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Trivia Night -- page 7Dawn Fraser meets locals -- page 9

Blackall’s own community newspaperJuly 27, 2007 ISSN 1832-6129 RRP $1.10 Contact: [email protected]

Sport on the Barcoo

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Social change organisation SpeakOut is setting up a branch of its creative business enterprise in Blackall.

Chief executive Aleem Ali visited Blackall last week for a familiarisation tour and site visit, meeting with the shire council and a number of community groups over two days.

The council’s Economic Development Officer Louise Campbell said local people had really embraced the concept, which she and the shire had been pursuing for over 12 months.

“We identified through our cultural plan that there were opportunities through multimedia activities for employment and training for youth in the area,” Louise said.

“SpeakOut’s digital arm, which delves into the ecommerce and marketing side of things, has huge potential to benefit businesses generally throughout the central west.”

The group will base itself in Blackall’s Memorial Hall, which is receiving a facelift thanks to a partnership between government

and the shire council.State Arts Minister Rod Welford

this week announced $48 450 of redevelopment funds for the hall through the Gritty Places Partnership Program.

This will be met by $40 000 and the provision of the venue by the council.

A further $39,777 from the federal Department of Families, Community Service and Indigenous Affairs has been granted for program development, while SpeakOut will receive approximately $15,000 from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund for equipment and furnishings.

Mr Welford said the Gritty Places program was making a difference to artists and communities throughout the state by transforming old and disused buildings into creative and active spaces.

“SpeakOut Limited - an agency that addresses issues of self-worth, poverty and unemployment among young people - will manage the Blackall venue and work with local teenagers and young people to

SpeakOut to set up Blackall office Fudgie Allen and John Henderson sang their

way to some great prizes at the state school P&C’s trivia night.

Blackall receives Tidy Towns award

Blackall has been announced as the winner of the Smorgon Steel Recycling Partnership award in the western Queensland section of the Ergon Energy Tidy Towns competition for 2007.

The award recognises outstanding accomplishments by a local council which motivates, educates, involves and leads its community.

Blackall’s partnerships were recognised by judges as being a valuable feature of life in the shire, noting examples such as the initiative between the council and 60+ Better which sees the group staff the information centre each Sunday in return for free use of the council bus.

The office space and resources provided by the council to the Barcoo Independent newspaper, to help in its fortnightly production, was another noteworthy activity.

“Another amazing relationship exists between the council and the Blackall Multipurpose Sport

The Blackall Magpies played host to the Ilfracombe Scorpions on Saturday, July 14 at the Blackall showgrounds.

The crowd was very good considering the extremely cold conditions prevailing.

The Magpies came out strongly with Jeremy Barron steam-rolling over for a try within the first two minutes.

Chris Williams’ conversion attempt was successful to put Blackall in the lead by 6-0.

Ilfracombe then attacked strongly, but the defence held until about 10 minutes in when Dale Hoad penetrated to score for Ilfracombe.

The conversion attempt was unsuccessful, giving Blackall a slender 6-4 lead.

Blackall was able to hit back shortly after with a try to Blake Carolan taking the score to 10- 4, with Chris Williams’ conversion waved away.

Neither team was able to penetrate the other’s defence for about fifteen minutes, until Casey Peacock scored with the conversion by Dale Hoad successful to make the scores level at 10-all.

Ilfracombe was able to score again shortly after a knock-on by Blackall, however the conversion was waved away, taking Ilfracombe to the lead by 14-10.

Ilfracombe’s Nathanial Johnston

scored just before half time to put the half time score at 18-10.

The Scorpions attacked strongly after the break and scored only three minutes into the second half with the conversion successful.

Jeremy Barron barged over again for Blackall but Chris Williams’ conversion was waved away to peg back Ilfracombe’s lead to 10 points.

The defence of both teams kept the scores the same until just before the 30th minute when John Hawkes for Ilfracombe went over for a try with the conversion unsuccessful.

Tom Elliot and John Hawkes scored further tries for Ilfracombe with one conversion successful to take the final score to Ilfracombe 38 – Blackall 14.

Man of the Match for Blackall was Chris Williams and Players’ Player was Jeremy Barron.

Blackall had a bye last weekend and will host Winton at the showgrounds this weekend.

This game will be held at 3.30 pm so Winton can travel back home early and to allow spectators and players to attend the Kindy ball that night.

This will be the final home game for the Magpies and Blackall is urged to come along and show its support.

-- by Gwynne Stockwell

Magpies fight hard against Ilfracombe

Player’s Player Jeremy Barron (right) with Tony Hauff after the game against Ilfracombe.

For a record 20th time Peter Fry has taken out the Annual Blackall Golf Club Championships after Sundays final round of the 2007 IGA Club Championships.

After the first 27 hole round of the Championships Peter had a commanding 8 shot lead from his nearest rival and at the conclusion of last Sunday’s 27 holes had managed to double his lead to 16 shots ahead of eventual runner-up John Fry.

Twenty Club Championships is an outstanding achievement and is unlikely to be bettered by any

other golfer in the region. All club members congratulate Peter on this exceptional record.

Full results for the 54 hole 2007 IGA Championships are: A Grade men’s winner - Peter Fry;

A Grade men’s runner-up - John Fry

First round leader of the B Grade Men’s, Joe Walker was unable to keep his form during the second round, with Rhett Bellert taking out the 2007 Championships and Joe Walker runner-up.

The C Grade Men’s was a very close contest with only 1 shot

between Frank Simpson and Butch Walker after the first round, however during the second round Frank surged ahead to take out the 2007 Championships with Butch runner-up.

Ladies 2007 Championships was this year won by Brenda Kelly in the A Grade, Janelle Schluter won the B Grade and the ever youthful Melda Hauff was the C Grade champion.

Melda Hauff and Cecil Frost took out the Veterans Championships this year.

Peter Fry wins 20th golf championship

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Playing in their first tennis tournament, Annabelle Allpass and Ainsley Walker joined forces to win the CW Junior Masters girls 9yrs and under doubles.

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develop their skills in multimedia and design.”

Mr Welford said the redeveloped hall would be an excellent space for young people to hone their artistic skills.

“The space will become a creative and social hub for the local youth in Blackall,” he said.

Louise said SpeakOut’s profit-for-purpose enterprises – graphic design work, digital storytelling, animation, production services, web hosting solutions and the like – would have a base in Blackall but would reach out to the central west region.

“Their charter is to create opportunities for people to change their world, and to create business in a socially responsible manner, and Blackall is very excited to be working with them to bring these opportunities to the west,” she said.

“Creative industries are worth $9 billion to the Queensland economy but up until now, there’s been a big gap in the west.

“We see this as an opportunity to plug that gap and take advantage of the opportunities on offer.”

The organisation is already familiar with the Blackall

community, undertaking a digital storytelling project with 60+ Better last year and a youth holiday program in graphic design in 2005.

They also supported Caroline Turner to do a school-based traineeship in graphic design last year.

SpeakOut hopes to be up and running from its base at Blackall from February 2008.

It plans to begin with three fulltime staff and a group of young people, the number of which will depend on the volume of work available.

JULY19-29 Dance sport classes28 Rugby league v Winton28 Diamonds in the Dust Kindy ballAUGUST4 Woolscour bush dinner18 P&C auction24 Daffodil Day24 St Patrick’s bush danceSEPTEMBER1 Flower show1 Woolscour bush dinner8 B&S ball/ute competition15 Springtime AffairOCTOBER10 Swan Hill bull sale12 Blue Light disco18 Stock Up For Hope cattle auction18 Stock Up For Hope gala dinner20 QantasLink/Beef Producers race day27 BSS P&C Sportsman’s ChallengeNOVEMBER11 Remembrance Day16 Blue Light disco24 BSS Variety auctionDECEMBER24 Mardi Gras

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Creative and social hub for youth continued from page 1

Blackall councillors meet with Speak Out CEO. Pictured are (back) Peter Skewes, Peter Evans, Graham Schluter, Barry Muir, Colin Wood, Tina Holden and Sally Cripps, (front) Alan Lane, Les Wheelhouse, SpeakOut CEO Aleem Ali and Mac Allan

Blackall hosted the Central West Junior Masters tennis tournament on July 14 & 15 with players coming from Tambo, Blackall, Barcaldine, Ilfracombe, Longreach and Emerald to compete.

It was a clean sweep to Blackall in the 9 and under boys with Sam Fletcher, Zach Frost, Sam Emerick and Tom Emerick placing 1,2,3 and 4, while in the under 9 girls Annabelle Allpass, Phoebe Allpass and Ainsley Walker took out 2, 3 and 4.

Sarah Isaac and Abbie Onghee took out 3 and 4 in the girls under 11, while William Butler, Hamilton Walker and Thomas Fletcher and Ben Emerick placed 4, 6, 7 and 8.

In the boys 13 and under Mitchell Pfingst and Thomas Butler placed 3 and 5.

Bridie and Madeline Carter took out first and second place in the girls 15 and under.

Blackall hosts Central West Junior Masters

The Terry Dendle Memorial Standard & Rifle match pairs events sponsored by Wayne and the Dendle family held Sunday July 22 resulted in some very strong competition

It was good to see some old familiar faces back on the shooting line who still have their eye on the target and ending up in the winners circle over the two events.

Winners of the Standard Match were Robyn Lound and Len Russell with a score of 959 followed by runners-up Rebecca Haughton and Noelene Gleeson on 934. 3rd place went to Bruce Coward and Shelley Haughton 776 while Luke Callow and Doug Lane scored 765 and Aub Carter and Lloyd Marsh scored 718.

Aub Carter had his gun back on track and shot an excellent score of 543 which included a top 10 second round of 93.

Rifle match pairs resulted in a pretty close competition with final winners being Bruce Coward and Stan Haughton 3660 followed by runners-up Aub Carter and Noelene Gleeson on 3485. 3rd place went to Len Russell and Doug Lane on 3440 with other scores being Greg Tierney and Stan Haughton 3260; Wayne Dendle and Lloyd Marsh on 3070 and Luke Callow and Bec Haughton on 3035.

Top shot went to Bruce Coward with 2200.The next official shoot will be held on August 5

with events held being Centre Fire and Sports pistol.

Strong competition for Terry Dendle Memorial Shoot

B singles on Sunday July 22 saw Tina Holden cause somewhat of an upset by leading all the way to defeat Ray Schulter by 31 – 13.

Another B singles John Carter and Ron Robinson went shot for shot for 41 ends with Ron looking the winner leading 29 to 27 only to lose the next two ends, to lose 31 – 29.

In A singles Ross Browning was too consistent for Don Daly winning 31 – 17.

Rob Doyle, John Bowyer and Dick Davies from Fremantle defeated Woody, Gary Whitfield and Dally Holden 23 – 17 in a social game.

Sunday July 15 saw Roy Black and Lou Kelly compete in a close game of A singles. Lou led 15 – 14 on 16 ends, and with Roy fading a bit, Lou drew away to win 31 – 17.

Mick Chapman was never in danger in another A game after scoring 4 on the first ends and defeated Alf Cameron 31 – 13.

In B singles there was a real battle between Dave Carter and Lloyd Alexander with the scores being 21 – 18, then 22 all, then 29 all when Dave picked up a 2 to narrowly win 31 – 29.

In handicap singles Ray Schulter, after looking beaten at 28 – 25 to Dally Holden, played some very good bowls to win 31 to 29.

Sets of nine ends saw Tex Hayward’s hoodoo continue after being beaten by Ross Browning 6 – 4 and 10 -4.

Games for Sunday July 29 are sets of nine ends; D Holden v M Chapman spotter R Robinson and Pairs: S & D Carter v R Doyle & R Hayward with social bowls available. Play will commence at 9.30 am.

--by Dally Holden

Upset on the green

NQ Cowboys Development Officers Scott Dowden and Kristian Woolf with members of the under 11, 13 and 15 Blackall Magpies.

Under 7 and Under 9 junior Magpies with Central Division QRL/ARL Development Officer Andrew Lawrence.

General rates will rise by 6 per cent in the Blackall shire in the 2007/08 financial year and the council has planned for revenue of $13 million.

The saleyard extensions and construction of the spelling complex, costing ratepayers $200 000, is one of the council’s main expenses for the year, along with costs associated with developing an industrial area in the northern part of the town area.

Council has budgeted $100 000 for street construction, $100 000 for water mains and $150 000 for new sewerage work in the industrial complex.

An amount of $200 000 has been added to the budget this year in the event that remedial work is required on the Cultural Centre’s foundations.

The council will be spending $1 867 000 on rural roadworks, which includes an amount of $1 215 000 promised by the state government for the Emmet Road, replacing the

railway line to Yaraka.Town streets have had $412 000

allocated to them.A grant of $118 000 will help the

council put up a shade structure at the skate park this year.

The minimum general rate . is $350 for CBD and residential categories, and $300 for rural land.

A discount is now available only on general rates.

The council has increased water and cleansing charges by 4 per cent and sewerage charges will rise by 10 per cent.

There was a 15 per cent hike in sewerage charges last financial year.

The 10 per cent rise is equivalent to an extra $25 for most ratepayers.

The new cleansing charge will be $102.50 per wheelie bin or $1.97 a week.

People will pay an extra $7.50 a year for water infrastructure.

Council brings down $13M budget

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Nearly fifty junior Blackall Magpies congregated at Blackall Showgrounds Wednesday afternoon to participate in a training session conducted by members of the QRL/NQ Cowboys Development team.

Andrew Lawrence, QRL Central Division, Kristian Woolf and Scott Dowden, NQ Cowboys put the energetic and enthusiastic players through their paces with a series of ball handling and tackling drills.

The Blackall Junior Rugby League enjoyed the session and the players are looking forward to using the skills gained in the games against Winton this Saturday in Ilfracombe.

QRL and NQ Cowboys train magpies

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Ken Ring’s books “Predict Weather for Australia 2007, Almanac and Isobaric Maps” and “The Lunar Code” (Random House) are available from bookstores.

Weather predictions for Blackall July 29- Aug 25, 2007 (by the moon) © Ken Ring 2007 www.predictweather.com Email to [email protected]

and Recreation Association in regards to the management of the showgrounds,” the award justification said.

“The showground is a well-maintained facility and provides a home for 16 local sporting and recreational organisations including football, netball, cricket, volleyball and pony clubs.

“Ordinarily, dealing with a large number of groups would be problematic for the council but the showgrounds partnership is an effective and efficient solution.”

Blackall joined 25 other contenders for Tidy Towns awards in the west this year.

Boulia, with 290 residents, was named as western Queensland’s tidiest town for 2007.

Ergon Energy chief executive Tony Bellas said that Tidy Towns highlighted the great things towns could achieve when they worked towards a common goal.

“Ergon Energy has been a proud supporter of the Queensland Tidy

Towns program for nine years and we have seen what a difference it makes when a town comes together to take up the Tidy Towns challenge,” Mr Bellas said.

“I congratulate Boulia and today’s outstanding accomplishment award winners, and wish them all the best in the lead up to the state awards announcements in August”.

Yaraka received the Australia Post Bush Spirit award while Jericho took out the Community Action award.

The Heritage and Culture award, which Blackall was the state winner of last year, went to Aramac for the western region this year.

All these towns will now join the Tidiest Town winners from the seven other judging regions as finalists for the state title to be announced at Conrad Jupiters on the Gold Coast on Monday, August 27.

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Showgrounds partnership an effective and efficient solution

Blackall’s combined agents yarded 1745 head on Thursday July 19. While the market was easier it still followed the trends of southern sales held earlier in that week.

Bullocks over 500 kgs averaged 162.9c/kg overall with Bailey Properties, “Paradise Downs”, Blackall selling Charbray bullocks to return $1139/head while David & Ann Hay, “Myross”, Aramac sent in 47 Brahman/Santa x bullocks which sold for $832/head.

Heavy steers 400-500 kg averaged 150.6c with Errol Moller’s 266 Brahman x steers from “Edwinstowe”, Jericho topping at 165c and making $617/head.

Steers in the 350-400 kg range sold to a top of 172.2c/kg with an avg of 156.5c while steers 220-280 kg avg 161.9c and topped at 182.2c. Weaner steers from A/C Swanson family, “Bexhill”, Tambo sold for $602 per head with the

tops making 184c/kg. Cows over 500kg sold to 142.2c

or an avg 134c/kg with Clark & Tait “Mt Enniskillen” yarding a line of 170 store cows to return $537 for 448 kg. Cows & calves were short in supply with units from No 27 Past Co, “Acton” Richmond selling for $647-50.

Alan & Julie Hay, “Eka”, Jericho sold heifers for $635/head with killable heifers 350-450kg selling for 166.6c/kg, feeder type heifers 280-350 sold to 159.2c/kg while heifers in the 220-280kg range sold to 161c/kg to avg 151c/hd.

Heavy bulls over 600kg sold to 130c/kg avg 121c and bull’s 450-600kg avg 118c and topped at 125c/kg.

The next Combined Agents sale is scheduled for Thursday August 2, bookings are welcome. A Special Weaner & Store Sale will be held in Blackall on September 13.

Hereford steers from the Richardson family, Allandale were the sale of the day at last week’s Roma store sale, with over 300 head selling for $2/kilogram, to make close to $900 per head.

The 16-18 month old steers had an average weight of 410 kilograms to return close to 180 c/kg average.

Mr Richardson has been breeding Herefords for over 40 years and is a firm believer that “if you’ve got the right article, you’ll always sell well”.

He is currently rebuilding his Hereford herd back to pre-drought stocking rates, running close to 1000 breeders.

He planned to offer 100 heifers at this week’s Roma sales.

--by Amy McGregor

Allandale steers sale of day at Roma

Blackall yards 1745 head

Biggest Pig weigh inDuring the month of May Game

Meat Processing’s two Blackall sites ran a ‘Biggest Pig’ for the month competition.

Many feral pigs from the Blackall area were caught, weighed and sold during this time, with Trevor Brown and his son Leroy coming in with the biggest one at the Aspinall site, being 70 kg.

Rob Leek caught the biggest pig for the old Matilda site, weighing in at 74 kg.

-- by Helen Aspinall

Trevor Brown and son Leroy looking at some pigs caught by other shooters after winning the Game Meat P r o c e s s i n g Biggest Pig competition.

State government funding for a new private practice clinic has once again been promised to Blackall, the third year in a row that it has been announced.

The town first heard of an allocation of money from the government’s coffers in 2005 when it was told that $500 000 would be forthcoming for a purpose-built clinic for two doctors, containing four consulting rooms.

Central West Health Service district manager at the time, June Lithgow explained that the present clinic, situated underneath the home of medical superintendent Viney Joshi, was impacting on his private life.

Ms Lithgow also said that the clinic was in need of an upgrade and the rooms weren’t adequate to house the medical equipment purchased by Dr Joshi.

The 2007-08 budget once again has the clinic listed for construction.

This time around the government is promising $882 000 to complete the clinic, valued at $1 million.

The Barcoo Independent has endeavoured to contact Queensland Health for further information on when construction might begin but district manager Jill Koeneman has not returned the newspaper’s calls.

Medical clinic makes state budget for third year

Blackall residents had a surprise visit from a C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft from the RAAF Richmond airbase in Sydney recently.

As residents were walking to mass or getting ready to cheer on the local footy team on Saturday, July 14 the giant transporter swooped down over the town as part of a night time airborne operational training flight between Sydney and Longreach.

According to a Defence spokesman, part of the operation by No 37 Squadron consisted of a flight to Blackall to deliver a vehicle, returning later to undertake a helibox drop, which is a type of container that can be dropped from the air.

It then went on a training run south of Blackall before returning for the vehicle and flying back to Richmond.

According to Don Wheeler, a longtime SES member in Blackall, the defence forces have used Blackall’s dirt strip, the longest in the state, for training purposes in the past.

“They just apply to us for a pavement concession,” he said.

Once the town got over the surprise of the size and noise of the Hercules they gave it a wave as it went over a second time.

Some residents said there were troops standing at the plane’s rear bay waving back.

Here comes the Hercules

Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules

Barcoo Independent TV Guide - August 5 - 11ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Wednesday A

ugust 8

4:30 Movie: A Boy, A Girl And A Bike

1947 (G) 6:00 Children’s Shows 11:00

Weapons Races 12:00 Midday Report

12:30 National Press Club Address

1:30 Talking Heads 2:00 Parliament

Question Time 3:00 Children’s Shows

6:00 Atlantic Edge: Faroes 6:30 The

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

7.30 Report 8:00 The New Inventors

8:30 Spicks & Specks 9:00 The

Chaser’s War On Repeats 9:30 Star

Stories: David And Victoria (M*) 9:55

At The Movies 10:25 Lateline 11:05

Lateline Business 11:35 Blue Murder

12:35 Parliament Question Time 1:35

Movie: The Informers 1963 (M*,R)


6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show

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

ie: Clover Bend 2001 (M,R) 2:00 All

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

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

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

day Tonight 7:00 Home & Away 7:30

Most Shocking (Pg) 8:30 Movie: The

Village 2004 (M) 10:45 The Unit (M)

11:45 Night Stalker 12:45 The First

48 (M,R) 1:45 Infomercial 2:15 Pas-

sions 3:00 Guthy-Renker Australia

4:00 NBC Today

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

dren’s Shows 10:00 McLeod’s

Daughters 11:00 Antiques Road-

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

Cooking With AWW 12:30 The Bold

& The Beautiful 1:00 Dr Phil 2:00

Days Of Our Lives 3:00 The Oprah

Winfrey Show 4:00 Huey’s Cooking

Adventures 4:30 Lockie Leonard

5:00 Entertainment Tonight 5:30

The Simpsons 6:00 Neighbours

6:30 News 6:30 News 7:00 A Cur-

rent Affair 7:30 The Last Kalkadoon

8:00 McLeod’s Daughters 9:00 Cold

Case 10:00 Medium (F) 11:30 Su-

pernatural 1:00 Temptation

5:00 Overseas News 12:30

Business Report 1:00 Pope Of

Rome 3:00 Mum’s The Word

3:30 FIFA Fever 4:00 A Fork In

The Road 4:30 The Journal 5:00

Newshour 6:00 Hospital Garden

6:30 World News Australia 7:30

The Hairy Bikers Ride Again 8:00

Inside Australia 8:30 Dateline


Movie: Exiles 11:50 Together

1:35 Stripperella

Thursday August 9

4:30 Movie: Man Of The Moment 1955

(G,R) 6:00 Children’s Shows 11:05

Great Artists 11:30 Walks With An

Architect 12:00 Midday Report 12:30

Down To Earth 1:30 Strictly Dancing


Children’s Shows 6:05 Grand Designs

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

Catalyst 8:30 Brat Camp (M*) 9:25

Difference Of Opinion 10:15 Lateline

10:50 Lateline Business 11:20 The

Blues 12:55 Parliament Question Time

1:55 Movie: Vampire Circus 1971

(MA*,R) 3:25 Movie: Wheel Of Fate

1953 (PG,R)

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning

Show 11:00 Raggs 11:30 News

12:00 Movie: The Night We Called

It A Day 2003 (M,R) 2:00 All Saints

3:00 Infomercial 4:00 Go Go Stop

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

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

night 7:00 Home & Away 7:30 That

70’s Show 8:30 Las Vegas (M) 9:30

Crossing Jordan (M) 10:30 Mark

Philippoussis’ Age Of Love 11:30

Stargate SG-1 12:30 Criss Angel

Mind Freak 1:00 Infomercial 2:00

Passions 3:00 Guthy-Renker Aus-

tralia 4:00 NBC Today












6:30 News 7:00 A Current Affair

7:30 Temptation 8:00 Getaway 9:00

House 10:00 NRL Footy Show 11:30

AFL Footy Show (M)


Business Report 1:00 Chefs Of

The Great Hotels Of The World

1:30 Russian Godfathers 2:30

Dateline 3:30 If Only 4:00 Food

Lovers’ Guide To Australia 4:30

The Journal 5:00 Newshour

6:00 The Lepine Competition


Inspector Rex 8:30 The Eagle

(M) 9:35 World News Australia

10:00 The Movie Show (M,R)

10:15 Nighty Night 10:50 Movie:

Severed 12:30 Movie: The

Legend Of Gingko

Friday August 10

4:30 Movie: It Started In Paradise 1952


Himalaya With Michael Palin 12:00

Midday Report 12:30 Fireflies 1:30

Parkinson 2:30 Spicks & Specks (G,R)

3:00 Children’s Shows 6:00 No Job

For A Lady 6:30 Can We Help? 7:00

News 7:30 Stateline 8:00 Collectors

8:30 Silent Witness (M*) 10:15 Lateline

10:55 The Chaser’s War On Repeats

11:25 jtv’s 11:55 Rage (M)

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show

11:00 Raggs 11:30 News 12:00

Movie: Criminal Law 1988 (M,R)

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

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

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

day Tonight 7:00 Home & Away 7:30

Better Homes & Gardens 8:30 AFL:

Richmond Vs Collingwood 11:30

Movie: Hot Shots Pt 2 (M,R) 2:30

Con (M,R) 3:00 Guthy-Renky Aus-





show (R) 11:30 News 12:00 Huey’s

Cooking Adventures 12:30 The Bold



Winfrey Show 4:00 Huey’s Cook-

ing Adventures 4:30 The Shak 5:00

Entertainment Tonight 5:30 The

Simpsons 6:00 Neighbours 6:30

News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30

NRL: Manly Sea Eagles Vs Newcas-

tle Knights 9:30 NRL: West Tigers

Vs Sydney Roosters 11:30 Ralph

TV 12:00 Movie: Austin Powers

2002 (M,R)


Business Report 1:00 The Food

Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30

Insight 2:30 Dinosaur Dealers

3:30 Hard Choices QLD 4:00 Wine

Lover’s Guide To Australia (R)

4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour

6:00 Flavours Of Italy 6:30 World

News Australia 7:30 Hoover’s

Gold 8:30 As It Happened 9:30

World News Australia 10:00

Here’s Looking At You Boy 11:00

Movie: Devotion 12:35 Queer As

Folk 1:30 Stripperella

Saturday August 11

5:00 Rage 8:00 rage: Guest Programmers: Jamie T 9:00 jtv Saturday 11:00 Bowls: Queensland Open 2007: Men’s Semifinal: 2 12:00 Bowls: World Team Cup 2007: Women’s Singles: Final 1:00 Netball: The Commonwealth Bank Trophy 2007 : Highlights: QLD Firebirds Vs Melbourne Phoenix 2:00 RL: Round 21 4:00 Rugby Union: Australian Rugby Championship 2007: Canberra Vikings Vs Melbourne 6:00 Goodnight Sweetheart 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 News 7:30 Doctor Who 8:15 Mr Bean With Rowan Atkinson 8:30 The Bill (PG) 9:20 ABC News 9:25 The Best Man (M*,R) 10:35 The Commander 11:50 rage

6:30 Children’s Shows 12:00 Eclipse

1:00 V8 Xtra 1:30 Seven’s Motor-

sport 2:30 According To Jim 3:00

Movie: Heavy Weights 1994 (G,R)

5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Hook

Line & Sinker 6:00 News 6:30 The

Great Outdoors 7:30 Great Comedy

Classics 8:35 The Inspector Lynley

Mysteries 10:35 Movie: The Wog

Boy 2000 (R,M) 12:25 Movie: Won-

derland 1999 (M) 2:30 Polynesian

Paradises (G,R) 3:30 It Is Written

4:00 Guthy-Renker Australia 5:00

Dateline NBC

5:30 Christian City TV 6:00 Chil-

dren’s Shows 7:30 Wicked Science

8:00 Totally Wild 8:30 Don’t Blame

Me 9:00 Yamba’s Playtime 9:30

Rock It 10:00 The Lost Children

10:30 Talk To The Animals 11:00

Joan Of Arcadia 12:00 Gilmore

Girls 1:00 RPM 2:00 4WD TV 2:30

The Car Show 3:00 AFL: Carlton Vs

Port Adelaide 6:00 Temptation 6:30

News 7:00 AFL: Sydney Vs St Kilda

10:00 The Dame Edna Experiment

(Pg) 11:00 Australian Idol


Business Report 1:00 Best Of

Bejart: Love And Dance 2:35 A

Symphony In Images 3:40 Juan

Diego Florez 4:30 Newshour 5:30

Mythbusters 6:30 World News

Australia 7:30 Kick 8:30 Great

Australian Albums 9:30 Movie:

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

10:15 Shameless 12:10 Shorts

On Screen 1:10 Movie: Ring O:

The Birthday

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The Blackall State School is one of 15 in the Maranoa electorate to receive funding for its exist-ing chaplaincy service, thanks to funding from the federal govern-ment.

The school will receive $48 750 to enhance the service over the next three years.

Federal Member for Maranoa, Bruce Scott said the National School Chaplaincy Program helps schools provide pastoral care, support, spiritual guidance and development.

“The government recognises emotional wellbeing is just as important as learning in the classroom and school chaplains are a valuable contribution to a school community,” Mr Scott said.

“Chaplains can provide advice and support to both students and staff, whether it is religious or just general guidance, and can help enhance a student’s educational experience.

“An important aspect of this Federal Government initiative is that the choice of the religious affiliation of the chaplain is decided by the school and broader community.”

The state government has also announced chaplaincy funding for state schools, with 131 eligible primary and secondary schools set to receive grants from $5000

under the Chaplaincy/Pastoral Care program to complement existing welfare programs, such as guidance and counselling.

According to Premier Peter Beattie, larger schools in the more disadvantaged areas of the state have been allocated this funding.

“Schools with more than 410 students will receive $30,000 over three years and schools with between 100 and 409 students will receive $15,000 over three years

“They will receive the grant to employ or increase the support available from a chaplain, pastoral care coordinator, youth support coordinator or youth worker.”

No schools in the Fitzroy-Central West region are listed as beneficiaries of this funding. Education Minister Rod Welford said students need someone they can trust to talk to about their problems and concerns.

“Ideally, this person should be independent from the school.”

The state government program will help schools to improve or establish services to cater for the spiritual and/or ethical needs of students.

The $3 million three-year funding package will be used to employ people from the local community, contributing to boosting the employment and economy of communities statewide.

Blackall receives chaplaincy grant

Combining kids, cows, corporates, chaplains and cattleman, the inaugural Stock Up for Hope Charity Drive will see up to 1000 head of cattle moved from Hughenden to Blackall this spring.

Prominent livestock producers from around the state are backing the fundraiser, donating up to 500 head to support young people in rural Queensland.

The eight-week cattle drive will culminate with a special fixture at the Blackall saleyards on Thursday, October 18, with 1500 cattle expected to be sold for charity.

All funds raised will go directly towards youth support workers

and chaplains in the bush.Organisers say the end-

of-drove gala dinner on the Thursday evening at Blackall’s Cultural Centre will be a night to remember, with entertainment by James Blundell and steaks cooked to perfection by the chef from Brisbane’s iconic Cha Cha Char restaurant.

Scripture Union Queensland is organising the drive and dinner which is expected to raise $200 000 and SU chief executive Tim Mander, a former National Rugby League referee, will speak at the dinner and be on hand during the day for what is being dubbed as an intimate outback experience on a local cattle station, targeting

agribusiness leaders.Thirty corporate people will

join the drive for a three-day and night outback experience, including campfire ballads with Golden Guitar winning Brendon Walmsley, bush tucker, a swag and an Akubra, for $3000.

Dinner tickets are $100 each.Primary producers interested in

donating livestock to the drive are being asked to contact their local Landmark or Elders branch to make arrangements.

Both companies are major drive partners along with Queensland Country Life and are supported by Black Toyota, Vanderfield and Tourism Queensland.

Charity cattle drive aims for Blackall

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide - August 5 - 11ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Sunday August 5

5:00 Rage 6:30 Children’s Programs

9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business

10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific

Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00

Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia

1:30 Message Stick 2:00 Shipwreck

Detectives : Bay Of Fire 3.00 Black

Grace: From Cannon’s Creek To

Jacob’s Pillow 4:10 Rise And Fall: Ballet

Boyz 5:00 Sunday Arts 6:00 At The

Movies 6:30 The Einstein Factor 7:00

News 7:30 The Worst Jobs In History

: Royal 8:25 News 8:30 Midsomer

Murders (M*) 10:05 Compass 11:05

Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! 12:35

The Brief 1:50 Movie: 49th Parallel

1941 (G,R) 3:50 Wild Australia

6:00 One 6:30 Children’s Shows

8:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Up

Close Music 10:30 8 Simple Rules

11:00 Movie: A Knight In Camelot

2000 (G,R) 1:00 AFL: Melbourne

Vs Sydney 4:00 Murder, Mayhem

& Meerkats 5:00 Destination New

Zealand 5:30 Great South East 6:00

News 6:30 Australia’s Best Back-

yards 7:00 Hot Property 7:30 Ugly

Betty 8:30 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 9:30

What About Brian (Pg) 10:30 Alias

(M) 11:30 Scrubs (Pg,R) 12:00 AFL:

Hawthorn Vs Essendon 3:00 Guthy-

Renker Australia 4:00 NBC Today

5:00 NBC Meet the Press

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

For You At Home 6:30 Children’s

Programs 8:30 Business Success

9:00 Sunday 11:00 AFL Footy Show

12:00 Australia’s Funniest Home

Videos 1:00 The Story Of The Rugby

World Cup 2:00 The Sunday Footy

Show 3:00 Sunday Roast 4:00 NRL:

Brisbane Broncos Vs Manly Sea

Eagles 6:00 Do It 6:30 News 7:00

Backyard Blitz 8:00 60 Minutes 9:00

TBA 10:00 TBA (M) 11:00 Formula

1 Grand Prix


Dream Of Hope 11:00 IAAF

World Youth Championships

2007 12:00 Speedweek 2:00

World Athletics 2:30 Amsterdam

Tournament 4:00 FIFA Futbol

Mundial 4:30 FA Premier League

Classic Matches 5:00 The World

Game 6:00 Thalassa 6:30 World

News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds

8:30 Big Love 9:30 The Circuit

10:30 Movie: Chasing Freedom

12:05 The Heartbreak Tour 1:05

The Storm Rages Twice (PG)

Monday July 6

4:30 Movie: Snowbound 1947 (Pg,R)

6:00 Children’s Shows 11:00 Landline

12:00 Midday Report 12:30 French

Leave 12:55 A Place In Slovakia 1:30

The Cook & The Chef 2:00 The Bill

3:00 Children’s Shows 6:00 Message

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

News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00

Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners

9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Enough Rope

With Andrew Denton 10:35 Lateline

11:10 Lateline Business 11:40 US

Media Blues (M*,R) 12:35 Teachers

(M*,R) 1:20 Movie: Seance On A Wet

Afternoon 1949 (G,R) 3:25 Bowls:

World Team Cup 2007: Women’s

Pairs: Final



12:00 Movie: The Perfect Tenant

1999 (M,R) 2:00 All Saints 3:00 In-

formercial 4:00 Go Go Stop 4:30

News 5:00 MASH 5:30 Deal or No

Deal 6:00 News 6:30 Today Tonight

7:00 Home & Away 7:30 Border Se-

curity 8:00 Surf Patrol 8:30 Criminal

Minds 9:30 Shark 10:20 Boston Le-

gal (M) 11:30 In Case Of Emergency

(M) 12:00 Popstars (G,R) 1:00 Info-

mercial 2:00 Passions 3:00 Guthy-










Adventures 4:30 Scope 5:00 Enter-

tainment Tonight 5:30 The Simpsons

6:00 Neighbours 6:30 News 7:00 A

Current Affair 7:30 Temptation 8:00

Thank God You’re Here 9:00 Sea

Patrol 10:00 1 v 100 11:00 Footy

Classified 12:00 The Closer

5:25 Overseas News 1:00 The

Food Lovers Guide To Australia

(R) 1:30 Helen’s War - Portrait

Of A Dissident 2:30 Insight 3:30

Dateline (R) 4:30 The Journal

5:00 The Crew 5:30 Testing Taklo

6:00 Flavours Of France 6:30

World News Australia 7:30 Top

Gear 8:30 Marx & Venus 8:35

South Park (M) 9:00 Stripperella


If The Dead Could Speak (M)

10:55 Oz 12:00 Movie: 2ldk 2003

(M,R) 1:15 Stripperella

Tuesday July 7

4:30 Movie: The Woman For Joe

1955 (G,R) 6:00 Children’s Shows

11:00 Naked Science 12:00 Midday

Report 12:30 The Einstein Factor 1:30

Catalyst 2:00 Parliament Question

Time 3:00 Children’s Shows 6:00 Time

Team 6:50 Prime Ministers’ National

Treasures 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30

Report 8:00 South Side Story 8:30 The

Bill 9:20 Foreign Correspondent 10:00

First Tuesday Book Club With Jennifer

Byrne 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline

Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20

Media Watch 12:35 Big Mike (M*,R)


Movie: Evensong 1934 (Pg,R) 3:55

Snakefest/Black Olive



12:00 Movie: She’s No Angel 2001

(M,R) 2:00 All Saints (M) 3:00 In-

fomercial 4:00 Go Go Stop 4:30

News 5:00 MASH 5:30 Deal or No

Deal 6:00 News 6:30 Today Tonight

7:00 Home & Away 7:30 RSPCA

Animal Rescue 8:00 Medical Emer-

gency 8:30 All Saints 9:30 Life Be-

gins 10:30 Standoff 11:30 City Beat

12:00 Kingpin 1:00 Infomercial 2:00

Passions 3:00 Guthy-Renker Aus-













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

Temptation 8:00 Things To Try Be-

fore You Die 9:00 Survivor Fiji 10:00

NCIS 10:55 Law & Order (M) 11:50

Law & Order: SVU


Business Report 1:00 Movie:

Passages 2004 (M,R) 3:00 Viva

3:30 Football Stars Of Tomorrow

4:00 A Fork In Asia (R) 4:30

The Journal 5:00 Newshour

6:00 Excentriiks 6:30 World

News Australia 7:30 Insight 8:30

Secrets, Sources And Spin 9:30


Milosevic On Trial 11:20 Movie:

Iron Island 1:15 Preservation

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

Kelley Walker, who lives at Gowan, is one of eight people recently appointed to the new Central West Health community council.

She’ll be joined on the council by chairperson, Karen Halls, Barbara Anderson, Narelle Banning, Julie Groves, Zilla McAuliffe, Glenn Scanlan and Valda Spilsbury.

The council is one of 36 new such groups around the state.

Health Minister Stephen Robertson said he made the appointments following recommendations from the independent Health Quality and Complaints Commission.

“I’m particularly pleased with the quality of nominations put forward and I’m confident that the new councils we are appointing will help ensure health services are highly responsive to their local communities,” he said. “These new advisory bodies replace the former district health councils and give communities a more direct say about the performance and quality of local health services.” Mr Robertson said the new councils will offer a strong link between Queensland Health and local communities. “Members will bring a strong community perspective on the quality and safety of local public health services,” he said. “They will also assist with community education about the health system. “Communities around the state are very well represented with members including small business owners, retirees, local government representatives, farmers and graziers,” he said.

“There are people with backgrounds in nursing as well as advocacy in areas such as disability services, mental health and maternity services.” Members were appointed for a period of up to four years and each council will meet at least once every two months.

Kelley Walker appointed to Health Council

Winners at the Blackall races on July 7 were Rebecca R i c h a r d s o n winner of Field of Fashion, Terrence Ellison Best Dressed Man and Talia A n d e r s o n winner of the Best Hat award.

CWA sets AGM dateAnother financial year has flown by and the Blackall

CWA has tentatively booked its annual general meeting for Thursday, August 16.

Treasurer Lavina Anderson is keen to see a good turn-out.

“We are all country women so why not consider coming along and supporting your very own Country Women’s branch,” she said.

The group was recently successful in a “Seeds for Renewal ANZ” grant application.

These funds will be used to erect a pathway from the gate to the decking entrance of the CWA hall along with some plants to help improve the front entranceway.

Saturday July 21 was the CWA Cookery & Flower Arranging competition.

Judge for the cookery section was David Everitt while Jenny Muir judged the flower arrangements

Although numbers were down on previous years both judges were most impressed the quality of the entries.

Blackall Girl Guides gathered at the Guide hut on Sunday July 8 for the Guide Shop visit.

State Commissioner Sue Van Eyk, along with her 6 month old son, and two assistants entertained the Blackall Guides with their Guiding Knowledge and fun activities.

Sue had the State Standard with her, and the girls were able to touch & explore the flag with gloves on.

The fun packed afternoon was followed with the girls purchasing blanket badges & Guide merchandise at the traveling shop.

To close the afternoon Roland Blucher cooked a BBQ for the most appreciative guests.

It is hoped Sue will be back again later in the year for the opening of the new Guide Hut at the Showground’s. --by Liz Harvey

Blackall Girl Guides with State Commissioner Sue Van Eyk carefully examine the State Standard.

Queensland Guide Shop Visits Blackall

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide - July 29 - August 4ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Wednesday A

ugust 1

4:30 Movie: The Naked Truth 1957


Weapons Races 12:00 Midday Report


1:30 Talking Heads 2:00 The Bill

3:00 Children’s Shows 6:00 Atlantic

Edge: Orkneys 6:30 The Cook & The

Chef 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30 Report

8:00 The New Inventors 8:30 Spicks

& Specks 9:00 The Chaser’s War On

Repeats 9:30 Hyperdrive 10:00 At The

Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline

Business 11:35 Blue Murder 12:40

Movie: The Great Barrier Reef 1937

(G,R) 2:10 Movie: Smash And Grab

1937



12:00 Escape From Colditz (M,R)

2:00 All Saints 3:00 Infomercial

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

MASH 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00

News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00

Home & Away 7:30 Police Files

Unlocked 8:30 Movie: The Terminal

2004 (Pg) 11:10 The Unit 12:10

The First 48 (M,R) 1:05 Infomercial

2:05 Passions 3:00 Guthy-Renker

Australia 4:00 NBC Today

5:30 Creflo 6:00 Today 9:00

Children’s Shows 10:00 McLeod’s

Daughters 11:00 Antiques

Roadshow (R) 11:30 News 12:00

Fresh Cooking With AWW 12:30

The Bold & The Beautiful 1:00 Dr

Phil 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00

The Oprah Winfrey Show 4:00

Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4:30

Lockie Leonard 5:00 Entertainment

Tonight 5:30 The Simpsons

6:00 Neighbours 6:30 News

6:30 News 7:00 A Current Affair

7:30 Temptation 8:00 McLeod’s

Daughters 9:00 Cold Case 10:00

Medium 11:00 Supernatural 11:50

Numb3rs


Business Report 1:00 If You

Were Me 3:00 Mum’s The Word

3:30 FIFA Fever 4:00 A Fork

In The Road 4:30 The Journal

5:00 Newshour 6:00 The Most

Dangerous Road 6:30 World

News Australia 7:30 The Hairy

Bikers Ride Again 8:00 Inside

Australia 8:30 Dateline 9:30

World News Australia 10.00

Movie: Monsieur Ibrahim And

The Flowers Of The Koran 11:40

Movie: Burning In The Wind

Thursday August 2

4:30 Movie: Diamond City 1949 (Pg,R)

6:00 Children’s Shows 11:00 Great

Artists 11:30 Walks With An Architect

12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Monarch

Of The Glen 1:30 Strictly Dancing

2:00 The Bill 3:00 Children’s Shows

6:05 Grand Designs 7:00 News 7:30

The 7.30 Report 8:00 Catalyst 8:35

Brat Camp 9:25 Difference Of Opinion

10:20 Lateline 10:55 Lateline Business

11:20 The Blues 1:00 Movie: Little

Friend 1934 (Pg,R) 2:25 Movie: An

Alligator Named Daisy 1955 (G,R)

4:00 Mr Bean



12:00 Escape From Colditz (M,R)

2:00 All Saints 3:00 Infomercial

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

MASH 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00

News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00

Home & Away 7:30 That 70’s

Show 8:30 Las Vegas (M) 10:20

Mark Philippoussis’ Age Of Love

11:20 Stargate SG-1 12:20 Criss

Angel Mind Freak 1:00 Infomercial

2:00 Passions 3:00 Guthy-Renker







The Bold & The Beautiful 1:00 The

Catch Up 2:00 Days Of Our Lives

3:30 The Oprah Winfrey Show 4:00



Tonight 5:30 The Simpsons 6:00

Neighbours 6:30 News 6:30

News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30

Temptation 8:00 Getaway 9:00

House 10:00 NRL Footy Show

11:30 AFL Footy Show (M)


Business Report 1:00 Chefs

Of The Great Hotels Of The

World 1:30 Dying To Leave 2:30

Dateline 3:30 If Only 4:00 Food

Lovers’ Guide To Australia 4:30

The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00

Little Peter’s Carousel 6:30 World

News Australia 7:30 Homemade

History 7:35 Inspector Rex 8:30

The Eagle (M) 9:40 World News

Australia 10:05 Movie Show

10:15 Jammin In The Middle E

11:10 Movie: Graveyard Alive

- A Zombie Nurse In Love 12:40

Movie: Witch From Nepal

Friday August 3

4:30 Movie: The Weaker Sex 1948


Animal Camera: Surveillance On

Survival 12:00 Midday Report 12:30

Fireflies 1:30 Parkinson 2:30 Spicks &

Specks (G,R) 3:00 Children’s Shows

6:00 No Job For A Lady 6:30 Can We

Help? 7:00 News 7:30 Stateline 8:00

Collectors 8:30 Silent Witness (M*)

10:15 Lateline 10:55 The Chaser’s

War On Repeats 11:25 jtv 11:55 Rage

(M)



12:00 Movie: Rising Sun 1993

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

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

Deal or No Deal 6:00 News 6:30

Today Tonight 7:00 Home & Away

7:30 Better Homes & Gardens 8:30

AFL: Western Bulldogs Vs St Kilda

11:30 Movie: The Package (M,R)

1:35 Movie: Just Another Story (M)

3:00 Guthy-Renky Australia 4:00

NBC Today

5:30 Creflo 6:00 Today 9:00 Children’s Shows 10:00 McLeod’s Daughters 11:00 Antiques Roadshow (R) 11:30 News 12:00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 12:30 The Bold & The Beautiful 1:00 Dr Phil 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 The Oprah Winfrey Show 4:00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4:30 The Shak 5:00 Entertainment Tonight 5:30 The Simpsons 6:00 Neighbours 6:30 News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 NRL: Bulldogs Vs Parramatta Eels 9:30 NRL: Newcastle Knights Vs St George Dragons 11:30 Ralph TV 12:00 Movie: Meet The Parents 2000 (M)


Business Report 1:00 The Food

Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30

Insight 2:30 Tiny Birds And Great

Scientists 3:30 Hard Choices

4:00 Wine Lover’s Guide To

Australia (R) 4:30 The Journal

5:00 Newshour 6:00 Flavours Of

Italy 6:30 World News Australia

7:30 The Gold Rush 8:30 As It

Happened: Fidel Castro 9:30

World News Australia 10:05 The

Escort Agency 11:00 Movie:

Unveiled 12:45 Queer As Folk

Saturday August 4

5:00 Rage 8:00 rage: Guest

Programmer: Invade rage Special 9:00

jtv Saturday 11:00 Bowls: Queensland

Open 2007 : Men’s Semifinal: 1 12:00

Stateline 12:30 Australian Story

1:00 Foreign Correspondent 1:40

Fire On The Rim 2:00 RL: Round

20 4:00 Netball: Highlights: Hunter

Jaegers Vs QLD Firebirds 5:00 Bowls:

Women’s Pairs: Final 6:00 Goodnight

Sweetheart 6:30 Gardening Australia

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

With Rowan Atkinson 8:30 The Bill

9:20 ABC News 9:25 The Best Man

(M*,R) 10:35 The Commander (M*,R)

11:50 Rage

6:30 Children’s Shows 12:00

Eclipse 1:00 V8 Xtra 1:30 Seven’s

Motorsport 2:00 Beyond Tomorrow

3:00 Movie: Wedding Daze (Pg)

5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Hook

Line & Sinker 6:00 News 6:30 The

Great Outdoors 7:30 Great Comedy

Classics 8:35 The Inspector Lynley

Mysteries 10:35 Movie: Stiff 2003

(M,R) 12:30 Movie: Greenwich

Mean Time 1999 (AV) 3:00 Your

Life On The Lawn 3:30 It Is Written

4:00 Guthy-Renker Australia 5:00

Dateline NBC

5:30 Christian City TV 6:00

Children’s Shows 7:30 Wicked

Science 8:00 Totally Wild 8:30

Don’t Blame Me 9:00 Yamba’s

Playtime 9:30 Rock It 10:00 The

Lost Children 10:30 Talk To The

Animals 11:00 Joan Of Arcadia

12:00 Gilmore Girls 1:00 RPM 2:00

AFL: Carlton Vs Collingwood 5:00

4WD TV 5:30 The Car Show 6:00

Temptation 6:30 News 7:00 The

Simpsons 7:30 AFL: Adelaide Vs

Pt Adelaide 11:00 Movie: Teaching

Mrs Tingle 1999 (M) 1:40 Movie: In

The Company Of Men 1997


Business Report 1:00 New Year’s

Day Concert 2007 3:40 Rolando

Villazon: A Night In Berlin 4:30

Newshour 5:30 The Lost Gods

6:00 Heat In The Kitchen 6:30


Nerds FC 8:00 Kick 8:30 Great

Australian Albums 9:30 Movie:

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

11:30 Shameless 12:20 Shorts

On Screen 1:20 Movie: Operation

Pink Squad 2

Part of the Jericho-Yaraka railway line will have a new lease of life at the Gold Coast shortly, where it will be used in the construction of the state government’s new desalination plant.

The removal of the line is around two months ahead of schedule according to contractor Bruce Richardson.

With very little time lost to bad weather the 14-man crew is powering through the 271-kilometre job.

They started at Yaraka in June last year and have 114 kilometres to go, although the front crew is at the 75-kilometre mark and the line has been removed as far as Glenusk siding 92 kilometres from Jericho.

All the work between Blackall and Yaraka has been done.

A total of 11 000 tonnes of steel will be moved as part of the job and sold for cattle yards and fencing throughout Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Sleepers have been transported to a base in Blackall for grading, with the best quality heading for Japan, New Zealand and Korea for reuse in furnishings, homes and gardens.

The job includes the removal of 128 rail bridges. Bruce said the bridge timbers were sought after in Brisbane and Sydney for exposed beams in houses.

Rail removal passes Blackall

A group of landholders farewelled Benlidi siding at a Christmas party in December 2006

Blackall-Emmet road funding announced

The next tranche of funding for the Jericho-Windorah Road bitumen sealing has been announced in the state government’s 2007-08 budget.

The Blackall shire has been allocated $1.65 million towards paving and sealing an eight kilometre section of the Blackall-Emmet road in the Blackall shire.

The Isisford shire will be working from the opposite end with a $1.175 million allocation to pave and seal another section of the road between Yaraka and Emmet.

Further along, the Barcoo shire has received $2.86 million to pave and seal part of the Yaraka-Retreat road.

The Blackall shire is currently working on sections between Blackall and Jericho and expects to complete that work by November this year.

Transport Minister Paul Lucas said his government was committed to delivering the projects that make roads safer and help meet the needs of a growing state.

“Driven by the booming mining sector, Central Queensland continues to be the state’s economic powerhouse.

“The region needs road infrastructure to help underpin that growth - and this record program delivers that infrastructure.”

“They’ve been treated so we have to send them away to get cut down specially,” he said.

He is also responsible for moving all the rail sidings along the way.

All that is left in situ is the ballast.

Bruce, who has been undertaking this sort of work since 1994, says this is the biggest single rail line removal job he’s done.

He said it had been a difficult job logistically too, due to the isolation.

“It’s not technically hard but it’s a long way from anywhere and there’s a lot of gear to shift,” he said.

“It means you can’t get parts or maintenance done easily when there’s breakdowns.”

He described the property owners all along the way as fantastic help and said he had received a great response from the communities of Yaraka and Blackall.

In the last week of the school holidays a group of excited children from Blackall headed off on the Bush to Beach camp organised by Anglicare.

The children had many great experiences, including a train ride on the Spirit of the Outback.

Brisbane Lions started the action in the city with the children, taking them through fun activities.

A visit to White Water World, playing on the beach, surfing, body boarding with the Surfers Paradise lifeguards, shopping at Kmart, and a Sea World excursion taking in swimming with sharks and dolphins, were on the agenda.

They finished off with a Bronco vs. Titans rugby league match on the Friday night.

Lots of McDonalds and a disco at the Marriott Resort were just some the experiences that the children had.

They were also involved in an advertisement with Channel 10 and were filmed throughout the week enjoying themselves.

-- by Helen Aspinall

Blackall children head off to the city

Blackall’s Bush to Beach participants, from left: (back) Courtney Richardson, Kimberley Storey, Chelsea Hayward, Kyle McPaul, Mitchell Pfingst, Amy Blucher, (front) Sara Aspinall, Jessie Negus, preparing for their trip on the Spirit of the Outback train trip.

The Barcoo Independent, Friday, July 27, 2007 - Page 7Page 14- The Barcoo Independent, Friday, July 27, 2007

Barcoo Independent TV Guide - July 29 - August 4ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Sunday July 29

5:00 Rage 6:30 Children’s Programs

9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business

10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific

Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00

Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia

1:30 Message Stick 2:00 Shipwreck

Detectives: Pacific Graveyard 3.00

Thursday’s Fictions 03:50 L i

Cunxin: Mao’s Last Dancer 4:40 Swift

5:00 Sunday Arts 6:00 At The Movies

6:30 The Einstein Factor 7:00 News

7:30 The Worst Jobs In History 8:25

News 8:30 Midsomer Murders 10:05

Compass 10:30 The Dream With The

American Ballet Theatre 11:35 The

Farm (M*,R) 12:25 Still Doing It: The

Intimate Lives Of Women Over 65 1:20

Movie: Floods Of Fear 1957 (M*,R)

2:40 Movie: The Diplomatic Corpse

1958 (G,Rp)

6:00 One 6:30 Children’s Shows

8:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Up

Close Music 10:30 Movie: The

Bridge On The River Kwai 1957

(Pg,R) 2:00 AFL: Essendon Vs

Adelaide 5:00 Destination New

Zealand 5:30 Great South East

6:00 News 6:30 Australia’s Best

Backyards 7:00 Hot Property 7:30

Ugly Betty 8:30 Grey’s Anatomy

(M) 10:30 Alias 11:20 Movie:

Vanilla Sky 2001 (M,R) 3:00 Guthy-


5:00 NBC Meet the Press

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

For You At Home 6:30 Children’s

Programs 8:30 Business Success

9:00 Sunday 11:00 AFL Footy

Show 12:00 Australia’s Funniest

Home Videos 1:00 Speed Machine

1:30 4 x 4 Show 2:00 The Sunday

Footy Show 3:00 The Australians

Of The Year 4:00 NRL: Parramatta

Eels Vs Manly Sea Eagles 6:00

Do It 6:30 News 7:00 Backyard

Blitz 8:00 60 Minutes 9:00 CSI

(M) 10:00 CSI Miami (M) 11:00

Rove (M) 12:10 Australian Rally

Championship

7:00 Overseas News 10:30 Hary

Janos: Musical Fairytale 11:00

UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

2007 12:00 Speedweek 2:00

World Of Athletics 2:30 Nelson

Mandela Charity Match 4:00 FIFA

Futbol Mundial 4:30 FA Premier

League Classic Matches 5:00

The World Game 6:00 2007 Tour

De France Highlights: Stage 19


Voyages of Discovery 8:30 Big

Love 9:30 The Circuit 10:30 2007

Tour De France: Stage 20 1:50

The Storm Rages Twice (PG)

Monday July 30

4:30 Movie: Love On Wheels 1932


Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30

French Leave 12:55 A Place In

Slovakia 1:30 The Cook & The Chef

2:00 The Bill 3:00 Children’s Shows

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

Heads 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30

Report 8:00 Australian Story 8:30

Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35

Enough Rope With Andrew Denton

10:35 Lateline 11:10 Lateline Business

11:40 Julius Caesar’s Greatest Battle

(M*,R) 12:30 Patrick (Pg,R) 1:15

Movie: Meet Me Tonight 1952 (G,R)

2:40 Movie: Penny And The Pownall

Case 1947 (Pg, R) 3:25 Bowls: World

Team Cup 2007 : Women’s Triples:

England Invitational Vs Ireland



12:00 Movie: Total Stranger

1999 (M,R) 2:00 All Saints 3:00

Infomercial 4:00 Go Go Stop 4:30

News 5:00 MASH 5:30 Deal or

No Deal 6:00 News 6:30 Today

Tonight 7:00 Home & Away 7:30

Border Security 8:00 Surf Patrol

8:30 Criminal Minds (M) 10:30

Boston Legal (M) 11:30 Scrubs

(Pg) 12:00 Popstars (G) 12:30

Seven’s Champ Cars 1:00 Seven

Champ Cars 3:00 Guthy-Renker







The Bold & The Beautiful 1:00

Dr Phil 2:00 Days Of Our Lives

3:00 The Oprah Winfrey Show

4:00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures

4:30 Scope 5:00 Entertainment


Neighbours 6:30 News 7:00 A

Current Affair 7:30 Temptation 8:00

Thank God You’re Here 9:00 Sea

Patrol 10:00 1 v 100 11:00 Footy

Classified 12:00 The Closer

5:25 Overseas News 1:00 The

Food Lovers Guide To Australia

(R) 1:30 The Prisoner Or - How

I Planned To Kill Tony Blair 2:30

Insight 3:30 Dateline (R) 4:30 The

Journal 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Keep

Safe 6:00 2007 Tour De France

Highlights: Stage 20 6:30 World

News Australia 7:30 Top Gear

8:30 The Movie Show 8:35 South

Park (M) 9:00 Drawn Together


If The Dead Could Speak (M)

10:55 Oz 12:00 Movie: Cleopatra

2003 (M,R)

Tuesday July 31

4:30 Movie: Rentadick 1972 (G,R)

6:00 Children’s Shows 11:00 Naked

Science 12:00 Midday Report 12:30

The Einstein Factor 1:00 The New

Inventors 1:30 Catalyst 2:00 The Bill

3:00 Children’s Shows 6:00 Time Team

6:50 The Prime Ministers’ National

Treasures 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30

Report 8:00 Carbon Cops 8:30 The

Bill 9:20 Foreign Correspondent 10:00

Dance Confidential 10:30 Lateline

11:05 Lateline Business 11:35 Four

Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35

Out Of Place, Out Of Time (M*,R) 1:20

Movie: Don’t Ever Leave Me 1949

(Pg,R) 2:45 Movie: The Purple Plain

1954 (G,R)



12:00 Movie: Where There’s A

Will (Pg) 2:00 All Saints 3:00

Infomercial 4:00 Go Go Stop 4:30

News 5:00 MASH 5:30 Deal or

No Deal 6:00 News 6:30 Today

Tonight 7:00 Home & Away 7:30

RSPCA Animal Rescue 8:00

Medical Emergency 8:30 All

Saints 9:30 Crossing Jordan (M)

10:30 Standoff 11:30 City Beat

(M,R) 12:00 Kingpin (M,R) 1:00

Infomercial 2:00 Passions 3:00

Guthy-Renker Australia 4:00 NBC

Today






The Bold & The Beautiful 1:00 Dr

Phil 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:30

The Oprah Winfrey Show 4:00




Neighbours 6:30 News 7:00 A

Current Affair 7:30 Temptation

8:00 Things To Try Before You

Die 9:00 Survivor Fiji 10:00 NCIS

10:55 Law & Order (M) 11:50 Law

& Order: SVU


Business Report 1:00 Movie:

Lost And Found 2005 (M,R)

3:00 Viva 3:30 Football Stars Of

Tomorrow 4:00 A Fork In Asia

4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour

6:00 Global Village 6:30 World

News Australia 7:30 Insight 8:30

Spying On The Home Front 9:30


Every Good Marriage Begins

With Tears 11:00 Movie: A Silent

Love 2003 (M) 12:45 So Close To

Home

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

The Blackall State School P&C’s Trivia Night on Friday, July 13 was well supported by the community with a total of nine tables in action.

There were people from in town, out of town, up town, down town, a hen’s party and even the mayor.

Having the event as a themed night was a hit, with quite a few of the groups going to a lot of trouble to look the part – especially the late 30-somethings in their footy headgear.

It was great to see a table of young folk dressed up as Save Our Shire in red curly wigs.

The crowd was provided with a little extra entertainment during the night with Julie Hay holding her hen’s night.

Ashley Loveday was the MC once again this year, and four teachers from the school – Anthea Blackburn, Helen Hansen, Rebecca Weaver and Angle Strohmayer – worked tirelessly throughout the night preparing food plates, marking answers and running around in general to assist the P&C.

Organisers wanted to give local businesses a break from donating and procured prizes from afar which meant that every table received something.

Black Toyota Roma provided a huge box of goodies which the Hauff, Allom, Spinks and Wemyss table won, along with bottles of wine as the overall winning table.

The two major sponsors,

Diamond Sands Resort at Miami Beach and Club Crocodile Airlie Beach provided accommodation which was auctioned to Anthony Allom and Brenda Kelly.

The lucky door prize – two tickets to the Blackall Kindy Diamonds in the Dust ball – was won by Eddie Austin.

With so many prizes consisting of caps, stubbie coolers and key rings from companies such as Boating Fishing Camping, Pedigree, Titans, BJRL and Hasting Deering CAT – there was quite a bit of swapping and collecting going on by the end of the night.

The P&C said the night had been a good fundraiser for the group and thanked all supporters.

-- by Melissa McKay

Ton of fun at Trivia Night

Dell Wheelhouse and Lyn Cavanagh were surrounded by magpies at the trivia night

Les Girls - Mardi Noonan, Jo Davison, Allan ‘Hinzy’ Hinds, Sally Suthers and Sam Munro had the winning table average at the trivia night.

Jess Johnson and Ben Stockwell were members of the Save Our Shire team which won the prize for youngest table at the trivia night

Natasha Gerber and Kim Flynn had something other than football on their minds at the trivia night

Julie Hay made the most of the trivia night to celebrate her hen’s night and got the whole crowd involved

Winning Trivia Night team, Julie and Bevan Hauff, Colleen and Charlie Wemyss, Anthony and Carleen Allom and Elaine and Kerry Spinks show off their winning pink Black Toyota caps.

Left: Trying to keep a straight face at the Trivia Night were adjudicators Melissa McKay, Rebecca Weaver and Angela Strohmayer


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A graveside service conducted by Reverend Beth O’Neil was held for World War II veteran John Kapel, formerly of Mena Park, on July 18 at the Blackall RSL Cemetery. This was a fitting tribute to one who rode proudly down the main street in an Army jeep during Blackall’s Anzac Day ceremonies.

John was born in Arnhem, Holland. He has six brothers and sisters. John was about 14 when he joined the Resistance movement, fighting the Nazi forces in Europe. He went to England in late 1943 and joined the Free Forces, training at Aldershot. He was there for at least six months training as a soldier, paratrooper and commando. In the Battle of Arnhem he worked with the English as an interpreter and was shot in the ribs during the battle. His cousin removed the bullet. John escaped during the night via Switzerland back to England, only to be sent back to Europe again.

After WWII John joined the Dutch Army. He was sent to Indonesia for about six years. After the Dutch pulled out of Indonesia he and some mates came to Australia, where he met his wife Dulcie. They married and had three children, Christine, David and Ian. He got his plumber’s license while living in Charleville and Barcaldine. John finally moved to Mena Park in 1989, growing fantastic veggies, starting a garden and just generally becoming part of the Scholes family.

John didn’t have an easy life but he was always very positive and looked on the bright side of life. He was and would like to be remembered as “a tough old bastard”, soft as butter on the inside but still “a tough old bastard”.

John Kapel – 7.6.1926 to 17.7.2007

John Kapel riding in a Jeep on Anzac Day with Craig Scholes at the wheel.

Alan Charles Douglas Collyer attended primary school in Blackall in western Queensland, and was sent to the Church of England Grammar School in Brisbane as a boarder from year 8.

During his school years he rowed in the first eight and played in the first XV rugby union team. He studied civil engineering at the University of Queensland and worked for the Department of Harbours and Marines. He ventured to London by ship in 1969 and on the voyage met his future wife, Helen Cleaver, a nurse from Gerringong, New South Wales. He worked in London for consulting engineers then moved to Yorkshire where he worked on the construction of a shipping container terminal.

Doug and Helen returned to Brisbane in 1971 then were posted to Sydney and later Taipei where he worked on a World Bank project to build a bridge. Soon after returning to Sydney he took up an offer from his aunt to buy and run the newspaper she owned in Kingaroy, the South Burnett Times. In the following 19 years, the couple built up the paper and bought four more newspapers in country Queensland. The last, a sentimental decision, was the Blackall Leader. To service the distribution area from the South Burnett to Charleville he took up flying and bought a Piper Arrow II. In 1994 Doug and Helen sold the business, which had grown by then to include a printing company and a radio station. They moved to Toowoomba in 1997.

Doug was diagnosed with a brain tumour in January. His wife, children Greg and Catherine, and a grandson survive him.

Doug Collyer – 20.07.1945 to 18.06.2007

BLACKALL IGA

Chicken Breast Fillet $9.97 kg

Rump Steak $7.97 kg

Melosi Silverside $9.98 kg

Navel Oranges 3 kg bag $3.47 bag

Heinz Soup 420g 99c eachRFDS Spirit of Queensland entrant Rebecca Haughton (right) presents Tommy Johnstone with his winning QantasLink ticket raffled to raise money for Rebecca’s campaign. Bruce Richardson, who donated a wheelbarrow of alcohol for raffling, was on hand recently to draw the winning ticket, won by Robert Thomas.

Engagement NoticeMr Lance and Mrs Kerrylyn Parfitt of Blackall, have the pleasure of announcing the engagement of their daughter Catherine to Shane Elliott. Shane is the son of Mr Malvin and Mrs Melissa Elliot of Winton.


BLACKALL SHIRE COUNCIL REGIONAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT FUND

APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDINGClose Friday 24 August 2007

The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) supports the professional development and employment of arts and cultural workers in regional Queensland. RADF is a partnership between State Government, through Arts Queensland, and local government through Blackall Shire Council.

The first round of funding for 2007/2008 is now being called and closes at 4.30 pm on August 24 2007. Arts Qld has introduced new guidelines and application forms for the RADF Program. RADF funds one-off, short term projects that offer professional arts, cultural and heritage opportunities in the following eight categories:

• Developing regional skills • Building community cultural capacity• Interest-free arts loans • Cultural tourism• Contemporary collections/stories • Regional partnerships• Concept development • Arts policy development and implementation

The new application forms and guidelines are available from the Council office. Applications need to be submitted by 4.30pm on Friday 24 August at the Council office.

Applications are assessed against criteria based on the Arts Queensland Program guidelines and priorities identified in Councils Arts and Cultural Policy which can be obtained from the Council office.

For further information, contact RADF President Ms. Lisa Kings 46574440 or RADF Liaison Officer Louise Campbell 46574222.

Brenda Kelly, Chief Executive OfficerPO Box 21, Blackall Qld 4472

Council NewsAnnual Garden Competition

Nominations, closing on Friday August 17, 2007 are invited for the Annual Blackall Shire Council Garden Competition. The prize winners in each category will be named at the Anglican Flower Show to be held on Saturday, September 1, 2007.Categories for this competition are:-Champion Town Garden + Jessie Bauer Memorial Prize $300.00Champion Rural Garden: Prize $300.00Best Flower Garden: Prize $200.00Best Landscaped Garden: Prize $200.00Best Senior Citizen Garden (over 65 years): Prize $200.00Best Kept Business Premises: Prize $200.00Neatest Yard by any Group:(Clubs, Schools, Social and Sporting) Prize $200.00Best Native Garden: Prize $200.00Best Edible Garden: Prize $200.00Encouragement Award: Prize $50.00Encouragement Award: Prize

$50.00Nomination forms and details are

available from the Council Office during business hours 8.30am to 4.45pm.

Dog RegistrationDog registration for 2007/2008

is now due. A 25% discount applies to all dogs registered prior to August 1, 2007.

Stock in the Town AreaResidents are reminded that

permits are required for the keeping of stock in the town area.

Fires in the Town AreaThe lighting and maintaining of

fires is prohibited on land situated within the town area.

Pensioner Rates RebatesPensioners wishing to apply for

the Government Subsidy and/or Council Remission on rates are advised that they should contact the Council Office by Monday July 30, 2007 so that allowances can be shown on the rate notices for the 2007/2008 financial year.

If you have already received the pensioner subsidy on your last rates notice you will not be required to reapply for these subsidies.

Westpac In-StoreReminding customers the

hours for the Westpac In-Store

are Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 4.30pm.

Leaving Blackall by PlaneIt is essential that passengers

travelling on QantasLink flights from Blackall are checked in 45 minutes prior to the departure time on their ticket otherwise they may not be allowed to board the flight.

Blackall SaleyardsDates for next cattle sales:

August 2, August 16, August 30 Water Restriction Hours

From May 1 to September 30 sprinklers are banned between the hours of 12.00 noon to 3.00 pm Monday to Friday. No water restrictions are in force over the weekends.

Be WaterWise – save money, energy and the environment

WaterWise Tip:Use a broom rather than a hose

to clean the driveway. Council Meetings

The next Ordinary Meeting of Council is scheduled for Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at the Council Chambers commencing at 9.15am.

Council meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month.

Meetings are open to the public.

This edition I am going to be discussing the ‘Emergency Donor Panel’ for donating blood at Blackall Hospital. Yes, we do have a donor panel and there is a process for you to be placed on this panel. Donated blood will be used for emergencies that arise in the local area.

Who can donate?Donors should be healthy people

whoare aged between 16-70 yearsweigh at least 45kgmeet the normal donor

selection criteriaWhich blood groups are needed

at Blackall?Group O negative is the most

versatile of all the blood groups and can be given to people with O, A, B or AB blood groups in an emergency situation. O negative blood can be given to both Rh positive and Rh negative people in emergencies. This is why people with this type of blood are on the emergency donor panel.

Who is the Emergency Donor Panel coordinator for Blackall?

Veronica Driver (Endorsed Enrolled Nurse, Blackall Hospital)

How does the Emergency Donor Panel Work?

Donors are assessed and tested every three months.Suitable donors are called in to

donate in an emergency.Another health assessment is

completed before donating.Up to 500ml of blood is collected

per donation.How do I join?Phone the hospital 4650

7700 and leave a message and telephone number for Veronica to contact you. She will undertake the screening process.

Glory Baker, Director of Nursing, Blackall

Health News

Alcohol & Drug Psychologist: Alan on 46 527 951 Continence Advisor: Joanne De Vries on 46583622. Dietician: Michelle Sonego; Blackall July 27. Dermatologist: Patti Smith on 46584735. Emotional & Social Well Being Team: 46581928 For Details. Gynaecologist: Blackall August 13, referral required. Ph 46242840. Ophthalmologist: Dr Glasson - Blackall October, Referral

Required Ph 3831 0101. Mental Health Nurse: visits every Wednesday. Ph Sharon or Angela on 46527951. Orthodontist: Longreach once a month. Ph Pattie On 46584735. Pediatrician: next visit August. Ph 46507700 for appointment. Podiatrist, Longreach once a month. Ph: Maree 46584700. Physiotherapist: visits every Monday & Tuesday, referrals required.

Ph: 46507700 Relationships Australia: visit Blackall on a needs basis. Ph: 1300 364 277 for appointments. Social Worker: Ph: 46527951 for appointments. Speech Therapist: Ph: Erika Healy on 46527951 for appointments. Well Womens Clinic Nurse: July Dates Not Yet Confirmed. Well Womens Clinic Doctor: Dr Louise Russell. Waiting List For August Ph 46507700.

Specialists

Dawn Fraser meets

locals at the Aquatic

Centre

signing autograph for Aden Wilsonwith mayor Les Wheelhouse

with Kelly and AJ Hauff and their grandmother Pat

with Rebecca Parry and her children

with Taylor Hauff and carer Rose Johnson


Hamilton Walker and Chelsea Just represented LSODE at the North West regional tennis trials for students aged 12 and under. Performing at his first regional trials, Hamilton missed out on selection for the team but gained some valuable experience for next year. For the third year in a row, Chelsea was selected as the number one girl for the north west. The state carnival is being held at UQ in Brisbane from July 29 to August 1.

***Results of the 2007 maths

competition were recently announced for LSODE students.

Year 3 - credit: Hollie Taylor, Ainsley Walker; participation: Wilson Sprague; Year 4 - credit: Gibby Rooney; Year 5 – credit: Joe Schmidt, participation: Holly Sprague, Hamilton Walker; Year 6 - distinction: Alannah Kemp, participation: Lochie Rooney; Year 7 - high distinction: Chelsea Just, participation: Hilary Wood.

***Steven and Annette Gillies from

Devenish are sitting pretty in the LSODE footy tipping competition, consistently picking the teams and staying on top of the ladder.

***Coolibah House was the narrow

winner of the LSODE athletics carnival held recently, by 10 points. The percentage points trophy went to Boree by .3 per cent. Blackall cluster students ran, jumped and threw hard all day for their houses.

***Year 6 and 7 distance ed students

from Blackall will be heading off on their school camp on August 3, travelling down south this year. School captain Hilary Wood is amongst the students looking forward to lots of snow.

***The North Queensland Cowboys’

development squad conducted a tour of the central west last week and visited Blackall schools for a morning, as well as training with junior and senior Magpies players. Coaching hints were offered and all students seemed to enjoy the activities set out for them.

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The state school athletics carnival took place last Friday, with lots of team spirit and participation shown by students. Parents came along to support their children, and Mr Gilmore and staff undertook organisation and assistance.

***Two year 11 students, Kyle

Richardson and Sam Olive travelled to Brisbane last week to attend the Careers Expo, accompanied by Miss Baills.

***Chelsea Hayward and Elizabeth

Loveday have been selected for the north west touch football team.

***In week six the state school will

be conducting its annual School Opinion Surveys. This will be an opportunity for parents, staff and students to indicate to the department how well the school is performing or areas where the school needs to improve.

***Mr Magic, Garry Jackel came to

Blackall State School recently to entertain students. Mr Magic flies around the outback entertaining children in remote areas. Students were mesmerized by his antics and enjoyed his performance immensely.

***The Blackall State School P&C

will be holding an auction at the showgrounds on Saturday, August 18. Elders Blackall has offered their services and will be acting as auctioneers for the day. It will run as a normal auction, and the commission rate will be 10 per cent. This commission, instead of going to the agents, will be donated to the school as fundraising.

Auction items will be accepted on the day between 7 and 11 am at the showgrounds. Viewing can commence from around 10 am. The auction will start at 1 pm, to allow everyone to do their shopping and finish work. There will be a barbecue lunch on sale and toward the end of the day a bar will be open.

Items for sale can be donated to the school or people can sell items on their own behalf. The P&C is looking to have a wide variety of

School News

Where the word of GOD

becomes a way of life

SUNDAY 9.00amGraham and Meryl Gibson

46574740Peter Aay 4651 2662

Warren & Marg Lehman 4657 4546

Ladies FellowshipHeather Whitfield – 4657 4564

Thrift ShopTuesday, Friday and Saturday

9am to 12 noon Flo Moore 4657 4465

Betty Walker – 4657 4746How will you spend eternity?

Smoking or Non Smoking

BLACKALLUNITING CHURCH

Variety Auction 18th AugustThe Blackall State School P & C Committee will be holding an

Auction on 18th August at the Showgrounds.

Elders Blackall has very kindly offered their services and will act as Auctioneers for the dayWe aim to make the day similar to a Clearing Sale / Garage Sale with a large variety of items

up for bidding including - Household Items; Tools; Machinery; Furniture; Office furniture; Building materials

Shed items; Bikes; White goods

Delivery of items 7am - 11am on Saturday 18th August to the Showgrounds for a 1pm Auction start.

Auction Co-ordinator - Melissa McKay 0419 865 587 or 4657 6349

Around the schoolsitems. Ideally they would like to have some items pre-booked for advertising purposes and for logistical reasons. This can be done by phoning the coordinator on 0419 865 587 with descriptions. On the day cash and cheques only will be accepted.

***At St Joseph’s the Prep/Year

One class are travelling to “Infinity and Beyond”. The 2/3 class have started the term reading and re-writing Dreamtime Stories and learning about fossils and palaeontology while the year 4/5 also discover about dinosaurs and changes over time. The 6/7’s are looking at multiculturalism with the help of the novel ‘Nip’s XI’.

***Catholic Education Week will

be celebrated on Tuesday July 24. The 5/6/7 students will be traveling to Longreach for a day of celebration with students from Barcaldine, Longreach and Winton.

Runner up 10 yr boy champion Dillon Bauman at the LSODE athletics .

Right: At the LSODE athletics carnival, Hollie Taylor was the runner up 8 yr girl champion.

Elizabeth Loveday and Chelsea Hayward have been selected for the North West Touch Football team.

Mr Magic made Shauna Kangan laugh during his performance on Tuesday.

Students from St Joesph’s enjoyed learning ball skills and activities with Scott Bowd and Christian Woolf from the Cowboys and Andrew Lawrence from Queensland QRL.

Nick Kinsey runs for Gold House while Ronan Robinson and Jesse Negus compete for Blue House.at the BSS sports carnival.

Ainsley Walker competing in the girls 8 yr high jump at the LSODE and Small Schools athletics carnival held in Longreach on 13th July. Ainsley was later named 8yr girl champion.

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