I : I : NSIDE NSIDE WEEKLY 2011 T V SCHOOL GUIDE AWARDS SERVING THE CENTRE SINCE 1947 Vol. 65 No. 61 ALICE SPRINGS: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011 PHONE (08) 8950 9777 $1.10* Incl. GST K Y M C : R O L O C 1 : E G A P 1 1 POOL BLAST 0 2 - C Emergency services arrive at the Aquatic Centre after the blast Picture:BARRYSKIPSEY E D - 0 2 : E T A D V D A C : B U P SallyBrooks Alice Springs Aquatic Centre at ine and water exploded into a around 10.15am on Sunday, un- getintheshowerandunlockeda SWIMMERS leapt from the theweekend. younglifeguard’sfaceafterheset leashingstrongtoxicfumes. sidegateforaround30peopleto water and rushed for the gates The drama began when an the large white bucket down be- MembersoftheMastersSwim- evacuatethepremises. followingaseriesofblastsatthe incorrectlymixedbucketofchlor- sidetheshallowendofthepoolat ming Club yelled at the man to nMore Page 2 NISSAN MICRA 1.2L ST Manual $14,990 Driveaway* *Metallic paint $495 extra. 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And because of the She said: ‘‘I was swim- saw everyone rushing R with chlorine burns on his amount of water that was ming along and there was towardsthegates.’’ : One member said: ‘‘We faceandshoulder. added it caused an ex- suddenly this really awful Six firefighters sprayed C haneadrdsawantheensoorlmutoiounsfblyainngg TownCouncilactingCEO plosion.’’ smellasIwasbreathingin. thebucketwithwater. M uhpearint atthteacakisr....Waes saololnhaads GchrleogrinBeupxtuomnpsatoid:th‘e‘Th5e0 saMfertyBpuroxcteodnusraesidhathveebpeoeonl las‘‘tIlwapas,Iththininkkintgh,etyh’viseigsomnye PySpteartisoanid:o‘‘fItfiwcears aJonhewn Y waweacroeuoldf hsmowelldaitngweerowuseriet mdeectriedepdoolbseecizaeud.seSotthheeyy rmeevnietwsehdavaenbdeennomaadme.end- atodbaity.hard on the chlorine pTrhoedyu’dcttjhusetygcohtaantgtehdepsouopl-. K needed more chlorine they ‘‘I got to the end to turn pliers, and there was an was.’’ wouldmixsomebyhand. Hesaid:‘‘Thisisclearlya around and come back and incorrect mixing procedure The indoor pool was ‘‘They took a bucket, and mistake in terms of follow- finish the lap and then I thatmadethechlorinepop. sealed off and police, fire insteadofputtingthewater ingprocedure.’’ heard a whistle and one of That was the exploding Firefighters mop up — the and ambulance services infirstandthenaddingthe ZaraKayewasdoinglaps thelifeguardsjumpedinto sound. quickly arrived. The life- chlorinetheyputthechlor- in the pool when the ex- saygetoutofthepool.’’ ‘‘We’vejustpoureditinto chlorine bucket is in the background guardwastakentohospital. ine in first and then the plosionsstarted. ‘‘I got out and suddenly thepooltodiluteit.’’ Madd Gear Pro NOW STOCKING Scooters IN STORE Selected Now From $89 Nike, Puma & 2 FOR $50 Adidas Tee’s 79-81 RAILWAY TERRACE AS 12 (Next to K-Mart) 2/ 0 25 PH: 8953 2167 9 3 Y O U R L O C A L E X P E RT S 2 — Centralian Advocate, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 NEWS They’re our top cops Man was stabbed 17 times Commanders CameronBoon AWOMAN charged with stabbing her on a mission boyfriend17timeswill appear in Tennant CreekCourttoday. The 23-year-old ‘ woman and her CameronBoon Mypriorityisto 24-year-old partner TOP cops Michael were on Paterson continuekeeping Murphy and Kym Street when they Davieswereannounced thepeopleofAlice started to fight at yesterday as the new ’ 9.10pm on Saturday, NTPoliceCommanders Springssafe policesaid. for the Southern Re- gion and Remote De- Detective Sergeant velopmentCommand. shipteam andthepos- Glenn Leafe of the NT Police Commiss- itionisnowfilled. TennantCreekInves- ioner John McRoberts ‘‘For me, I’m over- tigation Unit said it said the positions were whelmedandreallyex- was alleged that the decided at 9am yester- citedaboutthejoband woman produced a day, which was the nowI’llhaveanewcraft knifeand stabbedthe reason that newly ap- tolearn. man. pointed Commander ‘‘Thereareanumber He said: ‘‘He re- Murphy did not have of tough issues facing ceived 17 puncture his new title on his Alice Springs and I woundstohisbody,14 namebadge. think the youth issues ofthemonhisback. Commander Murphy areattheforefront. saidhis focuswouldbe ‘‘Earlier in the year ‘‘Hewastakentothe on tackling substance there was a real prob- Tennant Creek Hos- abuseandtryingtostop lem with youth on the pital and later trans- offenders while they streetswhowereeither ferred to the Alice K wereyoung. vulnerableorinneedof SpringsHospital. Y He said: ‘‘Firstly I care. ‘‘Thewomanwasar- have to meet with my ‘‘We’ve been working restedatherhomethe M newmanagementteam withtheDepartmentof followingmorning. andletmyfamilyknow Health to make sure C ‘‘She was charged thatI’vegotthejob,but they’re being looked with aggravated as- my priority is to con- after. : saultandpossessinga R tpienopulee okfeAelipceinSgpritnhges yo‘‘Wuneghavcehtoilldookwahtao controlled weapon at O safe. chooses to engage in night.’’ OL ‘‘Thesouthernregion behaviorthatmightbe NewcommandersMichaelMurphy(left)andKymDavieswithNTPolice C coversafairlybigserv- detrimental to their Commissioner John McRoberts (far right) in Alice Springs yesterday icehub,soIhaveabig employment later, 10 Picture:CAMERONBOON tioan‘s‘Ikatl’asehaxelclaedallbeoonfucmte,eor.peedruact-- yaevenaednrsrtehdaoelwyisnemitt.higehttrancokt, otofAallciocehoSlparnindgcsainsnqaubities tpoetrborli,nkgavianacnadnnliqauboisr, tthhaetnnueemdbselrookoifngpoalticies U n w r a p a C a r GE:3 ingcrimeandproviding ‘‘It’s about making significant. will be found, and ar- officersthatwehavein A epSwxpoeHcruoeielnldplegslnsage.t’ii’dvseehorsviftsiacbepiAoltisotliytiticohtnoee srtlgohuiegoernhkeyeterpdaaerptoeaaipotfelhnetdeaurclcahanoitcnodehsdeattnahhtnhgaadeett afaern‘‘ne‘‘dWTdviaheni’oeglcllseaeanbtnatedlsbyulesaobthnosaktftivi-oanisronoguccorieaaf.st-l rtwoheviCseleltroecmsmdoeuoemvraptena.o’nd’tliodcpeeDrufatorDrwbcaeeinfvsoieritnoes rsubmeoun‘emr‘sdWtnheootretfp.e’trowherleoiecrrrgeekei.oclAoanraurtsedittaiht1nnh7edg2emytfr’horoeeer-- t h i s C h r i s t m a s ! P2011 Alice Springs police, wheretheygofromed- remote stations and remoteCentralAustra- mote police officers C- whohavebeenwithout ucationtoemployment. targeting people who lia. He said recruiting throughouttheNT.’’ E a permanent com- It also breaks the wel- trafficillicitsubstances wouldbehisfocus. MrMcRobertssaidit D mander for more than faredependencycycle.’’ forexploitationwithno He said: ‘‘Looking at was always a great - eightmonths. On substance abuse, other motivation than all of the remote stat- pleasuretopromoteof- 20 ‘‘Ithinkit’simportant Commander Murphy greed. ionsispartofmybrief— ficerswhohadcomeup : tohaveastableleader- said:‘‘Theintroduction ‘‘The people who try and one of the things throughtheranks. E T A Mall TV takes D V D a heat break A C Drive away in a new : B U ErinJones P Hyundai i20 Active 362502/12 TuMnHaitlEl ins$h32tuh,t0e00dTooTwdVnd Manual 3 Door Hatch when temperatures soaredabove50Cin the recent thanks to heatwave. Alice Springs Town Council set uptheTVtoshow- cmevaeesnestssac2og4mehmsouuanrsnitday 252502/12 day. It was initially reportedtohaveits own LMVD 397 air-conditioning unittomakeitcom- patiblewiththeout- MayorDamienRyanwith door environment thetellyinMay and to function in ourhotclimate. TechnicalServicesdi- However, a recent rector Greg Buxton councilreportsaidthat said: ‘‘An exhaust fan the unit was switching waspartoftheoriginal Simply spend $10 or more off because of extreme plans. However, this heat, and a small wasaretro-fititem. in any Alice Plaza store , (excluding Target) exhaust fan is to be ‘‘This is the mall fi ll out the entry form and enter it in the fittedtoextractthehot screen’s first summer, airmoreefficiently. and during periods of barrel for your chance to WIN! Council confirmed extreme temperatures thattheTVscreenwas inside the unit the Competition commences 1/11/11, Winner drawn at 2pm, 21/12/11 not fitted with an air- screenshutitselfdown See terms & conditions at www.aliceplaza.com.au Permit No: AS07/11 conditioningunitasor- momentarily.Oncecool iginallyreported. thesystemrestarts.’’ 3 Centralian Advocate, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 — NEWS Polls key to childcare Drinking drivers cop blast Votes winner pledge is our only hope CameronBoon POLICE are less than merryaboutthenumber ErinJones council is preparing a contract for Mrs Lambley said families will professionalisetheindustryare‘‘ad- ofdrinkdriverscaughtin thescopingstudyandreportonhow soon feel the pinch of the Federal mirable’’, while other parts will be therun-uptoChristmas. ALICE Springs will get a much- to maximise utilisation and the vi- Government’s new national almostunworkableintheNT. Sergeant Conan Rob- neededchildcarecentreonlyifitis abilityofexistingchildcarecentres. childcare centre requirements She said: ‘‘The main concern is ertsonisdismayedatthe promised at the next federal elec- Mrs Lambley said: ‘‘I’m a bit whichcomeinonJanuary1. around staffing. At the moment staggering start to Dec- tLiamninaoTetdnmeoh,twbweinlnsaesgasyhhsy.aotsahsrntebdaAegrreaeeanarluoseaofcepnencrnhoftboilMlylrde-LcameaAnmrfneeoorrRpugyolneaebncacyecerndyss cAiasftyylosntenhwiccohoaSunalgutdhpatmebhyroeoeuuenGttneiPenetdhegdciistlsrih,newasisccteeo,atpwhrwiceenhhrgiPectoahtsolqtmluauddelasirynlo--. ywrceheiSqatilhuhrd,iecraaoesrndaefeiatdsom:ecpr‘ih‘lavDyiiyl,cdueuprspiai.nnwrgeantcrhtadersoeorcofcgu$ou1ruas0le0rd0doiffabonaer cuwcheniPnliqllatdurrrceaetaqslirufoetiifeordecthhessnatetaavtffrenffeastCitnoieocwrfnaatoainmfrl’iktcilfayritneaedvmtaehInyeIewIcmoagfr.ore’k’ert et1ce9amHSsutbggedeethdarstyR.pastoiohdsbii—est3ir6vwtessdeeoiervnnikevetnsehnaredsidw.fhiefraorsdert $50,000childcareinquiry. includes an early childhood centre, ‘‘While the importance of quality educatorsandadiplomaforcoordi- a town the size of Alice The Federal Government, which wastheresultofanelectionprom- childcare cannot beoverstated, the nators. Springsthatnumberwas is responsible for the provision of ise. Commonwealth and Territory Mrs Lambley said: ‘‘Perhaps in frustratinglyhigh. childcareservices,grantedtheAlice ‘‘So it up to Lingiari MP Warren Labor governments have failed to Darwintheywillsurvive,butoutside Hesaid:‘‘Thereareno Springs Town Council $50,000 to Snowdontomakeafederalpromise factorinthecostoflivingpressures ofthemaincentresit’sgoingtobe excuses. People have investigatelong-termandlocalsol- togiveusachildcarecentre.That’s onordinarypeople.’’ almostimpossibleforthemtomeet been told and they are utionstothechronicproblem. theonlywayIbelievewearegoingto Mrs Lambley said intentions of requirementsandthepenaltiesare still unable to heed the Council CEO Rex Mooney said getone.’’ thenationalframeworkoftryingto steep—upto$50,000.’’ advice that could save theirlives. ‘Tragically drink Youth driverscancostthelives of innocent road users P anddestroyafamilyover U Christmas.’’ B site is Of the seven people : caughtdrinkinganddriv- C ing at the weekend, two A werehigh-range. D the one Police arrested two V people for driving dis- qualified,twopeoplewere D summonsed for driving A big hit while disqualified and one was summonsed for T E drivingunlicensed. : SgtRobertsonsaidthe 2 worst offenders nabbed 0 by the police were a -D ErinJones 37-year-old unlicensed E YOUNGpeoplecanfindout womanwhohadabreath C what’s on by tapping into alcoholreadingof.217per -2 thenewAliceSpringsYouth cent, a 38-year-old un- 0 Hubwebsite. licensedmaledriverwho 1 returned .203 per cent, a 1 It has a whole range of 28-year-old unlicensed activities and support serv- womandriverwhoregis- P icesavailable. tered .201 per cent and a A Chief Minister Paul disqualified 19-year-old G Henderson and Central male driver who was E Australia Minister Karl breath-tested and re- :4 Hampton were on site last turned.202percent. week to launch the website Sgt Robertson said: as a one-stop shop for the ‘‘With these readings CO youthcentre. they cannot mistakenly L MrHendersonsaid:‘‘This ChiefMinisterPaulHendersonandCentralAustraliaMinisterKarlHamptonviewthenewwebsitewithMattDayand think that they are all O hasbeenanextraordinarily Shae Lander Picture:JUSTINBRIERTY righttodrive. R successful year for the ‘‘They know they are : YouthHub.It’sgreattosee children to take advantage He said: ‘‘The Alice summer holidays, including services, reducing duplicat- drunk but they are will- so many organisations now oftheholidayactivitycalen- Springs Youth Hub web circus classes, basketball ion and ensuring govern- ingtotakethechance. C based here and certainly dar,whichhasawiderrange page includes a calendar of games,moviesandbluelight ment agencies and non- ‘‘This is unacceptable turning lives around for of activities this year after eventspromotingtherange discos. and reprehensible, and M young people here in Alice thegovernmentprovidedan ofexcitingthingsforyoung ‘‘Thehubalsogivesyouth government services work we will do everything we Springs.’’ extra $60,000 towards the people to have a go at and service providers a focal together to better target can to get them off the Y Mr Hampton encourages initiative. getinvolvedwithduringthe point and helps co-ordinate kidsatrisk.’’ road.’’ K Stock route target THE $580,000 upgrade ing in to provide an to the Barkly Stock accessible, safe road Routeisexpectedtobe network. finished by February ‘‘Various cattle stat- andwillbeabenefitto ions are located along both cattle producers thisroute,ahugeecon- andtravellers. omic driver for the Barkly MLA Gerry Barklyregion. McCarthy said work ‘‘Thestockroutealso hadstartedonthe18km has several heritage- stretch near Anthony listed sites which at- J$ust4 Arr8ive9d! LagoonStation. tractself-drivetourists, Hesaid:‘‘TheTerrit- including the Anthony ory Government is Lagoon police trackers’ committed to putting quartersandgaol,both theresourcesandfund- builtin1889.’’ AS 2 1 2/ 0 5 32 TRUCK & BUS 3 COURSE 352502/12 LR, M2R3,R HDR D &EC HE MENBDEORR 2S0E1M1ENT Available over the Xmas break! Wishing everyone a safe Christmas! 242502/12 Ph: 0418 223 557 Alice Plaza Ph: 8953 0044 SAFE DRIVING - DATA DRIVING 4 — Centralian Advocate, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 NEWS CAR PARK RIGHT TURN ENTRY AND EXIT WILL PUT YOU IN THE WRONG MOTORISTS will soon only be able to received complaints about the dangerous thematterafterthreemonths. If the signs do not help solve traffic enter and exit the Hartley Street carpark build-upoftrafficaroundthecarpark. Director of Technical Services Greg congestion,councilwillbuildanewmedian fromGregoryTerracebyturningleft. Aldermen agreed that council had to Buxtonsaidthesignswillgoupassoonas stripalongGregoryTerrace. The Alice Springs Town Council has erect‘‘noright-handturn’’signsandreview possible. —ErinJones New Azaria inquest ‘ Therewere allsortsof based on evidence wildtheories circulating aroundAlice ’ Springs K —BOBWATT Y M CameronBoon LEFT:ACentralianAdvocate andSallyBrooks photographofMichaelandLindy C FORMER Centralian Advocate editor Chamberlainin1980 : Bob Watt fears there will be another finished. But the fact that there is new R open finding after the latest coronial evidence is a good reason to revisit the O inquest into the death of Azaria Cham- casebecauseLindy’sinnocencewasnever L berlain. reallyproved. Central Land Council O MrWattsaidyesterdaythefactthere C ‘‘It was a very interesting case and at wasnowafourthinquestintothedeath thetimeIwassittingintheeditor’schair of nine-week-old baby Azaria at Ayers whenthestorybroke.Ithadeverything— 5 Rockin1980wasextraordinary. children, animals and a whiff of filicide : The Office of the Northern Territory E Coroner announced on Sunday it will (thekillingofone’sownchild). G reopen the inquest on February 24 into ‘‘There were all sorts of wild theories A the baby’s death after Azaria’s parents circulating around Alice Springs when P Michael Chamberlain and Lindy the case was going, the most popular Chamberlain-Creightonputnewinform- being that it was a camp dog or some The Central Land Council wishes to advise that 1 ationtoCoronerElizabethMorris. cross-breeddog. our offices will be closed as follows: 1 The information relates to dingo at- ‘‘Opinions were very divided. People 0 tacksoninfantsandyoungchildren. eithersaidshediditandshewasguiltyor Alice Springs Office -2 NTCriminalLawyersAssociationpre- theybelievedshewasinnocent. 12 Noon Friday 23rd December 2011 & C s‘‘iSdternicttlRyusspseeallkGinogl,diftl’asmnostaindeyceesstsearrdyayto: to‘w‘Aasrdtismtehiwneknintgonsh,seowmaespgeuoipltlyedainddletahne Re-open Tuesday the 3rd January 2012 DE holdafurtherinquest. following inquests only raised doubts in Tennant Creek Office 0- ‘‘The Court of Criminal Appeal unan- bothcamps. 2 Friday 23rd December 2011 & iCmhoaumslbyeralaciqnuoitfteadllcMhaicrhgaese.l and Lindy he‘‘lIdt winasDaargwoiond, ibdeecaatuhsaetytohue cwaosueldwna’st Re-open Monday 9th January 2012 TE: ‘‘Thecoronermusthaveformedaview havebeenabletofindanunbiasedjuryin The CLC wishes everyone a safe and happy A tphoasittitvheisfinndeiwnge.’v’idence could lead to a Atathirdinquestin1995CoronerJohn AliceSprings.’’ Christmas and New Year. D MrWattsaidtechnologywouldplaya In February 1981 an inquest found it Lowndesreturnedanopenfinding,sothe bigpartinthenewinquest. waslikelyadingotookAzaria. cause of Azaria’s death is formally un- V Butin1982followingasecondinquest known. ‘‘During one of the previous inquests, D Lindy was tried and found guilty of Submissions on previous evidence will bloodwassaidtohavebeenfoundonthe A Azaria’smurderandjailed.Michaelwas be made to Coroner Morris, but no seatofthecar.Butitturnedoutnottobe C chargedwithaccessoryafterthefact. witnesseswillbecalled. blood—soyouhavetowonderwhatsort ARoyalCommissionin1987clearedthe MrWattsaid:‘‘Ithoughtitwasallover ofequipmenttheywereusingatthetime. B: pair. and done with when the third inquest nWicking:Page6 www.clc.org.au U AG57221 P 2 1 2/ 0 5 2 4 4 5 Centralian Advocate, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 — OOPPIINNIIOONN 5 minutes with David Perry Owner, Perry’s Power DavePerry,owneranddirec- torofPerry’sPower Wherewereyouborn? TennantCreek. How long have you lived in CentralAustralia? 40years. Whatarethebestandworst thingsaboutCentralAustra- lia? Bestthingisthepeople,worstishotdaysover 40degrees. Whatisyourmostmarkedcharacteristic? Persistence. Whatdoyoumostvalueinyourfriends? Loyalty and honesty. You don’t want to be friendswiththeopposite. Whatisyourideaofperfecthappiness? Innerpeace.Peacewithin. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Despair. Inyourwildestfantasy,whatwouldyouliketo doforajob? They worked hard to Idon’tthinkthegrassisgreenerontheother side.Ifyouenjoywhatyoudoyoudon’tworka dayinyourlife. If you could live anywhere, where would you liketolive? P Onafarm,self-sufficient. U Whoisyourfavouritehero/heroineoffiction? serve us well in 2011 B Hancock,themoviewithWillSmith. : What’syourfavouritetypeofmusic? C Third Day, they’re a rock Christian band. I A enjoy it because it’s not heavy music but still D whatIlike. V What natural gift would you most like to possess? D Mywifereckonsarrivingontime. There were promising signs for 2012 in seewhothenewpreferentialsystemwith A Whatisyourmotto? the papers presented at the town coun- asingletransferablevoteelevates. T Sowing and reaping. You sow what you reap. cil’slastpublicmeetingin2011. Among the major issues still to be E: AWnhdatthiseognraestshiisnngotthgartesecnaerreosnyothu?eotherside. IfDCAplanningapprovalisgivenand Letters resolved are what to do with the old 2 Mywife.Andhell. thensignedbytherelevantNTMinister, Melankasite,gainingapprovalfromthe 0-D WSithtaint’gsyboaucrk,faevaotuinrigtecthypeeesoeffaonodd?biscuits — wsheopcsoucoldmspeleexagotihnrgeue-pstinorBeyatohffSictreeeatn,da to the Editor tdroandeitiinonthaelTowodnderRsivfeorrssoowmeedwono’rtkgettoobuer E nibbles. five-storeyofficebuildingwithtwolevels feet wet in a relatively minor flood and C Whatdoyoudotorelax? of underground parking in Parsons PO BOX 2254, 2 GAP ROAD, ALICE SPRINGS continuing the work of bringing the old -2011PA WpWSWTrhhaehhae’yaawviBttens’’sshigbga.yyloneootuukarranRffdesaapdvvTaeoohm.uuerrApSiitttnhieeodanmbcmo.koovobkity?eo?rWbiiklleiamridYinogunagn.d SibGIbnleetpuriitannmehreggepstaacK,dolnliVneoelgvwwvaaeelelrlhrdeoitofypeofmmdnsaeunettsobnhdcdteroitevJmahsiatiesidninoteoehgnnlRde,otainoawdasltretdhuiasvesotreetrm-.eifWnniandrhaskiiloettlyeetf thIetc’fseuantleuldrqeiutooitrfeiFaAAel@lxXicca: ie8ltic9iSne5pga0rd a9ivnn7og4dcs0a.btoed.ceosmw.aeullfor trtdooooIBwwoefsuknn.nnt’iotcncawootmcuhicntpea’csssmiilso,uaonnimnaadnletelhytdriemdytewehwssheeoarervotakenshyegitao?trmvodeubtronnagmisceietrphvnaeetl There will also be council elections in uswell,andI’dliketotakethischanceto GE: WRWehhaaodtispseouonppeelrep’pesrohswoeenarr,tawsl.iovueldorlihkiesttooripcoasl,syeossu?’dlike eDlorInipvmea,deandittn,ioaenwStelhoneoirokersTisVotdihldleaghMeoasolpnl,itaAanllbreraedecerhovt-- Mdifafrecrhentwlyiththatnheinvtohteespatsot. be counted wanisdhththeeemmapylooyreaesndalalltdheermbeesnt,inth2e01s2ta.ff Hal Duell 6 tomeet? plane boneyard and an expanded Theoldexhaustivepreferentialsystem PopeJohnPaul. LassetersCasinotolookforwardto. isfinallygoinganditwillbeinterestingto Alice Springs C What historical figures do you most despise/ O admire? L IdespisetheactionsofHitler.JesusChristis Secure Poor Should she discipline the Southern Hemi- Leave O whoIadmire.AndthecricketerMattyHayden. thebabybetteraswell? sphere. R : I’m really upset with There is a very large care irate thejudgementandlack boneyard at a place in attitude C Tubes 0421 261 177 ofunderstanding. south west South M TEXT clarity mum onJoehnbor’seacsomtfmeeendtinigs AUfpriincgat,onne.arthetownof at home Y Ibetthebicycleshops mumslovetohear. Ithassimilardrycon- K ttbhooixnbekadniptltwohnaekscgaarsretdahbteoirdaeeridas your thoughts We wish to clarify the MWymhayt,posoerlfi-rraitgehmteuomus. tcoaIwssinotnhpaealrreeonratnssyiotwfuhathetrieoenoiacn-l dtuitrieontso aAnldiceteSmpprienrgas- Sbaebriyoubselfyo?reByreoausgtfoeoeduta? balrlokoevnergtloawssnn, obtutonallyl Working mSparkine-gusp Soefcuthree AClaicree people we have res- unrulychildrencango? athnedismnaogtnitfoicoefnatrfFroismh If you have the right along the bike path Facility, mentioned in pondingtoher. Ormaybewithschool RiverCanyon. to sit and enjoy your and I have to change the story Jail for life LT,ifyou’resoclever, holidays upon us, My husband and I meal in the public eye my punctured tubes Great to see prison (9/12/2011). work it out. There is should parents stay saw all the planes withyourpartner/fam- often. crew cleaning up rub- only one place it could homewiththeirkidson ily/friends — who are But my boss isn’t bish left by itinerant Thereportspokeof18 be. the off chance their parkedtherealittleoff you to deny a mother happy as I’m always campersintheriver. beds.However,thecor- Parentoftheyearfor child doesn’t listen to the beaten track, and and child the right to running late due to Local rect figure is 16, with you. I can only hope them? wondered why there enjoy their meal to- puncturedtubes. Alice Springs eighteachintheadults’ that your bubble Name supplied were so many planes getherinpublic? Unhappy cyclist andchildren’swings. doesn’tbursttooloudly Alice Springs souutrbvaicvkintgowan, samboaultl A little anatomy and Alice Springs Birdo These wings will be when you find out you thesamesizeasAlice. physiology update self-contained and op- may not know every- Johno; breasts are not Judging erate independently of thing about your per- Not the All the money being there purely for orna- Iwouldliketothank eachother. fectchildren. spentinAliceisalways mental value; they are Chris Watson for his Therewillbenointer- Bluey, do you know only welcomeforthetown. there for the nutrition Seems to me every- fabulousbirdocolumn action between the anythingaboutherpar- Name supplied and comfort of ma- one in this town is to everyweek.Hisphotos adultsandthechildren enting? Alice Springs ternaloffspring. quicktojudge! areoutstandingandit residing in the facility, Heaven forbid if par- boneyard Perhapsforthecom- Maybe people really contributes to whichisexpectedtobe ents stayed home in fort of others you may should take a look at theAliceSpringscom- completed in the first fear of their children consider leaving your themselves before munitytohavealocal halfofnextyear. misbehaving. unrealistic,rudeandig- theygothrowingtheir sharing knowledge As for Johno, as a Regarding the article norant attitude at ospuipneiornioarndthobovuioguhstlys alibveouint.the ecology we ChaJiirlpleDrasvoins fdartehne,rmoyfwbrifeeacsotfuelddcfeheild- ‘mBiodn-yeeyaarr’dinyroeuardpyapbeyr home! around. Secure Care athomeandtherewas onFriday09/12/11. Jessica Stewart Detail supplied Rosie Sidebottom nothing stopping our I would like to point Alice Springs Facility Steering Alice Springs Alice Springs baby wanting another out that it will not be Committee feedhalfanhourlater. the first boneyard in ALICE 4 Thenumberofweeksit 12,642 Theapproximatedistance, 1862 TheyearWycliffeWell(UFO oncetookAfghan inkilometres(7857miles) capitalofAustralia),380km cameleerstotravelthe thatSantaClauswillhave northofAliceSprings,was BY NUMBERS 520kmfromOodnadattato totravelfromtheNorth establishedasamainwatering AliceSpringsdeliveringmail PoletoAliceSprings holeonthestockroute 6 — Centralian Advocate, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 P H O T O E S S A Y Reindeer are at home in the arctic and sub-arctic regions, including Norway, Finland, Siberia, Greenland, Alaska and Canada,soit’sonlynaturalthat they would be associated with the Anglo-American version of Santa Claus who lives at the North Pole. Santa’s sleigh is traditionally pulled by eight reindeer — Dasher,Dancer,Prancer,Vixen, Commet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. But it’s more than eight rein- deer that are visiting Alice Springs this Christmas. LocalretailerMitre10haslined up60ofthemonthetopoftheir store, setting the pace for this year’s Christmas decorations. It’s a first for Alice and it took the better part of a day to lift each individual reindeer by crane. Hooking them up was Bradley Coulthard from Outback Crane Hire. Handy Mitre 10 helpers Jason BarkerandPaulBryerswaiton therooffortheflyingbeaststo arrive so they can arrange the 60 wire animals in a row. Mitre10generalmanagerAllan K Bruce says this is Big O’s Y Christmas present to the com- M munity of Alice. ‘‘They are actually made over- C seasandweorderedthemfrom our suppliers in Melbourne. R: ‘‘Thisbuildingis60metreslong O L andhasaheightofeightmetres O soeverymetrewillbecovered. C ‘‘Next year we want to put 30 reindeer and 30 Christmas 7 trees along the roof.’’ : E And the pictures prove that G Words: MLULEKI MOYO Pictures: PENELOPE BERGEN A reindeerreallydoknowhowto P fly. 1 1 0 Have an affair 2 beenmooted. freeadvertisementforCentral neverbeentoCentralAustralia. C- Ihavejustreturnedfromanine- Australia. Aquestion,therefore,Iwould E with Alice dayrecreationalcyclingevent. Itiswithmuchthankstolocal liketoraiseis:Arewedoing D ItwastheannualGreat organisationssuchasCentrecorp enoughinthosebigsouthern - VictorianBikeRide,withthis Foundation,AliceSpringsCycling statestolurevisitorstothe 20 year’seventbeingcloseto600km Clubandaninterstategroupthat Centre? : Recentlocaldebatehaslargely inlength. madethefinancingoftheboys’ E centredupontheslowingof Therewerearound3500 tripthisyearpossible.Aswell, InposingthatquestionIfully T businessinCentralAustralia;we participantsbutthiswasadropin localFederalMPWarren acknowledgethewoesrelatingto A areofcoursenotRobinsonCrusoe numberscomparedtorecent CyclistsStanleyDriffen,Tjilpi Snowdondonatedthedistinctive airtravelthatwearenow D inthisregard,asgloballythe years. Buckley,BarneyConway,Tyrus cyclingtopswewore. experiencinginCentralAustralia. economicroadhasbeenarough InmycarewerefourAboriginal ConwayandRichardDoolan Abeautifullypaintedcycle FrommyreckoningIbelieve V journeyforafewyearsnow. youths.Threeofthemhad helmetindotstyleby thereisahugeuntapped D Tourismisjustoneofthe Arrernteastheirfirstlanguage whohavedonetheride. KwementyayeDoolan,anauntof Australian-basedmarketfor A elementsoftheeconomythatis whiletheotherboyhasLuritjaas Theirpresencecreatesalotof twooftheboysfromAmoonguna, tourismtoourregion.Withthisin C markingtimehereintheCentre. firstlanguage. interestinCentralAustraliaand wasraffledontherideandraised mindasloganthatIwouldliketo Needlesstosayitisavitalpartof Theywerethecentreofmuch theyalwaysdotheirculture,and valuablefundstoo. offerasamarketingployisHave B: theCentralAustralianeconomy. attentionfromverymanyofthe CentralAustraliaingeneral, Inonesenseitissurprising,and anaffairwithAlice! U Varioussuggestionstohelp othercyclists,afactthathasalso proud. atthesametimedisturbing,how P GrahamTjilpiBuckley stimulateinterestinpeople beenthecasewithother Itisnotexaggeratingtosaythat theoverwhelmingmajorityof visitingCentralAustraliahave Aboriginalladsinpreviousyears theirpresenceisatremendous peopleIspoketoontheridehave AliceSprings Imagine Christmas shopping whenever it suits you! Alice Springs open until 10pm everyday this week and 8pm Christmas Eve. Closed Christmas Day. For more store trading hours information or to view our Christmas catalogue visit www.kmart.com.au KP120668-CA 7 Centralian Advocate, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 — NEWS Man of the ‘Dream’ grants offered world who SallyBrooks THECentralAustral- ian Education Found- ation has $12,500 dol- lars to distribute to loved Alice school leavers to help them achieve their dreams. CAEF is calling for grant applications fromsecondaryschool leavers seeking finan- cial support for further education, training or other vo- George Brown cations. CAEF secretary Franca Frederiksen saidthenon-profitor- 17/12/1927 — 16/12/2011 ganisation, launched in July, hoped to give everybitofthemoney away. GEORGE Brown was Her Majesty the Queen on one overseas. Edinburgh playing the bagpipes on Ella Carmichael, 22, born in Glasgow 83 occasionduringhisserviceatthetwo George was a member of tourism theRoyalMileandraisingfundsfor finishedschoolin2008, years ago, moved to locations. boardsinthetown. AustralianOvarianCancerresearch. and is going to P Edinburgh at an early George’s broad Scottish accent Followingthis,theystartedanew Heraised$5000fromJulytoNovem- BendigoinVictoriato U ageandwaseducatedat overthetwo-wayradioattheFlying business,CodanCommunications,to ber. B HolyCrossAcademy. Doctor Base gave many outback provideradioandinstallationequip- He also donated money to the :CA aMnHedrechwoaennnlyttNaoatftvfeyntwdoehdjeonpinrhimethwaeraysB1sr3ci.htiosohl psdeeenotaspiellewofamshuwuchimdeoaluymrrueassnepmdecetanetdtte.natniodnhtios mthTeenhrteeigfrioordna.buegthtetrercoCmatmriuonniacabteiocnamine vaeretenraontseloigfitbhleefMorerachwaanrtpNeanvsyiownhino D He travelled the world as a radio George and Nan had two daugh- involved in the business, which was Britain. V officerand,attheageof17,hewasa ters,FionaandCatriona.Thelatter laterknownasXLCom. He was loved and admired by all radio officer on landing crafts at passedawaytwoyearsago—avictim GeorgedecidedtotravelwithNan, the visitors to Edinburgh, this re- D Normandy, France, during World ofovariancancer. soCatrionaandherdaughterAlysia markable old gentleman playing A WarII. During his early years in Alice operatedthenewbusinessformany favouriteScottishtunesonthepipes T He met Nan Brown when travel- Springs George was an active com- yearsuntilshebecameill. at the Royal Mile in the heart of E ling as a radio officer on a ship to munitymember.Hewasalifemem- George then decided to sell the Edinburgh. : SouthAfrica.Theyfellinlove,mar- ber and president on several occas- business and support his daughter TwentyfourdaysagoheleftEdin- 2 ried in Melbourne, then went to ionsoftheAliceSpringsRotaryClub undergoingintensivechemotherapy burghtospendsomeninedayswith 0- Scotland where they both joined a (laterknownasStuartRotaryClub). inAdelaideforseveralyears. hisonlysister,May,andherfamilyin D scientificexpeditiontotheAntarctic. HewasamemberoftheAboriginal CatrionarelocatedtoStrathalbyn, Liverpool before he took a flight Ella Carmichael E The expedition was led by Sir AdvancementLeaguealongwiththe nearercancertreatment,andbought home C VivianFuchs. lateMiltonandArthurLiddle,ashe afarmbecauseofherloveofanimals. study outdoor educat- -2 George and Nan lived at South believed in the empowerment of Georgestayedwithher,aswellas unOwnelltahnedwwahyenhhoemaerrihveedbinecAadmee- ion. 011 GachneFidolrd-roagmF-ihaioatnhlifnaeywAtehanaestrascArocwnntcithceaeirtrvcheetedicyt.htferoiarrvetflwilreosdt- AmBbaGenomerdoib.greigrneaowlfpaetshoapelfeAouilnincetdhinSegptroaiwnnndgs.acPtiipvee iafnlnaNdtD.aiannrdwEiidenidnw1b6uitryhgehahriwsshaoegtroheeahrneddoaGwunegoherdtgeaer lHsauoirdsgepeirthyae.lwwhaesretahkeenuntdoerSwtenAtnmdraejwosr ‘c‘BoMuercssaeCuIas’ermmofdictohhinaegetlytsphaeeidroe:f P onawhalingshipviaSouthAmerica Healsoestablished8HAwithother decided to continue spending his Thoughhefoughtvaliantlyforhis isalotofgearIneedto A and Japan to come to a new job in peopleinthetownandwasaboard time between Edinburgh, Liverpool, life he passed away at 10.08am on buy. G AliceSprings. memberformanyyears. where his sister lived, and Alice Friday, December 16 — one day ‘‘Thatwillcost$1000 E: Georgewasappointedthedirector Whenhisdaughterstookuphorse Springs. beforehisbirthday. to $2000 and that’s on 8 of the Royal Flying Doctor Service riding, he became involved in the While in Edinburgh George Georgeleavesbehindhisdaughter topofunifees.’’ (RFDS) in Alice Springs. He served AliceSpringsPonyClubandwasan started to raise funds for Fiona McLoughlin, granddaughter Ms Carmichael COL ttinhivgeepthweeooap-ltwlehaoysfuctophmpeomorututntboiaccamktiawonniyt,hppreeofovfpeidcle-- aSchHtoiveweaSlmwoecamiyestbyep.rlaoyfedthheisAbliacgepSippersinfgosr wdihaegnnosheifdsigwhdiatthiungtghhteeordvisaCeraaiasterni.oncaanwcears AJMlacyLmsioaueWgsh,alignRenaoknhndeahcnhist,graheinastdggrraaMnnddislsooennss pAllaicnes tSoprcionmgse boanckhetor O living on cattle stations and com- the Bangtail Muster, Alice Springs Hecommittedtherestofhislifeto CooperGeorgeWagenknecht,whom university holidays to R munities from 1957 until the early ShowandAnzacParades. fighting the dreadful disease, by healladored. work with St Philip’s : 70s. After leaving the RFDS George playing his 55-year-old bagpipes in In the past year George wrote a College outdoor educ- He travelled widely to help fix and Nan began the first travel equally-aged Highland regalia with ationprogram. story about his life he hoped to C equipment in an old ute on very agency in Alice Springs with Lorri hiswarmedals,handingoutleaflets roughtracks,sometimesgettinglost Sitzler.ItwaslocatedinMrsGolder’s between tunes and talking to publish. The CAEF grants M and having only the stars to guide oldhouseinToddStreet. passers-byfromallpartsoftheworld He knew many many people in range from $500 to himbacktomainroads. They were successful business aboutthesymptomsofovariancan- AliceSpringsandhishumour,sense $3000. Applications Y He acted as host to His Royal people, helping Alice Springs resi- cer. of fairness and story-telling will be closeJanuary31.Visit Highness Prince Philip twice and dentstoholidaybothinterstateand He spent the past three years in sadlymissed. www.cef.org.au K Arty kids Bag snatcher runs out of luck win iPads AMANwhoracedoffaftersnatch- victimandkeptrunning.Butnotfor ing a woman’s purse in Todd Mall long. was caught and arrested by one of General News/Advertising Deadlines FOUR Alice Springs the fastest runners in the Alice Detective Acting-Superintendent primary school pupils Springspoliceforce. Travis Wurst said: ‘‘This is an were presented with exampleoftheOperationThresher Christmas & New Years’ Editions iPads by Central Aust- seTenheby2t7h-yeeoafrf-icoeldr,wmhaolewathsiienfplwaains team being out in the community ralia Minister Karl clothes,snatchingthepurseonFri- andactivelydeterringcrime. Hampton, after their daymorning. ‘‘Theofficerisoneofthestation’s No Edition for Tuesday artworks featured in Police said the thief ran past his fastestrunners.’’ the 2012 Emergency 27th December 2011 Preparation Response Calendar. Edition Date: Friday 30th Dec, 2011 The calendar fea- tures 13 artworks by Real Estate & Alice Live Booking & Copy Deadline: Territory students and Noon Friday 23rd Dec, 2011 reinforces messages of potential hazards and 2 naturaldisasters. General News Booking & Copy Deadline: 1 2/ The Alice Springs 0 10am Wednesday 28th Dec, 2011 25 students, whose 41 artworks were chosen Edition Date: Tuesday 3rd Jan, 2012 from700entries,are: lGeorgia Auricht, Booking & Copy Deadline: year 3, Alice Springs Noon ThursPdleaya s2e9 tNh oDteec:, 2011 SMGcilchllCeoMnoorlPomorefiicmstkhha,eraAyyeiSra.crho5o/l6. 342502/12 lCasey Snelling, Our Offi ce will be closed on year 2, Alice Springs Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th Dec 2011 SchooloftheAir. lCameron Smith, and also on Monday 2nd Jan, 2012 year 4, Alice Springs SchooloftheAir. 8 — Centralian Advocate, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 C e n tr a lia n A d v o c a te , T u e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 2 0 , 2 0 1 1 — 9 262502/12 PUB: CADV DATE: 20-DEC-2011 PAGE: 9 COLOR: C M YK NEWS Call for ‘wrong Mineral boom ‘fantastic’ MINERALexplorationintheTerrit- upto$220millionforthe2011calen- ory is at an all-time high, with the daryear. latest quarterly figures showing ex- ‘‘This is fantastic news and penditure of over $71.6 million this brilliant results for the Northern year. Territory. It shows that the mining jailings’ to halt ResourcesMinisterKonVatskalis industry has confidence to invest said the September statistic ex- despitechallenginginternationalec- ceededthe$55.8millionspentinthe onomicconditions.’’ September2010quarter. The statistics also suggest the Hesaid:‘‘The12-monthexplorat- increase can be put down to record ionexpenditureisnow$211.1million, increasesingoldandcopperexplor- andisexpectedtoprojectafigureof ation. ‘ SallyBrooks When questioned as to who Taking Orders Now NooneelseinAustralia would be accommodated in the ‘‘JAILS should not be used as apartfromasylum facility, Ms Warbuton said ad- backdooraccommodationfacili- For Christmas... tiesforpeoplewithdisabilities.’’ seekersisdetained missionwouldbeassessedbythe HealthDepartment. Those are the words of Dis- abilityDiscriminationCommiss- withoutknowinghow She said: ‘‘The eligibility cri- MILNER MEAT ionerGraemeInnes. teria for secure care does not longtheyaregoingtobe Mr Innes spoke out after the ’ automatically include nor pre- Centralian Advocate revealed detained cludeapersonwhohascommit- mentally impaired offenders, ted an offence from being as- foundunfittostandtrialandnot sessed to determine their & SEAFOOD guiltybecauseoftheirdisabilit- more intense therapeutic serv- eligibility for admission to a ies, are held indefinitely in NT iceschangeovertime,thetypeof securecarefacility. maximumsecurityprisons. servicesrequiredtomeetevolv- MrInnessaid:‘‘Nooneelsein ingneedswillbeassessed.’’ ‘‘All personsreferred mustbe Australia apart from asylum But Mr Innes said ‘‘Clearly if assessed by the Department of seekers is detained without peoplewhoarenotguiltyareina Health to determine whether knowinghowlongtheyaregoing jailthenfacilitiesdon’tmeetthe theymeettheeligibilitycriteria. P • Ducks • Quails • Smoked Chicken tobedetained.Thisisasituation current needs. It’s a breach of ‘‘Assessment of suitability for U • Turkey/Turkey Rolls - fresh & free range • Lamb Hams whichisunacceptableandneeds their human rights and it’s admission will take into consid- B: • All Australian PORK Leg Ham • Pork legs toBcuhtaninget.’h’e Territory there is stoomaedthdrinesgs.thIatt’sAuanstraislisauenetehdes ererasitdioenina paergsroonu’ps shuoitmabeilliitvyintgo C • Pickled Leg Pork nowhere else to accommodate HumanRightsCommissionwill A (make your own ham with our saw dust, ask any team member) mentallyimpairedoffenders. beworkingonin2012.’’ arrangement, for example, if D A new secure care facility is Australian Greens spokeswo- there is an ability to safely co- V • Scallops • Bug tails • Cray Fish • Smokey Bay Oysters under construction and due to man on Disabilities Senator habitatewithotherresidents. • SA King Prawns Direct Off the Trawler becompletedbymid-2012. Rachel Siewert said: ‘‘Prisons ‘‘Secure care facilities provide Butlawyersareconcernedthe arenottheappropriateplacefor intense therapeutic services for DAT • W• Fhroeles hB Fairsrah •3 W Tihmoeles San Wapepeekrs 282502/12 nubeseeiwndg1th6o-ebldehdoinufsapecriilspioteyno.pwleillanlroetadbye pme‘eo‘Tnpthlseeocrwamipthaecnitctayolgodnfiistaisvbeeciluitriimeespc.aairre- amesemtathlleceolhigoibrtilitoyfccrliiteenrtias. who E ‘‘Not all persons referred to :2 • Xmas Pudding from the Pudding Lane cuNreTDceapraertmpreonjtecotfHmeaalnthagSeer- finacitlhiteiespnrieseodnstsoysmteamtchadnedmiatnids secure care will be assessed as 0 LeonieWarburtonsaidfacilities essentialthatthesefacilitiesare eligibleforadmissionwhichwill -D metthecurrentneedforsecure staffed and resourced so as to require alternate services re- E Cnr Milner Rd & Gason St accommodation. provide the necessary levels of sponsestobeconsideredforthis C Shesaid:‘‘Shoulddemandfor treatmentandrehabilitation.’’ clientele.’’ 8952 1171 Mon-Fri: 6.30am-5:30pm - 2 Sat: 6am-12noon 0 1 COME AND SEE ME 1 P A G E : 1 Tim Simon Peter Tan Allan 0 Dealer Principal General Manager Sales Executive Sales Executive Sales Executive C O L New Hyundai i20 New Hyundai New Hyundai i30 New Hyundai i30 O R active 5 door accent active limited edition 2.0Lt SX wagon : C 1 Only 2 Only 2 Only 1 Only M Y K Now $16,490 driveaway Now $17,990 driveaway Now $24,990 driveaway Now $23,990 driveaway Bonus 2 year extended Bonus 2 year extended warranty, Bonus automatic transmission Bonus 2 year extended warranty warranty & 5 door Sedan or hatch & alloy wheels & full tank of fuel 2 1 2/ 0 5 2 9 1 New Hyundai i45 New Hyundai i4o New Hyundai New Hyundai Demo Hyundai premium active wagon iload van ix35 active santa fe turbo diesel 1 Only Just arrived 1 Only 1 Only 1 Only Reduced to $45,990 Now $39,990 driveaway Now $37,990 driveaway Now $31,990 driveaway Now $28,990 driveaway driveaway Bonus automatic transmission Bonus 2 year extended warranty Bonus cargo barrier & Bonus 2 year extended warranty Bonus 3rd row seating & & leather trim & $2000. Min trade in side window & $2000 min. Trade in automatic transmission Note: $2000 min. Trade in must be driveable & NT registered for a min of 45 days. (08) 8952 2333 North Stuart Highway 7 9 3 D V M www.centralianmotors.com.au L 10 — Centralian Advocate, Tuesday, December 20, 2011