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Sport on the Barcoo
A great afternoon of junior
football last Saturday concluded
with a solid win by the Blackall
under 13s defeating Barcaldine
34-16.
The boys were keen to get in and
play a good hard game after having
had a number of weeks off due to
byes and forfeits and a great effort
by the whole team made this win
possible.
Dylan Kangan had a great
game, scoring three tries and one
conversion, and causing havoc for
the Sand Goanna defence every
time he touched the ball.
Dylan Dolinski terrorized the
defence with his charges and was
rewarded with two tries.
Brady Prow controlled play
around the ruck, setting up
a couple of tries, kicking two
conversions and making several
breaks.
Also playing strong games were
John Hauff and Jack Politch,
strong in defence and constructive
in attack, the latter nishing with
two conversions to seal the teams
convincing win.
This team is one to watch,
getting stronger with every game
they play.
Blackall provided the majority of
under 7s players in a game which
was very competitive, full of great
attack and defence by all players.
The children really enjoy
their football and show marked
improvement across the board.
The under 9s also showed great
improvement, playing a very
competitive game.
Braedan Carolan had his best
game since changing codes from
AFL and is gaining condence
with every outing, nishing with
three tries and starting to aim up
in defence.
A solid game by Peter Blucher
saw him rewarded with two tries
and a good defensive effort.
The under 11s saw an evenly
contested match with the
momentum in the game dictating
the scoring pattern.
Strong games were had by Kelly
Hauff, Jake Richardson and Will
Butler.
This side is coming on in leaps
and bounds and is becoming a
real force in the competition.
The next games will be held in
Barcaldine on June 16.
-- by Anne Hauff
Blackall Junior League nish with a win
Sunday, June 3 saw two good
games of rinks played.
D Carter, J Bowyer, J Carter
and R Browning proved a shade
too strong for G MacNamara, A
Cameron, M Chapman and M
Gray, winning 24 15.
In the game between J Blucher, P
Hayward, C Pngst and D Holden
against R Schluter, R Doyle N
Kelly and G Whiteld, the lead
changed four times between ends
14 and 21 with Gary Whitelds
team nally winning 27 21.
In a social game Andy and Hazel
Johnson defeated Roy Black and
Lloyd Alexander 15 12 on 15
ends.
In another social game of ve a
side, each bowling three bowls,
Dally Holdens team defeated
Ross Brownings team 4 3 after
six ends.
No bowls were played on
Sunday, June 10 due to players
travelling to Barcaldine for open
trebles which was won by a team
from Blackwater.
Games for next Sunday are:
Pairs M Gray and M Chapman
v J Blucher and D Daly; T Holden
and A Cameron v L Alexander and
R Robinson; and C Pngst and D
Holden v J Bowyer & R Browning.
Bowls will be held in Longreach
on Saturday, June 16.
-- by Dally Holden
Due to the long weekend and
other commitments, numbers were
down for the Aub and Janet Carter
standard match held on Sunday
June 10.
Winner on the day was Bruce
Coward with a top handicap score
of 619.
Runner-up was Robyn Lound
with 593 and 3rd place went to
Noelene Gleeson with 578.
Other scores were Spencer Astill
on 548 and Aub Carter on 488,
after having a few equipment
problems.
Top round was a 92 shot by
Bruce Coward in the 10 second
round.
An enjoyable couple of hours
was had by all when members and
visitors enjoyed a barbecue lunch
for ex-Blackallites Brian and
Lorraine May, who called in to say
hello with a contingent of tourists
enjoying the sights of central
western Queensland.
The next ofcial shoot is the Les
and Cathy Wheelhouse centre re
and sports pistol event to be held
on June 24 at 9 am.
The Black Stump Open shoot is
coming up on July 7-8.
Bowlers get into the rinks
Jack Politch converts another try.
Blackall under 13s show a strong
defence.
Blackall residents are
maintaining the rage over the issue
of forced council amalgamations,
taking their protest message to the
streets last Monday and into the
letterboxes of federal politicians
Kevin Rudd and Simon Crean.
A march and rally organised by
the Blackall Action Committee
Against Amalgamation (BACAA)
brought six western Queensland
mayors to the town to join local
mayor Les Wheelhouse and
around 200 angry residents with
a message for the Beattie Labor
government they are not giving
up their local identity without a
ght.
A vote of no condence in Premier
Peter Beattie and his governments
amalgamation policy was passed
in a storm of cheers, along with
another resolution directing the
state to abandon its compulsory
amalgamation process and resume
talks with shires.
One of the towns newest
citizens, retiree Josie Holden told
the crowd which rallied to the
Blackall showgrounds that she
had experienced amalgamations
in Victoria where small towns were
now struggling to survive.
Amalgamation is a terminal
illness it attacks slowly, she
said. You will nd that social
events become non-events.
I came to your town by choice.
Now its my town and its in
jeopardy.
She was followed up by local
pharmacist Ian Kinsey who owns
six businesses and employs 30
people in Blackall, and had a
simple message.
If amalgamation happens, local
ownership will be gone from local
people. Dont let that happen, he
said.
BACAA member Terry
Brennan described the threat of
amalgamation as the greatest
most of its post-WWII residents
had faced.
This issue is beyond politics,
he said. Its about an ill-conceived
government decisionthat has
the potential to decimate western
Queensland.
I challenge the Minister to tell me
whether the services he envisages
amalgamated councils providing
will be anywhere near as good as
the ones we already have.
Blackall
maintains
the rage
Coward wins pistol
club standard match
Around 200 people took to the streets on horseback,
on foot and by car in protest against forced council
amalgamations in Blackall on Monday
--by Sally Cripps
He obviously has no idea what
we do out here.
The crowd also heard from
a number of National Party
politicians who made their way
to Blackall for the day, including
shadow Local Government
Minister Howard Hobbs.
He said the Premiers aim was to
shift the publics gaze away from
water issues and all the dead sh
starting to stink in the bottom of
their dams.
The other thing he wants to do
is take over council water assets.
Theyre worth $18 billion and
you can bet he wants to sell them
off or franchise them to service his
growing debt.
He was joined on the platform
by Nationals candidate for
Flynn, Glenn Churchill and state
Member for Gregory, Vaughan
Johnson who said communities
would keep rallying until they got
satisfaction.
We are going to make the
difference, he said.
Apologies were received from a
number of federal politicians on the
day as well as Local Government
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Blackall racing patrons celebrated
Oaks Day in plenty of style, with
around 400 people dressing up
and heading out to the course for
the Matilda Highway race series at
the beginning of June.
Beautiful autumn weather and
55 starters got the champagne
owing and kept the bookies busy
for the afternoon.
One of the chief sponsors of the
series, the Craiglea Stud came up
trumps in the 1200 metre class
six handicap, taking out the race
with Try Some Magic in a sizzling
time of 1:09.65, nudging out local
favourite Gidyea Coals, owned
by Barcoo Amateur Race Club
president Paul Banks.
Craigleas Stan and Marilyn
Johnston, from Kenilworth but
based at Tambo for the Matilda
Highway series, scored a quinella
in the Ray White Rural weight
for age event, managing rst and
second placings with Craiglea
Warrior and Craiglea Bob.
Longreach race club president
Julie Eggerling also had a double
for the day when her horse Innarto
won the Grant Daniel Long class
B handicap, followed by a win for
Dolanity in race two, the Black
Toyota Maiden Plate.
Barcaldine trainer Todd Austin
nished the meet with two wins,
Contractual in the Landmark class
one handicap and Unknown Fact
in the Elders Ltd class three.
Just as important to many on
the day was the results in the
Fashions of the Field stakes.
Women In Racing director
Jennifer Campbell-Bartels was on
hand to present the coveted prizes
to Caitlyn Johnstone, daughter of
local trainer Tommy Johnstone,
Emma Betts, who has just moved
up from Coonabarabran, NSW to
work at local Santa Gertrudis stud
Ravensbourne, and to Heather
Hirsch, Caranna, Charleville.
Local ambo David Everett won
the best dressed stallion prize and
Chloe Kings received a Women In
Racing award for the style that
most epitomised racewear on the
day.
Race club president Paul Banks
said the big numbers of horses
always pulled a good crowd in,
which included Tasmanian and
South Australian tourists camping
at Blackall for the weekend.
The word about our great
Fashions of the Field prizes has
really spread around the district
too, Paul said.
There were plenty of women in racing
at Blackall on the weekend, when
Barcoo Amateur Race Club secretary
Kylie Banks (right) made a presentation
to Longreachs Julie Eggerling for her
win with Dolanity, along with strapper
Linda Bourke
Oaks Day at Blackall races
The Blackall Magpies hosted the
Barcaldine Sand Goannas for the
weekends rugby league xture
at the Blackall showgrounds in
very cold conditions last Saturday
night.
Barcaldine dominated play with
their strong attack and Blackall
did very well to keep the score to
26-nil at halftime.
Blackall had opportunities but
were unable to convert them into
points.
After halftime, the Blackall
players had to work very hard to
contain Barcaldine who piled on
more points to take the nal score
to 56-nil.
Barcaldine try scorers were
C Woods (1), C Jackson (2), C
Bowering (1), M Hansen (2), D
Blucher (1), D Chilcott (1) and
5 conversions, G Maloney (1),
I Moulds (1), R Kelly (1), and 1
conversion to D Mahoney.
Blackalls Man of the Match was
Lachlan Krieg and Players Player
was Errol Moller.
An understrength team of
Blackall Magpies travelled to
Ilfracombe the previous weekend
to take on the Scorpions.
The Magpies had only eight
regular players and recruited eight
others for the xture.
At 2pm the game was in doubt
as Ilfracombe had not been able to
locate a referee.
With all Blackall players keen
to play they were able to get the
services of John Robinson from
Tambo.
The Magpies put in a valiant and
gutsy effort although the score
blew out to 103 to 4.
The Ilfracombe players and
ofcials were full of encouragement
for the Blackall boys, who did not
Sand Goannas take honours in
weekend footy clash
Results
Race One Innarto (JJ & BJ
Eggerling) 1, Craiglea Maiden (S, J
& M Johnston, RS Ford, K Hucker, J
Woods, R Luts, C Whiteman) 2, A Pat
For Bob (R&G Sullivan) 3.
Race Two Dolanity (JJ & BJ
Eggerling) 1, Rubelation (DJ Power)
2, Bit of Joy (P Spendlove) 3.
Race Three Craiglea Warrior
(S&M Johnston) 1, Craiglea Bob
(S&M Johnston) 2, Tycoon Star (P&J
Kendall) 3.
Race Four Try Some Magic (S&M
Johnston) 1, Gidyea Coals (PR Banks)
2, Dusty Daniel (T Austin, M Miller) 3.
Race Five Contractual (G&C
Horn) 1, Captain Steve (B&D Gray) 2,
Evading (D OBrien, M&D Butler) 3.
Race Six Unknown Fact (TM Austin,
J Power, CT Austin, S Balderson, D
Beale) 1, Hanois Memory (KT Austin,
NA Austin, AK MacCronan) 2, Gee
Gee Macgregor (D OBrien & J Turlan)
3.
give up and tried until the last
second of the match.
This week the Magpies travel
to Winton to play the Devils on
Saturday at 3.30pm.
-- by Gwynne Stockwell
Man of the Match, Lachlan Krieg is
congratulated by his sister Cathy and
his mother Alison.
JUNE
15 CWA meeting
15 Blackall Historical Society
AGM
19 Ladies social tennis
25 60+ Better dance
JULY
7 Races
7 Woolscour bush dinner
13 BSS P&C Trivia Night
14 Rugby league v
Ilfracombe, 5pm
21 CWA ower arranging/
cookery comp
23 60+ Better dance
26 60+ Better Christmas in
July
28 Rugby league v Winton,
3.30 pm
28 Diamonds in the Dust
Kindy ball
AUGUST
4 P&C rodeo
4 Woolscour bush dinner
5 Run for a Cure
18 P&C auction
24 Daffodil Day
Sue Frost has completed her traineeship with the
Barcoo Independent and now holds a Certicate II in
Print & Graphic Design.
Sue completed all the requirements for her course
at the end of May and is now employed by the Blackall
Shire Council to continue her work with both the
paper and at the Visitor Information Centre.
Blackall Newspaper Group secretary Sally Cripps
congratulated Sue on taking up the challenge of the
traineeship and making such a success of it.
Sue didnt have any special knowledge of computers
or the Adobe program before she started but shes
gained a great amount of knowledge on the job that
has really made the paper stand out, Sally said.
A state government subsidy funded the year-long
traineeship at no cost to the newspaper group, but it
must now use some of its own money to pay for the
portion of time that Sue spends each week putting
the newspaper together.
Sally said this was only an interim solution as the
newspaper group didnt have the nancial capacity
to employ someone full-time.
We are operating as a community venture not as
a commercial operation, in the absence of any local
private initiative, so we havent been trying to make
lots of money, she explained.
We were unable to nd a suitable trainee to
replace Sue despite numerous advertisements and
personal enquiries, and so we have to raid the money
set aside for photocopier maintenance and computer
replacement, for wages instead.
At this stage this arrangement will only last until
mid-September when the peak tourist season is over
at the VIC, and when the newspaper groups fund
are run down.
We are looking into various ways of remaining
open after this but we are really in a predicament at
this stage, Sally said.
Substantial extra funds may be needed to keep
the paper going if we are not able to nd someone to
make use of another print media traineeship.
The newspaper group held its annual general
meeting in April, re-electing Margaret Warren as
president and Lynette Davison as treasurer, as well
as secretary Sally Cripps.
Annual membership forms have been distributed
with this issue of the Barcoo Independent, and
donations will be warmly received as well.
Sue completes traineeship
Amber McKay, Elena Malinen and Shauna
Kangan were the fairies who helped act out
the drama around the ALF monument on Red
Friday
Joining the Blackall shire and mayor Les Wheelhouse (2nd left) in their
anti-amalgamation march on Monday were Gary Peoples (Aramac
mayor), Vaughan Johnson (Member for Gregory), Joe Owens
(Isisford mayor), Rob Chandler (Barcaldine mayor), Howard Hobbs
(shadow Local Government Minister), Dougal Davidson (Tambo
mayor), Michael Wells (Jericho mayor), John Back (Ilfracombe
mayor) and Glenn Churchill (Nationals candidate for Flynn), along
with the ghost of local democracy dressed in Victorian costume to
symbolise the wests heritage.
Across
1 Native language. (6,6)
6 Exist. (2)
7 Story in the Arabian Nights
Entertainments, ___ Baba
and the Forty Thieves. (3)
8 Legal fraternity. (9)
11 Fib. (3)
12 Japanese wall-hanging.
(8)
15 Courtyards. (5)
16 Metal. (3)
18 Equine event. (4,7)
21 Good King Wenceslas
looked out on the Feast of
______. (7)
22 Commotion. (5)
24 The night before. (3)
25 From time to time. (10)
27 Irish country dance, Pride
of ____. (4)
29 Relaxation bath. (3)
31 Dog breed. (8)
34 Wager. (3)
35 Poet, ___ Auden. (2)
Down
1 Extinct New Zealand bird.
(3)
2 Customised. (6-4)
3 Exclamation of discovery.
(6)
4 Seed. (5)
5 Odd. (14)
6 Prohibit. (3)
9 Abdominal muscle. (2)
10 Tired gasp. (4)
13 Flying toy. (4)
14 Petrel. (6-4)
15 Morning. (2)
17 Sufx denoting action. (3)
19 Moral. (5)
20 Swedish actress, ______
_ Garbo. (5)
21 Scottish island. (4)
23 Snake-like sh. (4)
25 Heading in the right direc-
tion, ___ course. (2)
26 Loop. (4)
28 Buff. (3)
30 Animals foot. (3)
32 Spielbergs alien. (2)
33 Paul Simon song, You
Can Call Me __. (2)
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Reform commissioner Bob Longlands and Local
Government Minister Andrew Fraser.
Two glaring omissions from the apologies list were
Premier Beattie and union representatives, who did
not reply to invitations to attend.
Blackall was amongst the 80 shires which joined in
the Red Friday protests three days earlier, featuring
a Red Ghost on horseback.
Dressed in Victorian costume made by Robyn
Adams, Alison Krieg symbolised Blackalls past
in a tableau around the towns Australian Labor
Federation monument, chasing characters dressed
as Minister Fraser and Premier Beattie away from
their attempts to whitewash the towns rights.
Alisons costume will now be displayed at the Visitor
Information Centre with the towns amalgamation
story beside it.
Red T-shirts bearing the slogan Save Our Shire
are the latest fashion item in the town, and a new
postcard campaign is about to begin amongst
residents.
Pre-addressed to aspiring Prime Minister Kevin
Rudd and the federal Minister responsible for Local
Government, Simon Crean, the Blackall action group
hopes to get them to apply some pressure to state
colleagues to reconsider their actions.
Postcard campaign continues
continued from page 1
Attending Blackalls garden expo during the
Heartland Festival has paid off for Veronica Driver.
Just by taking part in the Arid Garden workshop
run by Desert Channels Queensland at the expo,
Veronica has won a $10 000 garden makeover.
Her very own Backyard Blitz includes plants,
materials, equipment and contract labour, using
waterwise plants and design concepts.
The chance to win the garden makeover was one of
the things that attracted around 70 keen gardeners
from Tambo, Aramac, Barcaldine and Longreach to
the expo according to organiser Kylie Banks, joining
many of Blackalls green thumb enthusiasts.
Kylie said it had been very exciting to welcome that
number.
Garden designer Shelley Darks presentations
were a real drawcard and the WaterWise information
presented by Desert Channels Queensland went
down well, she said.
Mulch treatments that look good and conserve water
at the same time were one of the topics explored,
with the plentiful gidyea stone given a big tick for its
water retaining properties and interesting colours.
The natural alkalinity of most soils in the region was
highlighted with a practical session of soil testing.
Maximum contrast and strong lines were some of
the principles outlined by Shelley Dark when she
spoke about giving gardens that Wow factor.
Multiple plantings and complementary colour
schemes were other tips she passed on, before taking
her audience on a garden journey to Italy.
The expo was followed by a day trip to Barcaldine
to visit the gardens there that are part of the Open
Garden Scheme this year.
Opening their gardens to the public were Jane and
Greg Castle, Heather and John Livingstone, and
James and Sue Walker at Cumberland.
Kylie said the arid garden at the Barcaldine State
School had proved a real talking point too.
It had a lot of rare and beautiful plants and it was
very impressive by all accounts, she said.
Veronica wins garden makeover
Desert Channels Queenslands arid gardens guru, Jeff
Poole and garden makeover winner, Veronica Driver of
Blackall hold up the lucky entry that was drawn out of the
barrel.
Raising money for Queensland
Cancer
The Biggest Morning Tea for Cancer hosted by
Lavina Anderson on Wednesday, May 30 outside
4 Square was a low-key affair, due in part to well-
needed rain falling on the day.
With donations of food and money, a total of
$128.10 was made from the morning tea and $47
from the rafe, totaling $175.10 in the aid towards
a cancer cure.
Lavina will hold more Queensland Cancer
fundraising activities, including a Fun Run on
August 5 and Daffodil Day on August 24.
Merchandise for sale on the day will include Daffodil
Day merchandise and fresh daffodils.
Barcoo Independent TV Guide - June 24 - 30
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Midday Report 12:30 National Press
ClubAddress1:30TalkingHeads2:00
The Bill 3:00 Childrens Shows 6:00
Atlantic Edge: Wales 6:30 The Cook
& The Chef 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30
Report 8:00 The New Inventors 8:30
Spicks & Specks 9:00 The Chasers
War On Repeats 9:30 Hyperdrive:
A Gift From The Glish 10:00 At The
Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline
Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20
MediaWatch12:35P.O.W.(M*,R)1:20
Movie: The Young Lovers 1954 (G,R)
2:55 About A Girl: Casey Donovan
3:25NationalPressClubAddress
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 Raggs 9:30
According To Jim 10:00 Food 4
Life10:30News11:00Infomercials
12:00Movie:AnneFrank(M)2:05
All Saints (M) 3:00 The Simple
Life 3:30 My Wife & Kids 4:00 Its
Academic 4:30 News 5:00 MASH
5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 News
6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home &
Away 7:30 Last Chance Learners
8:00 Police Files Unlocked 8:30
Movie:ItRunsInTheFamily2003
(M) 10:50 24 (M) 11:50 Family
Plots12:20TheFirst48(M,R)1:20
Criss Angel Mind Freak (Pg,R)
2:00 Passions 3:00 Guthy-Renker
Australia4:00NBCToday
5:30 Creo 6:00 Today 9:00
Childrens Shows 10:00 Joan Of
Arcadia11:00AntiquesRoadshow
(R) 11:30 News 12:00 Fresh
Cooking With AWW 12:30 The
Bold & The Beautiful 1:00 The
Catch Up 2:00 Days Of Our Lives
3:00TheOprahWinfreyShow4:00
Hueys Cooking Adventures 4:30
LockieLeonard5:00Entertainment
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6:00 Neighbours 6:30 News
6:30 News 7:00 A Current Affair
7:30 Temptation 8:00 McLeods
Daughters 9:00 Cold Case 10:00
Medium 11:00 Supernatural 11:50
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Business Report 1:00 Movie:
Story Undone 2004 (G,R) 2:30
Tales From A Suitcase 3:00
Mums The Word 3:30 Shell Be
Right, Boss 4:00 A Fork In The
Road 4:30 The Journal 5:00
Newshour 6:00 Cleaning The
Paris Peripherique 6:30 World
News Australia 7:30 Vasilis
Garden 8:00 Bluelist Australia
8:30 Dateline 9:30 World News
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Live At The Basement 12:25 Movie:
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6:00 Sunrise 9:00 Raggs 9:30
According To Jim 10:00 Food 4
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The Simple Life 3:30 My Wife &
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6:00 News 6:30 Today Tonight
7:00 Home & Away 7:30 How I
MetYourMother8:00MyNameIs
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The Amazing Race: All Stars
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Angel Mind Freak 1:00 Blue Dove
2:00 Passions 3:00 Guthy-Renker
Australia4:00NBCToday
5:30 Creo 6:00 Today 9:00
Childrens Shows 10:00 Dr Phil
11:00 Antiques Roadshow (R)
11:30 News 12:00 Fresh Cooking
With AWW 12:30 The Bold & The
Beautiful 1:00 The Catch Up 2:00
DaysOfOurLives3:30TheOprah
WinfreyShow4:00HueysCooking
Adventures 4:30 Lockie Leonard
5:00 Entertainment Tonight 5:30
The Simpsons 6:00 Neighbours
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NRLFootyShow11:30AFLFooty
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BusinessReport1:00Uncovered:
TheWarInIraq2:30Dateline3:30
Nest4:00FoodLoversGuideTo
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Newshour 6:00 The Prayer Step
6:30 World News Australia 7:30
Hotline 7:35 Inspector Rex 8:30
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Collectors 8:30 Taggart 9:35 Ghost
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TheSimpleLife4:00ItsAcademic
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Childrens Shows 10:00 Gilmore
Girls11:00AntiquesRoadshow(R)
11:30News12:00HueysCooking
Adventures12:30TheBold&The
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DaysOfOurLives3:00TheOprah
WinfreyShow4:00HueysCooking
Adventures 4:30 The Shak 5:00
Entertainment Tonight 5:30 The
Simpsons 6:00 Neighbours 6:30
News 6:30 News 7:00 A Current
Affair7:30NRL:NewcastleKnights
Vs South Sydney Rabbitohs 9:30
Movie: Daredevil 2002 (M) 11:30
Movie: Jackass: The Movie 2002
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5:00 Overseas News 12:30
Business Report 1:00 The Food
Lovers Guide To Australia 1:30
Prescription For Survival 2:30
The What If Man 3:30 Worldly
Possessions 4:00 Wine Lovers
Guide To Australia (R) 4:30 The
Journal 5:00 Newshour 6:00
Puglia: Gateway To The South
6:30 World News Australia 7:30
Versailles Stories 8:00 Help
8:30 As It Happened 9:30 World
News Australia 10:00 Sexual
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Human Contraptions 2:00 RL: Easts
Vs North Queensland 4:00 Netball:
Highlights: Adelaide Perth Orioles
Vs QLD Firebirds 5:00 Bowls: World
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GoodnightSweetheart6:30Gardening
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8:25ABCNews8:30TheBill(PG)9:20
ABC News 9:25 New Tricks (M*,R)
10:15Parkinson11:00rage
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Infomercials 12:00 Eclipse 1:00
V8 Xtra 1:30 Sevens Motorsport:
V8 Utes 2:30 Movie: Bedknobs &
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(M,R) 10:30 Seven Rugby: South
Australia Vs Australia 1:00 Movie:
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Killer Instinct 4:00 Guthy-Renker
Australia5:00DatelineNBC
5:30 Christian City TV 6:00
Childrens Shows 7:30 Wicked
Science 8:00 Totally Wild 8:30
Dont Blame Me 9:00 Yambas
Playtime 9:30 Rock It 10:00 The
Lost Children 10:30 Talk To The
Animals 11:00 Smallville 12:00
Wimbledon Ofcial Film 2006
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Sydney 5:00 The Car Show 6:00
Temptation 6:30 News 7:00 AFL:
Brisbane Vs Port Adelaide 10:00
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Business Report 1:00 Eurovison
Song Contest 2007 3:55 Rankin
OnTheStaircase4:30Newshour
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InTheKitchen6:30WorldNews
Australia 7:30 Nerds FC 8:00
Kick 8:30 Movie Show 8:40 Iron
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A very successful morning tea hosted by the
Anglican church ladies was held on Thursday, May
31 in the church grounds.
A total of $1266 was raised for the Cancer Council
from the morning tea sales and a multi-draw rafe.
The day is becoming very popular for the yummy
array of food on offer and the relaxed setting of the
gardens.
The day would not be possible without the wonderful
support of individuals and business houses which
contribute in many ways to make the day a huge
success.
-- by Anne Hauff
Garden Tea for Cancer
Right: Les Wheelhouse dropped in for a cuppa with Beth
ONeill at the Anglican Church fundraising event to help
the ght against cancer.
Cathy Wheelhouse and Shirley Harlow were in charge of
the rafes for the Queensland Cancer Council morning
tea fundraising at the Anglican Church
Seeds, Seedlings, Plants,Trees, Fruit trees, Palms.
X-Large, Large & Medium Terracotta Pots,
Terracotta Roosters, Hens & Chickens,
Wall Fountains ~ Garden Statues.
And remember to let Peter Beattie know
NO AMALGAMATION Were serious about that!
UNIVERSAL GARDEN CENTRE & GALLERY
The families of Barbara Bauer, Nell Brumby, Agnes Choyce
and Betty Turner were special guests at an Easter service
at Holy Trinity Anglican Church when two stained glass
windows, part of the rebuilt church front, were dedicated
to the memory of these four special women. The windows
were funded by the four families and dedicated by Bishop
Godfrey Friar of Rockhampton. They were made by former
Blackall resident Diane Colomeitz (nee OKeefe) who lives
in Brisbane.
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Barcoo Independent TV Guide - June 24 - 30
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10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacic
Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00
Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia
1:30MessageStick2:00TheStrange
Case Of The Irish Crown Jewels 3.00
The Guggenheim And The Baroness
3:50 The Letter 4:05 Art Museums :
GalleriaBorghese4:30ArtInReverse:
Alex Seton 5:00 Sunday Arts 6:00 At
The Movies 6:30 The Einstein Factor
7:00News7:30RobinHood(Pg*)8:15
CreatureComforts8:25News8:30Life
On Mars (M*) 9:30 Compass 10:00
When The Moors Ruled In Europe
10:50SpikeMilligan:IToldYouIWas
Ill 11:45 Grass Roots 12:40 Order In
The House 1:40 Movie: Bad Timing
1980(MA,R)3:55DeadRingers
6:00 One 6:30 Childrens Shows
8:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Up
CloseMusic10:30That70sShow
11:00 Movie: The Gods Must Be
Crazy21989(Pg,R)1:00Sevens
V8 Supercars 3:00 AFL: St Kilda
Vs Kangaroos 6:00 News 6:30
Where Are They Now 7:30 Ugly
Betty 8:30 Greys Anatomy (M)
9:30WhatAboutBrian(Pg)10:30
Just Married 2003 (Pg,R) 12:30
Movie: Return To Me 2000 (M,R)
3:00 Guthy-Renker Australia 4:00
NBC Today 5:00 NBC Meet the
Press
5:30ANewWayOfLife6:00Mass
For You At Home 6:30 Childrens
Programs 8:30 Business Success
9:00 Sunday 11:00 AFL Footy
Show 12:00 Australias Funniest
HomeVideos1:00ArafuraGames
Highlights1:304x4Show2:00The
Sunday Footy Show 3:00 Sunday
Roast4:00NRL:MelbourneStorm
Vs St George Illawarra Dragons
6:00GardenGurus6:30News7:00
Backyard Blitz 8:00 60 Minutes
9:00CSI(M)10:00CSIMiami(M)
11:00Rove(M)12:10Movie:SoI
MarriedAnAxeMurderer
7:00 Overseas News 10:30
Autumn Tones 11:00 The Flame
12:00 Speedweek 2:00 World
Athletics2:30CopaLibertadores
2007 Final: 2nd Leg 4:00 FIFA
Futbol Mundial 4:30 FA Premier
League Classic Matches 5:00
The World Game 6:00 Thalassa
(G) 6:30 World News Australia
7:30 Lost Worlds 8:30 Big Love
9:30 R.A.N. Remote Area Nurse
10:30 Movie: Australian Rules
2002 (M,R) 12:15 The Making
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RagesTwice(PG)
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Celebrating50YearsOfABCTV1:30
TheCook&TheChef2:00TheBill3:00
ChildrensShows6:00MessageStick
(G*) 6:30 Talking Heads 7:00 News
7:30 The 7.30 Report 8:00 Australian
Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media
Watch 9:35 More Than Enough Rope
10:35Lateline11:10LatelineBusiness
11:40 Tunnel Of Love (M,R) 12:50
Hustle(M,R)1:50Movie:EasyMoney
1948 (P,R) 3:25 Bowls: World Cup
2007(R)
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 Raggs 9:30
According To Jim 10:00 Food 4
Life10:30News11:00Infomercials
12:00 Moonlighting 1:00 Sevens
V8 Supercars 2007 5:30 Deal or
No Deal 6:00 News 6:30 Today
Tonight 7:00 Home & Away 7:30
The Rich List 8:30 Desperate
Housewives (M) 9:30 Brothers &
Sisters (M) 10:30 Boston Legal
11:30 Scrubs (Pg) 12:00 Last
Comic Standing (M) 1:00 Perfect
Match 2:00 Passions 3:00 Guthy-
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5:30 Creo 6:00 Today 9:00
Childrens Shows 10:00 McLeods
Daughters 11:00 Antiques
Roadshow (R) 11:30 News 12:00
Fresh Cooking With AWW 12:30
TheBold&TheBeautiful1:00The
Catch Up 2:00 Days Of Our Lives
3:00 The Oprah Winfrey Show
4:00 Hueys Cooking Adventures
4:30 Scope 5:00 Entertainment
Tonight 5:30 The Simpsons 6:00
Neighbours 6:30 News 7:00 A
Current Affair 7:30 Temptation
8:00 Whats Good For You (Pg)
9:051v10010:20CSI:NewYork
(M,R)11:20MotoGP
5:25 Overseas News 1:00 The
Food Lovers Guide To Australia
(R) 1:30 Bribes From Baghdad
2:30LittleBuggers3:30Dateline
(R) 4:30 The Journal 5:00 The
Crew 5:30 Matthews Fight For
Life 6:00 Flavours Of France
6:30 World News Australia 7:30
Mythbusters 8:30 The Movie
Show 8:35 South Park 9:00
Drawn Together 9:30 World
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6:10 Time Team 7:00 News 7:30
The 7.30 Report 8:00 Carbon Cops:
The Barrie Family 8:30 The Bill 9:20
Foreign Correspondent 10:00 The Art
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Business11:35AbsolutePower(M*,R)
12:05MightyNight(M*)12:35Nefertiti
Resurrected 2:20 Movie: Wild Boy
1924(Pg,R)3:55SecondOpinion
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 Raggs 9:30
According To Jim 10:00 Food 4
Life10:30News11:00Infomercials
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2:00AllSaints(M)3:00TheSimple
Life 3:30 My Wife & Kids 4:00 Its
Academic 4:30 News 5:00 MASH
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6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home
& Away 7:30 It Takes Two 9:30
All Saints 10:30 Crossing Jordan
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Childrens Shows 10:00 Dr Phil
11:00 Antiques Roadshow (R)
11:30 News 12:00 Fresh Cooking
With AWW 12:30 The Bold & The
Beautiful 1:00 The Catch Up 2:00
DaysOfOurLives3:30TheOprah
WinfreyShow4:00HueysCooking
Adventures 4:30 Lockie Leonard
5:00 Entertainment Tonight 5:30
The Simpsons 6:00 Neighbours
6:30 News 6:30 News 7:00 A
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20 To 1 9:00 Survivor Fiji 10:00
RPA-WhereAreTheyNow?10:55
Law&Order(M)11:45NCIS
5:25 Overseas News 12:30
Business Report 1:00 Movie:
Minimal Stories 2002 (Pg,R)
3:00 Viva 3:30 Football Stars
Of Tomorrow 4:00 A Fork In the
Road (R) 4:30 The Journal 5:00
Newshour 6:00 Excentriiks (R)
6:30 World News Australia 7:30
Divorce Stories 8:30 Chahinaz:
What Rights For Women? 9:30
World News Australia 10:00
Sugar Town: The Bridegrooms
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M Mature Classication Recommended for viewing by mature audiences.
MA Mature Audience Not suitable for people under 15 years of age. AV Adult Violence Classication Not suitable for people under 15 years of age.
David (Jacko) Jackson (left), and Ray Malinen (right) of
The Rotary Club of Blackall present Matthew Wemyss
with a cheque for $250. Matthew will be travelling to the
USA to attend the nals of the National High School Rodeo
Association in Springeld Illinois on July 16. Matthew came
second at the National High School nals in Dubbo at the
end of April to qualify for the team to the USA.
Blackall shire councillors are set to resolve the
ongoing wrangle between disabled street crossing
access and car parking at the western end of the
Shamrock Street CBD.
Cr Barry Muir has argued that the wheelchair
access ramps beside IGA and the newsagency, which
provide a gentler slope onto the street than the
kerbing, should be signposted and kept clear, even if
it means the loss of parking spaces before and after
the ramps.
They get used a lot, he said. Using the gutter
isnt as easy as it looks.
On the other hand Crs Mac Allan and Tina Holden
have objected strongly to taking more parking spaces
out of the busiest section of Blackalls CBD.
The whole gutter is a ramp, Cr Holden said.
What were talking about is a certain percentage of
the population taking away the access of others.
Consulting engineer Graham Wills was asked for
his advice on what would be needed to signpost the
ramps to be in line with trafc and parking rules,
and he presented his interpretation, called gopher
access, to council this week.
While this needs to be checked with the Department
of Main Roads, Mr Wills said that no parking signs
could be erected 10 metres before and three metres
after the ramps, on both east and westbound lanes
of Shamrock Street.
This would only have a minor impact on parking
on the northern side as the IGA driveway access
takes up most of the 10 metres required, but on the
southern side of the street, up to two vehicle spaces,
or 13 metres of parking, would go.
Mr Wills said a suggestion that the ramps be
moved closer to the Coronation Drive intersection, to
minimise the loss of parking spaces, had been looked
at but judged not safe enough.
Cr Les Wheelhouse asked if the access ramps could
be moved further east along Shamrock Street where
the impact on parking would be less, but Cr Peter
Skewes suggested that people wouldnt use them in
a different location.
Council will continue to debate the matter at a
future meeting, once MRD advice is received.
Can we lose any Shamrock Street parking spaces? Council to debate issue
Senior Constable Brett
Gerber (left) takes
charge of Blackall Blue
Light Trailer from Sgt
Paul Lincoln of Qld Blue
Light in Brisbane. The
Blue Light committee
are planning to have
an opening day for
the trailer sometime in
July.
Blackall tyre
retailer Elton
Bloxsom makes
his protest -
SOS stands for
Save Our Shire
Blackall Anglican minister Beth ONeill (left) has been
preaching a message of re and brimstone for the Beattie
government, pictured here with fellow anti-amalgamation
campaigners police sergeant Kevin Ongheen, property
manager Rod Kings and community service manager Lisa
Kings.
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Edge: Scilly, Cornwall & Lundy 6:30
The Cook & The Chef 7:00 News
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Inventors 8:30 Spicks & Specks 9:00
TheChasersWarOnEverything9:30
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Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20
MediaWatch12:35P.O.W.(M*,R)1:2
ParliamentQuestionTime2:25Movie:
Trouble In The Air 1948 (G,R) 3:25
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Show 11:00 Raggs 12:00 Movie:
Out Of Line 2001 (M,R) 2:00 All
Saints 3:00 Infomercial 4:00 Its
Academic 4:30 News 5:00 MASH
5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 News
6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home &
Away 7:30 Last Chance Learners
8:00PoliceFilesUnlocked8:30Air
Crash Investigations 9:30 Prison
Break 10:30 24 (M) 11:30 Night
Stalker 12:30 Family Plots (M,R)
1:00 Infomercial 2:00 Passions
3:00 Guthy-Renker Australia 4:00
NBCToday
5:30 Creo 6:00 Today 9:00
Childrens Shows 10:00 Joan Of
Arcadia11:00AntiquesRoadshow
(R) 11:30 News 12:00 Fresh
Cooking With AWW 12:30 The
Bold & The Beautiful 1:00 The
Catch Up 2:00 Days Of Our Lives
3:00TheOprahWinfreyShow4:00
Hueys Cooking Adventures 4:30
Totally Wild 5:00 Entertainment
Tonight 5:30 The Simpsons 6:00
Neighbours 6:30 News 7:00 A
Current Affair 7:30 McLeods
Daughters 9:00 Cold Case 10:00
Medium 11:00 Supernatural 11:50
Numb3rs12:10Nightline
5:00 Overseas News 12:30
Business Report 1:00 Movie: I
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From A Suitcase 3:00 Mums
The Word 3:30 Shell Be Right,
Boss 4:00 A Fork In The Road
4:30TheJournal5:00Newshour
6:00DeliciousOrient6:30World
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Garden 8:00 Bluelist Australia
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1954(Pg,R)
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MASH 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00
News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00
Home & Away 7:30 How I Met
Your Mother 8:00 That 70s Show
8:30 Heroes 9:30 Lost 9:30 The
Amazing Race: All Stars 11:30
Family Guy 12:00 Criss Angel
Mind Freak 12:30 Blue Dove 1:30
Infomercial 2:00 Passions 3:00
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Childrens Shows 10:00 Dr Phil
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11:30 News 12:00 Fresh Cooking
With AWW 12:30 The Bold & The
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DaysOfOurLives3:30TheOprah
WinfreyShow4:00HueysCooking
Adventures 4:30 Totally Wild 5:00
Entertainment Tonight 5:30 The
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News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30
Temptation 8:00 Getaway 9:00
House 10:00 NRL Footy Show
11:30AFLFootyShow(M)
5:00 Overseas News 12:30
Business Report 1:00 Peace
One Day 2:30 Dateline 3:30
Nest4:00FoodLoversGuideTo
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Newshour 6:00 Topagas Coal
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7:30 Hotline 7:35 Inspector Rex
8:30 The Eagle (M) 9:35 World
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12:00 Movie: Dying Young 1991
(M,R) 2:30 Reba 3:00 Infomercial
4:00ItsAcademic4:30News5:00
MASH 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00
News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00
Home & Away 7:30 Better Homes
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2:30 City Beat 3:00 Guthy-Renky
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Childrens Shows 10:00 Gilmore
Girls11:00AntiquesRoadshow(R)
11:30 News 12:00 Fresh Cooking
With AWW 12:30 The Bold & The
Beautiful 1:00 The Catch Up 2:00
DaysOfOurLives3:30TheOprah
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Adventures 4:30 Totally Wild
5:00 Entertainment Tonight 5:30
The Simpsons 6:00 Neighbours
6:30 News 7:00 A Current Affair
7:30 NRL: Manly Sea Eagles Vs
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12:00 Movie: The Castle 1997
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Business Report 1:00 The Food
Lovers Guide To Australia 1:30
Prescription For Survival 2:30
Celtic Woman 3:30 Worldly
Possessions 4:00 Wine Lovers
Guide To Australia (R) 4:30 The
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Puglia-Gateway To The South
6:30 World News Australia 7:30
VersaillesStories8:00Help8:30
AsItHappened9:30WorldNews
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BankTrophy2007:Highlights:Hunter
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Sweetheart 6:30 Gardening Australia
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LivedToTellTheTale2:00Sevens
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Outdoors 7:30 Great Comedy
Classics 8:35 Movie: The Rookie
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(PG) 1:00 Movie: All Or Nothing
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4:00 Guthy-Renker Australia 5:00
DatelineNBC
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Yambas Playtime 9:30 Rock It!
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Professional Bull Riders Arrive In
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The Car Show 6:00 Temptation
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2003 (M) 12:45 Movie: Mogambo
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BusinessReport1:00Eurovision
Song Contest 3:05 Bone 3:55
Broken Column 4:30 Newshour
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Heat In The Kitchen 6:30 World
News Australia 7:30 Nerds FC
8:00 Kick 8:30 Movie Show 8:40
Iron Chef 9:30 Movie: Kehab
Connection 2004 (M) 11:10
Shameless (MA,R) 12:10 Shorts
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Forced amalgamations of rural
shire councils could leave a lin-
gering bad taste for country resi-
dents according to president of
the Rural Doctors Association of
Queensland, Dr John Hall.
In some rural shires, signicant
health infrastructure is provided
by local councils and not by state
government or private investors,
Dr Hall said.
Current examples include
Birdsville Clinic, and equipment,
vehicles and accommodation in
Cloncurry.
Similar council-owned clinics
are planned for Jandowae and
Charleville and are expected to at-
tract and retain doctors there.
Our fear is that forced amal-
gamations into super-shires will
prevent the development of more
local solutions like this, Dr Hall
said.
The Birdsville Clinic and Dia-
mantina Health Service are fantas-
tic examples of how shire councils
nd and fund local solutions to lo-
cal problems.
Small shire councils nd so-
lutions where huge bodies like
Queensland Health or proposed
mega-shires dont have the neces-
sary exibility.
RDAQ members cant see how
mega-shires can achieve the same
positive results for health.
At the RDAQ Conference at Yep-
poon on Saturday, Health Minis-
ter Stephen Robertson was asked
if he would be a voice of reason
when amalgamations are dis-
cussed in Cabinet.
Forced amalgamations, driven
by economic rationalist ideals,
could have devastating long-term
effects on small rural communi-
ties, said Cloncurry doctor Dr
Sheilagh Cronin.
There is no way a mega-shire
could provide the different solu-
tions each different community
might need, and still seem fair or
impartial. Communities within the
mega-shires arent all the same,
one size wont t all, Dr Cronin
said.
Forced amalgamations: bad medicine for
rural shires?
THANK YOU
Quick Shear Sponsors
The Blackall Kindergarten Association
would like to sincerely thank the
following sponsors for their generous
support of our recent Quick Shear.
Clover Hills; Thomas Lipsett
Livestock Transport; Choyces
Transport; Hansen Helicopters;
Guys Outback Workshop;
Game Meat Processing; Mitre
10; Seymours; Universal Garden
Centre; Hinzys Handy Help; Split
Enz Hair Salon; Skewes, Dempster
& Associates; Outback Emporium;
Barcoo Hotel; Coolibah Motel;
National Bistro; Arts West Inc;
The Barcoo Independent; John
Harlow Woodworks; Blackall Rural
Traders; IGA; Landmark; Baille
Stock Contractors; Noel Dawson;
Retravision; Blackall Swimming
Ass; Rodney & Lisa Kings; Paul &
Kylie Banks; Shorn to be Worn
A big thank you also to everybody
who helped out on the night.
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Barcoo Independent TV Guide - June 17 - 23
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10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacic
Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00
Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia
1:30 Message Stick 2:00 Stonehenge
Rediscovered 3.00 Vincent, The Full
Story 3:50 Milk 4:05 Art Museums:
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art: A
Womans Love Of Impressionist Art
4:30 Art In Reverse 5:00 Sunday Arts
6:00AtTheMovies6:30TheEinstein
Factor 7:00 News 7:30 Robin Hood
(Pg) 8:15 Creature Comforts 8:25
News 8:30 Life On Mars (M*) 9:30
Compass 10:00 When The Moors
Ruled In Europe 10:55 Sir John Mills:
ACenturyInFilms11:55GrassRoots
12:50OrderInTheHouse1:50Movie:
The Battle Of The River Plate 1956
(P,R)4:00DeadRingers
6:00 One 6:30 Childrens Shows
8:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00
Up Close Music 10:30 That 70s
Show 11:00 Movie: Return To
The Batcave: The Misadventures
Of Adam & Burt 2003 (G,R) 1:00
AFL: Geelong Vs Brisbane Lions
4:00 Journey Through The Valley
Of The Kings 5:00 Destination
New Zealand 5:30 Great South
East 6:00 News 6:30 Where Are
They Now 7:30 Ugly Betty 8:30
Greys Anatomy (M) 9:30 What
About Brian (Pg) 10:30 Alias
11:30 Movie: Gun Shy 2000 (M)
1:30 Killer Instincts 2:30 Your Life
On The Lawn 3:00 Guthy-Renker
Australia 4:00 NBC Today 5:00
NBCMeetthePress
5:30ANewWayOfLife6:00Rise
&Shine6:30ChildrensPrograms
8:30 Business Success 9:00
Sunday 11:00 AFL Footy Show
12:00 Australias Funniest Home
Videos 1:00 Speed Machine 2:00
The Sunday Footy Show 3:00
Sunday Roast 4:00 NRL: Wests
Tigers Vs Gold Coast Titians 6:00
Garden Gurus 6:30 News 7:00
Backyard Blitz 8:00 60 Minutes
9:00 CSI 10:00 CSI Miami 11:00
Rove(M)12:10Movie:ForRicher
OrPoorer(M)
7:00 Overseas News 10:30
Sacred & Profound 11:00 WRC
Smash&CrashProgram112:00
Speedweek 1:00 FIA World
Rally Championship 2007 2:00
World Of Athletics 2:30 Copa
Libertadores 2007 Final: 1st
Leg 4:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial
4:30FAPremierLeagueClassic
Matches 5:00 The World Game
6:00 Thalassa (G) 6:30 World
News Australia 7:30 Dangerous
Liaisons: Famous Mistresses
8:30 Big Love 9:30 R.A.N:
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Celebrating50YearsOfABCTV1:30
TheCook&TheChef2:00Parliament
QuestionTime3:00ChildrensShows
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Heads 7:00 News 7:30 The 7.30
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Williams Women 3:25 Bowls: World
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12:00 Movie: The January Man
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Infomercial4:00ItsAcademic4:30
News5:00MASH5:30DealorNo
Deal6:00News6:30TodayTonight
7:00Home&Away7:30TheRich
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(M) 9:30 Brothers & Sisters (M)
10:30 Boston Legal 11:30 Scrubs
(Pg) 12:00 Last Comic Standing
(M)1:00Infomercial2:00Passions
3:00 Guthy-Renker Australia 4:00
NBCToday
5:30 Creo 6:00 Today 9:00
Childrens Shows 10:00 McLeods
Daughters 11:00 Antiques
Roadshow (R) 11:30 News 12:00
Fresh Cooking With The AWW
12:30 The Bold & The Beautiful
1:00 The Catch Up 2:00 Days Of
OurLives3:00TheOprahWinfrey
Show 4:00 Hueys Cooking
Adventures 4:30 Scope 5:00
Entertainment Tonight 5:30 The
Simpsons (R) 6:00 Neighbours
6:30 News 7:00 A Current Affair
7:30 Temptation 8:00 Whats
Good For You (Pg) 9:05 1 v 100
10:05 CSI: New York (M,R) 11:05
FormulaOneGrandPrix
5:25 Overseas News 1:00 The
Food Lovers Guide To Australia
(R) 1:30 Cutting Edge: White
Terror2:30Insight(R)2:30Little
Buggers 3:30 Dateline (R) 4:30
TheJournal5:00TheCrew5:30
We Of Little Voice 6:00 Global
Village6:30WorldNewsAustralia
7:30Mythbusters8:30SouthPark
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An Interview With Princes William
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Infomercial 2:00 Passions 3:00
Guthy-Renker Australia 4:00 NBC
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Childrens Shows 10:00 Dr Phil
11:00 Antiques Roadshow (R)
11:30 News 12:00 Fresh Cooking
With The AWW 12:30 The Bold
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Up 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00
The Oprah Winfrey Show 4:00
Hueys Cooking Adventures 4:30
Totally Wild 5:00 Entertainment
Tonight 5:30 The Simpsons (R)
6:00 Neighbours 6:30 News 7:00
A Current Affair 7:30 Temptation
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10:00RPAWhereAreTheyNow
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12:10Nightline
5:25 Overseas News 12:30
Business Report 1:00 Movie:
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CLASSIFICATIONS: G General Classication PG Parental Guidance Recommended
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BLACKALL
IGA
Strawberries
$3.67 punnet
Hans Leg Ham
$9.98 kg
Boneless Blade
Steak $5.97 kg
Blade Roast
$5.97 kg
Heinz Soup 420g
$0.99
Chemical cleanup service coming
A program that improves farm
safety, chemical storages and
appropriate disposal awareness all
in the one hit will be collecting in
the Blackall shire again shortly.
The ChemClear program has
received registered bookings from
holders of unwanted chemicals in
the area so is planning a collection
run through Queensland in late
July or early August.
Group 1 chemicals, currently
registered ag and vet chemicals
manufactured by companies
supporting this stewardship
initiative, are collected free of
charge under the program.
Group 2 chemicals are those
chemicals that are no longer
registered, unknown, out of date,
or mixed ag and vet chemicals.
The ChemClear service is free
to primary producers disposing
of group 1 rural chemicals, and
Queenslands Environment
Protection Agency is providing
funding to cover 50 per cent of
the group 2 classied chemical
disposal costs.
There are currently 12 000 litres
of group 1 chemicals registered for
collection and 5300 litres of group
2, totalling just over 17 000 litres.
ChemClear is hoping to get this
quantity up to around 25 000
litres so is urging people to take
an inventory of their products and
register for the collection to be
eligible for the 50 per cent funding
subsidy.
ChemClear collects from any
person holding unwanted ag and
vet chemicals.
They are largely primary pro-
ducers but can be ag-businesses,
golf courses, councils, government
agencies and chemical distribu-
tion stores.
The collection is being scheduled
for late July-early August so get in
quick.
ChemClear has undertaken
nine collections across six states,
culminating in a total of over 88
tonne of unwanted and obsolete
rural chemicals being retrieved.
National program coordinator
Lisa Nixon said that as well as
safety, health and stock benets
of the program, its also aimed
at supporting users of ag and vet
chemicals comply with impacts
of environmental and farm
management systems by providing
a service to meet quality assurance
standards and maintain good
environmental practices.
Weve found that users of the
program are relieved to hand over
their unwanted chemicals that in
some cases have been lying around
for up to 30 years, she said.
The chemicals we are collecting
can result from changes in farming
direction, deceased estates,
inherited chemicals from relatives
and are often due to the purchase
or sale of a property.
To see the relief on waste
holders faces to nally drop off
their chemicals to an appropriate
disposal program is very
satisfying.
For registrations contact 1800
008 182 or go online at www.
chemclear.com.au
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S So oc ci ia al l D Da an nc ce e S Sp po or rt ts s
Thursday June 21 to Monday June 25
WITH
Connections W Wo or rl ld d o of f D Da an nc ce e
Learn to Dance with or without a partner
D Da an nc ce e f fo or r F Fu un n D Da an nc ce e f fo or r E Ex xe er rc ci is se e
June TIMETALBE
Contact: Louise Campbell
46574222
The Queensland Government provided funding to Blackall Shire Council to conduct social dance sports to get
more Queenslanders active through sport and recreation.
Thursday 21
1.30 pm- 3.00pm
St. Josephs School
6.00pm 8.30pm
Adults Family
Friday 22
10.00am 12.00am
60+ Better
3.00pm 4.30pm
Youth
6.00pm 8.30pm
Adults Family
Saturday 23
10.30 am 11.30am
TBA
2.00pm 4.00pm
Youth
6.00 8.30 pm
Adults Family
Sunday 24
10.30 am 11.30am
TBA
2.00pm 4.00pm
Youth
6.00 8.30 pm
Adults Family
Monday 25
10.00am 12.00am
60+ Better
2.00pm 4.00pm
Youth
6.00pm 8.30pm
Adults Family
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C Ce en nt tr re e
C Cl la as ss se es s c co on nt ti in nu ue e i in n J Ju ul ly y
LETS GO SURFING, HOLIDAY PROGRAM
THE HOLIDAY PROGRAM IS HERE AGAIN.
YIPPEE!!
If you are aged ve to twelve and dont want to get
bored and want to have some fun in the second week
of the school holidays then this is answer for you.
Lets go Surng, here in Blackall, an action packed
Surn Holiday Program from Monday, 2nd of July
to Friday, 6th of July.
The Leaders of this great adventure is Wes and Di
Fittel from Brisbane, they have returned to Blackall
again for some new fun with our local kids. They
come accompanied with a great team and their lovable
puppets, skits, songs, games and many new and
wonderful crafts.
The Fittels are from a Christian interdenominational
organisation called OAC Ministries and they run
many youth and school programs in the Brisbane and
South East corner.
This years theme is Lets Go Surng so lets get
started and hop on board for the ride of your life from
beginning to end its going to be fun, fun ,fun.
The Holiday Program will be held in the State School
Library.
Cost is $3.00/child/day or $ 7/family/day
For more information contact
Ricki Walker, Lisa Kings, Marg Lehmann
May was a month of highs and lows
with the months lowest temperature
of 7.3 degrees on the 22nd, which was
quite warmer than the lowest recorded
temperature of 0.1 degrees, while the
hottest night for May was on the 7
th

with 18.9 degrees.
The coolest for day for May was 19.5
degrees on May 13 a stark contrast to
the warm 27.5 degrees the previous
day and 28.3 degrees the following
day. The mean lowest temperature
of 14.7 for May was warmer than the
recorded mean of 11.8.
The highest recorded maximum
temperature of 35.1 degrees on May
4 was only .1 degrees warmer than
the highest recorded temperature of
35 degrees, while the mean highest
temperature of 28.5 was warmer than
the highest recorded mean maximum
of 25.8.
May was once again a very dry
month with the recorded rain of
65 points (16.4 mm) well below the
recorded mean of 134 points (34 mm)
and highest recorded fall of 945 points
(240.2 mm) in May 1983.
Days of Contrast for May
Date Min Max
temp (C)
Rain
(mm)
Dir Speed
wind (km/h)
1 9.2 29.4 0 ESE 30
2 7.9 32.2 0 NNE 24
3 12.8 34.2 0 N 30
4 17 35.1 0 WNW 28
5 17.6 34.4 0 S 24
6 18.5 32.3 0 NNE 33
7 18.9 31.5 0 NNE 44
8 16.2 30.3 0 ESE 33
9 18.1 30 0 E 44
10 15.9 29.3 0 ESE 41
11 17.3 28.9 0 E 43
12 17.4 27.5 0 E 43
13 17.4 19.5 0 NE 30
14 16.8 28.3 4.8 ENE 35
15 18.8 29.3 0.2 N 74
16 16 30 0 NNE 30
17 16.9 30 0 NE 37
18 18.2 29.2 0 NNW 31
19 16 25.8 0 SSE 33
20 14.5 28.1 0 SSE 37
21 12.5 27.9 0 WSW 31
22 7.3 25 0 SE 41
23 9.9 25.8 0 ESE 26
24 9.3 26.9 0 SSE 24
25 8.9 27.1 0 ENE 37
26 10.3 26.5 0 ENE 44
27 13.3 27.4 0 NE 33
28 13 27.6 0 NE 35
29 17.2 28.2 0 SW 52
30 17.7 22.2 11 S 33
31 14 22.3 0.4 SSW 35
Amalgamation - The ght goes on
A big thank you to everyone that wore RED on
Friday and to those who attended the rally on Monday
decked out in their ne red outts. The town was a
sea of redness as was many others in regional and
rural Queensland.
The e-petition is still open and if you have not
already signed a paper petition please log on to the
following site to join the e-petition:
ht t p: //www. parl i ament . ql d. gov. au/vi ew/
EPetitions_qld/CurrentEPetition.aspx?PetNum=814
Wild Dog Control
Council assistance for Wild Dog baiting is available
on the rst Wednesday of every month.
Landholders who wish to bait their properties must
provide their own meat and notify Phillip Hayward
and their neighbours a minimum 72 hours before
the day of baiting. Phillip can be contacted on phone
0428 507024. Landholders wishing to take advantage
of this scheme are to meet at the Council Depot at
7.30am.
Westpac In-Store
Reminding customers the hours for the Westpac
In-Store are Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 4.30pm.
Leaving Blackall by Plane
It is essential that passengers travelling on
QantasLink ights from Blackall are checked in 45
minutes prior to the departure time on their ticket
otherwise they may not be allowed to board the
ight.
Blackall Saleyards
Dates for next cattle sales: 21 June, 5 July, 19
July.
Water Restriction Hours
From May 1 to September 30 sprinklers are
banned between the hours of 12.00 noon to 3.00
pm Monday to Friday. No water restrictions are in
force over the weekends.
Be WaterWise save money, energy and the
environment
WaterWise Tip:
Install ow restriction devices on your taps and
shower.
The next Ordinary Meeting of Council is scheduled
for Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at the Council
Chambers commencing at 9.15am.
Council meets every 2
nd
Wednesday of the month.
Meetings are open to the public.
Council News
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9 4 7 6 3 2 5 1 8
6 3 5 9 1 8 7 4 2
8 2 1 4 7 5 9 3 6
7 8 3 1 9 6 4 2 5
5 9 6 2 4 3 1 8 7
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ACROSS: 1 Mother Tongue, 6 Be, 7 Ali, 8 Judiciary, 11 Lie, 12
Kakemono, 15 Atria, 16 Tin, 18 Race Meeting, 21 Stephen, 22
Noise, 24 Eve, 25 Occasional, 27 Erin, 29 Spa, 31 Airedale, 34
Bet, 35 Wh.
DOWN: 1 Moa, 2 Tailor-made, 3 Eureka, 4 Ovule, 5 Unconven-
tional, 6 Bar, 9 Ab, 10 Yawn, 13 Kite, 14 Mutton-bird, 15 Am, 17
Ism, 19 Ethic, 20 Greta, 21 Skye, 23 Eels, 25 On, 26 Coil, 28
Rub, 30 Paw, 32 Et, 33 Al.
Solutions to puzzles page 14
Best dressed stallion, sporting a very dressy racing look,
at Blackall on Saturday was local ambo David Everett,
with wife Jo
Fashions of the Field winners at Blackall - Heather Hirsch,
Charleville, Emma Betts, Chloe Kings and front, Caitlyn
Johnstone
Under 7s team (above) and Under
9s team (below both played a good
game on Saturday