2 — Centralian Advocate, Tuesday, August 30, 2011 PUB: CADV DATE: 30-AUG-2011 PAGE: 2 COLOR: C M Y K 340902/12 DRAW: 3141 SUPER 66: 5, 6, 5, 3, 0, 4 8, 16, 4, 32, 33, 34 Supps: 29, 26 LOTTO OPINION TV GUIDE COMICS — — — SOCIAL CENTRE SERVICES CLASSIES — 23 — 24 — 26 INDEX SPORT — 29 6 14 17 SUNDAY 87 87 87 87 Bath St COLES COMPLEX WOOLWORTHS Target Kmart Subway Todd St Gregory Tce Gregory Tce Hong St Bloomfield St Willshire St George Cres Bath St Skinner St Stuart Tce Royal Flying Doctor Service Telegraph Stuart Hwy Olive Pink Flora Reserve Gardens Desert Rose Inn Aurora Alice Springs Alice’s Secret Travellers Inn Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame Anzac Hill Lookout Anzac Smith St Anzac Park Leichhardt Tce Leichhardt Tce Todd Mall Stott Tce Tce Sturt Tce Chewings St Wills Tce Wills Tce Undoolya Road Undoolya Sadadeen Road Cemete Todd River Todd River Todd River yder St Mueller St Lindsay Ave Sturt Tce Alice Lodg Backpackers Hawkins Ct Park Ashwin St Kidman St Colson St Stokes St McDonald St ker St Whittaker St Road Railway Station Best Western Elkira Court Bojangles Yarabah Ct Alice Springs Hospital Larapinta Dr Parsons St Parsons St Railway Tce Hartley St Post Office Police Alice Springs Reptile Centre Todd Mall Todd Tavern Monte’s Gap Road Bloom y All Seasons Annie’s Place Traeger Park Bagot St South Tce Gap Road Milner Rd Price St Kidman St Elder St Ross Park Olive Pink Botanic Garden Hill Road KFC Hungry Jacks Barrett Drive Hartley St GD McGees Cinema Araluen Art Centre Stuart Caravan Park Toddy’s Backpackers Heavitree Gap Lodge Wintersun Caravan Park Town Council & Library Car Wash Memo Club 24 Hour Store Centrelink RSL Club Club Eastside Gillen Club Caltex Shell Shell MCDONALD’S The Residency Haven Resort Airport 15km legraph Station Gap View Hotel Subway Red Rooster To West McDonnell Ranges Rock Bar Old jail Uncle’s Tavern Town & Country Tavern Tennant Creek Darwin Uluru Adelaide Car Wash YHA Rocky’s Pizza Westpac ANZ NAB CBA Courts Yeperenye Shopping Centre Alice Plaza Bank SA Chemist Chemist Chemist Budget car hire Central Car Rentals Thrifty Northside shops Lasseters Casino & Convention Centre Golf Course Crown Plaza Alice in th Territory Hotel Bath St Hartley St Bendigo Bank Australian Central Stott Tce Pioneer Park Racecourse Jaycar Alice Springs Desert Park ALICE TODAY min 7° max 29° Sunny Sm Sm o Ro Ro ad ad SEND US YOUR UPCOMING EVENTS, NEWS & PICTURES Got something newsworthy? Send it to us at: [email protected] (All inclusions at Editor's discretion) WEDNESDAY min 7° max 29° Sunny min 7° max 29° Sunny ULURU: Today min 8 max 30 Wed min 9 max 40 Thu min 10 max 30. TENNANT CREEK: Today min 15 max 30 Wed min 15 max 29 Thu min 14 max 31 AROUND ALICE For locals and visitors WHO TO CALL Police, Fire, Ambulance in emergencies dial: 000 Alice Springs Police: 131 444 Ambulance: 8959 6600 Fire & Rescue Service: 8951 6688 Alice Springs Hospital: 8951 7777 Power and Water (emergency number): 1800 245 090 RSPCA: 8953 4430 Alice Springs Town Council: 8950 0500 THURSDAY GD McGees loo Blo Bloo DOGGIE GAMES Alice Springs Kennel & Dog Sports Club Wednesday night at 7pm. All dogs must be able to work off lead and must have completed Monday night classes. For info email alicespringskennelclubinc@ yahoo.com.au or 0424 788 382. Blatherskite Park. t er Rd er Rd d OPERA Oz Opera's La traviata Thursday and Friday 7.30pm. Adults $55, Concession $50, Students $40. Tickets at Araluen Box Office 8951 1122. y y e in th 1 A F 8 A 8 P ( 1 R A T PUBLIC MEETING Community Action Plan A community feedback forum is on at 5.30pm today at the Alice Springs Town Council Andy McNeill Room. For more details www.dcm. nt.gov.au/ascap ve Pink ve Pink Re Re Re se rv r rv e S S S ATTENTION TOURISTS Pop in to the acclaimed Visitor Centre to find out all you need to know about the Red Centre. Call 1800 645 199 LIVE MUSIC The Rock Bar Tuesday Gareth J Dawkins 8pm. Wednesday Duncan Rae 8pm. Thursday Joe Relic 8pm. olso Colso cDonald McDonald St ke ke ke r S r S St t h W Wh W le St KINDERMUSIK Kindermusik family time for kids, 0 - 7, and a parent starts today 10:30 am, Uniting Church Hall, Todd Mall behind Adelaide House. Hawkin ns s C Hawkin ns s Ct Park k a Park Ashwin S Ashwin St LIVE MUSIC Kings Canyon Resort The Roadies Family Fun Band Tuesday-Thursday from 6.30pm. Tc Tc c e MALL HAPPENING Strange things are afoot underneath the sails in Todd Mall, Wednesday 12.30pm. Free event, Alice Desert Festival. Garden n Gard Garden s ad yder St yder St Li Li ind ind dsa dsa Lindsa a y y y A A Av Av v Av v e Alice Lod e lice lice Lo Lod d A g Alice Lodg SOUNDS OF STARLIGHT Tuesday 8pm. The Didgeridoo Outback Show with Andrew Langford. For bookings call 8953 0826. Todd Mall. 87 e Cres e Cres h h nta Dr Dr BASKETBALL Men's and Women's League. Games from 6pm tonight, Traeger Basketball Stadium. Bunnings confirms Alice move Mluleki Moyo BUNNINGS has confirmed it plans to set up shop in Alice Springs. The hardware giant says its $23 million investment will create more than 110 jobs in town. Chief operating officer Peter Davis said in a statement yester- day the company is preparing a development application, to the NT Department of Lands and Planning and Alice Springs Town Council, for a Bunnings Ware- house in Alice. He said: ‘‘Bunnings’ proposed investment in the Alice Springs area will provide great job oppor- tunities for the local community, with more than 110 new positions available in the Bunnings team, representing strong employment and on-the-job training opportun- ities for local residents and school leavers.’’ If approved the proposed ware- house will be located at the corner of Stuart Highway and Power Street, Alice Springs. Mr Davis said the warehouse will have a total store size of more than 12,000 square metres consist- ing of a main warehouse, kids’ playground, nursery and parking for more than 200 cars. He said: ‘‘The project is estim- ated to create an additional 160 jobs during the construction phase and represents a significant direct investment in the local area.’’ Executive officer of Central Australia’s Chamber of Com- merce NT, Kay Eade, said: ‘‘This news will be welcomed by the building industry in Alice Springs. ‘‘There have been no major projects since the completion of the Economic Stimulus Plan which saw most schools benefit with a new building. ‘‘This development, once com- pleted, will also provide ongoing job opportunities for local school leavers and hopefully attract in- terstate workers. ‘‘The threat to Alice Springs will be to the locally owned businesses that have invested heavily in this town. ‘‘Hardware stores, nurseries, plumbing stores and boutique home and garden stores, to name a few, will definitely feel the pres- ence of this franchise. ‘‘They will have to work tirelessly to secure customer loyalties before Bunnings opens its doors.’’ Woman critical A WOMAN is in a critical condition in Alice Springs Hos- pital after being as- saulted on Sunday night. She was dis- covered lying uncon- scious on the Royal Flying Doctors lawn about 10pm by a se- curity guard. Yesterday morn- ing police had estab- lished a crime scene and are investig- ating the incident. They are appeal- ing to anyone with information to phone them on 131 444. Lasseter’s reef becomes a feature film ■ From Page 1 ‘‘I thought I’d love to make a feature film, and the story of Lasseter’s lost reef to me is a most wonderful Australian story. ‘‘So this is going to be mainly dramatic recreation in the film, but (producer) Simon Nasht has got some idea of putting Bob Lasseter (Harold’s son) in it as well. ‘‘What I’m visualising in this major feature film... is this scene in Sydney when Harold Lasseter, Bob’s father, walked into the Australian Workers Union and explained how he had found the reef 20 years before, and he just wanted some help from the union so he could go out and find it. ‘‘And suddenly gold fever hit, and all of the people in the meeting decided to put in the money, and they raised what was over a million dollars in today’s money, in the middle of the depression, to run their own expedition. ‘‘They didn’t want the govern- ment to find the reef, they wanted to have the gold. Gold fever is incredible. Gold fever is always there, it’s never gone away.’’ He said: ‘‘The advantage with Lasseter’s lost reef is that we can keep searching for it. If someone finds it, we won’t be able to look for it any more.’’ Mr Smith arrived in Alice Springs on Friday, as did Bob Lasseter, the film’s ac- complished producer Simon Nasht and the film crew. They spent Saturday filming at lo- cations around Alice Springs, including the Road Transport Hall of Fame where the Land Rover used by Bob Lasseter on search expeditions between 1966 and 1978 is on display. They also filmed at Harold Lasseter’s grave at the Pioneer Cemetery, then left on Sunday to retrace Harold’s journey through Papunya, Ilbilba, Kintore, Mt Leisler and Lasseter’s Cave. Bob Lasseter will be 87 next month. He was six when his father died looking for the gold. He said: ‘‘I’ve been searching for landmarks my father re- corded but I’ve never been able to get a permit to do any pros- pecting. Once I find these land- marks I would be able, with the help of other people, to show where that reef is.’’ Dick Smith once helped Mr Lasseter by hiring a jumbo jet to fly over the region. Mr Smith said: ‘‘We got a Miner’s Right, and everyone who was going to share the reef had to sign a special agreement that they weren’t going to blame me when they became incredibly wealthy and it changed their lifestyle.’’