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Inverness makes $14M Volumes saved in commitment to Basin

Young Blackall dancers take to the stage to perform at the From left: Kurt Mann, Longreach with Alex Choyce and Jeff Russell, Blackall. St Brendan's College Yeppoon competed Blackall Dance night of extravaganza in the Rugby Union 7's Competition in Emerald. St Brendans College took out the competition for the weekend

October 23 2009

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Close bowls in nine ends

Last Wednesday, the Junior Netball season got off to a good start with around 15 players, aged 4-7, at the courts having a great time. The season will run for approximately 6 weeks every Wednesday, at 4pm at the town netball courts for skills training and some fun games

In sets of nine ends last Sunday at the Blackall bowls club, Col Pfingst and Lou Kelly had a tight first set being 7-7 on the last end. Col then drew one shot to win 8-7. Unfortunately Lou didnt produce his best in the next set to go down 12-4. In social bowls, the combination of Jane, Cookie, Dally and Roland was too good for Jenny, Loretta, Marta and Mark, winning the game 19-7. Next Sunday is the publicans-sponsors combined day. All players and non-players are welcome to play. Teams or individual names must be submitted by 8am on Sunday so bowls play can start at 9am.

Dally Holden

Need something to do with your children on a Sunday afternoon? Well, come along to the...

TENNIS FUN DAY

NOVEMBER 8
Starting at 3:00pm and finishing with a BBQ around 6:00pm.
Heaps of fun games for the whole family. Lots of giveaways for everyone. Music and balloons.

See you there.

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Blackall property, Inverness was sold for $14 million or $250/ acre at auction in Brisbane last Friday. Len and Margaret Peel, who own Northampton Downs in the Blackall district, were the purchasers of the 22 581ha (55 805ac) property, which was sold by cattle baron Sterling Buntine. Mr Buntine purchased the 17 000ha Inverness for $10.75M in June 2006 and the adjoining Barneys Bore block of 5500ha for $950 000 in September of the same year. He also had two other Blackall properties on offer, Malvern Hills and Allambie, both of which were passed in on the day, Malvern Hills for $11M and Allambie for $5M on an auctioneers bid. Malvern Hills had originally been purchased in 2006 for $14.5M and $6.1M was the price paid for Allambie in 2007. Mr Buntine, the brother-inlaw of Great Southern cattle general manager David McLeod, managed the pastoral herd of the collapsed group, which went into receivership in May. According to the Australian Financial Review, much of Mr Buntines property, more than 2.8 million hectares across the Kimberley, Northern Territory and Queensland, was leased to Great Southern for its managed cattle investment schemes, and he has chosen to sell some of his property to fill the void created when Great Southern sold its cattle assets. Andrew Adcock of Ray White, who handled the sale, said the result for Inverness had been very positive. There were 17 property inspections and five registered bidders at the sale. Good property is still making good money, Andrew said. There is always interest in Blackall

Sally Cripps country. Consultant Alister Boyd believes the Inverness sale is completely out of line with the existing market and stands alone. Its predominantly a gidyea block and in past decades downs country has always fetched higher prices, mainly due to development costs associated with gidyea, he said. Mr Boyd has recently been quoted as saying a false market had been created which inflated the price of grazing land, and that was now unwinding. For the last revaluation in 2005, sales relied on in the shire by the department were the Mineeda/ Forest Park aggregation, Eastwood and to a lesser extent, Allambie. The sale of Tarves earlier this year for $180/acre has confirmed that trend or given an indication of a lesser market. Two months ago Mr Buntine also sold two of three smaller blocks close to Blackall, Glencoe (2700 acres) going to neighbours Simon and Christine Campbell for $700 000 or $259/acre, and Ansgrove South (4200 acres) being sold to Cooyar cattlemen Mick and Paul continued on page 5

The project to cap and pipe uncontrolled artesian bores in Queensland is now conserving 169,500 megalitres of water per year in the Great Artesian Basin. Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Stephen Robertson said it is a significant saving, and demonstrates Queenslands commitment to the sustainable management of the countrys natural resources. The Basin continues to be of vital importance to outback Queensland because in these areas, water from the basin is often the only available supply for towns, properties and many industries. The Great Artesian Basin covers 23% of the continent of Australia and is estimated to hold 64,900 million megalitres of groundwater that is up to 2 million years old. Water flow through the sandstone in the basin is very slow, at a rate of 1 to 5 metres each year. Since 1878, bores have been sunk across Queensland and New South Wales and provided properties and towns with a source of freshwater. Prior to 1954 bores were sunk and left to run continued on page 5

Junior fashion hopefuls line up for the big announcement on Saturday afternoon at the Qantas Link Blackall Beef Producers race meet

Blackall Races - Photographs page 6 and 7

WHATS ON in 2009

OCTOBER 26 Blackall CWA Annual Pink Ribbon Morning Tea 27 Simple Strategies for Entrepreneurial Rural Women Free Workshop, Blackall 27 ABBA ReBjorn 29 Blackall Combined Agents Weaner and Store Sale 31 Blackall Kindy Music Quiz Night NOVEMBER 3 Blackall Memorial & Sports Club Melbourne Cup Luncheon 6-7 Blackall Cultural Association Christmas Gallery Event 6-7 Q150 Shed Entertainment 8 Tennis Fun Day 11 Remembrance Day 11 Blackall State School Primary Musical 12 Climate Change Adaptation Forum, Longreach 14 Blackall Tennis Club AGM 18 Blackall State School Presentation Night 28 St Patricks Christmas Fete 28 Blackall Race Meeting 29 Blackall Advent and Christmas Tree Festival DECEMBER 4 Blackall Evening Community Markets

STANDING OFFER ARRANGEMENTS Hire of Contractors - Plant Contract No. BTRC T02 Contractors are invited to submit tenders for the hire of external plant for use on projects within Blackall Tambo Regional Council boundaries for a period up to 30 June 2010. Tender documents can be obtained by contacting Council Administration on (07) 46216600. Suitably endorsed tenders addressed to the Chief Executive Officer must be received by 2.00pm th Wednesday 18 November 2009 at PO Box 21, Blackall Q 4472. The lowest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted. Mr. Ken Timms Chief Executive Officer Blackall Tambo Regional Council PO Box 21 Blackall Q 4472

The general meeting of the BlackallTambo Regional Council was held in Tambo on October 14. The agenda was extremely busy with presentations by Cicadas to give councillors an overview of the model that members of Cicadas have developed. A further presentation by RAPAD General Manager David Arnold provided up-to-date information on current RAPAD projects. John Perry of Mead Consulting also gave an overview of the planned priority of the necessary plans which will accompany the Blackall-Tambo Corporate Plan. A number of these plans must be completed within a State Government timeline, hence the need to have an orderly approach to accomplish these. A day in the office on Thursday after the International Rural Womens Day Breakfast held at the National Bistro by the Blackall CWA. An interesting talk by Rowan Hunnam on her recent trip to East Timor, relating to the women especially. Rowan answered many questions put to her by the audience. I travelled to Windorah with the Blackall-Tambo Economic Development Officer John Hine for the opening of the solar sun farm by Queensland State Government Minister for Natural Resources, Environment, Mines and Energy Steven Robertson and Ergon Energy. This was a most interesting facility with great potential for remote and rural communities, with four already in operation. Solar farms certainly would seem to be the way to lessen our environmental footprint while maintaining the necessary power required by communities. The invitation to attend the Bringing Them Home repatriation ceremony held in Longreach, extended by the Inangai custodians, was accepted. At Inangai Place on the outskirts of Longreach the skeletal remains of two Inangai elders were formally handed back to the custodians by a Melbourne museum representative. A ceremonial smoking took place at Longreach Cemetery Keeping Place to ensure the acceptance, welcome, safety and peace of the two Inangai elders who would be laid to rest alongside others. It was a privilege to be part of such an emotive, yet reconciling ceremony. MELBOURNE CUP IN TAMBO... What a day it was! Victorian Racing Clubs historian Andrew Lemon, Emirates Melbourne Cup Ambassador, acclaimed jockey John Marshall and promotions officer Lauren Zemmet flew into Tambo early for hobby horse races at Tambo State School. Students came from Aramac, Barcaldine, Blackall and Tambo. Everyone enjoyed holding this years fabulous 1.6 kg, 18 carat gold Melbourne Cup. Gloved hands were the order of the day. A well-attended luncheon at the Royal Carrangarra Hotel had thinking caps on as everyone struggled to come up with Melbourne Cup trivia answers. The ladies in their race day hats looked grand. An afternoon tea of outstanding treats in E.E. Parr Park was a pleasant diversion for those attending, although I feel many had a good lie down in anticipation of the evening to come. The Tambo Race Club dinner was an outstanding success with over 100 attending, from Augathella, Charleville, Blackall and Tambo. Andrew Lemon provided some entertaining facts about the history of the Melbourne Cup. The Turnbull family of the Tambo district, being descendents of Richard Turnbull who was Chairman of the Victorian Racing Club for a number of years during the Second World War and proud owner of the 1944 Melbourne Cup winner Sirius, were able to provide memorabilia of those wonderful far off race meetings in Melbourne and of course of the modern Turnbull Stakes. Master jockey John Marshall who rode Rogan Josh to victory in 1999 gave an insight into the highs and lows of the racing game, and having worked for Bart Cummings. An auction of sporting memorabilia and a trivia game rounded out the evening. The Blackall-Tambo Regional Council Staff input and support, together with the Tambo Race Club, certainly ensured the success of the entire day as well as the wonderful evening.

FROM THE MAYORS DESK

4:30 G.P. 5:30 Collectors 6:00 Childrens Programs 11:00 Mummy Detective 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Talking Heads 2:00 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:10 River Cottage Autumn 7:00 News 7:30 7.30 Report 8:00 The New Inventors 8:30 Spicks and Specks 9:00 Hungry Beast 9:30 John Safrans Race Relations 10:00 At the Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:30 The Line of Beauty 12:40 The Sideshow with Paul McDermott 1:40 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 2:55 Grumpy Old Men 3:25 National Press Club Address

Barcoo Independent TV Guide October 25 - 31 ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Family Plan (PG) 2:00 Murder, She Wrote 3:00 Infomercials 3:30 Larry the Lawnmower 4:00 Its Academic 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 Coastwatch 8:00 Medical Emergency 8:30 City Homicide 9:30 Criminal Minds 10:30 My Name is Earl 11:00 American Dad 11:30 Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia 12:00 Africa Alive 1:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 5:30 News 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11:00 News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 News 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 News 7:00 Two and a Half Men 8:00 Money for Jam 8:30 RPA 9:30 CSI 10:35 Without a Trace 11:30 News 12:00 Danoz Direct 12:30 Poker Ashes 1:30 The View 2:30 Danoz Direct/GlobalShpDirect 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries 5:30 Today

5:20 International News 1:00 Movie: Man Without a Past (M) 2:40 Spacefiles 3:00 Corner Gas 3:30 A Fork in the Mediterranean 4:00 Eco House Challenge 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 6:00 Global Village 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Inspector Rex 8:30 Destination Australia 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey 11:10 Movie: Nero (M) 12:50 Nazi Number One 1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:30 International News 1:00 Australian Biography 1:30 Little Me 2:30 Dateline 3:30 Road Trip Nation Australia 4:00 Feast Bazaar 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 6:00 Global Village 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Nguyens Vietnam 8:00 Costas Garden Odyssey 8:30 Dave in the Life of a Politician 9:00 ADbc 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Movie: Empty Nest (PG) 11:35 Oz 12:40 Movie: Uno (M) 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:20 International News 1:00 Food Lovers Guide to Australia 1:30 Insight 2:30 Treasures of the Silk Road 3:30 Living Black 4:00 Classical Destinations 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 6:00 Global Village 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Paris 8:30 As It Happened 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Polygamous Wives 10:55 Movie: A Good Lawyers Wife (MA) 12:50 Movie: The 7th Day (M) 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:20 International News 1:00 Les Boreades 3:50 Restless Flights 4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 5:30 Civilisations 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters 8:30 Iron Chef 9:20 RocKwiz 10:00 Movie: The Science of Sleep (M) 11:50 SOS 12:50 NEWStopia 1:20 Knot at Home 1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

Wednesday October 28 Thursday October 29 Friday October 30 Saturday October 31

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4:30 G.P. 5:30 Collectors 6:00 Childrens Programs 11:05 The War of the World 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 River Cottage Fishing 1:30 Collectors 2:00 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:05 Grand Designs Revisited 7:00 News 7:30 The 7:30 Report 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 The Great Escape 9:30 Q&A 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:30 Live at the Basement 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives 1:30 Movie: Spirit of the People (G) 3:20 Grumpy Old Men 3:55 The Glass House 4:30 G.P. 5:30 Collectors 6:00 Childrens Programs 11:05 Wild China 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Wild at Heart 1:30 Spicks and Specks 2:00 Monarch of the Glen 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:00 Message Stick 6:30 Can We Help? 7:00 News 7:30 Stateline 8:00 Collectors 8:30 Midsomer Murders 10:10 beached az: The Snail 10:15 That Mitchell and Webb Look 10:45 Lateline 11:25 The Urban Monkey with Murray Foote 11:30 Triple J tv with the Doctor 11:55 Good Game 12:25 Rage 5:00 Rage 10:00 Rage: Guest Programmers: Lamb of God 11:00 Songbook 12:00 Stateline 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Basketball: WNBL 3:00 Football: W-League 5:00 Bowls: Queensland Open 6:00 The Wild Gourmets 6:25 Minuscule 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 News 7:30 Hope Springs 8:30 News Update 8:35 The Bill 9:20 News Update 9:25 Taggart 10:15 Silent Witness 11:10 Rage

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Fielders Choice (G) 2:00 Murder, She Wrote 3:00 Infomercials 3:30 Larry the Lawnmower 4:00 Its Academic 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 Ghost Whisperer 8:30 Beauty and the Geek 9:30 The Amazing Race 10:30 Family Guy 11:00 American Dad 12:00 Room for Improvement 12:30 Sons and Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 5:30 News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Three Men and a Little Lady (PG) 2:30 The Golden Girls 3:00 Infomercials 3:30 Larry the Lawnmower 4:00 Its Academic 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 Better Homes and Gardens 8:30 Flashback 50 Years of Channel 7 9:30 Movie: Basic (AV) 11:30 Movie: Breathless (MA) 1:30 House Calls to the Rescue 2:30 Room for Improvement 3:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Childrens Programs 10:00 Melbourne Cup Carnival 4:30 Behind the Scenes of Wicked 5:00 River to Reef 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 News 6:30 Bledisloe Cup: Australia v New Zealand 8:30 Movie: Shooter (M) 11:00 Movie: Taxi (M) 1:00 Movie: The Yes Men (M) 2:45 Hot Auctions 3:00 Room for Improvement 3:30 It is Written 4:00 Infomercials 5:00 Dateline NBC

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11:00 News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 The View 2:00 Days of our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 News 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 News 7:00 Two and a Half Men 7:30 Getaway 8:30 Secret Millionaire 9:30 Fergie: Duchess on a Mission 11:00 E.R. 12:00 News 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:00 The Alice 2:00 Entertainment Tonight 2:30 Danoz Direct/GlobalShpDirect 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries 5:30 Today 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11:00 News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 The Saddle Club 4:30 News 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 News 7:00 Two and a Half Men 7:30 Two and a Half Men 8:00 Movie: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG) 11:25 News 11:55 Movie: The Right Stuff (M) 3:30 Entertainment Tonight 4:00 Danoz Direct 4:30 Good Morning America 6:00 Childrens Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 9:00 Childrens Programs 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Movie: Jeremiah Johnson (PG) 4:30 The Garden Gurus 5:00 David Attenboroughs Leopard Agent of Darkness 6:00 News 6:30 Australias Funniest Home Videos 7:30 Movie: The Cat in the Hat (G) 9:15 Movie: Runaway Jury (M) 11:55 Keith Urban the Making of Defying Gravity 12:15 Four Nations Rugby League: England v Australia 2:30 4WD TV 3:00 Danoz Direct 4:00 Mad TV 5:00 Danoz Direct 5:30 Rise and Shine

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5:00 Rage 6:30 Childrens Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs of Praise 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 Message Stick 2:00 The Lost World of Communism 3:00 The Great Contemporary Art Bubble 4:30 The Wall 5:00 Sunday Arts 6:00 At the Movies 6:30 The Einstein Factor 7:00 News 7:30 Ganges: Waterland 8:30 Wuthering Heights 9:40 Compass 10:35 Invitation to a Voyage 11:30 Order in the House 12:30 Movie: Time is my Enemy (PG) 1:35 Movie: Hitting a New High (G) 3:00 Grumpy Old Men 3:30 Talking Heads: Stephanie Alexander 4:00 The Pet Show

Barcoo Independent TV Guide October 25 - 31 ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

6:00 Childrens Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 V8 Supercars 5:00 Queenslands Best Living 5:30 Great South East 6:00 News 6:30 Sunday Night 7:30 Border Security 8:00 The Force Behind the Line 8:30 Bones 9:30 Castle 10:30 Las Vegas 11:30 Scrubs 12:00 Movie: The Night We Called it a Day (M) 1:50 Room for Improvement 2:30 Infomercials 3:30 NBC Meet the Press 4:30 NBC Today 5:30 News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 News 12:00 Flashforward 1:00 Criminal Minds 3:00 Infomercials 3:30 Larry the Lawnmower 4:00 Its Academic 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 Highway Patrol 8:00 Destroyed in Seconds 8:30 Flashforward 9:30 Criminal Minds 10:30 Mercy 11:30 Mommas Boys 12:00 The Jump-Up Land 12:30 Hot Auctions 1:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 5:30 News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Rabbit Proof Fence (PG) 2:00 Murder, She Wrote 3:00 Infomercials 3:30 Larry the Lawnmower 4:00 Its Academic 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 RSPCA Animal Rescue 8:00 Last Chance Surgery 8:30 Packed to the Rafters 9:30 All Saints 10:40 My Shocking Story 11:35 Scrubs 12:00 Paradises of the Pacific 1:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 5:30 News 6:00 Four Nations Rugby League: Australia v New Zealand 8:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Wide World of Sports 11:00 Sydney Marathon 12:00 The ARIA Music Show 1:00 4WD TV 1:30 Postcards Australia 2:00 The 2009 Deadly Awards 3:30 Alive & Cooking 4:00 Talk to the Animals 5:00 Coles Great Aussie Cook-Off 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 News 6:30 20 to 1 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 Rescue Special Ops 9:30 CSI: Miami 10:30 CSI: Miami 11:30 Movie: A Beautiful Mind (M) 2:00 Skippy the Bush Kangaroo 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 4WD TV 4:00 Good Morning America 5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries 5:30 Today 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11:00 News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 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 Two and a Half Men 8:00 The Big Bang Theory 8:30 The Mentalist 9:30 The Apprentice Australia 10:30 Amazing Medical Stories 11:30 News 12:00 Danoz Direct 12:30 Young Lions 1:30 Spyforce 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shop Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries 5:30 Today 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11:00 News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 News 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 News 7:00 Two and a Half Men 7:30 20 to 1 8:30 Two and a Half Men 9:30 Aussie Ladette to Lady 10:30 Moonlight 11:30 News 12:00 Danoz Direct 12:30 20/20 1:30 Entertainment Tonight 2:00 4WD TV 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shop Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries 5:30 Today

Artesian Droughtmasters hit $9000

Droughtmaster bulls topped at $9000 to average $4623 at the inaugural Artesian Droughtmaster sale in Blackall last week. Organisers said that the new multi vendor sale comprising six prefixes struck instant accord with the buying audience. With 99 percent clearance, all but one of 73 bulls sold at auction to buyers sheet from as far south as Moonie, east to Wowan and all parts of the central highlands and central and north-western regions of the state. The market topper was the $9000 Glenlands 7037 (P), an 860kg, 32-month-old son of Swan Jeopardise from Glenlands Stud, Bouldercombe. The bull was bought by Leigh Propsting, Acton, Richmond who accounted for 11 to average her $5318 and take home the $1000 bulk buyer bonus of pasture seed donated by TJO Grass Roots Consulting. Two others made $8500: the 31-month, 815kg, Medway Oombabeer (P) (Talgai 912) offered by the Donaldson family Medway Stud, Bogantungan selling to Paul Russell Cooeeall, Wowan, and the 23-month, 780kg, Fairhaven 08/328 (P) (Glenlands Hallam) offered by Colin and Linda Hewitts

6:25 International News 10:00 A Fork in the Road 10:30 Shell Be Right, Boss 11:00 Futbol Mundial 11:30 Cycling: Paris-Tours 12:00 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1:00 Speedweek 2:30 2010 FIFA World Cup Magazine 3:00 UEFA Europa League Highlights 3:30 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program 4:00 Les Murrays Football Feature 5:00 The World Game 6:00 Feast Greece 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8:30 Dateline 9:30 Black Money 10:30 R.A.N.: Remote Area Nurse 11:30 Embedded with Nationalists 12:30 Movie: Iron Island (M) 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:20 International News 1:00 The Food Lovers Guide to Australia 1:30 Rosas Story 2:30 Dateline 3:30 Insight 4:30 The Journal 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Futbol Mundial 6:00 Living Black 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Top Gear 8:30 Man v Wild 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 South Park 10:30 Skins 11:20 Lifes a Zoo 11:50 Movie: Infernal Affairs 2 (MA) 1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:20 International News 1:00 Movie: The Man on the Train (M) 2:30 Here Comes the Neighbourhood 3:00 Corner Gas 3:30 Living Black 4:00 Wine Lovers Guide to Australia 4:30 The Journal 5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 6:00 Global Village 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Insight 8:30 East West 101 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 21 Up Japan 11:40 Movie: Kitchen Stories (PG) 1:20 Milosevic on Trial 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:30 G.P.: What About Your Heart? 5:30 Collectors 6:00 Childrens Programs 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Gil Mayo Mysteries 1:30 The Cook and the Chef 2:00 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 6:00 Landline Extra 6:30 Talking Heads James Hardy 7:00 News 7:30 7.30 Report 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Ashes to Ashes 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:30 Searching 4 Sandeep 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives 1:30 Movie: Gambling House (PG) 2:55 Grumpy Old Men 3:25 Bowls: Australian Queensland Open 4:30 G.P. 5:30 Collectors 6.00 Childrens Programs 11:00 The Abbey 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Catalyst 2:00 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:05 Rivers and Life: Rhine 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 Tutankhamun 9:30 Fear, Stress and Anger 10:00 Artscape 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:15 Media Watch 12:30 Poirot 1:25 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 2:25 A Sense of Place 2:55 Grumpy Old Men 3:25 Triple J tv with the Doctor

~ FOR SALE ~ BLACKALL C.W.A.

Surplus Equipment By Expression Of Interest

Fairhaven Stud, Emerald. The buyer was Duncan Emmott Whitehill, Longreach. Jason Sprague Neverfail, Blackall picked up three to average $4833 topping at $6500 for the 25-month-old, 755kg, Clonlara 0865 (Glenlands D Jutebox). Jim and Sue Counsell South Delta, Barcaldine signed off on two to average $5250 topping at $6000 for a 23-month-old from the Fairhaven stable. Bill Chandler Hillalong, Barcaldine selected the $8000 Glenlands Hatch son, Glenlands 6933 (P) while Butch and Hazel Howard Locharnoch, Jericho picked through the offering ending with five to average $5000. Investing in two Clonlara entries to an average $4750 was Mrs Carrigan Anchorage Moonie while Ted Scholes Mena Park, Blackall took home a $7000 Glenlands 28-month-old. Ray and Christine Langdon Tiree, Blackall outlaid $5000 for Glenlands 7000 (29-months) by Glenlands Federation. The lucky bidder card holder of $500 worth of product donated by Rural Supplements, Rockhampton was the Weber family Nardoo, Cloncurry.

Skin Cancer seminar

Third-year University of Queensland medical student, Andrew Ramage, is visiting Blackall for his rural medical rotation. He will be holding a free seminar on prevention and early detection of skin cancer. Mr Ramage says that everyone will have heard the public health messages Slip, slop, slap and No hat, no play, but asks whether anyone has considered why government agencies and health councils emphasise the prevention of sun exposure? What is skin cancer and why is it important to prevent it? Australia is the skin cancer capital of the world, and Queensland has the highest incidence of skin cancer in Australia. The total incidence for melanoma diagnosed in 2005 in Queensland was 2,658, with 263 deaths from melanoma. Melanoma is not the only type of skin cancer. All skin cancers, like melanoma, can be prevented with sun smart practices and are able to be treated if identified early. The seminar will be held at the Blackall Memorial & Sports Club on Wednesday, October 28. Tea, coffee and finger food will be provided.

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1. Nutridoser (New) Complete with Mixing Tank and Pallet of PFSA Special Soluable Feed 2. Trailer mounted 1000LT Molasseo Mixer 3. Molasses Mono Pump Honda-driven Still in Crate 4. 2 Suzuki 200 Electric Start Motorbikes 5. Beef Boss Vet Crush and 2 Calf Cradles 6. Rudway Scales complete for Crush and Platform 7. 5 ton Stock Feeder Bin 8. Lincoln Welder Diesel-driven Trailermounted 9. Hydraulic Drag Grader/Road Former (Requires 100hp Tractor to Operate) 10. Belaris 4 x 4 Tractor with Bucket, Blade and Forks 11. Horse float
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Morning Tea for Breast Cancer

When: 9.30am on Monday, October 26 Where: 42 Rose St, Blackall Cost: $5 per person

Best Pink Outfit Prettiest Hat Best Decorated Bra Lucky Door Prize Raffle
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Please bring a chair and a mug

Cultural Association Gallery Day

Above: Bluelight President Brent Gerber presented the $1500 cheques to St Josephs P&F President Julanne Doonar and Blackall State School Principal Jason Smith and student Bonnie Lawrence

Dance teachers Leanne Paix, Birrali Schefe and The first official hire out Catherine Dibbs with Ian and Di Kinsey who donated of the Bluelight canoes on the weekend $1000 to Dance Blackall Blackall State School representatives Alison and Samuel Mobbs at the Parliament House Citizenship Awards ceremony. Blackall State School students and teachers were named Order of Australia Primary School Citizenship Award winners for their Edgar Towner / Wakakirri Country projects. Mrs Mobbs said it was a terrific ceremony and we were honoured that our project was recognised among some excellent school-based citizenship projects from across the state. Around thirty people gathered at the Barcoo Hotel last week to celebrate Joyce Bernies 80th birthday

The Blackall Cultural Association gallery exhibition is fast approaching with only 3 weeks to go. This years feature artist Lindy Hardie has been busy leading up to the exhibition and will present prints on canvas and an array of place mats and coasters. Other artists exhibiting their work include Lindy Rutledge, Bec Fing and Sue Stirton with jewellery collections and Elizabeth Clark and Heather Wehl with paintings. Hats, belts and handbags will be on show as well as glass works and mirrors. There will also be gourmet food, with a Christmas theme. Following completion of painting by the WORC crew, the courtyard precinct is ready for the gallery evening on November 6. Everyone is invited to enjoy the gallery show and sale and relax in the newly renovated courtyard area. Exhibits will also be on show and for sale all day Saturday.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Neville, I have kept the Barcoo Independent of 11 September with the front page article about you. Congratulations on your being inducted into the National Road Transports Hall of Fame in Alice Springs. I guess your name is now alongside some impressive names from the trucking fraternity, and yours is justly there with them. I am sure the people that you have been closely associated with in the past 49 years are delighted that you have been honoured. I know Doug would have been very proud of you for this recognition. Life has not always been easy for you, I know, but one thing is certain, your word is your bond, and you always delivered from go to whoa as promised. As it says in the article, you are considered a legend in your own time. Although I have never been involved with the wider side of the trucking industry, I can see so much change that has occurred around the Blackall area. Big names have come and gone. The

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smaller truckies have soldiered on whilst many good trucking men have been lured by the big money in the mines and what were once family-run businesses within the industry have been gobbled up and taken over or just wiped out of existence. I have no idea how many local drivers are still in Blackall. I cant see myself getting out to Blackall again. I went out 12 months ago for Peter Skewes birthday. I no longer drive myself even though I have a lovely little Mazda, 3 years old, which has only done 4,000 kilometres, and in which my daughters drive me around Rocky where I need to go. I used a walking stick in Blackall but have now progressed to a wheelie walker which makes getting about the house a lot easier. Thankfully I am not sick, but walking has become a bit of a problem. I wish you all the best for the future, Nev, and congratulate you on your award. Well deserved. Keep on trucking!

Coleen Skewes

Blackall Kindy & Daycare

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MUSIC QUIZ NIGHT
Saturday, 31st October 7pm start - CWA HALL

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Ringrose Button Chartered Accountants are a locally owned and based practice which previously 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 Office in Woods Arcade on Friday 23 and Monday 26 October. For all your Accountancy & Taxation needs contact Prue Button or Bill Ringrose on 07 4657 4144

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to Travis Burton, Benji Smith, Jacob Downie, Noah Kangan, Leroy Brown Hope you all had a great birthday. If you have a birthday coming
up let us know at barcooindependent@gmail.com

Happy Birthday

night many young and talented boys and girls performed in the Star Struck extravaganza. What a performance they gave, led by Miss Bib. It was great to see so many kids enjoying themselves as they performed for their mums, dads and even some grandparents. Another great event for the people of Blackall. Well done to everyone involved.

KIDS CORNER with Eddie Emu Gday kids. Welcome to another exciting issue of kids corner. Last Friday

Progressing with conserving the GAB

uncontrolled. It is estimated that approximately 95 percent of the water discharged into bore drains from the Great Artesian Basin has been lost through evaporation and seepage. The rate of discharge has been so great that many bores across the Basin have suffered a decline in pressure and flow rate. The Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative (GABSI) was established to reduce wastage of the resource. The GABSI relies on voluntary participation from landholders and assists rehabilitation of bores and replacement of bore drains with poly pipe systems. GABSI Regional Manager Andrew Brier reports that over the past 20 years, 562 bores have been repaired or replaced, 283 bore drain systems and 10,700 kilometres of bore drains have been replaced, and that as a result there has been considerable pressure recovery across the basin. Some bores that havent flowed for years are now flowing. The pressure increase is significant right across the board. The GABSI Stage 1 and 2 and predecessor projects were completed this year with a total expenditure of approximately $132 million from government and landholders. The project has now entered stage 3 with financial contributions topping $120 million for five years until 2014, including an expected $30 million from landholders. Mr Brier says that they expect this to be the final stage of the project, with a rough estimate of 200 bores and 500 bore drain

Eddie

Comedy Capers

Q. What is higher when it is upside-down? The figure 6 Q. What goes up when the rain comes down? An umbrella. Q. What goes ha-ha, plonk? Someone laughing her head off. Q. How do you play squash with an elephant? Let the elephant sit on you!

The very talented Miss Bib

POSITIONS VACANT Traineeships and Apprenticeships

Blackall-Tambo Regional Council are seeking enthusiastic, highly motivated and committed people to join our workforce at the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council as Trainees or Apprentices. There are opportunities available in the following fields.

continued from page 1 systems still to be replaced. scheme. Too much of this resource Blackall to Isisford has been is just being wasted. By capping one of our main areas, working on and piping, all of the water you a lot of deep bores. dont need isnt being wasted. Blackall grazier Dick Banks Rowan Hunnam says that the fact the project is subsidised makes it a very viable option, although noting continued from page 1 that property owners are contributing 40-60% of the costs Baron for $1.05M ($250/acre). while government is funding the Ansgrove North, consisting of balance. 1200 acres, is still available for Three years ago, Mr Banks sale. replaced 30 kilometres of bore Mr Boyd said these small blocks drain systems with poly piping on were not indicative of the general Duneira. They also replaced their market in the Blackall area, as 95-year old bore which Mr Banks the land court had said at the last says was in a bad state and the revaluation that they had added casing had decayed. value. Mr Banks said that their bore has Mr Adcock said he was still the capacity to discharge 945,000 negotiating with parties for all litres of water every day, but now of Mr Buntines unsold Blackall the only water that is used is what country, and added that there the stock take to drink. had been fresh interest in Malvern In the Blackall area, there Hills. would be very few bores that are People are not walking away; not controlled now and there has if expectations are reasonable, been a really positive effect on the buyers are there, he said. pressure. Theres always good interest in Blackall grazier James Pearson Blackall because of the style of says that the initiative is fantastic. country. You dont see too many Under the GABSI project, Mr going broke there. Pearson removed 5 sub-artesian bores from Terrick Terrick and Due to numerous requests from our replaced around 40km of drain readers, and as residents in the home systems with 120 kilometres of of the Black Stump, you may have poly piping. He now supplies noticed the comic strip Beyond the two-thirds of the 140,000 acre Black Stump making an appearance property from one bore and its in the Barcoo Independent (see page piping system. It was a full-time job for two 6 this week). We would like to hear people to maintain our water your feedback on this feature, which systems. Now we just have to will be appearing fortnightly. Please check them 2 or 3 times each call on 4657 6966 or email week, Mr Pearson said. barcooindependent@gmail.com It should be a compulsory

Blackall country

BLACKALL-TAMBO REGIONAL COUNCIL LEASE OF AERODROME PADDOCKS

Tenders, endorsed "Lease of Aerodrome Paddocks", and closing with the undersigned at 4.30pm on Monday, 2 November, 2009 are invited for the lease for a two (2) year term of Aerodrome Paddocks A and B contained within Lot 2 on RP 619451, Parish of Blackall, County of Tambo. Prospective tenderers are advised that the lease(s) will provide for the grazing of horses or sheep, and that tenders may be submitted for individual paddocks or for both. Where tenders are submitted for both paddocks, a tender price shall be given for each paddock. Council reserves the right to accept a tender for both paddocks or for individual paddocks. Further particulars, including a copy of a map of the land, regarding the lease may be obtained from Mrs Donna Richardson, Commercial Services Officer during normal office hours. PO Box 21 BLACKALL Q 4472 Fax (07) 4657 8855 K L Timms CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Phone (07) 4621 6600

For information on any of the above positions please contact Carroll Nugent Human Resources Officer on 07 4621 6600 or email reception@btrc.qld.gov.au or send your resume and a cover letter addressed- Private and Confidential Chief Executive Officer PO Box 136 TAMBO QLD 4478 Blackall-Tambo Regional Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Administration Information Technology Diesel fitting Horticulture

Applications close Friday, 13 November 2009 by 4pm

Ken Timms Chief Executive Officer

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Kerry Walker, Annette Banks and Kylie Banks

Qantas Link Blackall Beef Producers Race Meet

Brent Gerber, Jason Smith and Ashley Loveday at the races

Matt McLean with Paul Holm and his brother David Holm from Melbourne

Owners Charlie Prow and Rosie Kerr were on hand to collect the trophy for Tuscan Blazes win in the Ryan Bros Carlow class five handicap, pictured here with jockey David Rewald and race club president Paul Banks

where Jesus makes a difference

BLACKALL UNITING CHURCH

SUNDAYS 9.00am
Minister: Rev Peter Aay 46512662
Graham & Meryl Gibson 46574740 Warren & Marg Lehmann 46574546 Phil & Ricki Walker 46574884

Blackall Contacts

Josh Duncan and Sally Suthers enjoy a relaxing afternoon at Penny Swanson presented Peggy Wagstaff with the prize for classic racewear the races on Saturday

Ladies Fellowship
Heather Whitfield 46574564

Thrift Shop: 9am 12 noon

Yasmin Mackay, Barcaldine with Lyn, Tim, John and Beth Harlow

Tuesday, Friday & Saturday Flo Moore 46574465 Betty Walker 46574746

All people matter to God ! Alisa Remeikis and French backpacker Anais Spinosi, who is working on Darracourt

Blackall horse trainer Kevin Birse, Rob Picking and Beau Frame

1 Bedroom Unit
No bond / No lease Unfurnished / Furnished

$120 per week

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As the sun goes down: Dennis Rafter, Barcaldine with Mitch Horsten and Danielle OBrien

Contact Andrew on 0458 008 860 or Jack on 4657 4224

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