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ISSUE 322 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1989 — THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1989 PHONE (079) 39 4244 (Two Lines) 6400 FREE COPIES WEEKLY
Why haven't Coast TAFE courses filled?
Govt OKs $1m. for Scenic Highway repair
WHY haven't the Capricorn Coast TAFE Centre leisure courses been filled? The majority of the courses are what people chose in the questionnaire earlier this year. If they are the right courses, are they on days or nights not suitable or are they too expensive as hobby or leisure courses? Courses have to have an average of 10 people to start. Introduction to MSDOS has enough starters, but some have nil - Why not spin a yarn, Introduction to lacemaking, Christmas decorations/gifts without sewing and profitable beekeeping - and won't continue unless something drastic happens ... interested students. German as a Living Language has two; floral art for beginners (3); Creative handbuilding for beginners (1); Organic gardening (1); Sewing your C hrist mas wardrobe (1) and Typewriting (1) are in jeopardy. Ice your own Christmas cake (7); Basic bar attendant (5) and Beginners accounting (6) are possible starters. The career-based courses are popular and the people joining them are quite prepared to pay the fee ... some said it was wellworth it because they have a chance at a job later with skills they didn't have before doing the course. Leisure or hobby courses are usually taken on a whim ... they improve your home or personal skills, but don't usually lead to careers or job opportunities. But maybe they do. The TAFE centre needs to know why the courses this term haven't filled. It is your TAFE and the courses are for you ... there is no use in putting up courses no-one wants. Please phone the TAFE, 33 6200, or write to Capricorn Coast TAFE Centre, P 0 Box 100, Yeppoon, 4703 and say what is wrong ... courses, times, dates, cost. The types of courses can be changed for the next term, the times and dates can be made to suit the majority and if it is the cost, we will have to lobby the department to get it changed. Maybe, you haven't made up your mind. If that is the case you have a last chance. The closing date has been extended to October 19. Phone the Centre, 33 6200, and book in before the course you want is cancelled.
MEMBER for Broadsound Denis Hinton said this week the Scenic Highway between Kinka Beach and the harbour turn-off would be rebuilt at a cost of $1 million. The work would be carried out in two sections as soon as trucks carting rock to the harbour have completed their work and the Main Roads Department has finalised plans. Mr Hinton said the first stage, 1.1km north of the Kinka Beach quarry turn-off and 0.5km at Mulambin Beach, would be started in January. Trucks have torn up sections of the road since carting started earlier this year. The section near the quarry turn-off became so wavy that trucks went to the extent of using a dirt road to avoid the highway section. Planning for repairs to this section are already underway. Work will cost $500,000. Of this amount, $100,000 would come from the Rosslyn Bay Harbour fund. Mr Hinton said immediate maintenance on other sections would be carried out. The other $500,000 would be spent on the remaining 7.1km of the highway. This section would be resheeted. "Full reconstruction is not required for these sections because the base of the road is still sound," Mr Hinton said. "Resheeting will provide an excellent surface for local and tourist traffic." He said he was "delighted" to announce the works because the government was keeping its commitment to provide a better road than before the harbour construction. "I am constantly amazed at the opposition by the ALP to the harbour project, which is the foremost tourism development in Central Queensland," he said.
-Sunset cruise for Life unit THE Sunset Dinner Cruise for Life Education is on Saturday (tomorrow) night and tickets are still available. The trip is on board Reefseeker and leaves from Rosslyn Bay Harbour. Tickets are S30 single for dinner, entertainment and play money for Casino Capers. If you haven't booked in, phone Dave Larkin, 39 7556 or Lynda Gustafson, 39 3152 and they will give you a ticket number that will ensure your place on Reefseeker. The Coast has nearly raised the full amount allotted to it for a Life Education Mobile Unit and the Sunset Dinner Cruise will help fill the coffers.
Tarkett FLALAYT Vinyl 4m. wide c9 Eight y Patterns LAID %IP 1 Suede-Lina $750 1 - 1 Curtain Fabric / metre I St, HANSEN'S Normanby (Shop 1, Evia Building) Yeppoon CARPET & (Opp ANZ [3, CURTAINS 39 3838
• ABOVE: Yeppoon Choral Society's production of the Mikado starts on Saturday night, tomorrow, in Yeppoon Town Hall for a three night season (next Thursday and Saturday). Pictured are Jack Cochrane as the Mikado and Duncan Stewart at Ko-Ko.
Two trainees for Yeppoon Police TWO trainee police officers will be working from Yeppoon Police Station by the end of October. _ One trainee, Const Brett Heath, has started and the other is expected at the station within the next few weeks. The trainees are the result of representations made by Member for Broadsound Denis Hinton to Police Minister Vince Lester. Yeppoon Police Station is now manned by a Detective Sgt 2c, Detective Snr Const, Officerin-charge Sgt lc Ken Tanzer, three Sgt 3c, one constable and one trainee constable. "This should greatly alleviate the present problem of understaffing, with a total of three additional officers this year," Mr Hinton said. "Yeppoon gained a detective after I made representations to the Minister earlier thisyear and now the station has two more officers. "The capacity of Yeppoon's force to provide round the clock protection has been increased. They win be able to investigate and prevent break-ins, thefts, vandalism and underage drinking with greater ease," he said. "It is a significant break through for Yeppoon and in line with the Government's policy of building up the size of the force, as well as improving police morale."
Sgt lc Ken Tanzer said he was pleased with the two additional trainee constables. "They have had basic training at the Police Academy in Brisbane and then when sworn in as constables are designated as trainees for the first 12 months of their service," he said. "They are then stationed at various centres during their training period. "Towards the end of the 12 months training period they return to the academy for in-service training and then are appointed to a station."
Police thank public for aid YEPPOON officer-in-charge Sgt lc Ken Tanzer this week thanked people who helped at a fracas in Beaman Park recently. "We had some difficulties in restraining some juveniles and asked for assistance from people who were nearby," he said. "They lent a hand and we appreciate their help. Their assistance reduced the possibility of injuries to the juveniles and police."
includes Oil & Filter (Cars only)
Tune ups
plus parts (Book in a must!)
CK Motors Burnett St, Yeppoon 39 1410
THE Capricorn Coast Tourist Organisation has backed the Capricorn Coast Chamber of Commerce and Industry's street lighting proposal with $1000. CCTO chairman Brian Hooper said management committee members decided unanimously to donate $1000 toward the cost of installing coloured lights in the main business area of Yeppoon. It was announced in last week's Capricorn CoastMirror that the chamber decided to underwrite the cost of providing coloured lighting from the Yeppoon beachfront to Savemore Centre up to a cost of $4000. Mr Hooper said the CCTO' s unanimous decision to give $1000 toward this project was emphatic that the funds would come from CCTO membership subscriptions. "The $1000 had no connection with the Information Centre Building Loan Appeal," Mr Hooper said.
G-R-E-A-T . FISH & CHIPS
Grease $ 25 & Oil Change
$30
CCTO backing chamber lights plan with $1000
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CHICKENS) SEAFOOD & EAT IT (on Yeppoon beachfront)
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