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SPORT ON THE BARCOO

Do you know of something you think TheBarcoo Independent should cover?

Contact Victoria Nugent with your suggestions.(07) 4657 6966

[email protected]

On March 6 some of the rst

round match play games wereplayed with J. Walker defeating

A. Allom 3-2 and R. Robinsondefeating S. Robinson 2-0.

These matches were playedin conjunction with an 18 holestableford which was won byR.Robinson with 40 points withA.Loveday as runner up with 38points

Golden hole went to R.Robinsonand 3rd shot 14 went to G.Elliot.

The rest of the match play gamesare to be completed before the next

round on March 20.Next week a 18 Stableford hit offwill be held at the Blackall GolfClub from 1.30pm on March 13.

All are welcome, with thematches suiting players of all skilllevels, with competitors able topick up their ball and move to thenext hole if it is not going well.

--Albert Ross

First round match play

games hit off in Blackall

No bowls were played lastSunday due to the green being toosoft to mow after recent rain.

Next week A and B singles willbe played from 9am at the BlackallBowls Club with social playavailable and visitors welcome.

In A singles, W Richardsonto play J Bowyer with spotter JBlucher, T Hayward to play P Frywith spotter R Robinson, M Pngst

to play T Brown with spotter GMacNamara.In B Singles, C Pngst to play J

Pohlner with spotter R Blucher, DDaly to play L Cahill with spotterR Doyle.

--Dally Holden

Rain brings halt to

bowls

The Western Wave team played netball against Blackall State School onSunday morning at St Josephs Primary School.

Victory for Western Wave netball teamIt was a hard fought game on the

netball courts on Sunday morningat St Josephs Primary School, withthe Western Wave team taking on

Blackall State School.The Western Wave team is made

up of students from St Josephs inBlackall, St Josephs in Barcaldineand Our Lady of Lourdes inLongreach.

The Western Wave team defeatedBlackall State School 36-7, but StJosephs teacher Clare Large saidit was a tough game.

The games provided a chancefor players to warm up before

participating in upcoming regionalnetball cups.

The Western Wave team willcompete in the Development Cupin Barcaldine on March 25-26against teams from Longreachand Barcaldine.

The team will also travel toYeppoon to participate in theChallenge Cup from March 16-18 which will see them competeagainst teams from across theRockhampton diocese.

The Blackall State Schoolnetballers will also be competinghard that week, with the RegionalShield in Rockhampton from

March 18- 20.--by Victoria Nugent

The Central West Touch trialswere held at Blackall State Schoolon March 4.

Competitors travelled to theevent from Alpha, Barcaldine,Longreach and Winton, whileBlackall had over 20 students trialfor selection.

All students put in a greateffort and many were successful

in making their respective teams.

Chelsea Hayward, Leonie May

and Aaron Williams were selected

in the 18 girls and boys teamsrespectively.

Cassidy Flynn, Amy McNamara,

Jake Richardson and Braeden

Carolan were selected in the 15

girls and boys teams respectively.

Central West touch trials


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Blackalls own community newspaper

March 11, 2011 ISSN 1832-6129 RRP $2.00 Contact: [email protected]

Divas wow at Wine Women and Song

The Western Women Divas, Alison Mobbs, Naomi Dolinski, Frankie Harlow, Fiona Ludgate and Janine Lawrencewowed the crowd.

The International Womens Daycelebration of Wine, Women andSong held at the Blackall CulturalCentre on Saturday night attracted

a crowd of over 250 people, raisingover $4000 for local breast cancersupport group, WestnBreast.

Local singers Frankie Harlow,Fiona Ludgate, Naomi Dolinski,Janine Lawrence and AlisonMobbs combined as the WesternWomen Divas to perform songsranging from showstoppers likeDiamonds are a Girls BestFriend to feminists ballads likeHelen Reddys I Am Woman.

The evening also featuredperformances from Brisbanesinger Melinda Wells, the Blackalland Barcaldine Sing Australiachoirs, the Blackall State Schoolchoir, Tambo band Court in

Session, the Blackall State SchoolSongwriters group, the BlackallState School performance group,the Blackall State School Singers

group, the Barcaldine State SchoolPerformance Band and Barcaldinedancers Pat and Claire Ogden.

Guests were treated to a threecourse meal catered by KayeWood from the Blackall Sportsand Memorial Club.

Prizes were drawn on the eveningwith Lenore Fletcher winning theQANTAS ight to Brisbane for

two, Colleen Wemyss receivingthe Landmark prize and Sally

Campbell winning a basket ofshing gear donated by Melit and

Peter Furneaux.A silent auction was also held

for a blouse and towel handembroidered by Lynne Harlow,

with Jane Schluter as the winning

bidder.

Organiser Avril Fazel said that

the event went well and was a

great way to mark the centenaryof International Womens Day.

Were extremely overwhelmed

and proud at the amount of

support the community gave the

event, Avril said.

There were a number of women

there who were actually part of

WestnBreast and came with

groups of friends.

The evening was funded by the

Regional Arts Development Fund,

which is a partnership between

the Queensland Government

through Arts Queensland and the

Blackall-Tambo Regional Council.

By VICTORIA NUGENT


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From the Editor

There have been some good fallsof rain in the Blackall Tambo Re-gional Council area with an excep-tional registration of some 250mmat Manning near Tambo on theTambo-Augathella section of theLandsborough highway. Thereare ows in many creeks and the

Barcoo river has risen once again.

What an exciting weekend despitethe rain and the cancellation ofthe Blackall race meeting. I wasfortunate enough to attend theopening of Milynda Rogers artexhibition at the Grassland Galleryin Tambo on Friday evening wheresome forty delighted people fromacross the entire central andsouthern parts of the West weretreated to an excellent and diverseexhibition of art and sculpture.

The Wine Women and Song

evening at the Blackall CulturalCentre was an event to remember!There was great entertainment atthe event which supported breastcancer research and support groupWestnBreast. Generous donorsgave prizes which were drawnon the night. Lenore Fletcherwon the QANTAS prize of a ight

to Brisbane for two. ColleenWemyss won the Landmark prize.Sally Campbell won the basket of

shing gear donated by Melit andPeter Furneaux.

Congratulations to committeemembers Avril Fazel, Robyn Adamsand Alison Mobbs and to themany members of the community

both young and more mature whogave of their time and talents toensure the event was such asuccess. I would also thank ourcouncil staff for their efforts in theadministration area of the event.It was indeed a great communityevent, very well supported bywomen from all over the Central

West.Clean Up Australia was very wellattended in Blackall with aroundfty community spirited people

spending a couple of hours toensure the cleanliness of our townand its surrounds. I am sure theyenjoyed the sausage sizzle andcool drinks afterwards.

QANTAS has made anannouncement of Q400 ights

into Blackall and Barcaldine fora short term trial period from

April 6. QANTAS have purchasednew Bombardier Q400s andhave expanded services to manyareas especially those within theresource sector. I look forward to

the day when all ights are made

in Q400s and there are daily ights

into and out of Blackall.

On Friday March 4 Natural

Disaster Relief and Recovery

Arrangements (NDRRA) announced

additional assistance for 33 local

government areas including the

dened portion of the Blackall-

Tambo region. This extra support

will enable affected businesses

and primary producers who have

suffered extreme damage to access

special concessional loans of up to

$650,000 with a grant component

of up to $50,000. Eligibility for

this nance will be assessed on

a case by case basis. For more

detailed information please goto (www.disasterassist.gov.au)

or phone the Queensland Rural

Adjustment Authority on 1800

623 946.

The Blackall Tambo Regional

Council workforce is in the process

of negotiating a new enterprise

bargaining agreement for the next

three years. The Blackall Tambo

Regional Council has developedpolicy to ensure their workforce

has excellent working conditions,

is well resourced and cared for.

--Jan Ross

FROM THE MAYORS DESK

It was certainly nice to see somany people out in force for WineWomen and Song, and it seemed asthough the rain and cancellationof the Blackall race meeting hadntdampened too many spirits.

The Blackall Newspaper Groupwill be holding its AGM on

Saturday March 19 at 9am at60s and Better with interestedcommunity members encouragedto come along.

I would also like to encouragereaders to get in touch withme if there is anything theywould like to see more or less of

in the newspaper. The Barcoo

Independent can only become

a better publication with your

feedback and contributions.

I hope you all enjoy this weeks

colour edition of the paper.


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Barcoo Independent TV Guide March 13 - March 19ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

WednesdayMarch16

5:00 Something in the Air5:30 Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan6:00 Childrens Programs10:00 Numbers Count10:15 Cyberchase10:35 Behind the News11:00 Big Ideas12:00 Midday Report12:30 National Press Club Address1:30 The Trail of Genghis Khan

2:00 Darling Buds of May3:00 Childrens Programs6:00 My Family6:30 Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan7:00 ABC News7:30 The 7:30 Report8:00 The New Inventors8:30 Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight9:30 Laid10:00 At the Movies10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Cheetah: Blood Brothers12:25 Pandora and the FlyingDutchman2:30 The Cook and the Chef3:00 Big Ideas4:00 National Press Club Address

5:00 Sunrise Extra5:30 Seven Early News6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 Morning News12:00 Movie: Columbo2:00 Dr Oz3:00 Infomercials

3:30 Childrens Programs4:30 News at 4:305:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 National News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 My Kitchen Rules8:30 Criminal Minds9:30 City Homicide10:30 I Shouldnt Be Alive11:30 My Name is Earl12:00 Parks and Recreation12:30 Sons and Daughters1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today

5:00 Early News5:30 Today9:00 Kerri-Anne11:00 Morning News12:00 Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight

3:30 Childrens Programs4:30 Afternoon News5:30 Hot Seat6:00 National News6:30 A Current Affair7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 The Big Bang Theory8:00 Mike & Molly8:30 Farmer want a Wife9:30 RPA: Where are they now?10:30 Embarrassing Bodies11:30 Cricket Aust. vs Canada4:00 Skippy the bush kangaroo4:30 Entertainment Tonight

5:00 Weatherwatch

5:05 International News

3:00 mY Generation: Y God

3:30 Letters and Numbers

4:00 The Journal

4:30 PBS Newshour

5:30 Global Village


6:30 World News Australia

7:35 Inspector Rex

8:30 Big Love


10:05 Movie: Vera Drake

12:15 Flying: Confessions of a

Free Woman

2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

ThursdayMarch17

5:00 Something in the Air5:30 Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan6:00 Childrens Programs10:00 Being Me10:20 Food for Thought10:35 Behind the News10:50 Minuscule: Caterpillars11:00 The National Parks12:00 Midday Report12:30 Lost in Austen1:30 Shamwari: A wild life2:00 Darling Buds of May3:00 Childrens Programs6:00 My Family6:30 Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan7:00 ABC News7:30 The 7:30 Report8:00 Catalyst8:30 Turn Back Time9:30 Whites10:00 Getting On10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Spectacle: Elvis Costello with12:15 Sudden Fear

2:15 The Living Idol

5:00 Sunrise Extra5:30 Seven Early News6:00 Sunrise

9:00 The Morning Show11:30 Morning News12:00 Movie: Lewis2:00 Dr Oz3:00 Infomercials3:30 Childrens Programs4:30 News at 4:305:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 National News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 How I Met Your Mother8:30 Greys Anatomy9:30 Desperate Housewives10:30 Private Practice11:30 30 Rock12:00 The Whistleblowers12:30 Sons and Daughters1:00 Infomercials

4:00 NBC Today

5:00 Early News5:30 Today9:00 Kerri-Anne

11:00 Morning News12:00 Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Childrens Programs4:30 Afternoon News5:30 Hot Seat6:00 National News6:30 A Current Affair7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 RBT8:00 Getaway8:30 CSI9:30 The NRL Footy Show11:15 The AFL Footy Show1:00 Entertainment Tonight1:30 Skippy the bush kangaroo1:30 Danoz Direct

3:30 Good Morning America

5:00 Weatherwatch


2:30 Dateline


4:00 The Journal

4:30 PBS Newshour

5:30 Global Village



7:30 Zumbo: The Staff Collection

8:00 Oz and James Drink to

Britain

8:30 Hestons Fishy Feast


10:05 UEFA Champions League

Hour

11:05 Movie: Brotherhood

1:45 Movie: Secuestro Express


FridayMarch18

5:00 Something in the Air5:30 Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan6:00 Childrens Programs10:00 My Place10:25 Music Moves10:40 What I Wrote10:50 Ace Day Jobs11:00 Around the World in 80 Gardens12:00 Midday Report12:30 Audrey Hepburn Season2:35 Ladies of Letters3:00 Childrens Programs6:00 My Family6:30 Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan7:00 ABC News7:30 The 7:30 Report8:00 Miranda: Job8:30 New Tricks: Fashion Victim

9:25 Whitechapel10:15 Lateline10:55 Re-enchantment11:00 The IT Crowd11:30 Rage4:00 Rage

5:00 Sunrise Extra

5:30 Seven Early News

6:00 Sunrise

9:00 The Morning Show

11:30 Morning News

12:00 Movie: Desolation Canyon

2:00 Dr Oz

3:00 Infomercials

3:30 Childrens Programs

4:30 News at 4:30

5:30 Deal or No Deal

6:00 National News

6:30 Today Tonight

7:00 Home and Away

7:30 Better Homes and Gardens

8:30 Movie: The Green Mile12:00 Movie: Never Die Alone

2:30 Room for Improvement

3:00 Infomercials

4:00 NBC Today

5:00 Early News

5:30 Today

9:00 Kerri-Anne

11:00 Morning News

12:00 Ellen Degeneres Show

1:00 Danoz Direct

2:00 Days of our Lives

3:00 Entertainment Tonight


4:30 Afternoon News

5:30 Hot Seat

6:00 National News

6:30 Live Friday Night Football

8:30 Friday Night Football

10:30 Motorway Patrol

11:00 Two and a Half Men11:30 Movie: Honkytonk Man

1:45 Movie: Plenty

4:00 Danoz Direct


5:00 Weatherwatch


1:30 Insight

2:30 Italian News

3:00 Living Black


4:00 The Journal

4:30 PBS Newshour

5:30 Global Village



7:30 Coast: Cap Gris Nez to Mont

Saint-Michel

8:30 As it Happened: WW II


10:05 My Sex Robot11:05 Movie: Trash

12:35 Entourage: New York

1:10 Shameless


SaturdayM

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5:00 Rage

11:00 Cooking the World: Japan

12:00 Francescos Mediterranean

Voyage

12:30 Australian Story

1:00 Foreign Correspondent

1:30 Carbon Cops

2:00 Fiddler on the Roof

5:00 Bowls: Aust Open 2011

6:00 Can We Help?

6:30 Gardening Australia

7:00 ABC News7:30 Doc Martin

8:30 Strike Back

10:00 The Graham Norton Show

10:50 Durham County

11:40 Rage

4:00 Rage


7:00 Weekend Sunrise

9:00 Saturday Disney

11:00 Castaway

11:30 The DaVincibles

12:00 Zekes Pad

12:30 V8 Supercars

5:30 Queensland Weekender

6:00 Seven News

6:30 Movie: Bedtime Stories

8:35 Movie: Cast Away

11:40 The First 48

12:40 The Curse of King Tut

4:00 Infomercials

5:00 Power Rangers

6:00 Weekend Today Saturday

8:00 Danoz Direct


1:00 Imparjas Horse Racing

3:30 Horse Talk TV

4:00 Alive and Cooking

4:30 Extraordinary Animals

5:00 News: First at Five

5:30 Your 4x4

6:00 National News

6:30 Funniest Home Videos

7:30 TBA

9:30 TBA

11:30 Cricket Aust. vs Pakistan

4:00 Danoz Direct

5:30 Wesley Impact

5:00 Weatherwatch


1:00 Django Reinhardt

2:00 The Royal Ballet in Cuba

3:25 The Chopin Etudes

3:30 Views on Vermeer

4:30 PBS Newshour

5:30 Prototype This


7:30 Monster Moves

8:30 Iron Chef

9:20 RocKwiz: Marcia Hines andOld Man River

10:05 Movie: Volver

12:10 SOS: The Laundromat

1:15 Cannot buy my soul

2:45 Drawn Together



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Barcoo Independent TV Guide March 13- March 19ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

SundayMarch13

5:00 Rage


9:00 Insiders

10:00 Inside Business

10:30 Offsiders

11:05 Asia Pacifc Focus

11:30 Songs of Praise

12:00 Landline

1:00 Planet Earth

2:00 Dan Cruikshanks Adventures

3:00 Basketball: WNBL 2010/2011

5:30 Mr Bean

5:45 Dr Who

6:30 Chris Humfreys Wild Life

7:00 ABC News

7:30 Attenboroughs Journey

8:30 Agatha Christies Miss Marple

10:00 Compass

10:30 The Street

11:35 Something in the Water

12:35 Kitty Foyle

2:25 Playmates

4:00 Hymns of Glory4:30 The Cook and the Chef


7:00 Weekend Sunrise

10:00 The Amazing Race

11:00 Minute to Win it

12:00 V8 Extra

12:30 Movie: Merlins Apprentice

4:30 Australias Greatest Athlete

5:30 All for Adventure

6:00 Seven News

6:30 Sunday Night

7:30 Border Security

8:00 The Force

8:30 Bones

9:30 Castle

10:30 Serial Killers

11:30 The First 48

12:30 Kings


2:00 Infomercials

3:00 NBC Today4:00 NBC Meet the Press


7:00 Weekend Today

10:00 Wide World of Sports

11:00 The Sunday Footy Show

12:00 Sunday Roast

1:00 4x4 Adventures

2:00 Wildfre

3:00 The Farmer Wants a Wife

4:00 Sunday Football

6:00 National News

6:30 Customs

7:00 Send in the Dogs

7:30 60 Minutes

8:30 The Mentalist

9:30 Harrys Law

10:30 CSI Miami

11:30 Cricket Aust. vs Kenya


5:00 Weatherwatch


10:30 UEFA Europa League

Highlights

11:00 Les Murrays Football

Feature

12:00 UEFA Champions League12:30 Speedweek

2:00 Nerds FC

2:30 Two of Us

3:00 Desperately Seeking Doctors

4:00 Little Mosque on the Prairie

4:30 Living Black

5:00 Cycling Central

6:00 Thalassa: Destination

Somalia


7:30 A History of Scotland

8:30 Dateline

9:30 Special: Raw Opium

10:30 Movie: The Accursed Kings

12:20 Movie: Climates2:10 Weatherwatch Overnight

MondayM

arch14

5:00 Something in the Air5:30 The New Inventors6:00 Childrens Programs10:00 Backyard Science10:25 Wagging School: Sit10:30 Science Clips10:40 Mexico: Welcome to Mexico11:00 Landline12:00 Midday Report12:30 Monarch of the Glen1:30 Cheese Slices2:00 Darling Buds of May3:00 Childrens Programs6:00 My Family6:30 Dog Whisperer7:00 ABC News7:30 The 7:30 Report

8:00 Australian Story8:30 Four Corners9:15 Media Watch9:35 Q&A10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:35 Wire in the Blood1:05 The Clinic1:55 Boy Slaves3:00 Bowls: Aust Open 20114:00 Sleuth 1014:30 The Cook and the Chef

5:00 Sunrise Extra


6:00 Sunrise


11:30 Morning News

12:00 Movie: Memory in my Heart

2:00 Dr Oz

3:00 Infomercials


4:30 News at 4:30


6:00 National News

6:30 Today Tonight

7:00 Home and Away7:30 My Kitchen Rules

8:30 Conviction Kitchen

9:30 Brothers and Sisters

10:30 Dawn Porter: My breasts

could kill me

12:00 Parks and Recreation


1:00 Infomercials

4:00 NBC Today

5:00 Early News

5:30 Today

9:00 Kerri-Anne

11:00 Morning News


1:00 Danoz Direct




4:30 Afternoon News

5:30 Hot Seat

6:00 National News

6:30 A Current Affair

7:00 Two and a Half Men8:00 $#*! My Dad Says

8:30 This is your life

9:30 Frost on Parkinson

11:30 Crime Investigation Australia

12:00 Super Rugby Extra Time

1:00 Super League

2:00 Danoz Direct

3:00 4WD TV


5:00 Weatherwatch


1:00 Food Lovers Guide to

Australia

1:30 Dateline

2:30 Insight


4:00 The Journal

4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial

5:00 The Crew

5:30 Living Black



7:30 Mythbusters8:30 Man vs Wild


10:00 Ugly Americans: Treegasm

10:30 Dead Set

11:00 The Mighty Boosh

11:30 The World Game

12:30 Living Black

1:00 Movie: Ahlaam


TuesdayMarch15

5:00 Something in the Air5:30 Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan6:00 Childrens Programs10:00 Behind the News10:25 What I Wrote10:30 Arrows of Desire10:55 Ace Day Jobs

11:00 Big Ideas12:00 Midday Report12:30 Time Team Special1:30 Meerkat Manor2:00 Darling Buds of May3:00 Childrens Programs6:00 My Family6:30 Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan7:00 ABC News7:30 The 7:30 Report8:00 Foreign Correspondent8:30 How Earth Made Us9:30 QI: Dictionaries10:00 The Gradual Demise of PhillipaFinch10:05 Jennifer Byrne Presents10:35 Lateline11:10 Lateline Business11:40 Four Corners12:25 Media Watch12:40 Expresso Bongo

2:25 Catalyst3:00 Big Ideas4:00 Talking Heads

5:00 Sunrise Extra


6:00 Sunrise


11:30 Morning News

12:00 Movie: Witch Hunt

2:00 Dr Oz3:00 Infomercials


4:30 News at 4:30


6:00 National News

6:30 Today Tonight

7:00 Home and Away

7:30 My Kitchen Rules

8:30 Packed to the Rafters

9:30 Parenthood

10:30 Cougar Town

11:00 Keeping up with the

Kardashians

11:30 10 Years Younger

12:30 Mercy

1:30 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today

5:00 Early News

5:30 Today

9:00 Kerri-Anne

11:00 Morning News


1:00 Danoz Direct




4:30 Afternoon News

5:30 Hot Seat

6:00 National News

6:30 A Current Affair

7:00 Two and a Half Men

7:30 The Big Bang Theory

8:30 Top Gear

10:00 20 to 1

11:00 Kitchen Nightmares USA

12:00 20/20


1:30 Danoz Direct

3:00 Alive and Cooking3:30 Good Morning America

5:00 Weatherwatch


1:00 Movie: Four Stars

2:45 Three Towers

3:00 Living Black


4:00 The Journal

4:30 PBS Newshour

5:30 Global Village



7:30 Insight

8:30 Wonders of the Solar System


10:05 Hot Docs: The Stonewall

Uprising

11:40 Movie: Katalin Varga

1:10 The Miscreants3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

Programs correct at time of printing but may change owing to unforeseen circumstancesCLASSIFICATIONS: G General ClassicationM MatureClassicationRecommendedforviewingbymatureaudiences.PG ParentalGuidanceRecommended

MA MatureAudienceNotsuitablefor peopleunder15yearsofage. AV AdultViolenceClassicationNotsuitablefor peopleunder15yearsofage.


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Two inches of pouring rain didntdeter art enthusiasts attending theopening of Milynda Rogers rst solo

exhibition, Changing Perceptions.Friends and supporters travelledfrom Alpha, Aramac, Muttaburraand Morven to celebrate with

Milynda and her husband Darryl.Unfortunately Milyndas motherwas unable to attend and HazelRogers presented her with a divinebunch of gerberas on her mothersbehalf.

Milyndas long association andconnections with Tambo madethe Grassland Art Gallery theideal venue for her inauguralexhibition; the gallery is built onthe location of the old Rogers Store

which boasted a mural painted byMilynda on the western wall.

Father-in-law, Bill Rogers openedthe exhibition and delighted the

crowd with stories of Milyndasearly days entering the familyand her involvement with RogersGrocery Store, where she hungher work when she was in juniorhigh. Bill and Hazel were amongthe rst to purchase artworks from

Milynda, when they swappeda painting for a formal dress forsenior graduation.

Not being a keen public speakerMilynda wanted to make surethat when she did is was aboutsomething that really matteredto her. She spoke of the source ofher inspiration, her admiration ofFred Hollows and John Flynn andabout kindness, because kindnessis an excuse to believe in ourselves

and the world around us. Thereare two paintings in the exhibitionfrom which the prots will be

donated to two charities, the Fred

Hollows Foundation and the Royal

Flying Doctor Service. Tambo

Main Street is being tendered by

a silent auction and the proceeds

from the sale of RFDS over the

Warrego will be donated directly

to that organisation.Changing Perceptions is an

exhibition full of colour and

texture, exploring the persistence

of beauty in nature with local

scenes and vistas from Aramac,

Lake Dunn and Tambo. Three

fantastic sculptures created from

twisted barbed wire and with very

strong wrist work add another

dimension to the show.

The exhibition will on displayat the Grassland Art Gallery from

8.30 4.45pm until April 22.

--by Alison Shaw

Changing Perceptions at the Grassland Art Gallery

Mark and Suzanne Phillips and Tracey Rose travelledfrom Alpha and Aramac for the evening.

Bill and Hazel Rogers with their daughter-in-law and art-ist Milynda and her husband Darryl.

Grand Opening

Saturday 12 March

Doors open 8:30am


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WHATS ON in 2011MARCH11 Blackall State School Shave for a Cure11 Bluelight Disco

11-13 Meditation and Yoga Weekend17 60s and Better Morning Tea for Flood Victims

APRIL8-10 Blackall Campdraft9 Community Markets16 Blackall Races16 Tambo Stock Show29 Blackall Show Ball30 Tambo Campdraft

MAY1 Tambo Campdraft1 Blackall Agricultural Show8 Mothers Day Function Dance Blackall9 -13 Alpha SDE Cluster Camp14 Community Markets27 Opening Night Heartland Festival Art Exhibition28 Heartland Festival Food and Music Fiesta

JUNE4 Tambo Cup Races4 Blackall State School Trivia Night4-5 Shockwave Festival10 Blackall vs Barcaldine Rugby League home game

11 Community Markets25 Blackall Memorial and Sports Club Casino Night

JULY2 Blackall Races9 Community Markets30 Blackall Rugby League home game

AUGUST6 Tambo Ladies Race Day6 Blackall vs Ilfracombe Rugby League Home Game8 Blackall State School Variety Bash

13 Community Markets30 SDE Blackall Sports Skills Day

Jarrod Fickling from Longreach and Angela Russellfrom Blackall celebrated their engagement onFebruary 5 in Rockhampton.

A fundraiser morning tea will be held at 60s and Betternext Thursday to raise money for ood victims.

The morning tea will be held from 9:30-11:30am withrafes running throughout the event.

People are encouraged to wear green, with the eventadopting a St Patricks theme.

The money raised will be distributed among oodaffected 60s and Better members in Rockhampton,Ipswich and St George.

Entry to the event will cost $5 and businesses are alsoinvited to put in orders for takeaway morning teas, whichcan be picked up or delivered on the day.

Flood relief morning tea

A bluelight disco will be held tonight at theMemorial Hall from 5-8pm, with everyone under18 welcome.

There will be a $5 entry fee with a sausagesizzle and cool drink included.

Bluelight disco

THE BARCOO INDEPENDENT

LASSIFIEDSCOUTWESTSoil tests. Prompt and

reliable service. Contact Tony Kiernan

on 0458 532 155.

Healthy cooking programThe healthy cooking program being offeredin Blackall by the Central West Health ServiceDistrict will now start on March 29.

The program is supported by the BlackallTambo Regional Council and will be run outof the Blackall State School home economicsclassroom on Tuesdays.

For a gold coin donation, residents can attendthe six week program with classes to be heldfortnightly.

Interested participants are asked to register

for the classes with the Central West HealthService District.


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Kids Corner with Eddie EmuGday Kids. What a busy month it has been in Blackall with netball, football, swimming, dancingand singing. It is good to see the children of Blackall always busy and not afraid to get involved inthe community activities that are on offer around town. If you have any photos of yourselves playingsports or helping around town - like Clean-up Australia day or Wine Woman and Song and wouldlike to see them in Kids Corner, email them to [email protected] because we would love toshowcase the children of Blackall doing what they do best, getting involved.

Eddie

Accredited Training RAPAD SkillingRTO 32295

Workshops to be held on Monday March 21.Responsible Service of Alcohol $80

Food Handling $200

Register with Kaye Wood on 46 574 711.Registrations preferred by Friday March 18.

If you are unemployed or on Centrelink benets, you may be eligible for

a reduced cost.

*A horse weighing approximately544 kilograms eats approximatelyseven times its own weight in ayear. That amounts to almost3808 kilograms of food. Wow!What an appetite!

*Apart from humans, achimpanzees can also learn torecognise its reexion in a mirror.

*A cow can give far more milkthan a human can consumein their lifetime. Any guesses?Almost 200,000 glasses full ofmilk!

*While there are many cowsgrazing in the world, did youknow - no two cows will ever be

found with identical pattern of

spots?

*Is a zebra black with white

stripes, or white with black

stripes? Any guesses? Well, its

white with black stripes.

*Cheetahs maybe large and fast,

but when they roar they chirp.

This sounds more like a bird or a

yelping dog.

*The tusks of an elephant

continue to grow throughout

their life and can weigh over 200

pound.


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A mosaic artwork created by local communitymembers was installed onto the outside wall of theUniting Church on Sunday morning.

The mosaic was made last week with assistancefrom North Queensland mosaic artist ClaudiaWilliams who lived in residence at the Living ArtsCentre for the duration of the project.

The project was supported by the Queensland ArtsCouncils Regional Arts Fund with the CICADAS @RAPAD team assisting the church to conceptualizethe idea and supporting the process of resourcingfunding.

Church mosaic installed

The mosaic created last week was designed locally withmotifs that represent both scripture and elements of thelocal region such as sheep and the river.


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Tender Construction Mezzanine floor and Office - Blackall Workshop

Tenders are invited for the construction of a mezzanine floor and office at theBlackall Workshop/Depot.

Tendering specifications and plans are available on request from Mr. DeanKneebone, Project Manager, Blackall-Tambo Regional Council, PO Box 21,Blackall Qld 4472 or telephone (07) 4621 6600 mobile 0417 748 564.

Tenders endorsed Construct Mezzanine Floor & Office close at 4.30pm onMonday 28 March, 2011 at the Blackall Office, 6 Coronation Drive, Blackall, Qld4472.

Tenders received after this date will not be accepted. The lowest or any tendernot necessarily accepted.

PO Box 21 Ken TimmsBlackall Qld 4472 Chief Executive OfficerFax: (07) 4657 8855 Phone: (07) 4621 6600

BLACKALL RETRAVISION

March Catalogue starts tomorrow Saturday 12

Well give you $500 towards your holidays with

every $500 you spend at Retravision.

We are also a stockist for Jaycar Electronics

Catalogue out now March Madness Sale

SPECIAL OF THE WEEKWeight Watchers Electronic Scales

Normally $129.95 Now $59.95

Save $70.00

A big thank you to everyone who supported our sale

last week. Winners of the lucky giveaways are as

follows: $50 draw J Russell, A Hinds, P Dallas.

Over $100 draw B Jones, C Kings, D Carter.

More than just the best price

TAMBO MULTI PURPOSE CENTRECOORDINATOR

The Tambo Multi Purpose Centre team requires an individual who shares Councilscommitment to delivering quality community wellbeing and social inclusivenessprograms. This key role leads a small team of homecare staff and is part of a dynamicteam committed to enhancing the quality of life of older people, people with disabilitiesand their carers living in their own home environment.

You will have excellent skills in effective planning, management, working with communityservice providers and promotion of social and community development programmes,services and functions. The Coordinator will monitor services and development, alongwith providing support, guidance and direction to direct care staff delivering supportservices within the Tambo area.

A proven track record in program delivery, possessing strong leadership andcommunication skills, together with a current tertiary qualification in Nursing or AgedCare would be desirable.

A Job Information Package including position description and selection criteria can beaccessed at www.btrc.qld.gov.au or by contacting Councils Human ResourcesDepartment on (07) 4621 6600 or via email [email protected].

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Grand OpeningSaturday 12 March 2011 from 8.30 am

Free Sausage Sizzle

Come in and have a look at our extensive range of

furniture & decor items,including lounge, dining, bedding, outdoor, occasional

furniture, rugs and lots more.

If you are a grazier, are you amember of Meat and LivestockAustralia (MLA)? If you sell sheepor cattle and pay levies, then youare eligible to join. You do need toapply but its just a piece of paper.No cost. Members get a range of

magazines and are eligible to attendworkshops. MLA has BusinessEdge Workshops scheduled forRoma in April and Barcaldine for14/15 June.

Previous business news articleshave spoken about the rate ofchange around the world. Anotherexample is that Amazon.com, theworld biggest bookshop, sold moreelectronic books in 2010 thanreal books. Perhaps thats why

bookshops around the world aregoing broke.Speaking of change, try this

quiz. What company was startedsix years ago by a 19 year oldwho designed a website to helphim meet more girls? Well, thatcompany is now worth $50 billion,its free services are used by 500million users plus worldwide andit has been used as a tool to toppletwo governments just this year,Tunisia and Egypt. The answer?Facebook. Many will shake theirhead at this in disbelief.

Are big changes possible forBlackall and Tambo? Well, thatsperhaps what the people in theWestern Downs Regional Councilarea, including Dalby, Chinchilland Miles, thought. It seems they

are sitting on a lot of coal and coal-seam methane. Current projectson the table add up to $140billion. Miles, which now has 680houses, has just had an extra 800new housing blocks approved bythe Council. Thats a doubling of

the town by the stroke of a pen.What change may come for

Blackall and Tambo? Its hard tosay. Over in Egypt many peoplelive on $2 a day and a key reasonfor the forced change of governmentis that people want the freedomto earn more money. Who couldblame them? Whats that to dowith us? Well Egypt now buysa fair bit of lamb and beef fromAustralia. If their income goes up,

they may well want to buy more.Can the Blackall and Tamboregions produce more animals?

Some may say the R&D currentlydone isnt relevant for us. Well,the farmers in Birchip, a grainsregion in Western Victoria, thoughtmuch the same. So, they startedtheir own R&D group, the BirchipCropping Group, see www.bcg.org.au. This group now employs20 people doing local eld trials

etc. Could we start a BT GrazingGroup to do applied research onthe grazing issues in our region?The Council is looking at gettingsomeone out to talk about theidea. Interested? Contact theEDO John Hine on [email protected].

--By John Hine

Business news Market reportThe Blackall Associated Agents

yarded 2000 fat and store cattlein their regular Thursday Sale.The damp conditions in thelocal district only enhanced theresults, once again females werethe avor of the month with

heavy cows selling to 164c/kgand heavy export heifers soaringto 184c/kg and weighing up to580kg. Bullocks were in limitedsupply; the best bullocks reached184 however heavy feeder steerssoared to 198c/kg.

Stagmount Grazing CompanyAramac sold Santa Bullocks to185c/kg/614kg/$1135/hd. LocalBlackall vendors had Charolaiscows for 160c/kg/618kg/$989/hd, their heifers reached 183c/

kg/$1031/hd.AR & Josie Smith Shady Downs

Tambo sold Droughtmaster xbullocks to 180.2ckkg weighing661kg to return $1192/head.The Hall family Betanga Alphasold a line of Euro cross steersto top at 198ckg/446kg $856.Stagmount Grazing Co Aramacsold Santa x Feeder steers forr192ckg/486kg/$934. Aramaccommon sold Charolais x feeder

steers to 193ckg/460kg$888.Inverness, Blackall sold Santa x

heifers for 178.2ckg/513kg/$914.Taree Grazing, Aramac soldDroughtmaster x heifers toaverage 182.5ckg/426kg/$779.Nancy Dolgner Aramac sold SantaHeifers 199ckg/355kg/$707.


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Deep landholder distrust of thestate governments motivationfor its proposed Wild Riversdeclaration of the Cooper Creekbasin was evident at a meeting inBlackall last Wednesday.

Thirty people packed the venueat the Blackall Club despite claimsof poor notice of the meeting.

The presentation by Cairns-based Wild Rivers coordinatorsRoss Brown and Don Wottonbrought an antagonisticresponse when graziers foundthemselves described as otherstakeholders.

The message from Ross Brownto embrace the process, be

constructive and proactivewas drowned in a chorus ofdiscontent.

A perceived sidelining of grazinginterests were expressed alongwith questions about the integrityof the governments scientic

data and mapping, based onpast experience with vegetationmanagement guidelines,scepticism that declarationswould prevent mining activities,and fear of ways legislation maybe changed in the future.

Even a simple question on wherea High Preservation Area (HPA),which will have management codesassociated with it, was measuredfrom, brought a conicting

response.While Mr Brown responded

that it was measured from theouter bank of the main channel,landholder advocate ChristineCampbell said she understood it

was measured from the bank ofthe outer channel, and thereforeHPAs could be kilometres wide.

Sonja Doyle expressed theviews of many when she askedhow Blackall region creekssuch as Ravensbourne andWooroolah could be identied

as major tributaries in the WildRivers nomination, when nomeasurements of the water ows

in either of these creeks wereavailable.

Mr Brown contested the

suggestion that there was noscientic data, but Ms Campbell

said it was all premised on a lackof real data and statistics.

Dont you see the frustration withthese motherhood statements,she said. People are asking, whydo secondary streams have a 300metre buffer, why does mininghave a 100 metre buffer?

A question was raised on thepossibility of putting in more

instream weirs for water supplies,using an example of increaseddependency on groundwaterif artesian supplies werecontaminated.

Mr Browns statement that theonly new instream weirs thatwould be possible would be fortown water supplies was greetedwith surprise by Blackall-Tambomayor Jan Ross, who said sheunderstood it was only existingweirs that could be extended.

And that will help a lot of cows,Robyn Adams added.

Meeting attendees said theyfound it hard to believe thatWild Rivers legislation would notbecome more restrictive in comingyears, citing changes to vegetationmanagement laws in other states.

When you look at it again in afew years, theres no guaranteethat you wont alter stocking ratesor make us fence our country off,

Bevan Hauff suggested.All I can say today is that there is

no intention to change anything,Mr Brown responded.

Ms Campbell added that therewas no provision in the proposedlegislation for the public to haveany input to future reviews, and

that any changes were at the

discretion of the minister.

Ms Adams asked if Wild Rivers

legislation was overrriden when

mining companies receive a rating

of state signicance from thegovernment.

It (proposed mining activity)

would denitely come to DERM

(Department of Environment

and Resource Management) for

advisory comment, Mr Brown

responded. We would note

that it would have Wild Rivers

signicance.

In the end, will it stop mining

occurring? I dont know. Miningcompanies have lots of money,

they go hammer and tongs.

Mr Brown urged people to

look up the Wild Rivers code of

development activities on the

DERM website and think about

how they would like to see them

applied in the Cooper basin.

We can help you formulate

your objection so that its relevant

to what you want to achieve, hesaid.

We are seeking your contribution

to make it work.

Ms Campbell said an AgForce

panel she was working with had

already managed to get some

changes, and she felt it was

denitely worthwhile putting in a

submission.

The closing date for submissions

is April 29.The department is planning for

another round of consultation

meetings in the region prior to the

closing date.

-- by Sally Cripps

Wild Rivers murmurings grow to a roar



A combined churches pancaketea and service was held at theAnglican Church on Tuesdayevening to mark the beginningof Lent, with members from allchurches attending the event.

Church members had beenbusy making savoury and sweetpancakes and llings for the

annual event, with dinner servedin the church garden for a goldcoin donation.

The mood was light ascommunity members and churchleaders tested their skills in thepancake ipping competition,

before the commencement of theAshes liturgy.

Pancake tea marks start of Lent

John Turner, Reverend Beth ONeill and Shane Robinsonoversee the pancake cooking process at Tuesdayevenings pancake tea

Scott Ballment, Matthew Maloney, Mark Whysall andBeth ONeill prepare themselves for the inter-churchpancake ipping competition.


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Wild Rivers coordinators in

western Queensland last weekfor the round of consultationmeetings say they are happy tomeet with groups of landownerson their properties.

Don Wotton said that while theremay be time constraints, they areprepared to consider requests.

One such visit was made toCoolatai station south of Blackallat the end of February.

Ravensbourne Creek, one of the

tributaries listed in the CooperCreek nomination made inDecember last year, runs throughthe property.

Alan MacDonald said themeeting had been offered to himwhen he was talking with a DERMofcer recently.

I thought it was a good chance

to actually have these people sit

on the bank of the creek underquestion, he said.

At that stage there was no noticeabout the meeting in Blackall.

Mr MacDonald said a fewmatters had been claried by

the gathering, which was alsoattended by people from ve other

properties nearby.On the whole, people went

away feeling a bit better, so it wasproductive that way, he said,

while still expressing scepticismabout the value of the legislation.

I heard the minister saying lastweek that Wild Rivers will stopmining in the Cooper basin.

Its going to do nothing of thesort, only in a High PreservationArea.

If a mine is located 501 metres

off a creek, Wild Rivers wont stop

anything as far as I can see.

He was also unconvinced by

Sustainability Minister Kate

Jones comment that no onerous

rules would be imposed on

landholders through Wild Rivers

legislation without going through

parliament.

Given the lopsided nature of

the Queensland parliament, it

would be no trouble to push any

changes through.

Wild Rivers coordinator Ross

Brown can be contacted on

4222 5529 for people wishing to

discuss the possibility of an on-

property meeting, or by emailing

[email protected]

--by Sally Cripps

Wild Rivers landowner property visits possible

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Blackall residents will have better access to ights

with Qantas Link announcing short term capacityincreases on ights from Brisbane to Blackall,

Barcaldine and Longreach with service upgradesfrom Q300 to Q400 72 seater aircraft.

The upgrade will see an additional 190 seats eachweek on ights to Blackall, Barcaldine and Longreach,

starting from April 6 and continuing until the end ofMay when further reviews of regional ights will take

place.The upgrades follow the recent restoration of

Blackalls Wednesday service, which also utilises thelarger Q400 aircraft.

The additional seats are part of recent upgrades toQantasLink services, with an additional 5000 seats

added across a range of regional routes.QantasLink will take delivery of a further six Q400

aeroplanes before the start of next year, with furtherights to be allocated to regional areas according to

demand.Mayor Jan Ross said she welcomed the upgrades

and believed people would take advantage of theservice if costs were reasonable and residents onlyfares were readily available.

I think its a real step in the right direction, CrRoss said.

I would like to eventually see Blackall have a dailyight and I think that our population really would

make use of it.

--by Victoria Nugent

Skys the limit with Qantas upgrades


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Tambo Police have recently takena crime report in relation to thetheft of diesel fuel and equipmentfrom a grader parked on a ruralproperty near Tambo. Theincident occurred between 6:30pmon Wednesday 2nd of March and

7:30am on Thursday the 3rd ofMarch, 2011. Offenders havedriven through an unlocked farmgate adjacent to the LandsboroughHighway and along an access roadbefore stopping at an area where agrader was parked overnight. Theoffenders have removed diesel fueland two N70 truck batteries fromthe grader. Tambo Police attendedand located evidence at the scene.Inquiries in relation to this matter

are continuing.The circumstances of theincident are a timely reminder forproperty owners and managers tobe mindful about security around

the property.Trespassers who enter rural

land are a constant concernfor landholders. Many of thesetrespassers unlawfully enterproperties to hunt for goats,pigs and kangaroos. As well as

committing offences of huntinganimals without the landholderspermission, trespassers oftencommit other offences such asleaving gates open, killing livestockand stealing fuel and equipment.

The Tambo Police and theCharleville District Stock andRural Crime Investigation Squadadvise landholders to also takeprecautions to improve thesecurity of their properties and

assist in police investigations.This includes locking boundarygates whenever possible, installingsecurity cameras to monitorentrance points and homestead

areas, keeping a record ofequipment on the property andsecuring valuable items such asmotorbikes in lockable sheds.

Police also encourage propertyowners and managers to managethe movement of macropod

harvesters on their land and torequire them to notify the propertymanager every time they comeonto the property. If trespassersare sighted make a note of thetime and date, and a descriptionof the people and vehicles.

If you want to know more aboutthe law relating to trespassingand hunting on rural land, pleasecontact the police or the CharlevilleDistrict Stock and Rural CrimeInvestigation Squad, or you canemail direct to [email protected]

--by Dominic Richardson

Fuel theft inTambo district a reminder about security

Wet weekendacross the district

It was a wet weekend for the Blackall Tambo district,

with 37mm of rain in Blackall over the weekend

forcing the cancellation of the Blackall races.

Tambo received the brunt of the rainfall with 153mm

falling in town, with rainfall varying on surrounding

properties.

Marilyn Clift from Isoroy said they received 154mm

with rain continuing steadily over the weekend with

several heavy falls.

Like many people, wed just done some grading for

rebreaks and the rain caused a bit of havoc, washing

them away, Marilyn said.

We cant even get out at the moment.

Neighbouring property Uanda received a much lower

rainfall with 90mm, but owner Jack Russell said he

was happy with that amount.

That was an ideal amount- it didnt cause any

damage. Jack said.

At Jynoomah, Peter Nevell said they received 117mm

with rain continuing throughout the weekend.

It was pretty steady apart from the rst two inches,which fell on Friday morning, Peter said.

Manning was by far the wettest property in the

district with a fall of 250mm.

--by Victoria Nugent

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Mayor Jan Ross took a hands on approach tobeating breast cancer with the themed pinata.

Barcaldine students Ashley Donald, Emily Cameron, BrodieLingard, Britney Arthur and Brendan Denham were ready fora big night.

Trish Hayes, Sonia Pennisi and Gretchen Haymanarrived early and ready for the show.

Sophie Negus, Gemma Stone, Elise Leek and ShannonThomson performed their song Living in a Small Town.

Cassidy Flynn, Amy McNamara and Kaitlyn McErlean

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