Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
Wednesday June 9
life. In accepting the award Ms Messer urged 12:00 Midday Report 2:00 All Saints 2:50 Even Pigeons go to Heaven
2:00 Days of Our Lives
I am just waiting for the boils now!!!! the students of today to do their very best while at school. 12:30 National Press Club Address 3:00 Infomercials 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Rough Science
1:30 Talking Heads 3:30 Children’s Programs 3:30 Children’s Programs
It was good to be able to thank the volunteers of Tambo Everyone will be catching their breath after all the 2:00 The Bill 4:30 News 4:30 News
3:30 Nerds F.C.
at a breakfast in the courtyard at the Grasslands@Tambo excitement of the Heartland and Shockwave festivals. A 3:00 Children’s Programs
5:00 M*A*S*H 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 4:00 A Fork in Africa
6:05 Cheese Slices
building on what must have been the coldest morning we lot happened in the space of two weeks. The finale was a 6:30 Poh’s Kitchen 5:30 Deal or No Deal 5:30 Hot Seat
4:30 The Journal
6:00 News
have experienced so far this year. Tambo residents have most successful art competition and sale. I am sure the 7:00 News 6:00 News
7:00 Two and a Half Men 5:00 PBS Newshour
always risen to the occasion when community needs have 7:30 7.30 Report 6:30 Today Tonight
Heartland Festival committee and coordinator Karen Brook 8:00 The New Inventors 7:00 Home and Away
7:30 Hey Hey It’s Saturday
6:00 Global Village
been at stake, just as the residents of Blackall have over would have deemed the festival a great success. It was a 8:30 Spicks and Specks 7:30 Border Security – Australia’s
9:30 20 to 1
10:30 Underbelly 6:30 World News Australia
the generations. Volunteering has been a great benefit to pleasure to meet resident artist Lyn Butchart; acclaimed
9:00 Lowdown
Front Line 11:30 Nightline
9:30 Psychoville 7:35 Inspector Rex
both communities. A thank you is in order! water color artist. Her work was exciting and very detailed… 10:05 At the Movies 8:00 Surf Patrol 12:00 Danoz Direct
The Blackall State School special assembly held on Friday, 10:35 Lateline 8:30 The Pacific 12:30 Eclipse Music TV 8:30 Every Family’s Nightmare
it was different! It was also a great pleasure to catch up with 11:10 Lateline Business 1:00 20/20
May 28 was most important. Many proud students received 9:50 Movie: Untraceable (MA) 9:30 News
Art Show patron Tim Fairfax and wife Gina who attended 11:40 Spooks 11:50 The First 48
2:00 Alive and Cooking
awards for their scholastic improvement and community the opening of this year’s art competition and sale. 12:30 Movie: Dark Mirror (PG)
1:00 Infomercials
2:30 Danoz Direct 10:00 The Killing
1:55 Bush Bands Bash 3:30 Good Morning America
spirit. Teachers also were among those awarded for their Representatives from Ergon Energy met with CEO Ken 2:25 Big Ideas 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 News
12:10 Movie: Cold Light (MA)
dedication to education. Timms and myself on Monday to address concerns from 3:25 National Press Club Address 5:30 News 5:30 Today 1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
Young Legends awards went to Megan Gane and Ross Tambo residents about the constant brown outs, power 4:30 Shortland Street 6:00 Sunrise 6:00 Today 5:05 International News
Dagan for their achievements both within the Blackall State outages and low voltages at various times of each day. Ergon 5:00 Something in the Air 9:00 The Morning Show 9:00 Kerri-Anne 1:00 The Food Lovers’ Guide to
5:30 The New Inventors 11:30 News 11:00 News Australia
require residents to ring 131 046 when they have a problem!!
WHATS ON in 2010 6:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Holby Blue 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show
1:30 Insight
Thursday June 10
I imagine many complaints will result in ACTION!!!!! 11:00 How the Earth was Made
2:00 All Saints
1:00 Danoz Direct
12:00 Midday Report 2:00 Days of our Lives 2:30 Inside the Bombay Railway
Send your dates in! I am pleased to see so much interest taken in the recently 3:00 Infomercials
JUNE endorsed media policy for the Blackall Tambo Regional
12:30 Jeeves and Wooster
3:30 Children’s Programs
3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Nerds F.C.
1:30 Collectors 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:00 Feast Greece
5 Blackall State School P&C Trivia Evening Council. This will clarify the guidelines for communication 2:00 The Bill 4:30 News 4:30 News
4:30 The Journal
3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Antiques Roadshow
5 Woolscour Bush Dinner between Council and the media. This policy also ensures 6:05 Grand Designs Revisited
5:00 Discover Downunder
5:30 Hot Seat 5:00 PBS Newshour
5:30 Deal or No Deal
8 Blackall Ratepayers and Residents Community Meeting the confidentiality of persons who have written into Council 7:00 News 6:00 News 6:00 Global Village
6:00 News
as well as public servants who are visiting Council on 7:30 The 7.30 Report 7:00 Two and a Half Men 6:30 World News Australia
9 Woolscour Tour and Dinner 8:00 Catalyst 6:30 Today Tonight 7:30 Getaway
departmental business. The general meetings of Council 8:30 Voyage to the Planets 7:00 Home and Away 8:30 Sea Patrol
7:30 Italian Food Safari
12 Blackall Community Markets are open to the public and the media, as they always have 9:30 The American Future: A History 7:30 The Matty Johns Show 9:30 The NRL Footy Show
8:00 Costa’s Garden Odyssey
12 Blackall Magpies v St Joseph’s P&F been. This policy is available, as are all policies adopted, on by Simon Schama 8:30 Criminal Minds 11:00 Nightline 8:30 Albino United
10:25 Lateline 9:30 The Amazing Race 11:30 The AFL Footy Show Late 9:30 World News Australia
16 Barcoo Living Advisory Committee AGM the Council website at www.btrc.qld.gov.au. 11:00 Lateline Business 1:30 2010 French Open Tennis 10:00 Movie: Tsotsi (M)
11:30 Flashforward
16 Woolscour Tour and Dinner It is so very good to see the bollards in place along the 11:30 Live from Abbey Road Highlights 11:40 After Mandela
12:30 Trade Wars
Barcoo River parklands, all freshly mown. The area is 12:20 Movie: Macbeth by William 2:20 Danoz Direct
12:45 Movie: Zulu Love Letter
19 Blackall Emergency Services Open Day Fundraiser indeed a parkland to be proud of. It has been important to
Shakespeare (PG) 1:00 Infomercials 3:30 Good Morning America
2:05 Movie: Ruthless (PG) 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 News (M)
19 Blackall Equestrian Group Jump Club comply with the direction of the ombudsman in regard to 3:55 Can We Help? 5:30 News 5:30 Today 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight
22 Blackall Combined Schools’ Athletics Carnival the installation of the bollards. 4:30 Shortland Street 6:00 Sunrise 6:00 Today 5:05 International News
23 Woolscour Tour and Dinner The Blackall Tambo Regional Council is committed to 5:00 Something in the Air 9:00 The Morning Show 9:00 Kerri-Anne 1:00 FIFA World Cup Official Kick
5:30 The New Inventors 11:30 News
delivering prioritised outcomes identified by the Blackall and 11:00 News Off Celebration Concert
26-27 Blackall Pony Club Shield Day and Open Gymkhana 6:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Holby Blue 4:00 Classical Destinations
Tambo communities through their corporate plans. Their 11:00 Catalyst 2:00 All Saints
12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show
30 Woolscour Tour and Dinner vision to shape the future, the corporate plan has been driven 1:00 Danoz Direct 4:30 The Journal
Friday June 11
11:30 The New Inventors 3:00 Infomercials
12:00 Midday Report 5:00 PBS Newshour
JULY by the community and is focused on the long term needs 3:30 Children’s Programs 2:00 Days of our Lives
12:30 Enough Rope with Andrew 4:30 News 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Global Village
of the community. The corporate plan identified as priorities Denton
1 Woolscour Bush Dinner land development (a community with a range of options to 1:30 Cranford
5:00 Hawk’s Active 4:30 News
6:30 World News Australia
5:30 Deal or No Deal 7:30 J.F.K’s Women
3 Blackall Races accommodate a population of 5,000), develop new housing 2:30 Spicks and Specks
6:00 News
5:00 Antiques Roadshow
8:30 Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup
3:00 Children’s Programs 5:30 Hot Seat
7 Woolscour Tour and Dinner (constructing new Council houses regularly, sell older Council 6:05 Meerkat Manor
6:30 Today Tonight Fever
6:00 News
7-10 Onsite E-Business Solutions Training housing stock to fund new Council stock) and best practice 6:30 Can We Help? 7:00 Home and Away 9:00 FIFA World Cup Show
7:30 Better Homes and Gardens 7:00 Two and a Half Men
corporate governance (actively promote and impartially enforce 7:00 News 10:00 FIFA World Cup Opening
10 Blackall Community Markets Council legislative responsibilities, policies, procedures 7:30 Stateline 8:30 AFL: North Melbourne v 7:30 Friday Night Football: Titans Ceremony
Carlton
14 Woolscour Tour and Dinner and local laws). Through auditing processes, council has
8:00 Collectors
11:45 Scrubs
v Sea Eagles 12:00 FIFA World Cup: South
8:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple 9:40 Movie: Transformers (M) Africa v Mexico
21 Woolscour Tour and Dinner shown it is transparent in all the services it delivers to our 10:05 beached az 12:15 Movie: The First $20 Million
12:40 Malibu’s Most Wanted
is Always the Hardest (M) 2:00 FIFA World Cup Opening
28 Woolscour Tour and Dinner communities. Residents can have confidence in their council. 10:10 30 Seconds: Drink Rexponsibly
2:30 The Baron Ceremony and Match 1 Highlights
10:35 Lateline 2:15 Trade Wrs
Financial reports show the Blackall Tambo Regional Council 11:15 The Graham Norton Show 3:00 Infomercials 3:30 Danoz Direct 4:00 FIFA World Cup: Uruguay v
AUGUST is in a strong position to achieve the planned objectives and 12:05 Rage 4:00 NBC Today 4:30 Good Morning America France
7 Woolscour Bush Dinner continues to provide quality services. 5:00 Rage 6:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Children’s Programs 6:30 The Contenders
14 Blackall Community Markets Confidence in the future of the region is apparent with 10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 7:00 Weekend Today 7:00 FIFA World Cup Morning
the large Landmark rebuilding program now underway in Covers Up 9:00 Saturday Disney News
21 Blackall Colin Wood Shield Day and Challenge Weekend Shamrock Street. The sale of industrial land and enquiries
11:00 Poh’s Kitchen 11:00 Children’s Programs
9:00 Danoz Direct 7:40 International News
Saturday June 12
11:30 Message Stick 10:00 Children’s Programs 1:00 Concert Schonbrunn
12:00 V8 Xtra
SEPTEMBER for other blocks in the Blackall industrial estate indicates 12:00 Stateline 2:30 JMW Turner
12:30 Rookie Vets 4:00 Discover Downunder 3:30 Tim Marlow Meets… Mike
strength in the local economy and confidence in the future 12:30 Australian Story
4 Woolscour Bush Dinner 1:00 Foreign Correspondent 1:00 Movie: Inspector Gadget 2 (G) 4:30 Postcards International Leigh
growth of the Blackall Tambo region. 3:00 AAMI Stradbroke Cup 4:00 Living with the Future
11 Blackall Community Markets 1:30 Can We Help? 5:00 Australia’s World Cup Dream
Jan Ross 2:00 Rugby League 4:00 According to Jim
6:00 News
4:30 PBS Newshour
5:30 Road to the 2010 FIFA World
4:00 Pilot Guides 4:30 What’s Up Down Under
Cup
5:00 Bowls: International Test: 5:00 Creek to Coast 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home
Advertising Rates 2010 Contact Australia v England
6:00 Planet Food: India
5:30 Queensland Weekender
6:00 News
Videos
6:30 World News Australia
7:30 Monster Moves
7:30 Movie: Charlotte’s Web (G) 8:30 Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup
1/8 page: $16.50 1/2 page: $68.75 Please direct enquiries, suggestions, stories and 6:30 Gardening Australia
7:00 News
6:30 Hook Line and Sinker
9:35 Movie: Monster-in-Law (M)
Fever
7:00 AFL: Essendon v Geelong Cats 9:00 FIFA World Cup: Republic of
Full pg/Insert: $137.50 letters to the editor to: Rowan Hunnam
7:30 Doc Martin
1/6 page: $27.50 8:25 News Update
10:30 Seven Rugby: Australia v 11:40 Firefox Korea v Greece
11:30 FIFA World Cup: Argentina
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1/4 page: $34.65 Classified: $5 for 3 lines or post or call at Blackall Visitor Information Centre, 9:15 News Update 1:00 Movie: Live and Let Die (PG)
3:30 It Is Written
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4:00 Infomercials 5:00 Global Shop Direct
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7:30 Two and a Half Men
6:30 World News Australia certification, is affiliated with Dell for rural people,”
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7:30 7.30 Report 7:30 The Zoo 8:30 The Mentalist 7:30 Mythbusters as a small business partner, and he said.
8:00 Australian Story 8:00 Find My Family 9:30 CSI: Miami 8:35 Man vs Wild
with the Mulga Training Network He is currently
8:30 Four Corners 8:30 Desperate Housewives 11:30 Nightline
9:30 World News Australia
9:20 Media Watch 9:30 Brothers & Sisters 12:00 Danoz Direct
People’s Choice award to Barcaldine
Community
9:35 Q&A 10:30 Scrubs 12:30 2010 French Open Tennis 10:00 South Park
10:35 Lateline 11:00 Trauma Highlights
1:30 Super League
10:55 Entourage photographer
11:10 Lateline Business 12:00 This Rugged Coast 11:25 Movie: The Kaifeck Murders
2:30 Danoz Direct
11:35 Sin City Law 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Global Shop Direct (M)
12:30 Movie: No Minor Vices (PG) 4:00 NBC Today 3:30 Good Morning America
2:05 Movie: Pop Always Pays (G) 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:00 News 1:00 Movie: Breaking News (M)
Markets
3:25 Bowls: Australian Open 2010 5:30 News 5:30 Today 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight
4:30 Shortland Street 6:00 Sunrise 6:00 Today 5:05 International News
5:00 Something in the Air 9:00 The Morning Show 9:00 Kerri-Anne 1:00 Movie: Bombs Under Berlin
5:30 The Einstein Factor 11:00 News
11:30 News (PG)
6.00 Children’s Programs 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show
11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Holby Blue 2:40 The Eel
1:00 Danoz Direct
12:00 Midday Report 2:00 All Saints 2:00 Days of our Lives 2:50 The Waiting Room
Short Street
12:30 The World’s Worst Disasters 3:00 Infomercials 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Rough Science
1:30 The Einstein Factor 3:30 Children’s Programs
3:30 Children’s Programs 3:30 Nerds F.C.
Tuesday June 8
Saturday, June 12
5:00 Antiques Roadshow
6:05 Time Team 5:00 M*A*S*H Australia
5:30 Hot Seat
7:00 News 5:30 Deal or No Deal 4:30 The Journal
6:00 News
7:30 The 7.30 Report
6:00 News 7:00 Two and a Half Men 5:00 PBS Newshour
7.30 - 11.30am
8:00 Foreign Correspondent
6:30 Today Tonight 7:30 Top Gear 6:00 Global Village
8:30 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey
9:00 Australian Druglords
9:35 QI 7:00 Home and Away 6:30 World News Australia
10:05 Artscape 9:30 Australian Families of Crime
7:30 Australia’s Got Talent 7:30 Insight
A dramatic landscape titled Storm From Politic has
welcome.
1:05 Poirot
1:00 Infomercials
2:00 Global Shop Direct
11:50 Football is God
shown by Natalie Williams, Rowan Hunnam and Trish
2:00 Movie: The Great Gildersleeve
4:00 NBC Today
3:30 Good Morning America
12:50 The Wehrmacht
Arden, amongst the 111 votes cast. Douglas receives a
3:00 Big Ideas 5:00 News
3:55 Good Game 5:30 News 5:30 Today 1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight
year’s photography magazine subscription for his prize,
from the Heartland Festival committee. Nine works were
Programs correct at time of printing but may change owing to unforeseen circumstances sold from the inaugural exhibition, which had a black and
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G
Mature Classification Recommended for viewing by mature audiences. PG
MA Mature Audience Not suitable for people under 15 years of age. AV
General Classification
Parental Guidance Recommended
Adult Violence Classification Not suitable for people under 15 years of age.
white theme in keeping with the Black Stump and Beyond
theme of the Heartland Festival. The show closed last
Contact Joy Smith on 7 4657 4210
weekend.
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Kids club
underway
Organiser of the new
kids club in Blackall for
primary school students,
Scott Walker, said the
first day of the club was
a success with around
10 kids participating.
“The kids enjoyed
learning exactly what
the bible is and playing
games, especially the
Heartland Bronwyn Hoch, Alpha shares soccer,” Scott said.
a laugh with Kym Hancock
Festival Art The club is held in the
Uniting Church hall
Show and Sale every Monday afternoon
Alan and Heather Hirsch caught up with Anne Sanderson,
Tambo at the art show. Photos by Sally Cripps.
opening night from 3.30 until 4.30pm.
The cost of attending is
More on page 12
a gold coin donation per
child.
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New Heartland Festival treasurer Angela
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Strohmayr and Ian Hardie ready for a
Art show convenor Dale Lane (second from left) and husband Alan with
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POSITION AVAILABLE
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Above right: Willie Chandler at the Isisford Sheep and Wool show is next in the circuit
up this year, showing that the community was really
Show judging the children’s junior wool judging section
ANNUAL GENERAL
getting on board with the Heartland Festival concept.
N& ROUND Festival chair Sally Cripps said the triumph of the
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art show mirrored the previous fortnight, which had
been a resounding success for all.
LACKALL, AMBO & MEETING “I was especially pleased to see other towns
supporting us, at the photography exhibition at
I
Tambo, with the visit from Barcaldine’s singers at
for our fiesta, and again tonight from both towns at the
art show.
SISFORD
At the annual Heartland Festival Art Show and Sale
Barcoo Living “Support of each other is essential if we’re going to
get ahead out here.”
Barcaldine artist Dawn Head Rose was present
Left: Gillian Robinson and Ozzie Newell admire the quilts
in the 3D section of the Heartland Art Show
Below left: Mayor Jan Ross, Rebecca Parry and Lisa
Advisory Committee when her work The Back Country was announced
as the winner of the open landscape section of the
competition, winning $1000. Second prize went to
Alexander discuss the artworks on display Sue Lederhose of Mundubbera.
Below: Kylie Angel and Tony Walsh caught the bus over
from Barcaldine for the art show at the Cultural Centre will be held at McLean Place Brian Harris of Currumbin had a trifecta of wins,
the open portrait, open contemporary and open any
subject, any medium sections, and collected $3000.
on 16th June 2010 at 2pm. Yaraka’s Jessica Lloyd received second prize in the
portrait section, while Jocelyn Girle, Toowoomba,
was second in the contemporary awards with an
etching called Chookies, and Quilpie’s Leah Cameron
Community members with was runner up in the any subject section. Blackall
Cultural Association president Sally Campbell
knowledge of health and received both first and second prizes in the local
section. Winner in the miniature section was Keith
aged care are welcome. Blake of Mapleton, and Gail Jinks of Pittsworth was
second. Veronica Driver, Blackall won the 3D prize.
Silvia Wheeler was the winner of the People’s Choice
award.
Contact: Bernice Leek Sales were equal to last year, which was not
Ph 4657 6777 expected in the current climate.
– Sally Cripps
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Roo market on menu when Russian
trade commissioner heads west Builder available for town
AGFORCE is hitting the road next week to build and country work
agricultural trade and investment opportunities
with Russia in the wake of renewed interest in Domestic and industrial building and
Australia’s kangaroo and red meat markets. renovations
AgForce Sheep and Wool president Brent Finlay Contact Allan Olsen on 0408 832 327
will lead a trip to Roma on Tuesday to showcase
Queensland agriculture to the new Russian Trade
Commissioner to Australia. Rain reduces cattle sale numbers
Mr Finlay said the tour – which takes in many BLACKALL Combined Agents yarded 1208 head at
links in the agricultural supply chain including their weekly fat and store cattle sale last Thursday
saleyards, grain production, biofuels and meat following good rain across the central west. Cattle
processors –developed through a partnership with were drawn from Muttaburra, Aramac, Jericho,
the Australia-Russia Business Council. Alpha, Hughenden and Blackall areas.
“Following Russia’s withdrawal as the major Heavy bullocks eased 6-8 cents while the market
Clockwise from top: St
market for kangaroo meat, AgForce joined the was 8-10 cents dearer across all other descriptions.
Joseph’s prep students Hanna
Australia-Russia Business Council to represent The best of the good heavy bullocks sold to a top of
Lipsett, Brodie Peacock,
our farming members and identify market 174.2 c/kg with the best of the feeder weight steers
Charlie Schutt, Annie Ward,
opportunities as the kangaroo industry develops,” reaching 179.2 c/kg. A smaller yarding of weaner
Kai McKellar, Billy Banks,
Mr Finlay said. steers topped at 195.2 c/kg. Good heavy cows sold
Thomas Dehennin, Dakota
“In addition to their interest in kangaroo meat, to 144.2 c/kg with the second run of cows reaching
Baillie and Max Schutt enjoy
prior to the global financial crisis Russia was also 135.2 c/kg and light cows to 126.2 c/kg. Slaughter
a break in the busy morning
Australia’s fourth largest market for red meat and heifers reached a top of 156.2 c/kg with the feeder
at Bank’s Park, Kai McKellar
AgForce is playing a key role in reinvigorating heifers topping at 170.2 c/kg.
shows off his mask at Under
trade opportunities for our beef, lamb and goat Lucy Park P/L Lissoy, Blackall sold a draft of Charo
8s day, Charlie Schutt gets
Under some air under his feet during
producers.
“This relationship... creates the potential for
cross steers to a top of 184.2 c/kg, to average 311 kg
to return $574 per head.
8s enjoy a the skipping, Max Schutt
was pleased with his mask,
information sharing between the two countries’ E C Rice Prairievale, Torrens Creek sold Santa cross
day at Banks’ Jake Richardson, Lachlan
agricultural sectors.” steers topping at 191.2 c/kg to average 169.8 c/kg,
weighing 370 kg and returning $629 per head.
Park Chapman, A.J. Hauff, Tessa
New incentive for first home Rich Enterprise Boorara, Blackall sold quality kill
Doonar, Kate Baillie, Keely
Pitt and Stacey Donnelly owners to move to regions cows that topped at 138.2 c/kg to average 135.5 c/
kg, weighing 571 kg to return $774 per head.
Woodbine Livestock Trading P/L sold kill cows to
Position Vacant
BLACKALL-TAMBO residents are entitled to access
the new $11,000 Regional First Home Owners Grant top at 136.2 c/kg, weighing 625 kg to return $857.
that was announced this week. Woodbine heifers topped at 156.2 c/kg to average
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said she hoped 143.2 c/kg at 517 kg to return $768 per head.
the grants would boost construction jobs in regional Greg and Jill Peck Purtora, Blackall sold Brahman/
areas and take population growth pressure off Euro cross cows to 136.2 c/kg at 611 kg to return
$832 per head.
The Blackall Kindergarten south-east Queensland.
The new grant is a $4000 boost to the state Davidson Livestock Cheshire, Tambo sold bulls to a
top of 130 c/kg at 913 kg to return $1187 per head.
government’s existing $7000 First Home Owners
Inc are looking for a casual Grant.
“For the first time, the Queensland government
Cheshire Santa cows sold to 142.2 c/kg at 628 kg to
return $893 per head. Santa heifers sold to 170.2 c/
kg at 288 kg to return $491 per head.
cleaner to work 5 days a is providing a grant to encourage people to move to
the regions and to stay in the regions. Dick and Dianne Wells Burgoyne sold a magnificent
line of Charolais/Gelbeigh cross calves.
“I believe this grant will be part of enticing first
week, 1 ½ hours each day. home owners to look outside SEQ and see the
wonderful opportunities that exist in the other parts
The steer portion averaged 192.2 c/kg at 294 kg
to return $565 per head, while the heifers averaged
of the state.” 167.2 c/kg at 264 kg to return $442 per head.
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TAKING A LOOK AT HISTORY
Apollo lands in Blackall ~ early 1930s
LETTERS
I know it has taken me a while (we artists are an
TO THE
Dear Editor,
EDITOR
unorganised bunch!) but I’d just like to say thank I refer to the article in the Barcoo Independent of May 28, 2010,
you. It is a big thank you as there are so many which refers to the Blackall Tambo Regional Council’s media
people it goes out to. policy. Whilst I have not seen this policy, the extracts quoted in
Firstly, thank you to the Blackall Sub Branch of the article are cause for concern, particularly section eight.
the RSL for inviting me to participate in this year’s The business conducted at council meetings is in the public
Anzac Day weekend. It was an amazing event to domain. As any member of the public is entitled to attend
be part of. Thank you to Terry Brennan and Robyn meetings, one would wonder why councillors should have to
Adams for making everything happen. Thank you seek the permission of any person, prior to discussing council
to Neville Dolinski of Outback Sound for all his business with members of the public. There is provision in the
technical know-how. Thank you to the mayor for Local Government Act for sensitive matters, such as those before
crawling around in the dark in a white skirt to help the court, or any which are of a commercial nature, or affect the
pick up stones (I believe that is going above and privacy of individuals, to be heard ‘in camera’.
beyond the call of duty). Thank you to the Kinsey In recent years there has been an increasing lack of
family for supporting the project at every stage. transparency at federal and state government level, regarding
And lastly but not least, thank you for taking my decisions made at those levels of government. Let this not
artwork on board and accepting it as part of your happen at local government level. Councillors are elected
Anzac Day ceremony. I am honoured and humbled by members of the general public, and are responsible to the
and just want to get the word out there. Thank you. public, for decisions made by council. The public is entitled to be
Natalie Billing, Sculptor made aware of those decisions and the reasons behind them.
Members of the public are entitled to discuss council business
and decisions with their councillors.
Heartland festival workshops Yours faithfully, Fred Rich, Tilbury
continued from page 1
A Blackall crowd watches as one of the Qantas-owned DH-61 Giant Moths lands in town in the early 1930s, at the cartoonist for the Courier Mail were especially
current development site of the Blackall Tambo Regional Council industrial estate. The plane was a regular visitor with entertaining. Below left: Myles MacDonnell and Paul Brown came up
passengers and mail. The plane, named Apollo, was one of two owned by Qantas at the time, and was the biggest All up, four workshops were conducted during the with their own cartoon strips after spending an afternoon
aircraft in the airline’s fleet and the first with a toilet on board. The two seven-passenger seater planes, Apollo and Diana, Heartland Festival, bringing people from around the with Sean Leahy at the Tambo State School during one of
were purchased by Qantas in March 1929. Apollo was sold in 1935. state to take part in Hebel sculpture, watercolour the Heartland Festival workshops.
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painting and writing, as well as cartooning.
THE BARCOO INDEPENDENT
MEETING NOTICE
Whitsunday-based sculptor Adriaan Vanderlugt said
With Thanks he was thrilled with the outcomes of his students.
“They really got their heads around thinking in
Jess, Rob, Vicki and family would like to thank all that third dimension and taking away everything
relations and friends who were there for us and that wasn’t part of their final piece,” he said. “It’s
helped in many ways. With Thanks
With Thanks always a challenge to do that.” A meeting to guage community
Please accept this as our personal thanks. Jess, Rob, Vicki and family would
like to thank the doctors, matron, Jess, Rob, Vicki and family would interest in forming a Blackall
like to thank all the staff at McLean
Happy Birthday Toby John nursing staff, domestic staff and
Place for their care and attention
Ratepayers & Residents Group will
wardsmen for the wonderful care
Happy Birthday to Toby John Schluter of Dunrossil
who turned one on May 15, 2010.
and attention give to Mick during the during his stay and at home. be held on Tuesday 8th June, 2010
many times he was in the hospital. Please accept this as our personal
Please accept this as our personal thanks. at the Blackall Memorial & Sports
thanks. Club at 6.30pm.