Bowlers keep up the pace

In Sets of Nine bowls matches held on Sunday, June 15 Col Pngst and Tex Hayward had a tight rst set with Col just winning 8-7, then Col bowled really well in the second set, winning 11-3. It was the same pattern in the other Sets of Nine game, with Lou Kelly just beating Gumby 8-6 in the rst set, then racing away in the second set 16-7. In handicap singles Ron Robinson had a really bad spell, being kept scoreless for nine ends by some very good bowling by Don Daly. Ron eventually got moving but it was too late with Don winning 33-23. In a social game Rob, Col and Tex were no match for John, Dally and John, going down 12-9 In A singles last Sunday, June 22, John Bowyer and Roy Black had a good tussle for the rst 20 ends, the score being 17-13 to John, but then Roy started to fade a bit with John going on to win 32-15. In another A singles Ron Robinson put it to top bowler Ross Browning for 16 ends. Ross was just in front 14-12 then his experience began to tell on Ron, and Ross went on to win 3116. In pairs, Don Daly and Gumby tangled with Col Pngst and Dally Holden.

Sport on the Barcoo

It was a close game for 13 ends, the score being 7-6 in favour of Dally. Unfortunately, with a few ends to go the duck broke down in one ankle, Dally and Col going on to win easily 22-9. This weeks bowls games: pairs M Pngst and R Robinson v G Whiteld and G McNamara; D Daly and B Black v R Browning and J Bowyer; B singles J Blucher v T Hayward, spotter D Holden; handicap singles L Kelly v Woody, spotter R Doyle.

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The Blackall Pistol Club hosted the Les and Cathy Wheelhouse centre re and sports pistol events on Sunday, June 15. These events were a forerunner to the Black Stump open shoot to be held on July 12 and 13. The centre re event was down in numbers but still a very strong competition, which resulted in Bruce McPaul taking the winning medal with a score of 596. Aub Carter followed closely as runner-up on 590 while 3rd place went to Ross Allen on 576 then Len Russell on 550. Top off-pistol score went to winning medallist Bruce McPaul with 489. The sports pistol event had a few more numbers with the winning medal going to Peter Fenson on 606 followed by Peter Molle on 593 and 3rd place to Noelene Gleeson on 579. Other scores were Helen Allen 525, Matthew Allen 508, Shelley Haughton 485 and Lloyd Marsh 434. Top off-pistol score was an excellent 526 shot by Peter Molle. There will be no more ofcial shoots before the Open in July but there will be a working bee and practice shoot on June 29.

Coal exploration underway at Blackall

Perth-based coal exploration company East Energy Resources (EER) plans to explore the Blackall Coal Project, in the Adavale Basin in Queensland, following the granting of an exploration license by the Department of Mines and Energy. Drilling rigs are moving on to Carlow, 50 kilometres south of Blackall for an intensive coal exploration program over the next six months. Mark Basso, managing director of East Energy Resources, a Perth based exploration company said a drilling program in 1974 had estimated there were thermal coal mineralisations of 79-90 million tonnes in a small area of the tenement, but there was no information about potential deposits in the north west and western parts of the claim. The exploration permit covers a tenement of 867square km, consisting of 300 sub-blocks, and is for a period of ve years. Mr Basso said the company would begin by nding the original exploration holes, conrming the historical results and then explore outwards. It might mean drilling every three kilometres and depending on what they nd, bring the drilling in closer, he said. Coal samples would be sent to a laboratory for analysis to determine the characteristics of the coal in relation to the sulphur content and ash content as well as the caloric value. The rst phase would take three to six months with the total exploration program over two years. The company had one employee based at Blackall, and three more had come in with the rst drilling rig. At its peak there would be 8-9 workers on site, according to Mr Basso. We know, based on historical drilling and evaluation, that this project hosts a sizeable mineralisation target which has strong development potential, East Energy chairman Terry Byrt said. It is our intention to spend the best part of the next six months drilling at the project so as to prove up this resource and aggressively explore the previously unexplored areas of the tenement. According to the original drilling report by Theiss Bros for Brigalow Mines in 1974, drilling was carried out in the Cretaceous Winton formation

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A lex C hoyce and Jeff R ussell from B lackall w ere pa rt o f th e S t B rendans C ollege 15a side selected to play at D airy F a rm e rs S tadium Tow nsville in the curtain raiser for the C o w sb o ys/ K nights gam e on M onday June 16. S t B renda n s C o lle g e played for the rst tim e in the C ow boys S uper 8 co m p e titio n and played Ignatius C ollege Tow nsville in the n a l w ith Ignatius C ollege w inning the gam e 18 points to 16 .

which consists of sandstones, siltstones and claystones with coal seams. The upper coal seam contains up to 22m of coal, carbonaceous shale, mudstone, siltstone and minor sandstone. This coalbearing seam was located within 20m of the surface. The lower seam contains much thinner seams and is about 13m thick. Two coal seam horizons were identied with the uppermost viable with mineralisation of 90 million tonnes outlined to a depth of 47m. The overburden is an average of 15m and can be readily stripped as it is soft and there are no topographic extremes and the coal seams are relatively at. East Energy, a public company formed in December 2007 has exploration rights over two tenements: one is in the Adavale Basin (at Blackall) and the other is at Norwich Park in the Bowen Basin next to a coal project being developed by BHP Billiton. Blackall is its rst exploration program. Further details can be obtained by visiting the East Energy web site at www. eastenergy.com.au

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June 2008 has own by. Deputy Mayor Peter Skewes and myself attended the Civic Leaders Summit in Brisbane where the emphasis was on Leadership for Mayors, Deputy Mayors and CEOs. Powerful messages were delivered by keynote speakers such as General Peter Cosgrove; The Right Hon The Lord Mayor of Brisbane; the Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews; the Australian netball coach Lorna Plummer; former coach of the Australian Rugby Team John Connolly; The Auditor General of Queensland the Queensland Ombudsman and CMC Chairman, as well as the Minister of Local Government & Roads the Hon Warren Pitt. The programme organised by the Local Government Association of Queensland was great with many sessions focused on solutions to situations faced each day in public ofce. While I was away it rained well enough to register 180 points which has washed off our feed and livened it up no end. I was pleased to be a part of the Blackall Tambo Regional Council Induction Day held at the Blackall Cultural Centre on Monday 16th June. It afforded me the opportunity to meet many more of the The Blackall Tambo Team and it also allowed both Tambo and Blackall employees to meet one and another. It was a pleasure to meet Erica Hart and Deborah Conway of the Queensland Music Festival. Our Economic Development Ofcer Mrs Louise Campbell was able to take these ladies on a tour of Blackall and will continue to liaise with them in the months to come. 2007/2008 end of June budgets are being nalised and the 2008/2009 budget is being prepared for councils consideration and endorsement. Inevitably there will be some changes but we will be doing our best to minimise the impact of amalgamation of two very different nancial systems. On a lighter note congratulations to the Blackall CWA ladies for the great success of their Lunch in the Park. I understand there was about 240 attending on Monday 9th June. Another fun happening will be the Masquerade Ball at he Blackall Cultural Centre on June 29th at 6:30pm. Im sure all the children and young adults involved will have a fabulous evening. It is such an advantage to be able to dance at any age or stage. Great for exercise and social interaction.

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Letter To T he E d ito r Methodist memorabilia sought

On the 2nd and 3rd of August the Uniting Church will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the building of our present church with a dinner on the Saturday night and a worship service on Sunday at 9 am. Many will know the bricks for it were hand-made by the congregation over some years. The foundations were dug by church members, and the architect and builder, Jan Van Eyk was a member of the congregation. We were told a brick building would not last long on Blackalls black soil. We are seeking photos of the old Methodist Church or any other memorabilia that can be used to revive stories or pictures of that past, at the dinner on Saturday night. There are a coach load of past ministers and their wives coming from Brisbane to laugh and pray with us over these memories. Any offer of accommodation would be gratefully received, as all motel and hotel accommodation on that weekend has been booked for the Australian Junior Tennis Championships in Blackall. Please contact me at 4657 4740 if you can help in any way.

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6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Playhouse Disney 11:30 News 12:00 Saints & Sinners 2:00 Golden Girls 2:30 Seaside Hotel 3:00 Girl TV 3:30 Dive Olly Dive 4:00 Go Go Stop 4:30 News 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 TBA 8:30 Criminal Minds 9:30 TBA 10:30 The Unit 11:30 Cavemen 12:00 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Young Ramsay 1:30 Kiwifruit 2:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Playhouse Disney 11:30 News 12:00 Saints & Sinners 2:00 Golden Girls 2:30 Seaside Hotel 3:00 Girl TV 3:30 Dive Olly Dive 4:00 Go Go Stop 4:30 News 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 My Name Is Earl 8:30 Bones 9:30 The Amazing Race 10:30 Family Guy 11:00 American Dad 11:30 Stargate Atlantis 12:30 Marshall Law 1:30 Hot Auctions 2:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Playhouse Disney 11:30 News 12:00 Saints & Sinners 1:00 Saints & Sinners 2:00 Golden Girls 2:30 Seaside Hotel 3:00 Girl TV 3:30 Dive Olly Dive 4:00 Go Go Stop 4:30 News 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 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 AFL: Carlton v St Kilda 11:30 Seven Late News 12:05 Movie: Blow Out 2:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Childrens Shows 12:00 Eclipse 1:00 V8 Xtra 1:30 Sevens Motorsport 2:30 AFL: Geelong V Fremantle 5:30 Hook Line & Sinker 6:00 News 6:30 That 70s Show 7:00 AFL: Essendon v Brisbane 10:30 TBA 12:15 Movie: The Human Stain 2:20 Special: Exploring Cape York Peninsula 3:30 It Is Written 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Dateline NBC 5.30 Creo A Dollar 6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 News 11.30 Home Shopping 12.00 Movie: Getting There 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Entertainment Tonight 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 The Shak 4.30 News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Million Dollar Wheel Of Fortune 6.00 News 6.30 A Current Affair 7.00 Two And A Half Men 7.30 Fire 000 8.00 Search & Rescue 8.30 Cold Case 9.30 Missing Persons Unit 10.30 Canal Road 11.30 Nightline 12.00 Home Shopping 12.30 Water Rats 5.30 Creo A Dollar 6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 News 11.30 Home Shopping 12.00 Best In Show (PG,2000,R) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Entertainment Tonight 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 The Shak 4.30 News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Million Dollar Wheel Of Fortune 6.00 News 6.30 A Current Affair 7.00 Two And A Half Men 7.30 Getaway 8.30 TBA 9.30 The Footy Show 11.00 Nightline 11.30 The Footy Show Late 1.30 Home Shopping 5.30 Creo A Dollar 6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 News 11.30 Home Shopping 12.00 Movie: My Girl 2 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Entertainment Tonight 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 The Shak 4.30 News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Million Dollar Wheel Of Fortune 6.00 News 6.30 Footprints 7.00 Two And A Half Men 7.30 NRL: Sydney Roosters V Gold Coast Titans 9.30 NRL: Penrith Panthers V Newcastle Knights 11.30 Nightline 12.00 Movie: Heartbreak Ridge 5.30 Christian City TV 6.00 Childrens Shows 10.00 Parallax 10.30 Sharkys Friends 11.00 The Music Jungle 12.00 Cybershack 12.30 Do It 1.00 The Snow Show 1.30 Movie: Four For Texas 4.00 Discover Downunder 4.30 Talk To The Animals 5.00 Holidays For Sale 5.30 Antiques Roadshow 6.00 News 6.30 Australias Funniest Home Video Show 7.30 TBA 9.40 TBA 12.30 Movie: The Exorcist (MA15+,1973)

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:20 Overseas News 1:00 Movie: My Jealous Barber 2:20 Postcard 2:30 Here Comes The Neighbourhood 3:00 Parent Rescue: Whos The Boss 3:30 Hotspell 4:00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Tour De France 2008 Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Food Safari: Pakistani Safari 8:00 The Passionate Apprentices: The Bakers 8:30 Dateline 9:30 News Australia 10:00 Salam Caf 10:30 Tour De France 2008 Stage 5 5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:20 Overseas News 1:00 Australian Biography: Joan Winch 1:30 Our Bush Wedding 2:30 Dateline 3:30 Hotspell 4:00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Tour De France 2008 Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Inspector Rex 8:30 Spiral 9:30 News Australia Late 10:00 Tour De France 2008 Stage 6 5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:20 Overseas News 1:00 The Food Lovers Guide To Australia 1:30 Insight 2:30 Queen Of Hearts 3:30 Downunder Grads 4:00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Tour De France 2008 Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 A Northern Town 8:30 The Wehrmacht: To The Bitter End 9:30 News Australia Late 10:00 Tour De France 2008 Stage 7 5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:20 Overseas News 1:00 San Remo Song Festival 2008 3:00 The Wonderful World Of Albert Kahn 4:00 Chinas Art AvantGarde: The Future Is Now 4:30 Newshour 5:30 Footy - The La Perouse Way 6:00 Tour De France 2008 Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 The Nest 8:30 Big Love: Circle The Wagons 9:30 RocKwiz 10:00 Tour De France 2008 Stage 8 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

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5:00 rage 6:30 Childrens Shows 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:05 Asia Pacic Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 Message Stick 2:00 The Lost Civilisation Of Peru 3:00 One Earth Many Voices 4:00 She Sells Seashells 4:25 Hidden Treasures With Betty Churcher 4:30 First Tuesday Book Club 5:00 Sunday Arts 6:00 At The Movies 6:30 The Einstein Factor 7:00 News 7:30 Doctor Who 8:25 News 8:30 Valentines Day 10:10 Compass 10:40 The Widower 11:40 Trial By Fire 12:35 Movie: The Drum (1938) 2:20 Movie: Ill Get You For This 3:55 Our Boys: Roni

Barcoo Independent TV Guide July 6 - 12 ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

6:00 Choices 6:30 W.I.T.C.H 7:00 Flipper And Lopaka 7:30 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Great Outdoors 11:00 Wyclef Jean Performance 11:10 Movie: Spy Hard (1996) 1:00 Sevens V8 Supercars 2008 5:30 Great South East 6:00 News 6:30 Gladiators 7:30 Battle Of The Choirs 8:30 Private Practice 9:30 Lipstick Jungle 10:30 Trinny & Susannah Undress 11:30 Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia 12:00 Movie: Firetrap (2001) 1:55 Humps, Hooves And Feathers 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 NBC Today 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Playhouse Disney 11:30 News 12:00 Saints & Sinners 1:00 Saints & Sinners 2:00 Golden Girls 2:30 Silversun 3:00 Girl TV 3:30 Backyard Science 4:00 Go Go Stop 4:30 News 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 Border Security Australias Front Line 8:00 Surf Patrol 8:30 City Homicide 9:30 Criminal Minds 10:30 Boston Legal 11:30 30 Rock 12:00 Youve Got The Job 12:30 Medical Rookies 1:00 Playing It Straight 2:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Playhouse Disney 11:30 News 12:00 Saints & Sinners 1:00 Saints & Sinners 2:00 Golden Girls 2:30 Seaside Hotel 3:00 Girl TV 3:30 Backyard Science 4:00 Go Go Stop 4:30 News 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 TBA 8:30 All Saints 9:30 TBA 11:30 Cheaters 12:30 Popstars 1:00 Down The Line 2:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today
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5.30 Rise & Shine 6.00 Go, Diego, Go 6.30 Dora The Explorer 7.00 Business Sense 7.30 Sunday 9.30 Wide World Of Sports 11.00 The Sunday Footy Show 12.00 Sunday Roast 1.00 Footprints 1.30 Speed Machine 2.00 Gilmore Girls 3.00 WWE: Afterburn 4.00 NRL: Parramatta Eels v Penrith Panthers 6.00 News 6.30 Domestic Blitz 7.30 60 Minutes 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 9.30 Without A Trace 10.30 WWS: Wimbledon (Mens Final) 5.30 Creo A Dollar 6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 News 11.30 Home Shopping 12.00 Movie: Gentle Ben (Pg,2002,R) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Entertainment Tonight 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 The Shak 4.30 News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Million Dollar Wheel Of Fortune 6.00 News 6.30 A Current Affair 7.00 Two And A Half Men 7.30 David Attenborough Life of Mammals 8.30 A Farmer wants a Wife 9.30 CSI: NY 10.30 CSI: NY 11.30 Nightline 12.00 Home Shopping 12.30 E.R. Now what? 5.30 Creo A Dollar 6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 News 11.30 Home Shopping 12.00 Movie: Jewel 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Entertainment Tonight 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 The Shak 4.30 News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Million Dollar Wheel Of Fortune 6.00 News 6.30 A Current Affair 7.00 Two And A Half Men 7.30 10 To One 8.00 Deadly Surf 8.30 Two And A Half Men 9.00 Two And A Half Men 9.30 Bad Lads Army 10.30 Balls Of Steel 11.10 Girls Of The Playboy Mansion 12.10 Home Shopping 12.40 Footy Classied

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 6:55 Overseas News 11:00 Salam Caf 11:30 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2008 12:25 2008 World Superbike Championships 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Football Asia 3:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 4:00 Les Murrays Football Feature 5:00 The World Game 6:00 Tour De France 2008 Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Cities Of Light: The Rise And Fall Of Islamic Spain 8:30 Car Of The Future 9:30 Holidays In Places That Dont Exist 10:00 Tour De France 2008 Stage 2 5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5.20 Overseas News 1:00 Halal Mate: Afas Match 1:30 Dark Science 2:30 Dateline 3:30 Insight 4:30 The Journal 5:00 The Crew 5:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 6:00 Tour De France 2008 Highlights 6:30 World News 7:30 Top Gear 8:30 South Park 9:00 South Park 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Tour De France 2008 Stage 3 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:20 Overseas News 7:15 Weatherwatch & Music 7:25 Overseas News 1:00 Movie: James Journey To Jerusalem 2:35 Troy Cassar-Daley 3:30 Vasilis Garden 4:00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Tour De France 2008 Highlights 6:30 World News 7:30 Insight 8:30 Cutting Edge: Gates - How A Geek Changed The World 9:30 World News Australia Late 10:00 Tour De France 2008 Stage 4

New CEO for Blackall-Tambo

Ken Timms has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Ofcer for the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council. Mr Timms, who has had 20 years experience in local government, was appointed at a special council meeting on Wednesday. He is no stranger to the area, having previously worked as CEO at Tambo, before moving to Kilcoy and then to Cloncurry, where he is currently stationed. He will be stationed at Blackall along with wife Jo and family. Acting CEO Brenda Kelly will nish up with the council on July 4.

Tambo benets Chaplaincy changes hands from Blueprint

The Blackall State School community recently farewelled its chaplain, Emma Baills. In the twelve months she was here, Emma had a deep impact on peoples lives. She was described as being passionate about people, in particular the young people of the local school and community. The Chaplaincy committee has announced that the work of chaplaincy will continue. Following the employment processes established by Scripture Union Queensland, Rebecca Ossipow is to commence as the school chaplain on July 14.

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4:30 G.P. 5:30 Strictly Dancing 6:00 Childrens Show 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Pilot Guides 1:30 The Cook And The Chef 2:00 SeaChange 3:00 Childrens Shows 6:00 Landline Extra 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 Elders With Andrew Denton 10:15 Little Miss Jocelyn 10:40 Lateline 11:15 Lateline Business 11:40 The Lost Tribe 12:40 Movie: The Galloping Major 2:05 Primal Instincts: Happiness 3:00 Marloos Blues/Sugar Bag 3:25 Bowls: World Cup 2008: Final 2: Womens Singles 4:30 G.P. 5:30 Strictly Dancing 6:00 Childrens Shows 11:00 Grand Designs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Einstein Factor 1:00 The New Inventors 1:30 Catalyst: Dont Die Young 2:00 SeaChange 3:00 Childrens Shows 6:00 Time Team: Eastry 6:50 Hidden Treasures With Betty Churcher 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 Big Cat Diary 8:35 Medical Mavericks 9:30 Foreign Correspondent 10:00 Artscape 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Movie: Mix Me A Person 2:45 Movie: After The Ball (1957)

Black Stump Bookies raise funds for MS research

Local book club, the Black Stump Bookies, recently joined other book groups from around Australia to raise funds for research into Multiple Sclerosis. MS is the most common disabling neurological condition affecting young adults and as yet has no known cause or cure. Around 18 000 people in Australia have MS with the average age of diagnosis being just 30. The disease is on the rise and affects three times more women than men. It is mostly women who make up book groups as well, which is what prompted two friends in New South Wales to come up with a novel fundraising idea. In June 2007 their inaugural Throw the Book at MS event was a great success, raising over $6000 for MS Research Australia. Throughout June 2008 book groups again organised their own trivia events, and the Black Stump Bookies joined in, hosting a lunch at the Blackall Memorial and Sports Club on June 13. Many Blackall businesses

generously donated vouchers or items for a multi-draw rafe and Kaye Wood, with the Blackall Community Inc team, provided a two-course meal as well as a $50 voucher for the lucky door prize. Everyone who attended was also asked to bring a pre-loved book to sell to each other, the proceeds of which went to MSRA as well. Between courses, participants in teams of two were put to the test with a book related trivia quiz. There was much laughter, a few clues given away and perhaps the odd bit of cheating, which all culminated in a lot of fun. Participants said they had had a lot of fun while having the chance to contribute to a worthwhile cause. The mother/daughter team of Helen Heath and Rachel Walker nally won the three-way tie at the end. With $358 raised on the day and a few donations also received, an approximate total of $450 was collected for MS Research Australia.

Tambo will be amongst the rural communities around Queensland to benet from the latest round of Blueprint for the Bush funding, announced recently by Local Government Minister Warren Pitt. Mr Pitt said 21 organisations throughout the state would share in $604,863 in State Government funding towards a range of community projects. The Blackall-Tambo Regional Council will receive $52,320 to employ a consultant to implement the Tambo Urban Design Strategy and Sports Plan. The State Governments Blueprint for the Bush Strengthening Rural Communities program offers grants to help rural communities develop and implement projects to improve community capacity, access to transport services and the image of rural areas, Mr Pitt said. Today, I am pleased to announce the details of grants being distributed through round three of the Our Place, Our Future initiative, which is part of our Strenthening Rural Communities program. Our Place, Our Future aims to strengthen and enhance relationships between rural and urban areas, as well as building the networks and support needed to attract and retain skilled workers. Another group to benet was the Hughenden Kindergarten Association which received $17,919 to develop a ve-year business plan.

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Viva la Musica plays at Listowel

About 40 people from a remote corner of the Blackall district were given a musical treat recently, when three musicians from private orchestra Viva la Musica played at Listowel Downs station. Organised by Frontier Services John Case, the event was originally scheduled as a 2007 drought concert but was ironically washed out by rain. We decided to go ahead with it anyway, said Wendy Picone, on whose property the impromptu concert was held. All who attended described the morning in the garden as magical. The group of three musicians was led by Rhonda Davidson-Irwin, who lectures in early childhood music education in Asia and across Australia and wrote a signicant part of the present early childhood curriculum for the Queensland State School system. Viva La Musica, Rhondas own orchestra and

classical music business, has played for such notables as Queen Elizabeth II, ex-President Bill Clinton and Muhammad Ali. It is described as Queenslands most versatile and outstanding private orchestra, sought after yearround for performances, festivals and recordings. Its reputation is that it can engage a wide variety of audiences from families to sophisticated opera buffs. Currently the group is composing and playing music for two Channel 7 childrens programs as well as being asked to play for various functions all over the world. Rhonda herself is the Early Childhood representative on the prestigious Music Council of Australia. The concert was free, thanks to Frontier Services. It was very kind of John to organise it, Wendy said.

T he three V iva La M usica m usicians in the Listow el D ow n s garden

S om e of the audience enjoying the V iva La M usica concert at Listow el D ow ns.

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4:30 G.P. 5:30 Strictly Dancing 6:00 Childrens Shows 11:00 Time Team 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Talking Heads 2:00 SeaChange 3:00 Childrens Shows 6:00 Travel Oz 6:30 The Cook And The Chef 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 The New Inventors 8:30 Spicks And Specks 9:00 The Gruen Transfer 9:30 That Mitchell And Webb Look 10:00 At The Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:35 Dalziel And Pascoe 12:25 Movie: The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) 2:00 Movie: The Private Life Of Don Juan (1934) 3:25 National Press Club Address 4:30 G.P. 5:30 Strictly Dancing 6:00 Childrens Shows 11:00 Shipwreck Detectives 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Pie In The Sky 1:30 Collectors 2:00 SeaChange 3:00 Childrens Shows 6:05 Grand Designs Indoors 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 Catalyst 8:35 The Gil Mayo Mysteries 9:30 Q&A 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:30 Live At The Basement: Eddie Reader 12:25 Movie: Lady Hamilton 2:30 Psychic Investigators: Alexis Burke 3:00 Movie: The Ghost Goes West 4:30 G.P. 5:30 Strictly Dancing 6:00 Childrens Shows 11:00 Life In The Undergrowth 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Spicks And Specks 2:00 Around The World In Eighty Treasures 3:00 Childrens Shows 6:00 Message Stick 6:30 Can We Help? 7:00 News 7:30 Stateline 8:00 Collectors 8:30 Silent Witness 9:25 Spooks 10:20 Lateline 11:00 Help 11:30 triple j tv 12:00 rage 5:00 rage 8:00 rage: Guest Programmer: Tiesto 9:00 triple j tv With The Doctor 10:00 Live From Abbey Road 11:00 Totally Frank 11:30 The Cook And The Chef 12:00 Stateline 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Foreign Correspondent 1:30 Can We Help? 2:00 Rugby League: 2008 4:00 Movie: Variety Time 5:00 Bowls: PBA World Championships 6:00 My Family 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 News 7:30 Wild At Heart 8:15 Collectors (Shorts) 8:25 ABC News 8:30 The Bill 10:05 ABC News 10:10 Midsomer Murders 11:50 rage

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6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Playhouse Disney 11:30 News 12:00 Saints & Sinners 1:00 Saints & Sinners 2:00 Golden Girls 2:30 Silversun 3:00 Girl TV 3:30 Backyard Science 4:00 Its Academic 4:30 News 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 Ugly Betty 8:30 Criminal Minds 9:30 Air Crash Investigations 10:30 The Unit 11:30 Cavemen 12:00 Family Plots 12:30 Young Ramsay 1:30 Kiwifruit 2:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Playhouse Disney 11:30 News 12:00 Saints & Sinners 2:00 Golden Girls 2:30 Silversun 3:00 Girl TV 3:30 Backyard Science 4:00 Its Academic 4:30 News 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 My Name Is Earl 8:30 Bones 9:30 The Amazing Race 10:30 Family Guy 11:00 American Dad 11:30 Stargate Atlantis 12:30 Marshall Law 1:30 Hot Auctions 2:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Playhouse Disney 11:30 News 12:00 Saints & Sinners 1:00 Saints & Sinners 2:00 Golden Girls 2:30 Silversun 3:00 Girl TV 3:30 Backyard Science 4:00 Its Academic 4:30 News 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 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 AFL: Adelaide Vs Geelong 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: High Noon 1:50 Hawkins River 3:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Childrens Shows 12:00 Eclipse 1:00 Otago Classic Rally 1:30 Road To Beijing 2:00 Sevens V8 Supercars 2008: Darwin 5:30 Hook Line & Sinker 6:00 News 6:30 That 70s Show 7:00 That 70s Show 7:30 Seven Rugby: Australia V France 10:00 AFL: Sydney V Collingwood 1:30 Movie: The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Dateline NBC 5.30 Creo A Dollar 6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 News 11.30 Home Shopping 12.00 Movie: Charms For The Easy Life (Pg,2001) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Entertainment Tonight 3.30 New Macdonalds Farm 4.00 The Shak 4.30 News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Million Dollar Wheel Of Fortune 6.00 News 6.30 A Current Affair 7.00 Two And A Half Men 7.30 State Of Origin 10.30 Wimbledon 2008
5.30 Creo A Dollar 6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 News 11.30 Home Shopping 12.00 Fresh Cooking With AWW 12.30 Movie: The Hound Of The Baskervilles (Pg,2000) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Entertainment Tonight 3.30 New Macdonalds Farm 4.00 The Shak 4.30 News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Million Dollar Wheel Of Fortune 6.00 News 6.30 A Current Affair 7.00 Two And A Half Men 7.30 Getaway 8.30 Hells Kitchen 9.30 The Footy Show 11.00 Wimbledon 2008 Womens Semi-nal

5.30 Creo A Dollar 6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 News 11.30 Home Shopping 12.00 Movie: Love Affair 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Entertainment Tonight 3.30 New Macdonalds Farm 4.00 The Shak 4.30 News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Million Dollar Wheel Of Fortune 6.00 News 6.30 Footprints 7.00 Two And A Half Men 7.30 NRL: Gold Coast Titans V Manly Sea Eagles 10.00 Wimbledon 2008 Mens Semi-nals 5.30 Christian City TV 6.00 Childrens Shows 10.00 Parallax 10.30 The Music Jungle 11.30 Cybershack 12.00 Margaret River Pro 12.30 Do It 1.00 The Snow Show 1.30 Movie: Kim (G,1950) 4.00 Discover Downunder 4.30 Talk To The Animals 5.00 Holidays For Sale 5.30 Antiques Roadshow 6.00 News 6.30 Australias Funniest Home Video Show 7.30 Movie: Stuart Little 2 (Pg,2002,R) 9.05 Movie: The Wedding Singer (M,1998,R) 11.00 Wimbledon 2008 Womens Final

5:20 Overseas News 7:15 Weatherwatch & Music 7:25 Overseas News 1:00 Movie: At Five In The Afternoon 2:50 The Movie Show 3:00 Parent Rescue: Sweating It Out 3:30 Hotspell 4:00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Thalassa: The Pangalanes Canal 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Food Safari: Maltese Safari 8:00 Inside Australia: The Passionate Apprentices 8:30 Dateline 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Salam Caf 10:30 Movie: In The Light Of The Sun 12:15 Movie: Tell Me Something 5:20 Overseas News 7:15 Weatherwatch & Music 7:25 Overseas News 1:00 Australian Biography: Bernard Smith 1:30 Cable 2:30 Dateline 3:30 Hotspell 4:00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Thalassa: Turbot Man 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Inspector Rex 8:30 Spiral 9:30 News Australia 10:00 All The Invisible Children 12:10 Clara Sheller: The Gift Of Life 1:15 Movie: Jewboy 5:20 Overseas News 1:00 The Food Lovers Guide To Australia 1:30 Insight 2:30 Hoovers Gold 3:30 Downunder Grads 4:00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Thalassa: The Saint Brandon Archipelago 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 The Fabulous Flag Sisters 8:30 The Wehrmacht: Resistance 9:30 World News Australia Late 10:00 Movie: Raising Victor Vargas 11:35 Movie: The Stratosphere Girl 1:05 Movie: Blind Shaft
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:20 Overseas News 7:15 Weatherwatch & Music 7:25 Overseas News 1:00 San Remo Song Festival 2008 3:00 The Wonderful World Of Albert Kahn 4:00 Every Picture Tells A Story 4:30 Newshour 5:30 Mythbusters 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 The Nest 8:30 Big Love: Kingdom Come 9:30 RocKwiz 10:00 Tour De France 2008 Stage 1 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

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5:00 rage 6:30 Childrens Shows 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:05 Asia Pacic Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 Message Stick 2:00 Murder In Rome 3:00 Sydney Dance Company Farewell To Graeme Murphy And Janet Vernon 3:55 Niche 4:05 Reframing Papua New Guinea 4:25 Hidden Treasures With Betty Churcher 4:30 IOU: Robin Boyd 5:00 Sunday Arts 6:00 At The Movies 6:30 The Einstein Factor 7:00 News 7:30 Doctor Who 8:40 News 8:50 The Girls From Belarus 10:00 Compass 11:00 Strauss: The Waltz King 12:00 Order In The House 1:00 Movie: Spy In Black (1939) 2:20 Psychic Investigators: Rachel Domas 2:50 Movie: San Quentin 3:55 Our Boys: Frank 4:30 G.P. 5:30 Head 2 Head 6:00 Childrens Show 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Pilot Guides 1:30 The Cook And The Chef 2:00 The Bill 2:50 The Dreaming 3:00 Childrens Shows 6:00 Landline Extra 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 Elders With Andrew Denton 10:15 Little Miss Jocelyn 10:40 Lateline 11:15 Lateline Business 11:40 Flesh And The Devil 1:00 Movie: Time Is My Enemy 2:05 Primal Instincts: Anger 3:00 The Gathering: Pt 3 3:25 Bowls: World Cup 2008: Seminal 2: Womens Singles 04:30 G.P. 05:30 Head 2 Head 06:00 Childrens Shows 11:00 Grand Designs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Einstein Factor 1:00 The New Inventors 1:30 Catalyst: Dont Die Young 2:00 SeaChange 3:00 Childrens Shows 6:00 Time Team: Utrecht 6:50 Hidden Treasures With Betty Churcher 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 Big Cat Diary 8:35 Medical Mavericks 9:30 Foreign Correspondent 10:00 First Tuesday Book Club With Jennifer Byrne 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Movie: Macbeth By William Shakespeare (1948) 2:20 Movie: The Flying Irishman 3:25 My Khmer Heart

Barcoo Independent TV Guide June 29 - May July 5 ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS
6:00 Choices 6:30 Oban Star Racer 7:00 Flipper & Lopaka 7:30 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Great Outdoors 11:00 Scrubs 11:30 According To Jim 12:00 The Most Extreme 1:00 2008 AFL Premiership Season 4:00 Cheetahs: Deadly Race 5:00 Discover Tasmania 5:30 Great South East 6:00 News 6:30 Gladiators 7:30 Battle Of The Choirs 8:30 Private Practice 9:30 Lipstick Jungle 10:30 Trinny & Susannah Undress 11:30 Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia 12:00 Movie: Woman On Top 2:00 Danube Interlude 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 NBC Today 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Playhouse Disney 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Saints & Sinners 1:00 Saints & Sinners 2:00 Golden Girls 2:30 Silversun 3:00 Girl TV 3:30 Backyard Science 4:00 Its Academic 4:30 News 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 Border Security Australias Front Line 8:00 Surf Patrol 8:30 City Homicide 9:30 Criminal Minds 10:30 Boston Legal 11:30 30 Rock 12:00 Youve Got The Job 12:30 Medical Rookies 1:00 Playing It Straight 2:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Playhouse Disney 11:30 News 12:00 Saints & Sinners 1:00 Saints & Sinners 2:00 Golden Girls 2:30 Silversun 3:00 Girl TV 3:30 Backyard Science 4:00 Its Academic 4:30 News 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 Australias Got Talent 8:30 Worlds Got Talent 9:30 All Saints 10:30 Renters 11:00 Animals Behaving Badly 12:00 Room For Improvement 12:30 Popstars 1:00 Down The Line 2:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today
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5.30 Rise & Shine 6.00 Go, Diego, Go 6.30 Dora The Explorer 7.00 Sharkys Friends 7.30 Sunday 9.30 Wide World Of Sports 11.00 The Sunday Footy Show 12.00 Sunday Roast 1.00 Test Drive 1.30 Speed Machine 2.00 Gilmore Girls 3.00 WWE: Afterburn 4.00 NRL: Parramatta Eels v Melbourne Storm 6.00 News 6.30 Domestic Blitz 7.30 60 Minutes 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 9.30 Without A Trace 10.30 Crime Investigation Australia 11.45 Movie: Carrington (M,1995) 2.00 Home Shopping 5.30 Creo A Dollar 6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 News 11.30 Home Shopping 12.00 The Farmer Wants A Wife 1:00 Wife Swap USA 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Entertainment Tonight 3.30 New Macdonalds Farm 4.00 The Shak 4.30 News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Million Dollar Wheel Of Fortune 6.00 News 6.30 A Current Affair 7.00 Two And A Half Men 7.30 David Attenboroughs Life Of Mammals 8.30 The Farmer Wants A Wife 9.30 CSI: NY 10.30 Primetime: Crime 11.30 Wimbledon 2008 5.30 Creo A Dollar 6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 News 11.30 Home Shopping 12.00 Movie: The Emperors Club (Pg,2002) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Entertainment Tonight 3.30 New Macdonalds Farm 4.00 The Shak 4.30 News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Million Dollar Wheel Of Fortune 6.00 News 6.30 A Current Affair 7.00 Two And A Half Men 7.30 20 to 1 8.30 Two And A Half Men 9.30 Bad Lads Army 10.30 Wimbledon 2008
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5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 6:55 Overseas News 11:00 Salam Caf 11:30 Sunday Brunch Sessions: B.B. King Live! 12:25 Cadel Evans - On Tour 1:00 Speedweek 2:00 FIA World Rally Championship 2008 3:00 Football Asia 3:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 4:00 Les Murrays Football Feature 5:00 The World Game 6:00 Thalassa: Freaks Of The Deep 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Cities Of Light: The Rise And Fall Of Islamic Spain 8:30 Calling All Aliens 9:30 Movie: Me And My Sister 11:10 Movie: Purely Belter 12:55 World Cup Inshallah 1:55 The Grand Finale 3:30 Kings Of Clubs 4:00 UEFA Euro 2008 Final: Live 4:00 UEFA Euro 2008 Live: Final 7:30 Overseas News 2:30 Dateline 3:30 Insight 4:30 The Journal 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Best Of UEFA Euro 2008 6:30 World News 7:30 Top Gear 8:30 South Park 9:00 South Park 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Skins: 10:55 UEFA Euro 2008 Final 12:55 Movie: Km.0 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:20 Overseas News 7:15 Weatherwatch & Music 7:25 Overseas News 1:00 Movie: Together 3:00 Vasilis Garden 3:30 Vasilis Garden 4:00 Business Report 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00 Thalassa: Fjordful Of Fish 6:30 World News 7:30 Insight 8:30 Cutting Edge: The Boys From Baghdad High 9:30 World News Australia Late 10:00 Hot Docs: The Seven Sins Of England 10:55 Attack Of The Happy People 11:55 Movie: Retrieval 1:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

A showcase of works produced by participants in the 22 Creative Pathways in the Central West program, set down for the evening of Saturday, July 5, is expected to be a spectacular presentation from some of the regions most talented young people. The program, an initiative of the Blackall region, set out to engage 22 young people from Blackall, Barcaldine, Longreach, Isisford, Muttaburra and Winton, to help them develop their creativity and open up new pathways to future job opportunities. The program has been delivered by Brisbane-based organisation SpeakOut, which has brought professional artworkers to Blackall over the past four months to impart industry skills to regional youth. The intensive skills development

SpeakOut showcase spectacular coming up

Blackall-Tambo councillors recently turned down a suggestion for recycling waste at the Blackall rubbish dump, saying that the community was too small to sustain such an operation. Lou Turlan wrote to council to suggest it recover recyclables from the local tips and use the money generated to benet the community. Mr Turlan, who has prior experience of recycling at Mackay and Walkerston rubbish dumps, also put forward a suggestion of donating prots made to local community groups and service organisations. He said this would bring about greater public acceptance of the idea of using others discarded products.

Recycling discussed at council

Acting CEO, Brenda Kelly told council that only cities the size of Toowoomba or larger were able to make a prot from rubbish tip recycling. We couldnt recover our costs, she said. Mr Turlan said the project would need to be supervised, with someone employed by council. Other sources of help worth investigating are Work for the Dole and people needing to do community service, he said. He identied timber and wood suitable for burning as one item that could be sold to the public or given to pensioners for winter heating. Rags are another commodity which could be used locally. Every garage, workshop and mechanic

weeks have been taking place in Blackalls old Memorial Hall, now the centre for SpeakOut in western Queensland. The long-term aim of the program is to network the young people into career opportunities in the creative arts industry sector, with many now inspired to seek traineeships in creative elds. Blackall-Tambo Regional Council spokesperson Louise Campbell said they are now aware of alternative career opportunities. The program will also develop an ongoing permanent presence for SpeakOut in the region that would otherwise be inaccessible, she said. Louise encouraged the community to attend the showcase and be embraced by the energy of Blackalls youth and regional friends.

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M ark D uthie from G rant D aniel Long B lackall has been chosen to com pete in the Young A uctioneers com petition at the B risbane R oyal S how on F riday, A ugust 8, along w ith M iles P tzner from G D L R om a. M ark and M iles w ere selected from 16 participants com peting in the advanced A uctioneers Training C ourse held at the G ra cem ere S aleyards recently. T hey w ill be up against six other auctioneers chosen from the course.

would love a local source of clean rags, Mr Turlan said. Council mayor Jan Ross said she couldnt see it working as a volunteer project. Cr Graham Jarvis said recycling projects had been tried in the west before but people had found the district was too far away to make it worthwhile collecting. We recycle metal with Sims but thats the only market weve found, Ms Kelly said. Its the reality to where we live; otherwise wed have to increase our cleansing charges greatly to pay for managing such a scheme. She added that if scavenging were allowed, it would bring massive public liability worries.

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DPI 25 year medal for Warren

Warren Lehmann, the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries West Region acting manager of Biosecurity, recently received a 25 year service medal. Warren has served the department from a range of locations in Queensland and was described as a well-known, highly valued and dedicated staff member who works with clients across western Queensland. Similar presentations were made to Lew Markey (manager, Integrated Regional Planning Longreach) and Murray Wingett (senior inspector, Biosecurity Cunnamulla). The presentations were made during a West Region regional management team meeting held recently in Charleville. DPI&F senior leaders Sally Hall (General Manager, Strategy and Performance), John Doughton

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Longrange Weather Weaner sale brings in the quality Blackall Combined Agents Stent-Smith Pastoral Co, Aramac Predictions For yarded 3700 rst class weaners sold Charolais steers to a top of and store cattle in one of the best 197 c/kg and weighing 241 kg. Blackall - 1 July yardings seen in recent years, on Maurie and Judy ODell, Jericho June 19. sold Charbray heifers to a top of 2008 31 July 2008
Values gained signicant ground, with large lines of weaner steers purchased from Blackall and Tambo restockers. Backgrounding steers and heifers were heavily pursued by southern feedlotters. Vealer heifer calves received a big punch with southern processors taking advantage of huge yields from the Blackall calves. The McKenzie Family, North Delta, Barcaldine sold 310 Charolais and Brahman cross mixed sex weaners. The steers reach 196 c/kg to weigh 235 kg while their heifers reached 159 c/ kg to weigh 260 kg. WD and RA Milton, Strathdarr, Longreach sold heavy feeder steers to a top of 158 c/kg and 445 kg.

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The Year 8/9 class at the Blackall State School has been studying a unit called Australia at War in English and SOSE this term. As part of their assessment they had to write an article about an aspect of Australia at war that interested them. Ronan Robinson (Yr 8) chose to write about Edgar Towner. We are happy to reproduce his article below, and hope it will stimulate public debate.
With the rejuvenation of the local cenotaph, it is timely for Blackall to consider incorporating a memorial to local grazier, Edgar Thomas Towner, who was awarded a V.C. amongst other medals in World War I. It could be argued that all the men from Blackall who fought in WWI should be honoured, what makes Edgar Towner so special? It is his VC that makes him outstanding. On September 1st 1918 Towner distinguished himself in France at Pronne during the assault on Mont St Quentin. In the early stages of the advance Towner single-handedly captured an enemy machine-gun, then brought his men forward to produce such effective re that the Germans suffered heavy losses. He later took twenty-ve prisoners before capturing another machinegun which, in full view of the Germans, he mounted and red so effectively that the enemy retired, thus enabling the Australians to advance. Even when wounded,

Plea to Remember Local Hero - Towner

By Ronan Robinson

Towner continued to ght and to inspire his men. His bravery won him the Victoria Cross which was gazetted on 14 December 1918. We already acknowledge our historical past with the Woolscour and the informative and attractive information signs around town about our buildings. We have done a great job remembering Jackie Howe with a museum display and statue as well as his role in the founding of the Labour Party. Thus it seems clear to ask why not other people like Edgar Towner as well? I believe that we as a community could do better in remembering Edgar Towner. Edgar Towner at the time of his enlistment and a Victoria Cross medal. (pictures from http:// www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/ biogs/A120275b.htm) Towner was also awarded the Military Cross for his efforts at Morlancourt France, on 10-11 June 1918 he won the Military Cross while ghting with the 2nd Machine-Gun Battalion. One of the rst to reach his objective

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Prior to being awarded the VC near the town of Albert, he quickly brought his section into action, thereby assisting troops from the 7th Infantry brigade to advance and consolidate; he also made use of captured enemy machineguns. On the morning of 11 June he capped his gallantry with a feat of daring in daylight, helping to re-establish a post under heavy attack at great personal risk. It would be great to see our community work with the Towner family to see if we can pay tribute to this great Blackall man, perhaps in the form of bust or statue.

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159 c/kg weighing 342 kg. One lot of Braford and Santa cross cows and calves sold on account of Maurie and Judy ODell reached $730/unit. A week earlier, on June 12, Blackall Combined Agents yarded a total of nearly 2000 head. The market was fully rm to dearer for all classes of cattle sold. Heavy Heifers from Pigurra Grazing, Forest Hill, Blackall topped at 147.2 c/kg to weigh 426 kg to return $627/hd. Mt Enniskillen, Blackall, sold Santa cows to average 129 c/kg at 537 kg to return $693. Great Southern Cattle Managers, Inverness, Blackall, sold Brahman cross heifers to 147 c/kg or $718 for 488 kg.

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CHILD HEALTH AND ADULT/ CHILD HEARING TESTS contact Blackall Hospital on 46 50 77 00 for appointment. Referrals are required from your local GP for a hearing test. DENTIST All patients who require dental treatment must register on a waiting list. Call Blackall Hospital to add your name and family onto the list. Barcaldine Dental Clinic- 46 511 311 Longreach Hospital- 46 584 720 Private Clinic Longreach- 46 581 283 DERMATOLOGIST Referrals required from your local GP. Please call the Black Stump Surgery on 46 574 677 to make a booking. FOOT CARE CLINIC contact Blackall Hospital for appointment. GYNAECOLOGIST and OBSTETRIC (FOG TEAM) Referral required from your local GP. Contact Blackall Hospital for an appointment. OPHTHALMOLOGIST Dr Glasson/ Dr Stark will be visiting Blackall again in October, 2008. Referrals are required. Contact the Blackall Hospital on 46 50 77 00 to put your name down. OPTOMETRIST Geoff Fitzpatrick call 1800 008 020 to arrange an appointment. OUTPATIENTS Outpatients is a free service held at the Blackall Hospital at 9.00am Weekdays only. Maximum of four patients

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per day so please book early at Administration before 9am call 46 50 77 00 to book. MENTAL HEALTH NURSE contact the Longreach Hospital on 46 584 700 to make an appointment with the Mental Health Team. The Nurse can see you at home or at the Blackall Hospital. PAEDIATRICIAN TEAM (Child Psychiatrist and Paediatrician) Dr Helen Heussler- contact Patti Smith Specialist Support Ofcer, Longreach Hospital for appointment on 46 584 735. Referrals are required. Blackall Clinic is still to be conrmed. PSYCHIATRIST contact Mental Health at the Longreach Hospital on 46 584 700 for an appointment. Referrals are required. PSYCHOLOGIST Phone the Longreach RFDS on 46 581 928 to make an appointment. The Psychologist comes to Blackall Monthly. WELL WOMENS CLINIC NURSE Louise Cameron is visiting Blackall on the 1st July, contact the Blackall Hospital on 46 50 77 00 to make an appointment. WELL WOMENS CLINIC DOCTOR Dr Louise Russell contact the Blackall Hospital on 46 50 77 00 to register on waiting list.

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E pilepsy Q ueensland can be contacted on 1300852853. functioning. Sub-clinical discharges The following information has been Non-convulsive status is often provided to improve knowledge and causing transitory cognitive unrecognized. awareness of Epilepsy for residence impairment Repeated episodes of nonEpileptiform EEG discharges can of the Blackall area. Part 2 of 3 convulsive status may result in occur without clinical symptoms. Seizure frequency Even children who appear to be signicant cognitive deterioration. Repeated tonic clonic seizures, complex partial seizures and to seizure free may be experiencing Other reasons for impaired a lesser extent absence seizures epileptic discharges in the brain, cognitive function in epilepsy are associated with cognitive where there is no physical include: Side effects of medication on indication of a seizure. impairment. cognitive function, These discharges may produce attention, When seizures are very frequent, and motor skills. distractibility, memory the time between seizures may restlessness, not be long enough for recovery inability to focus, decreased Intellectual ability. Childs attitude from the effects of the previous capacity for taking in new to school. Teachers attitude information, and behavioural towards epilepsy. Attitude of seizure. fellow class mates. Teasing and Children may also be changes. Sub-clinical discharges can also bullying. Poor self image. Poor psychologically affected by impair social interactions and school attendance due to frequent frequent seizures. seizures. social competence. Age of onset of seizures Home Safety An early age of onset, especially Disruption of sleep by seizures Do the people around you before the age of ten years is and discharges Seizures occurring at night know how to help if you have a thought to be the during sleep have an effect on seizure? strongest seizure-related Make sure your family, friends, predictor of cognitive dysfunction. learning ability the next day. The cumulative effect of chronic teachers or coworkers know Seizures that begin in older children may produce a period of Epileptiform discharges during seizure rst aid. Hang up a rst aid poster in a prominent place. sleep can disrupt brain function. instability, while they Seizures that occur some time You and your family should also undergo testing and begin taking medication. This may lead to some after the information has been know rst aid for choking. Carry a card in your wallet or acting out behaviours that were acquired may prevent the processes wear a medical identication not present before the seizures of encoding and storage. bracelet or necklace (available Unrecognized seizures began. Absence seizures may not from Medic Alert by phoning 1800 For students experiencing their rst seizure in adolescence the always be apparent, or they 882 222). Avoid things that trigger seizures, effect can be devastating. This may be misinterpreted as day is a period of life when social dreaming, inattentiveness, poor like forgetting to take your acceptance is paramount, it may concentration or even hearing medication, not getting enough sleep, or drinking alcohol. also lead to a need to review their problems. Carry a small pre-programmed Unrecognized seizures may career aspirations. Early onset of partial epilepsy is account for inconsistency in phone or beeper in case you have associated with poorer language the pattern of a childs learning to call for help and you are away from a telephone. performance. skills. Children with unrecognized Have you ever fallen during a Location of seizure focus Children with left temporal seizures may have considerable seizure at home? Making specic changes around lobe epilepsy may experience difculty in learning. As a result they may withdraw, become the home can signicantly reduce difculties with verbal processing including frustrated and aggressive and lose such injuries. Carpet the oors, including comprehension, rote learning and condence. entranceways and bathrooms, Presences of an epilepsy memory. using dense-pile carpet with thick Children with right temporal lobe syndrome Some epilepsy syndromes are underpadding. epilepsy may experience difculty Avoid free-standing or table known to be associated with with independent lamps and glass decorations. cognitive deterioration. work and sequencing of tasks. Whenever possible, sit down Syndromes associated with Underlying neurological cognitive and developmental delay when doing household chores or impairment The underlying neurological are Lennox Gastaut syndrome, using tools. Avoid smoking, lighting res or problem causing the seizure may continuous spike and wave also have an impact on learning discharges during slow sleep, West candles when youre by yourself. Keep oors clear of clutter and syndrome and Landau Kleffner and behaviour. tie up dangling electrical cords. The underlying condition in the syndrome. Avoid climbing up on chairs or brain may interfere with the way Status epilepticus Status epilepticus may cause ladders, especially when alone. the brain processes information. This may show up in mathematics, permanent damage to neural Put safety gates at the top of steep reading and tasks involving tissue and reduce its ability to stairs. Securely lock outside doors react to new information. memory. The cumulative effect of status if you tend to wander during a These seizures may be difcult to treat. epilepticus may disrupt cognitive seizure. Page 14- The Barcoo Independent, Friday, June 27 2008

Health News

$2.5 million customer donation helps Flying Doctors keep ying

The generosity of Ergon Energy customers throughout regional Queensland has yet again come to the fore and seen a staggering $2.5 million raised for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS Queensland Section). Ergon Energy acting Chief Executive Ofcer Ian McLeod said customers supported the RFDS by making regular donations via their electricity bill. Our customers certainly are to be commended on their community minded spirit and Im delighted at their generosity in raising $2.5 million for the RFDS since the customer contribution scheme commenced in 2000, Mr McLeod said. Ergon Energy and the RFDS share a similar commitment to providing essential services to regional Queenslanders and we are very pleased that our association has led to this milestone achievement. Support of the RFDS is a good t for our organisation as our geographical footprints are very similar and we have a mutual understanding of the challenges faced by regional communities. This service really is the lifeblood of the bush and the success of our fundraising program reects the high level of support for this much-needed medical service throughout regional Queensland, he said. Mr McLeod said Ergon Energy staff also supported the RFDS through a voluntary donation scheme. This is just one of the many ways in which staff show their commitment to our communities. RFDS CEO, Nino Di Marco, said Ergon Energy and the people of

regional and remote Queensland had achieved an enormous milestone in reaching $2.5 million. This wonderful support will go towards the replacement of aircraft and to update vital medical equipment, as well as assisting the RFDS to bridge the shortfall in operational funding, he said. We are so grateful for the strong bond that has developed over the years between the RFDS and Ergon Energy and with the thousands of donors regularly contributing to the Service through their electricity accounts, he said For more information or to make a donation to the Queensland RFDS via your electricity bill, customers can call Ergon Energy on 13 10 46 or visit www.ergon. com.au.

The usual image of a eld day is paddocks and paddocks of tractors, trailers and farm equipment but at Drensmaine, Tambo on June 20, Helen and Punch Sargood held a eld day that explored the issue of stress and what happens to people when they are placed under too much pressure from what life throws at them. This eld day arose after a group of graziers from the Tambo area met with Rosie Johnston from the Royal Flying Doctor Service to discuss the social, emotional and mental health issues that have arisen on the land as a consequence of the drought and the lack of available labour now that rain has come and conditions have improved.

A eld day with a twist at Drensmaine

Rosie is the Drought Field Day coordinator at the Longreach base of the RFDS and is working with graziers, station workers and rural communities to organise free eld days on properties or in community settings throughout the Exceptional Circumstance areas of Central Mid West and North West Ashy Downs. As well as bringing people together to strengthen community connectedness, the eld day provided information on a range of topics related to social and emotional wellbeing such as strategies for fostering resilience, parenting and relationships concerns as well as issues related to mens and womens health. Another aspect of the eld day

is to increase mental health literacy at a community level so that the signs of problems, such as depression, anxiety and stress, can be identied.and techniques discussed that address these issues. Lisa Wright, the rural counsellor from North West Queensland Primary Health Care, talked on depression while Stuart Hart, the team leader at RFDS Longreach, discussed techniques on what to do when you suspect that a person is not coping and their mental wellbeing is at stake. Two staff from Charleville Remote Area Family Services were in attendance for the children whilst the RFDS provided smoko and a free barbecue lunch.

Where all good brands meet--> Outback Emporium, Blackall Phone 46 576 220
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School News
More encouragement awards for Blackalls LSODE students, including Sam Pearson (Prep) for always doing his best on-air, Lochie Rooney (Yr 7) for his imaginative and humorous poem, Gibby Rooney (Yr 5) for making great progress in telephone reading and using appropriate strategies to decipher words, Charlotte Russell (Yr 1) for an excellent DVD report, Joe Schmidt (Yr 6) for a creative performance of his WOW presentation, and Alannah Kemp (Yr 7) for her relaxed, friendly manner and level of participation during on air lessons. *** LSODE students donned their red and yellow warpaint for their annual athletics carnival held in Longreach recently. Coolibah won the day on points but Boree took out the aggregate trophy. Blackall students featuring in age championships included Georgia Sprague (8 years girls champion), Ainsley Walker (9 years girls runner-up), Gibby Rooney (10 years girls champion), and Wilson Sprague (10 years boys champion). *** Friday 20 June saw St Josephs hold their yearly Athletics Carnival. Red House regained the Inter house Athletics trophy that had been held by Gold for the last few years. All students from Prep to Year 7 competed on the day with some great results for many of the students. A number of parents also showed a surprising turn of speed during the Parent Student relay. *** St Josephs Prep/Year Ones travelled to Isisford on Tuesday June 24 to view the Crocodile fossil. The Fossil Interpretation centre was a great way to nish off their Dinosaur unit. A sunny winter morning in the Homebush garden, attended by 41 people, raised $1068.50 for cancer research recently, when Heather Wehl hosted Blackalls Garden Club fundraiser for Australias Biggest Morning Tea. A small entry fee ensured all received morning tea and a light lunch of soup and bread rolls, while a painting donated by Heather was rafed, raising $304 and won by Robyn Scholes. Attendees supplied cups and saucers for most modern, oldest, prettiest, craziest and ugliest competitions, which provided much interest and comment with the varied styles of cups and

Engagement
Ross and Denise Collins have much pleasure in announcing the engagement of their daughter Lisa to Michael, son of Peter and Valerie Todd of Tin Can Bay.

B elow is a sm all selection of photos that are available from the Barcoo Independent. C om e in and brow se through the collection at the B lackall V isitor Inform ation C entre.

PHOTOS FOR SALE - All photos are in colour and cost $2.

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saucers. Mrs. Eunice Lloyd did the honours of judging the cup and saucer competitions prior to her impending departure from the district. Unfortunately guest speaker Thumper Clark from Longreach, who was to speak on growing natives from seed, was unable to attend but Blackalls Lindy Hardie stepped in with her own brief talk on bearded iris. Guests for the day made the trip from Blackall, Barcaldine and surrounding properties. The next garden day is being hosted by Roberta Donely at Dunraven, Barcaldine on July 10.

Garden Club raises money for cancer

B lackall G arden C lu b m em bers and friends enjoying the m orning in the H om ebush garden. Page 8 - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, June 27 2008

S om e of the colourful cups on display for judging at G arden C lubs B iggest M orning Tea cancer research fundraiser. The Barcoo Independent, Friday, June 27 2008 - Page 13

The Barcoo Retirement Village has a position of contract available for gardener/maintenance person/couple available. If a couple some clerical experience an advantage but not essential. If further details are required please contact Owen Stockwell on 4657 4663 or Lynda Baker on 4657 5948. Applications close on 30 June 2008. Forward applications to Barcoo Retirement Village, PO Box 277 Blackall Q 4472
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Creative Pathways In The Central West A showcase of works produced by participants of the creative pathways in the central west program will be held on Saturday July 5 from 6.00pm until 8.00pm at the Memorial Hall in Short Street. The program is being delivered by Brisbane based organisation SpeakOut who over the past 4 months has brought to Blackall professional arts-workers to impart industry skills with our regional youth. This program is an initiative of Blackall to develop creative pathways for young people and to develop an ongoing permanent presence into the region that would otherwise be inaccessible. Members of the community are encouraged to attend. Public Art Installation A post heartland festival activity will soon be launched. Artist Robert Bridgewater has been commissioned to create further public art installation for the Blackall community. The art will be created from timber to align with the Heartland Festival theme of Wool, Water and Wood. This project is supported by Arts Queensland inaugural art+place funding program where Blackall was successful along with 57 other application from within Queensland to bring public art into community spaces. Robert Bridgewater is expected to be in Blackall

Council News
during August and will be networking with the community to develop concept designs for Blackalls next public art works. This builds onto creative art works developed at previous Heartland Festivals and continues to implement actions from Blackall Cultural Plan & policy to grow Blackall as the arts capital of the central west region. Blackall Saleyards Dates for next cattle sales: 3 July, 10 July, 17 July, 24 July, 2008 Water Restriction Hours From 1 May to 30 September sprinklers are banned between the hours of 12:00pm 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, 9 July, 2008 at the Council Chambers, Coronation Drive, Blackall commencing at 8.30am. Council meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Meetings are open to the public.

Positions Available
Full Time Mechanic/Diesel Fitter . Part or Full Qualifications desired however not essential. Performance based pay rates & opportunity to earn higher than average hourly rate. Opportunity to do overtime when required. Experience desirable however not essential. The suitable applicant should be able to work without supervision and be proactive with their work and customer friendly. Applicant may be required to start from 1 July 2008. Permanent Part Time Shop Assistant Experience desirable but not essential Performance based pay rates & opportunity for overtime The suitable applicant must be able to work unsupervised and be proactive with their work and customer friendly. They must also be hard working and willing to learn every aspect of automotive parts and accessories. Applicant may be required to start from 1 July 2008. Hours are flexible to suit parents with school aged children.
Resume's should be sent to Autopro Blackall P.O. Box 184 Blackall QLD 4472

BLACKALL IGA Brushed Potatoes $1.97kg Hans Thin BBQ Sausages $4.98 kg McCain Pizzas 2 for $7 Duo Laundry Powder 2 kg. $2.99 ea Smiths Chips 175g $1.49 ea

Blackall Dance Sport Group & Blackall State School invites Family & Friends to:

A Family Social Dance Evening Sunday June 29 Blackall Cultural Centre 6.30pm
Music Dancing & Heaps of FUN
Includes a presentation by Blackall Dance Sport Group

Masquerade Ball

Cost: Adults $10 Kids: Gold Coin Dress: Suitable for a Ball (byo mask) Bar Operating
Tickets at the Door or Blackall State School

Seniors: $5 Light Supper Provided

Prizes for best dressed girl and boy Prize for best self made mask Mystery Prizes
The Queensland Government provided funding to Blackall to conduct social dance sports to get more Queenslanders active through sport and recreation.

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Noel Allom Memorial Cup

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Ladies-Classic & Contemporary & Stylish Gent
5 local races: Sky channel: Bookmakers

Come along to a great day out

Thanks to Choyce Livestock Transport, Smith Bros, carolan Painting & Enertrade, Ross Maclean Racing

Country Racing at its best!!

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