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Blackall wins 5 Star Store of the Year Award

Junior Rugby League End-of-Season Presentation - page 9 & 12

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2 - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, October 16 2009

October 16 2009 ISSN 1832-6129 RRP $2.00 Contact: [email protected]

SPORT ON THE BARCOO

– Rowan Hunnam

The Blackall Pistol Club hosted the Peter Shaw & Co Centre Fire and Sports Pistol events last weekend with handicaps to apply.

It was good to see newcomer to the club Jim McCarthy take out the Sports Pistol event with a score of 595, holding off runner-up Ashley Adams with a score of 590. Other scores were Noelene Gleeson on 578 and Roy Gerhardt on 498.

Top rounds were shot by Ashley with a 93 and 90 in the precision section of the event.

In the Centre Fire event it was a closer competition with Bruce Coward taking the honours of first place with a score of 543 to be followed by runner-up Jack Milroy on a final score of 541.

Other scores included Bruce McPaul with 540, Doug Church with 398 and Doug Lane with 363.

The next official shoot is the IGA Standard Match and Airpistol events to be held on October 25 commencing at 9am. Members are reminded that fees are due by end of this month.

President Bruce McPaul (left) with medal winners Jim McCarthy and Ashley Adams

The Blackall tennis club held their closed tennis tournament for 2009 several weekends ago. Although numbers were down, those who turned up took on not only their opposition but the dust storm.

On the day, Maddie Carter took out the A grade ladies singles, Luke Johnson played well to win the A grade men’s singles competition, Jonathan Joshi took out the junior singles title and Bridie Cater and Luke Johnson won the mixed doubles title.

The tennis club hopes to see all the familiar faces and many more playing in their Easter tournament next year.

The club are also currently doing up their Christmas raffle tickets so remind everyone to keep an eye out for them.

– Marg Lehmann

Need something to do with your children on a Sunday afternoon?

Well, come along to the...

TENNIS FUN DAY

Starting at 3:00pm and finishing with a BBQ around 6:00pm.

Heaps of fun games for the whole family. Lots of giveaways for everyone. Music and balloons.

See you there.

NOVEMBER 8

Two father and son combinations fought out the pairs battle last Sunday at the Blackall bowls club, with Mitch and Col Pfingst against Dave and John Carter. After a close start at 4-4 on 5 ends, Dave and John got stuck on 4 for the next 5 ends to be down 14-4 after 10 ends. They recovered some ground but never looked like winning, finishing at 34-15.

Poochie, Cookie and Dally had a good win against Loretta, Woody and Wayne, taking the battle 17-16.

Due to the unavai labi l i ty of some of the Blackall bowlers, the trip to

Barcaldine for the Haig trophy has been postponed to a future date, possibly early November.

Don’t forget the publicans-sponsors day on Sunday, October 25. All are welcome. Next Sunday in sets of nine, L Kelly will go up against C Pfingst with spotter G Whitfield. Social play is also available.

Games start at 9am.– Dally Holden

Strong northerly winds brought the dust in overnight to settle in town on Tuesday, October 13

Blackall tennis tournament Father-son combinations battle it out for pairs bowls

Newcomer takes sports pistol event

As part of its annual journey across Australia, the 2009 Emirates Melbourne Cup Tour will visit Tambo next week, allowing the community to experience Melbourne Cup excitement first hand.

Tambo is one of 23 destinations on this year’s tour, which celebrates the cultural and social significance of the trophy in the lead up to the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Tambo and District Jockey Club Secretary Bill Rogers said that the club is proud to have the opportunity to host the event and those travelling with the tour.

“It really is a big honour to have the tour visit the community.”

“It is a great chance for the community to remember our racing history and be involved in the Melbourne Cup.”

Tambo has a strong tie with the Melbourne Cup with the Turnbull family at ‘Lansdowne’, direct descendents of the Turnbulls who owned 1944 Melbourne Cup winner Sirius.

Tambo’s long history in the racing industry began with the Great Western Jockey Club formed in 1864. The first race meet was held

Tambo welcomes Melbourne Cup tour

Under 6 rugby league players with coach Kylie Banks

Local entrepreneur Ian Kinsey has been rewarded for his continued development of businesses in Blackall with the announcement last Saturday night that his Blackall supermarket was named Store of the Year at the 2009 SPAR Gala Awards.

SPAR Australia General Manager for Retail Operations, Travis Cunnane, said that it was great to see someone who has invested so much in his local town and for him to be recognised for his efforts.

“Ian employs many of the locals and devotes a lot of time to training his staff, so it’s great to reward someone who has given a lot to his local community.”

Born and raised in Blackall, Mr Kinsey has spent all but five years of his life living in the town. He moved away for the final two years of senior school and again for three years studying pharmacy at Queensland University. He has also since completed post-graduate studies in clinical pharmacy.

As the owner of numerous businesses in Blackall, including a pharmacy, toy store, Retravision and clothing store, and with a wealth of experience dealing with wholesalers, Mr Kinsey says that each of his outlets requires a

different approach and operates in a different way.

He went on to say that running numerous businesses in town has both benefits and consequences.

“I am committed to this town for the long-term.”

“I am glad that Blackall is going ahead. It gives me a lot of confidence to invest.”

“Winning this award gives us confidence in everything we have been working for.”

Mr Kinsey acknowledged the part his customers and almost 30 staff members have played in the success of the business.

“I’ve got a lot of supporters in the town, and if it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t be here today,” he said.

“The staff are great. They enjoy coming to work and it shows in their attitude. They create a buzz for the shoppers that keeps them coming back, and because of that they’ve been able to build a great rapport with our customers.”

Mr Kinsey has said that things have been so successful that he plans to open another 5 Star store in the main street in the near future.

“Turnover this year has surpassed any expectations I had,” Mr Kinsey said. continued on page 4

Barcoo Independent TV Guide October 18 - 24ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

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ctober 21

4:30 G.P.: An Arm and a Leg5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Hats of Jerusalem12:00 Midday Report12:30 National Press Club Address1:30 Talking Heads2:00 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives3:00 Children’s Programs6:10 River Cottage Autumn7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report 8:00 The New Inventors8:30 Spicks and Specks9:00 Hungry Beast9:30 John Safran’s Race Relations10:00 At the Movies10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Double Time12:45 The Sideshow with Paul McDermott1:45 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives2:55 Talking Heads Stephen Page3:25 National Press Club Address

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Maiden Voyage (PG)2:00 Mercy3:00 New Idea TV3:30 Raggs4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Coastwatch8:00 Medical Emergency8:30 City Homicide9:30 Criminal Minds10:30 My Name is Earl11:00 American Dad11:30 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia12:00 Africa Alive1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Hi-54:00 Pyramid4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Two and a Half Men8:00 Money for Jam8:30 RPA9:30 CSI10:35 Without a Trace11:30 News12:30 Poker Ashes1:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today

5:30 UEFA Champions League

8:00 International News

3:30 The Hairy Bikers Ride Again

4:00 Eco House Challenge

4:30 The Journal

5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer

6:00 Global Village

6:30 World News Australia

7:35 Inspector Rex

8:30 Destination Australia


10:00 The Eagle: A Crime

Odyssey

11:05 Movie: Caterina in the

City (M)

12:55 Nazi Number One

1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

Thursday October 22

4:30 G.P.: The Carrot and the Stick5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:05 The War of the World12:00 Midday Report12:30 The River Cottage Treatment1:30 Collectors2:00 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives3:00 Children’s Programs6:05 Grand Designs Revisited7:00 News7:30 The 7:30 Report8:00 Catalyst8:30 Catching Cancer9:30 Q&A10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Live at the Basement12:30 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives1:40 Movie: The French Line (G)3:25 Psychic Investigators3:55 The Glass House

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: McBride: Dogged (G)2:00 Mercy3:00 New Idea TV3:30 Raggs4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Ghost Whisperer8:30 Beauty and the Geek9:30 The Amazing Race10:30 Family Guy11:00 American Dad11:30 That ’70s Show12:00 Room for Improvement12:30 Sons and Daughters1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne12:00 News1:00 The View 2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Hi-54:00 Pyramid4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Getaway8:30 CSI9:30 Secret Millionaire10:30 E.R.11:30 News11:30 The Footy Show Late12:00 Danoz Direct12:30 The Alice1:30 The Avengers3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today

5:30 International News6:30 UEFA Champions League9:00 International News2:30 Dateline3:30 Road Trip Nation 4:00 Feast Bazaar4:30 The Journal5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer6:00 Global Village6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam8:00 Costa’s Garden Odyssey8:30 Dave in the Life of a Pensioner9:00 ADbc9:30 World News Australia10:00 UEFA Champions League Hour11:00 Oz12:05 Movie: Gun-Shy (MA)1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

Friday October 23

4:30 G.P.: Still Life5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:05 Wild China12:00 Midday Report12:30 Wild at Heart1:30 Spicks and Specks2:00 Monarch of the Glen3:00 Children’s Programs6:00 Message Stick6:30 Can We Help?7:00 News7:30 Stateline8:00 Collectors8:30 Midsomer Murders10:10 beached az: The Seagull10:15 That Mitchell and Webb Look10:40 Lateline11:20 The Urban Monkey with Murray Foote11:30 Triple J tv with the Doctor11:55 Good Game12:25 Rage

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: The Planman (M)3:00 New Idea TV3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Better Homes and Gardens8:30 Movie: Bond: The World is Not Enough (M)11:10 Air Crash Investigations12:10 Movie: The Actors (M)2:00 White Fury – The Untamed Tibet3:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Hi-54:00 The Saddle Club4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Two and a Half Men8:00 Motorway Patrol8:30 Movie: The Da Vinci Code (M)11:30 News12:00 Movie: Texas Rangers (M)1:45 Danoz Direct3:15 The Closer4:15 Jaru Wita4:30 Good Morning America

4:45 UEFA Europa League


1:30 Insight

2:30 Treasures of the Silk Road

3:30 Living Black

4:00 Classical Destinations

4:30 The Journal


6:00 Global Village


7:30 Paris

8:30 As It Happened: Paris 1919


10:00 The Bisexual Revolution

11:05 Movie: Backstage (MA)

1:05 Movie: Km.0 (M)


Saturday October 24

5:00 Rage10:00 Rage: Guest Programmers: Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips11:00 Songbook12:00 Stateline12:30 Australian Story1:00 Basketball: WNBL3:00 Football: W-League5:00 Bowls: Queensland Open6:00 The Wild Gourmets6:25 Minuscule6:30 Gardening Australia7:00 News7:30 Hope Springs8:30 News Update8:35 The Bill9:20 News Update9:25 Taggart10:15 Silent Witness11:10 Rage

6:00 Children’s Programs

11:00 V8 Supercars

5:00 Creek to Coast

5:30 Queensland Weekender

6:00 News

6:30 Movie: Toy Story (G)

8:10 Movie: Toy Story 2 (G)

10:10 Movie: The Peacemaker (M)

12:35 Movie: De-Lovely (PG)

3:05 Room for Improvement

3:30 It is Written

4:00 Infomercials

5:00 Dateline NBC

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Today9:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Horseracing: Cox Plate4:00 Pyramid4:30 The Shak5:00 David Attenborough’s Tiger – Hunted Majesty6:00 News6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos7:30 Movie: Yours, Mine, Ours (PG)9:20 Movie: The Last Samurai (M)11:30 The 2009 Deadly Awards1:00 Postcards Australia12:30 Movie: Cross of Iron (AV)3:00 Mad TV3:50 Danoz Direct4:50 4WD TV5:30 Rise and Shine5:50 Four Nations Rugby League: Australia v New Zealand

5:20 International News1:00 Best of Bejart: Love and Dance2:35 The Chopin Etudes2:45 Once Upon a Time…Contempt3:45 The Chopin Preludes3:55 Conrad Shawcross4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer5:30 Civilisations6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters8:30 Iron Chef9:20 RocKwiz10:05 Movie: The Myth (M) 12:10 SOS1:10 Pizza World Record1:40 Knot at Home2:10 Weatherwatch Overnight

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FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK

Notice for all

Community and Sporting Organisations

A list of contacts, phone numbers and addresses for all the Community groups has been compiled by Council. If your organisation has a change in office bearers following an AGM or if

you have an e‐mail contact please inform:

Alison Shaw Community Facilitator 46 216 600 [email protected]

WHATS ON in 2009OCTOBER16 Dance Blackall Concert17 Blackall Community Markets17 Blackall Beef Producers Race Meet20 Strathmore Santa Gertrudis

Annual Sale20 Barcoo Breeders Santa Bull Sale26 Blackall CWA Annual Pink

Ribbon Morning Tea27 Workshop - ‘Simple Strategies for

Entrepreneurial Rural Women’, Blackall

27 ABBA ReBjorn29 Blackall Weaner and Store Sale31 Blackall Kindy Music Quiz Night

NOVEMBER3 Blackall Memorial & Sports Club

Melbourne Cup Luncheon6-7 Q150 Shed Entertainment7 Blackall Cultural Association

Christmas Gallery Day8 Tennis Fun Day11 Remembrance Day11 Blackall State School Primary

Musical18 Blackall State School Presentation

Night28 St Patrick’s Christmas Fete28 Blackall Race Meeting29 Blackall Advent and Christmas

Tree Festival

DECEMBER4 Blackall Evening Community

Markets4 Landmark Christmas Party

APRIL 2010Blackall Campdraft National 1-24 Finals

The display of some of the most influential documents which have affected the course of the history of Queensland at the Blackall Living Arts Centre was open for the early part of last week with an opening on Wednesday by Blackall Historical Society President Christine Campbell. Those attending were able to view the photographs of these, mostly handwritten, documents which began with the first settlement in what we now call Queensland.

A Q150 initiative, the display certainly gave all who viewed it a real sense of the history which shaped our earliest years and is still doing so today. I do hope the community of Blackall took advantage of the opportunity to view this unique display. It is something which could be displayed far more often and widely to give the people of our state an even greater knowledge of how we have come to this point.

On behalf of the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council I extend our congratulations to CEO Ken Timms on his election as President of the LGMA Queensland Division. It is a prestigious achievement and wish him every success for the year to come.

The Tambo Garden Competition was judged on October 7. Champion Garden and Best Flower Garden - Marilyn Hobbs, Best Landscaped Garden - Jane Turner, Best Senior’s Garden - Clive & Bessie McGee, Best Native Garden - Randall Ellison, Best Non-Domestic Garden - Tambo Primary Health Care Centre, Neatest Yard by a Group - Tambo State School, Judges awards went to Jo Cooper and neighbours in Arthur Street - Willie Skennerton, Merlene Hafey, Alice Wilshire and Cheryl Smith. Judges were complimentary but commented on the lack of waterwise practices.

The Blackall Hospital ‘Springtime Festival’ held for the first time in

Banks Park was a resounding success for the organizing committee under the leadership of Veronica Driver.

The event was held in the evening and attracted a large crowd of supportive patrons who enjoyed the fun of the fair. I was disappointed to miss out on the cheese cake and coffee in the up-market café complete with fragrant roses. It was a great night out in Blackall. Council had committed to an upgrade of the power facilities at Banks Park prior to the festival. The power failure experienced during the festival was due to a ‘hot joint’ in Ergon Energy’s fuse holder. The fuse was replaced and the lights came on!!!!

THE MISSING QANTAS LINK. I am not able to offer too much hope in the quest to retain our Wednesday flight into Blackall after a meeting in Brisbane with various Qantas, government and local council reprensentatives. We certainly did try extremely hard to have the flights maintained as a subsidized flight for the time being, however according to Qantas the numbers do not reflect the commercial return to continue the service into our communities. There are still some questions to be answered and a meeting will be convened at the country cabinet meeting in Barcaldine on November 2. Perhaps members of our disadvantaged community will use the opportunity to acquaint the Premier and her Ministers of their displeasure at these decisions. Sadly, I and Deputy Mayor Peter Skewes flew into Blackall on the last Wednesday flight for the foreseeable future. I would really like some response from the community - “DO YOU THINK WE WILL HAVE A REASONABLE AIR SERVICE WITH TWO FLIGHTS PER WEEK????” Please let the council office know. PHONE NOW 4621 6600.

Jan Ross

Barcoo Independent TV Guide October 18 - 24ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Sunday October 18

5:00 Rage6:30 Children’s Programs9:00 Insiders10:00 Inside Business10:30 Offsiders11:00 Asia Pacific Focus11:30 Songs of Praise12:00 Landline1:00 Gardening Australia1:30 Message Stick2:00 The Lost World of Communism3:00 Firebird and Other Legends4:45 Will Time Tell?5:00 Sunday Arts6:00 At the Movies6:30 The Einstein Factor7:00 News 7:30 Ganges: River of Life8:20 News Update8:30 The 39 Steps9:55 Compass10:30 Daniel Libeskind11:25 Movie: The Interrupted Journey (PG)12:45 Movie: Break of Hearts (PG)2:05 Movie: Morning Glory (G)3:30 Talking Heads: Hazel Phillips 4:00 The Pet Show

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Sunrise10:00 Kochie’s Business Builders10:30 Crime Busters11:00 Crime Busters12:00 Brad Pitt - Interview12:10 Movie: Toys (PG)2:40 Movie: Welcome to Mooseport (PG)4:30 Queensland’s Best Living5:00 Mighty River Run5:30 Great South East6:00 News6:30 Sunday Night7:30 Border Security8:00 The Force – Behind the Line8:30 Bones9:30 Castle10:30 Las Vegas11:30 Scrubs12:00 Movie: In America (M)2:00 Room for Improvement2:30 Infomercials3:30 NBC Meet the Press4:30 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Today10:00 Wide World of Sports11:00 2009 Gold Coast Marathon12:00 The ARIA Music Show1:00 4WD TV1:30 From Legends to Heroes2:00 Movie: Dennis the Menace (PG)4:00 Talk to the Animals4:30 The Pursuit5:00 Coles Great Aussie Cook-Off5:30 Hendra Virus - Queensland’s Deadly Threat6:00 News6:30 20 to 17:30 60 Minutes8:30 Rescue Special Ops9:30 CSI: Miami10:30 CSI: Miami11:30 Bizarre ER12:00 Movie: Due East (M)2:00 Skippy – the Bush Kangaroo2:30 Danoz Direct3:30 4WD TV4:00 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today

6:25 International News7:15 Cycling: La Vuelta Daily Update7:30 International News10:00 A Fork in the Road10:30 She’ll Be Right, Boss11:00 Fifty Years! Of Love?12:00 Cycling: National Road Teams Tour of Tasmania1:00 Speedweek3:00 Football Asia3:30 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program4:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature5:00 The World Game6:00 Feast Greece6:30 World News Australia7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?8:30 Dateline9:30 The Conspiracy Files10:30 The Deadlys12:05 Embedded with the Murri Mob1:05 Movie: Noi the Albino2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

Monday O

ctober 19

4:30 G.P.: What About Your Heart?5:30 The New Inventors6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Landline12:00 Midday Report12:30 The Gil Mayo Mysteries1:30 The Cook and the Chef2:00 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives6:00 Landline Extra6:30 Talking Heads Cathy Freeman7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report8:00 Australian Story8:30 Four Corners9:20 Media Watch9:35 Ashes to Ashes10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:35 The Oasis: Australia’s Homeless Youth12:50 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives1:50 Movie: They Won’t Believe Me (PG)3:25 Bowls: Australian Indoor Championships

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Something New (PG)2:00 Mercy3:00 New Idea TV3:30 Raggs4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Highway Patrol8:00 Destroyed in Seconds8:30 Flashforward9:30 Mercy10:30 10 Years Younger in 10 Days11:00 Momma’s Boys12:00 Outback O’Bourke1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of Our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Hi-54:00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men 7:30 Two and a Half Men8:00 The Big Bang Theory8:30 The Mentalist9:30 The Apprentice Australia10:30 Amazing Medical Stories11:30 News12:00 Danoz Direct12:30 Young Lions1:30 WWE Afterburn2:30 Danoz Direct3:00 Global Shop Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today


1:00 The Food Lovers’ Guide to

Australia

1:30 Letter to Anna

2:30 Dateline

3:30 Insight

4:30 The Journal

5:00 The Crew

6:00 Living Black


7:30 Top Gear

8:30 Man v Wild


10:00 Entourage

10:30 Skins

11:30 Life’s a Zoo

11:55 Movie: Warriors of Heaven

and Earth (M)


Tuesday October 20

4:30 Psychic Investigators5:00 The New Inventors6.00 Children’s Programs11:00 The Music In Me12:00 Midday Report12:30 The Einstein Factor1:00 The New Inventors1:30 Catalyst2:00 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives3:00 Children’s Programs6:05 Rivers and Life: Nile7:00 News7:30 The 7.30 Report8:00 Foreign Correspondent8:30 The Sphinx Unmasked9:30 Fear, Stress and Anger10:00 Jennifer Byrne Presents: True Crime10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Four Corners12:15 Media Watch12:30 Poirot: Murder in the Mews1:25 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives2:25 Movie: Along the Rio Grande (PG)3:25 Triple J tv with the Doctor

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: L.A. Law – The Movie (PG)2:00 Mercy3:00 New Idea TV3:30 Raggs4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue8:00 Last Chance Surgery8:30 Packed to the Rafters9:30 All Saints10:30 My Shocking Story11:30 Scrubs12:00 I Can Make You Thin1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Hi-54:00 Pyramid4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News 7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 20 to 18:30 Two and a Half Men9:00 Two and a Half Men9:30 Aussie Ladette to Lady10:30 Moonlight11:30 News12:00 Danoz Direct12:30 20/201:30 Entertainment Tonight2:00 4WD TV2:30 Danoz Direct3:00 Global Shop Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today


1:00 Movie: Italian for Beginners

(M)

2:40 Blue, Karma, Tiger

3:00 Corner Gas

3:30 Living Black

4:00 Wine Lovers’ Guide to

Australia

4:30 The Journal


6:00 Global Village


7:30 Insight

8:30 East West 101


10:00 Hot Docs

11:50 Movie: Electric Shadows

(PG)

1:35 Mao: A Life


Programs correct at time of printing but may change owing to unforeseen circumstancesCLASSIFICATIONS: G GeneralClassificationM MatureClassificationRecommendedforviewingbymatureaudiences.PG ParentalGuidanceRecommendedMA MatureAudienceNotsuitableforpeopleunder15yearsofage. AV AdultViolenceClassificationNotsuitableforpeopleunder15yearsofage.

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BLACKALL-TAMBO REGIONAL COUNCIL

LEASE OF AERODROME PADDOCKS

Tenders, endorsed "Lease of Aerodrome Paddocks", and closing with the undersigned at 4.30pm on Monday, 2 November, 2009 are invited for the lease for a two (2) year term of Aerodrome Paddocks ‘A’ and ‘B’ contained within Lot 2 on RP 619451, Parish of Blackall, County of Tambo.

Prospective tenderers are advised that the lease(s) will provide for the grazing of horses or sheep, and that tenders may be submitted for individual paddocks or for both. Where tenders are submitted for both paddocks, a tender price shall be given for each paddock. Council reserves the right to accept a tender for both paddocks or for individual paddocks.

Further particulars, including a copy of a map of the land, regarding the lease may be obtained from Mrs Donna Richardson, Commercial Services Officer during normal office hours.

PO Box 21 BLACKALL Q 4472 Fax (07) 4657 8855

K L TimmsCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Phone (07) 4621 6600

Blackall welcomes local flooring centre

Sam and Andrew Shale in their Blackall Flooring Centre which officially opens on Monday, October 19

Deputy Mayor Peter Skewes and Mayor Jan Ross both arrived back in Blackall this week on Q-Link’s last Wednesday flight service

This week the last Wednesday Q-Link flight service arrived into town, following the recent decision by the company to remove one of the three-weekly routes to Blackall due to lagging economic benefits from the route.

Blackall Tambo Regional Council Mayor Jan Ross flew to Brisbane earlier this week to meet with Minister for Transport Rachel Nolan, policy advisors from the Queensland Department of Transport, QANTAS representatives, Barcaldine Regional Council Mayor Rob Chandler and Weipa Town Authority Councillor Carrie Gay.

Cr Ross said that she was extremely disappointed with the outcome of the meeting, with both QANTAS and government advisors standing by their decision.

“In the midst of this economic crisis, why should we have to suffer?”

“I wanted them to reinstate the Wednesday flight service until it could be sorted out but there is just no flight subsidy coming from the government.”

Cr Ross will attend further meetings with Minister for Transport Rachel Nolan on November 2 to continue to push the urgency of the reinstating the Wednesday flight service into Blackall.

Mid-week Q-Link flights terminate

A main street shop front in Blackall will officially be open for business on Monday next week, thanks to Andrew and Sam Shale from Babindah, who have moved to Blackall and set up a flooring centre.

The Shales moved to Blackall in June with two of their five children, 3-year old Nicholas and 1-year old Sandra Ellen, to be closer to family members here.

For several months during the tourist season Sam operated the art gallery before the couple decided that a flooring centre was the way to go, providing the community with a fully-comprehensive service.

With the official opening of the flooring centre not until Monday, October 19, Andrew is pleased to have a booked-out schedule for three weeks already.

Andrew has 26 years in the flooring industry, and the centre will offer commercial and domestic flooring with carpet and vinyl materials.

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SUNDAYS 9.00amMinister: Rev Peter Aay

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Blackall ContactsGraham & Meryl Gibson

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Ladies FellowshipHeather Whitfield

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Thrift Shop: 9am – 12 noonTuesday, Friday & Saturday

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“Resilience Thinking” Simple Strategies for

Entrepreneurial Rural Women

Blackall Tuesday, October 27

Women living in rural communities can easily develop their business and life skills, and increase their confidence to create a secure future.

Presented by Denise Quinn, this workshop provides great information to help you:• develop long-lasting resilience strategies • ensure you achieve your goals• take your business to the next level

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www.RRRworkshop.com This project is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry under its Australia’s Farming Future initiative

The end of the junior rugby league season was marked with a successful presentation day, held on Sunday, October 4 with players, their families and invited guests enjoying an informal lunch.

All players were awarded with participation trophies and the club also presented each player with an embroidered bucket hat and rugby shorts.

The club had generous support from community businesses for the participation trophies. Each age group had a sponsor, with the under 6s supported by Peter Hannay, under 8s by Kerry and Elaine Spinks, under 10s by Guy’s Outback Workshop and the under 12s by Les and Christine Williams from the Blackall Coolibah Motel.

The most improved player in each age group was awarded a trophy donated by Greg and Jill Peck. Billy Banks was most improved in the under 6 team, Riley Hinds won most improved in the under 8s, the under 10’s most improved player was Sam Fletcher and Kevin Loveday won the under 12s.

Logan Hauff was awarded the Joel Birse Memorial Perpetual Trophy for 2009.

The under 12 trophies for 2009 were Braeden Carolan ‘Most Consistent Player’, Brodie Waine ‘Most Consistent Trainer’ and A J Hauff ‘Best and Fairest’.

The club is already looking forward to the 2010 season and hopes all the players return for another great year.

Peter Hauff, President

Joel Birse Memorial Trophy Logan Hauff presented by Joel’s mum Kylie and grandmother Judy

Coaches Todd Dehennin and Brent Gerber with the under 8s

The under 10 rugby league team with coaches Dwayne Kangan and Peter Hauff

Under 12s with their coaches Dan Burton and Mark McKay

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at ‘Northampton Downs’ before moving onto ‘Enniskillen’.

Destinations for the Melbourne Cup tour were chosen based on their response to the brief and adherence to suggested guidelines, including the event schedule, community involvement and demonstrated benefits to the local area.

During its visit to Tambo, the tour will participate in a range of community events including hobby horse races, a dignitaries steeplechase and morning tea at the Tambo State School, a luncheon hosted by the Tambo High Flyers and Senior Citizens with guest speaker and Melbourne Cup winning jockey John Marshall, afternoon tea in EE Parr Park hosted by BTRC mayor Jan Ross and wrapped up with a formal dinner at the Tambo Hall with auctions, a phantom race call, Melbourne Cup trivia and other events.

– Rowan Hunnam

2009 trophy winners: (l-r) AJ Hauff, Kevin Loveday, Braeden Carolan, Brodie Waine, Logan Hauff. Riley Hinds (front) and Billy Banks. Sam Fletcher (absent).

Junior Rugby League season comes to a closeBlackall Combined Agents

yarded 1660 head at their fat and store cattle sale on October 8.

The Westhill Trust ‘Westhill’ Blackall sold Santa bullocks to average 149 c/kg weighing 563 kg and topping at 149 c/kg.

Adams and Son ‘Darracourt’ Blackall sold Simbrah cows to top at 128 c/kg and weighed 645 kg.

Eastvale Pastoral Co ‘Dalmuir’ Hughenden sold 84 Santa/Brahman and Brahman cross milk-2 teeth feeder steers to a top of 165.2 c/kg weighing 422 kg or $697 per head to average 151.2c/kg weighing 398kg or $609/head.

Jason Howard ‘Hyde Park’ Jericho sold Steers to average 161 c/kg for 188 kg or $304 per head topping out at 166 c/kg for $327 per head.

The Patrick Grazing Co ‘The Patrick’ Barcaldine sold steers to average 168 c/kg and 192 kg returning $323 per head and topping out at 188 c/kg or $315 per head.

The next weaner and store sale is on October 29.

Blackall Market Report Melbourne Cup tour visits Tambo

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POSITIONS VACANT Traineeships and Apprenticeships

Blackall-Tambo Regional Council are seeking enthusiastic, highly motivated and committed people to join our workforce at the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council as Trainees or Apprentices. There are opportunities available in the following fields.

Administration Information Technology Diesel fitting Horticulture

For information on any of the above positions please contact Carroll Nugent – Human Resources Officer on 07 4621 6600 or email [email protected] or send your resume and a cover letter addressed- “Private and Confidential” Chief Executive Officer PO Box 136 TAMBO QLD 4478 Blackall-Tambo Regional Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Applications close Friday, 13 November 2009 by 4pm Ken Timms Chief Executive Officer

Tennis Annual General Meeting

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Youth activities gain good support in Blackall Tambo

Some of the big group of young people who turned up for the Spotlight game during the school holidays

Blackall Tambo Regional Council Youth Sports and Recreation Officer Lisa Goodman last week travelled to Cairns for the Local Governments Association Queensland Youth Conference.

The three-day networking conference was attended by 45 youth officers from around the state to share ideas on how to best support the youth.

Stemming from the youth conference, Ms Goodman’s main goal was to hold youth activities

in Blackall and Tambo every week for the remainder of the year.

This idea is well underway, with events alternated between the two towns each week.

During the September school holidays, a series of events were held for young people including a messy games night, spotlight and a dive-in movie.

Ms Goodman said that she was pleased with attendance at the events with more than 65 people attending the dive-in movie and

Dallas Kowald-Dawson has recently passed his four-year Certificate III in Diesel Fitting and is now a fully qualified Diesel Fitter.

more than 30 on both games nights.

“We’ve gone from having two or three kids show up to getting big crowds.”

“This is the start of something much bigger and better.”

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POSITIONS VACANT Blackall‐Tambo Regional Council are seeking enthusiastic, highly motivated and committed people to join our various work teams at the Blackall‐Tambo Regional Council.

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For information on any of the above positions please contact Carroll Nugent – Human Resources Officer on 07 4621 6600 or email [email protected] or send your resume and a cover letter addressed‐ “Private and Confidential” Chief Executive Officer PO Box 136 TAMBO QLD 4478 Blackall‐Tambo Regional Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Applications close Friday, 23rd October 2009 by 4pm

Ken Timms Chief Executive Officer

Blackall Tambo Regional Council Chief Executive Officer Ken Timms last week attended the Local Government Managers Australia Queensland Division conference where he assumed the position of President of the state body.

Mr Timms was presented with the prestigious President’s red jacket at the official dinner last Thursday night.

It is the first time the position has been given to a LGMA Queensland member west of the Great Dividing Range.

Mr Timms says that in gaining the position, he hopes that it inspires other people from the region and shows them that they too are capable of achieving high-flying positions.

“I am chuffed.”“My family, along with the

Blackall Tambo Regional Council, is fully supportive of my appointment.”

“I have a passion for the West and I remain 100% committed to this region and the Blackall Tambo Regional Council. I take

on this position with our Council logo plastered on me. I will promote the region wherever I go.”

Mr Timms has been a director on the board for 6 years, as well as Deputy President in 2008.

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Council CEO appointed LGMA President Fresh ideas pay off for Hospital Auxiliary

Blackall Tambo Regional Council CEO Ken Timms in Tambo with the President’s jacket

Record crowds enjoyed the Blackall Hospital Auxiliary’s annual Springtime Festival on Saturday night with 450 gate tickets sold and more than 500 people pouring through the gates.

With a new committee at the helm, the festival was moved from the hospital grounds in the daytime to an evening event in Banks Park. Auxiliary President Veronica Driver said that they could not believe the number of people that turned up to enjoy the revamped festival.

“It was absolutely packed – completely unexpected.”

“There really was an overwhelming show of community support and the atmosphere was fantastic.”

Many festival-goers said that the bold decision to move the festival could not have been a better one or more rewarded.

Organisers say that the fundraiser was hugely successful.

Money raised from the evening will go towards maintaining the

Mayor Jan Ross with Blackall Hospital Director of Nursing Frankie Calleja

From page 1: Ian Kinsey was pleased to be awarded Store of the Year for his 5 Star supermarket in Blackall

auxiliary house, purchasing medical equipment and upgrading and installing air-conditioning in the visitor’s waiting room at the Blackall Hospital.

The group, whose first major project was the inground swimming pool, started in 1968 as the Nurses Amenities Fund.

With the theme of ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’, recycled materials were incorporated into every aspect of the festival including a kid’s recycled package with information about recycling, a badge and recycled post cards.

Scott Parry won first prize in the raffle taking home a 6 x 4 Easy Trailer containing many gardening essentials. Second prize went to Glen Kowald with two nights accommodation in Maleny. Clem Campbell won a $200 fuel card as third prize. The lucky gate prize went to Kevin Harlow with a family pass to the Qantas Founders Museum and a guided tour of the 747 and 707 planes.

The boys duck

picture colouring competition was won by Slater Spinks and second place awarded to Billy Banks. In the girls Rachael Whysall won first place, and Brodie Peacock took second. Kolbe Duke was the boy’s teddy bear picture winner, followed by Emerson Parry. The girl’s competition was won by Kaitlin Burton and runner-up Xenobia Martin. The boy’s recycle picture competition was won by Harry Timms, followed by Jesse Miller. Charley Brown won the girl’s competition, and Sophie Negus placed second. Amy Mc Namara was the winner of the recycle poster, with Shannon Thomson in second. The Springtime Festival Poster for 2010 was won by Andrew Davison, with Katie Baillie awarded second place. Taylor Hauff created the best poster made entirely from recyclable materials.

The Hospital Auxiliary are grateful to all volunteers who donated, supported and worked on the evening.

Hospital Specialist DatesBlackall Hospital is holding another H1N1 Vaccination day on October 30. Call between 9am and 4pm on 4650 7700. ANTENATAL SHARED CARE AND POSTNATAL FOLLOW-UP CARE Call the Blackall Hospital on 4650 7700. AUDIOLOGIST Call Patti Smith, Longreach Hospital on 4658 4735. Dates: November 4-6. CHILD HEALTH AND ADULT/CHILD HEARING TESTS Date: October 20. COMMUNITY HEALTH - INDIGENOUS HEALTH, QIDDI AND SOCIAL WORKERS Contact Longreach Community Health Service on 4658 3344. CONTINENCE ADVISOR Call Jo Curtis on 4658 3622. DENTIST Call Blackall Hospital on 4650 7700 to register on a waiting list. DERMATOLOGIST Call the Black Stump Surgery on 4657 4677. EMOTIONAL & SOCIAL WELL BEING TEAM Contact Longreach RFDS on 4658 1928. ENT Contact Patti Smith, Longreach Hospital on 4658 4735. Dates: December 2-4. FOOT CARE CLINIC Dates: October 26-27, November 16-17. GASTROENTEROLOGIST Contact Patti Smith on 4658 4735. GYNAECOLOGIST and OBSTETRIC Date: November 2. OPHTHALMOLOGIST Date: October 23. OPTOMETRIST Call 1800 008 020 to arrange an appointment. Date: October 23. ORTHOPAEDICS Please contact the Longreach Hospital on 46 584 735 to make an appointment. OUTPATIENTS Make an appointment with the Blackall Hospital on 4650 7700 between 8-9am. MENTAL HEALTH NURSE Contact the Longreach Hospital on 4658 4700 to make an appointment with the Mental Health Team. Visits Blackall and Tambo weekly. PAEDIATRICIAN TEAM Contact Patti Smith at the Longreach Hospital for appointment on 4658 4735. PODIATRIST Contact Longreach Hospital on 4658 4700. PSYCHIATRIST Contact Longreach Hospital on 4658 4700. PSYCHOLOGIST Call Longreach RFDS on 4658 1928. PHYSIOTHERAPIST Contact Longreach on 4658 4700 or Barcaldine Hospital on 4650 4000. RELATIONSHIPS AUSTRALIA Phone 1300 364 277. RESPIRATORY PHYSICIAN Contact Patti Smith on 4658 4735. Dates: November 19-20. WELL WOMAN’S CLINIC DOCTOR Call the Blackall Hospital on 4650 7700. Dates: October 28-29. WELL WOMAN’S CLINIC NURSE Call Blackall Hospital on 4650 7700 to book an appointment if you are due for a pap smear. Dates: November 5.

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