NEWS
We want mo money for men’s health MOVEMBER is upon us and all around town there are growths on the upper lips of many males. They are taking part in the annual Movember campaign which is highlighting men’s health issues, mainly prostate cancer and depression. The lads who were at the Surf Club last week were anything but depressed putting a smile on the dial of many who were there to enjoy the Friday barbecue. Before the night started they had already raised $866 and by the need of the night they added a further $274 to their total. The Gove MoBros have a 17 man team which consists of Rio
Tim Morton, Matt Kidner, Ash Beechey, Benn Prowse and Jerremy Kee collecting donations at the Surf Club.
employees and their mates. Benn (big Mo) Prowse is the team leader and he is challenging all team members to raise as much as they possibly can. The men said it was the only time their partners would let them grow a moustache. “We have drawn out inspiration from Tom Sellick and Merv Hughes. “On a serious note 3,000 me die each year from prostate cancer and Movember may be a bit of fun but it is also raising awareness among men to make sure they have regular checkups. “Our target was $1,000 but we
have now doubled that and will double it again - we will just get as much as we can during the month. “Men are more likely to get a check up for their cars than for themselves and they need to realise this is a serious issue. By last Wednesday they were just $4 short of their revised $2,000 target. To donate to the lads visit wwwmobro.co/govemobro There are other teams out there also participating in Movember. Be sure you show them your support. All funds raised go to the Prostate Cancer Australia Foundation and BeyondBlue.
24-hour blackout generates interest By TREACY HARRY DURING the recent blackouts, many of the East Arnhem Chamber of Commerce members were financially inconvenienced. This is due to a variety of issues in relation to the blackouts such as complete loss of power in the industrial estate for a total of 24 hours, the child care centres were forced to call each carer and children were sent home, and most offices in the town centre closed down from 2pm. This resulted in a loss of huge productivity. Estimates place this loss at roughly 50 to 60 thousand dollars for the day for local businesses. But of course Rio Tinto Alcan most likely lost hundreds of thousands of dollars over the same period. A question was created from this issue - “ could we survive as businesses over an extended period of 10 days?”, this could easily come about during a cyclonic event. From this scenario, the committee of the Chamber of Commerce has started looking into a bulk purchase of generators to elevate power issues in the event of a prolonged power outage. Stage one of this was to contact businesses within the local area to try and gauge their generator needs. Once this is completed and a list is produced, current Chamber members that sell generators will be asked to quote on specifications supplied by the Chambers working group, as well as other specialist suppliers. The project is aiming for quality and safe generator sets. So far the enquiries have come for 2.5kba to a 32kba unit. It is important to note that you must know what usage you would expect from a blackout. A lot of people purchase cheap generators with high expectations and no results. The best way is to contact a electrician to give you advise as to what your business needs and also personally at home. This is now in motion with the Chamber of Commerce working group. If you wish to be involved please contact Treacy Harry on tharry@chambernt.com.au, this is open to all residents and businesses within the local area. The Chamber is also looking at some of the issues raised during the blackout such as access to town generator sets to some key businesses. An example would be no fuel supplies are able to be purchased during a power failure.
Local identity meets Queen DJAMBAWA Marawili AM was invited to a reception at Parliament House to meet the Queen when she was in Australia. He and his wife Kathy were introduced to Her Majesty by the Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Special Minister of State Gary Gray. Gurrumul Yunupingu was there as well and played two songs, Bapa and Djilawurr. Djambawa met various ministers and senators and was treated with respect and warmth. Photography was not allowed .
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