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INDEPENDENT THE BARCOO Blackall Newspaper Group AGM Have your say about your community newspaper -- details page 2 Blackall’s own community newspaper April 18 2008 ISSN 1832-6129 RRP $2.00 Contact: [email protected] Sport on the Barcoo Page 20 - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, April 18 2008 -- by Sally Cripps Annette shops and wins at IGA Annette Kelly was last week presented with a voucher as the major winner in an IGA shopper rewards scheme and has won a holiday package valued at $5000. She won the prize by shopping with Blackall IGA and using her IGA Community Club card with purchases made at the store between September 2007 and February this year. Annette said she was “blown away and delighted” when told that she had won the prize. Good friends Margaret and Bluey Anderson said they had a few words for the person who rang Annette with the good news. “We wanted to ask what they’d done to our mate – she was lying on the floor!” Margaret said. “It’s a very well-deserved prize – Annette never stops.” Blackall IGA’s Tony Holloway said he and wife Naomi were thrilled to find out that a great customer of theirs had won a prize. Annette is one of 13 winners in the latest Lucky Buys major prize draw. Blackall-Tambo council holds first meeting continued on page 3 continued on page3 Saturday, April 12 saw the start of the regular season for the junior Magpies with a trip to Barcaldine to contest the under 7s, 8s, 10s, 12s, and 14s. Under 7s coach Brent Gerber managed to give all 20 players who turned up for the contest a good run in the three 10 minute periods, this in itself a feat on its own. The under 7s skill level and organisation on the field is improving with every game, a tribute to Brent and his training helpers. The 8s continue to play well, with special mention going to Will Alexander for his great improvement both in defence and attack and also to Quinne Carolan for opening her try scoring for the year with a trifecta. The under 10s and 12s followed up their strong games from a fortnight ago in Ilfracombe with similar performances. With the under 12s being a few players short, AJ Hauff, Wilson Sprague, Peter Blucher and Andrew Davison put in a great effort and played both games. The under 14s rounded off the day with the bare minimum of 13 taking to the paddock. A few lapses in concentration along with a lack of match fitness early in the season saw them go down to a strong Barcaldine side 24-18. All in all it was a great day for the Magpies, enjoyed by players and supporters alike. Parents made a special effort to get children to the game during the school holidays. The next game will be the weekend of April 26 against Longreach in Blackall. It is hoped to see all Magpie supporters at the game. -- by Peter Hauff Great start to Junior Magpies regular season Sunday April 13 saw Ross Browning prove too good for Greg MacNamara in A singles at the Blackall Bowls Club, winning 31- 10. In handicap singles Alf Cameron and Tex Hayward had a good game, being 14-all after 14 ends but Alf appeared to tire a bit after that, enabling Tex to go on and win 31-19. Sets of Nine saw Gary Whitfield look in control, winning the first set 8-3, but Ron Robinson played some very good bowls to win the nest two sets 11-2 and 8-3. Social play saw the team of Don Daly, John Bowyer and Rob Doyle lucky to escape with a 16-all draw against Dally Holden, visitor Ken and Julie Blucher. Some very good games were held on Sunday April 6, with the best being in handicap singles between the two Johns, Bowyer and Carter. Bowyer got a flying start, leading 11-0 after seven ends, but Carter made a great comeback to be down 23-21 after 28 ends. It was end for end to be 29-29 after 36 ends then 30-30 with Bowyer getting one shot to win 31-30. In another handicap singles game Lou Kelly was in good form to beat Woody 33-13. Gumby Chapman and Rob Hayward had a very good game in A singles, lasting 40 ends with Rob finally winning 31-27. In B singles Don Daly appeared to be having problems with his new bowls, being down 21-3 after 14 ends, improving slightly to go down 31-10. Sets of Nine ends saw Dally Holden win the first 10-4 but Roy Black reversed that, winning the second set 10-4. Dally then managed to get a big lead in the third set, winning 10-7. Playing bowls next week will be: Sets of Nine Ends – R Browning v C Pfingst, spotter G MacNamara; L Kelly v Woody, spotter J Blucher; B singles – D Holden v M Gray, spotter T Hayward; handicap singles – M Pfingst v M Chapman, spotter R Robinson. -- by Dally Holden A nine a side game of cricket was organised for the latest match of the cricket season, held at the Country Cricket Club on Sunday, April 6. The Country Cricket Club batted first, making 115 runs but the Blackall Junior Cricket made a few more, finishing with 128 runs. Best batsmen for Country Cricket Club were Macca (25 runs) and Johnno (18 runs); and best batsmen for Blackall Junior Cricket were Hamish Heard (29 runs) and Steven Bird (20 runs). Best bowlers for Blackall Junior Cricket were AJ Casey with 4-15 and Dwayne Kangan with 2-11, while the best bowlers for Country Cricket Club were Macca on 2-14, and Dave with 2-22. Special mention must be made of Bill Alexander who took four outstanding catches during the game. Players were grateful to Country Cricket Club captain Donald Isaac for the barbecue lunch and after- match entertainment. -- by Cindy-Lee Harvey Close contest on the green Junior cricketers win 9 a side Under 7s in attack in Barcaldine against the Sand Goannas Around 20 people attended the public Declaration of Office of the four councillors and mayor of the inaugural Blackall- Tambo Regional Council held on Wednesday, April 9. Following the swearing in ceremony the new council got down to business, electing Peter Skewes as deputy mayor. Meeting dates and times were agreed on, with the council deciding to conduct meetings in both Tambo and Blackall, on Wednesdays. The first general meeting will be held in Tambo on April 23, followed by one in Blackall on May 14. All councillors belong to a new works and finance committee which will meet quarterly, the first being in Blackall on June 25. The October works and finance meeting is scheduled to be held at the Scrubby Creek recreation club, which was a yearly feature of the former Tambo Shire Council calendar. Cr Skewes said alternating meetings was a good idea as it would be good for councillors to familiarise themselves with the different towns. “I know very little about Tambo’s roads or infrastructure,” he said. Membership of committees was also decided. While mayor Jan Ross is an ex officio member of all committees, council appointed her and the CEO as directors of the Remote Area Planning and Development Board, and as the council’s representatives on the Outback Regional Roads Group. Cr Ross will also represent council on the Central West Regional Planning Advisory Committee, and has taken a position on council’s Rural Lands Working Group along with Cr Sally Cripps. Cr Cripps will also take part in Blackall’s Wild Dog advisory committee, council’s Tourism Development committee, its Cultural Development advisory committee, and RADF matters. The Blackall Saleyards advisory committee will be the responsibility of Cr Grahame Schluter, who has also taken on the Workplace Health and Safety committee and the Community Housing committee. Cr Graham Jarvis will belong to the latter committee as well, along with the Tambo Racecourse management committee, and the WORC Scheme community advisory committee in conjunction

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INDEPENDENTTHE BARCOO

Blackall Newspaper Group AGM Have your say about your community newspaper -- details page 2

Blackall’s own community newspaperApril 18 2008 ISSN 1832-6129 RRP $2.00 Contact: [email protected]

Sport on the Barcoo

Page 20 - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, April 18 2008

-- by Sally Cripps

Annette shops and wins at IGA

Annette Kelly was last week presented with a voucher as the major winner in an IGA shopper rewards scheme and has won a holiday package valued at $5000.

She won the prize by shopping with Blackall IGA and using her IGA Community Club card with purchases made at the store between September 2007 and February this year.

Annette said she was “blown away and delighted” when told that she had won the prize.

Good friends Margaret and Bluey Anderson said they had a few words for the person who rang Annette with the good news.

“We wanted to ask what they’d done to our mate – she was lying on the floor!” Margaret said.

“It’s a very well-deserved prize – Annette never stops.”

Blackall IGA’s Tony Holloway said he and wife Naomi were thrilled to find out that a great customer of theirs had won a prize.

Annette is one of 13 winners in the latest Lucky Buys major prize draw.

Blackall-Tambo council holds first meeting

continued on page 3 continued on page3

Saturday, April 12 saw the start of the regular season for the junior Magpies with a trip to Barcaldine to contest the under 7s, 8s, 10s, 12s, and 14s.

Under 7s coach Brent Gerber managed to give all 20 players who turned up for the contest a good run in the three 10 minute periods, this in itself a feat on its own.

The under 7s skill level and organisation on the field is improving with every game, a tribute to Brent and his training helpers.

The 8s continue to play well, with special mention going to Will Alexander for his great improvement both in defence and attack and also to Quinne Carolan for opening her try scoring for the

year with a trifecta.The under 10s and 12s followed

up their strong games from a fortnight ago in Ilfracombe with similar performances.

With the under 12s being a few players short, AJ Hauff, Wilson Sprague, Peter Blucher and Andrew Davison put in a great effort and played both games.

The under 14s rounded off the day with the bare minimum of 13 taking to the paddock.

A few lapses in concentration along with a lack of match fitness early in the season saw them go down to a strong Barcaldine side 24-18.

All in all it was a great day for the Magpies, enjoyed by players and supporters alike.

Parents made a special effort to

get children to the game during the school holidays.

The next game will be the weekend of April 26 against Longreach in Blackall.

It is hoped to see all Magpie supporters at the game.

-- by Peter Hauff

Great start to Junior Magpies regular season

Sunday April 13 saw Ross Browning prove too good for Greg MacNamara in A singles at the Blackall Bowls Club, winning 31-10.

In handicap singles Alf Cameron and Tex Hayward had a good game, being 14-all after 14 ends but Alf appeared to tire a bit after that, enabling Tex to go on and win 31-19.

Sets of Nine saw Gary Whitfield look in control, winning the first set 8-3, but Ron Robinson played some very good bowls to win the nest two sets 11-2 and 8-3.

Social play saw the team of Don Daly, John Bowyer and Rob Doyle lucky to escape with a 16-all draw against Dally Holden, visitor Ken and Julie Blucher.

Some very good games were held on Sunday April 6, with the best being in handicap singles between the two Johns, Bowyer and Carter.

Bowyer got a flying start, leading 11-0 after seven ends, but Carter made a great comeback to be down 23-21 after 28 ends.

It was end for end to be 29-29 after 36 ends then 30-30 with

Bowyer getting one shot to win 31-30.

In another handicap singles game Lou Kelly was in good form to beat Woody 33-13.

Gumby Chapman and Rob Hayward had a very good game in A singles, lasting 40 ends with Rob finally winning 31-27.

In B singles Don Daly appeared to be having problems with his new bowls, being down 21-3 after 14 ends, improving slightly to go down 31-10.

Sets of Nine ends saw Dally Holden win the first 10-4 but Roy Black reversed that, winning the second set 10-4. Dally then managed to get a big lead in the third set, winning 10-7.

Playing bowls next week will be: Sets of Nine Ends – R Browning v C Pfingst, spotter G MacNamara; L Kelly v Woody, spotter J Blucher; B singles – D Holden v M Gray, spotter T Hayward; handicap singles – M Pfingst v M Chapman, spotter R Robinson.

-- by Dally Holden

A nine a side game of cricket was organised for the latest match of the cricket season, held at the Country Cricket Club on Sunday, April 6.

The Country Cricket Club batted first, making 115 runs but the Blackall Junior Cricket made a few more, finishing with 128 runs.

Best batsmen for Country Cricket Club were Macca (25 runs) and Johnno (18 runs); and best batsmen for Blackall Junior Cricket were Hamish Heard (29 runs) and Steven Bird (20 runs).

Best bowlers for Blackall Junior Cricket were AJ Casey with 4-15 and Dwayne Kangan with 2-11, while the best bowlers for Country Cricket Club were Macca on 2-14, and Dave with 2-22.

Special mention must be made of Bill Alexander who took four outstanding catches during the game.

Players were grateful to Country Cricket Club captain Donald Isaac for the barbecue lunch and after-match entertainment.

-- by Cindy-Lee Harvey

Close contest on the green Junior cricketers win 9 a side

U nder 7s in a ttack in B arca ld ine aga inst the S and G oannas

Around 20 people attended the public Declaration of Office of the four councillors and mayor of the inaugural Blackall-Tambo Regional Council held on Wednesday, April 9.

Following the swearing in ceremony the new council got down to business, electing Peter Skewes as deputy mayor.

Meeting dates and times were agreed on, with the council deciding to conduct meetings in both Tambo and Blackall, on Wednesdays.

The first general meeting will be held in Tambo on April 23, followed by one in Blackall on May 14.

All councillors belong to a new works and finance committee which will meet quarterly, the first being in Blackall on June 25.

The October works and finance meeting is scheduled to be held at the Scrubby Creek recreation club, which was a yearly feature of the former Tambo Shire Council calendar.

Cr Skewes said alternating meetings was a good idea as it would be good for councillors to familiarise themselves with the different towns.

“I know very little about Tambo’s

roads or infrastructure,” he said.Membership of committees was

also decided. While mayor Jan Ross is an ex officio member of all committees, council appointed her and the CEO as directors of the Remote Area Planning and Development Board, and as the council’s representatives on the Outback Regional Roads Group.

Cr Ross will also represent council on the Central West Regional Planning Advisory Committee, and has taken a position on council’s Rural Lands Working Group along with Cr Sally Cripps.

Cr Cripps will also take part in Blackall’s Wild Dog advisory committee, council’s Tourism Development committee, its Cultural Development advisory committee, and RADF matters.

The Blackall Saleyards advisory committee will be the responsibility of Cr Grahame Schluter, who has also taken on the Workplace Health and Safety committee and the Community Housing committee.

Cr Graham Jarvis will belong to the latter committee as well, along with the Tambo Racecourse management committee, and the WORC Scheme community advisory committee in conjunction

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide April 27 - May 3ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Wednesday A

pril 30

4:30 Parkinson5:30 The Lion Man6:00 Children’s Shows11:00 Fact Of Fiction12:00 Midday Report12:30 National Press Club Address1:30 Talking Heads2:00 The Bill3:00 Children’s Shows6:00 Travel Oz6:30 The Cook And The Chef7:00 ABC News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 The New Inventors8:30 Spicks & Specks9:00 The IT Crowd 9:30 The Armstrong And Miller Show10:00 At The Movies10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Murphy’s Law12:30 Rewind1:20 Movie: Fort Apache (G,1948,R)3:25 National Press Club Address

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:00 Raggs11:30 News12:00 Movie: Mystery Woman: In The Shadows (M,2007)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercial4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home & Away7:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue8:00 The Real Seachange8:30 Movie: Raiders Of The Lost Ark (M,1981,R)11:00 Seconds From Disaster12:00 Family Plots12:30 Young Ramsay1:30 Kiwifruit2:00 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today

5.30 Creflo 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne11:00 News11:30 Hi-512.00 Movie: It Could Happen To You (Pg,R)2.00 Racing: Oaks Day4.00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Bargain Hunt 5:30 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men7:30 My Kid’s A Star8:30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive9:30 Canal Road10:30 Sensing Murder11:30 Nightline12:00 Home Shopping12:30 Water Rats

4:30 UEFA Champions League Live Match 6:5 Overseas News2:30 Tales From A Suitcase 3:00 If Only3:30 Give Me A Break4:00 Business Report4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Living Black6:30 News 7:30 Food Safari8:00 Policing The Pacific8:30 Dateline9:30 News 10:00 Newstopia10:30 Movie: The Eye 2 12:10 Movie: Feathers In My Head

Thursday May 1

4:30 Parkinson5:30 The Lion Man6:00 Children’s Shows11:05 Battleplan12:00 Midday Report12:30 Pie In The Sky1:30 Collectors2:00 The Bill3:00 Children’s Shows6:05 Grand Designs7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 Catalyst8:30 The State Within9:35 Franklin’s Lost Expedition10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:35 Live At The Basement12:25 Movie: Men Are Not Gods 1:45 Movie: Forget Me Not (1937)3:00 Schools Spectacular Reunion3:55 Croc Country

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:00 Raggs11:30 News12:00 Movie: The End Of Eden (M,1996,R)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercial4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal Or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home & Away7:30 That 70’s Show8:00 How I Met Your Mother8:30 Ghost Whisperer9:30 Lost10:30 Family Guy11:00 American Dad11:30 Stargate Atlantis12:30 Marshall Law1:30 Room For Improvement2:00 Infomercial

5:30 Creflo 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne11:00 News11:30 Fresh Cooking With AWW12.00 Movie: The Company (Pg,2003)2.00 Days Of Our Lives3.00 Entertainment Tonight3.30 Hi-54.00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Bargain Hunt 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men 7:30 Getaway8:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares9.30 The Footy Show11:00 Nightline 11:30 The Footy Show Late1:30 Home Shopping

4:30 UEFA Champions League Match 6:55 Overseas News2:30 Dateline3:30 The Lost Gods4.00 Business Report4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Global Village 6:30 News 7.40 Stockinger8:30 Unit One9:35 News 10:05 The Movie Show 10:15 UEFA Champions League Hour11:15 Movie: Honolulu12:50 Movie: Terkel In Trouble

Friday May 2

4:30 Parkinson5:30 The Lion Man6:00 Children’s Shows11:00 Bears: Spy In The Woods12:00 Midday Report12:30 Bleak House1:30 Spicks & Specks2:00 How The Hell Did We Get Here?3:00 Children’s Shows6:00 Message Stick6:30 Can We Help?7:00 News7:30 Stateline 8:00 Collectors8:30 Midsomer Murders 10:05 Grumpy Old Men10:35 Lateline11:25 The Catherine Tate Show11:55 triple j tv12:25 Good Game12:55 rage (M)

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:00 Raggs11:30 News12:00 Movie: Charge Of The Light Brigade (M,1968,R)3:00 Infomercial4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal Or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home & Away7:30 Better Homes & Gardens8:30 AFL: West Coast v Carlton11:30 News12:00 Movie: Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind (MA)2:00 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today

5.30 Creflo 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne11:00 News11:30 Fresh Cooking With AWW12.00 Movie: Blow Dry (M,2001,R)2:00 Days Of Our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Hi-54:00 The Shak4:30 News 5:00 Bargain Hunt5:30 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News6:30 Footprints7:00 Two And A Half Men7:30 NRL: City v Country10:00 TBA12:00 Nightline12:30 The Alice1:30 Home Shopping

4:30 UEFA Champions League Match 6:55 Overseas News1:30 Insight2:30 Overseas News3:30 Living Black4.00 Business Report4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Global Village 6:30 News 7:30 Louis XVII: Unsolved Enigma8:30 As It Happened: Deadly Battles of World War 19:30 News10:00 Turn Me On: The History Of The Vibrator10.20 Movie: Ferpect Crime 12:10 Movie: Beyond Our Ken

Saturday May 3

5:00 rage8:00 rage: Guest Programmer9:00 Triple j tv With The Doctor 10:00 jtv Live: The Go-Betweens Tribute11:00 Totally Frank11:30 The Cook & The Chef12:00 Stateline 12:30 Australian Story1:00 Foreign Correspondent1:30 Can We Help?2:00 RL: 20084:00 Movie: Guns Of Hate (Pg,1948,R)5:00 Bowls: Australian Open 20086:00 My Family6:30 Gardening Australia7:00 News 7:30 Doc Martin8:25 News8:30 The Bill10:05 News10:05 Spooks (M*,R) 11:00 Like Father, Like Son (M*,R)12:10 rage (M)

5:00 Children’s Shows12:00 Eclipse1:00 V8 Xtra1:30 Seven’s Motorsport2:00 AFL: Hawthorn v Colling-wood5:00 Creek To Coast5:30 Hook Line Sinker6:00 News6:30 That 70’s Show (R)7:00 AFL: Richmond v St Kilda10:30 Michael Palin’s New Europe11:45 Born To Kill12:45 Movie: Anybody’s Night-mare (M,2001,R)2:45 White Fury: The Untamed Tibet3:45 It Is Written4:15 Home Shopping5:00 Dateline NBC

5:00 Popoff Ministries5:30 Christian City TV 6:00 Children’s Shows 11:30 Surfari12:00 Malcolm In The Middle12.30 Discover Downunder1:00 Racing: Sydney Cup4:30 Talk To The Animals5:00 Garden Gurus5:30 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show7:30 TBA9:40 NBL: Wests Tigers v Bris-bane Broncos11:50 Movie: Kalifornia (AV,1993,R)2.00 Home Shopping

5:20 Overseas News 1:00 A Village Romeo And Juliet3:00 The Red Baton4:00 Claudio Capotondi: Sculptor4:30 Newshour 5:30 Mythbusters 6:30 News 7:30 Top Gear 8:35 Big Love9:35 RocKwiz10:15 Movie: Thirty-Five Something12:10 SOS..Shorts On Screen1:10 Newstopia1:40 Insiders Guide To Happiness

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DATE CLAIMERSAPRIL19 “Spicks & Specks” Kindy Quiz Night20 CWA stalls day23 Blackall-Tambo council meeting24 Cattle sale25 Anzac Day26 Junior Magpies v Longreach29 Blackall Newspaper Group AGMMAY1 Landmark Beef Show and Sale3 Woolscour bush dinner and tour3 Show triathlon4 Blackall show7 Woolscour night dinner and tour8 Cattle sale

10 Girl Guides Mothers Day cent sale10/11 Youth art mural10 Kindy Quick Shear12-23 Heartland Festival poet in residence14 Woolscour night dinner and tour15 Cattle sale16 Up The Garden Path workshop16 Woolscour open mike night16-18 Black Stump campdraft17 SpeakOut Drop In workshops17/18 Poetry workshop17/18 Wool felt hat making workshop20-23 Resin art workshop20-23 Wool history display21 Woolscour night dinner and tour22 Cattle sale

23 Heartland Festival celebration dinner 24 Woolscour celebration/ bush dinner24/25 Gillespie Open Garden24-28 Painting workshop25-29 Quilting workshop28 Woolscour night dinner and tour29 Cattle sale29/30 Knitting workshop30 Heartland Festival Art Show opening31 Art show31 Matilda Highway race meeting31 In The Bin film nightJUNE4 Woolscour night dinner and tour5 Cattle sale7 Woolscour bush dinner and tour11 Woolscour night dinner and tour12 Cattle sale

This is my first “From the Mayor’s Desk” column for the Barcoo Independent. I firmly believe that communication will be of paramount importance as the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council gets under way.

On March 27 I attended the Premier’s Summit of newly elected mayors in Brisbane, where personal integrity, accountability and transparency as well as responsibility were high on the list of priorities.

Our very first council meeting was of a statutory nature but nonetheless historical, where the councillors were inducted in the presence of their family and friends.

I owe an apology to the many members as well as their families and friends, of the Blackall Swimming Club as I endeavoured to make sure that a message of congratulations to all those swimmers who have participated throughout the season was ready to be read on their Award Night. I believe it must be out there in cyberspace as I write this.

It was a pleasant surprise to call in on the SpeakOut team as they held their various workshops over the past week. While the uptake rate was fewer than it could be I am sure the participants would have benefited greatly from the one-on-one tuition available. No doubt there will be far more students taking advantage of this unique opportunity in the future.

It is great to see the main street centre lawns looking so well manicured and so green, a tribute to the efforts of the Blackall gardening team.

Our next general council meeting will be held in Tambo on the 23rd of April.

Jan Ross

FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK

A fundra is ing ra ffle is underw ay a t the B lacka ll M em oria l & S ports C lub fo r John Turner fo llow ing the devasta ting loss o f h is be long ings in a house fire in B lacka ll las t w eek. The Th is tle S tree t hom e w as destroyed by fire just a fte r 11am on W ednesday, A pril 9 . P o lice sergeant K evin O ngheen sa id the fire w as due to acc iden ta l causes and there w ere no susp ic ious c ircum stances. The F ire B rigade w as ca lled to the scene w hen the fire w as no ticed bu t firefighters w ere unab le to save the tim ber dw e lling .

Blackall Newspaper Group AGM

Support your local newspaper! Have an idea to keep it running! Then come and along and share

ideas at the Blackall Memorial & Sports Club,

5pm, Tuesday April 29. Apologies to Sally Cripps - 4657 5955.

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with Cr Skewes.Cr Skewes is a member of the Enterprise

Bargaining Agreement committee and will chair the Local Disaster Management Group.

Remuneration scales were also set, with council agreeing to a base rate plus a meeting fee.

Keeping within the category recommendations set by the Local Government Remuneration Tribunal, the base rate for the mayor will be $50 000 or 39.51 per cent of a Queensland MP’s salary, while the deputy mayor will receive a base amount of $19 000 (15.02 per cent of MP salary) and councillors will be paid a base rate of $13 000 (10.28 per cent of MP salary).

Blackall-Tambo Regional Council has been determined as a category 1 council, or the lowest pay scale.

These amounts are indexed to MP salaries as the tribunal has recommended that councillor salaries increase at the same time as politicians’ salaries, on July 1 each year.

The meeting fee was set at $350 per meeting, with 16 ordinary or works and finance meetings scheduled for a 12 month period.

An amalgamation loading, designed to reflect the additional workload expected to be managed by councillors, will also be paid on a decreasing scale for the next four years.

For the first period, from March 15 2008 to June 2009, the mayor will receive $5060, the deputy mayor $2210 and councillors $1580.

Councillors will be reimbursed for private vehicle usage for attendance at council meetings and committee meetings.

Resolutions were also passed to have a telephone installed at mayor Ross’s residence for council

business, and for Cr Ross to have the use of a council fleet vehicle for council purposes.

Cr Skewes said setting pay scales was not just about the current councillors’ remuneration.

“People have got to feel they are able to afford to be a councillor,” he said.

Local Government Minister Warren Pitt said the level of reimbursement for local councillors was a matter for individual councils to determine within prescribed guidelines. “While it is not mandatory, council can determine to reimburse councillors for such things as their travel to and from council meetings, or approve use of a council vehicle for this purpose,” Mr Pitt said. Mr Pitt said councils should consider community expectations when developing their expenses reimbursement policies and approving other entitlements for councillors. A copy of the guidelines applying to expenses and facilities is available online at www.localgovernment.qld.gov.au

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide April 27 - May 3ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Sunday April 27

5:00 rage6:30 Children’s Shows9:00 Insiders10:00 Inside Business10:30 Offsiders11:00 Asia Pacific Focus11:30 Songs Of Praise12:00 Landline1:00 Gardening Australia1:30 Message Stick2:00 The War 3:00 Raising Valhalla3:50 Stone Upon Stone Upon Stone4:00 Art Safari4:30 Discovery With Richard Gill And The Sydney Symphony5:00 Sunday Arts6:00 At The Movies6:30 The Einstein Factor7:00 News 7:30 Robin Hood8:15 Creature Comforts8:25 News8:30 East Of Everything 9:25 Compass9:55 Margot10:55 The Nightingale11:45 Inside Australia12:35 Movie: Day Of The Triffids 2:10 Movie: Invaders From Mars 3:25 Their Spirit Still Shines

6:00 Choices6:30 Children’s Shows7:30 Weekend Sunrise10:00 The Great Outdoors11:00 Infomercial12:00 Australia’s Deadliest Destinations1:00 AFL: Brisbane Lions v Melbourne4:00 According To Jim4:30 Destination New Zealand5:00 Mercurio’s Menu5:30 Great South East6:00 News6:30 Gladiators7:30 Police Files Unlocked8:00 My Name Is Earl8:30 Grey’s Anatomy9:30 Brothers & Sisters10:30 Suburban Secrets11:00 The First 4812:00 AFL: Kangaroos v Sydney 3:00 Home Shopping4:00 NBC Today5:00 NBC Meet The Press

5:00 Popoff Ministries5:30 Rise and Shine 6:00 Children’s Programs 7:30 Sunday9:30 Wide World Of Sports11:00 The Sunday Footy Show12:00 Sunday Roast1:00 The Car Show1:30 Speed Machine2.00 Everwood3:00 Gilmore Girls4:00 NRL: Sharks v Wests Tigers6:00 News 6:30 Animal Emergency7:00 RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service7:30 60 Minutes8:30 CSI9:30 Without A Trace10:30 Crime Investigation Australia11:45 Movie: Red Planet (M,2001)1:45 Home Shopping

6:55 Overseas News 11:00 From Mozart To Morrison11:30 FIVB World Tour Beach Volleyball12:00 32nd Marathon De Paris 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Euro 2008 Magazine3:30 UEFA Champions League 2007/2008 Magazine4:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature5:00 The World Game 6:00 Thalassa 6:30 News 7:30 Lost Worlds: Life Under Napoleon8:30 The Hawking Paradox9:30 Movie: The Airlift11:15 City Of Men11:50 Cocaine12:45 The Storm Rages Twice

Monday A

pril 28

4:30 Parkinson5:30 The Lion Man6:00 Children’s Shows11:00 Landline12:00 Midday Report12:30 Pilot Guides1:30 The Cook & The Chef2:00 The Bill3:00 Children’s Shows6:00 Landline Extra6:30 Talking Heads7:00 ABC News 7:30 The 7:30 Report8:00 Australian Story8:30 Four Corners9:20 Media Watch9:35 Enough Rope With Andrew Denton10:35 Lateline11:10 Lateline Business11:35 Sex Bomb12:25 Movie: Death Drums Along The River (1962)1:15 Movie: Lydia (1941) 3:25 Bowls World Championships 2008

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:00 Raggs11:30 News12:00 Movie: While I Was Gone (M,R)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercial4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home & Away7:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line8:00 SCU: Serious Crash Unit8:30 Desperate Housewives9:30 Dirty Sexy Money10:30 Millionaire Makers11:30 3D Rock12:00 Movie: The Lost Battalion (AV,2001,R)2:00 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today

5:30 Creflo 6.00 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News 11:30 Fresh cooking with AWW12:00 Movie: Autumn In New York (M,2000,R) 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Hi-54:00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Footprints 5:30 Antique Roadshow 6:00 News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men7:30 Life In Cold Blood8:30 Sea Patrol II – The Coup9:30 CSI: NY10.30 True CSI11.30 Nightline12.00 Home Shopping12:30 The Dead Zone1:30 Stingers

5:20 Overseas News 1:00 Living Black1:30 The Madrid Connection2:30 Dateline3:30 Insight4:30 The Journal5.00 The Crew5:30 Football Stars Of Tomorrow6.00 Global Village6:30 News 7:30 Mythbusters 8:30 The Movie Show8.35 South Park9:00 Drawn Together9:30 News 10:00 Funland10.55 The Insiders Guide To Happiness11:55 Movie: The Piano Tuner Of Earthquakes1:40 Samurai Champloo

Tuesday April 29

4:30 Parkinson5:30 The Lion Man6:00 Children’s Shows11:00 Grand Designs12:00 Midday Report12:30 The Einstein Factor1:00 The New Inventors1:30 Catalyst2:00 The Bill3:00 Children’s Shows6:05 Time Team7:00 News7:30 The 7:30 Report8:00 Stress Buster8:30 Millionaires’ Mission9:30 Foreign Correspondent10:00 Jennifer Byrne Presents10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:35 Four Corners12:20 Media Watch12:35 Movie: Men In War (1957)2:15 Movie: Armored Car Robbery (Pg,1950,R)3:25 WildWatch2: Invasions3:55 A Case For The Coroner

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show11:00 Raggs11:30 News12:00 Movie: Forgotten Sins (M,1996,R)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercial4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal Or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home & Away7:30 Australia’s Got Talent8:30 All Saints9:30 Mistresses10:30 The Palace11:30 Cheaters12:30 Top 40 Celebrity Countdown2:00 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today

5.300 Creflo 6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News11:30 Fresh Cooking With AWW12:00 Movie: The Pretender (M,2001,R)2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Hi-54:00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Bargain Hunt 5:30 Antique Roadshow 6:00 News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men7:30 Moment Of Truth8:30 Kitchen Nightmares U.S.A9:30 Ladette To Lady10:30 Balls Of Steel11.15 Nightline11:45 Home Shopping12.15 The Wire1:30 The Avengers

5:20 Overseas News

1:00 Movie: A Song For

Martin

2:30 Tales From A Suitcase

3:00 Everyone Loves A

Wedding

3:30 Vasili’s Garden

4:00 Business Report

4:30 The Journal

5:00 Newshour

6:00 Global Village

6:30 News

7:30 Insight

8.30 Cutting Edge: Taking

On The Taliban

9:30 News

10.00 Bearing Witness

11:40 Movie: The Unforgiven

Programs correct at time of printing but may change owing to unforeseen circumstancesCLASSIFICATIONS: G General Classification PG Parental Guidance Recommended M Mature Classification Recommended for viewing by mature audiences.MA Mature Audience Not suitable for people under 15 years of age. AV Adult Violence Classification Not suitable for people under 15 years of age.

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LIONEL SMITH, original owner of the Coolibah Motel, will be in Blackall from Friday-Monday (2-5 May 2008) to see family and friends. Lionel will be accompanied by his sons, Peter and Jeffery. A morning tea to catch up has been organised for 10.30 am on Sat May 3rd in the Anglican hall. Contact Trethella Smith 46574574.

Director Chris Douglas said the loyalty program had enjoyed great success across participating stores.

“Customers love being rewarded when shopping with and supporting their local independent retailer,” he said.

Annette’s main difficulty now is convincing husband Bob to head south for the holiday.

“I want to go towards snow but Bob wants to head north to fish,” she said.

“I think Tasmania sounds really good.”-- by Sally Cripps

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide April 20 - 26ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Wednesday A

pril 23

4:30 Parkinson5:30 The Lion Man6:00 Children’s Shows11:05 Fact Or Fiction 12:00 Midday Report12:30 National Press Club Address1:30 Talking Heads2:00 The Bill3:00 Children’s Shows6:00 Travel Oz6:30 The Cook And The Chef7:00 ABC News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 The New Inventors8:30 Spicks & Specks9:00 The IT Crowd9:30 The Armstrong And Miller Show10:00 At The Movies10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Blackpool12:30 Rewind1:20 Movie: Irene (G,1940,R)3:00 Mr. Bean: Back To School, Mr. Bean3:25 National Press Club Address

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:00 Raggs11:30 News12:00 Movie: Mystery Woman: Oh Baby (M)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercial4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home & Away7:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue8:00 The Real Seachange8:30 Movie: Die Another Day (M,2002,R)11:15 Seconds From Disaster12:15 Family Plots12:45 Young Ramsay2:00 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today

5:30 Creflo 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News11:30 Fresh Cooking with AWW12.00 Movie: Flipper (Pg,1996,R)2.00 Days Of Our Lives3.00 Entertainment Tonight3.30 Hi-54.00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Bargain Hunt 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:30 Two And A Half Men7:30 My Kid’s A Star 8:30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive9:30 Canal Road10:30 Sensing Murder11.30 Nightline 12:00 Home Shopping12:30 Water Rats

4:30 UEFA Champions League Live Match6:55 Overseas News 2:30 Tales From A Suitcase3:00 If Only3:30 The Lifestyle Experts4:00 Business Report4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Living Black 6:30 News 7:30 Food Safari8:00 Inside Australia: Love’s Harvest8:30 Dateline9:30 News 10:00 Newstopia10:30 Movie: The Eye12:15 Movie: Rats

Thursday April 24

4:30 Parkinson5:30 The Lion Man6:00 Children’s Shows11:00 Revealing Gallipoli12:00 Midday Report12:30 Pie In The Sky 1:30 Collectors2:00 The Bill3:00 Children’s Shows6:05 Grand Designs7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 Catalyst8:30 Gallipoli Submarine9:30 Missing: Presumed Dead10:25 Lateline11:00 Lateline Business11:30 Live At The Basement12:30 Movie: 21 Days (1940) 1:50 Movie: The Bamboo Blonde (G,1946,R)3:00 Movie: Behind The Headlines (Pg,1937,R)3:55 Croc Country

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:00 Raggs11:30 News12:00 Movie: Boat Trip (M,2002,R) 2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercial4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal Or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home & Away7:30 That 70’s Show8:00 How I Met Your Mother8:30 Ghost Whisperer9:30 Lost10:30 Family Guy11:00 American Dad11:30 Stargate Atlantis12:30 Marshall Law1:20 Room For Improvement2:00 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today

5:30 Creflo 6:00 Today 9.00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News11:30 Fresh Cooking With AWW12.00 Movie: Our Lips Are Sealed (Pg,2000)2.00 Days Of Our Lives3.00 Entertainment Tonight3.30 Hi-54.00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Bargain Hunt 5:30 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men 7:30 Getaway 8:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares9:30 The Footy Show11:00 Nightline11:30 The Footy Show Late1:30 Home Shopping

4:30 UEFA Champions League Live Match6:55 Overseas News 2:30 Dateline3:30 The Lost Gods4.00 Business Report4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Global Village 6:30 News 7:35 Stockinger8:30 Unit One9:30 News 10:05 The Movie Show 10:15 UEFA Champions League Hour11:15 Movie: Jump Tomorrow12:55 Black Soldier Blues

Friday April 25

4:30 Parkinson5:30 The Lion Man6:00 Children’s Shows10:00 ANZAC Day March 200812:30 Gallipoli Dawn Service1:30 Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Service3:00 Children’s Shows6:00 Message Stick6:30 Can We Help?7:00 News7:30 Stateline 8:00 Collectors8:30 Midsomer Murders10:05 Grumpy Old Men10:35 Lateline11:25 The Catherine Tate Show 11:55 Triple j tv12:25 Good Game12:55 rage

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:00 Raggs11:30 News12:00 Movie: The Desert Rats (G,1953,R)2:00 AFL: Collingwood v Essendon5:30 Deal Or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home & Away7:30 Better Homes & Gardens8:30 AFL: Freemantle v Geelong11:30 News12:00 Movie: Above Suspicion 2:00 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today

5:30 Creflo 6.00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11.00 News11:30 Fresh Cooking With AWW12.00 Movie: The Prince & The Pauper (G,2000,R)2:00 Days Of Our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Hi-54:00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Bargain Hunt5:30 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News6:30 Footprints7:00 Two & A Half Men7:30 NRL – Brisbane Broncos v South Sydney Rabbitohs10:00 Movie: Demolition Man (M,1993,R)12:30 Home Shopping1:00 Mad TV

4:30 UEFA Cup Live 6:55 Overseas News 1:00 Bob Brought The War Home1:30 Insight 2:30 Korean Anzacs3:30 Living Black4.00 Business Report4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Global Village 6:30 News 7:30 Gallipoli8:30 As It Happened: The Rape Of Nanking9:30 News 10:10 Lovesick12.00 Movie: Beneath Her Window1:35 VH1 Illustrated

Saturday April 26

5:00 rage8:00 rage: Guest Programmers9:00 Triple j tv With The Doctor 10:00 JET Live At The Forum11:00 Totally Frank11:30 The Cook & The Chef12:00 Stateline 12:30 Australian Story1:00 Foreign Correspondent1:30 Can We Help?2:00 RL: Norths Devils Vs Redcliffe Dolphins4:00 Movie: Along The Rio Grande 5:00 Bowls Australian Open 2008 6:00 My Family6:30 Gardening Australia7:00 News 7:30 Doc Martin8:25 News8:30 The Bill10:05 News10:10 Spooks (M*,R)11:05 Jericho (R,F)12:40 rage (M)

5:00 Children’s Shows12:00 Eclipse 1:00 V8 Xtra1:30 Seven’s Motorsport2:30 Variety Explorer3:00 George & Mildred3:40 The Good Life4:20 Keeping Up Appearances5:00 Creek To Coast5:30 Hook Line & Sinker6:00 News6:30 That 70s Show7:00 AFL: Bulldogs v West Coast10:30 Michael Palin’s New Europe11:40 Movie: A Line In The Sand (M,R)1:40 Movie: Personal Velocity (MA,2002,R)4:10 Home Shopping 5:00 Dateline NBC

5:00 Popoff Ministries5:30 Christian City TV7:30 Children’s Shows 11:30 Surfari12.00 Malcolm In The Middle12:30 George Lopez1:00 Discover Downunder1:30 Racing: Derby Doncaster4:30 Talk To The Animals5:00 The Garden Gurus5:30 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show7:30 Movie: Harry Potter & the Goblet Of Fire (Pg,2006)10:50 Movie: Little Nicky 12:30 Home Shopping 1:00 The Alice

5:20 Overseas News

1:00 La Boheme

2:45 Colin McCahon: I Am

4:00 True Stories

4:30 Newshour

5:30 Mythbusters

6:30 News

7:30 Top Gear

8:35 Big Love

9.35 Rockwiz

10:25 Movie: Jet Lag

12:00 SOS…Shorts On Screen

1:00 Newstopia

1:30 Insiders Guide To

Happiness

BLACKALL IGA

Management & Staff would like to congratulate Annette Kelly on

winning the $5000 prize from our

loyalty programme.We thank our loyal customers for your continued support.

ATTENTION ALL WRITERSHeaps of opportunities for poets in

Blackall in May• Woolly Words at the Woolscour – open mike session – sing a song, recite a poem, tell a yarn – Blackall Woolscour, 6pm, Friday May 16, BBQ available, BYO drinks• Poetry workshop with Graham Nunn – take the chance to work with a nationally recognised poet over a weekend designed to “Pen a Powerful Poem – Sat/Sun May 17/18, Blackall Arts Centre, $20/day• Wood, Water & Wool Poetry Competition - $1600 prizemoney, bush and contemporary poetry, open and junior sections, closing May 19, $5 entry fee• Poetry Recital and Awards Presentation – Heartland Festival Celebration Dinner, Blackall Cultural Centre, Friday May 23Supported by Terrick Merinos, Strathmore Santa Gertrudis

Stud, Melrose SAMMsFor further information, workshop registration and

competition entry forms contactSally Cripps – phone 4657 5955email [email protected]

This year will be the last Anzac Day conducted at the cenotaph within its current Memorial Park environs.

As previously reported in the Barcoo Independent a joint project is underway between the state government, the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council and the Blackall RSL to upgrade the cenotaph and its surrounds.

Blackall RSL Sub Branch president Terry Brennan said his goal had been to have the project completed for Anzac Day this year.

“Unfortunately, due to the lead time to supply bronze plaques, the very earliest the project could have commenced was the week leading up to Anzac Day,” he said.

Terry said that following discussions with the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council it was agreed to undertake the major works required for the project in early June.

“This decision has a silver lining in that the Memorial Park lawns

and general surrounds will be in perfect condition for Anzac Day this year rather than suffering from the visible scars necessary to undertake the work,” he said.

He added that the decision to delay the works was a ‘win-win’ for all involved as it provided time to ensure the project is carried out to the highest standard, and permitted detailed planning for the rededication of the cenotaph on Anzac Day 2009.

Terry said he was looking forward to working with the council and local contractors to ensure the project is completed to a standard that all can be proud of.

Individual Wreath LayingAnzac Day ceremonies will

commence with a dawn service at 6am in the Memorial Park.

Terry said the numbers attending this very special and emotional ceremony have been increasing each year and he hoped this trend would continue this year.

The morning march and ceremony will commence at 9.40

am and it is requested those marching assemble in the area of IGA no later than 9.30 am.

A very pleasing development over the last couple of years has been the number of individual families who have expressed a desire to lay a wreath during the morning service in memory of loved ones who have served their country in time of peace as well as conflict.

Terry encouraged any individual, family or community organisation who would like to order a wreath to contact Sub Branch secretary Donny Daly on 0427 400 754.

Terry anticipated that there would be significant community involvement in all Anzac Day ceremonies, including students from the Blackall State School, members of the emergency services and the wider community.

The official guest this year is Warrant Officer Class Two Glen Rynkiewicz from the 20th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment located in Brisbane.

Last Anzac Day at old cenotaph precinct

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide April 20 - 26ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Sunday April 20

5:00 rage6:30 Children’s Shows9:00 Insiders10:00 Inside Business10:30 Offsiders11:00 Asia Pacific Focus11:30 Hymns Of Glory12:00 Landline1:00 Gardening Australia1:30 Message Stick2:00 The War3:00 The Perfect Home (F)3:45 Stone Upon Stone Upon Stone3:55 Art Safari: Takashi Murakami4:30 Discovery With Richard Gill And The Sydney Symphony: Haydn Symphony No 94: Surprise5:00 Sunday Arts6:00 At The Movies6:30 The Einstein Factor7:00 News 7:30 Robin Hood8:15 Creature Comforts8:25 News8:30 East Of Everything (M*)9:25 Compass10:00 Margot11:00 Music From The Inside Out12:30 Sudden Death1:20 Movie: Wedding Rehearsal 2:05 Movie: The Challenge (1938)3:55 Lloydies

6:00 Choices6:30 Oban Star Racer7:00 Blinky Bill’s Around The World Adventures8:00 Weekend Sunrise10:00 The Great Outdoors11:00 Mooloolaba Triathlon 12:00 Seven’s V8 Supercars 20082:00 AFL: Western Bulldogs v Richmond5:00 According To Jim5:30 Great South East6:00 News6:30 Gladiators 7:30 Police Files Unlocked8:00 My Name Is Earl8:30 Grey’s Anatomy9:30 Brothers & Sisters10:30 Suburban Secrets11:00 The First 4812:00 Movie: Below (M,2002,R) 2:00 Exploring Cape York Peninsula3:00 Home Shopping4:00 NBC Today5:00 NBC Meet The Press

5:00 Popoff Ministries5:30 Rise & Shine (G,R) 6.00 Childrens Programs 7:30 Sunday 9:30 Wide World Of Sports 11:00 The Sunday Footy Show12:00 Sunday Roast1:00 The Car Show1:30 Speed Machine2:00 Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships4:00 NRL: West Tigers v Sydney Rabbitohs6:00 News6:30 Animal Emergency7:00 RFDS: Royal Flying Doctors Service7:30 60 Minutes8:30 CSI9:30 Without A Trace10:30 Crime Investigation Australia12:00 Movie: Shadow Of A Vampire (M,2000,R)2:00 Home Shopping

6:55 Overseas News 10:00 WeatherWatch & Music10:30 Croatian News11:00 UCI Track Cycling World Championships12:00 IAAF World Cross Country Championships1:00 Speedweek 2:00 FIA World Rally Championship3:00 Football Asia3:30 UEFA Champions League 2007/2008 Magazine4:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature - Serie A5:00 The World Game 6:00 Thalassa 6:30 News 7:30 Lost Worlds: Life Under Napoleon8:30 The Gulf Stream And The Next Ice Age 9:30 Movie: The Airlift11:10 City Of Men11:50 Cocaine12.45 The Storm Rages Twice

Monday A

pril 21

4:30 Parkinson5:30 The Lion Man6:00 Children’s Shows11:00 Landline12:00 Midday Report12:30 Pilot Guides1:30 The Cook & The Chef2:00 The Bill3:00 Children’s Shows6:00 Landline Extra6:30 Talking Heads7:00 ABC News 7:30 The 7:30 Report8:00 Australian Story8:30 Four Corners9:20 Media Watch9:35 Enough Rope With Andrew Denton10:35 Lateline11:10 Lateline Business11:35 Agincourt12:30 Teachers1:20 Movie: Big Combo 2:55 Auntie Connie3:25 Bowls World Championships 2008

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:00 Raggs11:30 News12:00 Movie: Love’s Enduring Promise (Pg,2004,R)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercial4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home & Away7:30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line8:00 SCU: Serious Crash Unit8:30 Desperate Housewives9:30 Dirty Sexy Money11:00 Boston Legal (R)11:30 30 Rock12:00 Movie: Halloween: Resurrection (AV,2002,R)1:00 Infomercial2:00 Home Shopping4:00 NBC Today

5.30 Creflo 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News 11:30 Fresh cooking with AWW12.00 Movie: Curly Sue (Pg,1992,R)2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Hi-5 4:00 The Shak 4:30 News5:00 Bargain Hunt 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men7:30 Power Of 108.30 Sea Patrol II9:30 CSI: NY10:30 True CSI11.30 Nightline12:00 Home Shopping12.30 The Dead Zone1:30 World Cup Of Motorsport

5:20 Overseas News 1:00 Tales From A Suitcase1:30 The Nuclear Comeback2:30 Dateline3:30 Insight 4:30 The Journal5.00 The Crew5:30 Living Black6.00 Global Village6:30 News 7:30 Mythbusters8:35 South Park9:00 Drawn Together9:30 News 10:00 Funland10:55 The Insiders Guide To Happiness11:50 Movie: The Triad Zone1:40 Samurai Champloo

Tuesday April 22

4:30 Parkinson5:30 The Lion Man6:00 Children’s Shows11:00 Grand Designs12:00 Midday Report12:30 The Einstein Factor1:00 The New Inventors1:30 Catalyst2:00 The Bill3:00 Children’s Shows6:05 Time Team7:00 News7:30 The 7:30 Report8:00 Stress Buster: Swan Care8:30 How Art Made The World (F)9:30 Foreign Correspondent10:00 Artscape10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:35 Four Corners12:20 Media Watch12:35 Trial And Retribution1:30 Movie: The Fugitive (Pg,1947,R)3:25 WildWatch2: Backyards3:55 A Case For The Coroner

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show11:00 Raggs11:30 News12:00 The 2008 Miss USA 2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercial4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal Or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home & Away7:30 It Takes Two9:30 All Saints10:30 My Shocking Story11:30 Cheaters12:30 Top 40 Celebrity Countdown2:00 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today

5.30 Creflo 6:00 Today9:00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne11:00 News11:30 Fresh Cooking With AWA12:00 Movie: Bedazzled (Pg,2000,R)2:00 Days Of Our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Hi-54:00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Bargain Hunt5:30 Antiques Roadshow6.00 News6:30 A Current Affair7:00 Two And A Half Men7.30 Moment Of Truth8:30 Kitchen Nightmares USA9:30 Ladette To Lady10.30 Balls Of Steel11:15 Nightline11:45 Home Shopping12:15 The Wire1:30 The Avengers

5:20 Overseas News 1:00 Whispering Death: Beaufighter, Forgotten Warhorse2:35 Tales From A Suitcase3:00 Everyone Loves A Wedding3.30 Vasili’s Garden4:00 Business Report4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Global Village 6:30 News 7:30 Insight8.30 Cutting Edge: Geraldo: Who Can I Trust?9:30 News 10.00 Fog Of War11:30 Movie: I’ve Been Waiting So Long1:40 My Mother, My Abuser

Programs correct at time of printing but may change owing to unforeseen circumstancesCLASSIFICATIONS: G General Classification PG Parental Guidance Recommended M Mature Classification Recommended for viewing by mature audiences.MA Mature Audience Not suitable for people under 15 years of age. AV Adult Violence Classification Not suitable for people under 15 years of age.

The schedules are out, the entertainment is booked and the kids are keen. With the show only two weeks away the Barcoo Pastoral Society is working hard to make this year’s annual show on Sunday, May 4 a day and night of terrific entertainment, according to Society president Judy Atkinson.

Judy said that Liz Harvey has taken on the pavilion head steward job.

“Liz is hopeful that everyone is madly sewing, baking, painting and organizing their entries to make the pavilion a huge success,” she said.

Along with the pavilion there will be sheep, the wool court, cattle, poultry, caged birds, a prime lamb carcase competition and yard dog trails.

Puppet shows are scheduled for the younger members of the community.

Windy Wizard will be holding a juggling, balloon twisting and clowning skills workshop for the children as well as performing throughout the day, which has been made possible by RADF funding.

A tug of war competition for kids will be happening during the day, while the night show will commence with the adult tug o’ war featuring local teams.

Teams of six in male, female and mixed competition need to be nominated with Lisa Goodman by May 1, and there are prizes to be won.

“Don’t forget to visit the Radical Reptiles enclosure and the side shows,” Judy said.

“And if you are the proud owner of a clever,

colourful, furry pet or a pet with loads of personality now is the time to start preparing for the Pet Show.

“Bring your precious pet along and show it off – you may even win some prize money.”

With the weather starting to cool and people’s enthusiasm for pulling on the gardening gloves and grabbing the garden fork growing, the Talking Gardening Panel, with three garden gurus, will add inspiration to the enthusiasm.

Judy said there would be an opportunity to ask questions of the panellists as well.

Local fashion houses, Seymours and Outback Emporium, along with Irvines from Longreach will be providing clothes for the fashion parades.

Also for those interested in fashion will be a Fashion of the Show competition for teen girls, women and men.

Following the night tug of war will be the rodeo that not only has the riders’ hearts racing but also the spectators’.

There will be fireworks, sponsored by Landmark, to light up the sky, and a barbeque, bar, sideshows and music will keep everyone happy until late into the night.

For some lucky person there will be a Gate Prize of $50.

Judy said people should also look out for the opportunity to win $50 in the schedule cover competition.

Show only a fortnight off

This year’s show triathlon, scheduled for Saturday, May 3 is going ‘off road’ to get away from traffic issues.

Organiser Jason Sprague said the bike leg of the race would be conducted internally, around the perimeter of the showgrounds.

“Depending on the age of the competitor, you’ll do either one, two, three or four laps of the course, which is one kilometre long,” he said.

The same goes for the swim leg at the Aquatic Centre – competitors in the 8 and under swim across the pool, those in the 12 and under swim 50 metres, leaving the 17 and unders to swim 100 metres and the open contestants to tackle 200 metres.

Everyone does an 800 metre run round the outside of the oval to finish.

Registration for the triathlon begins at 3pm at the Aquatic Centre and will get underway at 3.30 pm.

For the bike leg it’s essential that helmets, upper body cover and appropriate footwear is worn.

Show triathlon goes ‘off road’ The Blackall Hospital Auxiliary held its annual

general meeting on March 13, with president Glady Hayward giving her report and thanking the hospital staff and volunteers for all their efforts in making last year such a success.

In 2007 the auxiliary purchased a new sofa bed, new quilts, pillows and covers for Auxiliary House.

Approval has also been given for the purchase of blinds for Auxiliary House, two single sofa beds and one blood chair for use in the hospital.

The auxiliary elected its new committee for 2008 with Glady staying on as president and Rev Beth O’Neil as vice president.

John Turner is secretary, Jenny Avery is treasurer and Glory Baker takes the reins as publicity officer.

At the completion of the meeting, discussions were held on the 40th anniversary of the Springtime Affair. People with suggestions for this event should contact Glory Baker on 4650 7700.

The next meeting of the Blackall Hospital Auxiliary will be held on May 8 and all are welcome to attend.

G lady con tinues to lead H osp ita l A uxilia ry

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2 New Jobs at Blackall Newsagency The Blackall Swimming Club has

wrapped up yet another successful season, culminating in their club championships on Saturday, April 5.

Nearly 50 members competed on the day in 98 events with notable performances by Blake Arnold in setting a new club record in the boys 6 & under 15m freestyle, and by Natalie Dendle in claiming new pool and club records in the girls 14yrs 50m freestyle, butterfly, backstroke and 200m individual medley events.

The annual WH Hart Memorial100m freestyle event, which has been running since 1962 and is sponsored by Linda Baker and family, was contested at the conclusion of the meet.

Kyle Richardson took out the men’s event and Natalie Dendle won the women’s final.

As this is the third consecutive year both these swimmers have won this event, in accordance with the rules they now become the permanent owners of their respective perpetual trophies.

Once the championships were over a presentation dinner was held at the Blackall Multipurpose Sport and Rec facility.

The evening was well attended with over 100 family and friends joining together to celebrate the children’s achievements.

Bevan Hauff was the MC for the evening and delivered the President’s Report on behalf of Glenys Kowald.

Glenys thanked all children and parents for their ongoing support and contribution to swimming in the central west and paid special thanks to the Blackall Multipurpose Association for its donations to the club.

The club had a very busy but successful season, attending seven regional meets and having swimmers qualify for age state championships and school state championships.

Natalie Dendle qualified for both championships and was selected for the CQ relay team, while Jamee Johnson and Josh McErlean attended Primary School State Championships in March.

Acknowledgement was also

made of committee members Dwayne Kangan, Kathy Dendle, Julie Hauff, Zoe Johnson and Karen Wilson for all their hard work throughout the season.

Special presentations were made to several members, including Gary Dendle and Lawrie Doonar, who received personalised whistles for their tireless efforts in refereeing every week, while Karyn and Kevin Lee were presented with club towels to thank them for their continued support of BASA, and Carol and Kelvin Blacker were presented with a gift certificate in acknowledgement of their contribution to the club on Thursday evenings, at carnivals and on presentation night.

RESULTS:Overall Points 100m & 200m

Freestyle - AJ Hauff 24 pts and Jamee Johnson 38 pts

WH Greenhalgh Memorial Individual Medley 100m & 200m Zach Frost & AJ Hauff 38 pts and Natalie Dendle 37 pts

Michael Bohan Memorial Sprint Night overall - Zach Frost 136 pts and Jamee Johnson 114 pts

Highest overall points E Grade - Lilly Richardson, Will Alexander, Nathan Wilde

D Grade - Quinne Carolan & Andrew Davison

C Grade - Zach Frost & Charley Brown

B Grade - Jamee Johnson & Kelly Hauff

A Grade - Natalie Dendle & Harley Kowald Dawson

Highest Overall Points all grades, girls - Jamee Johnson; Boys - Zach Frost

Dawn Kowald Memorial sportsmanship award - Joshua McErlean

Barracuda Spirit Award - Kyle Richardson

Presidents Trophy - Kellen Wilde

Captains Award - Rosie Alexander and Blake Arnold

Swimming Excellence award - Natalie Dendle

Encouragement awards - Leroy Brown and Isaac Hunter

Swim Star Cap awards - Sarah Isaac, Carly Thomson, Will Parry

Carnival Rep awards - Pagen Arnold, Natalie Dendle, Claire

Doonar, Tessa Doonar, Zach Frost, Sarah Isaac, Jamee Johnson, Wade Kangan, Harley Kowald-Dawson, Kellen Wilde, Adan Wilson, AJ Hauff, Kelly Hauff, Logan Hauff, Charley Brown, Logan Harlow and Nathan Wilde.

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W H H art sw im troph ies to N at and K yle

Jam ee Johnson and A J H auff p roud ly d isp lay the troph ies they rece ived a t the sw im m ing c lub p resenta tion n igh t.

Dead heat finish for rapid fire

Strong competition resulted in a dead heat in the Roger & Gayle Ellison Rapid Fire handicap event held at the Blackall Pistol Club on Sunday, April 6 with Spencer Astill and Peter Molle both scoring 563 and first place.

After a countback of 10s the winning medal went to Spencer Astill. Peter was runner-up and third place went to Len Russell on 555.

Other scores were: Bruce McPaul on 545, just one ahead of Doug Lane on 544, Bruce Coward 531, Lloyd Marsh 422, and Peter Fenson 413.

Top off pistol score went to Len Russell with a 416, just ahead of Bruce McPaul on 414.

The next official shoot is the Coward’s Earthmoving standard match and air pistol events to be held on April 27.

D eligh t w as ev iden t w hen these young sw im m ers recev ied the ir aw ards on p resenta tion n igh t.

A dazzling array of craft workshops are being offered in May as part of this year’s Heartland Festival, with offerings ranging from resin art and wool felt hat making to patchwork quilting, acrylic painting and knitting.

With the centenary of the Blackall Woolscour in mind, festival organisers were keen to give people an opportunity to work with wool.

Renowned felting artist Phillipa Rooke, who will be instructing at the hat making workshop on May 17/18, is one of the world’s best felt makers.

Workshop participants will be creating a wool felt hat and Nuno felt scarf, Nuno felt being a fine layer of wool felted into a very fine base fabric to create a light drapable fabric.

These items will then form part of the fashion parade that will strut its stuff during the Matilda Highway race meeting at the conclusion of the Heartland Festival.

Workshop organiser Lisa Kings said the weekend would give people an opportunity to attend a class that does not often happen in rural areas and was sure to fill quickly.

Resin artFour days of experimentation

with resin art will take place between May 20-23, giving people a chance to create masterpieces such as bracelets, platters and resin jewellery with Matt Dwyer.

Matt is a jewellery, lighting and object designer whose work has been exhibited nationally and in-ternationally in Barcelona, Shang-hai, Bangkok and Singapore.

In taking a lighthearted approach to design, Matt’s work has contained unusual materials such as Velcro hair rollers or electrical wires from discarded household appliances.

More recently his work has physically embraced a sense of play, making spinning tops that double as neckpieces and little rag doll brooches whose heads and limbs bob around as the wearer moves.

Robyn Adams is the contact person for people planning to

register for this workshop.

Feature artistThe feature artist of the Heartland

Festival Art Show, Graham W Smith will be taking the acrylic painting workshop from May 24-28, covering topics such as the use and mixing of colour, using texture, landscapes, street scenes, seascapes, painting outdoors and painting from your photograph.

With an art career spanning 40 years, creating over 2000 paintings, master pastellist Graham has won over 110 first prizes in all mediums, including 37 major acquisitive awards.

He has works in Japanese, US, NZ, UK and Hong Kong corporate offices and has held over 15 successful solo exhibitions in NSW and Queensland including the Inverell Art Gallery, the Logan Art Gallery and other venues including the Qld Law Society.

In demand as a generous, enthusiastic, well organised and professional tutor, Graham has conducted many repeat workshops in all mediums in Queensland, NSW, SA and WA.

People wishing to get involved with the painting workshop should contact Lesley Heatley.Expatriate Quilter

“New Ways With Machine Blocks” is the theme of the quilt-ing workshop being run from May 25-29 with expatriate Blackall tu-tor Gerry Easey.

She is going to be teaching up-beat modern techniques to create stunning effects whilst experi-menting with different fabrics and tools.

Gerry says her main interest is the visual and illusory effect that pieced quilts give.

She is keen to renew friendships in her old home town and to pass on her latest quilting ideas.

Lorna Evans is taking names for the quilting workshop.

All workshop fees have been set at $25 a day and there will be additional costs for materials used.

Classes have limits on the number of people that can attend so organisers recommend booking early to ensure a place.

Heartland craft workshops soon to start

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The age-old craft of knitting will get a colourful facelift when the Heartland Festival stages a two-day workshop in Blackall at the end of May.

Tutor Michelle Hartrick is coming all the way from Scone in New South Wales to pass on her love of knitting to the people of Blackall and surrounding areas on May 29/30.

“Knitted garments have gone from the utilitarian focus of war years to fashion items,” she said.

“The knitting resurgence of the 1980s inspired knitting design which became creative and colourful. Women began knitting with new yarns which were heavily influenced by Italian and American designers, and garments became fashion statements.”

Michelle likes to feature the versatile yarns of today which include fine merino for traditional lace knitting, alpaca, silk, bamboo, tofu, soy silk, kid mohair, cotton, cashmere – all very ‘knittable’ for both casual and more formal wear – and will be featuring these in starter kits, with funky needles, for sale to get the workshop underway.

Day one of the workshop will concentrate on beginner knitters, while day two will have an emphasis on colour for the more advanced knitter.

“I am keen to show people how they can express themselves through knitting,” Michelle said.

One technique which is a lot of fun is shadow knitting, an illusory style which uses two colours and plain and purl, following a simple graph.

The shadow effect varies with the direction of viewing and is due to the different height of knit stitches on the wrong side of the rows.

A knit stitch is flat while a purl stitch is raised, so one can change which colour (dark or light) stands

out.When looking straight at the

knitted piece, the stitches look approximately the same but from an angle only the raised purl stitches are visible.

“Knitters often enjoy watching when the picture created becomes visible, and it’s a popular style for children to wear,” said Michelle.

She has been a great supporter of group knitting and has had her own café knitting group in Port Macquarie.

She currently convenes a ‘sit to knit’ group in Scone where she instructs both newcomers and those wanting to resume an old hobby.

“This type of knitting appeals to a wide range of people, including men,” she said.

“There are those who no longer knit for the family or themselves, but still like the communal feel, relaxation and interest that this experience brings.

“Others are beginners and community knitting is a simple project to become involved with.

“Of course, there is the social aspect and camaraderie that an age old craft can bring.”

Michelle is currently studying a Masters in Knitting Technique with the Knitters Guild of America, and has raised $20 000 by running parades for various charity groups in New South Wales.

Her own knitted items will be one of the features of the fashion parade to be held at the Matilda Highway race meeting the day after the workshops.

“Knitted fashion is right up there with the runway catwalk stuff, let me tell you,” she said.

“I am so excited to be invited to come out to western Queensland to share my love of knitting with everyone,” she added.

During the workshops she will be giving short talks on the art of

knitting, community of knitting, and the history of knitting, and has a great selection of Australian knitting books through the ages – a real trip down memory lane.

Sally Cripps is the contact person for those wishing to register for the days. Fees are $25 a day and starter kits will cost no more than $30.

Pick up a stitch at knitting workshops

An example of shadow knitting is this ‘Dark Mark Illusion Scarf’ by Lindsay which is a Harry Potter favourite. The clever shading is done with two colours and just plain and purl knitting from a simple graph.

A K id m oha ir fine lace vest is an exam ple o f kn itted fash ions crea ted by tu to r M iche lle H artrick

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Blackall Combined Agents yarded 3128 head at the April 10 weekly sale, following on from 1800 head sold the previous week and 4000 head under the hammer at the blue ribbon store and weaner sale on March 27.

Last week’s fat market eased on a par with southern markets earlier in the week, but store cattle held to a firm market with all regular buyers in attendance.

In a week where export and fat prices eased Blackall was once again in front of averages when taking freight into consideration.

Dry seasonal conditions west of Longreach and in the north west continued to boost numbers through the yard.

EC and WT Rice, Torrens Creek sold Santa cross ox for 153.2 c/kg or $855 for 558 kg units.

They also sold a draft of feeder steers which topped at 163.2c to make $737 for 452 kg.

Glenn and Jan Angus, Prairie sold exceptional Santa, Droughtmaster, Charbray cross feeder steers to top at 170 c/kg weighing 482 kg.

Their draft of 144 steers averaged 162 c/kg for 490 kg.

A line of 101 Charolais cross steers from DG and GH East, Longreach topped at 185.2c to average 178c or $595.21 per head.

Ross and Sons, Isisford sold Santa cross steers to a top of 175.2c or $627.80 for 358 kg.

Cattle keeping on coming

The Bulloo Lakes Pastoral Trust, Adavale sent in 40 Angus cross mickeys weighing 204 kg which made 182.2 c/kg or $373.05 a head.

WD & RA Milton, Longreach presented 350 Brahman and Brahman cross light feeder steers which averaged 164 c/kg for 320 kg.

Ian Hoch, Alpha sold 53 Hereford cross heifers to a top of 142.6 c/kg to average 141.6c or $579.80 for 409 kg.

La Plata Grazing Co, Blackall sold 32 Brahman cross cows to a top of 122.2 c/kg, averaging 118.2c or $634.72 for 529 kg.

Gillespie Grazing Co had a draft of Santa bulls which topped at 120.2c or $835/head for 706 kg.

The next Blackall Combined Agents cattle sale was scheduled for Thursday, April 17.

Council NewsPublic HolidayBlackall and district residents are advised that the annual Public Show Holiday has been moved and is now on Tuesday, 4 November for the annual Melbourne Cup.Overgrown AllotmentsOwners of land within Blackall are reminded to regularly mow the grass and undergrowth to keep the land tidy. Failure to do so creates hazards from vermin, snakes and fires. Regular inspections of the town are being carried out to ensure owners are compliant with Local Laws.Fires in the Town AreaThe lighting and maintaining of fires is prohibited on land situated within the town area.Illegal Dumping in the ShireResidents of Blackall are reminded that the only place legally available for the dumping of any waste including green waste (lawn clipping, branches etc) is at the Blackall Rubbish Dump situated along Evora Road – the dumping of green waste at Fallison’s Crossing along Daisy Street or along the Jericho Road or in any place other then the Council Rubbish

Dump is illegal and Council will take appropriate action against individuals found to be dumping in this areas.Dogs in BlackallA reminder that all dogs kept within the town of Blackall the age of 3 months and over must be registered with Council and must wear a current identifying tag. No dog is permitted in a public place, which includes footpaths and streets, unless the dog is under a person’s effective control.Water Restriction HoursFrom 1 October to 30 April sprinklers are banned between the hours of 10.00 am to 4.00 pm Monday to Friday. No water restrictions are in force over the weekends.Be WaterWise – save money, energy and the environmentWaterWise Tip:Wash your car with a bucket and trigger nozzle over a grassed area.

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2008 BLACKALL SHOWSUNDAY 4TH MAY

Come along and enjoy…• Windy Wizard showing off his clowning and tricks. Be part

of his interactive workshop with balloon twisting and more.• Funtime Puppet Theatre featuring The Punch and Judy Show. • Radical Reptiles that slither and slide• Horse events including gymkhana and stockman’s challenges• Sheep, wool, cattle, poultry, caged birds and dog judging• The Pavilion full of creations• Fashion Parades with fashions for women, men and children• Bring your cutest, most colourful, furriest or pet with

personality to the Pet Show• Have your gardening questions answered by The Talking

Gardening Panel• Plus plenty of entertainment including – Tug o’ War, Rodeo,

Fireworks, Barbeque, Sideshows, Bar and music till late.• Lucky Gate Prize of $50 Don’t forget the triathlon Saturday afternoon

AUDIOLOGIST: Ph: Patti Smith Longreach Hospital 4658 4735. CARDIAC SPECIALIST TEAM: Ph: 4654 3277 for an appointment. CHILD HEALTH AND ADULT/ CHILD HEARING TESTS: The Child Health Nurse - Blackall April 28 & May 12. Ph: Blackall Hospital on 4650 7700 Referrals required for hearing tests. COMMUNITY HEALTH – INDIGENOUS HEALTH, QIDDI & SOCIAL WORKERS: Ph: Longreach Community Health Service 4658 3344. CONTINENCE ADVISOR: Ph: Joanne de Vries on 4658 3622.DENTIST: All patients who require dental treatment must register on a waiting list. Phone Blackall Hospital to add name and family to the list. Barcaldine Dental Clinic- 4651 1311; Longreach Hospital- 4658 4720; Private Clinic Longreach- 4658 1283. DIETICIAN: Ph: Longreach Hospital for enquires. DERMATOLOGIST: Dr David Leslie visiting in May 2, 2008. Appointments at Black Stump Surgery on 4657 4677 Referral required. EMOTIONAL & SOCIAL WELL BEING TEAM: Ph: 4658 1928 for details. ENT (Ears, Nose, and Throat): Ph: Patti Smith Longreach Hospital 4658 4735. FOOT CARE CLINC: April 28, ph: Blackall Hospital GASTROENTEROLOGIST: Dr Stevenson -Referrals required. Ph: Patti Smith Longreach Hospital 4658 4735. GYNAECOLOGIST and OBSTETRIC: New Lady Doctor visiting Blackall May 26, 2008. Referral required. Ph: Blackall Hospital for an appointment. OPHTHALMOLOGIST: Dr Glasson/Dr Stark Blackall October 2008. Referrals are required. Ph: 4650 7700 for an appointment. OPTOMETRIST: Geoff Fitzpatrick Blackall June 2. Ph: 1800 008 020. ORTHODONTIST: Ph: Patti Smith Longreach 4658 4735.

ORTHOPAEDICS: Ph Longreach Hospital 4658 4735. OUTPATIENTS: Free service held at the Blackall Hospital at 9.00am Weekdays only. Maximum of four patients per day so please book early at Administration before 9am. Please call 4650 7700 to book.MENTAL HEALTH NURSE: Ph: Longreach Hospital 4658 4700 to make an appointment. PAEDIATRICIAN TEAM (Child Psychiatrist and Paediatrician): Dr Helen Heussler- visiting Longreach Ph: Patti Smith Longreach Hospital for appointment 4658 4735. Referal required PODIATRIST: Ph: Maree Longreach Hospital 4658 4700. PSYCHIATRIST: Dr Richard Zimmerman Ph: Mental Health Longreach Hospital 4658 4700; Blackall Hospital Wednesday April 23. Referrals required. PSYCHOLOGIST: Ph: Longreach RFDS 4658 1928 for appointment. Blackall March 19. PHYSIOTHERAPIST: Ph: Longreach Hospital 4658 4700. Ph: Barcaldine 4651 1311 QUEENSLAND ILLICIT DRUG DIVERSION INITATIVE: Ph: Longreach Mental Health 4652 7951. RELATIONSHIPS AUSTRALIA: Visit Blackall on a needs basis. Phone 1300 364 277 RESPIRATORY PHYSICIAN: Dr Simon Bowler. Ph: Patti Smith Longreach Hospital 4658 4735. SURGEON: Phone Longreach Hospital for enquires. SPEECH THERAPIST: Ph: Erika Healy 4652 7951 WELL WOMENS CLINIC NURSE: Louise Cameron - May 21. Ph: Blackall Hospital 4650 7700 to make an appointment. WELL WOMENS CLINIC DOCTOR: Dr Louise Russell - Blackall April 30 & May 1 Ph: Blackall Hospital on 4650 7700 to register on waiting list.

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� When – 6:00 AM

� Complimentary Breakfast, Tea and Coffee

MORNING PARADE & CEREMONY

� Assemble for March (in front of IGA) – 09:30 AM

� March Commence – 09:40 AM

� Ceremony in Memorial Park - 10:00 AM

� Wreaths to be collected near IGA prior to commencement of March

WREATHSAny individual, family or community organisation who would like to order a wreath to lay during the morning ceremony and have not done so should contact Donny Daly on 0427 400 754. Wreaths will be available for collection from Donny Daly & Robyn Adams near IGA prior to the march.

In Remembrance of those who served their country, members of the Blackall RSL Ladies Auxiliary place a symbolic Cross and Poppy on the grave of every serviceman and woman interned in the Blackall cemetery. They invite you to visit the cemetery to view these graves, and mark the memory and service of these individuals in your own personal way and in your own time.The Crosses will be on display from Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th April 2008.

Additional Information or Assistance – Contact Blackall RSL Sub Branch - President - Terry Brennan on 07 4651 0939 or 0419 179 974 or Secretary / Treasurer - Donny Daly on 0427 400 754

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A week filled with energy, creativity and inspiration marked the start of SpeakOut’s delivery of creative industry employment training in Blackall.

Based at Blackall’s Memorial Hall, 10 young people from Blackall, Barcaldine and Longreach explored activities ranging from movie making and screenprinting to digital photography and stencilling in a week of intensive tutoring.

Sammy Jo Marshall of Barcaldine said the concept really appealed to her from the start and the week hadn’t disappointed.

“I thought it was going to be people telling us what to do and having set criteria but this is so different,” she said.

“You don’t think in a world of black and white, you’re allowed to explore.

“I’ve really gained an insight into the world of film.”

Her comments were echoed by Claire Rawlins from Longreach.

“I was originally going to study psychology at uni but I’ve gotten over that,” Claire said.

“Now I’m thinking of something to do with art, something I can really get my teeth into.”

The former Blackall shire had engaged in long term negotiations with SpeakOut to establish an ongoing presence in the town that would bring about a creative industry base for the central west.

Called “22 Creative Pathways in the Central West”, the initial program aims to attract 22 young people from the region to engage in diverse creative skills development

over a series of intensive workshops from April through to July.

With two intensive training sessions still to come in May and July, places are still available for newcomers.

“I’ve been talking to mates and lots want to do it now,” said Longreach’s Bree Monaghan.

“We’ve been putting in the effort and getting tired but it’s good effort.”

Participants are all working on personal projects, with common themes of community, identity and place, and self expression, expressed via short animations, photographic essays, digital stories and mixed media explorations.

A showcase of the first week of work was attended by 40 people at the Memorial Hall last Saturday evening, and a community drop-in workshop session is planned for May 17, to enable people to find out more about the project.

SpeakOut is also employing Hayley Judd as its community project support officer to provide on-ground program delivery, when she will operate out of the Memorial Hall on Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons.

Blackall-Tambo Regional Council spokesperson Louise Campbell said the Blackall shire had wanted to find ways to diversify into new industries for both economic and social outcomes and to provide solutions for youth capacity building.

“The long term aim is for creative enterprise and economic development, to skill, employ and retain young people, to encourage the return of skilled young people

back to the region, and to develop e-commerce and technology industry awareness in the region,” Louise said.

“SpeakOut will support the community, in particular youth, to access services that are not currently available, and open pathways to diversify from traditional rural engagement towards technology advancement, which is essential for the 21st century.”

-- by Sally Cripps

SpeakOut project gets underway in Blackall

H ayley Judd w orks w ith S peakout team m em ber A ndrew G ibbs to m ake a short m ovie .

C aro line Turner exp la ins som e o f the a rt activ ities undertaken during the w eek.

B ree M onaghan, Longreach p lans a s tenc illing p ro ject.

A bove: S peakO ut’s Youth and C om m unity P rogram s coord ina to r F ran M oser checks ou t som e o f the g rea t a rtw ork p roduced w ith B lacka ll-Tam bo sta ff m em ber Lou ise C am pbe ll.

R igh t: S peakO ut adv isory g roup m em ber S a lly C ripps has fun m aking a short m ovie , a long w ith Jess H arse and D avid G oodm an.

‘22’ Multi ArtsCommunity Workshop

( in conjunction with the Heartland Festival 2008)

Learn skills in visual art, mixed media collage, stop motion animation,film and video,

screen-printing, photography, stencilling and multimedia

Workshops led by the ‘22’ participants and the SpeakOut Crew

Who: All agesWhen: Saturday 17th May 10am-12pm

Where: Blackall Memorial Hall

Bring your own cotton light coloured t-shirt to screen print!

For more information please email [email protected] or call 07 46574442 on Tuesdays 8:30-12pm or Thursdays 1-5pm.

‘22’ is a creative skills development program for young people from throughout the Central West Region.

www.speakout.com.au/programs/22


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