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INDEPENDENTAugust 14, 2020 ISSN 1832-6129 RRP $2.00 Contact: [email protected]

INSIDE THIS WEEK...

• New CWA committee pg 4• Flights to resume pg 7• Livestock auctioneer pg 9• Race report pg 15

Blackall’s own community newspaper

THE BARCOO

Music to our ears returns Caravans and campers are still

streaming through town filling the Blackall Caravan Park and the Barcoo River Camp and occupancy levels continue to be high across the town.

Two couples from Victoria were staying overnight down by the river before travelling on to Oma Waterhole at Isisford. They plan to stay about a week there enjoying the winter weather and catching yellow belly.

John and Jenny Flannery live at Rutherglen in the wine country of north-east Victoria while Jeanie and Geoff Austin reside in Bendigo.

The couples said that after having dinner at the pub they would have collectively spent in the vicinity of five hundred dollars during their overnight stay. They had fuelled up, bought lunch and topped up food supplies while here.

They crossed the border last Friday night before the new lock out began, spending time in Roma and Mitchell before arriving in Blackall.

The couples have been to Isisford before and the word is that John had his money out ready to buy fresh products on a previous occasion..

Geoff joked,” The staff wouldn’t speak to him or take his money.”

We all enjoyed a laugh agreeing that those buns and loaves are probably still there.

John added,” I intend to check it out and I have got even!” The couples

intend to travel from Isisford to the Thompson River at Muttaburra. John and Jenny have stayed there before but the Austins have not. Jan and John Peerman from Mornington Peninsula, Victoria left home on 2nd June and are guests at the Blackall Caravan Park. They are not in any hurry to move on

and John said, “The kids have advised us to stay away and not to return home anytime soon. “

Jan and John hope to travel to Idalia National Park and perhaps Lara Wetlands as they both enjoy the quiet away from towns.

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John Dean performing at the Blackall Caravan Park.

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From the Editor....

David Hardie Real Estate

has the following properties for sale:

42 Hawthorn Street 3 Bedrooms $225,000 neg2 Gidyea Street 3 Bedrooms $235,000 neg

3 Orchid Street 3 Bedrooms $230,000 neg 22 Violet Street 3 Bedrooms $110,000

Letter to the Editor....In response to Scott Lusby’s Letter: Blackall’s Handbrake

to Regional Tourism Growth! Barcoo Independent July 31, 2020 The Historical Woolscour Association Inc. is independently

audited every year. All audits & reports are then forwarded to the Office of Fair Trading.

The Woolscour Site is listed on both State & National Heritage Register. It is also a National Landmark, awarded by National Heritage Engineers in 2014, one of only 185 in Australia, another example is the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

This asset is not owned by the “Woolscour Association”, it is owned by the community.

The committee follows the Burra Charter, strict Heritage Guidelines & the Woolscour Conservation Plan. We also speak with Heritage, Architects & OH&S on a regular basis.

Approval has been granted for the Shearers Quarters for overnight stays, also a new amenities block to service those rooms.

Mr Lusby presented himself to the Woolscour in October 2019 to offer a hand, “I’m here to help”. He was elected Treasurer on the March 22, 2020, we went into Government enforced lockdown on March 24, 2020. On this day, Sunday the July,12, 2020, by unanimous decision, Mr Lusby was dismissed from his position on the Woolscour committee.

There has been a steady flow of visitors to the scour since reopening for business on July 13, 2020.

The committee would like to take this opportunity to invite and welcome new members, also to thank existing members for your continued support.

JR (Bob) Wilson Association President

The Barcoo Independent has heard some robust discussion lately regarding Blackall

Tambo Regional Council Local Law No.2 (Animal Management).

In Schedule 1 (Prohibition on keeping animals) the requirements are explained with regard to the animal, the number allowed and the allotment area required to keep the animals.

An example would be – any one of these ( horse, cattle, llama, alpaca) cannot be kept in a designated town area on an allotment with an area less than 5000 square metres.

This ongoing discussion has generated many concerns and questions.

Why are residents not fully informed of the local laws when registering an animal?

What measures are in place to make sure that residents comply with BTRC Local Law No 2?

Is BTRC Local Law No 2 applied to all residents without discrimination or is it the old “we will act when someone complains”?

Your local paper would appreciate its readers’ participation in this discussion through letters to the editor. Contact details are on this page. The limit is 250 words so state your views succinctly.

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August 15, 2020 will mark the 75thanniversary of the end of the

Second World War. To acknowledge this significant

anniversary, as well as of all those who served during this war, the Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MP, and the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, the Hon Darren Chester MP have launched the #OneInAMillion campaign on social media.

#OneInAMillion aims to raise awareness in the community about the over one million Australians who served during the Second World War through social media to create a virtual Wall of Respect

Individuals and families should post a photo on their social media of them holding a photograph of a family member who served in the Second World War, and use the hashtag #OneInAMillion.

The Department of Veterans Affairs as part of remembering has produced videos and a social media series about Australians who lived through the Second World War; from those who served, to the many who contributed on the home front. The videos and social media series can be viewed at www.dva.gov.au/oneinamillion.

Pay tribute and be part of the Virtual Wall of Respect


The 2020 Bloomin' In the Bush

Garden Competition #bloomin’inthebush

Entry forms must be received by 4pm, Friday 4th September

BLACKALL- Judging 7th Sept. TAMBO- Judging 8th Sept. • Best Regional Garden • Encouragement Award • Best Town Garden • Best Rural Garden • Best Edible &

Sustainable Garden • Best Footpath/Front

Yard

• Best Seniors’ Garden • Best Landscaped • Best Non-Residential

Garden • *Best Lawn Award • *Covid Creation Award

Entry forms are available at the Council Admin Offices. For more information

please call, 4621 6600.

Blackall QCWA welcomes new committee with enthusiasm

A new committee of the Blackall QCWA was elected at a meeting in

Banks Park on Tuesday 4th August. Outgoing President, Fiona Ludgate has stayed on the committee as vice-president to work alongside, Jaimee-lee Prow (secretary), Megan Prow (treasurer), Alison McNall (hall convenor) and Holly MacDonald (publicity officer) with Avril Fazel taking on the role of president.

The new committee is keen to continue to work within the community to enhance the lives of all, reflecting the QCWA motto that asks of its members to provide service to the country by country women. It is a mix of experienced members and new members bringing along new ideas.

“Our committee is just newly formed, but we are ready to serve. We thank the outgoing committee for their service and our members. As a branch we have been able to work with Red Ridge and other organisations to facilitate play

groups and dance classes, said Avril Fazel.

“We have also assisted with Anzac Day and other community events and we look forward to continuing this service and community engagement.

“We are starting off with something quite traditional, selling scones at the Blackall Community Fair on August

29th. So if you missed your scones this year with the cancellation of the Ekka, come along and buy our local version.”

The Blackall QCWA Branch is open to all in the community and readily accepts volunteers to work alongside them and is always happy for new members too.

The Blackall CWA Hall.


The Blackall RSL Sub Branch in conjunction with the Blackall State School will hold a ceremony to commemorate the service of those veterans who

served in South Vietnam.

Date: 18th August 2020 Location: Memorial Park Time: 11:00 am

Community members and visitors are invited to the ceremony on Tuesday morning, to acknowledge the contribution of Vietnam Veterans, especially those

from our community and to reflect on the service of Australian Defence Force personnel currently deployed on operations.

75th Anniversary of the Victory in the Pacific

The ceremony with also commemorate those who served during World War Two

Contact Terry Brennan T 4651 0939 or M 0419 179 974 or E [email protected]

Vietnam Veterans Day Commemorative Ceremony

Tuesday 18th August 2020

The DISH is heritage listed

The iconic Parkes radio telescope, otherwise known as The Dish, has been officially recognised for its contribution to

Australian astronomy and humankind’s understanding of the Universe with its addition to the National Heritage List.

Construction of the 64-metre diameter telescope at CSIRO’s Parkes Observatory, an achievement of engineering and technical design, was completed in 1961.

In 1969 Parkes received television signals from the Apollo 11 Moon landing and relayed them to a worldwide audience of 600 million people. During the eighties, researchers using Parkes discovered a quasar called PKS 2000-330, the most distant object in the Universe known at the time while between 1980 and 2003 astronomers carried out a survey with Parkes that revealed a new spiral arm in our Galaxy. NASA used Parkes to support the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex in tracking the Voyager 2 spacecraft as it entered interstellar space in 2018 and 2019.

These are but a few of the discoveries that the Parkes radio telescope has been associated with.

Music returns to Blackall

From page 1 Jenny added,” We will probably come back here again

after that as it has been a great place to stay. We enjoyed a visit to the pool today and it is a wonderful facility.” Whilst taking a few pics of these travellers on Tuesday evening I heard music coming from within the Blackall Caravan Park and my goal was to check out what was going on! I was welcomed by park proprietor Debbie and settled in to listen to Johnny Dean for a time. I was told that Johnny had been playing for happy hour each day from 4.30 pm for the past few days. I saw a person in the front row and when I spoke with her found that this was Val Farmer (nee Richardson) who happens to be Johnny’s wife. While we enjoyed listening to some great music, played by a very talented entertainer, it became apparent that these two had passed this way before.

John came to Blackall in the sixties at the age of nineteen as part of a band known as the Impacts. Russell Head had returned to Bundaberg after visiting his parents in Blackall and suggested that Western Queensland was the place to make some money from music.

In John’s words,” We set about finding two other guys and headed for Blackall. The first night we played at the CWA Hall and that was where I spotted Val. It wasn’t long before we met and started going out and here we are 50 years later.”

See next week’s paper for more about the sixites band that came to Blackall.


Barcoo Fodder & Feed- From humble beginnings to Blackall’s biggest independent produce shop

What started out as a desperate need to source hay to feed their

own livestock, while also lending a helping hand for other local graziers and livestock owners while in the cusp of drought, is now a bustling business that has continued to thrive and grow into one of Blackall’s biggest pets and produce ‘one-stop’ shop.

Barcoo Fodder and Feed has continued to evolve and thrive, despite the prolonged drought and now, COVID-19. With owners Leann and Scrooge Munroe reflecting on their humble beginnings.

“There was a shortage of hay locally. I was trying to source it for not only myself but other people in the community. When I could get a large amount, I would send a bulk text out to my list of contacts on my phone, and people would come and collect. That’s how all of this started”, explains a very modest Leann.

“When we decided to sell on hay to people, we started with just eight to ten round bales on hand and a handful of small hay bales. Now we stock from anywhere up to two hundred round bales in the shed”, chuckles Leann.

Both Leann and Scrooge have been around the Blackall district for over two decades and are your quint-essential hard-working country folk. Leann has done everything from working in woolsheds, cooking, roo-shooting and was even the local postie at one point. While Scrooge, also once being a roo-shooter, did a lot of contract work on properties around the region.

Animals and livestock have always been a big part of Leann and Scrooge’s life. Not having any children of their own, it is their furry, four-legged animals that they have devoted their time and love to in raising.

It is well known around the ridges, that if a local is in desperate need for advice, assistance or supplies for their sick or injured pet, often its Leann who comes to their aid, earning the reputation of Blackall’s ‘backyard vet’. Therefore, it is no surprise or wonder to many, that this love and knowledge in caring for livestock, big and small, has seen the Munroe’s front-yard naturally grow into the towns biggest stockiest of

pet product. The business is perfectly positioned

on the outskirts of town. Across from the Historical Woolscour, and just a stone throw past the Blackall Saleyards.

The Munroe’s credit the natural evolution of the business to small-town talk of Leann’s access to hay sources, the retirement of long-serving local produce business Blackall Rural Traders, and the high-demand from locals wanting access to after-hours supplies.

“The final nudge to really take the leap to build up the business happened when someone from out of town came to home on a Saturday afternoon. A contractor on the property had an accident and was unexpectedly flown out and the property had no feed on hand”, explains Leann.

“From that point we always made sure we had some basics in storage, like hay, grain, dog nuts and vet supplies on hand, and here we are today.”

Barcoo Fodder and Feed has grown into a roaring bush enterprise,

employing local staff and stocking anything from hay, produce, animal supplements, vet supplies, cleaning products, pet products, potting mix, garden supplies, leather goods and butcher supplies.

It’s clientele base serves the whole of the Central West, drawing customers from Charleville, Barcaldine, Aramac, Jericho and Winton.

“I look back and think about how we started out of a shipping container to now, thinking about stocking poultry and goldfish”, chuckles Leann.

While the Munroe’s shop is heavily stocked with all kinds of goodies, it can’t go without saying that one of the most valuable and attractive features that draws you to spending your money at Barcoo Fodder and Feed is the ‘open-door policy’ that the couple take pride in. Whether you are from the town or country, spending big or small, you are greeted and served with that rare good old-fashioned country hospitality and smile.

By Jaimee-Lee Prow

Leann Munroe at work at the Barcoo Fodder and Feed.


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QANTAS Flights to Blackall resume next week

QANTAS has confirmed it is returning to Blackall’s outback

skies as of next week for the first time in over four months amid the COVID-19 crisis. However, the fate of service resumption has meant that Blackall’s flight services have been reduced from the previous three services per week, to only two per week.

As of next week, Blackall will get QANTASLink services to Blackall on Wednesdays and Fridays.

“The ‘twice a week’ is a suck it and see regarding demand”, says Mayor Andrew Martin.

“A return of any flights to both Blackall and Barcaldine is a good thing, and I look forward to a further return of services to whatever normal is.”

Will Blackall ever get that third service back once it is gone? Who knows. But the whole community can agree that even during these troubled times, there’s still a lot of people that

need to travel. Whether it be visiting specialists,

service providers or local commute to essential medical attention, our regular flight service is a big part of keeping the wheels of our community going.

“I expect tourism, business and some resumption of normal family life,

whether it be schooling, holidays, visits or indeed health reasons”, adds Mayor Martin.

QANTAS spokesperson had been contacted to comment on resumption of flights and reduced service, however at time of print, response was to no avail.

Flights to restart next week at Blackall Airport.


Maranoa MP David Littleproud is encouraging Maranoa residents to learn more about the stories of our Second

World War veterans as the 75th anniversary of the end of the war on 15 August approaches.

Access to Second World War service records and historical information has never been easier and now is the perfect time to capture the stories of the one million people who served and ensure they live on.

Mr Littleproud said that Maranoa has a rich Second World War history, from residents who served to veterans, widows and family members who now call the region home.

“Each story is unique and just as important as the next. As a community we have a job to do – to ensure these stories live on and that we never forgot the role of all Australians who served overseas or on the home front in the Second World War,” Mr Littleproud said.

“I encourage each of us to start by looking into our own family’s military service history, and from there, extend our research to the Second World War more broadly and learn more about the six years that forever changed Australia’s history.” Blackall RSL Sub-Branch will conduct a ceremony.

Preserving Maranoa’s Second World War

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Kids stay active with soccer in Longreach

Covid-19 has seen the cancellation of many sporting competitions for

children across the Central West. Kids from Blackall have started travelling to Longreach on Saturdays to play

soccer. Children from 5 - 18 years of age are welcome to attend. For more information, please contact Blackall State School.

Blackall players participating in soccer last weekend.


Ergon and Energex adapt Safety Heroes to a new era

In a first for the Safety Heroes program, experts from Ergon

Energy and Energex will be delivering lifesaving lessons through webinar events tailored for Queensland primary schools in rural, remote and metropolitan areas.

Community Safety Manager Aaron Smith said the idea was inspired by the unprecedented transition to online

Blackall’s Young Livestock Auctioneer bids for State Title

Amid the bellowing of cattle and boisterous bidders at the

Blackall Saleyards, young Grant Daniel and Long (GDL) stock agent Cody Trost has been calling the shots at livestock auctions at the Blackall-Tambo Saleyards for almost three years now.

The increase in cattle numbers and weekly sales hosted at the Blackall Saleyards since the beginning of the year provided perfect preparation in the lead-up to Trost competing in the Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association Queensland Young Auctioneers Competition, held last Thursday 5th August, at Silverdale near Warwick.

The acclaimed competition for young budding auctioneers is normally showcased at Ekka, but with COVID-19 and the cancellation of the Ekka, the competition was livestreamed from Silverdale Saleyards to audiences.

“I competed last year in the comp also. It was different this year not being at Ekka selling over the microphone to a large crowd. I felt more at ease selling from the catwalk at the Saleyards, it felt more like how we normally do the job each week”, explains Trost.

Trost was the only central western Queensland entrant among ten other state title hopefuls, a culmination of Queensland best young auctioneers drawn from Rockhampton, Roma, Kingaroy, Dalby, Injune and Beaudesert.

Usually, the state’s top ten are selected after attending an Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association workshop, hosted each

Cody Trost at the Blackall Saleyards.

year at Rockhampton. But this year entrants had to submit a video of them selling at Saleyards to be determined.

Although Trost did not walk away with the title, he credited the experience. “It’s always good to be a part of. You meet so many people and are learning all the time”.

At just twenty-four years old, Cody Trost has always aspired to be an Auctioneer, following in his father’s footsteps.

“I grew up in the Darling Downs and being a Livestock agent is something I

always wanted to do. My father did it, so I grew up around it”, explains Trost.

“I moved out west because it was a great job opportunity with GDL and always wanted to work in Western Queensland, in the heart of cattle country”.

The Queensland Young Auctioneer was awarded to Brodie Hurley from Nutrien Livestock Injune, with Justin Rhode from Nutrien Livestock Rockhampton, taking home runner-up.

By Jaimee-Lee Prow

learning during COVID-19 restrictions in Term 2. “Virtual presentations are a way to reach schoolchildren across Queensland – no matter where you live it is important to understand how electricity works and how to stay safe around it.”

“Safety Heroes is an opportunity to educate students on the wonders and dangers of electricity, which is an essential part of their lives.”

“Whether they spot a damaged power point at home or a fallen powerline in their neighbourhood, children need to know the next steps to stay safe and the lead-up to storm season is always an ideal time to teach them about electrical safety,” Aaron said.

The Safety Heroes program runs during Electricity Safety Week from 7-11 September.


AGFORCE suggests an inland routeAgForce’s Transport Committee

Chair Caroline Harris said Queensland’s failure to develop and fund a comprehensive and strategic road program is costing the Queensland economy billions of dollars a year. She said the fact that up to half of a primary producer’s expenses are on transport indicated the scale of the problem.

“The truth is that Government investment in road infrastructure hasn’t kept pace with development in regional communities, rural industries, or farm machinery and technology – astonishing, considering that nearly half of the State’s economy is generated outside greater Brisbane,” Mrs Harris said.

“Queensland is one of the country’s most productive States but also its second largest and most regionalised. Agriculture – as one of the declared essential services – is prepared to do the heavy lifting when it comes to the post-COVID economic recovery, but we need infrastructure that enables us to do so.

“The government needs to have a long-term strategy to ensure investment balances those needs and supports opportunities in regional, not just metropolitan, Queensland. For example, the Department of Transport and Main Roads identified 120 sub-standard bridges across regional Queensland, of which 27 were possibly unsafe and being considered for speed

and/or weight restrictions – at a time when industry is seeking greater access not less.”

Mrs Harris said AgForce hoped a truly innovative and future-focused Government would consider its proposal for an inland “alternative” to the Bruce Highway, for which most infrastructure required already existed.

“The CSIRO estimates that the Bruce Highway being closed at any point – a frequent occurrence for a coastal road in a tropical State – costs the economy around $10 million a day,” she said.

“Clearly upgrading and adding to existing infrastructure to create an inland route would be a smart investment.”

Intergenerational connectionsStudents from Blackall State

School have been busy this week, interviewing local senior citizens as part of an Intergenerational Project, which is the brainchild of Jaimee-Lee Prow – Community Development Officer for the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council Neighbourhood Centre.

Students in Year 9 and 10 have been tasked with relaying the senior’s tales of how life in general and, life in Blackall, has changed over the years, in addition to producing portraits of their interviewees. There have been lots of laughs and lots of revelations, as our younger citizens have learnt about the rich life stories and experiences of their older counterparts.

Stories and portraits will be unveiled as part of our local Seniors Week celebrations.

Alex Storch speaking with Bob Wilson.

Joyce Carter and Charlize Schluter. Aliyah Dickens with Charlie Prow.

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Rural Steel Supplies’ Ben and Cec Fox combine their shared steel industry knowledge to ensure farmers and graziers receive the supplies they need to help reduce their on-farm costs.

RSS simplify your steel needsOLD-FASHIONED dealings agreed

to with a hearty handshake, fi rst-rate customer service, and

competitive prices have been the keys to the success of Rural Steel Supplies (RSS), says business owner and operator Cec Fox.

Within six months of retiring as chief executive of Metalcorp Steel, 10 years ago, Cec, then 60 years old, was climbing the walls with boredom, so he decided to use his 45 years of experience in the steel industry to establish RSS.

“The aim then and now, is to supply a product to the rural sector while sharing my knowledge of the industry to assist farmers and graziers in receiving the supplies they need to help reduce their on-farm costs,” Cec said.

Now 70, Cec operates the business with his wife Debbie, from the family home at Morooka in Brisbane, while his son, Ben, works from an offi ce in Salisbury, Brisbane. The family also owns a warehouse facility in a transport yard in Rocklea.

“Operating under this low-cost strategy enables us to pass on these savings to our customers,” he said.

He said RSS has established a supply chain that caters for all rural steel needs, including the organisation of a transport network that are able to cart the businesses’ aluminium, stainless steel and other steel products, anywhere.

“We aim to make dealing with RSS as easy as possible.”

“We’ve supplied substantial quantities of steel as far south as Orange, New South Wales, up to Katherine, Northern Territory.”

Cec said Ben joined the business fi ve years ago when the demand for RSS products was becoming too high for him to handle alone.

“He got into the steel industry at 18, and he’s now 40, so he has brought an additional 22 years of knowledge to the table.

“Ben was so enthusiastic about learning more about the rural sector, that he produced a 100-page easy reference booklet that includes steel specifi cations, sizes and dimensions, that a farmer can have on his desk and refer to for any jobs that come up on-property.”

He said he has always been a fi rm believer in giving back to the communities that support RSS.

“Wherever RSS make profi ts from, we put money back into the community to show our support for the rural sector, we would spend in excess of $30,000 annually on sponsoring the Alpha Race Club, the Pittsworth, Stanthorpe, and Toogoolawah Show Society’s and many more rural clubs and groups.”

Cec said he loves doing what he’s doing.

“I’m proud that RSS can supply material at extremely competitive prices, I’m proud that we’ve established a business for the Fox family, and that Ben will eventually take it over, and I’m so thankful to the rural sector for their massive support.”

Visit www.ruralsteelsupplies.com.au for further information.

Locked in or out A suite of new border declaration

passes for those eligible to enter Queensland are now available online.

The states of New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and Victoria are all declared COVID-19 hotspots. Since 1am, Saturday, August 8, the Queensland border has been closed to anyone who has been in a COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days unless they receive an exemption. Queensland residents who have been in a COVID-19 hotspot can return home via air but will be required to quarantine for 14 days in government arranged accommodation at their own expense.

Anyone entering Queensland cannot

travel by road through a COVID-19 hotspot (New South Wales) and must make arrangements to travel by air, unless an exception has been granted.

The new Queensland Border Declaration Pass is a requirement for anyone entering Queensland by road, air or sea and includes returning Queensland residents.

The new Queensland Border Declaration Passes consist of the following categories:

• X PASS: Border zone resident, issued to persons living in a border zone who are not required to quarantine.

• G PASS: General, issued to a Queensland resident or interstate visitors who are allowed to enter Queensland and are not subject to a

quarantine direction. This pass cannot be used at a New South Wales road border.

• S PASS: Specialist, issued to exempt persons who have been to a COVID-19 declared hotspot and are not required to quarantine.

• F PASS: Freight, issued to freight, logistics and transport workers who are not required to quarantine.

• Q PASS: Quarantine Direction, issued to a person who is allowed to enter Queensland but must quarantine.

Providing false information on the declaration or entering Queensland unlawfully could result in a $4,003 fine or a notice to appear in court.


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3,720 head of cattle auctioned at last week’s Blackall Sales

Blackall Combined Agents yarded a total of 3,720

head of cattle at last week’s sale. Cattle were sourced from Blackall, Longreach, Hughenden, Richmond, Jericho, Winton, Aramac, Boulia, Mt Isa, Muttaburra, Charleville, Cunnamulla, Cloncurry, Charters Towers and Isisford.

Bulls under 450kg sold to 272.2c, average 259.5c, and bulls over 450kg made 316.2c, average 275.7c.

Cows 300-400kg sold to 270.2c, average 249.1c, cows 400-500kg made 287.2c, average 270.4c, and cows over 500kg reached 298.2c, to average 286c.

Feeder heifers sold to 319.2c, average 318.2c, heifers under 220kg made 404.2c, average 348.7c, heifers 220-280kg sold to 369.2c, averaging 317.6c, heifers 280-350kg reached 394.2c, average 328.5c, heifers 350-450kg made 380c, average 312.1c, and heifers over 450kg sold to 350c, averaging 319.8c.

Steers under 220kg sold to 424.2c, average 368.2c, steers 220-280kg sold to 442.2c, averaging 366.9c, steers 280-350kg made 442.2c, average 365.4c, steers 350-400kg reached 396.2c, average 354.2c, steers 400-550kg made 387.2c, average 365.2c, and steers over 550kg sold to 354.2c, average 351.2c.

Mickeys made to 326.2c, to average 299.3c. Cows and calves made to $1600/unit, averaging $1510.77/unit.

Highlights

DKM Pastoral ‘Athol’ Blackall sold Droughtmaster Cows for 298.2c/kg averaging 587.5kg returning $1,751.93/head

EW & EM Moller ‘Edwinstowe’ Jericho sold Santa Gertrudis X Bull for 276.2c/kg weighing 825kg returning $2,278.65

Parker Grazing ‘Clare’ Jericho sold Brahman X Bulls for 302.2c/kg averaging 817.1kg returning $2,469.41/head

Paraway Pastoral Company ‘Malvern Hills’ Blackall sold Brahman cross heifers for 290c/kg weighing 363kg to return $1052.58/hd

Moonbong Partnership ‘Ravensbourne’ Blackall sold Santa Gertrudis bulls for 310.2c/kg weighing 567kg to return $1758.83/hd

Devenish Grazing ‘Devenish’ Blackall sold Droughtmaster heifers for 336.2c/kg weighing 517.1kg to return $1783.63/hd RD Hay Pastoral Trust “Myross” Aramac sold Santa Gertrudis Steers for 354.2c/kg weighing

625kg to return $2213/hdDuthie Park Grazing Co

“Duthie Park” Blackall sold Santa cows for 290.2c/kg averaging 695kg returning $2016/hd.

RD Hay Pastoral Trust “Myross” Aramac sold Santa cow for 290.2c/kg averaging 530kg returning $1538/hd.

Duthie Park Grazing Co “Duthie Park” Blackall sold Santa steers 402.2c/kg averaging BA and SA Edwards, “Oma”, Isisford sold Santa cows to a top of 296.2 c/kg weighing 603 kg to return $1786 per head.

GW, R and MJ Bauer, “Greendale”, Tambo sold Brahman cross heifers to a top of 330 c/kg weighing 545 kg to return $1799 per head.

TVF Pastoral, “Caledonia”, Aramac sold Angus cross feeder heifers to a top of 344 c/kg weighing 352 kg to return $1211 per head.

Megan Richardson, Blackall sold quality Angus x steers to 414.2c/kg to weigh 322kg to return $1335


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Three times a winner at BarcaldineBarcaldine trainer Patrick O’Toole

and jockey Sonya Wiseman dominated the Sky Channel One seven event program on Saturday with three winners on the “grass track in the Outback”.

Wiseman who is a leading provincial jockey in Queensland made a last minute decision to make her first trek to Barcaldine and from five rides picked up the three winners and a placegetter with each ride demonstrating the skills that have seen her nicknamed “Super Sonya”. The O’Toole stable continued their recent run of success also gaining the three wins and one placegetter from only five runners on the day.

The run of winners for the combination commenced with Babylon Express in the Walsh Accounting Benchmark 55 Handicap 1200 metres when that mare again showed her liking for the track storming down the centre in the last 100 metres to grab Rocky Gamble in the last few strides to win by a long neck with Kuril Fox the same margin away in third place. Babylon Express has now won three times at Barcaldine all with strong finishing runs down the centre of the track. The key feature of Sonya’s winning rides was the ability to let her horses relax in positions that suited their racing style, wait until the home straight and gain runs that enabled them to produce a perfectly timed final finishing burst. No better example of her rides was that of Rhyola that won the George Bourne & Associates Benchmark 55 Handicap 1600 metres beating Goldsay by a length with Hacksaw Ridge in third.

Rhyola had finished fourth in a 1800 metre race on Mackay Cup day just over a week ago and even though dropping back to the 1600 metres Wiseman was happy to let the gelding drop out to near last on the fence before producing a rails hugging ride that had Rhyola just behind the leaders as runners entered the straight. Whilst Goldsay had shot to the lead 200 metres from home Wiseman had eased off the fence to gain clear running and under strong riding produced a finishing burst that saw Rhyola sweep to the lead in the final 100 metres to score a convincing win.

Similarly patience was the key to the winning ride on Hazar that completed the treble of wins for Wiseman and O’Toole when the newcomer to the stable grabbed a half-length win over

Ms Wicked Nicci and Valfierno in the Pat Ogden Family QTIS Benchmark 60 Handicap 1000 metres. In the capacity field of twelve runners Sonya settled Hazar mid-field until turning for home where she persisted in looking for runs near the rail. Just when an upset result looked likely with outsider Ms Wicked Nicci grabbing the lead wide on the track Hazar burst through along the rails to snatch victory and complete a red- letter day for the trainer jockey combination.

Leading Central West trainer Todd Austin has done an outstanding job with Eschiele this campaign and the gelding produced another strong finish to win the Barcy Old Boys Open Handicap 1600 metres defeating Stylish Luck with stablemate Show ‘Em in third place. Apprentice Dan McGillivray kept Eschiele in third place throughout the race waiting until the straight to switch around the leaders’ heels and produce a sustained finish that gave Eschiele its second win with two other second placings in the last five starts.

In the Rooney’s Stockcamp Saddlery Benchmark 55 Handicap 1200 metres apprentice Emma Bell also used a rails’ hugging ride to score a convincing win on the Kim McGovern trained Let’s Go Champ. Even though the track had been downgraded to a soft 5 after race one the inside section of the track produced three winners on the day and

Bell had no hesitation in using the rails to boot home the Street Boss gelding winning by almost three lengths from Burden and Chilli Prawn. Similarly, earlier in the day Matthew Gray won on odds-on favourite Phoenix Shadow in the 1000 metres Maiden Plate by taking the shortest way home and hold off the finishing efforts of Get In The Groove and Drogon. The win atoned for an unlucky second at its previous Longreach run for the Ray Hermann trained gelding.

The 1100 metres Open Plate was a small but quality field that included the in-form Media Vita , Zukas and the return of Fully Maxed from an injury enforced spell. Fully Maxed showed good speed to lead from the outset but Ray Hancock on the “Boy” Forster trained Zukas put the pressure on prior to the home turn and gradually got the better of Fully Maxed before holding off the challenge of Media Vita in the final 100 metres. Zukas has now put together two wins in succession after scoring recently at Mount Isa and appeared to relish the softer conditions on Saturday.

The strength of Central West racing will continue to grow in coming weeks as we approach some feature race meetings and racing will return to Longreach Saturday 22nd August where again a crowd will be welcomed back to the track.

By Rob Luck

Eschiele crossing the finish line and winning the race.


Memorial Bowls Day to honour

WoodyOn the April 10, Michael Allen

Wood, known as Woody, passed away in the Mater Hospital in Brisbane.

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions at the time, a private cremation was held on the April 21 before his ashes were brought home.

Coming home, we sat him in the front seat with no seat belt so if I got pulled up by police, he would be sitting there without his seat belt and not get fined. Obviously, to anyone who didn’t know him, he hated wearing a seat belt.

During his last days, Woody planned his own wake. It was to be run in line with his favourite saying…

“ENJOY LIFE”So, after waiting for restrictions to be

lifted so family and friends were able to attend, we picked the Sunday, August 23.

Of course, some will now not be able to attend but hopefully those that do will enjoy the day.

For those who would like to come and join me, we will be having morning tea around 10am followed by social bowls and a barbecue lunch.

You are welcome to come for part or all of the day. There is one other thing he requested – Men’s dress code Shorts, T-shirt and a pair of thongs, his favourite attire.

Regards, Kaye Wood0417 292 492

Michael “Woody” Allen Wood

Golf NotesThe semi-finals for Match Play was

held on Sunday with Joe Walker just missing out to Cecil Frost and Rosco Carolan was the victor in the battle with Lorraine Worthington.

Next week weather permitting the final will be contested between Cecil & Rosco.

Darren Batts scored an eagle on 5 his first hole for the day and not to be outdone John Batts scored an eagle on 1 his last hole for the day.

Eighteen hole Stableford winner for the Men was Mike Wood on 36 and Rosco Carolan was runner up on 33.

Ladies stableford winner Lorraine on 29 and the runner up Cookie Holden

just one behind!Pin Shots for the ladies’ 3rd on 6 was

Lorraine and men’s 3rd on 14 went to Mike.

All in Nearest the Pin on 11 was Lorraine.

Members Draw went to Mick Wilshire who was absent.

The final of Match Play Rosco V Cecil will be held on Sunday.

An eighteen hole stableford will be played in conjunction.

Names in by 12 please for 12.30 hit off.

A big Happy Birthday to our President 60 years young. All the best Foot!

Joe Walker teeing off.

Bowls NotesTwo games of Sets of Nine were

played last weekend. Wayne Richardson defeated Gary Whitfield and Emma Scholes defeated Loretta Cahill. This week Wayne Richardson plays Tex Hayward and John Bowyer takes on Paul Bishop. Julie Blucher will also play Mark Potaka. Semi finals will occur the week after this round.

X marks the spot_Emma Maddy winning bowl.

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