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BLACKALL-TAMBO Regional Council now has a policy on how councillors and staff deal with the media, but not before strong debate over the issue at the May council meeting.

The policy lays out what councillors can say to the media and what information will be publicly released and by whom.

Councillor Sally Cripps, a former editor of the Barcoo Independent and current reporter, said she didn’t support the policy as it was designed to block communication with the community.

“The policy ensures that information is so tightly held that it encourages suspicion and criticism,” she said.

“It makes it look as though we’re putting things out in a carefully managed channel rather than in an open way.

“It’s not designed to show people that we’re transparent but that we’re concerned with information that gets out and that it’s controlled and manipulated.”

Deputy mayor Peter Skewes said that Cr Cripps was often guilty of “slanting”, referring to her reporting in the Barcoo Independent and the Longreach Leader.

“Anyone who reports is biased. Everyone is biased because of their upbringing and background. Even the mayor can slant her releases too,” he said.

KAITLYN McErlean was one of eight Blackall horse riders who competed well in the working horse challenge in Isisford at the show last weekend.

Kaitlyn placed first and second in the overall junior section, on her horses Miss Kitty and Desparado, and took out the Glen Rural Traders Most Successful Junior Competitor. Blackall rider Ella Pearson finished in third place on Chester.

Ella also placed second with Chester in the overall beginners section with a total score of 170. Cody Fanning was named the Glen Rural Traders Most Successful Juvenile Competitor.

Helen Aspinall finished second with 188 points on horse Notus Butler in the overall novice competition, and fourth on Skipper with 184 points. Helen also finished fourth on Skipper in the overall open with 171 points.

Darryl Ogden from Tambo finished with 184 points in the open on Spin

Me Lola, which put him in second place overall, and received the Top Rail Saddlery’s Most Successful Gentleman.

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6- The Barcoo Independent, Friday, May 28 2010

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SPORT ON THE BARCOO

By DAVID ALEXANDER

Shockwave Youth Arts Festival - page 4 to 5Taking a Look at History - page 7

Tambo Polocrosse - page 2, 10 and 16

continued on page 10

TWENTY-ONE players took to the Blackall golf course last weekend for Seymour’s Monthly Medal.

The scores were a mixed bag of results. Les Williams finished on a total of 68, Frank Simpson on 75, Peter Fry on 70, Joe Walker on 77, Eddie Austin on 70, Matt Gane on 84, Paul Holm on 80, Rhett Bellert on 70, Lam Pitt on 76, Anthony Allom on 77, Shane Robinson on 68, Wes Waugh on 64 and Luke Callow on 66. Wes Waugh was the winning golfer on the day followed by runner up Luke Callow.

The ladies had plenty of stories to be told when they got in. Melda Hauff finished in second place with a total of 70, Christine Williams finished with 77, Lyn McNamara on 81, Pauline Fry on 76, Ashlee Fry on 74, Katrina Austin on 70, Karen Choyce on 73 and winner Wilma Pitt finished the day with 68.

In the men’s pin shots, Peter Fry got number 9, Joe Walker was nearest to pin on 7, while Paul Holm was all in on 11. In the women’s pin shot, Wilma Pitt was on 6.

Last weekend, six players travelled to Longreach for the 27 hole stroke event. Lam Pitt scored 138, Les Williams scored 151 and Mark Hancock had a DNF on the day. In the women’s competition, Blackall players Christine Williams finished with 140, Wilma Pitt scored 130 and Karen Choyce scored 143. Wilma Pitt won the B Grade while Christine Williams won the C Grade competition.

This weekend, players will travel to Tambo for the Central West 4BBB Foursomes championships. Hit off is at 10am. The following weekend is back to Tambo again for the Holden Scramble.

– Par Positive

21 play in monthly medal

THE Blackall Tennis Club is attempting to get the Tuesday night tennis fixture up and running.

Fixtures will be held every Tuesday night from 6.30pm, and will begin on the Tuesday after the long weekend in mid-June.

The fixtures will be played in teams of four, so interested players are asked to get their own teams together, or submit names to Luke Johnson or Marg Lehmann who will organise everyone into teams.

Organiser Marg Lehmann encourages new and old players to come along and says the fixtures will be great fun.

The cost will be $5 per person every Tuesday.

IN handicap singles last Sunday at the Blackall bowls club, Loretta’s winning streak came to a halt against Roy Black, going down by 31-18.

In B singles, Jenny Turner played well early, leading Dally Holden 6-5 after 5 ends. However Dally’s experience prevailed in the end, winning 31-9.

In a very good game of nine ends, Gary Whitfield and John Carter went the whole distance with Gary winning the first set 9-4. It was a dead heat in the second set, at 8-8. Gary looked beaten in the third set, down 8-4 after 6 ends, but he scored 9 points on the last

3 ends to win 13-8.In the State of Origin social game,

the cane toad team of Tracey, Woody, Cookie and Brad defeated the cockroach team of Judy, Betty, Gumby and Tom, 12-9. Well done Queensland!

Next week in B singles, J Carter will play R Robinson, and G Whitfield will play M Pfingst. Gumby and J Turner will go head to head in an A singles match, as will B Carolan and T Hayward. In handicap singles, R Browning will play against R Blucher.

There is social play available. Games start at 9.30am.

– Dally Holden

QLD wins State of Origin bowls match

‘Miss Blackall’ of the Shockwave Youth Arts Festival Louise Ward (left) and her ‘Assistant’ Gemma Stone paraded the grounds of the festival

Ball is in your court

Shock waves around Blackall

Heated debate over council’s new media policy

Blackall riders go well at Isisford challenge

POLOCROSSE at Tambo last week was the first carnival of the Central West season. Despite being put on a week earlier than usual, it attracted 19 teams including players from Chinchilla, Emerald, Charleville, Roma, Muttaburra, Longreach, Capella, and for the first time, a team from Bauhinia.

Tambo teams won A and B grades and Tambo’s Amy Maguire received individual horse and rider awards.

Nineteen teams at Central West polocrosse

Tambo and Bauhinia polocrosse players contest the ball in the line out

AROUND 450 people from all over the Central West immersed themselves in the action at the Shockwave Youth Festival in Blackall last weekend. Numbers more than doubled last year’s festival attendance. Local organiser Lisa Goodman said the growth of the festival far exceeded their expectations.

“We hardly had to look for anyone to do anything this year; people were applying to us to perform!” Lisa said.

“We had people looking at the Blackall festival from Brisbane and right throughout the Central West so we did a really good job at marketing.”

The festival boasted a circus theme, and people were able to participate in tie dying, temporary tattooing, skate deck art, music making, creating lanterns, performing acrobatics, creating short films and blogging in costume.

“We had buses of young people

wanting to come from as far as Rockhampton and Toowoomba but now is the time we need to keep our feet on the ground,” Lisa said.

“From our point of view, the priority now is to target the local guys who haven’t been to a festival in the two years that it has been running.”

“… because that is who this festival is for, the young guys from the Central West, to develop and sustain their self confidence.”

She went on to say that one of the best parts of the weekend was that the young people were engaged in the festival the entire time.

“There would have been no less than 120 to 150 people at every stage throughout the day, which was just fantastic,” Lisa said.

“Last year everyone stuck together in their groups from their towns, but this year it was so hard for us supervisors to work out who was who because everyone just got right in there and mixed with each other.”

The youth festival tied in with

a busy two weeks of Heartland Festival events. Heartland Festival chair Sally Cripps, said that the Shockwave Festival complemented the Heartland Festival greatly.

“I see it as an essential element of future festivals,” Sally said.

“We were able to share musicians and resources for each of our events and give each other a bigger crowd than we might expect from standalone activities.”

Sally went on to say that the Shockwave organisers are part of the Heartland Festival’s future.

“It is their sort of positive attitude we should be supporting.”

By ROWAN HUNNAM

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide May 30 - June 5ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Wednesday June 2

4:30 Shortland Street5:00 Something in the Air5:30 The Einstein Factor6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Big Ideas12:00 Midday Report12:30 National Press Club Address1:30 Talking Heads2:00 Parliament Question Time3:00 Children’s Programs6:00 Cheese Slices6:30 Poh’s Kitchen7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report 8:00 The New Inventors8:30 Spicks and Specks9:00 Lowdown9:30 Psychoville10:00 At the Movies10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:35 Spooks12:30 Parliament Question Time1:25 Movie: Follow Me Quietly (PG)2:25 Big Ideas3:25 National Press Club Address

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Rain (M)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercials3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Dog Squad8:00 Surf Patrol8:30 The Pacific9:30 Movie: The Wednesday Movie (M)11:30 The First 4812:30 Sons and Daughters1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of Our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Hey Hey It’s Saturday9:30 Who Do You Think You Are?10:30 Underbelly11:30 Nightline12:00 Danoz Direct12:30 2010 French Open Tennis1:30 Entertainment Tonight2:00 Alive and Cooking2:30 Danoz Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 News5:30 Today

5:05 International News

1:00 Movie: Mother of Mine (PG)

2:50 Raymond

3:00 Stay Strong

3:30 Strong and Deadly

4:00 A Fork in Africa

4:30 The Journal

5:00 PBS Newshour

6:00 Global Village

6:30 World News Australia

7:35 Inspector Rex

8:30 Leaving the Cult

9:30 News

10:05 The Killing

11:10 Movie: Salvador (M)

1:30 The Rape of Nanking

2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

Thursday June 3

4:30 Shortland Street5:00 Something in the Air5:30 The Einstein Factor6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 How the Earth was Made12:00 Midday Report12:30 Jeeves and Wooster1:30 Collectors2:00 Parliament Question Time3:00 Children’s Programs6:05 Grand Designs Revisited7:00 News7:30 The 7.30 Report8:00 Catalyst8:30 Voyage to the Planets9:30 The American Future: A History by Simon Schama10:25 Lateline11:00 Lateline Business11:30 Live from Abbey Road12:20 Parliament Question Time1:20 Movie: The Mad Miss Manton (PG)2:45 Movie: The Ghost Ship (PG)3:55 Can We Help?

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: One Hour Photo(M)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercials3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 The Matty Johns Show8:30 Criminal Minds9:30 The Amazing Race11:30 Flashforward12:30 Room for Improvement1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Getaway8:30 Sea Patrol9:30 The NRL Footy Show11:00 Nightline11:30 The AFL Footy Show Late1:30 2010 French Open Tennis Highlights2:20 Danoz Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 News5:30 Today

5:05 International News1:30 Comic Books go to War2:30 Inside the Bombay Railway3:30 Outback Healers and Heroines4:00 Feast Greece4:30 The Journal5:00 PBS Newshour6:00 Global Village6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Italian Food Safari8:00 Costa’s Garden Odyssey8:30 Equator9:30 World News Australia10:05 Movie: The Curse of the Golden Flower (M)12:00 After Mandela1:10 Movie: The Wooden Camera (M)2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

Friday June 4

4:30 Shortland Street5:00 Something in the Air5:30 The Einstein Factor6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Catalyst11:30 The New Inventors12:00 Midday Report12:30 Enough Rope with Andrew Denton1:30 Cranford2:30 Spicks and Specks3:00 Children’s Programs6:05 Meerkat Manor6:30 Can We Help?7:00 News7:30 Stateline8:00 Collectors8:30 Midnight Man9:40 Trial and Retribution10:50 Ladies of Letters11:15 Lateline12:00 The Graham Norton Show12:45 Rage

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Sylvia (M)2:30 The Golden Girls3:00 Infomercials3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 Hawk’s Active5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Better Homes and Gardens8:30 AFL: Richmond v St Kilda11:45 Scrubs12:15 Movie: 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout (M)1:50 The First 483:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today

6:00 Today9:00 Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Friday Night Football: Bulldogs v Wests Tigers9:30 Friday Night Football: Eels v Storm11:30 Nightline12:00 2010 French Open Tennis Highlights1:00 Danoz Direct2:30 Tattersall’s Finke Desert Race 20093:30 4WD TV4:00 Alive and Cooking4:30 Good Morning America

5:05 International News1:00 The Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia1:30 Insight2:30 Return of the Bible Plagues3:30 Rough Science4:00 Classical Destinations4:30 The Journal5:00 PBS Newshour6:00 Global Village6:30 World News Australia 7:30 The Hottest Place on Earth8:30 As It Happened9:30 World News Australia10:00 The Perfect Vagina11:00 Movie: Eight Miles High (MA)1:00 Pizza Da Vinci Cup2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

Saturday June 5

5:00 Rage10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: Mastodon11:00 Poh’s Kitchen11:30 Message Stick12:00 Stateline12:30 Australian Story1:00 Foreign Correspondent1:30 Can We Help?2:00 Rugby League4:00 Pilot Guides5:00 Bowls: International Test: Australia v England6:00 Planet Food 6:30 Gardening Australia7:00 News7:30 Doc Martin8:25 News Update8:30 The Bill9:15 News Update9:20 Midsomer Murders11:00 Silent Witness11:55 Rage

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Sunrise9:00 Saturday Disney11:00 Children’s Programs12:00 V8 Xtra12:30 Rookie Vets1:30 Delish2:00 AFL: Carlton v Melbourne5:00 Creek to Coast6:00 News6:30 Hook Line and Sinker7:00 Medical Emergency7:30 AFL: Eagles v Cats11:00 Rugby: Australia v Fiji1:45 Movie: Avenging Angel (M)3:30 It Is Written4:00 Infomercials5:00 Dateline NBC

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Today9:00 Danoz Direct10:00 Children’s Programs1:30 Movie: Beau Brummell (G)4:00 Discover Downunder4:30 Postcards International5:00 4WD TV5:30 Fishing Australia6:00 News6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos7:30 Movie: Happy Feet (G)9:45 Movie: The Notebook (PG)12:05 Movie: Spies Like Us (PG)2:05 2010 French Open Tennis Highlights3:05 Spyforce4:05 Danoz Direct5:00 Global Shop Direct5:30 Rise and Shine


1:00 Eurovision Song Contest

3:30 Tim Marlow Meets… Michael

Palin

3:55 Living with the Future

4:30 PBS Newshour

5:30 Road to the 2010 FIFA World

Cup


7:30 Monster Moves

8:30 Iron Chef

9:20 RocKwiz

10:10 Movie: City of God (MA)

12:25 SOS

1:25 Swordsmen of the Passes


The Barcoo Independent, Friday, May 28 2010 - TV GUIDE

Bonny Sargood, left, presented the Bob Sargood Memorial trophy to A grade winners Scott Sargood, Adam Ross, Amy Maguire, Mitch Sargood, Peter Elmes and Jacob Ross. Photos by Sally Cripps.

B grade winners Tambo II included Darren Batts, Bella Elmes, Tom McLeish, Courtney Lloyd, Jeff Lloyd and Jordan Street.

WHATS ON in 2010MAY28 Heartland Festival Art Show Opening Night28-30 Heartland Festival Art Show30 Sing Australia Tour Group Visit31-3 Supergene Evaluation Clinic, Longreach

JUNE2 Woolscour Tour and Dinner3 Blackall Combined Agents’ Weaner and Store Sale5 Blackall State School P&C Trivia Evening5 Woolscour Bush Dinner9 Woolscour Tour and Dinner12 Blackall Magpies v St Joseph’s P&F16 Woolscour Tour and Dinner19 Blackall Emergency Services Open Day Fundraiser19 Blackall Equestrian Group Jump Club22 Blackall Combined Schools’ Athletics Carnival

The Heartland Festival continues with some really innovative attractions and events. The Food and Music Festival in the park proved to be a very popular innovation from the usual festival activities.

The Blackall State School served Japanese, German and Mediterranean food to very appreciative crowd who wished to try some exotic food. For the gourmet there was an excellent OBE Beef burger which melted in your mouth from all accounts. St Joseph’s School provided delicious soups and mile-high gateau … More delicious sweets were available as well.

Mick Lindsay and Melinda Wells were great entertainment with a musical interlude being provided by our very own Blackall Community Choir and the wonderful Barcaldine choir members who travelled

to be a part of the evening as well.Saturday saw Shockwave happening… I have

to say, “They killed it!!!”There was much to do… create your own song,

make a lantern, get a tattoo, skate boarding, aerosol art, tie dyeing and a chance to learn acrobatic skills.

My staying powers were put to the test, but I have learned that there were about 20 different acts as well as the imported bands from Brisbane and Sydney.

With between 400 and 500 attending, this was indeed a success… Congratulations to the Creative Pathways team! It was great to meet the managing director of Human Ventures Aleem Ali who attended the weekend event, helping to plant the Shockwave tree which was symbolic of the aspirations for the future of creative art and innovative ideas of the young people attending.

I am sure the Shockwave tree will grow, as will the young people who have come to be such a valued part of the community of Blackall and Tambo.

A focus group meeting on the impact of mining in the Galilee Basin for the community of the Blackall Tambo Regional Council Area, conducted by Economic Associates for the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Industry was most productive in both a positive and a negative sense.

This meeting was the second stage of the social impact study being conducted by the department. The Barcaldine and Alpha focus groups will also take part in the study. It was not an information meeting!

The Airport work continues without interruption, despite this lovely RAIN. I am hopeful the delays will be minimal and that the progress of this work will continue unimpeded.

Jan Ross

PRESENT and retired Blackall firefighters were acknowledged earlier this week in a presentation of diligent and ethical service and national medals at the Blackall fire station on Monday evening.

A number of regional representatives attended the presentation including outgoing Area Director Inspector Norm Pearce, Assistant Commissioner for the Central Region Neil Gallant and Central Region Superintendent John Dolgner.

Among those being recognised was the current Captain, Matthew Richardson, who commenced his service in May 1989, with an ongoing total of 21 years of service.

Greg Tierney, who retired from the Blackall fire station as Captain in April last year, received a second clasp for his 35 years of service.

Lieutenant Phillip Hayward received the National Medal for his ongoing service, having reached 15

years after beginning in December 1994.

Lieutenant Ross Collins was also acknowledged, with more than 23 years of service to his name. Ross began his service as a firefighter in February 1987.

Having retired in June 2007, Lieutenant Ian Murray was recognised for his 26 years of service.

Auxiliary grade 2 firefighter Gary Dendle also retired in June 2007, having served for more than 21 years.

– Rowan Hunnam

The Barcoo Independent, Friday, May 28 2010 - TV GUIDE - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, May 28 2010

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide May 30 - June 5ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Sunday May 30

5:00 Rage6:30 Children’s Programs9:00 Insiders10:00 Inside Business10:30 Offsiders11:05 Asia Pacific Focus11:30 Songs of Praise12:00 Landline1:00 Gardening Australia1:30 Message Stick2:00 Travel Oz2:30 Athens3:30 Walt Whitman5:10 Sydney International Piano Competition5:30 Art Nation6:00 At the Movies6:30 Treks in a Wild World7:00 News7:30 Doctor Who8:30 News Update8:35 The Gathering Storm10:05 Compass10:35 How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company – And Enjoy It12:00 Order in the House1:00 Movie: Caught (G)2:25 Movie: Stranger on the Third Floor (PG)3:30 Talking Heads4:00 First Tuesday Book Club with Jennifer Byrne

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Sunrise10:00 Stonehenge Decoded11:00 The Most Extreme12:00 Movie: Raid on Rommel (PG)2:00 AFL: Carlton v West Coast5:00 Guide to the Good Life5:30 Great South East6:00 News6:30 Sunday Night7:30 Border Security8:00 The Force8:30 Bones9:30 Castle10:30 Scrubs11:00 30 Rock12:00 Movie: The Yes Man (M)2:00 Infomercials3:00 NBC Meet the Press4:00 NBC Today5:00 Sunrise Extra5:30 News

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Today10:00 Wide World of Sports11:00 The Sunday Footy Show12:00 Sunday Roast1:00 Survivor3:00 Survivor4:00 Sunday Football: Rabbitohs v Panthers6:00 News6:30 Customs7:00 Send in the Dogs7:30 60 Minutes8:30 Underbelly9:30 CSI10:30 V11:30 Embarrassing Illnesses12:00 English Challenge Cup2:00 Skippy – the Bush Kangaroo2:30 Global Shop Direct4:00 Good Morning America5:00 News5:30 Today

7:00 International News10:30 A Fork in the Road11:00 Reaching the Sublime11:30 Cycling: UCI MTB World Cup12:00 Cycling: 2010 Tour of California Review 12:30 World Superbike Championships1:00 Speedweek2:00 Cycling: Giro d’Italia3:00 FIFA World Cup Magazine3:30 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program4:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature5:00 The World Game6:00 Road to the 2010 FIFA World Cup6:30 World News Australia7:30 Eurovision Song Contest Final11:15 Movie: A Real Man (MA)1:20 Movie: Moolaade (M)3:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

Monday M

ay 31

4:30 Shortland Street5:00 Something in the Air5:30 The Einstein Factor6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Landline12:00 Midday Report12:30 The Return of Sherlock Holmes1:30 The Cook and the Chef2:00 Parliament Question Time3:05 Children’s Programs6:00 Travel Oz6:30 Talking Heads7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report8:00 Australian Story8:30 Four Corners9:20 Media Watch9:35 Q&A10:35 Lateline11:10 Lateline Business11:35 Sin City Law12:30 Parliament Question Time1:30 Movie: Fort Algiers (PG)2:55 Talking Stick3:25 Bowls: Australian Open 2010

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Where There’s A Will (M)2:00 All Saints3:00 Infomercials3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 The Zoo8:00 Find My Family8:30 Desperate Housewives9:30 Brothers & Sisters10:30 Scrubs11:00 Trauma12:00 This Rugged Coast1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:00 Sunrise Extra5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Two and a Half Men8:00 The Big Bang Theory8:30 The Mentalist9:30 CSI: Miami11:30 Nightline12:00 Danoz Direct12:30 2010 French Open Tennis Highlights1:30 English Challenge Cup Rugby League2:30 Danoz Direct3:00 Global Shop Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 News5:30 Today


1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to

Australia

1:30 Humanimal

2:30 The Farewell File

3:30 Insight

4:30 The Journal

5:00 The Crew

5:30 Futbol Mundial

6:00 Living Black


7:30 Mythbusters

8:35 Man vs Wild


10:00 South Park

10:55 Entourage

11:25 Movie: Running Wild


Tuesday June 1

4:30 Shortland Street5:00 Something in the Air5:30 The Einstein Factor6.00 Children’s Programs11:00 Big Ideas12:00 Midday Report12:30 The World’s Worst Disasters1:30 The Einstein Factor2:00 Parliament Question Time3:00 Children’s Programs6:00 Time Team7:00 News7:30 The 7.30 Report8:00 Foreign Correspondent8:30 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey9:35 QI10:05 First Tuesday Book Club with Jennifer Byrne10:35 Lateline11:10 Lateline Business11:40 Four Corners12:25 Media Watch12:40 The Chaser’s War on Everything1:05 Parliament Question Time2:05 Poirot3:00 Big Ideas3:55 Good Game

6:00 Sunrise

9:00 The Morning Show

11:30 News

12:00 Movie: Haunting Sarah (M)

2:00 All Saints

3:00 Infomercials

3:30 Children’s Programs

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 Australia’s Got Talent

9:00 Grey’s Anatomy

10:00 Private Practice

11:00 Serial Killers

12:00 Popstars

1:00 Infomercials

4:00 NBC Today

5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 Children’s Programs4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Top Gear9:00 Australian Druglords10:00 Air France Flight 44711:00 Kitchen Nightmares USA12:00 Nightline12:30 Danoz Direct1:00 2010 French Open Tennis Highlights2:00 Global Shop Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 News5:30 Today


1:00 Movie: The Road Home (G)

2:35 Adults Only

2:45 Gone Fishing

3:00 Mum’s the Word

4:00 Wine Lovers’ Guide to

Australia

4:30 The Journal

5:00 PBS Newshour

6:00 Global Village


7:30 Insight

8:30 Lani’s Story


10:00 Hot Docs

11:40 Movie: Kings (MA)

1:15 The Wehrmacht


Programs correct at time of printing but may change owing to unforeseen circumstancesCLASSIFICATIONS: G GeneralClassificationM MatureClassificationRecommendedforviewingbymatureaudiences.PG ParentalGuidanceRecommendedMA MatureAudienceNotsuitableforpeopleunder15yearsofage. AV AdultViolenceClassificationNotsuitableforpeopleunder15yearsofage.

Below: Retired and current members of the Blackall fire service were recognised for their contributions: Gary Dendle, Ross Collins, Ian Murray, Matthew Richardson, Assistant Commissioner for the Central Region Neil Gallant, Greg Tierney, Phillip Hayward, Area Director Inspector Norm Pearce and Central Region Superintendent John Dolgner

Local fire station crew acknowledged for service

NATIONAL Director and Founder of Sing Australia Colin Slater will be making a special visit to Blackall this Sunday, on May 30 with a tour group of 25 Sing Australia members. He will be conducting a fun singing and information session on the unique concept of Sing Australia for the whole Blackall community and is keen to see lots of blokes at the meeting this time.

Leader of Sing Australia Blackall Alison Mobbs is excited about the visit.

“The help Sing Australia Barcaldine gave us recently was fantastic,” she said. “Having this big number of singers joining us on Sunday will be wonderful.”

The session will be held in the 60s and Better building on Shamrock Street between 4 and 6pm. All members of the community who want to experience the benefits of singing are welcome.

Sing Australia tour group in Blackall for singing and information session

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Kid’s Corner with Eddie EmuG’day Kids. What an exciting week it has been in Blackall and Tambo. So many events on, it makes it hard to pick one event to go to, I see some people just go to them all. Shockwave was a huge success again; great bands, fantastic dancing and plenty of activities to keep everyone busy over the weekend. I had a bit of a peek Saturday night (emus aren’t nocturnal) and I was lucky enough to see the lantern parade, what a wonderful array of colour and light. Very impressive. I could hear the bands playing well into the night down at my camp on the river bank, very enjoyable laying back with some music to put me to sleep. If you missed out, don’t panic - the Shockwave crew will be back again in July.

Eddie

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One of the local Shockwave organisers Lisa Goodman (left), with Heartland Festival coordinator Karen Brook

Logan Hauff and Nicholas Kinsey did some good artwork on the underside of their skateboards at the festival on Saturday

Blackall State School teacher Lauren Pritchard (left) with student Bonny Lawrence, at work creating lanterns for the parade

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darning14. Carry away, in a way15. Lacking vigour/energy

16. Spiked17. Handle clumsily18. Cork's country

20. "... ___ he drove out of sight"

21. Grow shoots in the form of tillers

24. Islet25. Biblical beast26. Make bubbly

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34. Back talk35. "Star Trek" rank: Abbr.36. Dependent on something

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46. Blow up49. Thick soup

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10. Lead car in a race11. Stress, in a way

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Comedy CapersQ. Why did the kid eat his homework?A. The teacher said it was a piece of cake.Q. What runs but can’t move?A. A nose.Q. What do you call a deer with no eyes?A. No eye-deer!

Cooking Cuisine ~ Homemade Sausage RollsMakes 30

Ingredients:

Method:Preheat oven to 180°C. Line two baking trays with baking paper. Place pastry sheets on bench to defrost. Put carrots, onion and parsley in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add mince, salt and pepper, and puree until smooth. I did this in batches, combined all ingredients in a large bowl and did the final mixing with (clean) hands. Divide the mince mixture into eight equal portions. Slice each sheet of pastry in half. Place a portion of mince on the middle of the long-edge of the pastry and pat the mince into a long sausage shape. Brush the sides of the pastry with egg, peel the pastry away from the plastic backing and fold the bottom edge over the mince and then roll it over to seal. Do this as firmly as possible so the pastry is tight and neat — makes for better presentation. Brush the top of the pastry with egg and then cut each roll cross-ways into about 8 small rolls. Place rolls on prepared trays about 2cm apart. Bake for 20 minutes until pastry is puffy and golden and the mince is cooked through.

• 4 sheets frozen puff pastry • 2 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks • 1 onion, peeled and quartered • ½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley

• 500g chicken mince • 500g pork mince • ½ teaspoon salt • ¼ teaspoon white pepper • 1 egg, lightly beaten

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One of these animals doesn’t live in Australia; do you know which one it is???

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Quick fact:- The platypus can consume their own body weight in food within 24 hours.

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Joy and Benji Smith get creative on a lantern shaped as a boat

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Mobile: 042930 9111 Characters adorned the Shockwave Youth Festival on the weekend

Dylan Dolinski, on the drums at the festival entrance, was joined by Jason Smith on the air guitar

The boys enjoyed all the action going on at the skate park

Rochelle Robinson and Gemma Stone have a go at spinning poi (without the fire of course!)

A YARDING of just 1514 head of cattle was at the Blackall Combined Agents’ weekly sale at the Blackall saleyards last week. Although numbers were lower, well presented lines of cattle sold for firm rates. Cattle were drawn from local areas, as well as Jericho, Barcaldine, Charleville, Alpha, Muttaburra, Georgetown and Boulia.

CM, JC and DM Schutt Tralee, Blackall sold bullocks for 166.2 c/kg at 697.5 kg, returning $1159 per head. Tralee also sold quality Brahman cows topping at 144.6 c/kg to an average of 142.2 c/kg, weighing 587.5 kg and returning $835.50 per head.

Greg and Jill Peck Purtora, Blackall sold Limo cross cows to top at 139.2 c/kg, averaging 137.4 c/kg, weighing 613 kg and returning $842 per head.

Les Wheelhouse Selvister, Blackall sold a draft of Shorthorn cross cows to a top of 128.2 c/kg, weighing 642 kg to return $823 per head.

Mt Enniskillen Past Co Mt Enniskillen, Blackall sold a quality draft of Santa heifers to a top of 172.2 c/kg, to average 169 c/kg, weighing 276 kg and returning $466 per head.

Andrew Hardie Dumfries, Blackall sold aged cows and calves for $610 per head.

AGFORCE and Rabobank are teaming up to showcase excellence in Queensland’s red meat industry at the annual Red Meat Awards. AgForce Cattle president Grant Maudsley said the red meat awards recognise the entire supply chain from paddock to plate, and catered for rural, regional and urban businesses of all sizes.

Rabobank state manager Justin Harrison said the awards have become recognised as the ultimate award for Queensland beef and sheep producers.

“An award of this calibre not only showcases some of the state’s outstanding producers and processors, but it also helps to promote some of the best practice embraced by Queensland’s red meat industry,” he said. “The industry is innovative and resourceful and with an improved seasonal outlook we expect some exceptional entrants again this year.”

Nominations for the 2010 Red Meat Awards are open from now until July 5 and all producers, supply-chain operators and restaurants are urged to apply.

“Too often agricultural producers fail to promote themselves, so we are also calling on people to encourage achievers into overcoming their modesty and getting in applications for the awards,” Grant Maudsley said.

Red meat awards serve up a slice of excellence

Shockwave Youth

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One of the young at heart, Boo Hanrick helps Charley Brown (left) put the finishing touches to her lantern

Right: The crowd got right into

decorating old car doors

Bob Carstairs said that in the wider area, there is around 15 billion tonnes of coal to be extracted.

“If (all the mines) were to go ahead, this would be a world scale coal mining area,” he said.

“There is the potential for people from this area to work in the industry.”

Mr Carstairs said that the mining projects tend to attract younger families, which increases the demand for childcare, maternity services and education, as well as impact the local economy and infrastructure.

“We are trying to uncover how well these towns are equipped to handle what is potentially a major shock,” he said. “In our research we found that towns such as Blackall are already at their capacity in many areas, such as water and housing.

“So there is a lot of work to be done to prepare for the changes and increased demands.”

Maintaining the rural lifestyle, impacts on the artesian water basin, the cost of living and impact on the value of education were some of the main concerns raised by those who attended the focus group session.

Positives that were noted by participants included the potential for increased business opportunities, training opportunities for young people, and increased facilities. – Rowan Hunnam

Numbers down at Blackall sale

Concerns expressed at mining research session

A NEW event on the Blackall Heartland Festival calendar, the Food and Music Fiesta, was very well received by the community according to festival chair Sally Cripps.

Appropriately held in the heart of Blackall, in the Memorial Park, it hosted food stalls with an international flavour, a bar, fire twirling and a variety of musical entertainment last Friday evening.

“I talked to a lot of new faces that hadn’t found anything that appealed to them at previous festivals, who told me this was something they enjoyed participating in,” Sally said. “It had a real community celebration feel about it, which is what a festival is all about.

“I was really pleased to see lots of locals mingling with the tourists from the caravan park nearby, and many of them told me they were definitely returning for next year.”

For photos from the night, see page 9

Friday night Fiesta well received

A BUSY two weeks of workshops, exhibitions, festivals and fiestas comes to a close this weekend with the final event of the Heartland Festival calendar, the annual Art Show and Sale.

Art work will be on display and for sale by feature artist Lyn Butchart, Roslyn Ducks from Southport, Brian Harris from the Gold Coast, Lesley Cowper from Aramac, Jessica Lloyd from Yaraka, along with local artists Sally Campbell, Sylvia Wheeler and Meka Russell, and many others.

Entries will be judged this year, in a new feature of the event, with prize money for the winners. Jewellery entries add a further dimension to the show and sale.

The opening will be held tonight at the Cultural Centre, at 6pm with light refreshments and a bar.

Art Show and Sale opening tonight

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BLACKALL - TAMBO REGIONAL COUNCIL

BLACKALL AQUATIC CENTRE 3 YEAR LEASE

Council are looking to appoint the services of an energetic and committed person to undertake the Three (3) year lease with an option of an extra Two (2) years of the Blackall Aquatic Centre.

The Blackall Aquatic Centre consists of the following features - 50 metre heated swimming pool Artesian Spa Pool Kiosk on site Change rooms, showers and toilet facilities Disabled lift Open air with shade Beach style tropical setting

Applicants are required to possess or are prepared to obtain the following - Pool Lifeguard Certificate or a Bronze Medallion; St. Johns First Aid Certificate or equivalent qualifications; Positive Notice Blue Card for Child Related Employment and; Current CPR Certificate.

Written applications are to be submitted which includes details of qualifications, indicative remuneration package including GST for annual operation of the Aquatic Centre and details of any issues and breached restricting eligibility of public liability insurance.

For more information about this rare opportunity, please obtain a copy of the lease and application package by contacting:

Donna Richardson – Commercial Services Officer On 07 4621 6600 or emailing [email protected]

Applications close, Friday 11 June 2010 by 4.45pm

Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

KL Timms PO Box 21 Chief Executive Officer BLACKALL QLD 4472

Ex-Blackall resident, and author, Greg Slack (right) was pleased to return to Blackall for the weekend to launch the publication of his new book: ‘A Slack Look at Blackall 1972-3’. Greg was pleased to sell the first copy to Jim McEnlly at the Heartland Festival Food and Fiesta night last Friday. Greg said that Jim has been a great help and encouragement to him in compiling the book. “In the contact we have had over the past year, I have picked up on just how passionate he is about Blackall,” Greg said.

While others were dressing up as characters from black and white tv shows for the Murder Mystery dinner, a gathering of people were dressing up for Bec Haughton’s R-themed party.Above: Megan Schragg and Bec Haughton as a Rider and a Ragdoll

Mackenzie and Cassie Rumpf with Dave Adams as a Rugrat, Redneck and a Race car fan

Luke Sweeney and Anna Haughton enjoyed Bec’s party as a Roman Emporer and Roman Goddess

IN & AROUND BLACKALLCapturing events and people in and around Blackall, as

they enjoy themselves, achieve things and work on projects Robyn Adams with her costume-in-the-making ‘Bovinista’ for entry into the international World of Wearable Art competition and exhibition

As of next Monday, May 31, Blackall will have a Kids Club for primary school students thanks to a dedicated leadership team. The club is for students in years 2 to 7, and will meet every Monday afternoon at 3.30pm for an hour in the Uniting Church hall. Organisers said that the club will create an opportunity for young people to learn about God in a friendly and fun environment. The afternoon will feature games, afternoon tea, learning about parts of the Bible, puppetry, singing and dancing. Parents and guardians are welcome.

Kids club up and running

Blackall book written by past resident

COSTUMIER Robyn Adams has been working on the design and creation of a costume piece, titled ‘Bovinista’, for submission into an international wearable art competition and exhibition in NZ.

In Robyn’s own words, the costume depicts a cow having a good time, and is grass fed, rather than grain fed.

“I generally like messages to accompany the costumes,” Robyn said. “You can present it very lightly

this way.”The cow itself is made from

kangaroo skin, and the remainder of the costume from recycled materials, including foam from the storage of the interpretative panels in the memorial park. The only thing left to do once the costume is completed is get it over to New Zealand.

“I have got the quarantine letter so it should be ok to get out of Australia!” Robyn said.

Lyn Harlow and Glady Hayward have been involved in the costume creation, while Chelsea Hayward has been available as the model.

The competition, WOW – The World of Wearable Art, stretches the conventional perception of both art and fashion. Works of art are designed for the moving body, and choreographed into a theatrical show with music, dance, lighting, drama and comedy.

The Banks family of Springleigh had a successful day out at the Isisford Show last Saturday. Oona, Ben and Megan Banks and Dominic Moore display their trophy haul for flock ewe and wether trial prizes.

Bec’s ‘R’ Party ‘Bovinista’ costume sends message of grass, not grain, -fed cows

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TAKING A LOOK AT HISTORY

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TrudyDagan,daughterofShirleyandthelateErnieDaganofBlackall,marriedScottGroves,sonofBruceandWendyGroves, in Laurel Bank Park in Toowoomba onApril 10,2010

Congratulations

St Joseph’s Catholic School teachers Cally Hansen (left) and Alisa Remeikis with Tim Politch at the Food and Music Fiesta on Friday

Blackall’s community choir were relaxed before their performance on Friday night with the Barcaldine choir at the Heartland Festival Food and Music Fiesta in the Memorial Park. From left: Fiona Ludgate, Grace Pocknee, Pat Doonar, Allen Soxsmith, Alison Mobbs, Joyce Carter, Melit Furneaux, Lyn Schluter, Marie Messer, Veronica Law, Angelique, Judy Rush and Leila Harvey

Gregson Pest Management is looking for a highly motivated self-starter to join our team as a full-time permanent Pest Management Technician. Preferably an immediate start.

We are a mobile business covering Central, Regional and Western Queensland. This position involves regular travelling to service our customers.

Applicants holding a Qld Pest Control licence, having completed units 5, 6 & 18 in Asset Maintenance Pest Management Technical or TAFE qualifications would be highly regarded, however all self motivated persons will be considered and trained if successful.

A fully equipped, custom-fitted vehicle is provided, so a current Qld driver’s licence is essential. We require a clean driving record, background check and are able to pass a full medical as mine work is involved.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is motivated; works well on their own and has great communication skills. Successful applicants will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of a pest control schedule.

An attractive salary based position will be offered to the successful applicant, with further options available to the proven person. A newly renovated, furnished 2 bedroom cottage in Blackall is included in the package if re-location is required.

If you are looking for long term employment in Outback Queensland forward your interests to Gregson Pest Management ~ [email protected] or 0418 458 211.

Left: The 1929/30 Fargo truck in the foreground was owned by JK Murray, a Blackall shearing contractor and carrier. Another truck belonging to Cecil and George Gill, seen in the background, is being loaded with hay bales. As the photograph shows, hay bales were bound differently back then to contemporary methods; using wire and planks of wood to compress the bales. The goats, while cheeky, were a vital part of life, providing milk, butter and meat.Photograph courtesy of M Gill and O Stockwell.

Goats on recently-loaded hay, Blackall ~ 1935

Matthew (right) and Patrick Moloney watch on as dust flies around Matthew’s neice Amy as she plays for the Longreach Polocrosse team in Tambo last weekend

“Sometimes I view your reports as beneficial to you and detrimental to me. You should be slanted towards council and not towards journalism.

“You’re wearing two hats. You need to work out if you want to be a councillor or a journalist.”

Cr Cripps objected to Cr Skewes’ comments and to the use of the word “slanting”, saying she has had 25 years of experience as a journalist and a good understanding of correct reporting procedures.

Council CEO Ken Timms said the policy was created because of issues raised in previous council meetings concerning information that had gone to print before the people involved knew about it.

“It was about a person’s business and they didn’t really want it to be out there while they were in negotiation and it got into the Barcoo Indy here,” he said.

Cr Cripps replied that any information reported on could have been obtained by the public sitting in on meetings and finding out about it as it was discussed.

“The policy doesn’t really change

anything, it just reminds councillors of their duty about how they deal with information in reports,” Mr Timms said.

“We’re not hiding any information; it’s just a process that’s there.”

Corporate and Community Service manager, Susan Jarvis said the council’s media policy was not a standard one.

Mayor Jan Ross said she felt they were open as a council and made reference to the council’s quarterly newsletter, her weekly column in the Barcoo Independent and council media releases.

“I believe the policy is necessary in view of what has happened in the past,” she said.

During the discussion Cr Cripps referred to the preamble to the Right to Information (RTI) Act, which states that “government held information should be released administratively as a matter of course, unless there is good reason not to, with applications under the RTI Act being necessary only as a last resort”.

“I’m concerned with section 4 [of the council policy] which says

we can’t make a statement unless authorised by the mayor or CEO. I feel a policy like this goes against the spirit of the Right to Information Act,” Cr Cripps said.

Cr Skewes pointed out that under section 7 of the new policy, councillors were allowed to make comments as individuals as long as they made it clear that they were not representing the opinion of the council.

Cr Cripps said that section 8 held the most concerns for her, with its wording that “councillors are not permitted to distribute or make comment regarding content in any way, of any documentation pertaining to the council and council business, without first seeking approval from the Chief Executive Officer to determine if the document is available to the public and assessed against the Right to Information Act and public interest test”.

She asked other councillors why they felt it was necessary to bring in a media policy.

Cr Grahame Schluter replied that it was protection.

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Courtney Lloyd, playing for Tambo at the polocrosse, marks up Bauhinia’s Christie Edwards. Photo by Sally Cripps.

THREE Blackall State School students will be dancing at a state-wide event in South Bank later this year.

Chloe Paix, Hadassah Kennedy and Brooke Hancock will dance in three shows to be held as part of the Creative Generation State School Onstage 2010.

The girls have travelled to Brisbane to learn the dances for the event. Teacher Leanne Paix practices with these students, and others, on a regular basis after school to prepare them for such events and competitions.

“These students are working very hard, enjoying the experience and really looking forward to the big event in Brisbane,” Leanne said.

Year four student Chloe Paix recently attended the auditions for the event.

There were over 100 primary students from various schools in Queensland who took part in the audition. To be selected students had to demonstrate a variety of dance moves to different music in front of a panel of experts in the

dance industry.Chloe was successful in her

audition and received positive feedback from the panel of experts.

There are over 700 students participating in the event from various schools around Queensland. The show will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in South Bank on July 16 and 17 this year.

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Terry Kingston (left) shared a laugh with Rod (right) and Matthew Allpass at the Food and Music Fiesta

Graham Schluter, Janelle Schluter and Karen ChoyceScott Walker (left) did fire twirling throughout the evening (below centre), pictured with Bec and Pete Ossipow

Grace and David Pocknee sampled some of the international food at the fiesta last Friday night

Rob and Lena Harms are pleased to announce that, as of Monday, May 24

2010, they have become the new owners of Longreach Veterinary Service Pty Ltd.

Rob and Lena look forward to serving you in the future.

We can be contacted on 7 4658 3838

Stan Haughton, Ellen Palmblad and Michael Quinn enjoyed a night out at the Blackall Memorial Park

Photograph taken on Friday, May 21, 2010 as demolition is well underway at the Landmark Blackall premises

Food and Music Fiesta

Allen Soxsmith enjoyed the evening of food, music and entertainment, here with Melit and Peter Furneaux

A clean slate: Photograph taken on Monday, May 24, 2010, looking at the location of the old Landmark building, through to the very front wall which sits on Shamrock Street

Hadassah Kennedy, Chloe Paix and Brooke Hancock attending one of the practice sessions held at Coorparoo State High School

Fire twirling was a great night time spectacle

State School dancers in Qld extravangzaEIGHTEEN people turned out

for the Galilee Basin economic and social impact study this week, commissioned by the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation.

DEEDI hope the study will provide results that will help organisations understand, prepare for and manage the impacts of mining projects in the area, identify the areas that will be directly impacted by the Galilee Basin coal mining and those where wider effects will be felt.

Local business owners were well represented at the meeting, as well as Council, while graziers and rural industry workers were less-so.

The Blackall study was the first of four focus groups being conducted around the council areas of Blackall Tambo, Barcaldine, Longreach, the western areas of Central Highlands and the western areas of Isaac Regional Council.

Director of Economic Associates, the company conducting the study,

Galilee Basin focus group

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