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SPORT ON THE BARCOO INDEPENDENTTHE BARCOO

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DESIGN Hub has been established to employ skilled locals to offer services in graphic design and printing in the Central West region.

It is a product of the Creative Pathways program.

However, Design Hub is not just a graphic design studio.

In brief....Design Hub

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A LAND management system espoused by grazier Peter Andrews was well received by 40 people who attended a field day on the topic of healthy pastures at Blackall last week.

Andrews’ controversial methods of rehydrating the landscape by putting small scale leaky structures in stream beds to slow down water flow and allowing it to spread out across the land rather than quickly drain down rivers, have been well publicised on ABC TV’s Australian Story.

Field day

ZONE 14 pony clubs have paid tribute to former zone president Colin Wood by hosting The Colin Wood Memorial Shield; this is an event consisting of three competitions.

Pony club

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COAL mining is now underway within a 250 kilometre radius of Blackall and Tambo townships, with the opening of a test pit at the Alpha Coal project site on Saturday.

Mayors from nearby towns said they were both excited by and cautious of this new development.

“It was a very historic occasion,” Blackall-Tambo mayor Jan Ross said. “The implications for the region are exciting and equally scary.

“Mining will bring a lot of interest in our region and there will be financial gains to be made.

“The shift from being agricultural to another sort of industry will be a long-

term thing, and the planning will be the making or breaking of us.”

Barcaldine Regional Council mayor Rob Chandler called for a true partnership between state, federal and local governments in order to produce positive results for the regions.

“I’d like to think that the opening up of the Galilee Basin will make us a statistic, and give us the undivided attention of state and federal governments,” he said. “Somewhere around $20 000 million will be invested in the Basin; that’s a lot of dollars.”

Hancock Prospecting chair, Gina Rinehart said Galilee Basin miners were standing on another new frontier and

Blackall-Tambo mayor Jan Ross congratulates Hancock Prospecting chair Gina Rinehart at the historic opening of the first mine in the Galilee Basin, with federal Resources and Energy Minister, Martin Ferguson looking on.

Mining underway in Galilee BasinBy SALLY CRIPPS

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Riders perform wellZONE 14 pony clubs have paid tribute to former zone president Colin Wood by hosting The Colin Wood Memorial Shield; this is an event consisting of three competitions.

The first was held in Barcaldine, the second in Longreach and the third hosted by the Blackall Pony Club. The current Zone14 president Trish Bichsel said it was a way to recognise the contribution that Colin had made to Zone 14 and pony clubs in the Central West.

Blackall Pony Club chief instructor Helen Aspinall said that the events were well supported and would like to thank all competitors, time keepers and pencillers. With special thanks to Paula Dean, Jan Taylor and John Jones for judging the events.

The overall results of the three competitions are: Seven and under led: 1. Arena Wheeler (Barcaldine)

55, 2. Tayissa Forrest (Longreach) 34, 3. Madison Sitters (Longreach) 26; Seven and under ridden: 1. Blake Brennan (Aramac) 86, 2. Cooper Wheeler (Barcaldine) 51, 3. Arnika Forrest (Longreach) 27; eight, nine and 10 years: 1. Kayli O’Toole (Barcaldine) 65, 2. Dylan Brennan (Aramac) 52, 3. Caitlyn Johnstone (Barcaldine) 43; 11 and 12 years: 1. Kaitlyn McErlean (Blackall) 53, 2. Reece Kinsey (Longreach) 39, 3. Rachelle Bichsel (Longreach) 33; 13 and 14 years: 1. Corrine Anderson (Longreach) 89, 2. Sharni O’Toole (Barcaldine) 59, 3. Lauren Spinks (Barcaldine) 40; 15 and 16 years: 1. Sara Aspinall (Blackall) 78, 2. Codie Fanning (Blackall) 54, 3. Courtney Sitters (Longreach) 35; open: 1. Helen Aspinall (Blackall) 78, 2. Penny Anderson (Longreach) 58, 3. Sharon Spinks (Barcaldine) 39.

For more news on the pony club see page 13.

For more sport see page 13

Mackay lady plays bowls in BlackallWITH ladies away on holidays, there was only one game of bowls on Tuesday.

Betty Johnston from Mackay played with Cookie Holden, Janet Choyce and Glady Hayward against Cookie Holden who played for both sides, Judith Adam, Ruby Williams and Lynette Davison.

It was a close game with the scores being seven to five at the finish of the 10th end and Glady Hayward’s team was the winning team.

– Janet Choyce

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide November 14-20ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS W

ednesday Novem

ber 17

4:00 Good Game4:30 Shortland Street4:50 Treasure Hunt5:00 Something in the Air5:30 Gardening Australia6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Big Ideas12:00 Midday Report12:30 National Press Club Address1:30 Talking Heads2:00 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives3:05 Children’s Programs6:00 World Cafe Asia6:30 Poh’s Kitchen7:00 News7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 Strictly Speaking8:30 The Librarians9:00 Outnumbered9:30 We Can Be Heroes10:00 At the Movies10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:35 Party Animals 12:25 Parliament Question Time: The Senate

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Lost Behind Bars (M)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercials3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Border Security – Australia’s Front Line8:00 The Force – Behind the Line8:30 City Homicide10:30 Special: The Woman with Giant Legs11:30 Suburban Secrets12:00 Room for Improvement12:30 Sons and Daughters1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:00 Sunrise Extra5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Magical Tales9:30 First Test – Australia A vs England11:30 Entertainment Tonight12:00 First Test – Australia A vs England5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News6:30 A Current Affair7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 The Block8:30 The Big Bang Theory9:30 RPA10:30 RPA (Season Final)11:30 Til Death12:00 Eclipse Music TV12:30 20/201:30 Infomercials3:00 Alive and Cooking3:30 Good Morning America5:00 News5:30 Today

5:05 International News1:00 Film: All Winter Without Fire2:35 I’m Not Here Today2:45 Good Luck, Nedim3:00 Classical Destinations3:30 Letters and Numbers4:00 The Journal4:30 PBS Newshour5:30 Global Village6:00 Letters and Numbers6:30 World News Australia7:35 Inspector Rex8:30 Paper Dolls9:30 World News Australia10:05 Film: The Red Riding Trilogy11:50 Anna Pihl12:40 Film: The Night of the Sunflowers2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

Thursday Novem

ber 18

4:00 Catalyst4:30 Shortland Street5:00 Something In The Air5:30 Gardening Australia6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Planet Science12:00 Midday Report12:30 Robin Hood1:30 Collectors2:00 Parliament Question Time: The Senate3:05 Children’s Programs6:00 Galapagos7:00 News7:30 The 7.30 Report8:00 Sleek Geeks8:30 Rake9:30 Breaking Bad10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:35 Live at the Basement12:35 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives1:35 Movie: The Outlaw3:30 Artists at Work

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Pandemic2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercials3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 The Amazing Race8:30 Beauty and the Geek Australia9:30 How I Met Your Mother10:30 30 Rock11:00 Scrubs11:30 STAG12:00 Special: My Alice1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:00 Sunrise Extra5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Magical Tales9:30 First Test – Australia A vs England11:30 Entertainment Tonight12:00 First Test – Australia A vs England5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News6:30 A Current Affair7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Getaway8:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation9:30 Crime Investigation Australia10:40 CSI: NY 11:35 Til Death12:00 The Lost Tribes1:00 Entertainment Tonight1:30 Infomercials3:00 4WD TV3:30 Good Morning America5:00 News5:30 Today

5:05 International News1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia1:30 Forced to Marry2:30 Dateline3:30 Letters and Numbers4:00 The Journal4:30 PBS Newshour5:30 Global Village6:00 Letters and Numbers6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Ferran Adria’s El Bulli8:30 Neil Morrissey’s Risky Business9:30 World News Australia 10:05 Film: The Red Riding Trilogy11:55 Film: Bolero1:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

Friday Novem

ber 19

4:00 Can We Help?4:30 Shortland Street5:00 Something in the Air5:30 Gardening Australia6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Treks in a Wild World11:30 The New Inventors12:00 Midday Report12:30 TBA1:30 Lilies2:30 Spicks and Specks3:05 Children’s Programs6:00 Meerkat Manor6:30 Can We Help?7:00 News7:30 Stateline8:00 Collectors8:30 Luther9:25 Identity10:15 Lateline11:00 The Gruen Transfer11:30 Rage

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Pandemic2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercials3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Better Homes and Gardens8:30 Movie: Title TBA11:15 Movie: The Hard Way (M)1:30 Special: The Ghan is Going2:30 Room for Improvement3:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today

6:00 Today9:00 Magical Tales9:30 First Test: Australia A vs England11:30 Entertainment Tonight12:00 First Test: Australia A vs England5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News6:30 A Current Affair7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Customs8:00 RBT8:30 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PG)11:30 Movie: Unforgiven (M)2:00 Movie: A Man’s Gotta Do (M)3:50 Nine Presents4:00 Infomercials4:30 Good Morning America

5:05 International News1:00 The Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia1:30 Natascha Kampusch: 3096 Days in Captivity2:30 Tales From a Auitcase3:00 Living Black3:30 Letters and Numbers4:00 The Journal4:30 PBS Newshour5:30 Global Village6:00 Letters and Numbers6:30 World News Australia 7:30 James May’s Toy Stories8:30 As It Happened9:30 World News Australia 10:05 The Bisexual Revolution11:10 Film: The Unknown Woman1:20 Film: I’m Staying!3:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

Saturday Novem

ber 20

5:00 Rage10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer11:00 Poh’s Kitchen11:30 Message Stick12:00 Stateline12:30 Best of Australian Story1:00 Basketball: WNBL: Dandenong vs Bendigo3:00 Football: W-League: Canberra United vs Melbourne Victory5:00 Bowls: Australian Indoor Championships: Women’s Final6:00 Annabel Langbein6:30 Gardening Australia7:00 News7:30 New Tricks8:25 News Update8:30 Spooks9:25 News Update9:30 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow10:15 The Graham Norton Show11:00 Ashes to Ashes 11:55 Rage

6:00 Children’s Programs

7:00 Weekend Sunrise


12:30 What’s Up Down Under

1:00 Special: Bruce Springsteen

2:00 V8 Supercars 2010

5:30 Special: Red Bull Flugtag

Show

6:00 News

6:30 Family Movie: Title TBA

9:30 Movie: Title TBA

12:00 Movie: Thirteen (MA)

2:00 Special: Cambodia – Fields

of Hope

3:00 Australian Ark

4:00 Infomercials

5:00 Dateline NBC

6:00 Weekend Today8:00 Children’s Programs9:30 First Test: Australia A vs England11:30 Gilligan’s Island12:00 First Test: Australia A vs England5:00 Postcards Australia5:30 4WD TV6:00 News6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos7:30 Hey Hey It’s Saturday9:30 Movie: Click (M)11:45 Movie: Waking Up In Reno (M)1:35 Movie: Lady Caroline Lamb (PG)4:00 Infomercials5:30 Rise and Shine

5:05 International News

1:00 Aida

3:45 Notes on the Other

4:00 Tim Marlow Meets...Ian

Rankin

4:30 PBS Newshour

5:30 Mythbusters

6:30 World News Australia

7:30 Big, Bigger, Biggest

8:30 Iron Chef

9:20 The Ricky Gervais Show

9:45 Comedy School

10:20 Margaret Cho

11:55 SOS

1:00 Drawn Together

1:25 Knot at Home

2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

The Barcoo Independent, Friday, November 12, 2010 - TV GUIDE

AUCTION20th November

at the Showgrounds

The Blackall State School P & C will be holding an Auction on Saturday, 20th November at the Blackall Showgrounds.

Elders will be Auctioneers and the Vendor’s 10% commission goes to theBlackall State School P & C as a fundraiser.

Delivery of items is from 8.30am to 11am on Saturday morning. Viewing items and bid card registering commences from 12pm.

Auction commences at 1.00pm

The following are some examples of items you can sell at the auction(sale price less 10% commission)

(Items can of course be donated to the P & C for sale!!)

Household Items; Tools; Machinery; Furniture; Office Furniture; Building Materials; Shed Items; Bikes; White Goods; Pot Plants; Baby Gear; etc

All electrical items MUST have a current test and be tagged before it can be sold.

Bar and BBQ available This is the perfect opportunity to sell goods or there

maybe some bargains to buy.

The Barcoo Independent, Friday, November 12, 2010 - TV GUIDE - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, November 12, 2010

Barcoo Independent TV Guide November 14-20ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Sunday Novem

ber 14

5:00 Rage6:30 Children’s Programs9:00 Insiders10:00 Inside Business10:30 Offsiders11:00 Asia Pacific Focus11:30 Songs of Praise12:00 Landline1:00 Gardening Australia1:30 Message Stick2:00 Travel Oz2:30 Darwin’s Brave New World3:30 The Real Cabaret4:20 Will Time Tell?4:30 Theatreland5:00 A Poet’s Guide to Britain5:30 Art Nation6:00 At the Movies6:30 Mother and Son7:00 News7:30 Last Chance to See8:30 News Update8:35 Sisters of War10:10 The Making of Sisters of War10:20 Compass10:50 Cinema’s Exiles12:45 Movie: Things to Come (PG)2:20 Movie: The Spanish Main (G)

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Sunrise10:00 Spit it Out10:30 India with Sanjeev Bhaskar12:00 Sport Special: Noosa Triathlon2:00 V8 Supercars 20105:30 Kochie’s Business Builders6:00 News6:30 Sunday Night7:30 The X Factor8:45 Bones9:45 Castle10:45 Air Crash Investigations11:45 That ‘70s Show12:15 Movie: Just Another Story (MA)2:00 Infomercials3:00 NBC Today4:00 NBC Meet the Press5:00 Sunrise Extra5:30 News


7:00 Weekend Today

10:00 Wide World of Sports

11:00 F Troop

11:30 Australian Masters Golf

4:30 Surfsport

5:30 MXTV

6:00 News

6:30 The Enforcers

7:00 Hot Pursuit

7:30 60 Minutes

8:30 Movie Premiere: The Bucket

List (M)

10:30 Movie: Ocean’s Twelve (M)

1:00 The Baron

2:00 Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

2:30 Infomercials

3:30 4WD TV

4:00 Good Morning America

5:00 News

5:30 Today


10:30 Football Asia

11:00 Les Murray’s Football

Feature

12:00 UEFA Champions League

12:30 Speedweek

2:00 Three Tales of Two Cities

2:30 Celtic Thunder

4:30 Living Black

5:00 Cycling Central

6:00 Thalassa


7:30 A History of Scotland

8:30 Dateline

9:30 Manson

11:20 Film: Will You Marry Us?

1:00 Film: Sweet Mud


Monday N

ovember 15

4:00 First Tuesday Club with Jennifer Byrne5:00 Something in the Air5:30 Gardening Australia6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Landline12:00 Midday Report12:30 The Forsyte Saga1:30 Planet Food2:00 Parliament Question Time: The Senate3:05 Children’s Programs6:00 Travel Oz6:30 Talking Heads7:00 News7:30 The 7.30 Report8:00 Family Confidential8:30 Making Australia Happy9:30 A Small Act10:25 Lateline11:00 Lateline Business11:30 How Dirty Can I Get?12:30 The Clinic1:25 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives2:30 SET3:00 Bowls: Australian Indoor Championships: Women’s Semi Final 2

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: The Patron Saint of Liars (PG)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercials3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 The X Factor8:30 Criminal Minds10:30 The Event11:30 That ‘70s Show12:00 Momma’s Boys1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:00 Sunrise Extra5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show1:00 Infomercials2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News6:30 A Current Affair7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Two and a Half Men8:00 Two and a Half Men8:30 The Mentalist9:30 CSI: Miami10:30 True CSI11:30 Til Death12:00 Movie: A Mighty Wind (PG)2:00 Infomercials3:00 4WD TV3:30 Good Morning America5:00 News5:30 Today

5:05 International News1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia1:30 Dateline2:30 Transsexual in Iran3:30 Letters and Numbers4:00 The Journal4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial5:00 The Crew5:30 Living Black6:00 Letters and Numbers6:30 World News Australia 7:30 William Shatner’s Weird or What?8:30 Man v Wild9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Shameless11:00 Entourage11:30 The World Game12:30 Living Black1:00 Film: A Friend of Mine2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

Tuesday Novem

ber 16

4:00 The Cook and the Chef4:30 Shortland Street4:50 Treasure Hunt5:00 Something in the Air5:30 Gardening Australia6.00 Children’s Programs11:00 Big Ideas12:00 Midday Report12:30 Natural Mysteries1:30 The Einstein Factor2:00 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives3:05 Children’s Programs6:00 The Choir7:00 News7:30 The 7.30 Report8:00 The Old Guys8:30 An African Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby9:30 QI (Final)10:00 Jennifer Byrne Presents Graphic Novels10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Shrink Rap12:20 The Chaser’s War on Everything12:45 Parliament Question Time: The Senate1:45 Movie: The General (G)3:00 Big Ideas

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Packed to the Rafters2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercials3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Iron Chef Australia8:30 Packed to the Rafters9:30 Parenthood10:30 Keeping up with the Kardashians11:00 Olivia Lee: Dirty, Sexy, Funny11:30 That ‘70s Show12:00 Mercy1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:00 Sunrise Extra5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show1:00 Infomercials2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News6:30 A Current Affair7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Top Gear 9:00 Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds10:00 Survivor11:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares - Revisits11:40 Til Death12:00 You Saved My Life12:30 Entertainment Tonight1:00 Skippy the Bush Kangaroo1:30 Infomercials3:00 Alive and Cooking3:30 Good Morning America5:00 News5:30 Today


1:00 Film: A Common Thread

2:30 Tales From a Suitcase

3:00 Living Black

3:30 Letters and Numbers

4:00 The Journal

4:30 PBS Newshour

5:30 Global Village

6:00 Letters and Numbers


7:30 How Mad Are You?

8:30 The Forgotten Australians


10:05 Film: The Red Riding

Trilogy

12:00 Film: Opium: Diary of a

Madwoman

2:00 The Trial of Ramush

Haradinaj


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

DESIGN Hub has been established to employ skilled locals to offer services in graphic design and printing in the Central West region.

It is a product of the Creative Pathways program.

However, Design Hub is not just a graphic design studio. It provides young people with the opportunity to co-design local jobs through workshops facilitated by local professional graphic designer Scott Walker.

“Every client has the opportunity to contribute to the development of young people who are the future of this community,” Scott said.

Current clients already benefiting from and supporting the ideals of the Design Hub include the RYMA (Rural Young Males and Alcohol) project.

Through workshops being held

Design Hub to employ skilled localsLEFT: Jesse Duke, left, being led in graphic design skills by Scott Walker at a recent Design Hub workshop.

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Send your dates in!WHATS ON in 2010

NOVEMBER20 St Joseph’s School Graduation Mass and Dinner26 St Joseph’s End of School Mass27 St Patrick’s Christmas Fete27 QantasLink Blackall Beef Producers Race Day28 Blackall Christmas Tree Festival30 St Joseph’s School Concert and Speech Night

DECEMBER3 Twilight Markets11 Bumbo School Street Stall24 Christmas Eve Mardi Gras,

Blackall24 Christmas in the Park, Tambo

on November 18-19, Design Hub will work with local young people to create a poster that communicates a targeted message about the illegal provision of alcohol to minors.

The Creative Pathways program provides employment, training and skills development opportunities to staff and the young people involved.

“It’s a unique way to develop

the local community and provide young people with opportunities to learn new skills and grow professionally,” Creative Pathways program coordinator Brooke Newall said. The Design Hub aims to partner with many communities in the Central West region to bring opportunities for businesses, organisations, individuals and young people.

ANOTHER new service is now available in Blackall thanks to the opening of Barcoo Beauty.

Situated at 139 Thistle Street, Barcoo Beauty offers facials to bring out the inner beauty of residents.

Owner Marion Langdon said she would like to expand the business to possibly incorporate manicures/pedicures or massages.

“It’s a good thing for Blackall to have and I think there is a bit of demand for it,” Marion said.

Barcoo Beauty is open by appointment.

Another new business for BlackallBy REBECCA BROWN

RIGHT: Marion Langdon working with Kirsty Hayman.

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Close game of bowlsIN sets of nine ends on Sunday, Gary Whitfield and Ross Browning had a very close game with Ross winning the first set 7-6.

Gary won the second 10-6 and the last set, going to an extra end after being tied at 6-all, Gary getting one shot to win 7-6.

In another sets of nine between Col Pfingst and Gumby Chapman, it looked like the same thing with Col winning the first set 6-5. Col then went on to win 18-0 in the second set.

In social play, Loretta, Brad and Wayne defeated Woody, Annie and Julie 18-13 while Betty and Roy defeated Trevor and Charlie 23-2.

Next week’s bowls: Sets of nine ends final: C. Pfingst vs G. Whitfield (Spotter J. Carter). After being called off last Saturday due to an unfortunate passing of a Longreach member, the games will now be held in Blackall on Saturday, November 13.

Social play is available on Sunday with all welcome. Start time is 9am both days.

– Dally Holden

SPORT ON THE

BARCOO

Blackall hosts Stockman’s Challenge

CLASSIFIEDSTHE BARCOO INDEPENDENT

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!Shelley Haughton celebrated her birthday with family and

friends on Wednesday, October 20.All the very best and hope you had a very joyous birthday!

Love from Stan, Bec, Luke, Anna, Nate, and your two grandchildren Hayley and Zoe

PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN MARY (NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL)O most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruit of the vine, splendorous of heaven.Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in this my necessity. O Star of the Sea help me and show me herein you are my mother.O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of heaven and earth I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succour me in my necessity. There are none that can withstand your power.O show me here you are my mother.O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (say three times).Holy Mary I place this cause in your hands (say three times). Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine.This prayer must be said for three days and after that the request will be granted and the prayer must be published.

Your local taxation specialist will be attending their

Blackall office in Woods Arcade on Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 November.

For all your accountancy & taxation needs contact Prue Button on (07) 4657 4144

or email [email protected]

Blackall Pony ClubSaturday, 27th November, 2010

3pm Aquatic Centre (Pool)

AGM, Break Up & Sign On DayMembership due for the 2011 season

For further information contactHelen Aspinall on 0428 316 289

WANTED TO BUYDingo traps in good working order. Phone 4950 7140.

ContactRebeccaBrownattheBarcoo Independent on (07) 4657 6966 to submit your letters to the editor, stories,

photographs, advertisements and suggestions

THE Forensic Services Police Bush Safari is a not for profit organisation, which is designed to take families to places they would not normally travel to and Blackall was part of this year’s itinerary.

Over a 10-day period, about 90 people in 36

vehicles travelled about 3500 to 4000 kilometres to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and other charities.

The Bush Safari has been held for about 15 years.

The routes change each year.

George Webb from Coonamble, NSW, participated in the Bush Safari that came through Blackall recently.

Bush Safari travels through Blackall

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THE Blackall Pony Club held a Stockman’s Challenge on Saturday, October 30.

Organisers said they were happy with the number of entries, taking into consideration that the event had been postponed.

The club would like to thank the judges for the evening, Kirsty Hayman and Ray Langdon.

Kirsty and Ray have both competed with great success in many challenges.

Thanks are also extended to the pencillers of the event Colleen Wemyss, Chris McErlean, Cassidy

Flynn and Amy McNamara.

The results for the evening are: 13 and under: 1. Kaitlyn McErlean – Miss Kitty, 2. Kaitlyn McErlean – Desperado, 3. Rachelle Bichsel – My San B King; 17 and under: 1. Sara Aspinall – Hillbilly, 2. Codie Fanning – Boree Scope, 3. Brooke Dehennin – Chick; Novice: 1. Mick Southern – Freckles, 2. Helen Aspinall – Skippa, 3. Daryl Ogden – Oaks Magic; Open: 1. Helen Aspinall – Skippa, 2. Mick Southern – Freckles, 3. Helen Aspinall – Notus Butler.

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Mixed results at weekly cattle saleTHE Blackall Combined Agents yarded 2233 head in their Fat and Store sale last week. The market saw steer and heifer prices lift on the previous week’s results, while cows and bulls slipped slightly.

Uanda Past Co, “Uanda”, Tambo sold a quality draft of Hereford bullocks, selling to a top of 168.2c/kg to average 166.6c, topping at $1014/head to average $959. Ben Avery, “Allandale”, Blackall yarded Charolais steers for 200c/kg, 309kg or $619/head. Alice Downs Pty Ltd, “Alice Downs”, Blackall presented a quality draft of 600 Santa steers, which sold to a top of 241.2c/kg to average 226.9c, topping at $746/head to average $617. Uanda Past Co also sold a draft of #8 Hereford heifers, which topped at 154.2c to average 151.6 returning $873/head.

KW & BM Gillies, “Devenish”, Blackall sold Brahman x cows to average 142c/kg, 527kg to return $750/head, topping at 144c or $848/head. Tindall Bros, “Macfarlane Downs”, Tambo had Shorthorn cows to average 136c, 483kg and $657/head, topping at 144c or $760 with the killable heifer portion averaging 147c/kg, 478kg and $703/head, topping at 155c or $786. Swan Hill Cattle Co, “Swan Hill”, Blackall sold Santa cows to a top of 144.2c, 650kg to return $937/head. Uanda Pastoral’s Hereford cows topped at 141.2c/kg, 614kg and $867/head. The next sale will be a Fat and Store Sale on Thursday.

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Dear Editor,I noted with interest that the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council’s vehicle washdown facility has finally been completed and officially opened (again). Congratulations to all those involved in the construction. This facility would not be out of place at a “Carlovers” carwash in one of our larger cities, however, I question the usefulness of a facility which is unable to be used by stock transports and heavy machinery transporters. The minutes of BTRC’s September 2009 meeting state that the council “endorsed the CEO’s decision to place an order for a 10-metre Heavy Duty drive-over wash system complete with underbody wash, water recycling system, automated traffic management system and hand held manual rewind hose and trigger gun (for stock crate washing)”. Whilst checking out the new facility last week, I noted a transport operator utilising the old washdown, which is in a sad state of disrepair, to wash out his stock crates as he is unable to access the new one. Apparently a trip was recently undertaken by the CEO and a councillor along with other stakeholders to view washdown facilities of other towns with a view to constructing one suitable for heavy trucks and trailers. With the present washdown having been mainly funded by a grant from the Federal Government, I wonder if that government will again be forthcoming or whether the ratepayers of the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council will bear the cost of the council’s folly in not constructing a facility suitable for both heavy and lighter vehicles in the first place. Mayor Jan Ross and BTRC have been promoting the washdown as a mechanism to minimise the weed seed spread in the area. I am sure that trucks and livestock along with heavy equipment and the associated low loaders all carry seed, however, no provision has been made for these vehicles at the new $250,000 facility.Gwynne Stockwell, Tambo Blackall Action Group

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UNFORTUNATELY, From the Mayor’s Desk, written by Blackall-Tambo Regional Mayor Jan Ross, was unavailable at time of print.

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Council invites you to share your visions and images of the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council by

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Competition Categories & Prizes 18-25 years $150 13-17 years $125

Under 13 years $100

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Entry forms and competition details can be found on the council’s website

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Regional Systematic Inspection Program“That Council approve the undertaking of a Systematic Inspection Program pursuant to Section 134 of the Local Government Act 2009.The Systematic Inspection Program will assess all properties within the townships (as defined in the respective Administration Local Laws) of Blackall and Tambo for the following:

1. Compliance with provisions of the Water Act 2000 relating to stormwater into the sewer;

2. Compliance with Blackall Shire Council (Keeping and Control of Animals) Local Law No 5 Parts 2 - Keeping of Animals and Part 3 - Control of Animals and Tambo Shire Council (Keeping and Control of Animals) Local Law No. 6 Part 2 - Keeping of Animals and Part 3 - Control of Animals,

3. Compliance with Blackall Shire Council Local Law No. 15 (Control of Nuisances) Part 4 – Miscellaneous Nuisances and Tambo Shire Council (Control of Nuisances) Local Law No. 16 Part 4 – Miscellaneous Nuisances,

4. Compliance with Blackall Shire Council (Swimming Pools) Local Law No. 21 Part 2 – Swimming Pools Generally and Tambo Shire Council (Swimming Pools) Local Law No. 23 Part 2 – Swimming Pools Generally.

The Systematic Inspection Program will run from Monday, 22 November, 2010 until Friday, 18 February, 2011. Authorised officers of the Council will visit all premises detailed above between the hours of 7:00am and 7:00pm on and including all days between Monday and Saturday.

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THE Blackall Student Hostel “Townhouse” Bursary for 2010 is open.

The committee is looking forward to receiving applications from students who have lived in the Blackall-Tambo Regional Shire for at least the past 12 months and now need to live away from home to further their education.

The bursary is valued at $2500 and is designed to assist one student with costs associated in doing a recognised full-time course at an accredited facility.

Five students from both Blackall and Tambo have previously enjoyed being recipients of the bursary, which has helped them with the expense of living away from home while continuing their

education. Applicants must be 19 years of age or younger and must have successfully completed years 10, 11 or 12.

A 200-word essay stating the reasons why they would deserve to be awarded this bursary is required along with other documentation such as a most recent school report. The bursary is not necessarily awarded to the student with the highest academic results and is judged by a three-person selection panel consisting of an Education Queensland representative and two others residing outside of this shire.

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A LAND management system espoused by grazier Peter Andrews was well received by 40 people who attended a field day on the topic of healthy pastures at Blackall last week.

Andrews’ controversial methods of rehydrating the landscape by putting small scale leaky structures in stream beds to slow down water flow and allowing it to spread out across the land rather than quickly drain down rivers, have been well publicised on ABC TV’s Australian Story.

According to workshop organiser Mick Alexander, attendees are now planning to hire a bus and visit Mr Andrews’ Hunter Valley property early next year to gain a greater understanding of how the system works.

“I believe they are also planning to invite Peter back to this region to design systems for them,” Mr Alexander added.

He said he had brought Peter to Blackall because of local interest in hearing more about his theories.

“His principles lessen the impact of drought and a number of people were keen to find out more about that,” Mr Alexander said.

One of these, Graeme McDonald, who owns country at Springsure and Blackall, said Mr Andrews’ approach, which has become known as Natural Sequence Farming, was commonsense.

“The opportunities to put this into practice are nearly unlimited,” he said.

Blackall grazier Simon Campbell said it was always interesting to listen to new information, when speakers on landscape systems and soils were hard to come by.

“However I was disappointed in some of the more sweeping and

unsupported statements made,” he said.

“The speakers should have had some understanding of the rangeland’s semi-arid ecosystems and soil biology and rates of change. The information is so much more useful in our business if it is relevant to local grazing activity.”

Mr Andrews’ theory is that Australia’s pre-European landscape was one where water was held up in gilgis and melonholes, which also trapped nutrient-rich sediments, and that our water management practises and legislation have altered this, which is harming the soil and pastures.

“The early explorers talked of chains of ponds and systems spread over 50 miles,” he said.

“Australia is the oldest landscape in the world, and it doesn’t have the vast mountain ranges that give us lots of freezing and thawing, so the country had to come up with other ways to survive and thrive.”

He also spoke extensively on the role of vegetation in changing weather systems, noting that 99 per cent of the east coast rainforest has been removed since settlement, which he claimed was altering the way our warm wet winds are blowing.

“We’ve forgotten that plants run the system,” he said.

‘Grass is what gets our water to high points, yet we want to burn it and eat it out.”

Discussion also ranged over stepped systems and contour management, and how to get back to diluting the salt in the landscape.

Mr Andrews recommended planting leucaena along contours and doing tree clearing along contours as well, to aid the slowing

of water.He agreed that much of what

he talked about could be classed as illegal under Australia’s water management laws.

“What’s been made illegal is erosion,” he said.

Mr Alexander pointed out that some of the best remedial work could be done with unnamed gullies not affected by overland flow rules, but the NSF notes handed out on the day state that “because the process harnesses and manipulates water in the riparian zone there are legal and statutory obligations that may need to be met”.

Barcaldine grazier Scott Counsell said he came with an open mind because he wanted to have his thinking challenged.

“It’s certainly done that,” he said. “The main things I got from it are the need to slow our water up across our paddocks, and to keep our vegetation cover in good and bad times.”

The workshop received funding support from the federal government’s Caring For Our Country program and through the Bestprac program.

By SALLY CRIPPS

This photograph was taken at the Douglas Ponds crossing on the Evora Road just north of Blackall, where Peter was able to demonstrate some of his ideas in practise. The watercourse runs through Peter Evans’ property, Woodbine so the map was used to point out natural features that could be helpful.

would play an important role in Australia’s future.

She emphasised both the revenue that opening up the region would provide for government coffers and the source of energy that would be available for emerging markets in Asia and India.

Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson said the mine would create new jobs and training opportunities for Australians.

“Coal is the fastest growing fuel in the world’s emerging economies and we are in a position to capitalise on that,” he said.

“The coal here has low level ash and soda and my government is therefore giving good support.”

Now that the test pit is open, Hancock Coal’s bulk sample project will get underway.

Employing around 70 people, it will extract up to 450 000 tonnes of thermal coal from the pit site near Alpha, with the first stage being 120 000 tonnes.

Overburden removal began after the opening, and drilling and blasting will be conducted 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Eventually a pit 430 metres wide and 65 metres deep will be dug.

Hancock Coal’s managing director, Paul Mulder said the coal would be crushed onsite before transporting it by truck to a coal preparation plant near Blackwater for washing, before trucking to a rail loading facility for rail transport to the coal terminal near

Gladstone. The road transportation

component of the project will take approximately four months starting early in 2011.

Executives from the coal sample’s purchasers, the Korea South East Power company, were on hand for the historic occasion.

Also present were local member Vaughan Johnson and state shadow ministers Fiona Simpson and Jeff Seeney. A government spokesman said Mines Minister Stephen Robertson was on an overseas trade mission at the time, while the premier was at a function on the Gold Coast and the treasurer was in Europe.

Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Stirling Hinchliffe wasn’t able to attend Saturday’s event, but received a briefing from Paul Mulder earlier in the week.

He said the state government keenly supported the development of the Galilee Basin.

A $2 billion rail corridor to move bulk coal from Alpha to Abbot Point has been declared an infrastructure facility of significance, providing Hancock with a defined corridor within which they can continue to study the feasibility of their plans.

“Approval was not given lightly as it ultimately gives the coordinator-general the power to acquire land for project infrastructure development – but it was necessary to unlock the full economic potential of this region,” Mr Hinchliffe said.

Pending finance and government approvals, the company hopes to have the Alpha and Kevin’s Corner mines fully operational by 2014, and to then transport all product coal by rail.

Mr Mulder said the plan for a fully integrated mine to port operation was a first for coal mining in Australia.

“Because of the massive distances involved, this is really important for us,” he said.

“This would rival some of the largest coal mines in the world.”

Minister Ferguson described the Galilee Basin as matching the Hunter Valley in terms of future coal production.

The expected life of the combined Hancock mines is in excess of 30 years.

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Barcaldine Regional Council manager Rob Bauer and deputy mayor Jenni Grey at the opening of the test pit at Alpha.


THE Dance Blackall annual concert doubled its audience in only a year.

“The Magic Toyshop”, which involved about 23 students, attracted more than 200 people to the event.

It is only the second time it has been held.

To add to the success, a number of residents have now expressed their interest in joining Dance Blackall next year.

At the end of the concert, Glenn Frost, Pagen Arnold and Jemma Mobbs were congratulated publicly for their successful exam results.

Dance Blackall, in association with Blackall State School P&C, will resume in February.

ABOVE: Kyle Williams.

BELOW: Shannon Thomson and Elise Leek.

Audience doubles from last year

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ABOVE AND RIGHT: Georgia Hayman during her performance.

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ABOVE: Carly Thomson and Louise Ward.

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BELOW: Pagen Arnold, Tahlia Gerber and Jemma Mobbs.

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