Vol 7 No 3
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March, 2009
Kenbi land claim
What the outcome could mean to Wagait Beach
Goyder MLA Rob Knight (left), Chief Minister’s
Department representative Alastair Shields and
Fisheries expert Steve Sly address the Kenbi meeting.
Almost unlimited access to the coast and
surrounding waters, no restrictions on established roads and no permits unless going
off-road on to Aboriginal freehold land in
the southern part of the Cox Peninsula.
That was the news for Wagait Beach and
Mandorah people at last month’s meeting
about the proposed Kenbi land claim agreement between Aboriginal traditional owners, the NT Government and the Northern
Land Council.
The agreement also sees all land from the
Voice International transmitters to the Belyuen boundary and north of Woods Inlet be-
come Territory freehold, the same type of title
held by land owners at Wagait Beach.
This clears the way for the Larrakia people
to either develop the land, subdivide it, sell it
or set up enterprises such as a caravan park,
old timers facility or tourist infrastructure.
Continued page 3.
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Shire shock as new councillor resigns
Is shire ‘sanitising’ its news
When is an agenda not an
agenda but a retrospective
record of what shire councillors believe the chief executive
should have said?
That was a conundrum debated fiercely by Wagait Shire
council members at the February monthly meeting.
It all began when the chief executive Wally Lenyszyn included in the agenda a background
briefing about Northern Territory Grants Commission funding
cuts that ended with the statement “to sustain the same level of service delivery, rates may
have to increase by up to 100 per
cent”.
Shire president Peter Clee
said it was far too early to second-guess the possible level of
future rates.
Wally disagreed, pointing
out that the commission’s new
policy – which was being supported by the government –
would mean funding for the
Wagait Shire could be more than
halved.
“While it’s not confirmed,
it’s what the Northern Territory Government is proposing to
do and we should be getting the
ratepayers on side,” he argued.
Jane Carrigan supported
Peter.
“I think its alarmist and should
be taken out,” she said.
But Karen Duncan agreed
with Wally, noting that it was
merely part of a briefing and
bringing the possibility of a
large rate rise to the council’s
attention.
Despite the fact the agenda already was a public document,
councillors resolved to remove
the offending words “up to 100
per cent”.
Two other items also were
amended.
Karen objected to Wally’s
summary of the ongoing debate
over correctional services workers and a list of questions submitted by Darryl Withnall about
the Kenbi land claim was taken
out of the agenda.
The normal process where an
agenda is considered out of order or incorrect is to record the
issue and subsequent action in
the minutes and, in extreme cases, censure the agenda’s author.
Knight confirms big rate rise likely
NT Local Government Minister Rob Knight has confirmed
the government is unlikely to
change the proposed operational funding formula that could
see the Wagait Shire Council
lose almost $70 000 this year.
Rob told a special council
briefing session that the fund-
ing was always intended to compensate disadvantaged remote
communities.
His statement adds support
to council chief executive Wally
Lenyszyn’s claim that the shire
may have to doubled its rates this
year to maintain the present level
of services (see story above).
Weather watch
Rainfall and Temperature
Rain for February........................................................ 405 mm
Monthly average.......................................................... 354 mm
Rain since October 1 2008........................................ 1308 mm
Annual average (Oct 1 – Sep 30).............................. 1706 mm
Average expected for March....................................... 363 mm
Expect it to rain on.......................................................19 days
Average min/max temp (Darwin).......................... 24.7/31.4 ºC
What’s inside …
Council news .......................................................... 4
Future directions meeting March 24...................... 5
Wet February and Clean Up Oz.............................. 6
Toadbust bags more than 200................................ 7
Place name history.................................................. 8
Crossword and stars............................................... 9
Trade and service directories.......................... 10-11
From the quarterdeck........................................... 12
2 – The Wagaitear, March 2009
Controversial Wagait Beach
shire councillor Jane Carrigan
has resigned.
Jane submitted her written resignation the week after the February shire meeting that on several occasions became a slanging
match between Jane and council
chief executive Wally Lenyszyn.
This – and Jane’s attempts to
enforce a more rigid meeting procedure – also earned the wrath of
Rocky Magnoli who told her she
was wasting everyone’s time.
Jane was one of four new members elected at last October's Territory-wide local government
shires poll.
She campaigned on a ticket of
bringing greater transparency
to the council’s activities and a
more responsible administration,
but failed to convince other councillors that some of her changes were necessary – or would be
effective.
Unhappy
“I’m not happy about it but I
made the only decision I could,”
she said when asked about her
resignation.
“I don’t have confidence in
how the shire and the council is
being managed or how the council is being run.
“And I don’t have the confidence in my ability (to make
the necessary changes that)
will achieve any meaningful
leadership.
“(The council) has been talking
about future directions but I’ve
been there for four meetings and
not once have we talked about
the council’s business plan.
The
Jane Carrigan.
“How can we talk about future
directions when we’re not keeping up with our present plan?”
Jane said she had received a
positive reaction to her decision
from people who had voted for
her – and from a number of those
who had not.
“They supported the fact that I
didn’t agree for the sake of agreeing,” she said.
“People have been pretty
understanding.”
Shire president Peter Clee
promised to respond, but was
unavailable for comment when
this edition closed.
But he was forced to call for order, an unusual course of action
at Wagait Shire Council meetings, several times during the
February meeting.
Other councillors contacted
did not wish to comment on the
record.
Jane has offered to make a substantial contribution to the cost of
any by-election that may follow
her resignation.
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From page 1.
Fishing, beach access
Chief Minister’s Department executive Alastair
Shields described the proposed arrangement around
the coast as “generally business as usual”.
With Fisheries Aquatic Resources manager Steve Sly,
Alastair said the only “no go”
zones will be from the Tapa
Bay-Point Margaret access
road south to Burge Point,
Crocodile and Knife islands
in the southern part of Bynoe
Harbour, and landing on the
reefs off the Cox Peninsula
west coast.
Traditional owners have
asked visitors to Indian Island not to trek into the interior of the island, but fishing
and landing on the beaches
will not be restricted.
Alastair said the Territory
government was hopeful the
agreement would be signed
off by Aboriginal Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin in the near
future.
“It won’t happen overnight
because there are still some issues to be resolved but we’re
looking at this dry season,”
he said.
Land use, planning
Planning and Infrastructure deputy chief executive Rod Applegate said the
Northern Land Council had
agreed to NT freehold for the
northern part of the peninsula
that would allow future urban
development.
He said while Weddell
would be the next urban centre, the government would be
looking at the necessary head
works and infrastructure to
allow growth on the Cox Peninsula for a potential population of 100 000 people.
This prompted questions
from the meeting about what
sort of planning was necessary and when it should take
place.
“The land council is equally
concerned,” Rod said.
“We’d like to see the whole
peninsular master planned
and there would be extensive
consultation in the development of that.
“Obviously a division of the
development consent authority would be established to
support this.
“There has to be power, water and road infrastructure –
we’re talking about $1.6 billion and rising.”
Rod said he hoped to see a
draft plan in 3-4 months time,
although he was uneasy about
being quoted on this figure.
There was considerable discussion about the type of development, the need for areas
for schools, industry, community facilities and retail development, and ensuring there
was sufficient recreation facilities, parks and green belts.
Rod said many of the lowlying areas (8-10 m above the
mean tide level or 4 to 6 m
above the high tide line) such
as the fringing swamps along
the north coast would be excluded from development.
Local Government Minis-
ter Robert Knight pointed out
that it had taken more than
seven years to develop the
agreement and issues such
as the future of defence and
communications assets had to
be resolved before the Kenbi
claim could be finalised.
Larrakia Development Corporation chief executive Greg
Constantine agreed there
needed to be a master plan to
govern development on the
peninsula.
“One of the very first things
we want to put in place is a
light rail,” he said.
“And the caravan park will
be shifting from (the corner
of Charles Point Road and
Wagait Tower Road) to somewhere where tourists can be
near the beach.”
The corporation, which will
work in conjunction with traditional owners and the future land trust, has ambitious
plans to upgrade services
such as power and water to
allow further development on
the peninsula.
Above: Map showing the only proposed
‘no-go’ zones (marked in orange)
where beach access and fishing will be
restricted. Below: Government officials
Rod Applegate (left) and Alastair Shields.
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The Wagaitear, March 2009 – 3
Simple English obviously not so simple
Little things like the
council’s meeting procedure and how to review
or amend the minutes of
a council meeting blew
up into major issues at
the February Wagait
Shire monthly meeting.
Jane Carrigan, after
praising chief executive
Wally Lenyszyn for an
improvement in the minutes of the previous meeting, raised a number of
items she claimed were
incorrect.
This prompted a point
of order from Rocky
Magnoli who said there
had been more than adequate time for people
to raise possible inaccuracies with Wally before
the meeting.
“Everyone gets a copy
of the minutes – why
don’t they ring Wally and
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don’t sit around arguing
for 30 minutes,” he said.
Jane claimed she had
raised some issues with
Wally but not all the
changes were made.
“I will continue to bring
up (these issues) until the
minutes reflect what actually happened,” she said.
None of the corrections
she suggested were accepted and the minutes
were passed with only
Jane voting against the
motion.
• • • •
Differences in how the
meeting should be run
surfaced again following
an ongoing war of words
between Jane and Wally.
After one exchange,
Rocky interjected, saying the council was being
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bogged down by procedural squabbles and unnecessary formality.
“We’ve done it this way
few years and it’s always
worked, why are we going on with all this crap?”
he asked.
When Jane appealed to
shire president Peter Clee
by raising a point of order, Rocky exploded.
“Point of order my
arse!” Rocky said – a remark that promptly
closed the “debate”.
• • • •
Councillors agreed to
again support the seniors’
dinner dance, formerly known as the seniors’
ball, which will be held
during seniors’ month in
August.
They resolved to apply
to government funding of
up to $2000 to help stage
the event.
An initiative of Margie Marr and Karen Duncan in 2006, the name has
been changed this year after concerns that calling it
a ball was too formal.
• • • •
The first of the council’s
new policies – the policy
framework policy – was
passed quickly during the
February meeting.
The nine page document “provides guidance
for the development, classification and categorisation of policy documents
for Wagait Shire. In addition to defining the ap-
propriate levels of policy
and outlining the resultant areas of authority and
responsibility, this document (in conjunction with
the supporting policy development documents)
aims to provide a framework that will encourage
consistency, control, clarity, and quality in the development, approval and
review processes associated with policy.”
As well as shire policies, there will be policies
“relating to organisational wide attitudes, philosophies and intent” to be
known as organisational directives, and procedural guidelines that “referred to in document the
methods, actions, and
steps, required to support” the policies and
directives.
All this, according to
the preamble, in “clear,
concise English”.
Several councillors admitted after the meeting
to not having fully read
what now has become
policy number one.
Wally summed it up
when he described the
document as “a policy
about making policy”.
• • • •
With the Federal Government’s stimulus package bandying around figures in the hundreds and
thousands of millions
of dollars, Peter told the
meeting he was becoming more confident that
a bridge would be built
between Channel Island
and West Arm.
Despite several cynical
looks from other councillors, Peter said: “I think
we’ve got some chance of
getting some movement
for a bridge.”
He intends to raise the
matter at the next meeting of the combined top
end councils.
• • • •
Concern was raised
about the delay in obtaining a certificate of occupancy for the shire community centre.
Despite being open
for more than a year, the
planning department
only recently carried out
the inspection necessary
to allow the building to
certifier to sign off, although the department
still must approve the
lack of lines on the gravel
car park surface.
Councillors agreed to
pay the builder, BJ Contractors, an outstanding
sum of almost $34 000
without the certificate because of the undue delay – and despite Karen’s
comment that the council “could be in deep doodoo” with its insurers if
something went wrong.
• • • •
Sports and recreation
officer Josh Chaplin reported that he’d had more
than 125 children attend
sports and recreation activities in a three-week
period to February 6.
Josh is planning an arts
and crafts day, table tennis championship and
has enrolled in a university course to further his
career.
He’s also applying
for a sports ground development grant that could
include a synthetic grass
cricket pitch.
• • • •
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4 – The Wagaitear, March 2009
Don’t miss future directions meeting
This month’s Wagait Beach
future directions meeting will
give everyone an opportunity
to have input into the Wagait
Shire’s planning strategy as the
Cox Peninsula is developed.
The meeting will be held at the
community centre on Tuesday,
March 24.
Shire chief executive Wally Lenyszyn told last month’s
council meeting the amount of
funding available was still unclear, but with the possibility of
time constraints on spending, the
council should be “ready to go”.
“It’s an opportunity for the
community to have input into
how they would like to see the
shire developed in the future –
what they believe the priority
should be,” he said afterwards.
“Once the council knows it has
community support for projects
then it is easier to set priorities
and allocate funds.
“People can still come along to
the meeting and raise issues that
are not on the list. They shouldn’t
be afraid to bring things up even
if it seems outrageous – you never
know (what’s possible) if enough
funding becomes available.
“As well as being a planning
exercise, it gives (the council) direction if the government makes
more funds available. Hopefully the money will go fair way towards any projects we select.”
Proposals so far include:
• Fluoride in town water
• Minimum 1 ha lots in any new
subdivision
• Rubbish collection service
• Reticulated water
• Jetty and carpark upgrade
• Seal all Forsyth Road.
• Upgrade dump plus waste
management program
• Bridge from Darwin
• Australia Post PO boxes
• Jogging/walking fitness trail
• Shaped, drained reticulated
oval and cricket wicket.
• Install road barrier or pipe in
Wagait Tower Road drain.
• Tourist facilities at Picnic
Cove.
• Formal recycling program
• Upgrade boat ramp, seal jetty car park
• Helipad at sports ground
• Develop bush airstrip
• Develop pre/primary school
• Elderly persons unit complex
• Develop anthills, spring area
as picnic/tourist attractions.
• Develop a business incubator
• Improve Milady crash site.
• Walkway from Mandorah jetty to Wagait Beach
• Bicycle path to Cox Drive
• Upgrade roads
• Memorandum of understanding with Belyuen
• Synthetic bowling green
• Swimming pool
• Bottled water enterprise
The council’s attempt to establish a small library has taken
a step forward with the creation
of a booklist of the books available. Books include, fiction, nonfiction and children’s.
If you have exhausted the
reading material at the shop,
or just interested, call into the
council office and ask for a
booklist. Or give us a call and
we can email, fax or post a list.
Books are free and will
be turned over every three
months. Donations of books are
welcome and will help us progressively increase our stock.
• • • •
Noticed the new park tables
and chairs at the sports ground
and council office?
The creative geniuses of our
works crew has saved the council thousands of dollars while
providing a solid attractive
piece of furniture.
We have one more set ready
to go. If you have a suggestion
where this one should go, give
us a call. If it is placed at your
suggested location, you may
even get to have it painted in
your favourite footy colours.
• • • •
The feral animal trap has arrived. If you would like to use
it, the hire cost is $2 per day plus
a security deposit of $40.
Wallywords
with council CEO
Wally Lenyszyn
Give the council office a call
to be included on the hire list.
First come, first served.
• • • •
The seniors’ ball is to be
known as the dinner dance.
The council again will be applying for grant funding to offset costs associated with our major seniors’ event in August.
Don’t let the name change
bother you, just get the dancing
shoes out for a bit of practice.
Any suggestions on how we
could improve the evening’s
activities, give us a call.
• • • •
Keep an eye on the new activities being offered as part of our
sport and recreation program.
Recreation officer Josh recently received a bag of goodies including an archery set
and indoor and outdoor hockey equipment. We are also in
the running for a grant to purchase a table tennis table.
If you would like your children to participate in these new
activities, send them along to
the sports ground.
• • • •
Foreshore Advisory Committee
The first meeting of the Wagait Beach Foreshore Advisory Committee was held
recently at the community centre. This meeting was an opportunity for the
committee to meet, discuss operational matters and begin to plan future actions.
The committee will meet quarterly, with the next meeting being on 13 May 2009.
At the next meeting the committee will discuss and set priorities for issues
currently affecting the Wagait Beach Foreshore.
Should you have an issue relating to the Wagait Beach Foreshore you would like
addressed or discussed, either at the next meeting or in the future, please
inform one of the following members of the Wagait Beach Foreshore Advisory
Committee.
Phil Adams (Community Representative) – 8978 5204
Ian Hinchliffe (Community Representative) - 0418 809 824
Darryl Withnall (Wagait Shire Council) – 8978 5089
Rocky Magnoli (Wagait Shire Council) – 8978 5255
Andy Lauder (Coastcare) – 8999 4824
Sharon Hinton (Department of Planning and Infrastructure) – 8999 6114
The Wagaitear, March 2009 – 5
Damp month
not the end
Despite dragon-flies
and recent drier weather, the weather bureau
is forecasting another
monsoon burst in midMarch.
Wagait Beach recorded 405 mm of rain
in February, about 50
above average.
Forecasters say a system in the Indian Ocean
is moving towards the
Top End and should
create conditions to
allow the monsoon
trough to reform.
A lone traveller braves
the elements to catch
the ferry while Darwin
disappears into the wet
season gloom.
WAGAIT SHIRE COUNCIL
Concerned about the future?
COMMUNITY MEETING
Tuesday 24 March 7 pm
Clean up Oz day nets
big mobs of green cans
Wagait Beach Community Centre
Have a say or just have a listen
Do we need …
• A bridge to Darwin
• A swimming pool
• Fluoride in our water
• Household rubbish collection
• School
• Airstrip
• Seniors’ accommodation
• Reticulated oval
Come along and help set priorities for our future
Throughout the year the council receives
suggestions on new projects and services.
Help us set the priorities you want.
Local volunteers collected hundreds of beer cans from the bush and
beaches as part of the national Clean Up Australia Day on
March 1. Organised by council recreation officer Josh Chaplin,
more than a dozen people turned up to lend a hand getting rid of
the rubbish left by the ‘drink it and drop it’ brigade.
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February cane toad bust tops 200
Wagait Beach’s intrepid toad
busters averaged more than eight
toads a head during February’s
great cane toad hunt.
Although out in the wild for a little more than an hour, the 25 willing
volunteers, mostly children, captured 204 toads.
Areas checked included West
Point to the hotel, the beachfront
between Erickson and Baluria and
the small creek running parallel to
Delissa Drive.
Organiser and council recreation
officer Josh Chaplin was delighted
with the result.
Another bust is planned for
this month – times and final details will be advertised on the shop
noticeboard.
Pictures from top: Toadbusters
gather to count the catch. Left:
Toad catch champs Frank and Alex.
Right: Another toad into the bag.
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PrOject manager
subsidiaries
Primary Objectives
Responsible for managing the various approved projects of each of the Larrakia Group
subsidiaries.
POsitiOn attributes
Behind the
place names
of the
Cox Peninsula
A look at some local place
names, with assistance from
the Place Names group and the
NT Library.
This position requires the following capabilities:
• Proven in depth knowledge of the civil/building construction industry – preferably through
having worked in the industry and developed skills and leadership
• Proven ability to understand the needs of a tender and direct and assist the managers of
subsidiaries in the resources and costing of a tender
• Proven ability to seek opportunities and develop/grow a business
• Able to demonstrate interpersonal skills of the highest order/Leadership skills
• Knowledge of applicable legislation and relevant acts and standards
• Able to demonstrate a knowledge of management and computer systems.
FunctiOns
The Project Manager Subsidiaries is responsible for the;
• Current and ongoing development of each of the subsidiary companies
• Design of business systems and business plans
• Prepare monthly reports and other reports as required for the CEO
• Continuous improvement of the businesses, and
• Management of all the individual business systems that create and deliver the business
products/services and involve the responsibility of ensuring that business are efficient
and effective.
Specific Functions include:
• Creating and maintaining a positive flow of work by utilising what resources and facilities
are available as set out by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors
• Developing the organisations strategy/mission statement to the lower ranking staff
• Organise resources such as facilities and employees so as to ensure effective production of
goods and services
• Plan by prioritising customer, employee and organisational requirements
• Maintaining and monitoring staffing, levels, expectations and motivation to fulfil
organisational requirements
• The measurement of performance and consideration of efficiency versus effectiveness –
achieving the KPI’s set by the CEO and Board.
Applications close Friday 6 March, please forward applications to:
CEO
Larrakia Development Corporation Pty Ltd
GPO Box 2698 Darwin NT 0801
or email: [email protected]
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Arthur Sachse
Sachse Street: Arthur Otto
Sachse (1860-1920) was born
and educated in Queensland.
An engineer, he worked with
Baron de Lissa on the construction of sugar-making plants. In
1884 Sachse held part of sections 2 and 4, hundred of Bray,
near de Lissa's sugar plantation {the present day town of
Belyuen).
Sachse moved to Singapore
and after working in Indo-China and South China for three
years, he settled in Melbourne,
practising as a consulting engineer, patents and trade marks
attorney, and importer.
In 1892 Sachse was elected to
the Victorian Legislative Council and became education minister in 1903. He was a politician
until his death.
Vangemann Street: Named
after an early lessee of land near
West Point who experimented
with tobacco growing in 1884.
Despite early promise, the venture ended in failure
Wagait Beach: the name
stems from the Wagait Aboriginal people; literally "beach people". The Wagait tribal area extends south-west from the Larrakia lands with both groups
apparently living and hunting
on the Cox Peninsula.
The spelling has changed
over the years from the Waugite noted on some early maps.
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T
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S
Pisces: February 20 – March 19
March is not a good month for fishy people
so don’t race into making big decisions or
hasty promises. Just get over your birthday.
Lucky No 32
Aries: March 20 - April 20
Wait for a clear night and take time out for
a barbecue on the beach. But check the tides
first to make sure the wet doesn’t come from
the other direction. – Lucky No 4
Taurus April 21 – May 21
Take the opportunity to spend a night gazing at the heavens. There is an answer in the
stars to a question you don’t even know you
want to ask. Lucky No 26
32
Across
7 The human sensory and control
apparatus (7,6)
8 Having no charge levied for its
use (4-4)
9 Heavy ductile magnetic metallic
element (4)
10Frugality (7)
12Island to the north of Darwin (5)
14Acute contagious viral disease
(5)
16Exceptional courage when facing danger (7)
19Popular tourist destination for
Darwin (4)
20Stage production with music and
singing, but not too serious (8)
22“The Track” (6, 7)
Down
1 Visual presentation showing
how something works (4)
2 First name of author Waugh (6)
3 Head honcho (7)
4 Flexible twig of a willow tree (5)
5 Heaviest metal (6)
Answers to last puzzle
Gemini: May 22 – June 21
Feeling a little frayed around the edges?
Put your feet up, watch a bit of telly, have a
cold one, chill out. Lucky No 11
Cancer: June 22 – July 22
Wining, dining and fooling around sounds
fun. Just remember when fooling around: “if
it’s not on, it’s not on”. Lucky No 28
Leo: July 23 – August 23
A last minute attack on the garden is showing in your future this month. But that doesn’t
mean giving Mick a call to attack it with a
front-end loader. Lucky No 28
6 Characterized by propriety and
dignity (8)
11A court dance (8)
13Applicable to an entire class or
group (7)
15In an earliest or original stage or
state (6)
17Followers of a religious system
involving witchcraft and sorcery
(6)
18A small shop at a fair (5)
21Conjunction used in comparatives (4)
POWER AND WATER CORPORATION
For surge protection
unplug it.
Unplugging is the only way to ensure your electrical appliances won’t be damaged during
an electrical storm power surge. Appliance protection equipment such as a UPS
(uninterruptible power supply), or surge protector may be more appropriate for your needs.
See your local electrical or hardware store for more information.
For more information on how to ‘Get Set for the Wet’ call Power and Water on 1800 245 092, or visit powerwater.com.au
Virgo: August 24 – September 23
Time for a little travel. If the bank balance
isn’t looking flash see if you can con the
deckie into going to Cullen Bay via Nightcliff.
Lucky No 12
Libra: September 24 – October 23
Screaming is not going to solve the problem. Put an ad in the local rag explaining why
you’re so cranky. If you’re lucky someone will
be able to help, if not forget the problem. Easy.
Lucky No 29
Scorpio: October 24 - November 22
Running your fingers through someone’s
hair sounds romantic, but there could be a
surprise waiting there. Lucky No 3
Sagittarius: November 23 – December 22
Forget your star sign this month. Putting the
bite on people does not win you any friends.
Lucky No 12
Capricorn: December 23 – January 20
This is a good month to catch the exercise
bug. Forget about spending a fortune on flash
gear, just run to the ferry. Lucky No 1
Aquarius: January 21 – February 19
The family will start getting real cranky
with you if you keep harping about the same
old stuff. Find something new to harp about.
Lucky No 37
The Wagaitear, March 2009 – 9
Who does what locally
Accommodation
Lure Inn Bed and Breakfast........................................89 785 484
Mandorah Beachside Hotel......................................89 785 044
Wagait Beach Bush Retreat.......................................89 785 123
Builder
Peninsula Building (Paul)...............0428 890 108 or 89 785 488
Commissioners for Oaths
Linda King................................................................89 785 064
Rhonda Solien..........................................................89 785 241
Concreting plant
Dave.........................................................................89 785 066
Earthworks
Mick & Donna ..............................0419 822 320 or 89 785 034
Electrical appliance testing
Gary..............................................0418 673 536 or 89 785 234
Electrical contractor
Michael Vaughan.................................................0427 180 379
Flying lessons (gyrocopter)
Max......................................................................0418 856 143
Garden and home maintenance
Matelot (Phil).................................0412 506 999 or 89 785 372
Tom...............................................0418 819 902 or 89 785 352
Warren..........................................0407 546 275 or 89 785 175
House and office cleaning
Narelle and Todd..................................................0415 677 587
Jewellery
Kat............................................................................89 785 232
Michelle...............................................................0428 852 082
Minibus (Mandorah Transport)
Mobile..................................................................0407 325 957
Native plant nursery
Chris and Jack...........................................................89 785 111
Plastering
Michael Milton.........................................................89 785 126
Printing and publishing
Wagaitear......................................0417 089 528 or 89 785 111
Property conveyancing
Trish McIntyre ...................................8981 6733 or 89 785 237
Real estate
Steve Cannizzaro............................0407 587 046 or 8978 5003
Supermarket & hardware
Chris, Sue and the ladies...........................................89 785 008
Vision planning and time management
Kiara Garrard..................................0438 610 563 or 8978 5003
Water
Mick & Donna ..............................0419 822 320 or 89 785 034
Welding
Mark ....................................................................0411 230 918
Rick Gosper..........................................................0404 656 270
Windscreen repairs
Josh............................................0423 016 785 or 0448 631 324
Who does what is a free service to Cox Peninsula businesses.
To be included call 8978 5111 or email [email protected]
Keep your
block clear
of cane toads
– do a daily
toad bust.
No where is totally
toad free
10 – The Wagaitear, March 2009
Trades and services
DARWIN CARPETS & VINYLS
Now at 91 Coonawarra Road Winnellie
For all your floor covering needs
Carpet, vinyl, planks, marine carpet, artificial grass
Local installation and quotes now available
Trevor and Sally Edwards
Ph 8947 2077 Fax 8947 2311
Mob 0412 484 976
Chads Express
Servicing Wagait Beach
& Mandorah every
Wednesday
Ph: 8981 0533
Fax 8941 7466
ABN 30 098 962 504
In an emergency …
Medical – ask for duty District Medical Officer 000 or 8922 8888
Wagait Beach Clinic Tuesday and Thursday 1700–2000
NT HealthDirect (medical advice)
1800 186 026
Police
000, 131 444, 8988 0200 (Humpty Doo)
Fire
89 785 176
Power and Water
8924 6506 or 1800 245 090
NT Emergency Services Cox Peninsula
via 000
Wagaiteartrades
trades and
Wagaitear
andservices
services
Available at Wagait Beach Supermarket
or delivered to your Darwin office
Phone Matt or Lil
8985 5233 Fax: 8948 0634
ARRATTA CONSTRUCTIONS
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✭ Cremations and burials arranged by professional Funeral
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✭ Churches, private venues or large air-conditioned chapel
✭ Obligation free pre-planning & pre-arrangements
Phone
8941 1633 at any time
6 Presley St, Stuart Park
HUMPTY DOO PLUMBING
Self-certifying plumber and drainer
General Plumbing Contractors
GREG KEOGH
Good rates – great service
Phone & Fax: 8988 2093
Mobiles: 0408 898 491/0419 820 733
MATELOT
Phil ‘I’ll cut your grass’ Parker
For all your needs including: lawn
mowing, brushcutting, chainsaw work,
yard clearing, general yard cleanup,
gutter cleaning
Reasonable rates
Phone: 8978 5372 or 0412 506 999
If unattended (or unheard) please leave a message and
I will return your call. ABN 37 199 580 163
MANDORAH
TRANSPORT
Forget the fuss – catch the bus!
Available for all ‘peak-hour’ daylight
ferries or by booking the bus on:
0407 325 957
The Wagaitear, March 2009 – 11
from the quarterdeck …
with the Admiral 
Polliewaffler Rob Knight went
a long way to soothing concerns
about the Kenbi land claim by
organising meetings at Wagait
Beach and Belyuen.
Local toadbuster had another big night last month, this time
netting a grand total of 204 of the
warty buggers.
Gun busters Alex and Frank
The maps used to show what were the most successful, bagwas what had the Aboriginal ging 79 toads in just on an hour’s
freehold in pink and the NT free- search and destroy.
hold land coloured light tan.
Other children also did a great
So while explaining the differ- job cutting down the numbers of
ence, Rob made the point that the the pests while Chris and Sue at
tan bits could be bought and sold the shop very generously shoutlike any other freehold land, but ed them all a soft drink at the end
“you can’t sell off the pink bits”. of the night.
New recreation officer Josh
Amid the mirth, Rob did his
best to explain “lots of people Chaplin kept it in the family by
organising the toad bust and is
were looking to buy pink bits”.
keen to get another one off the
TIDE PREDICTIONS FOR DARWIN
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ground this month.
MARCH – 2009
G2 has pointed out that according to the timetable on the back
page of the new local telephone
book, there is no 9 – 9.20 am ferry any more.
Rest assured that this is only a
slip of the mouse by the Wagaitear
editor who published the book,
not a decision by the ferry operators to leave the late shift stranded at the jetty.
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And speaking of ferries, with
diesel down to $1.31.9 at the Cullen Bay bowser, there’s still no
sign of the promised reduction
in the fuel levy.
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AUSTRALIAN CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
Darwin Harbour tide times for March
SUNDAY
MONDAY
1
0249
0845
1431
2033
2
0321
0921
1500
2055
6
12 18
0
0328 5.14
1020 2.20
1700 6.42
2313 3.19
9
6
12
12 18
0
0245 0.90
0853 7.22
1436 2.21
2026 7.11
16
1.21
7.16
1.87
7.27
Keep an eye on the shop notice-board for details.
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After recent controversy over
strange smelling rollies at the
Cox Club, a reader drew the Admiral’s attention to an article in a
cancer research publication.
Blokes who smoke pot once a
week or more, dramatically increase their chances of developing testicular cancer – obviously the more gunja inhaled, the
greater the risk.
It seems it’s not only golfers
who lose their balls.
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Eagle-eyed Wagait Shire toiler
TUESDAY
1.21
6.98
2.31
6.98
3
0354
1002
1530
2118
6
12
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
1.39
6.63
2.87
6.57
4
0430
1050
1606
2146
6
12
1.72
6.15
3.49
6.05
5
0516
1155
1711
2225
6
12
FRIDAY
2.15
5.62
4.12
5.45
SATURDAY
6
0631 2.57
1352 5.35
1949 4.42
6
12
7
0011
0842
1600
2214
6
12
4.85
2.63
5.80
3.91
6m
4m
2m
0
8
18
0439
1120
1745
2356
0
5.84
1.71
6.97
2.47
10
18
0
0534 6.51
1205 1.34
1822 7.40
11
18
0034
0623
1243
1854
0
1.82
7.05
1.16
7.66
12
18
0109
0706
1315
1921
0
1.30
7.41
1.19
7.74
13
18
0143
0745
1345
1945
0
0.96
7.54
1.41
7.67
14
18
0215
0820
1413
2006
0
0.82
7.47
1.77
7.45
6m
4m
2m
0
6
15
6
12
18
0314
0925
1456
2045
0
1.16
6.85
2.70
6.66
6
17
12
18
0342
0957
1512
2106
0
1.57
6.40
3.18
6.14
6
18
12
18
0413
1032
1533
2126
0
2.06
5.89
3.67
5.55
6
19
12
18
0453
1120
1610
2135
0
2.60
5.38
4.18
4.97
6
20
12 18
0
0554 3.08
1238 4.99
1930 4.48
2032 4.49
6
21
12
18
0
0731 3.34
1610 5.18
2301 3.93
6m
4m
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2m
0
6
22
12
18
0340
0943
1644
2313
0
4.64
3.13
5.63
3.49
6
23
12
18
0426
1045
1711
2331
0
5.18
2.71
6.07
3.03
6
24
12
18
0503
1124
1738
2355
0
5.73
2.30
6.48
2.53
6
25
12
18
0
0540 6.27
1157 1.97
1804 6.84
6
26
12
18
0022
0615
1228
1830
0
2.01
6.75
1.75
7.13
6
27
12
18
0051
0652
1255
1853
0
1.51
7.15
1.66
7.30
6
28
12
18
0120
0727
1321
1914
0
1.10
7.42
1.70
7.36
WORKING FOR
ALL LARRAKIA
6m
4m
2m
0
6
29
12 18
0
0151 0.82
0800 7.53
1347 1.85
1936 7.30
6
30
12
18
0222
0834
1416
2000
0
0.72
7.47
2.14
7.12
6
31
12
18
0256
0911
1449
2028
0
0.83
7.23
2.54
6.79
6m
4m
2m
0
6
12
18
0
6
12
18
0
6
12
18
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Copyright. The National Tidal Facility Australia – Flinders
University of South Australia.
DISCLAIMER: These tidal predictions are supplied in good
faith and believed to be correct. No warranty is given in
respect of errors, omission or suitability for any purpose.
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