Alyangula Area School‟s 3rd Annual Interna-tional Food Festival kicked off on Saturday 26th May with a host of tasty food and fun

events on offer.

Over 300 people from all over the community shared in the festivities which included a stage show of musical performances, a skipping demonstration from the „Rippa Skippas‟, a jumpy castle and of course, an array of deli-

cious delicacies to tantalise the tastebuds.

“The International Food Festival is a great opportunity to show case both the learning which is happening within our classrooms as well as to engage with the wider community,” said Alyangula School Principal, Joanne Jef-

ferson.

“Each classroom studied a different country, including the local cuisine. With the Olympic Games just around the corner and a number of

our students coming from different countries and cultures, the International Food Festival allowed for students to make a number of

connections to the wider community.”

The South African stall, run by the South

African community here on Groote Eylandt, was a crowd favourite. Their most popular item was fetcook, a fried bread pocket filled with minced meat. All money raised by this stall was donated to the school. The other popular food, which sold out quickly, was the

sushi at the Japanese stall.

The money raised from the festival goes to-wards upgrading the School‟s basketball court

surface and for new classroom resources.

Stalls were decorated with their countries‟ flags and students dressed in their theme cos-tumes. As night fell fairy lights provided a relaxing atmosphere for participants with

many people out enjoying the cooler weather.

“I would like to acknowledge the fantastic work that both the staff and families did to make this night a wonderful success,” said Joanne. “Many families contributed both their time, working on the stalls and during a work-ing bee to set the event up, as well as by cook-ing and donating food. This truly was a whole

school community event and all involved

should be congratulated.”

International Food Festival

Editorial 2

Township news 2

Police Beat 3

Photograph spread 4-5

Health and fitness 6

Golf Club News 8

Fishing & Outdoors 8

Classifieds 9

Pets 10

Puzzles 11

Sports 12

INS IDE THIS I SSUE:

Eylandt Echo Fortnightly news for the Groote Eylandt community proudly produced by GEMCO

June 6th 2012 Page 1

Preschool – America (hot dogs, mac & cheese, key lime pie)

Transition – France (frogs and jelly)

Year 1 – Australia (hamburgers and aussie deserts)

Year 2 – Mexico (tacos & burritos)

Year 3/4 – Greece (yiros)

Year 4/5 – England (sticky date pud-ding, muffins, tea/coffee/milo)

Year 5/6 – Italy (spaghetti, pizza, lasagne, ravioli, garlic bread etc plus deserts including tiramisu)

Middle School – Japan (sushi, beef and chicken curry, strawberry jelly desert)

The Menu:

Top: Flags fly high at the Food Festival. Above: A hungry participant enjoys the food on offer. Far left:

Viva la Mexico, a student in

Mexican style attire.

Above: Billy and Sanchia cook up a storm Left: A student gets into the Japa-

nese spirit in Sumo attire.

Right: Florace Johnstone in West Afri-can dress. A big thank you to Angurugu

School and Patty Washington for their photo-

graph submissions.

Township news

June 6th 2012 Page 2

Greetings Eylandters,

Welcome back to the Echo. This week we have a fantastic spread of photographs which were sent in during the Is-land Imagination Photography Competition. Check them out on page four and five. The final winner will be an-nounced in the next edition of the Echo.

Remember it is free of charge to advertise in the Eylandt Echo, so if you have a club, sporting event or local business you would like to promote, send any information and pic-tures through to the email address below. All submissions are welcomed. A big thank you to all our regular contribu-tors who help shape our community newspaper, it wouldn't be the same without your input.

Happy reading

Sarah Dixon

Contact us: Eylandt Echo

Phone: (08) 8987 4137

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The Eylandt Echo newsletter is produced each fortnight for the benefit of everyone on Groote Eylandt. The Eylandt Echo is spon-sored by GEMCO as a community service. The contributions and advertisements contained within the Eylandt Echo are not neces-sarily the views and opinions shared by either the Editor or GEMCO, but are presented for the community’s interest at large.

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Maintenance Requests All maintenance requests and Tenancy issues for houses, flats, commercial premises and pub-lic facilities are to be directed to the LJ Hooker Office. We then enter these requests into GSAP and direct the works to Township Maintenance. Occupants of the SRA‟s and barracks should direct all requests to ESS, GEBIE. There are four ways in which you can notify LJ Hooker of maintenance that is required at your home.

Come into our office and complete the main-tenance request form.

Download the maintenance request form on the LJ Hooker page of the GEMCO intranet, complete the details and fax to us on 8987-6499.

Send an email to: LJ_Hooker@BHPBilliton.com

For urgent and emergency maintenance re-quests during business hours 0800-1700 Mon-day to Friday please phone the office on 8987-6400

For after hours emergency maintenance requests and lock outs, contact Township Maintenance on 0451-826944.

For a list of what are classified as emergency

repairs under the NT Residential Tenancies Act, see page 20 of “A Guide to Renting in the Northern Territory”. For those who don‟t have a copy, please collect one from our office. Snakes There have been numerous snake sightings around town in the past few weeks. The GEMCO Snake Handlers are on call 24/7 and these are the only people you should call. Never attempt to capture or remove any snake from your home. If you have a snake in your home, call the Snake Handlers on 8987-4425, and keep an eye on the snake‟s location until the handlers arrive. Garden Refuse Collection GEMCO‟s Mine Services team provide free of charge, a garden refuse pick up service to the residents of Alyangula. To ensure that this ser-vice is performed as safely and efficiently as possible, residents are asked to follow the guidelines set out below: •Please ensure that garden refuse is placed at least three (3) metres from power poles, signs, fire hydrants, telecom/sewerage pits, trees, fences or any other obstructions.

•Avoid placing garden refuse under power

Quote of the week: “Don’t take life too seriously, you’ll never es-cape it alive anyway.”

~ unknown

Letter to the Editor: With thanks

lines.

•Please ensure garden refuse is placed on road verges only and not on roads or in gutters. •Please do not dispose of garden refuse at the rear of residences into the natural bush-land. This has the potential to spread weeds/plants that are not native to this area. •Garden refuse only will be picked up. Non garden waste is to be taken to the Tip by the tenant. •Do not place grass clippings or raked up leaves within garden refuse. This can be used as an ideal mulch for garden beds.

Garden refuse not placed in the correct position will not be picked up and there-fore be the responsibility of the residents

to remove.

I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to a few people regarding an incident that occurred on Sunday 6th May. My son had been riding his motorbike and he had an accident. I would firstly like to thank the kind man on a motorbike, who stopped and waited with my son. This man was kind enough to stop, when my son flagged him down and wait with him until the Emergency Services arrived. I would like to thank the man with the mobile phone who also stopped and made the important phone call to the Emergency Services. Sincere thanks to you both for your kindness and consideration; for stopping and waiting. I would like to thank the wonderful men from the Emergency Services, who attended the accident scene, for their caring consideration. The management of my sons injuries was carried out in an extremely gentle and professional way. I understand that this is standard procedure, but arriving on scene to find that, was a bit disconcerting. Thanks also needs to be extended to the staff at the Medical Centre here on Eylandt. Their professionalism and dedication was greatly appreciated. They organised for my son to be taken over to Darwin, to ensure that no really serious injury had been sustained. Thanks also needs to be extended to the Care Flight staff who attended that evening. Once again, professionalism was paramount, and their caring attitude was greatly appreciated. To all the people involved with the handling and management of the incident, many, many thanks. Thank you doesn't seem to seem to be a strong enough word to convey the appreciation that both my partner and I feel. I would like to let you all know, that Elijah is well and home. No broken bones or serious injury. He was certainly one lucky young man. On behalf of my partner, Blue and my son, Elijah, THANK YOU TO ONE AND ALL. It is comforting to know that there are so many caring and considerate people on Eylandt, who will stop and help, even if they don't know who you are. You were all wonderful, and I cannot express my appreciation to you all enough. Zoe

Police Beat: Groote Eylandt

June 6th 2012 Page 3

Left: New NT po-

lice uniforms set to

be rolled out in the

second week of

June.

National Walk Safely to School Day

Now in its thirteenth year, the National Walk Safely to School Day (WSTSD) initiative was

celebrated by Angurugu School on Friday 18th

May.

WSTSD promotes the vitally important mes-

sage: Active Kids are Healthy Kids. The event

encourages parents, carers and their children

to build regular walking to and from school into their daily routine, because children need

a minimum of 60 minutes, regular physical

activity per day.

It is a Community Event seeking to promote

Road Safety, Health, Public Transport and the

Environment.

New Police Uniform Please find below some images of our new NT Po-

lice uniform which we expect to be rolled out in the 2nd week of June 2012

(Groote Eylandt)

Liquor Management - Police have been receiving reports of people con-

suming liquor contrary to permit conditions. (Walking through residential

streets and conducting anti social behaviour.) Police are encouraging the

public to report any such breaches. Consumption and possession of liquor

contrary to permit conditions can result in prosecution, and fines of up to

11 penalty units ($13700) or six months imprisonment. (In addition to the

revocation of your liquor permit.) Police patrols will be increased in these

areas.

Road works - Public are reminded to abide by the speed restrictions and

traffic controls in place with ongoing road works. Police will continue to

monitor traffic through these areas. Please consider the safety of workers in

the area.

Traffic Offences - Police have received numerous reports of youth driving

vehicles unlicensed and in a disorderly manner in and around Umbakumba.

It is an offence to let an unlicensed person drive a motor vehicle. Police

can seize vehicles under anti-hooning legislation where people conduct burnouts or drag races. A recent conviction for a man that let his unli-

censed daughter drive a vehicle led to a $1200 fine. A traffic campaign at

Umbakumba led to a 21 male being summonsed to court for drive unli-

censed and failing to obey

direction of a police officer

and a 20 year old male was

summonsed for driving unli-

censed.

Above: Angurugu students on National Walk Safely to

School Day

June 6th 2012 Page 4

This week the Eylandt Echo is showcasing some of the great photographs

that were sent in from around the Eylandt during the Island Imagination Photography Competition. Enjoy what our Eylandt has to offer and check

out our next edition for the winning photograph!

Richard Tomlinson

Lorraine McCarthy

Patty Washington

Warren Herrick

Martina Ripeke

Alison Crombie

Jared Lipton

June 6th 2012 Page 5

Alison Crombie

Taryn Rose

Andrew Jones

Patty Washington

Kate Carr

Terry Crothers Sarah Marsh

Martina Ripeke

A big study for a small mammal

June 6th 2012 Page 6

Weekly health and fitness with Rachel Van Oosten Many of us have beliefs around the type of person we are. For example, we either believe we are organised or we are not organised. Which category are you? Our beliefs can work for us and drive us to take action, or hold us back. What about your beliefs about time? Do you believe that you just don‟t have enough time to get organised? We all have the same amount of time in the day, yet why is it that some of us can achieve more than others? One of the reasons could be that we allow ourselves to get distracted. Distrac-tions are all around us, excuses, obstacles, fad diets, success or setbacks of oth-ers. When thinking about time, a great principle to keep in mind is less is more!

I used to be distracted from staying on one course of action towards achieving my goals. I have in the past, been susceptible to the „shiny new thing syndrome‟,

looking for the next best thing that would help me to get where I want to go.

Over the past few weeks with the passing of my Mum and my Father-in-law, I have taken some forced time out – from my business, my studies and most other aspects of my life. Other than being there for my kids and my fam-ily, I focused on little else. What I noticed from this „time out‟ is that I was able to get clarity on how I was choosing to spend my time, and how I could spend my time differ-ently to live the life I have been dreaming of.

A key change that I have made since returning, is to re-connect with my goals and commit to a plan of action in line with my goals. My previous approach would have been to jump straight back in to doing, yet what I chose to do was to revisit my business & personal goals – my 12 month goals, 90 days, monthly and weekly goals. This has enabled me to see how I have been spending my time that does not directly align with my goals. I have been able to see how I have been spreading myself too thin, by taking action in many differ-ent directions, resulting in „half-finished tasks‟. Instead of this old approach, I have committed to a number of changes, including:

Focus on „less is more‟ and complete one task first before moving on to the next.

Plan my week in advance, including down time, knowing when it is time for me to switch off and have fun with my family and friends.

Starting my day like a champion. Eating breakfast upon waking to kick start my metabolism and then connecting with me and what I want through yoga, meditation, reading and writing.

Take action with the end in mind, being clear on my intention and how I am choosing to spend my time to ensure it is in line with my goals.

Turn knowledge into action – commit to action any new information or knowledge that I am gaining. Without action new knowledge is just noise!

What I am noticing already is that I am feeling a greater sense of calmness, inner peace and achievement, as I know I am taking actions that are congruent with the person that I want to be.

To achieve change, what do I needed to focus on first – my actions or belief in myself?

I needed to believe in me, just as you need to believe in you. Too often we sit around waiting for belief and self confidence to arrive using the lack of self confidence, motivation, belief or whatever else as the excuse for lack of success. What do you think happens? Do we take consistent action while we are sur-rounding ourselves with doubt and self-defeating thoughts? I don‟t think so!

So what could you do instead? Here‟s an idea: fake it till you make it! If your self-defeating thoughts are not getting you the results you are seeking, tell your-self the opposite until you believe it to be the truth. Examples of this could be “I am motivated and taking action to achieve my goals” or “I am getting fitter and healthier every day” or “I am bursting with energy and can‟t wait to start my day”.

Try it on and see how it works for you.

Ok, so now it is time to turn this knowledge into power, what are the three ac-tions you are ready to commit yourself to right now to assist you to achieve your health and fitness goals? What are you waiting for? It‟s time to start writing…

Warm regards,

Rachel Van Oosten Active Symmetry

Anatomy of a breath

Inhale: Your diaphragm goes down as air rushes into your lungs. The action of the diaphragm widens your rib cage and also pushes your abdominal contents downward and forward.

Exhale: Your diaphragm returns to its original posi-tion, your chest relaxes, and air is expelled from your lungs. Your abdomi-nal draws in and up when you breathe out.

Yoga & Breath Breathing correctly in yoga is one of the key principles behind a good practise. Many of the movements we make are linked with an inha-lation or an exhalation. Generally speaking, as we open the body we inhale and as we close the body, we exhale. Breathing is not something we always take the time to think about, but plays a very important part in our health and wellbeing. When we are stressed, we breath quickly into our upper chest and our blood pressure and heart rate increases. When we are relaxed, we take long, slow and even breaths, our heart rate slows and our blood pressure drops. Yoga can teach us how to control our breath and by doing this, helps us to control our emotional responses in life and remain calm and peaceful regardless of the situation..

Try: Sitting upright in a comfortable position or laying down. Take your focus to your abdominal region and completely relax the mus-cles of the belly. Being to count your in your inhalation for counts of 4 or 5, pause, then exhale for a count of 4 or 5. Focus the inhalation into expanding the ribcage and belly. On the exhalation, relax the belly button in toward the spine. Repeat for 20 breaths and sit still afterwards for several minutes, observing the how your body re-sponds.

“One worthwhile task carried to a successful con-clusion is worth half-a-hundred half-finished tasks.“ – Mal-colm S. Forbes

This week the Echo caught up with Rebecca Diete, a University of Queensland PHD student, recently arrived to study a very special and

unique creature who calls Groote

Eylandt home.

Echo: What are you here on Eylandt

to study?

Rebecca: The ecology and conser-

vation of the endangered northern hopping-mouse (listed under IUCN

Red List).

Echo: What makes such a tiny crea-

ture so special?

Rebecca: There are 10 species of hopping-mouse, five of which are

extinct. Out of those five remaining, the northern hopping-mouse is the only tropical one, all others are found in arid zones. No one has ever successfully developed a trapping method for the hopping-mouse as it just jumps right out of the normal pitfall style trap. We are adapting the trap, making it deeper and narrower so the mouse

can‟t escape. It is an exciting study.

Echo: Why is this little creature under threat?

Rebecca: The hopping-mouse falls under the category of a mammal in a critical weight range (35-550gr), who are most prone to extinc-tion. This is for a variety of reasons including habitat destruction and threat from intruder species. The northern hopping-mouse (Notomys aquilo) was actually first collected on Groote Eylandt in 1942 by Donald Thompson. The species was described in 1921 from

a specimen collected in Cape York, Queensland, but it has not been found there since. It also has an apparently patchy distribution on mainland Arnhem Land, but Groote Eylandt seems to have the most

secure population of the species.

Echo: This is a very small creature for a very big study!

Rebecca: It is but its also more than that. Groote Eylandt is very interesting place to do an ecological study like this because of its isolation. I guess I will be here for two years so it was a little about

the Island lifestyle also, I like the beach.

Echo: Thank you and all the best for your studies from all of us here

on Eylandt.

The time is now!

Festival time on Groote Eylandt

June 6th 2012 Page 7

It‟s time to celebrate Anindilyakwa culture on Groote Eylandt. Kick-

ing off on the 12th June in Milyakburra, the One People One Voice

Festival is a diverse and colourful event showcasing stories, songs and

dances as an expression of the unique culture of our Eylandt. Festival

activities will include short films, band performances, youth puppetry performances, traditional singing and dancing, competitions, spear

throwing, bush tucker and more.

“We‟d really like everyone to come along and get involved, including

Alyangula community, and enjoy what makes our culture great,” said

Serena Bara, Festival Coordinator. This is one event you can’t leave

off the calendar!

Organisers wish to thank all community members and organisations for

their whole hearted support and involvement. A big thank you also

goes to Katherine Aviation, Vincent Aviation and GEBIE for their kind

sponsorship.

Anindilyakwa: Ngarna arakba akumamurikajeyi-nama akwa akumangwudamajinama ngakwurri-langwa mangma mena ngarriwilyaba-ma-baba ngarna ngar-numamalya akwa awilyabama ayakwa ngarriyengbi-nama. Akwuwilyakajeyinama akamakinama alukwaja, ememba akwa alawudawarra, ngakwurr-langwu-wa wur-riyukwayuwa kajungwa aburraja karrilyingini-yada aburru-wa akwa karrakwuna-yada karrawebilyeni-yada aburri-langwa wurriyukwayuwa ambaka-murra -yada engbuda karrilyinigina-yada amindakakina nari-yada eyakwabijuma wurrakina wurriyukwayuwa.

English: Let us open our minds and help each other. We

are one people that speak one language, Anindilyakwa.

We teach dance, song and our dreamtime stories to our

children for them to hold on, to pass to our future genera-

tion keeping it strong for the future.

One people one voice

It’s final weigh-in time for the Great Groote Body Challengers and there are some awesome prizes up for grabs and a great night out coming up. Remember even if you didn't meet your personal goals, come along and weigh-in and support your community. Only those who complete the weigh-in are eligible for awards, you have to be in it to win it! The presentation night will be great fun with a yet-to-be-announced dress up theme, lots of games, prizes and some tasty food on offer. Don’t miss out! Prizes include:

Luxury accommodation at the Darwin Central Hotel

Deluxe suit with buffet breakfast at the Dugong Beach Resort

Sensational cash prizes

Fishing tackle

2 x $100 Retra Vision gift vouchers

Active Symmetry training gift voucher

The count down is on to

the final weigh-in!

Final weigh in at

the ASEC Hall

13th June 7-8am

or 7.15-8pm

Left: Angurugu School children get into the festival spirit at

the Dugong Beach Resort, creating these huge puppets for perform-ances during the

festival.

June 6th 2012 Page 8

Tidal stream predictions for Milner Bay

Milner bay

times and heights of high and low waters

The above information is sourced from the Bureau of Meterology and is available at www.bom.gov.au. It is advised to check any current National Weather Warnings at http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/index.shtml. The tide heights are in metres above Prediction Datum, red for low water and blue for high water. The times stated are Australian Central Standard Time (24 hour clock). Daylight Saving Time is not observed

Wednesday 6 Thursday 7 Friday 8 Saturday 9 Sunday 10 Monday 11 Tuesday 12

Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height

1116 1.83 1202 1.85 1247 1.81 1330 1.71 0008 0.46 0059 0.57 0146 0.67

2140 0.28 2228 0.29 2317 0.36 1410 1.57 1443 1.41 1505 1.25

Wednesday 13 Thursday 14 Friday 15 Saturday 16 Sunday 17 Monday 18 Tuesday 19

Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height

0206 0.76 0043 0.80 1117 1.23 1009 1.30 0941 1.39 0954 1.48 1021 1.54

1406 1.13 1116 1.18 2232 0.64 2306 0.60 1955 0.59 2009 0.52 2040 0.46

2154 0.73

Mens and Ladies Club Champions of 2012, Brent Woods and

Jeananne Woods.

AGC CLUB CHAMPS GRADE RESULTS

MENS A GRADE 0-12

1ST BRENT WOODS

RUNNER UP JAKE COCKLE MENS B GRADE 13-19

1ST TOM PETERSON

RUNNER UP JOHN LANGRELL

MENS C GRADE 20-36

1ST JUSTIN SCHREMMER

RUNNER UP MICK CHAPMAN

LADIES A GRADE 0-19

1ST JEANANNE WOODS

RUNNER UP CONNIE KAIPARA

LADIES B GRADE 20-26

1ST VIANETTA CHAPMAN

RUNNER UP SUSIE CULLEN

LADIES C GRADE 27-35

1ST KATRINA JACKSON

RUNNER UP GEN DONOHUE

LADIES D GRADE 36-45

1ST KIM MOREL

RUNNER UP BARB HOLLAND

The Alyangula Golf Club Championships were held over two consecutive

weekends of the 12th and 19th May after the completion of 72

holes. Over 34 participants joined in the fun to compete for the inaugural

title of Men‟s & Women‟s Club Champion for 2012. The final day con-

cluded with daily net prizes with a big congratulations going out to Brett and Jeananne Woods, the Men‟s and Ladies Champions. Trophies for all

Grade winners and runner up titles will be presented in October when we

hold the annual Golf Presentation night.

Alyangula Golf Club Championships Results

.

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CLASSIFIEDS

June 6th 2012 Page 9

ATTENTION READERS

We are now taking submissions for clas-

sifieds advertisements. It is free to post

an advertisement, so send in your text

and pictures by the 13th June to:

eylandtecho.gemco@bhpbilliton.com

June yoga class schedule:

Monday: 5.30-6.30pm Power yoga ASEC Hall.

Wednesday: 8-9.15am Out-door yoga on the oval. Bring a towel

Check it out on facebook for updates!

COMMUNITY

ANNOUNCEMTNS

FOR SALE

Oktoberfest is coming to Groote Eylandt this year! Ladies, if you are interested in getting a traditional Oktoberfest dress (DIRNDL) for the occasion, please give me a ring to discuss colours and sizes. I anticipate the complete set including blouse, dress, and apron to be roughly $40, possibly even less. Call Martina on 0424 526 532 or write me at

martina_ripcke@hotmail.com

Alyangula Preschool Is your child turning four

between 1st July and 22nd December 2012?

They are eligible to com-mence Preschool after their 4th birthday but will need to

attend Preschool for the whole of the 2013 school

year.

Please contact Alyangula Area School for enrol-ment forms or enquiries

on 89876366.

Our June calendar of

up and coming events

at the

Alyangula Golf Club,

Groote Eylandt.

June 6th 2012 Page 10

Hello dog owners of Groote Eylandt! I am Chris de Aboitiz, aka the surfing dog man. I am a dog whisperer and train dogs across Australia. I am passionate about showing people how to really understand their dogs and how to get the very best relationship they can with them. I have met and am inspired by the concepts of Cesar Milan, the famous dog whisperer from America. We have a pack of our own consisting of three dogs, Lani, Murf and Rama. I shall share our adven-tures together with you all in the coming weeks to help you better understand your own pack...

iour?

Would you come back? Try to remember to stay calm and if your dog is working you up by avoid-ing and running away, stand calmly and with a voice that will not scare the dog away, call him

back to you. Once he is back with you, don‟t scold him. Remember dog‟s live in the present moment and if he has been running away from you for 5 minutes, he won‟t understand why you‟re growl-ing at him now. Besides he just corrected his be-haviour and came back. So if you want your dog to stop avoiding you, remember not to get angry or frustrated, be calm. And the reward and correc-

tions will be much more affective when you are.

TIP OF THE WEEK: You can give your dog as

much love and affection as you want, AS LONG as it is on your terms. You invite the dog to cuddle on the couch then enjoy your cuddle! If the dog jumps up on the couch uninvited, send him to his

bed. It is a privilege. Not a right.

A conversation with a client recently went along the lines of this: “My dog runs away from me and won‟t come back when I call her.” I then ask: “Why is the dog running

away?” The client replies: “Oh she has usually done something naughty.” To which I reply: “Well she is avoiding you. What do you do when she runs away?” My client answered: “I usually have to chase her around the yard yell-ing at her and then I yell at her for running

away when I catch her.”

Has anyone else experienced this? Have you had to chase your dog around to catch him

because he is avoiding you?

When this happens, ask yourself what your

body language is saying. Are you tense, frus-trated or even angry? If you are the dog is going to avoid you 9 times out of 10. He doesn‟t want any part of your negative energy, and really why would he come back to angry, frustrated. yelling and possibly even an owner who is going to whack him one for his behav-

Previous answers:

June 6th 2012 Page 11

Sodoku Crossword

Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 block contain all of the digits 1-9. Good luck! Answers next week

Across 1. Plaid (6)

4. Inveigle (6)

9. Plane figure with straight sides (7)

10. Publish (5) 11. Creep (5)

12. Plant with prickly-edged leaves (7)

13. Schedule (6) 15. Despot (6)

18. Producing a sensation of touch (7)

20. Investigation (5) 22. Performed (5)

23. Gathered together in large

numbers (7)

24. Objective (6)

25. Formal proposal to buy (6)

Down 1. Subject (5)

2. Let go (7)

3. Investor in theatrical production

(5) 5. Nimbleness (7)

6. Beginning or early stages (5)

7. Best environment for a plant or animal (7)

8. Become one (5)

13. Draw in (7) 14. Diminish (7)

16. Kept away from (7)

17. Impart skills or knowledge (5)

19. Supply food ready to eat (5) 20. Provide evidence for (5)

21. Type of duck (5)Thanks to

www.puzzlechoice.com

June 6th 2012 Page 12

Please let us know your sports event and we will list it in the Echo. Send it in to eylandtecho.gemco@bhpbilliton.com

The Groote Gun Club is being resur-

rected and in past weeks expressions of

interest have been sought with astound-

ing results. A new committee has been

formed and the inevitable paper trail has begun to register the club and give

Groote Eylandt another sporting/

spectator interest.

One of the first items on the agenda was

to clean up the Club‟s shooting grounds, which was organised via a working bee

held during May.

The turn up was impressive with some 20

people pitching in to help in any way they could, mowing grass, pulling weeds,

picking up rubbish, all supplying their

own equipment to make the job happen.

Story and photos by Tippo Groote Gun Club Working Bee Goes Ballistic

The sausage sizzle afterwards encouraged

some conversation and ideas on what else we

could do in future working bees to enhance

the area even more.

“I‟ve been involved in a few sporting clubs

over the years and there is always many who

want to join and reap the benefits of the par-

ticular sport but I have never seen this much

enthusiasm from so many people willing to

do the dirty work, the hard work, that is gen-erally done behind the scenes week in week

out,” said Tippo.

“If this is any indication of things to come,

this club will certainly have an impact on the

social sporting calendar for Groote Eylandt.”

Once again, thank-you to all who attended on

Saturday. Top right: Trap area before the working bee

Below: After a great job has been done.

Team Win Loss Draw Forfeit For Against Points

Mad Grooters 5 1 1 0 35 15 15

Bryants 5 2 0 0 41 34 12

Frockers 3 3 1 0 19 33 11

Mudchooks 3 3 0 1 43 32 6

Yabbaz 4 2 0 1 21 16 4

Manga Rats 0 6 0 1 13 36 1

Touch footy ladder

Unfortunately due to leadership issues, one of this years teams, the Tigers, will

no longer be participating in the

2012AFL season. On a positive note

this has created an opportunity to form a new team with no specific community

attachment and a focus on youth devel-

opment. Five rounds of the competition have now been completed with only two

points separating the top three teams.

The as yet unnamed new team will com-

mence in Round Six.

Healthy Lifestyle AFL

Carnival In Juniors news, a Healthy Lifestyle AFL Carnival was held in Alyangula on

the 22nd May and over 80 boys and girls

from the 4 schools in the region partici-pated. The matches were played in

great spirit and provided a wonderful

opportunity for the students to mix and

compete with and against each other.

Tigers to end AFL season

The Groote Eylandt Mudchooks were one of two Australian teams competing in

the 14th Phuket international Rugby 10s held on the weekend of 25th May to 27th

May in Thailand. With teams from all over the world including Dubai, Hong

Kong, UK, South Africa and Japan the Chooks fought hard playing strong, Aus-

tralian rugby and putting Groote Eylandt on the map.

With harsh playing conditions due to torrential rain the Mudchooks were in their

element playing in ankle deep mud. The ever-so famous “chooka” was per-

formed for the world to see and is now a hit in Asia. This was the first time the

chooks have played 10s and are more comfortable playing it as more people can

take the field.

Our Aussie counter parts The Moorabbin Rams from Melbourne took out the cup

defeating the raining champions the South African Roosters in a nail biting final

5-0. Agreeing with the tournament organisers the Chooks have agreed to return

for the 15th Phuket International Rugby 10s in 2013.

This trip wouldn‟t be possible with out your help so we would like to thank the

Alyangula Golf Club and the Groote Eylandt community for sponsoring and tak-

ing part in fundraising events held by the team. If you would like to part of the

Chooks in any up-and-coming events you can be kept up to date on the web at

www.mudchooks.com or email Saia on saia.ahovelo@mudchooks.com

Mudchooks in the 14th

Phuket International

Rugby 10s in Thailand

The match wrap by Saia