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Page 12 - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, June 5 2009
June 5 2009 ISSN 1832-6129 RRP $2.00 Contact: barcooindependent@gmail.com
SPORT ON THE BARCOO
Blackall hosted the Central West
championships last Saturday
which was a very enjoyable day all
round.
We would like to congratulate
all the players who took part,
especially the Blackall bowlers who
all played very good bowls; winning
both games of pairs, winning one
game and losing by one shot in
the trebles, and winning one and
losing one in the singles games.
Thanks to Rob Doyle for again
providing a wonderful lunch.
Five games of singles were played
on Sunday with some contests.
Congratulations to Ross
Browning once again winning the
A grade singles fnal for 2008. He
just keeps doing it. Gary Whitfeld
gave him a real fght with the scores
being 18 all on 23 ends, then 28-
27 on 34 ends. Ross fnally won
the game 31-27.
In another great game in B
grade, Dave Carter and Wayne
Richardson went toe to toe for a
mammoth 42 ends, being 29 all
after 41 ends. Wayne then got 2
shots to win 31-29.
In another game Roland Blucher
was a little too good for Mitch
Pfngst winning 31-17. Lou Kelly
was also a bit too good for Ron
Robinson winning 31-13.
In handicap singles Col Pfngst
was a little too consistent for Wood
winning 31-20.
There will be no bowls next
weekend due to the Monday holiday
and also Blackall bowlers will
travel to Barcaldine on Saturday
and Sunday for trebles play.
Dally
The Blackall ladies team of Karen
Choyce, Wilma Pitt, Ashlee Fry,
Pauline Fry and Lyn MacNamara
claimed victory over the Longreach
ladies in Isisford on Saturday.
In the mens competition
Longreach defeated Tambo.
Last Sunday golfers played an 18
hole bisque bogey with Ashlee Fry
making it a one way competition
winning with a +15 from runner
up Christine Williams on +10.
Pin shots on the day went to
Joe Walker on number 17, Frank
Simpson on number 9 and Ashlee
Fry on number 2, 6 and 11.
Thursday golf winner was Karen
Choyce, with Lam Pitt grabbing
second place and the golden hole.
This Sunday will be an 18 hole
stableford. Hit off time is 12 noon.
Divot
Ladies win CW pennets
Blackall hosts Central West bowls
Billy Banks and Rob Price
PARNABYS REFRIGERATION & AIRCONDITIONING
86-90 Shamrock Street, BLACKALL
CLOSING DOWN SALE
Everything in store to be sold. Huge reductions
All whitegoods in store including Fridges, Freezers,
Gas Stoves, Electric Stoves - Cost + $50
All Engel Fridges in store Cost + $50
All Engel spare parts & Accessories greatly reduced
Window/Wall Reverse Cycle Air conditioners
Evaporative Air conditioners, Aspen Filters, Motors,
Pumps, Bearings, V-Belts all sizes, power points, light
switches, furo tubes, extension leads plus much, much
more. Call in and have a look.
Frank Smith from the Blackall
Ambulance service shows the kids
some medical equipment at under 8s
day. See page 6 for more photos from
under 8s day in Banks Park.
Cooper McKay and Sam Pearson
Residents and guests gather at
McLean Place for the Biggest Morning
Tea fundraiser last week. See page 6
for story and photo from the morning
tea.
A race to the fnish line at one of the
six races at the Matilda Highway race
meet in Blackall on the weekend.
See page 7 for more photos from the
races.
Now in its ffth year and again
a success, the Heartland Festival
Art Show and Sale was held last
Friday evening.
Around 80 people turned up to
view the 138 pieces of artwork
on display from over thirty local,
regional and state-wide recognised
artists, including Heartland
Festival feature artist Ross
Paterson, aerosol artist Christian
Griffths, artist Elaine Campbell
and local artist Lisa Goodman.
Over $7000 in acquisition
sponsorship was pledged to the art
show and sale, the highest amount
in the history of the event.
Heartland Festival convenor
Lisa Kings said that the event is a
unique and valuable opportunity
in the region.
The art show is an excellent
opportunity for recognised and
emerging artists to showcase their
talents, Lisa said.
It demonstrates the enormous
depth of artistic talent in our
region, and we hope that it
continues to encourage the artistic
community.
The event is different, unique
and sets itself apart from anything
else that is offered in our region.
Along with artwork for sale by
professional and emerging artists,
student artwork from the Blackall
State School, Longreach distance
education and St Josephs Catholic
School was also on display.
Blackall Tambo Regional Council
mayor Jan Ross said that with the
art in town and on display, Blackall
was well on the way to becoming
the arts capital of the west.
Heartland Festival feature artist
Ross Paterson began painting
at the age of 16 and has been
painting full-time since 1994. He
has almost 200 major awards
to his name, including being
twice winner of the Australian
Landscape Award at Camberwell
Art Show.
Ross was impressed with the
facilities on his frst time exhibiting
in Blackall and the range of
artwork on display.
My initial response coming here
was how great the arts facilities
are in Blackall, Ross said.
The area and presentation of
the artwork is most impressive.
I recommend all the artworks to
anyone and if you really like the
work, just be prepared to buy it!
Ross has been in Blackall this
week running a watercolour
painting workshop as part of the
Heartland Festival. Ross has been
working with artists from Blackall
and the wider region to develop
their skills and creative talents in
the fve day workshop.
Ross also made the most of
the Matilda Highway races last
weekend where he took the time
to sketch the country races
environment.
Community gets behind arts in the west
An off-the-cuff suggestion by
Longreach skating enthusiast
Jeremiah Faulkner to host a youth
festival has turned into a major
event.
As part of a program encouraging
young people in western
Queensland to explore creative
pathways in their region, the
14-year-old has been catapaulted
into event management, marketing
and business development over
the past six months.
The Shockwave Youth Arts
Festival will be held this weekend
on June 5 and 6 in Blackall through
the Speak Out program which has
seen a handful of students trained
to deliver their own event.
As well as going through business
arts training, event management
modules and marketing to promote
the festival, Jeremiah has been
practising with his band Safety
Pin which will be performing.
Fellow student Karissa Gesler
is also part of the organising
committee of the festival and
Shockwave Youth Arts
festival in Blackall
continued on page 5
Rowan Hunnam
Blackall Magpies
Barcoo Independent TV Guide June 7 - 13
ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

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4:30 Police Rescue
5:30 The New Inventors
6:00 Childrens Programs
11:00 Space Odyssey
12:00 Midday Report
12:30 National Press Club Address
1:30 Talking Heads
2:00 Movie: Child of Divorce (PG)
6:00 Travel Oz
6:30 The Cook and the Chef
7:00 News
7:30 7.30 Report
8:30 Spicks and Specks
9:00 The Chasers War on Everything
9:35 Moving Wallpaper
10:00 At the Movies
10:30 Lateline
11:05 Lateline Business
11:30 Dalziel and Pascoe
12:25 Movie: HG Wells The Man Who
Could Work Miracles
1:50 Movie : Innocents in Paris (G)
3:25 National Press Club Address
6:00 Sunrise
9:00 The Morning Show
11:30 News
12:00 Movie: Frank McKlusky, C.I.
(M)
2:00 All Saints
3:00 Infomercials
3:30 Larry the Lawnmower
4:00 Go Go Stop
4:30 News
5:00 M*A*S*H
5:30 Deal or No Deal
6:00 News
6:30 Today Tonight
7:00 Home and Away
7:30 Thank God Youre Here
8:30 Criminal Minds
9:30 My Name is Earl
10:00 How I Met Your Mother
10:30 Family Guy
11:00 Prison Break
12:00 Saved
1:00 Infomercials
4:00 NBC Today
5:30 News
5:30 Today
9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne
11:00 Home Shopping
12:00 News
1:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show
2:00 Days of our Lives
3:00 Entertainment Tonight
3:30 Hi-5
4:00 The Shak
4:30 News
5:00 Antiques Roadshow
5:30 Hot Seat
6:00 News
7:00 Two and a Half Men
7:30 Whats Good for You
8:00 RPA
8:30 The Mentalist
9:30 Cold Case
10:30 Cold Case
11:30 News
12:00 Home Shopping
1:30 The Baron
5:20 International News
12:55 Market update
1:00 Movie: Autumn Spring (PG)
2:45 Strait Up: Stories from the
Torres Strait
2:50 Spacefles
3:00 Broken News
3:30 Nerds FC
4:00 The Journal
4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer
5:30 Corner Gas
5:55 Market update
6:00 Global Village
6:30 World News Australia
7:30 Food Investigators
8:00 Offce Tigers
8:30 Cracking the Colour Code
9:55 Market update
10:00 Movie: The Last Kiss (M)
12:00 Movie: Would I Like to
You? (M)
2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight
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4:30 Police Rescue
11:00 Navigators
12:00 Midday Report
12:30 Pilot Guides
1:30 Collectors
2:00 Movie: Follow Me Quietly (PG)
6:05 Dan Cruickshanks Adventures in
Architecture
7:00 News
7:30 The 7:30 Report
8:00 Catalyst
8:30 The Ascent of Money
9:25 Kids Business
10:20 Lateline
11:25 Spectacle: Elvis Costello with
12:10 Wildside
1:00 Movie: The Spaniards Curse
2:20 Movie: Death Drums Along the
River (PG)
3:55 The Glass House
6:00 Sunrise
11:30 News
12:00 Movie: Yesterdays Children
(M)
2:00 All Saints
3:00 Infomercials
4:00 Go Go Stop
4:30 News
5:00 M*A*S*H
6:00 News
6:30 Today Tonight
7:00 Home and Away
7:30 Ghost Whisperer
8:30 Greys Anatomy
9:30 Private Practice
10:30 Heroes
11:30 King of the Hill
12:00 Cavemen
12:30 Sons and Daughters
1:00 Infomercial
4:00 NBC Today
5:30 News
5:30 Today
11:00 Home Shopping
12:00 News
3:30 Hi-5
4:00 The Shak
4:30 News
5:30 Hot Seat
6:00 News
7:30 Getaway
8:30 20 to 1
9:30 The Footy Show
11:00 News
11:30 The Footy Show Late
1:30 Home Shopping
5:20 Internationals News
12:55 Market update
1:00 TV Around the World: Israel
1:30 Desperately Keeping Sheila
2:30 Dateline
3:30 Kings of Clubs
4:00 The Journal
5:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial
5:55 Market update
6:00 Global Village
7:35 Inspector Rex
8:30 Mad Men
9:55 Market update
10:00 Movie: Prague (MA)
11:40 Oz
12:40 Movie: Spare Parts (M)
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4:30 Police Rescue
11:00 Croc Country
11:30 Sex in the Bush
12:00 Midday Report
12:30 Darling Buds of May
1:30 Spicks and Specks
2:00 Monarch of the Glen
6:00 Message Stick
6:30 Can We Help?
7:00 News
7:30 Stateline
8:00 Collectors
8:30 Silent Witness
10:15 The Hollowmen
10:45 Lateline
11:20 Triple J tv with the Doctor
11:50 Good Game
12:20 Rage
6:00 Sunrise
11:30 News
12:00 Movie: Ruthless People (M)
2:00 All Saints
3:00 Infomercials
4:00 Go Go Stop
4:30 News
5:00 M*A*S*H
6:00 News
6:30 Today Tonight
7:00 Home and Away
7:30 Better Homes and Gardens
8:30 AFL: Carlton v St Kilda
11:45 Movie: Abandon (M)
1:35 Cavemen
2:00 Infomercials
4:00 NBC Today
5:30 Today
11:00 Home Shopping
12:00 News
3:00 Rain
3:30 Hi-5
4:00 The Shak
4:30 News
5:30 Hot Seat
6:00 News
7:30 Friday Night Football:
Broncos v Bulldogs
9:30 Friday Night Football:
Warriors v Knights
11:30 News
12:00 Movie: Entrusted (M)
2:25 ICC World Twenty20 Cricket
12:55 Market update
1:00 The Food Lovers Guide to
Australia
1:30 The Boy in the Bubble
2:30 Metropolis: The Bright
Cities of the Dark Ages
3:30 Halal Mate
4:00 The Journal
5:30 Hotspell
5:55 Market update
6:00 Global Village
7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?
8:30 World War II: Behind Closed
Doors
9:55 Market update
10:05 The Perfect Vagina
11:05 Movie: Lower City (MA)
12:45 Movie: Days of Being Wild
(M)
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5:00 Rage
10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: Tim
Minchin
11:00 Executive Stress
12:00 Stateline
12:30 Australian Story
1:00 Foreign Correspondent
1:30 Can We Help?
2:00 Rugby League 2009: Sunshine
Coast v Norths
4:00 Miracle on Everest
5:00 Bowls: Perth International:
Australia v Scotland Womens Pairs
6:00 Echo Beach
6.25 Minuscule
6:30 Gardening Australia: Best of
7:00 News
7:30 New Tricks
8:25 News
8:30 The Bill
10:00 News
10:05 Foyles War
11:45 Rage
9:00 Movie: Bambi II (G)
12:00 Eclipse
1:00 V8 Xtra
1:30 Motorsport
2:00 Motorsport
2:30 Magnum P.I.
3:30 The Real Seachange
4:00 Animal Extractors
5:00 River to Reef
5:30 Hook Line and Sinker
6:00 News
6:30 The Outdoor Room with
Jamie Durie
7:00 AFL: Richmond v West Coast
10:30 Rugby: Australia v Italy
1:00
2:00 Special: Images of Italy
3:00 Hot Auctions
3:30 It Is Written
4:00 Home Shopping
5:00 Dateline NBC
7:00 Today Weekend Edition
Saturday
1:00 Home Shopping
2:00 Movie: The Courage of Lassie
(G)
4:00 Discover Downunder
4:30 Postcards Australia
5:00 David Attenboroughs Life of
Mammals
6:00 News
6:30 Australias Funniest Home
Videos
7:30 Wipeout Australia
8:30 Movie: The In-Laws (M)
1:30 Seinfeld
2:00 Home Shopping
1:00 San Remo Song Festival
3:00 Claude Monet Painter
3:30 Tina Barney: Social Studies
5:30 Who Do You Think You Are?
7:30 Richard Hammonds
Engineering Connections
8:30 The Squiz
9:00 RocKwiz
9:50 Movie: Vera Drake (M)
12:00 SOS
1:00 Synchronicity
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FROM THE MAYORS DESK DATE CLAIMERS
JUNE
5-6 Shockwave Youth Festival
5-7 Skate Park Mural
6 Queensland Day
6 Woolscour Bush Dinner
8 Heartland Festival ends
10 Woolscour Tour and Dinner
13 Blackall Billy Lids Bull Ride
13 Tambo race meeting
18 McLean Place Cent Sale
20 Tennis Fun Day
27-28 Streetwise Skating Clinic
JULY
4 Woolscour Market Day
4 Blackall race meeting
4 Woolscour Bush Dinner
4-5 Ladies Sandgreen championships
11-12 Black Stump Open Pistol Shoot
17 Blackall C.W.A. Annual General Meeting
18 Blackall Cultural Assoc. Market Day
26 C.W.A. 85
th
Birthday Celebrations Stalls Day
26 Qld Music Festival performance
AUGUST
29 Ofcial Opening for Heartland Assemblies of God
Family Church
The frst of June almost halfway
through the year, it certainly is
speeding by. It is also diffcult to
believe we are into winter as the
weather has been exceptionally
mild. Still experiencing a little moisture about
but generally it has been to the west and south
of our region with excellent falls recorded in the
Barcoo Shire and Charleville district.
The past week has been a busy one with varied
activities for Councilors to attend. The frst of a
series of road runs was completed. Councilors
were able to see frst hand the recently completed
road work at The Ponds on the Jericho road
and the site of the fnal portion of work required
on the Dismal Creek crossing to actually fnalize
work on this section of the road funded by the
Department of Transport in lieu of the rail
link to Jericho. We then travelled the Avington
Road, taking in the gravel pit at Melrose and
the recently commenced work in progress on
the frst section Emmet road also funded by the
Department of Transport in lieu of the rail link to
Jericho. I gather it has been some time since the
last road inspection by Council, we all beneftted
greatly from this exercise. I would like to thank
the Banks family of Springleigh for their great
hospitality at lunchtime and the Cripps family
of Melrose for their hospitality at morning
smoko. Work continues on the construction of
footpaths in Blackall with the Shamrock street
section almost fnished and the Hawthorne street
section about to start. New shade sails have
been installed at the Blackall Aquatic Centre.
In Tambo the major upgrade and landscaping of
Arthur street continues in line with the urban
design plan formulated some years ago.
The Opening of the Heartland acquisitive
Art Show and Sale was a really special event
in the Heartland Festival calendar showcasing
excellent talent from both interstate and local
artists. The growing collection of public art in
Blackall by nationally recognised sculptors
and artists certainly sets the town apart as the
only place, other than a capital city, where you
can see work created by the likes of William
Eicholtz, Robert Bridgewater, Richard Moffatt
and Christian Griffths. Not to mention the
treasure trove of acquired art works which are
on display in the Blackall Cultural Centre and
many business houses as well as the Blackall
Tambo Regional Council offce. I am sure that we
have advanced a great way down the pathway to
becoming the art capital of the west. I am also
sure that this, provided it is well promoted, will
create a great deal of interest from the travelling
public indeed.
I was disappointed to have missed the Matilda
Highway race day in Blackall and trust it was
a well attended meet with lots of really great
racing as well as all the other fun events which
make up our wonderful race days.
Jan Ross
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,
I am a 10 year old student writing in response of your
article issued on Friday May 22
nd
2009, 5 Star show
support for deaf children.
I am agreeing with the article because as we are such
a small community town we should be holding more
morning teas, raffes and cent sales to raise as much
money as we can to help those who need it. The more we
raise the better the chance of fnding a cure for all those
deaf children.
A lot more people in Blackall should be raising money
for charities like Deaf and Hearing. There are people who
have hearing problems in our community.
We should all publicly acknowledge the members of 5
Star for holding a morning tea and raising the money they
did. All of that money will go to the 750 000 people who
need it.
Once again, thank you members of 5 Star, it was a big
help.
S. Thomson
B.I Bronze Sponsors
Mr & Mrs David Hardie Mr & Mrs Dougal Atkinson
Mrs Heather Wehl Mr & Mrs Jack Banks
Mr & Mrs Peter Molle Mr & Mrs Steve Picone
Mr & Mrs Ted Scholes Natalie Billing, Matt Middleton
Wood family Barcoo Amateur Race Club
Blackall Rural Traders Butler Grazing P/L
Melrose SAMMs Reliance Petroleum
Seymours Department Store St Josephs School P&F
Thornleigh Grazing Co Woodbine Livestock
Thank you to the Barcoo Independent bronze sponsors
Barcoo Independent TV Guide June 7 - 13
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5:00 Rage
9:00 Insiders
10:00 Inside Business
10:30 Offsiders
11:00 Asia Pacifc Focus
11:30 Songs of Praise
12:00 Landline
1:00 Gardening Australia
1:30 Message Stick
2:00 The Airships
3:00 Soweto Strings: Two Years in the
Life of a Classical Music Project
4:30 First Tuesday Book Club with
Jennifer Byrne
5:00 Sunday Arts
6:00 At the Movies
6:30 The Einstein Factor
7:00 News
7:30 The Bear Man of Kamchatka
8:20 News up-date
8:30 Ballet Shoes
9:55 Compass
10:45 Reel Bad Arabs
11:40 Order in the House
12:40 Movie: Canadian Pacifc (PG)
2:25 Movie: They Passed This Way (G)
4:00 The Pet Show
7:00 Weekend Sunrise
10:00 Gladiators
11:00 Magnum P.I.
12:00 Movie: Gone Fishin (PG)
2:00 AFL: Hawthorn v Sydney
5:00 Guide to the Good Life
5:30 Great South East
6:00 News
6:30 Sunday Night
7:30 Border Security USA
8:00 The Force: Behind the Line
8:30 Bones
9:30 Castle
10:30 SCU: Serious Crash Unit
11:00 24
12:00 Movie: Kingdom Come (M)
1:50 Hot Auctions
2:30 Home Shopping
3:30 NBC Meet the Press
4:30 NBC Today
5:30 News
5:30 Rise and Shine
6:00 Go, Diego, Go
6:30 Dora the Explorer
7:00 Today Weekend Edition
10:00 Wide World of Sports
11:00 The Sunday Footy Show
12:00 Sunday Roast
1:00 4WD TV
1:30 Fishing North Australia
2:00 Super League
4:00 Sunday Football: Knights v
Eels
6:00 News
6:30 Home Made
7:30 60 Minutes
8:30 CSI
10:30 CSI: NY
11:30 Body of Evidence
12:00 French Open Tennis
Highlights: Womens Final
1:00 Super League
2:30 Home Shopping
10:00 Iron Chef America
10:50 Strait Up: Stories from the
Torres Strait
11:00 The Russian Enigma
12:00 Cycling: Merrell Oxygen
Challenge
12:30 World Superbike
Championship Highlights
1:00 Speedweek
3:00 Football Asia
3:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial
4:00 Les Murrays Football
Feature
5:00 The World Game
6:00 Thalassa
7:30 Lost Worlds
8:30 Dateline
9:30 Dresden: The Inferno (M)
11:10 Movie: Saraband (MA)

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11:00 Landline
12:00 Midday Report
12:30 Poirot
2:00 Parkinson
6:00 Landline Extra
6:30 Talking Heads
7:00 News
7:30 7.30 Report
8:00 Australian Story
8:30 Four Corners
9:20 Media Watch
9:35 Spooks
10:30 Lateline
11:10 Thanks for the Memories
12:00 MDA
12:55 Movie: Letter from an Unknown
Woman (G)
2:20 Movie: Annabel Takes a Tour (G)
3:25 Bowls: Perth International 2009
6:00 Sunrise
11:30 News
12:30 Go Go Stop
1:00
2:00 AFL: Melbourne v Collingwood
5:00 M*A*S*H
6:00 News
6:30 Today Tonight
7:00 Home and Away
7:30 How I Met Your Mother
8:00 Scrubs
8:30 Desperate Housewives
9:30 Brothers and Sisters
10:30 The Jonathan Ross Show
11:30 30 Rock
12:00 The Winner
12:30 Murder Squad
1:00 Infomercials
4:00 NBC Today
5:30 News
5:30 Today
11:00 Home Shopping
12:00 News
2:00 Days of Our Lives
3:30 Hi-5
4:00 The Shak
4:30 News
5:30 Hot Seat
6:00 News
8:00 You Saved My Life
8:30 Sea Patrol
9:30 Missing Persons Unit
10:30 Kitchen Nightmares USA
11:30 News
12:00 Home Shopping
12:30 French Open Tennis
Highlights: Mens Final
1:30 Mad TV
12:55 Market update
1:00 Tosca
3:20 Spacefles
3:30 Dateline
4:30 The Journal
5:00 The Crew
5:30 Corner Gas
5:55 Market update
6:00 Old Country, New Country
The Journey of a Raft
7:30 Top Gear Australia
8:30 South Park
9:00 South Park
9:55 Market update
10:00 Shameless
10:55 Movie: A Bittersweet Life
(MA)
1:05 Movie: The Maid (M)

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4:30 Police Rescue
6.00 Childrens Programs
11:00 The House of Agoraphobics
12:00 Midday Report
12:30 The Einstein Factor
1:30 Catalyst
2:00 Movie: Criminal Court (PG)
6:05 Time Team
7:00 News
7:30 The 7.30 Report
8:00 Foreign Correspondent
8:30 Around the World in 80 Gardens:
Northern Europe
9:35 Mumbai Calling
10:00 Jennifer Byrne Presents Cads
and Bounders
10:30 Lateline
11:30 Four Corners
12:20 Media Watch
12:35 Foyles War
2:15 Movie: Go Chase Yourself (G)
3:25 Triple J tv with the Doctor
6:00 Sunrise
11:30 News
12:00 Movie: Inspector Lynley: One
Guilty Deed (M)
2:00 All Saints
3:00 Infomercials
4:00 Its Academic
4:30 News
5:00 M*A*S*H
6:00 News
6:30 Today Tonight
7:00 Home and Away
7:30 The Zoo
8:00 Find My Family
8:30 All Saints
9:30 10 Years Younger in 10 Days
10:30 Lipstick Jungle
11:30 Cheaters
12:30 Murder Squad
1:00 Infomercials
4:00 NBC Today
5:30 News
5:30 Today
11:00 Home Shopping
12:00 News
3:30 Hi-5
4:00 The Shak
4:30 News
5:30 Hot Seat
6:00 News
7:30 Home Made
9:30 Movie: Fun with Dick and
Jane (M)
11:30 News
12:00 Home Shopping
12:30 Ellen Degeneres Show
1:30 20/20
12:55 Market update
1:00 Stockinger: Salzburg Balls
1:45 Bus
2:00 Don Matteo
3:00 Here Comes the
Neighbourhood
3:30 Help
4:00 The Journal
5:30 Corner Gas
5:55 Market update
6:00 Global Village
7:30 Million Dollar Traders
8:35 Cutting Edge
9:55 Market update
10:00 Hot Docs
11:00 Hot Docs
11:30 Movie: Ninas Journey (M)
1:35 Bulgarias Abandoned
Children (M)

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operated as ORegan & Partners Longreach.
Some areas in which we specialize are:
Primary Production and Small Business
Individual Taxation Returns
Professional Taxation & Accountancy advice
Business Planning, advice and compliance
Succession Planning
We will be attending our Blackall Offce in Woods
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For all your Accountancy & Taxation needs contact
Prue Button or Bill Ringrose on 07 4657 4144
Community groups in central Queensland can
now apply for funding from a $100,000 grants
program Ergon Energy launched to encourage energy
conservation and environmental initiatives.
Ergon Energy CEO Ian McLeod launched the
Envirofund program in May as a way for the company
to work with regional Queensland communities to
help deliver a more sustainable future.
The Envirofund program will deliver $100,000 in
grants in the frst year. It will be open to not-for-proft
community groups and organisations to undertake
environmental initiatives in their local communities.
Grants from as little as $200 up to $20,000 or more
will be made available to organisations in regional
Queensland, depending on the size and merit of
individual projects.
Climate change is a key concern for regional
Queenslanders, Mr McLeod said.
The Envirofund can help by giving a kick start
to innovative projects that beneft the environment
through either direct action or education.
At Ergon Energy, we are committed to reducing
the environmental impact of our operations and to
working with the community to create a sustainable
future for us all.
Mr McLeod said preference would be given to
projects with an energy conservation focus, however
other environmental benefts will also be considered.
The sort of projects that could attract funding
may include those that reduce energy consumption;
reduce greenhouse gas emissions; educate and
encourage behavioural change around wise energy
use; use or promote renewable energy alternatives
(solar, wind, hydro and biomass); protect, maintain
or re-establish natural environments in community
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spaces; and, protect wildlife.
The type of projects that come to mind could
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of a community plant nursery, Mr McLeod said.
The possibilities are endless, and we are really
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Application details are available at the Ergon
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In partnership with the Blackall Tambo Regional
Council, the Australian College of Outback Tourism
have organised a practical and interactive workshop
for businesses wanting to get the most out of the
tourism industry in Blackall.
The season is well underway with 1730 people
passing through the Blackall visitor information
centre last month. So far this year, tourism numbers
are at their highest in 16 years.
Tourism industry specialist Janniene McDonald
will be in Blackall next week conducting the
workshop which is aimed at new and existing tourism
businesses as well as those thinking of working in
tourism in the future.
Janniene will be bringing to the workshop her
extensive experience both in the tourism industry
and in the training arena. The workshop will cover
topics such as promotion and events, best practice
case studies, web based advertising, the tourism
multiplier effect and familiarisation of and outside
the region.
Blackall Tambo VIC coordinator Kayla Schurmann
says that the workshop is an opportunity for
businesses to make sure that they are doing the best
they can for the Blackall tourism industry.
The workshop is a great way to learn new initiatives
and new and better ideas to become a better tourism
business and gain proft from the tourism industry,
she said.
The workshop costs $30 to attend and will be held
next Friday, June 12 with a light lunch provided.
Bookings are essential. To reserve a place before
June 9, contact Sue Frost on 4657 4637 or bvic@
btrc.qld.gov.au or Kristine Arnold on 4652 5603 or
karnold@rapad.com.au
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KIDS CORNER with Eddie Emu
Gday. What an exciting and fun packed week this has been. Wednesday was under 8s day at Banks Park and what an
amazing day we had. There were kids from the state school, St Joeys and the kindy, all enjoying the fun games and activities
on offer. The police car was a favourite and so was the fre engine but my absolute favourite would have to be the slim and
bubble blowing. Everyone had a great time and Miss Bailey and the Blackall State School student council made sure nobody
went hungry. Talking about flling tummieson Thursday Blackall State School hosted a combined Biggest Morning tea and
Dress Differently Day (autism awareness) and all the children prepared plates of food in class to share with the rest of their
school friends and family. Under the guidance of Miss Bailey, the student council organised and presented the morning tea
beautifully. Both students and parents had a lovely time, raising a combined total of $440.70 on the day. Well done everyone! Eddie
How to Write an "I Can't Write
a Poem" Poem By Bruce Lansky
This is one poem everyone can write. It is so
easy and fun. All you have to do is to make
a list of your favourite excuses you make
every tme your teacher asks you to write
a poem. Add the right ttle and ending and
voila! Youve writen a terrifc list poem.
I Cant Write a Poem
Forget it. You must be kidding.
Im stll half asleep. My eyes keep closing.
My brain isnt working. I dont have a
pencil. I dont have any paper.
My desk is wobbly.
I dont know what to write about.
And besides, I dont even know how to
write a poem.
Ive got a headache. I need to see the
nurse.
Times up? Uh oh!
All I have is this dumb list of excuses.
You like it? Really? No kidding.
Thanks a lot.
Would you like to see another one?
See what I mean?
I bet you will love writng this one. Start
with "I Cant Write a Poem" as the ttle.
Then come up with some excuses, add the
lines from "Times up?" to "Thanks a lot"
from the poem above. Finally, come up
with the last line on your own. Good luck!
Blackall State School student council team
Happy Birthday Boys! Bayley
Williams turned 8 on May 30 !!!
Jack Ward turned 14 on June 1 !!!

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7 8 9 10 11
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Across
1 "48___" (3)
4 Calendar abbr. (3)
7 ___ Wednesday (3)
9 Frozen water (3)
10 "That's ___ ..." (3)
12 Someone who makes charitable
donations (15)
13 Computer command (5)
15 A large expanse of floating ice (4,3)
17 Move something (9)
19 Farm animal (3)
20 Solidified by cooling (9)
22 Source of water (3)
24 Grandmother (5)
26 Great at Christmas barbie (5)
28 Mountain ___ (4)
29 Martini ingredient (3)
30 Long look (4)
31 Dripping ? (3)
Down
1 Magic words (3-6)
2 Indian dress (4)
3 First-rate (6)
4 Tending to diminish (11)
5 Make more complex (10)
6 Monster (5)
8 Prickly heat (4,4)
11 Disarrange or rumpling
(12)
14 Located the source of (6)
16 The head of a tribe or clan
(7)
18 That hurts! (4)
21 Fruit with yellow flesh (5)
23 Chutney fruit (5)
24 The latest ____ (4)
25 El ____ (4)
27 Gallery display (3)
28 Wanna ___? (3)
A c r o s s : 1 W h a l e , 4 Z e b r a , 7 I r r i g a t e d , 8 E b b s , 1 0 S e r v e , 1 3 B l e a k ,
1 4 S l u r , 1 7 N e c e s s a r y , 1 9 S t e r n , 2 0 S a t i n . D o w n : 1 W a i v e d , 2 A i r , 3
E d g e , 4 Z i t h e r , 5 B e d e v i l , 6 A r i d , 9 B a l a n c e , 1 1 F a l c o n , 1 2 C r a y o n ,
1 5 L e n s , 1 6 A s p s , 1 8 A n t .
Crossword solution May 29
Blackall Combined Agents yarded
1550 head at their weekly sale,
where good runs of heavy bullocks
and cows sold to improved rates
due to the shortage of supply at
southern markets because of the
wet weather of last week.
The Hartley family Mellew
Barcaldine sold Brahman bullocks
to average 150 c/kg, weighing
622 kg or $929 per head, topping
at $1097 per head. Woodbine
Livestock Woodbine Blackall
sold Santa cross bullocks for an
average of 154 c/kg for 589 kg to
return $911 per head.
Charolais steers in from the
Hall family Betanga Alpha sold to
147 c/kg, 683 kg and $1008 per
head, while Ruthven Grazing Co
Ruthven Isisford sold Shorthorn
steers which averaged 148 c/
kg, weighing 542 kg or $804 per
head, topping at 161 c and $959
per head.
The Russell family Swan Hill
Blackall sold Santa cross feeder
steers for $725 per head or 160 c/
kg and 452 kg. BG and JM ODell
Toarbee Jericho had Charolais/
Limo cross steers to an average
of 171 c/kg, 280 kg or $480 per
head, topping at 175 c/kg. A and
L Cowper Merino Downs Aramac
also sold Santa steers to average
172 c/kg, 275 kg and $475
per head topping at 177 c/kg.
Bloomfeld Pastoral Bloomfeld
Blackall sold Droughtmaster
steers for 173 c/kg, 238 kg to
return $412 per head.
ES and JB Otto Minnamoora
Jericho sold Brahman cows to
average 126 c/kg for 560 kg to
return $707 per head topping
at 129 c, with
a huge 865
kg Charbray
cow returning
$1117.
Taree Grazing
Co Taree
Aramac sold
Droughtmaster
cows to average
121 c/kg,
weighing 524
kg to return
$637 per head
and topping at
133 c or $750
per head. KW
and BM Gillies
D e v e n i s h
Blackall sold Brahman cows for
128 c/kg for 613 kg, to return
$786 per head. A and L Cowper
Merino Downs Aramac had Santa
cows averaging 125 c/kg or $834
per head for 667 kg.
Woodbine Livestock sold killable
#6 heifers to average 144 c/kg,
598 kg or $860 per head, while
heifers from BG and JM ODell,
Jericho averaged 161 c/kg, 270
kg and $438 per head topping at
165 c/kg.
1550 yarded at weekly Blackall cattle sale
Home Creek takes fock ewe championship in Isisford
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The Central West Flock Ewe
championship has arrived at a
result in Isisford at the annual
show after several weeks of
competition.
Willie and Marcelle Chandler
from Home Creek Barcaldine
fnished off to win the Landmark
Grand Champion pen of sheep.
This year the fock ewe
competition was incorporated into
the annual shows at Blackall,
Barcaldine and Isisford as an
effort to restore regional interest
in wool and sheep.
The championship opened
in Blackall on May 3 with Des
Humphries, a wool classing
instructor in Warwick, the judge.
Using objective measuring
methods, Des recorded the staple
length, micron length, frame and
confrmation of each sheep pen
at the show, awarding Bill Krieg
Benalla frst place, Ben Banks
Springleigh second place, Ian
and Debbie McDonald Bloomfeld
third place and Willie and Marcelle
Chandler Home Creek fourth
place.
The following week, the same
sheep were exhibited in Barcaldine
where judge Scott Breadhauer,
the principal of Lambert stud,
awarded frst, second and third
place to Home Creek and fourth
to Benalla.
In Isisford, Mick Campbell,
manager of Barcaldine Downs
merino stud, gave Home Creek
frst and third place, Springleigh
second and Benalla fourth.
With the results tallied, Home
Creek was announced the winner,
Benalla was the Vanderfeld
reserve champion and Springleigh
and Home Creek shared the AWN
participation award.
Blackall steward Bill Krieg said
that overall the competition had
been a great success.
It has achieved what the
competition aimed to do, and that
was to get more people showing
sheep, Bill said.
Gary Hauff exhibited sheep for
the frst time at the Blackall show,
as did others in Barcaldine and
Isisford.
Bill went on to say that his only
concern was that the judging
criteria were inconsistent across
the three competitions and should
be addressed for future events.
Given that meat has become
much more important in the
sheep industry; criteria should
be introduced that demonstrate a
split between analysing wool and
the carcass value of the sheep, he
said.
Already, the fock ewe
competition looks set to take on
more of the region with Tambo
and Muttaburra expressing a keen
interest in participating.
Rowan Hunnam
32 A theatrical
performer (8)
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Councillors familiarised themselves with the
upcoming roadworks at Dismal Creek on the
Jericho Road before heading west along the
Avington, Isisford and Springfeld-Springleigh
Roads to have lunch and talk with the Banks
family and neighbours. They took time to say
hello to the 17-man shearing team fnishing up at
Springleigh and heard that the 3-4 week shearing
injected around $135 000 into the local economy.
The party, which included Ross Browning, Slim
Murray and CEO Ken Timms, completed the day
with a look at the current roadwork project taking
place on the Blackall-Emmett Road.
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piece said the process had been great.
This is a different opportunity, we dont get
to try something different like this very often,
she said.
Program co-ordinator Amanda Haskard and
a crew of talented arts facilitators travelled from
Brisbane to deliver training and inspiration.
She said the training and mentoring aimed
to encourage young people to explore creative
pathways and not be daunted by geography.
Shockwave was going to prove that young
people in western Queensland had an
abundance of talent in the creative arts and
would showcase this as it was being run by
youth for youth.
Emily Murphy, Longreach Leader
Proud Sponsors of the Barcoo Independent
continued from page 1
Council road inspection
Young talent on show
The Blackall State School gathers for Dress Differently Day and
the very impressive Biggest Morning Tea raising money for autism
awareness and the Qld Cancer Council
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Residents and guests of McLean
Place enjoyed a relaxed morning
tea on Tuesday, May 26 to raise
funds for the Queensland Cancer
Council.
Barcoo Living organised the
morning tea with a lucky door
prize, raffe and multi-draw and
raised $579 for the morning.
The dining room was overfowing
with residents making the most of
the opportunity to mix with local
visitors.
A Cent sale is planned for
Thursday, June 18 at 2pm at
McLean Place to beneft the
residents at Barcoo Living.
Everyone is welcome and
all donations of prizes will be
gratefully accepted.
Biggest Morning Tea
at McLean Place
The dining room at McLean Place was packed with visitors and residents to
raise money and enjoy the Biggest Morning Tea
Blackall Kindy raffe
won by Holly
Raffe winner Holly Davison enjoys her new planter box with
all the kids from the Blackall Kindy, Jo, Bec and Bruce Turner
who made and donated the prize
Left: Deb Dolinski and Tonie, Meg
and Alisa Murie Springfeld enjoyed
the Matilda Highway race meet in
Blackall last weekend
Impressive hats were on display
by Sally Cripps and Lorna Evans
at the Matilda Highway races
Chris and Beau enjoyed the race
atmosphere on Saturday
Congratulations Phoebe Allpass (centre), one of the U17
fashions of the feld winners at the Matilda Highway races
Having a social day out at the Blackall races were Jo Cripps,
Pip Atkinson, Iain Adams, Alexa Russell and Tess Cox
Telia Simpson, Toowoomba visited
brother Tim Ludgate on the weekend and
collected the fashions of the feld prize,
presented by Annette Banks
Alexa Cadwallader and Adam Burke, working
on Terrick at present, ran into fellow Brit Rick
Woolley and teacher Allison Diezmann
MATILDA HIGHWAY
RACES BLACKALL
The Blackall Kindy and Daycare
held a raffe last month to raise
money for general running costs
and in order to host the Blackall
Billy Lids Bull Ride next Saturday,
June 13.
Bruce Turner kindly made and
donated the prize of a wood and
ripple iron planter box to the raffe
which was won by one year old
Holly Davison.
Holly wasnt sure what she
planned to plant in the box but
seemed pleased with her win!
Under 8s day at Banks Park
Exploring the fre engine was a popular
activity at under 8s day
All the kids got right into the dancing on
the day, including the Macarena
Some of the kids got very quick at the dressing up race
One of the stations at under 8s day involved painting
Racegoers Kevin Ongheen, Valmai Benson,
Jo Timms and Jacque Paton

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