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THE BARCOO

INDEPENDENTBlackalls own community newspaper

Kyle awarded university scholarship - page 3Clean-Up Australia Day - page 8

Page 16 - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, March 6 2009

March 6 2009 ISSN 1832-6129 RRP $2.00 Contact: [email protected]

SPORT ON THE BARCOO

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Only two games were played at the BlackallBowls club last Sunday due to severalplayers being unavailable.

In handicap singles, Gary Whiteld was

much too experienced for learner JennyTurner, winning 31-12.

In the game of A singles, learners WayneRichardson and Woody surprised with a top

game. Woody got away with a lead of 6-0after 3 ends. Wayne won the next 7 endsto lead 11-7. He raced away to lead 28-15before Woody won 6 ends in a row to bringthe scores closer at 28-24. Wayne thenpicked up a 3 to win 31-24.

In a social game, Rob Doyle and Don Dalywere lucky to tie with Greg MacNamara andDally Holden at 5-5.

At the bowls club next week, in A singles,J. Carter v T. Hayward spotter J. Blucher,R. Blucher v W. Richardson spotter L. Kelly.In B singles, D. Carter v J. Bowyer spotterD. Daly. In handicap singles, D. Holden v M.Chapman spotter R. Doyle. Sets of nine endswill see C. Whiteld v M. McKellar spotter C.

MacNamara. Games will begin at 8.30 am.

Dally

Last Saturday saw Blackall golfers wrap up the Ashes trophywith a very convincing victory over Tambo by 66 points. Tambogolfers failed to handle the heat at the Blackall golf course.

Ladies winners on the day were Wilma Pitt and Ashlee Frywith 44 points. The winners of the mens competition werePeter Fry and Shane The Pooch Allen with 42 points. Visitorwinners were Bill Rodgers and George The Legend Foote.Shane Allen produced a great shot to win the money on the7th hole.

Peter aces the 17thSunday again saw golfers battling the heat for the rst round

of match play. Winners were C. Williams, A. Fry, M. Hauff, R.Bellert, L. MacNamara, and Peter Fry, W. Pitt, J. Walker, L.Pitt and Pauline Fry.

In the 18-hole stableford, Christine Williams, on 42 points,had a great day taking the win from runner-up Peter Fry.

Peters round produced every golfers dream with a hole-in-one on par 3, the 17th hole. Peter will receive $100 for hiseffort. Thanks to sponsors Les and Christine Williams ofthe Coolibah Motel. The winner of the microwave rafe was

Brendan Schluter. The Blackall Golf club would like to thankKen Browning for his donation of the microwave in memory ofhis father and life-member of the golf club, Buster Browning.Sunday, March 8 is Sharkys monthly medal. Hit off is at12.30 pm.

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Blackall Police and Council wereboth disappointed to discover onSaturday, February 21, vandalismcommitted at the Blackall skatepark.

Over the past few months,incidents like this have beenregularly occurring at the skatepark.

Sport, Recreation and YouthOfcer for the Blackall-TamboRegional Council Lisa Goodman,said it is disappointing to seethese regular incidents occurring,especially to infrastructure whichis in the process of being developedby Council.

Council aims to provide qualityinfrastructure to the communityand will, where possible, renewand upgrade facilities. However,vandalism and misconduct to

Disappointment atBlackall vandalism

Q150 artistic director LyndonTerracini shows off the Shed model

Selectors delighted with

Q150 performersOn Monday, March 2, theBlackall Cultural Centre was hostto the Q150 Shed entertainmentauditions where selectorsfrom Brisbane were viewingpotential performers for the Shedentertainment in November inBlackall.The auditioning group consisted

of the CEO for Major BrisbaneFestivals and artistic directorfor Q150 Lyndon Terracini,Q150 director Graeme Potter,the technical manager for MajorBrisbane Festivals Jono Perryand the Q150 Shed entertainment

project manager Natasha Hardy. The Q150 Shed event is a

major part of the States 150thanniversary celebrations. Whilesome towns in the Central West,including Longreach, Barcaldineand Charleville, will be visited bythe Q150 train, a small number oftowns have been selected as venuesto host the Q150 Shed event. TheShed entertainment venue hasbeen modelled as a replica of theIsis Downs woolshed, the largestin the southern hemisphere. Thereplicated shed will be transportedby road train to each of the selectedtowns, and is due to arrive in

Blackall in November. The Q150Shed will hold around 300 people, while many more will be able towatch and enjoy the performancesfrom around the exterior.

Blackall was rst on the agenda

for the auditioning group, beforethey moved on to Augathella,Cherboug, Warwick, Gold Coastand Brisbane. Seven acts fromBlackall auditioned for two hourson Monday, and were appraised bythe panel and also given individual continued on page 5

feedback and suggestions.Lyndon was impressed by the

variety of talent that performed onMonday.

Solo singer Alison Mobbs was therst to take to the stage, performing

two songs for the panel. The band Undecided, with

drummer Dylan Dolinski andguitarists Justin Johnstone andRonan Robinson, rocked the hallnext. Having playing together forunder a week at the time of theaudition, and with Ronan joiningthe band and learning the songs just days earlier, Lyndon was

impressed by the young talent.Alison Mobbs and Fiona Sterling

took to the stage in a light andentertaining duet, singing anddancing about the celebration ofQueenslands 150th birthday andits importance to Blackall.

Damien Dolinski auditioned withhis guitar that he has been playingfor around 6 years. Damien, Dylanand their sister Naomi Dolinskimake up the band Xstatics.They have played at many events,including the recent Meet andGreet function in Longreach andmany campdrafts and rodeos inthe region.

Despite playing the drums foronly 6 months, Dylan had artisticdirector Lyndon tapping along tohis energetic solo drum set. It washis rst ever public appearance

according to Dylan, unless you count mum and dad as anaudience, and he performed well. The panel were impressed by

the depth of the poem Successwritten and performed by year 10

Surprising games andlucky ties

Blackall wraps up Ashes trophy

Rowan Hunnam


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At the works and nance meeting held in Tambo onWednesday, February 25, council was able to presentretiring water and sewerage ofcer Lawrie Doonar witha gift in appreciation of the 18 years service given to theformer Blackall Shire Council and to the Blackall-TamboRegional Council. Lawrie indicated that he wished tobe able to do some serious surng before undertaking any furtheremployment. Blackall-Tambo Regional councilors wished Lawrie wellfor the future. The corporate planning process continues with further councildiscussions and community information sessions planned forThursday and Friday in Tambo and Blackall respectively. Your input isvery important to the ultimate document which will take us all into thefuture. I hope to see you at the information sessions which have beenarranged for 3pm and 6pm in Tambo at the Shire Hall on Thursday,March 5. The Blackall Cultural Centre supper room will have sessionsat 1pm, 3pm and 6pm.Alarming increases in costs to Councils have been imposed over thepast few months with state government nancial audit fees increasingfrom a total of $54,000 for both previous shires to $139,000 for theBlackall-Tambo Regional Council. The escalation of the fees levied bythe Environmental Protection Agency has absolutely no relation to theprevious amounts charged. $4.000 now becomes $17,000 which is a4 fold increase. All Central Western councils are faced with similarnancial dilemmas, which will have a detrimental effect on theirbudget outcomes for the year. I am trying to nd the cost saving inthese charges and pray there are no more departments out there withaccounts such as these in the mail. Council has written to governmentto express their concern at these unreasonable charges and will puta resolution to all councils attending the Western Queensland localgovernment association meeting scheduled for April 2/3, for discussionand action.

The ecumenical pancake evening held at the Anglican Church was verypleasant for all attending. The pancakes, both savory and sweet, weredelicious, with compliments to the cooks! The pancake tossing wassomething to behold and the service held afterwards was uplifting.I was able to attend the Beef Up forum held at the Blackall CulturalCentre for a short while. The segment which I attended on new cutsfor rump steak and oyster blade was very interesting indeed. Theproducers attending for the entire program were impressed with thedepth of industry material presentedand enjoyed the social barbeque atthe close of the day.I was also able to attend the Q150auditions at the Blackall CulturalCentre on Monday morning; thetalented local performers will certainlyadd their unique western avour tothe program for the three nights thatthe Q150 Shed will be in Blackallon November 18/19/20. The Shed

is reminiscent of the Isis Downsshearing shed. With professional actsas well as our own local performerswe will certainly have a memorablecelebration for the 150th year of thestate of Queensland.Hot off the press: the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council has receivedfunding from the state government tocreate a sport and recreation plan forour region. This will enable council tolook to the future for the lifestyle andtness benet of the residents in ourcommunities in this most importantcomponent of our lives.

Jan Ross

Barcoo Independent TV Guide March 8 - 14ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

WednesdayM

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4:30 G.P.5:30 Spicks and Specks6:00 Childrens Programs11:00 Battle of the Brains11:30 Walking with Cavemen12:00 Midday Report12:30 National Press Club Address1:30 Talking Heads2:00 Parliament Question Time3:00 Childrens Programs6:00 The Queens Cavalry: CavalryBlack6:30 The Cook and the Chef7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report8:00 The New Inventors8:30 Spicks and Specks9:00 Chandon Pictures9:35 Ruddy Hell! Its Harry and Paul10:05 At the Movies10:35 Lateline11:10 Lateline Business11:35 Midsomer Murders1:10 Parliament Question Time: TheSenate2:10 Movie: Boy Slaves (PG)3:25 National Press Club Address

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:00 Larry the Lawnmower11:30 News12:00 Movie: Tick Tock (M)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercial4:00 Its Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Australias Got Talent8:30 Criminal Minds9:30 Gangs of Oz10:30 Lost11:30 Disorderly Conduct Caughton Tape12:30 Room for Improvement1:00 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

5:30 Today

9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne

11:00 News

11:30 Home Shopping

12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show

1:00 The View

2:00 Days of our Lives

3:00 Home Shopping

3:30 Hi-5

4:00 The Shak

4:30 News

5:00 Antiques Roadshow

6:00 News

7:00 Two and a Half Men

7:30 The Farmer Wants a Wife8:30 The Mentalist

9:30 Cold Case

10:30 Cold Case


12:30 Home Shopping

1:00 The Baron

5:30 International News12:55 Market update1:00 International News3:30 Football Stars of Tomorrow4:00 The Journal4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer5:30 Corner Gas: Lost and Found5:55 Market update6:00 Global Village: Tassili, theMountains of the Tuaregs6:30 World News Australia7:30 Feast India8:00 Tales from the Palaces:Future of the Past8:30 Tribe: Akie, Tanzania

9:30 World News Australia9:55 Market update10:00 Movie: Teesh and Trude(MA)11:35 Movie: All the InvisibleChildren (M)1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

ThursdayMarch1

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4:30 G.P.5:30 Spicks and Specks6:00 Childrens Programs11:00 The War12:00 Midday Report12:30 Murder or Mutiny1:30 Collectors2:00 Parliament Question Time3:00 Childrens Programs6:10 Grand Designs: Lambourn7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report8:00 Catalyst8:30 Bringing Up Baby9:30 Q&A10:25 Lateline11:00 Lateline Business11:30 Status Quo: The Party AintOver Yet

12:25 Wildside1:15 Parliament Question Time2:15 Movie: Primrose Path (PG)3:55 The Glass House

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show9.30 Larry the Lawnmower11:30 News12:00 Movie: Get Over It (M)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercial4:00 Its Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Ghost Whisperer8:30 Greys Anatomy9:30 Private Practice10:30 Scrubs11:30 Beauty and the Geek

12:30 Sons and Daughters1:00 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

5:30 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News

11:30 Home Shopping12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show

1:00 The View2:00 Days of our Lives

3:00 Home Shopping3:30 Hi-5

4:00 The Shak4:30 News

5:00 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News

7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Getaway8:30 Adults Only 20 to 1

9:30 The Footy Show11:00 The Footy Show Late

1:00 Home Shopping1:30 Seinfeld: Highlights of 100

2:00 Home Shopping

5:30 UEFA Champions League9:00 International News12:55 Market update1:00 International News2:30 Dateline3:30 Alain Ducasse: The ChefsFarewell4:00 The Journal4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer5:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial5:55 Market update6:00 Global Village: Veneto6:30 World News Australia7:35 Inspector Rex: Hetzjagd8:30 This is Civilisation: Ye Gods9:30 World News Australia9:55 Market update10:00 UEFA Champions LeagueHour

11:00ueer As Folk12:00 Movie: Zulu Love Letter(M)1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

FridayMarch13

4:30 G.P.5:30 Spicks and Specks6:00 Childrens Programs11:00 Perfect Disasters12:00 Midday Report12:30 I Can Jump Puddles1:30 Spicks and Specks2:00 Monarch of the Glen3:00 Childrens Programs6:00 Message Stick: Shellie Morris inConcert6:30 Can We Help?7:00 News7:30 Stateline8:00 Collectors8:30 Trial & Retribution: Mirror ImagePart 29:40 Dalziel and Pascoe: Glory DaysPart 210:35 Lateline11:10 Triple J tv with the Doctor11:40 Good Game12:10 Rage

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:00 Larry the Lawnmower11:30 News12:00 Movie: Perilous (M)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercial4:00 Its Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Better Homes and Gardens8:30 2009 NAB Cup Grand Final11:30 Scrubs12:00 Movie: Submerged1:50 Special: The YoungAdventurers3:00 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today

5:30 Today


11:00 News

11:30 Home Shopping


1:00 The View


3:00 Home Shopping

3:30 Hi-5

4:00 The Shak

4:30 News


6:00 News


7:30 Friday Night Football:

Broncos v Cowboys

9:30 Friday Night Football: Storm

v Dragons

11:30 Movie: Last Action Hero (M)

2:00 Home Shopping

5:20 International News12:55 Market update1:00 Food Lovers Guide toAustralia1:30 Insight2:30 Ayens Cooking School forAfrican Men3:30 Living Black4:00 The Journal4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer5:30 Inspiring Teachers: Nirupa5:55 Market update6:00 Global Village: The GreenArdeche6:30 World News Australia7:30 The Thirties in Colour:Adventures in the Americas8:35 Churchills Bodyguard:Suicide Attack in Tehran9:30 World News Australia9:55 Market update10:00 Naked on the Inside11:00 Movie: The Bridesmaid (M)12:55 Movie: Madame Sata (M)2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

SaturdayMarch14

5:00 Rage10:00 Rage: Guest programmer: BillCallahan11:00 Executive Stress11:30 The Cook and the Chef12:00 Stateline12:30 Australian Story1:00 Bowls: Australian Open 2009:Highlights 32:00 Rugby League: 20094:00 Basketball WNBL5:58 News up-date6:00 Totally Frank6.25 Minuscule: Shell Less6:30 Gardening Australia7:00 News7:30 New Tricks: Bank Robbery8:28 News8:30 The Bill10:05 News10:10 The Long Firm: Jimmys Story11:00 Rage

6:00 Childrens Programs9:00 Movie: Right on Track (G)11:00 Childrens Programs12:00 Eclipse1:00 V8 Xtra2:00 2009 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour5:00 Creek to Coast5:30 Queensland Weekender6:00 News6:30 In the Bush with MalcolmDouglas7:30 Kath and Kim8:00 The Vicar of Dibley8:40 Movie: Under the TuscanSun (M)11:00 Movie: Planet of the Apes1:30 Special: The YoungAdventurers2:30 Auction Squad3:30 It Is Written4:00 Home Shopping5:00 Dateline NBC

5:30 Christian City TV

6:00 Childrens Programs

12:00 Home Shopping

1:00 Rain

1:30 Fresh

2:00 Movie: Blood Alley (PG)

4:30 Australias Greatest Athlete


6:00 News

6:30 Australias Funniest Home

Videos

7:30 Movie: Runaway Vacation

(PG)

9:30 Movie: The Big White (M)

11:40 Movie: The Wicker Man (M)

1:40 Home Shopping

5:20 International News

1:00 Il Viaggo A Reims

3:15 The Chopin Etudes

3:25 Art in the 21st Century:

Paradox

4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer

5:30 The Children of the Moon

6:30 World News Australia

7:30 Prototype This: Wearable

Airbag

8:30 Iron Chef

9:20 RocKwiz: Eddi Reader &

Liam Omaonlai

10:10 Movie: Suburban Mayhem

(MA)

11:55 SOS: Frankie

12:50 Bro Town: Morning Side

Story

1:15 Jammin in the Middle E

2:10 Weatherwatch Overnight

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DATE CLAIMERSMARCH6 World Day of Prayer7 Blackall race meeting8 CW swimming carnival8 Junior league footy sign on10 International Womens Day

breakfast, Blackall11 State School P&C AGM12-14 Worlds Greatest Shave13 Choice Comedy Performance13 Barcoo Retirement Village AGM14 Tennis Club AGM14 State School P&C Trivia night14-15 Ken May horse school

20 Blue Light Disco21 Seven-a-side cricket competition22 The Magic Flut performance27 Blackall Show Wether Trial

Shearing28 Blue Light Sportsmans Dinner

APRIL3 St Josephs Easter Fete3-5 Blackall campdraft4 Tambo stock show14-17State showjumping/equitation

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2 Woolscour Bush Dinner3 Blackall Show4 Labour Day6 Woolscour Tour and Dinner10 Womens Health Seminar17 Golf Clubhouse opening22 Heartland Festival begins23-24 Tambo Polocross30 Matilda Highway race meeting

JUNE6-8 Shockwave Youth Festival8 Heartland Festival ends13 Tambo race meeting27-28 Streetwise Skating Clinic

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Kyle Richardson has beenawarded a scholarship from theGeorge Alexander Foundation. The foundation was establishedin 1972 and provides grantsto students who demonstrateacademic merit and the capacityto achieve their full potential whilestudying at Grifth University.

Kyle nished at Blackall State

School last year with an OP 5. Hehas taken up a full-time positionstudying a Bachelor of ExerciseScience (pre-Physiotherapy) atGrifth University on the Gold

Coast. When he completes hisstudying, he hopes to combine hisdegree with his love of sport andwork with elite athletes.

Each scholarship is valuedat $22,500 so Kyle will receive$7,500 each year for three yearswhile at university. The grant willassist with his costs associatedwith accommodation fees.

The application process for thegrant involved writing a 500-word

statement addressing how the

scholarship would benet Kyle

and enhance his opportunitiesat university, including whatcontributions he envisaged he would be able to make to thecollege and wider universitycommunities.

Kyle was very excited to receivethe scholarship. He was informedand presented with the certicate

at the Gold Coast Convention andExhibition Centre at Broadbeachon Wednesday, February 25.

Barcoo Independent TV Guide March 8 - 14ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

SundayMarch8

5:00 Rage6:30 Childrens Programs9:00 Insiders10:00 Inside Business10:30 Offsiders11:00 Asia Pacifc Focus11:30 Songs of Praise: Harvest12:00 Landline1:00 Gardening Australia1:30 Message Stick: Shellie Morris inConcert2:00 The War of the World3:00 Art of Spain: The Dark Heart3:50 Stone Upon Stone Upon Stone:The Minister in Strasbourg4:00 IOU: Lloyd Rees4:30 First Tuesday Book Club withJennifer Byrne5:00 Sunday Arts6:00 At the Movies6:30 The Einstein Factor7:00 News7:30 Wild Caribbean: Secret Shores8:25 News up-date8:30 Lost in Austen10:05 Compass: Bridge Over the Wadi11:00 Howard Fast, Histoire DunRouge11:55 Movie: Sister Kenny (G)1:55 Movie: Friends and Lovers3:00 Movie: Storm Over Wyoming (PG)3:55 Eagles and Evans


7:00 Weekend Sunrise

10:00 Movie: Fun in Acapulco (G)

12:00 V8 Xtra

1:00 Special: Avalon Air Show

1:30 Movie: Support Your Local

Gunfghter (PG)

3:30 Fawlty Towers

5:00 Mercurios Menu

5:30 Great South East

6:00 News

6:30 Sunday Night

7:30 Border Security

8:00 Triple Zero Heroes

8:30 City Homicide9:30 Bones

10:30 Infamous Assassinations:

Princess Anne

11:00 24

12:00 Movie: Ghost in the Machine

(M)

2:00 Hot Auctions

2:30 Home Shopping

3:30 NBC Meet the Press

4:30 NBC Today

5:30 News

5:30 Best of Rise and Shine

6:00 Go, Diego, Go

6:30 Dora the Explorer

7:00 Today on Sunday

10:00 George Lopez

10:30 Ocean Thunder

11:30 Speed Machine

12:00 Speed Machine

12:30 Jack of All Trades

1:00 WWE Afterburn

2:00 Super League

3:30 The Gurus Explore Ireland

4:00 A Century of Rugby League

5:00 David Attenboroughs A Spyin the Woods

6:00 News

6:30 Domestic Blitz

7:30 60 Minutes

8:30 CSI

9:30 CSI: Miami

10:30 Without A Trace

11:30 Body of Evidence

12:00 Super League

2:00 Home Shopping


10:00 Mythbusters: Diet Coke and

Mentos

11:00 From Here to Ithaca

12:00 Cycling: 2009 Tour of

California

1:00 Speedweek

2:00 FIA World Rally

Championship

3:00 Football Asia

3:30 UEFA Champions League

Magazine

4:00 Les Murrays Football

Feature: Coppa Italia 20095:00 The World Game

6:00 Thalassa: Giant Squid


7:30 The Rise of Man

8:30 Dateline

9:30 Movie: Fateless (M)

11:55 Flying: Confessions of a

Free Women

2:05 Speaking in Tongues


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4:30 G.P.

5:30 Spicks and Specks


11:00 Landline

12:00 Midday Report

12:30 Poirot

1:30 The Cook and the Chef

2:00 Parkinson


6:00 Landline Extra

6:30 Talking Heads: Harry Messel

7:00 News

7:30 7.30 Report

8:00 Australian Story

8:30 Four Corners

9:20 Media Watch

9:35 The Cut: Picking the Seam

10:35 Lateline

11:10 Lateline Business

11:35 The Rise and Fall of the Russian

Oligrachs

12:25 MDA: The Hippocratic Oath

1:20 Movie: Affair with a Stranger (G)

3:25 Bowls: Australian Open 2009

Highlights 2

6:00 Sunrise

9:00 The Morning Show

11:00 Larry the Lawnmower

11:30 News

12:00 Movie: Night of the Wolf (M)

2:00 All Saints

3:00 Infomercial

4:00 Its Academic

4:30 News

5:00 M*A*S*H

5:30 Deal or No Deal

6:00 News

6:30 Today Tonight

7:00 Home and Away

7:30 How I Met Your Mother

8:30 Desperate Housewives

9:30 Brothers and Sister

10:30 Boston Legal

11:30 30 Rock: Gavin Volure

12:00 Medical Incredible

1:00 Infomercial

4:00 NBC Today

5:30 News

5:30 Today


11:00 News

11:30 Home Shopping


1:00 The View

2:00 Days of Our Lives

3:00 Home Shopping

3:30 Hi-5

4:00 Lab Rats Challenge

4:30 News


6:00 News



8:00 Customs

8:30 Underbelly: A Tale of Two

Cities

9:30 Crime Investigation Australia

10:40 True CSI: Cold Blood


12:30 Home Shopping

1:00 Australias Greatest Athlete


12:55 Market update

1:00 Food Lovers Guide to

Australia

1:30 Living with Corruption

2:30 Dateline

3:30 Insight: Losing Confdence

4:30 The Journal

5:00 The Crew

5:30 Corner Gas: Smell of

Freedom

5:55 Market update

6:00 Living Black


7:30 Top Gear

8:30 South Park

9:00 South Park


9:55 Market update

10:00 The Mighty Boosh: Fountain

of Youth

10:35 Skins: Sid

11:30 Movie: Silmido (MA)

1:55 Afghan Muscles


Tue

sdayMarch10

4:30 G.P.5:30 Spicks and Specks6.00 Childrens Programs11:00 Parkinson12:00 Midday Report12:30 The Einstein Factor1:00 The New Inventors1:30 Catalyst2:00 Parliament Question Time3:00 Childrens Programs6:05 Time Team: Barra7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report8:00 Lead Balloon: Fatty8:30 Doctor Who: The Age of Steel(Rpt)9:15 Doctor Who: ConfdentialCutdown: From Hero to Zero9:30 Foreign Correspondent10:05 Jennifer Byrne Presents Hoaxes10:35 Lateline11:10 Lateline Business11:35 Four Corners12:25 Media Watch12:40 Changi: Pacifying the Angels1:40 Parliament Question Time2:40 Psychic Investigators: MargieCalciano3:25 Triple J tv with the Doctor

6:00 Sunrise

9:00 The Morning Show11:00 Larry the Lawnmower

11:30 News12:00 Movie: On The Borderline

(M)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercial

4:00 Its Academic4:30 News

5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal

6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away

7:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue8:00 Find My Family

8:30 Packed to the Rafters9:30 All Saints

10:30 Eli Stone11:30 Carpoolers12:00 Special: The Charm of

Britain1:00 Infomercial

4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

5:30 Today


11:00 News

11:30 Home Shopping


1:00 The View


3:00 Home Shopping

3:30 Hi-5

4:00 Lab Rats Challenge4:30 News


6:00 News


7:30 Wipeout Australia



9:30 Aussie Ladette to Lady

10:30 Secret Diary of a Call Girl

(MA)


12:30 Home Shopping

1:00 The Dead Zone


12:55 Market update

1:00 The Storm Rages Twice

2:00 Don Matteo: Confdential

Investigation

3:00 Here Comes the

Neighbourhood

3:30 Living Black

4:00 The Journal

4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer

5:30 Corner Gas: Whataphobia5:55 Market update

6:00 Global Village


7:30 Insight: Birth

8:30 Cutting Edge: Captive in

Gaza


9:55 Market update

10:00 Hot Docs: Black Nation

11:40 Flying: Confessions of a

Free Women

1:50 The Gunther von Hagens

Body Appeal


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Barcoo Retirement Village AGM3pm Friday, March 13Blackall Memorial and Sports

Club

The Annual General Meeting forthe Barcoo Retirement VillageCommittee will be held on FridayMarch 13 at 3pm at the BlackallMemorial and Sports Club.All interested persons are welcome to attend.

Mozart coming to Blackall through Co-Opera

Kyle awarded universityfoundation scholarshipThe Central West Youth Network

was hosted by the Blackall-TamboRegional Council CommunityServices on Thursday, February26 at the Blackall Cultural Centre.Service providers, youth workersand representatives attended fromBlackall, Tambo, Longreach andBarcaldine.

School captains of Blackall StateSchool, Shagun Gandhi and Harley

Kowald-Dawson spoke of some ofthe issues that the Blackall youthare facing. Other than sport andpart-time jobs after school, there was disappointed expressed atthe lack of organised activities for young people. They emphasisedthe need to have their own youthspace; somewhere to go on Fridayand Saturday nights. In the pastin Blackall, young people have metbehind the Blackall Memorial Hall with a supervisor over 18 yearsof age. The hall has since beenrefurbished and used for otherservices. Possible meeting places were discussed but consideredless than ideal.

Service providers who attendedthe meeting said that they wouldcontinue to look for a possiblespace for young people.The young people of Blackall were

also very keen to see the cinemaoperating again. There was lengthydiscussion of the possibility ofstudents using the facilities at thecinema to undertake Certicate

2 and Certicate 3 in Media and

Hospitality if it was operational. It was concluded that the buildingowner would have to be approachedto discuss the possibility of re-opening the cinema.

Co-Opera are an Adelaide-basedcompany who perform well known,popular operas in a refreshing stylefor rural audiences in Australia. They are Australias longest-serving professional touring operacompany. With a 15-year history ofperforming in regional and urbanAustralia, Co-Operas 2009 touringseason has commenced with atour of Mozart's The Magic Flutein 28 towns across Queensland,Victoria and NSW.

Co-Opera are looking forwardto presenting The Magic Flute in

Blackall at the Cultural Centre onSunday, March 22 at 7.00pm.

It is set in a 60s restaurantin which Sarastro is the MaitredHotel, Monastatos, a sleazy,greasy, salacious kitchen chef andthe Three Ladies, waitresses whoslip into a routine borrowed fromDiana Ross and the Supremes!

Approximately 80 percent ofCo-Operas performances aredelivered to regional and remotecommunities which is, accordingto Co-Opera, what they enjoydoing most.

Universal Garden/GalleryPh 4657 4344

Feature Wall Fountain

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You get it complete for$250.00A Bargain!

Venus GODDESS OF LOVE STATUE

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Youth speak up atnetwork meeting

Scholarship recepient Kyle Richardson


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Landmark Blackall presents

The Central QueenslandBeef Cattle Show and Sale.Blackall Saleyards Thursday, 30 April 2009 Commencing at 9.00am

Conditions apply to prize winners

Landmark Fat/Store Sale 9am

Minimum lot size, 10+ head

$10 per lot Entry Fee Where applicable cattle to be mouthed byVendor

Judges decision is final and nocorrespondence will be entered into

OTHER PRIZESBest Pen Red Steers $3000 Bull Credit - Billabong Droughtmaster Stud

Best Pen Santa Gertrudis or Santa x Steers $150 Gift Voucher - Santa Gertrudis Breeders AssnBest Pen Santa Gertrudis or Santa X Females $1000 Bull Credit - Barcoo Santa Breeders Group Inc

Best Pen British or British X Cattle $1000 Bull Credit - Lambert Pastoral Co

Volume Store Buyer of the Day $1000 Freight Rebate - Choyces Livestock Transport

LANDMARK GRAND CHAMPION PENST (Tom) OrchardMemorial Trophy

Class Killable Classes Winners Prize Runner Up Trophy

1NEWPORT APARTMENTSMOOLOOLABABULLOCK

540kg+5 nights accommodation for 4 people atNewport Apartments Mooloolaba

2COLONIAL OF NORFOLKHEAVY TRADE STEER

400-540kg0-4 th

7 nights accommodation for 2 people at theColonial of Norfolk, Norfolk Island

3QANTASLINKPRIME COW

400kg+0 - 8 th

Return flight for 2 people to Brisbane

4GOLD COASTINTERNATIONAL HOTELHEAVY TRADE HEIFER

400-540kg0 - 4 th

2 night weekend getaway for 2 peopleat Gold Coast International Hotel, SurfersParadise

Class Store/Feeder Classes Winners Prize Runner Up Trophy

5LANDMARK BRISBANEPACKAGEHEAVY FEEDER STEER/HEIFER

380-520kg0-4 th

2 night weekend getaway packageat a quality Brisbane Hotel/Resort

6METRO MOTELROCKHAMPTONFEEDER STEER/HEIFER

280-400kg0 - 2 th

4 nights accommodation for 2 people at theMetro Motel, Rockhampton

Blackall-Tambo RegionalCouncil - Blackall Branch

7CLUB CROCODILEAIRLIE BEACHSTORE STEER

0-300kgmt

3 nights accommodation for 2 people at theClub Crocodile Airlie Beach

8CATTLE CITYSTORE HEIFER

0-300kgmt

2 nights accommodation for 2 people in a sparoom, inc continental breakfast, at the CattleCity Motor Inn Rockhampton

NOMINATION FORM(Nominations open to grass-fed cattle only)

NOMINATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY, 17 APRIL 2009

For further information contact Landmark Blackall 07 4657 4299

at Blackall Cultural Centre

Hinzy and Mardi Noonan managed to mow elevenlawns in just one and a half days last week to raisemoney for the Victorian bush re appeal. They collected

a total of $280.Hinzy gives Mardi the credit for the idea of giving

Blackall the opportunity to mow and donate to theappeal at the same time.

The idea came to me when I was mowing my ownlawn, thinking about the loss of gardens in Victoria,as well as everything else, and what Hinzys HandyHelp could do to help, she said.

It is hard to imagine that for many families in Victoriathe simple task of mowing a lawn will be something of

a dream for quite a while. Unlike in Blackall where weare mowing once a week.

Both Mardi and Hinzy are grateful to all of theirregular customers and their new ones for supportingthe cause.

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Skate park vandalism,disappointingCouncil infrastructure is not acceptable.

Someone had smashed the newly installed ood

light mounted over the ramps only days after it was

erected. The Blackall Police have also noted that

vandalism is being committed against the footings

that support the roof posts.

These ongoing costs associated with repairing

damage are repaired at ratepayers costs and I am

sure the ratepayers of Blackall will not be happy to

x the costs of continued vandalism, said Lisa.

Police believe that skate park users would know

who has damaged the light and are most likely as

annoyed at this as other community members.

Police and Council request that any person with

information regarding the damage telephone the

Police station on 4657 4200.

Police patrols of this location will continue with a

view to ensuring that the public spaces in Blackall

remain safe and enjoyable for all members of the

community.

Hinzys Handy Help for a Cause

A good effort by Hinzy to mow for a cause

Above: Blackall-Tambo mayor Jan Ross farewells departingemployee Lawrie Doonar Photo courtesy of Inge Gajczak

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The Q150 board were impressedwith Stevies poem Success

Artistic director Lyndon Terracini (right)with Q150 director, Graeme Potter

Damien Dolinski

The newly formed Blackall community choir

continued from page 1school student Stevie Harlow. The poemthat she wrote last year is a reection on

her own life and beliefs about what successentails. In the last few years, Stevie hasparticipated in two poetry workshopsat the Blackall Heartland festival whichinspired and involved her in writing poetry.She maintains regular email contact withBrisbane poet Graham Nunn, has attendeda half day workshop at the BrisbaneWriters Festival and has recently enrolled

in a Diploma of Creative Writing at theAustralian College QED. The Blackall community choir had a

strong presence on stage. Led by AlisonMobbs, eight women from the newly formedchoir sung two songs.

Lyndon will return to Blackall later in theyear to work with each of the performers todevelop a piece for the event. He was pleasedto see such a diverse range of specialitiesamong a diverse group of performers.

Weve seen a lot of special talent hereand the interesting part is going to becreating a performance that will showcaseand highlight every one of these, Lyndonsaid.

Blackall-Tambo mayor Jan Ross was

also impressed by the performers whoauditioned.I think the event will have a big impact

on Blackall and the region and on theindividual performers, she said.

Q150 project manager Natasha Hardysaid that the crew was looking forward tobringing the Shed entertainment tour toBlackall in November.

We are really excited about completelyimmersing ourselves in Blackall for around6 days, she said.

Ronan Robinson

Above: Dylan Dolinskis drum solo

Alison Mobbs was a tough act tofollow with her opening song

Right: Alison and Fiona

Justin Johnstone in Undecided

Q150 Blackall talent


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School News

The Blackall branch of the QCWA, in conjunction with councillors Sally Cripps andJan Ross, invite you to join them at an

International Womens Day breakfastMarch 10

National Bistro on Shamrock Street, Blackall7.30 9.00 am

Be inspired by guest speakers within our own community

Menu pancakes, fruit platter, ham & cheese

croissants, breakfast frittata, juice - $12In Queensland the theme for the day is Our Women, Our State.International Womens Day is the global day connecting women around the world and inspiringthem to achieve their full potential. IWD celebrates the collective power of women past, presentand future.

In 2009, Queensland celebrates its 150th birthday. This milestone provides an opportunity tocelebrate 150 years of amazing women and reect on the achievements of the many pioneeringand inspirational women who have contributed to making Queensland the state we have become.Through reection on the achievements and contributions of women to Queensland during thelast 150 years, the theme aims to inspire all Queensland girls and women to consider how theycan contribute to building tomorrows Queensland.

RSVP by March 3 Rebecca Parry 4657 6123 Anika Cameron 4657 6544

St JosephsYear 2/3 are learning about

Australia. Miss Hansen hasbeen reading a book called Are we there yet? by Alison Lester.Each state has an animal, plantand bird emblem. Queenslandsbird emblem is the Brolga, theanimal is the Koala, and ower isthe Cooktown Orchid. They havestudied lots of different touristattractions and some have evenvisited the places. Year 2/3 areslowing building up a wall withpostcards, photos, maps andsouvenirs from around Australia. They have drawn platypuses,

crocodiles, kangaroos and dingoes.Their classroom is being decoratedand the class thinks it looks good! They have also been looking atAustralian landmarks and whatmakes them special. From that,the class has started to design alandmark for Blackall. Sheep andcattle were some of the things thatfeatured in the designs.

In literacy, year 2/3 will be writing letters to children inLondon that Miss Hansen taughtlast year. They will also be

looking at all the different ways to

communicate in writing, such asinvitations, letters, emails, cardsand notes.

Shrove Tuesday was celebratedby cooking and eating pancakes.A big thank you to all the helpers!On Ash Wednesday, the prep, year 1 and year 6/7 classeshelped to lead mass. The year 6/7 were particularly helpful in theirleadership of the preps and year1.

The AGM of the P. & F. will be heldon Tuesday, March 10 at 5.15pm.All are welcome to attend.

St Josephs is looking fordonations of chocolate Easter eggsfor a rafe for the fete. These will

be put in a basket to make onebig rafe. Donations can be left at

the ofce. They are also chasing

tins with lids, wrapping paper andribbons to make craft items for thestall.

$250 has been raised so far bycollecting 100 mobile phones, anysize, age or condition.

Friday, March 27 is a free dressday for the collection of bottles for

the bottle stall.

Blackall-Tambo Regional Council invites

residents to attend the public CorporatePlanning Workshops to be held on thefollowing dates:

Blackall Friday, 6 Mar

ch, 2009

Blackall Cultural Centre Supper Room

Sessions: 1.00pm, 3.00pm, 6.00pm

Tambo Thur

sday, 5 March, 2009

Tambo Council Boardroom

Sessions: 3.00pm, 6.00pm

This is your chance to have a say in thefuture direction of Council.

BTCr J C Ross K L TimmsMayor Chief Executive Officer

This week the BlackallMultipurpose Sport and RecreationAssociation have ofciallylaunched a mobile coldroom thatis available for hire by the public. The coldroom was bought inDecember last year but the nalarrangements have been made tohave the coldroom ready for use.

Manager Lisa Goodman saidshe was pleased to nally get thenumber plates put on this week. The custom-made coldroom,

which measures 2.4 x 1.8 x 2.1

metres, has been in the planningand making for two years. It waspurchased primarily because manysporting clubs have expressed aneed for the item.

I expect that it will be used allthe time, Lisa said.The coldroom was funded by the

Multipurpose Sport and RecreationAssociation, along with theBlackall-Tambo Regional Council,and a grant from Jupiters casino.

Coldroom ready for hire

Unloading the coldroom in Blackall


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BLACKALL - TAMBO REGIONAL COUNCIL

BLACKALL AQUATIC CENTRE

3 YEAR LEASE

Council are looking to appoint the services of an energetic and committed person toundertake the three (3) year lease with an option of an extra two (2) years of the BlackallAquatic Centre.

The Blackall Aquatic Centre consists of the following features - 50 metre heated swimming pool Artesian Spa Pool Kiosk on site Change rooms, showers and toilet facilities Disabled lift Open air with shade Beach style tropical setting

Applicants are required to possess or are prepared to obtain the following - Pool Lifeguard Certificate or a Bronze Medallion; St. Johns First Aid Certificate or equivalent qualifications; Positive Notice Blue Card for Child Related Employment and; Current CPR Certificate.

Written applications are to be submitted which includes details of qualifications, indicativeremuneration package including GST for annual operation of the Aquatic Centre anddetails of any issues and breached restricting eligibility of public liability insurance.

For more information about this rare opportunity, please obtain a copy of the lease andapplication package by contacting:

Donna Richardson Administration Officer - ContractsOn 07 4657 4222 or emailing [email protected]

Applications close, Monday 16 March 2009 by 4.45pm

Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

KL Timms PO Box 21Chief Executive Officer BLACKALL QLD 4472

Puzzle PageSolutions on page 4Crossword and Sudoku

submitted by Sue Frost

Crossword

Congratulations toBlackall State Schoolfor raising $850 for

Black Saturday, forthe victims of the

Victorian bush fires

KIDS CORNER with Eddie Emu

Send your jokes, recipes, poems and photos to Eddie Emu [email protected] or 108a Shamrock St, Blackall 4472

COOKING CUISINE

Easy Chocolate Cake

* 1 pkt chocolate cake mix

* 85g choc. pudding mix* 1 cup lemonade

* 1/3 cup of oil

* 2 eggs

Place ingredients into a bowl

and stir until combined. Pour

into a greased microwave-

safe container and microwave

on High for 7-9 mins. Put on

serving plate.

Icing:

* 200g chocolate

* 1/4 cup of cream

Place ingredients into

microwave-safe jug, stir and

microwave on High f or 1-2

mins. Pour on cake and cool it

all in the fridge before eating.

Gday all and welcome to Kids Corner. Last Sunday wasClean-up Australia Day and Blackall got into the spiritof the occasion as usual. With the help of numerousteachers, many children and their parents spent themorning getting their hands dirty. I think Blackall isa pretty clean town so you could imagine my surprise

to nd that the volunteers found enough rubbish to ll up a back of a

ute. They ended the morning with a free sausage sizzle. Colossal effort!Eddie

Photo of the week: Ashley and BenjiSmith with their friend Nathan Lloyd in the

shearing shed at Lorne

COMEDY CAPERS

"It's clear" said the teacher, "Thatyou haven't studied your geography.What's your excuse?""Well, my dad says the world ischanging every day. So I decided towait until it settles down!Teacher: What can you tell me aboutthe Dead Sea?Pupil: Dead? I didn't even know he wassick !Teacher: What are the small riversthat run into the Nile?

Pupil: The juve-niles!Teacher: Why is the Mississippi suchan unusual river?Pupil: Because it has four eyes andcan't see!

EDDIES

JOKE OF THE WEEK

Teacher: Where is the EnglishChannel?Pupil: I don't know, my TV doesn't pickit up

Thanks Harry Timms or this yummyrecipe. Keep an eye out or your Eddie Emusnack certifcate kindly donated by AnikaCameron rom the National Bistro

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Big effort made by all for Clean-Up Australia Day

Due to continued rain, the Blackall CombinedAgents again yarded a reduced number of 1000head of cattle at the weekly fat and store sale onWednesday, February 25. Fat cattle were valuedsomewhat higher than the previous week whilethe store market saw improvements in quality and

results.A local vendor from Blackall sold top quality

bullocks to 166.2 c/kg, to average 160 c/kg to return$1055/head.

A large run of quality fat cows were presented;Moonbong Pastoral Co., Ravensbourne, Blackall

sold Santa cows to 136.6 c/kg, weighing 650 kg toreturn $888/head.

R.A. Russell, Brides creek, Blackall also sold Santacows to 136.2 c/kg, weighing 592 kg to return $806/head.

Banks Brothers, Duneira, Blackall soldDroughtmaster cows to a top of 136.2 c/kg, to return

$751/head.Adams and Son, Darracourt, Blackall sold Simbrah

cows to average 134 c/kg, weighing 538 kg.MHG and JJ ODell, Colorado, Jericho sold

Brahman cross cows to 135 c/kg weighing 565 kg.A local vendor sold Braford cross cows to 135 c/kg,

weighing 670 kg to return $970/head.

Ray and Helen Aspinall, Thalia, Blackall soldDroughtmaster Trade heifers to $158 c/kg, weighing420 kg.

Bloomeld Pastoral Co., Bloomeld, Blackall sold a

line of excellent quality Droughtmaster cross steersto a top of 167.2 c/kg to average 160.8 c/kg, weighing354 kg to return $596/head.

Gillespe Grazing, Gillespe, Blackall sold a line ofSanta heifers to 155.2 c/kg, weighing 300 kg toreturn $464/head.

Walker and Co., Gowan, Blackall sold Santa heifersfor 156.2 c/kg, weighing 256 kg to return $390/head.

Santa cows and calves from Gowan sold for $690per unit.

Heavy bulls were sold at a top of 132.2 c/kg

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Last Sunday, sixty-ve eager volunteers turned up atBlackall State School to participate in Clean-Up AustraliaDay. Starting early to escape the heat, thirty-six studentsand twenty-nine adults took part. This was the highestnumber of participants for Blackall recorded in the lastten years, compared to fty-ve in 2008. Six groups were sent out to different areas, covering a radius ofapproximately ve kilometers throughout the town andouter fringes of Blackall.

Across Australia as a whole, over 630,000 volunteerstook part in the 2009 Clean-Up Australia Day, donating atotal of 1,377,664 hours of time which is equivalent to 157years of cleaning up. Clean-Up Australia Day in Blackall,one of 7,000 sites across Australia, was coordinatedby Blackall-Tambo Regional Community Services andmanaged by state school teacher Margaret Bailey.

In total, seventy bags of rubbish were collected. Onein ve bags was surveyed for the Clean-Up AustraliaDay summary report. The surveyed bags weighedapproximately half a tonne and included poly pipe, steeland wood lengths, shoes, carpet squares, photograph,toys, the usual cigarette butts, soft drink and alcoholcans, bottles and cardboard. The majority of rubbish wascollected on the edge of Blackall along the Woolscour/Evora road to the rubbish tip turnoff.The morning concluded with a sausage sizzle lunch and

cold drink at the school. Residents have expressed theirgratitude towards the volunteers, while the volunteerswere surprised and pleased at how clean and tidy Blackallis.

Rise in value of fatcattle

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