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WHILE graziers have beenrejoicing over almost continuousrain since Christmas, more than14 inches in two months hasmeant that workers in otherindustries have had a very quietand strained start to the year.

Ray White Rurals PatonFitsimons says everyone is quiet atthe moment, but staying positive,and that is just how it is.The rst Blackall catt le sale for

2010 was scheduled for February11 and it has been cancelledevery week since, due to the wetweather.

A fat and store sale is now set

down for March 11, and the rstweaner and store sale on March18, but the agents are unanimousin saying that it will more likely beseveral weeks to give the groundtime to dry out.

If you cant get the cattle on atruck, you just dont move them,Paton said.

Thirty years ago they might havewalked them in but not now.

Paton says he would have barelymoved a beast since Decemberlast year.

By the end of the month Ill bedown 4000 head on last year, butthose cattle will still be comingthrough.

Grant Daniel Long agent Jeremy

Barron saysit is great to have all the rain, but,no-one wants to say weve hadenough!

It will be fairly full on when itdoes dry out, we will get decentprices for cattle.

This is unheard of It hashappened before for one or twoweeks, but not lasted for 5 or 6weeks.

Roo shooter Brett Hayman hasbeen out shooting just 12 timessince Christmas.

There is no income for us at allat the moment, he said.

Ive been wanting to do a bitof mustering on the side but it iseven too wet for that.

On Australia Day Wild GameResources started buyingkangaroos again after they closedtheir doors due to the Russiankangaroo meat ban.

It just keeps going from oneextreme to the other, Brett said.

Now that they want them again,we cant get them.

It is touch and go but dont getme wrong, Id rather be havingwet weather than dry you cantknock that rain.

A shearer for more than 20years, Rob Johnstone says thathe had better take a photographof his home

Attention: Local Performers!!

Local performer to sing, playguitar or any other musical instrument.

To perform at the Blackall Caravan Park during the tourist season

Good attendance at Shockwave Workshops - page 6

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March 5 2010 ISSN 1832-6129 RRP $2.00 Contact: [email protected]

Rowan Hunnam

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TOURISM INDUSTRY

DEVELOPMENT

INFORMATION ON

FUTURE MARKET

SEGMENTS

An Insight to:

o Better understand your target marketusing psychographics

(wants and needs of people; the wayconsumers think and what they like)

PLUS

o Get on line and utilise social networkso and the how to use the new tourism e-

kit

Thursday March 11

Blackall Cultural Centre9:00am 5:30pm

FREEMeals provided all day

All workshop participants are asked to join inan FREE industry camp oven dinner andnetworking opportunity at the BlackallWoolscour from 6:00pm

Presented by: Tourism Queensland

Contact: John Hine(EDO Blackall-Tambo Regional Council)

M: 0427 446 481

TownCommonManagementPlansHaveyoursayinthefutureofyourtown

common!TheBlackallTamboRegionalCouncilis working in partnership with DesertChannels Queensland to developmanagementplansfortheBlackallandTambotowncommons.Community involvement is beingsoughtthrough:FillingoutaquestionnaireavailablefromtheshireofficesinBlackallandTamboandreturningitbyMarch10,andAttendingplanningworkshops:

x WednesdayMarch10,6.30pmBlackallCulturalCentre

x ThursdayMarch11,6.30pmTamboShireHall

Supperwillbeprovided.Forfurtherinformationpleasecontact:[email protected]

IN 2009 the Blackall Uniting

Church Ladies Guild donatedmore than $12, 000 to variouscharities and community groupsaround the world.Treasurer Judith Adam said that

it is very rewarding for the ve

members of the local ladies guild.

It is the community who ismaking these donations, we arejust the administrators.

We feel it is worthwhile to be

able to help.There are good reasons why we

give to these different places.

The money has come from

the thrift shop run by the guild,through the sale of goods that

are donated by members of the

community and local businesses.Judith Adam says that the

ladies guild is sincerely grateful

to the community for suppling

and recycling their goods, and tothe helpers who keep the shoprunning so efciently.

Throughout 2009, donations of

$1000 or more were made to theVictorian Bush Fire Appeal, World

Vision (through the sponsoring of

two children), Lifeline Community

Care to assist prison chaplaincy,the Royal Flying Doctor Service,

the Blackall

Incredible rain makes

for a slow start for some

Contact Debbie at the

park on 7 4657 4816

continued on page 5

Uniting ChurchLadies Guild donate

over $12, 000


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WHATS ON in 2010

MARCH5 Blackall Historical Society Annual General Meeting5 St Patricks host World Day o Prayer6 Shockwave Youth Arts Festival C ar Wash6 Free Human Swine Flu Immunisation, Blackall State

School6 Blackall Races7 Clean Up Australia Day10 Blackall Town Common Management Planning

Workshop11 Tambo Town Common Management Planning

Workshop

12 Tourism Oi! Launch at the Blackall Woolscour13 Blackall Equestrian Group Jump Club13 Blackall Cultural Association Annual General Meeting13 West N Breast Support Group Meeting17 St Patricks Day Quiz Night24 Blackall Girl Guides Annual General Meeting26 St Josephs Catholic School P&F Fete27 Central West versus Central Highlands Rugby L eague27-28 Blackall Dance Group Dance Workshops

APRILBlackall Equestrian Group Jump Club3

10 Community Market Day, Short StreetBlackall Races1

21-24 Blackall National Campdraf Finals

MAY1 Dressage & Junior Stockmans Challenge, Blackall Show

Woolscour Bush Dinner1

Blackall Show2Woolscour Tour and Dinner5

9 Blackall Equestrian Group Jump ClubWoolscour Tour and Dinner12

14-17 Hebel Artist Workshop19 Woolscour Tour and Dinner22 Isisord Sheep and Wool Show22-23 Shockwave Youth Arts Festival22-26 Watercolour Workshop26 Woolscour Tour and Dinner28-30 Art Show

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Send your dates in!!

On the night of October 10, 2009, a groupof Barcaldine locals banded together toraise funds for Breast Cancer and put ona night of fun and entertainment. Withthe help of Greg Conescu, an auction,displays and entertainment, the CentralWest Community was able to raise$17,000 for Breast Cancer. The moneyraised was kept in the Central Westarea to assist those people who havefaced the Breast Cancer challenge andto help those who may need assistancein the future. A night like this doesnt

come together without the support ofthose who donated time, resources andgifts to help make the night the successit was. We thank you for your generosityand commitment! Planning has alreadycommenced for this years event and wehope that all those who enjoyed A NightAmong the Roses, and those who missedout will join us on Saturday 16th October2010 at Roses N Things.For further information, or to donate andbe part of this event call Gay on 0427 223930.

-WestN Breast Support Group-Local support for women & men

diagnosed with breast cancer.Look for this logo to nd the WestNBreast contact details in your area.

Twelve months ago a group of womenfrom this central western region who have allexperienced breast cancer, surgery, treatment,recovery and subsequent adjustments in life,met in Barcaldine to discuss the absence of andobvious need for personal support in rural areas

to women just diagnosed with breast cancer. The most commonfeeling these women had was wishing they could have talkedto someone who was on this journey, who lives out here andunderstands where theyre coming from and the many questions

they wanted answers to.WestN Breast was subsequently formed and has met socially

to share journeys, receive information from the Breast CareNurse and also decide the purpose, structure and goals of thegroup in this region. As breast cancer affects men as well aswomen and any man who is diagnosed is also very welcometo contact WestN Breast. The area covered is roughly Alphato Windorah; Tambo to Winton and most towns in the area willhave a local contact person to talk to about accessing this type

of support. Details of this contact will be in a prominent placein each centre. The group also plans to keep local contact detailsin local newspapers and community newsletters.

WestN Breasts afliation with Breast Cancer Associationof Queensland Support Group, Barcaldine Area means that wehave access to BCAQ funds that are raised within the area, suchas those funds raised at the upcoming Tough Enough to WearPink Invitational Bullride & Barrel Race being held on 5 June atLongreach Showgrounds. WestN Breast would like to thankthe Longreach Rodeo Association for organising this event.Please come along & support the night.

Funds raised will be used to provide both practical andemotional support to those with breast cancer and to holdcommunity workshops/forums where the group brings inspeakers to cover all aspects of breast cancer in both men &women. It has long been a complaint that money raised by

bigger organisations does not get back to our local region, this isone group that will give its fundraising back to the community.

Mr Mike Cobbold from Towner Raindrop in Toowoomba,has donated a 30cm windmill which will bedecorated with a pink tie. Look for this logo tond the WestN Breast contact details in yourarea.

Our next meeting will be at the Blackall

Club on Saturday, March 13 at 10.00 am.

Here are photos of the $17,000 cheque being handed over to Breast CancerAssociation of Queensland.

A Support Group more than SupportsFieen years ago, I was diagnosed and reaed or breas cancer. I wasliving and working in Melbourne. I was sacked by my employer, andhad pleny o complicaions wih surgery, inecions and chemoherapy,and jus 35. I quickly ound suppor groups which were invaluable ormy menal sae, physical recovery and connecing o many ohers hahelped.A group known as he Daodils wih is wide group o members adieren sages o he journey, and medical alliances is similar o WesNBreas. We would mee and encourage each oher, giving ips or ceraincondiions and doing los o lisening, and o course cry ing. When youredoing i alone, he oughes o journeys can be so much easier when yousee and alk o hose who have come hrough and are now srong and

confden again.Te suppor group gives you a beter undersanding o he messy medicalroadmap ha you fnd yoursel in, and ellow ravellers guide you hroughhe maze one sep a a ime. Oen, is jus ha ligh a he end o he darkunnel ha you are currenly in wih pain, problems wih reamen orsimply jus plain scared; he ligh ha is shone by ohers in he group hahave been here, done ha and can wih ease encourage you hrough.Breas cancer is so indiscriminae and varied in is permuaions. Whenyoure frs diagnosed, i is all very bewildering and conusing. You ryand make sense o i all, ry and ake back some conrol. Members o asuppor group are anasic a allowing you o relax whils you grapplewih hese issues. Te emporal peace grows and you realize ha his newvery dieren lie will sor isel ou, learning rom oher group membershe imporance o ocusing on he new you.I encourage all who have experienced breas cancer, o which here arenow many in wesern Queensland, o join he WesN Breas Group.And he res o us, please suppor he suppor group when ever you cana our undraising evens and iniiaives.

Heather and Helen and the Look GoodFeel Better presenter from Emerald

The participants and presenters at the Look Good Feel Betterworkshop

A Night Among Roses

Gaye Donaldson presents $17,000 to Vivette White of theBCAQ sub-committee - proceeds from the Night among theRoses held in Barcaldine

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Cyclonic winds in Winton 214points of rain registered at Byrgennaovernight.. Wayward birds atBlackall.. causing plane delays allmade for a very interesting Mondaymorning.

Posters have been distributedthroughout our towns to advise of the plans forthe annual Clean Up Australia Day. This event issponsored by the Blackall Tambo Regional Councilin an effort to clean up our environment, especiallyour public venues and roadways. This day could beClean Environment Celebration Day if we all madesure that all rubbish found its way to the appropriate

disposal areas provided by Council throughout theyear.

Fogging continues for the mosquitoes and sandies in both Blackall and Tambo and will do so whilewe have this extraordinary season to cope with. It isof course a battle to keep up with the grass which isgrowing at a mile a minute, however the long grass isalso a harbor for these health hazard insects, hencethe necessity to keep it at a low level.The Memorial Hall has been a hive of industry

this past weekend as the Creative Pathways teamfrom Human has been working with the youngfolk from Blackall and Barcaldine. The planningworkshops for the 2010 Shockwave Youth ArtsFestival and the Graphic Design workshops attracted21 interested young people to a learning but funweekend.

I have taken the opportunity to attend the 40 thABARE OUTLOOK 2010 Conference in Canberra overthis past week a conference to provide an economicoverview for Australias commodity sector, the globaleconomy, and the prospects for world economicgrowth in 2010 to 2015.

Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries andForestry the Hon Tony Burke MP opened theconference and former Minister for Primary IndustriesJohn Kerin gave a wonderful address to the conferencedinner guests which was both thought-provoking aswell as humorous. It has been an interesting week tosay the least.

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ST PATRICKS

DAY

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SPORTS CLUB

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Club telephone 4657 4711

THE 409 points (144.2mm) that Blackall receivedthroughout January was backed up by a soli d monthin February with 643 points (227mm).

Fred and Daphne Rich maintain the monthlyrainfall records on their property Tilbury, whichdate back to 1921.

In December 2009, they recorded 766 points(270mm), a measurement which broke all theDecember rainfall records for the last 89 years.

Fred Rich measured 1112 points (392mm) inJanuary this year, the second highest for Januarysince the records began, followed by a solid 444points (156mm) last month.

To put this in context, the average annual rainfallhere is 1860 points (656mm). Last year we had only756 points (266mm) for an 11 month period untilNovember.

The timing of the rain is what makes thedifference, Fred said on Tuesday after experiencingsevere electrical storms and more rain overnight tostart March off.

Good rain early in the wet season produces abody of grass which means you are not starting fromscratch, and it also prevents a lot of run off.

Manningham, north of Longreach and part ofthe Agricultural College, has received 1656 points(584mm) since the beginning of the year.

Heather Morton from Neleh Downs Isisford saidthey have recorded around 936 points (330mm) sinceJanuary 1, after a dry period that lasted for years.

We havent experienced a really good year like thisone for around 10 years, she said.

It really is incredible.Bill Cripps said that the 1152 points (406mm)

recorded on Melrose since January is unbelievablefor the area.

Most of it is going down the creek now.We are very lucky that we didnt get the rain that

Charleville and Quilpie did because otherwise wedbe looking at ood levels similar to 1990.

It is a very good summer!On average in February, the township of Blackall

receives around 226 points (80mm) in the month,with the most on record set back in 2004 when 1954points (389.1mm) fell.The 643 points (227mm) throughout February 2010

was recorded on sixteen of the 28 days, compared tothe average of just six.Temperatures last month ranged between 19.7

degrees on February 1 to 34.2 degrees on February7. 21.9 degrees was the mean minimum temperaturethroughout the month, hitting an average maximumof 31.5 degrees.

A maximum wind gust of 48 km/hour was gaugedon three separate occasions on February 5, 8 and 9.Humidity was high throughout the month, reachingabove 90% humidity on several days, and remainingabove 60% for the majority of the time.The township of Tambo came within 5mm of

breaking the rainfall record for February, with atotal of 773 points (273mm) for the month. February19 was the day to thank, with 255 points (90mm)recorded in one day, close to the highest daily rainfallrecorded of 294 points (104mm) in February 2003.Temperatures in Tambo ranged between 18 degrees

on February 27 to 34.5 on February 24.

Rowan Hunnam

Graziers measure big rainfall in thenew year


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Kids Corner with Eddie EmuGday Kids. It is that time of year when children all over Blackall and surrounding towns head outdoors toplay team sports. Football, soccer, netball, swimming and dancing are all in full swing. Learning a new sport is agreat way to meet new friends and get some exercise and fresh air. There is nothing like kicking a ball, splashingin some water or twirling around the dance floor to lift your sprits and get blood pumping and your musclesworking. If you havent signed up already it is not too late, so get down to your sports fields and remember,have fun!

EddieFun Poems and RhymesIf you have a favourite poem or have wr ien one yourself and would like to see it

in print, please send it into Fun Poems and Rhymes at [email protected] week we have a poem wrien by Sherryl Clark from her picture book FarmKid and one by local girl Caitlin Johnston.

Write your own poem: Its fun to observe animals, how they behave, how they move,how different they are from humans. Write a poem about an animal where youinclude some of these observations, and also include yourself in the poem! How areyou different? The same? Learn more at www.sherrylclark.com.

Cow LogiC

By Sherryl Clark

Each year Dad namesour new calves

alphabetically.The oldest cow

is Arable.

These new, spindly-legged calveswill be Parsley,

Petunia, Patty and Pancake.

Dad knows all the cows names,how old they are,and that Parsleywas born to Mint.

Logical, huh?

What will he dowhen he gets to X?

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8 Feeling (7)9 Utter impulsively (5)10 Dick Francis book "Dead ___"(4)11 Barely enough (5)12 Pulls (4)13 Relief provider (3,5)16 Occurring from time to time (6)18 Metal element (4)

20 Recess (5)21 English singer (4)23 Follow without being seen (6)24 A shoe for walking on snow (8)27 Small songbird (4)30 Genius (5)32 Birthplace of seven U.S.presidents (4)34 TV set (5)35 The oldness of wines (7)

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26 A favourite saying (6)28 Big name in hotels (4)29 Christie's "Death on the___" (4)31 Short for afternoon (4)33 "I had no ___!" (4)

THE CICADAS @ RAPAD team are getting back on theroad. Louise Campbell, Robyn Adams and Julanne Doonarwill once again be part of the Arts Queensland CreativeGenerators Service Delivery Program.

CICADAS @ RAPAD spokesperson Louise Campbell saidthat over the past year they have been working towardsevaluating and improving arts and cultural service deliveryacross the interior of Queensland.The team are pleased to report that the Garden of Arts

Strategy developed throughout 2009 will soon be released.The strategy will provide a basis for ongoing service delivery

in 2010 and ensure a user-friendly document is on-hand toguide future arts and culture across the region.

The Garden of Arts Strategy identies a number ofinitiatives which will be progressed throughout the year andthe team is keen to work across community and industry toincrease the sector prole, Louise said.The rst project is to be the development of a business

strategy for a Creative Industry E-Package.John Armstrong, the consultant engaged to undertake

the project, will be visiting the region this month.The region has a huge population of creative producers

and their input will be invaluable, Louise said.We will again be engaging with communities in 2010 to

continue growing a strong arts and cultural presence.The CICADAS team will also be looking to increase the

prole of regional artists though developing links to publicspace venues under a program titled OLE Art and inspiringthe region by showcasing successful projects.

A dedicated regional website - Letterwing - is also in thepipeline for development. The proposed site would aim to bean informative, user-friendly one-stop site for the interior,

said Louise.

Here is 10 year old CaitlinJohnstons poem.

CASEY COO

Casey Coo is a catfish.Shes afraid of calves and cats,shes careful with other catfish

she always plays with bats.

Casey Coo catches colds.She has a cool car in her

fish tank.

Casey Coos friend is a catfishshe has coffee with her at

the bank.

AbdomenAdultAntennaeCaterpillarsCocoonColorful

EggHeadInsectsLarvaMonarchMoths

NectarNetPupaScalesThoraxWings

Butterflies

Crossword Solution26 February 2010

Across: 6 Muesli, 7 Diminish, 9 Lilliput,10 Unreel, 11 Tint, 12 Sue, 13 Ark, 15

Needled, 17 Relaxed, 20 Lye, 21 Eat,23 Hour, 25 Blanch, 26 Townsman, 27Sorcerer, 28 Review.Down: 1 Fugitives, 2 Isolated, 3 Hippos, 4Amputate, 5 Anorak, 7 Dither, 8 Suez, 14Regulated, 16 Eye chart, 18 Adhesive, 19Renter, 20 Lunacy, 22 Toward, 24 Alto.

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MAIN Roads Minister Craig Wallace is urgingmotorists to take care travelling on roads inood-affected parts of Queensland.

Mr Wallace said many roads across thestate have been affected by rising oodwatersand ash ooding.

Its dangerous and I strongly advisemotorists to avoid crossing any ooded roads,causeways and bridges. Its not worth therisk, Mr Wallace said.

There have been a number of nasty

accidents on the roads during the wet andI urge motorists in ood-prone areas topostpone any unnecessary travel.

Dont drive on roads covered with water.You never know whats underneath. Therecould be large pot poles, some roads mayhave been washed away and others may beblocked by debris.

Even motorists in 4WDs and high-clearance vehicles arent safe in these extremeconditions, Mr Wallace said.

Mr Wallace said engineering and technicalstaff would inspect damaged roads, culverts,drainage systems and bridges when theweather clears to assess the damage andprioritise repairs.To keep up to date with the latest

road closures across Queensland, visit

www.131940.qld.gov.au.

CICADAS on the road for arts Motorists urged to drivecarefully


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rested,pleasecontactLisa Kings, CouncilLiaison OfficerforaNominationForm.

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Arts Development Fund RADF PrQueensland Government (through Arts Queensl nd) and localgovernment partnership to suppor arts and cultural activitiesacrossthestate.A RADF Committreflectsthediversearts,cultureandgeographyoftheCouncilarea.TheprimaryresponsibilitiesofthisCommitteeMemberareto:

x AttendandparticipateinRADFmeetingsx AssessRADFapplicationsandoutcomerepx Ensure that funding allocated is aligned w

ePrincipl s, eligibility criteria, and the priorities of the localcouncilsculturalplansandpolicies

Localartists,artsandculturalworkers,mlocalorganisationsorassociationsandpeopleactivewithintheartscommunity are eligible to be a member of their local RADFCommittee.Ifyouare intePhone:074654648 NominationscloseFriday12thMarch,2010atmidday.

NORTH and West Queensland Primary HealthCare (NWQPHC) are supporting local families in theCentral West through an immunisation competition,which targets children turning one between January2010 and December 2010.

Over the past two years NWQPHC has supportedlocal General Practitioners and families throughthe introduction of an immunisation birthdaycard reminder system. With ongoing support fromlocal General Practices and the CommonwealthGovernment, the Central West has maintained animmunisation coverage rate of greater than 90%.

NWQPHC Chair Dr Viney Joshi said the campaign,which will run the slogan Immunisation Saves Lives,

promotes a messages central to the campaign andadded, this great success has made some parentsbelieve they can skip or delay having their childrenvaccinated because contagious diseases, such aspolio, measles and tetanus, are now so rare.

Six GPs Black Stump Medical, Longreach FamilyMedical Practice, Winton Medical Practice, AlphaPrivate Surgery, Ash Street Medical and AramacMedical Centre are participating in the competition.Not only does the competition prompt parents abouttimely vaccination, but also gives children an addedbravery incentive.

NWQPHC have commenced sending birthdayreminders and competition entry slips to one yearold children at the beginning of January 2010 andmonthly thereafter.The competition will be drawn on January 31,

2011. The winners (a boy and a girl) will receive a newTrike, complete with training wheels, parent handle

and helmet.

NWQPHC immunisation bike competition

BLACKALL bowlers havent been able to get back

into the swing of things yet this year, after their rst

bowls day on Sunday, February 7. There were no

bowls again last weekend due to the continuing wetweather. Another attempt will be made for the same

games this Sunday.Blackall Bowls Club handicap singles will start at

8.30am.

T Hayward to play C Pngst with spotter R Black, G

Whiteld to play J Blucher with spotter D Carter, R

Doyle to play Woody with spotter J Carter, R Robinson

to play Gumby with spotter D Daly, M Pngst to playL Kelly with spotter R Blucher, J Turner to play D

Holden with spotter T Brown.

There will be social play available.

Dally Holden

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THEGUMS$690,000

Thisnearnew3bedroomhomestead isfullyfenced in

established gardens and lawn. This home boasts a

spaciouslivinganddiningareaonpolishedfloorboards.

Themodernkitchenisfullycontainedwithallthelatest

appliancesandfittings.Largebedrooms,bathroomand

laundrymakethishomeabreezetomaintain.Fullyair

conditioned with split systems throughout. A huge

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entertaining simply a pleasure. All set on a highly

productive 200 acres 3kms from Blackall CBD with

bitumenroadfrontage.

Hospital Auxiliary and to Uniting World for tsunami

relief in Samoa.

Other donations were made to the Isisford Scripture

Union Camp, Frontier Services, Christian Blind

Mission, Uniting World for relief and development

work, the Sumatra earthquake, ood relief assistance

in India, North Korea and Zimbabwe, Mission Without

Borders, Threads of Hope in Manila, Mackay Patrol

(assisting with fuel to keep planes ying) and the

Mackay Patrol Cloncurry (aerial ministry to outback

stations).Judith Adam says that the ladies guild has also

assisted members of the local community with both

money and goods throughout 2009.

Ladies Guild donate continued from page 1

because he wont see it for a while once the rainstops.

We have miles of work to go to, we just cant get toit and even if we can, they cant get the sheep in toshear, he said.

Rob has worked just three weeks since Christmas,whereas in a normal year he would have workedevery week.

This is not a normal occurrenceIt is making itfairly difcult.

People have nancial commitments and it isbecoming strained. This is affecting the town.

In 1990 I lost around 9 weeks of work due tothe ooding, but in 2002, I never even lost an hourbecause it was so dry.

Pilot Lee Hansen has mustered cattle by helicopterfor sixteen years.

He worked every day in February 2009 and by thistime last year he had done more than 200 hours.

This year weve had a couple of runs when therehas been a break in the weather but I would barelybe up to 100 hours.

Every time we get started on a job, it getscancelled.

I had a very good nish to the year last year soweve had enough to pay the bills but it is just amatter of riding this out for now.

It will make for a very good year. Itll be bedlamwhen it does dry out.

At least when its raining you know it will getbetter, as opposed to when its dry, which it is most ofthe time, and people destock their cattle. It is aboutnding a happy medium.

Blackall bowls postponed foranother week due to wet weather

Work quiet while rain continuescontinued from page 1

QANTAS passengers were delayed on Monday by

six and a half hours after the aircraft hit a bird on

landing in Blackall.

The ight was init ially diverted via Emerald as it

encountered bad weather on its way from Brisbane.

Qantas spokeswoman Christie McSweeney said

bird strikes are very common and unavoidable.While a bird strike doesnt necessarily impede the

ability of the aircraft to operate, once it lands it does

have to be inspected by a licensed engineer.A Qantas engineer was own out to Blackall from

Brisbane to inspect the plane before it went on to

Longreach.

Flight delayed by over 6 hours


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LAST weekend almost thirty young

people from Blackall, Barcaldine

and Longreach participated in the

rst Way Out West workshops for

2010. The series of workshops

focused on visioning and planning

for the second annual Shockwave

Festival and designing posters

to spread the word about the

upcoming event.

The Shockwave Youth Arts

Festival is set to take off on May

22 and 23 this year, with a widerange of arts workshops and

activities.The planning workshops for the

festival were such a great success,

said program coordinator StephVajda.

Going from year one to year two

for an event like Shockwave can

be tricky, but with the enthusiasmshown by all who participated inthe workshops, I know were infor an innovative and entertaining

couple of days.

With activities and workshopsincluding stencilling, temporarytattoos, skate deck art, lantern

making, tie dying, costumed videoblogging, clay animations, danceand skate skills being scoped for

the festival, organisers are also

looking to nd local and headline

performers.

Myself and David Goodman in

Blackall are working with Steph

to produce the festival, said

Longreach dancer Claire Rawlins.Were really keen for people to

let us know about local performers

of any type and to give us ideas

about headline bands we canbring out.

Coordination of the Shockwave

Youth Arts Festival is supported

by event production crews in both

Blackall and Longreachwith planningworkshops scheduledduring the next stageof the Way Out West

program from April 7 to

15.

The April workshopswill take place in bothtowns and provide skillsand support in graphicdesign, visual art,drama, lm, multimedia

and event production.Were also continuing

our work to identify and

support young people who

have business, projector event ideas, providingresources and guidance toturn these ideas into reality,said Steph.

For the April Youth Week

Blackall Cultural

Association

Position

Vacant

Casual Cleaner

Living Arts Centre

4 hours per week

Contact Lynette Davison0427 574 337

events in Blackall and Longreach

and the 2010 ShockwaveYouth Arts Festival, transport,

accommodation and meals areavailable for young people who are

keen to participate.To get involved in the workshops,

events and Shockwave, contactDavid Goodman in Blackall, Claire

Rawlins on 0400 754 865, email

[email protected] or go to theFacebook page CPCW Australia.

Robyn Adams talks about the possibility of creating an Edgar Townerbrochure at the workshop on Monday in Blackall

Twenty two enthusiastic young people attended the Sunday workshop

Blackall State School Principal Jason Smith wasrecently pleased with the ndings of a rigorouscurriculum audit conducted on the school last week.The Queensland Government introduced the

comprehensive audit requirements for state schoolsin the area of teaching and learning.Throughout 2010 all state schools across

Queensland will be audited. The teaching and learningaudit process places a strong focus on auditing keycurriculum, teaching, learning and assessmentpractices of a school.

Auditor, and experienced principal of a Brisbane

school, Barry Starkey focused on eight key aspects ofthe operation of the school.

Mr Starkey found that the school leadership teamhas established and is driving a strong improvementagenda for the school, grounded in evidence fromresearch and practice, and couched in terms ofimprovements in measurable student outcomes,especially in literacy, numeracy and science.

He noted that explicit and clear school-wide targetsfor improvement have been set and communicated.

Mr Starkey concluded that the local state school isdriven by the belief that every student is capable ofsuccessful learning.

A high priority is given to building and maintainingpositive and caring relationships between staff,students and parents.There is a strong culture of trust and support

among teachers and school leaders. The school works

to maintain a learning environment that is safe,respectful, tolerant, and inclusive and that promotesintellectual rigour.

In his audit, Mr Starkey found that the school hasbuilt a professional team of highly able teachersincluding those who take an active leadership rolebeyond the classroom.

In their day-to-day teaching, classroom teachersplace a high priority on identifying and addressing thelearning needs of individual students.Teachers closely monitor the progress of individuals,

identify learning difculties and tailor classroomactivities to levels of readiness and need.

Mr Starkey concluded that the school principaland other school leaders take a strong leadershiprole, encouraging the use of research based teachingpractices in all classrooms to ensure that every studentis engaged, challenged and learning successfully.

The State School is also proud to be taking part inSay No to Bullying Day on Friday, March 5.The day is a joint initiative of The Courier-Mail and

Brisbanes 97.3FM and aims to shine the spotlighton bullying and promote ways to reduce its impact inschools and the community.The school has been encouraging students and staff

to wear orange to school on Friday, the ofcial colourof the event.

Principal Jason Smith has reminded parents andcarers of the schools strong stance on bullying.

We strive to provide a safe, supportive and disciplinedlearning environment for all our students.

We do not tolerate bullying in any form at ourschool and this is made clear to everyone through ourResponsible Behaviour Plan for Students.

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