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The Prince of Wales Hotel on Shamrock Street in Blackall is undergoing big changes with substantial renovations, a new lessee and a new manager. The freehold is also currently under contract.

Longreach publican Roly Gooding officially took over the hotel lease at the beginning of October from previous lessee and owner of the Barcoo Hotel Geoff Pohlner, and is set to take over ownership of the Prince from the McGrath Family in the near future.

Landmark real estate agent Robert Picking says that the sale will be a positive move for Blackall.

“This will create some healthy competition in town which is a

great thing.”The hotel is not Mr Gooding’s

first business venture in Blackall. He ran the Tattersalls Hotel from 1980 to 1983. Mr Gooding says that he currently works 24 hours a day at his Commercial Hotel in Longreach and also owns another pub in Bouldercombe.

“I first had a look at the (Prince of Wales Hotel) in Blackall midway through last year and it was a complicated decision process but we decided to go for it,” Mr Gooding said.

“It will be a great challenge.”Blackall residents Neville and

Debbie Dolinski have taken over the management of the hotel.

“It needs a really good tidy up and a good manager to take it on. I

really believe that Nev is the man for the job,” Mr Gooding said.

Mr Dolinski says that they are looking forward to the challenge of changing the Prince of Wales into a friendly, quality pub for Blackall with a good atmosphere.

He started his business Outback Sound in 1982, providing a range of entertainment and lighting to the central west.

“I built it from scratch because it is something that I have always wanted to do.”

Having spent 26 years working on the railway and four years with the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council, Mr Dolinski says that he was ready for a different challenge.

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The publican-sponsors day at the Blackall bowls club on Sunday was a big success. Over 40 people took part in the fun bowls day and although it was a warm day everyone had a great time.

The overall winners were Jacko, Brett and Dave Carter with plus 20. Runners up were Loretta, Cookie, Marta and Dally Holden with plus 11.

The hotel trophy and Tina Holden’s memorial was won by the Barcoo hotel with 51 points, from the Union hotel with 45 points.

The club would like to thank all those who helped on the day, especially Roby Doyle and John Bowyer for once again supplying a very nice barbeque lunch.

This weekend, the club will be holding their annual general meeting followed by social bowls.

– Dally Holden

The golden gleam of the Melbourne Cup was the centre of attention at a gala dinner in Tambo last week when the Cup’s 2009 tour hit town.

Tambo has enjoyed a reputation as the “Doomben of the West”, having the second oldest registered racetrack in Queensland after the Brisbane one, and it lived up to this on the day.

The $125 000 Cup, made with 1.6 kilograms of 18 carat gold, brought interested school and pensioner groups from neighbouring towns to Tambo to take their turn to handle the trophy with white gloves.

Other events held to celebrate the visit included hobby horse races and other fun at the state school, a lunch hosted by the Tambo Senior Citizens, and afternoon tea in EE Parr Park hosted by the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council mayor.

Victorian Racing Club spokesman Andrew Lemon said that many people never got a chance to go to Flemington racetrack in November to see the big race and so the tour was designed to bring the Cup to the people.

“The Melbourne Cup doesn’t belong to Melbourne but to all Australia,” he said.

The trophy isn’t a perpetual one – a new one is made each year for the winner. Replicas are made for the owner, the breeder, the jockey, even the strapper nowadays.

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey, John Marshall gave the 100-strong dinner audience a taste of what it had been like to ride a winner in the race that stops a nation.

He said that in 1999, he had been booked to ride Rue Lopez, a horse that he had a high opinion of, but who failed to win the Geelong Cup and so

Tambo hosts Melbourne Cup tour

Maddie Price shows off her prize-winning pink feather hat at the Blackall C.W.A. Pink Ribbon morning tea

More than 500 people came to the fourth race meet for the year in Blackall on October 17, enjoying a good afternoon of five races and a competitive Fashions of the Field.

There was plenty of prize money handed out for fashion winners including Zac Frost (12 and under), Shagun Gandhi (13-17 years), Irish backpacker Francis Craven (best dressed gent), Penny Wagstaff (classic racewear), Ang Crowther (contemporary racewear), and Danielle Butler (best hat).

The winner of the Ryan Bros Carlow Class 5 handicap 1050m race was Tuscan Blaze, followed by What Is This? and Fuel ‘N Water.

The Terrick Terrick Santa Gertrudis Maiden Plate 1050m, was taken by Craiglea Hummer setting a track record, with Ready Now General in second and Kwilatype in third.

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Santa Gertrudis Open Handicap 1050m race was won by Like A Sequalo, second place awarded to Gidyea Coals, with a dead heat for third place between Miss Mataya and Cyclone George.

First place in the Lambert Herefords Class B Handicap 1200m was Go On, second Fraarcas and third Craiglea Fancy.

The final race of the day, the Forest Park Santa Gertrudis Class 3 Plate 1400m was won by Craiglea Pursuit, followed by Money Bunny and Elimination.

Facelift for the Prince of Wales

Publican-sponsors day a hit at bowls club

James and Sarah Pearson presented the trophy for the Terrick Terrick Santa Gertrudis maiden plate to Bevan Johnson, Tambo, trainer of Craiglea Hummer

Blackall race meet results

Barcoo Independent TV Guide November 1 - 7ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Wednesday N

ovember 4

4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Mummy Detective12:00 Midday Report12:30 National Press Club Address1:30 Talking Heads2:00 The Bill3:00 Children’s Programs6:10 River Cottage Autumn7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report 8:00 The New Inventors8:30 Spicks and Specks9:00 Hungry Beast9:30 John Safran’s Race Relations10:00 At the Movies10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 The Line of Beauty12:40 The Sideshow with Paul McDermott1:35 Movie: Carrington VC3:25 National Press Club Address

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Gosford Park (M)3:00 Infomercials3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Border Security – Australia’s Front Line8:00 Medical Emergency8:30 City Homicide9:30 Criminal Minds10:30 My Name is Earl11:00 American Dad11:30 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia12:00 The Magic of Africa1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 Pyramid4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men8:00 Money for Jam8:30 RPA9:30 Crime Investigation Australia10:35 Without a Trace11:30 News12:30 The Strip1:30 The View2:30 Danoz Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today

5:30 UEFA Champions League

8:00 International News

3:30 A Fork in the Mediterranean

4:00 Eco House Challenge

4:30 The Journal

5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer

6:00 Global Village

6:30 World News Australia

7:35 Inspector Rex

8:30 Destination Australia


10:00 The Eagle: A Crime

Odyssey

11:05 Movie: Nero (M)

12:50 Movie: Almost Peaceful (M)

2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

Thursday Novem

ber 5

4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:05 The War of the World12:00 Midday Report12:30 River Cottage Fishing1:30 Collectors2:00 The Bill3:00 Children’s Programs6:05 Grand Designs Revisited7:00 News7:30 The 7:30 Report8:00 Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage8:30 The Great Escape9:30 Q&A10:35 Lateline11:10 Lateline Business11:35 Live at the Basement12:30 Movie: The Gift Horse (PG)2:15 Movie: They Can’t Hang Me (PG)3:30 Double the Fist3:55 The Glass House

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show9:30 Larry the Lawnmower10:00 Melbourne Cup Carnival: Crown Oaks Day4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Ghost Whisperer8:30 Beauty and the Geek9:30 The Amazing Race10:30 Family Guy11:00 American Dad12:00 Room for Improvement12:30 Sons and Daughters1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 The View 2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 Pyramid4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Getaway8:30 CSI9:30 The Secret Millionaire10:30 E.R.11:30 News12:30 The Alice1:30 The Avengers2:30 Danoz Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today

5:30 UEFA Champions League8:00 International News3:30 Road Trip Nation Australia4:00 Feast Bazaar4:30 The Journal5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer6:00 Global Village6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam8:00 Demetri’s Castle8:30 Cooking in the Danger Zone9:00 ADbc9:30 World News Australia10:00 UEFA Champions League Hour11:35 Oz12:00 Movie: King of Thieves (MA)1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

Friday Novem

ber 6

4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Big Sky Bears12:00 Midday Report12:30 Wild at Heart1:30 Spicks and Specks2:00 Monarch of the Glen3:00 Children’s Programs6:00 Message Stick6:30 Can We Help?7:00 News7:30 Stateline8:00 Collectors8:30 Midsomer Murders10:10 beached az10:15 That Mitchell and Webb Look10:40 Lateline11:20 The Urban Monkey with Murray Foote11:25 Triple J tv with the Doctor11:55 Good Game12:25 Rage

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Firestarter (M)2:30 The Golden Girls3:00 Infomercials3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Better Homes and Gardens8:30 Movie: War of the Worlds (M)11:00 Movie: Blown Away (M)1:35 Movie: Valet Girls (M)3:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Yamba’s Playtime3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 The Saddle Club4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Two and a Half Men8:00 Movie: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG)11:00 News11:30 Movie: Goodfellas (M)2:00 Movie: Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde (M)3:50 Neil Diamond: Homecoming4:00 Danoz Direct4:30 Good Morning America

5:45 UEFA Europa League8:15 International News3:20 Bit of Black Business3:30 Living Black4:00 Classical Destinations4:30 The Journal5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer6:00 Global Village6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Trawlermen8:00 The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World8:30 As It Happened9:30 World News Australia10:00 Hardcore Profits11:00 Movie: Kill Me Tender (MA)12:45 Movie: The Princess and the Warrior (MA)3:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

Saturday Novem

ber 7

5:00 Rage10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: Renee Geyer11:00 Songbook12:00 Stateline12:30 Australian Story1:00 Basketball: WNBL Canberra v Townsville3:00 Football: W-League Canberra United v Brisbane Roar5:00 Bowls: Queensland Open6:00 The Wild Gourmets6:25 Minuscule6:30 Gardening Australia7:00 News7:30 Hope Springs8:30 News Update8:35 The Bill9:20 News Update9:25 Taggart10:15 Silent Witness11:10 Rage

6:00 Children’s Programs

10:00 Melbourne Cup Carnival:

Emirates Stakes Day

4:30 Mercurio’s Menu

5:00 Creek to Coast

5:30 Queensland Weekender

6:00 News

6:30 Movie: Movie: Independence

Day (PG)

9:30 Movie: Deep Impact (M)

12:00 V8 Supercars

1:00 Movie: High Heels and Low

Lifes (M)

2:30 Auction Squad

3:30 It is Written

4:00 Infomercials

5:00 Dateline NBCs

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Today9:00 Children’s Programs1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Rain2:30 Alive and Cooking3:00 Movie: Prisoners of the Casbah (G)4:30 The Garden Gurus5:00 David Attenborough’s Smart Sharks – Swimming with Roboshark6:00 News6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos7:30 Movie: She’s the Man (PG)9:30 Movie: Around the World in 80 Days (PG)11:55 Airline12:20 Four Nations Rugby League: France v Australia2:30 Skippy – the Bush Kangaroo3:00 4WD TV3:30 Danoz Direct5:00 Postcards Australia5:30 Rise and Shine


1:00 Toscanini

2:05 Saving Jazz

3:20 A Technicolour Dream


5:30 Who Do You Think You Are?


7:30 Mythbusters

8:30 Iron Chef

9:20 RocKwiz

10:00 Movie: Angel-A (M)

11:35 SOS

12:35 NEWStopia

1:05 Knot at Home


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FROM THE MAYOR’S DESKWell it RAINED! It is still looking

promising!! Hopefully there is a bit more on the way. Fortunately we have missed the dust thus far, which has been to the west and north of us. We have clouds in the sky; the wind is in the north ……time to say our prayers!

It was a beautiful ceremony and wonderful afternoon tea at St Joseph’s to mark Breast Cancer awareness week, as well as supporting local women survivors in our community. Lots and lots of pink apparel to please the eye and the delicious afternoon tea featured delightfully decorated cup cakes as well as all things yummy including “really-good-for-you fruit”.

While I was at St Joseph’s, Principal Tim Franzmann took me on a tour of the grounds explaining the upgrade to the sporting oval made possible through the Federal Government’s funding of the indoor sports complex, for which the school body had been raising funds. Those funds are now being spent on the much-needed oval. The Blackall Tambo Regional Council Water and Sewerage team is working in consultation with the Principal to supply the necessary fittings, connections and meters to ensure an adequate water supply for the oval as the grass plots are laid. The meters are for monitoring purposes only.

Blackall Tambo Regional Council senior staff have been engaged in preparation workshops for the process of asset management. This is a requirement of the Queensland State Government and will apply to every facet of the business of Councils statewide. The timelines drawn up by the State Government, together with the complexity and scope of the issue, certainly mean we have to make a start on this process now!

I have a further meeting with the Minister for Transport and Main Roads the Hon Rachael Nolan MP on Sunday, November 1, in regard to the imposition of the loss of the Wednesday flight into Blackall.

I am looking forward to the Q150 Shed which will be in Blackall on November 6 and 7. THIS IS A FREE SHOW. There are a variety of fabulous acts from Raw Metal Dance Company, En Garde! Blue Grass, Country and Flamenco guitar extravaganza, Shenzo Gregorio, Golden Fiddle winner for 2007 and his electric Stunt Orchestra, together with our own Damien and Dylan Dolinski, Alison Mobbs and the Blackall Community Choir. The “Where We’re From” banners will be on display at the Q150 Shed for all to see.

There are workshops available with the Raw Dance Company. Visit www.q150.qld.gov.au to register for the workshops. I am sure we have some budding dancers in our communities of Blackall and Tambo. Commencing at 3.30pm this is an opportunity NOT TO BE MISSED…. see you there!!

The ABBA concert at the Blackall Cultural Centre on Tuesday night was a great night; such fun with everyone participating in the singing and dancing! Congratulations to the Blackall Tambo Regional Council, Blackall office staff, for their organization of this event. I know everyone had a terrific time!!!

Jan Ross

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WHATS ON in 2009NOVEMBER3 Blackall Memorial & Sports Club Melbourne Cup

Luncheon6-7 Blackall Cultural Association Christmas Gallery Day6-7 Q150 Shed Entertainment8 Tennis Fun Day11 Blackall State School Primary Musical12 Climate Change Adaptation Forum, Longreach17 Swan Hill Annual Bull Sale18 Blackall State School Presentation Night19 Blackall State School Senior Formal26 Shopping and Chardonnay at Blackall Newsagency after

6:30pm28 Blackall Race Meeting28 St Patrick’s Christmas Fete29 Blackall Advent and Christmas Tree Festival

DECEMBER4 Blackall Evening Community Markets4 Landmark Christmas Party

APRIL 2010Blackall Campdraft National Finals1-24

Barcoo Independent TV Guide November 1 - 7ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Sunday Novem

ber 1

5:00 Rage6:30 Children’s Programs9:00 Insiders10:00 Inside Business10:30 Offsiders11:00 Asia Pacific Focus11:30 Songs of Praise12:00 Landline1:00 Gardening Australia1:30 Message Stick2:00 The Lost World of Communism3:00 With Gilbert and George

4:45 Conversations with Australian Artists5:00 Sunday Arts6:00 At the Movies6:30 The Einstein Factor7:00 News 7:30 Rainforests: The Secret of Life8:20 News Update 8:30 Wuthering Heights9:40 Compass10:15 The Yellow House11:30 Order in the House12:30 Movie: Appointment in London (G)2:05 Movie: Wedding Rehearsal (G)3:30 Talking Heads: Dick Smith4:00 The Pet Show

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Sunrise10:00 Kochie’s Business Builders10:30 Kochie’s Business Builders11:00 Crime Busters11:30 Melbourne Cup Carnival: Emirates Cup Preview12:30 V8 Xtra1:00 2009 Australasian Safari2:00 NIB Coolangatta Gold4:00 Pelicans of the Ghost Lakes5:00 Queensland’s Best Living5:30 Great South East6:00 News6:30 Sunday Night7:30 Border Security8:00 The Force – Behind the Line8:30 Bones9:30 Castle10:30 Las Vegas11:30 Scrubs12:00 Movie: City of Ghosts (M)2:30 Infomercials3:30 NBC Meet the Press4:30 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Today10:00 Wide World of Sports11:00 St George Melbourne Marathon12:00 The ARIA Music Show1:00 4WD TV1:30 Postcards Australia2:00 Movie: Grumpier Old Men (PG)4:00 Talk to the Animals4:30 The Pursuit5:00 Coles Great Aussie Cook-Off5:30 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News6:30 20 to 17:30 60 Minutes8:30 Movie: The Conspiracy (M)11:30 Movie: Monster’s Ball (MA)1:35 Mad TV2:30 Danoz Direct3:30 4WD TV4:00 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today

6:25 International News10:00 A Fork in the Road10:30 She’ll Be Right, Boss11:00 Donkey in Lahore12:00 Cycling: National Road Teams Melbourne to Warrnambool12:30 World Superbike Championship Highlights1:00 Speedweek2:00 FIA World Rally Championship3:00 Football Asia3:30 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program4:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature5:00 The World Game6:00 Feast Greece6:30 World News Australia7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?8:30 Dateline9:30 Busting the Berlin Wall10:30 R.A.N.: Remote Area Nurse11:30 Movie: The Death of Mr Lazarescu (M)2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

Monday N

ovember 2

4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Landline12:00 Midday Report12:30 The Gil Mayo Mysteries1:30 The Cook and the Chef2:00 Parliament Question Time: The Senate6:00 Landline Extra6:30 Talking Heads: David Hayes7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report8:00 Australian Story8:30 Four Corners9:20 Media Watch9:35 Ashes to Ashes10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Embarrassing Parents12:20 Movie: The Guinea Pig (PG)1:55 Movie: A Kid for Two Farthings (PG)3:25 Bowls: Queensland Open

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Private Practice2:00 Murder, She Wrote3:00 Infomercials3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Highway Patrol8:00 Destroyed in Seconds8:30 Flashforward9:30 Criminal Minds10:30 Mercy11:30 Momma’s Boys12:30 Hot Auctions1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of Our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men 7:30 Two and a Half Men8:00 The Big Bang Theory8:30 The Mentalist9:30 The Apprentice Australia10:30 Amazing Medical Stories11:30 News12:00 Danoz Direct12:30 Young Lions1:30 WWE Afterburn2:30 Danoz Direct3:00 Global Shop Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today


1:00 The Food Lovers’ Guide to

Australia

1:30 The Growing Anger of

Hunger

2:30 Dateline

3:30 Insight

4:30 The Journal

5:00 The Crew

5:30 Futbol Mundial

6:00 Living Black


7:30 Top Gear

8:30 Man v Wild


10:00 South Park

10:30 Skins

11:20 Life’s a Zoo

11:50 Movie: Infernal Affairs 3

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Tuesday Novem

ber 3

4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6.00 Children’s Programs11:00 The Abbey12:00 Midday Report12:30 National Press Club Address1:30 Catalyst2:00 The Bill3:00 Children’s Programs6:05 Rivers and Life: Amazon7:00 News7:30 The 7.30 Report8:00 Foreign Correspondent8:30 A Thousand Encores9:30 QI10:00 First Tuesday Book Club with Jennifer Byrne10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Four Corners12:15 Media Watch12:30 Poirot1:25 Movie: Affair with a Stranger (G)2:55 Psychic Investigators3:25 Raw Comedy

6:00 Sunrise

8:30 Larry the Lawnmower

9:00 Melbourne Cup Carnival:

Emirates Melbourne Cup Day

4:30 News

5:00 M*A*S*H

5:30 Deal or No Deal

6:00 News

6:30 Today Tonight

7:00 Home and Away

7:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue

8:00 Last Chance Surgery

8:30 Packed to the Rafters

9:30 Private Practice

10:30 My Friend Michael Jackson:

Uri’s Story

11:30 Scrubs

12:00 House Calls to the Rescue

1:00 Infomercials

4:00 NBC Today

5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 Pyramid4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News 7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 20 to 18:30 Two and a Half Men9:30 Aussie Ladette to Lady10:30 Secret Diary of a Call Girl11:30 News12:00 Danoz Direct12:30 20/201:30 Entertainment Tonight2:00 4WD TV2:30 Danoz Direct3:00 Global Shop Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today


1:00 Movie: Persona Non Grata

(PG)

2:30 Here Comes the

Neighbourhood

3:00 Corner Gas

3:30 Living Black

4:00 Wine Lovers’ Guide to

Australia

4:30 The Journal


6:00 Global Village


7:30 Insight

8:30 East West 101


10:00 21 Up South Africa

11:20 Movie: Campfire (MA)

1:00 Countdown to Delirium


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

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St Joseph’s Principal Tim Franzmann, Tessa Doonar, Amy McNamara and Blackall State School Principal Jason Smith cut the cake at the breast cancer awareness afternoon tea.

CWA morning tea ‘Best Outfit’ winner Veronica Law (back) with Marie Messer and Pat Doonar dressed in pink for the occasion. Judy Rush was winner of the ‘Prettiest Hat’ and the lucky door prize. The raffle was won by Lisa Alexander.

Right: The award-winning bra designed by Blackall State School teacher Margaret Bailey and some of the food laid out for the afternoon tea at St Joseph’s

St Joseph’s 4/5 class enjoyed a well-earned break after waiting on tables at the National Bistro on Saturday and reciting their own poetry to raise funds to travel to Camp Fairburn next month

Blackall goes pink for breast cancer awarenessLeft: Blackall State School year 5/6/7 students performing the poem ‘Women of the West’

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Birth NoticePeter and Jenny Avery are proud grandparents to a thirdgrandson, Brayden John, born Mackay Base Hospital onOctober72009,weighinginat4360(10oz).FirstchildtoKatieandDarrenBergofAndergrove,Mackay.

(BY THE MOON) from Ken Ring of www.predictweather.com

1 or 2 rain days are expected this month. Temperatures may be highest around the first few days, November 17 and 24, averaging 36 degrees C at a maximum and 21 degrees C for a minimum. The barometer may be highest in the last week. Over the month, air pressures may average about 1013mbs. Windier times may be around November 4, 19 and 23/24.

Longrange Weather Predictions: Blackall November 1 - 30 2009

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CongratulationsLisaCollins,daughterofRossandDeniseCollinsofBlackall,andMichaelTodd,sonofPeterandValerieToddofTinCanBay,weremarriedonOctober17,2009inLasVegas,U.S.A.

Tennis Annual General Meeting

Date: 14th November

at the Tennis Club

Time 2:00pm

Please come along

Program includes:• ClimateChange-what does it mean for the pastoral industry? Emeritus Professor Bob Miles

(Central Queensland University)• MethaneEmissions-information and current research to better measure and manage CH4. Dr Ed Charmley, CSIRO• Emissionscomparison-Stockingvs.Destocking(Fire) Greenhouse impact comparison in

relation to livestock methane emissions reduction versus greater burning emissions. Dr Steven Bray, QPIF-DEEDI

• SoilCarbon-helping to reverse desertification, address biodiversity loss and build eco-system resilience.Tony Lovell, Soil Carbon Research, Bond University

• Strategiestoaddressclimatechange - reducing the impact of an increasingly variable climate and explaining why resilient landscapes are more profitable and produce lower greenhouse emissions. Alan Lauder, author of ‘Carbon Grazing - The Missing Link.’

• Openforum - get your questions answered by a rare gathering of easy to understand experts and practical people.

Climate Change Adaptation ForumThursday 12 November, Longreach Pastoral College Auditorium

REGISTER NOW 07 4658 0600

ContactDCQformoreinformation0746580600orww.dcq.org.auC o o p e r C r e e k

Catchment Committee

Georgina Diamantina

Catchment Committee


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KIDS CORNER with Eddie EmuG’day kids. Wasn’t the rain delightful? It has made everything feel fresh and

clean, including my feathers, which were all dusty and dirty from all the dust storms we have had over the last few months. Now they are all fluffy and clean

again, but for how long I wonder! Have a scary Halloween Saturday night.

Eddie

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Happy Birthday Cooper McKay who turned 6 on Wednesday the 28th of October

Comedy CapersGood clean fun Halloween Humor to tickle your silly bones! Q. What do you get when you cross Dracula with Sleeping Beauty?A. Tired Blood!!

Q. Is it true that Witches are afraid of dead bodies? A. Of corpse it is!!

Q. Why did the Witch cross the road? A. It was the chicken’s day off!! Boo!

Q. What is a ghost’s favorite ride at the midway?A. A roller ghoster!!

If you know a joke or have a favourite recipe, anything that you find interesting - we want to know about it. Drop them in for us to share with your friends at Kid’s Corner: [email protected]

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BLACKALL CULTURAL ASSOCIATION INC.

LIVING ARTS CENTRE cnr Hawthorn & Rose Sts

You are invited to attend the opening of our Exhibition and Sales on Friday 6th November @ 5.30pm

and Saturday 7th November 10am to 4pm

Many beautiful gifts for sale to make Xmas shopping easy

“I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the Council but a career change is something that you may like or you may not and we’re giving it a go.”

Major renovations have been taking place behind the closed doors of the hotel since early October.

“The best thing that we can do while the doors are closed is give the place a revamp,” Mr Dolinski said.

“We are focusing on the bar and bottleshop, with a plan to revamp the beer garden, kitchen and accommodation facilities in the future.”

Mr Gooding says that amongst other things there will be a new bar area, a new ceiling and new shelving in the bottleshop.

They hope to open for business in mid to late November. The hotel will be opening for regular hours, including until midnight on the weekends.

Blackall Combined Agents yarded a total of 798 head at their weekly fat and store sale on Thursday, October 22.

‘Indiana’ Alice Springs made the trip to Blackall for the first time with a run of Braford bullocks and feeder steers. Their bullocks topped the sale at 154.2 c/kg weighing 601.3 kg or $927.13, an average 139.8 c/kg weighing 496.6 kg to return $694.49.

Latrobe Graziers ‘Norwood’ Blackall sold 520 kg Brahman cows to a top of 132 c/kg. ‘Norwood’ heifers suitable to kill weighed up to 545 kg and topped at 150 c/kg.

GJ and L Angus ‘Ewen Plains’ Prairie sold Droughtmaster cross heifers to 138 c/kg and weighed up to 537 kg.

ES and JB Otto ‘Minnamoora’ Jericho sold Brahman cows to average 128 c/kg, 561 kg to return $733, topping at 133 c/kg or $819 per head. The Otto family also sold killable which averaged 135 c/kg, 437 kg to return $592 topping at 139 c/kg or $592.

Lucy Park Pty Ltd ‘Lissoy’

Blackall sold Santa cows to a top of 119.2 c/kg for 525 kg to return $625.80.

Henrichsen Pastoral Pty Ltd ‘Durrandella’ Alpha sold cows to 129 c/kg, average 521 kg to return $651.

RTK and SP Smith ‘Depot Glen’ Stonehenge sold a run of quality Brahman feeder steers topping at 153.2 c/kg to average 142.5 c/kg at 350.9 kg making $499.91.

PF and W Hooper ‘Westend’ Isisford sold Charolais/Droughtmaster steers to 168 c/kg to return $432.

Nancy Dolgner “Aramac” sold Char/Santa x Steers to a top of 170.2ckg to av 167.8ckg for 238kg to return $400.

Springdale Long and Cattle Co ‘Muttaburra’ sold Euro cross heifers to average 148 c/kg, 343 kg to return $508.

Lucy Park Pty Ltd ‘Lissoy’ Blackall sold Brah cross heifers for 146.2 c/kg for 189 kg to return $276.

The next fat and store cattle sale will be held on November 5, at 8.30am.

798 yarded at fat and store saleMajor renovations underway at Prince


Tambo hosts Melbourne Cup dinner

Andrew Turnbull, Luke Goldthorpe and Mark McKellar at the Melbourne Cup dinner

Jenny Skelton and Rhonda Banks were ready for a good night out in Tambo

Ken Creevey (left) won the men’s Fashions of the Field prize at the Tambo dinner and had a good night out, along with Damien Housten

Discussing winners at dinner were Chris McErlean who had travelled over from Blackall, Neil McDonnell and Dominic Richardson

Blair Clifford admired Trish Arden’s hat at the dinner

Tambo Race Club president Richard Sanderson gets to hold the Melbourne Cup under the watchful eye of VRC personnel Lauren Zammit and Andrew Lemon

Tambo has been lucky enough see the Melbourne Cup twice over the years.

People who worked on Lansdowne in the 1970s recall seeing either the Cup itself or one of the replicas made for the winning connections.

The manager of Lansdowne at the time, Murray Leeds was the son of winning owner Gordon Leeds of Trangie, New South Wales.

Gordon won the Cup with his horse Russia in 1946 in a sterling effort, being the top weight, winning by five lengths and equalling the race record.

He was ridden by Darby Munro, the doyen of Australian jockeys at the time, and legend has it that Munro had partied long into the night before and was hung over.

It seems likely that Mr Leeds’ trophy made its way up to his son Murray at Tambo where it was shown around.

Tambo’s other connection with the Cup took place two years earlier, in 1944, when Richard Turnbull, who owned Lansdowne at the time, won the Melbourne Cup with Sirius.

This gave Turnbull the distinction of being the first incumbent Victorian Racing Club president to hold the trophy, although being wartime, no trophy was presented.

Mr Turnbull received war bonds instead, which he donated to charity.

Members of the Turnbull family still live in the Tambo district today.

An earlier Cup visit to Tambo

didn’t qualify.He went to trackwork the

following morning in a despondent mood which wasn’t lifted when his trainer, Bart Cummings offered him the ride on Rogan Josh.

“I thought it was a case of soaking up the experience – I didn’t think Rogan Josh had a fantastic chance,” John said.

“Then I rode him to win in the McKinnon Stakes and there was suddenly a shining light.”

He said he couldn’t put the feeling of winning into words.

A phantom race call was held during dinner, won by Rising Fast, who was owned for the night by Don Blinco.

Phar Lap (Stan Johnson) was second and Sirius (Angus Ryrie) came in third.

A racing theme was the dress code for the evening and the Fashions of the Field were won by Ken Creevey and Stacey Ryrie.

– Sally Cripps

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Blackall-Tambo Regional Council’s Rural Lands officers Phillip Hayward and Kelvin Hafey have been working in conjunction with the Weedbusters spraying contractors from Charleville to eradicate the invasive weed, Mother of Millions from the Blackall and Tambo town commons.

The eradication of the weed has been an ongoing project for Council. Council has identified it as a major issue in the Corporate Plan, Operational Plan and the Pest Management Plan.

Council has allowed budgetary allocations to specifically eradicate the weed including the work of the two Rural Lands officers and m a c h i n e r y being utilized by the ongoing p r o g r a m s . F u n d i n g from Desert C h a n n e l s Queensland has also a s s i s t e d Council in meeting their targets.

M o t h e r of Millions, Bryophyllum delagoense,

is a native plant of Madagascar which, due to its succulent easy-growing nature and coral pink flowers, became a popular garden plant in inland Australia. The plant’s ability to reproduce in large numbers and withstand drought has seen it escape from gardens and become a serious problem in many rural areas such as the Blackall-Tambo region.

Mother of Millions, particularly the flowers, is highly toxic to stock.

For further information regarding weed eradication contact your local Rural Lands officers on 4621 6600.

Eradicating weeds on town commons

Kelvin Hafey (left) with a Mother of Millions plant

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