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NewsWandoan project shelved in tax war » page 4

NewsMiners put $5B on table for QR tracks » page 5

CQ BusinessEarly work beginning for LNG » page 14

Around TownCQ gets arty » page 11

Money MattersMining propping up property » page 24

A MAJOR union says it will kick out any members who work in Australia’s growing uranium industry.

The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) in Queensland wants to starve the uranium sec-tor of its workforce, because it is concerned about the health implications for miners.

The man behind the ETU’s campaign, Peter Simpson, has likened the risk of working in the industry to being regularly exposed to asbestos.

“We haven’t just suddenly decided to take this stand, research tells us that this industry is dangerous and we will not let our members be put at risk.”

“It’s time to draw a line in the sand,” Mr Simpson told Shift Miner Magazine.

“Studies have shown that between 30 and 50 per cent of uranium miners have lung cancer, that’s where we drew the parallel with asbestos.”

The ETU is currently writing to all unions across Australia asking them to join the ban.

The idea might sound radical, but it’s not a new concept.

In fact, unions first banned their members

from working in uranium mines at the end of World War II in the wake of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

In the late 60s there was another revival of the ban, but over the past forty years that policy has been watered down.

Mr Simpson said it is now well and truly back on the agenda.

“This industry is unsafe,” he said. “After seeing the research I’m not in a

position to allow my members to go and work in a uranium mine.”

“The industry has hoodwinked its work-ers into thinking it is safe, when it is not.”

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The resources super profits tax is making a lot of headlines as the federal government and mining companies publicly lock horns on the issue. It is shaping up to be one of the key battlegrounds in the looming federal election, so Shift Miner Magazine asked your local federal MPs and candidates where they stand on the new tax on mining.

» Turn to page 6 to find out.

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88th EDITION. 2010CONTENTS

THERE has been a lot of publicity about lonely farmers over the past few years.

You can’t turn on the television without seeing a bloke in a broad-brimmed hat crying into his milk about how the isolation is killing him.

Well, what about miners?There are plenty of single men and

women in mining and industry working in isolated places with an anti-social roster.

But no-one has made a TV show about it yet (it appears producers prefer akubras to hard hats).

That’s why we’ve launched Shift Min-er’s Most Eligible Bachelor & Bachelo-rette award.

It’s time for the mining community to have their time in the limelight!

If you are the winner, aside from the glory, you and three friends will get to relax and enjoy all that Airlie Beach

has to offer for three nights.The prize (and yes, there’s one for the

bachelor and one for the bachelorette) includes accommodation at the Summit Apartments, and a day trip courtesy of Fan-tasea Cruising - with $500 spending money thrown in thanks to Steve Taylor & Partners.

If you - or one of your friends - wants to enter it’s as simple as sending an email through to alex.graham@shiftminer.com with your name and phone number as well as a photo we could publish.

We’ll send you through a short Q&A for you to fill in, and then you’re done.

From next edition, page 9 will be the place to see who is in the running.

Six finalists will be chosen, and then the winners will be decided in a reader poll.

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88th EDITION. 2010NEwS

THE Member for Flynn Chris Trevor has labelled as “disgusting” Xstrata’s decision to stall its massive Wandoan thermal coal project.

The mining giant has blamed the resource super profits tax (RSPT) for its decision, claiming both it and the expan-sion of the Ernest Henry mine near Cloncurry would no longer be viable under the new tax regime.

“The RSPT has created significant uncertainty for the future of mining invest-ment into Australia and would impair the value of previously approved projects and exploration to the point that continued investment can no longer be justified,” he said in a statement.

That has provoked the wrath of the usually mild-mannered Labor MP Chris Trevor who says the company is using his

community as a political football. “I find it disgusting that Xstrata would

seek to play political games with the liveli-hoods of families in my community,” he said.

He said the announcement was disin-genuous and central Queenslanders would find it hard to swallow.

“The reality, which Xstrata knows very well, is that the RSPT is a tax on profits.”

“As such, it is simply ridiculous for Xstrata to use the RSPT as the basis for the suspension of the Wandoan project.”

To add wind to Mr Trevor’s sails, just a fortnight ago the executive general man-ager of the Wandoan Project Stephen Bridger told the Surat Basin confer-ence in Brisbane the company planned to push ahead with the mine despite its concerns over the new tax.

Mr Bridger said a massive spike in the

global demand for thermal coal would drive the project.

“Currently there is about a 600 million tonne market for seaborne thermal coal in the world,” he told the conference.

“We see that doubling in the next 10 years.” He said the company had done global

rankings including countries like Russia, Indonesia and Mongolia, and he believed the Surat Basin was at the top of the list for development.

Xstrata said the decision would mean 60 contractors at the Ernest Henry mine would immediately lose their jobs.

“I knew this was coming,” independent MP Bob Katter told reporters in Canberra.

“I have been desperately afraid and now the evil day has come.”

The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd did not appear surprised - or swayed - by the announcements.

“I said at the very beginning of this debate on the future of the resource super-profits tax there’d be claims by mining companies... there’d be threats of project closures, there’d be projects also threat-ened to be frozen,” Mr Rudd said.

Mr Trevor has called on Xstra-

ta to start genuinely participating in the consultation process.

“I’m confident that when the dust set-tles the company will come to the viewt-hat this [Wandoan] is a profitable project that can employ local workers under the newresource super profits tax.”

Wandoan shelved - bluff or bombshell?

BRAZILIAN mining giant Vale is likely to increase its stake in the massive Belvedere coal project at Moura, providing the move isn’t blocked by the foreign investment review board.

Currently the Belvedere Coal Project is jointly owned by three companies, Vale, Aquila Resources and AMCI Capital.

However, under the terms of the joint venture, Vale has the option to buy out the other two companies at a fair market price.

The decision by Vale to increase its stake signals its strong belief that the project will get off the ground.

Last year the $2 billion project was granted “significant status” by the co-ordinator general.

Should the behemoth mine become a reality it wouldinitially mine two million tonnes of coking coal a year before expand-ing to 10 million tonnes a year; it would create600 construction jobs and 500 opera-tional positions.

The coal deposit being targeted by the mine has a high gas content, meaning part of the project could also involve extracting the coal seam gas for conversion to LNG.

At the time of print, Vale was yet to announce whether it would take over

100 per cent of the project - it also has the option to increase its share to about 75 per cent until Christmas but would then have to separately negotiate the final 25 per cent if it wanted to buy it at a later date.

Meanwhile, minority shareholder Aqui-la has upgraded the amount of coal it thinks it has at its Washpool hard coking coal project just north of Blackwater.

The company’s preliminary work suggests the resource will be open-cut mined with a strip ratio of between six and seven to one.

A feasibility study is expected to be released soon.

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“I find it disgusting that Xstrata would seek to play political games with the

livelihoods of families in my community.”

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moUNT moRGAN wATeR woRKS Construction has begun on a $1.8 millionupgrade of the lime dosing water treatmentplantattheformerMountMorgangoldmine. The upgrade will increase the plant’s

capacity by 50 per cent and provide betterenvironmentalprotectiontotheDeeRiveranddownstreamlandholders.Itwillalsoallowtheoldmine’sopencutpit

tobecompletelydrainedoverthenextdecade,whichwillreduceacidicflowsandseepage......................................................................

STANweLL poweR SURGe Thestategovernmentwillspend$22.5millionon the Stanwell power station to make it agreenerandmorereliableenergyprovider.Theupgradeincludestwonewlowpressure

turbineswhichwill increase the efficiency ofthestation,meaningitwillbeabletogeneratemorepowerusinglesscoal. The Energy Mininster Stephen Robertson

saysthechangeswillreducegreenhousegasemissionsby47,000-theequivalentoftaking9000carsofftheroadeveryyear......................................................................

RocKY wANTS INDUSTRIAL LAND Developers and the Rockhampton RegionalCouncil used lastweek’s Community CabinetmeetingatEmuParktocallformoreindustriallandaroundStanwellandGracemere. The mayor Brad Carter wants more land

earmarkedforindustrialdevelopment,andforaccesstocurrentareastobeimproved......................................................................

GKI BAcK oN AGeNDA Plans to develop Great Keppel Island, offRockhampton, are back on the agenda - buthavebeensignificantlyscaledback.LastyeartheFederalEnvironmentMinister

PeterGarrettknockedTowerHoldingsproposalonthehead. The developer says the new plan is only

a quarter of the size of last year’s, and thecompanyhastriedtoaddresseveryoneoftheMinister’sconcerns.According to Tower Holdings, the size of the

marina has been cut in half, and the roads andbuildingswouldonlycoverfourpercentoftheisland.

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THE state government has brought in new laws that will govern how the rapid-ly emerging coal seam gas (CSG) industry can operate.

The laws are meant to make sure the burgeoning industry operates within safe environmental guidelines.

“Many developing CSG extraction sites are on farming land which is essential to our state’s agriculture and grazing industries,” said the Mines Minister Stephen Robertson.

“The Bligh Government is legislat-ing to minimise impacts on the land and ensure it remains productive and in good

condition for the next generation.” The new laws mean CSG operators

can’t construct large evaporation dams - except in exception circumstances.

“These dams can result in the accumula-tion of dry beds of salt which must be reha-bilitated before the land can be used again,” Mr Robertson said.

“CSG operators will also need to submit

environmental management plans to dem-onstrate how they will manage water from projects and evaluate the effectiveness of their operations on a yearly basis.”

Mr Robertson said while the govern-ment supported the industry, it has intro-duced the stringent regulations to make sure the environment and rural communi-ties are protected.

No evaporative ponds for CSG

A group of coal companies have put their money where there mouth is and come up with a $5 billion bid to buy Queensland Rail’s coal tracks.

The group, known as the Queensland Coal Industry Rail Group (QCIRG), represents 11 companies and is headed by the former New South Wales Premier Nick Greiner.

Their $4.85 billion offer is just for the coal tracks - not the trains - and under their proposal, the Australian Rail Track Corpo-ration (ARTC) would become the inde-pendent manager of the tracks.

This is a fundamentally different to the path the one the Queensland government was previously charging down.

The state government wanted to float QR as a “vertically integrated” business - meaning both the track and trains would be sold together.

The IPO is still scheduled for September and is expected to raise in the order of $3 billion.

But the current state of the share mar-ket must be making the Premier Anna Bligh a little nervous, particularly giv-en several big floats have seen investors badly burnt recently.

That reality must be making the coal

miner’s generously price-tagged offer seem more than a little appealing.

Just a few months ago, the Premier categor-ically ruled out the coal companies buying the tracks, while her Treasurer questioned wheth-er a serious offer would even eventuate.

Even a sustained battering from feder-al government ministers- who also wanted QR split before the float - couldn’t persuade them to change their mind.

But the state government is now looking carefully over the QCIRG proposal.

Lobby groups, like the Queensland Resources Council (QRC), are doing all they can to support the bid - declaring that it “ticks all the boxes”.

“It’s both a compelling financial number on the table - it’s a sure dollar return to the Government and the people of Queensland for that asset, without the risk of a stock market float when we see all the uncertain-ty in the markets globally at the moment,”

the QRC’s Michael Roche said.“The industry has made sure that what it

has put together protects new entrants to the coal industry, protects small producers - indeed the consortium includes the small producers.”

At the time of print, the Treasurer Andrew Fraser had been in receipt of the documents for more than a week, but had not yet come to a decision.

Not long after the bid was announced, he was still sticking to his guns about a combined sale.

“The important thing here is what’s actually best for QR into the future and we believe by having both the track and the trains together, that that creates a strong QR National for the future - it will be a top 50 company,” he said.

The only constant in all this is the unions - who oppose the sale in whatever shape or form it happens.

Miners make $5B bid for QR tracks

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several big floats have seen investors badly burnt recently.”

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ByWayne Swan Federal Treasurer

THE mining industry is vital for Australia’s continued economic success and a strong mining industry benefits every Australian.

That is why it is crucial for our economy that we modernise the way that the Aus-tralian community gets a fairer return for its non-renewable resources, to replace the inefficient and outdated royalty system.

Everyone who contributes something to a business project needs to get a prop-er return.

Shareholders who contribute equity capital get dividends and capital gains.

Lenders who contribute debt capital get interest payments.

Workers who contribute labour get wages and super.

With a mining project, the Austral-ian people contribute the actual mineral deposits on which the project relies.

They should get a proper return on their contribution too.

That is not happening at the moment. At the beginning of the last resources

boom, the Australian people got about one

dollar in three of mining profits in royalties and other resource charges.

Now that’s down to one dollar in seven. What we are doing through our tax

reform package is to restore the situa-tion closer to where it was before resourc-es prices increased dramatically during the last boom.

The Resource Super Profits Tax is a better way to ensure the community get a fair return for the non-renewable resourc-es below the ground which we all own 100 per cent.

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I fully support the Federal Government’s proposed Resource Super Profit Tax.

Mining company’s profits have risen in recent years and the Australian people’s percentage of this profit has fallen.

There has been a great lack of contribution to Central Queensland communities on the part of mining companies in recent years.

Central Queensland is now lacking much needed infrastructure.

This profit tax insures that Central Queensland receive the benefits of the resources boom. This will create more roads, rail and ports, and less business tax and red tape, especially for small business.

The previous government ignored the infrastructure needs of Central Queensland and other parts of regional Australia.

We are left with the task of catching up and in order to do this I believe we need a greater contribution from the mining com-panies to bring their involvement back.

It is a plan that will strengthen the econ-omy and make the tax system fairer and simpler for Australian working families and businesses.

“There has been a great lack of contribution to Central Queensland communities on the part of mining companies in recent years.Central Queensland is now lacking much

needed infrastructure.”

GEORGE CHRISTENSEN

LNP CANDIDATE FOR DAWSON

Labor’s big new tax on mining will destroy jobs.

The mining tax makes Australia uncompetitive internationally, giving us one of the highest tax rates for the min-ing industry in the world.

As a result, both investment and jobs will go offshore.

Those job losses will be in addition to the impact of Labor’s delayed ETS, which economists say will cost 5,000 jobs in Central Queensland alone.

The mining tax has also destroyed people’s life savings.

That’s because the mining tax has slugged the mining shares component of super accounts for everyone in Central Queensland.

Labor is not serious about giving us our fair share.

Kevin Rudd is saying his mining tax will give the nation its fair share, but what about

a fair share for Central Queensland? All he wants to do is rip more money

out of this region and pour it into Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne.

“The mining tax has also destroyed people’s life savings - that’s because the mining tax has slugged the mining shares

component of super accounts for everyone in Central Queensland.”

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Our region has served as the engine room of our nation’s economy for many years.

As a community, I know this is some-thing we’re proud of.

But for too long the big mining compa-nies have failed to pay their fair share.

I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect that more of this wealth should be invested back into our region.

The Rudd Government’s proposed Resource Profits Super Tax will make sure our region starts to get a fairer share.

For too long, the working men and wom-en of our region have been forced to pay for the roads and infrastructure needed for the big mining companies to make money.

It’s no surprise that the big min-ing bosses are out there beating their chests and launching the mother of all scare campaigns.

The truth of the matter is that jobs will continue to be created, resource

companies will still come to town and thesky will not fall in.

My priority is making sure our region gets its fair share. The Resource Super Prof-its Tax will make sure this happens.

“The truth of the matter is that jobs will continue to be created, resource

companies will still come to town and the sky will not fall in. “

KEN O’DOWD

LNP CANDIDATE FOR FLYNN

Labor’s new mining super-tax is not good for Australia and even worse for Queens-landers and the people of Flynn.

A strong resources industry kept Aus-tralia out of recession.

Now, Kevin Rudd wants to put a super-tax on mining, which will weaken our economy.

A weak economy will drive up prices. From our groceries to electricity costs,

Kevin Rudd’s new super-tax will increase the cost of living and put retirement sav-ings at risk.

The only way to stop this great big new tax is to change the Government.

I believe that the mining companies are good corporate citizens, particularly here in the electorate of Flynn.

They do provide community assistance, services and most importantly – jobs.

I want the people of Flynn to know that I will oppose this great big new mining tax

and that I won’t let them down on this. There is too much at stake.

“I believe that the mining companies are good corporate citizens, particularly here

in the electorate of Flynn.”

SHOULD MINERS PAY MORE TAX?We are asked local federal members - and candidates - to sum up their thoughts on the Resource Super Profits Tax (RSPT). The Treasurer Wayne Swan also writes why he thinks the new tax system will be fair for all.

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Feel good, great, wonderful!A SERIES of workshops to be held in Emerald this month are aimed at improving the self confidence and wellbeing of people living in the Central Highlands.

The “Feeling Good, Great, and Wonder-ful” workshops are being run by Sydney-based presenter Helen Everingham and will give participants skills to improve self confidence and manage stress.

The initiative is a joint project of the Emerald and District Social Develop-ment Association and the Department of Communities - with Rio Tinto’s Kestrel mine kicking in $7000.

“There are many people in the Cen-tral Highlands region who experience a lack of self confidence and/or struggle to find the right balance between work and life,” said Lorna Hicks from the Social Development Association.

This can often include, but is not limit-ed to, people who are challenged with a disability,are unemployed, are from a low socio-economic background, are victims of violence,and/or have no support network.”

“These challenges can have negative impacts on individuals because they prevent themfrom reaching their full potential and their goals, which can lead to many types of negativethoughts and emotions.”

“These include loss of motivation, sad-ness, and dissatisfaction, which can esca-latefurther into larger societal problems including depression, chronic fatigue, obes-ity, andrelationship break downs.”

“These workshops are designed to help people develop their self-esteem and a positiveattitude, manage their time more efficiently, and provide useful tools and tech-niques tode-stress in a world that is becom-ing increasingly demanding and fast-paced.”

The two workshops are being held from 18 to 20 June in Emerald and include aone-day self esteem workshop; and a two-day effective living and stress managementworkshop.

To register for either or both workshops, please contact Lorna Hicks at the Emerald-Neighbourhood Centre on (07) 4982 1696 or email Lorna edsda@westnet.com.au

The “Feeling Good, Great, and Wonderful” workshops are being run by Sydney-based presenter Helen Everingham

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BMA has signed two important agree-ments with the local Indigenous people to manage culturally significant items on its proposed Caval Ridge and Daunia mines in central Queensland.

The signing between BMA’s CEO Marcelo Bastos and BaradaBarna elder Frank Budby took place last week at the Caval Ridge project site near Moranbah.

The BaradaBarna peoples are the Tradi-tional Owners of the land including the two mine sites and theagreements lay out plans tolocate, record, understand, appreciate and protectCultural Heritage items, such as stone artefacts, scarred trees, Aboriginal fireplaces andknapping floors.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Bas-tos said the day was a special occasion to acknowledge the co-operative relationship that has been built between BMA and the BaradaBarna peoples.

“The signing of this document is a com-mitment to work together, in close coop-

eration, to minimise impacts on Cultural Heritage at the proposed Caval Ridge and Daunia Mine sites,” Mr Bastos said.

Scarred trees, fireplaces and tools have already been found at the sites.

Caval mindful of the cultural

CULTURALLY AWARE: BMA CEO Marcelo Bastos and BaradaBarna elder Frank Budby sign the historic agreement

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Helen and Errol Rix and Bo WeirHaylee Callanan and Kelsey Jones from the high school catering team

Best Indigenous Work was won by Luther Cora with “Nogoa Freshwater Dreaming”

Tye Hooper with one of his entrants in the photography section

Lee and Sam Tankey and Stacy Wilmore

Anna Cross and April CochraneErica, Melissa and Jenny

Donna Flint, Laureen Fenner, Jenny Napper and Karen Christmas

Samuel Mogensen with his entry which won highly commended primary school section.

Lillian King who won the Best Local Artist section with “Swanston Street Melbourne”

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Jess Frost, Carly Roberts, Carly Butler and Ashleigh Crimmin

Blackwater High School Mrs Linda Galloway with judge Colley Whisson

Blackwater State High School held its 34th annual art competition and

exhibition at the BICC recently.

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Shen Neng headed homeThe damaged Chinese bulk coal carrier Shen Neng 1 officially began her voyage out of Queensland and Australian waters marking the final stage of a two-month sal-vage operation.

Maritime Safety Queensland general manager Patrick Quirk said the outcome was the result of a combined response by many agencies including Svitzer Salvage, The Department of Environment, and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

The ocean going tug De Da began tow-ing the Shen Neng 1 from a safe anchorage off the Port of Gladstone last Monday and is now well outside Queensland waters en-route to China.

According to Mr Quirk, the tug and ship will not be re-entering Queensland waters.

Gladstone Port exports down in May More than 90 ships exported about 5.5 mil-lions tonnes of cargo from the Gladstone Port last month.

More than 1.3 million tonnes of the total exports was coal to Japan,

with just 70,000 tonnes heading to China. Nearly 250,000 tonnes of alumina were

exported - with most either going to other domestic ports or to New Zealand.

Russia imported around 80,000 tonnes in two ships.

The monthly total is up on April when 87 ships moved 5 million tonnes of goods through the harbour.

Shipping Index points to softer April After a strong month in March, industrial businesses could be taking a breather with imports of heavy machinery into Australia falling nearly 30 per cent in April.

According to the Skelton Sherborne Shipping Report for April the fall in the index is not surprising.

“This is quite normal in the early stag-es of an economic recovery cycle with businesses undertaking stock replenish-ment and then taking a slight pause,” the report said.

“The total number of units imported was 1832, and we can report that our cus-

tomer’s forward orders still appear buoy-ant even though all are voicing serious concerns over the negative impact of the Government’s proposed 40 per cent min-ing tax if it gets through.”

Not surprisingly, the total value of the machinery imports fell from $290 mil-lion in March to $233 million in April, as expected, with import numbers decreasing.

However, the average value per unit actually increased from $115,000 in March to $127,000 in April.

A few categories defied the downward trend and rose including Tree Fellers and Tree Harvesters up 80 per cent to nine units and Tracked Loaders up 65 per cent to 94 units.

As usual, mini excavators less than 12 tonnes were the most common-ly imported machines, with a total of 441 units imported.

Hay Point shut for 5 weeks The Hay Point Coal Terminal near Mackay will shut its Berth 2 for most of July and

part of August to allow maintenance work to be carried out.

According to the terminal’s owner BMA, the shut down will allow the instal-lation of a new fender structure and sys-tem.

During the shut down, only certain ships will be allowed at the terminal.

“Vessels up to a displacement of 179,000 tonnes can use Berth 1 while weather conditions will determine if ves-sels in excess of that displacement will be berthed,” BMA said.

“The maximum permissible displace-ment is not to exceed 207,500 tonnes at all times.”

The last time the terminal was shut down was back in March when it was damaged during the wild weather of cyclone Ului.

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“Fifty-five per cent of the total water used by our operations was recycled water, and 70 per cent of waste was recycled.”

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MORE than 170 locals have helped to pick up about 1000 kilograms of rubbish around Dysart over the past six months.

That’s a lot of paddle pop sticks - in fact it’s almost six kilos of rubbish per person.

The massive clean up was undertaken thanks to a partnership between the Isaac Regional Council, BMA and Dysart State High School.

Since November last year, every fortnight a delegation from the school and BMA collect-ed rubbish from five different routes including Dysart’s main entrance, the main street, Queen Elizabeth Drive and Centenary Park.

BMA’s Saraji mine general manag-

er Peter Sharpe said employees wanted to be involved a program that centred around beautifying the town.

“In addition to the fortnightly clean ups, BMA is also working closely with IsaacRe-gional Council and Dysart State High School and Primary School to develop aneducation-al program for students that focuses on recy-cling and environmentalsustainability.”

“BMA is also working with Isaac Regional Council to introduce anti-vandalism recycling and general waste bins throughout Dysart.”

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Rio works on mine rehabLAST year, Rio Tinto Coal Australia rehabili-tated 560 hectares of land - a significant chunk of which was at Kestrel mine near Emerald.

The statistic is one that is contained within the company’s sustainable develop-ment data for 2009.

Another major achievement was reduc-ing greenhouse gas emissions by 65,000 tonnes - or to put that in perspective, it reduced emissions by more than 5 per cent for every tonne of material moved.

It was also a year free of any critical environmental incidents.

Managing director Bill Champion said he was particularly pleased with the achieve-ments across the company’s Queensland and New South Wales mines.

This year, the company will again stretch its voluntary targets.

“While targets were not set in 2009 due to uncertainty in the market and its influ-ence on production, our performance remained strong,” he said.

“Fifty-five per cent of the total water used by our operations was recycled water, and 70 per cent of waste was recycled.”

“Our safety record has been improv-ing steadily year on year since 2003 and I am pleased that during2009 the number of overall injuries and medical treatments decreased by more than 10 per cent.”

“Our all injury frequency rate has decreased by 80 per cent since 2004 when Rio Tinto Coal Australiawas formed.”

But Mr Champion acknowledged there was room for improvement.

“One area in which we will continue to look for ongoing improvements is work-ing with our communities on issues such as noise, odour and dust,” he said.

It is the eighth year that Rio Tinto Coal Australia has voluntarily reported on its con-tribution to sustainable development and you can read the full details, targets and results for both Rio Tinto Coal Australia and its sites online at www.riotintocoalaustralia.com.au

Last week a DVD was posted out to 14,000 ETU members in Queensland and the Northern Territory warning them of the health problems that could result from radia-tion and radon gas exposure.

“Alpha radiation and radon gas are two of the most dangerous parts of the indus-try, and workers are not monitored for their exposure to these,” Mr Simpson said.

“Also, the industry does not keep track of its workers so it is impossible to link the number of people who have had health prob-lems back to their time at a particular mine.”

“There are no life long health checks for workers.”

Scott Perkins from the Northern Territo-ry Minerals Council has defended the indus-try as one of the most regulated in the world.

“To contemplate banning your mem-bers from quite legitimate work is arrogant beyond belief,” he said.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if they lose members over this.”

But Mr Simpson said the union was pre-pared to suffer the consequences.

“There’s no question we will lose members over this, we are expecting that to happen.”

The Australian Uranium Association’s Michael Angwin has gone so far as to sug-

gest the ban might be against the law. “The idea that it would adversely treat its

members on the basis of where they work or where they might want to work seem to me to be something which comes from a gener-ation 40 or 50 years ago and not in modern day Australia,” he told the ABC.

But Mr Simpson said he would support any move to have the ban scrutinised.

“I would welcome any court challenge I would be more than happy to get out the evidence in front of a court of law but I think that is something the uranium industry would probably prefer didn’t happen.”

Currently, there are no uranium mines in Queensland, and the Premier Anna Bligh has recently reaffirmed her commit-ment to keeping it that way.

“I think we have finally found some-thing that we can agree with the Premier on,” said Mr Simpson.

Australia has five operating uranium mines, including the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia, and the Ranger mine in the Northern Territory; collectively they produce about a fifth of the world’s uranium.

However, Australia has more than a third of the world’s uranium deposits, and with the issue of nuclear power back on the agenda because of climate change, big decisions must soon be made about Australia’s course of action.

Union says no to uranium

COMMUNITY CLEAN UP: Saraji mine employee Glenn Hanton helps with the clean up effort

HELPING OUT: Saraji mine employees Phil Derksen and

Stephen Ramage

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COAL PRICES SOAR A large global bank says it expects thermal coal prices to increase by more than a quar-ter over the next two years.

Deutche Bank anticipates thermal coal price will reach $US120 a tonne in 2012, on the back of demand from China and India.

“The seaborne thermal coal market is experiencing a ansformation which may be as significant as that which occurred for the iron ore market over the past decade,” it said.

“China grew from a marginal consumer of seaborne iron ore to a giant, representing nearly 50 per cent of the entire market.”

“In a similar way, we believe that Chi-na and India together could transform the demand landscape for thermal coal over the next decade.”

While the Bowen Basin is best known for its steel making coal, there are vast ther-mal coal projects on the horizon both at Alpha and Wandoan in Queensland.

QR PITCHING IN THE BIG APPLE Queensland Rail is looking to hit a home run for the Queensland public, by takings its sales pitch to the home of big hitters in New York.

QR management has told potential inves-tors in North America that an integrated model would be a better investment than one broken up into the above and below-rail assets.

A fortnight ago, a syndicate of Queensland coal miners offered the state government $4.85 billion to buy the tracks that the coal trains run on.

THIESS CONTINUES AT WALKER Mining contractor Thiess will continue its coal mining operations at South Walk-er Creek Mine following a three-year $229 million contract extension by the mine’s owner BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC).

Thiess has been at the site since it was built in 1996, and employs nearly 300 people at the mine.

BOOMING BOOM Shares in crane hire group Boom Logistics jumped 43 per cent from 13 cents or 43 cents last week following a joint takeover bid.

The $240 million takeover bid was put on the table by private equity group Arch-er Capital and the Queensland-based McAleese transport group.

Boom Logistics have offices in Blackwa-ter, Moranbah and Mackay.

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BUSINESS research company Wood Mac-kenzie has flagged a five-fold increase in the production of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in Australia.

Speaking at a conference in Bris-bane Craig McMahon, Wood Macken-zie’s analyst said Australia’s location and success in exploration means it is set to enjoy good growth.

“Realising all of the 15 proposed gas projects in Australia will be a major challenge and some may fall by the wayside,” he said.

“But the fundamentals of Australian gas are strong and we expect to see its global LNG market share grow significantly over the coming decade.”

“Whilst there are countries with larger gas reserves, few can compete with Austral-ia’s reserves to production ratio and its sus-tained exploration success.”

“Combine this with its advantageous geographical position and low perceived sovereign risk, and it’s easy to see why com-

panies have been willing to invest tens of billions of dollars in mega-projects here.”

In his presentation, Mr McMahon also discussed the impact of the proposed min-ing super tax on the CSG industry.

He found that it probably would not affect the viability of the projects, but could significantly delay them.

“We’re expecting a combined invest-ment of $50 billion from these three CSG projects alone,” he added.

“The timing of the RSPT announcement and the uncertainty it has created could not have come at a worse time.”

Three CSG to LNG projects - Queens-land Curtis LNG, GLNG and Aus-tralia Pacific LNG - hope to make a final investment decision within the next twelve months.

Together, those three Queensland projects would collectively contribute an additional 20 million metric tonnes a year of LNG capacity by 2016.

First business for LNG industryALL the talk surrounding the Liquid Nat-ural Gas (LNG) industry could finally be converting to business opportunity with Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) putting out its first tenders for work.

APLNG told a business workshop organised by the Gladstone Engineering Alliance (GEA) that it was already look-ing for early works services as it ramps up to full scale development next year.

APLNG is a joint venture between Origin Energy and ConocoPhillips to develop a coal seam gas export industry in central Queensland.

While the final investment decision for the project has not yet been made, Cono-coPhillips project procurement man-agerJoe Hinojosa told the workshop he expected construction to begin in about 12 month’s time.

“We are currently going through the FEED with Bechtel, which is the front end engineering and design, and we should have the final investment decision (FID) by the end of this year,” he said.

“Once we get approval for the FID point we will start detailed design which will probably take about 18 months, so

construction will probably start about a year from now.”

The project is expected to gener-ate around 5000 jobs in the construction phase, and a further 1000 jobs when it is up and running.

According to Bechtel’sTenney WayJr, companies looking to provide services and goods will be judged on historical experi-ence, capacity and scope, safety, quality control, and financial strength.

He said safety and quality were the two most important attributes.

“We will be looking at your systems to

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“You will either meet the safety stand-ard or you won’t - if you don’t we will not consider it further.”

Short term contracts have already been signed for some of the project’s require-ments like accommodation and rental vehicles, while another 93 equipment and bulk packages are currently out for price estimates.

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The mining super profits tax is causing a stir among our readers. Opinion is sharply divided:

Dear Sir, I write in respect to this year’s federal budget and the massive economic danger it will put the Australian economy under, also to protest the disgusting communist behaviour of the federal Labour Govern-ment by nationalising 40 per cent of the mining industry. We should remember that there are very few of us that wouldn’t have min-ing shares in our “super portfolio”, the so-called “super tax” is just that, it is a blatant theft of 40 per cent of all prof-its generated by our mining shares that would have been paid into our Super Accounts for reinvestment by our fund managers. I would also like to put on record that, as a small business operator, I do not see any benefit in having a 2 per cent cut to the company tax rate if it means risking the strong economy that the continued growth of the mining industry is pro-viding us with. I would prefer to pay an extra 2 per cent of something than have a tax break on nothing. My message to Mr Rudd is: “learn to Budget with the funds you have, stop run-ning this wonderful country into massive debt, stop taxing us out of existence”. At least Howard took his GST to the 1998 election when he did his backflip, before

he implemented the GST in 2000. Yes Rudd, a good Prime Minis-

ter would go to the electorate for their approval before introducing new taxes, or increasing taxes on mining, alcohol or cigarettes, or removing our private health cover rebates. Kind Regards, Leon Boughton Managing Director, Boughton Enterprises

All this tax means is less jobs for Austral-ians. It won’t mean more money for the regions. Alan, Mackay

Since when has it been the job of mining companies to build roads and schools in CQ? I thought that was the job of gov-ernment. Why don’t they do their job - fix the roads and build schools, and leave the mines to do theirs - employ 1000s of people. T.G, Rockhampton

If the mining companies used the money they’ve spent on their advertising campaign so far to pay their taxes it would probably be more than 40%! Peter, Moranbah

It’s time for all Australians to see their fair share of resource wealth. Trouble is, I don’t believe it’ll come to the regions any-way - it’ll just be used in Brisbane to build another sports stadium. T.J, Gladstone

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THE largest in�ux of Chinese miners into

Australia since the gold rush could be about

to begin if Waratah Coal’s China First project

gets off the ground.

During the 1860s gold rush more than 40,000

Chinese arrived in Australia - a third of the min-

ing workforce and more than three per cent of

the entire Australian population at the time.

Now, with the Chinese signaling they’ll

invest $7.5 billion to develop the untapped

Galilee Basin, the small central Queensland

town of Alpha could be about to experience

an extraordinary cultural change.

Under the current deal being negotiat-

ed by the the owner of Waratah Coal Clive

Palmer, virtually all the engineering work and

the lion’s share of the mining process would

be undertaken by Chinese.

The Metallurgical Corporation of China

would be the primary mining and construc-

tion contractor, with three other Chinese

businesses listed as the sub contractors.

According to Phil McNamara, managing

director of Waratah Coal, the massive project

would be almost exclusively built, operat-

ed and designed by the Chinese - but under

Australian supervision.

“We will need to make sure everything is

done to Australian standards,” he told a con-

ference in Mackay recently.

“There will be a high level of input from

Australian engineers, but the bulk of the

heavy structures will come from China.”

Mr McNamara said that given the sheer

number of engineers required for the project

- and the current skills shortage in Australia -

they would need to look at other options.

» continued page 6

It was a day of high fashion under the autumn sun in CQ.

BMA’s annual race day in Moranbah was a huge success

with horses, jockeys and trainers travelling from across

Australia to join locals for the big day out last Saturday.

It was a memorable day for local race club officials John

and Kay Juhas, whose horse Treasure Cay won the BMA

cup in the final race for the day.

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88th EDITION. 2010fAir diNKuM

IN THE US - An entrepreneurial cleaning lady is taking “value adding” to a new level by offering customers different rates for topless, bottomless or nude services.

According to the Omaha World-Herald, the business is called ODD’Z & EN’Z Janitorial & More and adver-tises “house cleaning and more.. in plain or exotic professional attire”.

Nude cleaning starts at about $150 per house, and for an extra $50 you get nude cleaning with “satisfaction”.

The woman who owns the business and does the cleaning denies she is a prostitute, saying only that “there’s no limit on cleaning and fun”.

IN GERMANY - It seems Mozart not only appeals to your renaissance man but microbes also dig his classical groove.

A German water treatment plant has unveiled a bizarre scheme to speed up the sewage process by playing Mozart to their microbes.

A local newspaper has reported that officials at the plant believe the com-poser’s music helps to stimulate activ-ity among the tiny, waste-decomposing organisms.

Scientists at the firm believe when combined with large quantities of oxy-gen, the sonic patterns stimulate activi-ty and help to breakdown sludge more efficiently.

IN FLORIDA - A 32-year-old man

who called 911 and lodged a complaint against his mother is himself facing criminal charges.

According to the sheriff’s depart-ment, Charles Dennison told a depu-ty that his mother took his beer and he wanted her arrested.

Dennison was reportedly “very intoxicated” when the deputy arrived at the New Port Richey residence.

Dennison threatened to contin-ue calling the emergency number if his mother was not charged.

Instead of his mum, Dennison him-self was charged with making false 911 calls and was jailed on $150 bond.

IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY - Being pissed as a parrot is not a new phenomenon but hundreds of rainbow lorikeets in Palmerston, near Darwin, are taking their moniker to an extreme.

Vets are mystefied as to the cause of the mass display of public drunkeness as hundreds of parrots are displaying the hallmarks of inebriation, losing all coordination and passing out.

Lisa Hansen, a veterinary surgeon at the Ark Animal Hospital said nobody was sure what was causing the symp-toms, although it may be a plant they are eating or possibly an outbreak of a mystery virus.

Hansen said “drunk” lorikeets have been seen in Palmerston previously but never in such numbers, adding that the birds can die without proper care.

Fair diNkUm!

Being pissed as a parrot is not a new phenomenon but hundreds of rainbow lorikeets in Palmerston, near

Darwin, are taking their moniker to an extreme.

Dear AmyThis is a problem that can be so frustrating.

It is a very difficult subject to broach with a loved one because men tend to be very sensitive when it comes to being crit-icised about the gifts they give. You have two options, tell him up front that you appreciate the gift but sug-

gest that maybe next time you might like something more practical.

Alternatively, if you wanted to be a lit-tle more discreet; ask that a friend suggest to your boyfriend something that you would prefer. If it does so happen to be a round of Skirmish Paintball as Frank sug-gested that is great.

I would recommend that you avoid ever playing with Frank however.

The defending team (which I was on) would not have done so badly if he had not ‘executed’ half the team before and during the game for ‘suspicion of treason’.Susan

Dear Frank, my boyfriend keeps get-ting me birthday presents that I hate. For example, last week he bought me a steer-ing wheel cover for our anniversary. I don’t even have a car! What do I do? - Amy

Dear AmyIt sounds like your boyfriend is out of touch.

Don’t be so hard on him though; it took me an extended period of time to discover how to please a lady.

Throughout my life I have carefully deciphered the so-called “woman-code”.

I discovered on my ‘journey’ that all the opposite sex needs is to be truly made to feel like a woman and to be able to give in to their basic desires.

That’s why on my, wife’s, girlfriend’s, sig-nificant other or even my mother’s birth-day I give them what every woman needs.

A free, all expenses paid round of SKIRMISH PAINTBALL!

Over the past couple of weeks I have become somewhat of a Skirmish expert.

It started when the staff of Shift Miner Magazine were taken to a skirmish paint-ball arena for a team building exercise.

The staff were split into two teams, one side playing the role of ‘defenders’ and the other playing the role of ‘attackers’.

The object of the game was for the attacking side to capture the flag that was held in the defending team’s base.

I was lumped in with the group of defenders and as a self-proclaimed mas-ter tactician I immediately took control of the team.

I ordered my half of them inside the defensive fort and half outside to stand in open ground.

When challenged by one of my sub-ordinates as to whether or not present-ing a clear target to the enemy was wise, I screamed at him that this is what the ene-my would least expect us to do and I put him on latrine duty.

“What latrines?” he asked.

And the screaming started again.Before I had the chance to bump him

down to private the referee blew the whis-tle and the game had started.

As commander, I thought it prudent to ensure my own safety so I hid in a bunker after assigning the work experience guy to be my bodyguard.

Quite a few people later questioned whether or not it was necessary for me to be screaming out for my mother when the fighting broke out but I couldn’t remem-ber doing anything of the sort as I inexpli-cably blacked out for a short period.

Five minutes into the battle, I could tell that things were not going well for the defending team.

The attackers had eliminated half of our force and it was clear that we would not hold out much longer.

As I watched all of this unfold, I real-ised that it would be folly for me to stay where I was and sprang into action.

I gloriously fired my gun into the backs of two of my former team-mates as I staged a glorious breakout from the defending team’s fort and defected to the attacking side.

After my defection I was in my true element; a part of a numerically superior group fighting a weaker enemy.

The defending team was crushed by the attacking side and I could see the fear in their eyes as I shouted across the are-na for the attacking side to “aim for the neck, aim for the neck!”

That’ll teach the defending team never to take sides against Frank The Tank on the field of battle ever again.

After our victory I helped myself to the spoils of war and liberated money from everyone’s wallets whilst they were getting changed.

So Amy, there you have it. Next time tell him to get you a round of paintball for your birthday.Love Frank

If you have a question for Frank and Susan email Us at: franksusan.shiftminer@gmail.com

Sensible Susan

Frank the Tank’s “Streakin” good love advice

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Page 18 - Shift Miner Magazine, 7th June 2010

CAR FOR SALEThis truck’s a neck

snapper not a head turner.

Dodge Warlock produced 1976 to 1979.

Many options and ltd build times.Orig. 70’s cool in orange.

slant six and 727 auto In Brisbane 6 weeks

VIN#D10013AP9S228574$37,500 AUD

PH: 0434 559 466

BOAT FOR SALE1993 7meter NOOSA

CAT, 200hp Volvo Penta Turbo Diesel. Launch Trailer.

Exc. electronics, incl. auto pilot, New electric anchor winch and dive

platform.Stored Rosslyn Bay

Harbour.Excellent buying at

$52,000 onoPhil 0429633636

BOAT FOR SALE

4 mt F/G Savage,

Tasman, half cabin .

extra canvas cover. 115

hp Evenrude late 1980

motor.deep sounder some

safe gear, trailer & elect

winch, all good condition

and registered.

$7,000 O NO

Phone: 49281484

BOAT FOR SALE

1973 Cruiser for sale 40” Spotted Gum

Cruiser4-71GM, 12v/24v alt,

1500L diesel, 1000L water,

Gas/electric fridge freezer,

Sleeps 6, VHF 27mg and UHF

$45,000 Ono0418 988 126

STORAGE FOR HIRE

Units to hire in

blackwater. Call asap

to discuss your needs.

We can build to your

requirements.

janet@janetlodge.com

0413003028

BIKE FOR SALEHarley-Davidson

XR1200XNew 2010 Model.

Black Denim.$18,247.00 Ride Away. 1 yr Rego & 2 yr warranty.$95.84 per week over 5 years with $1,000 deposit.

Helen @ Bundaberg MC 07 4152 1121

SAFE RESORT LIVING

1bdrm unit style onsite van in andergrove.own bathroom and

laundry,air con,dining and lounge room.

car accomadation and entertaining area.was dry in the big

flood.$65 000 onoph 0409 728 464

LAND FOR SALEEwings Road, CawarralRare find. This quiet hideaway block has

government reserve on two sides. The block is selectively half cleared with power connected

to 10,940m2 on approximately 2.75

acres $240,000 Neg. Garry Saunders 0408 177 504

BUS FOR SALE

2005 Toyota Hiace 12

seater bus.

excellent condition,

RWC, mine spec, Phone

Louise

0439591784.

$33,500 ono.

CAR FOR SALERHD 1981 Corvette.

new 4 sp auto with B&M shift kit & B&M shifter.New diff, Ram Jet 350 Fuel Injected.Leather

interior Centreline wheels.Targa top. High flow exhaust.body off

resto 2 years ago.WILL TRADE FOR ANYTHING

BUILD HOUSE$42,000 ono Rocky

0410 091 105

BIKE FOR SALEHarley-Davidson Fatboy New 2010

Model. Black.$32,577.00 Ride

Away. 1 yr Rego & 2 yr warranty.$173.63 pe week over 5 years with $1,000 deposit.

Helen @ Bundaberg MC 07

4152 1121

UTE FOR SALE

99’ Nissan Patrol ST

4.2 Turbo Diesel Reg

until june, Dual tanks,

T & B Bars, air con,

cloth seats, spot lights

etc,200,008 k P.O.A

0409344271

0427257864

EIMEO/MACKAY VAC LAND FOR SALE

Elevated block surrounded by quality homes with view of Brampton & Keswick

Islands. Close to schools, shops & transport.

Owner motivated to sell will look at all reas offers.

15 Coral Ridge Drive$209,000

CALL BARRY0407 963 955

CAR FOR SALE2003 mazda rx-8 fe

series 1 plus leather TRIM 48,651 km

Black/Grey int6 speed Manual trans.4 door 4 seat body

2 cyl. U/L Rotary 1.3L (1308cc) RWC Brand new

sports tyres, genuine sale, growing family

Price: $29,9900421889388 or

0408714251

CAR FOR SALE

2007 Toyota Hilux 4x2

Excellent condition, RWC,

mine spec,

Phone Louise

0439591784.

$26,500 ono.

CAR FOR SALEBeautiful example of Americana. Pristine metallic cyan blue in and out and out.

Won’t see one like this in Australia.

Very reliable 350 Chev and T350. Land

Brisb. 6-8 weeks VIN#3A57L121337.

$37,900 AUD PH: 0434 559 466

DRY ICE CLEANING/BLASTING BUSINESS FOR SALE

Kaiser trailer mounted screwtype air compressor only 66hrs

Buse dry ice machine only 40 hrsincludes Australian Buse distributorship.

Great Opportunity! genuine reason for sale.thermoblast.com.au

$85,000 ONORockhampton0410 091 105

BIKE FOR SALEHarley-Davidson

HeritageNew 2010 Model. Merlot & Cherry

Sunglo.$34,330.00 Ride

Away. 1 yr Rego & 2 yr warranty.

$183.13 per week over 5 Years with

$1,000.00 deposit.Helen @ Bundaberg MC 07 4152 1121

BIKE FOR SALEHarley-Davidson 1200 CustomNew 2010 Model. Red &

Black.$18,157.00 Ride

Away. 1 yr Rego & 2 yr warranty.$95.35

per week over 5 years with $1,000

deposit.Helen @

Bundaberg MC 07 4152 1121

WHITSUNDAY HOLIDAY RENTAL

Impress your girlfriend,family or mates

& book this spacious f/furn beachfront home - 30mins

Nth Airlie Beach. Ideal affordable getaway from

$160/ntView www.stayz.com.au Property ID 25669 wallerjen@westnet.

com.au Ph 07 49461628

MACKAY RESORT ACCOM. FOR SALE

Andergrove van park.2bdrm,own

bathroom,office area and laundry.New trussed roof.air con.2 car accom.shed.

dry in the flood.

$65,000.ono 0409 728 464

BOAT FOR SALE5.5 m Caribbean open runabout. 135 Mercury

Optimax (V6) fuel injected motor (30 hrs)GPS, Colour sounder,

VHF radio with loads of fishing space & extras

On Dunbier multi-roller trailer

All in as new condition$29,500 neg

Phone: 4935 4099

HOBBY FARM FOR SALE2.5 acres Fully fenced, cleared with pasture.

Bitumen road and Phone to front gate. Power avail.

Prim and Sec School, Nursing Center, Shops

and Post Office less than 15 mins$55,000

Colin Elders OMEO 0429 350 500

BOAT FOR SALE

MUSTANG 6M,

Yamaha 150hp

4stroke 216hrs regul..

serv. tandem trailer

safety gear GPS

fishfinder & extras

GC throughout.

regd $25,000

0438553130

BIKE FOR SALE

Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic Limited

New 2010 Model. Black & Blue.

$39,390.00 Ride Away. 1 yr Rego & 2

yr warranty.$210.59 per week over 5 years with $1,000 deposit.

Helen @ Bundaberg MC 07 4152 1121

BIKE FOR SALEHarley-Davidson

WideglideNew 2010

Model. Black.$28,725.00 Ride Away. 1 yr Rego & 2 yr warranty.

$152.71 per week over 5 years with $1,000 deposit.

Helen @ Bundaberg MC 07 4152 1121

CAR FOR SALE1966 Pontiac GTO Clone

“Better than the real thing”Midnight Blue, Orig. inter. exc. cond

389 with 6 spd manual and running gear from

2007 Dodge Viper. $45,000USD restoration recently completed.In Brisbane in 6-8 weeks VIN#235076P310095.

$45,000 AUD PH: 0434 559 466

ACRES FOR SALE

HOME HILL, 7.94 HA

(19.62 Acres) 46 ML

River Allocation with

12 acres of Kensington

Pride Mangoes (500

trees) Absolute river

front powered block with

top quality soils

49827848

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88th EDITION. 2010

Matt was happy to live in a rent-ed house. He didn’t plan to spend his whole working life in the mines, and there was less financial risk than buy-ing. Matt was happy renting, but Jo, his wife, wasn’t. “Rent money is dead money,” she’d say.

After a few months of persuasion, Matt wasn’t so happy to rent any more either. They’d been saving more mon-ey than he’d thought, and if the mining boom kept up they might even make a tidy non-taxable capital gain. They talked about what they wanted in a house, and started looking. Jo found a place on Maraboon Street that she liked the look of, and booked an inspec-tion with Dawn, the real estate agent. Matt got off work early to come along.

Dawn was a plump, middle-aged lady in a slightly too small black skirt. She had a bubbly personality, and wore too much jewellery, perfume and make-up. She was too much all round, Matt thought; but he smiled, shook her hand, and got in the back seat of her car beside Jo.

In a few minutes they were outside the Maraboon Street place. “Can we go in now?” asked Jo, unlocking her seatbelt.

“No, this house is occupied. We need to give the tenants a few days notice first.”

Jo said nothing. Matt was confused, and asked her, “Didn’t you make this appointment last week, so we could look inside that house?”

Jo nodded and shrugged. Matt shook his head.

Dawn perked up. “I’ve got a great home I can show you around that I think is really undervalued. No ten-ants. I’ve got the keys here.” She took them to a house near the river.

Matt looked suspiciously up an down the street. He’d seen the peak river lev-els in this area during the 2008 flood. “We’re not interested in areas that were affected by the flood,” he said.

Dawn said, “You can still get flood insurance for this property.”

“Our flood insurance will be to buy a house that wasn’t half filled with water.”

She didn’t seem to like that, but wasn’t easily put off. She jostled out toward the house to open it up.

Jo shrugged again. “We may as well look inside while we’re here.”

There were a lot of things that Matt felt like saying, but he held them all in, and was almost immediately glad that he had. He let Jo lead him by the hand into the house.

Dawn showed them around. The place had two bedrooms and a two-way bathroom. They wanted three bedrooms and an en suite.

“I should tell you, said Dawn, “that there was termite damage found dur-ing the repairs after the flood.”

Matt snorted, and got two dirty looks. He commented that it didn’t look like a very big block. “How many square metres is it?”

“I’m not exactly sure,” said Dawn. “Approximately?” “I’ve got all that in the car,” she

said. “I’ll look it up for you. It has a lovely gourmet kitchen.”

Matt thought his head was going to explode. “Hold it right there,” he said, raising his hands in the air. “I really need to clear some things up.”

Dawn looked at him expectantly; plastic smile in place.

“We may not have been clear enough. We are interested only in three bedroom houses, with an en suite, on at least a 700 square metre block, in are-as not affected by the 2008 flood. Do you have any houses meeting those criteria?”

Jo looked either embarrassed or about to laugh. Matt could see Dawn’s mask slipping.

“Yes,” she said after a moment. “The home on Maraboon Street.”

“Great. And when Jo called you last week, did she say that we want-ed to inspect that property during this appointment today?”

“She was certainly interested, but they really are asking too much for that place. Especially for a lovely young couple like yourselves, buying your first place. This home here is really afforda-ble, and I think, quite undervalued.”

Matt realised that his prejudice against estate agents had just became a genuine loathing. He took a deep breath in, and then out. “I think we’re done here,” he said at last, and walked out of the house towards the car.

by Bernard S. Jansen5 minute fictionRent money is dead money

Bernard S. Jansen is 32, married has three young boys. He lives in Emerald, works as an engineer at a local coal mine and is active in his local church. Read more of Bernard’s writing online at surgebin.blogspot.com or email him at bernard.jansen@gmail.com

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88th EDITION. 2010Off ShifT

FISHING IN YEPPOON

Good weather and calm seas mean the fishing action is firing up around the islands according to Ian from the Cap-ricorn Coast Sport and Hobby Centre. Lots of reds are on the rampage and a host of other bottom species includ-ing spangled emperor and spanish mack-erel can be caught around Barren and Child Islands and the Lisa Jane Shoals. With the westerlies blowing, spanish mackerel are also about in shore - while many claim they are fickle fish 'here today gone tomorrow', Ian reckons they are con-sistently about at the moment but that it takes a skilled angler to turn them on.

Off the beaches there are some good hauls to be had with whiting, salmon, flat-head and decent sized bream around the 38cm mark.

There is plenty of bait in the harbour includ-ing tons of yorkies so conversely there is good fishing in close and off rocks with predators fol-lowing in for a feed. Ian says there are still a few crabs around but that if they are lightweight to chuck em back in because they are not worth it and won't deliver the feast you are after.

FISHING IN GLADSTONE

Dylan from Pat's Tackle World Gladstone says if the conditions are conducive to get-ting out wide you can't miss a spanish mack-erel as they are currently going off.

Dylan suggests throwing some big lures around or alternatively use some live bait under a balloon.

Punters are also pulling in mixed bags of lit-tle reef fish and the odd red emperor out wide.

The creeks are fishing some big bream, a few salmon, nice flathead and

there are also some grunters pushing up. Crabs are still being potted but with winter odds on to slow them down soon.

Still, Dylan reckons last year they were popping up the whole way through the win-ter months so fingers crossed this year will be the same.

Dams are predictably slow due to drop-ping temperatures with nothing much about on the chew.

Winter is a better story for salmon as the bigger ones usually run pretty hard through the harbour with smaller ones following through.

Dylan says you can catch them with live herring or mullet but plenty of people are getting action on lures too.

FISHING IN MACKAY

Greg from Reef Marine reports conditions

are picking up and that while he hasn't heard much feedback from the amateurs, the commercial guys are bringing in some nice trout and nannygai from out wide. Whiting is definitely the way to go now that winter is here. Greg recently bagged himself a tidy 20-odd body haul in the Pioneer Riv-er with sizes averaging 28-30cm. The secret to his success...Greg reckons you can't go past yab-bies for a tried and true whiting bait. Crabs are still running despite the cold basi-cally because of the late wet season - Con-stance and Murray creeks are your best bet. Likewise, Greg reckons there are people still pulling in their bucket a day quota of prawns out of Murray Creek.

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EAsT coAsT low AffEcTs QuEEnslAnDWeek 1 - East Coast Lows (ECL) have been prevalent in the Tasman Sea. These phenom-ena in the extreme cause heavy rain, flooding and gale force wind. Already the south coast of NSW has had had heavy rain and wind gusts over 100kph. Another ECL develops closer to the Queensland border early in the week. The low position is paramount as it means fresh gusty southerly winds (stronger in the south) for the southern coast of Queensland tapering off along the central Coast.

With the dry southerly air, there will be more cold nights with sunny days continue for the Coalfields. The pattern could be bro-ken by early morning mist with fog being a fea-

ture in the east. Drivers heading east early be wary of the sun glare being compounded by the fog. Travel is safer in the afternoon. Frost in the south is likely about Springsure and the higher areas near Clermont.

Week 2 - It seems another ECL develops in the Tasman. This one should increase the winds over most of southern Queensland. More cold nights and sunny days for the remain-der of the week. This one should increase the winds over most of southern Queensland. The SOI remains around +10 for early June, hinting there is some moisture around eastern Austral-ia. Marine lovers watch the strong southerly winds in the south early in the week. The fol-lowing weekend could improve.

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“NO, it’s not that I think I can’t fit, I know that I won’t fit!”

As these sobering words rang out from the darkness below, I began to ponder my current situation; hunched on my hind quarters awaiting my turn at the infamous ‘Rebirth’ – one of the tougher ‘challenges’ on the Capricorn Caves adventure circuit.

For those of you who don’t know what I am talking about, the Caves are on the northern outskirts of Rockhampton and it’s not just stalagmites and stalactites out there - there is also adventure caving.

My brother Adam and I had decided to give it a go as a novel way to celebrate his impending nuptials… and, although not daring to admit it to one another, we were both beginning to question our bravado (or lack thereof).

As part of a larger group, including four middle aged women from a local fitness club, the caves so far hadn’t presented that much of a challenge; primarily a lot of com-mando crawling through tunnels that could quite easily accommodate us.

But now, after squeezing through Fat Man’s and Skinny Man’s Misery, the real challenges were beginning.

Skinny Man’s (you’ll be happy to know) is very accurately named.

The simple arch through the rock is indeed so tight that helmets are removed before even attempting it because they sim-ply don’t fit.

As you push further and further, the rock closes in, pinching you in its vice-like grip until you can barely move… the trick is not to panic!

“Just wiggle and twist you body like a caterpillar and slowly inch you way through,” our guide Kelly called back.”

“You’ll be right.” And while we did indeed survive, ‘Skin-

ny Man’s had a left a definite impression. Now as I forced my body into the stone

coffin that is ‘Rebirth’, I wondered how I would be remembered posthumously; as a nice young man with so much promise, or a bit of ‘Nancy’ that died of fright in a little old cave!

“Keep wriggling,” Kelly called back, breaking my train of thought.

“It’s an ‘S-bend’ so just keep wiggling until you can bend your elbows through the other side, the pull your body through it!”

(Incidentally, she was right.) Adam and I emerged from the Rebirth,

manhood still relatively intact and more grateful than ever to see the sunlight.

Indeed so taken were we with the merits of ‘rebirthing’, that we lined up for a second go. And the story doesn’t end there gentle readers.

Two years on and I have now walked away from the rock and roll lifestyle that is regional journalism, finding gainful employ-ment as – you guessed it – an adventure caving guide.

Sadly, Kelly has said goodbye to the underground and found greener pastures, but her torturous ways live on… most weekdays from 9am!

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For those too busy or embarrassed to ask the important questions about their healthEXPERT ADVICE

Tammy Farrell is a registered nurse, nutritionist and author of ‘The Real Man’s Toolbox – A DIY Health Manual for Men’. Tammy grew up in the Hunter Valley with two brothers in the local coal mines. In 2007, she started to give health talks in the Hunter, and that’s when she began compiling the book, helping hundreds of men answer questions about their bodies.

In our last edition, our nurse Tammy Farrell, told us a bit about diabetes. This edition, she continues to explain the different types of diabetes.

There are different types of diabe-tes, these include:

• TypeIdiabetes

• TypeIIdiabetes

• Gestationaldiabetes (occurs during pregnancy)

• Pre-diabetes (impaired glucose tolerance)

Last edition we discussed pre-diabetes, so now I will explain type I, type II and gestational diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes is a result of genetics, most often diagnosed as a child or before the age of 30. It is not very common (only 10–15 per cent of all diabetics have type I) and no, you cannot prevent type 1 diabe-tes, it does not matter how healthy you try to be! Why does type I dia-betes occur? Basically the pancre-as stops making insulin, so injecting

insulin is often the only option. You can manage type I by looking after your diet, exercising and managing your insulin levels.

Type II diabetes is related to life-style behaviours and genetic pre-disposition. Type II diabetes is most often diagnosed in adults but more recently in younger people and even children. It is the most common of the diabetes (85–90 per cent of all people with diabe-tes). Type II occurs as a result of the pancreas making some insulin due to too small an amount of insu-lin being delivered to your body or your body requiring assistance through a low GL diet and/or dia-betic medication.

Gestational diabetes is expe-rienced by women and only ever occurs during pregnancy. Most commonly this will resolve after the baby is born. It is very important to manage gestational diabetes for both the health of the mum to be and the health of the baby.

I hope this makes the topic of diabetes a little clearer for you, so until next time –

Stay healthy & stay informed!

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88th EDITION. 2010MOTOrSPOrTS

THE RACQ has begun a world-first research project into the risk ‘low noise’ hybrid vehicles present to pedestrians, par-ticularly the blind and vision impaired.

The project is in response to local and international media reports suggesting near silent hybrid vehicles present a greater haz-ard to pedestrians, with Vision Australia and Guide Dogs Queensland providing expert assistance to RACQ.

RACQ Technical Researcher Russell Manning said US research had produced conflicting results on the dangers of hybrid vehicles, with one study concluding they presented a higher risk and another finding the opposite.

“These US-based tests were each flawed to some degree, as one didn’t use real hybrid vehicles and the other didn’t replicate a real street crossing environment,” he said.

“We’ve taken the initiative to test real hybrid vehicles in real Australian conditions using real people, only then can we deter-mine the potential danger.”

Blind adventurer Gerrard Gosens, a special projects manager at Vision Aus-

tralia, will be helping RACQ carry out the research project.

Mr Gosens said the research involved volunteers who were sighted, blind and had low vision, in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the risk hybrids posed.

“Pedestrians rely heavily on hearing to identify the distance and speed of nearby vehicles,” he said.

“Because of this, RACQ’s research is critical to gauging whether the quieter hybrids pose a danger, not just to people who are blind or have low vision, but to all pedestrians.”

The vehicle testing takes place at Lakeside Raceway over two days and involves a mix of sighted, blind and low vision volunteers.

Sighted volunteers will be blindfolded so both groups are reliant on their hearing to identify when a vehicle is approaching.

The project will use two of the most popular hybrid vehicles on the Australian market for the practical research, along with equivalent conventional vehicles.

The RACQ expects to release the results by July this year.

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88th EDITION. 2010MONEY MATTErS

THE buoyant outlook for the mining industry continues to provide a solid basis for both rental yield and property value, according to the latest month in review by valuers Herron Todd White (HTW).

However, property prices across the region appear to be holding steady as the effects of the global recession slowly wash through the economy.

In Mackay, HTW says while the residen-

tial market is at present “static”, property prices remain at high levels.

“The market has been fuelled by the for-tunes associated with the the Bowen Basin coal industry, to the point where the medi-an value is one of the highest in regional Queensland,” the report said.

“Due to these high house prices, Mackay has a real affordability issue with low and mid-dle income earners trying to enter the market.”

In Rockhampton, despite the recession, HTW suggests that investors are buying prop-erty on the basis of low rental vacancies.

“On a more positive note, confidence in the nearby Bowen Basin mining industry is still considered to be strong, and rental rent-al property vacancy rates have remained steady at low levels,” the report said.

“These factors appear to have encouraged investors back into the residential market.”

Further south in Gladstone and the vol-ume of houses sold has dropped off sharp-ly, however median prices have improved since 2006 and 2007.

Importantly though, the promise of the coal seam gas industry has driven rental vacancy numbers lower.

“The Gladstone residential market has slowed since the historical highs of 2006 and 2007,” HTW said.

“The median price in the first quarter of 2009 was $362,500, with a total of 234 sales.”

“The median price in the first quarter of

2010 was $390,000, with a total of 102 sales, showing a sharp decrease in the number of sales for the quarter.”

“Residential vacancies are three to four per cent, with some agents reporting very recent lows of 1.5 per cent, mainly due to the influx of people with regards to the multi-bil-lion dollar Gladstone LNG developments.”

The report also pointed to strong growth in the construction of commercial proper-ty with nearly half a billion dollars worth of projects planned for Mackay.

The lion’s share of this development involves the expansion of existing shopping centres like the much anticipated $210 million expansion of Canelands Central Shopping Centre.

The Northern Beaches Central Shop-ping Centre will also be expanded.

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HOME owners let out a collective sigh of relief last week, when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to leave interest rates on hold.

It was almost universally touted the RBA would chose to leave the official cash rate unchanged at 4.5 per cent, and the decision

was applauded by the Treasurer Wayne Swan. “This news will be welcome relief to

Australian families and businesses around the country, who are of course doing it tough,” he said.

The RBA has raised rates six times since October last year, and the building indus-

try has heralded the decision to leave it unchanged as good news for the industry.

Master Builders’ Director of Hous-ing Policy Paul Bidwell said Queensland’s building industry was in a “delicate state” and the number of approvals for new homes has been falling for 13 straight months.

“The fall in building approvals is disap-pointing, as the industry struggles to recover from the economic crisis,” said Mr Bidwell.

“This comes on the back of ten consecu-tive months of falling finance commitment figures for the construction and purchase of new dwellings.”

“Building approvals generally follow finance approvals by about three months.”

“April’s finance figures hinted that build-ing activity might slide - and it has.”

Mr Bidwell said there was no doubt the six interest rate rises in eight months were taking its toll on consumer confidence and dampening housing construction.

“The decision to keep interest rates on hold needs to be the first of many.”

“While the industry is confident that conditions will improve towards the end of 2010, we need time for consumer confi-dence to turn around.”

“Earlier in the year, there were positive signs that the housing recovery was gaining momentum.”

“Right now, though, it has petered out.” Mr Bidwell is backed up by the Housing

Industry Association (HIA). HIA chief executive Graham Wolfe also

warned now was not the time for major banks to lift their rates independently of the RBA.

“Especially when their actions in cur-tailing lending for residential development are already harming the new home building recovery,” he said.

But it seems the interest rates pain isn’t keeping Australians away from the shops.

In April, consumers spent $20.1 billion in April, according to the latest data put out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

That means retail spending rose by a seasonally-adjusted 0.6 per cent.

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Right now, though, it has petered out.”

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We’re especially keen to see min-ing communities get a fairer share of the wealth they produce, to strengthen local economies.

We believe it is entirely appropriate that mining companies pay a bit more tax when their projects achieve super profits to deliver real benefits for people who live in mining communities around the country.

That’s why a major plank of the invest-ment program to come from our tax reform program is in nation building infra-structure.

We have been very clear in saying that this money will be specifically targeted to mining states and mining communities.

We have a responsibility to help build up mining towns to ensure they have the appropriate social and economic infra-structure they need to thrive.

This is the best way to recognise the significant contribution they are making to our nation’s wealth.

We want to see something signif-icant put back into mining towns – investments that leave lasting gains for their communities.

This was not a high enough priori-ty through the last mining boom, and we want to see that wrong righted through our infrastructure investments.

We’ve seen some pretty extreme statements from some quarters over the last month.

More calm and considered statements have included a number of mining com-panies saying that they will review how the announced changes affect their plans and will be working with the government through our consultation process.

The RSPT will increase investment and employment in the mining sector by replacing inefficient and ineffective roy-

alties that are currently in place tax eve-ry tonne of production — whether prices are high or low, whether costs are going up or down.

They do not recognise the heavy invest-ment and production costs that a mining project bears.

This can impact on some less profitable mines, which require a lot of work to get going and stay in production.

State royalties also ignore that when prices are lower profit margins are squeezed.

This means that during periods of low-er prices, royalties make it more likely that some mines will close.

Royalties will be effectively replaced by an RSPT which cuts in when mines are highly profitable.

These projects will pay more tax than they do now, that is true.

But on the flip side, many projects will pay less when they are not making super profits.

To come back to where I began - the government recognises the great contribu-tion that mining makes to Australia.

We support miners delivering big prof-its for their shareholders: that is a signal they are efficiently mining the raw materi-als we all own.

But despite all the heat and dra-ma of the media debate over the last month, the government is determined to get the design of the tax right so that we can deliver the fair share and the infrastructure investment our mining communities deserve.

We are determined to improve the way we charge for natural resources but we are just as determined that, in doing so, we will grow the mining industry, look after mining communities, and deliver a better return on our resources for all Australians.

“We want to see something significant put back into mining towns – investments that

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88th EDITION. 2010MONEY MATTErS

FIRST home buyers will be offered $4000 more towards their home by the state government, if they settle outside the south-east corner.

The new $11,000 regional first home owners grant is already up and running, and will apply to anyone who builds a new home in regional Queensland.

The grant is $4000 more than the $7000 that remains on the table for those who still wish to settle in the south-east corner.

The move is part of the state govern-ment’s plan to try and disperse the 200 peo-ple a day that are moving to Queensland.

“If we want to effectively manage Queensland’s growth it is vital that we actively encourage people to settle outside SEQ,” the Premier Anna Bligh said.

“We are saying that, for the first time, the Queensland Government is providing a grant to encourage people to move to the regions and to stay in the regions.”

“With a city the size of Mackay moving to the south east each year we simply must look at ways to encourage growth into the other regions to take the pressure off SEQ.”

“I believe this grant will be part of entic-ing first home owners to look outside SEQ and see the wonderful opportunities that exist in the other parts of the state.”

But not everyone is convinced the grant will make a difference.

Masterbuilders far north Queensland man-ager Ron Bannah told the ABC that while the grant is welcome, its impact is yet to be seen.

“There is going to be instances where an additional $4000 will help to get some young people over the line but I’m not 100 per cent sure what real impact it will have on the industry in the region.

The Premier has also consolidated Townsville’s position as the unofficial sec-ond capital of Queensland.

Ms Bligh has announced the devel-opment of the Townsville Futures Plan to encourage newcomers to the area.

“At the Queensland Growth Manage-ment Summit held in Brisbane in March, some 1400 ideas were offered up on growth and how to encourage more people to call the regions home,” Ms Bligh said.

“We also heard very similar views from the series of regional growth forums held in May.”

“The clear message from all these ses-sions is that the state must encourage pop-ulation growth and vitality in regions other than South East Queensland.”

“This is whereTownsville, long regarded as the ‘second capital’ of Queensland, has a major role to play.”

A draft plan will be developed by the end of this year to support regional growth andeco-nomic development in the northern city.

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The Jolly Collier Hotel MotelQueen Elizabeth Drive, Dysart Qld, 4745 Ph: 49 58 1155

Tieri Brolga Hotel Motel11 Malvern Avenue, Tieri Qld 4709Ph: 4984 8555

The Blackwater Hotel Motel16 Railway St, Blackwater Qld, 4717Ph: 4982 5133

The Coal & Cattle Hotel Motel63 Dawson Hwy, Moura Qld 4709Ph: 49 971 511

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Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599

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WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU

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$28.99eachCARTON

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Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599

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WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU

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$28.99eachCARTON

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$31.99each700ml

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$31.99$31.99

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$9.99each750ml

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Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 5438 1861Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599

Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599

Village Cellars - Corner Elm and Diamond Streets, Cooroy Phone 5442 6911

WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU

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$28.99eachCARTON

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$31.99each700ml

700ml

$31.99$31.99

2 for $62

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$9.99each750ml

$6.99$6.99

6 for $38

$12.99each2 LITRE

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$11.99each750ml

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Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 5438 1861Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599

Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599

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WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU

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$31.99$31.99

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$9.99each750ml

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$12.99each2 LITRE

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$11.99each750ml

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Golden Beach Tavern - Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 5492 8300Golden Cellars - Shop B4 Stockland Centre, Caloundra 5491 8444

Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 5438 1861Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599

Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599

Village Cellars - Corner Elm and Diamond Streets, Cooroy Phone 5442 6911

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$36.99each700ml

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Golden Beach Tavern - Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 5492 8300Golden Cellars - Shop B4 Stockland Centre, Caloundra 5491 8444

Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 5438 1861Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599

Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599

Village Cellars - Corner Elm and Diamond Streets, Cooroy Phone 5442 6911

WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU

$40.99eachCARTON

$38.99eachCARTON

KARLOFFVODKA700ml

$26.99each700ml

$6.99each750ml

$13.99each750ml

$7.99each750ml

CASCADEPREMIUM LIGHT STUBBIESPREMIUM LIGHT

$28.99eachCARTON

BALLANTINES SCOTCH700ml

$31.99each700ml

700ml

$31.99$31.99

2 for $62

JACOBS CREEK SPARKLING750ml

$9.99each750ml

$6.99$6.99

6 for $38

$12.99each2 LITRE

PREECE RANGE750ml

$11.99each750ml

SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09

$13.99$13.99

2 for $25

JACK DANIELSBOURBON700ml

$36.99each700ml

SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09Local. Independent. Competitive Price.

Bottleshops inCALOUNDRA NOW OPEN

$32.99each700ml

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$36.99eachCARTON

HAHN SUPER DRY STUBBIESDRY STUBBIES

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LINDEMAN BINRANGE750ml

BANROCKSTATION 2ltCASK

MONTANA SAV BLANC750ml

ANGOVES LONGROW RANGE750ml

Golden Beach Tavern - Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 5492 8300Golden Cellars - Shop B4 Stockland Centre, Caloundra 5491 8444

Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 5438 1861Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599

Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599

Village Cellars - Corner Elm and Diamond Streets, Cooroy Phone 5442 6911

WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU

$40.99eachCARTON

$38.99eachCARTON

KARLOFFVODKA700ml

$26.99each700ml

$6.99each750ml

$13.99each750ml

$7.99each750ml

CASCADEPREMIUM LIGHT STUBBIESPREMIUM LIGHT

$28.99eachCARTON

BALLANTINES SCOTCH700ml

$31.99each700ml

700ml

$31.99$31.99

2 for $62

JACOBS CREEK SPARKLING750ml

$9.99each750ml

$6.99$6.99

6 for $38

$12.99each2 LITRE

PREECE RANGE750ml

$11.99each750ml

SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09

$13.99$13.99

2 for $25

JACK DANIELSBOURBON700ml

$36.99each700ml

SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09Local. Independent. Competitive Price.

Bottleshops inCALOUNDRA NOW OPEN

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$36.99eachCARTON

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LINDEMAN BINRANGE750ml

BANROCKSTATION 2ltCASK

MONTANA SAV BLANC750ml

ANGOVES LONGROW RANGE750ml

Golden Beach Tavern - Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 5492 8300Golden Cellars - Shop B4 Stockland Centre, Caloundra 5491 8444

Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 5438 1861Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599

Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599

Village Cellars - Corner Elm and Diamond Streets, Cooroy Phone 5442 6911

WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU

$40.99eachCARTON

$38.99eachCARTON

KARLOFFVODKA700ml

$26.99each700ml

$6.99each750ml

$13.99each750ml

$7.99each750ml

CASCADEPREMIUM LIGHT STUBBIESPREMIUM LIGHT

$28.99eachCARTON

BALLANTINES SCOTCH700ml

$31.99each700ml

700ml

$31.99$31.99

2 for $62

JACOBS CREEK SPARKLING750ml

$9.99each750ml

$6.99$6.99

6 for $38

$12.99each2 LITRE

PREECE RANGE750ml

$11.99each750ml

SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09

$13.99$13.99

2 for $25

JACK DANIELSBOURBON700ml

$36.99each700ml

SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09Local. Independent. Competitive Price.

Bottleshops inCALOUNDRA NOW OPEN

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$36.99eachCARTON

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CARLTONDRAUGHT STUBBIES

LINDEMAN BINRANGE750ml

BANROCKSTATION 2ltCASK

MONTANA SAV BLANC750ml

ANGOVES LONGROW RANGE750ml

Golden Beach Tavern - Cnr Baldwin St & Bowman Rd, Caloundra 5492 8300Golden Cellars - Shop B4 Stockland Centre, Caloundra 5491 8444

Village Cellars - Shop 5 Ormuz Village Centre, Caloundra 5438 1861Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 1, 1802 David Low Way, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 5105Salty Dog Cellars - Shop 5, 21 South Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach Phone 5446 4599

Imperial Hotel - Memorial Drive, Eumundi Phone 5442 8609Emerald Cellars - Emerald Street, Cooroy Phone 5447 7599

Village Cellars - Corner Elm and Diamond Streets, Cooroy Phone 5442 6911

WWW.DUNCANS.COM.AU

$40.99eachCARTON

$38.99eachCARTON

KARLOFFVODKA700ml

$26.99each700ml

$6.99each750ml

$13.99each750ml

$7.99each750ml

CASCADEPREMIUM LIGHT STUBBIESPREMIUM LIGHT

$28.99eachCARTON

BALLANTINES SCOTCH700ml

$31.99each700ml

700ml

$31.99$31.99

2 for $62

JACOBS CREEK SPARKLING750ml

$9.99each750ml

$6.99$6.99

6 for $38

$12.99each2 LITRE

PREECE RANGE750ml

$11.99each750ml

SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09

$13.99$13.99

2 for $25

JACK DANIELSBOURBON700ml

$36.99each700ml

SPECIALS VALID UNTIL 6/07/09Local. Independent. Competitive Price.

Bottleshops inCALOUNDRA NOW OPEN

2 for $62

Clean modern air conditioned units Nutritious, fresh continental or full breakfast service. Wide range of recreation and entertainment services. An optional laundry service. �e best steaks in town! Fast internet and phone service to keep you connected with home.

And consistent, reliable and integrated accomodation across Central Queensland.

WHAT’S ON

Visit us at: www.cqhg.com.auBooking No: 1300 CQHOTELS or call your nearest outlet direct

Our Venues are your home away from home.

MOURACoal n Cattle HotelState of Origin: Nibbles on the bar State of Origin Calcutta Support the Moura’s Coal Festival Come on in & watch on the big screen Great Prize to be won on the night

Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays: Gold Coast promo girls

Tuesdays, Thursdays pool comp

Thursdays: APL Poker 7.30pm, pool comp 8.30pm

Friday 11th June: Local Boys are Back Downtime

TIERITieri Hotel MotelTuesdays: pool comp

Saturdays: Punters Day, live entertainment

Wednesday 16th June: State Of Origin, heaps of giveaways

BLACKWATERThe Blackwater HotelFriday 11th June: Disco nights

Saturday 12th June: Karaoke with Steve “O”

Wednesday 16th June: State of Origin Calcutta Night

Friday 18th June: Disco nights

Saturday 19th June: Karaoke with Steve “O”

DYSARTJolly Collier Hotel MotelMondays: bingo from 7pm

Wednesdays: free pool from 7pm

Thursdays: carvery buffet $16.95 per head

Saturday 12th June: DJ Shaun till 2am

Friday 16th June: Dan Miller

16th June - from 7pm - State of origin night - free snacks at halftime and plenty of giveaways - come on down to your friendly local for a great night of football.

Saturday 17th June: DJ Shaun till 2am

LOCAL INDEPENDENTSAT COMPETITIVE PRICES