Sport On The Barcoo: Governor's Visit A Great Success

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There were three competition games of bowls in sets of nine ends on Sunday, March 2. Don Daly and Col Pngst had a good rst nine with Col winning 9 7, but in the next set Don failed to score, going down 13 0. Another game was much closer with Michael Chapman (Gumby) winning the rst set 10 4, though Dave Carter came good to win the second set 10 2. In the last set it was all Michael, winning 12 3. In B singles new junior player Mitchell Pngst, having his rst game, proved he will be a very handy bowler after being only 16 14 down on 19 ends against last start winner Ron Robinson. Ron, being too experienced, went on to win 31 14. It was a good
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performance by young Mitchell. On Sunday February 24, ve games of competition bowls were played. In B singles Julie Blucher was too good for Woody who got bogged down on 11 for seven ends with Julie going on to win 31 -13. Tex Hayward also had a fairly comfortable win over Roy Black by 31 19. It was good to see Marty Gray back after his illness and he showed he is still bowling well, defeating Rob Doyle 31 22. In the hardest game of the day John Bowyer got away to a 14 7 lead after 14 ends. After a refreshment break he lost the plot a bit to drop 13 shots in seven ends, enough for John Carter to lead 21 14. After 31 ends it was 26-all with John Bowyer just a little bit luckier to win by 31 to 27. In sets of nine ends Ale Cameron had a battle in the rst nine with Dally Holden winning on the last end 8-7. Ale appeared to tire a bit in the second nine, losing 13-2. Next weeks games will be B singles: D Holden v J Carter, spotter R Black; R Robinson v J Bowyer, spotter L Kelly; A singles: M Chapman v R Hayward, spotter G Whiteld; set of nine ends: M Pngst v T Hayward, spotter A Cameron; R Doyle v G MacNamara, spotter W Malone; handicap singles: D Carter v C Pngst, spotter M Gray.
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Governors visit a great success

The opening of the new Guide Hut was one of many highlights of the weekend visit to Blackall by Queensland Governor Quentin Bryce. Her busy schedule included being guest of honour at two dinners, lunch and a tour of McLean Place, a visit to the Blackall Woolscour, an evening church service, meeting with the districts enthusiastic gardeners at Dumfries, and a tour of each of the towns schools. Ms Bryce commended the Blackall community on the care shown for all residents in many ways, and the level of community involvement. She said it had been a pleasure to visit the nursing home and see how beautifully cared for were the older citizens in the community. It would have to be the loveliest nursing home Ive ever seen, she said. She also commented on the dedication shown by volunteers such as local guide leaders. The public opening of the new guiding headquarters at the showgrounds took place on Sunday, March 2, when up-coming guides Charley Brown and Amber McKay greeted Ms Bryce. They made a presentation of owers to her and the state commissioner of Guides Queensland, Sue Van Eyk. Eight local girls made their pledge in front of Her Excellency, who is the patron of the organisation in Queensland. After the ofcial unveiling of a plaque, the celebratory cake was cut by Blackalls oldest guiding representative, Grace Manttan, the youngest, Shauna Kangan, guide members, and Ms Bryce. Mrs Manttan was presented with a Golden Friends of Guiding certicate for her many years with Left: H er E xcellency M s Q uentin B ryce G ovenor of Q ueensland unvielling com m em erative plaque at the G irl G uides H ut R ight: A m ber M cK ay and C harlie B row n along w ith S ue Van E yk present the G overnor w ith a bunch of ow ers
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Fantastic start to CW racing season

The Barcoo Amateur Race Club held the Central Wests rst race meeting for the year in Blackall last Saturday. The day was well supported by Blackall locals and many other racegoers travelling from Longreach, Mackay and Brisbane. All ve races started from the 900 metre mark due to rain on Thursday evening which left the track heavy. Winner of the Best Hat award was Michelle Elmy, Best Dressed Man was Ben Banks, and the judges chose Sarah Pearson as the winner of the Fashions of the Field. BARC president, Paul Banks said it was probably one of the best race days Blackall has had for 20 years. It is great when everybody puts in a big effort and then to see how many people actually came and really enjoyed themselves, he said. Next race meet in Blackall is Saturday, May 31, the Matilda Highway meeting and the nal event of the 2008 Blackall Heartland Festival. Plans are well underway for six local races, Fashions of the Field, Miss Matilda, wool fashion displays, student fashion designs, a luncheon, kids activities and, in the evening, the staging of the In the Bin Film Festival and live entertainment.
Newcomer wins Slim Murray Open

The Slim Murray Open Air Pistol event, held last Sunday, was a handicap event which attracted a small eld of six shooters. It was good to welcome back shooting globe-trotter Ashley Adams, if only for the day. Doug Lane, one of the newcomers to the club took out the event with a score of 612. Runner up was Noelene Gleeson on 592 with third place to Ashley on 590. Other scores were: Spencer Astill 560, Arthur Elmy 550 and Doug Church, 526. A standard practice match was also held with Ashley Adams scoring 514, Bruce McPaul 423, Peter Molle 371, Spencer Astill 346, Doug Lane 234 and Lloyd Marsh 181. The next ofcial shoot is the Keith Hayward Memorial with events to be shot over two weekends. Sunday, March 16 will be Standard Match and Air Pistol pairs events. The second weekend will be on March 30, after Easter, with Centre Fire and Sports Pistol pairs events. Play will commence at 9 am on both days.
the movement. Barcaldine Girl Guides were also present at the ceremony to help celebrate. Mayor Les Wheelhouse thanked the WORK crew for their work in renovating the old SES building. Ms Bryce told Blackalls schoolchildren they were lucky to live in rural Queensland and have a country childhood. It will give you strengths and qualities that will stand you in good stead, no matter what you do in life as global citizens, she said. She also spoke of the teachers who had made it their job to come out to regional Queensland to teach. A visit to Blackalls historic woolscour was a trip down memory lane for Ms Bryce, whose father managed similar woolscours at Ilfracombe and Richmond.
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Community board plan revealed at public meetings

Plans for Community Advisory Boards were one of the main topics of discussion at community meetings held in Blackall and Tambo last week, held to provide information on the structure of the council after the March 15 local government elections. Brenda Kelly, as interim CEO of the local transition committee, explained that the plan to introduce boards for each centre was only a recommendation and would need to be adopted by the incoming council. Ms Kelly described the boards as a community engagement mechanism and said Tambo was especially in need of this as it had been particularly affected by amalgamation, going from representation of six councillors down to one. It is planned that each board have four members that are nominated and elected, and that they be paid, with formal, open meetings that are minuted. They wont be quasi councillors, Ms Kelly said, but more of a
communication mechanism. It is expected that meetings would be chaired by a councillor, with recommendations to be forwarded to council for consideration. According to Terry Kingston, who was present at the community meeting, community boards would be a good education process. He described them as a creative response and asked if any thought had been given to encouraging nominations. Ms Kelly replied that until anything had been adopted by the incoming council, it was hard to plan in greater detail but said she envisage late afternoon/early evening meetings to encourage a variety of people to be involved. She also said a two-year limit on membership of the board was envisaged. Mr Kingston added that he thought it should be compulsory for the boards to include a youth candidate.
VAL Neville Ernest Smith

Blackall farewelled a long-term resident and businessman when Neville Ernest Smith passed away suddenly on Tuesday, February 26 after experiencing poor health for some time. His funeral was held in Holy Trinity Anglican Church on Friday, February 29, with the cortege detouring past the Blackall Cordial Works, which Neville and wife Trethella had owned and operated for over 30 years. Neville retired in 1998 after selling the business but continued until recently with his love of repairing refrigeration and was always available to help local businesses and residents. A full obituary will be published in the March 21 edition of the Barcoo Independent.
B a rco o w e th e r tria l a n n o u n ce s m a jo r n e w p rize s

The Barcoo Pastoral Society has received signicant support for its long-running wether trial run as part of Blackalls annual show, with steward Rod Allpass announcing sponsorship by a Mooloolaba holiday resort and air travel. Five nights at Newport Apartments will go to a lucky prize winner in the 2008 competition currently nearing conclusion, while QantasLink has donated two return air tickets, and Dogmaster Training Collars is putting forward a $500 dog training collar. Melrose SAMM stud will continue to sponsor the meat section of the trial.
Rod said the teams running on land supplied by Stew and Sally Campbell had been crutched by Rob Johnson last December. Mid-side sample results are back in, showing an average bre diameter of 21.19 microns, ranging from a minimum of 18.17 to a maximum of 25.05 microns. Yields vary from 60.35 to 82.68, putting the midrange at 72.23. The nal outcome will be known when shearing takes place at Avonleigh in early April. New teams will also be accepted on this day. Rod can be contacted on 4657 5940 for queries regarding new entries.
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C a ttle sa le s b rin g in the num bers

Blackalls Combined Agents yarded 2400 head of fat and store cattle last week, drawn from as far aeld as Richmond and Muttaburra. Cattle also came from Barcaldine, Longreach, Jericho, Tambo and local districts. Market trends were equivalent to southern sales, with all grades of cattle struggling to maintain the previous weeks rates. Large yardings of cattle at Dalby, Roma and Blackall attracted big buyer galleries but export cattle felt the pressure of the high Australian dollar. Speculation of high grain prices also contributed to the fall in feeder cattle values. On a positive note, quality weaners and light trade cattle sold exceptionally well. RA Russell Past Co, Brides Creek sold 164 Angus steers for a top of 189.2 c/kg to average 184 c/kg for 360 kg or $662/head. Ben Avery, Unavale sold 322 kg Charolais cross steers to average 188 c/kg and $608 head, topping at 202c. Westhill sold Santa steers to a top of 209 c/kg for 304 kg, while Charolais cross weaner steers a/c David Hardie, Dumfries, averaged 204 c/kg or $555 for 271 kg and Santa/Charolais weaner steers from Peter and Anne Russell, Woodbine weighed 325 kg, averaging 208.2c or $675/head. Adams and Son, Darracourt sold Simbrah heifers to a top of 188 c/ kg to return $463/hd. David Hardie had 252 kg Charolais cross heifers which sold for 190.2 c/kg or $479. Heifers in from Westhill reached 188 c/kg to return $623/head. The previous week saw another 2300 head yarded by Blackalls Combined Agents, with cows and calves coming all the way from the Northern Territory. Competition was strong with buyers taking advantage of the quality of cattle on offer, and the market was 5 to 10c dearer for all descriptions. A line of Shorthorn/Limo cross bullocks from John and Nell Cameron, Romulus topped the sale at 174.2 c/kg for 575 kg or $1001/head. The heavier portion of the draft sold for 159.2 c/kg weighing 657 kg or $1045/head. A draft of Santa cross steers from Bailey Properties, Paradise Downs topped at 169.2 c/kg to weigh 526 kg for $890/head. Storey and Johnson, Thistledo, Blackall sold Droughtmaster cross steers for 176.2 c/kg weighing 409
kg or $720 per head. Andrew and Chris Adams, AlloOmber, Barcaldine sold Angus cross steers for an average of 180 c/kg to weigh 474 kg or $852/ head. Ray and Helen Aspinall, Thalia sold thumping Charbray steers for 191 c/kg and 365 kg. A good line-up of cows were on offer with Greg and Jill Peck, Purtora selling Limo cross cows topping the sale at 141.2 c/kg to weigh 601 kg and $850/head. Devon/Gelbveih cross cows from Fred & Daphne Rich, Tilbury sold for an average of 132.2 c/kg for 565 kg or $751/head with the draft topping at 137.2 c/kg. Recruit Investments, Prairie Downs sold Brahman cross cows to top at 134.2 c/kg for 532 kg or $714/head, while La Plata Grazing Co sold Braford cross cows weighing 555 kg at 127.2 c/ kg or $706/hd. Limo cross bulls from Greg and Jill Peck sold to a top of 131.6 c/ kg for 852 kg returning $1121/ head. Fat and store sales are back to being held on Thursdays with Longreach resuming sales on Wednesdays. The next Blackall sale had been set down for March 6.
Cenotaph upgrade will become premier CWQ memorial: Blackall RSL

A partnership between the state government, the Blackall RSL and the Blackall Shire Council is underway to refurbish the Blackall War Memorial situated in the Memorial Park. Blackall RSL president Terry Brennan believes the improvements will give Blackall the best war memorial in central western Queensland, making it a focal point for educational tours and tourism in general as well as enhancing the existing tribute to local war veterans. The proposal will add the name of Lance Corporal Phillip Goody, who died of wounds in Vietnam, to the cenotaph, and make a place for the full spectrum of Blackalls military history to be acknowledged, on plaques recognising contributions of local people to the Vietnam War and various peace-keeping missions. A rising half-circle wall behind the existing obelisk has been designed by installation artist Natalie Billing to present the bronze plaques in a chronological format along its top edge, allowing for easy reading by adults and children alike. Further work includes removing pavers around the memorial and the path leading to it and replacing them with concrete, and installing vandal-proof lights to illuminate the cenotaph. Co-designer Robyn Adams said the upgrade to the obelisk and surrounds was in line with a movement across Australia as people became more aware of the importance of the service given by men and women in war. Budgeted to cost $54 800, funding for the project has been sourced from the Department of Public Works Community Memorials Restoration Program ($22 125, or 50 per cent of the cost), the Blackall Shire Council ($16 600, or 75 per cent of the residual amount, plus in-kind work), and the Blackall RSL ($5500, or 25 per cent of the residual amount). The proposal was discussed at three consecutive meetings of the Blackall Shire Council before it agreed to partner the RSL. An expression of interest submitted by the shire for an $11 750 dollar-for-dollar subsidy was approved by Public Works Minister Robert Schwarten last June but a fully costed proposal was not submitted to council by the RSL until December 2007. Concerns expressed at the time by councillors and CEO Brenda Kelly included the potential for health and safety risks posed by the retaining wall, the leaf-catching potential of the wall, the necessity for removing pavers and the extra cost that would entail, and the additional funds needed that were not listed at the time of compiling the councils 2007-08 budget. A deputation made up of Mr Brennan, Ms Adams and RSL branch secretary Don Daly attended the February council meeting to address these issues.
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Mr Brennan said the retaining wall design was critical to the overall project, allowing the existing obelisk to remain the dominant feature, and noted a number of other areas in the park which could be seen to pose public liability risks. The height, 36 cm, was said to be no higher than tram access platforms in Melbourne. The reason for removing the pavers was because they were uneven and dangerous, according to Ms Adams, who described the edges of the area as substandard crumbling concrete. The path will continue to degenerate and this refurbishment is an appropriate time to x a growing problem, she said. The new concrete path would be strong enough to take light vehicles, and would unify the whole design. Mr Brennan urged council to support the concept, saying ratepayers would expect council to recognise its citizens who have served the nation by supporting the project and making a signicant nancial contribution. He said the RSL had made signicant contributions to the community itself, by building the Memorial Hall and making a major donation to the Barcoo Retirement Village. Following the deputation, Ms Kelly advised council that its total contribution would amount to $26 500, as the proposed $10 00 in-kind contribution, made via digging trenches, removing pavers, grassing the backlled area, mounting plaques and project management, would need to be costed out to council as well. As well as agreeing to undertake a partnership to improve the precinct, council resolved to alter its 2007-08 capital budget by transferring $30 000 from the Barcoo River Walking Track scheme.
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Fairfaxes welcomed as patrons of Blackall Heartland Festival

The Blackall Heartland Festival committee is very pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Fairfax AM and wife Gina as joint festival patrons. Mr and Mrs Fairfax have extensive business and philanthropic interests around Australia, and include the ownership of Evora station in the Blackall district amongst their pastoral interests in Queensland and New South Wales. Mr Fairfax said he was very keen to see rural and regional Australia sustained for the long term, in particular in Queensland. What you are doing with the Heartland Festival is creating a new cultural experience for the central west, which not only creates tourism but give the local population a means of being involved in the arts, he said. I must congratulate you on showing such wonderful initiative and I support it. Mr Fairfax is also a director of the Vincent Fairfax Foundation and a director of the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal; deputy chairman of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation; a trustee of the Queensland Art Gallery and president of the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation; deputy chairman of the National Portrait Gallery; a foundation partner of the Queensland Library Foundation; chairman, Salvation Army Brisbane Advisory Board; deputy chancellor, University of the Sunshine Coast; chairman, University of the Sunshine Coast Foundation; a councillor of the Royal National Association; and councillor, Philanthropy Australia. His business interests include being a director of Rural Press Ltd, Marinya Media Pty Ltd, Brickworks Ltd, and Cambooya Pty Ltd. In welcoming Mr and Mrs Fairfax, Heartland Festival spokesperson Lisa Kings said the committee was honoured that they had accepted the joint position. They bring a network of partnerships that will help us grow the festival into a major event for Blackall and showcase it as a national event that will attract attention and participation Australia-wide, she said. I am sure we will benet greatly from the knowledge and ideas they have to share. Ms Kings added that the Fairfaxes shared the Festival committees vision of the annual artfest as the foundation for developing creative industries for Queenslands central west, and to foster links between city and country. This is a great step forward for us, she said. Mr and Mrs Fairfaxs support will provide wonderful opportunities for the Heartland Festival to develop its potential. The Blackall Heartland Festival was initiated in 2006 to promote Blackall as the arts and culture hub of the west, and is fast exceeding that aim. The success of the 2006 festival prompted a broader schedule of activities for 2007 that included a regional residency which created three public art installations that are now the talk of the west and a subject of many photograph albums. Page 4 - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, March 7 2008
The 2008 festival, running from May 16-31, is shaping up to be a major event once again, with a theme of Wool, Water and Wood in honour of the centenary of the Blackall Woolscour. The festival success story is in part due to its policy of changing the theme each year, to encourage participation from a diverse range of people. Opportunities this year range from tutoring with a nationally recognised poet in residence to workshops in wool felt hat making, resin jewellery, acrylic art and quilting. The art of knitting is being resurrected for a modern audience, exploring materials such as bamboo, mohair and silk as well as ne Merino wool, culminating in a mixture of art, fashion and racing. The Heartland Art Show will begin the nal weekend, followed by Blackalls Matilda Highway race meeting and a fashion parade featuring wool bale creations.
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5:30 Overseas News 1.00 Movie: Passages 3:00 If Only 3:30 Classical Destinations 4:00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Living Black 6:30 News 7:30 Food Safari 8:00 Downunder Grads 8:30 Dateline 9:30 News 10:00 Newstopia 10:30 Movie: Carnage 12:40 Movie: The Saddest Music In The World 5.20 Overseas News 1:00 Australian Biography: Sir Zelman Cowen 1:30 Raul The Terrible 2:30 Dateline 3:30 The Lost Gods 4.00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Global Village 6:30 News 7.40 Stockinger 8:30 Unit One 9:35 News 10:05 The Movie Show 10:15 Movie: Zozo 12.05 Movie: Marie-jo And Her Two Loves 5:20 Overseas News 1:00 Movie: Pinocchio 3:00 Insight 4.00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Global Village 6:30 News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8:30 As It Happened: Oswalds Ghost 10:05 Movie: Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown 11.40 Jeff Tweedy: Sunken Treasure Live 1:20 Bigg Snoop Doggs Puff Puff Pass Tour 5:20 Overseas News 1:00 La Callas 2:45 Chopin Piano Music: 48 Etudes And Preludes 2:55 Le Petit Theatre De Marie-Antoinette 3:30 The New Shock Of The New 4:30 Newshour 5:30 Mythbusters 6:30 News 7:30 Top Gear 8:35 Big Love 9:35 Movie: Everything 11:15 SOSShorts On Screen 12:15 Newstopia 12:45 Swordsmen Of The Passes
Wednesday March 19 Thursday March 20 Friday March 21 Saturday March 22
5:00 rage 6:30 Childrens Shows 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacic Focus 11:30 Hymns Of Glory 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 Message Stick 2:00 The War 3:00 The Genius Of Photography 4:00 Cezanne In Provence 4:55 Washday: The Great Adventure 5:00 Sunday Arts 6:00 At The Movies 6:30 The Einstein Factor 7:00 News 7:30 Robin Hood 8:15 Creature Comforts 8:25 News 8:30 Jekyll (F) 10:15 Compass 11:15 Kabuki 12:15 Order In The House 1:15 Riot Or Revolution: The Eureka Stockade 1854 2:15 Movie: Canadian Pacic (1949) 3:55 Love And Money
Barcoo Independent TV Guide - March - 16 - 22 ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

6:00 Choices 6:30 Childrens Shows 7:30 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Beyond Tomorrow 10:30 Infomercial 12:00 Movie: Tom Sawyer (Pg,2000) 1:45 Movie: Up, Up And Away. (Pg,2000) 3:30 Movie: Ice Bound (Pg,2003,R) 5:30 Great South East 6:00 News 6:30 The World Around Us 7:30 Kath & Kim 8:00 The Vicar Of Dibley 8:45 Movie: Face/Off (M,1997) 11:30 The First 48 12:30 Movie: All Or Nothing (MA,2002,R) 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 NBC Meet The Press 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 The Fairies 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Our Guys (M,1999,R) 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 & Away 7:30 Border Security Australias Front Line 8:00 Scu: Serious Crash Unit 8:30 Movie: Someone Like You (M,R) 10:45 Boston Legal 11:45 3D Rock 12:15 Worlds Deadliest Creature 1:15 Room For Improvement 2:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 The Fairies 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Iris (M,2001,R) 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 & Away 7:30 It Takes Two 8:30 All Saints 9:30 Life Begins 10:30 My Shocking Story 11:30 Cheaters 12:30 Six Degrees 1:30 Room For Improvement 2:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today
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Winning habits explored at workshop

Blackall district residents joined in a day of self-exploration and learning last week, with 25 people taking up an opportunity to learn how to design their destiny by participating in a workshop of the same name. The workshop, conducted by Robyn Pulman, principal of Creating Winning Habits, was organised by Blackall Shire Council Community Development Ofcer Lisa Kings and funded by the Department of Communities and the Blackall Shire Council. Lisa was extremely excited about the outstanding response to the program. Since undertaking my role I have always recognised the need to raise the self-esteem of those who have been suffering hardships mainly due to the drought, reduction of sheep in the area, and personal issues, she said. My intent in organising the workshop was to equip people with the necessary tools and thought processes to take control of their circumstances and feel like they are in charge of their destiny. Many attendees travelled to town despite wet weather and declared it to be truly worthwhile.
6:00 Rise and Shine 6:30 Childrens Programs 7:30 Sunday 9:30 Wide World Of Sports 11:00 The Sunday Footy Show 12:00 Sunday Roast 12:30 The Boutique (F) 2.00 Everwood 3:00 Gilmore Girls 4:00 Wests Tigers v St. George Illawarra Dragons 6:00 News 6:30 Animal Emergency 7:00 RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 Movie: 10.5 (Pg,2004,R) 11:00 Sports Disasters 12:00 Wide World Of Sports NBL 1:00 Friends 1:30 All Of Us 5:30 Creo 6.00 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11:00 News 11:30 Fresh cooking with AWW 12:00 Movie: Unanswered Questions (M,2000) 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 The Shak 4:30 News 5:00 Bargain Hunt 5:30 Antique Roadshow 6:00 News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men 7:30 William & Kate: A Royal Romance 8:30 CSI 9:30 CSI: NY 10.30 Without A Trace 11.30 Nightline 12.00 Stingers
6:55 Overseas News 11:00 UCI Track World Cup, Bellerup, Denmark 12:30 2008 World Superbike Championships 12:00 Cycling: 2008 Tour Of California 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Football Asia 3:30 UEFA Champions League 2007/2008 Magazine 4:00 Les Murrays Football Feature 5:00 The World Game 6:00 Thalassa 6:30 News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8:30 Total Isolation 9:30 Movie: Kurt Wallander: The Overdose 11:10 Movie: Almost Peaceful 1:00 The Storm Rages Twice 5:20 Overseas News 1:00 The Food Lovers Guide To Australia 1:30 Egypt: We Are Watching You 2:30 Dateline 3:30 Insight 4:30 The Journal 5.00 The Crew 5:30 Living Black 6.00 Global Village 6:30 News 7:30 Mythbusters 8:30 The Movie Show 8.35 South Park 9:00 Drawn Together 9:30 News 10:00 Sinchronicity 10.55 The Insiders Guide To Happiness 11:50 Movie: Cazuza: Time Doesnt Stop 1:35 Ghost In The Shell 5:20 Overseas News 1:00 Movie: Turn Left, Turn Right 2:45 The Movie Show 3:00 Mums The Word 3:30 Help 4:00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Global Village 6:30 News 7:30 Insight 8.30 Rules Of Engagement 9:30 News 10.00 Dance With A Serial Killer 11:45 Movie: I Always Wanted To Be A Saint 12:55 The Fall Of Fujimori
4:30 Parkinson 6:00 Childrens Shows 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Pilot Guides 1:30 The Cook & The Chef 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Childrens Shows 6:00 Landline Extra 6:30 Talking Heads 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The 7:30 Report 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 The Maa (M*) 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:30 Fooling Hitler 12:45 Teachers 1:35 Parliament Question Time 2:50 Family Story 3:25 Bowls World Championships 2008 4:30 Parkinson 6:00 Childrens Shows 11:00 Grand Designs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Einstein Factor 1:00 The New Inventors 1:30 Catalyst 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Childrens Shows 6:05 Time Team 7:00 News 7:30 The 7:30 Report 8:00 Stuff 8:30 How Art Made The World 9:30 Foreign Correspondent 10:00 Artscape 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Parliament Question Time 1:35 Movie: The Woman On The Beach (Pg,1947,R) 2:45 Movie: Desperate (Pg,1947,R) 3:55 Welcher And Welcher
An upbeat atmosphere prevailed throughout the day and everyone contributed to the team activities and expressed relief that they were not the only ones nding life tough. Lisa said feedback to the workshop had been unanimously positive. In the words of Helen Heath, a very enjoyable and motivating day. And from Gillian Robinson, Robyn, your program united many within our small community on a personal level and Im sure growth in our community togetherness will benet all who join us. Others said it was excellent for all who are trying to be more positive and motivated. Anyone can visit Robyn online at www.robyn.com.au and sign up for her free monthly message on creating winning habits.
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W orkshop organiser Lisa K ings w ith presenter R obyn P ulm an
A bove right & right: A ttending R obyn P ulm ans C reating Your D estiny w orkshop enable participants to spend tim e looking at their daily habits and learning how to m anage them
Our VIC in limelight

Blackalls Tourism Ofcer Kayla Schurmann took part in the recent Queensland Information Centres Association conference in Rockhampton, along with western delegates from Barcaldine, Longreach and Winton. Kayla and Sue Frost put together Blackalls rst-ever submission to the VIC (Visitor Information Centre) of the Year Awards, in category 4, which is for centres with three or more paid staff and with or without volunteers. She was presented with a participation certicate at the gala dinner at Kershaw House, when it was announced that the Gold Coast, which has four centres, was the category winner. Some of the topics discussed during the conference included Online Booking Systems, Staff and Volunteer Management, and How To Maximise Amalgamation. Kayla was lucky enough to be chosen as a guest speaker to prole Blackalls VIC, along with three other managers. She said she received great feedback from other delegates about how wonderful our centre is and tried her very best to persuade many of the 78 delegates to come and visit Blackall and the Outback region.
5.300 Creo 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 10:30 Hi-5 11:00 News 11:30 Fresh Cooking With AWW 12:00 Movie: Protocol (Pg,1984,R) 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 The Shak 4:30 News 5:00 Bargain Hunt 5:30 Antique Roadshow 6:00 News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men 7;30 Moment Of Truth 8:30 Kitchen Nightmares U.S.A 9:30 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 10:30 Amazing Medical Stories 11.30 Nightline 12.00 The Avengers
General Classication PG
Kylie Owens (Barcaldine), Rachel Booby (Winton), Kayla Schurmann (Blackall) and Matt Stephens (Longreach) in front of the ooding Fitzroy River
Programs correct at time of printing but may change owing to unforeseen circumstances
CLASSIFICATIONS: M Mature Classication Recommended for viewing by mature audiences. MA Mature Audience Not suitable for people under 15 years of age. AV
Parental Guidance Recommended
Adult Violence Classication Not suitable for people under 15 years of age.
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Blackall wild dog control strategies in spotlight

Meetings to begin the strategic management of wild dog numbers in the Blackall shire will be getting underway in the next couple of weeks. Their aim is to gather information from all sectors of the community so that control can be better targeted and management plans can be developed for long-term control. National Wild Dog Facilitator, Greg Mifsud is organising the meetings in conjunction with Agforce, the Blackall Shire Council and the Blackall Wild Dog Advisory Committee. Set up by the Blackall Shire Council, the advisory committee includes representatives from council, landholders and government departments. Its chairman, Peter Evans sees the development of an integrated control plan as a way forward in the ght against the wild dog problem. Greg has the benet of a national understanding which could benet us greatly, he said. Mr Mifsud, who is with DPI Biosecurity Qld, said effective wild dog management required a strategic approach, utilising a range of control techniques and recommendations discovered from satellite tracking and monitoring research conducted in the Blackall area by scientists from DPI Biosecurity/Robert Wicks Pest Animal Research Centre. We know that widespread coordinated baiting campaigns are effective at reducing wild dog numbers; however given the change in production in the Blackall area and a greater reliance on working dogs for mustering, some people are genuinely concerned about aerial baiting on their properties, he said. Through these meetings I hope that we can gather better information on wild dog movements, ecology and impacts at the local level and use this information to reduce wild dog numbers through more targeted aerial baiting, on-ground baiting, trapping or shooting.
The overall aim is to achieve broad scale control using all of the methods mentioned rather than relying on aerial baiting alone. Mr Mifsud said the wild dog problem is a whole-of-community issue and affects everyone in some way, and that input from all landowners, whether in sheep or cattle, was welcome for the development of the local area management plans. A series of meetings will be held throughout the shire in the next few weeks, one for each of the districts illustrated in the map. People will be notied by council through the Wild Dog Advisory Committee of the time and place for each meeting. A plan to manage wild dogs and foxes will be developed for each of the groups, tailored to the specic topology and needs of each area. Townspeople interested in wild dogs are also invited to attend one of the meetings. While the council and Blackall Wild Dog Advisory Committee continued on page 7
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4:30 Parkinson 6:00 Childrens Shows 11:00 Naked Science 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Talking Heads 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Childrens Shows 6:00 Rick Steins French Odyssey 6:30 The Cook And The Chef 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 The New Inventors 8:30 Spicks & Specks 9:00 Stupid Stupid Man 9:30 That Mitchell And Webb Look (M*) 9:55 At The Movies 10:25 Lateline 11:00 Lateline Business 11:25 Born With Two Mothers 12:40 Parliament Question Time 1:40 Movie The Narrow Margin (Pg,1952,R) 2:55 Selling Success 3:25 National Press Club Address 4:30 Parkinson 6:00 Childrens Shows 11:05 Battleplan 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Pie In The Sky 1:30 Collectors 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Childrens Shows 6:05 Grand Designs 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 Catalyst 8:35 Life On Mars (M*) 9:35 Soul Deep 10:25 Lateline 11:00 Lateline Business 11:30 Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii 12:20 Bodies (F) 1:20 Parliament Question Time 2:25 West Australian Academy Of Performing Arts 2:55 Wild Australasia 3:50 Dead Ringers 4:30 Parkinson 6:00 Childrens Shows 11:00 Wild Europe 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 MDA 1:30 Spicks & Specks 2:00 The Way We Were 3:00 Childrens Shows 5:55 BtN Daily 6:00 Message Stick 6:30 Can We Help? 7:00 News 7:30 Stateline 8:00 Collectors 8:30 Dalziel And Pascoe (F) 10:15 My Family (F) 10:45 Lateline 11:30 Little Miss Jocelyn 12:00 Triple j tv 12:30 Good Game 1:00 rage 5:00 rage 9:00 Triple j tv With The Doctor 10:00 The Best Of Live At The Basement 11:00 Bowls World Championships 2008 12:00 Stateline 12:30 Australian Story 12:30 Foreign Correspondent 1:30 Can We Help? 2:00 Rugby League: QLD 4:00 Island Life : Macquarie Island 5:00 Bowls Australian Open 2008 6:00 Goodnight Sweetheart (F) 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 News 7:30 Doc Martin 8:25 News 8:30 The Bill 10:05 News 10:10 Spooks (M*,R) 11:05 Wire In The Blood (R) 12:35 rage (M)
Barcoo Independent TV Guide March 9 - 15 ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 The Fairies 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Blame It On Rio (M,1984,R) 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 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home & Away 7:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue 8:00 The Real Seachange 8:30 Lewis 10:30 Forensic Investigators 11:30 Born To Kill? 12:30 Room For Improvement 1:00 Auction Squad 2:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 The Fairies 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Militia (M,2000,R) 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 & Away 7:30 The Amazing Race 8:30 Out Of The Question 9:00 Family Guy 9:30 Lost 10:30 Amercian Dad 11:00 Stargate Atlantis 12:00 The Kimberley Coast 1:00 Auction Squad 2:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 The Fairies 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Beaches (M,R) 2:30 According To Jim 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 & Away 7:30 Better Homes & Gardens 9:00 Movie: Flightplan (M,2005) 11:10 Movie: Beverly Hills Cop (M,R) 1:10 Movie: Open Fire (M,1995,R) 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Childrens Shows 12:00 Eclipse 1:00 V8 Xtra 1:30 King Of The Hill 2:00 The Royal 3:05 George & Mildred 3:40 The Good Life 4:20 Keeping Up Appearance 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 News 6:30 Movie: National Treasure (Pg,2004,R) 9:15 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 11:15 Movie: What Lies Beneath (M,2000,R) 1:45 Movie: Menace (M,2002,R) 4:00 Home Shopping 5:30 Creo 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11:00 News 11:30 Fresh Cooking with AWW 12.00 Movie: Cavedweller (M,2004) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Entertainment Tonight 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 The Shak 4:30 News 5:00 Bargain Hunt 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:30 Two And A Half Men 7:30 The Chopping Block 8:30 I Shouldnt Be Alive 9:30 Cashmere Maa 10:30 Sensing Murder 11.30 Nightline 12:00 Water Rats
5:30 Creo 6:00 Today 9.00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11:00 News 11:30 Fresh Cooking With AWW 12.00 Movie: Dinner With Friends (M,2001) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Entertainment Tonight 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 The Shak 4:30 News 5:00 Bargain Hunt 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men 7:30 Getaway 8:30 Ramsays Kitchen Nightmares 9:30 The NRL Footy Show 11:00 The AFL Footy Show 1:00 The Alice
5:30 Creo 6.00 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11.00 News 11:30 Fresh Cooking With AWW 12.00 Movie: The Diary Of Ellen Rimbauer (M,2003) 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 The Shak 4:30 News 5:00 Bargain Hunt 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two & A Half Men 7:30 Friday Night Football - NRL 9:30 Friday Night Football - NRL 11.30 Movie: Snatch (M,2000,R) 5:30 Christian City TV 7:30 Childrens Shows 11:30 Surfari 12.00 Movie: Dr Zhivago (Pg,1965,R) 4.00 Discover Downunder 4:30 Talk To The Animals 5:00 The Garden Gurus 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 News 6:30 Australias Funniest Home Video Show 7:30 Movie: Shrek 2 (R,2002,R) 10.00 Movie: The Longest Yard (M,2005,R) 12:00 Movie: A Walk On The Moon (M,1999)
5:30 UEFA Champions League 2007/2008 Inter Milan v Liverpool 7:55 Overseas News 3.00 If Only 3:30 Classical Destinations 4:00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Living Black 6:30 News 7:30 Food Safari 8:00 Downunder Grads 8:30 Dateline 9:30 News 10:00 Newstopia 10:30 Movie: Hawaii, Oslo 12:40 Movie: Behind The Sun 5:20 Overseas News 1:00 Australian Biography: Tom Bass 1:30 No More Up 2:30 Dateline 3:30 The Lost Gods 4.00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Global Village 6:30 News 7:35 Stockinger 8:30 Unit One 9:30 News 10:05 The Movie Show 10:15 Movie: A Loving Father 12:05 Movie: Forgiveness 5:20 Overseas News 1:00 Wine Lovers Guide To Australia 1:30 Insight 2:30 The Crusaders Lost Fort 3:30 Living Black 4.00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Global Village 6:30 News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8:30 The Siege 9:30 News 10:00 The Sexual Life Of Us 11.00 Movie: Ardour 1:00 Movie: Floodhouse 5:20 Overseas News 1:00 Waldbuhne 2004: Tchaikovskys Piano Concert No 1 With Lang Lang 1:45 The Chopin Etudes 1:50 Ghibli: The Miyazaki Temple 2:50 The Gates 4:30 Newshour 5:30 Mythbusters 6:30 News 7:30 Top Gear 8:30 Big Love 9.30 Movie: Bullet Boy 11:15 SOSShorts On Screen 12:15 Newstopia 12:45 Swordsmen Of The Passes
Wednesday March 12 Thursday March 13 Friday March 14 Saturday March 15
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5:00 rage 6:30 Childrens Shows 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacic Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 Message Stick 2:00 The War 3:00 The Genius Of Photography 3:55 Matisse-Derain: Collioure 1905, Water And Fire 4:20 Fog Eyes 4:30 First Tuesday Book Club With Jennifer Byrne 5:00 Sunday Arts 6:00 At The Movies 6:30 The Einstein Factor 7:00 News 7:30 Robin Hood 8:15 Creature Comforts 8:25 News 8:30 Jekyll (M*) 10:15 Compass 10:55 The Dali Dimension 10:45 Gianni Schicchi By Giacomo Puccini 11:45 Movie: The Restless Breed (1957) 1:05 Movie: Cry Of Battle 2:45 Movie: Along The Rio Grande (Pg,1941,R) 3:35 Deadly Yarns 4:00 Message Stick 4:30 Parkinson 6:00 Childrens Shows 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Pilot Guides 1:30 The Cook & The Chef 2:00 The Bill 3:00 Childrens Shows 6:00 Landline Extra 6:30 Talking Heads 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The 7:30 Report 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 The Maa 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:30 Snap! A History Of The Paparazzi 12:20 Teachers 1:15 Movie: Joan Of Paris (G,1942,R) 2:50 Family Story 3:25 Bowls World Championships 2008 4:30 Parkinson 6:00 Childrens Shows 11:00 Grand Designs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Einstein Factor 1:00 The New Inventors 1:30 Catalyst 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Childrens Shows 6:05 Time Team 7:00 News 7:30 The 7:30 Report 8:00 Stuff 8:30 Brat Camp 9:30 Foreign Correspondent 10:00 Jennifer Byrne Presents Crime 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Parliament Question Time 1:35 Body Hits 2:05 Movie: Mexican Spitre Sees A Ghost (G,1942,R) 3:55 Welcher And Welcher
Barcoo Independent TV Guide - March 9 - 15 ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

6:00 Choices 6:30 Childrens Shows 7:30 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Kochies Business Builders 10:30 Infomercial 11:00 Australias Deadliest Destinations 12:00 Beyond Tomorrow 1:00 Sevens V8 Supercars 2008 5:30 Great South East 6:00 News 6:30 The Zoo 7:00 Bush Doctors 7:30 Kath & Kim 8:00 Samantha Who? 8:30 Greys Anatomy 9:30 Brothers & Sisters 10:30 Suburban Secrets 11:00 The First 48 12:00 Movie: Time Served (AV,1998,R) 2:00 The Gibb River Road And Beyond - Part 1 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 NBC Meet The Press 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 The Fairies 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Footsteps (M,2003,R) 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 & Away 7:30 Border Security: Australias Front Line 8:00 The Force: Behind The Line 8:30 Desperate Housewives 9:30 Dirty Sexy Money 10:30 Boston Legal (R) 11:30 3D Rock 12:00 THE GIBB RIVER ROAD AND BEYOND - PART 2 1:00 Auction Squad 2:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 The Fairies 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Shes Too Young (M,2004,R) 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 & Away 7:30 It Takes Two 9:15 All Saints 10:15 Life Begins 11:15 Cheaters 12:15 Six Degrees 1:15 Room For Improvement 2:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today
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have been working tirelessly to bring the issue under control, they need better participation and coordination between landowners, and the local area planning process will provide the framework for this to happen, Mr Mifsud said. The Blackall shire has consistently committed around $120 000 of its annual budget to managing the wild dog problem in the shire in the last few years, putting $45 000 into bounties and $70 000 into baiting programs this nancial year. At the end of December 2007, 184 bounties had been paid for the previous six months. The Tambo shire has steadily increased its budget allocation for wild dog bounties, from $55 000 in 2005-06 to $65 000 last nancial year, and now says it will come close to paying out all $70 000 allocated on scalps this nancial year, at $100 a head. On top of that comes the barrier fence precept and funds contributed to baiting programs. Mr Mifsud said wild dog numbers were so great that sheep producers are slowly being forced out of their chosen industry, resulting in growing economic and emotional
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page 6 impacts on families within the region. While there is a legislative responsibility to control wild dogs on your own land I would hope that as a community we would want to help our neighbours and where possible do our part to reduce wild dog numbers, whether they are attacking your livestock or not. These meetings are designed to provide landholders with the opportunity to nd ways to manage wild dogs on their properties that address their concerns about 1080 and aerial baiting. Local commercial and stud Merino breeder, Rick Keogh said the planned meetings were an endeavour to be commended. Wild dog control campaigns used to work because we were all on the same wavelength, he said. Now theres growing holes in it. Anything that puts some focus on coordination will be good. Mr Keogh said his wild dog problem was bordering on extreme. They took 20 per cent of my lambing last year, which is just not sustainable.
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Local baker Grahame Foot Schluter found further evidence of the colonisation of Blackall by cane toads recently, when he came across one in his back yard early in the morning. Foot was about to head down and start the days work in his baker shop when he noticed it on the lawn. The arrival of the pest was discussed at the February meeting of the Blackall Shire Council, which decided to obtain or purchase traps to help ascertain the toad population around town, and to monitor the extent of the infestation. Plans to make traps, if available, would also be distributed to people in the community that wanted to catch cane toads in their own yards. People dont want to lose their dogs I think theyll be keen to trap them, Cr Peter Skewes commented. Cr Colin Wood recommended that information on eradication or containment programs be investigated, to be prepared if toads were found to be here in large numbers. Cr Les Wheelhouse said his wife Cathy had caught a cane toad recently as well.
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During February an eighteen year old Blackall woman was issued with a Liquor Infringement Notice for supplying liquor to a juvenile in a public place. The penalty attached to this offence is $600, and highlights the seriousness with which the supply of liquor to minors is viewed by the community and the Queensland Government. Sergeant Kevin Ongheen has advised that juveniles in attendance at future licensed events will be heavily policed.
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On Saturday 1st March, a twenty year old male was arrested at the Blackall Racecourse and charged with being a public nuisance and obstructing police. He will be appearing at the Blackall Magistrates Court on Monday 7th April.
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During the early hours of Sunday 2nd March, wilful damage was committed against property in Shamrock Street, Blackall. At 7:00 am on Sunday morning a mail box was dented outside the Blackall Fire Station, three window panes were discovered smashed at the old Bushmans Hotel, and street signs in the centre island at the intersection of Shamrock Street and Coronation Drive were bent. Blackall Police would like to thank those members of the public that provided valuable information in regards to this matter leading to the successful nalisation of it.
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February 29 saw a chilly end to the month when the night time temperature dropped to 16.1 degrees, which was still 3.7 degrees warmer than the 12.4 degrees recorded on February 3, 1970. The warmest night occurred on the 24th with 24.6 degrees, quite cooler than the recorded record of 29.3 degrees on February 1, 1973. It was 25.7 degrees recorded on the 11th that was the coldest day for the month, with the 23rd hitting 38 degrees to lay claim to Februarys hottest day. This was still considerably cooler than the 43.9 degrees recorded on February 3, 1960 while February 4, 1989 holds the record for the coolest day with 21 degrees. The lowest mean temperature of 21.1 degrees for February was slightly cooler than the recorded average of 22 degrees with the highest mean temperature of 32.1 also cooler than the highest recorded mean maximum of 35.1. February was a dry month compared to January with rain on seven days resulting in a total of 244.9 points (62.2 mm), a far cry from the recorded mean rainfall of 318 points (80.8 mm). The highest recorded rainfall in February was in 1954 with 1531.9 points (389.1 mm). The Barcoo Independent, Friday, March 7 2008 - Page 17
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Farewell to Blackall Shire Party Council will be hosting a Community Party on March 14, 2008 to recognise and farewell Blackall Shire Council. All residents are invited to attend the party which will be held at the Blackall Showgrounds commencing at 6.30pm. This will be a night of great family entertainment with Fireworks at 9.00 pm and live music and bar until 1.00 am. Illegal Dumping in the Shire Residents of Blackall are reminded that the only place legally available for the dumping of any waste including green waste (lawn clipping, branches etc) is at the Blackall Rubbish Dump situated along Evora Road the dumping of green waste at Fallisons Crossing along Daisy Street or along the Jericho Road or in any place other then the Council Rubbish Dump is illegal and Council will take appropriate
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action against individuals found to be dumping in this areas. Water Restriction Hours From October 1 to April 30 sprinklers are banned between the hours of 10.00 am to 4.00 pm Monday to Friday. No water restrictions are in force over the weekends. Be WaterWise save money, energy and the environment WaterWise Tip: Fix dripping taps and leaking pipes. Council Meetings The next Ordinary Meeting of Council is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at the Council Chambers commencing at 9.15am. Council meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Meetings are open to the public.
With only a week left in the life of the Blackall Shire Council, the Barcoo Independent decided to step back in time and look at the way we were governed in the past. Local historian Fred Rich has compiled the following snapshots of the way we used to be in 1908 and 1958. The Blackall Shire Council was actually created in 1932 when the Blackall Town Council and the Kargoolnah Shire Council merged.
BLACKALL FIFTY YEARS AGO
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LOT 1 Ideally located 2kms from Blackall, bitumen access Approximately 5acre block Large family 3 bedroom home Settled amongst established gardens and magnificent trees Modern kitchen with large dining and entertainment area Wide verandas surround this magnificent home Out door entertainment and BBQ area Fully self contained granny flat 2 garden sheds Twin Carport Expansive work shop with concrete floor, 3 phase power and air
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LOT 2 Approximately 5acre block
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LOT 3 2002 Kenworth Prime moverT904 1999 Kenworth Prime moverC501 2006 Kenworth Prime moverT950 1998 Brazier semi trailer 1995 Brazier semi trailer 1993 Haulmark semi trailer 1983 McGrath semi trailer 1990 Haulmark semi trailer 1997 Haulmark semi trailer 1997 Haulmark semi trailer 1981 Haulmark semi trailer 1987 Homemade semi trailer 1985 McGrath semi trailer 1983 Wehl semi trailer 1985 Haulmark semi trailer 1988 Wehls semi trailer/ B double AND MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE CLEARING SALE
Ideally located 2kms from Blackall, bitumen access
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Based on the minutes of Blackall Shire Council The year 1958 was one of progress in Blackall. Building was underway at the new showgrounds, the rst show being held about May 3, 1958. Council had a successful interview with state Treasurer, Tom Hiley, and as a result approvals were made for loans for many projects, including roadmaking plant. Other buildings in progress were, new shire ofces, students hostel, and doctors surgery/ residence. Plans were approved for the caravan park, and for three pensioner homes. Council had decided to build a new Town Hall. There was much activity on this issue, land being purchased, land being resumed Based on minutes of the Blackall Town Council and the Kargoolnah Shire Council The railway came to Blackall the opening was held on May 18, 1908. Council had objected to the railway station being built in Woodbine Street. Railways replied that if they had to shift the station it would be to Eucalyptus Street (now known as Ivy Street). This location did not suit council so it agreed to allow the station to
and land being exchanged. (It was to be built on the site of the present ambulance centre, but the project was later dropped.) Council had negotiated with the government and the railway department to have a refrigerated wagon put on the train. This enabled pasteurised milk to be transported to Blackall. Council took on the distribution of the milk, building a cold room for storage, organising its delivery. The rst pasteurised milk delivery was made on December 31, 1958. Council agreed to take over ownership of the aerodrome, under the ALOP scheme. It was the rst local authority in Australia to do so. Another matter involving council was the Salk immunisation scheme. The government had agreed to pay costs for immunising remain in Woodbine Street. Town Council received a petition from 42 residents requesting that nominations be called, on an annual basis, to ll the positions held by various council ofcers. It also requested that the position of valuer be separate from that of Town Clerk. A survey was made for a rie range, a project to be funded by both councils. The Kargoolnah Shire Council
all people under 15 years of age those over that age would have to pay. In an endeavour to have all residents protected, council decided to pay the costs of the older age group. Council decided to construct a new bore (showgrounds bore). It also decided to develop the old showgrounds as a residential area. The Boy Scout group had applied for land off the old showgrounds for a hut, A plan for a poultry farm was approved, council to make 30 acres available (it did not go ahead). Two long serving councillors, JF Banks and George McKenzie retired from council. Bonuses paid on pests accounted for 168 dingoes, 34 foxes, 96 eagles and 5534 pigs.
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sold the Yalleroi bore to Railways for 500. Railways requested council conduct a poll in the shires of Kargoolnah, Isisford and Adavale (now Quilpie) regarding extending the railway past Blackall. Permission granted to Mrs Jane Adams to erect a refreshment room on the Yalleroi reserve. Approach made to Barcaldine Shire Council for talks on exchanging lands.
Candidates for the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council

Proles of Blackall-Tambo Regional Council nominees in the March 15 local government elections are presented below by the Barcoo Independent. This weeks edition concentrates on candidates standing for election in division 2 (the current Tambo Shire Council) and mayoral candidates. In the last edition of the Barcoo Independent we presented the candidates for division one (bounded by Blackall-Emmett Road, current Blackall shire boundary, and Landsborough Highway/Shamrock St), division 3 (bounded by Landsborough Highway/Shamrock St, Blackall-Jericho Road, Ivy St and Coronation Drive) and division 4 (bounded by Blackall-Jericho Road, Blackall-Emmett Road, Coronation Drive and Ivy St). Mayoral candidates are: Jan Ross - Barry Muir - Les Wheelhouse Councillor Candidates are Division One: Viney Joshi - Grahame Schluter -Peter Evans - Megan Prow Division Two: Marilyn Hobbs - Graham Jarvis - Richard Sanderson Division Three: Peter Skewes - Robbie Doyle - Roger Ellison Division Four: Tina Holden - Sally Cripps
Division Two
Marilyn Hobbs
It has been an honour for me to serve as a member of the Tambo Shire Council since 1994. In this time council has maintained a solid and secure economic status and it is imperative that this should continue retaining existing hard-won services such as the bank and the Multi Purpose Centre as well as the existing council workforce. I have nominated for election as a councillor for a term of four years on the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council. I believe the new council will face a difcult transition which will require representatives with the ability to listen and be available, have previous experience and an immense amount of time and energy to do the job. In the case of Division 2, which encompasses the previous Tambo shire, only one councillor will be appointed to address the workload of six former councillors. This councillor will represent the interests of all in the Tambo community whilst working for the benet of the whole region. I see Tambo and district as a unique community which deserves to continue to grow and prosper, maintaining its own identity and traditions. I believe that, with careful planning and development this will be achieved and I seek the support of Tambo voters in my effort to secure this.
Screening for Bowel Cancer saves lives! If you are age 55 to 65 before the 30th June 2008 and have a medicare card, you are eligible for a free Bowel Cancer screening. This screening program is available to both men and women. In Australia about one in 17 men and one in 26 women will develop bowel cancer before the age of 75. This is one of the highest rates in the world. Every year about 12,800 new cases are diagnosed and about 4,700 people die from the disease. This makes bowel cancer the second most common cause of cancer related death after lung cancer. In Queensland, bowel cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men after prostate cancer, and the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women after breast cancer. In 2003, there were 2,319 new cases of bowel cancer diagnosed in Queensland and 857 Queenslanders died from this cancer. Bowel cancer is one of the most curable types of cancer if found early. If the cancer is detected before it has spread beyond the bowel, the chance of surviving for at least ve years after diagnosis is 90%. Early detection offers the best hope of reducing the number of Australians who die each year from bowel cancer. The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program has been initiated by the Australian Government in collaboration with State/Territory health departments to help detect bowel cancer early and reduce the number of Australians who die each year from the disease. The Program is being phased in,
Blackall Hospital Health News

and during Phase 1, all Australians turning either 55 or 65 years of age between 1 May 2006 to 30 June 2008 will be invited to participate in screening for bowel cancer. People who were invited to participate in the pilot program, regardless of age or where they now live in Australia, will also be invited to re-screen. The Program will be evaluated prior to the 2008-09 Federal Budget with the aim of extending it more broadly. Eligible people will be sent a bowel cancer screening kit by mail containing a Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) and will be asked to take samples from two separate bowel motions before sending the completed test back to the contracted pathology laboratory for analysis. All participants will receive their results in the mail. Those with a positive test (ie. blood is found in the bowel motion) will be advised to contact their general practitioner for referral for appropriate follow up, such as assessment colonoscopy. Part icipants with negative results (ie. no blood is found in the bowel motion) will be invited to re-screen at the next relevant screening round. What is screening? Screening involves testing for bowel cancer in people who do not have any obvious symptoms of the disease. The aim is to nd any polyps or cancer early when it is easier to treat and cure. Bowel cancer can develop without any early warning signs. The cancer can grow on the inside wall of the bowel for several years before spreading to other parts of the body. Often very small amounts of blood leak from these growths
and pass into the bowel motion before any symptoms are noticed. A test called a Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) can detect these small amounts of blood in your bowel motion. The FOBT looks for blood in your bowel motion, but not for bowel cancer itself. Although no screening test is 100% accurate, the FOBT is currently the most well researched screening test for bowel cancer. Because cancers and precancerous growths only bleed now and then it is possible that the FOBT can miss some bleeding. This is why it is important that you see your doctor if you have, or ever do develop symptoms, regardless of your FOBT result. If you do a FOBT every two years, you can reduce your risk of dying from bowel cancer by up to one third. If at any time you develop any of the symptoms of bowel cancer (eg. rectal bleeding, blood in bowel motions, recent changes in bowel habits, unexplained tiredness, anaemia, abdominal pain etc) or discover a family history of bowel cancer you should contact your doctor as soon as possible. Why screen for bowel cancer? Bowel cancer can develop with few, if any, warning signs. This is a type of cancer that can be treated successfully if detected in its early stages, but currently fewer than 40 per cent of bowel cancers in Australia are detected early. Regular screening, using an FOBT, can reduce the number of people who die each year from bowel cancer. For more information phone 1300766927. Glory Baker
Tambo has been my home for the past 42 years. I have lived and worked in the district as a shearer, contractor, and carpenter. I have served on council for the past eight years where it has been my privilege to be a part of a progressive council dedicated to the development and growth of businesses, infrastructure and the community of Tambo. It is vital to our community that our services continue to improve and remain local. In particular, roads, health, banking facility, emergency
services, town common, senior citizens, childcare, assistance to sporting and community organisations and most importantly the job security of our entire Tambo Shire Council workforce. If elected to council, my commitment to every person within the Tambo district would be to ensure that Tambo has solid representation at all times. The Blackall-Tambo Regional Council is our shire now and I intend to work cooperatively with the other elected members to maintain and improve our existing lifestyles.
Graham (Slippery) Jarvis
The Barcoo Independent asked Richard Sanderson for a statement and photograph but nothing had been supplied by the time we went to press.
AUDIOLOGIST: Mrs. Jenny Stevens - Longreach March 12-14. Ph: Patti Smith Longreach Hospital 4658 4735. CARDIAC SPECIALIST TEAM: Ph: 4654 3277 for an appointment. CHILD HEALTH AND ADULT/ CHILD HEARING TESTS: The Child Health Nurse - Blackall Monday March 3 & 17. Ph: Blackall Hospital on 4650 7700 Referrals required for hearing tests. COMMUNITY HEALTH INDIGENOUS HEALTH, QIDDI & SOCIAL WORKERS: Ph: Longreach Community Health Service 4658 3344. CONTINENCE ADVISOR: Ph: Joanne de Vries on 4658 3622.DENTIST: All patients who require dental treatment must register on a waiting list. Phone Blackall Hospital to add name and family to the list. Barcaldine Dental Clinic- 4651 1311; Longreach Hospital- 4658 4720; Private Clinic Longreach- 4658 1283. DIETICIAN: Cancelled until further notice. DERMATOLOGIST: Dr David Leslie visiting in May 2, 2008. Appointments at Black Stump Surgery on 4657 4677 Referral required. EMOTIONAL & SOCIAL WELL BEING TEAM: Ph: 4658 1928
for details. ENT (Ears, Nose, and Throat): Dr Maurice Stevens visiting Longreach March 12 - 14, 2008. Ph: Patti Smith Longreach Hospital 4658 4735. FOOT CARE CLINC: March 24 -25, ph: Blackall Hospital GASTROENTEROLOGIST: Dr Stevenson -Referrals required. Ph: Patti Smith Longreach Hospital 4658 4735. GYNAECOLOGIST and OBSTETRIC: New Lady Doctor visiting Blackall May 26, 2008. Referral required. Ph: Blackall Hospital for an appointment. OPHTHALMOLOGIST: Dr Glasson/ Dr Stark Blackall October 2008. Referrals are required. Ph: 4650 7700 for an appointment. OPTOMETRIST: Geoff Fitzpatrick Blackall April 7. Ph: 1800 008 020. ORTHODONTIST: Ph: Patti Smith Longreach 46 584 735. ORTHOPAEDICS: Ph Longreach Hospital 4658 4735. MENTAL HEALTH NURSE: Ph: Longreach Hospital 4658 4700 to make an appointment. PAEDIATRICIAN TEAM (Child Psychiatrist and Paediatrician): Dr Helen Heussler- visiting Longreach Ph: Patti Smith Longreach Hospital for appointment 4658 4735. Referal required PODIATRIST: Ph: Maree
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Longreach Hospital 4658 4700. PSYCHIATRIST: Dr Richard Zimmerman Central West March 2528, 2008. Ph: Mental Health Longreach Hospital 4658 4700; Blackall Hospital Wednesday March 26. Referrals required. PSYCHOLOGIST: Ph: Longreach RFDS 4658 1928 for appointment. Blackall March 5 and 19. PHYSIOTHERAPIST: Ph: Longreach Hospital 4658 4700. Ph: Barcaldine 4651 1311 QUEENSLAND ILLICIT DRUG DIVERSION INITATIVE: Ph: Longreach Mental Health 4652 7951. RELATIONSHIPS AUSTRALIA: Visit Blackall on a needs basis. Phone 1300 364 277 RESPIRATORY PHYSICIAN: Dr Simon Bowler. Ph: Patti Smith Longreach Hospital 4658 4735. SURGEON: Phone Longreach Hospital for enquires. SPEECH THERAPIST: Ph: Erika Healy 4652 7951 WELL WOMENS CLINIC NURSE: Louise Cameron - Blackall March 26. Ph: Blackall Hospital 4650 7700 to register on a waiting list. WELL WOMENS CLINIC DOCTOR: Dr Louise Russell - Blackall March 5-6. Ph: Blackall Hospital on 4650 7700 to register on waiting list.
Cruxix toads emerge into a frog paradise

By Julia Harris
The Crucix Toad (Notaden bennetti), commonly referred to as the Holy Cross Frog or Crucix Frog, is an Australian native burrowing toad. A grazier near Blackall discovered a large number of these colourful toads after a prolonged rainy period. Robyn Adams from Stratford Station takes an interest in the natural environment on the property and was quite excited when she discovered thousands of small Crucix Toads on the edge of a large (temporary) lake. They were a little tiny frog hiding under the Nardoo down by the lake and they were bright yellow with dots on their back in the shape of a cross. The dots all look like Aboriginal dot paintings and they are in black, white and yellow - a very pretty little frog. She cant remember seeing them around the Blackall district when she was growing up, but said, Steve Wilson saw one in the turkeys nest [dam] near the house, so thats how I came to know what they looked like. Steve Wilson from Desert Channels Queensland is a keen naturalist and said these types of toads need exceptional rain to come up to the surface. When the water percolates down into the deeper layers of the soil these frogs emerge. He explained that they have a really rapid life cycle because they need to quickly take advantage of the wet conditions while they last. They come up from two to three metres underground and go straight into calling and nd a mate and spawn - their whole life-cycle really only lasts six to eight weeks. Youve got like a really rich soup in and around the water at that time - so theres lots of mosquito larvae, beetles and bugs and all that sort of stuff for these tadpoles and small frogs to feed on. One of the amazing things with these burrowing frogs is that when things are getting tough again (hot and dry), said Mr Wilson. They burrow down into the remaining moist soil and they produce a cocoon around their body - almost like wrapping yourself up in plastic wrap. It insulates the body - so they go into dormancy and this can be for years. When the next rain comes and percolates down, the cocoon breaks down and the frog eats it - so it gets an immediate feed to get it going again. So its all about recycling, said Mr Wilson. These toads are also in demand because of the toads sticky secretion thats being researched for potential use in human medicine. Ms Adams said she understood that researchers were interested in these frogs, which was one reason she was looking out for them. When you grab or disturb a Crucix Toad it exudes a very milky substance, Mr Wilson explained. He said he suspects its distasteful to a predator, but its really looking promising in terms of the medical research. If you see some adult Crucix Toads out and about on your property or around the local swamps and creeks - contact Steve Wilson at Desert Channels, so he can notify the researchers. Feature, Crucix toads emerge into a frog paradise by Julia Harris, rst published by ABC Western Queensland and ABC Online, 8 February 2008, is reproduced by permission of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ABC Online. (c) 2008 ABC. All rights reserved. Further information can be found at: http://www. abc.net.au/westqld/stories/s2157839.htm
Mayoral candidates
I have lived at Byrgenna in the Tambo shire for the past 27 years. I am married to Don and we run a commercial herd of Santa Gertrudis cattle. I have always been actively engaged in the day-to-day work on the property, but am also very involved in community of Tambo and the community of Queensland. I have been a councillor on the Tambo Shire Council for the past 4 years. I served on the Queensland Rural Health Advisory Council from 1996 to 1999. I have been a long-time member of the Tambo branch of the Queensland Country Womens Association, serving as treasurer, secretary and president. I have also served as a state vice president of the Southern Region. This encompassed the business management of the Associations accommodation in Brisbane, QCWAs Aged Care facilities, and travel to all parts of the state to organise conferences and meetings. I particularly enjoyed working with the women of Queensland and their wonderful menfolk during this time. I have also served as the state chairman of the QCWA Piecemakers Group, which has patchwork, charity projects, student bursaries, fundraising and fun as its focus. I trained as a nurse at Princess Alexandra Hospital, graduating as a registered nurse. I have owned and operated retail dress shops in Redcliffe and Kippa Ring. I am mother to three children, all of whom live in country Queensland. I would devote my time and effort to the future of two great communities, should I be elected to the position of mayor of the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council. The future will hold great challenges as well as exciting times. It will take a great deal of dedication and patience to achieve all that will be required of the newly elected council. If elected, I have absolute faith that I will be able to work with, support and weld the new council into a group that will succeed.
Jan Ross
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Born in Blackall, I am married with two adult children who both live and work in Blackall. My wife Jenny and I operate a garden centre and tourist venue based around the legendary blade shearer Jack Howe. As a councillor for 19 years, I am fully aware of the successes and difculties our shire has faced to this point. I am also aware that we must now combine with the Tambo shire in a productive mutually respectful partnership, to enhance the new councils prole so that it will be more receptive to your individual needs, as well as creating
new opportunities for Blackall, Tambo and their districts. Whether you have lived in our shires for many years or are new to the area, you, as residents of the new Blackall/ Tambo Regional Council, are the very essence of a very special area of our state, and it is you that keep our towns and district thriving through the most arduous conditions. If I am elected as your mayor, I will work with you in every way in conjunction with the elected councillors to create a brighter and better future for all of us in our new Blackall-Tambo partnership.
Barry Muir
Les Wheelhouse
C rucix Toads found on S tratford S tn B lackall in January 2008
In the lead-up to the amalgamation of Blackall and Tambo shires I seek your support in the forthcoming elections for the position of mayor of the new Blackall-Tambo Regional Council. I believe my long experience as councillor and mayor and my indepth knowledge of local and regional local government processes will be of signicant benet as we approach the challenge of building a new regional council with as little disruption to current services as possible. The Local Transitional Committee has fullled its role well and will submit recommendations to the regional council. Blackall shire has had a positive term completing projects such as the airport
runway, the extension of the bitumen seal on Jericho Road, construction of the cattle spelling facility and the upgrade of sale pens at the saleyards complex as well as successfully lobbying for the completion of the new Barcoo River bridge. I congratulate all those who joined in the ght against amalgamation and I thank Brenda Kelly and all council staff for their courteous and efcient assistance. Last but not least I congratulate the Blackall community for the way you present our town. If elected as mayor I look forward to working together to build our new regional council.
M rs
Q ueensland G ovenor visits B lackall

G ra ce Ms R ig h t: The G o v e r n o r ta ke s tim e o u t to sp e a k w ith E lle ra h C a m p b e ll a n d A b b y H a yw a rd about th e ir stu d ie s a fte r h e r visit to th e sta te sch o o l.
P h o to s - L H arvey, J B lu ch e r and S C ripps
M a n ta n ,A m y B l u c h e r , G oveno r and Q uentin B ryce C h e lse a H ayw a rd
A m be r M cK a y,E le n a M elinen and S hauna K anga n re cie ve their p ro m ise b a d g e from H er excelency M s Q uen tin B ryce
B lackall G irl G uides w ith Leader Julie B lucher and G ovenor M s Q uentin B ryce Right: Ms Quentin Bryce meets ex-Blackallite M a r g r e t t Smith and her daughter.
Left: Blackall and Barcaldine Girl Guides come together to meet the Governor of Queensland Ms Quentin Bryce
M rs G race M anttan w as presented w ith a G olden F riends of G uiding certicate for her m any years w ith the guiding m ovem ent.
Liz H arvey, S tate G overnor M s Q uentin B ryce A C and S ue Van E yk - S tate C om m issioner of G uides Q ueensland
A fter the ofcial unveiling of th e p la q u e the celebratory cake w as cu t b y th e oldest (M rs G race M anttan) , yo u n g e st (S hauna K angan ) m em bers o f g u id e s and H er E xcellency M s Q uentin B ryce
Blackall State School Year 2/3 students performed an Aboriginal Dreaming song for the Governor upon her arrival at the school on Monday.
St Josephs Year 6/7 students, principal Jamie Emerick and teacher Emma Martin with Queenslands Governor Quentin Bryce.
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LSODE Blackall cluster students were amongst those receiving encouragement awards after the rst few weeks of study. They include Georgia Sprague (Year 2) for her on-air participation, and Sam Pearson for clever thinking in on-air lessons. It was Joe Schmidts turn for an award when he won a fast facts shootout, along with Alannah Kemp for good memorization in LOTE. Last week Ainsley Walker and Wilson Sprague (Year 4) were rewarded for their great efforts with activities at cluster day. Gibby Rooneys scientic reasoning won her an award too. *** Former Blackall State School captain Annette Hall (Richardson) now runs the Western Wallaby Lone Guide Unit for young girls unable to attend regular meetings in towns due to isolation. Annette runs regular on-air sessions through the Longreach School of Distance Education to supplement the mailed units, and organises face-to-face activities during the year. Question and answer sessions have been planned with epals from Germany, Canada, Italy and the US. *** BSS students from Prep to Year 12 had the opportunity to practice and perfect some dance moves taught by experts at the Raw Metal Dance Companys dance classes, thanks to sponsorship from the Blackall Shire Council. *** The McLean Brothers Bursary has been awarded to Noralyn Jowett. Noralyn and her sister Naomi will study at the University of Southern Queensland where they will pursue their music studies. The bursary is awarded to the top academically achieving student in Year 12 who attends university. *** Ten year 12 BSS students were the star attraction of a very full parade as they were inducted as senior leaders for 2008. Mayor Les Wheelhouse presented them with their badges and guest speaker, Major Terry Brennan imparted words on the importance of being a good leader, and shared his thoughts on how the seniors could go about achieving this. Senior and Middle School captains are: House Captains Senior School Gold, Kyle Richardson and Cindy-Lee Harvey; Senior
School Blue, Bradley Hayes and *** Abigail Hayward; Middle School St Josephs Year 2/3 class is Gold, Kevin Loveday and Georgina nding out about the Human Body Heard; Middle School Blue, Aaron and have been exploring their Williams and Ali Turlan. ve senses, as well as unzipping *** their skin to discover what is Elected Student Council underneath. Representatives at BSS are Elise *** Leek, Carly Thomson, Kahli Insects and bugs are everywhere Cameron, David Goodman, Cassidy in St Josephs Year 4/5 room as Flynn, Brodie Waine, Stevie Harlow the students watch the creatures and Justin Johnstone. P&C develop as part of their Life Cycles president Nev Dolinski presented unit while the Year 6/7 class badges to these students. have been discovering our famous *** Australian Explorers. BSS students are making the *** most of links with the Australian Students of St Josephs recently Agricultural College, Longreach took to the blocks for the schools campus, with students from annual swimming carnival with Years 9-11 attending courses competition between the two in agricultural and mechanical houses Red and Gold and studies. These courses allow plenty of team spirit. It was a students to receive TAFE equivalent close nish with Gold House just qualications that are recognised pipping the Reds. Age Champions nationally. The younger students were: 9 Years Lauren Meehancan use the experience to lead Johnson, Sam Fletcher. 10 Years into school based traineeships Tessa Doonar, AJ Hauff. 11 Years and apprenticeships in the senior Jamee Johnson, Tom Fletcher. school. The rst week of course 12 Years Claire Doonar, Kelly work began on March 3 with Ms Hauff. Wade Kangan and Jamee Fazel attending with the students. Johnson also set two new records *** on the night. Mr Ossipow made BSS swimming *** carnival presentations recently. Jess Walker, Claire Doonar, Overall, the house trophy and Kelly Hauff, Tom Fletcher, Jamee plaque stayed rmly in the hands Johnson, Tessa Doonar and AJ of Gold House, which was once Hauff were chosen to compete again victorious. in the Central West carnival in *** Barcaldine. The Blackall team The St. Josephs P&F met last won an award for the most points. week and decided not to hold the Jamee Johnson was selected on Easter Fete on March 15 as the the day to compete in the North date clashes with a number of West team. other community events, as well as *** important Feast Days, and would A weekly Sport Afternoon is being follow the Blackall Shire Councils run on Wednesdays at St Josephs. Farewell Celebrations on Friday 14. This is an extra-curricular activity The committee will work towards offered by the school, which holding an Octoberfest as the major a number of students enjoy 2008 fundraiser, to be held early in participating in. Currently students term four, and will select a date for are practicing athletic skills and this in the near future. A number techniques in preparation for the of stalls traditionally held at the sports carnival later in the year. Easter Fete will complement the *** Blackall Shire event on the Friday Abbie Ongheen, Jake Richardson, evening donuts, face painting Tom Fletcher, Kelly Hauff and Matt and the cent sale are among the Parker from St Josephs have been planned stalls. busy training for the upcoming *** Challenge Cup in Yeppoon on March The Prep/Year One students at 11-13. This is a carnival where St Josephs were very excited to students from Catholic schools in have a new member in their class central Queensland compete in Fabio the Most Beautiful Fish in netball or football. The students the World! The class is looking at are part of the Far Western team letter writing as part of its genre which is made up of competitors work and even has a special friend from Blackall, Barcaldine and Molly the Mouse who writes to Longreach. them. The Barcoo Independent, Friday,March 7 2008 - Page 13
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