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WEIPA residents will be given the chance to buy adjoining vacant land to their properties as Rio Tin to looks to relieve pressure on the town’s housing situation. The land-buy scheme is one of several initiatives released by the mining company as part of its long-awaited housing strategy.
RIO TINTO UNVEILS HOUSING STRATEGY
Rio Tinto Weipa general man ager Shona Markham said the plan would not solve all of the town’s housing problems but was part of a long-term plan. “We recognise this is just a start, but we are committed to using these early initiatives as a base for further improvements,” she said.
Rio Tinto will also look to sell two of its vacant homes. A silent auction will run for em ployees to purchase them. “These initiatives will give us the opportunity to work towards long-term outcomes and gain in sight on how that plan should look,” Ms Markham said. The company is also starting a major maintenance program. Continued – Page 6
RAIDERS BEAT NEIGHBOURS IN FINAL
Rio Tinto will start building three new houses this year and will also sell lots of land in the Golf Links Estate. The lots will be released in a staged manner, with an initial auc tion campaign of five lots to the open market in October.
THEY might go hard on the footy field, but when the game is done and dusted, there’s no bad blood between the Weipa Raiders and Napranum Bulldogs. On Saturday at Andoom Oval, the Raiders came from behind to beat the Dogs 14-10 in the Western Cape Rugby League grand final. Check out the match report and the winning team poster in our special four-page liftout. pressure
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Relieving
“These incidents expedited plans and we’ve now installed motion activated CCTV camer as on the oval lights and change room facilities, with blue lights and a sharps box due to be in stalled at the old toilet block in comingSeniorweeks.”Sergeant John McAr thur said the safety of oval users, many of whom are children, was paramount. “Cooktown Police will be in creasing surveillance and driveby patrols in the area,” he said. “We will also be door knock ing the neighbourhood to make people aware of what has been happening.“Weencourage anyone who sees anything suspicious to re port it to police.”
Cr Scott, who has lived in Cooktown for more than 20 years and was a former president of the junior rugby league club, said it was unfathomable why anyone would leave needles in a community space.
Cook Shire Council is also planning to roll out CCTV cam eras in other public locations.
Cook Shire Council has now installed CCTV cameras at John Street Oval after parents discovered needles at the popular sporting precinct.
“John Street Oval is muchloved and it’s really busy at this time of year,” he said. “The cameras will help deter this sort of behaviour from hap pening again, and if it does, the footage will assist the police in identifying the culprits.”
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Festival-goer killed after Cape car crash
Uncapped needles found on popular sporting oval
A CAPE York community is mourning the death of a man in a single-vehicle accident near Rossville on Friday night. The 49-year-old man with connections to Wujal Wujal died at the scene after the car veered off Homerule Road before plunging into Wallaby Creek at aroundThree11pm.other occupants sus tained minor injuries and were rushed to Cooktown Hospital. “The vehicle went off the edge and into the water where a man was tragically trapped be neath the vehicle,” Senior Ser geant John McArthur said. Authorities said all four men had attended the nearby Orin Aya rave festival.
VOLUNTEERS are being forced to scour a sports oval before matches and training following the discovery of uncapped nee dles and drug paraphernalia in side locked buildings and on the field at Cooktown’s John Street Oval. The oval is home to the Cook town District Junior Rugby League Club and president Teila Winton said her family and the extended football community were“Wedisgusted.areextremely upset that the area is being defiled in this way,” she said. “We have kids as young as six playing on and around the field two to three times a week, and knowing it is now becoming un safe is really disturbing. “We have had to call on vol unteers and the community to ensure the safety of the area each training and game day.” Cook Shire Council, which manages the John Street Oval, fast-tracked plans to install mo tion-activated cameras at the site in response to the situation. “Council had been aware that there had been an increase in un savoury behaviour at the oval at night and already had plans to install the CCTV cameras when the recent incidents took place,” mayor Peter Scott said.
Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service said two survi vors were discharged on Satur day with the third released on Sunday.It’sunderstood an emergency call was made by a fellow festi val attendee following the crash. Emergency services attended the scene and the Forensic Crash Unit is now investigating.
“If we have an accident, it’s not like we didn’t tell anybody,” Cr Yusia said. “But we’re not giving up.” Aviation expert Neil Hans ford said both the state and federal government should be expected to invest in the critical infrastructure.“You’vegot to be operating a safe route … and if it’s rutted and damaged the Queensland government have to cover some of the expense,” he said. “If the runway deteriorates to the point that it can’t service the route, then it becomes a political issue.” Regional carrier Rex airlines wrote a letter of support earlier this year calling for the runway to be improved. Cape York Weekly has reached out to federal Minister Catherine King for comment.
Tributes flow for Aussie
BAMAGA Airport’s rutted runway has been compared to corrugations on the Peninsula Developmental Road with a whistleblower warning the strip is in urgent need of repair. But the Civil Aviation and Safety Authority has dismissed the claims, declaring there is “no information suggesting there are concerns” despite the most re cent technical inspection finding the strip in “poor condition”. A source familiar with the airport said the state of the run way’s surface posed serious safety“Therisks.pavement itself is so soft that the wheels are pressing down into the airstrip and creat ing these ruts,” the source said. “It’s like corrugations on the PDR. If you were to fix that run way you’d need to raise it by at least a “Youmetre.need to get the drainage issue under control because it’s obviously not working.” Reduced pavement strength can have dire consequences. “The fact that they’ve got essentially a valley running through the middle of the run way, the risk is that something like a Dash 8-100s landing wheel could break through the surface,” the source said. “One of the other issues is you get loose stones on the ground, you’ve got the very real danger of that impacting propellers.” In a statement, a CASA spokesperson said the authority was unaware of any safety risks at Bamaga Airport. “We currently have no in formation suggesting there are concerns about the capacity of the runway at Northern Penin sula Area Airport to land planes safely if upgrades are not done in the next 12 to 24 months,” the spokesperson said. But a technical inspection conducted on October 22, 2020 found the low-lying landing strip in need of work. “The runway continues to suffer pavement issues. The seal is mainly in good condition however the underlying pave ment is in poor condition ... and hence the reason for the ongoing failures and rutting,” the inspec tionNorthernreads.
ONE of Cape York’s iconic characters will no longer greet travellers after a tragic incident that was felt across the country on the weekend. Hann River Roadhouse’s Aussie the Emu was hit by a car and killed on Saturday. The legendary bird was a genuine celebrity and greeted everyone at the Hann. She roamed the car park and the camping grounds. Kids who had the courage to approach her found her to beChecktame. out the Hann River Roadhouse Facebook page for the tributes to Aussie. in need of major upgrade
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Peninsula Area Re gional Council said a complete upgrade of the airport would cost $15 Mayormillion.Patricia Yusia said she raised the region’s runway prob lems with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Monday.
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The state government has al ready agreed to build a boardwalk and campgrounds at the site as part of a $2 million package. Cr Yusia said the area, which suffers from a lack of amenities, still needed more infrastructure. “We may be small but 60,000 people visit here every year,” she said.Gudang Yadakhenu Aboriginal Corporation chairperson Michael Solomon couldn’t be reached for comment.
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With Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk visiting, expect some major announcements relating to Pajinka this week. Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney at the Remote Employment Roundtable meeting held in Canberra last week.
PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk will attend an historic handback in Cape York this week returning the Jardine and Denham Group Na tional Parks to First Nations peo ples.The entire Queensland govern ment ministry is in the Torres Strait for community cabinet, with the Premier and Environment Minis ter Meaghan Scanlon expected to travel to Injinoo on Wednesday morning.It’sunderstood traditional own ers have invited Ms Palaszczuk to attend a ceremonial signing of agreements with the Gudang/Yad haykenu, Atambaya and Angka muthi peoples. As part of the ceremony the Premier will deliver land deeds to the Ipima Akaya Aboriginal Cor poration and Atambaya Aboriginal Corporation.NorthernPeninsula Area mayor Patricia Yusia said the hard-earned claims took decades of planning. “It’s a big day for the Tradi tional Owners to have their lands back,” Cr Yusia said. “It’s taken them years to negoti ate this. Some Elders who fought for the handover have passed away during the fight. “I’m happy for them. It’s their country and it’s coming back to them.”Ms Palaszczuk said the an nouncement was an important step towards reconciliation. “Our Path to Treaty is about a truthful shared history,” she said. “The land handback we’re ex pecting to make is an important part of that journey.”
OPINION: Cashless cards must go now Premier to witness major land signing
Creating real Indigenous jobs a priority: Minister
Remote Cape York residents are victims of not being able to access cash when they need it outside of their communities.
“We need to talk to our people about designing the jobs that are real jobs for them and that was a really key component from today,” sheThesaid.CDP was introduced in 2014 and operates in over 1,000 communities with around 40,000 – mostly Indigenous – participants. The program initially required people aged 18 to 49 to work for 25 hours a week for a payment that is less than half the current nation al minimum wage. But during the global pandemic, CDP requirements were eased as criticisms of the program grew.
“EXCUSE me brotha, can you help me?” A gentle hand touched my arm and a man with a pained expression met my eyes as I turned.Standing with a credit card in one hand and a sheet of paper in the other, he stood next to an ATM inside a Cairns shopping centre. *Caleb was his name, he ex plained, and he was desperate to get home to Aurukun. The only problem was Caleb’s new credit card wouldn’t work. Reluctantly, I leaned in to see if I could help. After checking the PIN and swiping the card, Caleb and I thought we were in luck. I could hear the grinding and clicking inside the machine ex cept, instead of dispensing mon ey, we received a paper slip. It read: INVALID TRANS ACTION.‘Thatseems odd,’ I thought. We tried again with the same result. I glanced at Caleb’s card forI’veclues.seen BasicsCards and Cashless Debit Cards before –cards used to restrict people’s access to welfare payments –but this one was different. Nonetheless, the result was the same. The card limited how much money Caleb could with draw from his account. With little time left before his plane departed and a beautiful toddler expecting dad home to night, Caleb became anxious. Checking the time, I told him we could still catch his flight if we left Afternow.hot-footing it to the de partures lounge in my beat-up old sedan we said our goodbyes and he took off on a flight bound for western Cape York. Exiting onto Tom McDon ald Drive, I thought about how many people, like Caleb, may not have caught their flight home.Every week dozens of Cape residents are forced to travel to Cairns for family or medical reasons.Some of them are on cards that place them on welfare re strictions. These cards don’t work at most stores and won’t let you withdraw cash from an ATM.All of a sudden, simple things like catching a bus or hailing a cab become much harder. Welfare reforms in Cape communities were introduced to make life better – and in some cases they do. Other times though, it makes it that much harder to make it home, hug your child and tuck her in at Ultimatelynight.that should be the goal.Because there are some things in life you just can’t put a price on. *Not his real name
SCRAPPING a controversial work-for-the-dole scheme is the first step towards creating “real jobs” for First Nations peoples in remote Cape York communities, Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda BurneyKowanyamasays. mayor Robbie Sands and Cape York Institute’s Fiona Jose joined a remote em ployment roundtable meeting led by Ms Burney last week. During the meeting, held in Canberra, the Minister reaffirmed her commitment to replace the Community Development Pro gram (CDP).
The CDP will make way for a new program developed in part nership with Indigenous Austral ians, Ms Burney said. “As a first step, we’ll let cur rent (CDP) providers work with remote communities to trial new approaches to creating new jobs,” she“Becausesaid. local communities know what works for them. Real jobs, proper wages and decent con ditions. That’s what people living in remote Australia need.” Ms Jose said the meeting had examined what was needed to tran sition away from the CDP.
PAJINKA PACKAGE THE handback is one of two an nouncements expected for the re gion with a master plan for Pajinka expected in the coming days.
“Under the plans, work will continue to focus on improving current housing, with current ten ants in Rio Tinto housing asked to come forward with their requests.”
ADJOINING LAND LANDOWNERS in Weipa who have a vacant block or an easement next to their property could be able to purchase the land and amalgam ate it with their residential lot. Residents can fill out a form with the Weipa Town Authority, which will review the application and make a recommendation to RioMsTinto.Markham said all options were being considered to relieve pressure on the housing market in Weipa. Rio Tinto has added 36 rooms to the SPQ in Evans Land ing, which should soon be avail able for workers.
From – Page 1 “In recent times, Rio Tinto has met with stakeholders on site in Weipa to discuss improvements to housing and land quality and avail ability, with work on this now un der way,” a company spokesperson said.“The main goal is to improve current properties but the initia tives are also intended to give the community more opportunity to invest in local property.
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UNSEASONAL wet weather has forced Cooktown Bullride organisers to postpone the Sep tember 17 event, with a fund raising night to be held instead. The low-lying site at the Cook town Racecourse stayed soggy long after rain had cleared, Cooktown Horsesports Asso ciation president and organiser Vince Harrigan said. “No one expected this much rain at this time of year and the arena is inside the race track,” he “Allsaid.our trucks have to cross the track and we just didn’t want to risk that damage.” Organisers were making the most of the postponement, Mr Harrigan said, with a fundrais ing night on September 17 to feature live entertainment from Black Image Band. “We’re encouraging people to come along and have a night out and help us raise some money,” he “Onesaid. bonus to postponing the event is it will allow us more time to raise funds as the cost of everything, from security to the whole works and jerks, has dou bled.”Mr Harrigan said the commit tee was in discussions around a proposed bullride in December.
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The company said it had also implemented a residential and commercial land enquiries form to provide more specific information around what space is required for sustainable business growth.
“The main thing about this strat egy is that it’s achievable,” she told Cape York Weekly “If you look at how hard it is to build a house in south-east Queensland right now you know that doing anything substantial here in a short time is going to be difficult. “We’re working with our part ners around other developments and it’s important to recognise that it’s not just Rio Tinto that’s look ing at building houses. “The announcements may seem small at the moment but it’s some thing we want to build on and most parts of the initiative can be acted upon quite quickly.”
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provide immediate relief
Rio Tinto is selling two of its houses, building five more, and offering up land for sale as part of its housing strategy.
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“Our communities will continue to be held back from the economic and social opportunities we des perately need if this issue isn’t ad dressed, and the gap will never be closed.”Member for Cook Cynthia Lui met with Sea Swift chief executive Dwayne Freeman last week. “It is important for me to not only make Seaswift (sic) aware of the serious impact freight increase will have on my communities but also to be part of the solution to ad dress the issue moving forward,” Ms Lui posted on social media. “Today’s meeting with Dwayne will be one of many to come, and I look forward to working with him towards a positive outcome.”
Councils invest in study to explore freight subsidies
A STUDY into the impact rising freight costs will have on remote communities has been commis sioned by the Torres and Cape In digenous Councils Alliance. The research coincides with Sea Swift increasing the cost of ship ping cargo by 14.5 per cent across all service routes.
Erosion on the radar of program
– Story by Samuel Davis
With Sea Swift’s costs rising and incomes stagnant, the Torres and Cape Indigenous Councils Alliance wants to explore the option of freight subsidies.
TCICA chair and Kowanyama mayor Robbie Sands said the work would inform arguments around a potential freight subsidy for the re gion in the future. “Rising fuel costs, severe cli matic conditions, poor infrastruc ture, and the challenges of oper ating in remote environments all combine to drive up the cost of delivering freight to communities in our region,” Cr Sands said. “It has become a major cost bur den for some of the country’s most disadvantaged people, and con strains the development of much needed infrastructure like housing, community facilities and roads.
THOUSANDS of kilometres of tracks and fence lines are being mapped to help identify erosion hotspots causing sediment runoff to the Great Barrier Reef. Cape York Water Partner ship’s Primitive Tracks project identified the region’s unformed roads, tracks and fence lines through aerial imagery. Staff have now begun the mammoth task of mapping ero sion using a vehicle-mounted camera and GPS. Project lead Jeff Shellberg said the sediment load in wa terways had doubled since Eu ropean settlement, leading to a decline in water quality in wa terways and the Reef. “The erosion of roads, tracks and fence lines is a key contribu tor to sediment load,” he said. “Erosion is especially prob lematic at creek and gully crossings where tracks are con structed on highly erodible soils leading to significant track dam age and dirt in our rivers.” By mapping and identifying erosion hotspots, CYWP aims to help prioritise future investment in roadworks and support land owners to reduce erosion. Landholders are invited to contact Dr Shellberg at capeyorkwaterparnership.orgjeff@
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“They enjoyed camping, fishing and had many fantastic holidays in the great outdoors. “John and Karen taught their daughters to be strong, independ entFollowingwomen.” the eulogy, all four of John and Karen’s daugthers got up to say a few words about their dad, reducing most to tears. But largely the funeral service was held in good spirits in hon our of a man who always tried to pick up those around him and put a smile on their faces.
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Dennis added: “John was a proud father of five children, Douglas, Jacinta, Lauren, Kirsten and Melanie. After Melanie, the fourth daughter he conceded defeat and stop trying for another boy. “He was even a proud poppy to nine grandchildren, six of which are“Johngrandsons.andKaren brought their children up with love and laughter.
Family always came first for Preecey, who had nine grandchildren.
HUNDREDS, if not thousands, have said their goodbyes to one of the nice guys of the Far North. The funeral service for John Preece was attended by many in Innisfail, but even more tuned in to watch the live stream. The Weipa Bowls Club was full on Friday morning for the tribute to big John, who had called the Cape home for his last 10 years. Many others watched from their computer screens at work or from their phones at smoko. His long-time mates Dennis Maher and John McRoberts deliv ered a moving eulogy to the man who was big in stature but had an even bigger heart. “John has touched so many lives. And those of us here today have been fortunate enough to call him a friend,” said John, a former rugby league teammate. “We have, like many others here, experienced a fantastic bond with our fellow footballer, and champion, Preecey. “I’m quite surprised that John asked us to help present this eulo gy. Like Preecey we are renowned for always being late. “I’m sure he’d be impressed that both of us made it here on time today.”Dennis chimed in: “John started school at Cairns West Primary in 1968. Whilst he was an unintelli gent little boy – or so he told me –priorities like fishing and crabbing took“Toprecedent.hiscredit he used these pri orities to his advantage, swapping crabs with his teacher for good grades.”While there were plenty of sto ries that brought a smile, there were also stories of reflection.
Much-loved dad sent off in style
Weipa, Cairns, Innisfail and the whole Far North has lost a top bloke and a community champion.
A big fan of the great outdoors – John gets his photo taken a the Tip.
Karen and John were married for 34 years. There was a big crowd at the Weipa Bowls Club on Friday. Two great Weipa DJs – John Preece and Billy Kennedy.
“In 1987, he met his future wife Karen, who was working at Roos Football Club,” John said. “It quickly became apparent that my flatmate and cook was smitten to the gorgeous Karen. He always said he knew he’d met the one because he was married after dating for only six months. “This year was the 34th year of marriage.“Karen, I hope you had better luck with him cleaning up around the house than I did!”
John Preece was the king of the kids. Derek Mowles and John Preece on MC duties at the Weipa Fishing Classic. The Goodline employee had a great sense of humour.
In the past 12 months Big Pups, aka Pere Paul, has performed in almost every remote community across Cape York.
Peppered with country-fied gui tar licks and honey drizzled vo cals, Big Pups’ renditions quickly earned him a following. “The passengers on the vessel were kind of like guinea pigs,” he said.“But I was getting a good re sponse even when I started playing my own songs. “So I thought, ‘Let’s give it a crack’.”Last year Big Pups took his performances beyond the diner’s lounge and became a full-time mu sician. His first paid gig was probably his most intimidating performance to date. “That was at Molly Malone’s in Charters Towers on New Year’s Eve,” he said. “It’s the biggest night of the year. The owner said, ‘You’re ei ther going to sink or swim’. “I was scared at first but it just kicked on from there and hasn’t re ally stopped since.” With wife-turned-promoter El len riding shotgun, Big Pups hit the road touring across Cape York, the Torres Strait and Gulf. “We’ve been everywhere,” El len said. “In Wujal Wujal, we showed up on a Sunday night not long after there had been sorry business in the community. They didn’t think they’d get many people there. “Nobody knew him but it was so good. People came as a family and it felt like it was a reprieve to have some music and joy in the community.”Andwhile the cover songs get the crowds dancing, Big Pups’ originals often deal with sensitive subject matter.
“I started four years ago and I only knew three chords and two songs,” he said laughing.
By SAMUEL DAVIS JUST like his cooking, Big Pups’ music has a little kick to it.
“I wrote a song a few years ago after a friend of mine committed suicide,” he said. “It’s called Pieces and when I drive around to communities I always play the song and tell the story behind it. “The reason I do it is because as men, we have to get rid of this stigma about being too tough.
“I was never trained but I al ways tried to hang around good musos and learn from them,” the country crooner, whose real name is Pere Paul, said. The former Sea Swift chef spent a decade serving meals on boats, with a slice of singing on the side.
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Smuggling his guitar aboard the Trinity Bay, the country crooner would step out of the galley be tween meals to serenade travellers with his warm baritone.
“I’d play Stand By Me and Wonderful Tonight.”
“This whole idea that ‘you’re a man so you can’t cry’ has to go. “Blokes and even women will come up to me after the song and cry, or tell me they’ve lost a niece or a daughter. One community I visited said they’d had four sui cides recently and 12 attempts.
“That’s crazy. It’s so isolated up there. So I always say, if you can’t talk to family or friends, talk to someone.”Thismonth Big Pups will play his first festival gig at Savannah in the Round in Mareeba.
“We were at Three Rivers when we found out we were on the bill,” Ellen“Wesaid.didn’t know if we should laugh or cry, so we did both.” Then in October, Big Pups heads south for a four-month tour. But as soon as they’re back, an other tour of the Cape beckons. “We’ll be doing a workshop in Pormpuraaw early next year. We don’t mind camping and our dog comes with us. Exploring the Cape has been a great experience.”
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Tuesday, September 6, 2022 – Cape York Weekly – Page 11 Rio Tinto Weipa’s milestones 45 years of service Grant Machen 40 years of service Bill Rollin 35 years of service Guy Amory 25 years of service Jason Bosuen 20 years of service Garry Squires Tony Prentice PeterAlfredBenSiegmeierMaduaDerekTataLennyDickHudsonPaiwanLuiAdrianMayDevWilliamsKathyPabloSashaParker 15 years of service Vivien Ball Adam Crossley Anna Horwood Scott Williams Craig HubertDesmondLarcombeGlanvilleAdrianZeimerPatLawrenceRandallO’NeillMarcusPayneSilasSebasioMarcelloFabilaBenjaminBraunRichardGunningAdrianKofoedJaredMcCombeTonyWittkoppWarrenBechlyDanielTerryAndrewSeabornDanielSpringMichaelShortenNevilleHellmuthTonyKrallGeoffAdidiChrisBienvenuGeizaBondAaronBondDarrylFrench 10 years of service Robert AndrewGaryBonnie-LeeMarlowHusseyMatthewHeadPaulLangsdorfTerrenceMaherMalimonenkoJackGibuma Steven Cherry Ronnie Matasia Wayne Hentschel Guy KeyraBrendanJodie-AnnBryanCraigMortonBudbyMulleyTysonDonaldTysonMacFarlaneLeeNixonLisa-AnnePaxtonTravisGordonDarrenColemanByronGodfreyBiancaKetchellMichelleBoselPaulJohnsRossDawsonChristopherBeckNoelStainkeyPaulGelaAnthonyBinjudaBevanJacobDeanEastaughffeCraigFarrawayJamesTaylorMichaelMillsAllanChevathenAshleyBondClintonTierneyChristopherBiggsShaunCatchpoleRussellMcMillanJamesClarkScottNicholsonPeterOuiJoshuaFooteGeorgeWoodleyFionaLangsdorfLeeAdidiNixonMatthewWallaceMattCooperSianWorthingtonTomNolanNathanSjobergMarkCoustleyKoriMasonDougHoggHansVoglerTonyScharfJessArmbrustShaneMillerDaryllKappuMarkBowdenLyndaMcGrathScottKilpatrickDeanCavanaghStuartArgentStanleyFujii Rio Tinto Weipa Service Awards
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Students learn skills on Country
Cooktown students with Balnggarrawarra Rangers on Melsonby Station. The students were given a first-hand demonstration on fire management.
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Melsonby Station is home to signficant cultural sites in Cape York.
A GROUP of Cooktown State School students has formed a spe cial bond with Traditional Own ers and learned valuable life skills while on a field trip to a rock art and men’s initiation site on Balng garrawarra country. The Conservation and Ecosys tem Management students spent a day with Balnggarrawarra Rangers on Melsonby Station maintaining the important cultural site. Teacher Jack O’Neill said the rangers and students had built a strong relationship and was plan ning another excursion next term. “The rangers were great with the students, and the students had a great time,” he said. “They learnt a lot about land management, planning a con trolled burn and actioning a burn.” The 10 students assisted rang ers with maintenance, including whipper snipping, invasive weed control, track building and a con trolled burn. The students are working to wards a Certificate II in Conserva tion and Ecosystem Management, a qualification which will give them knowledge in conservation and land management and the res toration and rehabilitation of eco systems.MrO’Neill said it was impor tant for his students to see firsthand what it was like working in the in dustry. “It allows them to see the oppor tunities in this industry and they gain crucial life skills such as op erating power equipment and gen eral maintenance skills,” he said.
Students have worked through tree planting, treating and control ling weeds, basic machinery and equipment operation, recognising and reporting on flora and fauna, maintaining wildlife habitats and cultural places this year. He said field trips were nor mally a regular part of the course, but due to COVID restrictions the group had only been on a few out ings this year. “We did flora identification at the botanic gardens and have as sisted South Cape York Catch ments with a beach clean-up.”
There was no shortage of talent on display in the women’s curtain raiser.
A good crowd watched the Weipa Raiders take on the Napranum Bulldogs in Saturday’s Western Cape Rugby League grand final at Andoom Oval. Pictures: KAREENA ABRAHAM
The win was a credit to the en tire club, Dix said, who started the season with just a few players locked in and a depleted volunteer base. “Because the last two seasons have been affected by COVID we almost had to start again,” he said. “We basically had four weeks to get a team together before the sea son“Therestarted.were a lot of wingers and centres and not too many for wards and we just had to scratch our way through each game. “A lot of players aren’t always available either because most of our squad are shift workers. “We had four lads come out of retirement to help rebuild the club. It was a big effort from the com mittee and sponsors too. They re ally made the club a special place to be.”Celebrations kicked on late. “We had some drinks at one of the boys’ places. It was a good family gathering,” Dix said.
By SAMUEL DAVIS
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 – Cape York Weekly – Page 13 Weipa Servicentre @ Rocky Point OPEN 6AM – 8PM EVERY DAY OPEN 9AM – 8PM 7 DAYS OPEN 10AM – 8PM 7 DAYS OPEN 8AM – 4PM MON – FRI ROCKY POINT MARKET ROSIE’S CHICKEN SPARE PARTS Western Cape Grand Final
Raiders run over Bulldogs in final
DISCIPLINE and the occasional burst of individual brilliance has proven just enough to get Weipa Raiders over the line in a thrill ing grand final at Andoom Oval on Saturday afternoon. Napranum Bulldogs entered the decider undefeated and favourites to claim the Western Cape Rugby League premiership cup. Leading 10-4 in the second half, the Dogs looked in control before a daring Alfred Bond chip-andchase down the left sideline led to a try. And when veteran prop Andrew Samson fell over the line soon af ter the Raiders never looked back, holding on to secure a famous 1410 win for the club. For his poised performance, Raiders skipper Lumbee Pablo was named man of the match.
“It’s a great story,” president and coach William Dix said. “Lumbee’s played for the Raid ers since he was a kid. “He was a calming influence for us. We lost our two key second rowers for the grand final, so a lot of individuals stepped up.” The win was all the sweeter giv en the Raiders had lost to the Dogs earlier in the season. “The intensity and physicality carried throughout the game. But the young fellas took on the chal lenge from Bulldogs,” Dix said. “There were big momentum shifts. Our combinations were working well but at times our ex ecution could’ve been better. “Same could be said for Dogs. It very easily could have been a dif ferent result. That’s footy, I guess.”
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2022 PREMIERS
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 – Cape York Weekly – Page 15 WeipaCAPEWESTERNRUGBYLEAGUE2022PREMIERSWEIPARAIDERSRaiders14 Tries: Lawrence Bond, Alfred Bond, Andrew Sampson; Goals: Lumbee Pablo 1 dBulldogsNapranum10 Tries: Jarvis Budby, Maurice Burke; Goals: Kareem Tabuai 1 at Andoom Oval PREMIERS
Rising star Travis Cornthwaite.
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Travis Cornthwaite was a key player for the Raiders.Lumbee Pablo was named player of the grand final. There was no shortage of flair in the grand final. The neighbouring sides threw everything at each other.The Raiders ran out the game strongly to win 14-10.
Napranum’s forwards boasted plenty of firepower.The Bulldogs came out barking but were ultimately overrun by the Raiders. The players were uncompromising in Saturday’s decider.Kearny Binawel was named the season’s best player. Napranum’s Kareem Tabuai won the golden boot.
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Page 18 – Cape York Weekly – Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Father’s Day Fun @ St Joseph’s Weipa
St Joseph’s Parish School thanked the St Joseph’s P&F, staff and local organisations, including Carpentaria Contracting, Goodline, Emmett Contracting, PCYC Napranum, Sunshine Mitre 10, Australian Border Force, Weipa Dirt Kart Club and Rio Tinto Fire and Rescue, who worked together to make the event a success.
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On Thursday, St Joseph’s Parish School students in Weipa showed their dads and loved ones how much they mean to them at the Father’s Day Colour Run. The school oval was transformed into the ultimate obstacle course. There wasn’t a clean body in sight but there were plenty of smiles.
Father’s Day Fun @ St Joseph’s Weipa
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Page 24 – Cape York Weekly – Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Position Vacant Gungarde Community Centre Aboriginal Corporation is pleased to advertise the current position available: Administration Officer Job descriptions can be obtained by: Email: admin@gungarde.com.au In person: 92 Charlotte Street, Cooktown, QLD, 4895 Applications Close: 8th September 2022 Contact: 07 4069 5412 Position Vacant Gungarde Community Centre is seeking applications from suitably qualified people to join our team in the role of FaMiLY PaRticiPation sUPPoRt WoRKER Applications close at noon on Thursday 8th September 2022 For further information or to request a copy of the Position Description please contact 07 4069 5412 or jelliott@gungarde.com.au GUnGaRDE FaMiLY PaRticiPation sERVicE Gungarde Community Centre Aboriginal Corporation 92 Charlotte Street, PO Box 6, COOKTOWN QLD 4895 T: 07 4069 5412 Position Vacant Gungarde Community Centre is seeking applications from suitably qualified people to join our team in the role of aDMinistRationsUPPoRt Applications close at noon on Thursday 8th September 2022 For further information or to request a copy of the Position Description please contact 07 4069 5412 or jelliott@gungarde.com.au GUnGaRDE coMMUnitY cEntRE aBoRiGinaL coRPoRation Gungarde Community Centre Aboriginal Corporation 92 Charlotte Street, PO Box 6, COOKTOWN QLD 4895 T: 07 4069 5412 Position Vacant Gungarde Community Centre is seeking applications from suitably qualified people to join our team in the role of FaMiLY WELLBEinG sUPPoRt WoRKER Applications close at noon on Thursday 8th September 2022 For further information or to request a copy of the Position Description please contact 07 4069 5412 or jelliott@gungarde.com.au GUnGaRDE FaMiLY WELLBEinG sERVicE Gungarde Community Centre Aboriginal Corporation 92 Charlotte Street, PO Box 6, COOKTOWN QLD 4895 T: 07 4069 5412 What’sOn? 16SEPTEMBER–17Weipa Pig Hunt Albatross Bay Resort 23 – 25 Wallaby Creek Festival 729 Shipton’s Flat Rd, Rossville SAT 24 Kumrumja Sunset Markets 1OCTOBER–3Weipa Billfish Club Tournament SATNOVEMBER5Cooktown Races SAT 26 Weipa withChristmasCommunityMorningMarkets THUDECEMBER1Weipa Christmas Tree lighting Do you have an upcoming community function? Forward brief function details, location and time to: design@capeyorkweekly.com.au and we will add your function to the What’s On? column Junior League @ Cooktown Referee Sam Ryder keeps an eye on the play between Hope Vale and Wujal Wujal. A Wujal Wujal Yindili player makes a break. Cooktown’s Angus Salee tackles a Hope Vale Cockatoos player . Cooktown’s Will Stock, Eli Seagren, Kera Wallace and Ashton Gilmour with coach Gauai Wallace. Wujal Wujal Yindili players performed well in their first season of football, playing against Cooktown, Hope Vale and Mossman teams. Jasmine Wawrzyniak on water duties. Chase Wawrzyniak gets tackled. A big crowd gathered at Cooktown’s John Street Oval for the second last day of the junior rugby league season. Cooktown hosted teams from Mossman, Wujal Wujal and Hope Vale for the massive day of footy. The final game for the season will be in Cooktown this Saturday. Pictures: JACYNTA HUNT
Sam Kenny, Maia Bowen, Chris Obodin and Oliver Hanson.
FULL Boar Gym assistant coach Oliver Hanson will be reunited with former club fighters Chris Obodin and Jack McInnes when the trio battle it out for three sepa rate muaythai titles in Cairns this weekend.Theywill be joined this Satur day by Full Boar stablemates Maia Bowen and Samuel Kenny on the NQ Beatdown After Dark event, organised by Cairns’ DF Gym. Coach Vince Parkes said it was an exciting card and he was confi dent the Cooktown fighters would do their team proud. “It’s the fight game, they could all lose, they could all win, but I’m feeling pretty confident in all of them,” he said. Parkes said the team was all young, fit and well prepared. “There’s so much potential there, they are all ready to go and it’s going to be a good fight night.” McInnes, who had 48 fights under Full Boar before moving to Hervey Bay and starting his own muaythai gym in 2012, is fighting for the After Dark heavyweight professional title against Michael Sariman from Fight IQ in Cairns. Hanson is the evening’s main event, matched against veteran fighter and Cairns’ hometown favourite Ryan McDonald, nick named “The Demon”. Parkes said he had been work ing on Hanson’s evasion and ac curacy. “We have been slowing down and taking our time, making sure he doesn’t miss his shots, and working on moving in and out with angles so he doesn’t get hit as much,” he said. Obodin, who had 12 fights un der Full Boar before moving to Mareeba in 2019, spent the past month training in Cooktown. He will take on Tristan Picton as the night’s semi-main event, fight ing for the WMO Queensland title. Bowen is matched against Tam my Meers in her first boxing fight, and Kenny is taking on a tough fighter from Rippers Gym in his third muaythai bout.
SPORT IN BRIEF
Cooktown State School’s Maia Pensio.
JASON Taumalolo has again re-written the North Queensland Cowboys history books. The 29-year-old claimed his remarkable sixth Paul Bowman Medal for the Cowboys Player of the Year at the Cowboys presentation night on Sunday. Johnathan Thurston’s four Paul Bowman Medal wins once seemed a record unlikely to be broken, but Taumalolo has now won two more than Thurston – all before his 30thAfterbirthday.aninjury-interrupted 2021, Taumalolo has been outstanding in 2022. The Cowboys co-captain appeared in 23 of a possible 24 games in the regular season and again finished inside the top 10 in the NRL for post-contact metres and ran for more total metres than just three other forwards. The Cowboys are preparing to take on Cronulla at Shark Park on Saturday night, with kick off at 7.50pm. Athletics star city-bound COOKTOWN athlete Maia Pensio is preparing to represent Peninsula in the state school athletics championships in Brisbane next month. The 10-year-old dynamo competed in long jump, high jump, 100, 200m, 400m and 800m at the Peninsula trials in Cairns, qualifying for the 100m, 200m and long jump, and as a shadow for the 800m. Maia has already attended two statelevel competitions this year, competing at the cross country titles in July and the Little Athletics Queensland state titles in March. “I’m excited to go away, and nervous. But I like the sprints – long distance makes me more nervous because you have to think about how you’re going to run the race and it takes a lot longer,” Maia said. The family are busy planning fundraising for the trip, with an estimated $1500 cost.
By SARAH MARTIN
Taumalolo wins medal
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 – Cape York Weekly – Page 25 2022 Hastings Deering ST1OCTOBER–3RD HASTINGS2022DEERING Contacts: Ben Bright 0407 112 685 Andrea Kennedy 0427 577 630 TOURNAMENTweipabillfishclub@gmail.com Full Boar fighters ready to let rip
A BIG field of 18 players turned out for the Father’s Day Dawn Busters golf on Sunday and it was Viv Chan who upset the blokes to be the winner. Derek Tata was runner-up, while Frankie rounded up the field to take the Hoffman’s. On a great day for women, the nearest to pin went to Katrina Rawlinson, while Helen Sabatino had the longest drive. Lions face their Demons THE Brisbane Lions will come up against their bogey side in a semi-final at the MCG on Friday night. After pipping Richmond by two points in their elimination final last Thursday, the Lions will now play the Melbourne Demons in a do-or-die contest for both sides. The reigning premiers have been far too good for Brisbane in recent encounters, with 58 and 64-point wins in their last two contests. The match starts at 7.50pm on Friday, with Collingwood and Fremantle to play at 7.25pm on Saturday. 16 2.26 1408 0.13 2038 2.99
Cooktown bowler ready to skip Queensland U18s
Flegg, Carter find form
Cerneka smoking hot MICK Cerneka has shot the lights out at Wednesday Wackers, hitting 39 off the stick to be last week’s winner. His nett score of 30.5 was enough to beat Katrina Rawlinson, who had a nett 31.5.Pete Ross snagged both nearest to pins, on 7 and 9, while Ross Craven claimed the Bradman’s gong. Women stun the dads
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COOKTOWN lawn bowls star Corrine Stallan has been select ed as a skipper for Queensland at the Australian Champion ships, following a successful foray at last month’s under-18 TestTheSeries.16-year-old said she was excited and blessed to be picked again.“Iwas a bit shocked as there were so many other good play ers in our team at the Test Series, so it was a hard decision for the selectors,” Corrine said. “I will be playing skip (cap tain) in the triples and third in theThefours.”teen, who is a member of the Cooktown Bowls Club and has only been bowling for three years, said she learnt a lot about teamwork at the Test se ries“Ievent.wasskip there and encour aging my team along the way gave them the strength and con fidence to get close to the kitty and believe any shot is possi ble,” she said. “Just encouraging each other makes us feel stronger and play better as a team.”
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The young bowler will con tinue regular training with the Cooktown bowlers, as well as special sessions with coach Mal Mackney, who travels from Atherton each fortnight. Closer to the Australian Championships, Corrine will meet the rest of her team. “The training will be more demanding as Bowls Queens land will get me and the rest of the team to train and bond to gether before commencing com petition,” she said. Corrine said she loved bowls because of the opportunities to meet and play with new people and form friendships. “I also enjoy representing our state and making Cooktown proud for not only representing Queensland, but also the Cook town Bowls Club,” she said. Bowls Queensland is cover ing her costs to attend the Aus tralian Championships, but she will soon be fundraising to at tend the state championships in Bundaberg.TheAustralian Champion ships wil be held on the Gold Coast from September 30. Corrine with her coach Mal Mackney at the Cooktown Bowls Club.
SEPTSUNDAY11 Time m 0332 0.55 0918 2.31 1523 0.37 2143 2.70 THURSDAYSEPT8 Time m 0153 0.64 0726 2.14 1330 0.17 2003 2.99 FRIDAYSEPT9 Time m 0218 2.42 1100 0.46 Moon Phases: New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter WEIPA First point of contact: Weipa Police Ph: (07) 4090 6000 VHF Channel 16 Ph: 0417 075 695 Marine VHFChannelRadio16&23 Shed 5, Evans Landing, Weipa QLD 4874 WEDNESDAYSEPT7 Time m 0847 0.55 2347 2.43 SATURDAYSEPT10 Time m 0333 2.45 1151 0.48 1824 2.06 2304 1.77 SEPTSUNDAY11 Time m 0435 2.45 1235 0.56 1833 2.11 MONDAYSEPT12 Time m 0014 1.54 0529 2.42 1313 0.71 1847 2.18 TUESDAYSEPT13 Time m 0112 1.32 0620 2.32 1347 0.91 1909 2.26 THURSDAYSEPT8 Time m 1000 0.49 The Bureau of Meteorology gives no warranty of any kind whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise in respect to the availability, accuracy, currency, completeness, quality or reliability of the information or that the information will be fit for any particular purpose or will not infringe any third party Intellectual Property rights. The Bureau’s liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense resulting from use of, or reliance on, the information is entirely excluded. WEIPA TIDE TIMES http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/tides/#!/qld-weipa WEDNESDAYSEPT7 Time m 0119 0.77 0646 1.97 1249 0.30 1930 2.89 SATURDAYSEPT10 Time m 0259 0.53 0840 2.32 1445 0.19 2111 2.90 MONDAYSEPT12 Time m 0405 0.62 0959 2.22 1600 0.65 2214 2.43 TUESDAYSEPT13 Time m 0439 0.74 1042 2.08 1639 0.98 2240 2.12 http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/tides/#!/qld-cooktown COOKTOWN TIDE TIMES QF
Corrine Stallan, pictured far right in the back row, has been picked in the Queensland under-18 bowls team.
WARREN Flegg and Merrie Carter combined to be the winners of the Carpentaria Golf Club’s mixed foursomes onTheySaturday.hada nett 143 to beat Peter Linnehan and Kellie Kremmer, who carded a nett Gross147.winners were Jamie Hutton and Jay Murray with 171 off the stick, ahead of Steve Jensen and Vicky Molloy, who had 188Huttonstrokes.claimed the nearest to pins on 7 and 15, while Jim Hunter was closest on theThe18th.longest drives in the Clearwatersponsored event went to Kremmer and Hunter.
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