guarantor on a loan for a house.” Further south in the Rockhampton region, officials are again pushing for flights to be offered for mine workers in the region. “It has been looked at in the past, but I think we have the critical mass now for that to be investigated again by mining companies,” said Capricorn Enterprise CEO Mary Carroll. Ms Carroll, who is herself the wife of a Moura mine manager, has experienced the FIFO life in Brisbane and now the DIDO life in Yeppoon. She said the choice was a no brainer. “The travel time is just so much less now,” she said. “The proximity is really the selling point for our region, workers are not so far from their loved ones and that is the number one issue.”

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Jobs safe while coal prices high THE reconstruction of Japan and the continued growth of China and India are likely to underpin the local mining industry, despite volatility in share markets around the world. At the time of print, the Australian share market had rebounded before dropping sharply again, leaving most analysts unwilling to make long term forecasts. Irrespective of the future, the price for coking coal entered this uncertain period at a near record high. According to the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE), Alan Copeland, the price for coking coal broke all records prior to June. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of the increases in coking coal

prices reflect the very high level of disruption in Queensland over summer due to flooding,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Queensland is the major supplier of metallurgical coal onto the world market so any disruption there has a big effect on the global market.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the June Quarter metallurgical coal prices out of Queensland were settling at around $330 a tonne which is an all time record.â&#x20AC;? Prices have eased slightly since June to around $315 a tonne, and resource economist and CQUniversity professor John Rolfe says they are likely to come back a little more given the current market situation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we will see the spot price for coal come back a bit further,â&#x20AC;? he said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crude oil has come back six per cent to the lowest price this year, and that is really the barometer for energy stock.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having said that, most mines have contracts in place for six to 12 months so the impact wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be severe.â&#x20AC;? Mr Copeland said while it was too early to forecast how the volatility would affect future prices, there were good signs from Asia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The re-building of Japan after the terrible tragedy of the tsunami should support steel production in that country this year and next.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the same time we have seen major growth from China and India.â&#x20AC;? Professor Rolfe agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are buffered because mining is driven by the demand from Asia which hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really been impacted by whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening in Europe and the US,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really see there will be any huge impacts in mining in the next three to six months.â&#x20AC;? That should mean jobs in the industry are safe for now, and there wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the sudden hit to contractor jobs as was felt during the very early days of the global financial crisis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certainly in the short term I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think there will be many disruptions to current operations,â&#x20AC;? said Professor Rolfe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the uncertainty continues, you might see a slow down in future expansion plans, but current operations should not be greatly impacted.â&#x20AC;?

Grain â&#x20AC;&#x153;second fiddleâ&#x20AC;? to coal CENTRAL Queensland grain farmers say coal is taking priority on freight trains, despite state government assurances to the contrary. The coal rail network was privatised late last year, and became QR National. Agforce Grains President Wayne Newton said at the time, the state government promised agricultural freight would not be forgotten. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were told by the Minister, grain wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to be disadvantaged,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yet in central Queensland, coal is once again receiving preferential treatment.â&#x20AC;? The hot spot is the McLaren depot near

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the problem was the tracks being used for grain now fell under both the QR and QR National networks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the issues certainly seems to be demarcation, all the lines are not necessarily QR National,â&#x20AC;? he said. Agforce was seeking a meeting with the Transport Minister to sort out the problem. A spokesperson for QR National said its freight business remained committed to the grain industry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We appreciate that short term operational issues have impacted some services and are working to resolve these.â&#x20AC;?

FAST NEWS Indigenous jobs Indigenous Australians will have more access to jobs and training in the Queensland resources sector. A new partnership between industry and the state and federal governments has been unveiled, with $340,000 being pledged to the scheme over the next two years. A plan will be drawn up which will outline specific strategies and timeframes for the project - and employment targets will also be developed. The MoU will cover the north west of the state and the Bowen Basin. .....................................................................

UCG first for Carbon Energy Carbon Energy has announced an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Australian firstâ&#x20AC;? - it has generated power using syngas produced through underground coal gasification (UCG). The company has generated electricity at its Bloodwood Creek plant, bringing it another step closer to connecting to Ergon Energyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local electricity grid in October. Only two UCG pilot projects are allowed to operate in Queensland at the moment - after the state government shut down Cougar Energyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operations at Kingaroy. The other company, Linc Energy, recently drove a car across Australia on its synthetic diesel produced at Chinchilla. .....................................................................

QGC $1.2M rent assistance QGC will provide a $1.2 million rental assistance scheme aimed at Gladstone apprentices and traineers over the next two years. The scheme will be run by the councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community advisory service. Eligible applicants must be under 25, a Gladstone resident for at least three years, and in full-time employment as an apprentice or trainee. Depending on individual circumstances, an apprentice could get up to $80 a week in rental assistance.

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Absent neighbours - social risks of a boom KARRATHA might be a long way from Gladstone, but the Western Australian boom town paints a cautionary tale for central Queensland. Karratha Shire deputy president John Lally was invited by the Gladstone Engineering Alliance (GEA) to talk about the experiences of his town during its boom. Should growth in Gladstone follow a similar course, there will be radical changes to the social fabric of the port city. In Karratha, half the population are flyin fly-out (FIFO) workers, and nearly threequarters of the houses are owned by either investors or mining companies. Just 28 per cent of houses are owner-occupied. The average wage is 54 per cent higher than the national average, and housing prices jumped by 23 per cent a year for the fives years to 2010. Rent is four times the national average. It is a story that resonates in Gladstone. Rents and median house prices in the port city have soared since a number of global companies made a final decision to develop the CSG industry. Mr Lally commended Gladstone on its

capacity to gear up the gas boom, and said preparation the was key for the local council. “Unless you take the community along with you, the community will be devastated,” he said. “The issue for us was that we were not ready for it, and everything got skewed and we had resource companies competing with contractors for housing.” “There was no land available and rents and house prices just went crazy.” “What we have since done is got our planning organised and we have done our Pilbara cities plan and we know where we are going to expand.” “We have borrowed money from the government to allow us to get more land and infrastructure prepared, but it should have been done seven or eight years ago.” Despite the slow start, Mr Lally said they were seeing results with rents in towns like Dampier falling by about a quarter to around $1600 a week and house prices were stabilising. In the past prices had been growing at around $100,000 a year. However, Mr Lally acknowledged construction lead times were still a problem,

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and there was still too much demand on town infrastructure. He said the other risk of poor planning was increasing fly in and fly out (FIFO) workforces. “In the past there was always some FIFO in the construction workforce, but because we couldn’t supply housing for the

operational workforce for the big resource projects they were forced to fly them in,” he added. “They have a job to do so you can’t blame them for that.” “But it becomes a big problem when the operational workforce starts to become FIFO.” LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE: Karratha has learnt the hard way, can Gladstone learn from them?

Rocky ‘sheds’ underdog status NINE new commercial sheds have gone up in Rockhampton over the past six months, in an unprecedented industrial growth spurt. Rockhampton has traditionally lagged behind Mackay and Gladstone in securing mining related industry, but now the Parkhurst industrial precinct is alive with new business. Rockhampton Regional Councillor Brett Svendsen is the chairman of council’s strategic planning committee. “I’m confident that we are really giving it a shake and starting to compete for mining related work,” he said. “We have been the underdog for a while now, but council has recognised that and we are now giving it a good kick along.” He said companies are increasingly identifying Rockhampton as a good place to invest. “It’s about floorspace and dollars per metre, and Rockhampton is very competitive on price.” The Parkhurst precinct is on the north

side of the city, and that is another drawcard for employers and workers who want to live on the coast. “You can access the estate from the Capricorn Coast easily and without going through the city and many people now prefer to live on the coast.” The council is also working to upgrade the older area of the estate - known as “the igloos” locally - with several new projects to move in there. The road to that section of the precinct will soon be upgraded. “We are giving it a facelift, our services have been a bit lacking there and we have taken that on board and responded,” said Cr Svendsen. He said he expected growth in the new section of the estate to continue into the future. “The approvals have been steady and so have the number of projects actually getting off the ground.” “It is great news for local jobs.”

“I’m confident that we are really giving it a shake and starting to compete for mining related work.”

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Workers - not tourists - in CQ caravan parks

FOR SALE: This Bowen caravan park is on the market, advertised as â&#x20AC;&#x153;growth potentialâ&#x20AC;? given the Abbot Point expansion

CENTRAL Queensland caravan parks are being used almost exclusively for mining and industry workers, after the summer floods decimated the tourism trade. Caravan Queensland CEO Ron Chapman said in Mackay, Gladstone and Alpha nearly 100 per cent of caravan park capacity was booked out by mining and industry - and it was edging that way in Rockhampton. In some cases, the entire park is booked

out by a single company - and that is saving struggling operators from bankruptcy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tourism in Queensland since the floods has been disastrous,â&#x20AC;? said Mr Chapman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many operators would have been going out the door, but then the fairy godmother, so to speak, comes and offers to the lease the parks and in some cases that is literally saving their business.â&#x20AC;? Caravan parks in the Bowen Basin have

accommodated mine workers for years, but over the past six months that trend has spread to the bigger regional towns. There has been a radical change in the ratio of short term tourist stays to long term residents - but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just workers using the parks, in some cases entire families are moving in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Mackay for example, FIFO (fly-in fly-out) workers might relocate their family from Brisbane, Maryborough or Sydney,â&#x20AC;? said Mr Chapman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So the wife and kids are living at the caravan park full time, and dad flies back to be with them when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not at work.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is happening more and more.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cut a heck of a lot out of the tourism market, which is disappointing in one way, but in the other way it has been the saviour of many operators.â&#x20AC;? Mr Chapman said in order to restore the balance more caravan parks should be built, but government charges made that unat-

tractive to developers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before you even turn a sod of soil, you are looking at between $10,000 - $20,000 in infrastructure charges,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sewerage treatment charges used to be $500 per annum, but two and a half years ago they upped that and now it costs anywhere between $5500 and $27,000.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;On top of that they have started valuing caravan parks on what they could be not what they are.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called â&#x20AC;&#x153;best useâ&#x20AC;? and while previously they were zoned â&#x20AC;&#x153;special purposeâ&#x20AC;? it now means the government can say we could put a high rise there so the value rises from say $3 million to $8 million and up go the rates and land tax.â&#x20AC;? Mr Chapman said the state government needed to address the situation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While this business is welcome relief now, in the medium and long term it is going to cause problems for tourism,â&#x20AC;? he said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many operators would have been going out the door, but then the fairy godmother, so to speak, comes and offers to the lease the parks and in some cases that is literally saving their business.â&#x20AC;?

Camp gives teenagers cultural experience A central Queensland miner has kicked in $25,000 to give Emerald students the opportunity to attend an Indigenous bush camp. Forty-four Emerald High students travelled to Brisbane and the Gold Coast and took part in cultural activities including mock hunting for wallabies and listening to tradition languages. It was a chance for Indigenous students to show their non-Indigenous classmates something of their culture and history. It is the third year the camp has run, supported by Rio Tintoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kestrel Aboriginal Community Development Fund.

Year 10 student Isaiah Huet, said the camp was an eye-opener. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did lots of fun activities but the best was the kayaking tour to Stradbroke Island where we went on a mock hunt to find wallabies,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were exposed to opportunities that provided us with more insight and information about the history of Indigenous people and their laws, which has motivated me to learn more about my own heritage and family tree.â&#x20AC;? Emerald State High School head of department of the arts and Indigenous education Samantha Ashton said the camp was

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Mining no lifeless landscape IT has been poisoned for grazing and is now being cleared for mining, so what would possibly call the central Queensland bush home? Try sugar gliders, greater gliders, blackheaded monitors, yellow-bellied sheathtailed bats, owls, tree frogs, brown snakes, tree snakes, diamond pythons, and Gould’s wattled bats - just to name a few. Sounds more like a trip to Australia Zoo than the Bowen Basin, but central Queensland coal mines are alive with native birds and mammals. Aerial spraying to open the land up for grazing decades ago has created a landscape of dead, hollow trees, and according to Vital Signs Environmental Services senior ecologist Steve Rose - that’s prime real estate for animals. “Some of those very large, hollow 200year-old trees are like high rise buildings for animals,” he said. “Cockatoos, gliders, parrots, bats, gliders can all be living in the one tree.” “In Brisbane you might have 20 or so hollow trees, but in the same area in CQ you have hundreds and hundreds of them.” Over the past few years, the laws governing land clearing for new mine projects have changed. Now all Environment Impact Statements (EIS) include provision for what’s known as a “spotter catcher” to oversee the process, so wildlife can be caught and relocated. Steve Rose has been travelling to central Queensland coal mines for six years to carry out “spotter catcher” duties. Before a parcel of land is cleared, Mr Rose carries out spot lighting at night, and looks in trees and hollows for tell tale signs of life like nests and scats. “Endangered animals crop up in the most crazy places, in the most flogged bits of habitat you’ve ever seen,” he said. “We have found koalas right up against pits, and greater gliders as well.” “It all depends on the noise and dust in particular.” Once Mr Rose has marked which trees and hollows are home to animals, those trees are gen-

tly bulldozed to allow them to escape unhurt. “Usually snakes, birds and bats are the first to come out,” he said. “I will then carefully use a chainsaw to get to any animals like gliders or owls that can nest very deep inside.” The animals are caught, bagged or caged, then released at nearby creek lines or in offset areas. But even Mr Rose draws the line at saving some of the less grateful creatures. Baby pale-headed parrot

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“Handling some of those big aggressive brown snakes is not worth the risk,” he chuckled. “I’m not going to lie to you - I have walked many a big snake off site.” “We just try and walk them away from the clearing, and most don’t want to return to a disturbed area anyway.” Mr Rose said many miners were not aware

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of the wildlife that lived so close to operations. “In one of the early jobs I did in the Bowen Basin, I had a group of mine engineers who were skeptical there were any animals there at all,” he said. “When the first tree that came down, two greater gliders came cruising out, and they were just shaking their heads in amazement.”

Dozens of birds, reptiles and mammals are saved on most clearing jobs in the region. And while the work is rewarding, it is no stroll in the park. “It is absolutely exhausting work, the last job was eight days of continuously walking behind dozers with a chainsaw in 40 degree heat,” said Mr Rose.

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Mining minnow bankrolls bridge upgrade A flood-battered coal company will pay half the cost of upgrading a bridge in central Queensland that was out of action for 40 days during the summer floods. Cockatoo Coal will chip in $8 million of the $16 million needed to raise and widen the bridge at Baralaba. The crossing regularly floods during the wet season cutting off the town, the nearby Aboriginal community of Woorabinda and the Baralaba mine. Cockatooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Baralaba mine was one of the worst affected sites during the summer floods, when the Dawson River broke through its levee banks. Floodwater inundated the main pit, and mining only resumed in May. Meanwhile, the town of Baralaba itself was cut off for weeks, with the bridge under water. Now, Cockatoo Coal will help the state government fund the vital upgrade before the next wet season. Work will begin this month, and will be welcome relief to the 300 vehicles

that use the route daily. Cockatoo Coalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tony Green said the entire bridge will be replaced with a new structure 4.2 metres higher, with improved approaches on both sides. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This will mean the bridge is less susceptible to closures during the wet season, resulting in improved access over the notorious Dawson River for both the community and for Cockatoo Coal,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure local communities will be very pleased to see such a vital flood immunity project moving into the next phase.â&#x20AC;? The Mains Roads Minister Craig Wallace has been forced to defend why private companies should be funding state government infrastructure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to see companies do this... where they are making good profits,â&#x20AC;? he told the ABC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are using our roads and our resources to make that profit.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a company, obviously with the community in mind, that are doing this.â&#x20AC;?

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Skills crisis here and now in CQ IT is crunch time for employers desperate for skilled workers, according to one recruitment specialist. While analysts have been pointing to an inevitable skills crisis in mining and industry for years, OBI Recruitment director Peter Martin says the day has arrived. “Each month it steps up another gear, there is no doubt about it,” Mr Martin told the WINO. “It is certainly more competitive out there, and it’s only going to get worse.” The crunch is not being felt in the retail sector, but in the industrial arena tradesmen and engineers are in short supply. Gladstone is at the centre of Queensland’s new LNG export industry, and Mr Martin said skilled workers are in short supply - and so are beds. “Gladstone is particularly difficult, and there is virtually no accommodation in the whole place.” Competing with the new LNG industry is the coal industry - with a host of new projects and mine expansions

underway or on the cards. “As the mines kick into next gear then second tier industry struggles through the state, it’s going to be interesting times,” he said. More employers are increasingly going down the path of hiring skilled workers from overseas. In the past, there has been much criticism of the lengthy waiting times for 457 visas, but Mr Martin said that problem has now been resolved. “The processing times have sped right up, which is very welcome.” Now, the wait for permanent visas has become excessively long. “It can now take nine months or a year now for those to get sorted out - that has blown out from a couple of months.” Mr Martin said aside from the lengthy waits for visas, Australia was highly desirable destination for overseas workers. “The strong Aussie dollar, sunshine and good working conditions make Australia a very attractive destination.”

“As the mines kick into next gear then second tier industry struggles through the state, it’s going to be interesting times.”

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What a dual sector uni means for you THE Queensland Government has cleared the way for CQUniversity to merge with the Central Queensland Institute of TAFE. The merger will create the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first dual sector university, with nearly 40,000 students. The amalgamation has been stuck in the planning stages for well over 12 months, waiting on state government approval to finalise the deal. But now the Premier Anna Bligh has given it the green light, and signalled how important it will be in meeting the skills shortage in the region. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Central Queensland is taking off with new mines, new port facilities and new industries,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The region is on the brink of a building and construction boom with $70 billion worth of developments expected to come on line in the next two years.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estimated the CSG and LNG industries will create 41,000 jobs over the next 20 years.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The proposed merger would create a tertiary institution that delivers both vocational and higher education â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;one-stopshopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for skilled workers.â&#x20AC;? The Director of the Pathways Project at

CQUniversity, and Associate Professor of Mining, Dr Col Greensill, has been a driving force behind the merger. He said the new dual sector university would provide seamless pathway for students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It means students can upgrade their education between high school and a PhD while continuing to work,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is key in starting to fill these critical positions that are going to be needed.â&#x20AC;? So what does that mean for those of you currently enrolled in TAFE or uni, or looking to do so in the near future? Well, a lot less red tape, according to the man now steering the ship forward, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Industry & VET Nik Babovic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to help you a lot because it will mean a direct pathway through your entire progression whether you are doing a trade or a degree,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All our programs will be linked, so for example you might do your CERT III and then a bridging diploma before an undergraduate degree in engineering.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes that transition simpler and once you are a student your process of enrollment is cut down, as are the number of applications needed.â&#x20AC;?

Mr Babovic said being a student at the one institution meant a smoother way of progressing up, or even sideways. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For example, it can help undergraduate students who want to pick up a skills set to enroll in a CERT III for that purpose.â&#x20AC;? Mr Babovic said he believed the dual sector university would play an enormous role in delivering real solutions for the

skills shortage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until now TAFE has been the prominent provider of apprentice training in this region.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;With that footprint, and with the added power of research from the university, we can go into organisations and provide solutions from CERT I right through to post graduate degrees.â&#x20AC;?

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THE WAY WE WERE...

Shift Miner Magazine takes a look back at history of the coal industry in Queensland. From its very beginnings in the late 1800s, to the tough life of many miners in CQ during the 1960s.

The cradle of coal mining in Queensland In 2011, coal mining is Queensland’s most lucrative export industry, but where did it all begin? In 1825, explorer Edmund Lockyer first observed outcrops of coal along the banks of the Brisbane River. Two years later, Captain Patrick Logan noted the presence of coal between Ipswich and Brisbane. It was here, in Ipswich, that the first coal

in Queensland was mined. In 1843, small amounts of coal were mined by John ‘Butty’ Williams to supply steam ships operating between Brisbane and Sydney. While most of Queensland’s coal is today exported overseas to make steel or fire power stations, Williams made his money selling coal directly to consumers. In the 1850s, Williams had established

the first ‘mine to door’ service - coal was sold to residents for 16 shillings per tonne. Over the coming years a number of other mining operations began in the Ipswich area. In 1860 the total output of coal for the year was 12,327 tonnes, which back then had a total value of 9,244 pounds. By 1883 this figure had jumped to 100,000 tonnes a year, and by the turn of the century nearly 400,000 tonnes worth

of coal was mined in Queensland - largely in the Ipswich area, with a small amount being mined near the Darling Downs and Maryborough. By the early 1900s, the industry has spawned a rail network and manufacturing sector, and Ipswich was a thriving industrial hub. Coal mined in the region was used for producing gas, building railways, powering ships, and generating electricity.

Tent living, dirty water, mud floors FORGOTTEN TIMES: Workers at Rhondda Colliery in Ipswich, 1905

“Nauseating revolting and disgusting” 1960s conditions ALTHOUGH living conditions for miners in the 21st century are on the whole modern and comfortable, the same cannot be said of those endured by the industry’s pioneers. Coal mining in the Bowen Basin in the 1960s was basic - to say the least - in terms of both working and living conditions. Early complaints by miners about the unacceptable conditions in Moura prompted a visit by then union boss Tom Millar. Millar visited Moura and Kianga mines in 1961 and discovered what he deemed to be the worst living and working conditions he had ever encountered. Single men were charged 15 shillings a week to live in a small hut with no ceiling, lining or heating, furnished with nothing more than four bunk beds. Conditions were little better for married men, who were charged 30 shillings a week to live in six by three metre corrugated iron sheds. Some sheds were home to a husband, wife and as many as six children - the nearest hospital was 56 kilometres away in Biloela. Water was sourced from the nearby riv-

er, and then treated with chemicals to make it safe for human consumption. After a trip to Moura in 1962, a journalist for the Queensland Guardian reported: “Water is carted from the Dawson River in a water cart, and is muddy and discoloured. Tea made from this water retains the muddy colour and taste. Being cattle country, flies are abundant...” In 1963, the Coal Industry Tribunal was set up and a judge called in to review the situation. Justice Frank Gallagher travelled to Moura where he described the living conditions of miners as “nauseating, revolting and disgusting”. At the end of the hearings, Justice Gallagher ruled living conditions were unacceptable, and that lack of housing was the main concern. This ruling significantly changed the landscape in central Queensland, with the state government then insisting mining companies provide homes for their workers. In essence, it lead to coal towns like Tieri, Glenden and Middlemount being built by mining companies for their workforce.

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TOM Wharton was just 22 when he began work at the Moura mine in 1961. A single man, Tom shared a tent with a few other miners and slept on an old stretcher left over from the Australian military campaign in New Guinea. Food was cooked on a stainless steel plate over a wood fire stove and drinking water was pumped straight from the Dawson River. “They had a tap about a foot and a-half up the tank, so the mud could settle in the bottom, and you could drink a bit of water out of it then,” Tom recalls. “In fairness, I never saw anyone get sick, but we didn’t get treated water for a couple of years after that.” At the time, the Moura mine was owned by a partnership between Thiess, Peabody and Mitsui (TPM) and the companies were hoping to capitalise on the growing export opportunities in Japan. According to the The Coalminers of Queensland, which is a collection of essays by unionist Pete Thomas, TPM’s desire to spend on machinery did not extend to living conditions. In one instance, an American executive of TPM who was challenged about Moura living conditions replied: “Peabody came to Australia to mine coal, not to build houses.” The fight for better living conditions became the first real battle of the coal mining union in Queensland. As Tom recalls, the atmosphere between the company and the union was tense. “You were just a piece of meat, they didn’t like unions, wouldn’t talk to them,” he said. “Unionists were regarded as communists.” It was the days before hard hats and safety protocols, and according to Tom miners had to rely largely on their wits to prevent accidents.

“We were doing all the jobs you do now.” “But we had none of the luxuries like roll cabs on dozers.” “When I first started in the pits you had no big fancy high wall lights - you just had the lights on your shovel, that was it.” In 1963, the Coal Industry Tribunal was set up to investigate the living conditions of miners in Moura. Justice Frank Gallagher visited the town and the mine as part of the inquiry, and was shown how families lived in squalor. Tom remembers one family, in particular, who made an impact on the judge. “Judith and Mick had about six or seven kids - all little girls, bar one.” “Justice Gallagher went into their tent - dirt floor - and he saw these lovely little girls, all beautifully dressed up, clean clothes, and that’s what swayed him, we believe.” “After that he told to the company: ‘you will build houses here’.” Tom is still involved in the mining industry today, working at mines around central Queensland on a part-time basis. FORGOTTEN ERA: Tom Wharton on site in the early 60s

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Central Highlands Rugby League is looking for players and teams to nominate for its upcoming â&#x20AC;&#x153;Battle of the Minesâ&#x20AC;? league carnival to be held in October. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the second year the carnival has been held, and organisers are hopeful of an even greater representation from mines across central Queensland. Last year Callide Dawson won the competition beating teams representing Lake Lindsey, Grasstree, Ensham and Gregory Crinum mines. Queensland Rugby League development officer Andrew Lawrence is hoping for even more players this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are just wanting to offer a social game so mines can have a friendly game against each other, and we have opened up the age limits and made it masters rules to facilitate that,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The masters rules really minimises the injury risk.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a 5 metre rule to reduce the collisions and we have the two in a tackle rule so that the wrestle is less intense.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also realise most people are not in peak fitness, so we have squads of 25 which means no one is playing when they are fatigued, which is when most injuries occur.â&#x20AC;? Mr Lawrence said feedback from mine managers was the competition had a really positive affect on worker morale. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A number of people said it was amazing how it got people on site interacting and working together.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;And of course the winning side had 12 months of bragging rights.â&#x20AC;? The competition will be held on 15 October at Emerald and mines interested in playing can register now by emailing Andrew at a.lawrence@qrl.com.au. or call 4988 2224.

The Capella Cattle Dogs will try and embrace some of the traits of their namesake this week when they host a home major semi-final against Emerald. The Capella side secured the minor premiership a fortnight ago beating Emerald who finished in second position, and Clermont and Moranbah who filled the third and fourth spots. The Rolleston Roos received the wooden spoon after a season plagued by personnel problems. After being the top performer this year, Capella player and QRU development officer Joel Johnston says the finals can be a game-changer, because players will cancel work commitments to be available. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have been performing well this year and the home ground is a big advantage,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come finals time all the teams get all their players available, which can really change things.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I guess we are most concerned about Emerald, but Moranbah could be the dark horse with a really strong forward pack.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good competition this year - everyone has beaten everyone so anything can happen.â&#x20AC;? Meanwhile in Schoolboy Rugby, Central Highlands schools have bridged the gap with the bigger coastal cities in the regional play offs of the Ballymore Cup competition. Rockhampton Grammar won the U18s division comprehensively winning 60-nil, despite a standout performance by Emeraldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Llyod Steigler. The U15s division was a closer affair with Proserpine High School just beating Rockhampton Grammar in the finals, although Moranbah High pushed both sides in preliminary matches.

Middlemount races all the way to the bank For the first time in 5 years, the Middlemount Race Club will make a profit after the enormous success of its recent race day. The Middlemount racing committee decided to try and make the event more family-friendly this year - and it seems to have worked with more than 2000 people attending. Queensland Racing was also impressed with the state of the track, saying it was in the best condition they have seen it in. The Middlemount Race Club secretary, Nicole Matheson, said the races have revitalised the club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We received just under 2000 people so we were overwhelmed with the crowd, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely a record of sorts,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The move to making it more family-friendly has definitely worked, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think there was a time when their werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t children on the kids rides, I think there were even a few big kids on them.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past we have struggled for sponsorship and the new licencing rules do make it much harder.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we will run at a profit for the first time in five years, which means we can start investing more in our mining communities.â&#x20AC;?

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All the action at the recent Middlemount junior rugby league carnival. All teams over the age of 6 competed with Emerald sides, including an all female open side who played Austag against the U14 boys side. The girls will now play a fully contested game against Springsure on 27 August. Pictures supplied by Darryl Heise.

Proserpine High School were the winners of the regional final in the Ballymore Cup

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Dysart Bulls secure home semi-final

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Tieri

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Lack of game time will be a major concern for the Dysart Bulls when they play a home major semi-final in a fortnightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time in the Central Highlands rugby league competition. The Bulls will play the winner of this weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game between between the Tieri Pirates and the Blackwater Crushers, who finished second and third respectively. The Bulls have had two of the last three weeks off the paddock, having a bye last weekend and missing another match when Springsure forfeited their game against Dysart on 6 August. The game before that was the first game of the season they lost - when they were beaten by Tieri. Coach Bill Devine said the areas of their game that had been their strengths disappeared that night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were outclassed on the night and our normal brick wall defence disappeared,â&#x20AC;? he said at the time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We leaked in 9 tries to the talented Pirates, losing 46 to 12.â&#x20AC;?

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Capella v Emerald

20/8/11

Tieri

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Rio Tinto Coal Australia is proud to be part of the Clermont, Emerald, Capella, Nebo and Mackay communities. We are pleased to partner with Pioneer State High School and the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy to support

Toolkit for Girls This initiative is providing pathways towards careers in mining for female students at Pioneer State High School. More than 20 students from years 10, 11, and 12 recently heard from Hail Creek Mine professionals, visited a simulated underground coal mine facility, and tried their hand at practical mining activities. Five students are completing a Certificate I in Resource and Infrastructure Operations, and have undertaken a three-day work placement at Hail Creek Mine.

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GRAB A BARGAIN The monthly Moranbah Freemason’s Markets is the perfect place to catch up with friends, snag a bargain at one of the many stalls and listen to a special performance by Moranbah Drum School.

Cooper, Lisa and Isabella Cooper

Youngest Moranbah Drum School student, Laylah Smith, belts out a tune

Kelly Crompton and Kate Macfarlane

Reagan Kemp, Jaydene Fudge and Kristen Macfarlan enjoyed listening to Moranbah Drum School’s performance

Sali Kekewick, Sara Llamas and Corey Kekewick

Mackenna and Judd Crompton

Belinda, Harry and Isabella Ney

Rebecca Vogele and Michael O’Mara

Danielle Bennett admires the earrings on display at one of the stalls

Chiz Ruxton and Cr Roger Ferguson

Cathy, Shae, Ned, Brynn and Brooke Mackie

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DINGO RACES The Blackwater Lions Club held their race meeting at Dingo recently, with many locals glamming up for an afternoon trackside.

Peter Mackenzie, Stewie Hoare, Dennis Olive and Patrick Brennan

Dale Finger, Karen and Peter Howard and Greg Yipp

Sharelle Keller, Noeleen Olive and Gladys Brice

Rachel Stanley and Tarly Kingston

Best Dressed Lady was Jodi Hill

Margaret Low with David and Patsy Collins

Mick and Liz Gilligan and Gaylene Burton

Gary and Sharon Gilligan

Gaylene Burton, Karen Blackburn with Jenny and Bob Firth

Best Dressed boy and girl Lexy Olive and Cooper Lane

James and Alison Eder, and Jesse Connor

Ashleigh Tottenham and Joanne Walker

Carlie Roberts and Popey

Dee Power and Lorraine Devan

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Fair Dinkum!

IN ITALY - A grieving man was struck by lightning and killed while scattering his brother’s ashes on a remote mountain. The man chose the spot in the Italian Alps because it was the favourite location of his younger brother, who was killed in a car accident. After scattering the ashes the mourning man was caught in a storm, and was struck by lightning while climbing down a ladder. He fell to his death. IN LONDON - Staff at a London aquarium have successfully weaned a fish raised entirely on chocolate to a healthier diet. Aquarium staff could not understand why Gary, a four kilogram Gourami, refused to eat the food he was given, until they discovered he had been fed nothing but chocolate by his previous owners. In order to gradually wean the fish off chocolate he was fed grapes with Kit-Kat pieces inside, his apparent chocolate treat of choice. Despite the fact that Gary has suffered no measurable ill-effects from his life long chocolate diet, aquarium staff advised against feeding fish confectionery of any sort. IN WALES - A crematorium is offering friends and family of deceased people the chance to attend funeral services online. Virtual attendees can view funeral

proceedings as they happen, for up to seven days afterwards, or a DVD copy can be arranged. The crematorium stressed that online access to the services is strictly private, and controlled by the family of the deceased, with a password being required to log onto the online feed. Only about a dozen ‘online’ funerals have taken place since the feature became available over a year ago, but the crematorium is confident the service will grow in popularity to meet the needs of people who may be physically or geographically incapable of attending a conventional funeral service. IN QUEENSLAND - A Kooralbyn family say they are prisoners in their own home because of an ill-tempered wallaby. Julie Bambrick says the unusually aggressive pretty-faced wallaby was responsible for knocking her husband over and biting him on the face, menacing her 11-year-old grandson, and hissing at her whenever she ventures into the garden. The wallaby first attacked Ms Bambrick’s grandson in March, and since then keeps a watchful eye over the home, intermittently hassling anyone who ventures out. The Queensland Parks and Wildlife service reportedly advised Ms Bambrick to fill a water pistol with dye in order to ‘mark’ the offending animal, which proved challenging as the wallaby attacked her before she was able to.

“The unusually aggressive pretty-faced wallaby was responsible for knocking her husband over and biting him on the face.”

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For starters, she was the one who suggested we do a prison role-play, and then she gets upset after I sentence her to 10 years’ hard labour (with early parole for services rendered to the warden). In any case, back to the topic at hand. It is natural for a man’s eye to wander, Rebecca, as the old adage goes, ‘the grass is always greener’. There are things you can do, however, to ensure that your man’s eye always returns to you. The next time you see his eye drifting try spontaneously exposing your breasts in public. That will not only catch his eye, it’ll make him extremely jealous that a big group of strangers just saw his girlfriend topless, and he’ll constantly keep his eye on you to make sure the twins don’t make any more unscheduled appearances. If this technique fails you may have to try something a bit more heavy-handed. The next time you catch your boyfriend checking out another woman knee him swiftly in the groin. After a while he will come to associate looking at other women with crippling pain, and this should set him straight. I should warn you though, we men are a crafty bunch, an ex-girlfriend of mine once tried the knee to the groin technique on me. Little did she know that after a lifetime of pretending to fall over in shopping centres to look up women’s skirts I always wear a cricket box in case I get caught and receive an irate knee to the privates. In fact, the 2006 census results revealed that more women shattered their knee caps attempting to knee me in the groin than from heavy oven doors accidentally opening onto them, the previous leading cause of knee injury in women. Frank

er women, short of having him fitted for a set of blinders! Try telling him that when you see him checking out other ladies it makes you feel as though you’re old news. You may find he’s doing it without even thinking about it, if he knows it’s upsetting to you I’m sure he’ll cut it out. Susan

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MOTORHOME FOR SALE 9.5 mt 6GB1 Iszu recon. Motor- deisel .Fresh_Grey_Black tanks. Storage BinsGenerator- Gas hot water- Lg Rollout Awning & much more

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VAN FOR SALE For Sale on site caravan at over 50s park on northern Gold Coast solid annexe weather roof own bathroom, toilet lots of storage $50,000 ONO 0401 933 283 VAN FOR SALE Onsite caravan permanent at Capricorn Palms Yeppoon. Self contained 2brm van with hard annex cyclone roof. Overall inside 11mts x 5.4mts plus carport. Outdoor area with garden shed. $48,000 neg 0438 936 377

UNIT FOR SALE Beachfront studio apartment in Resort Complex - main street Yeppoon parking, air cond, pool, gym, island and harbour views live in or rent out ph. Daniel $175 000 0417 630 357

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HOUSE FOR SALE Toomulla Beach (40Km North of Townsville) 2-bedroom, steel-framed, lowmaintenance home in peaceful suburb. Land 592m2. Seeks sea change’ dreamer. More information online. Low $200,000s. 0411 228 870.

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Landcruiser ute, 06 model, diesel, bullbar, sidebars, towbar, a/c, cd player, uhf radio, white, tinted windows, 115000kms, $41,500. ph: 0400 543 398 CAR FOR SALE PRADO GRANDE 08 Diesel, Auto, Leather Int, S/Roof, Centre Fridge, Adj Air Susp, Sat Nav, D/Hill Assist, 3Yr Factory Ext Wty, T/Windows, Floor Covers, 75,000klm VGC $60,900 o.n.o. Mob: 0407 138 822

HOUSE FOR SALE Glendale Relocatable home, 13.2m x 7.2m, 2 x bedroom, main with ensuite, plenty of kitchen cupboards, wall oven, and ceramic glass cook top, raked ceiling in large lounge/dining, 2 x split system a/c, excellent cond, Rockhampton $115,000 ono Ph: 4926 9084 mob: 0431 197 846.

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Cheryl put her hand up. “Here me out. You said ten minutes. Twenty minutes later, I came and checked on my order, and you told me I was up for another ten “Sorry, but the kitchen’s really minutes.” Cheryl raised her busy. Ten minutes, tops.” eyebrows. “No. No, no, no, no, no. I don’t believe you. You are a The girl nodded slowly. liar. I want my money back, Cheryl continued, “So I now.” She reached out her returned twenty minutes after right hand, palm up, shaking. that – at seven forty; forty minutes after the start of my A few people started to clap. ten-minute wait – and you The girl behind the counter told me the kitchen was really looked stunned. busy, and it would take ten A bell rang behind her, a minutes to complete my order. package was dropped into the Any problems with the story hot box from the window into so far?” the kitchen, and a voice called The girl shook her head, and out cheerfully, “Order up! looked around at the other Seventeen!” customers.

Without taking her eyes off “So I went back outside, Cheryl, the girl took the again, and got into my car, packet and handed it over. again, to wait, again, with five “Thank you,” she mumbled. children – five hungry chil- “Enjoy the rest of your dren.” Cheryl could hear her evening.” Bernard S. Jansen is 32, married has three young boys. He lives in Emerald, works as an engineer at a local coal mine and is active in his local church. Read more of Bernard’s writing online at surgebin.blogspot.com or email him at bernard.jansen@gmail.com GOT AN IDEA FOR A STORY? Let Bernard know - email him at bernard.jansen@gmail.com or hop on his blog surgebin.blogspot.com

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Calling all incompetent athletes By Justin Carlos ONE of the greatest things about this country of ours is the promise of a fair go - and nowhere is this more apparent than in local sporting fixtures. Sure, it’s sometimes nice to head to the local footy grounds and see the next up and coming youngster carving up all who oppose them with deft moves and natural talent. But it is of equal - if not greater - enjoyment to watch someone who is completely and utterly incompetent making a complete mockery of the sport they’re trying to play. Think of it like a trip to the circus, watching the flying trapeze is amazing, but all you talk about on the car ride home is the bearded lady. This is what makes watching local sport so great - the spectacular, idiosyncratic shortcomings of your local team. I once journeyed to the local AFL grounds to watch a friend of mine partake in some spirited aerial ping pong. Upon my arrival I was greeted with the sight of him sprawled across the turf getting a vigorous hamstring rubdown from a female trainer. Did this dampen my spirits? Quite the opposite, I laughed so hard at

the image of him being massaged fervently in the middle of a heated contact sport that I myself almost required medical attention. Despite frequent concussions, entire quarters of play without handling the ball, and repeated ankle rollings, that friend of mine now captains his AFL side, which is again a testament to regional sporting clubs. Through sheer attendance alone one can rise through the ranks of their local club to become a respected, senior member of the organisation (despite once missing an important match after rolling an ankle attempting to cut a birthday cake). It’s important to remember, it’s not superstars and heroes that make our local sporting clubs so great, it’s the people that turn up every week and give it their all. At this point you may be asking yourself, is their any point to this raving article about incompetent sportspeople? Well, there is, and the point is this; get out there and sign up for your favourite sport, be it cricket, tennis, footy, darts or competitive bird fancying. Local clubs don’t need teams full of superstars with massive egos and meticulously groomed facial hair, they need average joes who are keen on a laugh and a beer after the game, so get out there and sign up! LOCAL SPORT: Not just for the abled.... as can be seen by my “capable” friend here

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SPRING is fast approaching, and with it comes a treasure trove of warm weather activities that we love here in Queensland. Most Queenslanders love spending time in and around the water, but if lazing by the beach or sitting on the bank of a river waiting for the fish to bite is a bit like watching paint dry for you, it could be time to try a water sport that’s a bit more thrilling. All around the state water skiing enthusiasts are gearing up for the start of a new season, and looking forward to hitting the water at CQ’s best ski spots. There are waterski clubs in Emerald, Blackwater, Clermont, Mackay, Baralaba, Rockhampton and Moura, so no matter where you’re on shift you should be able to get out on the water without a great deal of travel time. Ski clubs around CQ usually hold ski competitions from about September, so if you’re an experienced skier you might want

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Classic REVIEW By Justin Carlos

Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs was a success with audiences and critics alike, winning all five major Academy awards (best actor, actress, film, director and screenplay), a rarity for a film that can be characterised as belonging to the horror genre. It also gave us one of cinema’s most memorable characters - Hannibal Lecter. The film follows a young FBI cadet,

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It rubs the lotion on its skin... Clarice Starling (played by Jodie Foster) who is recruited to help catch Buffalo Bill, a serial killer who imprisons his victims before removing their skin. Starling is sent by her superior to speak with incarcerated psychopath and brilliant psychiatrist Dr Hannibal ‘The Cannibal’ Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), believing that Lecter may hold the key to discovering

the identity of Buffalo Bill. Lecter is intrigued by the ambitious Clarice and agrees to help her catch Buffalo Bill if she agrees to tell him personal things about her life. Clarice must then trade information with Lecter in an attempt to save the life of a senator’s daughter who is abducted by Buffalo Bill.

The Silence of the Lambs can be considered a horror movie, containing a number of particularly gruesome scenes, however the narrative plays out more like a crime thriller, making the film more appealing to viewers who may not necessarily be horror fans. As one would expect from a film garnering such critical acclaim, the story is propelled by outstanding performances by the entire cast. Anthony Hopkins won an Academy Award for his role as Hannibal Lecter, despite the fact that he has less than 17 minutes of screen time in The Silence of The Lambs, a testament to his incredibly chilling performance as the super intelligent psycho, Hannibal. The success of the film prompted screen adaptions of three other ‘Hannibal Lecter’ novels, although none have managed to recapture the atmosphere or success of The Silence of the Lambs. If you’re in the mood for chills and thrills The Silence of the Lambs is sure to provide, so turn out the lights, turn up the sound and make a dinner date with Hannibal Lecter.

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recently, but now they are gone too.” So get that grass under control, and count down the days until the next weather system moves in.

been caught, mackies and some 20 kilo Spanish.” Josh says in the next month or so you should start to see your doggy and school mackerel coming in as the weather warms up.

THE fishing in central Queensland over the past few weeks can be summed up in one word, according to John from the Rosslyn Bay Fisherman’s Co-op. “Crap.” “Honestly, you’d be better off mowing the grass and knocking off some jobs at home,” he told us. There has barely been a break in the weather over the past fortnight, and neither commercial or recreational fisherman have been getting out. For the ones that have managed to snatch a morning here and there, the spoils have not been worth it. “There are a few mackerel about, but it is still pretty light one - and reef fish aren’t fishing well either,” said John. “Banana prawns were beautiful until

FISHING IN GLADSTONE

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ROCKHAMPTON fishermen might be better off driving themselves to Gladstone, where the fishing has been great both in the creeks and out wide. The hot water outlet is still the favourite haunt for barra, and those heading to the Calliope River are coming home with blue and thread fin salmon. “There are also heaps of flatties around the mouths of the rivers at the moment,” said Josh from Pat’s Tackle World. Out wide, the weather has been patchy but there is good fish when you get out there. “We’ve seen some nice red emperor have

BREAM are the fish of the day in Mackay at the moment. Big bream are being caught at the river mouth along the rock wall. “The barra are starting to bite too, they are coming on pretty good,” said Zac from Nashy’s Compleat Angler. Try Murray and Constant Creeks. Salmon are biting well at night - on live bait and fresh dead bait. “There have been the odd mackerel caught as well,” said Zac. Although it has been blowy, so not many people are getting out wide.

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0552 0.78 0618 0.88 0016 5.02 0040 4.69 0106 4.32 0138 3.91 0227 3.52 1141 4.69 1211 4.64 0642 1.02 0705 1.21 0732 1.45 0806 1.73 0902 1.98 1746 0.84 1814 1.05 1240 4.53 1311 4.37 1349 4.16 1441 3.95 1604 3.86 2351 5.28

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First burst of hot weather Week 1 - After our fifth burst of cold weather last Tuesday when temperatures fell by 6-8 degress with widespread frosts across the Coalfields, central Queenslanders woke to a mild morning with an 8-10 degree jump in overnight minimums. This was instigated by a trough that caused fresh and gusty very warm north westerly winds with gusts up to 30 knots. It caused fire authorities great concern, broadcasting a high fire danger, particularly after the very low winter rainfall and extended frosts - curing the grasslands. The first burst of hot temperatures reached 29C in Capricornia and the northern Coalfields (not seen for almost three months).A cooler south westerly across Rolleston/Springsure/Emerald capped the maximum to around 24C. Then a “crash” back to near zero overnight, south of Emerald. This topsy turvy weather con-

tinues into the third week of August. Brief coastal showers early in the week trying to reach the inland. Warmer temperatures return with early fog mid to late week. Then our seventh burst of cold air on the last two days of the week. Not good for the boaties! Fresh SE’ly winds gusting to mid twenties for most of the weekend. Plus coastal showers reaching the eastern fringe of the Coalfields. Week 2 - The August winds could keep up for the fourth week of August. Squally coastal showers and 2/3 metres seas, only if a low develops in the Tasman. The dry conditions for July into August have many people fearing a bad fire season and a poor wet season. The SOI peaked at +10.7 early in the month and now sits at +9.3. If this trend continues then a lower value wet season could develop. Just a little early to say.

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MONEY MATTERS 118th EDITION. 2011

A peak but no trough for CQ real estate GLADSTONE is again the bright spot in the central Queensland real estate market, with agents reporting fast sales and skyrocketing prices since the approval of major gas projects. In its latest report, property valuers Herron Todd White (HTW) said peak demand was for houses under $400,000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since the major projects were announced we have seen an increase in value across the board generally between 10 and 20 percent,â&#x20AC;? the report read. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the sub $400,000 range there is currently limited stock and high demand, which has been heightened by soaring rents.â&#x20AC;? In other central Queensland towns, steady growth is being driven by mining. In Mackay, while building approvals were down by almost 25 per cent in May compared with the previous year, buying

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established homes remained steady and median prices have not fallen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While we had plenty of gloom, there was not too much doom, values have held relatively well across most sectors,â&#x20AC;? HTW said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only down side is the residential unit towers in Mackay and the Harbour which are still experiencing softening markets, with a large number of both developer stock and resales on the market with limited demand.â&#x20AC;? It is a similar story in Rockhampton and on the Capricorn Coast where the number of houses being sold has fallen, but prices remains steady. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The majority of activity in this region has been in the $300,000 to $500,000 price range,â&#x20AC;? HTW said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vacancy rates in Rockhampton are at approximately 2.4 per cent and local

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4 bed 3 bath 3 car s Beautifully restored Queenslander - stroll to Agnes Surf Beach & Shops. s This stunning home maximises the great lifestyle in Agnes, with large open plan living area, and decks out the front & rear of the home. s Downstairs, a self contained Granny Flat offers rental options. s The block itself is 916m2 in size, with plenty of space for a pool or shed. s 2 minutes walk down the road and you can go for a surf, eat out at the restaurants, or shop for all your needs at the nearby shopping centre. s A modern, fully refurbished, caesar stone kitchen has lots of storage space, and room to cook up a storm!

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5 Acres on the Proserpine River s Home + granny flat, 5 bedrooms 2 bathrooms, IGP s 2.13 acres cleared flat land with boundary to the river s Bore with great water supply s Multiple sheds for cars/boats/machinery etc s Close to Proserpine Dam/Barramundi fishing paradise

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* $10,000 Grant available to all Investors and Owners now. Up to $32,000 available to first home buyers through Government Grants. *Conditions Apply.

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Welcome to our latest and most exclusive stages at Aqua’ta Bulimba. Consisting of stylish and individual luxury apartments, there is a wide range of designs to choose from including our smart 2 bedroom to our super-sized 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and penthouses. All apartments offer cutting-edge designs and finishes with fully equipped designer stone kitchens, luxurious bathrooms and ensuites, polished timber floors or imported tiles to the living areas, huge balconies or terraces (some apartments have huge decks with a wrap around terrace and courtyard), and secure access with lift. Fully landscaped gardens, personal training studio, Zen room and garden. Most apartments have 2 or 3 car accommodation and separate storerooms. Corporate Leasing Advantage available for 2 years on completed apartments starting from $700.00 per week. Aqua’ta stages one and two will appeal to astute buyers wanting to secure a luxury apartment with a choice of designer finish options. Shopping is easy with the Oxford Street Shopping and dining precinct only a 300 metre stroll along the park from Aqua’ta.

For more info contact Brian White on 0488 278 282 or see more details and virtual tour at www.ponsford.com.au The Display Suite is open daily 1.30pm-3.00pm (closed Wednesday) and is located at the corner of Barramul and Corio Streets Bulimba.

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