Day on the bowls green for Blackall reunion

A day of social bowls and presentations marked the final day of the Back to Blackall reunion at the Blackall Bowls Club on Sunday. Member for Gregory Vaughan Johnson was on hand to officially open the Blackall Bowls Clubs new cold room facility, funded by a $29,395 grant from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund. Previously the bowls club had used three eskies placed behind the bar for storing cold beverages on game days. Another new addition on the day were the new scoreboards provided by East Energy, with Mr Johnson presenting East Energy representative Doug Mitchell with a set of bowls to say thank you for the donation. To conclude the presentations, Gary Whitfield was presented with a lifetime membership to the Blackall Bowls Club.

SPORT ON THE BARCOO

Member for Gregory Vaughan Johnson passes Blackall Bowls Club president Don Daly a cold beer out the clubs brand new cold room.

Blackall residents past and present hit the green on Sunday for a day of social bowls.

Tambos Joan Noonan caught up with son-in-law Allan Hinds at the Blackall Bowls Club.

Lifetime bowls club members Larry Marks and Gary Whitfield John Bowyer, Robbie Doyle and Vene Bowyer were the chefs for the Sunday morning bowls club breakfast. enjoyed a day on the green. Page 20 - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, September 23 2011

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Past residents flock to Blackall reunion

by VICTORIA NUGENT
The streets of Blackall were much busier than usual when past residents flocked to town for the weekends Back to Blackall reunion. The event was orchestrated by Diane Reynolds, Del Wheelhouse and Lynn Cavanagh as a chance for past residents to revisit the town, with the previous reunion held in 2006. Organiser Lynn Cavanagh said that although local attendance was low, the past residents enjoyed the event thoroughly. The people that attended had a ball, Lynn said. The reunion kicked off with a Meet and Greet at the showgrounds on Friday night where past and present residents took the chance to mingle and enjoy music provided by Lex and Len. On Saturday morning, Shamrock Street traffic was diverted as the street closed to become the site for a host of festivities including a shearing demonstration, historical displays, face painting and a free jumping castle for the children. The community markets on Short Street were on once again, with the usual stalls as well as some stalls operated by past residents and visitors to the town. Cake stall operator Elwyn Bethel said he had an increased number of sales on the day. I normally make 200 trays, but I made 300 and they all sold, Elwyn said. Fashion also played a role on the morning with the opening of Ian Kinseys Das Zoo clothing store, as well as a chance for the crowd to take a journey through fashion history with the Remember When fashion parade featuring outfits from different eras. Visitors had plenty of culinary options to choose from with a sidewalk caf at 60s and Better, a sausage sizzle and Mexican churros on the menu. Another popular activity was the Guess the Hat competition in the window at Seymours, with Sally Campbell of Clarenden getting all the answers right to score a $100 Seymours voucher. Saturday night saw over 300 people at the Blackall Cultural Centre for a night of dinner, dancing and music provided by Lex and Len. Sunday saw a busy day of social bowls at the Blackall Bowls Club at 8am, with a barbecue breakfast and a lunch fundraiser held by the Blackall State School. The weekend wound down with more music by Lex and Len at the Prince of Wales Hotel, a camp oven dinner at the Caravan Park and a roast beef carvery featuring local beef at the Barcoo Hotel.

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Bonita Lawrence, Jolene Dendle, Natalie Dendle, Leonie May, Alison Krieg, Valmae Wood and Deni Benson strutted their stuff in the Fashion Through The Ages parade on Saturday morning.

From the Editor Wednesday and Friday With summer fast approaching, on Monday,
the thought of getting outside and active is more appealing than it was in the dead of winter. Blackall residents wanting to get fit and healthy certainly have many options available to them. Whats more, most of them are free, a fact which would make many of our city counterparts highly envious. Sergeant Trickett continues to run bootcamp at the showgrounds

mornings, while those wanting a more aquatic form of exercise can attend water aerobics on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The Blackall Heart Foundation Walking Group walks regularly, social sports run several evenings a week at the Blackall State School and there are plans in the works for a mens cricket team and social touch football teams.

Were also lucky in Blackall in that we have free access to a visiting exercise physiologist once a month. Individuals can have specialised exercise programs designed for them and have their progress monitored. Not many people make use of this service, but once again I have to remind you that you wouldnt get a service like that in the city for free.

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Im recovering from a very full on weekend for both Blackall and Tambo. The weather warmed significantly and the strong winds all made for a rather arid beginning of the week. Back To Blackall celebrations certainly had many former residents returning to rekindle their ties with Blackall and renew friendships. I am sure they will return home invigorated, restored and take with them fond memories of this gathering in 2011. The Blackall Tambo Regional Council was pleased to support this event. I am sure the organising committee would have been pleased with the overall weekend. The Teddy Bears Picnic in Tambo was a three day event with the focus on fun and children. The lantern parade, teddy launch and blue light disco at the Tambo dam on Friday evening was a very well attended start to the celebrations. A Saturday market at the Shire Hall preceded the actual picnic which involved many children and their parents who participated in teddy parades as well as time honoured games such as the sack race, egg and spoon race and the three legged race. Tambo Tourism and Business Association have purchased a jumping castle and slippery slide and both got a tremendous work out. The supper dance was a very pleasant evening with a DJ for entertainment. I hear everyone had a great time. Sunday was a breakfast prior to walking the Coolibah Walk which has recently been re-signed and re-opened after flood damage repairs. Tambo Clay Target Club was host to 80 shooters from all over Queensland for their annual two day

FROM THE MAYORS DESK

shoot also held on the weekend. Surrealism on Tour for Kids certainly sparked a great deal of interest with 49 children attending in Tambo over the two days of fun workshops with multimedia, drawing and making activities. Congratulations are in order for local grazier Jack Banks on his award of the Wool Producer of the Year 2011. I am sure the recognition of the contribution made by Jack and all his family at Springleigh to the Australian Wool Industry is very well deserved indeed. Congratulations are also in order for the Blackall WORC Camp Committee which received the Best Overall WORC Camp Award at the recent WORC conference held in Warwick. The detainees have certainly created very tidy and productive living and garden spaces which enhance the time offenders spend at the Blackall camp. The Blackall Tambo Regional Council meeting held on September 14 dealt with a number of important matters. The Blackall Tambo Regional Council will write to the Minister for Transport and Main Roads to obtain a guarantee that there will be sufficient funding to finally seal the agreed road sections under the Jericho to Yaraka Rail Replacement Program. I have concerns that there will be more than 100 kilometres still to seal at the completion of the program in 2016. I do not think that this will be a satisfactory outcome for the people of the Blackall Tambo Region or for those who live further out.

--Jan Ross

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5:00 Talking Heads 5:30 Spicks And Specks 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 How The Earth Was Made 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Jail Birds 2:00 Poirot 3:05 Childrens Programs 6:00 Country House Rescue 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7:30 8:00 Pohs Kitchen on the road 8:30 Spicks and Specks 9:00 Gruen Planet 9:35 At Home With Julia 10:00 At the Movies 10:35 Lateline 11:10 Lateline Business 11:30 Ganges: Daughter Of The Mountain 12:30 Movie: Answered By Fire 2:00 Country House Rescue 3:00 Big Ideas 4:00 rage 4:55 National Press Club Address 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 How The Earth Was Made 11:00 The American Future 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Heart And Soul 1:30 Mother and Son 2:00 Poirot 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:00 Restoration Man 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 Crownies 9:30 The Next Big Thing 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:35 Make Em Laugh: The Funny Business Of America 12:30 Tank On The Moon 1:30 The Abbey 2:30 The Next Big Thing 3:30 The Occasional Cook 4:00 rage 5:00 Can We Help? 5:30 The New Inventors 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 How The Earth Was Made 11:00 Catalyst 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Midsomer Murders 2:10 Finding The Fallen 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:00 Bills Tasty Weekends 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 My Family 8:30 Scott and Bailey 9:20 The Jonathan Ross Show 10:05 Bored to Death 10:35 Lateline 11:20 Tracey Ullmans State Of The Union 11:45 rage 5:00 rage 10:00 rage Guest Programmer: Phrase 11:00 Bills Tasty Weekends 12:00 Elders With Andrew Denton 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Foreign Correspondent 1:30 TBA 2:00 Treks in a Wild World 2:30 Shamwari: A Wild Life 3:00 TBA 4:00 Bowls: Australian Indoor Championships 6:00 Planet Food 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Dr Who 8:15 Doctor Who: Confidential Cutdown 8:30 Monroe 9:25 Penn And Teller: Fool Us 10:30 Trial And Retribution 12:05 rage Guest Programmer: Phrase

Barcoo Independent TV Guide September 25- October 1 ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS
5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Morning News 12:00 Movie: Picnic 2:00 Childrens Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Drive Thru Australia 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 TBA 8:30 Criminal Minds 9:30 Law and Order LA 10:30 Great Escapes 11:30 Ocean Force 12:00 Style by Jury 12:30 Sons and Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Morning News 12:00 Movie: Love is A Four Letter Word 2:00 Childrens Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Drive Thru Australia 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 Four Weddings 8:30 Beauty and the Geek 9:30 How I Met Your Mother 10:30 The Truth Behind 11:30 Off the Map 12:30 Trauma 1:30 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Morning News 12:00 Movie: Making Mr Right 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 According to Jim 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Drive Thru Australia 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 Better Homes and Gardens 9:00 Movie 11:30 That 70s Show 12:00 October Road 2:00 This Rugged Coast 3:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Childrens Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 Saturday Disney 11:00 Childrens Programs 12:00 That 70s Show 12:30 TBA 2:00 AFL Premiership Grand Final 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 9:20 TBA 11:00 All About Animals 12:00 Medical Emergency 1:00 TBA 2:00 This Rugged Coast 3:00 Surviving the Outback Rivers 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Dr Oz 5:00 Early News 5:30 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 Morning News 12:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory 7:30 Send In the Dogs Australia 8:30 CSI 9:30 Prime Suspect 10:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 11:30 Better With You 12:00 Eclipse Music TV 12:30 What Would You Do? 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 Early News 5:30 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 Morning News 12:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory 8:30 Hamish and Andys Gap Year 9:30 The NRL Footy Show 11:30 The AFL Footy Show 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 Early News 5:30 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 Morning News 12:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Afternoon News 5:30 Entertainment Tonight 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory 7:30 Two and a Half Men 8:30 Movie: Charlie and Boots 10:35 Movie: Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles 12:30 Movie: Godsend 2:30 Danoz Direct 4:30 Good Morning America 6:00 Childrens Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 9:30 Childrens Programs 12:00 Rugby World Cup Australia vs Russia 2:30 Epsom Cup 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News 6:30 Australias Funniest Home Videos 7:30 Movie: Runaway Vacation 9:30 Movie: Wedding Crashers 11:50 Rugby World CUp England vs Scotland 1:50 Spyforce 2:50 Nine Presents Adam Harvey 3:00 Danoz Direct 4:30 Wesley Impact 5:00 ARL Schoolboy Cup 9:00 International News 3:00 Letters and Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Tropic of Cancer 8:30 The Hotel 9:30 World News Australia 10:05 Movie: Hidden 12:05 112 Emergency

4:30 UEFA Champions League

Wednesday September 28 Thursday September 29 Friday September 30 Saturday October 1

1:35 Weatherwatch Overnight 4:30 UEFA Champions League 9:00 International News 1:30 Dateline 2:30 Italian News 3:00 Letters and Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Gourmet Farmer 8:00 My Family Feast 8:30 Supersizers Go... Medieval 9:30 World News Australia 10:05 The Protectors 11:05 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:05 Movie: Dreamship Surprise: Period 1 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight 4:45 UEFA Europa League 9:10 International News 1:30 Insight 2:30 Living Black 3:00 Letters and Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast 8:30 As It Happened 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Love Me, Love My Doll 11:00 Movie: One For the Road 12:35 Entourage 2:10 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 International News 1:00 Hansel and Gretel 2:55 Empire of the Word 3:55 James Rhodes: Piano Man 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Costas Garden Odyssey 6:00 Loves Harvest 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Engineering Connections 8:30 The Secret Life of the Dog 9:30 RocKwiz 10:20 Movie: The Baader Meinhof Complex 1:15 SOS 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight

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Barcoo Independent TV Guide September 25 - September 24 ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS

5:00 Rage 6:30 Childrens Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs of Praise 12:00 Landline 1:00 7:30 1:30 Message Stick 2:00 Rugby League World Cup 4:00 David Hockney: A Bigger Picture 5:00 Art Nation 5:30 Dance Academy 6:00 Life 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grand Designs 8:30 The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency 10:20 Compass 10:50 Daredevils: The Flying Car 11:40 Order in the House 12:40 Grand Designs 1:45 21 Days 3:00 Murder or Mutiny 4:00 rage 5:00 Art Nation 5:30 At The Movies 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 How The Earth Was Made 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Monarch of the Glen 1:30 Cheese Slices 2:00 Poirot 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:00 Time Team 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7:30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:15 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:35 Brideshead Revisited 12:25 The Clinic 1:20 Movie: Beat the Devil 3:00 Bowls Australian Indoor Championships 4:00 rage 5:00 Q & A 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 How The Earth Was Made 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Neanderthal Code 1:35 Meerkat Manor 2:00 Poirot 3:05 Childrens Programs 6:00 Lost Gardens 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 Stealing Shakespeare 9:35 United States of Tara 10:00 Jennifer Byrne Presents: Christos Tsiolkas 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:30 Movie: Burn Up 2:05 La Paloma 3:00 Big Ideas 4:00 rage 6:00 Childrens Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 TBA 11:30 Michael Palins New Europe 12:30 Breaking the Magicians Code 1:45 Movie: Problem Child 3:30 Aftermath: Population Zero 5:30 The Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Sunday Night 7:30 Wild Boys 8:30 Bones 9:30 Castle 10:30 The Suspects 11:30 Forensic Investigators 12:30 Holby Blue 1:30 Room For Improvement 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet the Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Morning News 12:00 Movie: Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman 2:00 Childrens Programs 4:30 News at 4:30 5:00 Drive Thru Australia 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 2011 Brownlow Blue Carpet Special 8:15 2011 Brownlow Medal 11:15 Suits 12:15 This Rugged Coast 1:10 Room For Improvement 1:30 Infomercials 3:30 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Morning News 12:00 Movie: Friends At Last 2:00 Childrens Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Drive Thru Australia 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 TBA 8:30 Packed To The Rafters 9:30 Dinner Date 10:30 Hung 11:10 Parks and Recreation 11:40 Perfect Couples 12:05 Holby Blue 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 ARL Schoolboy Cup 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Wide World of Sports 11:00 The Sunday Footy Show 12:00 The Sunday Roast 1:00 Wildfire 3:00 Hamish and Andys Gap Year 4:00 The Farmer Wants A Wife 5:00 National News First At Five 5:30 MXTV 6:00 National News 6:30 RBT 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 Underbelly Razor 9:30 Person of Interest 10: 30 Two and a Half Men 11:00 The Joy of Sets 11:30 Flashpoint 12:30 Super League 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 4:00 Good Morning America 5:00 Early News 5:30 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 Morning News 12:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory 7:30 The Farmer Wants A Wife 8:30 Movie: Four Holidays 10:30 CSI Miami 11:30 Better With You 12:00 Super League 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 Early News 5:30 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 Morning News 12:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Childrens Programs 4:30 Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00The Big Bang Theory 7:30 Charlies Angels 8:30 Two and a Half Men 9:00 The Joy of Sets 9:30 Survivor: South Pacific 11:00 Top Gear 12:00 20/20 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 International News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 Football Asia 11:00 Les Murrays Football Feature 12:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program 12:30 Speedweek 2:00 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 3:00 Hitlers Bodyguard 4:00 A Fork in the Mediterranean 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Trawlermen 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds 8:30 Dateline: 9:30 The Battle of Britain 11:10 UCI Road World Championships 2011 1:05 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 International News 1:00 Dateline 2:00 Insight 3:00 Letters and Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Living Black 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters 8:30 Swift & Shift Couriers 9:00 Pizza 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 This is England 86 10: 55 South Park 11:30 The World Game 12:30 Living Black 1:00 Movie: You Bet Your Life 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 International News 1:00 Movie: Ninas Home 3:00 Letters and Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Insight 8:30 The Meth Epidemic 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Bodysnatchers of New York 11:00 Movie: Johnny Mad Dog 12:45 Silesia Strips 1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

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General Classification Parental Guidance Recommended Adult Violence Classification Not suitable for people under 15 years of age.

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Blackall opts out of mining buffer zone

Mining exploration within a two kilometre radius of Blackall has been given the green light at last weeks meeting of the Blackall Tambo Regional Council. Council chose to opt out of the State Governments proposed Restricted Area 384, which would provide a buffer zone to stop mining and exploration within its boundaries. The restricted area is a two kilometre buffer zone around towns of more than 1000 people, with the ruling affects about 80 towns or cities outside southeast Queensland. The state government offered local councils the opportunity to opt towns in or out of the restricted area, based on what they consider to be in the best interests of their community. Blackall has joined Mount Isa as one of the first towns to opt out of the buffer zone, choosing to apply to the Minister for Employment, Skills and Mining to opt out the entire urban area of Blackall from Restricted Area 384, specifying that this relates to coal and mineral exploration permits only. Councillor Sally Cripps said she supported exploration for minerals within Blackall as a way of knowing what mineral resources were present in the region. I think putting our heads in the sand and saying look we know theres coal there but we dont want to know about it doesnt do anything, Cr Cripps said. I want it to be clear that Im not necessarily in favour of coal mining in our area, she said. Im not arguing for mining to happen, Im arguing for us to have a good idea of what we have here. The decision follows recent discussions between council and mining company Coalbank, who asked council to consider allowing exploration within the two kilometre zone. Councillor Peter Skewes was

against the movement and asked for his dissent to be recorded in the council minutes. Cr Skewes said he was opposed to the exploration as it felt it conflicted with the wishes of many of the regions residents. Ive been talking to the people out here and they dont even want exploration on their properties, Cr Skewes said. The further away we can extend the prohibition, it would be appreciated by many people, he said. I know Coalbank wants us to go the other way, but we dont represent Coalbank, we represent our constituents. Cr Graeme Jarvis said mining represented a development opportunity for the Blackall region. If we want population growth, its the only way its going to happen, Cr Jarvis said.

Blackalls Mandy Cripps has completed her schoolgirl rowing career with a gold medal at the 2011 Queensland schools rowing championship on Monday. Mandy and her crew from St Peters Lutheran College in Brisbane won the last event on the program, the blue ribbon schoolgirls eight championship. It was the third year in a row that the school has won the race and the second state gold medal for Mandy. After coming fifth at the Brisbane Schoolgirls Head of the River regatta a few weeks earlier the St Peters crew were not rated amongst the favourites for the state title but they started well and stayed up with the leaders

Mandy Cripps takes out rowing title

throughout the race. A barnstorming finish saw the first four crews cross the line with a margin of 3.59 seconds between them. Only 0.8 of a second separated St Peters from the second placed St Aidans, with Somerville College coming in third and St Margarets fourth. Longreachs Sammy Sheehan was a member of the Somerville College crew. Another Longreach rower, Thomas McLellan coxed Nudgee College to second place in the champion schoolboys quad scull earlier on the final day of the school championships.

--by Victoria Nugent

-- Sally Cripps

Mandy Cripps, Blackall and teammate Sarah Zillmann proudly display the JEEP trophy for the winning crew in the schoolgirls eight race won at the state titles in Rockhampton on the weekend.

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WHATS ON in 2011
SEPTEMBER 23 Blue Light Disco CANCELLLED 25 Ode To A Tree Exhibit Opening at Grassland Art Gallery in Tambo 27 Mystery Photo Hunt and Barbecue
OCTOBER

Community gym for Blackall

6 Blackall Amateur Swim Club Sign On 8 Community Markets 8 Blackall Heartland Festival AGM 8 Blackall Hospital Auxiliary Springtime Festival 14 Blue Light Disco 15 Blackall Races 15 Elvis Presley Tribute Show 22 Feel Good/ Feel Better Day with Snap Massages, Tai Chi, Zumba and Movie Night screening Red Dog 28 Anglican Ladies Guild Street Stall 29 Outback Tourism QLD Awards NOVEMBER 4-5 Gallery Day 5 Halloween Trick or Treat 5 Halloween Blue Light Disco 7-8 SDE Blackall Swim Camp 12 Dance Blackall Annual Concert 26 Blackall Races 26 St Patricks Christmas Fete 27 Christmas Tree Festival DECEMBER 3 Your Amazing Race Gala Dinner 16 Blackall Memorial and Sports Club Members Christmas Party 24 Christmas Eve Mardi Gras, Blackall 24 Christmas in the Park, Tambo 31 Blackall Memorial and Sports Club New Years Eve Costume Party

The Blackall Tambo Regional Council is set to establish a community gymnasium after over 100 community members signed expression of interest forms circulated by council and the Blackall State School. The expressions of interest were called for in June after council was approached by the Blackall State School to take over a gymnasium facility at the school. At last weeks council meeting it was decided that a community gymnasium will be established in the understorey of the grandstand at the Blackall showgrounds subject to a number of conditions. These conditions include the availability of the space, the execution of a formal agreement with the Blackall State School for the ongoing use of fitness equipment currently located at the school, the engagement of a suitably qualified local resident to supervise the facility and the development of limitation of liability document. Councillor Peter Skewes said the idea made sense given the areas growing interest in health and fitness. More and more people are exercising now, so we should investigate the option, Cr Skewes said. Councillor Sally Cripps said the feedback indicated that community members did want to use gymnasium facilities. We should be providing them with the infrastructure and opportunities to do that, Cr Cripps said.

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Blackall Amateur Swim Club SIGN ON Thursday 6 October 5pm

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Anne Lloyd was born in St George on September 29, 1936. Anne is the daughter of Stella Huddleston (nee Duncombe) and Birkett Huddleston. She was the youngest of four children, being Roy Huddleston her brother, Shirley Cooper her sister and Joy who unfortunately passed away accidently at the age of 13. Anne was two years old when World War II started, so she and her family moved to Roma. Spending most of her school holidays on Stratton her grandparents property at Roma, developing her love for the land. When she was eight years old her father was transferred to Primaries in Rockhampton. There she attended Rockhampton Girls Grammar School, where she first started playing tennis with the now famous Rod Laver on their home court. It was then that she started winning tennis tournaments. At fourteen years of age, Anne moved to Brisbane, where she went to school at Brisbane Girls Grammar School. In the same year, 1950 she captained the QLD School Girls team to Sydney to play against NSW and they won. Over the next five years she won many championships and was ranked sixth in Australia. Between 1948 and 1955 Anne won 64 titles, including 21 QLD titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles, twice representing Australia. In 1951 and 1952 she won the Telegraph Blue Award, which was the Queensland Junior Sportswoman of the Year. This was for being outstanding in tennis for secondary school. One of her treasured memories was competing in the finals of the Hard court Australian Open Doubles with partner Jennifer Staley in 1954. In 1955 she met Don Lloyd, a grazier from Blackall whilst at the Brisbane Exhibition and they married in Brisbane on August 2 1957. Anne retired from the sport shortly before an overseas touring

September 29 1936 - August 19 2011

team was announced, even though Don greatly encouraged her to follow her dream. In 2008 Anne became a member of International Tennis Club of Australia, only achieved by being accepted into the main draw of any Grand Slam events or by representing your country in Davis Cup or Federation Cup. As a young bride, Anne adapted to life in the bush with enthusiasm and willingness to adjust and learn. And that she did, from June Dally Watkins Modelling School, travelling Australia playing tennis, shovelling cottonseed, mothering uncountable poddy lambs and calves, pulling a bore, mustering and working in the stockyards. Whilst throwing a meal together at the end of the day for numerous hungry mouths and never once did she complain. Although on the odd occasion in conversation with her women folk, she would mention that it is a mans world and behind every successful man there is a good woman. Anne taught her three children via Correspondence School and was an original member of Charleville School of the Air. Anne occasionally found time to play

Anne Lloyd

some tennis and more recently used her tennis skills to assist Mr Jim McEnlly in coaching numerous young tennis players from around the district - giving her considerable pleasure and satisfaction along with great pride being patron of the Blackall Tennis Club. Her other great interest evolved over a period of 44 years when Cone Break Pony Club was established on Cootabynia. Considering she was not a lover of horses, Anne spent numerous hours behind the scene cleaning, painting, harrowing grounds, boiling billies and in general keeping the Pony Club presentable and workable over this time, again with pride being joint Patron of the Club with Don. Positivity was one of her greatest traits - for on countless occasions during a howling drought she would phone Leon Morandy, the long range weather forecaster and ask when it was going to rain. The calendar was full of potential dates -unfortunately generally with little success. Generosity was next to none when it came to Anne and her family, spoiling her children and grandchildren constantly and never herself. She received pleasure from giving to others in life never expecting anything in return. Loyalty to her partner and Dons right hand man meant Anne was forever present at gun shoots, council functions, cricket club, polocrosse, and was personally involved as a member of the Blackall Show Society in excess of 45 years. Her husband of 54 years (celebrated on August 2 at the Blackall Hospital with cakes and a call from Lee Kernaghan), Don was her best mate , forever inseparable particularly since their children married and left them in their own company. Annes life was her family, and her love and spirit will live on for eternity forever in their hearts.

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Local shooters in the medals

Blackall and Tambo names were amongst the winners at Tambos annual clay target shoot held on the weekend. Just over 80 people from around the state took part but it was Blackalls Danny Allan who won the overall high gun sash, scoring 221 from 230 for the weekend. He and his brother Murray also teamed up to take second place in a Commonwealth deauville doubles championship shot under lights. In the Gillespie Grazing double barrel championship Murray was first in A grade with 50/50. Scrubby Creek shooters Brad Marks and Roger Hirsch won the AA grade and B grade, while Austin Donaldson was second in B grade and Angus MacDonald held down second place in C grade. Tambos Tom Jarvis was first in the A grade of the Tambo Foodworks single barrel championship, while Austin Donaldson was second in B grade and Tammy Picone second in C grade. Brad Marks featured again in the Carrangarra Hotel continental championship, running second in AA grade, with Pat Bredhauer in first place. A grade winner was Jason Glover and Andrew Nugent was second, while Peter Molle won the B grade and Scott Bredhauer was second in C grade. The point score championship and James Gall Memorial saw Danny Allan take second place in the AA grade. Tom Jarvis was first in A grade, Peter Molle first in B grade and Scott Bredhauer second in C grade. The overall winner was Mal Collins from Chinchilla. Tammy Picone won the Three Rivers Helicopters double barrel handicap event. Austin Donaldson was fourth. Tammy won the C grade high gun sash and Austin collected the veterans sash. A grade high gun sash went to Tom Jarvis.

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--Sally Cripps

Chinchillas Mal Collins won the James Gall Memorial trophy for the points score event at Tambo on the weekend, presented by Tom Gall and Sally Cripps.

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Teddy bears out to play in Tambo

Spirits were high in Tambo last weekend as the town and tourists joined together to celebrate the Teddy Bears Picnic festival. Tambo State School students, teachers and community volunteers with help from some tourists and a teddy bear enthusiast from Longreach, Julie Biggs, worked together last week to create 65 tepee lanterns and a giant seven metre long teddy bear lantern. The golden bear was so large it hung over the end of the body truck as it was transported to the dam and the head alone was as large as a queen size bed. The logistics of floating Ted required assistance from the Tambo SES members and their yellow boat, however a bit of swimming was also necessary to help him into the most relaxed position. As the sun went down on Friday night the lanterns glowed inside Ted and the tepees while the Tambo Blue Light trailer played a light show on the island behind creating a stunning luminous effect. Over 150 residents and tourists attended the Lantern party at the dam, well fed by the Tambo Pony Club and entertained by the council youth officers who were at work as DJs. Two dancing teddy bears heralded the festival opening as the school children launched their tepees; some floated better than others and confined their journey to adorning the dam bank, others headed off happily across the water. On Saturday morning, Tambo Arts and Crafts held their picnic markets and entertained market goers with raffles, choir singing, morning tea and a variety of craft stalls. The Tambo Teddy Bears Picnic followed the markets as people rolled rugs under a tent and tucked into their gourmet hampers from Fanny Maes Cafe. The Cow Girls and Ladies calendar in support of Westn Breast was launched on the morning then two new jumping castles were christened as the two Tambo teddy bears slid down the great slide. The jumping castles were purchased by the Tambo Tourism and Business Assn Inc for the Tambo community with a grant from the Qld Government Community Benefit Fund

Tambo children excitedly jumped and slid on the castles until they were switched off as the Teddy Bear Parade commenced the fun picnic games. Races included egg and spoon, sack, three legged and a hoop race. The games were topped off as participants young and old undertook the Tambo Teddy Bear Challenge which involved skipping like a bear, tying a bow on a teddy bear, filling a rain gauge with a sponge and eating Teddys porridge. The Tambo Shire Hall was beautifully decorated with stars, balls, balloons and a very relaxed Ted with his picnic basket settled on the stage amongst the daisies. A crowd of over 50 enjoyed the evenings dancing with DJ Curley and the dancing bears. The Tambo Tourism and Business Association (TTBA) put on a fabulous spread of meats and rolls and the Carrangarra Hotel ran the bar. After a Sunday morning clean up the TTBA committee members joined community members for a relaxing stroll along the Coolibah Walk and enjoyed breakfast in the park.

-- Alison Shaw

Tambos Teddy Bears Picnic festival celebrations kicked off on Friday night with a floating procession of lanterns on the Tambo Dam, including a seven metre long teddy bear lantern. Page 8 - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, September 23 2011

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LJ Hooker Longreach opened on 1 September. Howard Raven has brought his 20-plus years of experience, including 12 years in Longreach itself as a Rural Industry Specialist and most recently two and a half years owning the independent Longreach Real Estate. As Longreach Real Estate we had a solid market share in sales and a rapidly growing property management business based on our ownreputation. We built this from one rental and no sales record when we opened the Longreach Real Estate doors. I felt, despite our success, our real estate service was not at full potential and decided LJ Hookers good name, its technology, ongoing training program and the enthusiasm and commitment arising from having the grandson of the Companys founder as its leader was going to be the best deliver for our customers and the business. LJ Hooker has history, profile and respect plus an innovative futureperspective. One of the first things we can now do is extend our sales and property management support to Barcaldine and Blackall customers; and one special bonus we are delighted to bring to our Longreach customers is Qantas Frequent Flyer points. Longreach is, after all, the home of the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd, Qantas. Qantas officially formed in Winton in November 1920 but relocated its base to nearby Longreach the following year. More than 640 million Qantas Frequent Flyer points have been earned by members through LJ Hooker since it joined the Qantas Frequent Flyer program in 2002.

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It was all fun and games with Saturdays sack race at the Tambo Teddy Bears Picnic.

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Town celebrates Back To Blackall weekend

Bob Walsh had travelled all the way from Louisiana, America for the reunion, catching up with Kim Budley, now a Mackay resident at the Barcoo Hotel.

Sue Frost was at the Saturday festivities with her sister Sandy Holdbrook, who returned to Blackall for the weekends reunion celebrations.

Gail Dugdell returned to Blackall for the weekend, running a stall at the Saturday markets.

Rosa Duffy and Alea Dugdell were serving up Mexican churros to the hungry crowd at Saturdays markets.

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The Blackall State School class of 1969 reunited at Saturday nights dinner dance. Photo Pat McCarthy.

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