The Norfolk ISLANDER

The Norfolk ISLANDER

Volume 43, No. 46 SATURDAY, 15th NOVEMBER 2008 Price $2.75 incl GST

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Deserved Recognition for Fine Work and a Great Night Out- wrap up of the 2008 Norfolk

Island Tourism AwardsWhen tourism is responsible for more than 90 per

cent of your economy, you have to take a commitment to excellence in the sector seriously. That’s why more than 10 per cent of Norfolk Island’s population turned out for a glittering night of nights at the second annual tourism awards last Monday night.

The recipient of the 2008 Tourism Minister’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Development went to Ian Kenny. Ian has spent 47 years on Norfolk Island, much of it involved in, and contributing to, the island’s tourism industry.

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Tuesday 18th November 2008 is the planned day/date for the arrival of Norfolk Island’s new Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting vehicles. The Royal Australian Air Force 36 Transport Squadron flying out of Amberley, Queensland is transporting the vehicles, utilising the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (above).

There will be two flights utilising the same aircraft, the first arriving at approximately midday, unloading the first vehicle then returning for the second vehicle and back to Norfolk Island at approximately 8.p.m. that evening. The transportation will be totally dependant on suitable weather conditions for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, being the largest aircraft ever to land in Norfolk Island.

It is anticipated that the unloading of the aircraft will occur on the main runway 11/29 just short of the intersection (east) where the community can view this event.


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HOWEVER, in conjunction with the Norfolk Island Government, Norfolk Island Central School, we have given PRIORITY of the viewing area located on the southern side of the main runway, in the corner paddock, to the Norfolk Island Central School children (approx 200+). (Please see the map enclosed).

Please also bear in mind security of the Airport is paramount at ALL TIMES.

It is anticipated that there will be a large number of vehicles in the areas and everyone is asked to take care in driving and manoeuvring while arriving, parking and leaving their viewing locations.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.Norfolk Island Fire Service

Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, frequently referred to just as a C-17A or a Globemaster are the largest

POPULATION STATISTICS - PEOPLE ON ISLAND

SATURDAY Cloudy with drizzle or light showers. E/SE winds 5/10 knots.

Min: 17 Max: 22 SUNDAY Cloudy morning with drizzle, clearing.

Light, variable winds. Min: 17 Max: 22 MONDAY Cloud increasing with a few late showers

developing. S’ly change

Four Day Weather Forecast for Norfolk IslandCurrent Friday evening

FOR WEEK ENDING RESIDENTS GEP TEP OTHER TOURISTS TOTAL 3rd October 2008 1309 145 330 23 808 261510th October 2008 1320 151 340 20 748 257917th October 2008 1325 166 343 16 858 270824th October 2008 1273 168 344 22 929 273631st October 2008 1288 167 348 25 699 25277th November 2008 1355 172 339 21 604 2491

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It can carry up to 70 tonnes of cargo, as well as helicopters, armoured vehicles, or other large loads. The aircraft is capable of travelling long distances at airliner speeds, as well as operating in to small and semi-prepared runways.

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His experience and contribution to the industry has included operating a tour and glass bottom boat company, opening his home for morning and afternoon teas, serving 10 years on the NI Tourism Board, 3 as Chairman and extensive promotion of the island to Australian and New Zealand markets. This work, included attending trade and consumer travel shows, entertaining and catering for visiting agents, wholesalers and airline representatives. Other contributions to the industry have included taking people fishing, running a travel business selling travel off the island, managing accommodation bookings for major wholesalers, acting as an airline agent for Tasman Australian Airlines and hosting progressive dinners for visitors.

Ian served as a member of the Board of Directors of Norfolk Island Airlines and was responsible for chartering aircraft to New Caledonia. His interest in the sea included scuba diving where he worked with Peter Ely and Dennis Sterling to raise the Sirius anchor and the writing of four fishing books. As an active in the Lions Club for over 40 years, Ian was a charter member and served as President and Secretary of the organisation. He was also instrumental in bringing the Lions Convention to Norfolk Island with over 500 participants.

Norfolk Island Tourism congratulates Ian as a deserving recipient of the Tourism Minister’s Award.

Overall winner of the Tourism Champion Award 2008 was the boutique Two Chimneys Winery awarded for their innovative approach in developing a fledgling wine industry for the island, complemented by their development of exquisite platters comprised of local produce and delicacies. The winery also took out the Tourism Support Services Award.

The island’s growing list of boutique luxury accommodation was recognised with Christian’s of Bucks Point taking out the luxury accommodation category for the second year running, Governor’s Lodge Resort claiming the deluxe accommodation slot, and Bligh Court Holiday Cottages the standard category.

With more than 35 eateries, Norfolk Island is continuously developing local seasonal dishes, and the hotly contested formal dining category was won by the high quality Garrison Restaurant while Café Tempo took out the gong in the highly competitive Casual Dining section. The change in winners in these categories from 2007 shows the intense level of competition in the sector and will be a catalyst for continuing improvement in the island’s dining sector.

Norfolk Island has more than 65 activities available; with such a wide range of activities, the category of

tour operators presented the judges with a difficult choice. This category was taken out by Baunti Escapes for their range of niche tours developed for the island’s emerging baby boomer markets.

With Norfolk Island heavily engaged with the wholesale tourism industry, the award for the Wholesaler category recognises innovation and an entrepreneurial approach to marketing the island. Brisbane-based Norfolk and Pacific Holidays was placed first among the eleven submissions.

Other second time winners were Fletcher’s Mutiny Cyclorama in the environment, history and heritage category, Borry’s Rental Cars in the transportation sector, Norfolk Online in the marketing and promotion category, and the stylish Jendi Boutique in the retail division for its exciting range of designer labels. These organisations are to be particularly congratulated with the overall standard of submissions having increased markedly over last year. The use of highly qualified, independent judges ensures that the standards required overall and the level of competition will continue to rise. This is a great challenge for all operators on Norfolk Island to make the commitment to quality an integral part of their organisation’s operational culture.

Top festival and event for 2008 was the Norfolk Island Golf Classic, now in its 21st year; best new business was 2899 Design, a new publishing and design company set up by local photographer Rob Nisbet; while the Customer Service award went to accomplished artist/weaver/entertainer Maev Hitch.

More than 40 businesses submitted entries in the awards, set up by Norfolk Island Tourism to encourage higher standards and recognise tourism as the island’s major export earner.


Norfolk Island Tourism Awards - continuedNorfolk Island Tourism congratulates all winners

and everyone who turned up on the night to show their commitment to the ongoing development of the industry. It is clear from the feedback that the Bureau has received since the Awards night that the Awards will continue to be highly sought after and hotly contested. This has to be a great thing to drive the development of our important industry. Keep up the good work, and now might be a good time to think about next year’s submission.

A Huge Vote Of ThanksThe second Norfolk Island Tourism Awards dinner

was a great success thanks to the tremendous efforts of many people.

The Awards Committee of David Buffett, Caroline Miratana, Rhonda Griffiths, Trina Shepherd, Kim Adams, Lisa Woodward, Morgan Evans and Peter Cassidy worked for months to improve on the event of 2007. And they did. They are an outstanding team and I am privileged indeed to have been able to work with them.

Community Arts created the dramatic entry, the floral arrangements, table settings and general decor on the night. Their imagination, creativity and hard work had everyone inspired, thank you. To all of our entertainers: Wes Sohier, who drummed through the rain, the band, Demtull, whose fantastic music was totally appropriate for the occasion; and Amanda and Aidan, our IT2 winners, I hope you enjoyed the night as much as we enjoyed your performances. To Chris Ciantar, Robin Nesbit, and Aaron Gibbs, the evening

will be remembered so well because of your skills and talent.

Archie Bigg and Marie Bailey welcomed the 165 guests in the Norf’k language with tales of tourism from days past, and gave thanks that our major industry was in the very good hands of the new tourism leaders at the awards dinner. Our thanks to these two tourism pioneers, and long live the Norf’k language!

Brent Hattersley stepped in at the last minute to do a thoroughly professional job as MC for the event. We are all very appreciative of the great job you did.

Our sponsors were Norfolk Air, Air New Zealand, Burnt Pine Travel, Borry’s Rental Cars, Coca Cola, Commonwealth Bank, Fastbook, Governor’s Lodge, Island Realty, NIGTB, Norfolk and Pacific Holidays, Ocean Breeze, Oxley Travel, South Pacific Resort Hotel, Talpacific Holidays, and the Travel Centre. The event was only possible because of your generous contributions and commitment. Thank you all; and we hope you will be there to support us again in 2009.

To our hosts, Governor’s Lodge, people are still raving about you. The food was sensational. The venue and facilities are simply best of class. The service was exemplary. To Jo, Kane and the Governor’s team, it was a job very well done. Can you fit more in next year, because the waiting list is growing?

To all the participants who laboured so hard to make your submissions so good, the evening was your evening. You are the key players in ensuring we have a viable and relevant tourism industry. You will be among the first to benefit as the new tourism strategy takes effect in the coming years, because you have done the ‘hard yards’ to understand the change, and


overall and the level of competition will continue to rise. This is a great challenge for all operators onNorfolk Island to make the commitment to quality an integral part of their organisation’s operational culture.

Top festival and event for 2008 was the Norfolk Island Golf Classic, now in its 21st year; best new businesswas 2899 Design, a new publishing and design company set up by local photographer Rob Nisbet; while theCustomer Service award went to accomplished artist/weaver/entertainer Maev Hitch.

More than 40 businesses submitted entries in the awards, set up by Norfolk Island Tourism to encouragehigher standards and recognise tourism as the island’s major export earner.

Norfolk Island Tourism congratulates all winners and everyone who turned up on the night to show theircommitment to the ongoing development of the industry. It is clear from the feedback that the Bureau hasreceived since the Awards night that the Awards will continue to be highly sought after and hotly contested.This has to be a great thing to drive the development of our important industry. Keep up the good work, andnow might be a good time to think about next year’s submission.

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Fletcher’s MutinyCyclorama

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2. Tour/Activities Baunti Escapes Norfolk Touring -3. Marketing and Promotion Norfolk Online - -4. Festival or Event International Golf

PromotionsNI Country MusicAssociation

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5. Food and Beverage –Casual Dining

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6. Food and Beverage –Formal Dining

Garrison Restaurant Stefano’s -

7. Standard Accom – 3.5stars

Bligh Court HolidayCottages

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8. Deluxe Accom – 4 stars Governor’s LodgeResort

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9. Luxury Accom – 4.5 stars Christian’s of BucksPoint

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10. Retail Jendi Boutique CameralinesPete’s Place

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11. New Business 2899 Design Brewery Bar &Bistro

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13. Transport Services Borry’s Rental Cars Advance Hire Cars -14. Wholesaler Norfolk & Pacific

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Norfolk Island Tourism Awards - continuedalign with it. As I said on the night, you are our unique competitive advantage.

I look forward to seeing you all again in 2009, along with, I hope, many new friends who wish to be part of creating fresh and exciting experiences for our visitors and a new and prosperous future for Norfolk Island. With sincere thanks,

Wally Beadman (Chairman Norfolk Island Tourism Board)

“This week at the Norfolk Island Tourism Awards for 2008 gala dinner, BAUNTI ESCAPES won the Gold Award in the category of Tour and Activities. To say we were ‘over the moon’ to be recognised in this way would be an understatement.

But this award belongs to so many people who provide BAUNTI with the services and products that help us provide our customers with a great time while on holidays here. It is always dangerous to name names for fear of missing someone out, but our partners deserve to be recognised.

To those who assist on our: Progressive Dinner, Baunti Dieh Dinner, Fish Awas Way, Breakfast Bushwalk, Farm and Industry,Sustainable Gardening and Art Trail, thank you Simon and Louise Bigg, John and Joan Christian, Noelene and Peter Arthur, Marie Forsyth, Rachel Borg, Jo and Glen Elliot, Byron, Zanaida and Paige Adams, Kath King, Greggie Quintal, Farmer Lou, Brian Buffett, Doug Clark, NI Liqueurs, Matt and Suzie Bigg, Candida Langman, Dean and Helen, Sue Draper, Tracey Yager, Liane Oldfield, Jan Pearson, Lyn McCowen, Alison and Steve Ryves.

To Dean and Candice Snell, Arthur Evans, Cynthia Quintal, Margaret Christian, Peter Cassidy, Robin Adams, The Museums Team, Marie Bailey and Charles Christian-Bailey, Don and Marie Reynolds, John and Gae Christian, Darren Bates, James, little James and Chantelle Edward, who trust us enough to sell their tours, Thank you.

To the teams at Norfolk Pacific Holidays, King William Travel, Hibiscus, Cumberland Close, Fantasy Island, Polynesian, and Hillcrest, it is a privilege to be entrusted with your visitors. Thank you.

To Boo and Pixie and the Fantastic Pinetree Tours team, your support and encouragement is fantastic. Thank you.

To our drivers and tour guides – John Christian, Borgy, Mutty, Diesel, Peter Davidson, Rob Wood, Arthur Evans – Thank you.

To Alison Christian - our weekend “Office Babe” - Thank you.

And last but not least, thank you Debbie Watson for your financial and general advice and guidance. What a find you are!

The Gold Award could only be ours because of each of you and the support you have given us at BAUNTI ESCAPES.

Love and Smiles, Nicki, Megan, Jodie, Les and Wal”

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I believe that the Norfolk Island Tourism Awards Committee and Governors Lodge, as hosts, should be applauded for the Gala Evening held last Monday evening to celebrate the best in tourism on Norfolk Island. We as entrants, or those simply as onlookers, may not be aware of the hours and hours spent planning and organizing this great event. People have given freely of their time and efforts purely to ensure that Norfolk has an event that it can be truly proud of. To all of those involved from the Chairman of the Organising Committee through to the waiter who served me my meal – THANK YOU.

From a more personal aspect Ann and I need to acknowledge the hard work and dedication our staff, both present and past, have shown over the last 5 years in order for us to achieve the award we received. Our staff are our greatest asset and it is only with them as a team that we have been able to reach such levels. To them all we can say is - THANK YOU. To all our customers, both local and visitors alike who continue to come through our doors, all we can say is – THANK YOU. All we can do is promise to continue to provide the same level of service, quality food and coffee, as we have in the past.

To all businesses on Norfolk who may be considering entering the Tourism Awards for 2009, now is the time to start working towards your submission. Only by analyzing our own individual business’ performance can we all help raise the overall performance of Norfolk Island as a holiday destination. It is a TEAM EFFORT and we all need to join together to achieve it.

Ann and Chris GurnseyCafé Tempo

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Norfolk Art ShowSecond Week of December

Commemorating the return of the tfcfineart group (N.Z.) who have

been returning over the past 4 years to create watercolours of the Norfolk

environment.

If you are a Norfolk artist who wouldlike to exhibit your works for pleasure or sale please phone Robyn or Greg

this weekend (Phone 22295 or 50405).Everyone welcome ..

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Art show.Second Week of December

Norfolk Island seeks closer cooperation and better

communications with the Commonwealth: Chief Minister Chief Minister André Nobbs said today that the

Norfolk Island Government had carefully considered the issues raised by the Commonwealth Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon Bob Debus MP. The government was in active communication with Mr Debus and was seeking to join the Commonwealth as an equal partner in discussions on what changes might be mutually beneficial.

“It is clear that the Norfolk Island community does not see a need for radical changes to self-government structures or procedures”, Mr Nobbs said. “But we strongly believe that there is a need to develop closer cooperation and better communications with the Commonwealth to ensure that public services and programmes are fair and sustainable”.

Mr Nobbs said that the Norfolk Island Government had written twice to Minister Debus since his visit in late October, reaffirming willingness to engage in a cooperative process to develop an agreed framework for change to be presented to Federal Cabinet. While no reply has yet been received, Norfolk Island Government has been informed that the Minister will respond soon.

In the meantime, the Norfolk Island Government has commenced work on a detailed submission to Minister Debus, addressing the issues he raised in the Federal Parliament and in meetings in Norfolk Island. Mr Nobbs said that the Norfolk Island Government would focus on making positive suggestions for a way forward. NIG has commenced a process designed to modernise and make the Norfolk Island Act more contemporary and to consider a range of possible governance models designed to enhance each government’s understanding of issues of mutual interest in areas such as social services and fiscal programming.

Mr Nobbs said that since Minister Debus had first aired his concerns about Norfolk Island in a parliamentary statement on 23 October, it was appropriate that the issues raised should be addressed in the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly. He said that he intended to make a detailed statement about these matters to the Assembly on Wednesday 19 November, and would ensure that it was made available to the whole community. The statement would include the comparisons with services in remote mainland communities which Minister Debus suggested and details of service delivery programmes and initiatives in areas including health, child welfare and workplace safety.

Mr Nobbs said that the outcome of a whole year of governance discussions in 2006 had not finally resolved ambiguities in the relationship between Norfolk Island and Australia. He was encouraged that on this occasion, it appeared that both governments were seeking long-term sustainable solutions through a cooperative process.

“I look forward to the responses from Minister Debus so that we can move on to the next stage of the process”, Mr Nobbs said.

André Nobbs Chief Minister

NEWS AND INFORMATIONBenefits of World Heritage

Listing:Part 1 – economic benefits

In last week’s column I promised to write on some of benefits of world heritage listing that I had not been able to cover in the Isles of Exile paper. This is the first of the three.

World heritage listing (WHL) will put KAVHA and Norfolk Island in the ‘big league’. It will be on a par with places such as the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China, the Historic Centre of Vienna, Rapa Nui, Robben Island, Aapravasi Ghat in Mauritius and the Curonian Spit in the Baltic Sea. In such company it is almost inevitable that there will be economic benefits in areas such as tourism (the subject of next week’s column), service industries, traditional skills & trades, regeneration programs, sustainable development, private property values and communications. Some examples from other WHL sites can show this.

WHL has stimulated local service industries. Since the WHL of Hadrian’s Wall in Britain (1987) the establishment of related tourist industries worth _300M/year in northern England and southern Scotland has absorbed declining employment in the local agricultural industries.

WHL has encouraged the preservation and development of traditional skills and trades - both to maintain heritage assets (shingling, blacksmithing, stone masonry, food preparation, handcrafts, etc) and as ‘authentic’ tourist attractions in their own right. The listing of Old City of Quito (Ecuador, 1980) revived the use of traditional building styles when tourists began arriving who wanted to stay in authentic local buildings, so that local trade skills were passed on to new generations. The creation of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Tatra National Park in Poland stimulated demand from visitors for local traditional clothing and cheeses (oscypek) and prevented the collapse of the local sheep milk and wool industries.

Major regeneration or renewal programs have used WHL listing to stimulate new approaches and find new partners in the renewal of rural and urban areas. Europa Nostra is a pan-European heritage group that brokered agreement between Greek and Turkish Cypriots to work together to conserve the heritage city of Famagusta, building upon similar programs in which it brokered a harbourside renewal project in the Maltese city of Valetta (WHL 1980). WHL stimulated large renewal programs in the ancient Mediterranean city of Rhodes (WHL 1988), and the war-damaged Berlin gardens and palaces of Potsdam (WHL 1990). A rural/coastal example is the Dorest & East Devon Coast in the UK (WHL 2001). The Jurassic Coast Trust now works to broker partnerships for education, arts, science and sustainability projects, such as new low pollution bus services along the coast and funding for new environmentally friendly visitor facilities.

WHL is associated with increases in property values in some places because of the increased prestige and desirability of properties associated with the WHL. In Canada, property values in the Old Town of Lunenburg, (WHL, 1995) which is only 35 years older than Kingston, increased on average 300% after listing. With 134 towns WHL listed (15% of all listings) there are likely to be many similar examples.

WHL has stimulated demand for better web-based services and for IT staff as virtual visitation of sites increases. UNESCO is using the internet to develop co-operative heritage management systems across all Arabic-language sites, with an emphasis on training to build e-capacity in these countries. Similar approaches could allow Norfolk to take advantage and position itself as a ‘smart island’, with benefits for local e-infrastructure and increased demand for e-services and employment, including training in IT skills.

For more information on WHL benefits I encourage you to explore the WHL website at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list

Summer living on Cemetery BeachWith summer coming KAVHA will soon be

welcoming the annual campers to the pines around Emily Bay. Two new picnic tables are being placed behind Cemetery Beach and adjacent to the eastern end of the camping area so that more visitors and campers can enjoy this picturesque area. The tables may also reduce some of the pressure on Emily Bay by encouraging people to venture a little further eastwards for beachcombing, swimming, fishing, contemplation and taking in the stunning views.

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Stop Press Letter to the Editor

Dear Sir,During the period 1982 - 84, I visited Norfolk

on board the vessels ‘Fiji Gas’ and ‘Coral Gas’ and although I saw only Kingston and Ball Bay, was struck by a desire to return and see the island from on shore.

I’m not sure why it took so long but the visit has certainly been worthwhile, the island and its people providing the best holiday experience ever and I certainly won’t waste another 20 years before next visit.

My quest for photographs of either of these vessels moored in Ball Bay has not yet produced any results, despite the best efforts of a number of people who went out of their way to assist and I thank them for their willingness to help.

Should anyone have any such photographs tucked away and would be happy to allow a copy to be made, I would be very grateful and if a perfect week could be made better, this would do it.

Yours etc.Bob Evans.2 Elrington CloseMurrumbatemanNSW [email protected]

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Norfolk killer denied appealNovember 14, 2008

Article from: Australian Associated PressTHE man convicted of murdering Sydney woman

Janelle Patton on Norfolk Island has been refused leave to appeal his case in the High Court.

Glenn Peter Charles McNeill is serving 24 years for the murder of Ms Patton, whose battered body was found at a picnic spot on the tiny Australian territory in 2002.

The New Zealand-born chef was jailed for at least 18 years for the crime, which sentencing judge Mark Weinberg said had shocked the Norfolk community and “sickened’’ Australians.

Ms Patton had 64 injuries, including a broken pelvis, ribs, a fractured skull and scores of slash and stab wounds.

Her body was wrapped in a black plastic tarp which carried McNeill’s fingerprints, and Ms Patton’s DNA was found in the boot of his car.

McNeill, 30, was convicted last March by a jury of the Norfolk Island Supreme Court and lost a subsequent Federal Court appeal.

His lawyers today failed to mount a second appeal to the High Court, exhausting his final chance of having his case reviewed.

McNeill claimed that fresh evidence had come to light showing that he was not the only person who could have known the plastic tarp had come from a nearby construction site.

A book about the case which was published before the trial made “oblique reference to the sheet and its possible source’’ and the verdict was therefore a miscarriage of justice, he argued.

Sitting in Sydney today, Justices William Gummow, Michael Kirby and Dyson Heydon rejected McNeill’s bid for leave to appeal.

He will be eligible for release in 2024.

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Norfolk Island Sunshine Club

Your chance to thank someone you appreciate...

The Tree Of Thanks We all know that there are countless people on

Norfolk who assist us in many ways. There are the clubs who donate essential equipment to the Island and who fund many services, there are people such as the wreathmakes, grave diggers; people who man committees unpaid; those who collect the rubbish off the road... the list is endless. There are also those who do things to help friends and family. Norfolk would not function without the community spirit which sees it give in so many ways.

The Tree of Thanks is a way that we’ll be able to show our thanks to those who we appreciate. It will be a beautiful symbol of the true meaning of Christmas.

Located in the Foodland Mall in Latitude 29, from December 1-26 you’ll find our Tree of Thanks. At it’s base will be tables with Christmas cards which can be purchased for $2.00 each. Once you’ve bought the card you can write a thankyou to who you appreciate and place it on the tree. If you want it to be read by all - just hang it straight on the tree. If you want it private, put it in an envelope. Make sure that it has the persons name on it because after Christmas it will be taken down and all the cards given to those they have been written to.

It’s an honesty box system - all funds raised will go to the Sunshine Club.

Contact Jackie on 23767 or Mobile 50413

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Portions 57b17 and 57b16 (3256m2 and 3094m2) on Collins Head Road Norfolk Island, compris-ing of:

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There are people who must be thanked for making this happen. Thankyou to Sorell Wilby and Chris Ciantar who donated the tree. Thanks also to John Hacche of Fastbook Holidays who collected the tree and brought it to Norfolk and to Jeff Murdoch of Norfolk Air who allowed 25 kg free luggage allowance to him to bring it over free of freight charges. Thankyou to Sarah Maxwell who has allowed us to put the tree in Latitude 29 throughout December. Thankyou to Lisa Woodward of Petes Place for the decorations and to Lou & Jimbo for providing the cards. Thank you to Megan FitzPatrick of Image Gallery for the sign.

and comprehensive selection of books.and comprehensive selection of books.and comprehensive selection of books.

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Council of Elders holds first meeting

Chief Minister André Nobbs convened the first meeting of the Norfolk Island Council of Elders on Thursday 13th November. “For an inaugural meeting it was very productive with the agenda items being covered very constructively and a further meeting diarised for the 27th of November that will see the formation of the Council’s operating framework”, Mr Nobbs said.

Agenda items were:• Council of Elders Ground Rules - (the raising and

discussion of matters) • Administration and function of Council • Representation of community issues • Preservation of Heritage and Cultural Identity

“The meeting closed with the John Adams Prayer and a great feeling of commencing something that is and will be of great value in assisting to strengthen our culture, language and heritage on Norfolk Island”, Mr Nobbs said. “Shortly after the meeting concluded there was a function held at government house hosted by Owen and Bianca for the members of the Council”.

Council of Elders membership is made up of two representatives from each of the eight families - nominated by their respective family groups:

Greg Quintal SnrGeorge Quintal (Kik) Mitchell EvansArthur EvansRoy NobbsKen NobbsDavid BuffettRhonda GriffithsJoe AdamsHelen DowlingRobyn Butterfield (Youngs)Nadine ButterfieldLiz McCoyShane McCoyKen ChristianMoyna CraigIn welcoming the Eldrs to the first meeting, Andre

said “Whattaway all yorlye and welcome gean de fuss meeting fe darr council fe dem ole sullen…. Dar

sound a little bet uma oola, so instead I might tull the Inaugaral Council Of Elders Meeting today in myse bast queens English.

Fe larn yorlye I se tickle fe arta orn orl ucklun ya, would be understating de occasion by plenty. Awa since I come es ar Chief, in fact plenty time before dar, bin ess myse goal to gather representative – “Big Sullen” of awas island families fe share dems wisdom, knowledge and foresight about awas heritage, culture, language and side we lika put Norf’ks future. Plenty other sullen in awas community lorng before me bin haw dar same dream, and dis day we se meak et happen allowen ucklun the chance fe protect and enhance the social and cultural life of awas precious hoem, which we luw and se proud of.

I am aware that in earlier times there was greater recognition of the crucial role of elders in our community, and I sincerely hope that this Council of Elders will be able to draw on the values they espoused, which have underpinned the social cohesion and shared community aspirations that have served us so well for the past 150 years.

At the meeting of the Legislative Assembly in May this year, I made a statement detailing two significant initiatives which were to commence from Anniversary Day. These were the establishment of the Council of Elders and the commencement of a year of the Norf’k language. I see these two as being closely linked as key planks in a strategy to grow the knowledge of, and respect for, the Norfolk culture and language, especially among younger generations of Islanders. In my speech to the Assembly in May, I said:

“It is intended that a Council of Elders be established, made up from representatives of the island families or selected from the community, who will be able to look at issues in an informal manner and make recommendations on a whole range of social issues and ideas including the Norf’k language. As such it is intended that the Council of Elders will be able, as an example, to provide for the judging of a competition for a poem, story, play or song written in the Norf’k language, and devise Norf’k names for some of the more recent innovations in society…”.

While I see the Norf’k language as one area where the Council of Elders can make a significant


Council of Elders - continued contribution, I would not want to see you confined to that area alone. In my recent letter to you, I said that I see the Council as an important way for you and your family to help inform the Norfolk Island Government about community future directions and considerations across a range of matters. I envisage the Council as an informal yet significant means of establishing clear and sincere two-way communications on critical community government issues.

I will leave it to you, as the members of the inaugural Council of Elders, to decide how you will function, the range of matters which you may wish to consider and the manner in which you will convey your advice to government. It is certainly my intention that the Council of Elders should continue to function on a long-term basis and not be subject to the electoral cycle. For that reason, I believe that the Council should have ongoing access to the Norfolk Island Government through the Executive Member responsible for culture and the arts. At present, that happens to be me as Chief Minister. I am of the strong view that the Council should have open access to all Executive Members, but most particularly to the minister with responsibility for cultural matters, and that this should continue from assembly to assembly, not affected by electoral outcomes.

I would be happy to have your views on how the Council should function. My initial view is that the Council of Elders might meet quarterly, and for myself, as Chief Minister, and yourselves as family representatives to “bring to the table” matters of concern or opportunities that may require consideration. I see the Council as being a body which is essentially apolitical, and where everyone has an equal voice. I encourage all of you to have the courage to openly and honestly voice your opinions and share your values, while at the same time acknowledging and respecting the views of other Council members.

I have invited Gaye Evans to attend today to act as executive officer of the Council, and you may wish to have her provide that service on an ongoing basis. I do wish to acknowledge the excellent work done by Gaye, and by several officers of the Administration, in assisting me to establish the Council and to bring you all together today.

Once more, thank you for attending today. As I said when I wrote to each of you, it is my sincere hope that this Council will be a valuable sounding board and source of practical advice for Government, and that you and your family will see this as an important way to help raise and inform decisions that affect the Island community.

In my letter, I outlined an agenda of items which the Council might like to consider today. Perhaps we can now turn to those items:• Council of Elders Ground rules: How we might

raise and discuss matters • Administration and Function of the Council• Representation of community issues• Preservation of Heritage and Cultural Identity.


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Council of Elders - continuedFollowing his welcome of the Coucil of Elders to

Government House, His Honour Administrator, Mr. Owen Walsh went on to say “I understand from Andre that the primary purpose of the Council will be to be support Norfolk’s culture and language and to act as a sounding board and source of advice for the Norfolk Island Government on such issues.

I think you have taken on a significant, important and potentially challenging role. I am aware that differences of opinions can arise for example in relation to the proper spelling or use of Norfolk words. I know that Andre and others will greatly appreciate your advice in mediating those differences.

However, I also think that, as Elders, you have other important aspects to your role.

You can help others learn Norfolk’s language, its history, its traditional ways and values, and help incorporate these into our daily life. In doing so you help preserve them as Norfolk and our world continues to change.

As Elders, you can be role models and set an example for others to follow, particularly our young people. Being an Elder is much more than just gaining some form of status or recognition. Instead, I see it as being someone who is actively involved in and engaged with those around them and who is giving something back to their community and their families. You can be a mentor, a source of advice and help to others in our community. You have the benefit of what you have learned from your own personal experiences and understandings. Being an elder is not about age, it is about the wisdom gained from life’s experiences and being able to share that with others.

I think being an Elder also requires one to a good listener and someone who respects the views of others. It is about recognising that there is strength in diversity. It is important to recognise that each individual is unique in their experience, their learning, their personality and their knowledge of culture and language. Each of you has something different and unique to bring to the Council and its deliberations. The same is true for those members in our community who are not on the Council, particularly our other community elders. Their voices also need to be heard and listened to.

With this in mind, Bianca and I thank you for stepping forward to take on this role and wish you and the Council every success. Thank you.

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Christmas Pageant for Norfolk Island.

Join in the Spirit of Christmas,The Norfolk Island Chamber of Commerce is

organising a Christmas Pageant for the residents of Norfolk Island, on Thursday, 11th December. All residents and tourists are invited to participate, especially the children.

We would like anyone with ideas and talents to come forward and contact David Bell on 22240, Peter Cassidy on 50208, Ian Anderson on 22115, Miles

Howe on 22448, Dick Massicks on 22513 or Jamie Edwards on 50375.

Activities planned to date - All shops and cafes to open to 9.00pm. Most activities will take place between 6.00pm and 9.00pm.

Free merry-go-round by the Lions Club. Lolly and present drop by the light plane. Children’s choir singing carols. Santa and helpers. Town crier and buskers. Treasure hunt and competitions for children. Free fairy floss and popcorn for children all night.

Certificates for best shop window and Christmas display. Best business Christmas lights and best house Christmas lights.

Street is to be closed to traffic from 7.00pm - 9.00pm from the round-about to the RSL. We hope all cafes will be serving meals and wine, sausage sizzles and fish fry etc, along with their normal meals.

We would like involvement from the school, service clubs, businesses and shops.

Everyone is welcome to come along to the Chamber of Commerce meeting on Monday, 17th November 5 for 5.30pm, Ferny Lane Theatre.

Thank YouThe Norfolk Island Karate Club would like to

thank Chief Instructor Steve Xepapas (6th Dan) from Tasmania for coming to the island to conduct our recent Seminar and Gradings

CONGRATULATIONS go to the following students for passing their Grading: Micheal Sexton 1st KYU, Adam Kennerley 2nd KYU, Korin Henderson 6th KYU, Taylah Menzies 9th KYU, Mitchell Trickey Pre 6th KYU 1,

Chontelle Anderson Pre 6th KYU 1, Isaac Bigg Pre 6th KYU 1 Eamonn Kennerley Pre 9th KYU 1, Jacob Anderson Pre 9th KYU 1, Karla Finch Pre 9th KYU 1, Savannah Thomas Pre 9th KYU 1.

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Jan 2009. Sensei Phil Evans will be training for his 4th Dan. If anyone is interesting in Karate please give Phil a call on 23500 or 50227, Our photos show the Norfolk Island Karate Club students with Sensei Steve and Sensei Phil.

Club LLast Thursday evening, the ladies of Club Lgathered

at the All Season Colonial, where Lucy Semple was guest speaker who spoke on her time in Afghanistan.

She began by saying “although I need to clarify that I am no longer in the Army, I did first make contact with this Construction Company when I was deployed to Iraq with the Australian Army in 2005.

The company (AMEC), set up in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, in late 2006 and employed me as their project administrator / logistician. Along with about 8 other men, we were contracted to build a new base for the Afghan Army. We worked on a rotational basis of 8 weeks work/ 2 weeks leave, and used Dubai as a central transit point.

Funding for such work ultimately came from the US Government, but there were many levels of contracting involved. For example, my company itself sub-contracted at least 6 construction companies, a de-mining company, a building design team, several logistics companies and a security company. Considering that these companies/ workers came from the US, UK, Nepal, Afghanistan, Dubai, Lebanon, Macedonia, Egypt, South Africa and more, the multi-national effort contributing to the rebuilding of Afghanistan is certainly evident.

WorkWhen we arrived, the work site that was eventually

to become the new Afghan Army Base (Kabul Military Training Centre) was a landscape of twisted metal, concrete pieces, general debris and old Army tanks – all destroyed by B52 bombers during the war. Over time the area was cleared, de-mined and levelled, enabling construction work to begin. The soldier’s barracks, classrooms, dining room, gymnasium, water treatment plant etc.. all began to take shape and the finished product is being handed over to the Afghan Army at this very time.

Living and SecurityThe compound we lived on was between Kabul town

centre and our work site (about 15 mins to each). The compound was run by Brits, but the security force was ex-Gherkas. The compound was quite comfortable, with small individual rooms, a recreation room, bar, gym and outdoor BBQ area.

When leaving our secure compound, we always traveled in security teams – each team consisting

of 2 vehicles, 2 local drivers and 2 British Security personnel. Although we expats were not the target in Afghanistan (like we were in Iraq), being stuck in a traffic jam beside a target (typically the Afghan police or Army vehicles) was a very real threat. Therefore, we wore body armour, disguised by scarves, whenever traveling in the vehicles.

Outings to a local restaurant, viewpoint or ‘golfcourse’ were rare, but even a one-off visit made for a great break in routine and change of scenery. Typically, for security reasons, we were only permitted to visit places that were NOT frequented by locals. Unfortunately, this meant that interaction with local Afghans was limited to few work contacts such as drivers, cleaners or maintenance personnel.

Afghanistan in GeneralThe economy has improved since the fall of the

Taliban, thanks to International assistance; however, living standards are still amongst lowest in world, with 53% living below the poverty line. They are mostly farmers – who are either nomadic (and who we would commonly pass on our way to work) or who reside in mud brick houses. The photos illustrate how ‘basic’ the housing standard was and how densely populated some areas were.

The terrain is mostly rugged mountains, with the altitude evident even in Kabul.

The climate is semi- arid; which results in hot summers and cold winters (minus 20 at night, and some days it was a long wait to reach zero degrees). The city is certainly different to what we are used to, with all shops selling a particular item being in the same street (eg. Meat street, flower street, electrical street). Traditional dress is very common, with ladies wearing either a scarf or full length blue berka (which even covered their face), whilst men wore the long, loose shirt over baggy pants, a vest, and either a skull cap, turban, or rolled woollen hat.

Overall, my time spent in Afghanistan was a fantastic experience, and I do perhaps wish I stayed on a little longer (I left in the hope that a job in Africa would be ready, but it now looks like next April before that will eventuate). On the other hand, the deteriorating security situation at the time did suggest that my departure was well-timed. Taking all aspects of life in Afghanistan into account, I can confidently say that I would return there tomorrow if the opportunity arose.”

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DREAM TALKWould you like to join a chat-a-thon to discuss where your life is going and where you would like it to be; to find direction on how to get started and to be inspired to dream. Join Robin, Gaye and others at the Golden Orb Saturday 22 November 2.30 to 3.30 for a general discussion on “What is Your Dream” and “How You Go About Creating It”. Come along and chat with us. It’s free! Buy a coffee and let’s have fun.

JAZZ in the PINES 2008ARTIST BIO’s.2008

Les Crosby and ShoalHaven Jazz (NSW South Coast) DINNER concerts the South

Pacific Resort Hotel. Les Crosby is recognised as one of Australia’s finest

jazz musicians and entertainers. Les has performed around the world with the likes of Sammy Davis Jnr, Peter Allen, Shirley Bassey and many more. In Australia, Les has worked with Australia’s top jazz musicians including Graham Bell, George Golla, Ed Gaston and Julian Lee. Because of his commitment to jazz Les was recently made an international honorary citizen of the city of New Orleans.

Dorian Mode (Newcastle) LUNCH concerts at the Governors

Lodge ResortDorian Mode is an award winning jazz musician

and writer. After leaving school he sat for a degree in composition at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, studying jazz piano with Mike Nock, arranging with Roger Frampton and Bill Motzing and orchestration with Bozidar Kos. He earned himself a publishing contract with Mushroom and a deal with a leading jazz label in Japan. This international success led to a contract with EMI Records and he released Rebirth of the Cool. A homage to Miles Davis, this album featured some of Australia’s finest jazz musicians (Bernie McGann, Mike Bukovsky et al). Playing with Dorian at Jazz in the pines will be Graham Jackson and Ian Esplin.

Malcolm McNeill and Mike Walker Trio (New Zealand) DINNER concerts at the All Seasons

Colonial Hotel.Malcolm McNeill has long been established as one

of New Zealand’s finest singers. His unique artistry

and discerning approach to popular songs of quality has earned him an enthusiastic and loyal following both in his own country and overseas. His work is appreciated increasingly by an informed group of American and European artists and musicians.

Malcolm’s talent has taken him all over the world. In England he formed a lasting friendship and musical association with Dame Cleo Laine and John Dankworth who regard Malcolm as one their “all-time favourite singers”. Malcolm was a regular soloist with all the major BBC orchestras. “Malcolm is a lovely singer and very musical. In his own right a great artist.”

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Mike Walker is one of NZ’s best known jazz pianist,

Bruce King on drums and Peter McGregor on bass.

Al Davey and the mon STARS. (Sydney) THURSDAY and FRIDAY nights at the

Rawson Hall jazz club!

Al Davey is one of Australia’s best jazz trumpet exponents. He takes the listener on a smooth ride delivering a good honest look at some fabulous tunes that you will enjoy and love. Al’s group consists of exceptional musicians, Brad Child (tenor saxophone/clarinet) Peter Locke (piano/organ) Stan Valacos (Bass) and Anthony Howe (drums) Al says the group plays straight ahead Groove Jazz of the highest quality, ideal for listening and dancing. Jill Morris (Sydney Jazz action Society) review of the 2005 CD Sleeping in says “ the mon STARS have produced an excellent CD. If you like old fashioned music, not out of the modern school but it plays a wonderful tribute to the tradition of jazz and is as fresh as today, a delight” All members are highly respected and highly sought after in the Sydney jazz scene.

Julie Wilson (Newcastle) WEDNESDAY matinee (outdoor venue) and

THURSDAY and FRIDAY nights at the Rawson Hall jazz club!

Singer/Songwriter Julie has had a passion for singing since the age of 9. Julie is guest female vocalist at the Jazz in the pines festival. She was recently named in the top 5 finalists of the Newcastle ABC Music Awards for two of her songs from the New Love album.

Jo Elms and band (Sydney) THURSDAY and FRIDAY nights at the

Rawson Hall jazz club! Jo was raised in New

Zealand where she graduated with from the School of Jazz in Christchurch. In the same year was presented with the jazz soloist of the South Island Award. Jo moved to Sydney in 1998 and has built up a name for herself in the music industry. She has played at the Manly Jazz festival and is now the female vocalist of the Australian Smooth Jazz show. Jo was also part of the 2006 Taronga Zoo twilight series supporting Rick Price. Jo’s band members are Victor Rounds, Stephen McNally and Kimihia Tupaea.

Trevor Furner and Unsafe Sax (Newcastle) WEDNESDAY matinee (outdoor

venue) and THURSDAY and FRIDAY nights at the Rawson Hall jazz club!

Trevor Furner one of Australia’s finest saxophonists, returns to the Jazz in the pines festival with his band Unsafe Sax. Unsafe Sax is Peter Toohey who plays guitar and double bass. Gavin Ahearn plays piano and has lived and worked in Europe and New York, a young musician with a formidable and growing reputation. Returning to Norfolk is Doug Gallacher on drums and percussion, he has worked for years with big names such as Peter Allen, Ricky May, Julie Anthony, and Kasey Chambers. As a quartet the outfit is versatile in repertoire and line up with a great alternative Brazilian persona comprising guitar/percussion/keyboards and sax.

The grounds of Government House buzzed with energy and enthusiasm last Monday as the students of Year 9 measured the heights of some magnificent Norfolk pine trees.

The excursion was organized to assist Norfolk Island Tourism (NIT) measure the exact height of the trees for Norfolk Island to enter claim in 2009 for a Guinness World Record (GWR) for the Worlds Tallest Christmas Tree. The current world record for a cut Christmas tree was set in 1950; a 67.36 m (221 ft) Douglas Fir was erected and decorated at Northgate Shopping Centre, Seattle, Washington, USA.

As our tree will still be living, we are hoping the GWR will accept our 49m Norfolk Pine (shown in the photo), alternatively, we’ll have to start searching further afield. Year 9 calculates the other tree shown in the photo as being around 65 m so that will give you an idea of how big the record breaking tree is. Should Guinness World Records accept our claim then we’ll keep you posted on progress.

For those of you interested, it’s trigonometry we used to measure the height of the tree. Ask any Year 9, they will tell you that it is done by multiplying the distance from the tree by the tangent of the angle of elevation. In other words - using the tangent ratio, which uses a right angle triangle where the tangent of an angle is equal to the height of a tree (opposite side) divided by the distance from the tree base (adjacent side).

tan _ = opposite adjacent Norfolk Island Tourism would like to thank His

Honour the Administrator, Mr. Owen Walsh and Mrs Walsh, Bruce Baskerville, the Yr 9 students and their teachers Brad Murray and Errol Wilson.

ValeJohn Martin O’Sullivan

15th March 1954 - 23rd October 2008As the book of Ecclesiastes tells us there is a season

and a time for every purpose under heaven.A time to be born, a time to die a time to plant, a

time to reap a time to kill, a time to heal a time to laugh, a time to weep. There are of course many other times and seasons referred to in the original passage. John probably knew this and would have used it as a “to do list”.

John would see today as a time to laugh and a time to weep but with more emphasis on laugh. John saw humour in everything. He has had many lives and he was one who was never going to die wondering.

He was born in Dunedin on the 15th of March 1954 the second son and 4th child of Leo and Beverley. The arrival almost killed him, he contracted golden staph and his Baby Health book didn’t start for another month but referred to him as “A dear wee babe” once his survival was assured.

It seemed from that moment on he would be a risk taker. At the age of 3 he jumped off the high diving board at the local swimming pool’ beating his small red togs to the water by a full 3 seconds.

I remember him drinking weed killer out of a ruptured pipe thinking it was milk when he was about four. He used to be very flexible and acrobatic. I saw him once standing on Teresa’s shoulders with the idea of jumping across and landing on Christine’s shoulders. Who knows, he may well have made it if he hadn’t tried to do a flip on the way.

John attended St Joseph’s primary school in TeKuiti, then St. Kevin’s high school in Oamaru, Silverstream and TeKuiti High School. He had a penchant for going AWOL and a despairing Rector once offered to pay for a one-way ticket out, requesting, however, advance notice.

He was a practical joker but once we got him back. He had lured one of his girl friends into our rumpus room but had made the mistake of telling us in advance. We told them the room was haunted. We then recorded some spooky sound effects including wind and storm noises which we set to start after 5 minutes or so. We watched the poor girl running down

the drive screaming and never saw her again.John always wanted to help people, however in

those early days success sometimes eluded him. One time his sister Francie’s bike got a puncture. John insisted on fixing it. Fortunately the wheel fell off at the bottom of the hill not the top.

John left high school when he was about 17, he was very good at poetry and in fact had at least one poem published in Landmark – a leading poetry magazine, He moved to Palmerston North and quickly established a reputation as an innovative painter, which came about mainly through his ability to paint a room or building without scaffolding – he would simply sling a rope over a rafter and paint swinging from it.

I remember him telling me of an accident he had whilst painting the ceiling in the local art gallery. A painting on loan was meant to have been removed but hadn’t been. Whilst John was attending to the ceiling the rope swung the wrong way with the result a large splurge of paint landed on the corner of the painting. John believed he would soon be dismissed, but attempted to fix the problem by touching up the paint blob until it at least fitted in.

A couple of months ago (a good 20 years after the event) I read in the paper that experts had just discovered the addition. I was about to email him and tell him of this remarkable coincidence. The newspaper article did report that this somewhat famous painting had done the rounds and was certainly in Palmerston North during John’s period.

John left Palmerston North for Norfolk initially to attend Francie’s wedding and was so enamoured with the place that he returned a year later and stayed there until his accident in 1995. This part of his life also produced many memorable stories, most of which must remain secret to protect the identities of the guilty.

One story involved his very good friends Colleen and Ric. When Colleen first arrived on the island, she miraculously produced an amazing rose garden. John developed a habit of taking these rare flowers and giving them to his girlfriends.


Vale - continuedThis so enraged Colleen that she in turn developed

the habit of leaving notes in the rose garden addressed to the unknown culprit which amounted to a ‘cease and desist” order! Unfortunately, the notes did not have the desired affect. John quickly discovered the more lucrative sideline of selling Colleen McCullough notes to tourists!

However, all’s well that ends well and when he finally partially-confessed, John, Colleen and Ric commenced a deep and enduring friendship. On John’s coffin is a wreath of red roses from Colleen with a note “The taboo on the roses is lifted at last.

In 1995 John broke his back and crushed his spinal cord. This accident forced him to move to Australia. His arrival at his ultimate destination of Armidale was largely as a result of the considerable support and input he received from Colleen and Ric. Although no words could properly express his gratitude and although it seems he never wrote it down he would often recite:

“A blacksmith’s daughter forged for me in wordsmith’s forge, a golden key.”

He would often comment on how this support had opened doors for him and given him chances he would not have had otherwise – he really had been given a golden key.

John’s life was made so much easier through the friendships he developed here in Armidale and the support he received from so many people. He re-acquainted himself with his cousin Paul who became a good friend and valuable source of support..

John made the best of his opportunities and graduated with an honours degree in English literature. Not content with that scholastic achievement, he was soon persuaded to commence a law degree, graduating in April this year. He had almost completed his College of Law requirements when he died.

John lived life to the fullest and even his disability provided him with a great source of amusement. His newly-acquired wheelchair created memorable stories . A disabled friend and partner in crime, also wheelchair- bound, could stand but not walk. John used this to the fullest advantage. They were out together when a fundamentalist approached the pair offering a cure if they would repent. John declined the offer but his friend agreed. After repenting he then stood up declaring himself cured. The “healer “ went white with the unexpected outcome and ran down the road pursued by John in his chair screaming “cure me cure me”.

Garrison Restaurant Winner formal dining 2008 Norfolk Island Tourism Awards

Kurt and Jill would like to thank Borrys for sponsorship and Norfolk Island Tourism. All their staff, Dana, Jamie, Chantelle, Wesley, Suni, Hayden, Emma, Chelsea,

Genna, Suzy and Adrienne,and all our suppliers who put in such an effort to produce great products to cook with.

Thank you also to our clinentel for their patronage

On another occasion the two were selling raffle tickets. The first prize was a skiing trip. A lady approached them offering to buy one saying it was for a good cause. Don’t buy one don’t buy one John pleaded. “Why not” asked the bewildered woman. Because you might win, John said with a concerned expression. We won last year and look what happened to us.

Not so long ago, he took a trip to Ireland with one of his closest friends from Norfolk Island. He found many kindred spirits among our Irish relatives who accepted his disability as no more than an eccentricity until he confessed that he had not only visited the shrine of St. Declan but had drunk the holy water and soaked his feet in the well. This caused no end of consternation among the relatives who after making a pot of tea lamented “you poor wee soul, you’ve got the wrong Saint. St. Declan would NOT cure him. he was only good for itchy bites”.

A cure for broken backs in the form of Lourdes Water was then produced and the relatives sat around waiting for John to ‘take up thy chair and walk”. Great disappointment followed which provided John with never-ending amusement.

In the days that followed, the villagers would ask with a mixture of hope and resignation, “Still Crippled?” a saying that John adopted as his own in response to anyone who asked how he was.

Well finally, John used up all his nine lives and some. He was a risk-taker and as Kenny Rogers noted, “the best that he could hope for was to die in his sleep”. This was exactly how John left us, “somewhere in the darkness, the gambler he broke even”.

Jovial. Open. Honest. Naughty. Goodbye John – Son, brother, nephew, cousin, uncle, great uncle, friend. We will forever remember you.

The above Eulogy wasgiven by Geoff O’Sullivan (his brother) at the St. Mary and Joseph’s Cathedral, Armidale on Friday the 31st October, 2008.

NOTICE

The presentation night of prizes and trophies won at this years show will be held on Wednesday 19 November commencing at 7:30 in the A & H Society Hall.

Federal assistance to help Norfolk Islanders buy their first home

A new Australian Government initiative extends to Norfolk Island to help people save for their first home.

The First Home Saver Account is now available to help more people save a deposit for their first home. To help savers along, the Australian Government will add 17% on the first $5,000 of contributions made each financial year and there are also tax breaks.

You can open a first home saver account at any time and deposit as much or as little as you like.

The account can only be used for the purchase or construction of the first home that you intend to use as your main residence and balance is capped at $75,000. Over time, this cap will be indexed in $5,000 increments.

After each financial year, you’ll receive a government contribution based on your personal contributions during that year. There is also a tax incentive to save for your home because you do not pay tax on any earnings on the account. The financial institution will pay 15% tax on the earnings.

Getting started First home saver accounts are available at approved

banks, building societies, credit unions, and other providers. See below for where to find a list. You simply choose the financial institution you want to have your account with and read their product disclosure statement.

To open an account, you need to be aged over 18 and under 65 years, have a tax file number you can quote in your application, have never owned a home in Australia (including on Norfolk Island) that has been your main residence and have never previously had a first home saver account. Norfolk Island residents can apply for a tax file number at the Administrator’s

Office, Kingston (Phone 22152). Your first home saver account must be an individual

account, not a joint account. However, if you want to buy a home jointly, you can do so even if none of the other owners have a first home saver account.

Once you have an account, you can start making personal contributions but they have to be made from after-tax income, so you cannot contribute using a salary sacrifice arrangement. Others, for example, your parents or other relatives, can contribute to your account.

When you are ready to build or buy, or to close the account

Before you can withdraw the funds from the account, you must have made a minimum contribution of $1,000 for four financial years. It doesn’t have to be four consecutive years, just four years throughout the life of the account.

You can only withdraw the funds to buy or build your first home, and that home must be your main residence for at least six months. You cannot just withdraw some of the money, but must withdraw all of it and close your account.

If you decide not to buy a first home you need to transfer the full balance to your superannuation account which you can access when you retire. If you are over 60, you can close the account and have the money paid to you.

When you reach the age of 65, the financial institution must close your account. The funds can be paid to you or, if you do not advise the financial institution before your birthday that you want this, they will transfer the funds into your superannuation.

More information For a list of participating financial institutions and

more information visit the Australian Taxation Office website at www.australia.gov.au/firsthomesaver or call the Information Line on Phone 00 61 1300 788 069.

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Important notice for employers

WORKERS COMPENSATIONAll employers are reminded that under subsection

39(1) of the Employment Act 1988, an employer shall at all times maintain in force with an approved insurer, a policy of insurance or indemnity for the full amount of the employer’s liability to pay compensation to all employees employed by the employer. The Norfolk Island Public Workers Compensation Scheme is the only approved insurance policy available in Norfolk Island.

Failure to comply with subsection 39(1) may result in a fine of up to $5,000.

14th November 2008

In MemoriamErnie Christian 09/11/1994

Even after 14 yearsTime does not heal our tearsWe watch the Willy Wag tales fly highAnd know that you’ll always be close byLove you and miss you our dearest Dad and

Poppa.Sonya, Clinton and Jamie

Thank You

To Edith Mack...Thank you for your expertise and patience with us

during our floral art lessons.These lessons have been a lot of fun, and the time

you gave up to share your knowledge with us is really appreciated.

This section in future A and H shows can only ‘blossom’ further!

Thanks also for all our plant cuttings.From the Saturday morning girls.

The painting raffle for the John Nagy benefit fund was drawn at the RSL club Saturday 8th November – many thanks to those who purchased tickets or made donations.

Mr. Donald Badenach a tourist from Glen Waverley Victoria was the lucky winner with blue ticket B60. He has been notified of his win.

Grateful thanks to Maeve Hitch for donating the painting – your generosity is very much appreciated.

Special thanks to Tet and the staff of the RSL for their input and assistance, we were delighted to have your support.

Extra special thanks to three lovely ladies for giving up your time to sell tickets, Cathy, Petal and Jackie you are wonderful people!!

The raffle raised $925.00 – John and Wendy are most grateful. Thank you all.

We would like to express our many thanks to Norfolk Air crew and airport staff who on Saturday, 8th November helped to locate and return our backpack which we had left on the aircraft, flight QF331 from Brisbane.

Joe and Monica Collins.

CongratulationsKorin, Kari and Joni would like to announce the

birth of their daughter / sister Elliana Joyce Henderson born on Friday the 7th November weighing 8lb 8oz.

A huge thank you to Dr McNamara and Phyllis Brown and all the amazing hospital staff.

“There’s nowhere to have a baby as special as Norfolk.”

Lance, Sam and Riley Quintal are thrilled to announce the birth of their precious little girl “Georgie Shae”, born Friday 31st October 2008, weighing 9lb 4oz.

Many thanks to Dr McNamara and Sheryl for Georgie’s safe arrival, and all the staff at the hospital for the expert care given.

We would also like to thank everyone for the cards, gifts, and phone calls we have received following the arrival of Georgie.

Joel, Helen and Bailey are delighted to announce the arrival of Patrick James on 4th November 2008.

A big ‘thank you’ to Dr McNamara, Phyllis and all the other doctors and nursing staff.

NOTICE

There will be a get together for all that attended High School at the Norfolk Is Central School between 1973-1975 inclusive, on the weekend of 27-28 December 2008.

A meeting will be held at the RSL club rooms on Wednesday the 19th November at 6.00pm to try to organise this. Any enquiries please contact Joycie after hours on 22825, or email [email protected]

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Bounty Descendants Gird for Mutiny Over Norfolk Island

TakeoverBy Ed Johnson, Nov. 13 (Bloomberg)

The descendants of Fletcher Christian and the Bounty mutineers are threatening to revolt again to keep Australia from grabbing control of Norfolk Island, their South Pacific home.

Many of the 1,800 islanders, whose ancestors came ashore in 1856, say they were promised independence by Queen Victoria and are entitled to self-rule, even though the tiny outcrop was declared an Australian territory in 1914.

The Australian government, 1,700 kilometers (1,000 miles) away in Canberra, says the sub-tropical island risks becoming a ``failed state’’ without more federal control. Last month, Australian Minister for Home Affairs Bob Debus announced he was reviewing Norfolk’s future with an eye to ending its semi- autonomous status.

`Òur ancestors didn’t come here as Australians, they came here as an independent, separate people,’’ said Peter Christian Bailey, 33, who traces his lineage directly to Fletcher Christian, on the veranda of his family home, shaded by towering pine trees. ``They were given a promise that they were to govern themselves and look after their own community.’’

Norfolk, 8 kilometers long and 5 kilometers wide, is steeped in the history of the British Royal Navy mutineers. Their story has been immortalized in several movies, including the 1935 classic with Clark Gable as Christian and the 1962 version with Marlon Brando in the lead role.

Breadfruit ExpeditionLed by Christian, the sailors set Captain William

Bligh adrift in 1789 after his expedition to bring breadfruit back from Tahiti floundered because his sailors fell in love with the island and its women.

A handful of the mutineers and their Tahitian wives first found refuge on Pitcairn Island, 2,200 kilometers from Tahiti. All but one died, including Christian, within a decade, mostly through infighting or clashes with the Tahitian men who had accompanied them. Their women and children survived and the community grew.

When Pitcairn could no longer sustain them, 193 men, women and children in 1856 made the five-week sea crossing to Norfolk Island, a deserted former British penal colony.

Many islanders still speak a blend of 18th-century English and Tahitian and the language, known as Norfolk, is taught in schools. Locals can be heard crying out ``Watawieh yorlye?’’ on the main street in Burnt Pine Township as they ask ``how are you?’’ ``Kushu,’’ meaning good, is the common reply.

Lettuce LeafThe telephone directory is so crammed with such

mutineer names as Christian, Quintal and Adams that people are also listed by nickname, including Lettuce Leaf, Quack and Moose.

On the orders of Queen Victoria in 1856, the islanders were to have a ``distinct and separate

settlement.’’ Yet they were governed from afar, first by the Crown and then by Canberra: The British gave Australia administrative power over Norfolk in 1914 rather than the full dominion Australia had requested. The island didn’t get broad powers of self-government until 1979.

Since then, Norfolk has had a nine-person elected assembly with the power to pass laws on everything except coinage, raising defense forces and euthanasia. It controls customs, quarantine and immigration and restricts the right of residency. Australian citizens, who make up the majority of the more than 30,000 tourists visiting each year, have to carry a passport.

While there is no income or corporate tax, the local government has an annual budget of about A$30 million ($20 million) which it raises through a 9 percent goods and services tax and from enterprises such as Norfolk Telecom, Norfolk Air and the postal service.

Hospital, SchoolWith that it finances a 24-bed hospital and a school

with 23 teachers and 298 pupils and provides basic social welfare, including a retirement pension and hardship fund. Australia does not subsidize Norfolk, though it provides occasional loans for special projects.

The island is ̀ `falling well behind national standards in areas like health, child protection and welfare and workplace safety,’’ Debus told Parliament on Oct. 23. Without giving examples, he said an income tax might help solve what the government calls growing inequality.

`Àustralia can’t afford to allow Norfolk Island to become a failed state, which is the likely outcome in the longer term if no action is taken,’’ Debus said.

The island’s population is split in roughly equal numbers between Pitcairn descendants and Australian and New Zealand immigrants. Reaction to Debus’s review is divided, not necessarily along lines of origin.

Many say if Australia imposes an income tax, higher costs will make the tourism industry uncompetitive. Young people would have to migrate for jobs, undermining the close-knit community. Norfolk’s ethos would become one of welfare dependency.

Cultural Heritage`Òur cultural heritage and identity is at risk,’’ said

David Buffett, a Pitcairn descendant and former chief minister who declined to give his age. ``We are not failing and are not in such difficulties that we have to be saved by being absorbed.’’






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Norfolk Island Takeover - continuedIslanders lobbied Debus during a visit in October,

in which he promised to lay out a ``long-term strategic policy’’ within months, and are campaigning against any loss of autonomy via blogs and letters to federal lawmakers.

Others want Australia to take control of health, education, tax and revenue.

``We cannot do it alone,’’ said Alice Buffett, 77, a former minister who describes herself as a 7th-generation Quintal. ``We are far better off paying into the bigger pool, sharing the expense as well as the privilege.’’

FOR SALE BY TENDER

3 PARCELS OF PRIME VACANT LANDoff Taylor's Road, Norfolk Island

On behalf of the Executors of the Estate of the late Eldon D. Foote, we are pleased to offer the above land portions 37o7, 37o8 and 37o9

(areas 1.017ha, 8472m², 4.438ha respectively) for sale by tender. The land is freehold, with guaranteed title.

This is a unique opportunity to purchase 3 portions of magnificent Norfolk Island land. Over 15 acres of cleared….fenced (plus internal cell fencing)…reticulated water to troughs…creek boundary…rural real estate with an established private

Norfolk Island pine woodlot, sacred Banyan Tree and Moreton Bay Fig. Tender invited for all 3 portions - or any one of them.

Inspection of the property may be arranged by contacting Norfolk Island Real Estate at the address below.

Tenders must be submitted on the tender form, which is available from Norfolk Island Real Estate, in the Bounty Centre, Taylor's Road, PO Box 153, Norfolk Island 2899

Tel: (Int+6723) 22429; Fax: (Int+6723) 23404; Email: [email protected] Website: www.bountycentre.nf which, along with payment of the required tender security amount specified on the tender form, is to be placed in a sealed envelope marked “Foote Estate vacant land sale by tender” and placed in the tender box located at Norfolk Island Real Estate office or sent by express post, facsimile or email to Norfolk Island Real Estate.

Tenders will close at 4.00pm (Norfolk Island time) on Friday 6 February 2009and no liability is accepted for any tenders received after the closing time and date for any reason nor will such late tenders be considered regardless of the date or time or place on

or from which they were despatched. The highest or indeed any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

The Administrator/Attorney, Executors and Realtors of the Estate of the late Eldon D. Foote do not accept any further responsibility once the successful tenderer is notified of their successful tender. Unsuccessful tenderers will have their security amounts

refunded in full.

Norfolk Island Real Estate for the Estate of the late Eldon D. Foote Dated 7 November 2008

The review is an unwelcome distraction as Norfolk’s leaders try to protect the tourism industry from the effects of the global financial crisis. Last month, they cut three of 10 weekly flights from Australia because of dwindling demand.

``When you have to refocus resources to spend a year fighting for our lives it halts programs, it erodes consumer confidence and puts the kibosh on investors,’’ said Chief Minister Andre Nobbs, whose office is housed in old military barracks built by convicts.

`Òur history and heritage has led us to this point where we are self sustainable, and we don’t want any massive change to undermine or negate that.’’

Community Arts NewsWearable Art creations – how are they going? Well

under way? All of you lucky people who went to Tahiti recently must be absolutely filled with visions to create. Or maybe the sportspeople who went to the Mini Games in Samoa last year or India, Monaco and Guam this year might be inspired by something they saw. Or other travellers. But of course, you don’t necessarily need any of those things to inspire you – there’s so much right here. Nice ones too - Bizzare Bra, Recycled Material, Natural Fibre, Body Art, Edible Art and Extravagant Open(Animal Fantasy) are the categories to enter. Saturday 17 January 2009 is the date to remember.

Over the last two Friday nights (unbeknownst to me), the ABC “Message Stick” program has shown two half-hour segments on this year’s Festival of Pacific Arts in American Samoa - which Norfolk was part of. Some of you may have seen these programmes, but for those who didn’t you can go to the website www.abc.net.au/messagestick and you can re-play both parts. The programme centres on the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands delegation. However what they experience, how they got to the Festival, the logistics of exhibiting wares, artefacts and handworks, costuming, musical instruments and transporting, feeding, housing delegates is common to all. You can gain a feeling of the enormity and exten of the Festival, the pride in being a different culture but yet all one people through similar beliefs. We hope you experience some of the thrill. It would be great to have an even larger Norfolk contingent for the next Festival in the beautiful Solomon Islands, 2012. Early next year we’ll begin earnestly urging you to be part of this - and believe me the three and a half years will just whiz by. Song, dance, weaving, painting, oratory, cooking, environment and administrative talents and knowledge are only a few of the areas in which to participate.

And more Pacific gatherings - January 2010 sees the Maori weaving symposium in New Zealand. All NI weavers have been invited to New Zealand for the Maori weaving symposium. Weavers will also come from Hawaii and Tonga.

And Norfolk gatherings – apart from Wearable Art extravaganza in January, close on its heels will be Poetry Week. Held in late February or thereabouts – with a Guest Poet (who is yet to confirm). The closing function includes you the poet, you the audience for Poetry in the Park picnic tea. You can present your own poetry. Or recite a favoured piece you might like to share with us. Or just enjoy the evening with your picnic dinner.

And on this note we unhappily say farewell to Bonnie Maywald. Apart from the numerous helpful and innovative things she does, Bonnie has compiled an anthology of past poems from the park. This will be for sale by Community Arts. ‘Til we meet again Bonnie – love and happiness go with you from us all in Community Arts. Maruuru.

Playcentre NewsIsn’t term 4 flying by?

There are so many people to thank from the last school holiday to today who have helped our children, gardens and grounds and building here at Playcentre blossom and grow.

Firstly our wonderful staff with your amazing patience and kindness.

Our parent and community committee who help to keep the wheels in motion ‘behind the scenes’.

For our blooming marvelous living garden which will grow and develop with the children we have a ‘HUGE THANK YOU’ to the amazing energy and organization skills of Louise Tavener who goes above and beyond what a busy working mum achieves.

The rest of the Landcare team and the community who turned up to transform our yard and fence line, this rain is perfect for watering our new plants in.

Speaking of plants, thank you to Rosalie Quintal for your kind help and donations and to Patricia Buffett for the Mulberry tree in our garden and for dropping off bananas for the children to eat. Also thank you to Boyd Adams for all the paw paws, that is very thoughtful.

Kevin Randall, thank you for offering to help in other ways when you couldn’t make the garden working bee, our windows sparkle again!

Inside Playcentre,It is amazing what a difference 3 basins at child

height will make to the line up in the bathroom. We now have easy and fast transitions as the children wash their hands, an extra toilet has helped as well.

Thank you to Brandt McRitchie and his Crosscut Construction team as well as Ernie Christian at Christian’s Plumbing and Shorty from P.K electrical for completing the work plus extras quickly during the school holidays.

Thank you to NICS especially Mr Stanton, Mrs Mackie, Ms Delaney, Mrs Magri and Mrs O’Connor in the Library for visiting us and allowing us to visit the school to help our preschoolers make a smooth transition into Kindergarten next year.

During the week, all throughout the year, we have had members of the community help out and offer to teach our children something different, that is what makes this place so special. Thanks to Jodie Williams for sharing her singing bowl and to Cristina McRitchie for teaching the children some new songs each week to gallop along home to (it is no secret that I love it as much as the children do!).

The children’s fertile little minds are absorbing everything and learning such wonderful skills daily.

Thank Goodness for Playcentre!Yeeha!!

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CDANI NEWSFund Raising For The Cultural

CentreOur Christmas raffle begins an exciting range of

fund raising events going towards the development of the architect’s brief for a Cultural Centre for Norfolk Island. First prize is a beautiful diamond pendant valued at $1250 generously donated by Warren and Cynthia Langman. Second prize is a large framed millennium dawn print from Guava Gallery. A fascinating selection of Norfolk books from the Museum is the third prize and -what better for Christmas-a luscious Christmas pudding for fourth prize. Tickets will be available from the REO Café, Guava Gallery, Baunti Excursions and the Tourist Information Centre with ticket sales also in the Norfolk Mall on Saturdays 22nd and 29th November.

Other events on the CDANI calendar include the popular Cocktail party, a quiz night , a real afternoon tea garden party and an airfare raffle. The Open Day on 24 January at the proposed site on Les and Jodie Quintal’s place at Puppy’s Point will be a highlight allowing everyone to enjoy this magic spot and gain a clearer idea of the proposal.

The CDANI Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 1 at 5.30pm at Christian’s Cave. All members are encouraged to come along. Supporters who would like to become members can join by contacting the secretary Brian Hubber or Treasurer Walli Beadman.

Cabbage grows plums and Lettuce grows plun?

Wi gu t’ Sims f’ traien fain sam planbat Raebij hi s’ groe sam plam,Letas he nor groe d’ plam,bat hi el groe sam yami plan,en ai si Por Por gat sam plam - en dem es riili kwait gudan Yu thort Kaerats laika plan ala plam Wi gu aasa hem watawan?

We went to Sim’s to try and find some plun (bananas)

But Cabbage had grown some plums.Lettuce doesn’t grow plums,but he can grow some yummy plunAnd I see Paw Paw’s got some plums, and they are

very good.Do you think Carrots like plun or plums.We’ll go and ask him which one?

(Ella - 4 years).

Have your say in the future management of

Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic

AreaThe Australian Government, in consultation with the Norfolk Island Government and the KAVHA Board, is undertaking a review of the governance arrangements for this important cultural heritage site. The review will identify improvements for the management, administration and operation of the site.

Terms of reference for the review can be obtained from the Office of the Administrator or the KAVHA Office on Norfolk Island. They may also be accessed via the Attorney-General’s website www.ag.gov.au.

Ms Lynden Ayliffe is conducting the review and will be visiting Norfolk Island from 1-5 December 2008. Should you wish to meet Ms Ayliffe please email [email protected] or contact the Office of the Administrator on 22152 by 27 November 2008 to arrange an interview.

Submissions may also be lodged by email to [email protected] or by post to KAVHA Review, Territories East Branch, Attorney-General’s Department, Robert Garran Offices, National Circuit BARTON ACT 2600.

All submissions must be lodged by 31 December 2008.

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Hon Lisle Snell MLA, has advised that the following matters will be dealt with at the sitting of the Legislative Assembly to be held on Wednesday 19 November 2008 at 10 am:

NOTICES1 AIRPORT (AMENDMENT) BILL 2008 Mr Neville Christian, Minister for Finance, to

present a Bill for an Act to amend the Airport Act 1991

2 ELECTRICITY SUPPLY (AMENDMENT) BILL 2008

Mr Neville Christian, Minister for Finance, to present a Bill for an Act to amend the Electricity Supply Act 1985

ORDERS OF THE DAY1 PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT ACT

200 - DETERMINATION TO AMEND THE HUMAN RESOURCES POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL SUBSECTION 3:10

Resumption of debate (Mr Sheridan) on the question – That the motion be agreed to, namely - THAT this House, having considered the written comments of the Norfolk Island Public Service Association and the Norfolk Island Public Service Board in respect of the draft determination to amend subsection 3.10 Mileage Allowance of the Human Resources Policy and Procedures Manual, does hereby in accordance with and under sections 26 and 28 of the Public Sector Management Act 2000 make the draft determination in respect of subsection 3.10 of the Human Resources Policy and Procedures Manual by replacing subsection 3.10 of the Human Resources Policy and Procedures Manual dated 22 February 2006 and substituting the draft determination, and declares that a copy of this motion, signed by the Speaker shall be the instrument in writing of the Legislative Assembly for the purposes of paragraph 26(1)(d) of the said Act

Issued by the Office of the Clerk on 14 November 2008.

Norfolk and Christmas Islands on P&O agenda

eTravel Blackboard, Monday, 10 November 2008

P&O Australia is celebrating the first birthday of the Pacific Dawn, and alongside the anniversary tidings comes the announcement that the news that the company is eyeing trips to Norfolk Island and Christmas Island.

Additionally, P&O celebrated the accumulating of some $60,000 in donations from cruise passengers for Pacific Dawn Godmother Cathy Freeman’s charity, the Catherine Freeman Foundation.

“What we do is similar to what they do on planes, and we have envelopes that you can put spare change in. And now we will have collection boxes on all our ships,” says Ann Sherry, Carnival Australia CEO.

At the birthday luncheon celebrations, Ms Sherry also revealed that P&O was eyeing new ports around the Pacific Ocean.

“We’ve got an agreement now with Norfolk Island that will allow us to start taking ships to Norfolk Island. They haven’t had ships call by there of this scale for a couple hundred years – and even then they wouldn’t be quite of this scale,” says Ms Sherry.

“We’re probably going to completely transform the tourism of Norfolk Island as we arrive there with ships.”

Now that Norfolk Island looks set in stone, P&O has already started tackling a possible entrance into Christmas Island.

“We’ve also been talking to Christmas Island as well, about taking ships from Freemantle up to Christmas Island. Though we’ve got a little more work to do there,” remarks Ms Sherry.

“Christmas Island is one of those destinations where we’ve heard a lot about in the last few years... but it’s one of those places where most of us have only seen from those nature programs with those millions of red crabs.”

Pacific Jewel is now set for a late 2009 launch out of Brisbane and another, as of yet unnamed vessel, to join the rest of the Australian fleet come 2010.

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Women on Norfolk Island are invited to attend a further meeting of the Women's Forum. The meeting will be an opportunity to update the issues and outcomes of the last Women's Forum held in May 2008. At that meeting, some 50 women from the Norfolk Island community voiced their concerns and suggestions of current and ongoing issues that affect all

women of the island. These included the high cost of living, family assistance, access to Medicare and Centrelink, taxation, higher education, immigration, citizenship, age care and other community issues.

It was expressed at the last meeting that our younger women and working women with children did not attend because they worked during the day.

We have therefore changed the time to 6pm to allow all women of Norfolk to have their say.

(maximum 3 minutes talk per person).

Please contact Eventscorp Norfolk Island, Event Manager Marielle via [email protected] or phone 50659 if you would like to confirm your attendance or for more details

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M O V I E SWhat’s on at the

MOVIE TIMES

The Dark Knight (M) Saturday, 15 November 3.30 pm Sunday, 16 November 5.30 pm Wednesday, 19 November 3.30 pm

Mama Mia ! (PG) Quota Club Gala Opening – tickets $12.00

Friday, 21 November From 7.00 pm Then

Saturday, 22 November 7.30 pm Sunday, 23 November 5.30 pm Wednesday, 26 November 3.30 pm

Adults $12 – Children $6

Saturday night – 15 November Creaky Ol’ Convicts Photo Night

THIS WEEK

“The Dark Knight”An action/drama starring Christian Bale, Heath

Ledger, Aaron Eckhardt and Gary Oldman, with Michael Caine, Maggie Gylenhaal and Morgan Freeman Rated M

Batman and Lt. James Gordon join forces with Gotham’s new District Attorney, Hervey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker. Whilst other forces plot against them, Joker’s crimes grow more and more deadly. There will be a matinee performance on Saturday because the theatre is booked on Saturday night.

FROM 21 NOVEMBER

“Mama Mia!” A comedy/musical featuring your favourite Abba

songs. With Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth. Rated PG.

Donna runs a B&B on a small Greek island with her daughter Sophie. Sophie is getting married but has no idea who her father is. In her Mum’s diary she finds details of the three men with whom Donna had romantic encounters 20 years earlier. So she sends them all fake invitations from her mother and persuades to come to the island for her wedding.

Gala Opening Night sponsored by Quota

FROM 26 NOVEMBER

“The Savages” A comedy/drama starring Laura Linney, Philip

Seymour-Hoffman and Philip Bosco Rated MWendy lives in a cramped New York apartment,

struggling to make ends meet while working on an autobiographical play about children deserted by their father. Her furtive affair with a married man is going nowhere. Jon lives in upstate Buffalo, teaches English Lit. at a University and is working on a book about

Brecht. The siblings are drawn together when their father, who is suffering from dementia, needs a bed in a nursing home. Director Tamara Jenkins tackles a difficult subject and doesn’t flinch from showing us the ugly side of old age. But the film is not as grim as it sounds. Much of it is witty and amusing with exceptional performances from the lead actors.

FROM 3 DECEMBER

“Married Life” A drama/romance starring Chris Cooper. Pierce

Brosnan, Rachel McAdams, Patricia Clarkson and David Wenham. Rated M

It is 1949 and Harry, a successful businessman, confides to his best friend Richard that he is in love with the much younger Kay. Richard is used to playing the field but when he meets Kay he decides he wants to win her for himself. Meanwhile Harry has decided to kill his wife Pat because he loves her too much to let her suffer when he leaves her. But as Harry plots and implements his plan, and we wonder if he will go through with it, the other characters are occupied with their own deceptions.

The Ferny Lane Theatre is an ideal venue for your Christmas or family celebration, conference, kids’ birthday party, band night, fundraiser or special event. Contact Ian or Monica on 22115 to discuss your requirements.

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Letters to the Editor

Dear Sir,I am sitting here at 12 Midnight typing this letter

to the editor…why? I may be just like you the reader, uncertain of what the future holds…can’t get to sleep wondering what may be ahead of us…reading regular letters to the editor with an opinion this way and that way…doesn’t help me one bit, still confused and tugs on the emotions from every direction.

I have found myself talking to different persons in the positive and in the negative. I found that I don’t fit neatly into the “Believer” or the “Whinger or even the Non-Believer”…so where does that leave me? (I don’t think I am a fence sitter either?)

I have pondered about it and I have come to a better decision to the whole matter and that is to not pre-empt or assume too much. For example if this happens or if that happens this will be the outcome!

It is very easy to pre-empt and assume what the outcome is going to be if any numbers of things are to take place. But I have also found that it is better to take things step by step and be prepared for any outcome not matter what!

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Letters to the Editor - continued people of everything they should be thankful for and I am even more certain you are not going to start calculating everything you are going to lose. Sure you will take stock and you will be certain that if the cyclone does hit with its entire mite, you do stand the potential of losing all or part of what you have got!

So what do you do in the meantime, while the storm is threatening to strike? You prepare, you plan and have some back up plan. You look after yourself, your family and others…possibly in that order.

I am certain you will not rest easy, you will not feel comfortable and there is nothing that you can do but prepare and have plans in place. Preparation can lessen the impact. You implement the plan when and if it hits!

Eventually the Cyclone may hit, or it may at the last minute die or may safely divert out to sea away from the island?

So what’s this got to do with the current proposal of Mr Debus? A lot!

First of all I have read and listened to all the possible negative effects that the proposal is going to have on the island, and I have heard of all the benefits that could be! All pure assumptions! – Fact! Negotiations have not even begun and no outcome has been finalised…remember 2006?

I have heard and read some good points and I am not writing this letter to sway your opinion this way or that way, however instead of using the energy to fight an unfought battle, save the energy for where it matters most.

If we are to apply this to a battle strategy…all the enemy has to do is cause a bit of disruption to the opposition, they soon fight amongst themselves, become weak, divided and the whole entire lot exposed. All the enemy has to do is walk in!

Pointing the finger, laying blame and name-calling is not going to get this island anywhere! Coming together and agreeing to disagree will be more effective.

As mentioned there has been some good points raised both sides and I am almost 100% certain that neither the negative or the positive (Left or right, what

ever you wish to call it?) has forgotten what we have here on Norfolk Island. I would safely say that any one who has doubts about Norfolk Island and who does not appreciate the island and community spirit has already left years ago.

Why do you think we have a division happening? Neither side in the end wants to lose their lifestyle nor way of life and both opposing appear to offer some hope, regardless of what sacrifices are made! Seems strange, but it’s human nature!

At the moment no matter how you look at it we have a Cyclone warning of different nature happening here right this minute. It occurred when Minister Bob Debus made his announcement. It happened when we started to see fuel prices rise past US$99 a Barrel. It happened when Major Airlines around the globe started reducing flights. It happened when Billions of Dollars where wiped off the Share Market, taking with it many nest eggs! It happened when we started spending money faster than we earn it!

Norfolk Island has only one major source of income and that is tourism. We do not have mining resources to back us up, we do not have exports and the floating dollar to support us! We only have tourism to prop us up!

Yes we have to advertise Norfolk Island and try to keep visitor numbers up…can’t avoid that…however we have to be mindful of the fact, that many people love our adverts, but no matter what, can not afford to travel. (Just like that cruise I will take some day, regardless of the glossy advertising I still can’t afford to go!)

We also have to be mindful of the many persons that visit Norfolk Island who do that advertising for us…treat them badly or treat them good they will speak of their experiences!

No doubt about it tourism is taking a hit worldwide at this very moment and could get worse.

We also look to the threat of Australian Taxes being extended to Norfolk Island along with many other changes that could go with the package.


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Letters to the Editor - continued If the current trend remains the same or worsens we

will see some impact to our life style. It is likely that most of that will be out of anyone’s control here on Norfolk Island.

So instead of the mud slinging, name calling and telling non-believers to enjoy their trip, how about all parties listing the outcomes they are seeking for the island, with the aims and objectives. Try to leave out the presumptions for the moment.

I see that it has been started by Robin-Eleanor Adams, however it may have been better to use the word Vision for Norfolk Island, reality is always there after you wake from your dream. I see vision on the other hand something that occurs when someone has a clear aim or goal to work towards.

I certainly do not wish to steal anything away from the idea and hope that all with concerns use the opportunity to submit their thoughts through the collection points being offered.

However it is more important than ever that the Government and the people of Norfolk Island work together, put aside hostilities and work towards a common goal. Remember there will be some changes to our community no matter what the future holds. (It has already changed…how many families have left Norfolk Island?)

I can here it being said, if you do not believe in Norfolk Island get off Norfolk…well like it or not there will always be a difference of opinion and those people will not be pushed off the island. It is better to agree to disagree and have as many opinions and thoughts documented so those at the negotiating table can work with all cards on the table.

It is not until we have all the facts that we can prepare properly for the possible outcome or implement damage control.

As in 2006 lack of information created a number of scenarios in ones head, the stress and worry that went with it was unbearable at times. It is no different this time, we have only had a snippet of the proposal and nothing set in concrete. We do not know what we will be facing, and to assume only makes an ASS out of U

Letters to the Editor - continuedand ME. Blaming, naming or shaming does nothing to help those who are frightened, confused and worried. It doesn’t help the island either!

If the preparation is handled correctly Norfolk Island can come out on top. Included in the preparation is the risk assessment, obtaining all the facts or at least as many of the facts as possible, so that informed decisions and negotiations can be made. So the community can be well informed and have a clear goal as to where we are heading.

If you ignore every thing written above please remember this…Norfolk Island and its people are unique. No matter what the future brings I am certain the island will not give up its loving and caring nature, the island attitude, customs, traditions and wicked sense of humour.

I am still convinced that no matter what the future brings; the island community will still rally to anyone in need, and support each other in hard times.

This is something that no Australian Government can take away from us!

Yours etcLN MC

Dear Sir,Today I leave Norfolk to return to work in Oz after

completion of my recent 12 month contract here. My sincere appreciation to all who’ve offered me support, hospitality, lifts up da hill these past five years. I hope I’ve been able to honour and respond to those offers with return support in kind, words and deeds.

I feel I am leaving on a high note having recently participated in the Isles of Exile conference held at the SouthPac. This small (master class style) conference showed interesting future paths that the island might take. I offer your readers the following conclusions that came out of my own research presentation for the conference:• Aim to preserve what is unique about each other’s

local heritage, while also preserving a strong sense of human community and global human heritage.

• Aim to open up and engage in conversations – listen and talk to those with other views, inheritances and experiences.

• Affirm the interdependence of various histories and heritages on one another, and the necessary interaction of societies and cultures with one another.Otherwise, a sorry tale of separation, of

exclusiveness, of ‘uniqueness’ over the rights of othersand other cultural heritages, will be repeated over and over again.

I wish you all good health and peace as you work towards another Thanksgiving, then Christmas and closure of another year. May the New Year bring all involved in this Island’s future, closer together in more constructive partnerships across community and governments, to better identify and address all basic needs and vital interests. Hopefully closer and more open communications might also lead to more sustainable and equitable administration of the Island’s self-government (through the various responsible Ministers and your elected representatives).

“We must think anew. We must act anew.” (In the face of recent global and local challenges, this quote from Abraham Lincoln seems to echo relevance to what is needed.)


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Yours etc.Boni Maywald

Dear Sir,Reason No.7No high priced funeral directors here that charge

between $5,000.00 and $15,000.00.Your funeral does not turn your family brokeYours truly,

Charles B

Dear Sir,Mike – you are right. What you didn’t mention was

that the minority government in Zimbabwe controls the majority.

Hence, they have:• rampant inflation - the highest in the world• gross brutality• starving people running across borders into refuge

camps.Is that your vision?Good honest suggestions from your group to our

government would be a lot more helpful.Anybody on Norfolk can be on the electoral roll

and most can stand for the Assembly. It’s a thankless task and those that stand come from all walks of life, thinking they can contribute something for Norfolk. You know only too well what it’s like as only a few years ago you were elected to the Assembly.

It seems that each time the Australian Governments change they want to meddle with our life style. Why? To date, we haven’t received any satisfactory answers from them.

Yours etcRoy Nobbs

Dear Sir,I have read with avid interest all the letters to the

paper written by Norfolk Labour and Mr King.Their main gripe is the unequal distribution of

wealth. I.E everybody regardless of job,money etc. pays the same GST, hospital fees etc.

So those with more should pay and share more, then why doesn’t Mr King share his big shiny white Jaguar car with those of us less fortunate.

Of course if he did share it with us we couldn’t afford to run it like he can so maybe he thinks it is best for us not to have the opportunity.

Thanks for your consideration Mike.Yours truly,

Charles B

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Dear SirDespite the possibility of being called a whinging,

backstabbing non-believer I have decided to express my thoughts on the imminent Federal intervention in Norfolk Islands governance arrangements. Yes , i am an islander and to those that want me to leave, I nor gwen any side.

I believe that our government has failed to address the needs of our community and has not implemented any meaningful policy legislation. Why are so many local businesses up for sale? Why are so many island families leaving? Is it the soaring cost of living where food, fuel and freight prices are unregulated? Is it the poor wages and working conditions on offer where workers have to fight tooth and nail for basic entitlements such as sick pay and holiday pay? What incentive is there for tourism operators to employ locals when they can bring in cheap labour from overseas and pay them substandard wages? Would it be unreasonable for these larger establishments to offer local people apprenticeships and traineeships to encourage local employment? Or at least pay a wage that would support a local family.

Maybe Norfolk Islanders have lost faith in a government that has failed to act on environmental issues such as waste management, quarantine and groundwater contamination. Pests and pollution continue to ruin the fragile beauty of our island, the very beauty that visitors come here to experience. How can we possibly sustain further increases in visitors with no thought for the impact on our environment?

I can understand people thinking that we need more funding through grants from the Commonwealth but I think the real problems lie in the management of these funds. We need leadership and initiative to implement any kind of change and decision-making that is free of self interest, something we haven’t seen from our present government. Of course it’s only natural to be wary of change. We’ve never had any form of income tax here before but then again we have never had the full range of benefits under an income tax system either. With progressive implementation of income tax over as long a period as our government can negotiate, the impact will be minimal and for working class families the benefits will far outweigh the costs. Sure there will be some who don’t want their business dealings to come under Commonwealth scrutiny but they are probably here for the wrong reasons anyway.

On a final note, does anyone really believe that increased Commonwealth involvement will detract

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YoursBrendon King

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Dear Sir,Who really cares if a political party has been

established (where is NAG now) or there are those who want everything - for nothing. Maybe we should concentrate on the ball.

What is the real problem? The Department of Territories or whatever title they may have from time to time and a fairly dysfunctional current Assembly (coupled with a 5 member Government). The latter is a shame as was hoping membership change would be positive.

Why blame Territories? Certainly the Minister is in charge, but a role of the public service is to provide advice. Most would have seen “Yes Minister”. So Territories has a job to do and with a new Government, like now, its role is seen as even more important.

Now Territories have just come off a hiding when the Howard Cabinet refused to support the Jim Lloyd proposal to - “we’ll just take you over”. Not long after that a great opportunity, Lloyd and his mob are out the door and a new lot come in. As one great coach said - “The next game starts Monday”.

The similarity between the approach of Ministers Lloyd and Debus is staggering. Lloyd was blunt but he didn’t have any detail, Minister Debus was softer but also no detail.

As a former Commonwealth public servant I understand Territories, they have pushed these moves for years and the timing, given the financial crisis, is immaculate.

Why include the Norfolk Government? Simply, they failed to see the potential for the Territories move and the possibilities of a financial crisis.

Think it a bit harsh? The Government has been in place for 18 months. Territories move should have been anticipated, history can be a wonderful teacher. World financial problems didn’t start yesterday, problems have been obvious for over a year.

Cash crisis, means reduced expenditure including holidays. One would have thought - batten down the hatches and protect our main lines of communication and livelihood. But no and just one example relates to Norfolk Air.

Creation of Norfolk Air was a major positive step for the island, despite opposition. The Norfolk and Australian Governments agreed to provide funding which may be needed by delaying commencement of the airport loan repayment. Since that time a significant nest egg has been accumulated. A wonderful backstop, given our history with air services and it is fact a stable airline creates confidence in a destination.

But the current Government, accompanied by ongoing spin as to how well the airline was going even starting new flights, set in place processes which would successfully siphon off funds available to support the airline, if required.

Once the siphon was in place we hear the airline is not doing so well, the new services are dropped and there is talk of the airline loosing money. It would be criminal if the airline was unable to survive in difficult times through lack of the reserve funding.

Before being blamed as a contributor to the Government’s problems all I want is for the current Government to have a go as I fear, on past record, they will be prepared to sit on their hands in discussions and then blame the Commonwealth.

Good things for the island could come out of the Minister Debus intervention but given our Government’s record to date, the possibility of some pieces of silver being available will cloud their thinking. Always look a gift horse in the mouth - the subsequent costs may be too great.

Yours etc., Ron Nobbs





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Dear Sir, May I through your media thank the many people

that have personally approached and talked to me about the two letters that I wrote to the Community of Norfolk Island. By the way just for the records I had nothing to do with the $199 One-Way travel specials to Australia as advertised during the week for 24th December 2008! I am so encouraged that the believers want to gather and lobby support for self-government in Norfolk Island – I hadn’t thought about a notion that the believers meet face to face with the non-believers, backstabbers, and whingers – one should never edit?

At last people are stating where they stand! Even the people who have had visions of maintaining Norfolk under current self-governing laws and also having all the trimmings that Australia can offer have talked to me, talked to me with amazement that they as individuals were not entirely cognisant of what Norfolk Island is in terms of its’ own legislature. Each conversation was predicated on whether they wanted self-government or not, and to their surprise but understanding, they do now realise that any problem or difficulty within Norfolk Island must be dealt with by Norfolk Island.

I have had a Norfolk Islander talk to me over the phone during the week stating that he is in support of Australia walking in and taking over and the conversation was cut short because I made a simple statement to the effect “I do not recall giving you permission to give away my Island!” There were some other statements of how easy this person had forgotten that this particular Norfolk Island family had family men on active service during WWI and WWII fighting under the Union Jack, Australian, and NZ flags. These family members eventually returned to live on Norfolk Island and I recall stating once again “how dare you be so disrespectful and ignore the beliefs of your family!” I am not interested in debating problems in Norfolk Island when this minority group want to run to big brother and dob-in and tongue wag on their mates.

Diana Singer wrote last week that she wanted to have all of the Commonwealth of Australia laws extend to Norfolk Island, well good on you Diana for being honest, you are not a fence sitter and you scored top marks in my book. You are a non-believer of self-government in Norfolk Island and I know your family and I know your family history and I do applaud your honesty.

Mike King did a letter drop during the week. His leaflet begins with .... I dream of a Norfolk Island ....... Where (there were 32 Where’s). Well first of all Mike you are a believer of Self-Government in Norfolk Island because in your writing you have clearly stated what the Norfolk Island Government should be measured against in terms of self preservation of the Norfolk Island Act 1979. Thankyou Mike at least someone has finally come forward with some Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that everyone within this Community of Norfolk Island can believe in and can work with in conjunction with our elected

members of the Legislative Assembly. Mike I would support you in any way and in any forum even as a gathering if required to promote Self-Government and to gather community support for our own Government to meet most (if not all) of your dreams! Getting back to the 32 Where’s? Norfolk Island is located at or near Latitude 29o02”S and Longitude 167o56” E and everyone who would have read your letter drop are all at the same address so lets all work together to try and achieve your dreams. Thankyou Mike you are spot on with what we all want and no wonder the Australian mainland is so envious of what we have and what we have to offer! Mike you obviously know that not everyone can have everything they want and that goes for Australia as well, so, if Australia can’t have Norfolk Island then at least they can help us financially because after all what is it worth to boast that Norfolk Island is an External Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia – priceless! Alternatively and as a suggestion Mike, if you were to travel from the very remote southern Islands of Tasmania to the very northern remote and extremely isolated External Territories of Australia located in the Indian Ocean and in between and not forgetting to drop in to every single municipal Local Government on the way you just may find some of the KPIs but I guarantee you won’t find it in the one single geographical address – fact.

Community members who are reading this letter I empower you to involve your circle of influence and your families and to support your elected government in Norfolk Island for self preservation of the Norfolk Island Act 1979. As Mike King wrote he has identified the very points of self-government that some very astute legal minds assembled back in 1979 including and in conjunction with the elected Norfolk Island Councillors of the day. Mike King is a believer of Self-Government in Norfolk Island by association because of his wonderful letter drop where he openly and clearly alluded to us all of his dreams for Norfolk Island and how the Norfolk Island Government can be measured against these dreams. Join Mike King and I in support of Self-Government in Norfolk Island and lets get on with our business without any external influences. I support the Norfolk Island Act 1979 and I suggest that if you haven’t read it go to: http://www.info.gov.nf / legislation / NorfolkIslandAct and also have a look at the schedules 2-9 plus the notes to get an idea of the legislature responsibilities that we as a community elect our people to perform against. It takes at least one term of Government for elected people to feel comfortable with politics and then to go twelve rounds with the negativity of say a minority group and then to expect those Members to accept nomination next time around is difficult in itself! Let the Government govern and if you have any where-for-all that would assist or provide input to the Members in their responsibilities then go to them and talk to them – I do!

Yours faithfully,Terence (Tet) Grube

Awards for Australia Day 2009

Nominations are sought for the 2009 Norfolk Island Australia Day Awards.

A number of Norfolk Island Australia Day Awards are announced each year. They include the following categories:

- Citizen Award- Young Citizen Award- Achievement Award- Sports Award

Guidelines for these awards include:

• The Citizen and Young Citizen Awards are to recognise outstanding contributions to the Norfolk Island community. The Young Citizen Award is for persons up to 25 years of age at 26 January 2009. The Citizen Award for persons over that age.

• Achievement Awards are to recognise significant achievement for which no other avenue exists;

• Sports Awards are awarded on the basis of:

- Outstanding ability or participation - Achievement in a particular competition

Nominations will be considered by a community panel. The Administrator will announce the Australia Day Awards at Government House on Australia Day, Monday 26th January 2009.

Nominations for these awards should be submitted to the Administrator in an envelope marked “Australia Day Award Nomination”. Each nomination should be accompanied by supporting information, explaining the reasons why the person has been nominated.

Nominations should be received by close of business,

Friday 12 December 2008.

Vandals, hoons, rubbish and dog poo

The beach and foreshores around Kingston are public areas maintained from the public purse for the enjoyment and benefit of all the public.

The dumping of domestic rubbish bags in public bins, hooning around in cars after dark, leaving dog poo wherever it drops, and smashing windows and shingles is not cost-free. These things don’t just vanish or magically fix themselves. It’s the KAVHA staff that clean up after such anti-social behaviour, and it’s all of us (the public) who ultimately have to pay for it.

“Who cares” you might ask. Perhaps the answer will come to you next time you gag at the stench from an overflowing rubbish bin, have to jump out of the way of an out-of-control car, feel the pain from glass shards cutting your feet when trying to avoid a smashed window or bottle, or retch as you feel the warmth of the dog poo you just trod in squishing between your toes.

Please take household rubbish to the Waste Centre, please report directly to the Police any vandalism or hooning you see or know of in the area, and please clean up and take away faeces left by your dog while on its walks.

Townsfolk in their crowded cities have now made it a habit to take old shopping bags with them, collect their dog poo and put it in a bin. It is surely not too much to ask of those of us lucky enough to live in a near-paradise. It is the act of citizens who take responsibility for their own actions.

B. BaskervilleKAVHA Site Manager

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Dear Sir,Dreaming! Waddaya know!Mike king beat us to heaven. Best Regards

Ken





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The Higher School Certificate (HSC) and School Certificate (SC) Exams are over for another year and our students have an anxious wait for their results. The HSC results will be available on Wednesday 17 December; to students through the internet, SMS or by phone and schools through the internet. The SC results will be available through the internet on Monday 8 December and the student award documents will be presented at the academic presentation evening on Wednesday 17 December.

HSC students will now be looking forward to their Year 12 Formal to be held on Friday 28 November at Governors. RSVPs and payment were due on Friday 14 November. The Year 10 Formal will be held on Friday 5 December at Hillcrest. The RSVP and payment date will be announced shortly.

Community Arts PresentationOn behalf of students and staff, I would like to

thank Alison Ryves and her colleagues at Community Arts for their long term support of our school. Alison visited the school recently to donate a data projector to our secondary Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) department. Mr Tony Wilkinson enthusiastically accepted the donation on behalf of the school.

Whole School ExcursionAs parents and caregivers are aware, the first of

the Island’s two new fire engines will be unloaded at the viewing area on New Farm Road on Tuesday 18 November at approximately 11:50am. All students from K-11 have been given permission notes to watch the C17 Globemaster transport plane unload its precious cargo.

Notes were due on Friday 14 November, however, these will be accepted until this Monday 17 November. Students will need to bring $1 for bus fare on Tuesday. Students who do not return notes will be supervised at school. All students attending will be bussed to and from the venue.

Kinder OrientationI had the pleasure of visiting Banyan Park on

Wednesday along with Ms Tanya Delaney, Mrs Maree Mackie, Mrs Sue Randle and Mrs Vanessa Magri. It was incredible to see so many parents and caregivers and to note how interested they were in their children’s welfare. It was also very obvious just how wonderful a job Wendy Morrice and her staff at Banyan Park do with our young people.

The Kindergarten class of 2009 will be a very large group with a host of loveable personalities. I look forward to them starting school on Wednesday 28 January.

Head Lice CheckThank you to Dave McCowan and his staff at

the hospital for conducting the head lice check on secondary students on Friday. Head lice is a problem in all schools and in many schools it is the cause of a great deal of angst for many parents. Not many schools have the opportunity to manage this problem in such an effective manner and we are very grateful to the hospital staff for their assistance.

ThanksFrank Stanton

Developments In Norfolk Language Mari Rhydwen, a language consultant from the

NSW Department of Education and Training has been working with the school to further develop the Norfolk language and culture program in the school curriculum. With a PHD in linguistics and a wide experience in assisting schools with programming and planning, our language teachers, Suzanne Evans, Gaye Evans and Nicola Beadman have found the input from Mari to be both constructive and affirming. As a result of Mari’s visit Norfolk language will be able to be accredited on the School Certificate as the Language Other Than English (LOTE) studied at Norfolk Island Central School.

A particularly valuable exchange of ideas eventuated from a meeting with community members and the Chief Minister The Hon. Andre Nobbs and the Minister for Education The Hon. Mrs Vicki Jack. (A special get well message to Archie Bigg who was definitely missed due to his illness) These are exciting developments in the year of Norfolk Language.

RegardsJudith Davidson

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Air NZ chasing holy grail of alternative fuel sources

4:00AM Thursday Nov 13, 2008By Grant Bradley

Jatropha grows on barren land and its nut oil combines a low freeze point with high energy.

Air New Zealand will put its biofuel through a punishing two-hour trial over the Hauraki Gulf hoping it will emerge as the “holy grail” of alternatives to traditional jet kerosene.

Ground testing of the jatropha-based fuel has shown it is lighter and has more energy than existing fuel.

The airline yesterday announced the test flight will take place on December 3, after a year of development.

The jatropha-based fuel has been found to be compatible with existing fuel and Air New Zealand’s chief pilot Dave Morgan said signs so far were very good.

A 50/50 blend will be used to power one engine on a Boeing 747-400 that will take off from Auckland International Airport. The test is being run in conjunction with Boeing, Rolls-Royce and UOP, a Honeywell company.

Air New Zealand will become the first airline to use what it hopes will be a commercially viable biofuel sourced using sustainability best practices.

Although aviation fuel prices have fallen from mid-year highs, the airline industry is anxious to develop a fossil fuel alternative for its long term prosperity. If the jatropha fuel meets technical requirements, the crucial test will be whether it is economic to refine it for commercial aviation needs.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Managing Director of Environmental Strategy Billy Glover said that based on results so far, the fuel that was refined in the United States exceeded three key criteria: higher than expected jet fuel yields, very low freeze point and good energy density.

“That tells us we’re on the right path to certification and commercial availability,” he said.

Testing showed that the jatropha-based biofuel met all critical specifications, including a freeze point at - 47C and a flash point at 38C.

Morgan said during the trial, the aircraft would take off at full thrust, undergo acceleration tests to provide data to analyse the aircraft’s response, shut down then restart the engine at two different altitudes and simulate a missed approach or “go around” at about 5000 feet.

TOUGH NUT• Jatropha is a hardy plant that can grow on barren

land.• Jatropha fuel for the Air NZ flight was sourced

from non-arable lands in India and Southeastern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania).

• Oil makes up around 40 per cent of nuts from jatropha.

• Drought resistant and not food source for insects or animals.

Qantas to reduce flights in New Zealand

November 12, 2008 - 5:12PMQantas is reducing services across its New Zealand

domestic network.“There are no plans for staff reductions as a result

of this decision. However, in the current prevailing market conditions, Qantas continues to review all aspects of its business,” the airline said.

The Australian airline would not say how much it was reducing services by, but The Independent newspaper reported Qantas will cut its 114 domestic flights a week in this country by 29, or 25.4 per cent, to 85 by the end of January.

Qantas’ budget airline Jetstar has applied to fly domestically in New Zealand.

In October, Jetstar said it will start trans-Tasman flights out of Auckland in April.

The daily direct flights to Sydney and the Gold Coast will add to trans-Tasman flights Jetstar already operates out of Christchurch.

Many airlines are closely managing the capacity of routes to ensure load factors are maintained on flights as people travel less as economies slow.

Air New Zealand has said its domestic passenger load factor dropped by 1.2 percentage points to 72.3 per cent in September from last September.

Its domestic capacity decreased by 1.1 per cent as schedules were closely managed.

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crime wise, and nothing news worthy occurred.Police are reminding all motorists to obey all

speed limits on Norfolk in the interests of safety. A new campaign has begun where speed detection will be undertaken regularly and people may receive infringement notices in the mail.

The infringements will be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle.

It is the owner’s responsibility to pay the fine OR provide Police with the details of who was driving the vehicle at the time of the offence. This also applies to the registration of vehicles, it is the drivers responsibility to ensure the vehicle is road worthy and registered.

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Members of the public requiring police assistance on the Island are requested to dial the normal Island number for police attendance (ph 22222). The Crimestoppers number is for reporting criminal information and will not result in an immediate police attendance.

RADIO NORFOLK airs Island Beat at 2.30pm each Thursday. Contact the radio station if you have a question that you would like police to answer on air.

CALLING AN AMBULANCE When confronted by a sudden accident or illness and you want help.The quickest way to get help:

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tab, some speed, a line, a cone, some crack??

We want something, anything, to get plastered,

wasted, battered, off our face, wiped out or

stoned. Great terms, aren’t they? It’s as if we’re

describing a war zone when really we’re

describing an ordinary Friday or Saturday night

for some, or for others, every day of the week.

What are we really searching for? What is the

experience that we are longing for? Do we hope

to find the answer to our existence in the bottom

of a bottle or in the tab we just dropped?

Some people use drugs and alcohol because their

friends do or because their parents tell them not

to. Some are seeking pleasure; others are seeking

inner truth; still others are seeking relief from the

pain of life, from their feelings.

When we use drugs or alcohol to solve our

problems or just for something to do, we add to

the burden of society. The community picks up

the cost of policing when accidents occur, and

medical care, when health deteriorates, as it

inevitably will when alcohol and drugs are

abused.

At the same time society is made up of people

like you and me, so it’s up to us to help ourselves

and not expect someone else to do it for us.

Alcohol and other drug abuse is primarily self-

medicating and comfort seeking. When we turn

to them, we are looking for something to numb

the pain so that we can be happy. It’s the

ongoing use, with no education on how to fulfill

the inner longing that results in sustained use and

abuse. To choose alcohol and other drugs seems

easy initially. We get instant results. We are out

of the body. We are free.

The only trouble is that the outer world gets

increasingly difficult to handle and we feel more

and more unhappy. Our mind, body and

emotions are suffering and it is more and more

difficult to experience real joy.

When we can think clearly and are mentally

alert, we are more likely to achieve what we

want to achieve. The choice is between having a

drink, or a cone, and thinking clearly and acting

powerfully, expressing ourselves well and

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one must accept that it ends.”

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St. John Ambulance, AustraliaNorfolk Island Division

Watawieh Yorlye?Due to other commitments, Kevin will no longer

be available to write the Ambulance column. We will however, endeavour to bring you items of interest and supply general St John Ambulance news each week as we have done in the past. We hope you enjoy the new column and thought we might start with a brief history of St John.

St John Ambulance, branded as St John in some territories, is a common name used by a number of affiliated organizations in different countries dedicated to the teaching and practice of medical first aid and the provision of ambulance services, all of which derive their origins from the St John Ambulance Association founded in 1877 in England. Each national group falls within the charge of a Priory or National Council of the Venerable Order of Saint John in which each Priory ranks alongside the others.

In several priories St John Ambulance has commercial sections or subsidiaries operating to generate surplus for charitable activities, these are structured much like other commercial bodies. The membership aspect of St John Ambulance is largely ranked, and members fall into a hierarchical structure of command. Ranks run from corporals, through sergeants and officers all the way up to high national ranks, but there is significant variation between Priories and it is hard to generalise the structure too much from an international perspective.

Most members of St John Ambulance are not themselves members of the Order, and vice versa, so a major presence of the Order does not dictate a major presence of St John Ambulance.

Most notably, the Order of St John is a Christian organization, whereas St John Ambulance is keen to ensure there is no allegiance to any particular religion or denomination, so as to remain available to all. St John Ambulance works on a more geographical nature

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than the Order, and has to contend with the differing national laws, medical practices and cultures of countries.

Next week we will bring you some First Aid tips that may be useful prior to the arrival of an ambulance

NOTICESThere will be a committee meeting next Tuesday

18th November at 6 pmThe next skill drill for all officers will be Tuesday

25th November at 7 pm

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Prayer And BreathingScripture says in Lamentations 3: 55-6, “I called

upon your name, O Lord, out of the lowest pit. You have heard my voice: do not hide Your ear from my breathing, from my cry for help.”

It has been said, ‘Prayer is the breath of the soul.’ Let’s compare prayer to breathing, by taking some common questions, complaints, excuses and problems, people often connect with prayer. How would these objections to breathing work if we applied them to prayer?

How many times a day should I breathe? It comes naturally. Healthy Christians should pray automatically.

If I don’t feel like breathing, should I anyway? Stop breathing and you will die! When Christians stop praying they start to die spiritually. If you don’t feel like praying, it is time to start!

What if I am too busy to pray? If Christ, the sinless God-Man habitually prayed when on earth, how much more do we sinfully prone souls need to pray to God!

How much time should I actually spend breathing? Some of us struggle to spend sufficient time in prayer. We feel we do not have much to say to God. Try talking to Him about what He is saying to you in His word. Just keep breathing in prayer!

If I fall and hurt myself, should I stop breathing? Many get discouraged when they fall into sin, and stop praying. God wants us to keep breathing in prayer even when we fall into sin. If we confess to Him, He forgives.

If people make fun of me, should I stop breathing? Be certain that if your “breathing” is effective, the devil is going to do all that he can to discourage you from continuing. Scoffing of any magnitude is a signal to pray.

If I don’t know the very best techniques, if I can’t breathe like the “experts,” should I stop breathing? Prayer is not just for experts! Pastor Paul advised in Romans 8:26 NIV, “the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.”

Can I just let the pastor pray for me? If you want to live, you have to breathe your self. If you want to live spiritually connected to God, you too have pray (talk) to Him.

How do I know my breathing is effective? Are you alive? Does Christ have your thoughts and meditations? If your answer is yes, you have signs of effective breathing - effective prayer. If you have the desire for Jesus, keep breathing and praying. You are not dead yet! If we neglect prayer or pray spasmodically, we lose our hold on God. So keep breathing and praying.

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Norfolk Island Whale Survey

2008Week 12

As this is the last week of the survey, it is time to reflect on what has been achieved. Since the start of the survey, on August 23rd, we have achieved a result way beyond expectation. Up to Thursday of this week we have sighted 144 whales. This figure includes unidentified and Minke whales.

Past results, over a four (4) week period were:

2005 = 18 whales2006 = 11 whales2007 = 12 whalesPeople may ask, “Why

the sudden increase in sightings?” A lot of the credit goes to the volunteers. These people have been a tremendous asset to the project. With more people observing, there is a better chance of locating a pod of whales. They have put in the hard yards and have attained results. Saying that, there is no doubt that, this year, whales have migrated closer to Norfolk Island.

Researchers, in New Caledonia, notified us that whales were leaving there in large numbers and could be heading towards this area of the Pacific. I had no idea that so many would be spotted. Highlights of the 2008 survey include:a) The sighting and photographing of a new species

(Sei whale) for Norfolk Islandb) The resighting of 2 mother/calf pods; one pod for

six (6) days and another for nine (9) daysc) The number of mother/calf pods sighted, (28 in

total)These positive results give us the drive to carry

on with further surveys. For those people not aware, the Norfolk Island whalewatch became a member of the “South Pacific Whale Research Consortium” (SPWRC) in 2006. The consortium meets in Auckland in February 2009. The Norfolk Island 2008 results will be presented and a decision will be made by the consortium, in consultation with other members on where to go from here. However, finding funding to finance future surveys is proving to be a challenge.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our volunteers. To those who have travelled so far, from England, Canada Switzerland and France to assist us, thank you very much. To the local people who participated, or just came out to say hello, thank you. To the people who shared a meal in their home with us and made us feel welcome, thank you.

I have met many people on the island who have

been here for many, many years and they tell me they have never seen a whale. When the migration starts next year, take some time out, pack up the kids and a lunch, and grab a pair of binoculars. Have patience and you will be surprised at what you can see. Let me take a quote from a book I have just finished reading, “Heart of the Amazon” by Yossi Ghinsberg. “I love nature dearly and all creatures that contribute to make it what it is. I see the beauty in all expressions of life, and I see how blind so many of us still are”.

Until next time, thanks for putting up with me, take care and keep smiling.

Our photos, taken by Tina Kelly are of a mother/calf pair that were seen around the island for a period of nine (9) days. These photos were taken on the 29th October.

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Tennis SnippetsFinally - back to Club Championships. (Lots

happening - India to report on and other comings and goings occurring).

All that’s remaining is the A1-Grade Champions to present to you. Down to the finals with some longstanding champions hitting it out against more recent adult players. Great games with youth not always triumphing over experience. For 2008/09 The champions of the A1-Grade are:-

A1 Grade–Ladies Doubles Champions – Julie South and Colleen Derby (runners up Debbie Randall and Toni Wilson);

A1 Mixed Doubles Champions – Gary Mitchell and Karen Quintal (runners up David Sanders and Amanda Cribb);

A1 Mens Doubles Champions – R (Smudgie) Cooper and Danny Nobbs (runners up Duncan Gray and David Sanders);

A1 Mens Champion – Danny Nobbs (runner up Gary Mitchell).

With the longer days coming on you might be able to fit in an early morning game or afternoon sets with family, friends or workmates. And add your name to the championships board… !

Our photoes show Julie South accepting the A1-Ladies Doubles Championship Trophy (partner Colleen Derby was away); Danny Nobbs Singles and

Doubles Champion with Smudgie; Karen Quintal accepts the A1 mixed doubles Championship on behalf of herself and partner Gary Mitchell.

Wednesday Golf Special thanks to our sponsor NI Block Factory,

Richard Cottle. We are very lucky to have such generous sponsors and I would like to thank them all.

Conditions down town were spectacular as usual and we had some great scoring.

We played a 4 BBB stableford and winners who got some lovely prizes were Barley Christian and Arty Keeping with 50 points, on a countback from Shorty Keirnan and Paul Hale also on 50 points. Third was Cooky and Geoff Parslow 47.

Some great scoring well done to all.We had a very good day last Saturday on the Keirnan

Agencies sponsored day. Lots of fun and some great prizes. Thank you and well done again to the Keirnan families, a great effort! Lots of work gets put into sponsor days by the sponsors and it is something which all very much appreciate.

The next two weekends will be Club Championships which will be played over two days each weekend. During the week will be the Governors Cup, there are still vacancies, if you have nothing to do and would like to play get down there or call the pro shop.

Next Wednesday will be a stableford event.Don’t forget to get your partners for the BJ Jewellers

day which will be played on Sat 29th November.Good golfing

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Archery NewsCongratulations to Michael who last weekend won

the November Kentia Palms Nursery monthly medal shot over the FITA Field course. It was a close call with Michael shooting 35 handicap points (from a possible 36) and Doug shooting 34 handicap points. Well done, two great rounds!

This weekend we’ll be having a casual 3D round in warm- up for the Shooter of the Year competition coming on in the following weeks - • Saturday 22nd November - the 3D Shooter for the

Year; • Monday 24th November - AGM; • Saturday 29th November - FITA Field Shooter of

the Year; • Saturday 6th December- NZ Postal Shoot/Target

Shooter of the Year; • Sunday 7th December - Paintball; • Saturday 13th December - Christmas Party

afternoon/BBQ down Kingston with the kids.Apologies to Steve and Marie who was ‘confused’

in the report for the November leg of the New Zealand postal event. In the Norfolk B team I stated that the team was Bob, Doug and Marie when actually the team was Bob, Doug and Steve.

On a final note, check out the club ranking lists that will be at the club today. There is a list for each of the disciplines and shows the male / female rankings as well as an overall club ranking for financial members only. These list will be updated monthly.

Thanks to Marie for the effort put in to preparing these, and congratulations to Lurline who is the top ranked lady field archer!

Cheryl Tennis Club

AIR NEW ZEALAND – BURNT PINE TRAVEL CHALLENGE SUNDAYS 16, 23 and 30 NOVEMBER

START TIME IS 3 O’CLOCKThis annual tournament starts this Sunday, so if you

haven’t got your name in for the first round it’s a bit late. But the good news is that the end result is best two out of three weeks, so you can still chalk up a couple of good days if you play the next two weeks. There are some great prizes involved in this event even if you aren’t the most consistent player running around.

Most notably for every week you play you get a ticket in the draw for a return ticket to Auckland.

Partners and pools for this week are –Pool A - James Elliott and Karen Menadue; Sam

Taylor and Julie South; Brian Hubber and Amanda Cribb; Hadyn Bell and Colleen Derby.

Pool B - Chris Gatehouse and Lynne Mogey; Shane Laginikoro and Gloria Gervasoni; Mark Hayes and Tanya Randall; Charles Blackwell and Toni Wilson.

Pool C - Bob Little and Mai Nobbs; Jason Quintal and Jo Snell; Jason Samson and Noelle Burrell; Alan McNeil and Sue Hemsley.

The event is a draw for partner mixed doubles, so you never know how your luck might be in drawing someone better than you and of course never forget that the best call in tennis when you have a partner is “YOURS”.

Not to mention the fact you are guaranteed to play with a different partner each week.

Cheryl Tennis Club Christmas Tournament And Christmas Party

Monday 1st December – Friday 5th DecemberAn event to finish the year off with a bang. Monday

night will be Ladies Doubles, Tuesday night Mens Doubles, Wednesday and Thursday night Mixed Doubles, all events are choice of partner. Please ensure you get your entries into the club by 6pm Thursday 27th November.

Friday night will be a presentation BBQ dinner and the clubs’ Christmas party.

Friday night party will also include “LIVE ENTERTAINMENT” in the form of our junior club members playing the finals of the Junior Club Championships.

Annual Membership FeesAll membership fees are now well past due, costs

being - Full Membership $75, Junior $40 and Family $165.

Night CompsALL PLAYERS playing in the Monday, Tuesday

and Wednesday night competitions please note that it is your responsibility to find a reserve if you are unable to play, and not call the club at 5.00pm on the night to advise you “can’t make it”. If you are unable to front it is your responsibility to pay the nights fee for your replacement.

MONDAY NIGHT HARDY’S WINES COMP – The draw for this week is Benjamin’s v Gaelene’s Gophers, The Travel Centre v N I Gas and Swynie’s Swingers v Danny’s Delights. If there are any other interested parties out there who would like to get a team in it’s never too late, just give the club a call. Start time is 5.30.

TUESDAY NIGHT SMUDGIES RESTRINGS and HEAD COMP –The draw is – Smudgie v Daryl, Danny v Snapper and Brian v Mark. Start time is 6 o’clock.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT GREENWAYS PRESS COMP – This Wednesday 19th November will be the start of a new comp, the teams/draw for round one is Danny Nobbs, Jo Snell and Will Partridge v Mark Hayes, Karen Menadue and Bob Little; Brett Bergagnin, Gaelene Christian and Brad Griffiths v Jason Quintal, Charles Blackwell and Andre Forrester; James Elliott, Alan McNeil and Jamie Reynolds v Sam Taylor, Chris Gatehouse and Ethan Richards. Start time is 5.30.

THURSDAY NIGHT – Social night, all locals and visitors to Norfolk are welcome to come on down to the club at around 5.30 for some social fun.

For all of you who aren’t currently playing in a team, be it Monday’s for the social team night of the week, Mens comp on a Tuesday or Wednesday Mixed comp, if you’d like to list yourself as a reserve, or interested in playing when the next comp starts, please give the club a call and get your name down.

ALL VISITORS TO NORFOLK – Are more than welcome at the club anytime during the day for a social hit. There are plenty of racquets available, plus balls for a small charge of $16 per hour per court. There is an honesty box for those who’d like to play, or if you have any further queries please give the club a call.

Upcoming EventsPlanning a Party or Celebration of a Special Event-

For all those workplaces, members, friends, relatives and others currently considering organising their Christmas functions – yes it’s not that far away – or any birthdays, anniversary’s or other function we at the tennis club are happy to look at attending them for you here at the club. If you’ve got an idea we can probably cater for it, so if yorlye have any queries please give the club a call.

Thursday Night BowlsThursday night saw a few teams bring their A game

to the greens to sound a warning that this competition is not going to be an easy one to win.

Results:The ever improving TGB’s started off by picking

up a bonus point on the very first end with a four followed up with a 2 on the second end to jump to a six nil lead over Aiden’s team. Unfortunately for TGB’s they could only manage to win one more end as Maree found her form to set up an outstanding win for Aiden’s team.

Game two also provided a loud warning from the Blonde Winos who easily accounted for the highly fancied Kingfishers. Rumour has it that the Blondes used an unfair tactic by including the wife of the opposing skip as their super sub, and didn’t she perform. Word has it that she not only distracted the skip, but broke his heart with her continually close bowls. If you continue to play at this standard Marie, we can expect to see you on competition days.

In a very serious match up, KBS defeated DDK’s with the highlight being the fantastic match up between the two leads, Steve Pearson and Geoff Singer. Both of these players went toe to toe with “touchers” all night. Well done fellas and Geoff, you may have to remember that your skip can and will “hit” any close bowl – even if it is yours.

Trinations maintained their top of the ladder position with a surprise win over the favourites Sterlos due mainly to the superb leading exhibition by Marg Buffett. Marg was never far away from the white one with all three bowls, and set up a comfortable win, even after the Trinations skip’s first bowl was a wrong bias. It can happen to anyone.

In the final game, Kawahs had to dig deep to beat Kennas where Bill showed a lot of determination playing against his old skip Sluggy. It was suggested that Kawahs used this game as a practice for next week’s long awaited clash against the Sterlos. Kawahs were the only team to defeat Sterlos in the last competition and hope to do it again.

Inside to the horse races and Kitha won the prize with the champion chestnut horse. It was also the first time Dennis Sterling did not make the final, so is that a sign of what might happen in the bowls – probably not.

Kids CornerThe third group of “young guns” had their first

experience of bowls last Friday with every child enjoying their game and quite a few showing outstanding abilities for their first time.

During the afternoon great bowls were recorded by, Mitchell Trickey, Maddison Wellington, Katie Fitzpatrick, (taking after Pop), Manu Naiteitei, Tristan

Jackson, Tom Robbo, and Oliver Mariner.“Touchers” were scored by Keelan Clark, Jenna

Buffett and Gregor Evans. Keelan, Jenna and Gregor also scored SUPER

TOUCHERS. (These are touchers that touch the Jack and then finish within 60 cms of the Jack). Wow – even International bowlers like those ones. Champions in the making for sure.

It is hoped to have a “Young Guns” competition running soon – if there is enough interested kids.

Mens BowlsIt was a great arvo for Bowls last Saturday! Sunny

conditions and a slick green greeted bowlers for round two in the mens Triples Championship.

Eight teams faced the starters gun for a spot in the semi-finals this afternoon. In a replay of last year’s final Jim Rawlinson, Kerry Roberts and Dan Yager (current title holders) played Dave Smith, Norm Lecren and Jerry Harding.

Jim’s team after 10 ends (of 18) held a good lead of 13-4. Dave’s team got within 4 shots but ran out of ends going down 16-14.

Peter Walkinshaw, Spin Menghetti and Jim (Mr Grand) Christian were up against Moochie Christian, Clancy Tall and Terry King. After 4 ends it was 6 nil to Peters team, Moochies mob then won the next 13 ends on offer to run out winners 24-7.

Graham Woolley, John Deadman (sub for Sid Cooper) and Mick Williams, were off to a good start against Gaeton Boudan, Ian Webb and Bill Adams when after 9 ends led 15-7.

With two ends to play Gaeton’s team had fought back to get within two shots 19-17, but Graham’s team won the two ends and the match 22-17.

Steve Kennedy, rubbed the dust off his bowls, to skip Brent Pauling and Jeff Pledger against Graham Forsyth, Tim Sheridan and Phil Jones. After 5 ends Graham’s team held a narrow 5-4 advantage. Steve, Brent, and Jeff then won 5 of the next 6 ends played and hit the front 13-6 and kept it that way to the end winning 20-12.

The match ups today in the semfinals see Jim, Kerry, Dan. play Mooch, Clancy and Terry. Steve, Brent and Jeff. play Graham, John (or Sid) and Mick. Good bowling all!

Social Bowls will also be played this afternoon names in by 1-30 pm for a 2-00 pm start.

Visitors are always welcome at the Bowlo . Clancy!!

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Wednesday BowlsTwo games of pairs and two of triples were played

with the following visitors joining the members in a pleasant afternoon of social bowls They were John Howells from Mudgeeraba.Keith and Bev. Bright and Roger and Carole Alderman all from Cabramatta Bob Park from Dallington and Wayne Lucas from Manuwera both from N.Z.

In the triples Terry,John and Carole .A. played Bob, Albert and Kate Terry’s team were winning until 14th end 17-6 then Bob’s team got 12 on the next three ends Final score 18 all.

The other triples was between Annie Carol and Jackie against Bev Ann and Lynn Annie’s team came out winners 18-9

Lynn and Ann both played a good steady game.It was two runaway scores in the two games of pairs

Kerry and Joy won from Keith and Plute Score 25-6 and Kitha and Roger won from Wayne and Col. 28-8

The trophy bowls winners of the day were Kerry and Joy winning 13ends.

NOTICESOn the notice board are the following entry forms.

• Mixed Triples Close Sat.29th Nov. starting Sat.6th Dec.

• Ladies Colin Hillier Drawn Pairs Close 26th Nov. starting 3rd Dec.

• Champion of Champion Singles in Ayr, Scotland is from the 22-28th July 2009

• The dates for the Mini Games in Samoa are 19th Sept-3rd Oct. Entries have now closed.

SUNDAY BOWLS.The Mixed Fours have commenced and the first

two games were played last SundayCab, Bobby, Kitha and Wayne played Dave, Phil,

Graeme (sub for Kate) and Petal. On the 12th end the score was 13 all with each team winning 6 ends. A very closely contested game with the score card showing 20 all on the 19th end. Cab then got a 3 and Dave 1 on the final end to make the score 23-21 to Cab’s team.

The other game was between Clancy, Jeff, Phoebe and Gerry playing Colin, Pumpa, Joy and Jackie.

What can I say with a score of 32-9 to Clancy and his team? The other team didn’t have a look in! You have a great combination Clancy, and your skipping was spot on or should I say Kitty on.

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Athletics NewsDairy Dates

- Sunday 16 November Around the Island Relay. 8.00 a.m. start from Gallows Gate.

- Saturday 22 November Norfolk Island Gift (and Championships) at the Malcolm Champion Oval.

Around the Island Relay and Race.Tomorrow teams and individuals will line up for

the annual relay race around Norfolk. Always a great mornings outing for competitors and spectators alike. Starts at 8.00 am from Gallows Gate at Kingston usually finishing around 2 hours later at the start/finish line.

Please keep a careful eye out for runners on the roads tomorrow morning and be sure to give them encouragement as they battle it out for the title. The event will be followed by a sausage sizzle and prize giving in the compound with food and refreshments provided.

The Norfolk Island Gift.Athletics Norfolk Island is once again staging

the Norfolk Island Gift next Saturday the 22nd of November beginning at 2.00 p.m. at the Malcolm Champion Oval at the Norfolk Island Central School.

There will be three track events: 100 metres, 800metres and the 5000 metres

And in addition a weight pentathlon will be run which requires each competitor to score points in the five throws disciplines of Discus, Shot Put, Hammer, Javelin and the Heavy Weight. Implements are suited to age and sex so come and give them a throw – you might surprise yourself and it could be the start of an athletics career representing Norfolk Island at next years Melanesian Championships or mini-Games in the Cook Islands.

Gift events are all age and sex factored, so everyone has an equal chance to win. Why not give it a go!! Plenty of prizes on offer and a fun afternoon for all.

For further details please contact Brentt Jones on 22355, Paula on 22938 or Geoff on 23050.

Golf ReportLast Saturday, 61 players turned up for the Kiernan

Agencies Day, an Individual Stableford event. The numbers of golfers who took part indicates the wonderful array of prizes on offer and our thanks go to Jasmine and Ian, Shorty and Bridget and Jim and Margaret Kiernan for their ongoing generous sponsorship of the day and the nibbles and our appreciation for the sponsorship of their suppliers Olex Australia Pty Ltd, Philips New Zealand Ltd and Ricoh Australia Pty Ltd for providing the wonderful prizes on offer. It must have been an easy course on Saturday judging by some of the scores handed in but we will all have to keep it up with the Championships commencing today.

Winning the mens event was Paul Hale with a great 46 points. Paul most generously donated his first prize of the Ricoh SP1000SF Copier/Printer/Fax/Scanner back to the Golf Club to raise funds for Junior Golf. Our most sincere thanks go to Paul for his very generous gesture. Second was Danny Nobbs on 44 points followed by Bruce Lockhart 43, Geoff Bennett 42, Andrew Umlauft 42, Errol Wilson 41, Neil Morgan 40, Blake O’Hara 40, Jeff Murdoch 40 and Darren Anderson 39. The Country Rover was won by David Warden with 19 points. Ian Kiernan, one of the sponsors also had a good round of 42 points. The ladies was won by Belinda Grube with 46 points from Irene Buffett 43, Vanessa Magri 40, Pat McCoy 39, Renay Robertson 37, and Caroline Miratana 37. Suzie Leyshon was the ladies country rover with 23 points.

The pro pin was taken out by Stephen Gardiner who was also closest on the 9/18th , Bruce Lockhart on the 1/10th and Thelma Partridge on the 7/16th and Diesel holed his approach on the 8th to walk off with an eagle 2.

Saturday and Sunday we will be playing rounds 1 and 2 of the Club Championships, a stroke event with rounds 3 and 4 to be played next weekend. This means that the course will be closed from 12 pm for social players on those days. Tee off times are 8-30 am and 1 pm and all players are reminded to have your cards in at least 15 minutes beforehand and good luck to all players. Don’t forget the Wednesday 9 hole comp in conjunction with the normal Wednesday comp. Tee off is 3 pm and cards can be obtained from the bar.

Quote:“The right way to play golf is to go up and hit the

bloody thing.” George DuncanUpcoming Events:

• Tuesday 18th November – Governors Cup Round 1

• Wednesday 19th November – Individual Stableford

• Thursday 20th November – Governors Cup Round 2

• Friday 21st November – Governors Cup Round 3• Saturday 22nd November – Club Championships

Round 3 Stroke• Sunday 23rd November – Round 4 Stroke• Wednesday 26th November – Open Day

Cap’n Stumpy

The health benefits of yoga are myriad. Like other Eastern forms regarded as “movement arts” yoga, particularly from a physical standpoint, offers both therapeutic and preventative aspects. A complete fitness programme, yoga will release endorphins in the brain as well as any regular exercise programme.

Yoga postures stretch, extend, and flex the spine, while exercising muscles and joints, keeping the body strong and supple. When done in conjunction with breathing techniques, yoga postures stimulate circulation, digestion, as well as both the nervous and endocrine systems.

As a workout, yoga can be intense, easy, or somewhere in between. It will achieve a more limber body, increased physical co-ordination, better posture, and improved flexibility withou incurring the potentially negative effects associated with high-impact forms of exercise.

We now hold yoga sessions both morning and evening so you can choose to either awaken or close down the body with yoga.

6.00 - 7.30AM on Wednesday with Sarah5.30 - 7.00PM on Tuesday with Sarah and on

Thursday with SueWe are located in the Village above the Cyber

Centre. Visitors are welcome and a small charge applies.

NORFOLK ISLAND LEAGUES CLUBOpen 7 Days from 11.00a.m.

visitors welcome

• Full Bar Service •• Club Restaurant •

Lunch - Monday to Sunday12midday to 2.00p.m.

Dinner - Monday to SundayDinner - Monday to SundayDinner6.00p.m. - 8.00p.m.

Friday open until 9.00p.m.

(Private Functions Catered for)

• Live Entertainment •• Big Screen TV • Squash Courts •

‘Phone 22440

Norfolk Island Bridge ClubIt was great to have two and a half tables in play

on Tuesday evening and we were pleased to welcome visitors, Ngaere and Cecile.

Game was made on 11of the 20 boards played. Many of the contracts went down, so points were scored for good defence. Board 11 made slam, but was not called.

Well done to our visitors, Ngaere and Cecile, who were 1st with a 68.75%, Annie and Barbara, 2nd with 59.38% and Maggie and Russell, 3rd with 50.00%.

We meet on Tuesday evenings at 7.00p.m. at the Aand H Hall. Visitors are welcome and a partner can usually be arranged, if required, by phoning Brian Purss on 23108 or Marie Freshwater on 22521.

Squash NewsJunior Squash

Squash for all juniors is on today (Saturday)It is the second day of club champs and parents

are invited to come and support their kids, it is from 9.00am to 11.00am

After school activities are on this Tuesday and Wednesday from 3.30pm till 4.30pm There are more details in school news letter.

This will go for the next four weeks.

Adults Club ChampsThe second round of club champs will be this

Wednesday 19th November.If you can’t play at these times, you may play at

another time to suit as long as you get someone to mark your game.

This weeks draw is as follows.Court 1 Court 25.00 Peter A v Russell Matt S v Peter H5.30 Tracey v Teresa Mal R v Bart6.00 Brendon v Craig Jonno v Snobbles6.30 Mal T v Pops Andrew v Bart7.00 Tracey v Ginny Teresa v Sarlu7.30 Duncan v Mal R Craig v Jonno8.00 Becky v Ginny Brendon v Blake8.30 Mal T v Poppa

The last night for the adult club champs will be on Wednesday 26th and juniors last day of club champs will be on Saturday 22nd.

Netball NewsLast Saturday was the Junior and Intermediates

presentation. Below are the lucky winners: • Junior Player of the Year - Curtis Buffett• Junior Sportsmanship Award - Adam Buffett• Junior Most Consistent - Levi Richards-Singer• Junior Most Improved - Mitchell Trickey• Junior Most Promising - Courtney Grube• Junior Presidents Award 2008 - Montana

Hawkins• Junior Coaches Award 2008 - Groovy Gang - Katie

Fitzpatrick• Junior Coaches Award 2008 - Terminators - Gregor

Evans• Junior Coaches Award 2008 - Gladiators - Taylah

Menzies• Junior Coaches Award 2008 - Pips Popstars -

Siobhan Maxwell• Intermediate Player of the Year - Alana Christian• Intermediate Presidents Award 2008 - Sasha

Wilson• Intermediate Sportsmanship Award - Lara Bigg• Intermediate Most Consistent - Claudia Yelavich• Intermediate Most Improved - Brooke Crowley /

Shae Plant• Intermediate Most Promising - Keeley Williams• Intermediate Coaches Award 2008 - Jens Jaguars

- Tiffany Buffett• Intermediate Coaches Award 2008 - Prowling

Panthers - Mikaeyla Reynolds

Junior Team winnersRound 1 Pips Popstars (Coach Pip Reeves)Round 2 Gladiators (Coach – Serina Trickey)Round 3 Groovy Gang ( Coach - Nadine Murray) /

Pips Popstars (Coach – Pip Reeves)Round 4 Terminators (Coach - Mia Dowling)Junior Overall Winner - Groovy Gang (Coach –

Nadine Murray)

Intermediate Team WinnersRound 1 Prowling Panthers (Coach – Livvy Cooper)Round 2 Prowling Panthers (Coach – Livvy Cooper)Round 3 Jens Jaguars (Coach – Jenny Gow)Round 4 Prowling Panthers (Coach – Livvy Cooper)Intermediate Overall Winners - Prowling Panthers

(Coach - Livvy Cooper)

Seniors PresentationWill be held on the 22nd November at Hillcrest.

Dress is Island Theme. Tickets are $20pp and can be collected from Corr at the Hospital or Helen at Admin Accounts department. Tickets must be purchased prior to Thurs 20th.

PLACEPLACEPLACE

YOU HAVEN’T EXPERIENCED

NORFOLK UNTIL YOU HAVE

DISCOVERED

PETE’S PLACE!

CLASSIFIEDSFor Sale, Positions Vacant, Wanted to Buy, Notices, For Rent etc

Ph: 22601

David BuffettOn 51155 or 22005 a/h; [email protected]

CharisseOn 50702 or 22596 a/h; [email protected]

David BellOn 50701 or 22240 a/h: [email protected]

FOR SALE

Dave Pitcher is selling his Dad’s cars. All have been garaged. TOYOTA GRANDE MARK II $2,500. Great condition; NISSAN LAUREL $1,900 great condition; TOYOTA CORONA $1,500 couple of dents; If interested please ‘phone Dave on 22915 or view at Little Green Lane (over from Yelavich Panel Repairs

MAZDA FAMILIA. Auto. Rego to 02/09. Great runner. $1,500. Please ‘phone 23889

NISSAN BLUEBIRD in excellent condition. Only one owner. A good family car. Seats five in comfort. Priced to sell at $4,995. Please ‘phone 22054

VIBRANT BUSINESS FOR SALE“Knick Knacks on Norfolk”

• Long established• Prime location in busy Norfolk Mall

• May be purchased with or without stock• Very affordable business opportunity

• Buy now and benefit from Christmas tradingEnquiries to:

Norfolk Island Real EstateTel/fax: (6723) 22429 [email protected]

MAZDA FAMILIA. 1994. Auto. 12 months rego. Very good condition. $2,900ono. Please ‘phone 22628 Sunday - Friday.

SOFA, 4 SEATER, good condition. $180.00ONO. Ph 22769

ALUMINIUM SLIDING DOORS. 4m x 2.1m, 3.6m x 2.1m. $200 each. Please ‘phone 23252 or 50522

GARAGE SALE:SATURDAY 15TH AT 197 STOCKYARD ROAD

(WAN GUUD TERN)10AM-4PM

Girls clothes, shoes, school uniforms size 8-14. Womens clothes size 16-20. Potted plants, kitchen utensils, bookcase, chest of drawers, gas heater, small fish tank, 5 piece outdoor setting, DVDs, cooking magazines, books, toys, baskets, gardening tools and hoses, lots more. 2 cars also for sale Familia sedan $2200, Nissan station wagon $4500

SHED SALE - SATURDAY 22nd NOVEMBERElectronic Organ (wit circuit). Sun lounge bed. Crockery. Tents. Ifo toilets. Books. All sorts of odds and ends. See next weeks paper for location and time.

CORNER FISH TANK. Perfect Christmas present. Contact Tye on 22589

ISLANDREALTY

Centrally located landLevel frontage to New Cascade Road, with

highly attractive valley beyond. Zoned rural residential.

Almost 5 acres - asking $230,000

Level land of more than 3/4 acre.Desirably close to school and town.

Cleared, fenced, hedged and neatly kept. Sea view.

$185,000 - make an offer.

Desirable 3 bedroom residence.Main bedroom with ensuite.

Attractively landscaped amongst trees, with desirable outlook.

Pavilion style building with verandah facing the valley views.

Call for more details. - $320,000.

Amazing views to the sea.Two bedroom residence with adjacent flat and carport. Plenty of living room space. Very attractive terraced gardens leading

to well kept and secluded swimming pool. Deck running full length of the residence.

More details on request. $275,000.

Rentals1 Bedroom flat. Taylor’s Road. $110.00 per week (GST incl).

Modern three bedroom house, fully furnished. $180.00 per week (GST Incl)

One bedroom Studio unit, central location. $100.00 per week (GST Incl).

Sessions every Tuesday night at 7.00pm.Come and share ideas and have some fun in the process

Contact your local agent Jo Snell for all your Creative Memory Scrapbooking needs.Regular sessions and workshops. Themed workshop once a month.

Brochures and Creative Memories Gift Certificates available.Enquires to Jo on 22159 (b/h), 23615 (a.h), 50947 (mobile)

Memory Keeping at Its Best

GARDENING HELP REQUIRED. Mainly on call and some weekend work. Apply to P.O. Box 25, Norfolk Island.

PLUMBER REQUIRED. Please phone 22451 or 50339

CARPENTER / JOINER wanted. Contact Roy at Rocky Point Joinery, ph 22285. This is a TEP renewal.

FOR RENT

THE NEW PATISSERIE is available for Lease to the right people. Renovated and ready to go now. Lease or buy stock and plant. Talk to me. 23778

OFFICE BUILDING FOR RENT Fully renovated office building in the town centre on Westpac Lane. 2 offices, reception room, storeroom, kitchenette and full bathroom. Contact Lou 50777 to arrange inspection

MOOLOOLABA UNIT AVAILABLE (21 DEC - 4 JAN) - 3 bedroom fully furnished, lovely decor, on the canal (1st from beach)- 2 minute walk to the restaurant strip, Coles and beach - very relaxing and nice outlook over the water Please contact Diane O’Brien - [email protected] or call dad (John Lorking) 22744 if you have any questions.

WORK WANTED

HAILEY KIERNAN WILL BE ON UNI BREAK 24 NOV-8 FEB AND IS LOOKING FOR PART TIME OR FULL TIME WORK, day or night. Has experience in waitressing, bar work, childcare & office work. Please contact Jasmine Kiernan Ph 24338/53484

NOTICES

MILTS will be closed from 12th to 24th November. Please leave a message or answer phone and I will return your call.

LOCAL BUSINESS-THE NORFOLK ISLAND SPRINGWATER CO.Plenty of potential, fully equipped, showing healthy profits, very minimal hours required - asking $25,000 - contact vendor - email [email protected] ph 50396

BUSINESS FOR SALE - Norfolk Fish shop has just been renovated, and is available for sale or lease. Great position opposite P.O. and Visitors Centre. Lease just the shop, or shop plus plant & equipment. Long or short lease to suit. Talk to me. 23778

TWO CHEST FREEZERS. 4’ x 3’. $200 each. 1 UPRIGHT SIDE BY SIDE FRIDGE FREEZER. $500. Excellent condition. Offers will be considered. Please ‘phone 24050

99 YAMAHA WR400F MOTORCYCLE $3,000. 99 YAMAHA 800 JETSKI with trailer. $4,000. 2001 Seadoo 900 fuel injected JETSKI with trailer $5,000. All in great condition. Accept credit cards. Please ‘phone 22897

GARAGE SALETODAY! SATURDAY 15th NOVEMBER.

8.00am - 1.30pm.Cars, couches, toys, clothes, Ninetendo games, kitchenware etc.

39 Selwyn Pine Road. Next to Astyx.

WANTED TO BUY.

1 KING OR QUEEN SIZE BED in good condition. Please ‘phone 22974

POSITIONS VACANT

CHEF wanted for Patisserie. Good pay and conditions. Will work with the right person. Great opportunity to own your own business. Phone 23778 for more info.

Governor’s Lodge Resort requires an EXPERIENCED CHEF for a la carte work. Must be able to work weekend and night shifts. Apply in the first instance to Jo Kelly. Ph: 24400

HIGH Hgt LOW HgtNOVEMBERSaturday 15 9.38am 1.8 3.50pm 0.3Sunday 16 10.27am 1.8 4.43pm 0.4Monday 17 11.18am 1.7 5.37pm 0.4Tuesday 18 12.13pm 1.7 5.30am 0.3Wednesday 19 1.11pm 1.6 6.27am 0.3Thursday 20 2.13pm 1.5 7.30am 0.4Friday 21 3.15pm 1.5 8.39am 0.5Saturday 22 4.14pm 1.4 9.51am 0.6

LAT.29004’S LONG. 167056’E

NORFOLK ISLANDTASMAN SEA

TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF HIGH AND LOW WATERS

ROSS SAMPSON SOLICITOR - office at 19 Ferny Lane (on Airport side of NI Leagues). Instructions accepted for wills, deceased estates, residential & business purchases, sales, mortgages, leases, subdivisions, ART reviews. Call 24091 email [email protected]

BANYAN PARK PLAY CENTRE ENROLMENTS FOR 2009 Enrolments for Banyan Park are now being taken for 3 and 4 year olds. Enrolment forms can be collected from Banyan Park Play Centre and should be completed prior to FRIDAY 12th DECEMBER 2008. Early submission is encouraged to avoid disappointment. Inquiries Ph 22415.

MEETINGS AND AGMS

AGM CAT WELFARE & WILDLIFE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND. Tuesday 18th November 6.30pm Rm 16 Norfolk Island Central School. A good attendance is requested. Enquiries to Margaret Christian 22800 or Margaret Adams 23650

The AGM of the ASSOCIATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND ARCHERS will be held at 7.00pm on Monday, 24th November. Venue to be advised. For further details please contact either President Jonno Snell on 22159 or Secretary Marie Auckram.

Constructive dialogue the key

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Sector reform and remuneration:

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potential to be a watershed in achi

resourced, more productive and effec

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community. At the same time, a

sought on increased wages and allowa

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to effective public sector reform and w

work within whichever course of action

its employees”.

Mr Nobbs said that the Public Servi

had lodged a detailed claim with the P

Remuneration Tribunal for a substantial ris

e based on

cost of liv

ing, and the Administration would shortly

be responding with an offer that included increases

in remuneration and submissions on improvements

to productivity and efficiency. As well, the Chief

Executive Officer had made an enterprise bargaining

offer to all employees setting out proposed wage rise

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the process of dialogue now underway between

Administration workers and management had the

potential to be a watershed in achieving a better

resourced, more productive and effective public sector

providing excellence in service delivery to the whole

community. At the same time, agreement would be

sought on increased wages and allowances for all

staff. “This week has seen the start of wide-ranging

consultations with staff about how we can better

structure the public service, provide quality tra

ining

and accreditation and ensure that wages and conditions

are affordable to the community and fair to all of th

e

dedicated public sector workers”, Mr Nobbs said. “Two

related but separate processes have commenced which

will facilita

te detailed consideration of the fairness and

equity of public service remuneration. While either

process could reach a satisfa

ctory conclusion, they will

be finalised by a single determination or agreement, not

two different outcomes. T

he government is committed

to effective public sector reform and will b

e happy to

work within whichever course of action is preferred by

Mr Nobbs said that the Public Service Association

had lodged a detailed claim with the Public Sector

cost of liv

ing, and the Administration would shortly

be responding with an offer that included increases

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Norfolk Online Recycled Material category was the

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Norfolk News

World fuel prices impact on

Norfolk Energy

Minister for Finance Neville Christian said

today that the continuing upward spiral in world

oil prices has resulted in a further increase in the

cost of petroleum products imported to Norfolk

Island. Landed costs from the most recent tanker

were considerably higher than for the previous

shipment, forcing Norfolk Energy to raise its

wholesale prices. The new wholesale prices

effective from 14 January 2008 will be:

Unleaded petrol (ULP) $ 1.86 per litre

Diesel (ADO)

$ 1.92 per litre

Kerosene

$ 1.67 per litre

“While these new prices may not be welcome

news, they are still at a significantly lower level

than they would have been if the old fuel supply

arrangements had remained in place”, Mr Christian

said. “The establishment of Norfolk Energy

in October 2007 has enabled us

Norfolk Island community to some

the rapid increase in world oil prices. We will

continue to monitor the situation and endeavour to

put mechanisms in place to moderate the effects on

Norfolk Island businesses and households”.

Mr Christian said that Norfolk E

continue to publish its wholes

belief that this would crea

between retailers in the ma

consumers to make informed choices.

Mr Christian said that there would be no

immediate increase in the electricity tariff. The

results of the diesel price hedging insurance taken

by the Administration would not be confirmed

until the end of January, after which the electricity

price would be adjusted if necessary.

Neville Christian

Minister for Finance

is pictured above with War

President.

The Acting Administrator, Mr. Owe

his wife Bianca also donated a photograph of the five

Norfolk Islanders who served in the Boer War (1899-

1902).More on this story inside.

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Minister for Finance Neville Christian said

today that the continuing upward spiral in world

oil prices has resulted in a further increase in the

cost of petroleum products imported to Norfolk

Island. Landed costs from the most recent tanker

were considerably higher than for the previous

shipment, forcing Norfolk Energy to raise its

wholesale prices. The new wholesale prices

effective from 14 January 2008 will be:

Unleaded petrol (ULP) $ 1.86 per litre

$ 1.92 per litre

$ 1.67 per litre

“While these new prices may not be welcome

news, they are still at a significantly lower level

than they would have been if the old fuel supply

arrangements had remained in place”, Mr Christian

said. “The establishment of Norfolk Energy

in October 2007 has enabled us to cushion the

Norfolk Island community to some extent against

the rapid increase in world oil prices. We will

continue to monitor the situation and endeavour to

put mechanisms in place to moderate the effects on

Norfolk Island businesses and households”.

Mr Christian said that Norfolk Energy would

continue to publish its wholesale prices in the

belief that this would create greater competition

between retailers in the marketplace and enable

consumers to make informed choices.

Mr Christian said that there would be no

immediate increase in the electricity tariff. The is pictured above with Warren Finch, RSL Senior Vice

President.

The Acting Administrator, Mr. Owen Walsh and

his wife Bianca also donated a photograph of the five

Norfolk Islanders who served in the Boer War (1899-

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Could this be

Norfolk Air’s new

plane?Earlier this week, the

Executive Members of

Norfolk Island Government

and the management of

Norfolk Air met with Boeing

to discuss possibilities for

replacement aircraft. For

some months, Boeing has

been analysing Norfolk Air’s

requirements and running

modelling on suitable aircraft

for the airline’s current and planned future routes.

George Alabi, Regional Director, Product Marketing,

for Boeing Commercial Airplanes from Seattle was

in Norfolk Island for a few days and provided much

information on the new generation 737 series aircraft.

This series is the most successful in aviation history,

and is now being upgraded with many new features

giving the planes greater capacity and range and much

more efficient fuel utilisation.

Most importantly, the new planes incorporate GPS

Landing Systems (GLS) and Required Navigation

Performance (GNP) capabilities, which would enable

Norfolk Air to land and take off in most weather

conditions and finally make Norfolk Island a year-

round destination.

Following recent negotiations with Ozjet, the

Norfolk Island Government is considering a range

of options to ensure that Norfolk Air has access to

more modern aircraft with greater carrying capacity.

Norfolk Air has identified its preferred options, one of

which could result in aircraft like the New Generation

Boeing 737 pictured serving Norfolk Island.

While a range of options is still being considered,

it is expected that the change to more modern aircraft

will occur during 2008.Source: Boeing Commercial Airplanes

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visitors welcome

• Full Bar Service •• Club Restaurant •

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- 194 - NORFOLK ISLAND GOVERNMENT GAZETTE NO. 49 Friday 14 November 2008

ADMINISTRATION ACT 1936APPOINTMENT OF GAOLER

I, Owen Edward John Walsh, Administrator of Norfolk Island, under paragraph 8(1)(c) of the Administration Act 1936, appoint

Rodney Cannan

to be a gaoler for the purposes of that Act for the period 5 November 2008 to 20 February 2009.

Dated 3 November 2008. O.E.J. WALSH

ADMINISTRATOR

PUBLIC SECTOR REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL ACT 1992The public are advised that the next sittings of the Public Sector Remuneration Tribunal is set down for hearing on Monday 15 December 2008 at 10.00 am in the Court House, Kingston.

The Honourable Justice James Burchett will be presiding.

Dated 14 November 2008. ALLEN BATAILLE

CLERK TO THE TRIBUNAL

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PROMOTION OF SPORTThe Norfolk Island Government continues to support the promotion of sport in Norfolk Island by offering financial assistance for a range of approved purposes as set out in Administration Policy and Guidelines No. 2004/08.

Applications are invited from eligible individual athletes and sporting organisations and should be lodged on the form provided in the Policy and Guideline documentation which is available from Melissa Yeats on the Middle Floor of the Administration Building, New Military Barracks, Kingston or by email [email protected].

Applications for the 2008/2009 financial year close at 4.00 pm on Friday 21 November 2008. Applications must be returned, together with supporting documentation as specified, to the Chief Executive Officer, The Administration of Norfolk Island, New Military Barracks, Kingston. Late applications will only be considered if there are funds remaining from this process.

Dated 10 November 2008. GEOFF GARDNER

MINISTER FOR TOURISM AND HEALTH

ENVIRONMENT ACT 1990SUBSECTION 88(4) NOTICE

I, Stephanie Victoria Jack, Minister for the Environment, Education and Social Welfare, under subsection 88(4) of the Environment Act 1990, declare an intention to compulsorily acquire a sewerage easement over Portion 53q9, Pitcairn Place, owned by

Paul and Meryl Turnbull

This declaration becomes final at the end of 21 days after the date of publication of this notice.

Dated 7November 2008. S.V.A. JACK

MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE

- 195 -NORFOLK ISLAND GOVERNMENT GAZETTE NO. 49 Friday 14 November 2008

HERITAGE ACT 2002APPOINTMENT OF HERITAGE ADVISER TO NORFOLK ISLAND PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT BOARD

I, Stephanie Victoria Anne Jack, Minister for the Environment, under section 22 of the Heritage Act 2002, appoint —

Sheridan Burke

as a heritage adviser to the Norfolk Island Planning and Environment Board for the period 26 November to 24 December 2008.

Dated 7 November 2008. S.V.A. JACK

MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

PLANNING ACT 2002 – SUBSECTION 43(1) NOTICEApplicant: Rael Donde and Angela Donde-Klijs Development Application No.: 0048/08 Location: Portion 38d1 Taylors Road Proposed Development: Redesign of front wall of an existing building (to encroach into the standard 3.6

metre setback requirement), two new wall signs, and relocation of an existing pole / freestanding advertising structure and redesign of the associated sign.

Zone: Mixed Use Category: Permissible (with consent)

Public Exhibition The public are advised that Rael Donde and Angela Donde-Klijs have lodged a development application for the redesign of the front wall of an existing building (to encroach into the standard 3.6 metre setback requirement), two new wall signs, and relocation of an existing pole / freestanding advertising structure and redesign of the associated sign, at Portion 38d1 Taylors Road. This Development Application may be inspected, during business hours, at the Planning Office at the Administration of Norfolk Island, New Military Barracks, Kingston.

Submission Any person may, during the period between Friday 14th November and Friday 28th November 2008, make written submissions to the Chief Executive Officer about the above Development Application. All submissions must state the relevant Development Application (DA) number. All submissions must be signed by at least one person making the submission. If a submission objects to the proposed development, the grounds for objections must be specified in the submission.

Dated 12 November 2008. ALAN McNEIL

PLANNING OFFICER


CAMPING IN POINT HUNTER AND GOVERNMENT HOUSE GROUNDS RESERVESApplications may continue to be received, in accordance with section 25 of the Public Reserves Act 1997, for camping in designated areas within Point Hunter Reserve and Government House Grounds Reserve, up until the end of February 2009. Applications should be lodged in writing to –

Acting Conservator of Public Reserves New Military Barracks, Kingston

Applications should indicate the following 1. Name of the applicant; 2. The dates during which it is desired to camp; 3. The number of campers proposed at the site; and 4. Any campsite preferences (indication of preferences does not guarantee allocation of the site).

Site applications will be allocated and confirmed in writing. Applications will only be approved for tents erected on designated campsites within the approved camping areas.

For reasons of public safety, solid screens e.g. timber or corrugated iron shall not be erected.

Applicants should be aware that the Public Reserves Act 1997 prohibits • depositing litter, refuse and garbage; • lighting fires, other than in an approved fireplace or a portable gas barbecue or stove; • picking or removing plants; or • leaving or using motor vehicles in the area approved for camping, or on other parts of a public reserve not

approved for that purpose (including the golf course).


ACTING CONSERVATOR OF PUBLIC RESERVES

PLANNING ACT 2002 – SUBSECTION 43(1) NOTICEApplicant: Bill Blucher Development Application No.: 0049/08 Location: Portion 24j Taylors Road Proposed Development: Subdivision to create one additional portion. Zone: Mixed Use Category: Permissible (with consent)

Public Exhibition The public are advised that Bill Blucher has lodged a development application for a subdivision to create one additional portion, at Portion 24j, Taylors Road. This Development Application may be inspected, during business hours, at the Planning Office at the Administration of Norfolk Island, New Military Barracks, Kingston.



PLANNING OFFICER


PLANNING ACT 2002 – SUBSECTION 43(1) NOTICEApplicant: Bill Blucher Development Application No.: 0050/08 Location: Portion 35h Ferny Lane Proposed Development: Subdivision to create one additional portion. Zone: Mixed Use Category: Permissible (with consent)

Public Exhibition The public are advised that Bill Blucher has lodged a development application for a subdivision to create one additional portion, at Portion 35h, Ferny Lane. This Development Application may be inspected, during business hours, at the Planning Office at the Administration of Norfolk Island, New Military Barracks, Kingston.



PLANNING OFFICER

THE ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLANDPOSITION VACANT KAVHA WORKS SUPERVISOR

Applications are sought from persons interested in the position of Works Supervisor within the KAVHA section of the Administration of Norfolk Island. This is a contract position for a period of three years with a possible one year extension.

To be successful for this position you will need to have an understanding of heritage significance of KAVHA and its local, national and international importance as well as an understanding of conservation and interpretative principles and issues; the ability to support, direct and lead a work team; effective organisational and project management skills; be able to assist in the preparation and implementation of work plans, programs, drawings, job costing and estimates; have competent skills, knowledge and experience in ground maintenance and building maintenance/construction with a certificate or equivalent in relevant trade areas; computer literacy; effective interpersonal communication and negotiation skills; and the ability to implement Occupational Health and Safety practices and principles.

The Position Specification for this position, listing the full set of responsibilities and the essential and desirable criteria, is available from our website www.info.gov.nf or by contacting the Human Resources Office at Kingston (phone 22001 extension 2). Further inquiries can be directed to the KAVHA Site Manager on 23101.

All Administration positions are subject to 7 day spread of hours and positions may be rostered dependent on customer and service level needs.

Appointments will be on merit according to skills and experience and in accordance with the Public Sector Management Act 2000. If you are interested you will need to send a written application describing your suitability against the essential criteria contained in the Position Specification with at least two written references and two other nominated referees familiar with your work experience. Applications must be received by the Human Resources Office no later than 4.00 pm on Thursday 27 November 2008.

BRUCE TAYLOR ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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ST. PHILIP HOWARD CATHOLIC CHURCHQueen Elizabeth Avenue Telephone 22763

Administrator Rev. Dr. Neil BrownParish Council - President Joan Irwin

Secretary Margaret Kiernan. Treasurer - Barbara Hehir Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation and Weddings

contact Joan Irwin - phone 22767Rosary - Sunday 8.30am (Preceding Mass)

MASS - SUNDAY 9.00amPRAYER MEETING - Wednesday 3.15pm. All welcome.RADIO PROGRAMME 2NI Thursday 4.00pmPiety Stall open before and after Sunday Mass.

UNITING CHURCHCascade Road Padre Dennis Hills Ph: 22179

“The best things in life are free - Love, laughter, caring and sharing”

SUNDAY 16th at 10 am: Praise and Worship service. All welcomeTUESDAYS at 4 pm: Radio Programme in the AM Band. Listen and enjoy as Dennis plays some wonderful gospel musicADVANCED NOTICE: Sunday 30th A Pot Luck Lunch will follow the Pitcairn Praise Service

UNIFAM FAMILY and RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING:

Phone Sydney 9891 1328This is a service of the Uniting Church

OPPORTUNITY SHOPThe Opportunity Shop sells Good clean clothes, Small household items, Uniting Church Souvenir Magnets,

Bibles, “Hymns of Norfolk Island” books, Norfolk Island CDs

HOURS- Monday to Friday: 9 am to 12 NoonFriday: 2 pm to 5 pm; Saturday: 10 am to 12 Noon

AN INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT“Whenever your mind wanders in the maze of myriad

worldly thoughts, patiently lead it back to remembrance of the indwelling Lord. In time you will find Him ever with you - a God who talks with you in your own language, a God whose face peeps at you through every flower and shrub and blade of grass. Then you shall say: “I am free! I am clothed in the gossamer of Spirit: I fly from earth to heaven on wings of light”.

And what joy will consume your being!. For enquiries or discussion ‘phone 22116.

DAY DATE M.S.L.Press TEMP. WIND RAIN SUNSHINE (hpa) 9am MAX. MIN Dir’n KNOTS TIMEThursday 6th 1016.7 20.2 13.8 WNW 15 0947 0.5 3.4Friday 7th 1017.7 21.9 13.8 NE 17 1205 0.8 10.3Saturday 8th 1015.9 21.8 15.8 S 15 1208 0.6 9.9 Sunday 9th 1017.1 21.6 13.2 NE 18 1102 0.0 11.0 Monday 10th 1016.6 22.2 17.3 ENE 28 2040 0.2 5.2 Tuesday 11th 1016.1 21.8 18.2 ESE 26 1739 2.4 2.6Wednesday 12th 1017.1 21.5 17.4 E 25 0126 Tce 5.3

METEOROLOGICAL DATA - NOVEMBER 2008

MONTHLY MEANS FOR NOV. (All Years)MEAN MAX TEMP (oc) : 21.7MEAN MIN TEMP (oc) : 16.1DAILY SUNSHINE (Hours) : 7.9

CHURCH OF ENGLANDRev. Rod Oldfield

Rectory: Headstone Road Telephone: 22293SUNDAY 8.30 am Holy Communion at St Barnabas Chapel followed by morning tea. 7.30 pm Evening Prayer at All Saints Kingston followed by “Sing A Long”.MONDAY 7.30 pm Bible Study at John and Mary Duke’s HomeWEDNESDAY 5.30 pm Bible Study at John and Mary Duke’s Home THURSDAY 5.15 pm Prayer Time at All Saints Kingston FRIDAY 12.00 md Bible Study at All Saints Kingston 5.00 pm. Radio Programme Radio Norfolk AM & FM Bands

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCHPastor George C. Porter

Manse and Church: New Cascade Road. Tel 22201email: [email protected]

Website: www.norfolkisland.gscadventist.org.auMONDAY AND WEDNESDAY: 2:00 to 4:00 pm. South Pacific Display Centre is open to Tourists and all interested persons. TUESDAY 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm: Ladies Arts and Crafts time. 7:00 pm Bible Study and Prayer fellowshipWEDNESDAY : 5:00 pm Radio Programme on Radio NorfolkSATURDAY: Sabbath Services: 9:30 am Sabbath School and Bible Study for all ages. 11:00 am. Divine Service- A word from the Lord.VISITORS AND SEARCHERS - Always welcome for worship and fellowship, with God our Maker and Life.

SOUTH PACIFIC DISPLAY CENTRE –Tourist Attraction

Best of its kind in the South Pacific – South Pacific Artefacts Including Significant Pitcairn Items on display

Open Monday and Wednesday 2:00 to 4:00 pmAdmission $2:00

NORFOLK ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCHA Christian Outreach Centre

….. *** LOCATION – THE HUB *** Taylors Road next to Sims Supermarket

***Visitors very welcome at all services***SUNDAY 10.00am. Worship Service and Communion. Morning tea and Fellowship Time after service. Childrens Sunday School - 10.00am. Fijiian Service - 9.00pm every Sunday.MONDAY 6.30pm Prayer Meeting.Remember – Hillsong TV on TVNI Sundays at 8:00 am

The Community Church - Taylor’s Road - ph 23856

Come Worship With Us.

RAINFALL SO FAR FOR NOVEMBER : 16.4mmAVERAGE NOVEMBER RAINFALL : 73.2mmRAINFALL FOR 2008 TO DATE : 1362.4mmMEAN ANNUAL RAINFALL : 1297mm

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