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Blackall was one of the select towns given the opportunity to host the Q150 Shed in its second tour of Queensland, in celebration of the state’s 150 year history.

The Shed, presented by the Bank of Queensland, held a two-night show in Blackall over the weekend with performances by local artists Damien and Dylan Dolinski and fifteen members of the Blackall Community Choir, as well as a popular workshop with the Raw Dance Company.

The travelling entertainment venue, based on the iconic corrugated iron shearing shed on Isis Downs station, is being transported around Queensland aboard semi trailers and will now travel on to Augathella,

Cherbourg, Warwick, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

One half of the so-dubbed ‘Dolinski Brothers’, younger brother Dylan is a year 10 student at Blackall State School and a self-taught drummer.

Dylan said it was the first time he and his brother Damien had performed as a duet, and found it relatively easy in front of the crowd on the weekend.

“I would do it all over again,” Dylan said.

They performed a dozen songs over two nights, including some that they had composed themselves.

Q150 Shed Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini conducted a workshop in Blackall in late October with those artists who were to perform at the

Shed.Dylan said they received

very positive feedback from Mr Terracini.

“It was special because we were the last performers he worked with in Queensland before moving to Sydney to take on his new position with Opera Australia.”

Blackall has been involved in other events celebrating 150 years of Queensland throughout the year including the renaming of the Barcoo River Bridge as Kargoolnah Bridge, the nomination of the Black Stump, Jack Howe and the 1891 shearers’ strike as influential Q150 icons, the Q150 photo day and the ‘Top 150: Documenting Queensland’ exhibition at the Living Arts Centre.

the facilities here, they know the place to be, in these lovely shaded yards with plenty of water,” he said.

Blackall-Tambo Regional Council mayor Jan Ross described the spelling and selling facilities as a unique combination, “so kind to man and beast”.

She said the yard extension was supporting a number of people in jobs, enabling agents to conduct

“red hot” weaner sales every six weeks and increase bull sales to four this year, as well as being the ideal location to offer spelling facilities.

“The added advantage is the proximity to feedlots which negates any further spelling for the cattle.”

Senator Moore, who is based in Toowoomba, while describing herself as an “Angus woman”, said she liked what she saw for sale during her inspection

Trifecta of Openings for Blackall and Tambo

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A $300 000 expansion to Blackall’s cattle selling facility was opened last week as a reduced yarding of 1085 head were sold and trucked in the background.

Senator Claire Moore, who visited the district with her cattle buying father as a child, said the Regional Partnerships project begun by the Blackall Shire Council was something that was good for the whole community.

“The whole idea of this funding is to enhance the community and the increase in sales generated by this expansion has got to be good for all,” she said.

She said it had succeeded because of cooperation between levels of government, with $220 000 coming from the Howard government and $80 000 contributed by the Blackall Shire Council.

State Member for Gregory, Vaughan Johnson congratulated the former Blackall Shire Council for having the vision to expand the yards and take advantage of new heavy vehicle fatigue management laws setting rest limits on transport operators.

“The people taking advantage of

Saleyards expansion good for whole community: Senator

The Blackall Community Choir, led by Alison Mobbs (far left) await their performance at the Q150 Shed entertainment. Q150 photos by Karla Ward.

Lionel Kennedy with his free Q150 stubbie-holder

The Raw Dance Company workshops were a popular feature of the Q150 Shed entertainment on the weekend

BLACKALL-TAMBOREGIONAL COUNCIL

TENDER FOR PURCHASE OF VEHICLES Tenders, closing with the undersigned at 4.30pm on Friday, 4 December, 2009 are invited for the purchase of vehicles:-

4 x 2WD Mitsubishi Triton Utility 2007

1 x 2WD Toyota Hilux Utility 01/2006

1 x 4WD Toyota Hilux Dual Cab 07/2007

1 x 4x4 Mitsubishi Triton Dual Cab 03/2006

1 x 4x4 Toyota Prado Station Wagon 01/2005

1 x Holden Statesman Sedan 2005

1 x 4x4 Mitsubishi Pajero Station Wagon 2007

1 x 4WD Toyota Hilux Utility 11/2003

1 x 4WD Mitsubishi Triton Utility 2007

1 x 4WD Ford Courier Utility 2004

1 x Mitsubishi 380 Sedan 2007

1 x Toyota Camry Altise Sedan 2005

1 x Toyota RAV 4 2003

Tender documents are available from Mrs Donna Richardson at the Blackall Council Office. Further enquiries regarding the vehicle can be obtained from Fleet Manager, Mr Peter Dallas.

Tenders should be endorsed “Contract P2 2009-2010”.

PO Box 21 KL Timms BLACKALL Q 4472 Chief Executive Officer Fax (07) 4657 8855 Phone: (07) 4657 8800

BLACKALL-TAMBOREGIONAL COUNCIL

TENDER FOR SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF VEHICLES TO

BLACKALLTenders, closing with the undersigned at 4.30pm on Friday, 4 December, 2009 are invited for the supply and delivery to Blackall of the following Vehicles:-

5 x 2WD 1 Tonne Utility

2 x 4WD Dual Cab Utility

3 x 4WD Station Wagon

3 x 4WD Tray Back Utility

2 x 2WD Four (4) Door Sedan

1 x 4WD Small Station wagon or 1 x 2WD Four (4) Door Sedan (Option)

Tender documents are available from Mrs Donna Richardson at the Blackall Council Office. Further enquiries regarding the vehicle can be obtained from Fleet Manager, Mr Peter Dallas.

Tenders should be endorsed “Contract P1 2009-2010”. PO Box 21 KL Timms BLACKALL Q 4472 Chief Executive Officer Fax (07) 4657 8855 Phone: (07) 4657 8800

Q150 Shed hits Blackall

In trebles at the Blackall bowls club last Sunday, Col Pfingst, Gary Whitfield and Dally Holden handled the slow conditions better than Lou Kelly, Tex Hayward and John Carter and after a fairly good game ran out winners 21-11.

In social bowls, Loretta and Julie were a bit too good for Roland and Cookie winning 15-11. If anyone is available to travel to Barcaldine on November 22, please advise Don Daly or Dally Holden as 12 players are wanted to play in the Haig trophy.

The trebles final will be held this week. C Pfingst, G Whitfield and D Holden will play M Pfingst, R Robinson and D Daly. In pairs J Bowyer and R Browning will go against L Kelly and T Hayward. Games will start at 9am.

– Dally Holden

Blackall trebles

Around 100 people enjoyed lunch at the Blackall Memorial and Sports Club last week for the Melbourne Cup race holiday. First prize of the Club’s Melbourne Cup sweep went to D Seaby, second prize went to J Ross and third was taken by B Prow. The full draw details are available for viewing at the Club.

All of the attending ladies put in time and effort to look their best for the race, with best hat/fascinator going to Rebekah Richardson, best overall outfit awarded to Alisa Remeikis and best accessories won by Annette Kelly.

The Club are grateful to all those who attended for making it such an enjoyable day. The Club will be holding their Christmas Party on Friday, December 18.

Club hosts popular race luncheon

their work which would be second to none!Another opening – this time for the Q150 Shed. So very

impressive! The whole concept was based on the “Isis Downs Shearing Shed” with not a sheep in sight!

The music was wonderful with local talent provided by the Blackall choir, Damien and Dylan Dolinski, visiting artists “En Garde” were exceptional as were the cast of “Raw Metal”. The performance of the latter was cut short by some storm rain leaking in on the stage on Friday night … not to be daunted, we folded up a few rows of chairs and the show went on. How good is that?!!!

Saturday night was again a great night with a large crowd and top class entertainment!

I am indebted to Blackall State School Principal Jason Smith and St Josephs’ Catholic School Principal Tim Franzmann for stepping in as compares at the very last minute. How good are they?!

It was a once-in-a-lifetime show at the Q150 Shed. I hope you were there!

Jan Ross

Member for Gregory Vaughan Johnson, Senator Claire Moore and Blackall-Tambo mayor Jan Ross turn a symbolic sod for the washdown block to be constructed at the Blackall sale yards complex

Barcoo Independent TV Guide November 15 - 21ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Wednesday N

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4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 2050: How Soon is Now?12:00 Midday Report12:30 National Press Club Address1:30 Talking Heads2:00 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives3:00 Children’s Programs6:10 The Best in Australia7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report 8:00 The New Inventors8:30 Spicks and Specks9:00 Hungry Beast9:30 John Safran’s Race Relations10:00 At the Movies10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Love Lies Bleeding12:40 The Sideshow with Paul McDermott1:40 Parliament Question Time: The Senate2:50 Talking Heads: Peter Singer3:25 National Press Club Address

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: The Reading Room (M)2:00 Murder, She Wrote3:00 Infomercials3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Border Security8:00 Medical Emergency8:30 City Homicide9:30 Criminal Minds10:30 My Name is Earl11:00 American Dad11:30 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia12:00 Surviving the Outback Rivers1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 Pyramid4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men8:00 What’s Good for You this Summer8:30 RPA9:30 Crime Investigation Australia10:35 True CSI11:30 News12:00 Danoz Direct12:30 The Strip 1:30 The View2:30 Danoz Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today

5:20 International News1:00 Movie: Round Trip (M)2:50 The Bus3:00 Corner Gas3:30 A Fork in the Mediterranean4:00 Eco House Challenge4:30 The Journal5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer6:00 Global Village6:30 World News Australia7:35 Inspector Rex8:30 Law and Disorder9:30 World News Australia10:00 The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey11:05 Movie: Agata and the Storm (M)1:15 Movie: Delwende (M)2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

Thursday Novem

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4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 The War of the World12:00 Midday Report12:30 Millionaires’ Mission1:30 Collectors2:00 Parliament Question Time:Senate3:00 Children’s Programs6:00 Journey of Life7:00 News7:30 The 7:30 Report8:00 Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage8:35 Addicted to Money9:35 Tank on the Moon10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Live at the Basement12:30 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives1:35 Movie: The Challenge (G)2:55 The Pelican Brief3:25 Double the Fist3:55 The Glass House

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Out of Line (M)2:00 Murder, She Wrote3:00 Infomercials3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Ghost Whisperer8:30 Beauty and the Geek9:30 The Amazing Race10:30 Family Guy11:00 American Dad12:00 Room for Improvement12:30 Sons and Daughters1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 Pyramid4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Getaway8:30 CSI: Special Event9:30 CSI: NY10:30 CSI11:30 News12:00 Danoz Direct12:30 The Alice1:30 The Avengers2:30 Danoz Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today

5:20 International News1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia1:30 Creative Disorders2:30 Dateline 3:30 Downunder Grads4:00 Versailles Stories4:30 The Journal5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer6:00 Global Village6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam8:00 Demetri’s Castle8:30 Cooking in the Danger Zone9:00 ADbc9:30 World News Australia10:00 IF Awards11:00 Oz12:05 Oz1:05 Movie: Inner Senses (MA)2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

Friday Novem

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4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:05 Penguins of the Antarctic12:00 Midday Report12:30 Wild at Heart1:30 Spicks and Specks2:00 Monarch of the Glen3:00 Children’s Programs6:00 Message Stick6:30 Can We Help?7:00 News7:30 Stateline8:00 Collectors8:30 Midsomer Murders10:05 beached az10:15 That Mitchell and Webb Look10:40 Lateline11:20 The Urban Monkey with Murray Foote11:25 Triple J tv with the Doctor11:50 Good Game12:20 Rage

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Moonlight Mile (M)2:30 Golden Girls3:00 Infomercials3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Better Homes and Gardens8:30 Impact12:00 Movie: Perilous (M)1:50 The Jump-Up Land3:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Yamba’s Playtime3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 The Saddle Club4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 Two and a Half Men8:00 Two and a Half Men8:30 Movie: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PG)11:30 News12:00 Movie: Unforgiven (M)2:30 Alive and Cooking3:00 Danoz Direct4:30 Good Morning America

5:20 International News1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia1:30 The Super Comet2:30 The Gold Rush3:30 Living Black4:00 Classical Destinations4:30 The Journal5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer6:00 Global Village6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Trawlermen8:00 The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World8:35 Top Gear – Best Of9:30 World News Australia10:00 My Boyfriend the Sex Tourist11:00 Movie: Idiot Love (MA)12:40 Movie: Bolero (MA)2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

Saturday Novem

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5:00 Rage10:00 Rage: Guest Programmers: Spiderbait11:00 Songbook12:00 Stateline12:30 Best of Australian Story1:00 Basketball: WNBL Bulleen v Perth3:00 Football: W-League Sydney v Perth Glory5:00 Bowls: NSW Open6:00 Nigella Feasts6:30 Gardening Australia7:00 News7:30 Hope Springs8:30 News Update8:35 The Bill9:20 News Update9:25 Taggart10:15 A Good Murder11:25 Rage

6:00 Children’s Programs9:00 Movie: Lilo and Stitch II: The Stitch has a Glitch (G)10:30 Children’s Programs1:00 Rolex Spirit of Yachting: La Dolce Vita1:30 Rolex Spirit of Yachting: La Vita Caprese2:00 V8 Supercars5:30 Queensland Weekender6:00 News6:30 Packed to the Rafters Sneakpeek6:35 Movie: Robots (G)8:30 Movie: Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest (M)11:30 Movie: Darkness (M)1:30 The First 482:30 House Calls to the Rescue3:20 Mariah Carey - Performance3:30 It is Written4:00 Infomercials5:00 Dateline NBC

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Today9:00 Children’s Programs1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Rain2:30 Cybershack3:00 Tattersall’s Finke Desert Race4:05 Alive and Cooking4:30 The Garden Gurus5:00 David Attenborough’s Gorilla6:00 News6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos7:30 Movie: Polar Express (G)9:40 Movie: Christmas with the Kranks (PG)11:40 Movie: Stealing Harvard (M)1:20 Movie: S.O.S. Titanic (PG)4:00 Danoz Direct5:00 4WD TV5:30 Rise and Shine

5:20 International News

1:00 La Callas

2:50 Eye for Architecture

3:55 Michael Craig-Martin

4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer

5:30 Who Do You Think You Are?

6:30 World News Australia

7:30 Mythbusters

8:30 Iron Chef

9:20 RocKwiz

10:05 Movie: Love Me if you

Dare (M)

11:40 SOS

12:40 NEWStopia

1:10 Decadence

1:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

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FROM THE MAYOR’S DESKThe weather is still about with some rain falling almost

every evening. Great shows of lightning and thunder! Power outages and windfall everywhere! I have not heard of any exceptional falls in the region but there is hope!

The week has been sensational for myself and the Blackall Tambo Regional Council. The Melbourne Cup holiday has been observed. Did you manage to pick the winner?? Mine are still coming home! And to think I actually did hold the 2009 Melbourne Cup only a week or so ago in Tambo!!!

Labor Senator for Queensland Claire Moore and Member for Gregory Vaughan Johnson arrived by plane early Thursday morning for the opening of the Blackall saleyards and spelling centre upgrades, as well as the new Blackall washdown facility.

The saleyards opening gave Vaughan Johnson the opportunity to congratulate saleyards manager David Carter on his contribution to the increasing success of the yards and spelling operation. The sale on the day of 1100 head of cattle ended just on smoko time so the Senator, Vaughan Johnson and members of Council attending were able to mingle with the vendors, buyers, agents and saleyard staff over a cuppa and some delicious food.

The Senator was commissioned by Parliamentry Secretary Maxine McQue to be present on the day as there had been considerable federal funding, through the Regional Partnerships Program, granted to the former Blackall Shire Council for the saleyard project, as well as $100,000 granted to the washdown down facility through the more recent federal stimulus package.

A tour of the town and the historic Blackall Woolscour before lunch gave the Senator and the Member for Gregory an overview of this wonderful town.

Travelling to Tambo, we arrived during the first shower of rain which cooled things down a lot as the day was torrid, in time for the opening of the Arthur Street upgrade, by Member for Gregory Vaughan Johnson representing the Premier of Queensland Anna Bligh, accomplished with $330,000 from the Queensland State Government. A progression of the “urban design strategy” created some years ago by the community and the former Tambo Shire Council, the improvements have given the town of Tambo a good look and a great sense of pride. Several State and Federal departmental officers were present in Tambo for the opening, even planting a commemorative ornamental plant. A short walk up Arthur Street took us to the “Grasslands@Tambo” building where a crowd of interested and excited community members, as well as those involved in this project, gathered for the grand opening of the building which houses the art gallery and workshop, the Visitor Information Centre, the Tambo Education Centre, Learning Networks Queensland and some retail office space. Senator Claire Moore spoke of the advantages to the cultural and community spirit such a great building would bring. Vaughan Johnson spoke of the efforts of Project Manager Ms Fia Hobbs who worked tirelessly to gain funding from both Federal and Q150 sources to see the project through.

An exceptional collection of paintings by noted artist Metca Skobear were admired and purchased on the night by excited members of the crowd which included a contingent from Blackall who joined in the celebrations. All in all it was a sensational day!

Back in Blackall for the opening of the Blackall Cultural Centre’s “Gallery Day”. I was impressed by the crowd numbers and the lovely work on sale. I have to say congratulations to the quilters for their beautiful display. I am sure that the quilt group could have an exhibition of

WHATS ON in 2009/2010NOVEMBER14 Isisford Ross Cup Race Meeting17 Swan Hill Annual Bull Sale17 Blackall Kindy Open Day18 Blackall State School Presentation Night19 Blackall State School Senior Formal21 Blackall Historical Woolscour Association Annual

General Meeting26 Late Shopping and Chardonnay, Blackall Newsagency28 Blackall Race Meeting28 St Patrick’s Christmas Fete29 Blackall Advent and Christmas Tree Festival

DECEMBER2 Christmas Break-Up, Blackall RSL Senior Citizens Club4 Blackall Evening Community Markets4 Landmark Christmas Party18 Blackall Memorial and Sports Club Christmas Party

APRIL 2010Blackall Campdraft National Finals1-24

“Black Stump and Beyond” is the theme for the 2010 Heartland Festival, which recently secured funding of $20 000 from the Queensland government.

The regional festival was acknowledged by Premier Anna Bligh as one of the central west’s most popular events when she made the funding announcement at Barcaldine recently.

Barcaldine’s Tree of Knowledge Festival will also share in funding from the Queensland Regional Events Development (QERDP) Program.

“These events play a vital role in the livelihood of our regions - they boost tourism, create jobs, and foster local economic activity,” Ms Bligh said.

“The fact that the Tree of Knowledge Festival and Blackall Heartland Festival are included in the list of recipients once again is a clear indication of the value they bring to the central west region.”

Treasurer Andrew Fraser said the $20 000 boost to the 2010 Heartland Festival budget was the highest amount ever contributed by the government of the five occasions on which the festival

has received QREDP funding.“Both of these festivals are

successes in their own right, and this funding will assist in making the 2010 celebrations the best yet.”

Heartland Festival president Margaret Bailey said organisers were very pleased to receive the funding and were now on the lookout for a coordinator.

“There will a few hundred hours involved for a person to assist the committee to get the festival happening, to market it, and to assist in its long-term development plans,” she said.

“We have some great ideas underway already, beginning with a black and white photographic exhibition at Tambo’s new Grasslands art gallery.”

Running from May 14 through to May 30, events are having a black/white theme to fit with the Black Stump and Beyond focus.

“We have an application in to bring Courier Mail cartoonist Sean Leahy, who also does the Black Stump cartoons, out to visit us, which we have our fingers crossed for,” Margaret said.

Other plans coming together are

for a fiesta at the showgrounds bringing together live music, dancing and food and beverage tastings, and the well-known Heartland Art Show, which is having a facelift to include more art forms.

Margaret said one of the things she liked best about the festival was that it allowed everyone in the community to get involved.

“There’s opportunities to buy art for your home or business, workshops to learn at, places where local groups can join in and raise money, and it brings people to town to spend money here from all over the country.

“I first got involved via the Shockwave youth festival last year and remembered how Karen Hayward came up with the art show idea, and thought it was an excellent thing for people of my generation to get into.”

Nomination forms for the coordinator’s position are available from Mandy Duke and close on November 25.

– Sally Cripps

The Combined Churches of Blackall invite everyone to the

Christmas Tree FestivalSunday 29 November 2009

Anglican Church, Blackall.Starts 6pm

For enquiries, phone Rev. Beth O’Neill on 4657 4154

Barcoo Independent TV Guide November 15 - 21ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

Sunday Novem

ber 15

5:00 Rage6:30 Children’s Programs9:00 Insiders10:00 Inside Business10:30 Offsiders11:00 Asia Pacific Focus11:30 Songs of Praise12:00 Landline1:00 Gardening Australia1:30 Message Stick2:00 Revealing Gallipoli3:00 Theatre of War

4:35 Art Museums of the World5:00 Sunday Arts6:00 At the Movies6:30 The Einstein Factor7:00 News 7:30 Darwin’s Brave New World8:25 News Update8:30 Miss Austen Regrets10:00 Compass10:55 Iconoclasts11:40 Movie: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (G)2:20 Movie: The Leopard Man (M)3:30 Talking Heads: Kev Carmody4:00 The Pet Show

6:00 Children’s Programs7:00 Weekend Sunrise10:00 Kochie’s Business Builders10:30 Offshore Powerboat Championships11:00 Magnum P.I.12:00 Noosa Triathlon2:00 According to Jim2:30 Movie: Splash (PG)5:00 Queensland’s Best Living5:30 Great South East6:00 News6:30 Sunday Night7:30 Border Security8:00 The Force – Behind the Line8:30 Bones9:30 Castle10:30 Real Crime11:30 Scrubs12:00 Movie: The Pawn (AV)2:00 Hot Auctions2:30 Infomercials3:30 NBC Meet the Press4:30 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Four Nations Rugby League: Final (continued)7:30 Weekend Today9:00 Wide World of Sports10:00 Fishing Australia10:30 4WD TV11:00 The ARIA Music Show11:30 Australian Masters Golf Day 44:30 Postcards Australia5:00 Alive and Cooking5:30 Antiques Roadshow6:00 News6:30 20 to 17:30 60 Minutes8:30 Movie: False Witness (M)11:30 Movie: Beyond Borders (AV)2:00 Skippy – the Bush Kangaroo2:30 Danoz Direct3:30 4WD TV4:00 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today

6:25 International News10:30 She’ll Be Right, Boss11:00 Futbol Mundial11:30 2009 Crocodile Trophy12:00 Tour du Fasco 20091:00 Speedweek3:00 Football Asia3:30 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program4:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature5:00 The World Game6:00 Feast Greece6:30 World News Australia7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?8:30 Dateline9:30 Science and Islam10:35 Movie: The Navigators (M)12:20 Cooking in the Danger Zone12:50 FIFA U-17 World Cup 3rd v 4th3:00 FIFA U-17 World Cup Highlights3:45 FIFA U-17 World Cup Final

Monday N

ovember 16

4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6:00 Children’s Programs11:00 Landline12:00 Midday Report12:30 The Gil Mayo Mysteries1:30 The Occasional Cook2:00 Parliament Question Time: The Senate6:00 Landline Extra6:30 Talking Heads: Darcey Bussell7:00 News7:30 7.30 Report8:00 Elders with Andrew Denton8:30 Lillies9:30 Ashes to Ashes10:25 Lateline11:00 Lateline Business11:30 The Father, the Son and the Housekeeper12:30 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives1:40 Movie: Knight Without Armour (PG)3:25 Bowls: NSW Open

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show11:30 News12:00 Movie: Nora Roberts’ Carolina Moon (M)2:00 Murder, She Wrote3:00 Infomercials3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 Highway Patrol8:00 Destroyed in Seconds8:30 Flashforward9:30 Criminal Minds10:30 Criminal Minds11:30 Scrubs12:00 Humps, Hooves and Feathers1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of Our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 The Shak4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News7:00 Two and a Half Men 7:30 Two and a Half Men8:00 The Big Bang Theory8:30 The Mentalist9:30 The Apprentice Australia10:30 Amazing Medical Stories11:30 News12:00 Danoz Direct12:30 Young Lions1:30 Spyforce2:30 Danoz Direct3:00 Global Shop Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today


2:30 Dateline

3:30 Insight

4:30 The Journal

5:00 The Crew

5:30 Futbol Mundial

6:00 Living Black


7:30 Top Gear Winter Olympics

Special

8:30 Destination: FIFA World Cup

8:35 Man vs Wild

9:30 News

10:00 Dead Set

10:30 Movie: REC (MA)

11:50 Movie: Arahan (M)


Tuesday Novem

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4:30 G.P.5:30 Collectors6.00 Children’s Programs11:00 Primal Instincts12:00 Midday Report12:30 The Einstein Factor1:00 The New Inventors1:30 Dynasties2:00 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives3:00 Children’s Programs6:05 Picture Perfect Homes6:15 Gavin Stamp’s Orient Express7:00 News7:30 The 7.30 Report8:00 Jailbirds8:30 Secrets of the Great Plague9:30 QI10:00 Artscape10:30 Lateline11:05 Lateline Business11:30 Media Watch – 20 Years12:30 Poirot1:25 Parliament Question Time: The Senate2:25 The Winners’ Guide to the Nobel Prize3:25 Good Game3:55 Eagle and Evans

6:00 Sunrise9:00 The Morning Show12:00 Movie: Breaking the Surface (M)2:00 Murder, She Wrote3:00 Infomercials3:30 Larry the Lawnmower4:00 It’s Academic4:30 News5:00 M*A*S*H5:30 Deal or No Deal6:00 News6:30 Today Tonight7:00 Home and Away7:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue8:00 Last Chance Surgery8:30 Packed to the Rafters9:30 Private Practice10:30 Sexiest Celebrity Body Parts11:30 Scrubs12:00 House Calls to the Rescue1:00 Infomercials4:00 NBC Today5:30 News

6:00 Today9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne11:00 News12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show1:00 Danoz Direct2:00 Days of our Lives3:00 Entertainment Tonight3:30 The Kingdom of Paramithi4:00 Pyramid4:30 News5:00 Antiques Roadshow5:30 Hot Seat6:00 News 7:00 Two and a Half Men7:30 20 to 18:30 The Very Best of the Paul Hogan Show Part 29:30 Aussie Ladette to Lady11:30 News12:00 Danoz Direct12:30 20/201:30 Entertainment Tonight2:00 4WD TV2:30 Danoz Direct3:00 Global Shop Direct3:30 Good Morning America5:00 Joyce Meyer Ministries5:30 Today


1:00 Movie: Wrong Side Up (M)

3:00 Corner Gas

3:30 Living Black

4:00 Wine Lovers’ Guide to

Australia

4:30 The Journal

5:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer

6:00 Global Village


7:30 The Trial

8:30 East West 101


10:00 Hot Docs

11:50 Movie: Under the Bombs

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1:30 Truth, Lies and Intelligence


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Heartland Festival 2010 down in black and white

KINDY OPEN DAYTuesday,November 179 - 11amIf your child is 3 or 4 years old and interested in Kindy next year,come and have a look.

PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN MARY(NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL)

O most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruit of the vine, splendorous of heaven.Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in this my necessity. O Star of the Sea help me and show me herein you are mother.O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of heaven and earth I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succour me in my necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. O show me here you are my mother. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (say three times). Holy Mary I place this cause in your hands (say three times).Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine.This prayer must be said for three days and after that the request will be granted and the prayer must be published.

A packed courtyard and exhibition space at Blackall’s Living Arts Centre last Friday night heralded the successful return of the Blackall Cultural Association’s Gallery Exhibition.

The event, an opportunity for members to showcase and sell their work, had been mothballed for a number of years but with the upgrade of the Centre, members felt it was time to once again stage an art and craft expo for the community.

Organiser Jill Taylor said it had been very successful for exhibitors and the public alike, with an attendance of over 170 people.

“It was very pleasing to see so many people come from Tambo for the Friday evening as this helped swell the numbers,” Jill said.

P h o t o g r a p h e r Lindy Hardie was the exhibition’s feature artist, creating a range of products, from aprons and works to hang on the wall to

placemats, coasters and cards.Jill said different categories of craft

sold equally well and local artists were just as popular as those from other areas.

“Our patchworkers had a wonderful display of quilts and other memorabilia,” she said.

Blackall Cultural Association president Sally Campbell said Jill needed a gold medal for all the work she had put in to making it happen.

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Blackall Combined Agents yarded just under 1100 head of cattle at their weekly fat and store cattle sale. Meatworks cattle were met with strong demand with three major meatworks chasing cattle due to a slight lack of supply for next weeks kills.

GSCM ‘Inverness’ Blackall sold a draft of Brahman cross bullocks to a top of 174.2 c/kg to average 167.8 c/kg, weighing 539 kg to return $904 per head.

Stewart and Sally Campbell ‘Clarenden’ Blackall sold Brahman cross bullocks to a top of 169.2 c/kg to average 163.6 c/kg, weighing 492 kg to return $805 per head.

ES and JB Otto ‘Minnamoora’ Jericho sold Brahman cross cows to average 127 c/kg, weighing 536 kg to return $682 per head.

Swan Hill Cattle Co ‘Swan Hill’ Blackall sold a quality line of Santa cross cows and heifers. The cows topped at 149.2 c/kg to average 133.9 c/kg, weighing 547 kg to return $733 per head. Their heifers averaged 154.2 c/kg, weighing 445 kg to return $686 per head.

Alice Downs Pty Ltd ‘Alice Downs’ Blackall sold a quality line of Santa cows topping at 143.2 c/kg to average 128.7 c/kg, weighing 552.8 kg or $711 per head.

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via the catwalk network.“This must be the gateway to a

very good growing area,” she said.Although numbers were down at

the weekly sale, fat cattle gained massive ground with agents describing the quality of bullocks and cows on offer as exceptional.

Three major processors locked horns, buying bullocks from Great Southern’s Inverness for up to 175 cents per kilogram, and heavy Simbrah cows from Adams and Son, Darracourt to 135 cents, averaging 600 kg.

The pad for a new washdown block adjacent to the selling facilities, soon to be installed thanks to further federal funding, was also inspected during the morning and a symbolic shovel brought out for a sod-turning ceremony.

The Rudd Government’s Regional Stimulus Package put $100 000 into the weedbusting initiative and Blackall-Tambo Regional Council will add $80 000.

Blackall sale yards manager Dave Carter and council sale yards committee chair, Cr Grahame Schluter at the opening of the spelling facilities

Former Blackall Shire councillor Mac Allan (right) at the opening of the sale yards extension, with Dale Davison and Rhett Mobbs

Member for Gregory Vaughan Johnson gets the latest information on cattle sales from transport operator Scott Choyce and cattle buyer Bundy Healy

continued from page 1The christening of Tambo’s Arthur

Street streetscaping project last Thursday completed a trifecta of openings for the Blackall and Tambo communities, recognising a surge of development activity which has taken place in the last 12 months.

As well as the Blackall Saleyards spelling facility extension and the Grasslands@tambo community and cultural centre construction, the residents of Tambo now have a grassed median strip along their main street, complete with plantings at intersections, new footpaths and pedestrian walkways.

The state government’s Rural Living Infrastructure Program provided $330 000 for the project with the former Tambo Shire Council making up the balance of $70 000.

Member for Gregory Vaughan Johnson said the RLIP had been a fantastic government program because it enhanced infrastructure.

He added that the initiatives put in place by the former Blackall and Tambo Shire Councils and carried through by the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council were putting the area on the map.

“This town has got a real heartbeat,” he said. “The presentation of the main street and the presentation by the business houses has all contributed.

“You can be fiercely proud of what you have here.”

Mayor Jan Ross said the Arthur Street upgrade had been part of a wider plan for urban renewal in Tambo, and that the redevelopment of the former Woodies shop into a community centre had formed part

of this.The streetscape project is not

without controversy. Some Tambo residents have expressed concern that the extensive grass strips have taken away too much of the town’s parking spaces.

P r o m i n e n t amongst these is Fanny Maes café owner Joan Noonan who said she thought the street was fine before the work was done and felt that patronage to her shop could be reduced.

“I know people – they just won’t walk,” she said. “I’ve had comments from travellers who know the town, that were surprised at the changes.

“Cars towing vans find it difficult to enter and exit my block now, and buses have trouble getting round the Post Office corner.”

“I know council claimed to have meetings and informed people of the changes but they were very quiet ones as far

as I could tell,” she added.“I just think it’s all been a total

waste of money.”– Sally Cripps

Tambo streetscape completes trifecta

Mayor Jan Ross and Senator Claire Moore were the assistants for Bill Byrne, the Fitzroy and Central West chair of Regional Development Australia, and Member for Gregory Vaughan Johnson as they marked the opening of the Arthur Street upgrade in Tambo last ThursdayMeatworks cattle in demand

Sod turned to begin washdown installment

Gallery Day returns

Blackall Cultural Association president Sally Campbell congratulates feature artist Lindy Hardie on her successful showing at Gallery Day


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KIDS CORNER with Eddie EmuG’day kids and welcome to kids corner with your old mate Eddie. The rain just keeps coming to Blackall these last few weeks, but unfortunately it has missed many places out of town. Here’s hoping if you haven’t received any rain yet at your place it won’t be far away. Last week I had a tap lesson from some very talented young men who like to call themselves Raw Metal. Now as you know Emus do not have the perfect physique for tap dancing…having claws instead of feet can be a dilemma to say the least. But I ended up being good at all the jumping and prancing around. So who knows may

be one day I will start up my own tap troupe I could call it “Feathers and Metal”. What do you think? Send me a letter if any of you can think of a better name for my Emu tap troupe and the best name will win a prize!! Email entries to [email protected] or post or drop it into the Blackall Visitor Information Centre, 108a Shamrock St. Make sure you address it to Eddie Emu. Good luck.

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A million dollar project that has seen Tambo obtain its own art gallery, a Visitor Information Centre, a retail space and more, was opened on Thursday to much acclaim.

It was described by Senator Claire Moore as an example of real cooperation between all levels of government and community while Blackall-Tambo Regional Council mayor Jan Ross said that the

opening was the realisation of a dream.

Money to build the complex, dubbed Grasslands @ Tambo, was sourced from the Howard government’s Regional Partnerships Program ($350 000), the state government’s Q150 Legacy Infrastructure Fund ($150 000) and Arts Queensland Gritty Places program ($50000), the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council ($400 000), and the Tambo Arts Council ($65 000).

The complex was built on the site of a general store, known as the Woodies Building, from the era of the 1920s.

The plan to obtain funding for a building to house a number of cultural activities was begun by the former Tambo Shire Council in 2006 and continued by the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council.

The old store was purchased by the Tambo shire for approximately $30 000.

Senator Moore said it was her government’s joy to see its money well spent.

“This will make sure everyone can share and enjoy the thrill of art.”

State Member for Gregory,

Vaughan Johnson said art was now a part of everyone’s lives in ways they hadn’t dreamed possible in past years.

“Art in western Queensland is something that’s an important part of our lives – just look at the work of Wolfgang John in Birdsville and so many other artists.

“It’s masterful and it’s all done here. People have gone out and pursued their dreams and it is possible from western Queensland.”

He offered congratulations on behalf of the state government for money well spent.

An art workroom and a space for the Queensland Learning Network round out the activities housed under the Grasslands roof.

Following the official part of the night an exhibition of 46 paintings by prominent Australian artist Metka Skrobar was unveiled. She has since donated a $6500 acrylic titled Beneath the Southern Cross Sky to the gallery.

Ms Skrobar has been a frequent tutor in the area. Her work will hang at the gallery for the next six weeks.

– Sally Cripps


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The Queensland Transport Museum at the recently opened Lockyer Valley Cultural Centre in Gatton features a Commer Knocker truck from Blackall.

The truck was formerly part of the fleet of Stockwell’s Blackall Freighters and was used in the Blackall area from 1959 onwards.

Owen Stockwell said, “It was an unusual truck in that the Roots diesel engine had three cylinders and six pistons; most of the engine

was made of chrome which helped it’s survival when it went under a Barcoo River flood.”

The engine developed twelve horsepower.

Blackall truck driver Poddy Hillier rebuilt the vehicle before the flood and Bill Baskett, transport company owner of Toowoomba, completed the most recent restoration.

The truck will be on display in Gatton until February and then at the Winton Truck Museum.

Blackall truck features in new museum

Bill Baskett, Toowoomba (left) with Robert Stockwell, Blackall and the Commer Knocker truck at the opening of the Gatton Museum. Photo by John Elliot.

Penny Swanson and Sarah Taylor from Charleville enjoyed the opening night of ‘Grasslands @ Tambo’

Tambo Community and Cultural Centre “the stuff of dreams”Last Sunday, parents and

enthusiastic community members conducted a working bee at the Blackall Kindergarten and Limited Hours Daycare Centre to give the grounds a well-overdue facelift.

The morning was a result of the hard work and vision of Blackall Kindergarten director, Joanne Davison who organised and coordinated the day’s activities, following a successful grant application to the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal.

While the centre is working towards relocation to the old State School preschool building, this remains a number of years away.

Mrs Davison said that she could see the current centre needed improvement and wanted to ensure that children currently enrolled at the centre were not disadvantaged by the long-term vision of the committee.

By the end of the day, a small army of workers, consisting of the hardworking parents and friends of the centre, had installed a timber cubby house and a dry river bed with a bridge crossing.

Plants were planted around the river bed and the old gardens weeded and mulched.

With the help of the children, parents plowed on through the day with the assistance of a council bobcat and driver, Lloyd Alexander, Kerry Spinks delivered the pebbles for the bed of the river, and Alan Hinds provided a trailer full of larger stones to complement the landscaping.

Mrs Davison said, “The children have enjoyed a week full of new adventures in and around the cubby house and river bed.

“The revamped grounds have provided a great stimulus for their imaginations and they are utilising all areas of the changed landscape.

“We just need to encourage the children to play around the new plants and not on them, and it will be a wonderful addition for all our children to enjoy for years to come!”

– Kirstie Davison

Grounds improvement for Blackall Kindy

Above right: Helping at the Kindy working bee were Glen Davison and David Dendle, assisting with the heavy lifting and building the cubbyhouse

Right: Clare Barron, Therese Holm, Joanne Davison and Kirstie Davison on the newly installed bridge over the dry river bed at the Blackall Kindy

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