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The Blackall showgrounds were brimming with competitors, spectators, horses and cattle for three days over the weekend for the annual local campdraft. In the days prior, more than 1300 cattle were brought in for the event.

The Blackall Campdraft Association processed a record 830 first-round nominations, a significant increase on last year which attracted 760.

Secretary Kellie Harlow said that the event had been a success, with a great turn out and it ran smoothly, despite the looming storm clouds and rain.

“The rain at the end of the day on Sunday was probably a good thing because it showed that we could still run well in the rain.”

Unlike previous years, there were few scores on the board; approximately 30 percent managed to put up a score, compared to an expected 70 or 80 percent.

“The cattle were a little trickier than we anticipated, but they were very good. They certainly ran well!” Kellie said.

Robert Politch was the highest scoring local aggregate over the weekend. Robert was third in the Strathmore Santa Stud open draft with a total score of 252 on Cindy and third in the Gillespie maiden draft on Acres Little Tassa with a score of 162. On Maggie, Robert also was the winner of the Alan and Kelly Walker highest cut-out with a score of 22 and the Latrobe highest scoring local rider with a score of 86.

Megan Johnson, the sister of Blackall’s Regina Fitzsimons, was placed second in the Elders ladies draft, riding Nunya to score 104.

Billy Prow on Stanley was equal fourth in the maiden draft with a score of 161. Billy was also fifth on Pam with a score of 167 in the

Kelly Davison Memorial novice draft.

John Hauff did well in the Peter Shaw juvenile draft, coming fifth on Rain Drop with 75 points.

Kaitlyn McErlean and Little Jazz drafted well to receive fourth in the Spinks junior draft.

Ray Langdon on Aussie Idol scored a 21 to place second in the popular bareback cut-out.

The hard work put into the campdraft association by members of the small group is well appreciated, particularly that of President Roger Ellison.

“Roger really has put his heart and soul into the campdraft here in Blackall,” Kellie said.

The proceeds from the weekend will be put back into the infrastructure at the Blackall showgrounds. The Blackall Campdraft Association has been successful in its bid to host the 2010 National campdraft finals and will begin preparations by first of all replacing the timber rails around the campdraft D.

The association hopes to hold a small and casual club members draft next year after the nationals.

Weather predictions for Blackall 1 – 31 April (by the moon) by Ken Ring from www.predictweather.comApril may have 3-7 rain days. The average temperature for maximums may be around 32 degrees and for minimums around 16. Over the month, the barometer may average about 1017mbs. Relative humidity at 9am may average 52%. The second half of the month may be the driest. Allow 24 hour error for forecasts.

© Ken Ring 2009 “Predict Weather for Australia 2009” is available Email: [email protected]

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INDEPENDENTTHE BARCOO

Blackall’s own community newspaper

Kids Easter puzzle - page 11Anzac weekend activities - page 13

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April 9 2009 ISSN 1832-6129 RRP $2.00 Contact: [email protected]

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The second half of the Keith Hayward Memorial shoot was held last Sunday with the centre fire and sports pistol events being contested.

Three pairs competed for the centre fire trophy which went to the successful combination of Aub Carter and Bruce McPaul with a total score of 954.

Runners-up Arthur Elmy and Bruce McPaul were close behind, separated by just four points, on 950. Third place went to Len Russell and Bruce A Coward on 880 points.

Arthur Elmy had top rounds of 90 and 92 in the duelling section. The winning combination in the sports pistol event was Noelene Gleeson and Spencer Astill with a score of 890.

Runners-up were Robyn Lound and Doug Lane with a score of 810 and third place went to Ross Allen and Roy Gerhardt on 694.

Top rounds were shown by Robyn with an excellent score of 93 in duelling and 90 in the precision section, and also by Ross who scored 90 in the duelling section.

The next official shoot is the Roger and Gayle Ellison rapid fire event and Wayne Dendle 25 metre rifle pairs event on April 26 at 9am.

There were two games of championship bowls last Sunday at the Blackall bowls club. One of these, the handicap singles between Rob Doyle and Ross Browning, was a big upset.

Even though Ross was giving Rob a big start, he was expected to be too good. However Rob played his best bowls in a long time to last, barely, with the score sitting at 30-30. Ross had the last bowl to win but just missed and Rob held one shot to win 31-30.

In ‘B’ singles Col Pfingst and Dally Holden had a real slugging match with the scores at 10-10, then 19-19 followed by 23-23. After 34 ends with Col leading 28-24, a bit of a mix up may have cost him the game with Dally getting two shots, then scoring two 3 shot ends to win 31-28. Col must be considered unlucky.

In a social game, Greg, Hazel and visitor Tony were no match for visitor Judy, Wayne and John Bowyer, who lost 22-8.

There are no championships bowls this weekend as it is Easter Sunday. A working bee has been called for Good Friday, starting at 6.30am to renovate the green. All members are asked to please make an effort to attend.

– Dally

Aerial view of the action at the Blackall campdraft grounds last weekend where 830 first-round nominations were processed.

Matthew Schultze, the 19 year old son of long-time Blackall residents Margaret and Noel Schultze, has made a name for himself in the Queensland university rugby league community.

Matthew has been selected in the Queensland university team and will play against NSW at Suncorp stadium in Brisbane in the curtain raiser for the Broncos-Parramatta game on Friday night on April 24.

It is also an opportunity for Matthew and his team mates to challenge for selection into the Australian university team which will go on to compete internationally. Matthew was unsuccessful in gaining selection into the team last year although he was named the leading points scorer.

Matthew grew up in Blackall and attended Blackall State School from pre-school through to year 12. His mother, Margaret said that Matthew played any sport that he could fit in during his school years in Blackall, including cricket, tennis and rugby. He took out a number of sporting awards including junior cricketer of the year, three years in a row.

He left Blackall in 2006 to pursue his rugby and university study, and now lives in Toowoomba along with sister Christine. Matthew is midway through his degree and becoming a physical education school teacher.

Margaret said that Matthew is very excited about the game, but a little nervous.

His sister Amanda is heading to Brisbane especially for the game.

Dallas Kowald-Dawson will also be in the crowd, but as an Eels supporters so perhaps not donating too much cheering for any Queensland teams!

Matthew Schultze, in Toowoomba with sister Christine

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Cattle ran well at Blackall campdraft– Rowan Hunnam

Thirty-seven years ago Doris McKay and her husband Ashley were the driving force behind the set up of the Australian Campdraft Association.

Doris was at the Blackall showgrounds on the weekend for the local campdraft cheering on her husband who was competing on Gabbie.

“We try to get to as many campdrafts as we can,” she said.

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Matthew Schultze to play for Queensland Big upset at Blackall bowls

Thirty-seven years of campdraft in Australia

A combined initiative of the Blackall, Barcaldine and Isisford show societies has resulted in the creation of the CWQ Flock Ewe Championship.

The inaugural event is a cumulative competition at the annual show of each town. Blackall is first on the calendar, on May 3.

Blackall steward Bill Krieg says that the idea for the championship came about to get the interest back in wool and there was nothing else like it available.

“It is a way of getting people back involved into sheep and bridging connections between the towns,” Bill said.

The competition essentially will

New initiative in region to restore interest in wool

Keith Hayward Memorial shoot

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Memorial ServiceFamily and friends are invited

to a memorial grave side service for the internment of the ashes of Bert Stockwell.

9.30amTuesday, April 14 2009

Barcoo Independent TV Guide April 12 - 18ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Wednesday A

pril 15

4:30 G.P.5:30 The Einstein Factor6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Viking Boat Race12:00 Midday Report12:30 National Press Club Address1:30 Talking Heads2:00 Parkinson3:00 Children’s Programs6:00 Travel Oz6:30 The Cook and the Chef7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report 8:00 The New Inventors 8:30 Spicks and Specks9:00 The Gruen Transfer9:30 Lawrence Leung’s Choose your Own Adventure10:00 At the Movies10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Proof: A Prescription for Murder1:00 Movie: Cat People (PG)2:15 Movie: My Forbidden Past (G)3:25 National Press Club Address

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Little House on the Prairie2:00 Tribe: The New Tomorrow2:30 Go Go Stop3:00 Backyard Science3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Australia’s Got Talent8:30 Criminal Minds9:30 Criminal Minds10:30 Lost11:30 Disorderly Conduct Caught on Tape12:30 Auction Squad1:00 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

5:30 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News11:30 Home Shopping12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 The View2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Home Shopping3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 What’s Good For You8:00 RPA8:30 The Mentalist9:30 Cold Case10:30 Cold Case11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show12:30 Home Shopping1:00 The Baron

4:30 UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals7:00 UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals9:00 International News12:55 Market update1:00 International News4:00 The Journal4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer5:30 Corner Gas5:55 Market update6:00 Global Village6:30 World News Australia7:30 Food Safari: French8:00 Trawlermen8:35 Long Way Round9:30 World News Australia9:55 Market update10:00 Movie: Himalaya (PG)11:50 Pope John Paul II1:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

Thursday April 16

4:30 G.P.5:30 The Einstein Factor6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 The War12:00 Midday Report12:30 Pilot Guides1:30 Collectors2:00 Parkinson3:00 Children’s Programs6:10 Grand Designs: Oxford7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report8:00 Catalyst8:30 Solo9:30 Q&A10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Lou Reed and Julian Schnabel12:20 Wildside1:10 Movie: Curse of the Cat People (PG)2:25 Movie: The Challenge (G)3:55 The Glass House

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Little House on the Prairie2:00 Tribe: The New Tomorrow2:30 Go Go Stop3:00 Backyard Science3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Ghost Whisperer8:30 Private Practice10:30 Scrubs11:20 Beauty and the Geek12:20 Sons and Daughters1:00 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

5:30 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News11:30 Home Shopping12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 The View2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Home Shopping3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Getaway8:30 20 to 19:30 The Footy Show11:00 The Footy Show Late1:00 Seinfeld1:30 Home Shopping

4:00 UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals7:00 UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals9:00 International News12:55 Market update1:00 International News2:30 Dateline3:30 Parent Rescue4:00 The Journal4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer5:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial5:55 Market update6:00 Global Village6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Inspector Rex8:30 Mad Men9:30 World News Australia9:55 Market update10:00 UEFA Champions League Hour11:00 Oz12:00 Movie: One Missed Call (MA)1:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

Friday April 17

4:30 G.P.5:30 The Einstein Factor6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Eagle Island12:00 Midday Report12:30 Darling Buds of May1:30 Spicks and Specks2:00 Monarch of the Glen3:00 Children’s Programs6:00 Message Stick6:30 Can We Help?7:00 News7:30 Stateline8:00 Collectors8:30 Midsomer Murders10:15 The Hollowmen: Fat Chance10:45 Lateline11:20 Triple J tv with the Doctor11:50 Good Game12:20 Rage

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Recipe for Disaster (G)2:00 Tribe: The New Tomorrow2:30 Go Go Stop3:00 Backyard Science3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Better Homes and Gardens8:30 AFL: Brisbane v Collingwood11:45 Movie: Bubble Boy (M)1:25 Special: Great Characters of Queensland2:35 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today

5:30 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News11:30 Home Shopping12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 The View2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Home Shopping3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Friday Night Football: Panthers v Broncos9:30 Friday Night Football: Titans v Raiders11:30 Movie: White Hunter, Black Heart (PG)1:50 Home Shopping

4:30 UEFA Cup Quarter Final7:00 International News12:55 Market update1:00 Japanese News1:30 Insight2:30 International News3:15 Spacefiles3:30 Living Black4:00 The Journal4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer5:30 Risking it All5:55 Market update6:00 Global Village6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Inside the Saudi Kingdom8:35 Guests of the Ayatollah9:30 World News Australia9:55 Market update10:00 Calls Girls: The Truth10:55 Movie: Faust 5.0 (MA)12:30 Movie: Last Chance Saloon (MA)2:10 Weatherwatch Overnight

Saturday April 18

5:00 Rage10:00 Rage: Guest programmer: Bon Iver11:00 Executive Stress11:30 The Cook and the Chef12:00 Stateline12:30 Australian Story1:00 Foreign Correspondent1:30 Can We Help?2:00 Rugby League: 2009 Redcliffe v Mackay4:00 Naked Science: The Deep5:00 Bowls: Perth International 20096:00 Totally Frank6.25 Minuscule: Picnic6:30 Gardening Australia7:00 News7:30 New Tricks 8:25 News8:30 The Bill10:00 News10:05 Silent Witness11:50 Rage

6:00 Children’s Programs

11:30 Master Raindrop

12:00 Eclipse

1:00 The Most Extreme

2:00 AFL: Hawthorn v Port

Adelaide

5:00 River to Reef

5:30 Hook Line and Sinker

6:00 News

6:30 Special: Thunderbeast

7:30 AFL: Adelaide v Geelong Cats

11:00 V8 Supercars: Hamilton

2:20 Auction Squad

3:30 It Is Written

4:00 Home Shopping

5:00 Dateline NBC

6:00 Children’s Programs

11:30 Home Shopping

12:30 Rain

1:00 Horseracing: Doncaster Cup

4:30 The Garden Gurus

5:00 David Attenborough’s Life of

Mammals

6:00 News

6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home

Videos

7:30 Movie: Serving Sara (PG)

9:30 Movie: Jindabyne (M)

12:00 Movie: The Dirty Dozen (M)

3:00 Home Shopping

5:20 International News

1:00 Movie: Helvetica (PG)

2:00 Dance Theatre of Harlem

2:55 Rembrandt’s J’Accuse…!

4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer

5:30 The Colony

6:30 World News Australia

7:30 Mythbusters

8:30 Iron Chef

9:20 RocKwiz

10:10 Movie: The Black Box (M)

11:45 SOS

12:50 Bro’ Town

1:15 Weatherwatch Overnight

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FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK

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DATE CLAIMERSAPRIL10 Combined Churches’ Service, St Patrick’s10 Heartland Easter Service, Blackall Caravan Park10 Good Friday Legacy Appeal11 Easter Eve, Anglican Church14-17 State showjumping/equitation titles15 Preg Test Day, Tarabah yards15 Woolscour Tour&Dinner with Model T-Ford guests18 Tambo race meeting19 Blackall C.W.A Stalls Day21 St Joseph’s P&F meeting23 Veterans’ Dinner with guest Colonel Goltz24 Combined Schools Anzac Day Ceremony24 ET Towner Memorial Statue Twilight Unveiling25 Tennis Club Senior Sign-On Day25 Dawn and Day Anzac Services25 Free community Anzac Day lunch25 Woolscour Bush Dinner26 Woolscour Country Western Show30 Beef Cattle Show and Sale30 Landmark Cattlemen’s Presentation Dinner

MAY2 Woolscour Bush Dinner3 Blackall Show4 Labour Day6 Woolscour Tour and Dinner9 Guide Cent Sale, CWA Hall11 Natural Hormone Therapy Seminar13 Woolscour Tour and Dinner17 Blackall golf clubhouse opening20 Woolscour Tour and Dinner 22 Heartland Festival begins23-24 Tambo Polocross27 Woolscour Tour and Dinner30 Matilda Highway race meeting, Blackall

JUNE6-8 Shockwave Youth Festival8 Heartland Festival ends13 Blackall Bull Ride13 Tambo race meeting27-28 Streetwise Skating Clinic

JULY4 Blackall race meeting4-5 Ladies Sandgreen championships11-12 Black Stump Open Pistol shoot18 Blackall Cultural Assoc. Market Day26 Qld Music Festival performance

SEPTEMBER5 80th Blackall Anglican Flower Show

OCTOBER5-14 Q150 Document Exhibition17 Blackall race meeting

NOVEMBER3 Melbourne Cup Day7 Blackall Cultural Assc. Christmas Gallery Day18-20 Q150 shed entertainment28 St Patrick’s Christmas Fete28 Blackall race meeting

I would like to wish everyone a very happy and safe Easter break, hopefully spent with family and friends.

Residents and visitors to Blackall, Tambo and the surrounding region are invited to contribute to the Barcoo Independent. The newspaper’s editor-journalist Rowan would like to hear from you. Are there issues that you would like to see discussed, or events you would like covered? What would you like to see and read in the newspaper? All ideas, photographs, contributions and letters to the editor are welcome.

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide April 12 - 18ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Sunday April 12

5:00 Rage6:30 Children’s Programs9:00 Movie: A Man for All Seasons (G)10:00 Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria11:30 Songs of Praise: Easter Lincoln12:00 Landline1:00 Gardening Australia: Best of1:30 Message Stick2:00 The Powder and the Glory3:00 She Stoops to Conquer3:Working with Pinter4:25 Trust and Try: Silent Shorts4:30 First Tuesday Book Club with Jennifer Byrne5:00 Sunday Arts6:00 At the Movies6:30 The Einstein Factor7:00 News 7:30 The Story of India: Spice Routes and Silk Roads8:25 News up-date8:30 Agatha Christie: Poirot10:05 Compass11:05 Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess12:05 Movie: The House of Seven Corpses (M)1:30 Movie: The Woman on the Beach (PG)2:45 Movie: The Set-Up (PG)3:55 Aussie Animal Rescue

6:00 Easter Special: Easter Sunrise Service7:00 Weekend Sunrise10:00 Gladiators11:00 The Most Extreme12:00 Movie: Marty (PG)2:00 AFL: North Melbourne v Hawthorn5:00 Mecurio’s Menu5:30 Great South East6:00 News6:30 Air Crash Investigations7:30 Border Security8:00 Coastwatch8:30 Bones9:30 Bones10:30 Infamous Assassinations11:00 2412:00 Movie: Full Frontal (MA)2:00 Auction Squad2:30 Home Shopping3:30 NBC Meet the Press4:30 NBC Today5:30 News

5:30 Rise and Shine

6:00 Go, Diego, Go

6:30 Dora the Explorer

7:00 Today on Sunday

10:00 Wide World of Sports

11:00 The Sunday Footy Show

12:00 Sunday Roast

1:00 4WD TV

1:30 Fishing North Australia

2:00 Super League

4:00 Sunday Football: Manly Sea

Eagles v Wests Tigers

6:00 News

6:30 20 to 1

7:30 60 Minutes

8:30 CSI

9:30 CSI

10:30 Hell’s Kitchen

11:30 Movie: Tango & Cash (M)

1:30 Seinfeld

2:00 Home Shopping

6:25 International News10:00 Mythbusters11:00 Reaching for the Sublime11:30 IAAF World Cross Country Championships12:30 World Superbike Championships1:00 Speedweek2:00 FIA World Rally Championship3:00 Football Asia3:30 UEFA Champions League Magazine4:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature5:00 The World Game6:00 Thalassa6:30 World News Australia7:30 Walking the Bible8:30 Movie: Saved (M)10:10 Cycling: Paris-Roubaix1:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

Monday A

pril 13

4:30 G.P.5:30 The Einstein Factor6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Landline12:00 Midday Report12:30 Poirot1:30 The Cook and the Chef2:00 Parkinson3:00 Children’s Programs6:00 Landline Extra6:30 Talking Heads: Jeffrey Smart7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report8:00 Australian Story8:30 Four Corners9:20 Media Watch9:35 Spooks10:30 Lateline11:10 An Alien History of Planet Earth12:50 MDA1:45 Movie: Murder, My Sweet (PG)3:25 Bowls: PBA World Championships Final

6:00 Sunrise

9:00 The Morning Show

11:30 News

12:00 Larry the Lawnmower

12:30 Tribe: The New Tomorrow

1:00 Special: Fabulous Foals

2:00 AFL: Bulldogs v Richmond

5:00 M*A*S*H

5:30 Deal or No Deal

6:00 News

6:30 Today Tonight

7:00 Home and Away

7:30 How I Met Your Mother

8:00 Scrubs

8:30 Movie: Picture Perfect (M)

10:40 Boston Legal

11:40 30 Rock

12:05 Medical Incredible

1:00 Infomercial

4:00 NBC Today

5:30 News

5:30 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News11:30 Home Shopping12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 The View2:00 Days of Our Lives3:00 Home Shopping3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men 7:30 Two and a Half Men8:00 Customs8:30 Underbelly9:30 Underbelly10:30 Underbelly11:20 The Ellen Degeneres Show12:10 Home Shopping12:40 Australia’s Greatest Athlete1:40 Seinfeld


12:55 Market update

1:00 Oz Concert 2009

2:30 Tchaikovsky in Italy

3:30 Insight

4:30 The Journal

5:00 The Crew

5:30 Corner Gas

5:55 Market update

6:00 Living Black


7:30 Top Gear

8:30 Swift and Shift Couriers

9:00 Bogan Pride


9:55 Market update

10:00 Shameless

10:55 Skins

11:50 Movie: Reconstruction (M)


Tuesday April 14

4:30 G.P.5:30 The Einstein Factor6.00 Children’s Programs11:00 Never Did Me Any Harm12:00 Midday Report12:30 The Einstein Factor1:00 The New Inventors1:30 Catalyst2:00 Parkinson3:00 Children’s Programs6:05 Time Team7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report 8:00 Foreign Correspondent8:30 Around the World in 80 Gardens: Mexico and Cuba9:30 Lead Balloon: Sick9:30 Foreign Correspondent10:05 Artscape: Anatomy10:35 Lateline11:10 Lateline Business11:35 Four Corners12:25 Media Watch12:40 Parkinson1:45 Movie: Macao (PG)3:25 Triple J tv with the Doctor

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Little House on the Prairie2:00 Tribe: The New Tomorrow2:30 Go Go Stop3:00 Backyard Science3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue8:00 Find My Family8:30 Movie: Jersey Girl (M)10:30 Eli Stone11:30 Carpoolers12:00 Special: Cameltrain Downstream1:00 Infomercial4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

5:30 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News11:30 Home Shopping12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 The View2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Home Shopping3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi 4:00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 World’s Funniest Videos8:00 Commercial Breakdown8:30 Two and a Half Men9:00 Two and a Half Men9:30 Hell’s Kitchen10:30 Bridezillas11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Home Shopping1:00 20/20


12:55 Market update

1:00 The Storm Rages Twice

2:00 Don Matteo

3:00 Here Comes the

Neighbourhood

3:30 Living Black

4:00 The Journal

4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer

5:30 Corner Gas

5:55 Market update

6:00 Global Village


7:30 Insight

8:30 Cutting Edge: Wall Street


9:55 Market update

10:00 Hot Docs: The Take

11:25 Movie: The Bodyguard (M)


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


continued from page 1The gunners are coming for Anzac Day

The Anzac weekend will provide a rare opportunity for the community to observe a five man catafalque party symbolically guarding the obelisk.

A catafalque is a raised structure on which a coffin is displayed for people to pay their last respects. Today, catafalque parties are mounted around memorials on occasions of remembrance such as Anzac Day as a sign of respect to individuals as they lie in state.

The origin of resting on reversed arms is lost in time. However, it was used by a Commonwealth soldier at the execution of King Charles I in 1649 (the soldier was duly punished for his symbolic gesture towards the King’s death), and it is recorded that at the funeral for Marlborough, in 1722, the troops carried out a formal reverse arms drill which was invented for the service, as a sign of respect to the soldier.

The modern trend of placing rifles upside down in the ground as a temporary memorial, originated during World War I when soldiers fell during an advance, and his mate would pick up the rifle and stick it in the ground by the bayonet as a marker to indicate to the tank crew that a wounded or dead soldier lay there.

The Anzac ceremonies in Blackall will be supported by members of 13th Field Battery, a sub-unit of 1st Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery based in Brisbane. The regiment currently has a gunline troop serving in Afghanistan.

Established in May 1949, 1st Field Regiment is the Australian Army’s oldest post-World War II artillery regiment. President of the Blackall RSL sub branch Major Terry Brennan served as the second-in-command of the unit in 1994.

Major Brennan said “the Blackall community is very fortunate to receive the generous support of the regiment as due to the tyranny of distance and associated costs it was unusual for army units to support Anzac activities this far from their home locations.”

He acknowledged Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Kenny for agreeing to support Blackall’s Anzac activities this year including the unveiling of the E.T. Towner statue.

Seven members of 13th Field Battery will arrive in Blackall on the Thursday prior to Anzac Day to support the weekend activities. The members will also attend the veterans’ memorial dinner as well as participate in the combined schools Anzac commemorative ceremony.

The final preparations are underway for the upcoming Blackall Show, on May 3.

The local schools are busy organising the children with various entries and forms of entertainment.

This year the show is introducing the interschool competition. Fiona Stirling has initiated the competition which will be run between the Blackall State School, St Patrick’s Convent School and the Distance Education pupils.

The Barcoo Pastoral Society is providing a perpetual trophy which will be kept by the winning school for the year. The show committee is looking forward to the school display, while the drama class is planning some entertainment.

Alison Diezmann has been busy with the animal nursery preparations and would like to hear from anyone with baby animals.

Goanna Entertainment is bringing their mechanical bull to the show. The bull can be ridden by children as well as adults. Windy Wizard will also be at the show with his trick bike and juggling entertainment. The rodeo is planned for the evening entertainment which includes the Clint Gardiner memorial bull ride, followed by fireworks provided by Mr Fireworks.

All entries in the art section, as well as the needlework, need to be at the pavilion by 2pm on Thursday, April 30. The photography exhibits must be at the court house by 4pm on Wednesday, April 29.

The Barcoo Pastoral Society is looking forward to providing an entertaining show that will be enjoyed by all.

There will, however, be strict guidelines in place for the consumption of alcohol to prevent any problems that have marred recent functions held in Blackall.

Preparations underway for Blackall show

aim to find the most productive, valuable commercial sheep in the area.

Competitors are invited to enter and nominate pens of five sheep with long wool, in the 4 tooth and under class.

Pens will accumulate points for first, second, third, fourth and participation over the three events, culminating in a tally of the results at Isisford to determine the overall winners.

A total of $4500 in cash prizes will be on offer, along with ribbons and trophies. The categories of the competition are the Landmark grand champion pen, the Vanderfield reserve champion pen and, sponsored by A.W.N, the competitor who enters the most pens over the three venues.

Pens must be specifically nominated to be eligible for points and an entry fee of $5.00 per pen will apply.

– Rowan Hunnam

Flock ewe championships at CW shows


BLACKALL ANZAC DAY CEREMONIESOUTLINE PROGRAM

THURSDAY 23RD APRIL 2009Veterans’ Dinner with Colonel Steve Goltz. $40.00 - Book @ Seymours 07 4657 4889 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm – Opening Memorial Exhibition, Gallery Room, Cultural Centre

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm – Dinner & Address – Supper Room with Bar Operating, Cultural Centre

FRIDAY 24TH APRIL 2009Combined Central West Schools Anzac Day Ceremony – Cultural Centre

9:00 am - 10:00 am – Ceremony Conducted. Parents, friends & public most welcome 10:00 am – Student ‘Meet & Greet’ with Colonel Goltz. Complimentary light refreshments

E T Towner VC MC Memorial Statue Twilight Unveiling & Blessing – Memorial Park 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm – Community Members & Guests Assemble – All welcome 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm – Complimentary High Tea & Light Refreshments 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm – Ceremony to unveil & bless ‘Towner’s Call’ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm – Memorial Exhibition – Gallery Room, Cultural Centre

SATURDAY 25TH APRIL 2009Dawn Service – Memorial Park

5:45 am – Assemble – All welcome 6:00 am - 6:30 am – Dawn Service 6:30 am – Bar-B-Que / Gunfire Breakfast 7.45 am – Dawn Service Activities Conclude

Anzac Day March – Shamrock Street 9:00 am - 9:30 am – March Participants Assemble near IGA Store, Collect wreaths 9:30 am - 10:00 am – Anzac March lead by Towner & Goody Family Representatives

Anzac Day Commemorative Service – Memorial Park 10:00 am – Community and Guests Assemble in Memorial Park 10:15 am – Anzac Service adding Lance Corporal Phillip Goody’s name to the obelisk honour roll & re-dedicating the refurbished Blackall cenotaph. Service Concludes at 11.30 am

Anzac Day Community Luncheon – Memorial Park & Cultural Centre 11:30 am - 2:00 pm – Complimentary Community Bar-B-Que & Buffett. Bar Operating. All Welcome 11:30 am - 3:00 pm – Memorial Exhibition – Gallery Room

Bush Dinner on Saturday night ($17) andBush Balladeers & Sausage Sizzle on Sunday night ($22)

At the Blackall WoolscourPlease book by phoning Annette Richardson on 07 4657 6042

Kind Sponsors are Tumbar Grazing Company, Barcoo Butchery and SeymoursDesert Channels Queensland, Blackall Tambo Regional Council and the Australian Army

Further Information: Major D.T. (Terry) Brennan, President Blackall RSL Sub BranchMobile: 0419 179 974 or Telephone: 07 4651 0939; or email: [email protected]

Join us for Church among the gum trees

Good Friday 9.00 am

BLACKALL CARAVAN PARKFollowed by hot cross buns and a cuppa

See you there!Easter Sunday18 LEEK ST … 9.00 am

For further information contact Les Peel 0410 420 832

an Assemblies of God Family Church

Liz Harvey, the Blackall State School’s newest tuckshop convener, has had around 20 years of work in the food service industry. She began soon after finishing school and has kept at it ever since.

Liz appeared glad about the move from stocking shelves. “I’m looking forward to the holidays,” she said. “In 20 years of casual work there haven’t been many holidays.” She also said that the job was kinder on her back. Having worked at the tuckshop for under a week she believed that she would discover other likeable things about the job later on. The newest tuckshop convener did admit, however, that she would probably miss seeing some of the community.

Liz reflected on her history in the industry. Graham and Meryl Gibson gave her a starting job in their Shamrock Street store and she spent four years working there. She recalled working with people such as Lloyd Wilkie, Joan Whitfield, and Joyce Richardson, who are well remembered by her, as they talked to her plenty and looked after her at a time when her parents left town.

After leaving the job at Gibsons, Liz took a year off then got a job at Kent’s Food’N’Fashion’ store – now known as IGA. It was a store specialising in both clothing and groceries at the time. This changed when it was sold, as it has been a number of times, first to the Potters, then Tony and Naomi Holloway, and most recently to Bob and Toni Cox. Liz worked for these various owners for over 17 years, until at last moving jobs to the state school.

In her time, Liz has noticed technology making jobs in the food service industry easier. For example, computers could pick up on any wrongly imported stock that humans could find harder to account for. Another key change was in tills – nowadays a person

need only scan a barcode, yet in past they would have to enter the price manually. She also recalls extensions on the grocery store helping things along. “The bigger the store the better – it makes stacking items easier,” Liz said.

But Liz has not only done well in the food service industry. She has worked as the Girl Guides’ secretary and P&C secretary for a while and was race day convener last year. What is more, she won the Citizen of the Year award at 2009’s Australia Day ceremony. This simply goes to show how truly community-oriented Liz Harvey is.

– Stevie Harlow

Liz caters for hungry kids in a different way

Liz Harvey at work in her new environment at Blackall State School as tuckshop convener

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Sudoku solution for April 3 2009

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Hospital Specialist DatesANTENATAL SHARED CARE AND POSTNATAL FOLLOW-UP CARE Blackall hospital provides information on pregnancy, labour/birth, breast feeding and after birth care for mother and baby. Please call the Blackall Hospital on 46 507 700 to make an appointment. Dates: April 16 and 23. AUDIOLOGIST Please call Patti Smith, Specialist Support Officer at the Longreach Hospital on 46 584 735. Dates: July 29-31, December 2-4. BREAST CANCER SCREENING Please call 13 20 50 to arrange your free breast screen. CHILD HEALTH AND ADULT/CHILD HEARING TESTS Please contact Blackall Hospital on 46 507 700 to make an appointment. Referrals are required from your local GP for a hearing test. Dates: April 20, May 7, 18. COMMUNITY HEALTH - INDIGENOUS HEALTH, QIDDI AND SOCIAL WORKERS Please contact Longreach Community Health Service on 46 583 344. CONTINENCE ADVISOR Please call Joanne de Vries on 46 583 622. DENTIST All patients who require dental treatment please call Blackall Hospital on 46 507 700 to register on a waiting list. Barcaldine Dental Clinic - 46 511 311 Longreach Hospital - 46 584 720 Private Clinic Longreach - 46 581 283. DIETITIAN Please call the Blackall Hospital to make an appointment. Dates: April 21. DERMATOLOGIST Referrals are required from your local GP. Please call the Black Stump Surgery on 46 574 677 to make a booking. EMOTIONAL & SOCIAL WELL BEING TEAM (RFDS) Please contact RFDS Longreach on 46 581 928. Referrals are required from your local GP. The team can help with grief and loss, abuse, depression, illness, work-related issues, and achieving wellbeing and balance in your life. ENT (Ears, Nose, and Throat) Please contact Patti Smith, Specialist Support Officer at the Longreach Hospital on 46 584 735. Dates: July 29-31, December 2-4. FOOT CARE CLINIC Please contact the Blackall Hospital to make an appointment. The staff can assist with nail trimming and filing, foot assessments and education on foot care. Dates: April 27-28, May 25-26, June 29-30. GASTROENTEROLOGIST Please contact Patti Smith, Specialist Support Officer at the Longreach Hospital on 46 584 735. GYNAECOLOGIST and OBSTETRIC (FOG TEAM) Dr Alison Shearer visits Blackall every second month. Please call the Blackall Hospital on 46 507 700 to make an appointment. Dates: May 11. OPHTHALMOLOGIST Dr Glasson/Dr Stark will be visiting Blackall in October. Referrals are required. Please contact the Blackall Hospital on 46 507 700 to make an appointment. Kerry at Dr Glasson’s practice can also be contacted on 3039 1300. OPTOMETRIST Please call 1800 008 020 to arrange an appointment. Dates: June 1. ORTHOPAEDICS Please contact the Longreach Hospital on 46 584 735 to make an appointment. Dates: June 10-13. OUTPATIENTS Please make an appointment with the Blackall Hospital Administration on 46 507 700 between 8-9am. Outpatients start at 9.30am. MENTAL HEALTH NURSE Please contact the Longreach Hospital on 46 584 700 to make an appointment with the Mental Health Team. The nurse visits Blackall and Tambo weekly. PAEDIATRICIAN TEAM (Child Psychiatrist and Paediatrician) Dr Helen Heussler. Please contact Patti Smith, Specialist Support Officer at the Longreach Hospital for appointment on 46 584 735. Referrals are required from your local GP. PODIATRIST Please Contact the Longreach Hospital on 46584700 for appointments. PODIATRIST Currently visits the Longreach Hospital monthly. Please contact 4658 4700 for appointments. PSYCHIATRIST Please contact the Longreach Hospital on 46 584 700 for information and/or an appointment. Referrals are required from your GP. Dates: April 22. PSYCHOLOGIST Please call the Longreach RFDS on 46 581 928 to make an appointment. The psychologist comes to Blackall monthly. PHYSIOTHERAPIST Please contact the Longreach Hospital on 4658 4700 or Barcaldine Hospital on 46 504 000. RELATIONSHIPS AUSTRALIA Please phone 1300 364 277 to organise an appointment. RESPIRATORY PHYSICIAN Please contact Patti Smith Specialist Support Officer, Longreach Hospital on 46 584 735 to make an appointment. Dates: May 21-22, August 20-21, November 19-20. WELL WOMAN’S CLINIC DOCTOR Please call the Blackall Hospital on 46 507 700 to make an appointment. Dates: May is fully booked, June 10-11. WELL WOMAN’S CLINIC NURSE Please call Blackall Hospital on 46 507 700 to book an appointment if you are due for a pap smear. Dates: April 16.

The Blackall Combined agents yarded 2696 head at their weekly sale last week on April 2. The market followed the downward trend of southern sales, despite a full panel of buyers.

The Birchley family “Gartmore”, Tambo sold Braford ox to average 150 c/kg for 664 kg to return $1000/head.

Moorlands Grazing “Moorlands”, Blackall sold 540 kg Santa cross steers for 156.2 c/kg.

Duthie Park Grazing Co “Duthie Park”, Blackall had 300 Santa/Charo/Angus cross steers which sold to an average of 154 c/kg for 430 kg and $662/head. The tops made 166 c/kg or $887/head.

Frank and Rhada Blacket “Alderley”, Boulia sold Brahman cross steers to 165 c/kg for 287 kg or $445/head.

Doug and Judy Atkinson “Lisburne”, Blackall sold Santa feeder steers to 159 c/kg for 397 kg and $632/head.

AJ and DH Cameron “Lillerea”, Aramac sold Charolais cross steers to 157.2 c/kg to average 148.7 c/kg for 417 kg or $620.40/head.

Pethco sold Brahman cross heifers from “Roseneath”, Longreach which topped at 143 c/kg for an average of 320 kg or $446/head.

Riverview Cattle Co “Eastmere”, Aramac sold Brahman heifers to 157 c/kg to average 152 c for 226 kg to return $343/head.

The Lillerea heifers sold to 145.2 c/kg to average 133.8 c for a 317 kg average and $424/head.

Alice Downs Grazing “Alice Downs”, Blackall sold Santa cows to 130.2 c/kg, weighing 680 kg to return $885/head.

Stuart Fielder “Rycon”, Einasleigh sold 155 Brahman cows and calves to average $498 per unit.

Light bulls to 450 kg topped at 139.2 c/kg to average 124.5c, while heavy bulls over 600 kg made it to 132 c and averaged 126.5 c/kg.

The next combined agents fat and store sale is scheduled for April 16, due to the Easter break. Bookings are invited.

The townships of Blackall and Tambo received barely a drop of rainfall in March. Sixty-four points (16.4mm) fell in Blackall on March 19, followed by 15 points (4mm) on March 11.

Blackall’s total rainfall for the month of March was just 95 points (24.2mm), a big decrease from the previous month of 307.8 points (78.2mm) in February and substantially lower than the average for March of 244 points (62mm).

Tambo received a similar lot of rain, getting 95 points (24mm) in a day on March 19 and next to nothing for the remainder of the month.

Looking back, the most rainfall recorded in a single day in Blackall in March was a while back in 1963 when 1450 points (368.5mm) fell.

Blackall temperatures in March ranged from 14.5 degrees on March 6 to a maximum of 39.3 degrees on March 4. The minimum temperatures ranged from 14.5 to 23.4 degrees, while the maximum temperatures ranged from 32 to 39.3 degrees.

The average maximum temperature was 35 degrees, two degrees higher than the average for March. The daily average minimum was 19 degrees, a degree below the average.

The temperature range in Tambo was relatively similar, although the figures were a degree or two cooler. The minimum temperature in Tambo was 12.5 degrees towards the end of the month on March 27.

The maximum wind gust in Blackall was recorded at 57 km/hour from the south in the mid-afternoon on March 4.

A look back at the weather in Blackall and Tambo in March

Dinah Evans celebrated her 80th birthday with family and friends at a lunch at the Blackall Club on Saturday

Market downturn despite full panel of buyersMining disasters, road trauma and agricultural accidents - Tully

paramedic Bob McIlroy has seen it all in his 42 years in the Queensland Ambulance Service.

At a ceremony in Cairns last week, Mr McIlroy was presented with a medal recognising his service, which has been served at Biloela, Blackall, Bundaberg and Tully. He was presented his medal in front of fellow paramedics, police officers, family and friends.

“I’m proud to be honoured by my peers,” Mr McIlroy said.“It has been a challenge but it’s a rewarding career.”Mr McIlroy was studying to be an accountant when a call-up to

national service changed his life and directed him towards becoming an ambulance officer.

He said he did not regret his decision and was in no doubt about the best part of his job.

“Seeing the benefit of helping people,” he said.A former QAS Officer of the Year, Mr McIlroy now spends a lot of his

time educating people about the dangers of marine stingers. Mr McIlroy, the 62-year-old grandfather of seven, has no intention of retiring.

– Henry Tuttiett, April 1 © The Cairns Post

Long-service ambo lauded

One doesn’t have to be a Rhodes Scholar to realise that one of the most important seasons of our crowded calendar is upon us.

Tomorrow can be any or many things … a day off, double time on time, start of school holidays, Easter eggs, a time away and the list goes on. But as the man from Demtel says, “There’s more,” because Monday is a holiday too.

Life wasn’t meant to be easy, but four day weekends are not hard to take, whatever the reason. Let the good times roll. But it behoves us well to sometimes pause a while and ponder on the reason for the season.

It all goes back about two thousand years to a time when the Roman authorities put to death … by their method of crucifixion on a cross … a person described among other things, as a prophet of God. This was no ordinary prophet but Jesus, the Son of Creator God.

Jesus, the true focal point of Easter, is the most important and controversial person in all of human history; his name stirs up virulent hatred in some people and radical devotion in others.

Jesus claimed to be the Son of God. As a result, every person on earth must decide what to do with Him. He didn’t leave us the option of ignoring Him or washing our hands of the matter. There are really just two choices: believe Him or reject Him. Rejection will result in judgment and eternal separation from God (John 3:18), but Jesus promises eternal life to those who trust in Him.

Our future, our destiny is in the decisions we make today. So why not find yourself in a bible-teaching Church this Easter?

Heartland will be having church among the gum trees at Blackall Caravan Park at 9.00am on Good Friday and Easter Sunday at Heartland, 18 Leek Street also at nine.

Have a safe, happy and holy Easter.

Les and Dawn Peel

18 Leek St BlackallSunday at 9amKidz church at 9.30am

The reason for the season

Mary NealRemedial Massage Therapist

Thursday from 8: 00 amAt Barcoo Living MPS

2A Coronation Drive, BlackallPh: 07 4651 0955 Mobile: 042930 9111

Chris Briggs and Gerard Holmes at the Beauty Ute competition at the Tambo Stock Show last Saturday

Peta Batts (left) drying the beer goggles, with Lisa Goodman at Tambo

‘Best dressed’ Jenny Skelton with Anna and Pauline Nevell at the Stock Show

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G’day everybody. Boy I am excited!!! Only 3 more sleeps until the Easter Bunny. I’ve emptied my fridge to make room for lots and lots of yummy Easter eggs and chocolate Bilbies. Are you going away for your holidays? I was thinking of catching a ride to the city. I have never been to the city before. You don’t see many Emus dwelling in the city centre; we prefer to roam the endless open plains of the great Australian outback. Have a great Easter and keep safe over the holidays. Eddie

The solution to the crossword for this week will be in next week’s newspaper. If you are the first to send in your crossword with the correct answers, your name will be printed in the paper. So be quick! Send to [email protected] or drop in to the Visitor Information Centre.

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Send your jokes, recipes, poems and photos to Eddie Emu at [email protected] or 108a Shamrock St, Blackall 4472

EASTER JOKES:Q Why does the Easter Bunny have a shiny nose?

Q Why did the Easter egg hide?

Q How do you make a rabbit stew?

Q What do you get when you cross a bunny with a bug?

A Make it wait for three hours!

A Bugs-Bunny!!

A He was a little chicken!

A His powder puff is on the wrong end

Thankyou Ashley Smith, Jessie Miller and Kyle Williams for your entertaining bugs-bunny joke...

very funny!

Pet Pals: What a cute pet pal Louise Ward has – Splodges, what a cool name for a cool kitty.

Re-elected Blackall Cultural Association president Lesley Heatley urged members to be creative when she addressed the group’s annual general meeting recently.

The year 2009 has been dubbed the Year of Creativity by the Queensland government, following the lead of the European Parliament. They will have a hard job following the huge output of ideas and creations that characterised Blackall in 2008, which Lesley reported on.

Two very successful artist residencies were conducted, one by noted Queensland poet Graham Nunn and the other with southern timber sculptor Robert Bridgewater. They were complemented by a number of Heartland Festival workshops – resin jewelry making, knitting classes, felt hat making, patchwork and painting.

As if that wasn’t enough, Lesley said other workshops were held through the year in woodworking, card making and beginner’s drawing. Groups such as the

quilters and bridge card players were very active, meeting regularly at the Arts Centre.

The business side of the organisation took a step forward last year as well, with the group obtaining the services of Ray Dukamp to brainstorm ideas for a business plan. The hard work paid off when a volunteers grant application for $2500 to air condition a third workshop room in the centre was successful.

A system of “house angels” was also set up to keep the building dust free, coordinated by Sandra Eagle.

The group has a new secretary in Lorelei Kiernan and Lisa Kings has taken on the role of vice president, while Lorna Evans continues as treasurer.

They will have lots of opportunities to get the community creating at the Heartland Festival again this year, with workshops in digital photography, bridge, street art and watercolour painting set to get underway.

Members will also be busy driving the annual art show and sale, set

for May 29-31, and the always popular woodwork weekend in early July.

Also in July will be a craft cent sale and market stalls at the Arts Centre, serving Devonshire teas as well as a range of artworks.

Time was taken at the annual meeting to set accommodation and room hire fees to suit a range of uses for the busy centre.

– Sally Cripps

Next term Blackall State School will start with two student free days (SFDs) on Monday and Tuesday, April 20 and 21.

Mr Jason Smith has scheduled ‘Ministerial Day’ on the Tuesday so his team of teachers can spend two full days collaboratively planning for the year ahead and beyond.

The school is currently undergoing a whole school curriculum reform which will not only provide the students with more opportunities to excel, but will also provide teachers with a comprehensive, sequenced curriculum plan which will be seamless from prep through to year 12.

Josh McErlean has competed in Brisbane as a member of the North West swimming team at the Queensland Secondary School state swimming titles where he won two gold and one bronze medal.

Wakakirri is a storytelling competition across Australia for primary students.

This year Miss Bailey and Mrs Mobbs will be working with any primary students who can give up their time to rehearse the story of Edgar Towner for competition entry.

If your primary age son or daughter is interested in participating, they are to come along to the meetings. Wakakirri is about sharing local and national stories. What stories would come from your family?

Down on the farm by Miss Diezmann.

The senior agricultural science class have been giving up a lot of their own time to start the training process with the school steers.

‘Tonka Tank’ and ‘C4 (cow)’ have taken to the halter as well as can be expected and the students are

well on their way to the royal shows, or maybe we’ll just start with Blackall!

We must make mention of the bravery of Justin and Hamish who, while the rest of us stood behind an iron fence, dodged flailing hooves to tame the wild Tank when we first put his halter on. A few bruises and a little rope burn later we have some reasonably quiet steers. A demerit, however, must go to Mikayla who can’t control where she is flinging her rope.

Art news by Aimee Long, year 10 creative arts student.

“In Creative Arts this term, we have studied a variety of art forms. Each of the students in the class have produced their own art pieces which are being put together for their individual end of term result. We have created drip paintings, lino-cuttings, finger paintings, and sketching our own versions of other artists’ famous paintings and artwork. It has been a fun term and we have learned a lot about many different forms of art, and found which type of art suits our own personality and artistic style.”

Blackall State School would like to wish the Barcoo Independent staff and its readers a very safe and relaxing Easter Holiday.


Blackall State SchoolSt Joseph’s Easter Fete

Position AvailableBarcoo Retirement Village

Manager/Secretary/Bookkeeperat the Barcoo Retirement Village

3 hours a day, 5 days a week, with an office within the retirement village.

For more information please contact Mr Owen Stockwell on 46574663 or Lynda

Baker on 46575948.Applications to PO Box 277, Blackall or

email [email protected] close on Friday, April 17

A very creative weekend was enjoyed by all those who attended the card making course run by Mary Grinstead from Longreach.

The gallery room at the Living Art centre in Hawthorne street was taken over by ten ladies last weekend.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the tutorage offered by Mary.

At the conclusion of the weekend, the participants all had a variety of cards to show off. The pop-up technique had a few of the ladies

concentrating hard and everyone’s artistic abilities were used to create personal handmade cards.

The next course is planned for the last weekend in May. Contact Lorna Evans if you are interested in a stress free weekend creating cards.

Cardmaking course a creative success

Cultural Assn members urged to make most of Year of CreativitySchool News St Joseph’s P&F held their Easter Bonnet Fete at Banks Park last Friday with a great show of support from the Blackall community.

Principal Tim Franzmann said that the fete was fantastic and he was very proud of all the students and their parents.

“I can’t wait until next year,” he said.

Miss Suthers and the P/1s performed a song from the Lion King, with lively actions. Year 2/3 and their teacher Miss Hansen performed ‘Land Downunder’ by Men at Work. Year 4/5 read a poem chosen by Miss Remeikis, entitled ‘Green and Gold Malaria’.

Father Matthew enjoyed selling the tickets for the ham.

The many volunteers who coordinated and helped to set up for the fete and clean up the following day are greatly appreciated.

The sacramental program will start in week three next term for children from any school who would like to participate.

The program will be is for children who would like to prepare for the sacraments of confirmation and Eucharist.

St Joseph’s wishes Blackall a very happy Easter break.

An impressive turn up at St Joseph’s Easter Bonnet Fete, as they gathered to watch the performances put on by the St Joseph’s children

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A collection of the fantastic cards that were made at the creative cardmaking course with Mary Grinstead from Longreach Lynette Davison and Lyn Schluter enjoyed being creative

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Blackall Campdraft Association President Roger Ellison (right) with Robert Politch, the highest scoring local aggregate

Jessica Groves rounds the second peg and heads up to the top gate

Lyn Schluter and Gayle Ellison working the score box at the Blackall campdraft

The winners of the Grant Daniel and Long restricted draft

Dale Davison, Peter Avery and Tony Hauff braved the wind and rain

Andrew Davison, Hamish Heard, Peter Avery, Chris Williams, Roger Ellison, Lyn Schluter, Sara Aspinall, Joe Taylor, Dale Davison and Gayle Ellison were part of the team that made the campdraft run smoothly on the weekend

Storm clouds gathered over Blackall as Doug Cameron from Augathella prepared for his cut-out

Highest scoring local aggregate over weekend (by Robert Stockwell) – Robert Politch. Seymours Department Store Overall highest points scorer – Barry Johnson – Cool Star

Grant Daniel & Long Restricted Draft 1. Ben Hall – Reliable 2. Barry Johnson – Oscar 3. John Russell – Silhouette 4. Warren Chiconi – Millungeras Ice Man 5. Doug Cameron – Cassette, Jaye Hall – Play Rio 7. Evan Acton – Pearl 8. Ben Hall – Foot Acre

Choyce’s Livestock Transport Highest cut-out – John Arnold – Genuine Roy scoring 23. Newforce Livestock Calcutta winner – Ben Hall – Reliable scoring 89.

Strathmore Santa Stud Open Draft 1. Sean Dillon – Saffron 2. Sean Dillon – Why Me 3. Robert Politch – Cindy 4. Ben Hall – Reliable 5. John Arnold – Genuine Roy 6. Kerrie Thomson – Midori, Tony

Fielder – Haunted 8. Ben Hall – LexErgon Energy Highest cut-out – Gavin

Winton–Gentleman scoring 23.Kelly Davison Memorial Novice Draft

1. Neil MacDonnell – Belong 2. Jaye Hall – Levi, Evan Acton – Twilight 4. Barry Johnson – Seattle 5. Billy Prow – Pam 6. Ashley McKay – Gabbie, Tony Fielder – Dudley 8. Ben Hall – Common Double

Gillespie Maiden Draft 1. Tennille Dillon – Ruby 2. Jaye Hall – Oak Rumours 3. Robert Politch – Acres Little Tassa 4. Jaye Hall – Grandee, Billy Prow – Stanley 6. Mick Caskey – Double Diamond 7. Clane Dune – Tammy 8. Barry Johnson – Cool Star

Allan & Kelly Walker Highest cut-out – Robert Politch – Maggie scoring 22. Latrobe Highest scoring local rider – Robert Politch – Maggie scoring 86.

Elders Ladies Draft 1. Jacquetta

Arnold – Genuine Roy 2. Megan Johnson – Nunya 3. Jaye Hall – Lex 4. Libby Ingram – Grace 5. Kimberly Johnson – Oscar 6. Maryann Russell – Mariah, Maria Brimblecombe – Comic

CA Hauff and Sons Highest cut-out – Kimberly Johnson

Peter Shaw Juvenile Draft 1. Kate Dwyer – Resolution 2. Amy Mulchay – Amy 3. Emily Dwyer – Laugher 4. Hayden Zahl – Little Billy 5. John Hauff – Rain Drop

Peter Shaw Highest cut-out – Jessiah Arnold – Lethal Bubby

Spinks Junior Draft 1. Jenna Russell – Gingermegs 2. Brady Fielder – Spirit 3. Nina Keene – Caramello 4. Kaitlyn McErlean – Little Jazz

Wild Game Resources Bare Back Cut-Out 1. Ben Hall – Lex 2. Ray Langdon – Aussie Idol 3. Lydon Smith – Slippery

Campdraft Results ‘09

The Blackall Campdraft Association would like to thank:2009 Cattle Donors – Russell Pastoral Company “Champion”

Blackall, Tony & Anne Davidson, Peel Pastoral Company “Northampton Downs” Blackall, Rodney & Lisa Kings. Draft Sponsors – Elders, Grant Daniel & Long, Peter Shaw & Co, Gillespie Santa Stud - Butch & Peta Walker, Strathmore Santa Stud - Ian & Kerry Walker, Spinks Concrete - Kerry & Elaine Spinks, Gillies, Grummitt, Peck & Gordon Families, Lynette Davison, Paton & Regina Fitzsimons. Special Award Sponsors – Highest Scoring Local Rider Latrobe - Simon & Christine Campbell, Overall Highest Points Scorer – Seymour Department Store - Max Seymour, Local Aggregate - Robert Stockwell. Cut Out Trophy Sponsors – Ergon Energy, Alan & Kelly Walker, CA Hauff & Sons, Choyce’s Livestock Transport, PW Skewes, J & S Moller. Judges – Errol Cooper and Frank Paterson. Trophy Sponsor – Peter & Trish McIntosh - Blackall Rural Traders. Bare Back Cut-Out Sponsor – Wild Game Resources. Calcutta Sponsor – Newforce Livestock. Grounds Preparation – Mr Stewart Benson. Announcer – Chris Williams. Meals on Wheels – Mr Blue Harlow. Claude & Megan Johnson, Aaron & Laura Death, Dusty & Cathy Rosenow. Bar Coordinator – Mr Glenn Davison. Tom & Wendy Quilty, Scott & Karen Choyce’s Livestock Transport for returning cattle. All donors of multi draw prizes, committee members, time keepers, bar staff, gate people, backyard workers, fill-in announcers, work camp members, and cattle drovers.

A big thank you to anyone who helped with the running of the draft. It is always very much appreciated.

Four Days of the Best Showjumping in Queensland

- Here in BlackallThe State Showjumping and Equitation titles will be held at the Blackall showgrounds

April 14 to 17

Competition events will start eachmorning at 8am and continue until late

The championships will provide an opportunity to witness state level showjumping and equitation. Everyone is encouraged to come along

to support the local competitors and enjoy the fun atmosphere.All those interested in holding an art and craft stall at the event should contact Helen Aspinall

campdrafting in Australia has changed substantially over the last few decades.

Doris recalled back when they started, there were just three campdrafts each year to compete at. These days there are more than 150 campdrafts around the country.

“It really has developed into a fantastic family-orientated sport,” she said.

– Rowan Hunnam

Thirty-seven years of campdraft in Australiafrom front page

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