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NQ Cowboys visit Blackall

Blackall students got an injection of sporting inspiration last week with visits from a group from the North Queensland Cowboys. The group was made up of Cowboys development manager Dean Payne, recruitment manager Adrian Thompson, development officer Gavin Lloyd, QRL development officer Andrew Lawrence, Toyota Cup forward Sam Hoare and injured NRL centre Antonio Winterstein. Clinics were conducted at both schools on Thursday, with the Blackall Magpies also getting the chance to benefit with Mr Winterstein attending training last Tuesday evening.

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Blackall State School student Beau Turlan with North Queensland Cowboys centre Antonio Winterstein.

Logan Hauff and Sam Mobbs participated eagerly in the clinic at the Blackall State School. Page 20 - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, August 5, 2011

Local shooting champion Ashley Adams has returned to Blackall triumphantly after qualifying to represent Australia in international open shooting events. Competing at the Australia Cup 3 in Brisbane last weekend Ashley scored 595 out of 600 to beat his own previous record and came second in the 50m mens rifle prone. Ashleys new score has allowed him to qualify to represent Australia in able-bodied shooting events and will see him compete in the Shooting pre-Olympic World Cup in London in April next year. Ashley has previously competed in the Paralympics in Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, but his new score could see him headed for the open Olympics in London next year. Ashley competed in the Open .22 rifle and the disabled air rifle and disabled .22 rifle. After the event, Ashleys 12 month average sees him placed second in Australia, with his six month average seeing him ranked number one in Australia. Ashley is also currently ranked the number one disabled shooter in the world. Ashley said he was pleased with his results and had achieved a long held dream. Its always been my dream to represent Australia in the ablebodied shoot and now Ive done it, Ashley said. Ashley said that weather conditions made the competition more challenging but he felt that hed shot well. I was only one down on 45 but then I dropped 4 more points after the wind picked up, Ashley said Ashley will be kept busy over the next few months, competing in disabled air rifle competitions in London in August and Fort Benning, USA in October as well as competing in the Oceania 2011 Continental Championship and Grand Prix in Sydney in November.

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Stars are born at QMF Radio Plays

Blackall and Tambos acting talent was showcased as part of the Queensland Music Festival when two radio plays were presented at the Blackall Cultural Centre on the weekend. The plays, presented in a casual cabaret format, gave people a chance to look behind the scenes into how plays set for radio are made. The plays were selected from an annual national competition run by the Dogwood Theatre Initiative in Miles, which receives over 150 entries a year. According to the QMFs event coordinator Hilary Perrett, the plays are usually performed with recorded music. We could see a terrific opportunity to use live music instead and reimagine the whole idea for the 21st century, she said. Brisbane band Clocked Out was engaged for the performances in Miles and Blackall. Dressed in military costumes, they gave the first play of the night a zany madcap feel before switching to a slinky jazz theme for the evenings second performance. Local people were cast in the speaking parts, which proved to be one of the hits of the show. Performers included police sergeant Bruce Trickett as a Canberra bureaucrat, state school principal Jason Smith playing the part of a lovestruck shop assistant, and local journalist Victoria Nugent, who acted as his short-sighted love interest. People in the audience commented that they had seen their fellow community members in a whole new light. Two plays were presented, Queen Bea and The Call of the

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Night Parrot. The first had two separate casts, with Blackall people acting on Friday and a cast from Tambo coming over to perform on Saturday night. Other actors included Lisa Kings, Alison Mobbs, Alison Shaw, Janette Lawler, Carroll Nugent, Murray Hilton, Colin Duffy, Trethella Smith and Lily Kent. Around 200 people attended the performances, which were streamed live to the world on the QMF website on both nights, and watched as packets of Cornflakes were used to make the sound of walking on a gravel path, or a trumpet providing a background talking effect. I found the second play was easier to understand if I shut my eyes and listened, like you would with a real radio play, Sally Campbell said.

The Clocked Out band provided music for the Radio Plays performances in Blackall on Friday and Saturday night.

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An exceptionally busy week has There were also presentations passed and a varied focus on each by the Hon Fred Chaney AO day made for a very interesting and Dr Bruce Walker of Desert time despite the hectic agenda. Knowledge Australia regarding I attended a Remote Area the Remote Focus project which Planning and Development board seeks to reform governance, meeting in Longreach which administration and engagement was focused on mining and the in remote Australia with the impact of mining on communities; aim of significantly advancing a coal seam gas presentation by regional development through the Industry and the newly created a more strategic, systemic and DERM Entity in Queensland and sustainable process of governance the LNG Enforcement Unit along by government. The key aim of with DERM Coal and coal seam Remote Focus is to develop a gas operations. national conversation about how There has been a coal seam gas remote australia should best be water management policy created governed. This project could have to manage this very concentrated a far reaching effect on all remote saline effluent by-product of communities across the top of the CSG industry. Papers were Australia. presented on good obligations, The RAPAD board was addressed Underground Water Management by members of the New South Framework, (an Amendment to the Wales Standing Committee on Water Act 2000), an underground State Development, The Hon Rick water impact report, rehabilitation Colless MLC, Chairman, NSW of land disturbance from coal seam Legislative Council, and Standing gas activities, new arrangements Committee on State Development to protect groundwater resources the Hon Amanda Fazio MLC, in coal seam gas extraction Member of the NSW Legislative areas, managing impacts of CSG Council, Standing Committee extraction on underground water on State Development. This in the Great Artesian Basin, committee is currently conducting hydraulic fracturing in CSG an enquiry into the development wells, environmental assessment of central western NSW and was and management of coal seam interested in the work of RAPAD, gas developments, coal seam gas in particular the process followed water, coal seam gas water dams to achieve increased infrastructure and bore assessments. funding and economic growth by All these and other papers local government collectively corelating to this important issue are operating. available on the DERM website at There was a presentation on www.derm.qld.gov.au Wild Rivers by DERM director Page 2 - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, August 5 2011

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Scott Buchanan. There was a recommendation by the board that the Wild Rivers Advisory Panel remain in place for at least two years after the implementation of the legislation. The Regional Water Group agreed to be a part of a pilot project which will be conducted by DERM and the LGAQ. The RAPAD board is operating the Water Group in a similar manner as the Outback Regional Roads Group, with a technical committee and an elected members committee. The RAPAD board also agreed to continue RAPAD Skilling as a registered training organisation for the region and is seeking funding to provide training necessary for jobs such as those for the disaster recovery work on our road networks. All participants will undertake accredited training in Construction White Card and at least two of the following: Level 11 Traffic Controllers: Stop/Slow Bat, Level 11 Traffic Ticket, Skid Steer Ticket, Roller Ticket, Grader Ticket and First Aid. This should give participants an advantage to prepare them for employment by regional councils and shires as well as private enterprise. The Outback Regional Roads Group Meeting was also held and I will give a report in the next edition.

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5:00 Talking Heads 5:30 The New Inventors 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 For the Juniors 10:15 Our Animals 10:20 Cyberchase 10:45 Behind the News Special 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Everest ER 2:00 Poirot 3:05 Childrens Programs 6:00 Grand Designs 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7:30 8:00 The New Inventors 8:30 Spicks and Specks 9:00 The Gruen Transfer 9:30 Judith Lucys Spiritual Journey 10:00 At the Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:30 Wild China 12:25 Family Footsteps 1:20 Pop Always Pays 2:30 The Graham Norton Show 3:00 Big Ideas 4:00 Headcases 4:25 Message Stick 4:55 National Press Club Address 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Neue Freunde 10:05 Jung In Europa 10:15 A Table! 10:20 Me Voila! 10:30 Behind the News 11:00 Visions Of The Future 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Little Dorrit 1:25 Lead Balloons 2:00 Poirot 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:00 Restoration Man 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 Crownies 9:30 Junior Doctors 10:25 Lateline 11:00 Lateline Business 11:25 Songbook 12:25 Lydia 2:10 Junior Doctors 3:10 To the Manor Bowen 4:00 Compass 4:30 Catalyst 5:00 Can We Help? 5:30 The New Inventors 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Noah and Saskia 10: 25 What I Wrote 10:30 Arrows of Desire 11:00 Catalyst 11:30 Best of One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Midsomer Murders 2:10 Worlds Greenest Homes 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:00 Bills Tasty Weekends 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Collectors 8:30 Silent Witness 9:30 Hustle 10:30 Lateline 11:15 Beautiful People 11:45 rage 6:00 Childrens Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 Saturday Disney 11:00 Sally Bollywood-Super Detective 11:30 Legend of Enyo 12:00 V8 Extra 12:30 That 70s Show 1:30 Hawks Active 2:00 AFL Carlton vs Melbourne 5:00 Creek to Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Hook Line and Sinker 7:00 The Zoo 7:30 AFL Port Adelaide vs Collingwood 11:00 The HitRater.com 11:30 Movie: The Mexican 2:00 Movie: Time Served 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Power Rangers

Barcoo Independent TV Guide August 7- August 13 ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Morning News 12:00 Movie: The Reading Room 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 10 Years Younger 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Mercurios Menu 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 Worlds Strictest Parents 8:30 Criminal Minds 9:30 Covert Affairs 10:30 Parking Wars 11:00 Detroit 1-8-7 12:00 Style by Jury 12:30 Sons and Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Morning News 12:00 Movie: Family Sins 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 10 Years Younger 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Mercurios Menu 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 WWII Lost Films: The Air War 8:30 Pawn Stars 9:30 Law and Order: LA 11:30 Off the Map 12:30 Young Dumb and Living Off Mum 1:30 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Morning News 12:00 Movie: Camp 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Mercurios Menu 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 Better Homes and Gardens 8:30 AFL St Kilda vs Collingwood 11:45 That 70s Show 12:15 Alan Sugar: The Apprentice 1:35 Danube Interlude 2:30 Room for Improvement 3:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Childrens Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 Saturday Disney 11:00 Sally Bollywood-Super Detective 11:30 Legend of Enyo 12:00 V8 Extra 12:30 Minute to Win It 1:30 Hawks Active 2:00 AFL Hawthorn vs Port Adelaide 5:00 Creek to Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Hook Line and Sinker 7:00 AFL Western Bulldogs vs Essendon 10:30 TBA 12:00 Movie: The Pawn 2:00 Movie: No. 2 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Power Rangers R.P.M 5:00 Early News 5:30 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 Morning News 12:00 The View 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of Our Lives 3:00 The Block 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 8:00 Top Design 9:00 RPA 10:00 RPA Where Are They Now? 11:00 Embarrassing Teenage Bodies 11:25 Little Britain 12:00 Eclipse Music TV 12:30 Prime Time: What Would You Do? 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Fishing Australia 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 Early News 5:30 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 Morning News 12:00 The View 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 8:00 Hot Property 8:30 Hamish and Andys Gap Year 9:30 The NRL Footy Show 11:15 The AFL Footy Show 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Alive and Cooking 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 Early News 5:30 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 Morning News 12:00 The View 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block Unlocked 7:30 NQ Cowboys v Brisbane Broncos 9:30 Wests Tigers v Penrith Panthers 11:30 Movie: Half Past Dead 1:30 Movie: The Omega Man 3:30 Danoz Direct 4:30 Good Morning America 6:00 Childrens Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Fishing Australia 10:30 Your 4x4 11:00 Kids WB 2:30 Take 40 Live Presents Gaga Live 3:00 Movie:Seminole Uprising 4:30 Discover Down Under 5:00 News: First at Five 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News 6:30 Funniest Home Videos 7:30 Movie: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 10:00 Movie: The Dark Knight 1:55 Rugby Australia vs South Africa 3:00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 3:30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 4:00 Danoz Direct 5:30 Wesley Impact

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 International News 1:00 Movie: Dear Frankie 3:00 Everyone Loves A Wedding 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Tropic of Capricorn 8:30 The Hotel 9:30 World News Australia 10:05 Movie: The Lives of Others 12:30 112 Emergency 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 International News 1:00 The Food Lovers Guide to Australia 1:30 Have You Heard From Johannesburg: Fair Play 2:30 Dateline 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 French Food Safari 8:00 Oz and Jamess Big Wine Adventure 8:30 Supersizers Go... 9:30 World News Australia 10:05 The Protectors 11:10 Movie: Inside Ring 12:50 Movie: Inspector Montalbano: Equal Time 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 International News 1:00 The Food Lovers Guide to Australia 1:30 Insight 2:30 The Nest 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 James Mays Toy Stories 8:30 One Germany: The Other Side of the Wall 9:30 World News Australia 10:05 Sex: An Unnatural History 10:35 Erotic Tales 11:10 Movie: Restless 1:05 Spiral 3:10 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 International News 1:00 La Boheme 2:55 The Nobel Prize in Literature 2010 3:30 Bronzino: Restoring Genius 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Costas Garden Odyssey 6:00 Behind the Front Door 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Engineering Connections 8:30 Iron Chef 9:20 RocKwiz 10:10 Movie: Paris, Je TAime 12:15 SOS 1:15 Lifes A Zoo 2:10 Weatherwatch Overnight

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5:00 Rage 6:30 Childrens Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:05 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs of Praise 12:00 Landline 1:00 7:30 1:30 Message Stick 2:00 Natures Great Events: The Great Tide 3:00 Herb and Dorothy 4:30 First Tuesday Book Club 5:00 Art Nation 5:30 Dance Academy 6:00 Robin Hood 6:45 Mr Bean 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grand Designs 8:30 Midsomer Murders 10:00 Compass 11:00 Strictly Speaking 11:30 Foyles War 1:05 Grand Designs 1:55 Artscape 2:25 Wire in the Blood 4:00 Gardening Australia 4:30 Collectors 5:00 Art Nation 5:30 The New Inventors 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Backyard Science 10:25 Science Clips 10:35 Atoms Alive 10:50 Ace Day Jobs 10:55 Wagging School 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Monarch of the Glen 1:30 Cheese Slices 2:00 Poirot 2:50 TBA 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:00 Time Team 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7:30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:15 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:35 Brideshead Revisited 12:30 The Clinic 1:25 The Most Dangerous Game 2:30 The Graham Norton Show 3:00 Bowls: World Cup 2011: Womens Semi Final 1 5:00 First Tuesday Book Club 5:30 The New Inventors 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind the News 10:25 Being Me 10:45 Food for Thought 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Egypt Unwrapped 1:35 Meerkat Manor 2:00 Poirot 2:50 TBA 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:00 Rick Steins Far Eastern Odyssey 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 Wonders Of The Universe 9:35 QI 10:05 Artscape 10:35 Lateline 11:10 Lateline Business 11:40 Four Corners 12:25 Media Watch 12:40 Air Australia 1:40 Commando Chaplains 2:30 The Graham Norton Show 3:00 Big Ideas 4:00 The Occasional Cook 4:30 Carbon Cops

Barcoo Independent TV Guide August 7 - August 13 ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

6:00 Childrens Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Dinner Date Australia 11:00 Movie: Fat Albert 1:00 AFL Brisbane vs Adelaide 4:00 Three In A Bed 5:00 Guide to the Good Life 5:30 The Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Sunday Night 7:30 Great Migrations 8:40 Bones 9:40 Castle 11:40 Parking Wars 12:00 AFL Hawthorn vs North Melbourne 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet the Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Morning News 12:00 Movie: Stone Cold 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 10 Years Younger 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 News at 4:30 5:00 Mercurios Menu 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 Unlikely Animal Friends 2 8:30 Body of Proof 10:30 Teen Wolf 11:30 Ocean Force 12:00 Heroes 1:00 The Real Seachange 1:30 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Morning News 12:00 Lewis 2:00 Dinner Date Australia 3:00 10 Years Younger 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Mercurios Menu 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 Four Weddings 8:30 Winners and Losers 9:30 Dinner Date Australia 10:00 How I Met Your Mother 11:00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 11:30 Perfect Couples 12:00 House Calls To The Rescue 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 ARL Schoolboy Cup 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Wide World of Sports 11:00 The Sunday Footy Show 12:00 The Sunday Roast 1:00 2011 Gold Coast Marathon 1:30 Top Design 3:00 The Block 4:00 Manly Sea Eagles vs Sydney Roosters 6:00 National News 6:30 The Block 8:00 60 Minutes 9:00 The Mentalist 11:00 CSI Miami 12:00 Super League 2:00 Skippy the Bush Kangaroo 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 4WD TV 4:00 Good Morning America 5:00 Early News 5:30 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 Morning News 12:00 The View 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 8:00 Hot in Cleveland 8:30 Rescue Special Ops 9:30 CSI Miami 11:30 Little Britain 12:05 English Challenge Cup Rugby League 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 4WD TV 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 Early News 5:30 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 Morning News 12:00 The View 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 8:00 The Big Bang Theory 8:30 Top Gear 10:00 James Mays Man Lab 11:05 Worst Case Scenario 11:30 Little Britain 12:05 20/20 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 4WD TV 3:30 Good Morning America

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 6:35 International News 7:30 Weatherwatch and Music 7:45 FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011: Australia v Spain 10:00 International News 10:30 Football Asia 11:00 Les Murrays Football Feature 12:00 Futbol Mundial 12:30 Speedweek 2:00 International News 4:30 The Mayor, the Artist, the Farmer and His Wife 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Trawlermen 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds 8:30 Dateline 9:30 Is There Life on Mars? 10:30 Movie: Rally Chicks 12:15 Movie: Holy Lola 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 International News 1:00 The Food Lovers Guide to Australia 1:30 Dateline 2:30 Insight 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Global Village 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters 8:30 Man vs Wild 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Flight of the Conchords 10: 30 Skins 11:30 The World Game 12:30 Movie: At Point Blank 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 International News 1:00 Movie: My Life Without Me 3:00 Australian Biography 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Insight 8:30 Cutting Edge: Science Under Attack 9:30 World News Australia 10:05 Death By Fire 11:05 Movie: Vitus 1:10 My Year on the LowCarbon Diet 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

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General Classification Parental Guidance Recommended Adult Violence Classification Not suitable for people under 15 years of age.

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Vehicle convoy to protest against government

Blackall residents should be prepared for an increased amount of traffic on the road on August 19 when a convoy of trucks and vehicles protesting the actions of the current federal government rolls into town. The Convoy of No Confidence in the Federal Government is the brainchild of Mick Pattel, a livestock transporter from North West Queensland and the president of the National Road Freighters Association (NRFA). Eleven convoys will travel across Australia to converge on Canberra on August 22 to express their dissatisfaction with the federal government and attempt to force an election. NRFA treasurer Peter Whytcross is the leader of Convoy Number One which will travel from Port Hedland in Western Australia to Canberra, passing through western Queensland towns including Longreach, Barcaldine, Blackall and Tambo. Mr Whytcross said it would be hard to know how many vehicles would pass through Blackall, as people are welcome to join the convoy for part of the journey rather than travelling the whole distance. We anticipate that this whole thing will snowball in the next few weeks, Mr Whytcross said. Were getting a fair bit of interest out of the Top End, from people unhappy with the live export situation, he said. Were hoping there could be 100 people by the time we get to

New signage for Tambos Coolibah Walk

Blackall. The vehicles travelling through Blackall will be decorated with brown streamers and balloons to represent their convoy and will stay in Blackall for the night. A petition will circulate in Blackall in the week prior to the convoys visit and will then be delivered in person to Canberra. Mr Whytcross said he hoped to see western residents joining the convoy as well as lining the road to greet the participants. Its going to support the local communities as well, Mr Whytcross said. Were hoping that in the town the local clubs will be able to put on barbecues to provide dinner and breakfast for the convoy.

Tambo residents celebrated the installation of new signs at the Coolibah Walk along the Barcoo River with a community walk and a barbecue breakfast on Sunday morning. The revamp saw the installation of new descriptive, interpretative signs identifying the trees along the walk, which was also regravelled to help restore it after it was flood damaged earlier this year. The project was undertaken by the Blackall Tambo Regional Council in conjunction with the Tambo Tourism and Business Association. Funding for the project was provided by Desert Channels Queensland and South West NRM with further help from a Building Rural Communities Capacity grant. The barbecue breakfast was Tazma Skennerton received a pedometer provided by Queensland Health The Coolibah Walk was decorated for as the first person to do the walk. Photo the occasion. Photo Lynn Ogden Population Health. Lynn Ogden.

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WHATS ON in 2011
AUGUST 3 Woolscour Tour & Corned Beef Dinner 6 Tambo Ladies Race Day 6 Blackall vs Ilfracombe Rugby League Home Game 6 Saturday Night Tour & Woolscour Bush Dinner 8 Blackall State School Variety Bash 10 Woolscour Tour & Corned Beef Dinner 12 Blue Light Disco 13 Community Markets 17 Woolscour Tour & Corned Beef Dinner 20 Tambo Golf Fun Day 20 Barcoo Pastoral Society AGM 23 Office Meltdown Workshop 24 Woolscour Tour & Corned Beef Dinner 26 Blackall State School Showcase Evening 25-27 Symposium on Public Art in the Non-Urban Context 30 SDE Blackall Sports Skills Day 31 Woolscour Tour & Corned Beef Dinner SEPTEMBER 3 Annual Flower Show 3 Saturday Night Tour & Woolscour Bush Dinner 6 Blackall to Slygo Wagon Trek 9 Blackall State School Arts Evening 13-14 WesTech Barcaldine 16-18 Back to Blackall Weekend 16- 19 Tambo Teddy Bears Picnic Festival 17 Community Markets 23 Blue Light Disco OCTOBER 8 Community Markets 8 Blackall Hospital Auxiliary Springtime Festival 14 Blue Light Disco 15 Blackall Races 15 Elvis Presley Tribute Show 28 Anglican Ladies Guild Street Stall 29 Outback Tourism QLD Awards NOVEMBER 4-5 Gallery Day 5 Halloween Trick or Treat 5 Halloween Blue Light Disco 7-8 SDE Blackall Swim Camp 12 Dance Blackall Annual Concert 26 Blackall Races 26 St Patricks Christmas Fete 27 Christmas Tree Festival DECEMBER 16 Blackall Memorial and Sports Club Members Xmas Party 24 Christmas Eve Mardi Gras, Blackall 24 Christmas in the Park, Tambo 31 Blackall Memorial and Sports Club New Years Eve Costume Party Page 4 - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, August 5 2011

The Blackall State School will be set abuzz on Monday when the 2011 New South Wales variety bash rolls into town. The variety bash will see 370 participants in more than 100 decorated pre-1974 vehicles travel 5423 kilometres in 12 days to raise money for children in need. Blackall students will line the streets to greet the colourful convoy shortly after 11am with the P and C set to provide lunch on the day. The day will also see the group present the school items for their special needs unit, including a body cycle bike worth more than $4,000. The rallys stop at Blackall is one of many schools they will visit during the adventure, donating over $60,000 in equipment and resources to help and support local communities and schools. The variety bash has been running since 1985, traditionally starting and finishing at a destination starting with the letter B, with the convoy this year travelling from Baulkam Hills in New South Wales to Buccaneer Rock in Western Australia.

Variety bash

Bluelight disco

Tambo artist in the spotlight

A bluelight disco will be held next Friday night at the Blackall Memorial Hall from 6-8pm. Entry will cost $5, with the price including a sausage sizzle and drink. It would be preferred if all children were signed into the disco by a responsible person over the age of 18.

Tambo glass artist Alison Shaw will gain a wider audience for her work when several of her pieces are showcased in an exhibition being held in Brisbane from August 13-20. Alison is one of six western Queensland artists whose work will be featured in the Small Objects exhibition at the Contemporary Artisan Collective Gallery at 20 Lyons Terrace in Windsor. Alison has made a series of miniature glass flowers for the exhibition and said she will try to make a trip to Brisbane during the exhibition. An official opening will be held on Sunday August 14 from 3:30pm with drinks and nibbles provided. Other artists featured in the exhibition are Jane Colvin, Jill Dyer, Heather Hale, Dawn Head Rose and Margaret Stevenson with each artwork limited to a size of 15cmX15cmX15cm.

Magpies take down Tigers

The Blackall Magpies got their second win of the season in last Saturdays home game, defeating the Longreach Thompson Tigers 24-16, in a mistake ridden game. Try scorers for the Magpies were Brett Hayman, Matt Mclane, Beau Frame and Bob McCleod. Matt Mclane converted all 4 trys, kicking 4 from 4. Players player went to Robert McCleod, who was a standout

SPORT ON THE BARCOO After school sports

player along with Aidan Walker, Jack Burgess, and fullback Tom Reddy. The Blackall Magpies will play another home game this weekend against the Ilfracombe Scorpions, before travelling to Barcaldine for the last round of the year. Kick off against Ilfracombe will be at 6:30pm at the Blackall showgrounds. The Active After Schools Sports program has kicked back into action this week with Blackall primary school students taking the chance to learn skills in cricket and martial arts. The sessions are open to all primary school students within the Blackall district, and are being held at St Josephs Primary School. The cricket sessions are being held on Monday afternoons, while the martial arts sessions are taking place on Wednesday afternoons.

-- Matt Mclane

Pony club vies for Colin Wood shield

Brett Hayman gave his son Jock a hug after the Magpies win over Longreach on Saturday night.

Charlie Schutt takes to the bat at cricket on Monday afternoon.

Blackall Pony Club members again travelled to Barcaldine las weekend to compete in the final Colin Wood Memorial Shield competition. All members presented themselves impeccably resulting in Blackall winning the March Past. Blackall came home with winners and place getters from all riders. This then resulted in Blackall winning the overall title of Aggregate Point Score winners for the entire round of 3 competitions.

Alan Hinds, Wayne Roney and Kevin Horsten celebrated the Magpies win on Saturday.

Front:Shauna Kangan, Taylor Wheeler, Arena Wheeler, Jaimie Lee Morris, Middle:Sara and Helen Aspinall Back: Rachel Bourke, Codie Fanning

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Winning photograph

Tambos Lynn Ogden was recently announced as the Peoples Choice winner in the Heartland Festival photography exhibition which was hung at Tambos Grassland Art Gallery in June. Relatively new to the art of photography, Lynns winning photograph was of a foal bathed in the afternoon sun. She has only been serious about photography for three years, attending workshops with John Elliott and Mark Coombes to refine her technique. Having the gallery at Tambo has really helped too, she said. The Heartland exhibition in 2010 showed me what could be possible and gave me the desire to exhibit there. Lynn said that her main interest at the moment lies with capturing the moods of animals and local wildlife. You have to take a lot of photographs to get that one perfect shot when youre dealing with animals, she noted. Thank heavens for digital cameras, which have made it much less expensive.

--Sally Cripps

The Blackall Tambo Regional Council has adopted a budget for the year ahead after a special meeting held on Wednesday. The 2011/2012 budget will see the general rates increase by 5%, while service charges have increased in the water and sewerage areas as a result of increasing depreciation charges. Cleansing charges have been modified and for the first time Blackall and Tambo Residents will pay the same charge. Mayor Jan Ross said the increases are necessary to help maintain the current standard of services in the Blackall Tambo region. It would be remiss of the Council to have come in at a lower rate as the community expectation is to have well maintained infrastructure as well as all essential services functioning in excellent condition, Cr Ross said. Replacement costs for water and sewerage have to be borne entirely by council. Council has made slight modifications to its deferential rate categories, following the recent land valuations which saw rural valuations remain unchanged, while some urban valuations increased by more than 3000 percent. Cr Ross said council made

Council releases budget

the modifications to try to assist ratepayers It would have been beyond some people to have to pay the unmodified rates, Cr Ross said. We have tried to do the very best we can by all our ratepayers. The budget has also seen $1million set aside in reserve funds for the upgrade of the Blackall Aquatic Centre. Tambo has also been considered with an allocation of $80,000 made to re-broadcast digital TV to Tambo in the case that council decides to undertake the project. The Blackall Tambo Regional Council will spend approximately 25 million dollars on the regions road network with flood damage funding being a significant portion of this figure. Capital works will continue on the Emmet and Alpha/ Tambo roads as well as minor projects on other roads in the district. Other items included in the budget include the engagement of a sports and recreation officer, upgrades to the industrial estates in Blackall and Tambo with the addition of power, water and sewage and an upgrade to the Blackall airport to comply with Australian standards.

Lynn Ogdens photograph won the Peoples Choice award in the Heartland photography competition.

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Workshop to teach farm office skills

Blackall producers will be able to brush up on their office skills at a workshop being held on August 23. The workshop is being run by Partners in Grain and the Queensland Rural Womens Network and aims to help producers implement streamlined systems in the farm office, achieve goals and stop procrastinating. The workshops will be delivered by Jeanette Buegge, an experienced trainer and primary producer from Western Australias wheatbelt. Ms Buegge said that having an efficient farm office is important and that other businesses employ someone specifically to do administrative work. It means members of the farming business have to respect the role of the person doing the office work, Ms Buegge said. The content of the workshop will include office set-up and procedures including paying bills, filing systems, archiving, office design, wages and business communication.

The workshop will be run at the Blackall Sports and Memorial Club from 9am-3pm for a cost of $235 per person. The course is registered with FarmReady with participants able to claim back 65 percent of the cost after the workshop, as well as travel and accommodation. Anyone interested in participating is asked to register with Theresa Kunde on 07 4625 9076 or 0428147749 or t.kunde@ bigpond.com.

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Landowners in the Blackall and Tambo districts will be able to learn about how to recover OUTWEST Soil Tests. Prompt and Mitchell grass country through wet reliable service. PH 0458 532 155. season spelling with paddock and Interested in advertising in planning sessions being organised the classifieds? Contact Victoria by DEEDI. Nugent on 46 576 966 or by email at The free series will see half to barcooindependent@gmail.com full day paddock sessions held on local properties, followed up by IN MeMorIaM planning sessions to be held in Monica Bailey town a few weeks later. 1/7/46 7/8/10 The paddock sessions will We miss you now, our hearts are sore. address locally relevant pasture As time goes by we miss you more. management, discuss how Your loving smile, your gentle face, spelling country helps recover land condition, combine science no one can fill your vacant place. and local knowledge through Every day in some small way memories discussions on practical hurdles of you come our way. and solutions to wet season Though absent, you are ever near, spelling and discuss what actual still missed, still loved and ever dear. results people have seen from Forever in our hearts. pasture spelling. De, Wayne, Bek & Kyle The sessions will also cover how to assess ABCD land condition, Monica and Rob Bailey Thanks for the years that you gave us, how to use a feed budget as a tool to estimate short term carrying and the happy times that we shared. The love and the things that you did, and capacity, how to estimate tree basal area and how to establish a

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the way you always cared. Sad are the hearts that loved you, silent are the tears that fall. But living our lives without you, is the hardest part of all. Blackall SS Staff & Students

simple monitoring site. The planning sessions will then allow for each landowner to create a spelling plan for their individual property, focusing on individual specifications such as business goals, costs, stocking rates and pasture indicators. Sessions will also be held in the Boulia, Longreach, Ilfracombe, Cloncurry, Hughenden and Winton districts. Food and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided at both the paddock and planning sessions. The program will run between August and October with dates yet to be decided. Anyone wanting more information is asked to contact David Phelps or Ian Houston at the Longreach DEEDI office on 07 46501200 or by email at david.phelps@deedi. qld.gov.au or ian.houston@deedi. qld.gov.au. Individual planning sessions will also be on offer at the WesTech field days in Barcaldine on September 13-14.

Market report
Blackall Combined Agents yarded 1434 head of cattle at the Blackall Prime and Store sale. Cows and bullocks were firm on previous weeks, with feeder steers and heifers gaining ground on previous weeks. Meanwhile store cattle were in demand with veal calves improving up to 5 to 8c in places. Cattle were drawn from Boulia, Corfield and local districts. Bullocks over 500kg topped at 168c to av 153c. Feeder steers 400-500kgs topping at 178.2c to av 162c. Steers 350-400kgs made to 188c to av 176c. Steers 280350kgs sold to 195c to av 171c. Steers 220 to 280kg topped at 179c to av 174c while steers up to 220kg topped at 221c to av 216c. Cows over 500kgs reached 149c and av 135c. Cows up to 500kgs made to 142c to av 119c. Heifers over 450kgs made to 155 with an

avg of 149c. Heifers in the 350450kg range sold to 184c to av 172c. Heifers 280-350kgs made to 187c to av 157c. Heifers 220280 topped at 211c and av 195c. Weaner heifers up to 220kgs were strong to make to 211c and av 204c. Bulls over 450kgs sold to 147c and av 129c with bulls under 450kg making 214c to av 176c. Don Batts Blackall sold Santa X bullocks to a top of 168.2c/kg to average 166.2c/kg to average 840kg or $1329/hd. The Birchley Family Gartmore Tambo sold Braford x steers making 155.2c/kg weighing 660kg returning $1025/hd. Arbie and Josie Smith Shady Downs Tambo sold Droughtmaster x cows topping at 137.2c/kg weighing 543kg returning $745 to average 132c/ kg weighing 500kg $662/hd with their Droughtmaster X heifers

making 162c/kg weighing 436kg returning $706/hd DM and SE Wehl Ravenswood Aramac sold Droughtmaster cows for 139.2c/kg weighing 528kg making $735/hd. HF and DM Rich Tilbury Blackall sold Devon X no. 0 heifers weighing an average of 381kg for 177c/kg returning $677/hd to top at 181.2/kg weighing 394kg or $715/hd. Forest Park Alice Downs Blackall sold no. 9 Santa heifers to a top of 152.2c/kg weighing 558kg or $850/hd. Jason and Anne Sprague Neverfail Blackall sold Droughtmaster X no. 1 heifers topping at 205.2c/kg weighing 223kg or $458/hd with the no. 0 Heifers making 160c/kg weighing 357kg or $572/hd.

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Isisford fishing competition draws big crowd

Tristan Robertson with Granny Sue from Sarina and his Glenn Harvey receiving his random draw prize from fish. Photo Liz Harvey. Outback Sounds Neville Dolinski. Photo Liz Harvey.

Adan Wilson of Blackall with his lured fish at the Isisford Friends fishing on the banks of the Barcoo River for the Fishing Competition. Photo Liz Harvey. 2011 Isisford fishing competition, which this year received over 600 entries. Photo Liz Harvey.

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Fires flare up around Blackall

Fire fighters in the Blackall district have been kept on their toes over the past week with a number of fires breaking out across the region. Amongst the reported fires were two grassfires at Wooroolah Station and Malvern Hills late last week with damage to pastures at both properties. On Tuesday afternoon shortly before 4pm, a fire broke out near the Blackall saleyards, with the Blackall fire brigade kicking into action to put it out. Blackall fire brigade captain Matt Richardson said they believed the fire may have been started by a spark from a welder. Matt said the recent fires were a reminder to landowners to take adequate fire preparations. If people are thinking about

Blackall and Tambo residents were left without power for over three hours on Tuesday afternoon after a faulty circuit breaker at the Clermont substation tripped supply on the high voltage line supplying the Barcaldine bulk supply substation which services the district. 6000 Ergon Energy customers across the Barcaldine, Longreach, Muttaburra, Aramac, Alpha, Blackall and Tambo areas were affected by the outage. Local field crews assisted by specialist substation staff investigated the problem and after confirming the fault was not at the Barcaldine substation, investigated the line from Barcaldine to Clermont. Tests of high voltage equipment at the Clermont substation then identified the faulty circuit breaker. A gas turbine at Barcaldine that would normally provide power to the central west district during such a problem also malfunctioned. Bob Pleash from Ergon Energy said the company would be taking measures to limit any similar outages in the future. We certainly will be carrying out a full investigation into why the circuit breaker malfunctioned and into the unavailability of the gas turbine at Barcaldine, Mr Pleash said. Mr Pleash said the fault was unrelated to two other recent power outages affecting the central west and central highlands, which were caused during scheduled maintenance at the Blackall fire brigade was at work controlling the blaze near the saleyards the Lilydale station. on Tuesday afternoon. making firebreaks, they should do it now, Matt said. Dont leave it any longer. Matt said he thought that the number of fires could increase even more in coming months and that drying pastures would contribute to the risk. After the big rain that weve had, theres a lot of feed about thats drying off, Matt said Normally we havent got the body of feed that is there now, he said. It only needs a stone to get hit and cause a spark for a fire to start. The Blackall fire brigade will be conducting controlled burning on Monday evenings in the coming weeks to help decrease the fire risk.

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Lights, camera, microphone at Radio Plays

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The Clocked Out band and QMF team members also engaged with school groups in Blackall and Tambo, undertaking a number of musical exercises to show how versatile the instruments could be. In Blackall we had children bring their instruments along so they could actually put into practice what the band members were showing them, Ms Perrett said. It gives them a whole new range to explore and play with. She said the work with schools was just as important to the Queensland Music Festivals aims as the public performances. Blackall was one of 33 regional centres to enjoy the QMF experience in 2011.

Blackall police sergeant Bruce Trickett and school student Georgina Heard played the roles of Canberra bureaucrats Wilfred and Smith in the radio plays.

Angus MacDonald and Brian Davison were amongst those enjoying a night out with a difference at the QMF Radio Plays performance.

Proud parents Chris and Rosemary Heard took in the Friday night performance of Queen Bea at the Radio Plays.

Trethella Smith and Alison Mobbs enjoyed the after party as much as their acting when the Queensland Music Festival came to Blackall on the weekend.

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