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2 — Centralian Advocate, Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Entrée Chicken Spring Roll Fried Dim Sim Chicken Vegetable Soup SPECIAL CHINESE NEW YEAR BANQUET Main Seafood Combination Vegetables Deep Fried lemon Chicken Mongolian Beef Special Fried Rice Dessert Fruit Salad with Ice Cream or Topping Chocolate Strawberry Ice Cream 42 Hartley Street (08) 89530747 - (08) 89523873 CHINESE LION DANCE Saturday 1/2/14 at 8.00pm SPECIAL FRI-SAT-SUN BOOKING Banquet $35 per Head (Minimum of 4 people) NEWS High hopes for the year ALICE Springs Town Council is set to resume tonight with the first ordi- nary meeting of the year. Council meetings are gen- erally held on a Monday night, however this meeting moved because of yester- day’s Australia Day public holiday. Mayor Damien Ryan said an effective and smart bud- get hand down would be a priority in the council’s first few weeks. He said a particular inter- est would be placed on the maintenance of the Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre, the Public Library and the Waste Management Facility. Mr Ryan said he had high hopes for the new year and said the council would con- tinue to support and provide for many community and sporting events throughout the year. A public forum will be held at 5.30pm to provide the community with an oppor- tunity to ask informal ques- tions to be answered by the Mayor and councillors. The official council meet- ing will follow, starting at 6pm at the Council Cham- bers on Todd St, Alice Springs. For more informat- ion phone 8950 0500. Boosting teachers PROVIDING incentives for the nation’s best teachers to relocate to remote Australia and changing rules that make it attractive to stay on welfare in order to receive cheaper housing were some recommendations Rio Tinto made to the Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Rio’s Australian Manag- ing Director David Peever, who has been appointed to the Prime Minister’s Indi- genous Advisory Council, has written to the indigen- ous jobs review headed by mining magnate Andrew Forrest to present a blue- print for change. ‘‘There is currently an ur- gent need for government to pursue strategies to at- tract and retain high per- forming and experienced teaching staff and school administrators to remote in- digenous teaching locations. These staff should be pro- vided appropriate resources to pilot and deliver innovat- ive and culturally appropri- ate teaching programs,’’ Mr Peever wrote. Snail-like response to call by police fails to impress POLICE REPORTER Jessica Brown Rex Neindorf says he was set upon by a man while trying to stop him assaulting a woman near his business Picture: CHARLIE LOWSON ‘ This was also a life-threatening incident ’ POLICE response times to emergency calls have been questioned after an Alice Springs resident waited more than half an hour to receive assistance. Rex Neindorf called police at 11.10pm on Monday last week while he was working at the Alice Springs Reptile Centre, after hearing a loud noise against a fence. He made another three calls to police before they arrived at 11.45pm - 35 min- utes after the initial call. ‘‘I heard something smash against one of our outside fences so I immediately ran outside to see what was going on,’’ Mr Neindorf said. There he said he saw a man ‘‘smashing’’ a woman into the fence while another woman watched. ‘‘I intervened and said ‘Stop it and get off the hill, it’s a sacred site, you’re not allowed to be here’ (and) ‘I’m going to call the cops’.’’ Mr Neindorf said the man swore at him and threaten- ed: ‘‘I’m going to proper stone you . . . and put you in ICU for the rest of your life’’. ‘‘Then he proceeded to pick up big rocks and hurl them at me,’’ he said. ‘‘The first one missed me by about a millimetre be- cause I was very close to him and then the rest fell around me. ‘‘I rang the cops at 11.10pm and I told them that I’d had my life threatened and that there was a lady being smashed to pieces. ‘‘Then after a few minutes there was no cop car coming - the cop shop is two minutes down the street from me - and then I rang up at 11.19pm, then 11.26pm, and then I rang up at 11.45pm. ‘‘When I was on the phone the last time, a cop car finally pulled up. ‘‘So from 11.10pm to 11.45pm, that’s how long it took them to get there. ‘‘Their excuse (was that) they were attending some other incident with a guy with a knife, but there’s bucket loads of cops around - you can’t have them all tied up. ‘‘This was also a life- threatening incident and in fact, I had the second woman threaten my life as well. ‘‘She said she was going to get her family and bring them over. ‘‘By the time they got there, the guy had gone so they didn’t find him.’’ Mr Neindorf told the Centralian Advocate he was very disappointed with the police response as well as a lack of proper equipment to search the area. A family business that had one of its utility vehicles stolen, dumped and torched earlier this month also ex- pressed disappointment with emergency response after they waited an hour and a half for fire crews to arrive and douse the flames. But a police officer later informed the family that all emergency calls were re- ceived, there just weren’t enough units available to send to the scene because they were busy at the time of the initial call. The police media unit is yet to respond with com- ment on the issue. Victorians offered Red Centre weekend trips TOURISM REPORTER Jessica Brown A THREE-HOUR direct flight from Melbourne to Uluru will enable Victorians in need of a short holiday to easily escape from the big city to Australia’s quiet Red Centre. The return service, which departs Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport at 9am on Fridays and departs Ayers Rock airport at 3pm on Sundays, is being pro- moted as the ideal Outback relaxation and rejuvenating package for Victorians. It will run every weekend for an initial 13-week season, finishing the last weekend in June. Executive general man- ager of sales, marketing and distribution Ray Stone said service like this had been in great demand among Victorians for some time. ‘‘Ayers Rock is a popular destination with Victorians, however feedback indicated that there was a real desire for a direct flight that allowed guests to make the most of their weekend,’’ Mr Stone said. Tourism NT chief execu- tive officer Tony Mayell said this was the perfect oppor- tunity for Victorians to visit Central Australia. ‘‘This is a fantastic oppor- tunity for Victorians to visit Uluru and connect with this special part of Australia,’’ Mr Mayell said. ‘‘Ayers Rock Resort itself has undergone a complete rejuvenation over the last two years and with a three- hour direct flight from Melbourne, it is the perfect time to enjoy a short break and reconnect with your loved ones.’’ The Uluru Weekend pack- age is designed to make the most of the weekend at the price of $899 per person twin share. Flights will be operated by Alliance Airlines.
Transcript of NEWS High hopes for the year Snail-like response to call ... · Ayers Rock airport at 3pm on...
2 — Centralian Advocate, Tuesday, January 28, 2014
EntréeChicken Spring Roll
Fried Dim Sim
Chicken Vegetable Soup
SPECIAL CHINESE NEW YEAR BANQUET
MainSeafood Combination Vegetables
Deep Fried lemon Chicken
Mongolian Beef
Special Fried Rice
DessertFruit Salad with Ice Cream or Topping Chocolate
Strawberry Ice Cream
42 Hartley Street (08) 89530747 - (08) 89523873
CHINESE LION DANCESaturday 1/2/14 at 8.00pm
SPECIALFRI-SAT-SUN
BOOKING
Banquet $35 per Head
(Minimum of 4 people)
NEWS
High hopesfor the yearALICE Springs TownCouncil is set to resumetonight with the first ordi-nary meeting of the year.
Council meetings are gen-erally held on a Mondaynight, however this meetingmoved because of yester-day’s Australia Day publicholiday.
Mayor Damien Ryan saidan effective and smart bud-get hand down would be apriority in the council’s firstfew weeks.
He said a particular inter-est would be placed on themaintenance of the AliceSprings Aquatic andLeisure Centre, the PublicLibrary and the WasteManagement Facility.
Mr Ryan said he had highhopes for the new year andsaid the council would con-tinue to support and providefor many community andsporting events throughoutthe year.
A public forum will be heldat 5.30pm to provide thecommunity with an oppor-tunity to ask informal ques-tions to be answered by theMayor and councillors.
The official council meet-ing will follow, starting at6pm at the Council Cham-bers on Todd St, AliceSprings. For more informat-ion phone 8950 0500.
BoostingteachersPROVIDING incentives forthe nation’s best teachers torelocate to remote Australiaand changing rules thatmake it attractive to stay onwelfare in order to receivecheaper housing were somerecommendations Rio Tintomade to the Prime MinisterTony Abbott.
Rio’s Australian Manag-ing Director David Peever,who has been appointed tothe Prime Minister’s Indi-genous Advisory Council,has written to the indigen-ous jobs review headed bymining magnate AndrewForrest to present a blue-print for change.
‘‘There is currently an ur-gent need for governmentto pursue strategies to at-tract and retain high per-forming and experiencedteaching staff and schooladministrators to remote in-digenous teaching locations.These staff should be pro-vided appropriate resourcesto pilot and deliver innovat-ive and culturally appropri-ate teaching programs,’’ MrPeever wrote.
Snail-like response to callby police fails to impressPOLICE REPORTER
Jessica Brown
Rex Neindorf says he was set upon by a man while trying to stop him assaulting a woman near his businessPicture: CHARLIE LOWSON
‘This was also a
life-threatening
incident
’
POLICE response times toemergency calls have beenquestioned after an AliceSprings resident waitedmore than half an hour toreceive assistance.
Rex Neindorf called policeat 11.10pm on Monday lastweek while he was workingat the Alice Springs ReptileCentre, after hearing a loudnoise against a fence.
He made another threecalls to police before theyarrived at 11.45pm - 35 min-utes after the initial call.
‘‘I heard something smashagainst one of our outsidefences so I immediately ranoutside to see what wasgoing on,’’ Mr Neindorf said.
There he said he saw aman ‘‘smashing’’ a womaninto the fence while anotherwoman watched.
‘‘I intervened and said‘Stop it and get off the hill,it’s a sacred site, you’re notallowed to be here’ (and) ‘I’mgoing to call the cops’.’’
Mr Neindorf said the manswore at him and threaten-ed: ‘‘I’m going to properstone you . . . and put you inICU for the rest of your life’’.
‘‘Then he proceeded topick up big rocks and hurlthem at me,’’ he said.
‘‘The first one missed meby about a millimetre be-cause I was very close to himand then the rest fellaround me.
‘‘I rang the cops at 11.10pmand I told them that I’d hadmy life threatened and thatthere was a lady beingsmashed to pieces.
‘‘Then after a few minutesthere was no cop car coming- the cop shop is two minutesdown the street from me -and then I rang up at11.19pm, then 11.26pm, andthen I rang up at 11.45pm.
‘‘When I was on the phone
the last time, a cop carfinally pulled up.
‘‘So from 11.10pm to11.45pm, that’s how long ittook them to get there.
‘‘Their excuse (was that)they were attending someother incident with a guywith a knife, but there’sbucket loads of cops around- you can’t have them alltied up.
‘‘This was also a life-threatening incident and infact, I had the secondwoman threaten my life aswell.
‘‘She said she was going toget her family and bringthem over.
‘‘By the time they gotthere, the guy had gone sothey didn’t find him.’’
Mr Neindorf told the
Centralian Advocate he wasvery disappointed with thepolice response as well as alack of proper equipment tosearch the area.
A family business thathad one of its utility vehiclesstolen, dumped and torchedearlier this month also ex-pressed disappointmentwith emergency responseafter they waited an hour
and a half for fire crews toarrive and douse the flames.
But a police officer laterinformed the family that allemergency calls were re-ceived, there just weren’tenough units available tosend to the scene becausethey were busy at the timeof the initial call.
The police media unit isyet to respond with com-ment on the issue.
Victorians offered RedCentre weekend tripsTOURISM REPORTER
Jessica Brown
A THREE-HOUR directflight from Melbourne toUluru will enable Victoriansin need of a short holiday toeasily escape from the bigcity to Australia’s quiet RedCentre.
The return service, whichd e p a r t s M e l b o u r n e ’ sTullamarine airport at 9amon Fridays and departsAyers Rock airport at 3pmon Sundays, is being pro-moted as the ideal Outbackrelaxation and rejuvenatingpackage for Victorians.
It will run every weekendfor an initial 13-week
season, finishing the last
weekend in June.
Executive general man-ager of sales, marketing anddistribution Ray Stone saidservice like this had been ingreat demand amongVictorians for some time.
‘‘Ayers Rock is a populardestination with Victorians,however feedback indicatedthat there was a real desirefor a direct flight thatallowed guests to make themost of their weekend,’’ MrStone said.
Tourism NT chief execu-tive officer Tony Mayell saidthis was the perfect oppor-tunity for Victorians to visitCentral Australia.
‘‘This is a fantastic oppor-
tunity for Victorians to visit
Uluru and connect with thisspecial part of Australia,’’Mr Mayell said.
‘‘Ayers Rock Resort itselfhas undergone a completerejuvenation over the lasttwo years and with a three-hour direct flight fromMelbourne, it is the perfecttime to enjoy a short breakand reconnect with yourloved ones.’’
The Uluru Weekend pack-age is designed to make themost of the weekend at theprice of $899 per person twinshare.
Flights will be operated byAlliance Airlines.
