SPORT ON THE BARCOO
Pistol club completes busy fortnight of shooting
THE Blackall Pistol Club hosted
the Robyn and Bruce Coward
standard, air, centre fire and sports
pistol events over two weekends
commencing May 9, and finishing
Sunday, May 23.
Eleven shooters contested the
standard match event with Lenny
Russell taking the honours with
a total score of 587. Lenny was
followed by runner up Peter
Fenson on 576. Other scores from
the standard match event were
Jack Milroy on 566, Julie Russell
on 561, Jim McCarthy on 561,
Doug Lane on 533, Aub Carter on
531, Spencer Astill on 520, Peter
Molle on 514, Bruce A Coward on
514 and Bruce McPaul on 470.
Lenny Russell took out a double
for the day with first place in the
airpistol event with a score of 587.
Jack Milroy took out the runner
up medal on a score of 573. Other
scores were Aub Carter on 546,
Spencer Astill on 462 and Doug
Clockwise, from below: Nev Dolinski worked hard behind the bar at the Prince
of Wales Hotel last Wednesday night, and kept Queensland supporters
Kevin Holbrook, Brendan Schragg and Steven Worm happy, Jo Dendle and
Amy Fletcher enjoyed a night out for the State of Origin game one, proud
Queenslander Andy Picone with Stephanie Munster.
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Lane on 399.
Arthur Elmy was back in the
winners circle with a first place
in the centre fire event on a score
of 577. Lenny Russell finished in
second place with a score of 568.
Other scores were Bruce McPaul
on 559 and Doug Church on 432.
Peter Fenson finished on 321
without handicap.
The sports pistol event was won
by Peter Molle with a score of
593, followed by runner up Robyn
Lound on a score of 575. Other
scores were Julie Russell on 573,
Jim McCarthy on 566 and Jack
Milroy on 558. Top rounds were
shot by the winners; Peter with
a 93 in the duelling section and
both Peter and Robyn with a 92 in
the precision section.
The next official shoot is the
Peter and Margot Molle standard
match event to be shot on Sunday,
June 13, commencing at 9am.
Blackall
gets into State
of Origin game
one
Big social roll up for
Blackall bowls
GOOD conditions last Sunday at
the Blackall bowls club meant for
some very good bowls matches.
In A singles, Gumby Chapman
had an easy win against Jenny
Turner who tried hard, but went
down 31-11. In another A singles
game, learner Bradley Carolan
was no match for Tex Hayward,
going down 31-5.
In a B singles game, Mitch
Pfingst had Gary Whitfield beaten
everywhere, leading all the way,
only to lose a 4 to go down 31-29.
John Carter and Ron Robinson
had a great tussle, at 22-22 after
30 ends and 27-27 after 37 ends.
John managed to edge away to
win 31-27.
In handicap singles, Ross
Browning was a little more
consistent than Roland Blucher,
winning 31-18.
There was a big social roll up
with players from South Australia
and New South Wales taking part.
There were too many names to
mention all of them. The winners
of one game were Loretta, Annie
and Peter on 17-13. The other
winners were Judy, Marie, Dot
and Kevin on 14-8. Our thanks to
all the social players.
Next week in A singles, Gumby
Chapman will play D Holden and
T Hayward will play L Kelly. In B
singles, J Carter and C Pfingst will
go head to head, T Brown will play
B Carolan and D Carter will play
G Whitfield.
Social rinks will be available.
Games start at 9.30am.
– Dally Holden
INDEPENDENT
June 4 2010
THE BARCOO
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Final bus run dries up
By ROWAN HUNNAM
DANIELLE Butler remembers
a time when five children, as
well as her own, were picked up
by the school bus from Athol, 32
kilometres out of Blackall, to go to
school.
Now there is just one other
child, and this, according to
parents, the operator and the state
government, is the reason behind
the termination of the school bus
run along the Isisford road.
In order to fund the bus run,
the state government requires
a minimum of six children to be
registered, with strict regulations
on the age of the children and the
distance they live from town.
Frank Thygesen has operated
the run for the last 8 years, and
says at times there have been
more than a dozen children using
the service, but now the numbers
are down to 5.
“We can’t expect the government
to keep supporting us if the
Cartoonist renewed by visit to his “mecca”
By SALLY CRIPPS
THE week-long visit to Blackall
by Sean Leahy, creator of Beyond
the Black Stump cartoon strip, was
a personal renewal for him.
“I am reinspired to do more with
the comic strip and maintain my
connection with Blackall, the home
of the Black Stump,” Sean said.
He is keen to develop further
connections between cartoonists
and animators from Brisbane to
help local young people.
“There is a real opportunity to
be creative with what you already
have in Blackall,” he said. “It
could introduce city artists to
their heritage and local people to
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State of Origin at the Prince of Wales Hotel - page 9 and 16
Taking a Look at History - page 10
numbers aren’t there.”
“It is a culmination of
circumstances and it has been
closing in on us for some time.”
“When I started there were two
families just at Malvern Hills,” he
said. “It basically runs parallel to
the change in the way the pastoral
industry has gone from sheep
to cattle. There are no workers
anymore; that is just the way it
is.”
Danielle says that unfortunately
no new families have come to the
area to boost the numbers.
“These big properties have
been sold and we have lost the
families.”
She will now be driving into
town twice a day to ensure her
daughter is able to attend St
Joseph’s Catholic School.
“I am close enough and I will
drive but those that are any further
out than us will be questioning
whether it is worth driving the 50
or more kilometres and might look
to distance education.”
international influences.”
Schoolchildren from Blackall
and Tambo were amongst those to
benefit from Sean’s workshops. He
said there were many adventurous
young artists in the classes.
“The kids were a joy to work with,
and they expressed themselves
more at each year level. The Year
7s were incredibly switched on.”
Young adult fiction author
Sheryl Gwyther shared the stage
with Sean at a public reception,
giving locals the opportunity to
talk with them and to hear about
their adventures in print.
Sean’s adventures as a political
continued on page 7
The bus run is the third of three
to close its doors. The other two,
running out as far as Alice Downs
on the Evora road and Paradise
Downs on the Jericho road, have
been closed for several years.
The Isisford run was initiated
more than thirty years ago by
Kevin and Sue Newitt with a 20-
seater bus. Janelle and Bernard
Dickson have also operated the
run, as well as Cathy and Barry
Brown who lived on Alamay.
Cathy said they downsized the
bus to a 14 seater when they took
over the run.
“We just didn’t have the numbers
to warrant using it,” she said.
Isolated Children’s Parents’
Association vice-president Sally
Cripps says that such closures
are disappointing.
“It is just that much harder to
get them going again, even if there
is a future demand,” she said.
The bus run will cease to operate
from the end of the second school
term this year.
Aubrey Carter found this cane toad on
Ivy Street in Blackall last week
 School and afterwards in business. It was
FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK my honor to present the “Living Legend” Barcoo Independent TV Guide June 6 - 12
The past week has seen some good rainfall over the award to Marie Messer for her contribution
Blackall Tambo region with most people reporting falls
of over an inch of most beneficial rain. Large swarms of
to education in Blackall. Ms Messer has
taught generations of Blackall’s sons and
ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS
4:30 Shortland Street 6:00 Sunrise 6:00 Today 5:05 International News
spur-throated locusts still persist in the region. Spraying daughters, her expertise, encouragement 5:00 Something in the Air 9:00 Kerri-Anne
9:00 The Morning Show 1:00 By the Pricking of My
by Biosecurity Queensland staff has been carried out in and persistence has enabled each of her 5:30 The Einstein Factor 11:30 News 11:00 News
some areas however there are still some weeks to go before 6:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show Thumbs
pupils to go on to realise their aspirations in 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Holby Blue
1:00 Danoz Direct
we see any marked reduction in the swarms.

Wednesday June 9
life. In accepting the award Ms Messer urged 12:00 Midday Report 2:00 All Saints 2:50 Even Pigeons go to Heaven
2:00 Days of Our Lives
I am just waiting for the boils now!!!! the students of today to do their very best while at school. 12:30 National Press Club Address 3:00 Infomercials 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Rough Science
1:30 Talking Heads 3:30 Children’s Programs 3:30 Children’s Programs
It was good to be able to thank the volunteers of Tambo Everyone will be catching their breath after all the 2:00 The Bill 4:30 News 4:30 News
3:30 Nerds F.C.
at a breakfast in the courtyard at the Grasslands@Tambo excitement of the Heartland and Shockwave festivals. A 3:00 Children’s Programs
5:00 M*A*S*H 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 4:00 A Fork in Africa
6:05 Cheese Slices
building on what must have been the coldest morning we lot happened in the space of two weeks. The finale was a 6:30 Poh’s Kitchen 5:30 Deal or No Deal 5:30 Hot Seat
4:30 The Journal
6:00 News
have experienced so far this year. Tambo residents have most successful art competition and sale. I am sure the 7:00 News 6:00 News
7:00 Two and a Half Men 5:00 PBS Newshour
always risen to the occasion when community needs have 7:30 7.30 Report 6:30 Today Tonight
Heartland Festival committee and coordinator Karen Brook 8:00 The New Inventors 7:00 Home and Away
7:30 Hey Hey It’s Saturday
6:00 Global Village
been at stake, just as the residents of Blackall have over would have deemed the festival a great success. It was a 8:30 Spicks and Specks 7:30 Border Security – Australia’s
9:30 20 to 1
10:30 Underbelly 6:30 World News Australia
the generations. Volunteering has been a great benefit to pleasure to meet resident artist Lyn Butchart; acclaimed
9:00 Lowdown
Front Line 11:30 Nightline
9:30 Psychoville 7:35 Inspector Rex
both communities. A thank you is in order! water color artist. Her work was exciting and very detailed… 10:05 At the Movies 8:00 Surf Patrol 12:00 Danoz Direct
The Blackall State School special assembly held on Friday, 10:35 Lateline 8:30 The Pacific 12:30 Eclipse Music TV 8:30 Every Family’s Nightmare
it was different! It was also a great pleasure to catch up with 11:10 Lateline Business 1:00 20/20
May 28 was most important. Many proud students received 9:50 Movie: Untraceable (MA) 9:30 News
Art Show patron Tim Fairfax and wife Gina who attended 11:40 Spooks 11:50 The First 48
2:00 Alive and Cooking
awards for their scholastic improvement and community the opening of this year’s art competition and sale. 12:30 Movie: Dark Mirror (PG)
1:00 Infomercials
2:30 Danoz Direct 10:00 The Killing
1:55 Bush Bands Bash 3:30 Good Morning America
spirit. Teachers also were among those awarded for their Representatives from Ergon Energy met with CEO Ken 2:25 Big Ideas 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 News
12:10 Movie: Cold Light (MA)
dedication to education. Timms and myself on Monday to address concerns from 3:25 National Press Club Address 5:30 News 5:30 Today 1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
Young Legends awards went to Megan Gane and Ross Tambo residents about the constant brown outs, power 4:30 Shortland Street 6:00 Sunrise 6:00 Today 5:05 International News
Dagan for their achievements both within the Blackall State outages and low voltages at various times of each day. Ergon 5:00 Something in the Air 9:00 The Morning Show 9:00 Kerri-Anne 1:00 The Food Lovers’ Guide to
5:30 The New Inventors 11:30 News 11:00 News Australia
require residents to ring 131 046 when they have a problem!!
WHATS ON in 2010 6:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Holby Blue 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show
1:30 Insight

Thursday June 10
I imagine many complaints will result in ACTION!!!!! 11:00 How the Earth was Made
2:00 All Saints
1:00 Danoz Direct
12:00 Midday Report 2:00 Days of our Lives 2:30 Inside the Bombay Railway
Send your dates in! I am pleased to see so much interest taken in the recently 3:00 Infomercials
JUNE endorsed media policy for the Blackall Tambo Regional
12:30 Jeeves and Wooster
3:30 Children’s Programs
3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Nerds F.C.
1:30 Collectors 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:00 Feast Greece
5 Blackall State School P&C Trivia Evening Council. This will clarify the guidelines for communication 2:00 The Bill 4:30 News 4:30 News
4:30 The Journal
3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Antiques Roadshow
5 Woolscour Bush Dinner between Council and the media. This policy also ensures 6:05 Grand Designs Revisited
5:00 Discover Downunder
5:30 Hot Seat 5:00 PBS Newshour
5:30 Deal or No Deal
8 Blackall Ratepayers and Residents Community Meeting the confidentiality of persons who have written into Council 7:00 News 6:00 News 6:00 Global Village
6:00 News
as well as public servants who are visiting Council on 7:30 The 7.30 Report 7:00 Two and a Half Men 6:30 World News Australia
9 Woolscour Tour and Dinner 8:00 Catalyst 6:30 Today Tonight 7:30 Getaway
departmental business. The general meetings of Council 8:30 Voyage to the Planets 7:00 Home and Away 8:30 Sea Patrol
7:30 Italian Food Safari
12 Blackall Community Markets are open to the public and the media, as they always have 9:30 The American Future: A History 7:30 The Matty Johns Show 9:30 The NRL Footy Show
8:00 Costa’s Garden Odyssey
12 Blackall Magpies v St Joseph’s P&F been. This policy is available, as are all policies adopted, on by Simon Schama 8:30 Criminal Minds 11:00 Nightline 8:30 Albino United
10:25 Lateline 9:30 The Amazing Race 11:30 The AFL Footy Show Late 9:30 World News Australia
16 Barcoo Living Advisory Committee AGM the Council website at www.btrc.qld.gov.au. 11:00 Lateline Business 1:30 2010 French Open Tennis 10:00 Movie: Tsotsi (M)
11:30 Flashforward
16 Woolscour Tour and Dinner It is so very good to see the bollards in place along the 11:30 Live from Abbey Road Highlights 11:40 After Mandela
12:30 Trade Wars
Barcoo River parklands, all freshly mown. The area is 12:20 Movie: Macbeth by William 2:20 Danoz Direct
12:45 Movie: Zulu Love Letter
19 Blackall Emergency Services Open Day Fundraiser indeed a parkland to be proud of. It has been important to
Shakespeare (PG) 1:00 Infomercials 3:30 Good Morning America
2:05 Movie: Ruthless (PG) 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 News (M)
19 Blackall Equestrian Group Jump Club comply with the direction of the ombudsman in regard to 3:55 Can We Help? 5:30 News 5:30 Today 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight
22 Blackall Combined Schools’ Athletics Carnival the installation of the bollards. 4:30 Shortland Street 6:00 Sunrise 6:00 Today 5:05 International News
23 Woolscour Tour and Dinner The Blackall Tambo Regional Council is committed to 5:00 Something in the Air 9:00 The Morning Show 9:00 Kerri-Anne 1:00 FIFA World Cup Official Kick
5:30 The New Inventors 11:30 News
delivering prioritised outcomes identified by the Blackall and 11:00 News Off Celebration Concert
26-27 Blackall Pony Club Shield Day and Open Gymkhana 6:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Holby Blue 4:00 Classical Destinations
Tambo communities through their corporate plans. Their 11:00 Catalyst 2:00 All Saints
12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show
30 Woolscour Tour and Dinner vision to shape the future, the corporate plan has been driven 1:00 Danoz Direct 4:30 The Journal

Friday June 11
11:30 The New Inventors 3:00 Infomercials
12:00 Midday Report 5:00 PBS Newshour
JULY by the community and is focused on the long term needs 3:30 Children’s Programs 2:00 Days of our Lives
12:30 Enough Rope with Andrew 4:30 News 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Global Village
of the community. The corporate plan identified as priorities Denton
1 Woolscour Bush Dinner land development (a community with a range of options to 1:30 Cranford
5:00 Hawk’s Active 4:30 News
6:30 World News Australia
5:30 Deal or No Deal 7:30 J.F.K’s Women
3 Blackall Races accommodate a population of 5,000), develop new housing 2:30 Spicks and Specks
6:00 News
5:00 Antiques Roadshow
8:30 Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup
3:00 Children’s Programs 5:30 Hot Seat
7 Woolscour Tour and Dinner (constructing new Council houses regularly, sell older Council 6:05 Meerkat Manor
6:30 Today Tonight Fever
6:00 News
7-10 Onsite E-Business Solutions Training housing stock to fund new Council stock) and best practice 6:30 Can We Help? 7:00 Home and Away 9:00 FIFA World Cup Show
7:30 Better Homes and Gardens 7:00 Two and a Half Men
corporate governance (actively promote and impartially enforce 7:00 News 10:00 FIFA World Cup Opening
10 Blackall Community Markets Council legislative responsibilities, policies, procedures 7:30 Stateline 8:30 AFL: North Melbourne v 7:30 Friday Night Football: Titans Ceremony
Carlton
14 Woolscour Tour and Dinner and local laws). Through auditing processes, council has
8:00 Collectors
11:45 Scrubs
v Sea Eagles 12:00 FIFA World Cup: South
8:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple 9:40 Movie: Transformers (M) Africa v Mexico
21 Woolscour Tour and Dinner shown it is transparent in all the services it delivers to our 10:05 beached az 12:15 Movie: The First $20 Million
12:40 Malibu’s Most Wanted
is Always the Hardest (M) 2:00 FIFA World Cup Opening
28 Woolscour Tour and Dinner communities. Residents can have confidence in their council. 10:10 30 Seconds: Drink Rexponsibly
2:30 The Baron Ceremony and Match 1 Highlights
10:35 Lateline 2:15 Trade Wrs
Financial reports show the Blackall Tambo Regional Council 11:15 The Graham Norton Show 3:00 Infomercials 3:30 Danoz Direct 4:00 FIFA World Cup: Uruguay v
AUGUST is in a strong position to achieve the planned objectives and 12:05 Rage 4:00 NBC Today 4:30 Good Morning America France
7 Woolscour Bush Dinner continues to provide quality services. 5:00 Rage 6:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Children’s Programs 6:30 The Contenders
14 Blackall Community Markets Confidence in the future of the region is apparent with 10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 7:00 Weekend Today 7:00 FIFA World Cup Morning
the large Landmark rebuilding program now underway in Covers Up 9:00 Saturday Disney News
21 Blackall Colin Wood Shield Day and Challenge Weekend Shamrock Street. The sale of industrial land and enquiries
11:00 Poh’s Kitchen 11:00 Children’s Programs
9:00 Danoz Direct 7:40 International News
Saturday June 12
11:30 Message Stick 10:00 Children’s Programs 1:00 Concert Schonbrunn
12:00 V8 Xtra
SEPTEMBER for other blocks in the Blackall industrial estate indicates 12:00 Stateline 2:30 JMW Turner
12:30 Rookie Vets 4:00 Discover Downunder 3:30 Tim Marlow Meets… Mike
strength in the local economy and confidence in the future 12:30 Australian Story
4 Woolscour Bush Dinner 1:00 Foreign Correspondent 1:00 Movie: Inspector Gadget 2 (G) 4:30 Postcards International Leigh
growth of the Blackall Tambo region. 3:00 AAMI Stradbroke Cup 4:00 Living with the Future
11 Blackall Community Markets 1:30 Can We Help? 5:00 Australia’s World Cup Dream
Jan Ross 2:00 Rugby League 4:00 According to Jim
6:00 News
4:30 PBS Newshour
5:30 Road to the 2010 FIFA World
4:00 Pilot Guides 4:30 What’s Up Down Under
Cup
5:00 Bowls: International Test: 5:00 Creek to Coast 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home
Advertising Rates 2010 Contact Australia v England
6:00 Planet Food: India
5:30 Queensland Weekender
6:00 News
Videos
6:30 World News Australia
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1/8 page: $16.50 1/2 page: $68.75 Please direct enquiries, suggestions, stories and 6:30 Gardening Australia
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6:30 Hook Line and Sinker
9:35 Movie: Monster-in-Law (M)
Fever
7:00 AFL: Essendon v Geelong Cats 9:00 FIFA World Cup: Republic of
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7:30 Doc Martin
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10:30 Seven Rugby: Australia v 11:40 Firefox Korea v Greece
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The Barcoo Independent, Friday, June 4 2010 - TV GUIDE
 Barcoo Independent TV Guide June 6 - 12 Regional Fuel Watch
ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS
5:00 Rage
6:30 Children’s Programs
9:00 Insiders
6:00 Children’s Programs
7:00 Weekend Sunrise
6:00 Children’s Programs
7:00 Weekend Today
7:00 International News
10:30 A Fork in the Road BARCALDINE BLACKALL LONGREACH TAMBO
10:00 Inside Business 10:00 Movie: Separate Tables (PG) 10:00 Wide World of Sports 11:00 Cycling: UCI MTB World
12:00 Guide to the Good Life 11:00 The Sunday Footy Show
139.9 ¢
10:30 Offsiders
134.9 ¢ 140.9 ¢
Cup
11:00 Asia Pacific Focus
11:30 Songs of Praise
12:30 Jessica Watson: The Real
Homecoming
12:00 Sunday Roast
1:00 2010 French Open Tennis
11:30 Cycling: Giro d’Italia
Review
Unleaded 142.9 ¢
12:00 Landline
1:00 Gardening Australia
1:30 Message Stick
2:00 According to Jim
2:30 AFL: Sydney v Essendon
Highlights
2:00 Men in Trees
12:30 World Superbike
Championships
Diesel 134.9 ¢ 138.9 ¢ 141.9 ¢ 138.9 ¢
2:00 Travel Oz
Sunday June 6

5:30 Great South East 3:00 Men in Trees 1:00 Speedweek

2:30 The House of Windsor: A Royal
Computer business opens in Tambo’s main street
Dynasty 6:00 News 4:00 Sunday Football: Sea Eagles
2:00 Cycling: Giro d’Italia
3:30 Lovecraft 6:30 Sunday Night v Broncos
5:00 First Tuesday Book Club with 3:00 FIFA World Cup Magazine
7:30 Border Security 6:00 News
Jennifer Byrne 3:30 Futbol Mundial COMPUTER repairs and clothing and Roma Communications, working on telemetry solutions
8:00 The Force – Behind the Line 6:30 Customs
5:30 Art Nation
6:00 At the Movies 8:30 Bones 7:00 Send in the Dogs
4:00 Football Asia lines are the latest products in which he says allows him to cover for rural Australia and plans to
6:30 Treks in a Wild World 9:30 Castle 7:30 60 Minutes
4:25 The Grand Finale Tambo’s main street, following the all business IT solutions. launch a new product shortly. 
7:00 News
7:30 Doctor Who 10:30 Scrubs 8:30 Underbelly 6:00 Road to the 2010 FIFA World opening of Bly’s Computer Service The business stocks computers; His wife Karen is running the
11:00 30 Rock 9:30 CSI Cup and Technology Sales shop in May. both PCs and laptops, printers, fax clothes  side of the shop and sells
8:15 Doctor Who
6:30 World News Australia
8:30 News Update
8:35 Agatha Christie’s Poirot
12:00 The First 48 10:30 V Lance and Karen Bly have mixed machines, scanners, copiers and jewellery, shoes, bags and gifts
7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?
10:05 Compass
1:00 Nature’s Gentleman 11:30 Afterlife
8:30 Movie: Mrs Mandela (M)
both their interests into the one GPS devices, and computer repairs as well as clothing lines. She has
2:00 Infomercials 12:30 Super League
10:35 Cinema’s Exiles
12:30 Order in the House 3:00 NBC Meet the Press 2:30 Global Shop Direct 10:15 Movie: Saved (M)
business for the district. are amongst the services offered. developed affiliations with Seymours
1:35 Movie: King Kong (PG) 4:00 NBC Today 4:00 Good Morning America 11:55 Movie: Pinochet in Originally from Maine in the They are also fully licenced Department Store in Blackall, Girls
3:30 Talking Heads
4:00 First Tuesday Book Club with 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:00 News Suburbia (MA) US, Lance has been working with Telstra dealers and can deal with Pearls, McCartney and Creed
Jennifer Byrne 5:30 News 5:30 Today 1:30 Weatherwatch Overnight computers since the early 1990s with all Telstra solutions, such Toowoomba, Shoezamm and Gidgee
4:30 Shortland Street 6:00 Sunrise 6:00 Today 5:05 International News and attained a computer support as landlines and mobiles, fax Smith bags. She  is also stocking
5:00 Something in the Air 9:00 The Morning Show 9:00 Kerri-Anne 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to specialist certificate from Seacoast machines and internet plans. brand lines such as Rio, Holeproof
11:00 News
5:30 The Einstein Factor 11:30 News
12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show Australia College in 2002. Continued studies Lance offers telephone support, and Bonds to give Tambo residents
6:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Movie: Gossip (M)
11:00 Landline 2:00 All Saints
1:00 Danoz Direct 1:30 Agent Moura included training with Cisco, which he says is great for anyone a wide selection, and expects to be
12:00 Midday Report 3:00 Infomercials
2:00 Days of our Lives
2:30 The Farewell File a worldwide leader in internet in the bush who can’t afford the in full swing by Christmas.
3:00 Entertainment Tonight
12:30 The Return of Sherlock Holmes 3:30 Children’s Programs 3:30 Children’s Programs 3:30 Insight networking, which has allowed time to unhook their computer, A website will be up shortly but
1:30 The Cook and the Chef 4:30 News him to do any type of enterprise load it into the car and then try in the meantime they are available
Monday June 7

4:30 News 4:30 The Journal

2:00 The Bill 5:00 M*A*S*H 5:00 Antiques Roadshow
5:00 The Crew work, such as for banks and and get it fixed in the one day by phoning 4654 6625, or in the
3:05 Children’s Programs 5:30 Deal or No Deal 5:30 Hot Seat
6:00 News 5:30 Futbol Mundial government offices. when you are in shopping. Grasslands Building.
6:00 Travel Oz 6:00 News
6:30 Talking Heads 6:30 Today Tonight
7:00 Two and a Half Men 6:00 Living Black Lance has completed his HP “This is definitely a big time saver – Sally Cripps

Blackall
7:00 News 7:00 Home and Away
7:30 Two and a Half Men
6:30 World News Australia certification, is affiliated with Dell for rural people,”
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
7:30 7.30 Report 7:30 The Zoo 8:30 The Mentalist 7:30 Mythbusters as a small business partner, and he said.
8:00 Australian Story 8:00 Find My Family 9:30 CSI: Miami 8:35 Man vs Wild
with the Mulga Training Network He is currently
8:30 Four Corners 8:30 Desperate Housewives 11:30 Nightline
9:30 World News Australia
9:20 Media Watch 9:30 Brothers & Sisters 12:00 Danoz Direct
People’s Choice award to Barcaldine

Community
9:35 Q&A 10:30 Scrubs 12:30 2010 French Open Tennis 10:00 South Park
10:35 Lateline 11:00 Trauma Highlights
1:30 Super League
10:55 Entourage photographer
11:10 Lateline Business 12:00 This Rugged Coast 11:25 Movie: The Kaifeck Murders
2:30 Danoz Direct
11:35 Sin City Law 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Global Shop Direct (M)
12:30 Movie: No Minor Vices (PG) 4:00 NBC Today 3:30 Good Morning America
2:05 Movie: Pop Always Pays (G) 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:00 News 1:00 Movie: Breaking News (M)

Markets
3:25 Bowls: Australian Open 2010 5:30 News 5:30 Today 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight
4:30 Shortland Street 6:00 Sunrise 6:00 Today 5:05 International News
5:00 Something in the Air 9:00 The Morning Show 9:00 Kerri-Anne 1:00 Movie: Bombs Under Berlin
5:30 The Einstein Factor 11:00 News
11:30 News (PG)
6.00 Children’s Programs 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show
11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Holby Blue 2:40 The Eel
1:00 Danoz Direct
12:00 Midday Report 2:00 All Saints 2:00 Days of our Lives 2:50 The Waiting Room

Short Street
12:30 The World’s Worst Disasters 3:00 Infomercials 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Rough Science
1:30 The Einstein Factor 3:30 Children’s Programs
3:30 Children’s Programs 3:30 Nerds F.C.
Tuesday June 8

2:00 The Bill 4:30 News

3:00 Children’s Programs 4:30 News 4:00 Wine Lovers’ Guide to

Saturday, June 12
5:00 Antiques Roadshow
6:05 Time Team 5:00 M*A*S*H Australia
5:30 Hot Seat
7:00 News 5:30 Deal or No Deal 4:30 The Journal
6:00 News
7:30 The 7.30 Report
6:00 News 7:00 Two and a Half Men 5:00 PBS Newshour

7.30 - 11.30am
8:00 Foreign Correspondent
6:30 Today Tonight 7:30 Top Gear 6:00 Global Village
8:30 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey
9:00 Australian Druglords
9:35 QI 7:00 Home and Away 6:30 World News Australia
10:05 Artscape 9:30 Australian Families of Crime
7:30 Australia’s Got Talent 7:30 Insight
A dramatic landscape titled Storm From Politic has

All stall holders are

10:35 Lateline 10:30 Kitchen Nightmares USA
9:00 Grey’s Anatomy 8:30 Cutting Edge Special: Osama
11:10 Lateline Business 11:30 Nightline won Barcaldine photographer Douglas Rodgers the
10:00 Private Practice 12:00 Danoz Direct Bin Laden
11:40 Four Corners
12:30 WWE Afterburn
People’s Choice award at the Blackall Heartland Festival
12:25 Media Watch 11:00 Dawn Gets Her Man 9:30 World News Australia
12:40 The Chaser’s War on Everything 1:30 Entertainment Tonight photography exhibition. Other popular images were
12:10 Popstars 10:00 In the Hands of the Gods

welcome.
1:05 Poirot
1:00 Infomercials
2:00 Global Shop Direct
11:50 Football is God
shown by Natalie Williams, Rowan Hunnam and Trish
2:00 Movie: The Great Gildersleeve
4:00 NBC Today
3:30 Good Morning America
12:50 The Wehrmacht
Arden, amongst the 111 votes cast. Douglas receives a
3:00 Big Ideas 5:00 News
3:55 Good Game 5:30 News 5:30 Today 1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight
year’s photography magazine subscription for his prize,
from the Heartland Festival committee. Nine works were
Programs correct at time of printing but may change owing to unforeseen circumstances sold from the inaugural exhibition, which had a black and
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G
Mature Classification Recommended for viewing by mature audiences. PG
MA Mature Audience Not suitable for people under 15 years of age. AV
General Classification
Parental Guidance Recommended
Adult Violence Classification Not suitable for people under 15 years of age.
white theme in keeping with the Black Stump and Beyond
theme of the Heartland Festival. The show closed last
Contact Joy Smith on 7 4657 4210
weekend.
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 Kids club
underway
Organiser of the new
kids club in Blackall for
primary school students,
Scott Walker, said the
first day of the club was
a success with around
10 kids participating.
“The kids enjoyed
learning exactly what
the bible is and playing
games, especially the
Heartland Bronwyn Hoch, Alpha shares soccer,” Scott said.
a laugh with Kym Hancock
Festival Art The club is held in the
Uniting Church hall
Show and Sale every Monday afternoon
Alan and Heather Hirsch caught up with Anne Sanderson,
Tambo at the art show. Photos by Sally Cripps.
opening night from 3.30 until 4.30pm.
The cost of attending is
More on page 12
a gold coin donation per
child.

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New Heartland Festival treasurer Angela
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Strohmayr and Ian Hardie ready for a
Art show convenor Dale Lane (second from left) and husband Alan with
Heartland Festival patrons Gina and Tim Fairfax night out at the art show 1 5 18 19 20

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Cane toad found on Ivy Street in Blackall last week
Below: Robert and Tammie Bailey peruse the craft section at
the Isisford Show last weekend
Above right: Willie Chandler at the Isisford Sheep and Wool
Show judging the children’s junior wool judging section
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Lance and Karen Bly at the new shop in Tambo offering
computer repair and technology sales, as well as clothing
lines
I A
N& ROUND
B T
LACKALL, AMBO &
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SISFORD
At the annual Heartland Festival Art Show and Sale
Left: Gillian Robinson and Ozzie Newell admire the quilts
in the 3D section of the Heartland Art Show
Below left: Mayor Jan Ross, Rebecca Parry and Lisa
Alexander discuss the artworks on display
Below: Kylie Angel and Tony Walsh caught the bus over
from Barcaldine for the art show at the Cultural Centre
Crowds and entries up at
Heartland Art Show
DOUBLE last year’s crowd flocked into the final
event of the Blackall Heartland Festival, the art
show and sale, and there was more work for them
to view and purchase this year as well.
The show was run in a competition format for the
first time, offering just over $6000 in seven sections,
which brought in new exhibitors from around the
state.
Organiser Dale Lane said the whole idea of holding
a competition was to encourage more variety for
viewers and it had worked well.
Margaret Turner and Deanne Richardson with the work of
She was excited that Heartland Festival patrons
feature artist Lyn Butchard
Tim and Gina Fairfax chose a contemporary work
by Longreach’s Phil Christensen, She Had Blue
Hair, for the Blackall Cultural Association’s $250
Patron’s Prize.
“They chose a thought provoking work that was
well received,” she said. “We want people to be out
there talking about it.”
In his address prior to opening the exhibition, Mr
Fairfax said he was involved in a number of cultural
organisations in Brisbane and was always pleased
to see Blackall’s name mentioned as people willing
to put their hand up to try new things.
“The community is a big supporter of cultural
activities,” he said.
The opening was boosted by busloads of visitors from
Tambo and Barcaldine, and the support continued
Kirstie Davison and Louise Gronold talk about which art throughout the weekend with sales on both days.
Dale said it indicated that awareness levels had gone
show is next in the circuit
up this year, showing that the community was really
ANNUAL GENERAL
getting on board with the Heartland Festival concept.
Festival chair Sally Cripps said the triumph of the
art show mirrored the previous fortnight, which had
been a resounding success for all.
MEETING “I was especially pleased to see other towns
supporting us, at the photography exhibition at
Tambo, with the visit from Barcaldine’s singers at
for our fiesta, and again tonight from both towns at the
art show.
Barcoo Living “Support of each other is essential if we’re going to
get ahead out here.”
Barcaldine artist Dawn Head Rose was present
Advisory Committee when her work The Back Country was announced
as the winner of the open landscape section of the
competition, winning $1000. Second prize went to
Sue Lederhose of Mundubbera.
will be held at McLean Place Brian Harris of Currumbin had a trifecta of wins,
the open portrait, open contemporary and open any
subject, any medium sections, and collected $3000.
on 16th June 2010 at 2pm. Yaraka’s Jessica Lloyd received second prize in the
portrait section, while Jocelyn Girle, Toowoomba,
was second in the contemporary awards with an
etching called Chookies, and Quilpie’s Leah Cameron
Community members with was runner up in the any subject section. Blackall
Cultural Association president Sally Campbell
knowledge of health and received both first and second prizes in the local
section. Winner in the miniature section was Keith
aged care are welcome. Blake of Mapleton, and Gail Jinks of Pittsworth was
second. Veronica Driver, Blackall won the 3D prize.
Silvia Wheeler was the winner of the People’s Choice
award.
Contact: Bernice Leek Sales were equal to last year, which was not
Ph 4657 6777 expected in the current climate.
– Sally Cripps
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Clockwise from top: St
Joseph’s prep students Hanna
Lipsett, Brodie Peacock,
Charlie Schutt, Annie Ward,
Kai McKellar, Billy Banks,
Thomas Dehennin, Dakota
Baillie and Max Schutt enjoy
a break in the busy morning
at Bank’s Park, Kai McKellar
shows off his mask at Under
8s day, Charlie Schutt gets
Under some air under his feet during
8s enjoy a the skipping, Max Schutt
was pleased with his mask,
day at Banks’ Jake Richardson, Lachlan
Park Chapman, A.J. Hauff, Tessa
Doonar, Kate Baillie, Keely
Pitt and Stacey Donnelly
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PO Box 54
Blackall Q 4472
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Roo market on menu when Russian
trade commissioner heads west
AGFORCE is hitting the road next week to build
agricultural trade and investment opportunities
with Russia in the wake of renewed interest in
Australia’s kangaroo and red meat markets.
AgForce Sheep and Wool president Brent Finlay
will lead a trip to Roma on Tuesday to showcase
Queensland agriculture to the new Russian Trade
Commissioner to Australia.
Mr Finlay said the tour – which takes in many
links in the agricultural supply chain including
saleyards, grain production, biofuels and meat
processors –developed through a partnership with
the Australia-Russia Business Council.
“Following Russia’s withdrawal as the major
market for kangaroo meat, AgForce joined the
Australia-Russia Business Council to represent
our farming members and identify market
opportunities as the kangaroo industry develops,”
Mr Finlay said.
“In addition to their interest in kangaroo meat,
prior to the global financial crisis Russia was also
Australia’s fourth largest market for red meat and
AgForce is playing a key role in reinvigorating
trade opportunities for our beef, lamb and goat
producers.
“This relationship... creates the potential for
information sharing between the two countries’
agricultural sectors.”
New incentive for first home
owners to move to regions
BLACKALL-TAMBO residents are entitled to access
the new $11,000 Regional First Home Owners Grant
that was announced this week.
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said she hoped
the grants would boost construction jobs in regional
areas and take population growth pressure off
south-east Queensland.
The new grant is a $4000 boost to the state
government’s existing $7000 First Home Owners
Grant.
“For the first time, the Queensland government
is providing a grant to encourage people to move to
the regions and to stay in the regions.
“I believe this grant will be part of enticing first
home owners to look outside SEQ and see the
wonderful opportunities that exist in the other parts
of the state.”
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Rain reduces cattle sale numbers
BLACKALL Combined Agents yarded 1208 head at
their weekly fat and store cattle sale last Thursday
following good rain across the central west. Cattle
were drawn from Muttaburra, Aramac, Jericho,
Alpha, Hughenden and Blackall areas.
Heavy bullocks eased 6-8 cents while the market
was 8-10 cents dearer across all other descriptions.
The best of the good heavy bullocks sold to a top of
174.2 c/kg with the best of the feeder weight steers
reaching 179.2 c/kg. A smaller yarding of weaner
steers topped at 195.2 c/kg. Good heavy cows sold
to 144.2 c/kg with the second run of cows reaching
135.2 c/kg and light cows to 126.2 c/kg. Slaughter
heifers reached a top of 156.2 c/kg with the feeder
heifers topping at 170.2 c/kg.
Lucy Park P/L Lissoy, Blackall sold a draft of Charo
cross steers to a top of 184.2 c/kg, to average 311 kg
to return $574 per head.
E C Rice Prairievale, Torrens Creek sold Santa cross
steers topping at 191.2 c/kg to average 169.8 c/kg,
weighing 370 kg and returning $629 per head.
Rich Enterprise Boorara, Blackall sold quality kill
cows that topped at 138.2 c/kg to average 135.5 c/
kg, weighing 571 kg to return $774 per head.
Woodbine Livestock Trading P/L sold kill cows to
top at 136.2 c/kg, weighing 625 kg to return $857.
Woodbine heifers topped at 156.2 c/kg to average
143.2 c/kg at 517 kg to return $768 per head.
Greg and Jill Peck Purtora, Blackall sold Brahman/
Euro cross cows to 136.2 c/kg at 611 kg to return
$832 per head.
Davidson Livestock Cheshire, Tambo sold bulls to a
top of 130 c/kg at 913 kg to return $1187 per head.
Cheshire Santa cows sold to 142.2 c/kg at 628 kg to
return $893 per head. Santa heifers sold to 170.2 c/
kg at 288 kg to return $491 per head.
Dick and Dianne Wells Burgoyne sold a magnificent
line of Charolais/Gelbeigh cross calves.
The steer portion averaged 192.2 c/kg at 294 kg
to return $565 per head, while the heifers averaged
167.2 c/kg at 264 kg to return $442 per head.
 $350,000
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 TAKING A LOOK AT HISTORY
Apollo lands in Blackall ~ early 1930s
A Blackall crowd watches as one of the Qantas-owned DH-61 Giant Moths lands in town in the early 1930s, at the
current development site of the Blackall Tambo Regional Council industrial estate. The plane was a regular visitor with
passengers and mail. The plane, named Apollo, was one of two owned by Qantas at the time, and was the biggest
aircraft in the airline’s fleet and the first with a toilet on board. The two seven-passenger seater planes, Apollo and Diana,
were purchased by Qantas in March 1929. Apollo was sold in 1935.
CLASSIFIEDS
THE BARCOO INDEPENDENT
With Thanks
Jess, Rob, Vicki and family would like to thank all
relations and friends who were there for us and
helped in many ways. With Thanks
Please accept this as our personal thanks. Jess, Rob, Vicki and family would
like to thank the doctors, matron,
Happy Birthday Toby John nursing staff, domestic staff and
wardsmen for the wonderful care
Happy Birthday to Toby John Schluter of Dunrossil
who turned one on May 15, 2010.
and attention give to Mick during the
many times he was in the hospital.
Please accept this as our personal
thanks.
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With Thanks
Jess, Rob, Vicki and family would
like to thank all the staff at McLean
Place for their care and attention
during his stay and at home.
Please accept this as our personal
thanks.
LETTERS
I know it has taken me a while (we artists are an
unorganised bunch!) but I’d just like to say thank
you.  It is a big thank you as there are so many
people it goes out to.
Firstly, thank you to the Blackall Sub Branch of
the RSL for inviting me to participate in this year’s
Anzac Day weekend. It was an amazing event to
be part of. Thank you to Terry Brennan and Robyn
Adams for making everything happen. Thank you
to Neville Dolinski of Outback Sound for all his
technical know-how. Thank you to the mayor for
crawling around in the dark in a white skirt to help
pick up stones (I believe that is going above and
beyond the call of duty). Thank you to the Kinsey
family for supporting the project at every stage.
And lastly but not least, thank you for taking my
artwork on board and accepting it as part of your
Anzac Day ceremony. I am honoured and humbled
and just want to get the word out there. Thank you.  public, for decisions made by council. The public is entitled to be
Natalie Billing, Sculptor
Heartland festival workshops
continued from page 1
cartoonist for the Courier Mail were especially
entertaining.
All up, four workshops were conducted during the
Heartland Festival, bringing people from around the
state to take part in Hebel sculpture, watercolour
painting and writing, as well as cartooning.
Whitsunday-based sculptor Adriaan Vanderlugt said
he was thrilled with the outcomes of his students.
“They really got their heads around thinking in
that third dimension and taking away everything
that wasn’t part of their final piece,” he said. “It’s
always a challenge to do that.”
Your local taxation specialist
will be attending their
Blackall Office in Woods Arcade
on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 June .
For all your Accountancy & Taxation needs
contact Prue Button on 07 4657 4144
TO THE
Dear Editor,
EDITOR
I refer to the article in the Barcoo Independent of May 28, 2010,
which refers to the Blackall Tambo Regional Council’s media
policy. Whilst I have not seen this policy, the extracts quoted in
the article are cause for concern, particularly section eight.
The business conducted at council meetings is in the public
domain. As any member of the public is entitled to attend
meetings, one would wonder why councillors should have to
seek the permission of any person, prior to discussing council
business with members of the public. There is provision in the
Local Government Act for sensitive matters, such as those before
the court, or any which are of a commercial nature, or affect the
privacy of individuals, to be heard ‘in camera’.
In recent years there has been an increasing lack of
transparency at federal and state government level, regarding
decisions made at those levels of government. Let this not
happen at local government level. Councillors are elected
by members of the general public, and are responsible to the
made aware of those decisions and the reasons behind them.
Members of the public are entitled to discuss council business
and decisions with their councillors.
Yours faithfully, Fred Rich, Tilbury
Below left: Myles MacDonnell and Paul Brown came up
with their own cartoon strips after spending an afternoon
with Sean Leahy at the Tambo State School during one of
the Heartland Festival workshops.
MEETING NOTICE
A meeting to guage community
interest in forming a Blackall
Ratepayers & Residents Group will
be held on Tuesday 8th June, 2010
at the Blackall Memorial & Sports
Club at 6.30pm.
The aims of the proposed
group would be to ensure open
processes in local government
and trying to curb Council
extravagances to ensure the
best possible future for our area.
Further details available on 0428
696 933
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State School honours community partnerships during education week
STATE Education Week was celebrated with style
State of Origin Game One at the Prince of Wales Hotel
at the Blackall State School last week, showcasing
the school’s commitment to achieve excellence and
embrace community partnerships.
Dylan Dolinski won first prize in the Blackall’s Got
Talent show with his interpretation of a female singer.
Joshua Paix and Nicholas Kinsey depicted principal
Jason Smith preparing for work each morning; Josh’s
arms threaded through Nick’s shirt arm holes as he
drank coffee, ate spaghetti and shaved – the pair were
decided winners of the Judges’ Choice Award.
Ian Kinsey was Principal for a Day on Wednesday;
welcoming parents and family members who had
taken time out of their days to attend as students,
addressed the students at assembly, talked business
with Mr Smith and attended classes.
The week culminated with a display of community
partnership at a whole school and community parade
to present the Blackall State School Hero awards.
Marie Messer was declared as the Living Treasure,
Ross Dagan and Megan Gane were Past Student Lisa Goodman and Karen Brook, Charleville enjoyed a Christian Austin, Nathan Cameron and Adrian Austin
Heroes, Community Hero awards went to Neville and night off at the Prince of Wales Hotel for the first State
Dylan Dolinski, Les Williams Snr and Les Williams, of Origin game after a busy couple of weeks
Colleen and Charlie Wemyss, Liz Harvey, Janine and
Bonita Lawrence, the Brekky Club, Monica Bailey,
Avril Fazel, Ian Kinsey, Alison Mobbs and Leanne
Paix.
Principal Jason Smith said, “I couldn’t have
planned a better way to celebrate the successes of
our students and to thank our local community for
their tireless contribution to the school and Blackall
State School’s students’ lives.”

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Blackall Tambo mayor Jan Ross present Marie Messer
with the Living Treasure award, (above left) Megan Gane
received a Past Student Hero award, (above right) Joshua
Paix and Nicholas Kinsey won the Judge’s Choice Award
in Blackall’s Got Talent with their depiction of Principal
Jason Smith
Local industrial estate in development Alison Diezmann and Rick Wooley were ambushed at
LATER this year Blackall will have around 30 the door as they arrived at the Prince Hotel to watch the
blocks of industrial estate available to businesses Andy Picone celebrates a Queensland try with the sole, but State of Origin game!
looking to set up locally run bases. proud, Blues supporter Matt McLean, here with Stephanie
Blackall Tambo Regional Council CEO Ken Timms Keogh
says that council is currently undertaking work on
the development of 14 of the 30 blocks on Abblia
and Violet Streets, and hopes to have them available
for use by the end of the year.
The blocks are solely for industrial purposes, such
as trucking companies and steel fabricators.
One has already been sold to Ergon, and council
has received interest in a further two blocks from
industries who want to set up in Blackall to make
the most of spin off business from the Alpha mine.
“The idea to subdivide will attract new industries
and businesses to town, and this will in turn
hopefully bring more people,” Mr Timms said.
“More families will mean economic benefits for
local businesses houses and schools.”
Mr Timms says that there have been issues in the
past with noise made by industries located within
residential areas, and as well as bringing in new
businesses, the estate will provide an alternative
Allan Stephens and Gary Lashford from Gladstone
location for existing businesses. Matthew Wemyss, Nathan Cameron and Brendan Schragg led the way at the bar sporting the maroon caps for
– Rowan Hunnam enjoyed the atmosphere at the pub for the Origin game Queensland
The Barcoo Independent, Friday, June 4 2010 - Page 9