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Cape York Weekly FREE – #167 | Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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Better late than never FLOOD ravaged locals in Bloomfield, Ayton, Rossville and Degarra say they are thrilled to see boots on the ground to lend a hand in the clean-up, despite the fact they are long overdue. Army personnel arrived in the valley last week and have already been busy at work to clean mud from homes and clear debris blocking access to properties. Disaster recovery teams have also set up shop in the district, giving locals more convenience to access help at times that suit them.

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With the school year fast approaching, soldiers from 11th Engineer Regiment and 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment teamed up with QBuild to clean up Bloomfield River State School. The school suffered some damage in the floods, although should be OK to open its doors next Monday when Term 1 begins, as well as operate satellite sites in Cooktown and Cairns to support evacuated families. Recovery coverage – Pages 4, 5, 6 & 7

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clude the facts and the reality of the internet,” Ms McLean said. “It’s really important to understand these because prevention is always better than cure.” “If you don’t understand what you’re trying to protect your children or your students from, you’re

not going to do a good job, no matter how hard you try,” she said. She explained that many adults may be basing their decisions on cyber safety and children’s presence online from their own experiences, which are vastly different. “Just because you use the platform and it’s OK, it doesn’t mean your child will have a good experience there because the algorithms work differently,” she said. Having presented all over the country, she said cyber safety is as significant of an issue in rural and remote communities as it is in capital cities. “I think in more rural and remote communities, there is a sense

of ‘I live in the middle of nowhere, it’s a nice, laidback lifestyle, the issues of a capital city sort of don’t really reach us so my kid is safe’,” she said. “That’s not really how it works on the internet because isolated children anywhere are more vulnerable to online harm.” She also believed children in remote and rural communities may have more difficulties with accessing help if they were to be targeted online. “If there were some kids affected by an online issue, I’m guessing there aren’t 20 private psychologists in town just waiting for the next patient,” she said.

So once something has happened, these kids are often behind the eight ball because there isn’t the facilities in town to deal with the issue.” Ms McLean is the founder of Cyber Safety Solutions, one of the most in demand and highly respected cyber safety consultancies in Australia. She is also sought after internationally and boasts an extensive list of qualifications and experience, including being the first Victorian police officer to have a position involving cyber safety and young people. Her cyber safety sessions will be held at St Joseph’s Parish School on Thursday (January 18).

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WEIPA Town Authority chair Michael Rowland says there is no boycott against the Australia Day date in his community, despite the fact there will be no formal celebrations in Weipa on January 26. Instead, the WTA will host a formal dinner on January 23 to celebrate its top citizens, as well as naturalise new Australians. “We chose the formal option last year and it went really well,” Mr Rowland said. “It was a great way to celebrate our achievers. “Having that formal dinner on a public holiday is difficult because people want to do other things, especially when it is a long weekend.” Over the years, the WTA has tried numerous events for Australia Day. A fun run followed by awards and games had mixed results at different venues. “The weather can be hit and miss at this time of year and a lot of locals will go camping if there is a long weekend,” Mr Rowland said. “I like the fact that we can put our nominated citizens of the year on a pedestal and make

WTA chairman Michael Rowland with Nicole Clegg at last year’s Australia Day awards dinner.

them feel special. We are lucky to have great nominees each year who contribute a lot to the community.” The chair, who won’t seek reelection in March, said another highlight was overseeing the naturalisation of new citizens.

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“I still remember the day I got citizenship,” said Mr Rowland, who was born in England. “I remember being the tallest one at the Town Hall in Brisbane as a lot of the other new citizens were from Vietnam.” Mr Rowland said he wanted

to join the Army Reserve and couldn’t without citizenship. “I think we forget sometimes that we are very lucky to live in Australia,” he said. “You only have to turn on the news to see that things could be much worse.”

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The new supermarket would be located behind the Cooktown Hardware on the outskirts of town.

good to work with. They know the community needs a new supermarket.” Concerns were also raised about the proposed location, with the council indicating its preference to keep the supermarket closer to the CBD, although Cape York Weekly understands that is no longer an issue. The Savage Street lot would not need to be re-zoned to house a supermarket. Based on initial feedback, the nearby neighbours will have no objections. Mr Cornett said he spoke with the adjacent landowners last year to discuss his plans. “There were no objections from them,” he said. “We’ll have to see what the

feedback is when submissions close, but we’re really hopeful the community will get behind the project.” Mr Cornett recently opened a new supermarket in Roma, which has drawn positive reviews from the community. “The Cooktown store will be even bigger than that one,” he said. “I think Roma is 1800m2, while this one would be about 2200m2. “Considering the current supermarket is 800m2, it’s a major upgrade for Cooktown.” Submissions on the development application close tomorrow (Wednesday) and the full scope of the project can be viewed on the Cook Shire website.

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Family left homeless by flooding By CHISA HASEGAWA

A FATHER is still reeling after his house was torn to pieces in the December floods. Ziggi Krysztofiak lives along Trevethan Creek, 20km south of Cooktown and said he was lucky to get an early warning when the banks of the creek broke. He drove his tractor into the house to save the most important things, but water was flowing in too fast. “I saved our generator and grabbed the documents briefcase and took the kids in the car to higher ground,” he said. “We couldn’t get to our goats as there was too much water and it was too fast flowing between us and them. “We were in disbelief to everything and were more than knee deep in water.” The water receded for a short while, giving Mr Krysztofiak and his kids a chance to save their goats as well as more belongings. Then, the second wave of flooding came, and water levels rose much faster than the first time. “We got the kids to higher ground again and I went back to pack a suitcase,” he said. “By this time, the water was raging through the house and everything was crashing around me, not only things from the house but also from the shed 100m away.” The family managed to get to a friend’s house 2.5 kilometres away, but Mr Krysztofiak decided to go back for some supplies, leaving his kids safe at higher ground.

Ziggi Krysztofiak and his family were left homeless after flooding destroyed their property in December.

Shortly after beginning the trip back, his car got bogged and he was stuck outside in the weather. “By this time it was raining very heavily and all the creeks and rivers between me and my kids were rising,” he said. “Luckily, my neighbours got word of what was happening and came before the floodwater got too deep to help get my car out. “They urged me to stay with them as the water was rising rapidly, but I had to be with my kids and get the supplies to them.” When Mr Krysztofiak returned home a few days later, the damage was worse than he had imagined. “When I got there it was total

destruction. I was thinking that there would just be water damage cleaning to do in the house,” he said. “Everything I own was scattered and smashed around my whole block and my neighbour’s block. “The house and shed were literally ripped out of the ground.” Not only did the house go, but Mr Krysztofiak’s mobile mechanic and towing business washed away along with the machinery, equipment and tools that he used. “A 38-foot bus flipped and smashed, my cars and machinery were full of mud and smashed up against trees,” he said.

“A 30-foot boat was upside down, cracked in half and wedged against a tree. “Everything was gone. My insurance doesn’t cover this.” Mr Krysztofiak said he was “absolutely devasted” to see his home of three years destroyed in a matter of hours, but that they were one of the lucky ones as the kids were safe. “The main thing was to keep the kids safe and happy and we did that,” he said. “Luckily we got that early warning, unlike many others and we didn’t have to spend time on roofs with water raging around us, so my kids aren’t traumatised.

“It’s only material stuff we lost.” He said the community had also rallied around them to help with places to stay, cleaning up, donations and delivery of vital goods. “Our neighbour Barb, her two boys and her grandma took us in, gave us shelter, clothes, food and a warm and dry bed to sleep in,” he said. “We’ve been able to caretake a neighbouring property for a few weeks after the floods, which has been ideal as it’s not too far to go clean every day. We’ve been offered other places to stay by many other locals too.” “Cooktown has a wonderful community of people.”

Tourism business becomes a safe haven for locals CABINS for tourists have turned into crisis accommodation for 14 people who were left homeless as a result of last month’s flooding, with a local business stepping up to help their neighbourhood. Kat and Yogi from Bloomfield Cabins and Camping said it was a no-brainer to open their doors to the community members in need. “We actually had people booked to stay with us when the floods hit but we sent them away when the cyclone was forecast to come,” said Kat. “We didn’t want them to get stuck here if the creeks and rivers came up.” Having the vacant cabins has allowed them to offer a safe haven for many who lost just about everything during the flooding. “It’s the least we could do,” said Kat, who has taken on a Mother Hen-type role for the new tenants. “We weren’t going to get any tourists for a while anyway, because the roads were closed and the wet season is just starting.” But doing so does come at a cost to Kat and Yogi, who also

Bloomfield Cabins and Camping owners Kat and Yogi (inset) have opened their doors during the disaster. Pictured is a team from Disaster Recovery, which has set up stretcher beds and mosquito nets so they can spend more time on the ground helping locals in the Bloomfield valley.

have to worry about staying afloat themselves. So far, they have taken no payment from the 14 new residents and have no intention of doing so. “We’re hoping the government can get us registered as crisis accommodation for them, so that

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we can keep providing a roof over their heads without putting them under additional financial pressure,” said Kat. “We’ve had conversations with Warren Entsch and the Department about that.” More recently, a swag of

workers from Disaster Recovery lobbed up with stretcher beds and mosquito nets to make a base for their group. “The irony about all of this is that we had worked really hard to build up a business in the wet season and had strong bookings

for Christmas, New Year and the school holidays,” Kat said. “But we can’t complain because we were so lucky through the cyclone and the floods. “We were without power for a bit but had no major damage to the property.”

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An Australian Army Landing Craft Mechanised Mk8 (LCM8), from 10 Forces Support Battalion, delivers a flatbed truck to Bloomfield as part of the ADF support to the region.

Help finally arrives in the region By MATT NICHOLLS

THE arrival of the Australian Army in the Bloomfield valley has immediately lifted the spirits of locals as they begin to get the help they need for the recovery process. Last week, the Australian Defence Force accepted a request for assistance from the Queensland Reconstruction Authority to provide support to access and resupply isolated and vulnerable communities in Cook Shire, Douglas and Wujal Wujal. The Australian Army’s Joint Task Group 629.3, having already been engaged during the Far North Queensland floods in December, , sprung into action. An amphibious unit from 10th Force Support Battalion (10FSB) steamed from Townsville to Cairns on Wednesday to collect cargo, including heavy equipment and building materials, for the reconstruction and recovery of the affected areas. Corporal Ridge Debono, captain of Landing Craft AB1059, and a crew of five alongside 10FSB, have a long history of supporting similar operations with their amphibious capability. “We provide a specialist capability that sees us involved at the

Soldiers from 11th Engineer Regiment, 31/42 Royal Queensland Regiment and 51st Battalion, FNQ Regiment clean up Bloomfield River State School.

‘get-go’ in a variety of operations. We find the work rewarding, and especially so when you are helping out fellow Aussies,” he said. “The relief on the people’s faces when we rock up with our big equipment, generators, food and water gives me a great sense of purpose and pride.”

Corporal Debono said he was living out a dream. “In May, this year I will have served 10 years with the Australian Army. I love the Army and I love being on the water. This is my dream job,” he said. The ADF will also provide CH47F Chinook helicopters and a

Senator Susan McDonald (second from right) with volunteer Zara and flood victims Rose and Gusto in Ayton.

landing craft to transport bulk resupply and delivery of engineering equipment into isolated communities north of the Daintree. It is also providing personnel and equipment to help clear larger scale debris to access isolated communities, as well as specialist aviation and maritime planners and light engineering support. Commander of Joint Task Group 629.3 Brigadier Richard Peace said the ADF had been in continual discussions with the relevant authorities to prioritise the recovery process. “The ADF has very specialist capabilities, which is why we sent ADF planners to Cairns to provide specialised support to the Queensland Reconstruction Authority,” he said. “I’m continually impressed by the work ethic, compassion and professionalism across the various units and people who have been involved in my joint task group during this high-risk weather season. “We have responded to requests for assistance very quickly and delivered much-needed support and relief – I am humbled by the dedication and willingness of my

soldiers to keep on going until the job is done.” Meanwhile, the LNP’s shadow minister for Northern Australia said she was blown away by local efforts after visiting the region. “The work that’s already been done by Cook Shire road crews to restore access is nothing short of amazing and they are making great progress moving hundreds of tonnes of silt, rocks and timber,” said Senator Susan McDonald. She spent Thursday in Ayton, Rossville and Bloomfield with mayor Peter Scott, LNP Senate candidate Andrew Cripps and staff from the Queensland Reconstruction Authority, inspecting recovery efforts and speaking to victims, some who had lost everything. “It’s been really humbling to see such strong, selfless grassroots support in true Australian spirit,” Senator McDonald said. “I spoke to people who suffered sheer terror as they clung to their roofs hoping a tree didn’t smash into their homes before they could be rescued. “The QRA has been very active in assessing damage and managing equipment and manpower.”

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Wallaby Creek Festival to Bloomfield students undergo changes in 2024 supported By CHISA HASEGAWA

THE Cape York Folk Club says it will need the community’s help to ensure their beloved local events can go ahead this year. The Wallaby Creek Festival site was heavily damaged in the recent flooding, and a significant amount of festival equipment was lost. Folk Club president and festival director Jen Midgley said the site was left like a war zone. “It was certainly a shock the first time I walked on the site,” she told Cape York Weekly. “The beautiful Wallaby Creek camping is no more, every tree has been bent over with the force of the flood waters. “What a blow; we had it so nice and manageable.” Ms Midgley said that every building, marquee and tractor on the site was submerged in water, with even the higher ground offices caked with mud behind their ceiling sheets. Water tanks were also ripped off their pipeline, freezers washed down the paddock and an enormous amount of rubbish and debris caught up in the gully. “I don’t think we’ll have a normal festival; it will have to change some,” Ms Midgley said. “There is less campground accommodation for a start. We have lost a lot of our performer accommodation equipment but we have been washing what we can. “The Folk Club will need to buy more bedding and stretchers for performer accommodation and replace all our ticketing, IT equipment and electrical and battery tools.” Ms Midgley said the community had rallied around them to clean and restore whatever could be salvaged. “The Rural Fire Brigade has been a great help with washing down buildings and furniture. We

Wallaby Creek Festival director Jen Midgley says the site resembled a war zone after the cyclone and flood.

The festival grounds have been decimated after the creek burst its banks.

have also had wonderful help in the form of our groundsman and the Lion’s Club members who are restoring our tractors, big generator and ride-on mower,” she said.

“It’s also been great to see volunteers turning up to help and we have made inroads in many critical areas.” The Folk Club had also been

making significant efforts to purchase the festival site, but that has now been put on hold. “The lessor has kindly given us another three-year lease so that we can get back on top and finalise the subdivision and festival site purchase,” Ms Midgley said. The committee is aiming to clean and restore the site by July for the Regenerative Agriculture event. “We look forward to having the ReGen event in July so that’s our deadline,” the president said. “Now it’s just a hard slog for a few months, and the wet season upon us.” The Cape York Folk Club is hosting clean up bees every Saturday from 8am. Lunch is provided to volunteers.

ATTENDANCE figures will be low, but the Bloomfield River State School will open its doors for Term 1 on Monday. The school is predominantly made up of Wujal Wujal students, although still draws pupils from the nearby communities. Principal Ros Woodard said the school would also create new satellite classrooms and would work with families who had been evacuated to provide education options for their children. “We have been working hard during the break to repair any damage and ensure it is safe for our students and staff to attend our school,” she said “Some repairs are still underway and will be completed as soon as possible, but we are operational and safe. “As many of our school community and families have temporarily relocated, we will do everything we can to help you get your children back to school and support their wellbeing. “In addition to our school, we will be offering a temporary alternate school site at Cairns West State School and in Cooktown (location to be determined). “Arrangements will be made for our students to be together at these locations with staff from Bloomfield River State School. “More information will soon be shared regarding transport options and resource support for the students attending the temporary alternate school sites. “Over the next few days, you will receive a phone call from the school to discuss your circumstance and work out the best place for your child to attend school. All students will be assisted no matter where they are located.” Follow the Bloomfield River State School on Facebook for more information.

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Unofficial caretaker concerned about the future of CREB Track By MATT NICHOLLS

WHEN Cyclone Jasper came and went, leaving more than two metres of rainfall in its wake, one of my immediate concerns was of the welfare of PJ, a bloke I’ve never even met before. In fact, we’d never even spoken on the phone, but I knew enough about him to know that he was right in the firing line. You see, PJ, or Peter Wallace as his birth certificate says, is the founder of a Facebook page called Local CREB Track conditions, providing first-hand information on the iconic bush track from the Daintree to Wujal Wujal. It’s been a game-changer for the tourism industry as it provides real time information about the track, which can change condition in the space of a few hours, depending on local rainfall. We’ll get back to the Facebook page in a bit, but that’s how I knew PJ could have been in some strife, based on what we saw in Wujal, Degarra, Bloomfield and Ayton. So it was my relief when PJ put up a post on the morning of December 18 – the same morning when people were stuck on their roofs – to say that he was OK. We’ve since spoken on the phone and PJ says he’s never seen such devastating environmental damage to the region. “I got hammered here,” he said of Cyclone Jasper’s crossing. “We were right on the edge of the eye and I would have preferred it came over the top of us, to be honest. “It pushed a wall in on one side of the house but the place stood up pretty well, considering.” However, it was the rain bomb in the days afterwards that caused hundreds of landslides across the Daintree Rainforest and surrounding landscapes. “I measured 2.2 metres but that

PJ is legendary for being able to cut his way through the rainforest to keep the CREB Track open. Picture courtesy of Brett Hemmings

Peter ‘PJ’ Wallace at his remote outpost on top of a hill on the CREB Track, south of Wujal Wujal. Picture courtesy of Brett Hemmings

is not accounting for any overflows. So it would be a lot more rain than that,” PJ said. When the rain finally stopped, a helicopter turned up to check on him and some of his other isolated neighbours. “I live right at the top of a hill near China Camp. I’m right on the CREB Track,” he said. “I told the guys in the helicopter that I was OK but I probably wasn’t as prepared as I normally would be. “We get a big wet season every year and I’m usually prepared for

cyclones but this was earlier than what we would normally get.” Luckily, one thing PJ is always well prepared for is downed trees. Once the sun came out, he was straight onto the chainsaw so he could carve a track down his driveway and into Bloomfield. In Ayton, he was able to get some additional supplies. “It was hard work,” he said of getting in and out by road. “I had to winch out in one place. “The road to Cooktown was barely open so it’s going to be a long time before that coast road

Hundreds of landslides have scarred the landscape in Far North Queensland, closing roads.

(Bloomfield Track) is opened, let alone the CREB.” And that’s PJ’s big concern. Not only is he the CREB Track’s unofficial caretaker, but he knows the economic benefit the four-wheel drive track brings to Cape York. “It’s a bigger money spinner than what people think,” he said. “Some days you might see 30 four-wheel drives at the start of the track in the morning. “All those people come through Wujal and into Bloomfield and Cooktown.” As the name suggests, the CREB Track was built for the Cairns Regional Electricity Board to service the power network to Cooktown. The network now runs further inland, putting pressure on the future of the track. “People have been calling for its closure in the past but I’d be devastated to see that happen,” he said. “It’s hard to assess how badly

damaged it is but once the dry season comes along I reckon we’ll have plenty of people coming up with chainsaws keen to open it back up. “Cape York needs its four-wheel drive tracks. The CREB is one of the iconic tracks, along with the Old Coach Road and the Telegraph Track.” You’ll be able to keep up to date on the progress of the CREB on PJ’s Facebook page, which has proven invaluable since creation. “It’s saved me a lot of recoveries. People don’t realise that once you get a small amount of rain on the track it becomes almost impossible to use,” he said. “When it’s dry, it’s a really easy track, but it might have rained here overnight and been sunny in Cairns or Mossman when they left. “The page was just about keeping people informed about the latest conditions.”

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Bill and Dawn Jackson made Wolverton Station into an iconic property.

Bill Jackson with his children Kevin, Tricia, Sherrill and Neville.

Legend of the Cape: Bill Jackson sent off in style ONE of Cape York’s most iconic figures has been laid to rest. William Arthur Jackson, or Bill, as he was best known, was farewelled by friends and family in a true bushman’s funeral at Gordonvale last Tuesday. He died a week after his 93rd birthday on December 20, 2023. Best known across Cape York as the owner and founder of Wolverton Station, Bill was also a Cook Shire councillor and established the hardware store in Cooktown. Long-time federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch even credits Bill for getting him into politics, saying it was first discussed over a cold drink at the Coen pub. Bill’s family have put together this little biography on their much-loved patriarch ... On December 13, 1930, in a small Far North Queensland town, a true Aussie legend was born. William Arthur Jackson, who was known as ‘Bill’, was welcomed in Mareeba to Gladys and William Jackson. At the young age of 16 he discovered his love for cattle, kicking off at Springvale in the lower Cape York Peninsula region. After a few more years droving cattle and working on other stations, Bill met Dawn Yeats, who had spent much of her life growing up in the region. Dawn’s father worked on the Wenlock Goldfields which meant Dawn was home schooled and understood the Cape life. Ironically, they met on the rail motor heading to Einasleigh and their hearts pulled them both back to the Far North. After they married in 1953 in Cairns, they lived in Cooktown and worked on properties including Olive Vale and Starcke Station before establishing a hardware store in Cooktown with Jack and Betty Stewart.

In his senior years, Bill Jackson would entertain ‘old folks’ in nursing homes, despite being older than most of the residents!

This store became Stewart & Jackson Hardware and was more of a regular meeting place for locals to have a yarn. In 1966, Bill and Dawn shifted north to the Archer River region, starting Wolverton Station from scratch in 1967. Bill partnered with a good friend, Abbey Seagreen and together invested many years embarking on their own successful cattle enterprise. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was tough and it took a lot of grit to make it work. Back then, the roads were unsealed with no bridges or causeways with a 180km trip to Weipa taking a full day. Droving cattle would take weeks, sometimes months as cattle trucks to Wolverton Station were non-existent. Electricity, supplies and com-

munication were also much different to what we have now. Bill was away droving cattle through those dry months, so when Neville Jackson was a toddler, Dawn would walk from the homestead to the front gate every morning to make a call and check in with the telegraph station so they knew she was safe. She would hold little Neville’s hand for the whole 3km. Bill and Dawn had four children between 1954 and 1964. Their girls, Sherrill and Tricia, establised the Archer River Roadhouse back in the early 80s. The sons, Kevin and Neville partnered with Bill around the same time, formalising so much more than the father and son relationship on Wolverton Station. Bill struggled to accept challenges and always stepped up, spoke out and tried to advocate

for the Far North. He was successfully elected to Cook Shire Council where he committed 13 years to the region and worked hard to improve roads, transport, the cattle industry, communication, mail service, health, access and so much more. Honesty, and dedication were what Bill stuck to and he never believed in doing a job “half arsed”. Bill and Dawn employed a number of locals over their years on Wolverton Station. Many of today’s Elders from Coen worked closely with Bill. He was a hard man, but a kind man. He would raise his voice to speak the softest of words. In 2002, John Williamson visited Bill and Dawn at the homestead and was so inspired by their home, made with corrugated iron and stringy bark beams, that he wrote and released a song Granny’s Little Gunyah, which is played today by many visitors to the station who adore visualising earlier life on the station. Bill leaves four incredible adult children, a tribe of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great, great-grandchildren. He forever fought, advocated, tried and taught, never wronging what was right. He would argue, fight, persist and swear but underneath was a gentle, smart and incredible man full of hope, love and passion for a better tomorrow. Editor’s note: There is now a push to have the new Archer River bridge named after the late Bill Jackson, a move that is supported by his family and many across the Far North. Cape York Weekly will write to the Department of Transport and Main Roads, advocating for this to be formalised in time for the bridge’s opening, hopefully this year. The campaign is also supported by Warren Entsch.

A $15,000 cash prize and publication opportunity is up for grabs for passionate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers in Australia. The State Library of Queensland is now accepting submissions for the 2024 black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowships. Whether you write adult fiction, young adult fiction, short story collections, poetry collections, fiction for younger readers or children’s picture books, all are welcome to share their work and try their hand at the two fellowships on offer. Alongside the prize money and publication with Hachette Australia, two recipients will also get the opportunity to develop their manuscripts with the black&write! editing team. With free entry and every eligible entrant to receive feedback on their manuscript, this is set to be an unmissable chance for writers looking to take their craft to the next level. Submissions close on Monday, January 22. For more information, go to the State Library website or send an email to: indigenous.writing@slq.qld.gov.au

Grants deadline extended RESIDENTS in Far North Queensland impacted by flooding from Cyclone Jasper will have another four weeks to apply for personal hardship assistance grants. The Queensland government last week announced that the deadline for personal hardship assistance grants for residents in all nine local government areas impacted by Jasper had been extended to Wednesday, February 7. Financial support is jointly funded by the Queensland and Australian Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. “Many people in the impacted areas, especially those living in more remote communities, have been unable to access financial assistance up to now due to the scale of the disaster,” Premier Steven Miles said. “We stand shoulder to shoulder with these communities and we are determined that no one will be left out or left behind when it comes to accessing personal hardship assistance.” Available grants with the February 7 closing date include: Emergency Hardship Assistance: $180 per person, up to $900 for a family of five or more to support immediate essential needs such as food, clothing or medical supplies. Essential Services Hardship Assistance: $150 per person, up to $750 for a family of five or more to assist with immediate needs following the loss of essential services at home for more than five consecutive days. Other grants available, with applications open until December 2025, include: Essential Household Contents: Grants up to $1765 for individuals and up to $5300 for couples or families to replace destroyed essential household contents such as bed linen and white goods. Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Scheme: To help uninsured residents reconnect damaged services like electricity, gas and water. Up to $5000 per household. Structural Assistance Grants: Up to $50,000 for uninsured, income-tested owner-occupiers towards the repair or replacement of a disaster damaged dwelling damaged to return it to a safe and habitable condition.

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Cape York, you’ve been amazing: It was announced online last week that Cape York Weekly editor MATT NICHOLLS will be pulling up stumps as the head of the newspaper he founded. Today, he reflects on his time in the Cape and shares some of his fondest memories ...

I STILL remember thinking that Weipa had to be in Western Australia when I first contemplated taking a job there. When you Googled it, the red location marker showed the town on the west coast. Sheepishly, I quickly worked out that it was on the west coast of Queensland – yep, Queensland has a west coast. I was a kid from Victoria and while I had worked in outback Queensland before, Weipa and Cape York had never come across my radar until I saw a job going at the Western Cape Bulletin. That was a decade ago and I still remember my first night in Weipa like it was yesterday. It was November 9, 2014 and it was a humid Sunday when the Qantas plane landed that evening, where I would be greeted by “Gee”, the lovely Giembra Busmer who had previously worked at the newspaper. But she was the only highlight in the first hour of my Weipa experience. As I wiped the sweat away, I remember looking around at the Weipa Airport “shed” and wondering if I had made a mistake when moving to this remote outpost sight unseen. It only got worse from there. Gee picked me up in what was the company car – a Ford Courier ute with a rotted-out tray and no air conditioning. The only saving grace was that I had seen pictures of the company house I was getting the keys to, so at least I’d have comfy digs. Wrong again! Unbeknownst to my new boss, Corey Bousen, the former editor had not left the “Bully house” in great condition. Palm fronds littered the driveway, cobwebs adorned the high-set louvres and dog hair covered the furniture.

Matt interviewing Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Cooktown.

Celebrating 500 editions of the Western Cape Bulletin at Pebbles playgroup.

Auditioning for the next season of Yellowstone, Matt (unsuccessfully) rode a bull in Weipa.

The less said about the bedroom and bathroom, the better. Plans of having a quick shower were abandoned and I headed straight to the Weipa Bowls Club for an immediate work assignment. As Gee and I drove there, I was already thinking in my mind that it was a mistake coming to Weipa. But for the first time, and definitely not the last time, I had underestimated the place. My work assignment involved covering the presentation night of the Weipa Billfish Club’s Ladies Gamefish event – a fundraiser for breast cancer that still takes place annually. The theme for that year was Melbourne Cup and within just an hour I had been commandeered onto the stage, introduced to the crowd as the “new editor of the Bully” and ordered to judge the fashions on the field. It was Weipa in a nutshell and

I immediately felt at home. The next day, a gardener and a cleaner turned up at the house and went to work. I also got to pick out a couch from the furniture store, while a new company car would come . Life was suddenly not so bad in Weipa. CAPE YORK LIFESTYLE WHEN people ask me why I have kept working in Cape York for so long, I tell them it’s because I love the people and the lifestyle. Wearing a T-shirt with shorts and thongs almost every day of the week was heaven to me. And the Cape York attitude is simply legendary. Papers didn’t arrive on the plane because Qantas stuffed up? No worries, we’ll get it tomorrow. If the paper didn’t come out when I was living in Bendigo or Armidale, you’d have 20 complaints before 9am.

Matt receiving an LGAQ journalism award in 2022.

I admit, it took a while to adjust to the laidback lifestyle. And I like to think I was able to impart my own ways onto the newspaper over time. The Western Cape Bulletin was a genuine local paper that really only covered news in Weipa and the surrounding communities. While many – fairly – miss the old Bully days when it was full of faces they all knew, I wanted to use my experience in bigger newsrooms to give the people a greater taste of the news. The Bully eventually merged with the Cooktown Local News and became the Cape York News. The feedback was mixed, but it gave the Peninsula a serious paper with some punch. Stories that were published all of a sudden had a bit more impact on the desks of ministers and government departments in Brisbane and Canberra.

And when you have a serious newspaper, you can use it to the advantage of the community. CAMPAIGNING THROUGHOUT my time in the Cape, one of the things I am most proud of is some of the big issues the newspaper has been able to put into the spotlight. We’ve even been able to influence positive change at times, too. And it’s come from an apolitical position. You know you’re doing something right when both Labor and the LNP think you’re in bed with the other side. It didn’t take me long to work out that the majority of Cape York people don’t care about politics. There is a real lack of trust when it comes to political parties and whether they even care about this part of the world. And it’s hard not to argue with that, based on the evidence.

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The only sporting achievement of Matt’s career – a C-grade win in the Weipa Open.

Matt oversaw the merger of the Western Cape Bulletin and Cooktown Local News, which created the Cape York News, owned by the Bousen family.

There is no doubt in my mind that we are forgotten up here. Seeing our local councils try and scrap for every bit of funding they can get their hands on, only to hear applications have fallen over, has been a common theme. In the Cape York Weekly era, I endeavoured to work closely with the councils to make sure their projects were given prominence. One of my favourite stories is from the time this masthead was launched, back in September 2020. Weipa had a new boat ramp – a piece of infrastructure they didn’t even ask for as they preferred the old ramp – yet the pontoon was completely inadequate for a town that lives on the water. The Weipa Town Authority had made submissions to the state government, along with the Western Cape Chamber of Commerce, to try and get a commitment to upgrade the pontoon.

They were rejected every time. So, I decided to do something and call the government out on its inaction. A couple of front pages later and hurrah, the government found the money for a new pontoon, which has been a game-changer. The next step is to get a marina in Weipa, but that’s a fight for the next editor ... In all seriousness, as a citizen I think that it’s reprehensible that it takes a newspaper article to make a government listen. But as a journalist, I know how the system works. And I’m not ashamed to say I worked the system many times to try and benefit the communities in the Cape. Some examples include: better telecommunications in remote areas, especially Lockhart River; the closure of the biosecurity centre in Coen; the cost of freight in

The launch of Cape York Weekly in September 2020.

Matt with Jackie Perry and Debbie Jackson on his 200km walk from the Archer River Roadhouse to Weipa to raise money for brain cancer.

Cape York and the Torres Strait; the lack of housing in our Indigenous communities; the lack of affordable rental accommodation in places like Weipa and Cooktown; upgrades to the Peninsula Developmental Road; the gillnet fishing ban in the Gulf – the list goes on. And while not every fight that was picked was a winning one, it certainly kept politicians on their toes. In fact, it led to one MP blacklisting me. It was a shame that she was actually the local one. FOND MEMORIES ONE thing that makes this place great is the events and immersing yourself in the local culture. I’ve been blessed to attend some amazing ceremonies and take part in some wonderful celebrations. From the Melbourne Cup day races at Punsand Bay, to the Dan Ropeyarn Cup at Bamaga – I was even at the last Bramwell Station

races and mini-rodeo. Of course, there are the Weipa events like the Fishing Classic, Bullride/Rodeo and even the Pig Hunt – now I can definitely say I didn’t think I’d be covering a pig-hunting event when I jumped on the plane. I can’t list every event, but it was great to be part of the inaugural Weipa Relay For Life, several charity cricket matches and even an AFL contest (I kicked a goal). The only claim to fame I have from a sporting perspective is winning the Weipa Open C-grade golf one year. Down the road, I loved the race meetings at Laura and Cooktown, as well as Discovery Festivals, barra comps, Conquer the Corrugations walks and River to Ramp fun runs in Aurukun. Speaking of Aurukun, by far one of my best memories came last year when I attended the PCYC’s NAIDOC Ball.

I’ve made countless trips to the community over the years – not always to cover positive stories – and it was amazing to see the transformation of those teenagers. THE FUTURE PERHAPS the most frustrating part of living in Cape York is the constant battle to achieve positive outcomes in the region. One of the first stories I wrote back in 2014 was about Weipa and Cooktown getting birthing units at their respective hospitals. Well, Cooktown managed to get a service up and running, only for it to fall over, while Weipa was almost at the finish line before the pin was pulled. I’m hopeful that these services can get up and running in the nottoo-distant future. One thing we’ve learnt out of COVID and the recent flooding is that we need increased local capacity, which is why Cooktown also needs a new hospital. It must become an election issue and get the backing of all major parties to become a reality. Another long-held frustration is the future of Weipa. I’m firmly of the opinion that Weipa has a bright future, but I’m also in the camp of normalisation. I can’t believe that a mining company is still in charge of a town the size of Weipa in 2024. That’s not to say Rio Tinto is a bad corporate citizen, but the fact is that Weipa’s future is controlled by the company and not by people on the ground. The sooner Rio Tinto steps away and a normal council takes over the reins, the sooner Weipa can establish other industries to support itself and become a town with a mine, rather than a mining town. As for my future, I’m moving to the big smoke to support my wife’s career in medicine and I’ll forge my own path down there. I’ll be helping the new editor in transition from down in Brisbane. I hope you make them welcome in the new role – I expect that announcement to be made online later this week. From the bottom of my heart, thank you all for your support over the journey. It’s been amazing.

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Daughter’s tribute to centenarian By CHISA HASEGAWA

FOUR months after celebrating her mother’s 100th birthday, a daughter now says goodbye to the mum who taught her that she could be anything she wanted. Surrounded by friends and family, Cooktown’s centenarian Joan Newton passed away peacefully at the Sunbird Cottage on January 9. As she reflected on the good times and the endless adventures, daughter Michelle said her mother was “one of a kind”. “My mother was certainly a gift to our whole family in the sense of her strength and her tenacity,” she said. “She believed that you could do whatever you wanted to do and those things weren’t always so strong for her generation as they were with my mum.” Michelle said Ms Newton was a feminist and advocate against racism well before her time, which she passed onto her children. “She always used to say it didn’t matter who you were, it shouldn’t affect your opportunities. Mum believed that education was the only way that you could beat that,” she said. “That may not be true, but that was her belief that through a good education, you could achieve something. “She instilled in me a love of learning and a deep sense of curiosity and respect for all people.

Joan Newton passed away peacefully last week at the age of 100. She spent her whole adult life in the Far North.

“She was particularly strong about building in my mind that as a girl, I could do anything if I wanted to.” Michelle retires with four degrees and spent 26 years as a school principal.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. (PG) 12.00 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 3.00 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. (PG) 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M) 8.30 MOVIE: 2001: A Space Odyssey. (1968, G) 11.05 MOVIE: Poltergeist. (1982, M) 1.10 VICE. (M) 2.20 Letterkenny. (MA15+) 2.45 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. 2.30 Hard Quiz Battle Of The Influencers. 3.00 Would I Lie To You? 3.30 Shaun The Sheep. 4.00 Back In Time For Dinner. 5.00 Back Roads. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 Great Australian Stuff. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Project Wild. 8.30 Grand Designs. (PG) 9.20 Lucy Worsley: Agatha Christie Mystery Queen. (PG) 10.20 You Can’t Ask That. 10.50 MOVIE: Whitney. (2018) 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.30 Hard Quiz Battle Of The Influencers. (PG) 9.00 Gruen. (MA15+) 9.40 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG) 10.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M) 10.45 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.25 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? (M) 11.55 Live At The Apollo. (M) 12.45 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Lagos. (M) 1.40 ABC News Update. 1.45 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: Dancing Through Christmas. (2021) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Hot Seat. 6.00 News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 Great Getaways. (PG) 8.30 RPA. (PG) 9.30 Children’s Hospital. (PG) 10.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+) 11.20 Emergency Call. (M) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG) 1.05 Pointless. (PG) 2.00 Drive TV. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PG) 4.30 ACA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.00 Survivor 45. 2.00 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.00 Young Sheldon. (PG) 7.30 Survivor 45. (PG) 10.30 MOVIE: Vampires Suck. (2010) 12.10 I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! (M) 12.50 Life After Lockup. (M) 1.50 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.20 Full House. 2.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Danger Man. (PG) 7.00 Creflo. (PG) 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. (PG) 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 12.55 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Geordie. (1955) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 8.40 MOVIE: Tomorrow Never Dies. (1997, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.05 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 2.55 Mastermind Aust. 3.25 The Cook Up. 3.55 Great Continental Railway Journeys. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Secret World Of Snacks. 8.30 Megabridges: Spanning The Void. 9.30 The Doll Factory. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. 12.00 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 2.55 The War On Kids. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 8.30 Beyond Oak Island. (PG) 10.10 Battleground Texas. (M) 11.05 Locked Up: Teens Behind Bars. (M) 12.00 F*ck, That’s Delicious. (M) 12.30 QAnon: The Search For Q. (MA15+) 1.20 Dark Side Of The Ring. (M) 2.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 9.55 The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds. 11.00 The Great Australian Bee Challenge. 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. (M) 2.30 Christmas With Poh. 3.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Christmas Spaces. 3.55 Back In Time For Dinner. 5.00 Back Roads. (PG) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG) 6.00 Back In Time For The Corner Shop. (PG) 7.00 News. 7.30 Camilla’s Country Life. (M) 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (M) 10.00 Life. (M) 11.00 Wakefield. (M) 11.55 Rage. 5.00 Rage.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.10 PJ Masks. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Lu And The Bally Bunch. 6.55 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Boy. (2010, M) 9.55 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 10.25 QI. (M) 11.00 Ghosts. (PG) 11.30 Killing Eve. (M) 12.15 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.00 ABC News Update. 1.05 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: Family For Christmas. (2015) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Hot Seat. 6.00 News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 For The Love Of Pets. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Jingle All The Way. (1996, PG) 10.15 MOVIE: Four Holidays. (2008, M) 11.50 MOVIE: Family For Christmas. (2015, G) 1.30 Tipping Point. (PG) 2.30 Surfing Australia TV. (PG) 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Postcards Summer. (PG) 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop. 5.30 Skippy.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.00 Starting Up, Starting Over. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.45 MOVIE: Snowed In For Christmas. (2021) 7.30 MOVIE: Dolittle. (2020) 9.30 MOVIE: K-9. (1989) 11.35 Under The Dome. (M) 1.30 Life After Lockup. (M) 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan. (PG) 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. (PG) 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Danger Man. (PG) 7.00 Creflo. (PG) 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. (PG) 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 12.55 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.05 Dr Quinn. (PG) 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: The Man Who Loved Redheads. (1955) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. (M) 8.30 MOVIE: The World Is Not Enough. (1999, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.05 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.15 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 3.10 Mastermind Aust. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Christmas Carols From London Coliseum. 8.30 Cecil: The Real Lion King. 9.25 Lapland: The Ultimate Winter Wonderland. 10.15 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. (PG) 12.00 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 2.40 Australia’s War On Feral Cats. (PG) 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. (PG) 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M) 8.30 Hoarders. (M) 9.20 Naughty And Nice: Sex Toy Britain. (MA15+) 10.15 Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne. (M) 11.10 Limetown. (MA15+) 12.10 Letterkenny. (M) 3.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG) 2.10 The Durrells. (PG) 3.50 MOVIE: Robin Hood: Men In Tights. (1993, PG) 5.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (M) 6.00 Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2022. 7.00 News. 7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG) 8.20 Shakespeare And Hathaway: Christmas Special. (PG) 9.05 Vera. (M) 10.35 The Capture. (M) 11.35 Rage. (MA15+) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. (PG) 8.30 Live At The Apollo. (M) 9.15 The Stand Up Sketch Show. (M) 9.40 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M) 10.05 Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2021: Opening Night. (MA15+) 11.00 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. (M) 11.45 State Of The Union. (PG) 12.05 MythBusters. (PG) 12.55 Inside Portlandia. (PG) 1.20 Portlandia. (PG) 1.40 ABC News Update. 1.45 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Garden Gurus Moments. 1.05 Iconic Australia. 2.15 Great Getaways. 3.15 MOVIE: Journey Back To Christmas. (2017) 5.00 News. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia. 6.00 News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 Christmas With Delta. 8.30 MOVIE: Fred Claus. (2007) 10.50 The Hundred With Andy Lee. 11.45 MOVIE: Charming Christmas. (2016) 1.20 Country House Hunters Australia. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 The Incredible Journey. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.45 MOVIE: The Christmas Setup. (2020) 3.35 MOVIE: The Mistletoe Promise. (2016) 5.20 MOVIE: Sing. (2016) 7.30 MOVIE: Crocodile Dundee II. (1988) 9.45 MOVIE: Fletch. (1985) 11.45 Metro Sexual. (MA15+) 12.15 Metro Sexual. 12.45 Yorkshire Job Centre. (M) 2.45 Transformers: Cyberverse. (PG) 3.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG) 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. (PG) 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. (PG) 4.30 Pokémon. 4.50 Monkie Kid.

6.00 Thunderbirds. 6.30 Rainbow Country. 7.00 Leading The Way. (PG) 7.30 Gideon’s Way. (PG) 8.30 TV Shop. 9.00 Turning Point. (PG) 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. (PG) 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 The Baron. (PG) 12.10 Saved & Remade. 1.10 MOVIE: Bonnie Prince Charlie. (1948) 3.35 MOVIE: Last Holiday. (1950) 5.30 MOVIE: Kid Galahad. (1962) 7.30 MOVIE: Die Another Day. (2002, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Death Wish V. (1994, MA15+) 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Peer To Peer. 9.40 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. 10.10 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 ISU Grand Prix Final. Highlights. 4.40 Kelly Clarkson: When Christmas Comes Around. 5.35 Wonders Of The World I Can’t See. 6.30 News. 7.30 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens. (PG) 8.40 Highclere: The Real Downton Abbey. 9.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. 12.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 1.30 FIG Artistic World Cup. Individual Apparatus. Highlights. 3.35 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. (PG) 6.45 The Toys That Built The World. (PG) 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Age Of Rage: Australian Punk Revolution. 10.00 Glastonbury 2022 Highlights. (M) 11.10 Vikings. (MA15+) 1.05 The X-Files. (M) 2.55 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

SUNDAY 24

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.00 MOVIE: Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (2022) 1.55 Maggie Beer’s Christmas Feast. 2.25 All Creatures Great And Small. 3.15 Grand Designs. 4.00 Project Wild. 4.30 The Gospel According To Marcia. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 ABC News Summer. 7.30 MOVIE: The King’s Speech. (2010, M) 9.25 The Larkins At Christmas. (PG) 10.35 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2023. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.55 Hey Duggee. 6.10 Bluey. 6.30 Ben And Holly. 6.55 The Adventures Of Paddington. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 QI Christmas Special. (PG) 8.30 Louis Theroux: African Hunting Holiday. (M) 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. (M) 10.05 Doc Martin. (PG) 10.50 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG) 11.35 MOVIE: Empire Records. (1995, M) 1.00 ABC News Update. 1.05 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Fishing Aust. 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 Explore. 1.40 The Pet Rescuers. 2.10 For The Love Of Pets. 3.10 MOVIE: Wishin’ And Hopin’. (2014) 5.00 News. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 News. 7.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 8.00 Carols By Candlelight. (PG) 11.00 MOVIE: Christmas In The City. (2013, PG) 12.50 MOVIE: The Breakfast Club. (1985, M) 2.50 Explore. 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PG) 4.30 Drive TV. 5.00 Christmas At Highclere Castle.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.50 MOVIE: Family For Christmas. (2015) 3.35 MOVIE: Random Acts Of Christmas. (2019) 5.20 MOVIE: Gremlins. (1984) 7.30 MOVIE: Parenthood. (1989) 10.00 MOVIE: Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment. (1985) 11.50 The Nanny: Oy To The World. (PG) 12.20 MOVIE: Random Acts Of Christmas. (2019) 2.00 Starting Up, Starting Over. (PG) 3.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG) 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. (PG) 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Skippy. 6.30 Amazing Facts Presents. (PG) 7.00 Leading The Way. (PG) 7.30 In Touch. (PG) 8.00 Beyond Today. (PG) 8.30 The Incredible Journey. (PG) 9.00 Turning Point. (PG) 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Eatwell Christmas With Emma Dean. 11.00 Avengers. (PG) 12.10 MOVIE: Hobson’s Choice. (1954) 2.30 MOVIE: The Greatest Story Ever Told. (1965) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 8.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 9.50 MOVIE: Blue Canaries. (2023) 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 ISU Grand Prix Final. Highlights. 5.35 Wonders Of The World I Can’t See. 6.30 News. 7.30 Tis The Season: The Holidays On Screen. (PG) 9.00 Roberta Flack. (PG) 10.35 Big Fat Quiz Of Sport. (M) 12.20 The Toys That Built The World. (PG) 3.25 Child Genius Australia. 4.25 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Jeopardy! 7.30 Abandoned Engineering. (PG) 8.25 Travel Man: 96 Hours In Rio. (M) 9.20 History’s Greatest Of AllTime With Peyton Manning. (PG) 10.10 One Night In Hamleys Xmas Special. (M) 11.05 The X-Files. (M) 12.00 QAnon: The Search For Q. (M) 1.50 Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia. (M) 2.45 United Shades Of America. (M) 3.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

MONDAY 25

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 The Pope’s Christmas Mass. 11.30 News. 12.00 News. 12.30 Bluey. 12.55 Shaun The Sheep. 1.05 MOVIE: The King’s Speech. (2010) 3.00 HM The King’s Christmas Message. 3.10 The Larkins At Christmas. 4.15 MOVIE: The Secret Garden. (2020) 5.50 Royal Carols: Together At Christmas. 7.00 ABC News Summer. 7.30 HM The King’s Christmas Message. 7.40 The Royal Variety Performance. 9.40 MOVIE: Lion. (2016, PG) 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? (PG) 8.30 MythBusters. (PG) 9.20 Upstart Crow. (PG) 9.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Christmas Spaces. 10.40 The Stand Up Sketch Show. (M) 11.05 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 11.35 QI. (PG) 12.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M) 12.30 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. (M) 1.15 ABC News Update. 1.20 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Christmas With Delta. 1.00 Carols By Candlelight. 4.00 MOVIE: Blizzard. (2003) 6.00 News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. (1989, M) 9.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vegas Vacation. (1997, PG) 11.30 The King’s Christmas Message. 11.40 MOVIE: The Jazz Singer. (1980, G) 2.00 Hello SA. (PG) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PG) 4.30 ACA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 8.00 MOVIE: Alice-Miranda: A Royal Christmas Ball. (2021) 9.30 Children’s Programs. 1.30 The Nanny: Oy To The World. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.00 Young Sheldon. (PG) 7.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Austin Powers In Goldmember. (2002) 10.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. (PG) 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 12.55 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 1.50 Dr Quinn. (PG) 2.50 Christmas At Highclere Castle. 3.50 MOVIE: The Holly And The Ivy. (1952) 5.30 Christmas At Warwick Castle. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M) 8.40 Queens Of Mystery. (M) 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 All Is Bright. 10.20 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Cook Up. 2.30 The Luxury Christmas Decorators. 3.25 Silent Night: A Song For The World. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 The Story Of Irish Dance. 9.05 Adele: 30 Greatest Moments. (PG) 10.55 My Brilliant Friend. (M) 12.20 Bohème On The Beach. 2.20 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Shortland St. 12.00 Miniseries: The Salisbury Poisonings. 2.00 Sidelined: Women In Basketball. 3.00 WorldWatch. 4.50 Shortland St. 5.20 Vs Arashi. 6.15 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 8.30 Taskmaster. (M) 9.25 Forged In Fire. (PG) 10.15 Then You Run. (MA15+) 11.15 Hoarders. (M) 12.55 The Devil You Know. (M) 1.45 Jack The Ripper: Hidden Victims. (M) 2.40 Late Programs.

TUESDAY 26

6.00 The Homes That Built Australia. 7.00 News. 9.30 Wildflowers Of The Midwest Of WA. 10.00 Ask The Doctor. 10.30 Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. 2.30 Cook And The Chef. 2.55 The Royal Variety Performance. 5.00 Back Roads. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 Back In Time For The Corner Shop. 7.00 ABC News Summer. 7.30 Call The Midwife. (PG) 9.05 MOVIE: Queen Of The Desert. (2015, M) 11.05 Mystify: Michael Hutchence. 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Ghosts. (PG) 9.45 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 10.15 Rosehaven. (PG) 10.45 Portlandia. (PG) 11.30 State Of The Union. (PG) 11.50 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 12.20 MOVIE: Boy. (2010, M) 1.45 ABC News Update. 1.50 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Hot Seat. 6.00 News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 Travel Guides. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee. (2020, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Last Vegas. (2013, M) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG) 1.05 Pointless. (PG) 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG) 2.50 9Honey: He Said She Said. (PG) 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PG) 4.30 ACA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.00 Starting Up, Starting Over. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.00 Young Sheldon. (PG) 7.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Mercury Rising. (1998, M) 10.45 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.45 Young Sheldon. (PG) 12.10 Under The Dome. (M) 1.05 Life After Lockup. (M) 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Iconic Australia. (PG) 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 12.55 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 1.50 Explore. 1.55 Dr Quinn. (PG) 2.55 MOVIE: Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express. (1974) 5.30 Saved & Remade. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. (M) 8.40 The Closer. (M) 9.40 MOVIE: The 13th Summer. (2022) 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. 11.05 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Patrizio Buanne: Celebration. 3.10 Mastermind Aust. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 The Supervet. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8.20 MOVIE: Whitney: Can I Be Me? (2017) 10.15 SBS News. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. 12.00 When Big Things Go Wrong. 2.30 Killing Cancer. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Vs Arashi. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 8.30 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips. (M) 9.25 Alone: The Skills Challenge. (PG) 10.15 Hudson & Rex. (M) 11.55 Box 21. (MA15+) 12.50 Dopesick Nation. (MA15+) 1.40 Hate Thy Neighbour. (MA15+) 2.35 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+) 3.05 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

SATURDAY 23

FRIDAY 22

THURSDAY 21

WEDNESDAY 20

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 That Christmas. 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. 2.30 The Royal Variety Performance 2021. 4.30 Back In Time For Dinner. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 Great Australian Stuff. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz Battle Of The Influencers. (PG) 8.30 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2023. 9.30 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 10.05 QI Christmas Special. 10.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.15 We Hunt Together. 12.00 Late Programs.

Classifications: (PG) Parental Guidance (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (CC) Include Closed Captions (R) Repeat. Please note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by networks.

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2012

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. (PG) 5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 Supreme Team. (M) 8.30 Barry White: Let The Music Play. (M) 9.35 White Noise: Inside The Racist Right. (MA15+) 11.10 Songlines On Screen. (PG) 11.40 Good Fire Bad Fire. (PG) 12.00 Power To The People. (PG) 12.50 Voices To Martuwarra Fitzroy. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Maggie’s Christmas Miracle. (2017, PG) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG) 2.30 Surf Patrol. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 The Chase Australia. 5.00 Seven News. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 9. Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes. 10.00 The Amazing Race. (PG) 11.30 The Force: BTL. (PG) 12.00 Parenthood. (M) 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 7.30 Under The Hammer. (PG) 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. (PG) 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. (PG) 8.45 Lewis. (M) 10.45 Law & Order: UK. (M) 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 12.00 Outback Truckers. (PG) 2.00 Motor MythBusters. (PG) 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. (PG) 3.30 Hustle & Tow. (PG) 4.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 5.00 American Pickers. (PG) 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 9. Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes. 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 The Force: BTL. (PG) 9.30 Beach Cops. (PG) 10.30 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. (PG) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 CBS Morning. 6.30 The Talk. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. 8.30 Farm To Fork. 9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 Bold. 10.00 Neighbours. 10.30 Studio 10. 12.30 10 News First: Midday. 1.30 Dr Phil. 2.30 The Bachelors Aust. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Neighbours. 5.00 Bold. 5.30 News. 7.00 The Project. 8.00 The Bachelors Aust. (PG) 9.30 My Life Is Murder. (M) 11.30 The Hunt For The Family Court Killer. 12.30 Women Of The Movement. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Snap Happy. 8.30 Dr Phil. (PG) 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 12.30 JAG. (PG) 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 Bull. (M) 8.30 NCIS. (M) Ziva must confront her past. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 10.20 Evil. (MA15+) 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.05 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 7.00 Becker. (PG) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 9.00 Friends. (PG) 10.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 11.00 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Becker. (PG) 1.00 NBL Slam. 1.30 Big Bang. (PG) 2.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Becker. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang. (PG) 9.20 Two And A Half Men. (M) 10.10 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.10 How We Roll. (PG) 11.35 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Late Programs.

WEDNESDAY 20

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Songlines On Screen. (PG) 1.30 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 Going Places. (PG) 8.30 Not Even. 9.00 MOVIE: I’m Not There. (2007, M) 11.20 First Sounds. (PG) 11.35 Big Sky Girls. 12.00 Voices To Martuwarra Fitzroy. 12.10 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Replay. 1.10 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Replay. 2.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Candy Cane Candidate. (2021) 2.00 Border Security: Int. 2.30 Christmas With The Salvos. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 The Chase Aust. 5.00 News. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 10. Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat. 9.30 Seven’s Cricket: The Spin. 10.00 MOVIE: Cold Pursuit. (2019, MA15+) 12.25 Black-ish. 12.55 Travel Oz. 1.25 Harry’s Practice. 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Under The Hammer. (PG) 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. (PG) 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. (PG) 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. (M) 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Highway Patrol. (PG) 1.00 The Force: BTL. (PG) 2.00 Motor MythBusters. (PG) 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. (PG) 3.30 Hustle & Tow. (PG) 4.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 5.00 American Pickers. (PG) 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 10. Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat. 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Family Guy. (M) 8.00 American Dad! (M) 8.30 MOVIE: The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. (2005) 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 CBS Morning. 6.30 The Talk. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. 8.30 Farm To Fork. 9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 Bold. 10.00 Neighbours. 10.30 Studio 10. 12.30 10 News First: Midday. 1.30 Dr Phil. 2.30 The Bachelors Aust. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Neighbours. 5.00 Bold. 5.30 News. 7.00 The Project. 8.00 Jamie’s Christmas Shortcuts. 9.00 Law & Order: S.V.U. (M) 11.00 Blue Bloods. 12.00 Women Of The Movement. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 8. Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC. Highlights. 8.30 Dr Phil. (PG) 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 12.30 JAG. (PG) 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 Bull. (M) 8.30 NCIS. (M) 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. (M) 10.20 FBI: Most Wanted. (MA15+) 11.15 A Million Little Things. (PG) 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.05 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 7.00 Becker. (PG) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 9.00 Friends. (PG) 10.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 11.00 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Becker. (PG) 1.00 Big Bang. (PG) 2.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Becker. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang. (PG) 9.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.00 How We Roll. (PG) 11.30 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 3.30 Late Programs.

THURSDAY 21

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.20 Voices To Martuwarra Fitzroy. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. (PG) 5.30 Strait To The Plate. (PG) 6.00 Bamay. 6.25 No Distance Between Us. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 MOVIE: Bush Christmas. (1983, PG) 9.10 MOVIE: Ping Pong Summer. (2014, PG) 10.50 Yothu Yindi Tribute Concert. 12.20 Power To The People. (PG) 1.10 Voices To Martuwarra Fitzroy. 1.15 On The Road. 5.00 Bamay. 5.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Candy Coated Christmas. (2021, PG) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG) 2.30 Surf Patrol. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 MOVIE: We Bought A Zoo. (2011, PG) 11.05 MOVIE: Tully. (2018, M) 1.05 12 Monkeys. (MA15+) 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 2.00 Cities Of The Underworld. (PG) 3.00 Animal SOS Australia. (PG) 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Blokesworld. (PG) 10.30 The Car Club. (PG) 11.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. (PG) 11.30 American Restoration. (PG) 12.00 American Pickers. (PG) 1.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 2.00 Motor MythBusters. (PG) 3.00 Timbersports. (PG) 3.30 Hustle & Tow. (PG) 4.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 5.00 American Restoration. (PG) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG) 6.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Blade Runner 2049. (2017) 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 CBS Morning. 6.30 The Talk. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. 8.30 Farm To Fork. 9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 Bold. 10.00 Neighbours. 10.30 Studio 10. 12.30 10 News First: Midday. 1.30 Dr Phil. 2.30 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. 3.30 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Judge Judy. 4.30 Farm To Fork. 5.00 Bold. 5.30 News. 7.00 The Project. 8.00 The Graham Norton Show. 10.00 My Life Is Murder. (M) 12.00 Good Sam. 1.00 The Project. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 8. Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners. Highlights. 8.30 Dr Phil. (PG) 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 12.30 JAG. (PG) 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 Bull. (M) 8.30 NCIS. (M) 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. (M) 10.20 NCIS: LA. (M) 11.15 A Million Little Things. (PG) 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.05 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Becker. (PG) 8.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 10.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 11.00 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Becker. (PG) 1.00 Big Bang. (PG) 1.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Becker. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang. (PG) 9.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.00 How We Roll. (PG) 12.00 Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. 3.30 Bold. (PG) 4.30 Late Programs.

FRIDAY 22

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Voices To Martuwarra Fitzroy. 1.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 2.30 Bamay. (PG) 3.30 Going Places. (PG) 4.30 Struggling Songlines. (PG) 5.00 Stories From The Land. (PG) 5.50 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. (PG) 6.20 News. 6.30 The Barber. (PG) 7.00 Great Lakes Wild. (PG) 7.30 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. (PG) 8.30 Stan Walker: Impossible Live. (PG) 9.25 MOVIE: The Descent 2. (2009, MA15+) 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Royal Randwick Raceday, Christmas at The Valley and Bernborough Plate. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Creek To Coast. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 7.30 Carols In The Domain. (PG) 10.00 NSW Schools Spectacular: Fabulous. (PG) 12.45 12 Monkeys. (MA15+) 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 Get Clever. 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Cities Of The Underworld. (PG) 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 2.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. (PG) 3.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Bargain Hunt. 6.00 Extreme Animal Transport. (PG) 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. (PG) 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Aussie Adventure Bike Show. (PG) 12.30 Timbersports. (PG) 1.00 Blokesworld. (PG) 1.30 My Road To Adventure. (PG) 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. (PG) 3.00 Secrets Of The Supercars. (PG) 5.00 Counting Cars. (PG) 5.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 6.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.00 Storage Wars. (PG) 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. (PG) 8.30 Disasters At Sea. (PG) 9.30 Mighty Trains. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Reel Action. 8.00 My Market Kitchen. 8.30 I Fish. 9.00 Farm To Fork. 9.30 Everyday Gourmet. 10.00 10 Minute Kitchen. 10.30 St10. 12.30 Luxury Escapes. 1.00 The Yes Experiment. 1.30 The Bachelors Aust. 3.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Christmas. 4.00 Luca’s Key Ingredient. 4.30 My Market Kitchen. 5.00 Farm To Fork. 5.30 News. 6.30 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. 7.30 The Dog House. (PG) 8.30 Ambulance. (M) 11.00 CSI: Vegas. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. (PG) 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 10.30 All 4 Adventure. (PG) 11.30 On The Fly. 12.00 Escape Fishing. 12.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 1.30 Luxury Escapes. 2.00 JAG. (PG) 6.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 9. Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory. 9.15 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 9. Perth Glory v Macarthur FC. 12.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (M) 1.00 FBI: International. (M) 2.00 48 Hours. (M) 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 7.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 8.00 Becker. (PG) 9.00 Neighbours. (PG) 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 12.00 The King Of Queens. (PG) 1.00 Becker. (PG) 2.00 The Bachelors Australia. (PG) 4.20 Frasier. (PG) 5.10 Seinfeld. (PG) 6.10 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 10.00 Friends. (PG) 12.00 Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 South Park. (MA15+) 3.30 Just For Laughs Montreal. (MA15+) 4.30 Shopping.

SATURDAY 23

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 12.00 This Magic Moment. (PG) 1.50 Voices To Martuwarra Fitzroy. 2.00 Going Places. (PG) 3.00 On Australian Shores: Survivor Stories. (PG) 4.00 Ethnic Business Awards. 6.00 Moko. (PG) 6.30 News. 6.40 Wild Mexico. (PG) 7.40 Greatest Hits Of The 80s. (PG) 8.30 Miss Sharon Jones! (M) 10.10 MOVIE: Boys On The Side. (1995) 12.15 Amplify. 1.05 On The Road. (PG) 4.00 On The Road. 5.00 Bamay.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. 12.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. 12.30 MOVIE: A Holiday Wish Come True. (2018) 2.30 MOVIE: A Christmas Number One. (2021, PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 Weekender. 6.00 News. 7.00 The 1% Club. (PG) 8.05 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vacation. (1983, M) 10.15 MOVIE: The Blues Brothers. (1980, M) 1.00 Bates Motel. 2.00 Shopping. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.30 NBC Today.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Last Chance Learners. (PG) 12.00 Carol Drinkwater’s Secret Provence. (PG) 1.00 The Surgery Ship. (PG) 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Christmas With The Salvos. (PG) 3.00 Extreme Animal Transport. (PG) 3.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. (PG) 4.30 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG) 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Slow Train Through Africa. (PG) 8.30 Call The Midwife. (M) 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Counting Cars. (PG) 10.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 11.30 Fish Of The Day. (PG) 12.00 The Fishing Show By AFN. (PG) 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG) 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. (PG) 2.30 Step Outside. (PG) 3.00 Fishing Addiction. (PG) 4.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 5.00 Storage Wars: TX. (PG) 6.00 Border Security: Int. (PG) 7.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG) 7.30 Border Security. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Zero Dark Thirty. (2012) 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 St10. 12.30 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. 1.30 Second Chance Champions. 2.30 Food Trail: South Africa. 3.00 Everyday Gourmet. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 4.30 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. 5.30 News. 6.30 MOVIE: PAW Patrol: The Movie. (2021) 8.10 Have You Been Paying Attention To 2023? (M) 9.20 MOVIE: Top Gun. (1986, M) 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 9.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG) 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 JAG. (PG) 1.00 On The Fly. 1.30 What’s Up Down Under. 2.30 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 3.00 Tough Tested. (PG) 4.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 11.15 A Million Little Things. (PG) 2.05 48 Hours. (M) 4.00 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Friends. (PG) 9.00 The Bachelors Australia. (PG) 12.10 The Middle. (PG) 1.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Adelaide 36ers v Brisbane Bullets. 3.00 Friends. (PG) 4.00 MOVIE: Happy Feet Two. (2011, G) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.00 Two And A Half Men. (M) Walden dates an accidentprone model. 10.00 South Park. (MA15+) 11.00 Friends. (PG) 12.00 Shopping. 1.30 Friends. (PG) 3.30 Bold. (PG) 4.30 Shopping.

SUNDAY 24

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Moko. (PG) 2.00 Bamay. (PG) 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. (PG) 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. (PG) 9.30 Big Boss. 10.00 MOVIE: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. (2010, M) 11.30 Songlines On Screen. (PG) 12.00 Amplify. (PG) 12.50 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. (PG) 1.00 On The Road. (PG) 4.00 On The Road. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 6.30 Carols In The Domain. 9.00 Alinta Energy Christmas Pageant. 10.00 Mayor’s Christmas Carols. 11.00 SeaLink Carols By Candlelight. 1.30 Christmas With The Salvos. 2.00 The Chase. 3.00 MOVIE: Crown For Christmas. (2015) 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 News. 7.00 Border Security. (PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003, M) 10.15 MOVIE: Groundhog Day. (1993, PG) 12.25 Bates Motel. 1.25 Harry’s Practice. 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 News. 4.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 DVine Living. (PG) 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Slow Train Through Africa. (PG) 3.30 Christmas With The Salvos. (PG) 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. (PG) 8.30 Endeavour. (M) 10.30 Fortitude. (MA15+) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. (PG) 1.30 Boating. Australian V8 Superboats Championship. Round 2. 2.30 Motor MythBusters. (PG) 3.30 Hustle & Tow. (PG) 4.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 5.00 American Restoration. (PG) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG) 6.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. (PG) 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. (PG) 10.30 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Studio 10. 12.30 Bondi Rescue. 1.30 Dr Phil. 2.30 Jamie’s One-Pan Christmas. 3.15 My Market Kitchen. 3.30 The King’s Christmas Message. 3.45 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Neighbours. 5.00 Jamie’s OnePan Wonders. 5.30 News. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.00 The Project. 8.00 The Cheap Seats. (M) 9.00 MOVIE: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. (2003, PG) 11.20 MOVIE: Just Like Heaven. (2005) 1.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. (PG) 8.30 Dr Phil. (PG) 9.30 Tough Tested. 10.30 All 4 Adventure. (PG) 11.30 Reel Action. 12.30 JAG. (PG) 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 Bull. (M) 8.30 NCIS. (M) 10.20 Blue Bloods. (M) 11.15 A Million Little Things. (PG) 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.05 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Big Bang. (PG) 9.00 The Middle. (PG) 11.00 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. 12.00 Friends. (PG) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Becker. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 7.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks. 9.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.00 How We Roll. (PG) 11.30 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Shopping. 1.30 South Park. (MA15+) 2.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 3.30 Late Programs.

MONDAY 25

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. (PG) 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Arabian Inferno. 7.30 The Casketeers. 8.30 MOVIE: Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché. (2021, M) 10.15 Faboriginal. 10.45 Songlines On Screen. 11.00 White Noise. (M) 12.00 Amplify. (PG) 12.50 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 1.00 On The Road. 5.00 Bamay.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 The Lunch Break. 12.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Afternoon session. 2.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 2.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v Pakistan. Day 1. Late afternoon session. 5.00 News. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 14. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. 8.10 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 15. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. (PG) 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. (PG) 8.30 Inspector George Gently. (M) 10.30 Law & Order: UK. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Storage Wars. (PG) 1.30 American Restoration. (PG) 2.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. (PG) 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. (PG) 3.30 Hustle & Tow. (PG) 4.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 5.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 14. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Outback Truckers. (PG) 9.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. (M) 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 Jamie’s OnePan Wonders. 10.00 Neighbours. 10.30 Studio 10. 12.30 Bondi Rescue. 1.30 Dr Phil. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. 3.00 Bold. 3.30 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Neighbours. 5.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 5.30 News. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.00 The Project. 8.00 Thank God You’re Here. (PG) 9.00 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. (M) 9.30 MOVIE: The Italian Job. (2003, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Dr Phil. (PG) 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 11.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 12.30 JAG. (PG) 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 Bull. (M) 9.25 FBI: International. (M) 10.20 48 Hours: Lori Vallow Daybell – Guilty. (M) 11.15 A Million Little Things. (PG) 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.05 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 7.00 Becker. (PG) 8.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Adelaide 36ers v Brisbane Bullets. Replay. 10.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 11.00 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Becker. (PG) 1.00 Big Bang. (PG) 1.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Becker. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang. (PG) 9.30 Two And A Half Men. (M) 10.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.00 Late Programs.

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AGM Notice Weipa Community Care Association Inc. is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2023 at the Weipa Community Centre, 1 Hibberd Drive Rocky Point on Thursday 25th January 2024 at 3:30 pm. Weipa Community Care Association Inc. (WCCA) invites all current WCCA members, and interested community members to support your local community organisation by renewing or becoming a member of Weipa Community Care Association Inc. and attending the WCCA Annual General Meeting.

Weipa Electricity Billing Provider Changes We have changed the way you manage your electricity account in Weipa. We have partnered with Accenture to create an online Customer Service Portal to manage your electricity account. What is it? The new Customer Service Portal is a one stop shop for your Weipa electricity account, it allows you to: Update your Account Details and pay bills online Check current and past electricity invoices View planned and unplanned power outages Check policies, tariffs and charges, arrange connection/disconnection and more! What will change? Quarterly Billing Cycle - Residential billing will remain on a quarterly basis, however the invoice cycles have changed which means you might not get an invoice at the same time as your neighbour or your business. You will receive an email with further details for your account. Bank Account Details - There are new bank details on your invoices, please be sure to update your online banking accordingly to avoid incorrect payments. What do I need to do? Visit www.weipaelectricity.riotinto.com and click the link to register. To register your online account, you will need a recent electricity invoice to verify your identity and account details. Where can I get support? Contact us via email or phone so that we can help guide you through the new Customer Service Platform and answer any questions.

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2023/24 Management Committee • Nominations are invited for the positions of; – President, and – General Board Members • For information on nominating, and Job Descriptions for these voluntary positions please contact, the Chief Executive Officer, Ross Tregidga: 07 4069 9272 / 0411700080 / ceo@weipacommunitycare.com • Nomination Forms for open Management Committee Positions can be collected from Ross at the Weipa Community Centre or by e-mailing ceo@weipacommunitycare.com. Nomination forms must be completed and returned by COB Friday 19 January 2024. • If, at the start of the meeting, there are not enough candidates nominated, nominations may be taken from the floor of the meeting. General Information Weipa Community Care Association Inc. provides the following services to the communities of Mapoon, Napranum and Weipa – • Weipa North West Cape Healing Service • Western Cape Womens Crisis Shelter • Weipa Community Centre (including- Book Exchange, Op Shop & Cafe) • Weipa Community Development Service • Western Cape NILS® • RADIO (Regional Alcohol Drug Intervention Outcomes) program • Cape Youth Connect (Outside of School Hours Care) This notice is issued under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 by WCCA Inc CEO, Ross Tregidga

The Western Cape Communities Co-Existence Agreement (WCCCA) is an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) over the Rio Tinto mining lease areas of the Western Cape York region of Northern Queensland. The Agreement is between the eleven Traditional Owner Groups, four Shire Councils (Aurukun, Napranum, Mapoon and New Mapoon), Rio Tinto, the Queensland State Government and the Cape York Land Council on behalf of the Native Title Parties. The Western Cape Communities Coordinating Committee (WCCCC) and its three Sub Committees transparently monitor, implement and review the objectives of the WCCCA to ensure that all parties’ obligations under the agreement are met. The WCCT office is the administration arm for all the Trusts and the WCCCC. It manages the overall business of the company including servicing, assisting and supporting the above entities. WCCT is committed to providing high quality services to our Traditional Owners, and we recognize the importance of employing the most suitable candidates. Currently we are seeking applications for the position of:

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Reporting to the Office Manager, the Administration Officer is responsible for assisting in the efficient and effective functioning of the WCCT Office in order to meet organisational objectives. This includes demonstrating appropriate and professional workplace behaviours, performing their responsibilities in a manner which reflects and responds to continuous improvement, and providing administrative support to the Office Manager as directed, and to other areas as required within the office of the WCCT. The Administration Officer is also responsible for assisting in the coordination of all WCCT, WCCCA Sub-Regional Trusts and Sub-Committees meetings scheduled throughout the year. We anticipate that applicants will have; • Minimum Year 12 education; • Minimum 1 year experience in a similar administrative role; • Sound IT and MYOB experience; • C Class Driver’s license; and • An understanding of engaging with Aboriginal people. Tertiary qualifications in Business/Administration or higher will be considered favorably. Traditional Owners and Aboriginal people are strongly encouraged to apply. For further information including a position description please contact: Office Manager Phone: (07) 4069 7945 Email: offmgr@westerncape.com.au All applications should be clearly marked “Private and Confidential” and addressed as follows: Executive Officer PO Box 106 Weipa, QLD, 4874 Phone: (07) 4069 7945 Email: eo@westerncape.com.au

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Smith keen to challenge SPORT IN BRIEF himself in opening role Sporting club support

By ANDREW RAMSEY

STEVE Smith admits the Australia men’s Test team brains trust struggled to take him seriously when he first suggested he move to the top of the batting order once David Warner retired. Smith said the prospect of reinventing himself of an opener for the first time in a 13-year Test career initially came to him in England during last year’s Ashes campaign, where Warner first indicated his possible exit date from the long-form game. But it wasn’t until the team arrived in Perth for the start of the NRMA Insurance Series against Pakistan last month the 34-year-old articulated his idea to the national selection panel that includes men’s team coach Andrew McDonald. It is McDonald and Test skipper Pat Cummins who finalise the batting order once a playing XI has been named, and Smith concedes it took some time before his proposal to shift to the untried opening role was viewed as a viable option. “I’d been pushing it for a few weeks, even before Perth and I might have even floated it in England randomly and said I’m happy to play up top,” Smith said. “In Perth I said ‘after Davey’s done I’m actually keen to get up there’ and I don’t think they (selectors) took me seriously until I got to Sydney (for the pink Test against Pakistan) and said ‘you know I’m actually being genuine here’. “I’d be keen to get up top and face the new ball and they were like ‘we’ll take that under advisement and see how it all looks’.

Steve Smith will open the batting for Australia against the West Indies in the first Test of the series in Adelaide starting Wednesday.

“They were obviously very keen to get Cameron (Green) in the side as well and play our best six batters, and for me it didn’t sit right to have him come in and bat up top.

“I’ve played for a long time and I’m an experienced player, and I think it’s something I should have done.” Smith’s selflessness was also fuelled by previous experience,

whereby his tenure as numberthree batter meant he was often at the crease against a near-new ball and essentially playing as a de-facto opener. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity of getting in and facing the new ball,” Smith said as Australia began their preparation for the two-Test series against West Indies starting at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday. “It’s something that isn’t really foreign to me, I’ve batted on numerous occasions where I’ve come in early doors and I batted at number three for quite a while. “Really the only reason I went down to number four was because I was captain and I wanted to give myself some more time to refresh mentally after thinking so much in the field before going out to bat. “I don’t have to do that any more, so it’s perfect to get in early and face the music.” Smith also acknowledges that if injury or other contingencies demand further changes to Australia’s starting XI in upcoming Tests, and the next-best batting option is a specialist opener, he can foresee a situation whereby he slips back down to a lower position. But for now he is viewing the elevation to opening – a job he’s performed for Australia in limited-overs cricket, but never against the red ball in Test matches – is a permanent move even though he still refused to name a likely end point for his international career. “I don’t have date in mind when I want to finish up playing,” he said. “I’m taking it game by game.” – story via cricket.com.au

FOLLOWING Cyclone Jasper, the Sport and Recreation Disaster Recovery Program has been activated to support not-for-profit sport and recreation organisations in parts of Cape York. Funding of up to $5000 may be available for eligible sport and active recreation organisations located in Cook Shire, Douglas Shire, Hope Vale, Lockhart River and Wujal Wujal. Sporting clubs such as the Laura Race Club, Laura Rodeo and Campdraft Association and Cooktown Golf Club are urged to apply after they were impacted by the flooding in December. For more information on eligibility and how to apply visit: www.qld.gov.au/ recreation/sports/funding/disasterrecovery

Brave golfers rewarded JUST five brave souls took on the monsoonal weather forecast in Weipa on Sunday morning for Dawn Busters golf and they were duly rewarded. As it turned out, the Bureau got it wrong and the sun came out for the nine holes. Elija Dick picked up a win, beating Viv Dick on a countback. Viv also claimed the Hoffman’s. Pete Moore had the longest drive and no one found the green for the nearest to pin prize. Meanwhile, last week’s Wednesday Wackers didn’t go ahead due to a lack of numbers.

Burton sizzles in heat THERE was only a small field at Cooktown on Saturday to contest the white tee stableford as the steamy conditions scared most away. The course has recovered very well after the biblical rains, with plenty of volunteer support, and golfers are hoping the water will keep the course going for longer into the dry season. Al Burton won the day’s event with a tidy 35 points, beating Daniel Biddle who had another runner-up finish with 34 points. Nearest to pins went to Graham Burton on 2/11, Al Burton on 14 and Brent Hetaraka on 9/18. This Saturday is a red tee stroke event.

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WEIPA TIDE TIMES http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/tides/#!/qld-weipa

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY JAN 17 JAN 18 Time m Time m 0406 1.05 0441 1.34 1113 2.67 1145 2.78 1615 2.20 1735 1.98 2049 2.80 2155 2.51

FRIDAY JAN 19 Time m 0504 1.66 1216 2.89 1849 1.73 2327 2.23

SATURDAY JAN 20 Time m 0457 1.94 1245 2.97 2000 1.50

SUNDAY JAN 21 Time m 0322 2.13 0419 2.13 1313 3.03 2110 1.29

MONDAY JAN 22 Time m 1342 3.06 2213 1.13

Ph: (07) 4090 6000 VHF Channel 16 WEIPA Shed 5, Evans Landing, Weipa QLD 4874 TUESDAY JAN 23 Time m 1413 3.07 2306 1.02

http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/tides/#!/qld-cooktown

COOKTOWN TIDE TIMES WEDNESDAY THURSDAY JAN 18 JAN 17 Time m Time m 0410 1.88 0208 1.75 0939 1.42 0732 1.22 1552 2.07 1429 2.24 2247 0.87 2140 1.00

FRIDAY JAN 19 Time m 0538 2.14 1134 1.40 1707 1.98 2341 0.74

SATURDAY JAN 20 Time m 0633 2.40 1246 1.28 1806 1.93

SUNDAY JAN 21 Time m 0025 0.62 0715 2.59 1335 1.17 1853 1.90

MONDAY JAN 22 Time m 0103 0.54 0750 2.72 1413 1.10 1931 1.90

TUESDAY JAN 23 Time m 0138 0.48 0822 2.79 1445 1.06 2004 1.91

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