SPORT ON THE BARCOO

Magpies tackle Townsville

Ten Blackall Magpies
rugby

Laurie
league

Spina
players
participated in the U11’s
Shield
by for a motivational chat
with the boys, encouraging
them to “always try your
hardest, don’t worry about
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in Townsville on the
weekend.
The boys played six
games in total, winning one
Funding
the score board, and enjoy
your footy”.
Joel McPaul and Kylie
Banks were lucky enough

and only being a try or two
behind in the others.
The team played well and
boost for
to be part of the guard of
honour when the Cowboys
ran on.
The carnival was well

improved with each game.
They played more games
on the weekend than they
have all season.
Coach Peter Hauff said
seven out of the team were
U10 players.
“This carnival was a
great experience for all of
the boys,” he added. “Next
year’s team will benefit from
this U10’s experience.”
Laurie Spina stopped
Shockwave
supported with teams
coming from all over
Queensland.
Highlights of the weekend Above: Laurie Spina stopped to talk to the Blackall By SALLY CRIPPS
were the Cowboys game, Magpies at the rugby league carnival in Townsville,
an afternoon at the water seen here with Jack Banks, Mitchell Hauff, Joel McPaul, The hard work of Blackall and the
park and winning their first Wade Kangan, Will Parry, Will Alexander, Sam Fletcher, Central West’s young people in creating the
game of the carnival. Logan and Peter Hauff. Shockwave Youth Arts Festival has paid off Blackall’s youth embraced the Shockwave festival. The funding boost
Now the Magpies can’t with the recent announcement of nearly ensures they will be able to enjoy the festival into the future.
Below: Enjoying their trip to Townsville were Sam
wait to do it all again in
Fletcher, Jack Banks, Dwayne Kangan, Logan Hauff $240 000 for the Creative Pathways in the networking opportunities. youth showcases in October/
2011. Central West program. “Trips like this create lots November 2010, April 2011,
By Jack and Kylie Banks and Joel McPaul. The partnership between Human Ventures of links for us and help us and Shockwave as the grand
and the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council

Shooting
to build more opportunities,” finale in 2011.
will receive $135 000 from the Tim Fairfax Lisa said. “Undertaking this training
Foundation, $25 000 from the Regional There will also be ongoing helps the kids understand that

success
Blackall shooters came home with
several prizes from the Barcaldine
Clay Target Club’s successful day/
night shoot last Saturday.
Eight Blackall competitors went
over for the four event program.
In the 25 target double barrel
event John Pay came equal first in
the A grade with 25/25.
Jim Taylor won the B grade with
24/25, and Peter Molle and Joe
Taylor were equal second with
23/25.
In the 25 target continental Jim
Taylor was again first with 25/25
and Joe Taylor second with 24/25.
Bill Wehl was the overall winner
of the 30 target mixed, shooting
49/50.
Joe Taylor was first in the B grade
with 47/50.
The 25 target QCTA zone single
barrel night shoot was won by Peter
Molle and Jim Taylor in the B grade
with Iain Scholes equal first in C
grade with a score of 18/25.
-- Jill Taylor the clear winner, with Gumby
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Presentation night for bowls club
The Blackall Bowls Club held its
presentation evening last Saturday
night, June 27.
Approximately 60 people
attended, enjoying a nice meal and
the presentation of trophies.
Only one championship game
was held last Sunday, but it was
a top game.
Gumby Chapman battled Dave
Carter and after 15 ends it looked
as though Dave would come out
being down 20-10.
However Gumby came back and
won 10 of the next 16 ends to lead
30-26.
Dave rallied and evened the score
to 30-30, however Gumby won the
next end to win 31-30.
In social State of Origin bowls,
the NSW side has tied the series
1-1.
This week’s bowls start at
9.30am.
--Dally Holden
Arts Fund and $77 800 from a Jupiters
Casino gaming grant for 2010/11.
According to Lisa Goodman, Blackall-
Tambo Regional Council’s Youth Sport and
Recreation officer, the announcement was
very exciting.
“It’s been a long hard and financially tight
couple of years and we are now starting
to get recognition and support from key
stakeholders to help develop our project
even more,” she said.
“The festival is growing each year and we
are looking at how to better engage with
our base.
“People from Toowoomba, Rocky and the
like are keen to come out for it but we need
to cater for our Central West base before
we can take on anything bigger.
We really welcome interest from others
but we just can’t support them as much.”
As well as continuing workshops in
visual arts, drama, graphic design, film,
multimedia and event production in
Blackall and Longreach, the money will
give the group the opportunity to branch
out to Tambo and hopefully Barcaldine as
well.
Ten young people will be able to attend
the 2high festival in Brisbane, which will
give them professional development and
enterprise development and
support including professional
development, business
and project planning, pitch
processes for young people,
formal and informal training
and qualifications including
event management, Certificate
II in IT, and Certificate III in
community development.
The culmination will be local
Black Stump art work for Blackall
A kangaroo wearing a Jackie
Howe singlet and a cockatoo
chasing a magpie wearing a
Blackall Rugby League jersey are
just some of the comic scenes in
the community artwork created
by cartoonist Sean Leahy for
Blackall.
Sean, who is the political
cartoonist for the Courier Mail
newspaper and the creator of
the Beyond the Black Stump
cartoon strip, was one of the
feature artists at the Blackall
Heartland Festival in May, and
was commissioned to produce
the work as part of his legacy to
the community.
not everything’s a breeze and
gives them skills to manage,”
said Lisa.
The group now plans to meet
at the end of July with the
community to get feedback on
this year’s event and find out
how people see it growing.
“We are keen to hear how
people want to be involved,”
Lisa added.
He has brought together
elements of his cartoons with
features of Blackall, such as the
Woolscour and the Black Stump
itself.
It received many favourable
comments when it was presented
to the community in Blackall
this week.
Mayor Jan Ross, who accepted
it on behalf of the community,
said it would be a great asset and
was a wonderful addition to the
public art that Blackall is well
known for around Australia.
Plans are being made for the
public display of the artwork,
once it has been framed.
 FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK Cattle prices ease CICADAS looking for arts
WHATS ON in 2010 What volatile times we live in! Last week
Send your dates in! I was reflecting on dinner and meetings in line with south e-retailing entrepreneur
JULY with the then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
2 Techno/Board Game Night, School Holiday Youth Blackall Combined Agents A business strategy for online CICADAS @ RAPAD’s regional
and today we have a new Prime Minister, yarded 1800 head at their weekly retailing of art product has been arts strategy “Garden of Arts of
Program Julia Gillard.
3 Blackall Woolscour Market Day cattle sale, with cattle drawn as developed by CICADAS @ RAPAD, Interior Queensland” identified the
The Blackall-Tambo Regional Council far as Hughenden, Alpha, Jericho, which is now looking for a person
3 Movie Night, School Holiday Youth Program need to explore retailing regional
has brought down its annual budget for the financial year Aramac and local area. The interested in taking it on as a
3 Blackall Races arts product via the internet, to
2010/2011. An increase in the general rate of 5.9% has market followed similar trends to business opportunity.
1 Woolscour Bush Dinner launch regionally produced artistic
been set. Significant allocations of finance have gone to the the southern markets with most The e-retailing business plan
5 Everything Balloon Night, School Holiday Youth work into a global network.
construction of roads, replacement of plant and machinery, lines slightly easier on previous has been funded through the
Program “The arts and cultural
community services and the area of pest management. weeks. Department of Employment,
7 Woolscour Tour and Dinner sector is a valuable social and
As mayor I am mindful of the recent rises in the costs Steven and Annette Gillies, Economic Development and
7-10 Onsite E-Business Solutions Training of utilities such as electricity and registration, bank economic contributor to all our
9 Winter Games Night, School Holiday Youth Program Devenish, sold Brahman cross Innovation (DEEDI) and was communities”, said Louise. “A
charges and the escalation in the price of food in general, bullocks for 166 c/kg weighing developed by John Armstrong of
10 61 Circus Acts in 60 Minutes Performance however with the recent cost shifting by the Queensland business strategy for electronic
Blackall Community Markets 614 kg to return $1021/hd. Harbinger Consultants.
10 state government in regard to the Water and Sewerage retailing has the potential to
Queensland Youth Orchestra Big Band Performance, Linamar Pastoral Co, Isisford, According to Louise Campbell of
13 program, the removal of the Road and Drainage Grant and stimulate economic growth across
McLean Place sold Santa cows to average 134 CICADAS, John’s consultations in
the demise of the fuel subsidy, these all impacted on the interior Queensland.”
Queensland Youth Orchestra Big Band Performance, c/kg weighing 622 kg to return the region identified great interest
14 ability of Council to provide necessities to the community. She also sees that the arts sector
Tambo $835/hd. in e-retailing, which is based on
To effect the equitable sharing of the rate burden over the will emerge as more professional,
14 Woolscour Tour and Dinner Bill and Clare Glasson, Coopers collective retailing online to gain a
whole region, Council has reviewed its rate methodology with a resultant increase in quality
15 Blackall Combined Agents’ Weaner and Store Cattle Run, sold a line of PTIC cows to critical mass for product.
adopting a fairer rating system. This will result in some average 128 c/kg weighing 428 and quantity of practice, output
Sale “Now that we’ve identified this
non average increases for some ratepayers. In doing this kg or $618/hd, topping at 140 c/ and income.
15 Queensland Youth Orchestra Big Band Performance interest, we have developed the
council has come a great deal closer to the finalisation kg or $703/hd. There are at least 250 known
21 Sports Locker Room Forum business strategy and we are now
of the changes required by the amalgamation and the Enniskillen Past Co sold 125 artists across the region producing
21 Woolscour Tour and Dinner asking for interest from someone
Queensland state government. aged Santa cows to a top of 138 a wide range of products.
28 Woolscour Tour and Dinner who wants to pull it all together,”
Congratulations to all members of the Blackall workforce c/kg weighing 592 kg and $818/ “Electronic retailing provides a
Louise said.
AUGUST team who have completed the work on the Blackall Airport hd to average 476 kg for 129 c/kg collective business approach to
“The concept is there, the
4 Woolscour Tour and Dinner apron upgrade. We look forward to the reinstatement of the or $616/hd. marketing, promoting and selling
product is there, it’s all viable
7 Woolscour Bush Dinner “most missed Wednesday flight” as soon as it can possibly Bulloo Lakes, Adavale had Santa the enormous creative product
– we now need to put it out for
11 Woolscour Tour and Dinner be reinstated. heifers make 147 c/kg for 387 kg available,” Louise said.
someone from private enterprise
14 Blackall Community Markets The Main Roads work on Shamrock Street is due to be and $570/hd. The project has already been
to take up.
15 80th Anniversary Celebrations - St Patrick’s Parish completed this week. The resurfacing which has been Sandy and Belinda Loudon, presented at one of Desert
“Once we find out how many are
18 Woolscour Tour and Dinner done is looking really schmick, lowers vehicle noise and Newark, Jericho sold killable Knowledge Australia’s Outback
interested, we’ll see who offers the
21 Blackall Colin Wood Shield Day and Challenge gives great definition to the lovely shrubs and trees which heifers for 139 c/kg weighing 425 Business Partnerships Network
best proposal.”
Weekend enhance our main streets so much. kg to return $593/hd. virtual meeting places.
Louise believed that the
25 Woolscour Tour and Dinner In memory of Doctor James William Baker OAM (Jim), Aramac Common sold Charolais The business strategy is available
coordinated retailing platform
a condolence book is being compiled. Should you wish cross steers 260 kg for 179 c/kg to prospective individual investors
SEPTEMBER has enormous potential to
to sign or add your memories to the book please come or $465/hd. or non-profit organisations.
4 Woolscour Bush Dinner grow local art product sales in
along to the Blackall or Tambo branch offices. The book Davidson Livestock, Cheshire, To access the strategy contact
11 Blackall Community Markets geographically isolated regions,
or pages to be inserted will be available at the counter for Alpha sold crossbred heifers to as well as developing the creative the Remote Area Planning and
OCTOBER all to sign. average 154 c/kg weighing 206
Blackall Community Markets industry sector across interior Development Board on 07 4652
9 The Blackall-Tambo Regional Council’s concert “Forever kg to return $317/hd.
“The Magic Toyshop” Dance Blackall Concert Queensland. 5600.
23 Everly”, a tribute to the Everly Bros, was a great night
from all accounts. Congratulations to staff member Donna
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LETTER TO
To the Editor,
THE EDITOR
It was interesting to read in the Blackall-Tambo
Regional Council Budget supplement in last
week’s Barcoo Independent that the council will
continue to spend $ 131, 500 on showgrounds
and racecourses.
Up to this day the Blackall race course complex
has been totally funded by the Barcoo Amateur
Race Club and it’s members. We have received
absolutely no funding from the Council.
We are grateful for the waiving of the hire fee
for the water truck we use a few times a year, but
apart from this we are fully self funded.
Our committee and members are hopeful that
in the future our council may wish to take a
bigger part in the maintenance of the race course
complex.
We have begun talks with the Council and
hopefully down the track we will achieve some
sort of joint venture.
It is also important to note that the racecourse
complex is now possibly the most used sport and
recreation venue in Blackall.
It is probably the only venue that is used for
training purposes 7 days a week with up to 50
horses being trained either on the track or being
swum in the training pool every day.
Paul Banks
President
Barcoo Amateur Race Club
Emma Chandler, Barcaldine loved the bird bath at
Kyneton.
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EXPRESSION OF
INTEREST
Electrician
Tambo
The Blackall-Tambo Regional Council is
seeking an experienced Electrician who
will carry out a contract electrical
maintenance and repair service for the
Council, Town and District of Tambo.
It would be desirable if the qualified
Electrician is experienced in gas, air
conditioners and refrigerators.
Blackall-Tambo Regional Council will
guarantee:
x Council work at the Tambo Branch
x a house in Tambo rent free for two
years
Written expressions of interest are
required by close of business Friday 9th
July 2010. All correspondence to be
marked as “Private and Confidential” and
addressed to:
Mr Ken Timms
Chief Executive Officer
PO BOX 21 BLACKALL 4472
Phone: 07 46 216 600
Blackall Tambo wild dog chair ‘bitterly disappointed’
at council approach
By SALLY CRIPPS
Last week’s announcement in
the Barcoo Independent of the
Blackall-Tambo Regional Council’s
updated plans for wild dog control
in the region has been greeted with
shock by the chair of the Blackall-
Tambo Wild Dog Advisory Group,
Andrew Martin.
Mr Martin, a landholder from the
Tambo area, said he was bitterly
disappointed in the outcome.
“This smacks of hostility to the
Wild Dog group, it is a regressive
way of tackling a very costly
problem, and to top it all off, I
haven’t received official notification
from council of its decision but
had to read a paid advertisement
in the paper,” he said.
The group, under Mr Martin’s
leadership, held public meetings
in Tambo and Blackall in early
April to promote a new direction
for wild dog control in the region,
based on landholder syndicate
management of the problem, and
received unanimous support to
present this strategy to council.
This took place in April, where
Mr Martin requested a budget
of $200 000 for each of the next
three years.
“In short, the proposal was
$200,000/year for three years,
on the proviso that we took the
reins and drove the program on a
syndicate based system, allowing
each of those syndicates to decide
their own best strategies,” Mr
Martin said.
Following this, council resolved
to allocate $180 000 to wild dog
control. It then passed another
resolution at its May meeting
to clarify that this amount
was inclusive of council costs
as summarised in its Pest
Management Plan and was
exclusive of the barrier fence
precept.
Mr Martin said when he was
made aware that the offer would
mean the funds available would
amount to $125 000, he asked for
the fourth year of funding to be
rolled into the first three years.
“We needed to ensure there
was enough money there to
entice trappers and National Park
participation on the eastern side
of the region,” he said.
At its special budget meeting
last week, council resolved to
allocate $35 000 to council’s
annual baiting program and to
offer a $30 bounty for scalps with
the remaining funds.
Cr Sally Cripps, council’s
representative on the Wild Dog
Advisory Group, voted against the
resolution.
Mr Martin said that the decision
to continue along the same lines
as previous years, albeit with a
bounty reduced from $100, was
not going to make dogs go away.
“The beauty of our scheme, which
is based on the successful Paroo
Model adopted by other shires, is
that it has a clear and tested path
to encourage non-cooperative
landholders to participate in a
landholder administered and
auspiced program,” he said.
Non-syndicate members would
not have received extra payments
for dogs shot or trapped on their
properties, nor any financial
assistance with baiting on top of
council’s allocation.
“Council’s decision won’t
work, because the people who
know the dog problem best are
landholders.”
He said they had plans to
coordinate control, to gather
information and make it much
more accessible to the people on
the ground.
Council’s advertisement states
that a decision was made which
is totally inclusive of all properties
in the region and is transparently
accountable.
It also says that the bounty
will come better into line with
neighbouring local government
authorities, and provides a clear
and definite process for a base
scalp bounty payment.
Mayor Jan Ross said that while
neighbouring shires had different
bounty rates, council’s decision
would mean that it would be less
imposed upon by unscrupulous
people.
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“We have been told that people
are bringing scalps from other
areas,” she said. “Ratepayers’
money wasn’t being used in the
way it was intended.”
Mr Martin said the trend for
most shire bounty payments was
downward, but that other shires
were lowering payments to free
money up to help syndicates to
administer schemes to stop exactly
this sort of problem.
“Just cutting the rate won’t solve
anything,” he said. “If council is
concerned with unscrupulous
operators, it seems they’re going
to throw out a whole lot of good
operators with one or two rotten
ones.
“We wanted to defuse the central
administration by including
syndicates much more, to target
pertinent areas.”
Cr Ross said council had acted
in a responsible manner that
supported all landholders in the
region.
“Pest management is really a
landholder issue,” she said. “It is
up to landholders to act on the
pests on their land.”
Mr Martin said he intended to
continue forming landholder-
based syndicates as per QDOG-
auspiced methods.
“As syndicates have done in the
past, landholders will put their
own funding on top of council’s.
This was always part of the
rejected proposal; landholders
were always willing to contribute
their own money.
“It won’t work to maximum
efficiency now though.”
While he claimed that council’s
actions made him assume that
it found no use for a wild dog
advisory group any longer, Cr Ross
said it was up to council itself to
decide its position on its future
representation in the group.
She also said that she expected
official correspondence would
soon be sent to Mr Martin.
Youth camp Blackall Uniting Church
success When God saw you, it was love at first sight!
The second school term has been SUNDAYS 9am Family Service Kids’ Program
a very busy one for Blackall State
School chaplain, Linda Whysall.
Everyone Welcome
She was integral in organising Contacts and Assistance Thrift Shop: 9am - Noon
the “Dream Extreme” day for boys Ph: 46574740; 46574546 Minister: Rev Bob Heathwood Tuesday, Friday, Saturday
early in the term, and has been Ph: 46574884 Ph: 4651 2662 Flo: 46574465 Betty: 46574746
busy helping establish an After
School Club that will start in term
three.
Sudoku Hard 7 2 9
Beginning in week two, it will
be themed on Mission Impossible,
Kid’s Corner 9 4 3
with codes to crack and a secret Rochelle Robinson, Jess Walker, Mathew Spencer and
mission to be found each week and then practised Bonnie Lawrence at Camp Tyrone.
with Eddie 5 8 7 6
throughout the week.
Nine Blackall State School students attended the
Tyrone Youth Camp run by the COC church at
Emu 5
Charleville over the Queen’s Birthday weekend.
They participated in a range of fun activities G’day Kids. 8 7 3
‘School Holidays’ have officially started! Let the fun
including Laser Skirmish in the scrub, mountain
climbing and fire ball twirling. begin! 3 4 6
Linda said the students enjoyed the music of a
Some of you may be going away to the beach,
others to the snow,
modern youth band and had a great time hanging If it’s anywhere but Blackall please let us know.
out and meeting new friends.
“The feedback from the students was unanimous.
Send us a photo or a postcard or two;
anything is better than nothing, from you. 9 2 8
They said the camp was awesome,” she added. Eddie
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Blackall-Tambo
Regional Council
TENDER
Minor repairs and internal and external
painting of house
3 Carnation Street, Blackall
Tenders are invited for some minor repair work Tenders are invited for repair work followed up with
followed up with internal and external painting for the internal and external painting for the dwelling located
dwelling located at 3 Carnation Street, Blackall.
Tendering specifications are available on request from
Mr. Dean Kneebone, Project Manager, Blackall Tambo
Regional Council, PO Box 21, Blackall Qld 4472 or
telephone (07) 4621 6600 mobile 0417748564.
Tenders endorsed “Minor Repairs and Painting of
3 Carnation Street” close at 4.30pm on Monday 26
July, 2010 at the Blackall Office, 6 Coronation Drive,
Blackall, Qld 4472.
Tenders received after this date will not be accepted. Tenders received after this date will not be accepted.
The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
PO Box 21 Ken Timms
Blackall Qld 4472 Chief Executive Officer
Fax: (07) 4657 8855 Phone: (07) 4621 6600
Blackall-Tambo
Regional Council
TENDER
House and Land for sale Tambo
AS IS, WHERE IS
Tenders are invited for the purchase of dwelling
located Cnr Edward & Mitchell Streets, Tambo – Lot Tenders are invited for the purchase of dwelling located
at 48 Arthur Street, Tambo – Lot 44 SP142665
1 SP223550.
Copy of plans are available on request from Mr. Dean
Kneebone, Project Manager, Blackall Tambo Regional
Council, PO Box 21, Blackall Qld 4472 or telephone
(07) 4621 6600.
Tenders endorsed “House and Land Sale Tambo”
close at 4.30pm on Monday 26 July, 2010 at the
Blackall Office, 6 Coronation Drive, Blackall, Qld
4472.
Tenders received after this date will not be accepted. Tenders received after this date will not be accepted.
The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
PO Box 21 Ken Timms
Blackall Qld 4472 Chief Executive Officer
Fax: (07) 4657 8855 Phone: (07) 4621 6600
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Blackall-Tambo
Regional Council
TENDER
Repairs and internal and external
painting of house
9 Acacia Street, Blackall
at 9 Acacia Street, Blackall.
Tendering specifications are available on request from
Mr. Dean Kneebone, Project Manager, Blackall Tambo
Regional Council, PO Box 21, Blackall Qld 4472 or
telephone (07) 4621 6600 mobile 0417748564.
Tenders endorsed “Repairs and Painting of 9 Acacia
Street” close at 4.30pm on Monday 26 July, 2010 at
the Blackall Office, 6 Coronation Drive, Blackall, Qld
4472.
The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
PO Box 21 Ken Timms
Blackall Qld 4472 Chief Executive Officer
Fax: (07) 4657 8855 Phone: (07) 4621 6600
Blackall-Tambo
Regional Council
TENDER
House Sale - 48 Arthur St Tambo
Surplus to requirement
Copy of plan is available on request from Mr. Dean
Kneebone, Project Manager, Blackall Tambo Regional
Council, PO Box 21, Blackall Qld 4472 or telephone
(07) 4621 6600.
Tenders endorsed “House Sale 48 Arthur St, Tambo”
close at 4.30pm on Monday 26 July, 2010 at the
Blackall Office, 6 Coronation Drive, Blackall, Qld
4472.
The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
PO Box 21 Ken Timms
Blackall Qld 4472 Chief Executive Officer
Fax: (07) 4657 8855 Phone: (07) 4621 6600
Power interruptions for
Tambo residents
Planned power interruption to undertake Tambo
maintenance work.
Power supply will be interrupted to Tambo
residents next Wednesday (7th July 2010) to carry
out maintenance of the electricity network.
Ergon Energy’s Central West Area Operations
Manager Steve Harris said to carry out the work
safely and effectively, power has to be interrupted
to around 250 customers from 8am to 11am.
“The planned interruption is needed to repair
damage caused by a bird strike on the Tambo
feeder out of Blackall substation,” Mr Harris said.
“Unfortunately this work can not be done unless
the power supply is turned off and we apologise
to residents for the inconvenience this may cause
them.
“This work is in keeping with Ergon Energy’s
recent commitment to improve supply to Tambo
and surrounding areas.”
All affected customers have been sent individual
notifications of the upcoming power interruption
through Ergon Energy’s planned outage notification
process.
“We thank the community for their patience
and understanding while this important work
proceeds,” Mr Harris said.
Police urge safe motoring
these holidays
The June-July school holidays are upon us again
and are a busy time on Blackall and Queensland
roadways.
Many families take holidays throughout this pe-
riod often travelling large distances to and from
holiday destinations.
Additional traffic on Queensland’s roadways in-
creases the risks and level of complexity of driv-
ing and so Blackall Police are urging motorists to
be extra vigilant when driving during the holiday
period.
The Queensland Police Service is conducting a
state wide traffic and road safety operation over
the 2010 June-July school holiday period.
Operation Cold Snap will utilise road safety
programs including speed detection and random
breath testing to minimise road trauma over the
June-July school holiday period.
Police are urging motorists to take adequate
breaks to avoid fatigue, ensure that everyone in
the vehicle is properly restrained and drive within
the speed limit.
Blackall Police hope that everybody enjoys the
mid year break and please drive safely.
--Constable Luke Johnson
BLACKALL CULTURAL ASSOCIATION INC.
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WORKSHOP FEES $30 PER DAY
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LETTER TO Blackall Races TUESDAY 6th JULY 2010

THE EDITOR Saturday 3 rd

July
At the Barcoo River Bridge
The official opening of the
Fred White Sculpture
I read last week’s issue of the Barcoo Independent
with mixed feelings. It was good to see that Council NOEL ALLOM MEMORIAL CUP

‘LIFESPAN’
FASHIONS OF THE FIELD
has released a précis of their 2010/11 budget along
with a paid press release on Wild Dog control, however
the good news was far outweighed by frustration and
dismay at the inadequate amount allocated to such
an important issue.
I also take issue with the supposed allocation
amount of $180 000, as that figure is inclusive of Ladies
Council costs thus depleting the figure much further. Proudly sponsored by Gather at 4.30pm for the
The statement that a scalp bounty of $30-00 will
bring our Shire better into line with neighbouring Seymour’sDepartment Ceremony at 5.00pm
Shires is also very misleading. Below are the bounties
currently paid by: Store&SpringleighMerinos The CONDUIT Project
Barcaldine Regional Council $ 50-00
Longreach Regional Council $100-00
 Funded by Arts Queensland &
Quilpie Shire Council $100-00 Winner$300spending Blackall Tambo Regional Council
(inside barrier fence & $50 outside fence) voucherforSeymour’sStore & facilitated by CICADAS@RAPAD
Murweh Shire Council $ 30-00
The press release also states that there were
discussions with the Blackall Tambo Wild Dog
Advisory Committee which is correct, however
Best Dressed
little consideration appears to have been given to
their recommendations and the Chairman of that
Advisory Committee received no official notification
Gentleman
Proudly sponsored by
of Councils’ decision. Does Council consider the
Committee irrelevant, even though good numbers
attended the public meeting called to consider their
BlackallNewsagency Blackall-Tambo Blackall-Tambo

proposals?
It seems that the Blackall Tambo Regional Council Winner$50spendingvoucher
Regional Council Regional Council
can manage to find money for extra housing for newly forBlackallNewsagency
appointed administrative staff in their ever growing TENDER TENDER

bureaucracy but the real needs of our grassroots Industrial land for sale - Tambo Old Pioneer Bank Building, Tambo
primary industries of sheep, wool, cattle and goats
are being grossly neglected by Council in the fight
Race goers 13 - 17 Tenders are invited for the purchase of industrial land
Surplus to requirement
located in Tambo.
against Wild Dogs.
Gwynne Stockwell years of age Tenders are invited for the purchase of the old Pioneer
President Proudly sponsored by  Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19 on SP148104 located of Bank Building located Cnr Arthur and Star Streets,
Dawson Developmental Roaad Tambo.
Blackall Action Group
OutbackSound Copy of plans are available on request from Mr. Dean Tendering specification and plans are available on
The Barcoo Independent welcomes Winner$100spending Kneebone, Project Manager, Blackall Tambo Regional request from Mr. Dean Kneebone, Project Manager,
submissions of letters to the editor, voucherforSeymour’s Council, PO Box 21, Blackall Qld 4472 or telephone Blackall Tambo Regional Council, PO Box 21, Blackall
photographs, stories and feedback. Store (07) 4621 6600. Qld 4472 or telephone (07) 4621 6600.
barcooindependent@gmail.com  Tenders endorsed “Industrial Land Sale, Tambo” close Tenders endorsed “Old Pioneer Bank Building
Race goers up to 12 at 4.30pm on Monday 26 July, 2010 at the Blackall Tambo” close at 4.30pm on Monday 26 July, 2010 at
Office, 6 Coronation Drive, Blackall, Qld 4472. the Blackall Office, 6 Coronation Drive, Blackall, Qld

Builder available for town years of age Tenders received after this date will not be accepted.
The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
4472.

Tenders received after this date will not be accepted.

and country work Proudly sponsored by
The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
Domestic and industrial building and OutbackSound PO Box 21
Blackall Qld 4472
Ken Timms
Chief Executive Officer PO Box 21 Ken Timms
renovations Winner$50spendingvoucherforBlackall Fax: (07) 4657 8855 Phone: (07) 4621 6600 Blackall Qld 4472 Chief Executive Officer
Contact Allan Olsen on 0408 832 327 Newsagency Fax: (07) 4657 8855 Phone: (07) 4621 6600
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Be prepared to keep riding storms,
Rabobank analyst predicts
Solid sheep and lamb prices
over the medium term and
improved cattle prices but still
showing vulnerability to downside
risks was the take home message
for producers who attended a
presentation by Rabobank’s
Animal Proteins senior analyst,
Wendy Voss last week.
Wendy, who joined the bank’s
Food and Agribusiness Research
and Advisory section in 2006,
spoke at functions at Blackall and
Longreach about the global meat
outlook.
She said there was still a lot of
nervousness around the world,
with growth at two speeds – rapidly
amongst developing economies
and less so in Japan, the US and
Europe.
While there is strong demand for
meat in economies such as China
and India, the unemployment in
other parts is depressing consumer
demand.
For cattle producers, Wendy
predicted more challenging times
because of exposure to volatile
global conditions.
“There’s still a high dollar, which
has put a bit of a lid on export
returns, the weather is always a
risk, and the global economy to
consider.”
She said Indonesian consumers
had been given indigestion from
the extra 110 000 head sent last
year.
“They’ve got as much as they
need now.”
There was a contrasting message
for sheepmeat producers in the
audience, with a strong outlook
for lamb over the short term.
Wendy felt prices would ease
over the medium term but she
saw a soft landing.
She listed a number of factors
limiting growth of sheep supply
in other countries and Australia,
such as a lack of infrastructure,
a lack of know-how, high ewe
costs, stagnant wool prices and
predators.
In analysing beef supply growth,
she noted that Brazil and China
had seen massive expansion but
they were now having issues with
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Ranald Noble, Ian Scholes and Bill Cripps at the presentation with
Rabobank rural manager, Longreach, Anna Counsell.
Terry Brennan and Rabobank’s Leisa Savage.
water and arable land (in China), an
increased focus on environment,
and competition from resources
from other commodities.
“The Chinese see beef and meat
as niche products, that don’t
warrant as much support,” she
said. “I think they will become a
net importer.
“Brazil will consume much of
their increase locally and the US,
one of our big competitors, has a
continuing herd decline.”
Wendy said most of Australia’s
markets were now in developing
areas such as the Middle East,
Russia, China, South East Asia
and India.
“It won’t all be smooth sailing,”
she said. “Developing countries
will want to ensure food security
and there are worries about riots.
“In developed countries there
will be more of a focus on health
and the environment, and animal
welfare.”
She concluded by saying that
the volatility Australian producers
were used to wouldn’t end.
“Keep being prepared to ride the
storms,” she finished.
Rabobank’s regional manager
Angus McLellan said it had been
very fortunate to have Wendy
agree to speak.
“We don’t get the opportunity to
have people of her calibre in this
part of the world often,” he said.
“It was great to get an insight into
the big picture. People on the land
are always keen to know what’s
ahead.”
Around 40 attended the function
in Blackall and there were 50
people at the Longreach seminar.
By Sally Cripps
Barcaldine gardens
had steady stream of
visitors
Barcaldine gardeners Mary Neal and Joss Chandler
were amongst those most dreading the arrival of spur-
throated locusts, as they prepared their gardens to be
open to the public last weekend as part of Australia’s
Open Garden Scheme.
Mary battled the pest with all manner of remedies,
finally settling on a kelp spray, while Joss was lucky
Director: Warwick Tyrrell Singer: Astrid Jorgensen
that they were more attracted to the nearby Box trees
than her plants.
“Billions swarmed,” she said. “They took out the
tops of the fruit trees but I was very lucky.”
From the enthusiastic comments received from
visitors who travelled from all parts of the state and
even interstate, the damage inflicted was minimal
alongside the beauty created by the gardeners.
The two gardens participating in the scheme in the
Central West this year were at Barcaldine properties
Gerogery and Kyneton.
Between 110 and 165 people visited over the
weekend, with Sunday’s overcast weather putting a
brake on numbers.
Joss, who is also a regional selector for the Open
Garden Scheme, said the attendance was in line with
COME AND JOIN IN THE FUN!
expectations as western Queensland could only really
draw on local areas for support rather than the big
population centres. Thursday 15 July 2010 6:30 for 7pm
“I prefer to choose a minimum of two gardens, in
the same area, as it helps to entice more people from BLACKALL CULTURAL CENTRE
away,” she said.
“It’s just great to show people you can garden in this with Blackall State School Concert Band
environment and you can have all types of gardens. Blackall Combined Schools Choir
“Gerogery is completely different to my garden at Sing Australia Blackall
Kyneton. Mary has created something small and lush,
Conductors: Michelle Gracie & Alison Mobbs
whereas our garden is more sprawling and country
looking.”
Mary said she had really enjoyed opening her garden FREE COMMUNITY EVENT
up and talking to other green thumbs.
“We won the champion garden for Barcaldine the Wednesday 14 July 2010 6:30pm
first time they opened the competition up for rural
properties, but the Open Garden Scheme wasn’t TAMBO SHIRE HALL
operating back then,” she said.
“When Joss asked me to do this about 18 months with Tambo State School Choir
ago, I knew there was a lot ahead of me.” Conductor: Selena Courtice
The last six months have provided some of the most
extreme conditions nature has to offer, with many FREE COMMUNITY EVENT
inches of rain after months of drought.
Mary was very pleased to discover the secret the
gardeners use at the Melbourne Cup to have their
roses flower at the required time.
Each garden keeps 65 per cent of entry fees for the
running of the scheme. Of the other 35 per cent, the
Neal family donated the proceeds to the Royal Flying
Doctor Service while the Chandlers opted to support
the Barcaldine Aged Care group working to build a
facility locally.
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 Forever Everly
About 100 people from Blackall,
Tambo and Jericho enjoyed a
blast from the past at the “Forever
Everly” show at the Blackall
Cultural Centre last Saturday.
A council spokesperson said all
had enjoyed a fabulous night of
entertainment, including a two-
course buffet meal, and that the
performers had enjoyed coming
out to Blackall before heading to
the UK for shows.
Mayor Jan Ross and members of the 2009/10 Blackall Heartland It is now hoped that country
Festival with the Sean Leahy artwork. Refer to story on page one. music star Adam Harvey will
entertain at the Cultural Centre
on Sunday, September 26, with
ticket prices tentatively set at $25
for adults and $15 for children.

Above: At the garden day in Barcaldine, Kathy

Shamrock Street
Scholes found herself fully occupied swinging construction
Jennifer and Thomas at Gerogery. Construction of the milk depot
was undertaken this week, on
Left: Having a day out were Blackall visitors Lynette
the vacant block next to Barcoo
Davison, Jenny Muir, Samantha Muir and daughter
Butchery.
Hayley Batts.
The milk depot will house
Below: Danielle Butler, Rachel Noble and Penny coldrooms, trucks and delivery
Allpass collected some great gardening tips from the vehicles.
day out. Left: Logan Hauff, Joel McPaul and Fraser McKay enjoy the Strand
waterpark.
Below: Will Parry, Jack Banks, Billy Banks, Mitchell Hauff, Billy Flynn and Sam

HDEonY’t KmID S! Fletcher cool off on the Strand after playing in the Lawrie Spina Shield on the
weekend in Townsville.
iss thefun at the
kids holiday prog ram
theme....
This year’s

X
E TREME
For kids Prep to Yr 7 ar 3 to 7)
(Prep to year 2 & Ye ursday 8 July (9am-
3pm)
- Th y
Monday S5tate School Librar
Blacka ll
Mary Neal
Find out about eXtreme sports
Competitions, puppets, games & more! Elwyn and Jenny Bethel will Remedial Massage
True stories about Jesus - the most eXtreme person ever!
See if you can break an EXTREME world record!
be at the Blackall Woolscour Therapist
s!
“Come ‘n join u nn!” Thursday from 8: 00 am
It’ll be funnn Markets on this Saturday, At Barcoo Living MPS
2A Coronation Drive
July 3rd with cakes, jams, slices,
Registration Forms at IGA, Bakery or
complete one when kids arrive on the 1st day
More info contact: Blackall
Ph: 07 4651 0955
chutneys and other goodies
Rachel Walker - 0409 687 674 Finding a cool corner to rest in were Jenny Adams,
Warrnambool, Vic, Cheryl Crack, Blackall and Pat Ross,
Launceston, Tas. Mobile: 042930 9111
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