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BLACKALL graziers put Wild Rivers firmly on the agenda at the state government’s Community Cabinet forums in Barcaldine on Sunday.

A small group known as Concerned Producers on the Upper Barcoo (CPUB) spoke directly to Premier Anna Bligh and Sustainability and Climate Change Minister Kate Jones at an environmental roundtable, during the public question and answer session, and at a formal delegation.

The main area of concern was whether the proposed legislation would override Property Maps of Assessable Vegetation (PMAVs), which could prevent landholders from undertaking timber treatment to control regrowth if these areas fell within the boundaries of Wild Rivers’ High Preservation Areas (HPAs).

The group understands that this is the case where Wild Rivers have already been declared on the Cape.

According to spokesperson Christine Campbell, the members of the delegation, which consisted of herself,

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BLACKALL came close to its lowest ever-recorded October temperature last month with 5 degrees recorded on October 9.

Blackall recorded a high of 38 degrees on Sunday, October 25, six degrees hotter than the average maximum temperature for the month of 32.1 degrees. The average minimum was 15.2 degrees, a degree cooler than the average for October.

Temperatures in Tambo ranged from 3.7 degrees on October 9 to a top of 37 degrees on October 25.

Blackall received above-average rainfall for October with a total of 201 points (51mm) recorded, 63 points (16mm) more than the same time last year. The majority of the rain fell at the end of the month with 105 points (26.6mm) measured on October 29 and 64 points (16.6mm) on October 30.

Tambo recorded less rain, with 94 points (24.1mm). The highest was 39 points (10mm) noted on October 13.

On average in October, Blackall receives 130 points (33mm). The highest amount of rainfall recorded in a single October day in Blackall was in 1920 with 476 points (120.9mm). The record for the most rain recorded over an October month was set the same year, with 659 points (167.3mm).

The maximum recorded wind gust in Blackall was 89 km per hour from the north-east on October 28 at 1709 hours, bringing the rain to town.

CENTRAL Queensland’s push to join an expanded NRL competition is gaining further momentum, with a Central West Regional Launch being planned for later this month.

While details are still being finalised, the CQ NRL Bid Team, led by Rockhampton businessman Geoff Murphy, has earmarked Thursday, November 26 as the date for the function. Civic leaders, business people, primary producers and rugby league identities from throughout the Central West will be invited.

The bid’s project coordinator Jason Costigan, who is also a Fox Sports rugby league commentator, said they are looking forward to the visit to the outback.

“This will give people in rugby league-loving communities such as Barcaldine, Longreach, Blackall, Tambo, Aramac and Winton – very much rugby league heartland – an opportunity to find out more about our bid for NRL inclusion.”

The CQ NRL Bid was launched in Rockhampton in April this year and a petition for a CQ-based NRL side has reportedly attracted more than 10,000 signatures.

The CQ NRL Bid Team, which includes homegrown heroes such as former Origin greats Gary Larson and Jason Hetherington, is also in the process of announcing a Central West-based representative, complimenting the current line-up which represents communities from Bundaberg in the south, north to Mackay and west to the Bowen Basin coalfields.

THE Blackall Bowls Club held their annual general meeting last Sunday. Don Daly was elected President for 2009-2010. Other positions filled were Roland Blucher as senior Vice-President, Rob Doyle as Secretary and Gary Whitfield as Treasurer.

The club would like to thank all those who attended.

In a couple of social matches, Tracey, Loretta and Woody were no match for Shane, Cookie and Julie, going down 9-3. In the other game, Col and Gary were very lucky to get a dead heat with Dally and Roland Gall.

This weekend in sets of nine ends, R Browning will play D Carter. In trebles bowls, T Hayward, L Kelly and J Carter will go up against C Pfingst, G Whitfield and D Holden. There will be social rinks available. Games will start at 9am. – Dally Holden

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Kathryn Lipsett manned the branch at the emergency services training held at the Blackall aerodrome on Friday

Progress on CQ’s push to join NRL

Positions filled at Bowls AGM

Above-average rainfall for October

Blackall graziers air Wild Rivers concerns to state government

Air services reinstatedPremier Anna Bligh and

Minister for Transport Rachel Nolan announced this week at the Community Cabinet in Barcaldine that QantasLink had agreed to return their third air service to Blackall and Barcaldine following upgrades to the local airports.

After the upgrades are completed and certified, the QantasLink Q400 service currently running direct between Brisbane and Longreach will stop at Blackall and Barcaldine on Wednesday and Saturday respectively, with the Q300 service remaining on the other two days.

Blackall Tambo Regional Council CEO Ken Timms said work on the Blackall airport upgrade would commence in February 2010.

According to Mr Timms, council has around $360,000 set aside for the upgrade.

He said there is a reasonable amount of work to be done to the Blackall facilities to accommodate the larger 74-seat QantasLink Q400 aircraft including strengthening the apron and taxiway, increasing the size of the area around the apron by approximately 30% and conducting substantial site clearance.

“We have earmarked February for the upgrade, but obviously we don’t want to delay this Wednesday flight any longer.”

Blackall Tambo Mayor Jan Ross said that she was relieved to hear that the flights would be reinstated.

“I was bowled over with the announcement.”

“Today we are geared towards flying – the roads are ordinary. This is the way to go – with the availability of cheap air flights.”

Work on the Barcaldine airport to upgrade it to Q400 standards will be completed by the end of November.

QantasLink representative Tony Edwards said that the Q400 provides better seat economics, and increased speed and range capability.

“The Q400 is 20% faster than the Q300 and it performs a lot better.”

Ms Nolan said that locals needed to take advantage of the extra seats offered by the Q400 and support the service.

“This isn’t a subsidised service - the bottom line here is that QantasLink

Barcoo Independent TV Guide November 8 - 14ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

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4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Remembrance Day11:05 Mummy Detective12:00 Midday Report12:30 National Press Club Address1:30 Talking Heads2:00 The Bill3:00 Children’s Programs6:10 River Cottage Autumn7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report 8:00 The New Inventors8:30 Spicks and Specks9:00 Hungry Beast9:30 John Safran’s Race Relations10:00 At the Movies10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 The Line of Beauty12:40 The Sideshow with Paul McDermott1:35 Movie: Sailor Beware! (PG)2:55 Lest We Forget3:25 National Press Club Address

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: The Riverman (M)2:00 Murder, She Wrote3:00 Infomercials3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Coastwatch8:00 Medical Emergency8:30 City Homicide9:30 Criminal Minds10:30 My Name is Earl11:00 American Dad11:30 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia12:00 Raging Thunder1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 Pyramid4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men8:00 What’s Good for You this Summer8:30 RPA9:30 Crime Investigation Australia10:35 Without a Trace11:30 News12:30 The Strip1:30 The View3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today

5:30 UEFA Champions League8:00 International News1:00 Movie: Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds (M)2:45 The Walk3:00 Corner Gas3:30 A Fork in the Mediterranean4:00 Eco House Challenge4:30 The Journal5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer6:00 Global Village6:30 World News Australia7:35 Inspector Rex8:30 Ko Ho Nas9:30 World News Australia10:00 The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey11:00 Movie: An Enemy of the People (M)12:35 Movie: Koma (MA)2:10 Weatherwatch Overnight

Thursday Novem

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4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:05 The War of the World12:00 Midday Report12:30 River Cottage Gone Fishing!1:30 Collectors2:00 The Bill3:00 Children’s Programs6:05 Grand Designs Revisited7:00 News7:30 The 7:30 Report8:00 Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage8:35 Addicted to Money9:35 Secrets of the Freemasons10:25 Lateline11:00 Lateline Business11:30 Live at the Basement12:30 Movie: The Rise of Catherine the Great (G)2:00 Movie: The Vicious Circle (PG)3:25 Double the Fist3:55 The Glass House

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (M)2:00 Murder, She Wrote3:00 Infomercials3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Ghost Whisperer8:30 Beauty and the Geek9:30 The Amazing Race10:30 Family Guy11:00 American Dad12:00 Room for Improvement12:30 Sons and Daughters1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 The Kingdom of Paramithi11:30 Australian Masters: Golf Day 14:30 Postcards Australia5:00 Alive and Cooking5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Getaway8:30 CSI9:30 The Secret Millionaire10:30 E.R.11:30 News12:00 Danoz Direct12:30 The Alice1:30 The Avengers2:30 Danoz Direct3:00 Global Shop Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today

5:20 International News1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia1:30 Fat Chance2:30 Dateline 3:30 Road Trip Nation Australia4:00 Feast Bazaar4:30 The Journal5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer6:00 Global Village6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam8:00 Demetri’s Castle8:30 Cooking in the Danger Zone9:00 ADbc9:30 World News Australia10:00 Movie: The Lives of Others (MA)12:20 Australian Biography: Noel Tovey12:50 FIFA U17 World Cup3:00 FIFA U17 World Cup Highlights3:34 FIFA U17 World Cup

Friday Novem

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4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Eye for an Elephant12:00 Midday Report12:30 Wild at Heart1:30 Spicks and Specks2:00 Monarch of the Glen3:00 Children’s Programs6:00 Message Stick6:30 Can We Help?7:00 News7:30 Stateline8:00 Collectors8:30 Midsomer Murders10:10 beached az10:15 That Mitchell and Webb Look10:40 Lateline11:25 The Urban Monkey with Murray Foote11:30 Triple J tv with the Doctor11:55 Good Game12:25 Rage

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Dead Man Walking (M)3:00 Infomercials3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Better Homes and Gardens8:30 Movie: Failure to Launch (M)10:30 Movie: Down Periscope (M)12:20 Movie: 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout (AV)2:15 Hot Auctions2:55 Megan Fox Interview3:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne10:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi11:00 Australian Masters: Golf Day 24:30 Yamba’s Playtime5:00 Alive and Cooking5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Two and a Half Men8:00 Movie: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PG)11:20 News11:50 Movie: Sudden Impact (AV)2:00 Tattersall’s Finke Desert Race3:05 4WD TV3:30 Danoz Direct4:30 Good Morning America

6:00 International News1:30 Insight3:30 Living Black4:00 Classical Destinations4:30 The Journal5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer6:00 Global Village6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Trawlermen8:00 The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World8:35 Top Gear Unseen Classic9:30 World News Australia10:05 Hardcore Profits11:05 Movie: The Blue Room (MA)12:55 Movie: Open Hearts (MA)2:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

Saturday Novem

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5:00 Rage10:00 Rage: Guest Programmers: Mental as Anything11:00 Songbook12:00 Stateline12:30 Australian Story1:00 Basketball: WNBL Logan v Townsville3:00 Football: W-League Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners5:00 Bowls: NSW Open6:00 The Wild Gourmets6:25 Minuscule6:30 Gardening Australia7:00 News7:30 Hope Springs8:30 News Update8:35 The Bill9:20 News Update9:25 Taggart10:15 Silent Witness11:10 Rage

6:00 Children’s Programs9:00 Movie: The Fox and the Hound 210:30 Children’s Programs1:00 V8 Xtra1:30 Motorsport2:00 Leanne Tander – Living the Dream3:00 Movie: Camp Rock (G)5:00 Creek to Coast5:30 Queensland Weekender6:00 News6:30 Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space7:00 Movie: Monsters, Inc. (G)9:00 Movie: The Kingdom (M)11:00 Movie: Metro (AV)1:25 Movie: Time Served (AV)3:30 It is Written4:00 Infomercials5:00 Dateline NBC

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Today9:00 Children’s Programs11:30 Australian Masters: Golf Day 34:30 Rain5:00 Alive and Cooking5:30 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos7:30 Movie: Happy Feet (PG)9:45 Movie: Blood Diamond (PG)12:30 Movie: Zero Effect (M)2:40 Mad TV3:30 Danoz Direct5:00 Four Nations Rugby League Final

5:20 International News

1:00 Anna Netrebko and Rolando

Villazon in Paris

2:45 Oscar Niemeyer

3:50 The Chopin Etudes

4:00 Yinka Shonibare

4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer

5:30 Who Do You Think You Are?

6:30 World News Australia

7:30 Mythbusters

8:30 Iron Chef

9:20 RocKwiz

10:00 Movie: The Valet (M)

11:30 SOS

12:30 NEWStopia

1:00 Decadence

1:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

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FROM THE MAYOR’S DESKWHATS ON in 2009NOVEMBER6-7 Blackall Cultural Association Christmas Gallery Day6-7 Q150 Shed Entertainment8 Tennis Fun Day11 Blackall State School Primary Musical12 Climate Change Adaptation Forum, Longreach14 Isisford Ross Cup Race Meeting17 Swan Hill Annual Bull Sale18 Blackall State School Presentation Night19 Blackall State School Senior Formal21 Blackall Historical Woolscour Association Annual

General Meeting26 Shopping and Chardonnay at Blackall Newsagency after

6:30pm28 Blackall Race Meeting28 St Patrick’s Christmas Fete29 Blackall Advent and Christmas Tree Festival

DECEMBER4 Blackall Evening Community Markets4 Landmark Christmas Party

APRIL 2010Blackall Campdraft National Finals1-24

NOVEMBER, the year is nearly over!I was extremely disappointed not to

be present for “WAY OUT WEST”, “The Pitch”, “The Showcase” and the music on Saturday night here in Blackall. We certainly do “Live Way Out West”. In my opinion this is definitely not a disadvantage. We have “it all”: space, clean air, water and above all, very safe communities.

In the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council area there is literally never a spare moment for most of our people as they are the “creators”, “doers” and “participants” in almost every event or happening and they happen at an ever-increasing rate!!

The people in the community who sometimes do not have that sense of inclusion are our young folk. The Blackall-Tambo Regional Council has, in their Corporate Plan, identified “youth” and the engagement of youth as a major objective. The program “SpeakOut” and now “Creative Pathways” have been supported strongly by the previous Blackall Shire Council and the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council since it has come into office. The “ShockWave” concerts earlier in the year certainly are testament to the abilities of our young people to get in and “Create”, “Do” and “Participate”!

The skills learned in this round of Creative Arts workshops can only enhance those which have already been offered as well as ensuring the bonds of friendship and caring for others which come from attempting to go further than the general square in which we find ourselves with contemporaries from other locations. I am sure it was a terrific evening with some very innovative proposals put forward during “The Pitch”.

MISSING QANTAS LINK FOUND!!!!!The Community Cabinet held in Barcaldine on

Sunday, November 1 was a great success for us in the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council area with Premier Anna Bligh’s announcement of the reinstatement of the Wednesday flight into Blackall in the early part of next year. The apron of the Blackall airport does have to be upgraded and is in the Operational Plan for commencement in February (I feel like commencing tomorrow!!!!) so that we can handle the Q400 aircraft. This was indeed a shock announcement but a very pleasant shock!!!

The Community Cabinet certainly was a full-on afternoon where we were able to have five formal deputations and two informal meetings with Ministers or their Director General. Each seemed genuinely receptive to the proposals put forward, however we will wait to see the ultimate outcomes in the weeks to come.

I was truly delighted with the news that the flight into Blackall was reinstated!

Jan Ross, Mayor

Barcoo Independent TV Guide November 8 - 14ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Sunday Novem

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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 Revealing Gallipoli3:00 Guerilla Art4:00 Deconstructing John Kelly4:30 First Tuesday Book Club5:00 Sunday Arts6:00 At the Movies6:30 The Einstein Factor7:00 News 7:30 Darwin’s Brave New World8:25 News Update8:30 Movie: My House in Umbria (G)10:15 Andrew Olle Media Lecture11:15 Thursday’s Fictions12:10 The Last Days of Yasser Arafat1:10 Movie: Mix Me a Person (M)3:00 Psychic Investigators3:30 Talking Heads: Wendy Hughes4:00 The Pet Show

6:00 Children’s Programs

7:00 Weekend Sunrise

10:00 Kochie’s Business Builders

10:30 Crime Busters

11:00 Magnum P.I.

12:00 V8 Supercars

5:00 Queensland’s Best Living

5:30 Great South East

6:00 News

6:30 Sunday Night

7:30 Border Security

8:00 The Force – Behind the Line

8:30 Bones

9:30 Castle

10:30 The Michael Jackson Story

11:30 Scrubs

12:00 Movie: Red Dawn (M)

2:30 Infomercials

3:30 NBC Meet the Press

4:30 NBC Today

5:30 News

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Today10:00 Wide World of Sports11:00 Surfsport: Quiksilver Pro12:00 The ARIA Music Show1:00 4WD TV1:30 Postcards Australia2:00 Movie: A League of Their Own (PG)4:30 The Pursuit5:00 Coles Great Aussie Cook-Off5:30 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News6:30 20 to 17:30 60 Minutes8:30 Movie: No Reservations (PG)10:40 Movie: Mask of Zorro (M)1:50 The Baron2:30 Danoz Direct3:30 4WD TV4:00 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today


10:30 She’ll Be Right, Boss

11:00 Camel Odyssey

12:00 Outback United

1:00 Speedweek

2:00 World Rally Championship

Review

3:00 UEFA Europe League

3:30 UEFA Champions League

Magazine Program

4:00 Les Murray’s Football

Feature

5:00 The World Game

6:00 Feast Greece


7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?

8:30 Dateline

9:30 Busting the Berlin Wall

10:30 R.A.N.: Remote Area Nurse

11:30 Movie: Mirage (MA)


Monday N

ovember 9

4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Landline12:00 Midday Report12:30 The Gil Mayo Mysteries1:30 The Cook and the Chef2:00 The Bill6:00 Landline Extra6:30 Talking Heads: Kasey Chambers7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report8:00 Australian Story8:30 Four Corners9:20 Media Watch9:35 Ashes to Ashes10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:35 Love Letters from a War12:30 Movie: Storm Over the Nile (PG)2:15 Movie: Beauty for the Asking (G)3:25 Bowls: Queensland Open

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Nora Roberts’ Blue Smoke (M)2:00 Murder, She Wrote3:00 Infomercials3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Highway Patrol8:00 Destroyed in Seconds8:30 Flashforward9:30 Criminal Minds10:30 Mercy11:30 Momma’s Boys12:30 Hot Auctions1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of Our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men 7:30 Two and a Half Men8:00 The Big Bang Theory8:30 The Mentalist9:30 The Apprentice Australia10:30 Amazing Medical Stories11:30 News12:00 Danoz Direct12:30 Young Lions1:30 WWE Afterburn2:30 Danoz Direct3:00 Global Shop Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today


1:00 The Food Lovers’ Guide to

Australia

1:30 Tibet: Murder in the Snow

2:30 Dateline

3:30 Insight

4:30 The Journal

5:00 The Crew

5:30 Futbol Mundial

6:00 Living Black


7:30 Top Gear

8:30 Destination: FIFA World Cup

8:35 Man vs Wild


10:00 Dead Set

10:55 Movie: Undead (MA)

11:45 Movie: The 36th Chamber

of Shaolin (M)


Tuesday Novem

ber 10

4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6.00 Children’s Programs11:00 The Abbey12:00 Midday Report12:30 The Einstein Factor1:00 The New Inventors1:30 Dynasties2:00 The Bill3:00 Children’s Programs6:05 Rivers and Life7:00 News7:30 The 7.30 Report8:00 Foreign Correspondent8:30 Where is the Wall?9:30 QI10:00 Artscape10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Four Corners12:20 Media Watch12:35 Poirot1:25 Movie: Three Men in a Boat (G)2:55 4077: Stylin’’ Up3:25 Raw Comedy

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show12:00 Movie: Alone with a Stranger (M)2:00 Murder, She Wrote3:00 Infomercials3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue8:00 Last Chance Surgery8:30 Packed to the Rafters9:30 Private Practice10:30 Sexiest Pop Divas11:30 Scrubs12:00 House Calls to the Rescue1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 Pyramid4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News 7:00 Tattersall’s Finke Desert Race8:10 Keith Urban – The Making of ‘Defying Gravity’8:30 Two and a Half Men9:00 Two and a Half Men9:30 Aussie Ladette to Lady10:30 Secret Diary of a Call Girl11:30 News12:00 Danoz Direct12:30 20/201:30 Entertainment Tonight2:00 4WD TV2:30 Danoz Direct3:00 Global Shop Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today


1:00 Movie: I’ve Been Waiting So

Long (M)

2:50 Clik Clak

3:00 Corner Gas

3:30 Living Black

4:00 Wine Lovers’ Guide to

Australia

4:30 The Journal

5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer

6:00 Global Village


7:30 Insight

8:30 East West 101


10:00 Encounters at the End of

the World

11:55 Movie: Villa Paranoia (M)


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BLACKALL-TAMBO Regional Council recently brought staff from Ergon Energy to Blackall and Tambo to work with people on saving money by using less electricity.

The key point made by Ergon Energy representatives was that people could make significant savings without sacrificing the quality of their lifestyle.

Ergon Energy carried out energy efficiency audits at a number of households, businesses, grazing properties, community groups and Council buildings.

All those audited will receive a targeted confidential report, while a general report will collate all the information.

The general report will contain a wide range of practical information and will be distributed throughout the Council region.

Follow up community meetings will also be organised.

Residents are encouraged to watch their rates notices, the Council website and community notice boards.

Some of the ways to save money explored in the seminars were: turn off lights when out of the room, turn off phone chargers when not in use, look at lights in existing or new buildings as some turn 90%of the energy into heat not light, turn off electrical appliances such as televisions and computers at the wall when not in use, install a timer on the airconditioner, paint the roof with reflective paint and ensure door seals on fridges are in good condition.

Saving money by being greenA revamped Blackall Show is in its planning

stages for the Barcoo Pastoral Society, according to Secretary Lorelei Kiernan.

Lorelei says that showjumping is back on the program for the town’s annual show next year along with a plan to increase audience participation in the entertainment schedule.

As part of a five-year annual distribution of funding to Show societies until 2011, Local Government Minister Desley Boyle this week announced $7,094 for the Barcoo Pastoral Society.

Ms Boyle said that the grants will help support next year’s shows around Queensland.

“We are working in partnership with communities right across the west to ensure the long tradition of local shows keeps on going.”

While the Barcoo Pastoral Society has not yet allocated the money to any specific purpose, Lorelei said grants like this one are very useful contributions. She says that the society hope to receive further grants in the lead up to the Show next year to help support the costs involved in holding the event.

The 2009 Blackall Show expenses tallied at around $50,000 with $20,000 put towards entertainment, while the total income from the event was $44,500.

The society relies on sponsorship from local and regional businesses and identities, advertising in the Show schedules and fundraising.

Other groups in Western Queensland to receive Show Society grants include the Barcaldine Pastoral, Agricultural & Horticultural Society Inc. - $6,374, Charleville & South West Qld Show Society Inc. - $9,722, Isisford Sheep & Wool Show Inc. - $6,523, Longreach Show Society Inc. - $11,197 and Tambo Stock Show Inc. - $6,364.

Come on down to the Blackall Show

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Mac Allan and Joe Taylor, were cautiously optimistic that the issue was being taken seriously by the state government.

“However, the premier has said since the meeting that legal opinion would be sought on whether a PMAV is an existing authorization,” Ms Campbell said. “The group was assured that an answer would be provided in writing in two weeks.”

At the environment roundtable earlier on Sunday DERM Director-General John Bradley said that his minister, Stephen Robertson had as much commitment as anyone to the sanctity of PMAVs and the rights of graziers.

“There is a principle of ongoing use,” he said.

Later, during an informal delegation called by Premier Bligh, Mr Bradley said it was not clear yet whether PMAVs had the right over the current Wild Rivers legislation.

“Minister Robertson gave an undertaking that he would look at this. The government would look to address it if it is an issue,” he said.

In the question and answer session at the cabinet forum, Premier Bligh said there would be scope in the legislation for different applications.

“We are looking to ensure existing PMAVs are recognised. We want to protect existing grazing activity,” she said.

Mac Allan told Minister Kate Jones that his family had been living on the land in the upper Barcoo catchment since 1862 and not damaged the country.

“Up to 68 per cent of our developed country could be put out of food production if the legislation prevents us from properly managing our land, and that would make us unviable,” he

said.“We are asking you to take

a balanced view when you are considering the new laws.”

Mr Bradley told Mr Allan there would not be an outcome that would see a loss of country to the extent outlined.

Ms Campbell said it was clear from Premier Bligh’s answer to a question from the floor on the necessity for a Wild Rivers declaration that it would definitely proceed and was, in the government’s view, the best way to guard the river forever.

Simon Campbell described the declaration, due in mid-2010, as like using a flame thrower to get rid of a flea on a dog.

Premier Bligh responded that rather than getting rid of a flea, her government wanted to prevent the dog from getting a flea in the first place.

“We are looking at the catchment because some producers asked us to,” she said. “There is a possibility of high water users starting up in the future and concerns around that.”

Ms Campbell said that even though there may be a chance to sort out the issues surrounding PMAVs, there were many other parts of the complex and restrictive legislation that will need to be argued over coming months.

At the environment roundtable, Blackall-Tambo mayor Jan Ross questioned why there was such a lot of regulation for primary producers and seemingly not much for mining companies.

Minister Jones replied that this was a huge legacy issue and came from laws surrounding mining rights from the 1970s and 80s.

“We are trying to deal with that now,” she said.

– Sally Cripps

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Alice Collins (right) shared her Community Legend Award with her daughters Helen Shannon and Jenny Peters who travelled from Brisbane for the birthday celebrations

Alice Collins and Harry Kitching cut into their 90th birthday cake last week

Reaching a milestone: 90 yearsAROUND 40 people enjoyed

lunch at Blackall 60s and Better last week for the 90th birthday celebrations of Alice Collins and Harry Kitching.

Blackall Tambo mayor Jan Ross presented Community Legend Awards to both Alice Collins and Harry Kitching for their involvement in, and commitment

to, the Blackall community.Alice Collins was recognised for

being a foundation member of the Blackall Bowls Club, a foundation member of Blackall 60s and Better, a member of the Blackall Anglican Ladies Guild, a member of the Anglican Parish Council of Barcoo and a member of the Kargoolnah Cottage Craft Group.

Harry Kitching was recognised for being a foundation member of the Blackall RSL, a foundation member of the Blackall Senior Citizens Club, a life member of the Blackall RSL Sub Branch and National RSL, Blackall Legacy Convenor for more than 20 years, a committee member of the Blackall Bowls Club for nearly 20

years, one of the four original Woolscour guides when it first opened and a member of Blackall 60s and Better.

continued from page 1PMAVs on Wild Rivers agenda

Dressed for the Blackall Memorial and Sports Club Melbourne Cup luncheon on Tuesday: ‘best fascinator’ winner Bek Richardson (left) with ‘best outfit’ winner Alisa Remeikis

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cut services due to high costs and low patronage. Support for the service is what will keep it going in the long run.

“Air services are important for people in this region for a whole host of reasons, including access to medical services, education, business and tourism.”

Mr Edwards also said that QantasLink had not breached the initial contract with the Blackall Tambo Regional Council, and that the gradual arrival of an order of 21 new Q400 aircrafts was significant in helping the company step up and reinstate the third weekly service to both Blackall and Barcaldine.


Program includes:• Climate Change - what does it mean for the pastoral industry? Emeritus Professor Bob Miles

(Central Queensland University)• Methane Emissions - information and current research to better measure and manage CH4. Dr Ed Charmley, CSIRO• Emissions comparison - Stocking vs. Destocking (Fire) Greenhouse impact comparison in

relation to livestock methane emissions reduction versus greater burning emissions. Dr Steven Bray, QPIF-DEEDI

• Soil Carbon - helping to reverse desertifi cation, address biodiversity loss and build eco-system resilience.Tony Lovell, Soil Carbon Research, Bond University

• Strategies to address climate change - reducing the impact of an increasingly variable climate and explaining why resilient landscapes are more profi table and produce lower greenhouse emissions. Alan Lauder, author of ‘Carbon Grazing - The Missing Link.’

• Open forum - get your questions answered by a rare gathering of easy to understand experts and practical people.

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Catchment Committee

Georgina Diamantina

Catchment Committee

Blackall Tambo Regional Council

Tender – House Removal from Dalby to Blackall &

Tambo Townships

Tenders are invited for the removal and re-establishment of 4 houses from Dalby to Blackall and Tambo townships. Tendering specifications and plans are available on request from Mr. Dean Kneebone, Relief Manager, Blackall Tambo Regional Council, PO Box 21, Blackall Qld 4472 or telephone (07) 4657 8830 or mobile 0417 748 564. Tenders endorsed “House Removal” close at 4.30pm on Monday, 23 November 2009 at the Blackall office, 6 Coronation Drive, Blackall, Qld 4472. Tenders received after this date will not be accepted. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. PO Box 21 Ken Timms Blackall Qld 4472 Chief Executive Officer Fax: (07) 4657 8855 Phone: (07) 4621 6600

Blackall Tambo Regional Council

Tender – Blackall Saleyards Construct Drafting Yard No 2

Tenders are invited for the Construction of Drafting Yard No 2 at the Blackall Saleyards. Conditions of tendering concept plans and specifications are available on request from Mr. David Carter, Saleyards Manager, Blackall Tambo Regional Council, PO Box 21, Blackall Qld 4472 or telephone (07) 4657 4887 or mobile 0428 574 887. Tenders endorsed “Construct Drafting Yard No 2” close at 4.30pm on Monday, 23 November 2009 at the Blackall Office, 6 Coronation Drive, Blackall, Qld 4472. Tenders received after this date will not be accepted. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. PO Box 21 Ken Timms Blackall Qld 4472 Chief Executive Officer Fax: (07) 4657 8855 Phone: (07) 4621 6600

BLACKALL Combined Agents yarded 3729 head at their weaner and store cattle sale last week on October 29. The dry seasonal conditions were evident as most of the weaners on offer were light in condition compared to the last sale six weeks ago. Quality runs of Charolais and Droughtmaster cattle sold extremely well with the best steers reaching 191 c/kg and heifers topping 168 c/kg.

Mildura Grazing Partnership ‘Mildura’ Barcaldine sold a draft of Angus cross steers to a top of 191.2 c/kg to average 172.2 c/kg, 226 kg, to return $389 per head.

Tracey Walker ‘Newstead’ Ilfracombe sold soft Charolais steers to top at 190 c/kg and weighing 242 kg. ‘Newstead’ also sold Charolais heifers reaching 162 c/kg and weighing 200 kg.

Inkerman Grazing ‘Hathaway’ Barcaldine sold Brahman cross steers to a top of 189.2 c/kg, to average 183 c/kg, 206 kg and to return $378 per head.

Woodbine Livestock Trading Pty Ltd, Blackall sold a quality line of Santa cross weaner steers topping at 189.2 c/kg, to average 185.1 c/kg, weighing 265.8 kg or $491.98 per head.

T and K Box ‘Lancevale’ Blackall sold a quality line of Droughtmaster steers topping at 189.2 c/kg, to average 177 c/kg, weighing 175.4 kg and returning $310.44 per head.

WD Harris ‘Maranda’ Barcaldine sold blue ribbon Droughtmaster cross Charolais steers to top at 188 c/kg and weighing 212 kg. ‘Maranda’ sold Droughtmaster heifers, reaching 168.2 c/kg to top the Blackall market.

MJ Hoch ‘Lake Huffer’ Aramac sold Charolais cross steers topping at 188 c/kg or $458 per head, to average 182 c/kg, 231 kg, to return $423 per head.

Ruthven Grazing Co ‘Ruthven’ Isisford sold a draft of Santa steers to a top of 187.2 c/kg, 231 kg, to return $433 per head.

PF and W Hooper ‘Westend’ Isisford sold Droughtmaster steers topping at 186 c/kg or $476 per head, to average 182 c/kg, 236 kg, to return $431 per head.

Belle Burra Station ‘Belle Burra’ Longreach sold Santa steers to average 185 c/kg, 243 kg to return $451 per head.

Koondoo Grazing ‘Koondoo’ Blackall sold Hereford Angus steers topping at 184 c/kg or

$383 per head, averaging 183 c/kg and weighing 200 kg. ‘Koondoo’ also sold Hereford Angus heifers topping at 149 c/kg or $287 per head, averaging 148 c/kg, 176 kg to return $262 per head.

RK and L Politch ‘Woolscour’ Blackall sold Braford steers for 184 c/kg, 251 kg, returning $378 per head. ‘Woolscour’ sold Braford heifers for 168.2 c/kg, 242 kg, to return $408.60 per head.

DR and KA Neilson (Two Rivers Stations) ‘Albilbah’ Isisford sold a quality line of Brahman weaner steers topping at 183.2 c/kg, weighing 247.8 kg to average 178.3 c/kg, weighing 229.3 kg or $408.80 per head. ‘Albilbah’ also sold a quality line of Brahman weaner heifers topping at 154.2 c/kg, averaging 149.4 c/kg, weighing 209.7 kg and returning $313.33 per head.

Maurie and Judy O’Dell ‘Colorado’ Jericho sold classic Charolais cross steers to reach 180 c/kg and weighing up to 330kg.

Stent-Smith Pastoral Co ‘Shandonvale’ Barcaldine sold Grey Brahman heifers to 165 c/kg, weighing 212 kg.

Charolais and Droughtmaster cattle sell well


CLASSIFIEDSTHE BARCOO INDEPENDENT

Notice to General PublicIn accordancewith section501Dof theLocalGovernmentAct1993,Blackall-TamboRegionalCouncilhasadoptedaGeneralComplaints Policy to resolve complaints by affected personsabout:-a)AdministrativeactionoftheLocalGovernmentorb)AnallegedminorbreachoftheLocalGovernment’sCodeofConductbyaCouncillor.ThismotionwascarriedonAugust12,2009.ThepolicyisavailableforinspectionatCounciloffices.

Q078006

Administration Officer (Rural and Remote) Blackall Hospital, Central West Health Service District. Remuneration value up to $63 240 p.a., comprising salary between $49 549 - $55 427 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (AO3) (Applications will remain current for 12 months) JAR: H09CW10627. Duties/Abilities: Provide a high standard of administrative support to the District and be accountable for promoting good public relations with the general community and both internal and external customers of the Hospital.Enquires: Carleen Allom (07) 4650 7700.Application Kit: (07) 4920 7000 or www.health.qld.gov.au/workforusClosing Date: Monday, 23 November 2009.

You can apply online at www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus

A criminal history check may be conducted on the recommended person for the job. A non-smoking policy applies to Queensland Government buildings, offices and motor vehicles.

Peter Dallas and Dallas Kowald-Dawson walk ‘casualty’ number one Clem Campbell from the accident site

ThanksThanks to my family and friends who made my recent 90thbirthdaysuchamemorableoccasion.SpecialthankstoJeanandmembersof60s&Betteralso.AliceCollins.

HISTORICAL WOOLSCOUR ASSOCIATION INC. AGM

TobeheldattheWoolscourOrientationCentre.Saturday21stNovember2009at10am.Followedbylightrefreshments.

Position Vacant Executive Assistant

to the CEOBlackall-Tambo Regional Council is seeking a dynamic self-motivator with excellent communication skills to join the team as an Executive Assistant to The Chief Executive Officer, Mayor and Councillors.

The successful applicant will be responsible for providing quality, high-level personal assistance to the CEO, Mayor and Councillors including the management and coordination of all administrative tasks including correspondence, records, reports and maintenance of the filing system

For more information about this position, please obtain an application package including position description and selection criteria by contacting Miss Carroll Nugent – Human Resources Officer on 07 4621 6600 or emailing [email protected]

Applications close Friday 20th November 2009

Ken Timms PO Box 136 Chief Executive Officer TAMBO QLD 4478

“Blackall-Tambo Regional Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer”

Position Vacant Domiciliary Nurse

Council is seeking the services of an experienced highly motivated Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse for the position of Domiciliary Nurse to work with the Tambo Multi Purpose Centre. The position offers a unique opportunity to work with people who are frail aged or younger disabled within the Tambo community. The Tambo Multipurpose Centre is a multi-funded agency auspice by Blackall-Tambo Regional Council. Services include:• Regional Health Services (Podiatrist, Physiotherapist, Health Promotion) • Multi Purpose Centre • HACC / CACPS • National Respite Carers Program • Centrelink Access Point • Legal Aid Access Point Key requirement for the position are:

• Knowledge and/or experience in working in rural and remote community setting • Ability to provide quality direct client care and supervise other team members

using evidence based practices • Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written skills and ability in work independently

as well as a multidisciplinary team member.

The successful applicant will be required to work casual hours any day between Monday and Friday 9.30am - 5pm, and will be employed in accordance with the Nurses Domiciliary Services Award - Stale 2003 as a Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse. For more information about this position please contact the Tambo Multipurpose Centre on 07 4654 6481 or to obtain an application package including position description and selection criteria contact Carroll Nugent – Human Resources Officer on 07 4621 6600 or email [email protected]

Ken Timms PO Box 136

Applications close Friday 20th November 2009

Chief Executive Officer TAMBO QLD 4478 “Blackall-Tambo Regional Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer”

Twenty-two members of the Queensland Fire and Rescue, SES, Ambulance service, Police service and Council participated in a routine training exercise at the Blackall aerodrome. Exercises are held at least every two years to maintain the skills needed to respond in an accident. Local SES Controller and Reporting Officer at the aerodrome Don Wheeler said that the exercise had gone well. “Everyone had a big input and the debrief was very positive,” he said.

From left: Ross Browning, Todd Dehhenin, Ian Murray, Lou Kelly, Norm Pearce and Captain Matthew Richardson

The team work to remove volunteer casualties Charlie Wemyss and Charlie Goodman from inside the ‘aircraft’

Emergency services hold successful training exercise

The emergency services crew work together to assess the situation and safely remove parts of the ‘aircraft’

THE Barcoo River Bridge has been given a new name as part of Queensland’s 150th birthday celebrations.

Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace announced that the bridge, located 500 metres south of Blackall, would now be known as the Kargoolnah Bridge.

Blackall Tambo mayor Jan Ross was pleased to hear the new name for the bridge.

“It is unique – there is nothing else out there named Kargoolnah.”

Local identity Fred Rich documented the history of the division and subsequent councils his book, Kargoolnah: Early Local Government of the Upper Barcoo.

Mr Rich said that the renaming of the bridge would bring attention back to the history of the word.

When local government began in rural Queensland in 1879, Kargoolnah was the name given to the regional board that included Blackall and Tambo.

The first meeting of the Kargoolnah Divisional Board took place at the Northampton Downs homestead, now the Gillespie homestead, in April 1880.

Twenty-three years later, in 1903, the board became the Kargoolnah Shire Council. This name remained until 1932 when it and the Blackall Town Council came together to form the Blackall Shire Council.

Mr Wallace said that the name also honours Indigenous ancestors and the pioneering families who made up the population in the area.

The Cooper Creek Bridge near Windorah will be retaining its name while the Diamantina River Crossing near Birdsville will now be known as the Karit-Juru Bridge.

New name for Barcoo River Bridge revealed

Earlier this year Mayor Jan Ross admired the old Kargoolnah Shire Council wool stencil, with Bob Wilson, who found it at the Blackall Woolscour and restored it to its former glory

BLACKALL-TAMBO councillors made the most of the opportunity of the Queensland cabinet’s presence in nearby Barcaldine last Sunday.

Mayor Jan Ross and councillor Sally Cripps, along with CEO Ken Timms and Economic Development Officer John Hine took part in eight formal and informal delegations with state government ministers or their directors-general, and attended an environmental roundtable as well.

While speaking with Sustainability and Climate Change Minister Kate Jones at the roundtable, Cr Ross spoke about the unprecedented numbers and environmental damage being done by kangaroos in the region.

She described it as a plague that gave producers a drought before they needed it.

Minister Jones replied that departmental statistics from 2006 had indicated a trend downwards in kangaroo numbers but that she was hearing there was a resurgence in numbers.

She asked if anyone knew of innovative work being done by the NRM groups in the region to manage the situation.

Cr Ross sat in on an informal deputation that Premier Anna Bligh called with all people interested in discussing the Wild Rivers issue and spoke of the uncertainty being felt by people about whether they would be able to continue with land development under the proposed legislation.

Other deputations made were to Associate Director-General Rob Setter to bring up matters relating to wild dogs, to Treasurer Andrew Fraser to discuss ICT needs for the region, to Health Minister Paul Lucas to talk about vacant housing and the ability to house a dentist, and to Transport Director-General Dave Stewart to speak about a regional transport plan.

The day was finished off with meetings with Community Services and Housing Minister Karen Struthers to look into its tenancy policy in regional areas, to Local Government Minister Desley Boyle to highlight the difficulties with small numbers of councillors, and with Minister Jones again to talk

about advancing ecotourism projects.

Following the delegations, the state government hosted a reception at the Tree of Knowledge.


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