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An enjoyable year has been had by the Blackall Junior Rugby League, with all age groups improving over the last couple of months, culminating on Saturday, August 18 when the under 13 Magpies qualified for the club’s first grand final appearance in many years.

The young Magpies built their 38-16 victory on defence, holding out an enthusiastic and very determined Winton outfit.

Try scorers on the day included Jack Politch, John Hauff and Tom Flynn as well as man of the moment Dylan Kangan, who bagged four in his first preliminary final.

Brady Prow and Jack Politch chipped in with two and three conversions respectively.

The side coached by Guy Elliott has been a

consistent performer all year with its only hiccup being in the major semi-final the weekend before last against Barcaldine.

It was good to see the wake-up call was heeded and the side knuckled down to a good solid performance the following week.

All supporters who would like to see two closely matched sides compete should travel to Longreach this Saturday afternoon for a great exhibition of rugby league.

The under 7, 9 and 11 teams will play in a round robin competition with other towns preceding the under 13 grand final, with the day starting at midday at the Longreach showgrounds.

---by Anne Hauff

Blackall under 13s in grand finalBack Row - Brodie Barth, Jesse Negus, John Hauff, Corey Kangan, Brady Prow, Kelly Hauff, Jamie HarveyFront: Guy Elliott (Coach), Tom Butler, Tom Flynn, Jack Politch, Dylan Dolinski, DJ Kangan, Ronan Robinson and Nicholas Kinsey

Three very good games of championship bowls were played on Sunday, August 12.

In trebles Ron Robinson, Marty Gray and Lloyd Alexander had a neck and neck battle with Tex Hayward, John Carter and Lew Kelly.

Neither side ever led by more than two shots, with Lew’s team coming into the last end two shots up, only to go down 19 – 18.

B singles saw Gary Whitfield’s

good form continue with a hard-fought game against John Bowyer.

After being 22-all on 32 ends a drinks break seemed to upset John’s game and saw him beaten 31 – 22.

Don Daly was much too good for Ray Schluter in handicap singles, winning 31 – 19.

In social play Glynis and Jim from Victoria beat Alf Cameron and Woody.

No games were played on Sunday August 19 due to rain.

Games for next week are A singles R Browning v M Malone spotter D Holden. L Kelly v R Schulter spotter R Black. T Holden v J Blucher spotter G MacNamara. Sets of nine ends, C Pfingst v M Gray spotter A Cameron. Pairs J & D Carter v R Doyle & R Hayward.

Play will commence at 9:30 am.--by Dally Holden

Neck and neck battle for trebles

ICPA pushes tertiary allowance at federal conference

Australia’s Governor-General offered his unequivocal support for the work of the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association when he addressed the rural education lobby group’s annual conference, held last week in Adelaide.

Major General Jeffery noted that members wanted access to a Tertiary Access Allowance “to help rural and remote students to get to the ‘front door’ of a tertiary institution”.

“In other words, how can society ensure that the choices generally available for children in urban Australia are made readily available to isolated children,” he asked.

Fourteen motions from around Australia, urging ICPA to continue its push for the introduction of a non-means tested allowance for rural students who must live away from home to access a tertiary education, were received at conference, attended by Sally Campbell and Sally Cripps on

Although final figures from community surveys run by Blackall and Tambo shires on the topic of a forced amalgamation between the two are yet to be released, council spokespeople say the results to date are overwhelmingly not in favour of merging.

Blackall CEO Brenda Kelly said last week’s rain meant that many people had been unable to get their survey papers in the mail in time and so the announcement of a final outcome had been delayed.

“There’s no doubt that the results are showing an overwhelming number of people against amalgamation though,” she said.

She hoped to be able to announce final figures by today.

It was a similar story from Tambo, which had received 77 per cent of the 415 surveys sent out by Tuesday this week.

Susan Jarvis said around 99 per cent of the returned surveys had voted no.

“So far we have only had two surveys supporting the yes case,” she said.

The state government has released results of an opinion poll which it claims shows

overwhelming support for local government reform to cope with Queensland’s growth.

One thousand Queenslanders from across the state were polled last week, including people from Brisbane, which has not seen any local government changes, to ascertain their views on local government reform. Seventy-three per cent said they believed the state’s growth meant stronger councils were needed. Fifty per cent of those surveyed were supportive or totally supportive of the local government amalgamations as determined by the independent commission, with 48 per cent opposed and 2 per cent undecided. Queenslanders surveyed by AC Nielsen were split 52 per cent to 41 per cent on the question of whether referendums should be held now that state parliament had passed the legislation making the new boundaries law. “Queenslanders are well informed on this issue and it’s clear that the vast majority view the amalgamations as necessary to ensure our growing state continues to thrive,” premier Peter Beattie said.

Thumbs down from Blackall and Tambo Shrek and Fiona were a huge hit with the children when

the NSW Variety Club’s Base to Bathurst car rally stopped for lunch at Terrick.--by Sally Cripps

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The Blackall saleyards should be a hive of activity on September 13 when the next Combined Agents special weaner sale gets underway.

A month out from the sale bookings had closed, with 5000 head already promised.

Blackall Combined Agents yarded a total of 1795 head of cattle on their August 16 sale day and said the market was firm to dearer across all descriptions compared to previous sales.

All regular buyers were in attendance and agents put the significant lift in values down to the quality of the yarding.

Braford bullocks from Russell Pastoral Co, Champion reached $178 c/kg to weigh 600 kg for $1069.

Hereford steers from CA Hauff and Son, Colart sold for an average of $169 c/kg for 544 kg and $924/hd, to top at $176 c/kg for 540 kg.

Beco Pastoral Trust, Jericho sold Brahman steers for $156 c/kg to weigh 430 kg for $675/hd.

Limousin cross cows from Greg and Jill Peck, Purtora sold to a top of $148 c/kg to weigh 673 kg for $997 to average $141 c/kg and $797/hd.

Arb and Josie Smith, Tambo had Droughtmaster cross cows selling for $146 c/kg for 575 kg and $841.

Clark & Tait, Mt Enniskillen sold store cows to average 129 c/kg for 453 kg to top at 147 c/kg for 579 kg.

The Pecks also had Limousin

cross heifers selling for $153 c/kg to weigh 591 kg for $906/hd.

Koondoo Grazing Co, Blackall sold Brahman cross heifers to average $140 c/kg for 368 kg and $515/hd.

In the 280 - 350kg store steers, Bloomfield Pastoral topped the market with Droughtmaster steers for $181 c/kg to weigh 311 kg for $563/hd.

Errol Moller, Jericho sold Santa/Charolais cross steers to average $171 c/kg for 359 kg to top at $175 c/kg for 223kg.

Cows and calves reached $597.50 per unit.

Upcoming prime and store cattle sale dates are set down for August 30, September 27 and October 11.

Big weaner sale on the books

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for RFDSWould any business like to donate a small prize to be auctioned at the Birdsville Races with all proceeds going to the Royal Flying Doctor Service? Prizes can be dropped at the memorial club.Property owners would you care to donate a beast up the upcoming cattle sale, giving commission to the auctioneers and the rest to the RFDS?Sporting clubs\organisations would you be interested in holding a ‘fun day’/organised sport day to help raise funds?Is there anyone who has an upcoming event or who would be willing to help raise funds.If you can help in any of the above please contact Rebecca Haughton Spirit of QLD Entrant, Royal Flying Doctor Service on (W) 46574067 or (H) 46576556.

Weather predictions for Blackall Aug 25th- Sept 21st, 2007 (by the moon) from Ken Ring of www.predictweather.com

In the outlook period, again little or no rain days are expected. However, when the temperature drops (as it did on August 18th ) rain may arrive. In this period this may happen around 29th, Sept 4th and 13th. The average for maximums may be around 25C and for minimums around 8C. Humidity may be about 43% on average. The barometer may average 1018mbs. Winds may be again mostly from south and east. The warmest day may be around Sept 11th/12th which is the new moon period. The coolest mornings may be Aug 29th and Sept 4th.

Allow 24 hour error for forecasts.

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Leader of The Nationals in the Senate, Ron Boswell, said in Blackall this week that premier Beattie’s back down from threatening to sack local councils that hold referendums on amalgamation had been forced by a combination of federal government legislative action and grassroots community anger. “Queensland Labor saw that their actions over past weeks of attacking democratic rights were destroying Labor’s chances at the upcoming federal election and they had to take a step back. “This is the biggest retreat since Napoleon left Russia,” Senator Boswell said. “However, for premier Bettie to now try to convince Queenslanders that he wants them to have their say, and restore their right to protest is duplicitous and deceptive. “This backflip has only come about because it has been forced by grass roots community anger and legislative pressure from the federal coalition that will enable

councils to hold referendums on this issue anyway. “Communities should be aware that the Labor premier has confirmed that he still going ahead with his amalgamation plan, regardless of referendum results. “Local communities should treat this as a partial victory, but it should not be forgotten that premier Beattie and the Labor Party worked to subvert the rights of Queenslanders until they were left without an alternative to backing down. “The true victory will only be won when the plan to forcibly amalgamate councils is abandoned once and for all in favour of a sensible programme where councils and communities can choose their own destiny. “In the meantime, I encourage Queensland communities to continue to fight for their democratic rights against the Labor Party who are moving ahead with their plan to destroy local councils,” Senator Boswell said.

Qld communities encouraged to fight for democratic rights continued from page 1

Ben Stockwell of Nudgee College, Brisbane was recently chosen as one of the winners of the inaugural Stephen Daly award for Year 10 students. The award recognises students who display leadership, potential, initiative and involvement in the many facets of College life. Stephen Daley a past student of Nudgee and a Rhodes Scholar travelled from Canberra to present the awards to the recipients.

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Glenn Dawson14/01/55 - 21/08/2006

To my darling husbandI often pause in my daily tasks

and by my side you’ll be,A million memories bring you back

as you stay a while with me,Memory lane is a beautiful placeWhere thought and love are true,

Again and again I’ll travel that laneFor a beautiful glimpse of you.

Silent tears fall gently Which others do not see,

For a very special husband Who meant the world to me,The photographs I treasure

Are all I have to touch,Of a husband I loved with all of

my heart and miss so very much.Until the final breath I take I will love you.

I loved you then, I love you stillI miss you now and always will.

Love Glenys

Glenn Dawson14/01/55 - 21/08/2006

To My FatherYour memories will always

surround me,Your closeness will always be there.

I treasure the love you gave me, and the years we were able to share.

It broke all our hearts to lose you,But you did not go alone,

For parts of us went with you, The day God called you home.

Love Dallas & Harley

At the 12 years and under tennis state championships held over four days at the University of Queensland courts from July 29 to August 1, the North West regional team performed beyond its expectations.

Achieving what is believed to be the highest position for the North West girls in the history of the state championships, the accumulated final positions of four members of the team placed them in 7th position, bettering last year’s 8th placing among the 12 regional teams in the competition.

The girls’ team comprised Chelsea Just (Barcaldine), Madeline Carter (Blackall), Sara Graham (Longreach) and Emma Braithwaite (Mt Isa).

Spearheading the success of the team, Chelsea finished in 11th position while Madeline was placed 26th in the 48-player draw.

With her clear, decisive calls and self-assured manner in difficult circumstances, Sara Graham caught the eye of the referee to win the best girl umpire of the carnival.

The boys’ team – Tim Braithwaite (Mt Isa), Liam Douglas (Longreach), Jacob Perdon (Mt Isa) and Benjamin Williams (Ilfracombe) also had a number of very good wins to finish 11th of the 12 teams.

The experience of playing against the best junior players in the state will be invaluable for the younger members of the North West team who will again be eligible for selection in 2008.

NW tennis team exceeds expectations

Back row: Jacob Perdon, Liam Douglas, Chelsea Just, Tim Braithwaite, Emma Braithwaite Front row:- Duncan Emmott (Coach), Ben Williams, Sara Graham, Madeline Carter, Nyle Byrnes (Manager)

Community support for Vietnam Veterans Day this year was significantly down on the last couple of years.

Blackall RSL sub-branch president, Major Terry Brennan felt the wet weather and the day coinciding with a weekend contributed to the lack of support.

A small group of RSL members gathered in a wet Memorial Park last Saturday, August 18 to commemorate the day.

In a short formal ceremony Peter Dallas, a Vietnam veteran, laid a wreath in memory of all Australians who served in Australia’s 10 year war in South Vietnam, and especially for the 520 killed and 3131 wounded or missing.

Harry Kitching, a World War Two veteran and Military Medal recipient, recited the ode.

Major Brennan delivered a short address during which he highlighted the unique situation which confronted Vietnam veterans when they returned home to Australia from what was an unpopular war.

“As a nation we are marking a series of 40th anniversaries associated with battles and events which occurred during the Vietnam conflict,” he said.

He highlighted the commemoration of the Battle of Long Tan last year, the official date selected for Vietnam Veterans Day, and the pending anniversary next year of the Battle of Coral and Balmoral which lasted 26 days and was the largest battle ever fought by Australians in South Vietnam.

Major Brennan said this year marked the anniversary of the building of a minefield known by most Australian Vietnam veterans as the ‘The Fence’.

“Sadly, some observers and historians simply refer to it as ‘an Australian tragedy’,” he said.

It was an 11 kilometre-long minefield described as a ‘barrier fence’ to protect villages from the enemy.

Built in early 1967, it comprised two parallel rows of coiled barbed wire 100 metres apart.

Located in the 100 metre gap were 20 292 ‘Jumping Jack’ mines. Of these, 12 700 were fitted with anti-lifting devices – to deter the enemy from breaching the minefield.

“The tragedy is that between May 1967 and February 1971, 55 Australian soldiers were killed and 250 dismembered or wounded by ‘Jumping Jack’ mines most certainly stolen from the Australian minefield by the enemy,” Major Brennan said.

“Readers familiar with the song ‘Only Nineteen’ would appreciate the impact these mines ultimately had on Australian soldiers.”

Blackall commemorates Vietnam Veterans Day

The small group which commemorated Vietnam Veterans Day in Blackall this year.

The rationale for building the minefield continues to be hotly debated, according to Major Brennan.

“This does not bring back to their families those needlessly killed, or give back the legs and arms of those horrifically maimed by the deadly mines laid by Australian sappers at the direction of their commander.”

Major Brennan concluded by encouraging the Blackall community to join him and other sub-branch members next year for Vietnam Veterans Day, and to commemorate the Battle of Coral and Balmoral.

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Talking nicely to your flowers and vegies is one plan of attack recommended for those planning to enter the 78th annual Anglican Flower Show, which will be held on Saturday, September 1 at the Blackall Cultural Centre from 1.30 pm.

Entries for all sections will be taken from 7 pm to 9 pm on Friday, August 31 as well as from 8 am to 10 am on the Saturday.

There is no charge for either entry to the show or competitive sections.

Organisers have their fingers crossed for plenty of entries, as per the schedules available from local shops.

Separate sections are available for children 10 yrs and under and students 11 to 15 yrs.

A feature of the flower show will be a fashion parade featuring outfits from Outback Emporium.

Students from St Joseph’s School and Blackall State School will provide entertainment as well as having displays on show.

The talent of local patchwork ladies will also be on display.

There will be plenty to see and do with various stalls, children’s fun, a cent sale and plenty of raffles to try to win. A sumptuous afternoon tea will also be provided throughout the afternoon.

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide - September 2 - 8ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Wednesday Septem

ber 5

4:30 Movie: Arsenal Stadium Mystery

(Pg,1938,R) 6:00 Children’s Shows

11:00 Weapons Races 12:00 Midday

Report 12:30 National Press Club

Address 1:30 Talking Heads 2:00

The Bill 3:00 Children’s Shows 6:00 A

Place In Spain 6:30 The Cook & The

Chef 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30 Report

8:00 The New Inventors 8:30 Spicks

& Specks 9:00 The Chaser’s War

On Repeats 9:30 Summer Heights

High (M*) 10:00 At The Movies 10:30

Lateline 11:00 Lateline Business 11:35

Cracker (M*,R) 12:25 Movie: Don’t Just

Lie There, Say Something (M,1973,R)

1:30 Movie: The Uncanny (MA,1977,R)

3:25 National Press Club Address

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning

Show 11:00 Playhouse Disney

11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Rites Of

Passage (M,1998,R) 2:00 All Saints

(M) 3:00 Infomercial 4:00 Go Go

Stop 4:30 News 5:00 MASH 5:30

Deal Or No Deal 6:00 News 6:30 To-

day Tonight 7:00 Home & Away 7:30

Most Shocking (Pg) 8:30 The Force

Behind The Line 9:00 Murder Squad

9:30 Air Crash Investigations 10:30

The Unit (M) 11:30 Night Stalker

12:30 The First 48 (M,R) 1:30 Info-

mercial 2:15 Passions 3:00 Guthy-

Renker Australia 4:00 NBC Today

5:30 Creflo 6:00 Today 9:00 Chil-

dren’s Shows 10:00 McLeod’s

Daughters 11:00 Antiques Road-

show (R) 11:30 News 12:00 Fresh

Cooking With AWW 12:30 The Bold

& The Beautiful 1:00 Dr Phil 2:00

Days Of Our Lives 3:00 The Oprah

Winfrey Show 4:00 Huey’s Cook-

ing Adventures 4:30 The Sleepover

Club 5:00 Entertainment Tonight

5:30 The Simpsons 6:00 Neighbours

6:30 News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30

Temptation 8:00 McLeod’s Daugh-

ters 9:00 Without A Trace 10:00 ER

11:00 Supernatural 11:50 Numb3rs

5:25 Overseas News 12:30

Business Report 1:00 Movie:

Strange Gardens 3:00 Mum’s

The Word 3:30 Festive Ways

- The Sete Water Tournament

4:00 A Fork In The Road 4:30

The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00

Living Black 6:30 World News

Australia 7:30 The Hairy Bikers

Ride Again 8:00 Island Fettlers

8:30 Dateline 9:30 World News

Australia 10:00 Broken News

10:30 Movie: My Life Without Me

12:20 Movie: Frozen Land

Thursday September 6

4:30 Movie: Simon And Laura

(G,1955,R) 6:00 Children’s Shows

11:05 Great Artists 11:30 Off The Map

12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Down To

Earth 1:30 Strictly Dancing 2:00 The

Bill 3:00 Children’s Shows 6:05 Grand

Designs 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30

Report 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 The Human

Mind And How To Make The Most Of

It 9:25 Difference Of Opinion 10:20


Get Up Stand Up 12:20 Movie: The

Silent Flute (Circle Of Iron) (M,1978,R)

1:55 Movie: The Perfect Woman

(G,1949,R) 3:20 Movie: Along The Rio

Grande (Pg,1941,R)

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show

11:00 Raggs 11:30 News 12:00 Mov-

ie: Ground Zero (M,1988,R) 2:00 All

Saints 3:00 Infomercial 4:00 Go Go


Deal or No Deal 6:00 News 6:30 To-

day Tonight 7:00 Home & Away 7:30

Ghost Whisperer 8:30 Fight For Life

(M) 9:40 Time Of Your Life (M) 10:50

The Man Whose Arms Exploded (M)

11:50 Stargate SG-1 12:45 Life As

We Know It 1:45 Infomercial 2:10

Passions 3:00 Guthy-Renker Aus-

tralia 4:00 NBC Today








Winfrey Show 4:00 Huey’s Cooking

Adventures 4:30 Sharky’s Friends

5:00 Entertainment Tonight 5:30

The Simpsons 6:00 Neighbours


Temptation 8:00 Getaway 9:00 RPA

10:00 NRL Footy Show 11:30 AFL

Footy Show (M)


Business Report 1:00 Chefs Of

The Great Hotels Of The World

1:30 Witches: Myth, Mystery

And Truth 2:30 Dateline 3:30 If

Only 4:00 Food Lovers’ Guide

To Australia 4:30 The Journal

5:00 Newshour 6:00 Aguavita

6:30 World News Australia 7:35

Inspector Rex 8:30 Unit One 9:35

World News Australia 10:00 The

Movie Show (M,R) 10:15 Nighty

Night 10:50 Movie: Duplicity (M)

12:30 Movie: Perfect Blue (MA)

Friday September 7

4:30 Movie: Trouble In Store (G,1953,R)

6:00 Children’s Shows 11:00 Himalaya

With Michael Palin 12:00 Midday

Report 12:30 Fireflies 1:30 Parkinson

2:30 Spicks & Specks (G,R) 3:00

Children’s Shows 6:00 Executive

Stress 6:30 Can We Help? 7:00 News

7:30 Stateline 8:00 Collectors 8:30

Proof (M*) 10:05 Help 10:35 Lateline

11:20 The Chaser’s War On Repeats

11:50 jtv’s 12:20 rage (M)



11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Their Eyes

Were Watching God (M,2005,R)

2:30 Reba 3:00 Infomercial 4:00 Go

Go Stop 4:30 News 5:00 MASH 5:30

Deal or No Deal 6:00 News 6:30

Today Tonight 7:00 Home & Away

7:30 2007 AFL Premiership Sea-

son 10:30 Movie: Revenge Of The

Nerds IV (Pg,R) 12:30 Movie: Code

Of Silence (M,1985,R) 2:30 Auction

Squad 3:00 Guthy-Renky Australia

4:00 NBC Today

5:30 US Open Tennis 7:00 Today

9:00 Children’s Shows 10:00 An-

tiques Roadshow (R) 10:30 News

1:30 Fresh Cooking With AWW 2:00







NRL: 1st Qualifying Final 10:15 Just

For Laughs – Montreal Comedy Fes-

tival 12:15 The World In Union


Business Report 1:00 The Food

Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30

Insight 2:30 Sixty Thousand

Barrels 3:30 Living Black 4:00

Wine Lover’s Guide To Australia

(R) 4:30 The Journal 5:00

Newshour 6:00 Flavours Of Italy


The Fabric Of A Dream: The

Fletcher Jones Story 8:30 Robert

F Kennedy 9:30 World News

Australia 10:00 Russian Dolls:

Sex Trade 11:00 Movie: The

Piano Teacher (MA) 1:15 Queer

As Folk

Saturday September 8

5:00 rage 8:00 rage: Guest

Programmers: Clutch 9:00 jtv Saturday

11:00 Bowls: Australian Indoor

Championships (2007): Women’s Final

12:00 Stateline 12:30 Australian Story

1:00 Bowls: World Team Cup 2007:

Men’s Triples: Semifinal 1: Canada Vs

Australia 2:00 RL: Preliminary Final

4:00 Rugby Union: Perth Spirit Vs

Melbourne 6:00 Goodnight Sweetheart

6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 News

7:30 Doctor Who 8:15 Mr Bean 8:30

The Bill (PG) 9:20 ABC News 9:25 The

Sideshow With Paul McDermott 10:20

Parkinson 11:05 rage

6:30 Children’s Shows 9:00 Movie:

School’s Out (G,2001,R) 11:00 Sea

Princesses 12:00 Eclipse 1:00 V8

Xtra 1:30 Seven’s V8 Supercars

2:30 Movie: Meredith Willson’s The

Music Man (Pg,2003,R) 5:00 Creek

To Coast 5:30 Hook Line & Sinker

6:00 News 6:30 The Great Out-

doors 7:30 Better Homes & Gardens

8:30 Movie: Grease (Pg,1978,R)

10:50 Movie: Saturday Night Fever

(Pg,1977,R) 1:05 Movie: The Learn-

ing Curve (MA,2001) 3:10 Lure Of

The Red Centre 4:00 Guthy-Renker

Australia 5:00 Dateline NBC

5:30 US Open Tennis 8:00 Totally

Wild 8:30 Don’t Blame Me 9:00 Yam-

ba’s Playtime 9:30 The Shak 10:00

The Lost Children 10:30 Video Hits

First 12:00 Rugby World Cup France

Vs Argentina 2:00 AFL: Finals Week

1 5:30 Temptation 6:00 News 6:30

NRL: Finals 8:30 AFL: Finals Week

1 11:30 NRL Finals


Business Report 1:00 Plataea

3:35 Rhythms From Africa

4:30 Newshour 5:30 Vasili’s

Garden 6:00 Here Comes The

Neighbourhood 6:30 World News

Australia 7:30 Lonely Planet

Six Degrees: Sydney 8:25 The

Movie Show 8:35 The Iron Chef

9:20 RocKwiz 9:50 Movie: La

Spagnola (M) 11:35 Movie:

Sparky D Comes To Town (M)

12:05 SOS Shorts On Screen

1:10 Ghost In The Shell 1:45

Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law

4:30 Euro 2008 Qualifier: Italy v

France

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Over one hundred vehicles converged on Terrick on Thursday, August 9 for a lunchtime stopover in the New South Wales Variety Club’s Base to Bathurst car rally, with the first of the colourful pre-1970s vehicles arriving before noon.

Hosted by Sarah and James Pearson and family, “bashers” were treated to some good old-fashioned country hospitality.

Approximately 360 people lunched in the grounds of Terrick with a variety of meats, salads and dessert on offer, supplied in a combined community effort between the Pearsons, their neighbours and friends, The Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association and parents and committee members of The Blackall Kindergarten and Day Care Centre.

There were some wonderful and unique vehicles to see, with bashers handing out lots of goodies to the children over the course of the day.

The Shrekmobile was one of the children’s favourites, complete with Shrek and Princess Fiona, who happily blew up lots of green balloons and handed them out.

The rally also had its very own magician, who has been doing the rally for the past 20 years – he entertained and delighted children and parents.

Bash Motoring Events manager Stuart Telfer thanked Sarah and James and presented them with a certificate of appreciation.

Blackall Kindergarten and Day Care committee president Mardi Noonan was also presented with one

and was overwhelmed with the huge amount of goods donated from St Mary’s Leagues Club, Penrith and Hewlett Packard, which included a printer, digital camera, photo printers, books and sporting goods.

Along with all funds raised on the day at Terrick, The Variety organisation has also funded an obstacle course valued at $2043, and $200 worth of books for children at the Blackall Kindergarten and Day Care Centre.

The stop at Terrick was day five on the road for bashers, who had started the rally in Bathurst, NSW and were on the way to Darwin.

In 2006, Variety, the children’s charity donated over $3 million dollars to various organisations and since its inception in 1985, has raised over $85 million.

Story and photos Lisa Te Raki

Variety bash rally raises money for local kids

Senate leader inspects spelling centre progress

Leader of The Nationals in the Senate, Ron Boswell, this week visited Blackall and took the time to monitor the progress of the transhipment and spelling centre construction project at the saleyards.

The infrastructure project has received $200 000 under the Australian government’s Regional Partnerships funding scheme.

He also toured a potential Regional Partnerships project at McLean Place, which is pursuing federal funding to assist expansion plans.

“This visit is an opportunity for me to meet with local people and see firsthand the projects and proposals that they are putting forward to continue building local communities and attract investment through tourism and other avenues,” Senator Boswell said.

“There are many projects that are being pursued by the Central Queensland Area Consultative Committee and which I will be providing assistance with following my visit.

“I am always keen to see local projects first hand so that I can better argue on behalf of communities when going to secure funding for them in Canberra.”

Team Tiger was one of the many colourful and unique cars travelling with the Variety Bash.

Senator Boswell and Cathy Wheelhouse have morning tea with the residents of McLean Place.

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide - September 2 - 8ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Sunday September 2

5:00 Rage 6:30 Children’s Programs

9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business

10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific

Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00

Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia

1:30 Message Stick 2:00 Vesuvius:

Deadly Fury 3.00 Midnight Sun 4:40 Art

During Siege 5:00 Sunday Arts 6:00 At

The Movies 6:30 The Einstein Factor

7:00 News 7:30 Three Men In A Boat

8:25 News 8:30 Midsomer Murders (F)

10:10 Compass 11:05 Broadway: The

American Musical 12:05 Between The

Sheets 12:55 Movie: Carry On... Don’t

Lose Your Head (Pg,1967,R) 2:25

Movie: Seven Sinners (Pg,1936,R)

3:35 Movie: Gentlemen, The Queen

(G,1953,R)

6:00 One 6:30 Children’s Shows

8:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Up

Close Music 10:30 My Wife & Kids

11:00 Movie: Mr Headmistress

(Pg,1998,R) 1:00 AFL: Sydney Vs

Hawthorn 4:00 Raising Baby Black

Bear 5:00 Queensland’s Best Living

5:30 Great South East 6:00 News

6:30 Australia’s Best Backyards

7:00 Hot Property 7:30 Kath & Kim

8:00 My Name Is Earl 8:30 Movie:

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

(M,2003) 10:30 Alias (M) 11:30

Scrubs (Pg,R) 12:00 AFL: Western

Bulldogs Vs Kangaroos 3:00 Guthy-

Renker Australia 4:00 NBC Today

5:00 NBC Meet the Press

5:30 A New Way Of Life 6:00 Mass

For You At Home 6:30 Children’s

Programs 8:30 Business Success

9:00 Sunday 11:00 AFL Footy Show

12:00 Australia’s Funniest Home

Videos 1:00 History Of The Rugby

World Cup 2:00 The Sunday Footy

Show 3:00 Sunday Roast 4:00 NRL:

Eels Vs Broncos 6:00 Do It 6:30

News 7:00 Backyard Blitz 8:00 60

Minutes 9:00 TBA 10:00 TBA 11:00

Australian Idol 12:00 Moto GP


IAAF World Championships In

Athletics 2007 11:00 Cycling:

2007 Deutschland Tour 12:00

Speedweek 2:00 World Athletics

2:30 UEFA Super Cup 2007

4:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 4:30

FA Premier League Classic

Matches 5:00 The World Game

6:00 Hotspell 6:30 World News

Australia 7:30 IAAF World

Championships In Athletics

2007 Highlights 8:30 IAAF World

Championships In Athletics 2007

11:00 Desperately Seeking Sheila

12:00 The Brides Of Khan 12:30

The Storm Rages Twice (PG)

Monday Septem

ber 3

4:30 Movie: Genevieve (G,1953,R)

6:00 Children’s Shows 11:00 Landline

12:00 Midday Report 12:30 French

Leave 12:55 A Place In Slovakia 1:30

The Cook & The Chef 2:00 The Bill

3:00 Children’s Shows 6:00 Message

Stick (G*) 6:30 Talking Heads 7:00

News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00

Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners

9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Enough Rope

10:35 Lateline 11:10 Lateline Business

11:40 Bruce And Me 12:35 Teachers

(M*,R) 1:25 Movie: Blood Relatives

(MA,1987,R) 2:55 Boys From The

Bush 3:25 Bowls: World Team Cup

2007: Men’s Singles: Semifinal 1:

Canada Vs Australia


11:00 Playhouse Disney 11:30 News

12:00 Movie: TBA 2:00 All Saints

3:00 Informercial 4:00 Go Go Stop

4:30 News 5:00 MASH 5:30 Deal or

No Deal 6:00 News 6:30 Today To-

night 7:00 Home & Away 7:30 Bor-

der Security 8:00 The Force Behind

The Line 8:30 City Homicide 9:30

Criminal Minds 10:20 Boston Legal

(M,R) 11:30 In Case Of Emergency

(M) 12:00 Popstars (G,R) 12:30 Sev-

en’s Champ Cars 3:00 Guthy-Renk-

er Australia 4:00 NBC Today












6:30 News 7:00 A Current Affair

7:30 Temptation 8:00 Secrets Of

The Crocodile 9:00 Sea Patrol 10:00

1 v 100 11:00 Footy Classified 12:00

Australian Idol

5:25 Overseas News 1:00 The

Food Lovers Guide To Australia

(R) 1:30 Chahinaz: What Rights

For Women? 2:30 Original

Mermaid 3:30 Long Shadows:

Stories From A Jewish Home

4:30 The Journal 5:00 The Crew

5:30 Blaltrax 6:00 Global Village


Mythbusters 8:30 Marx & Venus

8:35 South Park (M) 9:00 Bro’

Town 9:30 World News Australia

10:00 Shameless 10:55 Oz 12:00

Movie: Killing Words (MA)

Tuesday September 4

4:30 Movie: Madness Of The Heart

(Pg,1949,R) 6:00 Children’s Shows

11:00 Body Hits 12:00 Midday Report

12:30 The Einstein Factor 1:30

Catalyst 2:00 The Bill 3:00 Children’s

Shows 6:00 Time Team 6:50 Prime

Ministers’ National Treasures 7:00

News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 South

Side Story 8:30 The Bill 9:20 Foreign

Correspondent 10:00 First Tuesday

Book Club 10:30 Lateline 11:05

Lateline Business 11:35 Four Corners

12:20 Media Watch 12:35 The Monster

(M,1975,R) 2:05 Movie: Revenge

(MA,1971,R) 3:35 Movie: The Fool

And The Princess (G,1948,R)


11:00 Playhouse Disney 11:30 News

12:00 Movie: Someone Is Watching

(M,1998,R) 2:00 All Saints (M) 3:00

Infomercial 4:00 Go Go Stop 4:30

News 5:00 MASH 5:30 Deal or No

Deal 6:00 News 6:30 Today Tonight

7:00 Home & Away 7:30 RSPCA An-

imal Rescue 8:00 Medical Emergen-

cy 8:30 All Saints 9:30 Life Begins

10:30 Standoff 11:30 Born To Kill?

12:30 The Practice 1:30 Infomercial

2:00 Passions 3:00 Guthy-Renker

Australia 4:00 NBC Today













Temptation 8:00 Things To Try Be-

fore You Die 9:00 NCIS 10:00 Crime

Investigation Australia 10:55 Law &

Order (M) 11:50 Law & Order: SVU



Distant 2:55 The Movie Show 3:00

Dolce Vita: Brioni, FontanaArte,

Illycaffè 3:30 Football Stars Of

Tomorrow 4:00 A Fork In Africa

4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour

6:00 Excentriiks 6:30 World News

Australia 7:30 Insight 8:30 Last

Ghost Of War 9:30 World News

Australia 10:00 Diameter Of The

Bomb 11:50 Movie: My Nikifor

1:30 The Tasty Bust Reunion

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.

English competition results were announced on morning notices for LSODE cluster students recently, with the following outcomes: Year 3 - distinction: Ainsley Walker; credit: Hollie Taylor; participation: Wilson Sprague; Year 5 - distinction: Joe Schmidt, Holly Sprague; credit: Hamilton Walker; Year 6 - distinction: Alannah Kemp; Year 7 - high distinction: Chelsea Just; credit: Hilary Wood.

Spelling competition results were also announced. Year 3 - credit: Ainsley Walker; participation: Wilson Sprague, Hollie Taylor; Year 5 - high distinction: Hamilton Walker; credit: Joe Schmidt, Holly Sprague; Year 6 - distinction: Alannah Kemp;

Year 7 - distinction: Chelsea Just; credit: Hilary Wood. Special congratulations to Hamilton Walker who had an almost perfect score of 44/45.

***The Blackall State School will be

holding an information evening to share the benefits of a school-based traineeship or apprenticeship, with representatives from Golden West Employment Solutions and Busy at Work Apprenticeship Services present. It will be held on Monday, September 3 at the Blackall Memorial and Sports Club at 6.30 pm. Interested people need to reply to the school by Monday, August 27.

****A consultation process is being

held within the district with staff, students and parents to determine which model of LOTE delivery best suits the state school. The current model is to have a LOTE teacher from Barcaldine deliver French to Year 6, 7 and 8 students, an arrangement which has taken place for some time. An information afternoon/question and answer forum will be held at the school library on Tuesday, August 28 at 3 pm. A parent survey has also been sent out to enable the school to quantify parents’ preferred future directions.

****Various state school art and

class displays will be on display at the Flower Show on September 1. The state school band and choir will also be performing.

****The state school website, whilst

still being developed, is up and running, with a lot of input and work from technology teacher Renae Van der Loos. Visit www.blackallss.eq.edu.au to see the progress made.

***Prep/Year 1 at St Joseph’s School

had a great excursion to Blackall IGA recently. On returning to school they had a vote to see who enjoyed what the most. The winner was the lolly bags they were given, followed closely by being able to go into the freezers.

***The Prep/Year 1s are settling

in well to their new room and are very excited about the new air conditioners. So far it has been a bit cold to use them but they are ready for those cold mornings and hot days. Miss Munro has been in Emerald for MySuite training this week. The class still needs empty 1.25L soft drink bottles along with any wine corks for week nine.

***Year 4/5 at St Joseph’s has

finally moved into its new classroom as well, and finding they have so much space. Some great costumes were worn for Book Week on Thursday.

***Scones, slice, chocolate cake,

egg sandwiches and caramel tarts were just some of the treats on offer at 60+ Better’s morning tea recently, where the Year 5/6/7 St Joseph’s students enjoyed another lovely morning serving and entertaining parents, friends and members of the local group. The morning supported the Royal Flying Doctors Service.

***This week has been busy for

all students in years 3/5/7 as statewide testing has been underway. St Joseph’s students will be unwinding when the annual bush dance gets underway tonight. All students have been encouraged to participate in these events and have been fine-tuning their dance moves throughout the week.

School News

At the BSS whole school parade, on August 3rd, students who won various age champions at the athlectics carnival were presented with their trophies.

A visit to the coldroom was one of the many sites to see for St Joseph’s Prep/Year 1 students on a recent excursion to IGA

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide - August 26 - September 1ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Wednesday A

ugust 29

4:30 Movie: Jacqueline (G,1956,R)

6:00 Children’s Shows 11:00 Weapons

Races 12:00 Midday Report 12:30

National Press Club Address 1:30

Talking Heads 2:00 The Bill 3:00

Children’s Shows 6:00 A Place In Spain

6:30 The Cook & The Chef 7:00 News

7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 The New

Inventors 8:30 Spicks & Specks 9:00

The Chaser’s War On Repeats 9:30

Star Stories 9:55 At The Movies 10:25


Cracker 12:20 Movie: Traveller’s Joy

(G, 1949, R) 1:45 Movie: A Wedding In

Ramallah (M*,R) 3:25 National Press

Club Address


Show 11:00 Raggs 11:30 News

12:00 Movie: 12 Days Of Terror

(M,2003,R) 2:00 All Saints 3:00


News 5:00 MASH 5:30 Deal Or No


7:00 Home & Away 7:30 Most

Shocking 8:30 The Force – Behind

The Line 9:00 Murder Squad 9:30

Air Crash Investigations (Pg) 10:30

The Unit 11:30 Night Stalker 12:30

The First 48 (M,R) 1:30 Infomercial



5:30 Creflo 6:00 Today 9:00

Children’s Shows 10:00 McLeod’s

Daughters 11:00 Antiques

Roadshow (R) 11:30 News 12:00

Fresh Cooking With AWW 12:30

The Bold & The Beautiful 1:00

Dr Phil 2:00 Days Of Our Lives

3:00 The Oprah Winfrey Show

4:00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures

4:30 The Sleepover Club 5:00

Entertainment Tonight 5:30


6:30 News 7:00 A Current Affair

7:30 Temptation 8:00 McLeod’s

Daughters 9:00 Without A Trace

10:00 ER 11:00 Supernatural

12:00 Australian Idol


Business Report 1:00 Movie: The

Son’s Room (M,2001,R) 3:00

Mum’s The Word 3:30 Festive

Ways 4:00 A Fork In The Road

4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour

6:00 Hotspell 6:30 World News

Australia 7:30 IAAF World




9:30 World News Australia 10.00


Athletics 2007 12:00 Desperately

Seeking Sheila 1:00 That Old

Dream That Moves

Thursday August 30

4:30 Movie: Movie: As Long As They’re

Happy (G,1955,Rpt) 6:00 Children’s

Shows 11:00 Great Artists 11:30

Walks With An Architect (F) 12:00

Midday Report 12:30 Down To Earth

1:30 Strictly Dancing 2:00 The Bill 3:00

Children’s Shows 6:05 Grand Designs

7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00

Catalyst 8:30 The Human Mind And

How To Make The Most Of It: 9:25

Difference Of Opinion 10:20 Lateline

10:55 Lateline Business 11:20 Get Up

Stand Up (M*,R) 12:20 D-Day 2:25

Movie: Forbidden Cargo (Pg,1954,R)

3:55 The Dreamers



11:30 News 12:00 Movie: 1969

(M,1988,R) 2:00 All Saints 3:00


News 5:00 MASH 5:30 Deal or

No Deal 6:00 News 6:30 Today

Tonight 7:00 Home & Away 7:30

Ghost Whisperer 8:30 Fight For

Your Life 9:40 Time Of Your Life

10:50 Mark Philippoussis’ Age Of

Love 11:45 Stargate SG-1 12:45

Con 1:10 Infomercial 2:05 Passions

3:00 Guthy-Renker Australia 4:00

NBC Today










4:30 Sharky’s Friends 5:00

Entertainment Tonight 5:30 The

Simpsons 6:00 Neighbours 6:30

News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30

Temptation 8:00 Getaway 9:00

House 10:00 NRL Footy Show

11:30 AFL Footy Show (M) 1:30

Australian Idol


Business Report 1:00 Chefs Of

The Great Hotels Of The World

1:30 Witches: Myth, Mystery &

Truth 2:30 Turkey’s Tigers 3:30 If

Only 4:00 Food Lovers’ Guide To

Australia 4:30 The Journal 5:00

Newshour 6:00 Hotspell 6:30

World News Australia 7:30 IAAF

World Championships In Athletics






Seeking Sheila 1:00 Brothers Of

The Forest

Friday August 31

4:30 Movie: Movie: You Know

What Sailors Are (G,1953,Rpt) 6:00

Children’s Shows 11:00 Himalaya With

Michael Palin 12:00 Midday Report

12:30 Fireflies 1:30 Parkinson 2:30

Spicks & Specks (G,R) 3:00 Children’s

Shows 6:00 Executive Stress 6:30 Can

We Help? 7:00 News 7:30 Stateline

8:00 Collectors 8:30 Proof (M*) 10:00

Help (M*) 10:30 Lateline 11:15 The

Chaser’s War On Repeats 11:40 jtv

12:10 Rage (M)



11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Antitrust

(M,2001,R) 2:30 Reba 3:00


News 5:00 MASH 5:30 Deal or

No Deal 6:00 News 6:30 Today

Tonight 7:00 Home & Away 7:30

Better Homes & Gardens 8:30 AFL:

Collingwood Vs Adelaide 11:30

Movie: Revenge Of The Nerds 3:

The Next Generation (Pg,R) 1:30

The Delights Of Turkey 2:30 Your

Life On The Lawn 3:00 Guthy-

Renky Australia 4:00 NBC Today










4:30 Sharky’s Friends 5:00




NRL: Cowboys Vs Bulldogs 9:30

NRL: Wests Tigers Vs Newcastle

Knights 11:30 Ralph TV 12:00

Movie: Clueless (M,1995,R)

5:25 Overseas News 8:45 IAAF World Championships In Athletics 2007 11:00 Overseas News 12:30 Business Report 1:00 Overseas News 2:30 It’s A Fat, Fat World 3:30 Hard Choices 4:00 Wine Lover’s Guide To Australia (R) 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Hotspell 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 IAAF World Championships In Athletics 2007 Highlights 8:30 IAAF World Championships In Athletics 2007 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 IAAF World Championships In Athletics 2007 11:45 Desperately Seeking Sheila 12:45 Movie: The Ginko Bed (M,1996,R) 2:30 UEFA Super Cup 2007

Saturday September 1

5:00 Rage 8:00 rage: Guest

Programmers: Cold War kids 9:00

jtv Saturday 11:00 Bowls: Australian

Indoor Championships (2007):

Women’s Semifinal: 2 12:00 Stateline

12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Bowls:

World Team Cup 2007: Men’s

Singles: Semifinal 1: Canada Vs

Australia 2:00 RL: Semifinal 2 4:00

Rugby Union: Western Sydney Vs

Ballymore Tornadoes 6:00 Goodnight

Sweetheart 6:30 Gardening Australia

7:00 News 7:30 Dr Who 8:15 Mr Bean

8:30 The Bill 9:20 ABC News 9:25 The

Sideshow With Paul McDermott 10:25

Parkinson 11:10 Rage

6:30 Children’s Shows 9:00 Movie:

Doug’s 1st Movie (G,1999,R)

11:00 Children’s Shows 12:00

Eclipse 1:00 V8 Xtra 1:30 Seven’s

Motorsport 2:00 Beyond Tomorrow

3:00 Movie: Bushwacked

(Pg,1995,R) 5:00 Creek To Coast

5:30 Hook Line & Sinker 6:00 News

6:30 The River Fire Works 2007

7:30 Great Comedy Classics 8:35

Movie: Bruce Almighty (M,2003,R)

10:40 Movie: Me, Myself & Irene

(MA,2000,R) 12:55 Movie: The

Dancer Upstairs (AV,2002) 3:30

It Is Written 4:00 Guthy-Renker

Australia 5:00 Dateline NBC

5:30 Christian City TV 6:00

Children’s Shows 7:30 Wicked

Science 8:00 Totally Wild 8:30

Don’t Blame Me 9:00 Yamba’s

Playtime 9:30 Rock It 10:00 The

Lost Children 10:30 Video Hits

First 12:00 Gilmore Girls 1:00 RPM

2:00 AFL: St Kilda Vs Richmond

5:00 4WD TV 5:30 The Car Show

6:00 Temptation 6:30 News 7:00

AFL: Brisbane Vs Geelong 10:30

The Dame Edna Experiment 11:30

Movie: Laws Of Attraction (M)

7:00 IAAF World Championships

In Athletics 2007 12:05 Indonesian

News 1:00 The Turn Of The Screw

2:55 Van Gogh: The Journey’s

End 4:00 Catching The Tide 4:30

Newshour 5:30 The Lore Of Love

6:30 Hotspell 6:00 News 7:30


Athletics 2007 Highlights 8:30



Seeking Sheila 12:45 Shorts On

Screen 1:45 Lennie Cahill Shoots

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Dr Bill Glasson, an ophthalmologist with links to the Blackall district has been appointed to the chair of the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC), announced recently by deputy Prime Minister, Mark Vaile and Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan.

Dr Glasson, a former federal president of the Australian Medical Association, was born in Winton and owns property in the Blackall shire, and continues to practice in rural parts of Queensland.

The RTIRC will review the progress of the Australian government’s upgrades of telecommunications services in rural Australia and its recommendations will determine how the interest earned from the $2 billion Communications Fund – around $400 million – will be spent next year.

Barcoo shire mayor and RAPAD director, Bruce Scott has been appointed to the committee as well.

“The members of RTIRC have strong rural backgrounds and are very familiar with the challenges faced in regional and remote areas,” Senator Coonan said.

The review will commence immediately and all stakeholders will have an opportunity to make a submission or speak directly with the committee during their consultations, according to Mr Vaile.

The Communications Fund provides a guaranteed income stream to fund hard infrastructure and services for regional communities such as additional mobile phone towers, broadband provision and even backhaul fibre capabilities.

“The committee will place particular emphasis on the under-served areas of remote and rural Australia,” Mr Vaile said.

Leader of The Nationals in the Senate, Ron Boswell, who visited Blackall this week, said benefits will soon flow locally from the fund.

“I encourage all central western

Queenslanders, local councils and community groups who have an idea or an interest in telecommunications services to take part in the inquiry and express your views on where the money needs to go,” Senator Boswell said.

“$400 million, spent wisely, can go a long way to filling telecommunications holes in remote Australia.

“The $2 billion regional telecommunications fund was designed as a perpetual fund that would utilise its investment return every three years to make sure remote and regional areas keep up with the latest communications technology.

“Unfortunately, Labor has indicated that, if they win the election at the end of the year, they will raid this fund to help them provide their outrageously expensive fibre to the node network to service the cities, with no benefit for regional and remote communities,” Senator Boswell said.

Dr Bill Glasson to chair regional telco review

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide - August 26 - September 1ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Sunday August 26

5:00 Rage 6:30 Children’s Programs

9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business

10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific

Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00

Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30

Message Stick 2:00 Ancient Olympics:

Let The Games Begin 3.00 Bejart! Did

You Say Bejart? 4:30 Al Andalus 5:00

Sunday Arts 6:00 At The Movies 6:30

The Einstein Factor 7:00 News 7:30

The Worst Jobs In History (F) 8:25

News 8:30 Midsomer Murders 10:05

Compass 11:00 Haunting Douglas

(M*,R) 12:15 The Brief (M*,R) 1:30

Movie: Jack’s The Boy (G,1932,R) 2:45

Movie: High Tide At Noon (Pg,1957,R)

6:00 One 6:30 Children’s Shows

8:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Up

Close Music 10:30 Great Quake

11:40 Movie: Hannibal Brooks

(Pg,1969,R) 2:00 AFL: Geelong Vs

Port Adelaide 5:00 Queensland’s

Best Living 5:30 Great South East

6:00 News 6:30 Australia’s Best

Backyards 7:00 Hot Property 7:30

Kath & Kim 8:00 My Name Is Earl

(Pg) 8:30 Movie: Anchorman: The

Legend Of Ron Burgundy (M,2004)

10:30 Alias 11:30 Movie: Passion

Of Mind (M,2000,R) 2:00 Africa

Alive 3:00 Guthy-Renker Australia

4:00 NBC Today 5:00 NBC Meet

the Press

5:30 A New Way Of Life 6:00 Mass

For You At Home 6:30 Children’s

Programs 8:30 Business Success

9:00 Sunday 11:00 AFL Footy

Show 12:00 Australia’s Funniest

Home Videos 1:00 History Of

The Rugby World Cup 2:00 The

Sunday Footy Show 3:00 Sunday

Roast 4:00 NRL: Wests Tigers Vs

Sydney Rabbitohs 6:00 Do It 6:30

News 7:00 Backyard Blitz 8:00 60

Minutes 9:00 Movie: Something’s

Gotta Give (M,2003) 12:20

Australian Idol 1:50 Formula One

Grand Prix

6:45 Overseas News 8:45 IAAF

World Championships In Athletics

2007 10:30 Maltese News 11:00

Faraday Lecture 2007: Winning

Formula 12:00 Speedweek 1:00

FIA World Rally Championship

2007 2:00 World Of Athletics 2:30

2007 Italian Super Cup 4:00 FIFA

Futbol Mundial 4:30 FA Premier

League Classic Matches 5:00

The World Game 6:00 Hotspell






Seeking Sheila 12:45 The Storm

Rages Twice (PG)

Monday A

ugust 27

4:30 Movie: It’s Too Hard To Be Good

1948 (G,R) 6:00 Children’s Shows

11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report

12:30 French Leave 12:55 A Place

In Slovakia 1:30 The Cook & The

Chef 2:00 The Bill 3:00 Children’s

Shows 6:00 Message Stick (G*) 6:30

Talking Heads 7:00 News 7:30 The

7.30 Report 8:00 Australian Story 8:30

Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35

Enough Rope 10:20 Lateline 11:55

Lateline Business 11:40 The Men

Who Would Conquer China (M*,R)

1:00 Teachers 1:55 Movie: Give Us

The Moon 2:10 Movie: Zoo Baby (G,

1964, R) 3:10 Words 3:25 Bowls:

World Team Cup 2007: Men’s Pairs:

Semifinal 1: Canada Vs Australia



12:00 Movie: The Riverman

(M,2004,R) 2:00 All Saints 3:00


News 5:00 MASH 5:30 Deal or No


7:00 Home & Away 7:30 Border

Security 8:00 The Force – Behind

The Line 8:30 City Homicide (M)

10:30 Boston Legal (M,R) 11:30

In Case Of Emergency (Pg) 12:00

Popstars (G) 12:30 Seven’s Champ

Cars 3:00 Guthy-Renker Australia

4:00 NBC Today










4:30 Scope 5:00 Entertainment

Tonight 5:30 The Simpsons 6:00

Neighbours 6:30 News 7:00 A

Current Affair 7:30 Temptation 8:00

Thank God You’re Here 9:00 Sea

Patrol 10:00 Crime Investigation

Australia 11:00 Footy Classified

12:00 Australian Idol

5:25 Overseas News 1:00 The

Food Lovers Guide To Australia

(R) 1:30 Dateline 2:30 Insight

3:30 Cosenza Vecchia 4:00

Missing Vietnam 4:30 The

Journal 5:00 The Crew 5:30

Blaktrax 6:00 Hotspell 6:30 World

News Australia 7:30 IAAF World







Seeking Sheila 12:45 Movie:

Terkel In Trouble (MA,2004)

Tuesday August 28

4:30 Movie: Falling For You 1933 (G,R)

6:00 Children’s Shows 11:00 Naked

Science 12:00 Midday Report 12:30

The Einstein Factor 1:00 The New

Inventors 1:30 Catalyst 2:00 The Bill

3:00 Children’s Shows 6:00 Time Team

6:50 The Prime Ministers’ National

Treasures 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30

Report 8:00 South Side Story 8:30

The Bill 9:20 Foreign Correspondent

10:00 Artists At Work 10:30 Lateline

11:05 Lateline Business 11:35 Four

Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35

Bodyline: It’s Just Not Cricket (M*,R)

1:35 Movie: The One That Got Away

(G, 1957, R) 3:30 Movie: Find The

Lady (Pg,1956,R)



12:00 Movie: Kiss Tomorrow

Goodbye (M,2000,R) 2:00 All

Saints 3:00 Infomercial 4:00 Go Go


Deal or No Deal 6:00 News 6:30

Today Tonight 7:00 Home & Away

7:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue 8:00

Medical Emergency 8:30 All Saints

9:30 Life Begins (M) 10:30 Standoff

11:30 City Beat (M,R) 12:00 The

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Temptation 8:00 Survivor Fiji 9:50

NCIS 11:00 Survivor Fiji 11:55

Australian Idol



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3:10 The Movie Show 3:30

Football Stars Of Tomorrow 4:00

A Fork In Asia 4:30 The Journal

5:00 Newshour 6:00 Hotspell






Seeking Sheila 12:45 Movie:

Strawberries In The Supermarket

(M,2002,R)

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.

Carcase win for Rich familyA pen of three composite heifers bred on Barry and

Helen Rich’s Blackall property, Boorara, and finished in their family’s Amber Downs feedlot near Wandoan, claimed a major carcase crown at this year’s Brisbane Royal Show.

The Woolworths Value-Based Marketing Performance class is regarded as one of the toughest carcase competitions in Australia to win because it takes both meat quality and meat yield (as assessed by VIAscan video image analysis) into account in the judging process.

The Rich’s class-winning milk tooth heifers were bred from a red composite program based on Devon, Limousin and Santa genetics.

They supply 90 head each week for a Woolworths contract, mostly sourced from within their own breeding herd.

The heifers carried similar genetic composition to the Rich’s winning team from the 2001 national grainfed beef competition for the domestic trade.

Kara’s lambs take ribbonsSuffolk cross lambs bred and exhibited by Kara

Hauff, formerly of Blackall, now living at Bell, were placed third in a lightweight class in lamb carcase competition at the Brisbane show last week.

She also showed second and third place entries in the heavyweight competition.

All 69 carcases entered in three classes were finished through grainfeeding systems, highlighting the rapidly changing nature of the sheepmeat industry.-- information supplied by the Queensland Country Life

The Blackall Memorial & Sports Club was selected as one of three finalists in the Casual Dining section of the 2007 Rabobank Red Meat innovation awards, presented at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds on Wednesday, August 8. The MLA Casual Dining award was ultimately won by the Regatta Hotel, a landmark Brisbane venue with a reputation as a fantastic place for a steak.

Club manager Kaye Wood attended the awards night and said Blackall and what it had to offer surprised many on the evening.

“We had to outline the meat we featured on the menu and give the judges an idea of our red meat turnover,” she said.

“I think that and the fact that we buy our meat locally helped us at judging time.”

Kaye said that being named as a finalist in this sort of company was very exciting and rewarding. “Now that they’ve shown they’re prepared to recognise what we can do in a rural area, we’ll certainly enter these awards again,” she said.

Value for money for the family market will continue to be her aim.

Kaye said the most popular meat dish on her menu was the Spiced Lamb Cutlets.

“Forget all your steaks and beef dishes – this one is always the perennial favourite.” AgForce Cattle president Greg Brown said the awards were all about recognising individuals, organisations and businesses that helped bolster Queensland’s diverse red meat industries.

The MLA Casual Dining award highlights the importance of enjoying the benefits of red meat in a relaxed dining environment.

Club a finalist in dining award

behalf of the Blackall branch.ICPA has already expressed its disappointment

that such an allowance was not part of this year’s federal budget announcements “Australian governments, past and present, have never considered how isolated bush kids might access any institution of tertiary study,” retiring federal ICPA president Jack Beach has commented.

“The government continues to research why bush kids are distinctly less likely to enrol in tertiary study and why those that do have alarming rates of retention.

“To ICPA the answer is simple: our working families and their children can not afford the prohibitive relocation expenses.”

Western Queenslanders Jenny Lindsay and Andy Pegler were elected as vice presidents of the organisation, with West Australia’s Roxanne Morrissey becoming the new federal president following the retirement of Mr Beach.

Expense too high for familiescontinued from page 1

Sally Campbell (right) shares a smoko break from the ICPA conference in Adelaide with Chris Parker, Aramac and Mary Killeen, Yaraka.

Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative Phase 2 Review Workshop – expression of interestThe Department of the Environment and Water Resources is conducting a review of phase 2 of the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative (GABSI). This initiative assists eligible owners of old, uncontrolled bores in the Great Artesian Basin to rehabilitate bores and to replace wasteful open earthen bore drains with piped water reticulation systems.

To ensure the remainder of GABSI Phase 2 is effective and to assist in setting up the third phase, an extensive independent review is currently underway.

To assist the review, the Department is inviting expressions of interest from individuals or groups who have an interest in the GAB, to participate in a review workshop to be held Blackall on Thursday 6 September, 2007.

The format of the workshop will include two sessions. Session 1 - Government and Agency representatives: 9am – 1pmSession 2 - Landholders and other interested parties: 2pm – 5pm

Thursday 6 September, 2007 Blackall Sports Memorial Club9 Coronation Drive, Blackall QLD 4472

To register your interest in attending the workshop and for more information, please visit www.GABSIphase2.org.au or call Gregory Lee on 0438 751 757. Numbers are limited so please get in early.Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you.

Across 9 Change (direction). (7)10 Four-sided polygons. (7)11 Thai capital. (7)12 U.S. naval hero, Stephen _______. (7)13 Civic register, _________ roll. (9)15 Roger Moore’s character in the The Persuaders, Lord ______ Sinclair. (5)16 Property protection device, burglar _____. (5)19 Courtyards. (5)20 Large book. (5)21 Loyal. (9)25 Defensive stance (fencing). (2,5)26 Parcel. (7)28 Church chandeliers. (7)29 Newspaper caricature. (7)

Down 1 Able to be eaten. (6)2 New York street, Fifth ______. (6)3 Financial institution. (4)4 London bus, double _____. (6)5 Name by which singer Robert Allen Zimmerman is better known. (3,5)6 Glenn Ford film, The __________ Jungle. (10)7 Jumpers and cardigans. (8)8 Tsarina. (8)14 Percussion instrument.(10)16 Dining (in the open air). (8)17 Fable. (8)18 Replied. (8)22 Anticipate. (6)23 River. (6)24 Starting a round of golf, _____ off. (6)27 Bottle stopper. (4)

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Cattle drive to Blackall beginsThe Stock Up for Hope cattle drive, which will finish

in Blackall on October 18, set off from Hughenden this week, involving the private sector in a quest to raise $200 000 for the school chaplaincy movement.

Share brokers and lawyers will trade Versace and Armani for Jackie Howe and Driza

Bone on the drive, as individuals and corporate teams have paid for the ‘privilege’ of sleeping in swags after tiring days in the saddle.

Organisers say there is a growing demand for chaplains in state schools in the bush.

In recent years local community committees throughout regional Queensland have employed more than 140 chaplains, with dozens more schools waiting for funding.

The federal government’s $115 million National School Chaplaincy Program will see the number of Queensland school chaplains grow by 385 this year.

Tim Mander, the CEO of SU Queensland, which is behind the Stock Up for Hope concept, said the strength of their school chaplaincy model lies in the partnerships that are established with local churches, schools and community groups.

Stock Up for Hope has provided an opening for the generosity of rural Australians through the livestock economy with Elders and Landmark agencies still accepting cattle donations for the big fund-raising sale at the end of the drive in Blackall on 18 October.

Rates NoticesRatepayers of the Blackall Shire are hereby advised

that rate notices for the period 1/07/2007 to 31/12/2007 were issued on 21/08/2007.

Please note:-• There is only one discount period which closes

on Wednesday September 19, 2007 at 4.30pm.• It is the responsibility of the property owner to

advise Council of any change of address.• Any person not in receipt of their rate notice/s

should contact the Council Office immediately.• Prepayment booklets can be obtained from the

Council Office for those ratepayers wishing to prepay rates during the year.

• We now accept payments by Mastercard, Visa, Direct bank deposit and Bill Express.

Blackall SaleyardsDates for next cattle sales: August 30, September

13, September 27, October 11, October 25Water Restriction HoursFrom May 1 to September 30 sprinklers are banned

between the hours of 12.00 noon to 3.00 pm Monday to Friday. No water restrictions are in force over the weekends.

Be WaterWise – save money, energy and the environment

Westpac In-StoreReminding customers the hours for the Westpac In-

Store are Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 4.30pm.WaterWise Tip:Fix dripping taps and leaking pipes. Council MeetingsThe next Ordinary Meeting of Council is scheduled

for Wednesday, 12 September, 2007 at the Council Chambers commencing at 9.15am.

Council meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Meetings are open to the public.

Continuing its successful tour of drought affected regions of Australia, the Australian Government’s Drought Bus returns to the Central West next week to encourage local graziers and small businesses to explore the range of available payments and support.

“We’re making it easier for farmers to access drought assistance payments and other support services by taking the Drought Bus directly to the people in drought-affected regions of the country,” said coordinator Megan Gerrish.

Megan said the success of the Drought Bus and several other factors have seen a substantial increase in drought assistance claims being lodged with Centrelink.

“The recent expansion of Exceptional Circumstances declarations to new areas and more producers means we’ve seen a tenfold increase in the volume of claims in recent months. We’re also finding that some farmers have complex financial arrangements,” she said.

“People can help us process their assistance claims as quickly as possible by making sure they bring in relevant documents when they visit the Drought Bus.

“This includes things like proof of identity, rates notices, tax returns, birth certificates or extracts, bank, shares or other investment statements as well as payslips for any off-farm work.”

Megan said small businesses that serve local

properties in Blackall would also benefit from speaking with Drought Bus staff.

“Small businesses that employ less that 100 staff – such as contract harvesters, seed, feed or fertiliser suppliers, livestock transporters, and suppliers of farm machinery and equipment – may now be eligible for drought assistance and interest rate subsidies,” she said.

“Everyone’s circumstances are different, and graziers and small businesses shouldn’t self assess their eligibility for assistance payments or other support. Come and see us at the Drought Bus or call the Drought Assistance Hotline on 13 2316 to find out for sure.”

As an additional service, people can speak with Medicare staff when they visit the Drought Bus. They can assist farming families with non-cash transactions, such as paying Medicare claims by cheque or EFTPOS, enrolling people for Medicare, or updating their contact details.

The Drought Bus will be in Blackall from 10.30am to 4.30pm on Tuesday, August 28, near the Library Centre in Short Street.

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