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8 — Centralian Advocate, Friday, November 18, 2011 PUB: CADV DATE: 18-NOV-2011 PAGE: 8 COLOR: C M Y K NEWS Yeperenye Shopping Centre December 2011 Calendar Christmas 682005/12AS t Saturday 3rd Breakfast with Santa 9am – 10am includes a light breakfast,activities and a visit from Santa. FREE. Santa Arrives in Santa’s Kingdom at 10am Santa’s Photos start 10am-1pm. Photo’s In Minutes! Each child receives a gift and goes in the draw to win daily prizes! See instore for complete hours. Vote for the best decorated Christmas Tree in Santa’s Kingdom and win a $50 Voucher. One school will win a Dick Smith Voucher valued at $200. Comp starts 3rd Dec and closes 20th Dec at 12 Noon. Children’s Activity Table including Cup Cake Decorating, Christmas Card Decorating and make your own Santa’s Wish List! 10am-12 Noon. Monday 5th - Sunday 24th Salvation Army Christmas Appeal – Cash and Hamper Donations will be accepted to assist Alice Springs families in need at this special time of year. See instore or yeperenye.com.au for full details. Yeperenye Shopping Centre Seniors Club Card Christmas Gift Pick Up. Members will receive additional info in newsletter. Wednesday 14th – Friday 16th Late Night Trading until 8pm at Yeperenye Shopping Centre. Children’s Activities, Door Prize and Entertainment! Thursday 15th Gift Wrapping service start today and is provided by the superb volunteers from the National Women’s Pioneer Hall of Fame. Friday 16th Design your own Santa’s Wish List and post in Santa’s Mail Box & receive a personal reply! Saturday 17th Drive Away with a Car this Christmas. Competition closes at 12 Noon. Draws to take place at 12.05pm by Santa. The Butterfly Connection Christmas Stocking closes and will be drawn at Yeperenye Shopping Centre at 12.05pm. Yeperenye Shopping Centre Seniors Club Card Competition drawn 12.05pm. All draws will take place in the Food Court Wednesday 21st Yeperenye Shopping Centre and Springs Plaza retailers and staff wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and safe New Year. Talk is vital: Salvos THE Salvation Army campaign for alcohol awareness seeks to stimulate debate about Australia’s drinking habits. This year the cam- paign focuses on the links between alcohol misuse and mental health. New research re- leased by the Roy Morgan Institute shows that 15.1 million people aged 14-plus (81 per cent) consider that drinking alcohol can worsen a person’s mental health. The research was a telephone survey of a random national sample of 638 Austral- ians with a particular focus on mental health. The Salvos are en- couraging all Austral- ians to review their use of alcohol and make it a topic of conversation among family and friends. Salvation Army Major Bram Cassidy said: ‘‘A huge amount of work has gone into community education on this topic and clearly some of the messages are getting through. We are be- coming more in- formed and more aware. But there is much to be done yet. ‘‘We have been high- lighting concerns about alcohol issues for many years.’’ The Salvation Army’s website has additional informat- ion on the campaign.: salvationarmy.org.au Rally for lawn sale THERE has been a tre- mendous response from the public since the plight of Teen Chal- lenge Centralia was re- vealed in the Centralian Advocate last Friday, TCC volunteer Tom Bird said: ‘‘People have really rallied to the cause. ‘‘There is some good quality stuff donated for the lawn sale tomorrow. ‘‘We are bringing Graham Ross in from Jay Creek on the day just because so many people know him and want to support him.’’ Mr Ross runs Kwala Kwala which is used to stable horses used in the therapy program for young people. The lawn sale is to raise money to feed the a horse and any brumbies the group can get hold of. Mr Bird said: ‘‘The value of using the wild horses is that the sub- sequent process gives the young people a much broader experi- ence.’’ Youth diversion pro- grams have been using the facilities at Mr Ross’s Kwala Kwala property through the dedicated police/courts program, TCC, Light Force and indigenous youth programs. The lawn sale is at Babbage and Knuckey Streets from 7am. Trees’ removal sparks outcry Mluleki Moyo Above: The stumps left after the trees were cut Inset: A power pole in the middle of the road RESIDENTS of Larapinta Val- ley Town Camp are furious. They said more than 25 trees in the camp were cut down without their consent to make way for an electricity line. Camp elder Mervyn Rubuntja said the community was not consulted. But Territory Alliance, which is responsible for work in the town camp, denied doing any- thing without consultation. Mr Rubuntja said: ‘‘Those trees were planted by us and this is our land. ‘‘There was no consultation at all in the first place. They should have talked to us, the people who planted the trees, before they did anything. They should not just do whatever they want in our place. ‘‘What we have seen before is that when the government wants to give someone a job they consult with Arrernte elders.’’ Mr Rubuntja said in the pro- cess of erecting the pole, a sacred site was violated. He said: ‘‘It was not only the trees, they drilled here and put a pole in a wrong place. ‘‘That site is a sacred site. If they had consulted us I should have told them to move it a bit from there because that site is sacred. ‘‘They have no respect.’’ Mr Rubuntja said the cutting of trees also posed a danger to people’s lives. He said: ‘‘When they cut our trees they left some stumps and those stumps are now a serious risk because if someone drove at night they can easily crash. ‘‘That situation is very danger- ous’’ Mr Rubuntja said in one area a pole was placed in the middle of the road. He said: ‘‘They put a pole in the middle of the road and they left the big hole and if a child falls in it who is gonna take the responsibility?’’ Territory Alliance manager Allan McGill said: ‘‘A number of trees were cut down along the road currently identified as road 4 in the Larapinta Town Camp to allow for the installation of new electrical power lines and water services. ‘‘In keeping with standard de- sign practices, the installation of power and water must follow the new alignment of the road. ‘‘Stumps will therefore also need to be removed to make way for the new water supply. ‘‘TA has all necessary Aborig- inal Areas Protection Authority certificates and no sacred trees were disturbed. ‘‘TA also engaged with resi- dents prior to lopping the trees to advise the work being done, when it would be undertaken and why it was needed.’’ Mr Rubuntja said the trees were of importance to the Town Camp residents and they planted them for shade, among other things. 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Yeperenye Shopping Centre December 2011 Calendar ChristmasSaturday 3rd
Breakfast with Santa 9am – 10am includes a light breakfast,activitiesand a visit from Santa. FREE.
Santa Arrives in Santa’s Kingdom at 10amSanta’s Photos start 10am-1pm. Photo’s In Minutes!
Each child receives a gift and goes in the draw to win daily prizes!See instore for complete hours.
Vote for the best decorated Christmas Tree in Santa’s Kingdom and win a $50 Voucher. One school will win a Dick Smith Voucher valued at $200. Comp starts 3rd Dec and closes 20th Dec at 12 Noon. Children’s Activity Table
including Cup Cake Decorating, Christmas Card Decorating and make your own Santa’s Wish List! 10am-12 Noon.
Monday 5th - Sunday 24thSalvation Army Christmas Appeal – Cash and Hamper Donations will be accepted to assist
Alice Springs families in need at this special time of year.See instore or yeperenye.com.au for full details.
Yeperenye Shopping Centre Seniors Club Card Christmas Gift Pick Up.Members will receive additional info in newsletter.
Wednesday 14th – Friday 16th
Late Night Trading until 8pm at Yeperenye Shopping Centre.Children’s Activities, Door Prize and Entertainment!
Thursday 15th
Gift Wrapping service start today and is provided by the superb volunteers fromthe National Women’s Pioneer Hall of Fame.
Friday 16th
Design your own Santa’s Wish List and post in Santa’s Mail Box & receive a personal reply!Saturday 17th
Drive Away with a Car this Christmas. Competition closes at 12 Noon. Draws to take placeat 12.05pm by Santa. The Butterfl y Connection Christmas Stocking closes and will be drawn at
Yeperenye Shopping Centre at 12.05pm. Yeperenye Shopping Centre Seniors Club Card Competition drawn 12.05pm. All draws will take place in the Food Court
Wednesday 21st
Yeperenye Shopping Centre and Springs Plaza retailers and staffwish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and safe New Year.
Talk isvital:SalvosTHE Salvation Armycampaign for alcoholawareness seeks tost imulate debateabout Australia’sdrinking habits.
This year the cam-paign focuses on thelinks between alcoholmisuse and mentalhealth.
New research re-leased by the RoyMorgan Instituteshows that 15.1 millionpeople aged 14-plus (81per cent) consider thatdrinking alcohol canworsen a person’smental health.
The research was atelephone survey of ar a n d o m n a t i o n a lsample of 638 Austral-ians with a particularfocus on mentalhealth.
The Salvos are en-couraging all Austral-ians to review their useof alcohol and make ita topic of conversationamong family andfriends.
Salvation ArmyMajor Bram Cassidysaid: ‘‘A huge amountof work has gone intocommunity educationon this topic andclearly some of themessages are gettingthrough. We are be-coming more in-formed and moreaware. But there ismuch to be done yet.
‘‘We have been high-lighting concernsabout alcohol issuesfor many years.’’
T h e S a l v a t i o nArmy’s website hasadditional informat-ion on the campaign.:
salvationarmy.org.au
Rally for lawn saleTHERE has been a tre-mendous response fromthe public since theplight of Teen Chal-lenge Centralia was re-vealed in the CentralianAdvocate last Friday,
TCC volunteer TomBird said: ‘‘People havereally rallied to thecause.
‘‘There is some goodquality stuff donated forthe lawn sale tomorrow.
‘‘We are bringingGraham Ross in fromJay Creek on the dayjust because so manypeople know him andwant to support him.’’
Mr Ross runs KwalaKwala which is used tostable horses used in thetherapy program foryoung people.
The lawn sale is toraise money to feed thea horse and anybrumbies the groupcan get hold of.
Mr Bird said: ‘‘Thevalue of using the wildhorses is that the sub-sequent process givesthe young people amuch broader experi-ence.’’
Youth diversion pro-grams have been usingthe facilities at MrRoss’s Kwala Kwalaproperty through thededicated police/courtsprogram, TCC, LightForce and indigenousyouth programs.
The lawn sale is atBabbage and KnuckeyStreets from 7am.
Trees’ removalsparks outcryMluleki Moyo
Above: The stumps left afterthe trees were cut
Inset: A power pole in themiddle of the road
RESIDENTS of Larapinta Val-ley Town Camp are furious.They said more than 25 trees inthe camp were cut down withouttheir consent to make way for anelectricity line.
Camp elder Mervyn Rubuntjasaid the community was notconsulted.
But Territory Alliance, whichis responsible for work in thetown camp, denied doing any-thing without consultation.
Mr Rubuntja said: ‘‘Thosetrees were planted by us and thisis our land.
‘‘There was no consultation atall in the first place. They shouldhave talked to us, the people whoplanted the trees, before they didanything. They should not justdo whatever they want in ourplace.
‘‘What we have seen before isthat when the governmentwants to give someone a job theyconsult with Arrernte elders.’’
Mr Rubuntja said in the pro-cess of erecting the pole, a sacredsite was violated.
He said: ‘‘It was not only thetrees, they drilled here and put apole in a wrong place.
‘‘That site is a sacred site. Ifthey had consulted us I shouldhave told them to move it a bitfrom there because that site issacred.
‘‘They have no respect.’’Mr Rubuntja said the cutting
of trees also posed a danger topeople’s lives.
He said: ‘‘When they cut ourtrees they left some stumps andthose stumps are now a seriousrisk because if someone drove atnight they can easily crash.
‘‘That situation is very danger-ous’’
Mr Rubuntja said in one areaa pole was placed in the middle of
the road.
He said: ‘‘They put a pole inthe middle of the road and theyleft the big hole and if a childfalls in it who is gonna take theresponsibility?’’
Territory Alliance managerAllan McGill said: ‘‘A number oftrees were cut down along theroad currently identified as road4 in the Larapinta Town Campto allow for the installation ofnew electrical power lines andwater services.
‘‘In keeping with standard de-sign practices, the installation ofpower and water must follow thenew alignment of the road.
‘‘Stumps will therefore alsoneed to be removed to make wayfor the new water supply.
‘‘TA has all necessary Aborig-inal Areas Protection Authoritycertificates and no sacred treeswere disturbed.
‘‘TA also engaged with resi-dents prior to lopping the treesto advise the work being done,when it would be undertakenand why it was needed.’’
Mr Rubuntja said the treeswere of importance to the TownCamp residents and theyplanted them for shade, amongother things.
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