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Ban on Byrrill Creek dam set to remain Luis Feliu

The state government ban on the proposed controversial Byrrill Creek dam looks set to stay after the minister responsible for water said the plan which prohibits new dams in the Tweed for 10 years is not being reviewed as previously reported.

In a surprise new twist, NSW primary industries minister Katrina Hodgkinson said the government was not reviewing the Tweed Water Sharing Plan ‘as has commonly been misstated in the media’, but the former Labor government’s ‘decision-making process regarding Byrrill Creek’.

The water-sharing plan formulated by the Office of Water was gazetted late last year under the previous government and prohibits any new dams in the catchment. At the time, it was hailed by anti-dam campaigners as a move which effectively stopped the dam.

‘No changes to the watersharing plan’ But a change in government in March this year saw the tables turn, with local pro-dam National Party politicians lobbying to ditch the prohibition. In July, Ms Hodgkinson announced in a brief statement to media that she would be reviewing ‘the former Labor government’s decision to rule out a dam at Byrrill Creek and seeking further advice as to how the water-sharing plan was made’.

But this week, in response to questions on the review by The Echo, Ms Hodgkinson said no changes to the water-sharing plan had been made by her government and that she was ‘in the process of thoroughly reviewing all the information while consulting with members of the community’.

‘No decision will be made on this matter until I have been able to com-

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plete this process. It is the job of Tweed Shire Council, as the local water utility, to ensure the security of the Tweed Shire’s water supply. This includes determining the optimum mix of water supply, efficiency and demand-management measures to cater for existing and forecast growth.’

New Tweed mayor Barry Longland said the statement ‘puts a different light on the issue’ and he would be bringing on a vote to try to overturn the council resolution at next month’s meeting.

‘If the minister is saying she’s not reviewing the decision, but the process, then that really changes the dynamic somewhat,’ he said.

‘In the community there’s a perception the water-sharing plan is the seminal decision on whether the dam should go ahead; the decision to push ahead with the dam with the former mayor’s casting vote was made before the water-sharing plan excluded it, and so they’re two separate issues ‘If the minister is not reviewing the decision, and Byrrill Creek dam is still excluded, then that is a good thing,’ he said.

The mayor said the issue ‘has to be resolved sooner rather than later because lots of money needs to be spent’ on preliminary planning for it.

Tweed Shire Council continues to plan for the $67 million dam after a narrow vote last year saw the Byrrill Creek option win out over the staffrecommended option of raising the existing Clarrie Hall Dam, which would double the shire’s water capacity. Former mayor Kevin Skinner used his casting vote twice to push ahead with the new dam.

Greens MPs have so far been unsuccessful in getting answers on the review in parliament.

In a visit to the Tweed last week to ramp up the anti-dam campaign, MLC Dr John Kaye complained that the Greens had twice tried to move a

motion in parliament ‘calling for the release of all documents in the government’s possession relating to the review’. But he said that on both occasions the attempts were blocked by minister Hodgkinson’s colleagues in the Upper House.

Dr Kaye told Save Byrrill Creek campaigners this week the O’Farrell governmenrt was not being trans-

parent about the so-called review.

‘We don’t know if it’s a consultant doing it, or the department, or the local water unit, or is it simply a case of (Lismore MP) Thomas George having a chat about it over a couple of beers with a few mates at the pub’.

Mr George, the National Party MP representing the Byrrill Creek area, has been a vocal supporter of the conten-

tious dam. Tweed MP Geoff Provest, who has previously supported the raising of the Clarrie Hall Dam wall option instead, told The Echo there were ‘concerns’ the Byrrill Creek dam had been ‘singled out’ in the review which left out other water-supply proposals.

■ Dam obstacles aplenty says campaigner, page 2 ■ Editorial, page 8

B’bar locals lament sale of historic church Parishioners of Burringbar’s St Michael’s and All Angels Anglican church in Burringbar (l-r), Yvonne Priest, Coral Smart and local historian Frank Mills, who make up half the congregation of the historic church, with Dr Lilo Szlavekwith.

Photo and story Luis Feliu

The impending sale of an historic 100-year-old Anglican church and adjoining op shop in the heart of Burringbar has rallied locals wanting to keep the property in community use, ar at least have its lovingly restored buildings heritage protected.

The St Michael’s and All Angels Anglican church on the main street is be-

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ing sold by its owners, the Kingscliff Anglican Church parish, as part of a wide bid by the Anglican diocese of Grafton to overcome finanical problems. A bishop’s appeal, with other regional assets to be liquidated, has already raised $10 million.

But locals want the church, soon to be sold at auction, to become a community hall or ‘village museum’ to show off its proud history.

Burringabr RSL sub-branch secretary Phil Connor has appealed to the Anglican bishop of Grafton Keith Slater suggesting the church had played a significant role in the district and could be used as a community resource centre and historical museum.

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Dam obstacles aplenty says campaigner Luis Feliu

A community activist in the campaign which last year helped stop the controversial Tillegra dam in the Hunter Valley says the federal government is unlikely to approve the proposed Byrrill Creek dam because of the number of threatened species recorded in the area.

Linda Bowman, of Dungog in the Hunter Valley, met with opponents of the proposed Byrrill Creek dam during a tour of the Tweed last week as a guest of the state Greens who are also campaigning against the dam.

Ms Bowman inspected the Pretty Gully area of Byrrill Creek and later talked with Save Byrrill Creek activists and local Greens at a meeting in Uki. She told The Echo she had looked at the list of threatened species in the dam’s affected area and concluded it would have to be assessed by the federal government ‘and then probably not get through’.

Ms Bowman urged opponents of the Tweed dam they ‘need to do their homework’ and put forward a strong argument and ‘solid evidence’ on the dam’s environmental impacts ‘and the fact it’s not justified because there’re better ways to improve water supply’.

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Dungog resident Linda Bowman, second from left, with Greens state candidate Andrea Vickers (left), state Greens MP Dr John Kaye and Tweed Greens Cr Katie Milne. Photo Luis Feliu

‘You should win that argument; we had four independent reviews done on the Tillegra dam, two on its hydrology and the others on its justification and economic analysis, and three out of four were damning,’ she said.

‘A change in mayor, as the Tweed has just had, also was a turning point as the previous mayor was seen by many as pro-dam, but the new mayor voted for more transparency on the whole process, which was so important.

‘But that was part of a cumulative effect [in pressuring the government to stop it], the independent reviews, the looming state election and the call for more transparency all played a part, there was also so much uncertainty it would get federal level approval because of its environmental impacts.’

The state government spent around $100 million on the Tillegra dam before then premier Kristina Keneally scrapped it last November.

Ms Bowman said she and her husband moved from Sydney to the Upper Hunter five years ago ‘to live a better way of life’, but soon after, the government announced it wanted to build the $300-million-plus dam.

‘We had 20 acres, and would’ve sold if the dam went ahead because the construction site was in front of our property and we would see the dam wall, it also would have taken up to 18 years to build,’ she said.

Greens NSW MP Dr John Kaye said there were ‘lots of similarities’ between the two dams as ‘both would be expensive, unnecessary and

environmentally destructive’.

‘Neither can be justified, especially after opportunities for lower-cost water conservation, efficiency and recycling are taken into account,’ Dr Kaye said.

Tweed MP Geoff Provest told The Echo there were ‘concerns’ the Byrrill Creek dam had been ‘singled out’ in the review which left out other water-supply proposals.

Meanwhile, a claim by Byrrill Creek residents that logging had started in a dam-affected area has been rejected by Tweed Shire Council.

A spokesperson said work began late last month on council’s joint-venture plantation areas to complete construction of an access road for those plantations and ‘some tree removal would have taken place as part of these works’.

Locals lament sale of church ate use in a caring manner,’ Mr Connor said in his letter.

He says concerned locals should write letters to the diocese to support the church staying in the community and that he would also ask Tweed Shire Council and MPs for the Tweed to ensure its character and heritage were protected.

A Tweed Shire Council spokesperson said the church building and its organ were recognised as having local significance in the shire’s 2004 Community Based Heritage Study, a review of which was currently underway.

But the spokesperson said that while the recognition did not carry any statutory weight, ‘it is something planners would certainly consider if there was an application for a change of use’.

Tweed-Byron historian Frank Mills, 83, who spent his early years in Burringbar, believes ashes of some of his relatives were scattered at the back of the church over 90 years ago.

The church and popular op-shop next door have been painstakingly maintained over the years by its small congre-

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gation of around half a dozen parishioners.

One of those, Yvonne Priest, said the church had been ‘part of my and my children’s lives’ and that it would be ‘very sad’ to see it no longer used as a place of worship.

Reducing debt Kingscliff parish rector Reverend Eron Perry declined to comment, but diocese registrar Anthony Newby said the Burringbar church was identified by the parish as a property ‘not being used and unable to keep’, as part of a wider push by the diocese to reduce debt by identifying properties across the diocese to be sold.

Mr Newby said the bishop’s appeal was launched to shore up the 300-plus student Clarance Valley Anglican School in Grafton which had struck ‘unfortunate’ financial difficulties.

‘The whole idea is to do it in such a way so the core ministry of the parish is not affected,’ he told The Echo.

‘We’d love it to be used in a more sustainable way because it’s not cheap to maintain if it’s not being used.’

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But an inspection of the church reveals it as one of the best restored and maintained old buildings in the Tweed, all at the hands of the local volunteer parishioners.

Mr Newby said he sympathised with people wanting it for community use and the diocese had ‘no desire to do it but our current situation pops the question: can we afford to keep it?’

‘These situations are quite distressing for us all to think we’re parting way with this lovely property.’

Mr Mills said the church, with so much of its history entwined with that of the whole region, seemed to be going the way of many other historic buildings of the village such as ‘two hotels, the railway building, the old jail and courthouse and the old produce store’.

Mr Connor said the village had ‘lost so much already’ and the building should be ‘permanently protected to prevent new owners altering or destroying its heritage’.

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Council ordered to pay $600,000 damages SBA Luis Feliu

Kingscliff landowner Stephen Segal has won another court case against Tweed Shire Council in a drawn-out multimillion-dollar battle to build a regional shopping centre and other developments near the town.

In a judgment handed down in the NSW Supreme Court this week, Justice Patricia Bergin ordered the council to pay Dr Segal’s family company Gales Holdings $600,000 to meet the costs of drainage works.

The costs of the long-running dispute are yet to be awarded but are expected to be substantial.

Gales Holdings had claimed stormwater flowing on to its 27-acre property from neighbouring properties at Kingscliff made any development impossible because it introduced an endangered species of frog, the Wallum Froglet,

to the property.

The court was told the number of the frogs since construction had increased to 1,000, based on recordings of the amphibian’s call on the land over those years.

Justice Bergin ordered that the damages be used to build drains to alleviate extra stormwater runoff from developments around the property.

But she found Gales was not entitled to damages for the loss of value of the land to be used as habitat for the froglet, nor to recover costs as claimed for the filling of the land.

Water quality The work involves the installation of gross pollutant traps and energy-dissipation structures in order to improve water quality for the froglets’ habitat.

Justice Bergin criticised council’s handling of the issue over changes to stormwater runoff from neighbouring land. The court was told infill-

ing of a drain by the developer of the nearby Noble Lakeside Park and council’s construction of Turnock Street had contributed to flooding of Gale’s land.

Council came under fire for accepting advice that the company should bear the burden of stormwater management changes without providing it with reasons.

‘The defendant’s conduct after the nuisance, brought to its attention in 2004, was in my view also lacking in good faith,’ Justice Bergin said.

‘The plaintiff approached the defendant in a conciliatory fashion to see if they might find a “solution” together. Rather than accept this approach the defendant called for a public apology and payment of large amounts of costs at a time when the defendant was still using the plaintiff ’s land as a retention basis at no cost to the defendant. It is hardly conduct that could be described as in good faith.’

It is understood to be the 14th court win by the company since the first case in 1999 forcing council to release documents which the Segal family says has cost ratepayers millions in legal fees.

$1 million costs They include one case involving $1 million in costs awarded against the council when it tried to rezone the site of the old Kingscliff sewerage treatment plant to industrial after Gales bought it.

The zoning has reverted to special uses–sewage while Gales and the council continue to fight over the future of the land.

The company claims 4,000 jobs will be generated and millions pumped into the Tweed economy if its plans for a district centre off Chinderah Road are ever approved.

Both council and Gales have at this stage declined to comment on the court decision.

Runner-up Kalinda Lee Witchey with her snake study.

Story and photo Albert Elzinga

Winner of this year’s Caldera Art Awards, Theresa FlynnClark, created her artworks to raise the profile of insects, spending months researching a widespread insect species of which little is known.

Ms Flynn-Clark, from Bannockburn in Queensland, was happy to explain the intricacies of her use of natural plant fibres to create the three-dimensional moths in her winning Moths of

the Caldera artworks.

Around 100 invited guests mingled with artists, organisers, sponsors and art-lovers at the award ceremony held at the Tweed River Art Gallery and hosted by Caldera Art Fest projects manager Andy Reimanis.

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Following Mr Fisher’s address, Caldera Art Selection Panel chair Marika Bryant explained the difficulties the selection panel encountered when forced to choose just five prize winners from a record 186 highquality entries.

Highly Commended prizes went to Phil Lomas of Currumbin for his flight study of a wedge-tailed eagle titled Eagle Eye and Murwillumbah-based oil painter Judi Lee for her four close-up studies of spiders’ eyes, titled Spiders. Third prize went to Brisbane artist Graham Abraham for Riflebirds Shoot for Survival, and second prize to acrylic artist Kalinda Lee Witchey of Bangalow for a head study of a red-bellied black snake, titled Silent Beauty.

The winning art works will be exhibited at the gallery until Sunday, November 13. New Tweed mayor Barry Longland will officially open the exhibi-

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Caring for Fingal Head

Erosion zone adoption on hold

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Goats kept by successive Fingal Head lighthouse keepers in years gone by almost wiped out all native grasslands and wildflowers on and around the headland.

The large number of visitors to the area also added to the degradation, according to local bush regenerator Kieran Kinney.

Last weekend, Mr Kinney helped Fingal Head Coastcare volunteers plant native grasses and flowers in an effort to re-establish groundcovers surrounding a new boardwalk recently built by Tweed Shire Council.

Council used federal funding from the ‘Caring for Country’ initiative to build the walkway in order to reduce erosion, protect the lighthouse foundations and help return the area’s flora to its original condition.

Council will also place signs with information about the headland, lighthouse and keeper’s cottage in the area while notices urging visitors not to take wildflowers will also be displayed.

Mr Kinney said around 50,000 visitors climbed the headland every year and unless regeneration and protection efforts succeeded in recreating the original ‘ecological community’, the headland was doomed to yield to continued attacks by invasive plantlife.

The local Coastcare group started the battle against exotic newcomers such as buffalo grass some time ago and prepared the area for last weekend’s work by removing the foreign invaders.

Coastcare’s preparations ensured the 56 volunteers who turned up on the day completed the planting within an hour

Oceanfront property owners on the Tweed will have to wait a little longer for erosion hazard lines to be adopted following a decision by councillors to hold a workshop on the new building regulations.

Councillors voted four to three to defer the adoption of the shire’s new coastal development control plan (DCP), which bans the building of permanent structures within some erosion zones.

The coastal DCP was drafted in consultation with the property owners. Council placed the draft DCP on public exhibition in March for 60 days.

A little over 200 Tweed ratepayers own land within the hazard zones.

There are three zones: an immediate hazard line, 2050 hazard line and a 2100 hazard line. Each zone has restrictions on what can be built there, with nothing allowed to be built within the immediate zone.

Cr Kevin Skinner suggested a workshop be he held to get a better understanding of how the new DCP will affect two council-controlled caravan parks at Kingscliff.

He was supported by Crs Joan van Lieshout, Warren Polglase and Phil Youngblutt. Mayor Barry Longland and Crs Katie Milne and Dot Holdom voted against deferring the issue. Cr Longland said it was the responsibility of council to establish the lines ‘in the interest of those who seek to develop along the coast’.

The DCP is expected to come back before council in November.

Fingal Head youngsters joined local Coastcare members in a big effort to rehabilitate the headland area near a new boardwalk.

after which Mr Kinney took the group on a guided tour of an area he regenerated earlier.

Fingal Head Coastcare president Kay Bolton said she was very pleased with last weekend’s turn out.

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Beach-patrol season opens at Kingy Albert Elzinga

Cudgen Headland SLSC lifesavers are confident the club will be able to repeat last year’s success and host an even bigger state surf lifesaving championships at the erosion-affected Kingscliff beach next March.

Although beach erosion directly in front of the clubhouse makes patrolling there impossible, some 50 metres south a wide stretch of beach remains and will form a natural arena for the lifeguards’ patrols this season.

In one of his first duties as the newly appointed Tweed mayor, Cr Barry Longland joined local lifesavers at Kings­ cliff Beach on Saturday to launch the 2011–2012 patrolling season and lifesavers said they were ready to plant their flags as usual.

Cr Longland said the beach had been through a tough time recently but it was great to see so much sand at this season’s new patrolling area.

He said he wanted to make sure the efforts of volunteer lifeguards were acknowledged and to reinforce the ‘swim between the flags’ message which

Cudgen Headland SLSC lifeguards Susan Young, Jessica McWilliam and Felicity Maitre with Northern NSW lifeguard coordinator Scott McCartney and mayor Barry Longland at the launch of the beach-patrol season. Photo Albert Elzinga

Tweed Shire Council promoted with its beach safety campaign.

Although the new patrolling area was great, the beach deserved ‘special attention’, Cr Longland said.

‘Sand has been building up gradually over many months in the area which was hit by the first erosion event in front of Faulks Park. This beach area near the training wall at

Cudgen Creek provides a great alternative for patrols and a safe and attractive beach for everyone to enjoy this summer season.

‘I encourage everyone to keep coming to Kingscliff as it’s business as usual down the beach’, he added.

Professional lifeguards contracted by council will join local volunteer lifesavers and pa-

trol nine beaches along the 37 kilometres of Tweed coastline.

Duranbah, Fingal Head, Kingscliff, Salt, Casuarina, Cabarita, Hastings Point, Pottsville and Wooyung will be patrolled daily during the September, Christmas and April NSW school holidays and at weekends between the holidays while Salt beach will be patrolled all year round.

Council not to prosecute developer for clearfelling Steve Spencer

Dozens of trees ripped from a hillside on the edge of a rare patch of lowland rainforest had threatened to cause erosion and choke nearby wetlands on Terranora Broadwater, but Tweed Council has decided not to prosecute the developer.

While most of the trees removed were noxious camphor laurels, Cr Katie Milne said the way the clearing was done endangered the small rainforest remnant further down the steep slope which was one of just a handful remaining in the shire.

The Greens councillor, who has inspected the land near the centre of the Area E subdivision off Parkes Lane, said strict environmental safeguards were needed when clearing next to sensitive rainforest remnants and above protected wetlands.

‘It was cleared right up to the edge of the rainforest. Who knows to what extent that has damaged the ecology,’ Cr Milne told a recent council meeting.

‘What has happened to the animals inhabiting those trees?

The developer would have known this would not have been condoned by council ­officers.

‘This was done on a steeply sloped hillside and any runoff would end up in an already sick Terranora Broadwater. There has been a great disturbance of the site in what is an amazing biodiversity hotspot.

‘This is not how I want to see development done in the shire.

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a management plan,’ she said.

Cr Milne’s attempt to get the council to seek legal advice on the clearing failed to get support from her colleagues.

When council officers inspected the site in mid July, they found trees had been ripped from the ground, leaving exposed soil which could easily erode down the hillside into protected wetlands on the other side of the rainforest.

Guidelines breached Council’s policy states that if more than 20 camphor laurel trees are felled, a development application is needed. Other council guidelines, to control erosion and runoff into wetlands, were also breached.

Council officers ordered clearing to stop after neighbours complained. A week later landowner Creeksound Pty Ltd applied for permission to continue clearing.

The company was then told that such large-scale treeclearing would be likely to need flora and fauna assessment and clearing on steep slopes would need to be done in accordance with Catchment Management Authority guidelines to prevent erosion.

Council officers were concerned large areas of bare earth had been left exposed and about 10 native trees had been felled, but they were all small enough to be removed without a permit.

There was no site-specific management plan, flora and fauna assessment submitted and no erosion or sediment controls. The council report also said clearing the trees using an excavator ‘is not best practice and the potential for erosion and sedimentation exists until grass cover is established’.

Staff advised councillors that although there had been

a breach of council’s rules, it was not considered ‘significant in ecological terms’ and legal prosecution would likely fail.

Councillors voted to order exposed soil be immediately covered and any further clearing require a development application.

Housing code under review Tweed Shire Council is reviewing its housing code and asking residents what they want Tweed housing to look like in the future.

Discussion papers are available for viewing on www.yoursaytweed.com.au/tweedhousing, with online discussions and surveys already started.

The review is seeking the community’s feedback on how people feel housing design should look, how it should respond to the climate and locality and whether current

housing design trends are reflective of community values and Tweed’s natural amenity.

Council’s planning director Vince Connell is asking the community to comment on the existing regulations and how they could be improved.

Copies of the documents are also available to view at council offices in Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads, at the libraries in Kingscliff, Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads and on council’s corporate website www.tweed. nsw.gov.au.

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Footy stars and the gentle art of reading Story and photo Albert Elzinga

Although Rugby League players have had their share of bad press, they remain powerful role models, especially to kids.

This week, Gold Coast Titans’ under 20s players used their high profiles to set an example which won’t attract criticism or cause controversy and visited Murwillumbah’s Knox Park to read to some of their younger fans.

The event was part of the Titans 4 Tomorrow ‘My Hero Reads Too’ program and, in addition to a book reading, offered the children the opportunity to create art works of their favourite things.

The kids’ efforts will form part of a book which will be available on loan from Murwillumbah’s public library.

The Titans 4 Tomorrow initiative is an educational program which aims to support and engage students to reach their full potential.

Titans’ players act as mentors and role models to make a positive impact on the wellbeing of children and families and cover community issues such as health, education and the environment at public appearances.

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forts and said around 35 kids joined the football players for a reading of The Bugalugs Bum Thief, a Tim Winton book, illustrated by Michael King.

Titans’ players Sam Meskell, Beau Weatherall and Damien Slockee read Mr Winton’s book from cover to cover before sharing a free sausage sizzle with their young audience.

Unfortunately, the event came to an early end when the heavens opened and it poured for an hour.

Mythological titan Atlas may have had the power to shoulder the world but his namesakes couldn’t avoid the downpour from scattering their fans in a mad rush to get home dry.

The mass desertion resulted in the young Titans throwing a football around with diehard fan, Brayden Cameron, from Ipswich.

Brayden said he enjoyed the reading but kicking a football around with the next crop of rugby league superstars was Titans players Beau Weatherall and Damien Slockee with definitely his favourite part of young fan Brayden Cameron from Ipswich (Qld) after the footy the day. stars read a book for youngsters as part of a new program.

Roads ‘ruined’ by Qld day trippers Steve Spencer

Tweed roads are being wrecked by thousands of Queenslandbased day-tripping motorists and the shire is not getting the extra funding needed to maintain them, according to Tweed Shire Council.

The increased traffic has driven council to send an SOS to the state government pleading for more help.

Councillors say Tweed shire is suffering similar problems to Wyong and Gosford shires which, because of their proximity to Sydney and Newcastle population centres, attract far more weekend motor traffic than most other country shires.

Cr Kevin Skinner told the recent council meeting the shire couldn’t properly maintain the road network any longer.

‘We are being inundated by traffic from Brisbane, the Tweed has a major city on our doorstep and we need assistance with our infrastructure.

These cars are not just going

down the highway but along our minor roads; we are also experiencing traffic jams and massive congestion,’ Cr Skinner said.

Mayor Barry Longland agreed, saying had noticed quite a boost in Queenslandregistered vehicles using Tweed roads.

Urgent road review Councillors voted unanimously to ask the NSW government to: recognise the shire as a major urban centre; ask the RTA to urgently review road classifications throughout the shire; raise the level of funding after the reclassifications; and establish a steering committee to plan, classify and oversee construction of roads needed to service growth areas.

Councillors also voted to push to have the Tweed Valley Way reclassified as a state road and refuse to accept the handover by the RTA of Sexton Hill Drive on completion of the Banora Point upgrade,

and request it remain classified as a state road.

Cr Warren Polglase suggested ‘putting up a sign saying we haven’t got the infrastructure’.

He said when Tweed council last warned it could not cope with any further development because of a lack of sewage facilities, it took just 10 days for the NSW government to approve the new Banora Point Sewage Treatment Plant.

‘The cost of road infrastructure is getting beyond our capacity.’ he said.

Cr Katie Milne said less ratepayer funds spent on roads would mean more money available for ‘soft community infrastructure’.

‘It is so essential in a growing town and we need to be out there fighting for funds,’ she said.

Councillors also voted to seek support from local MPs Geoff Provest and Thomas George as well as Ballina-based minister for the North Coast, Don Page.

Rainwater tanks with pumps ‘costly’ Rainwater tanks are costing Tweed urban homeowners a packet, forcing many to disconnecting them and slash hundreds of dollars a year from their power bills, according to a new study.

Some homeowners have already switched to town water to run their toilets and showers, with one ratepayer claiming to have saved $150 a quarter by turning off the taps, despite having two 5,000-litre tanks on his property.

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more difficult it is to raise high enough to reduce the need for an electric pumping system, but shire residents have been encouraged to install the largest tank possible.

A recent study by Sydney’s University of Technology found the amount of electricity used by tank owners was at least equal and up to five times that needed to supply town water to an average urban home.

‘Only when the price of water goes through the roof will people use the tanks again,’ Cr

Kevin Skinner told this month’s council meeting.

‘These pressure systems use too much electricity. It just makes the water too expensive.’

Installing the tanks is now mandatory for new homes.

Many other Tweed homeowners have installed them hoping to reduce their water bills.

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et’s be absolutely clear about why the opposition is currently obVolume 4 #5 September 29, 2011 sessed with the prospect of a Kevin Rudd comeback: they – and especially Tony Abbott – are seriously scared that it might happen.

Therefore logic dictates that they bring it to a climax, one way or another, before either The threat to destroy Byrrill Creek with a dam has hung over the the ALP or the general public Tweed Shire for most of the year. Proposing the dam was a suris ready for it. prise move by Cr Warren Polglase when council met to consider The ideal result would be to the well-researched recommendations of a staff and community cut it off at the pass; by talking committee on the shire’s water supply. That committee recomup Rudd’s chances before his mended augmenting the existing Clarrie Hall Dam supply but Cr supporters can get their act Polglase’s motion, aided by the casting vote of then mayor Kevin together, people like Barnaby Skinner, overturned the sensible recommendation and started a Joyce and Nigel Scullion are hare-brained process that has cost ratepayers hundreds of thou- hoping to ensure that Rudd’s sands of dollars and achieved precisely nothing. opponents, led by the warlords Well, perhaps it has achieved something. It has shown us how who deposed him in the first place, will act pre-emptively to some of our councillors are unfit for the job, with their penchant for policies designed to benefit big developers at the expense of prevent the idea from gaining any serious momentum. residents and the environment.

But if it does – if the memWe now know that the dam would never had been approved bers stuck in the ever-increasby Macquarie Street, let alone Canberra. After the previous state ing number of seats which the government nixed the dam under the terms of the Tweed Water polls are declaring marginal Sharing Plan, its desperate proponents spied an opportunity with or worse become desperate the victory of the Liberal/National coalition. Surely the decision enough to defy their factional could be reversed by a friendly minister? Polglase and Skinner bosses – then let it happen as lobbied hard, along with local National MP Thomas George, soon as possible. The worst and after a lot of shadow boxing the primary industries minister thing that could possibly hapKatrina Hodgkinson appeared to agree to a review of the Water pen would be for Rudd to reSharing Plan. turn to a second honeymoon However, she now says there was never a review proposed of with the voters just before an the plan itself, only of the processes involved in arriving at the election. For various reasons, plan. In political terms she is quite right to fudge the issue and both technical and political, take a step back from interfering in the dam controversy. After all, an election does not become her credibility as a minister is on the line if she backs a handful of a practical proposition until National Party hacks against good science, sound policy and the 2013. Getting Rudd back now majority of the Tweed community. would at least give Abbott and his bully boys a solid year to work him over, or even, perTweed Shire Echo haps, for his own side once Publisher David Lovejoy more to turn against him.

Editor Luis Feliu Advertising Manager Angela Cornell But it would also give Rudd Accounts Manager Simon Haslam time to expose the manifest Production Manager Ziggi Browning inadequacy of Abbott as an ‘The job of a newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.’ – Finley Peter Dunne 1867–1936 alternative prime minister © 2011 Echo Publications Pty Ltd and the Libs themselves have Phone 02 6672 2280 a potential saviour waiting in email news/letters: editor@tweedecho.com.au email advertising: adcopy@tweedecho.com.au the wings in the form of MalPrinter: Horton Media Australia Ltd colm Turnbull. Abbott would

Last hurrah of the good ol’ boys

much rather not take the risk.

Admittedly he nailed Rudd in 2010, with more than a little help from Rudd’s own side; but times have changed. As many of his own colleagues have unkindly pointed out, Julia Gillard is his best asset; a switch to anyone, but especially Rudd, would be a change for the worse.

Abbott is old enough to remember the way Gough

rusted-on Ruddites are starting to make soundings, but in spite of the lazier commentators (who are always happy to fall back on a leadership challenge story – it’s so much easier than real journalism) there is no serious campaign – yet. And if Abbott has his way, there never will be. For once, he and Gillard are in perfect harmony.

And if Rudd were to make a

Getting Rudd back now would at least give Abbott and his bully boys a solid year to work him over.

by Mungo MacCallum Whitlam destroyed Billy Snedden, only to find himself facing Malcolm Fraser. And he will also recall Malcolm McGregor’s crack about the 1996 election: John Howard only won because his opponent was Paul Keating; if he had been standing unopposed, he would have lost. It is not that Abbott is ascendant in the polls – rather that Gillard is close to rock bottom.

With enemies like that, who needs friends?

But simple arithmetic suggests that Gillard is fairly safe, at least for some time yet.

Scullion says Rudd is within nine votes of making it, and Joyce says seven, but what would they know?

Graham Richardson estimates Rudd’s supporters at between 10 and 20, which sounds a lot more realistic; given that he needs 52 in a caucus of 103, he’s still only looking at his hard core.

There is no doubt that some

comeback, he would still have to deal with the government’s ongoing problems – selling the carbon tax, dealing with the miners and devising a policy on the boat people.

But in the last case at least he would be an improvement, if only because he would not be as sickeningly sanctimonious and hypocritical as the present chorus.

It’s not just the blame shifting, the abuse, the mindless sloganeering – they have become par for the course in the current parliament. It’s the obscene pretence that both party leaders are really acting with the best interests of the asylum seekers in mind.

It’s only by destroying their last chance of salvation, by condemning them to hell, we are told, that our caring parliament can save them from death at the hands of the people smugglers. We have to be cruel to be kind.

Leave aside for a moment

the nonsense about the UN convention and protocols; Abbott didn’t worry about such niceties during the Pacific Solution and doesn’t now. Not only would he return the asylum seekers to a non-signatory (Indonesia) but he would reintroduce Temporary Protection Visas, which breach the protocol provisions on travel and family reunion, among others.

And ignore Gillard’s protestations that the Malaysians are really sweet and caring people who will always do the right thing by refugee applicants; they don’t and they wouldn’t.

And even if they did, so what?

She is still in breach of the spirit, if not the letter, of the UN convention herself, not to mention her own party’s platform.

Abbott and Gillard are lying: their immediate concern is not the welfare of the wretches who are so desperate that they deliberately and willingly risk the potentially fatal trip to Australia in the belief that nothing – not even the remote and overcrowded concentration camps run by mercenary goons who treat them like criminals – could be worse or more hopeless than their present conditions.

For Gillard and Abbott, this is not a human tragedy, to be met with decency and compassion. It’s a political problem, to be exploited in the most viciously partisan manner and to be solved with spin and gimmickry.

If ever there was a reason to change both leaders, and as quickly as possible, the last couple of weeks have provided it. Rudd and Turnbull both have their faults, but they could hardly fail to be an improvement.

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Sick campaign

The AFL is to be congratulated for telling Anthony Ball of Clubs Australia to shut up and stop representing the AFL. The AFL have at last placed addressing problem gambling centre stage and wants to talk to the government about its concerns.

Clubs Australia has a record of wilfully spreading misinformation to protect the NSW clubs’ massive gambling profits which we have known since 1999 are mainly from problem gamblers who on average provide 40 per cent and up to 60 per cent of club profits.

When the first Productivity Commissions Report on Gambling in Australia of November 26, 1999 was released on December 16, 1999 John Howard’s press release was in part: ‘I am particularly disturbed by the findings of the report about the extent and severity of problem gambling. The report found that around 290,000 Australians are problem gamblers and account for over $3 billion in losses annually. This is disastrous not only for these problem gamblers, but also for the estimated 1.5 million people they directly affect as a result of bankruptcy, divorce, suicide and lost time at work.’

On page 26 of Vol 1 on the 1999 Report a survey of problem gamblers identified that 2,900 attempted suicide and 35 to 60 actually committed suicide because of their gambling problem in one year. The 2010 report states that 80 per cent of Australia’s problem gamblers have a problem with the electronic gaming machines which are now in our clubs and pubs.

How many more must take their own lives or have their families destroyed before our unbridled selfishness is overcome and we agree that our

What we did in council At the last community access session councillors heard from volunteer support worker for the homeless, John Lee, of the suspected death of another homeless man, this time by suicide in the new Jack Evans Boat Harbour.

Mr Lee said he could not ascertain from the police or the hospital whether this gentleman, Keith, had survived this suicide attempt.

Mr Lee had spoken to Keith not long before. He was concerned that Keith’s story had not been made public. He believes Keith deliberately chose to hang himself at this location, in the middle of the day, as he had also wanted to make a public statement about the millions spent on the harbour compared to the lack of support for homeless. The homeless are now constantly moved out of this shiny new park as authorities have ramped up efforts since the park was opened.

This story moved the packed

public gallery (who were there predominantly for rural issues and Hastings Point) to rousing applause, but did not seem to move the councillors. The motion I proposed at the council meeting to provide greater assistance for a frontline drop-in centre was refused outright, despite Tweed having the highest rate of homeless in NSW. Mayor Longland accused me of deliberately wording the motion to make the council look bad. He wanted me to change the motion from ‘greater assistance’ to ‘continued support’.

This request was illogical as it would have put up for debate, and at risk, even council’s token support. He felt that council’s commitment was enough, ie to sit in on one meeting of the only recently formed bimonthly interagency meetings, as non-leading participants, with another meeting scheduled for October, and the next not until after Christmas. The purpose of my motion was to

provide direction for council to be more pro-active in undertaking these responsibilities.

Councillors then refused to second, even for discussion, my next motion for a Housing Affordability Strategy. This is particularly significant as the Cobaki Lakes development study demonstrated that these first 900 lots will not achieve any housing affordability even for workers of a moderate income, despite having the smallest lots this shire, if not Australia, has ever seen.

Nor did councillors second for discussion my motion for an extension to the public exhibition of only 28 days of the highly complex Tweed City Centre LEP, finishing on October 14, or any of them support an amendment for the new Boyds Bay industrial estate to provide a sustainability assessment, despite councillors progressing this rezoning 10– 15 years in the queue.

clubs have a duty of care and accept that something significant must be done so we can once again be proud to be Australians who care about our fellow Australians? The Clubs Australia un-Australian campaign is very sick.

ribcage of the attacking dog and give the animal a heart attack.

This useful tip had me armed and angry when I was accosted suddenly by an American Pit Bull with a great brown coat as I was reaching the top of the southern hill of Rajah Road in Ocean shores last Wednesday when I was jogging to Brunswick Heads. We both surprised each other, it coming out of someone’s garden and myself staggering the final steps of the summit of this hill. It gave a loud and deep growl whereas I bellowed several expletives at the top of my lungs and chased it across the road. It continued its garden roaming up Warrambool Road.

Needless to say I was livid, especially after all the new laws in place in Victoria after that fatal dog attack on a child.

The question is, is a wandering dangerous-breed dog fair game for an unprovoked attack by a community-loving person simply as the owner has failed

to leash the animal in their back yard? Would it be better to attack before being attacked to claim victory? I know that’s going way too far, so let’s just say I hope that by the end of this year Ocean Shores, at least, has leashed up all its wandering dangerous dogs.

Laurie Ganter

Tweed Heads

Dangerous dogs

My father taught me aged 12 to be aware of dangerous dogs.

He was attacked by an Alsatian when he was young and he wanted to share what he learnt.

He pointed out that certain dogs will try to fell a human in order to lock its teeth around the person’s neck. Protect your neck at all costs, he said, and if you have a chance, grab both of the dog’s front limbs (as if you are gripping the side rungs of a ladder) and pull each arm hard and outwards much like when you snap a wishbone from a roast turkey or chicken.

The desired result is to snap the

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b­ ecame so dominant, since the company’s basis in journalism as entertainment and the truth be damned, since this company’s belittling of the Australian people by always dumbing down information and its perpetual attempts at telling us what to think rather than providing us the information to tell us what issues we should think about, journalism in Australia has been harmed, perhaps irreparably. Changing the name of News Limited will do nothing as long as his business dominates Australian media.

It is up to Australians to reject Murdoch’s influence and to reject his media. We need more independent honest journalists and media outlets who

are not afraid to do the real job of journalists to inform rather than entertain and every one of these must be cherished and protected from the fingers of the mind-numbing tea party infotainment and outright lies promoted by Murdoch’s News Limited.

cowardly fishermen proceeded to laugh and mock my verbal reproach to their total disrespect for the ocean and those beautiful creatures feeding in it.

All for their own greed.

I say to you, wake up and get with the sustainability program.

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Sarah Calder

Stealing from dolphins Chinderah reunion To those fishermen who on Thursday morning at Kings­ cliff beach so unscrupulously launched their tinnies and nets while a school of dolphins were feeding.

Have you any morals or standards or a care for those mammals who own the ocean?

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A big reunion of the Chinderah community is planned for this Sunday, October 2, from 10am to 5pm at Tweed Super Sports, Chinderah Bay Drive in Chinderah.

For some time now a group of people who were born and bred in the valued community of Chinderah have spoken about how great it would be to hold a Chinderah Reunion.

This idea arose from reminiscences at the funerals, over the years, of much loved older residents of Chinderah. During those sad times, we all agreed that we should also find the time to gather together to celebrate the uniqueness of our small village of Chinderah and its past and present residents.

We have established a small working party and a number of meetings have been held so far. We have compiled a list of as many of the older families as we can remember and welcome any enquiries or suggestions to the list.

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What council’s not doing One fact is clear, Tweed Shire residents choose to live here and not on the Gold Coast.

In Tweed, life is not so much of a rat race… yet. We have different values… so far. But beware! Gold Coast developers have their sights on the money-making opportunities in the Tweed Shire.

Do we want the same sort of planning mistakes perpetuated here? How impractical are the suburbs of man-made canals, built on low-lying land using fill? With rising sea levels and increasing stormy weather, large areas of Gold Coast suburbs risk flooding. Let us take heed of Gold Coast mistakes.

Who is liable to pay for damages, once the developer has made his money and exited?

Who will pay for damage done by coastal erosion to beachside properties and for damage caused by land slippage?

Is Salt really the sort of built character we want to take over our Tweed? How impractical are three-storey townhouses, with stairs, for older retirees anyway? All those little boxes, looking in each other’s back courtyard.

Having seen the results of development on the Gold Coast, we have the option to do it differently. With the inclusion of up-to-date energy-efficient home design and waterefficiency measures, and with the recognition of site limitations, in the planning stage, the benefits will be longterm.

Tweed Shire needs a strong

council that can make sensible sustainable decisions.

Undeniably, one thing is clear. Tweed has a beautiful landscape, bush areas for koalas, streams for platypus, attractive beaches. Sensible planning can preserve this, our best asset.

Don’t compromise for the myth of job creation. Gold Coast developers bring their own subcontractors and employ city bureaucrats. I would like to ask, where are all these jobs for the tens of thousands of new residents? Already, there are not enough jobs for everyone. Maybe the council is intending to increase the number of its employees?

commemorate the day.

Lots of people have been contacted and we expect between 300 and 400 people to attend.

The deep-felt concerns of the Australian community about the koala’s survival have at last had a fair hearing and have been found valid.

Minister Burke, NSW’s 4,500 licensed wildlife carers call on you to list the koala as vulnerable under the EPBC Act in areas where numbers have significantly declined.

A few extra cents is nothing where my health is concerned.

So let’s all stand behind this man and show our support to keep our country strong, disease free, happy and healthy so we can all keep on smiling.

C’mon Aussies!

Jackie McDonald (nee Buxton)

Tweed Heads

Where’s Warren?

The wheels fell off Warren’s World, with Polglase proving as unpopular with his peers as Dot did last year, our one-vote wonders left Longland to ‘lead’ the Tweed. The ex-government auditor and accountant, who claimed he would review council’s costly seven-year plan when standing for election, now has his chance. Be bold, Barry, stand up to Mike and the managers, show us your skills as a financial wizard, as shops shut and we slide deeper into recession. The Tweed needs your firm fiscal hand, if you have one.

To backflip, Barry, from your election promises could be political suicide in an election year. Are you Longland the leader or backflip Barry?

Mayor Longland could learn from caretaker Kev’s year of inaction; Kev at least had the brains to not nominate. Unlike one-vote Warren.

James McKenzie

Mt Wollumbin

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The Senate Committee’s surprise at the complexity surrounding the status, health and sustainability of Australia’s koalas and at the level of community commitment and passion that is invested in koalas may serve as a wake-up call for Minister Burke.

Over 70 per cent of submissions received were from community-based koala conservation groups and from interested individuals, many of them voluntary licensed carers working at the pointy end of koala conservation.

The public galleries at each of the committee’s three public hearings were full and the committee extended its reporting timeframe on four occasions.

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Chair, NSW Wildlife Council Some event organisers need

to be reminded that Kingscliff Biggest loser is not simply a tourist resort.

I’d like to pass on a rumour to People live here. Many of them all interested honorable citi- are at work on weekdays and zens, although I’m sure that I do their supermarket shopping started it, that Tony ‘Big Ears’ on Sunday.

Abbott has joined the reality When a surfing competition program The Biggest Loser, was held here earlier this year and Tony being the dedicated a ‘shoppers only’ notice was and desperate person that he erected at the entrance to the is, will probably throw himself Kingscliff Shopping Village. into it, like we know that he It would have been much apwill. preciated if a similar sign had Another thing that I have been placed there on Sunday, noticed is that Julie Bishop September 11 when a triathlon doesn’t appear to be earning disrupted life for the locals.

N Mackintosh the big money that we pay her.

Kingscliff All she appears to do is stare into space or Tony’s back, and say something like ‘hear, hear’ Electricity bill shock now and again, when the co- Have you received your quaralition members consider that terly electricity account lately?

Was it full of nasty little surTony has said something intelligent. I mustn’t be as alert as prises? Mine was. To think I they are, as I always seem to only paid about $250 per quarter a year ago and now it has miss that side of Tony.

Don Norris more than doubled.

Tweed Heads South I’m told that charges have increased, but they didn’t tell Proud of Dick me by how much. Well, they I was watching A Current Af- did as a matter of fact. It is all fair last Friday night and I felt listed on the back of the bill if proud to be an Australian. Eve- you have the time and ability to rybody should stand up and comprehend their abbreviated give applause to Mr Dick Smith language. and thank him for investing I shouldn’t complain. I had and believing in the Australian a 1.5 Kw set of solar panels inway of life. stalled this year after the salesIt’s like the blood travelling man told me I’d never pay for through our veins; our pulse is electricity again. It did soften weak at the moment, but Rich- the blow. I only had to pay $300 ard is acting like our doctor of my $540 bill. and making our pulse strong I can imagine how those again. By buying Australian without solar must feel. we should all remember that Time for the electricity supwe are supporting our jobs, the pliers to come clean with a economy and we are promot- plausible explanation or at least ing good healthy food which a message of condolence. has been handled correctly A Barton and is safe for us to consume.

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LEAP aims for realistic drug law reform Labor Member of the NSW Legislative Council, Amanda Fazio, delivered a speech on drug law reform in Parliament on 26 August 26. Below is an extract: Today I inform the House about an organisation that provides a realistic approach to drug law reform. Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) Australia was formed in late 2010 by a small group of current and retired law enforcement officers who know that current drug policies in Australia, and internationally, are not working and are impacting on society as a whole.

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Australia is focused on educating the public and policymakers on the harms that current policies are causing and it is heightening the awareness of alternate ways in which to deal with drug abuse and organised crime. All members of the Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Australia Board possess extensive drug and alcohol sector experience.

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Australia does not promote the use of drugs and is

deeply concerned about the extent of drug abuse worldwide.

It is concerned also about the destructive impact of violent drug gangs and cartels everywhere in the world. Neither problem is remedied by the current policy of drug prohibition. Drug abuse and gang violence flourish in a drugprohibition environment, just as they did during alcohol prohibition. Law Enforcement Against Prohibition advocates the elimination of the policy of drug prohibition and its replacement by regulated policies based around appropriate restrictions on drug sales.

Drug abuse is a health problem, and drug use should be regulated and subject to restrictions that are similar to those currently applying to alcohol and tobacco. Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Australia recognises that even in a post-prohibition world, all drugs can cause harm and create a potential for addiction, and that this requires appropriate regulation and control. The group believes that all persons suffering from drug abuse afflictions and addiction should

Against Prohibition Australia believes that adult drug use, however dangerous, is a matter of personal freedom as long as it does not impinge on the freedom or safety of others.

Patrons of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Australia include the Hon Michael Kirby, AC, KCMG, Dr Alex Wodak, AM, Director, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital, Bernadette McSherry and Nicholas Cowdrey, QC. Currently Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Australia is conducting two campaigns.

The first is to regulate rather than prohibit synthetic cannabis. Secondly, they are demanding action to allow the use of cannabis by people with a medical certificate. Research has proven that cannabis has anti-cancer properties, and it is time that governments took this issue seriously.

I know of a number of cancer suffers who have benefitted from the use of medical cannabis for pain relief, suppressing nausea and appetite stimulation. I support both campaigns.

be provided with a variety of help, including safe usage education, drug treatment and drug maintenance programs.

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Australia will support independent research to demonstrate that an end to drug prohibition will control criminal justice expenditures, reduce disease and uptake, and that a fraction of those savings would be more than sufficient to pay for expanded addiction ■ See more about LEAP at services. Law Enforcement www.leapaustralia.org/board.

Claim police ‘evict homeless people from parks’ Steve Spencer

The multimillion-dollar redevelopment of the Jack Evans Boat Harbour has led to homeless people being evicted from the parklands by police, increasing the need for a drop-in centre for the town’s down-andout, says activist John Lee. Claims of an anti-homeless blitz in the parkland have been denied by the Tweed police commander, who says officers only intervene if the behaviour of people is causing concern, whether they be homeless or not.

Mr Lee’s volunteer welfare group You Have a Friend has

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been seeking financial support to set up a non-residential drop-in centre in central Tweed Heads. He says the need to fund a centre was now greater than ever.

‘Police have been forcing them back and back since the redevelopment of the Jack Evans Boat Harbour,’ said Mr Lee, who believes a homeless man’s recent suicide attempt near the park’s barbecue area was a ‘protest’ against the millions spent on the park and the lack of homeless facilities in Tweed Heads.

‘They are spending half a million dollars on a toilet block in the park but there is no money

for a homeless facility,’ he said.

‘We don’t need a lot of money, just a house where they can have a shower and wash their clothes. It would only operate from 9am to 5pm, so no-one would stay there overnight.’

Despite campaigning for years to get funding from council and the NSW government, Mr Lee said he had only received promises of help, but little action.

He said Tweed MP Geoff Provest had regularly spoken about his commitment to the homeless and support for funding, until about six months before he was elected.

‘At first Geoff came out and

New NightOwl store provides convenience to Pottsville Waters

A new NightOwl Super Store opened its doors in Pottsville Waters yesterday (Wednesday). The new store replaces a Spar supermarket at the Pottsville Waters Shopping Centre.

Now northern NSW locals and travellers will be able to enjoy an extended raånge of groceries in the large (460 square metres) store that employs more than 20 local residents.

NightOwl operations manager Daniel Zarew said the NightOwl Super complemented the traditional NightOwl convenience store which was usually somewhere between 100 to 150 square metres.

‘We have applied our tried and tested methods of great customer service and convenience – and have simply transferred it to a bigger setting offering more choice and more value,’ Mr Zarew said.

‘Being considerably larger, the

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made a big deal about the homeless in Tweed Heads. We don’t hear anything from Geoff anymore,’ said Mr Lee. Mr Provest could not be reached for comment.

Acting Superintendent Greg Jago said only when a person’s behaviour caused concern to other members of the public did police intervene.

‘It doesn’t matter whether a person is homeless or not. Police are obliged to ensure the safety of the public. We are not taking any overt action there,’ said acting superintendent Jago.

‘I am not aware of any police policy to remove homeless people from the parkland.’

Bringing local produce straight to your door

NightOwl Super store also offers an extended range of grocery products, fresh fruit and vegetables, hot and cold deli goods, a variety of beverages and a selection of speciality items including NightOwl’s popular Frozen Coke with our exclusive mango flavour which you can’t buy anywhere else.’

The Australian owned and operated NightOwl boasts stores throughout Queensland, NSW and Victoria. Already the Super Store model has proved popular in Slade Point, Mackay and Torquay, Hervey Bay. ‘We’re committed to supporting the local Pottsville community through jobs.

We also look forward to getting involved in local events and groups,’ Mr Zarew said.

Located at 28–40 Overall Drive, Pottsville Waters, NightOwl Super is open for trade from 6am until late, seven days a week.

Supporting local growers and producers in the Northern Rivers has just been made a whole lot easier with the launch of online provider Northern Rivers Produce. Finding the freshest local produce and delivering it right to your door at a value for money price is their speciality.

This Tweed-based business sources mostly locally produced fruit, vegetables, eggs, artisan breads and deli meats, in many cases organically grown. It’s all packed into a cold storage box and delivered weekly. How simple is that? Simply jump on to their website at www.northernriversproduce.com.au and choose the box size that suits you. Prices start from as low as $24.95 and are packed with the best seasonal fruit and vegetables. Or if that doesn’t suit, boxes can be easily customised to include specific produce.

The trip from the local farm to the table is faster, so freshness is guaranteed and the food simply tastes better.

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ROUND MOUNTAIN GIRLS POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB OCTOBER 7 UKI HOLY TRINITY CHURCH SONGWRITERS ON THE SONGLINE VESICA PISCES PLUS SHAKTI BHAKTI OCTOBER 8 A FRENCH BUTLER CALLED SMITH SOUNDLOUNGE OCTOBER 14 THE JEZABELS COOLANGATTA HOTEL OCTOBER 15 MIC CONWAY STOKERS SIDING HALL OCTOBER 16 AKMAL CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB OCTOBER 22 PETE MURRAY COOLANGATTA HOTEL OCTOBER 27 TIJUANA CARTEL SOUNDLOUNGE NOVEMBER 11

the king of vaudeville returns

Australia’s premier vaudevillian, Aria awardwinning Mic Conway and Robbie Long are launching their new CD Street of Dreams.

To have a performer of such historical significance return the old community Hall of Stokers Siding promises to be an authentic step back in time. The new CD is a collaboration between Mic Conway and the amazing flat-picking guitar champion and multi-instrumentalist Robbie Long. Mic and Robbie play unusual and idiosyncratic tunes that make jaws drop, toes tap and sides split.

Mic Conway was born into a family of vaudeville theatre and opera, and his new album is a tribute to this family that literally ‘showed him the ropes’. The present revival of the vaudeville, burlesque and old-style circus sideshow owes much to Mic Conway, who has been refining his skills and treading the boards all his life. In the 1970s, together with his brother Jim Conway, Mic founded the Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band. To their surprise it became a cult phenomenon. Mic also joined the legendary Pram Factory Theatre in Melbourne, creating Soapbox Circus, where he was ringmaster, musician, juggler and acrobat.

In 1978 Soapbox Circus became the now world-famous Circus Oz of which Mic was a founding member.

Mic Conway is a performer that appeals to all ages. The older generation will recognise much of the music from the Tin Pan Alley sounds of their own childhood, the boomers will recognise some Captain Matchbox hilarity

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and the younger generation may also recognise him as a frequent guest on the Wiggles! You may even have recently seen Mic as a guest on Spicks and Specks. All ages will be spellbound by Mic’s brand of stage magic that has been perfected and polished throughout his long and distinguished career.

This is Mic the crooner and these are songs with strange, dreamlike images. Some classic tin pan melodies, some bizarre originals, Street of Dreams is surreal vaudeville with a sense of humour. Croon to melt your ears, with some

juggling, firework and other magical surprises thrown in.

Limited tickets are avaliable so book early to avoid disappointment. The special guests on the day will be The Candy Apples, a retro punk trio reminiscient of the Andrew Sisters with gorgeous harmonys, ukeleles and songs about sunshine.

See this great show at the Stokers Siding Dunbible Memorial Hall Sunday Oct 16.

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Are you Thirsty?

Following their latest album’s first two hits Mousetrap Heart and All My Life, Thirsty Merc return with Tommy and Krista, arguably their strongest single to date. After its recent release in New Zealand, Tommy & Krista raced to #3 on the iTunes charts, and the Boogie Nights inspired video has already climbed to over 300,000 YouTube hits.

It appears that we just might have ourselves another Thirsty Merc classic to sit alongside In The Summertime, 20 Good Reasons, and Someday Someday. In celebration of the release, Thirsty Merc are extending their current Rock Ya Socks Off tour to a national run – and adding an extra 29 dates across the country this spring. You can see them on Saturday at the Coolangatta Hotel.

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High energy with some Punch

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You can tell a lot about someone by their car. Especially how they keep it. I believe the world can be divided into two distinct groups: auto obsessives and auto-pigs. I am an auto pig. Just like me, my car is an oversized gas-guzzling monster with significant yet not serious body damage. In fact, I don’t have an unmarked panel.

I have the same view on repairs as I do to cosmetic surgery – if I am just going to reverse into someone else tomorrow, then what’s the point? If I can’t afford botox then why should my car? No, we can deteriorate together. It’s not like paint scrapes or wrinkles slow you down. If anything, the chipped lights, the dents and scrapes just give other motorists a warning to never park too close to me. I think even the Police wrote a song about it ‘Don’t Park Don’t Park Don’t Park so close to me’.

I will hit you. Then I will drive off.

Mechanically I’m sound. But my interior is completely neglected. With five children and a busy life I don’t have time to clean my car. My car is a handbag on wheels. It’s a receptacle for bits and pieces of my life that never make it back to the house. On the floor you’ll find the usual water bottles, takeaway coffee cups, towels, hats, a Dorothy the Dinosaur covered in tomato sauce from an exploded sachet, empty chip packet, a lone thong, disposable nappies: unused and very occasionally, I hate to admit it, soiled. (These do make it to the bin fairly swiftly as an overnight stay in a confined space can create an almost three-dimensional smell space. Man, I am so in the nappy right now!)

I also have more random items, like wads of bluetac, scrunched-up posters, packets of biscuits, spare clothes for the baby, spare clothes for me, a pair of stilettos (for emergencies, you never know when you need them!) a stuffed cat, a microphone, a microphone stand and a lead, a blanket, a squashed box of tissues, used tissues that have hardened into balls that can be used as ammunition on a long drive, Charlie’s scrunched-up dirty socks, a pair or my undies (unworn I should add, and also for emergencies – like

Gary Kafoa is a proud Indigenous man from the banks of the Tweed River whose father was a local tribal elder.

He has a long history as a local musician. Using a mixture of traditional and modern instrumentation, Gary sings of what was passed down to him by his elders and contemporary issues that affect us all today; and trying to step outside traditional rock song structures has meant mixing didgeridoo with modern dance beats and his own funk percussion techniques.

Dr Greg is a veteran of more than 40 years on bass with bands of every hue from deep funk to space-rock, and his lifelong interest in ethnic musical forms means he can supply unique groove assistance to the project. The result is a new dimension in Indigenous storytelling born in the unique musical culture of the NSW North Coast.

Together, they are Guriguru. Sheoak Shack on Saturday.

Andrea Soler is a genuine gypsy. Music is her life and she lives it with a nod to the cultural tradition of the

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The Gold Coast Pops Orchestra, with conductor Barry Singh, perform a selection of Italian operatic and popular favourites.

With guest artists Rosemarie Arthars – soprano Yu Jixing – tenor

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wiping dirty baby faces), stockings, a plastic princess, a stuffed owl, a dismembered DVD system, and random scratched-up DVDs and CDs. Oh, and the unexplained presence of a brass kangaroo. My dash is covered with dust. Someone spilt milk down the gear shift and the baby seat has so much food in it that if we broke down in the desert we could forage the car seats and be well supped for at least a week.

It’s got so bad I’m too embarrassed to pick up hitchhikers. For me it was a defining moment when I found myself excusing my disgusting vehicle to a bloke wearing a kilt with no shoes and a rucksack made out of kangaroo skins. It was even more of a defining moment when he refused to get in. I’ll never be an auto-obsessive. These people’s cars look like no-one’s ever been in them. To me it says far too much spare time and some pretty major control issues. I end up thinking, wow I bet they even touch their own genitals wearing dust gloves.

My stepdad won’t let you eat in the car. This was torture when transporting my small children who expect snacks every 10 minutes. When I see a car that’s super clean I think ‘What are they hiding?’ Is there a body in the trunk and they just don’t want to attract attention?

You see, in an auto-pig’s car, you could have a body in the boot and no one would even notice. Auto obsessives are in love with their vehicles. To them it’s just another manifestation of how they want the world to perceive them – sleek, expensive and neurotically neat.

They are always the wankers with personalised plates. I see them and think wow, what a shame FWIT can only be used once, because there sure are a lot of candidates. I suggest a little truth in advertising when it comes to personalised plates like ‘ANAL’ or ‘DETTOL’, and while we’re at it for public safety, alongside having to do a neighbourhood doorknock, child-sex offenders could carry ‘PEDO’ plates. Alright, I’ll stop putting shit on neat freaks and go clean my bloody car.

A new dimension in storytelling

The genuine gypsy with bohemian flair

Featuring the hilarious and talented the and her prodigal son

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Punchline Band will rock the house this weekend offering high-energy entertainment. From Brisbane, this band provides electrifying entertainment for all audiences and are one of the most versatile and exciting cover bands in Queensland. Punchline’s lead singer Jeunesse has a very versatile voice that is nothing less than spine tingling. Matty provides vocal support and is exhilarating on lead guitar. Aaron on bass along with Michael on drums accomplish a deep groove and provide the band with a very strong rhythm section. They are an energetic band who’ll leave the crowd begging for more with a songlist consisting of Top 40, rock, classics, funk and the occasional hint of jazz and blues. Catch upright bass. He’ll be glad to sing you a few too. If you them at the Currumbin RSL on Saturday. know Brisbane music, then you’ll know Coojee Timms on ‘sticks and skins. Saturday at Seagulls.

Fuel for the boogie and the soul Formed in 2000 The Crude have been walking the boards all over Queensland and New South Wales having a blast and playing to audiences in country pubs up to some of the largest festivals around.

West Texas Crude are a favourite rockabilly trio, hard working and hard rockin’.

Adept at fronting the band, Andy Dashwood never lets an audience down with his sangin’ and guitar twangin’.

His righthand man Jon Flynn knows his way around an

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The Arts Centre Gold Coast Bundall 22nd October 2011 7.30pm $52 Adults / $47 Concession / $25 Students

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PRESENTERS WANTED Add your unique voice to Byron Shire’s own and only radio station, BayFM 99.9.

September is submission month for the summer period. Our presenters will have fresh ideas, great music, quality presentation and something to share with the community.

Past and aspiring presenters should pick up their program submission form at BayFM, Level 1 of the Community Centre, during office hours.

Or go online to bayfm.org and download.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 5PM, SEPTEMBER 30

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Gig Guide

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THURSDAY 29 ■ BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB 6PM FABIAN ■ CLUB BANORA 6PM ROBERT KEITH ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES 6PM MACKA ■ KIRRA SPORTS CLUB 8PM PHIL EIZENBERG’S OPEN MIKE NITE ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6PM VEENIE’S – UPSTAGE

FRIDAY 30 ■ BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB 7.30 ALICE ANDERSON ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 8PM KENNEDY MANSION ■ CHINDERAH TAVERN 7.30PM MR TROY ■ CLUB BANORA 7PM RYDIAN LEWIS ■ CONDONG BOWLING CLUB 7.30PM TWEED VALLEY JAZZ CLUB JACK THORNCRAFT’S NORTHERN RIVERS REUNION BAND ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES 7PM 30 SING-STAR KARAOKE ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM AKASAS ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM BIG MUSIC ■ MARTY’S @ CABA, CABARITA BEACH 7PM SCOTT DAY-V ■ MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM KAREN OLIVER ■ PATCH LOUNGE COOLANGATTA 7PM QUINN BAND DUO ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7PM KARMARTY CONNECTIONS ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 11AM MARCO 7.30PM FUNSTERS ■ TWIN TOWNS 8.30PM ‘QUEEN’ IT’S A KINDA MAGIC

SATURDAY 1

■ BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB 7.30PM AKASA ■ CHINDERAH TAVERN DAVE MURRAY ■ CLUB BANORA 7PM ROB ROSENLUND AND TONY JEFFREY ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM THIRSTY MERC ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM PUNCHLINE ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM HIGH NOON ■ MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM DENNIS CUTHEL ROCK & ROLL ■ SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF 8.30PM TUFF ■ SEAGULLS LAKEVIEW LOUNGE 8PM WEST TEXAS CRUDE ■ SHEOAK SHACK GURI GURU ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM DIGGER REVELL & THE NEW DENVERMEN

SUNDAY 2 ■ BABALOU KINGSCLIFF 3PM MICK MCHUGH ■ CHINDERAH TAVERN LINZ ■ CLUB BANORA 11.30AM BRETT MILLS 12.30PM MARTIN WAY ■ COOLANGATTA TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB 2PM TWEED LINKS MUSIC CLUB CONCERT ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM BLUES CORP ■ KIRRA SPORTS CLUB 4PM HAVE-A-GOKARAOKE ■ MARTY’S @ CABA CABARITA BEACH 5PM JOACK O’LEARY ■ NEVERLAND COOLANGATTA EASY SUNDAYS ■ SHEOAK SHACK 4PM ANDREA SOLER ■ SPINX ROCK CAFE 2PM RENEE SEARLES

■ SURFERS BEER GARDEN SUNDAY SESSIONS ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 5PM MICHAEL ■ TYALGUM PUB 2PM THE DIRTY CHANNEL

MONDAY 312 ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS CLUB 12 NOON DAVID BARRY ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 11AM DAVID LEE 6.30PM TRACEY VAUGHAN

TUESDAY 4 ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB NOON JAYNE HENRY ■ MARTY’S @ CABA CABARITA BEACH 7PM JAM NIGHT WITH ANNETTE ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6.30PM MICHAEL KING ■ TWIN TOWNS THE LIONS DEN

WEDNESDAY 5 ■ BABALOU 7PM SPANISH DANCE NIGHT ■ CLUB BANORA 6PM TREVOR RIX ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6.30PM DAVID LEE ■ TWIN TOWNS SHOWROOM 11AM INDER

THURSDAY 6 ■ CLUB BANORA 6PM MARK MCGUIRE ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES 6PM ALICE ANDERSON ■ KIRRA SPORTS CLUB 8PM PHIL EIZENBERG’S OPEN MIKE NITE ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6PM VEENIE’S – SWIZZLE ■ TWIN TOWNS FROGS ON TOAST

THE LIONS DEN TWIN TOWNS, TUESDAY

of blues lovers that will get your toes tapping and heart racing. Come and check out some of their compositions from their debut album Three Whole Years - along with some of the classic songs you’ll know and love.

Currumbin RSL on Sunday.

Enter the Lions Den The Lions Den, one of the most exciting acts born from Queensland, is set to relive the legendary music of celebrated Doo-Wop male groups and artists when they return home to perform their latest fully produced concert.

This trio of Gold Coast-based Leos, consisting of three individually acclaimed and award-winning performers; Joel Gonzales, Daniel Mallari and Lloyd Saniel, specialise in spectacular harmonies and continue to amaze audiences with their vocal range, control and tone-reminiscent of the celebrated Doo-Wop male vocal groups and artists formed in the 1950s when pop, gospel and rhythm and blues came together in a new style that later crossed over to the pop charts with unprecedented success.

The Tweed Echo has the most comprehensive entertainment gig guide in the area.

For your free listing, email gigs@tweedecho.com.au or phone us on (02) 6672 2280.

Deadline is noon Tuesday prior to Thursday’s publication. troubadour, travelling the world, singing songs, telling tales and lifting spirits with a beguiling, bohemian flair and an authentic joie de vivre.

Her music is nomadic too, wandering the realms of indie folk, jazz, roots and world music. With touches of calypso, flamenco, reggae and more, Andrea intuitively blends a myriad of global influences to create music with universal appeal.

Andrea wins hearts wherever she goes, and lately a couple of awards too, picking up Female Vocal of the Year and World Music awards at the 2010 North Coast Music Industry Awards; recognition for the passion, talent and integrity that will take her a long way and win her many more accolades and many more fans.

Although this wandering minstrel is technically based in Northern NSW, she never stays put for long. She recently spent three years roaming around Europe with her guitar and ukulele, connecting with her French ancestry, honing her craft and gigging her heart out.

Her travels took her to the cobbled streets and smoky bars of Paris, the lush green hills of Scotland, the Moroccan desert and all around the UK festival circuit.

Along the way, she dropped in at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London, where her EP, Better in the Sunshine, and debut album, Earth on an Axis,

WEST TEXAS CRUDE SEAGULLS, SATURDAY

MIC MCHUGH BABALOU KINGSCLIFF, SUNDAY

were mastered.

Whether it’s an intimate solo show or a packed-out festival, Andrea exudes a warmth and charm that quickly envelops an audience – she has an uncanny ability to connect with people through music on a very genuine and intimate level. If you have haven’t had the chance to see this songbird sing, then head down to Fingal’s Sheoak Shack on Sunday, October 2 where she will be spreading the love with a song and a smile.

The Lions Den presents the immensely popular and timeless cross-over of Doo-Wop and popular music in a fresh, exciting, interactive and contemporary production celebrating legendary artists and music in a highly entertaining show.

Their fully produced floor show appeals to all ages and features the timeless classics of renowned male group hit makers such as: The Platters, The Cascades, The Drifters, The Beatles, Bee Gees, Roy Orbison, Righteous Brothers and Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons including a tribute from the smash hit musical The Jersey Boys.

This impressive show relives the true magic of the era and its artists with three of the finest voices and a magnificent seven-piece show band. A show guaranteed to have you singing along and tapping your feet.

Tuesday at Twin Towns.

Got them Blues

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The five-piece band Blues Corp will perform all their good-time rhythm and blues infectious grooves this weekend. Formed in 2010, and collaborating the talents of just under a century of musical experience and versatility, their music appeals to a wide audience

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Chinderah Tavern 66 Chinderah Bay Drive, Chinderah Ph 02 6674 1137 www.taphouse.com.au Open 7 days Lunch 12pm-2.30pm Dinner 5.30pm–8.30pm

Wilson’s by The Creek Open Fri, Sat, Sun Lunch 12-3pm Dinner 5-10pm 139 Newes Rd, Coorabell 6684 7348 Bookings essential

Alleys Currumbin RSL Club Currumbin Creek Road, Currumbin Open 7 days lunch and dinner 07 5534 7999 www.currumbin.com.au

Sheoak Shack 64 Fingal Rd, Fingal Head Ph 07 5523 1130 Wed-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 11am-10pm Sun 9.30am-8pm www.sheoakshack.com

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Saltbar has something for everyone, a large deck, newly refurbished Sports Bar, family friendly Bistro and Kids Korner.

As well as ocean views, there’s always a great atmosphere, daily food specials, a well-equipped children’s area, live music and more. Kids eat free* Mon-Thurs 5.307pm + free kids’ movie 7pm, T-Bone Tues & free trivia, Half Price Wednesday + free Karaoke 7pm. Saltbar is on the absolute beachfront, Salt Village, 15 mins south of Coolangatta Airport. *conditions apply

The ‘Chindy’ is an ideal place to bring family and friends of all ages for a real country pub experience. Kick back and watch the kids play on our brand new playground while you enjoy an ice cold beer and a dozen of our famous $12 oysters on the deck overlooking the Tweed river. Open 7 days for lunch and dinner, with afternoon entertainment on the weekends. Come and see why everyone is talking about the new Chinderah Tavern.

Saltbar Beach Bar & Bistro

Discover Wilson’s By The Creek Restaurant tucked away in the Byron hinterland. Newly open to the public, the elegant restaurant offers a truly gourmet experience, accompanied by Peppers renowned personal service.

Savour the incredible flavours of the hinterland for a romantic dinner or gathering with friends, as Head Chef Adam Hall inspires you with his seasonal menu brimming with local produce.

The Beach Shack freshly roasted

ALLEYS GOURMET CATS

Horizons

Bells Boulevard, Salt Village, South Kingscliff Open 7 days 1300 725 822 www.saltbar.com.au

Shop 5, 60 Marine Parade, Kingscliff (next to Subway) 6674 5822 Open 7 days 9am-5pm

Top quality Arabica coffee beans from new boutique roaster. The beans are roasted fresh weekly.

30% Certified Organic.

Rainforest Alliance.

Taste the difference Overlooking the sparkling blue waters of the Jack Evans Boat Harbour at Twin Towns is Horizons Lunch from 11am restaurant. Enjoy a friendly atmosphere with casual Dinner from 5.30pm Brunch Sundays from 10am indoor or al fresco dining where you can take in our spectacular views. Bring a friend to Horizons for High Phone: (07) 5536 2277 Tea available Monday to Saturday in the afternoon or visit from 2.30pm to 4.30pm for an extra special afternoon www.twintowns.com.au delight!

Events for food and wine lovers!

Inaugural Winemaker’s dinner this October. Enjoy wines from Mandala Winery rated five stars

by James Halliday and superbly complemented by an inspiring menu created by our talented chefs.

If you are looking for delicious food, coffee or a romantic sunset cocktail on the riverbank, the Sheoak Shack is the beach shack for you with a funky laid back daytime vibe and a party atmosphere with live music on Saturday nights at 7pm and Sundays at 4pm. This gallery/cafe showcases the work of high quality local artists and is available for private functions… more Byron than Byron, in sleepy Fingal Head.

Kingscliff

Fresh from his travels in Europe, Steven Snow is excited to launch a NEW MENU at Fins.

From Basque style BBQ seafood platters to spicy Mauritian King prawn curry.

Book now to sample our new flavours.

Salt Village, Kingscliff 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner 7 days Lunch Fri, Sat & Sun

Mount Warning Hotel

Mt Warning Hotel Open 7 days 10am till late Bistro open daily 1497 Kyogle Rd, Uki 02 6679 5111

One of the region’s great old country pubs. Delicious food, bistro open for lunch everyday from 12-2pm, dinner Thursday to Sunday from 6-8pm. Children’s playground, relaxing beer garden. Curry night on Thursday, raffles and member’s draw on Friday, punter’s draw on Saturday and on Sunday there is a delicious roast.

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Mon-Thurs 9 to 5 Fridays 9 to 4 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 3/7 Brigantine Street, Byron Arts & Industry Park (02) 6685 5685

Fins

Small enough for personal care, large enough to offer competitive prices. Santos has been supplying high quality biodynamic, organic, natural foods, and healthy products since 1975. We continue our commitment to sourcing as locally as possible. Santos is the home of Rainfed Rice–zero irrigation, certified biodynamic, as local as you can get, and the most delicious rice you’re likely to find. Visit rainfedrice.com.au for more info, or visit our online store at santostrading.com.au. Eat well.

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Santos Trading Warehouse

Here you will find some of the best local dining on offer. Restaurant owners take note: Good Taste provides you with the chance to tell your customers more about your business with ample room for that extra information that may not fit in a small advertisement. Great introductory rates are on offer. Call 02 6672 2280 to find out more.

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Television Guide 1. Erina Hashiguchi and Hiroyuki Sanada star in the much-acclaimed The Twilight Samurai (SBS2, Friday, 9.30pm), a touching tale of a man who loves his family more than swordplay.

2. David Attenborough’s brother Richard and Steve McQueen search for moles in the classic war drama The Great Escape (ABC2, Saturday, 8.30pm).

3. Shirley Eaton gets the infamous paint job in Goldfinger (7Mate, Sunday, 8.30pm), part of the blokey channel’s ongoing fascination with the James Bond franchise.

Elsewhere, people play footy.

FRIDAY 30

ABC 1

ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 River Monsters 8.30 Friday Night Lights (M) 9.15 On Track The Coral 9.30 Ricky Gervais Live (MA) 10.50 Crownies (M) 11.45 The Graham Norton Show (M) 12.35 Cold Feet 1.25 Code Geass (M) 1.50 The Kids In The Hall (M) 2.15 Close

ABC 3 6.05am to 5.35pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 Prank Patrol 6.25 The Legend Of Dick And Dom 7.10 Black Hole High 7.35 Karaoke High 8.00 Stay Tuned 8.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation 9.00 Close

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5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens 9.00 Movie: The Mummy (M 1999) US action. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz 11.30 That ’70s Show 12.00 October Road 2.00 Home Shopping

4.30 Family Ties 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 4.00 ABC News 4.05 Rural Quarter 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 6.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 4.15 The Drum 5.00 Q&A 6.00 7.30 6.00 Wine Lovers’ Guide To 7.30 Frasier 6.30 Behind The News 7.00 ABC News Australia 7.30 Contact Sport 8.00 ABC News 8.45 6.30 Food Trip With Todd English 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.30 Frasier Weather Quarter 9.00 ABC News 9.45 7.00 UEFA Europa League 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond Consumer Quarter 10.00 ABC News Replay 9.30 Buffy The Vampire Slayer (M) 10.30 7.30 11.00 ABC News 11.30 7.30 8.30 A Lesson In Anatomy (M) 11.30 Angel (M) 12.30 Sabrina 12.00 ABC News 12.30 7.30 Select 1.00 9.30 Movie: The Blonde With The Teenage Witch 1.00 The King Big Ideas 2.00 ABC News 2.30 7.30 3.00 Bare Breasts (MA 2010) Of Queens 1.30 Happy Days 3.00 ABC News 3.30 Foreign Correspondent French drama 4.00 ABC News 4.30 Behind The News 11.20 Movie: Km. 0 (M 2000) Spanish Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven 5.00 ABC News 5.30 One Plus One 6.00 comedy 1.10 Weatherwatch ABC News 6.30 Australian Story 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The World This Week 8.00 Four Corners 8.45 Big Ideas 9.00 6.00 Triathlon: Yokohama 7.00 ABC News 9.30 State To State 10.00 ABC 6.00 Kids’ Programs Ironman: Germany 8.00 Bundesliga News 10.30 7.30 Select 11.00 ABC News 10.00 AFL Grand Final Day LIVE Football 9.00 Australian Rally 11.30 Foreign Correspondent 12.00 2.30 AFL Grand Final LIVE – Championship: Coffs Harbour 10.00 Collingwood v Geelong Big Ideas 1.00 One Plus One 1.30 7.30 Pro Bull Riding 11.00 World Of Free 3.00 BBC World News 2.30 7.30 3.00 6.30 Movie: Ice Age – Dawn Of Sports 11.30 Drive 12.00 NFL Total The Dinosaurs (PG 2009) BBC World News 3.30 7.30 Access 1.00 America’s Game 2.00 US animation Australian Superboat Championship 8.30 Ten News 2.30 Asian Amateur Golf Highlights 9.00 Movie: Die Hard (M 1988) 3.00 MotoGP Qualifying 5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News US action.

Bruce Willis, Alan 6.00 IRC Series Sailing 1.00 Opera: Hansel And Gretel 2.55 Rickman 6.30 WWE Experience Empire Of The Word 3.55 James Rhodes: 11.45 Movie: The Children Of The 7.30 Fear Factor Piano Man 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Costa’s Silk Road (M 2008) Australian drama.

8.30 Ross Noble’s Australian Garden Odyssey Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell Trip (M) 6.00 Love’s Harvest Cheese 2.00 Infomercials 4.00 Religion 9.30 AFL Grand Final Colling6.30 World News Australia wood v Geelong 7.30 Engineering Connections 1.35 Asian Amateur Golf 4.35 Major 8.30 Mythbusters 6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The League Baseball 9.30 RocKwiz Brady Bunch 8.30 Everybody Loves 10.20 Movie: The Baader Raymond 9.00 Touched By An Angel Meinhof Complex (MA 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 The Love 6.30 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Weekend 2008) German history Boat 12.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Sunrise 9.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 1.15 SOS (M) 3.15 Weatherwatch Jag 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 The King Of Movie: The Prince & Me (PG 2004) Queens 3.30 Cheers 4.00 Roseanne US comedy. Julia Stiles, Luke Mably

5.30 Sydney Weekender 6.00 Seven News 6.30 Movie: The Chronicles Of Narnia – The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (PG 2005) US fantasy. Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley 9.20 Movie: The Chronicles Of Narnia – Prince Caspian (M 2008) US fantasy. Ben Barnes, William Moseley 12.05 Movie: Picture Perfect (M 1997) US comedy. Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr 3.00 Home Shopping

TEN

ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Program 7.00 Monkey Thieves 7.30 My Weird And Wonderful Family 8.15 At The Movies 8.30 Movie: The Great Escape (PG 1963) WWII drama.

Steve McQueen, James Garner 11.15 Movie: Flying Leathernecks (PG 1951) WWII drama. John Wayne, Robert Ryan 12.55 Eataholics 1.55 Close

ABC 3 6.05am to 5.45pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 Stoked 6.30 The Slammer 7.00 Deadly 60 7.30 Good Game SP 8.00 The Tribe 9.15 Close

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ABC NEWS 24

5.00 rage (PG) 11.00 Bill’s Tasty Weekends 12.00 Elders: Alan Alda 12.30 Australian Story 1.00 Foreign Correspondent 1.30 Movie: Robbery Under Arms (PG 1985) Australian action. Sam Neill, Steven Vidler 4.00 Australian Indoor Bowls 6.00 Planet Food Southern China 6.30 Gardening Australia 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Doctor Who 8.30 Monroe (M) 9.25 Penn And Teller (M) 10.30 Trial And Retribution (M) 12.05 rage (MA)

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Sabrina The Teenage Witch Neighbours Everybody Loves Raymond 4.00 ABC News 4.05 Arts Quarter 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 4.20 The Drum 5.00 ABC News 5.15 6.00 Global Village So You Think You Can Consumer Quarter 5.30 Newsline 6.30 Iron Chef Dance US 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC 7.30 Dateline 9.30 Britain’s Next Top Model News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC 8.30 Insight 10.30 The Late Late Show News 12.30 Newsline 1.00 ABC News 9.30 Movie: The Twilight 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 2.30 One Plus One 3.00 Afternoon Samurai (M 2002) Sabrina The Teenage Witch 1.00 The Live 5.30 Capital Hill 6.00 ABC News Japanese drama King Of Queens 1.30 Happy Days 6.05 The Drum 6.45 Weather Quarter 11.50 Movie: One Last Dance 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Contact Sport (MAV 2007) Cantonese action 1.45 Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 8.00 ABC News 8.30 One Plus One Weatherwatch 5.00 7th Heaven 9.00 The World 10.00 ABC News 10.05 The Drum 10.45 Weather Quarter 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Capital Hill 12.00 ABC News 12.20 6.00 Ten News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Triathlon: Yokohama 8.30 ATP Lateline 1.00 BBC News 1.30 Contact 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 World Tour Tennis 9.00 Pro Bull Dr Phil 1.00 The Doctors 2.00 Ready Riding 10.00 British Touring Car Sport 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 The Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Championship 11.00 Targa West World This Week 3.00 Lateline 3.40 Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Kitchen 4.30 Rally 12.00 The Game Plan 3.00 Consumer Quarter The Bold And The Beautiful Omnisport 3.30 Beach Patrol 4.00 5.00 Ten News Airline 4.30 Extreme Dreams 5.00 I 6.30 6.30 With George Negus Fish 6.00 Airline 4.45 UEFA Champions League 7.00 The 7pm Project 6.30 Beach Patrol LIVE – Sporting v Lazio 7.30 Renovators 7.00 Cops 7.00 UEFA Champions League 9.30 Law & Order: SVU (M) 7.30 World’s Toughest Fixes Celtic v Udinese 10.30 Late News 9.10 World News 1.30 Insight 11.00 Sports Tonight 11.30 The Late 8.30 Movie: I Spy (M 2002) US action. Eddie Murphy, 2.30 Living Black 3.00 Letters And Show 12.30 Before The Game Grand Owen Wilson Numbers 3.30 Al Jazeera News 4.00 Final Edition 3.00 Infomercials 5.00 10.30 Sports Tonight The Journal 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Religion 11.00 Breakout Kings (M) 12.00 Global Village Fear Factor 1.00 Asian Amateur 6.00 Letters And Numbers Golf Highlights 2.00 Omnisport 2.30 6.30 World News Australia 6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The Arsenal Football 5.30 Serie A Football 7.30 Coast Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 9.00 Highlights 8.30 The Ustica Conspiracy Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th 9.30 World News Australia Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 10.00 Love Me, Love My Doll (MA) Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 11.00 Movie: One For The Road MacGyver 3.00 The King Of Queens 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show (MA 2009) Mexican drama 12.35 3.30 Cheers 4.00 Roseanne 4.30 11.30 Seven News 12.00 Movie: Entourage (M) 2.10 Weatherwatch Family Ties 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 Raising Waylon (PG 2004) US comedy.

Thomas Gibson, Poppy Montgomery The Brady Bunch 2.00 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven News

ABC NEWS 24

4.00 rage (G) 5.00 Can We Help? 5.30 The New Inventors 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.30 Business Today 10.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Catalyst 11.30 One Plus One 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Midsomer Murders (M) 2.10 Finding The Fallen 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Bill’s Tasty Weekends 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 My Family 8.30 Scott And Bailey (M) 9.20 The Jonathan Ross Show 10.05 Bored To Death 10.35 Lateline 11.20 Beautiful People (M) 11.45 rage (MA)

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7TWO 6.30 Martha Stewart Show 7.30 Dr Oz 8.30 Sons & Daughters 9.00 Home & Away 9.30 Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Designing Women 11.30 Deal Or No Deal 12.00 Passport To The Sun 12.40 To The Manor Born 1.15 Born And Bred 2.30 Murphy Brown 3.00 Perfect Strangers 3.30 Movie: Man Of La Mancha (PG 1972) Italian adventure. Peter O’Toole, Sophia Loren 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.00 Harry’s Practice 7.30 Are You Being Served?

8.10 One Foot In The Grave 8.45 Escape To The Country 11.00 Living In The Sun 12.00 Movie: Reach For Glory (M 1963) UK drama. Harry Andrews, Kay Walsh 1.50 Movie: A Date With The Falcon (PG 1941) US drama. George Sanders, Wendy Barrie 3.00 Room For Improvement 3.30 Passport To The Sun 4.00 Coronation Street 4.30 Emmerdale 5.00 Home Shopping

7TWO 6.30 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Better Homes And Gardens 10.00 The Great Outdoors 11.00 Queensland Weekender 11.30 Great South East 12.00 Sandcastles 12.30 The Travel Bug 1.30 Weekend Kitchen 5.00 Great Australian Doorstep 5.30 Men Behaving Badly 6.00 Are You Being Served?

6.30 All Creatures Great & Small 7.30 Heartbeat 8.40 Taggart (M) 11.20 That’s My Boy 11.50 Please Sir 12.20 Minder 1.30 Floyd’s American Pie 3.00 Sweet Baby James 3.30 Australia’s Wild Secrets

7MATE 6.00 Jeff Foxworthy Show 6.30 Six Million Dollar Man 7.30 Alias Smith And Jones 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 SCU: Serious Crash Unit 12.30 Racing Green 1.00 Zoom TV 1.30 Great Grand Prix Racing Heroes 2.30 Fifth

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6.30 Six Million Dollar Man 7.30 Alias Smith And Jones 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 AFL Grand Final Parade 1.00 Simon And Simon 2.00 Malcolm And Eddie 2.30 Newsradio 3.00 Xena 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 Minute To Win It 6.30 That ’70s Show 8.30 My Name Is Earl 9.30 Movie: Dawn Of The Dead (AV 2004) US action. Mekhi Phifer, Ving Rhames 11.40 Reaper (M) 12.30 Malcolm And Eddie 1.00 Six Million Dollar Man 2.00 Quantum Leap 3.00 Knight Rider 4.00 Xena 5.00 Hercules

6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Wipeout USA 12.00 Bewitched 12.30 Spin City 1.00 Seinfeld 1.30 Entertainment Tonight 2.00 TMZ 2.30 Married With Children 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Movie: Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island (G 1998) Animation 7.30 Movie: Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past (PG 2009) US comedy.

Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner 9.40 Movie: Superbad (MA 2007) US comedy. Jonah Hill, Michael Cera 12.10 South Park (M) 12.40 Camelot (AV) 2.40 Reno 911 (M) 4.35 Green Acres 5.00 The Hills 5.30 Tamagotch!

NBN 5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Infomercials 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Two And A Half Men 8.30 Movie: Charlie & Boots (M 2009) Australian comedy.

Paul Hogan, Morgan Griffin 10.35 Movie: Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles (PG 2001) Australian comedy. Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski 12.30 Movie: Godsend (M 2004) US drama. Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn-stamos 2.30 The Baron 3.30 Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Danoz 4.30 Good Morning America

Gear 3.00 Car Sharks 3.30 Targa Tasmania 2008 4.30 Monster Garage 5.30 Destroyed In Seconds 6.30 Movie: Dr No (PG 1963) 007 action. Sean Connery, Ursula Andress 8.50 Movie: From Russia With Love (PG 1964) 007 action.

Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi 11.20 Unsolved Mysteries (M) 12.20 Jeff Foxworthy Show 12.50 SCU: Serious Crash Unit 1.30 Racing Green 3.00 Great Grand Prix Racing Heroes 4.00 Quantum Leap 5.00 Adam 12 5.30 Home Shopping

GEM 6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: Crooks In Cloisters (G 1963) UK comedy.

Ronald Fraser, Barbara Windsor 2.00 Sea Patrol 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 The Golden Girls 4.30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 5.30 The Golden Girls 6.00 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 The Farmer Wants A Wife 8.30 The Mentalist (M) 9.30 Prime Suspect (M) 11.30 Conan (M) 12.30 Psychic TV 2.00 Movie: Don’t Look Now (M 1973) UK drama. Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland 4.05 Movie: The Man Who Finally Died (PG 1962) WWII drama. Stanley Baker, Peter Cushing

GO!

6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Married With Children 2.00 Spin City 3.00 Green Acres 3.30 Just Shoot Me 4.30 Dukes Of Hazzard 5.30 Wipeout 6.30 Movie: Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle (PG 2000) US comedy. Rene Russo, Robert De Niro 8.30 Movie: The Nanny Diaries (M 2007) US comedy.

Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney 10.40 Movie: King Ralph (PG 1991) US comedy. John Goodman, Peter O’Toole 12.40 South Park (MA) 1.30 Vampire Diaries (AV) 5.00 The Hills 6.00 Danoz 7.00 Weekend Today 5.30 Tamagotch!

10.00 Saturday Kerri-Anne 11.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Rugby World Cup LIVE – 6.00 Movie: Crooks In Cloisters Australia v Russia (G 1963) UK comedy. Ronald Fraser, 2.30 Horse Racing LIVE – Barbara Windsor 8.00 Infomercials Epsom Cup 9.00 The Avengers 10.00 Adam 5.30 Getaway Harvey 10.15 Movie: Mayerling 6.00 NBN News (PG 1968) French drama. Omar Sharif, 6.30 Funniest Home Videos Catherine Deneuve 12.50 Movie: 7.30 Movie: Runaway Vacation Kaleidoscope (PG 1966) UK comedy.

(PG 2006) US comedy. Robin Warren Beatty, Susannah York 3.00 Williams, Cheryl Hines Movie: Colt .45 (PG 1950) Western.

8.30 Movie: Wedding Crashers Randolph Scott, Zachary Scott 4.30 (M 2005) US comedy. Owen The Golden Girls 5.00 Rugby World Cup: England v Scotland Wilson, Vince Vaughn 8.40 Lotto 7.30 Antiques Roadshow 9.50 Rugby World Cup England 8.30 CSI: NY (M) v Scotland 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 2.50 Spyforce 3.50 Adam Harvey 4.00 10.30 CSI (M) Infomercials 11.30 Conan (M) 12.20 Psychic TV 2.50 Movie: Mayerling 5.05 Murder, She Wrote

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This week’s Sun joining Venus, Saturn, Mercury and new moon in Libra make getting along with others the number one special on this week’s menu…

ARIES: Practise your sweet talk, put on your people-pleasing hat and express your opinions in a way that makes others want to work with you because the next few weeks don’t favour solo operators, and times like these are crying out for collaboration and team players.

TAURUS: This week’s Mars in a fellow fixed sign can bring out your stubborn side, so avoid getting into wannna-be-right fights, especially round midweek’s angsty interchanges. Because right now the C words rule: charm, calm, compromise, co-operate, not forgetting conciliation and cordial communication.

GEMINI: If the midweek planetary clash causes partnership suspicion and trust issues, a recreational getaway wouldn’t be this week’s worst idea. Venus works best when she’s relaxed,

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so take it easy, be sweet to yourself and say no to commitments that tip you into overload.

CANCER: An astral rough patch midweek could give long-term friendships a workout.

While the spirit has good intentions, the flesh may have its own agenda along the lines of Cancerian gestalt therapist Fritz Perl’s exhortation to Lose your mind and come to your senses…

LEO: Mars in your sign is a mighty confidence booster but its impatient downside can making promises without thinking them through – definitely not recommended during midweek’s tricky planetary gathering in your house of communication and public relations. Underestimation, overestimation and assumptions are also major no-nos.

VIRGO: If new-moon energy in the sign of togetherness stirs up emotional complications, this isn’t the time to isolate or withdraw. It’s a major Venus week, so get with the romantic program, initiate damage control and don’t let any chance to mend bridges slide by.

LIBRA: With Sun, Venus, Saturn, Mercury and Tuesday’s new moon all in Libran corner, you’re this week’s centre of affectionate attention. So if the ballet of balancing unexpected news with serenity-challenging developments becomes necessary, you’ll dance it with style and fortune on your side.

SCORPIO: Mind changing and plan rearranging aren’t exactly mood-improvers, especially when others may not be saying what they really mean or really meaning what they

say. Interpreting this week’s emotional subtext requires empathetic understanding of people’s stress levels, meaning it’s a heart rather than a mind job.

SAGITTARIUS: A planetary conglomerate in your house of friends brings entertaining camaraderie, delightful surprise visitors and some fine socialising – which all come smack up against midweek’s potential for interpersonal fireworks. But as cyclonic emotional weather patterns sweep away past connections, new opportunities start to bud…

CAPRICORN: The law according to Capricorns is that they know best. But so does everyone else this week, which could create gridlock unless somebody’s prepared to compromise. Not your forte perhaps, but insisting on doing it your way

is likely to leave you wondering where everyone went.

AQUARIUS: Like everyone else, best practise impulse control if midweek madness tempts you to vent. With five planets in air signs your head could get seriously out of synch with the rest of you unless you expand your understanding of how closely your mind, body and environment interact.

PISCES: This week appreciates your doing things beautifully. If a spark ignites rogue emotions, remember it’s easier to see other people’s faults than your own, which are comfortably obscured by blind spots. Just because someone makes choices you don’t understand doesn’t mean they’re not the right ones.

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ABC 1

ABC NEWS 24

5.00 rage (PG) 6.30 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Insiders 10.00 Inside Business 10.30 Offsiders 11.00 Asia Pacific Focus 11.30 Songs Of Praise 12.00 Landline 1.00 7.30 1.30 Message Stick 2.00 Wild North Sea 3.00 Caesar And Cleopatra 5.00 Art Nation 5.30 Dance Academy 6.00 Life Mammals 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Grand Designs 8.30 No.1 Ladies Detective Agency 9.25 Grumpy Guide To Class 10.00 Compass (M) 11.00 The Next Big Thing 12.00 Grand Designs 12.50 Movie: The Countess Of Monte Cristo (G 1948) US comedy. Sonja Henie, Olga San Juan 2.05 The Next Big Thing 3.05 Carbon Cops 3.35 Headcases (M)

4.00 7.30 5.00 Big Ideas 6.00 7.30 6.30 Behind The News 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The World This Week 8.00 ABC News 9.00 Insiders 10.00 ABC News 10.30 7.30 11.00 ABC News 11.30 7.30 12.00 ABC News 12.30 Offsiders 1.00 Big Ideas 2.00 ABC News 2.30 7.30 3.00 ABC News 3.30 Australian Story 4.00 ABC News 4.30 Behind The News 5.00 ABC News 5.30 Inside Business 6.00 ABC News 6.30 Foreign Correspondent 7.00 ABC News 7.30 One Plus One 8.00 Insiders 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Asia Pacific Focus 10.00 50 Years Of Four Corners 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Australian Story 12.00 Landline 1.00 BBC World News 1.30 7.30 2.00 Big Ideas 2.30 Compass 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 7.30

ABC 2

5.00 World News 8.30 PopAsia 10.30 UEFA Europa League 11.00 Football Feature 12.00 UEFA Champions League 12.30 Speedweek 2.00 Al Jazeera News 3.00 Hitler’s Bodyguard 4.00 Fork In The Mediterranean: St Tropez 4.30 Living Black 5.00 Cycling Central 6.00 Trawlermen 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Lost Worlds Planet Egypt 8.30 Dateline 9.30 The Deadlys Awards 11.00 murundak: songs of freedom (M) 12.30 Movie: The Rage In Placid Lake (M 2003) Australian comedy. Ben Lee, Rose Byrne 2.10 Weatherwatch

6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 At The Movies 7.30 Dancing King 8.30 Sunday Best Lesson Plan 9.50 The Jonathan Ross Show 10.40 Art Nation 11.05 Absolutely Fabulous 11.35 Glastonbury 2010 12.35 John Butler Trio 1.05 Later…

With Jools Holland 2.10 Close

ABC 3

SBS 1

MONDAY 3

6.05am to 5.35pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 The Legend Of Dick And Dom 6.30 Horrible Histories 7.00 Trapped!

7.30 The Avengers 7.50 Deltora Quest Obama has fired more cruise missiles 8.35 Black Hole High 9.00 Close than all the other peace prize winners combined

ABC 1

ABC NEWS 24

4.00 rage (G) 5.00 Art Nation 5.30 At The Movies 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.30 Business Today 10.00 How The Earth Was Made 11.00 Landline 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Monarch Of The Glen 1.30 Cheese Slices 2.00 Poirot 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Time Team 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 Australian Story 8.30 Four Corners 9.15 Media Watch 9.35 Q&A 10.30 Lateline 11.05 Lateline Business 11.35 Brideshead Revisited 12.25 The Clinic (M) 1.25 Movie: Made For Each Other (PG 1939) US comedy.

Carole Lombard, James Stewart 3.00 Australian Indoor Bowls

4.00 ABC News 4.05 Big Ideas 5.00 ABC News 5.15 Weather Quarter 5.30 Asia Pacific Focus 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC News 12.30 Inside Business 1.00 ABC News 2.30 Asia Pacific Focus 3.00 Afternoon Live 5.30 Capital Hill 5.45 Indigenous Quarter 6.00 ABC News 6.05 The Drum 6.45 Environment Quarter 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 ABC News 8.30 Lateline Business 9.00 The World 9.30 Q&A 10.30 ABC News 11.00 The Drum 11.45 Environment Quarter 12.00 ABC News 12.20 Lateline 1.00 BBC Impact 1.30 Lateline Business 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 7.30 3.00 Lateline 3.35 Lateline Business

ABC 2

5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Dateline 2.00 Insight 3.00 Letters And Numbers 3.30 Al Jazeera News 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Futbol Mundial 5.00 The Crew 5.30 Living Black 6.00 Letters And Numbers 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 William Shatner’s Weird Or What?

8.30 Swift & Shift Couriers (M) 9.00 Pizza (M) 9.30 World News Australia 10.00 This Is England ’86 (M) 10.55 South Park (M) 11.30 The World Game 12.30 Living Black 1.00 Movie: The Photograph (MAV 2007) Indonesian drama 2.50 Weatherwatch

6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 Rude Boy Food 8.00 Outnumbered 8.30 Father & Son (M) 9.30 Breaking Bad (M) 10.20 Graham Norton Show 11.05 The Prisoner 11.55 Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (M) 12.25 Extras (M) 12.55 Later… With Jools Holland 2.00 Close

ABC 3 6.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 Prank Patrol 6.25 The Legend Of Dick And Dom 7.10 Black Hole High 7.35 Deltora Quest 8.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation 9.00 Close

TUESDAY 4

ABC 1 4.00 rage (G) 5.00 Q&A 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.30 Business Today 10.00 How The Earth Was Made 11.00 Big Ideas 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 The Neanderthal Code 1.30 Meerkat Manor 2.00 Poirot 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Lost Gardens 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 Foreign Correspondent 8.30 Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day (M) 9.30 United States Of Tara (M) 10.00 First Tuesday Book Club 10.25 Lateline 11.00 Lateline Business 11.30 Four Corners 12.15 Media Watch 12.30 Movie: Burn Up (M 2008) UK drama.

Bradley Whitford, Rupert Penry-Jones 2.10 Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day (M) 3.00 Big Ideas

ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 Dirty Jobs 8.30 Good Game 9.00 twentysomething (M) 9.30 Sanctuary (M) 10.15 Mark Ronson Live 10.45 The Graham Norton Show (M) 11.30 The Bazura Project (M) 12.05 Extras (M) 12.35 Love Soup 1.35 Later… With Jools Holland 2.40 Close

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SBS 1

ABC 3

7.30 The Simpsons 8.00 Futurama 8.30 Movie: Scoop (M 2006) 5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News UK comedy. Scarlett 6.00 More Than A Fiesta Johansson, Hugh Jackman 6.35 Italian Food Challenge 10.30 Angel (M) 11.30 Cheers 12.00 7.30 Ninja Warrior Roseanne 12.30 Sabrina The Teenage 8.00 Unbeatable Banzuke Witch 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 8.30 Survival Stories 9.30 Movie: The Thief (M 2009) Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By Kurt Wallander crime 11.05 Movie: Life With My Father (M An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven 2005) French-Canadian drama 1.05 Weatherwatch 6.00 Ironman: Hawaii 7.00 Ironman: Thailand 9.00 World Rally 6.00 Religion 7.00 Kids’ Programs Championship: France 9.30 IRC 8.00 Totally Australia 9.00 Hot30 Series Sailing 10.00 UFC LIVE – Cruz Countdown 12.00 Australian Rally v Johnson 12.30 Fear Factor 1.30 Championship: Coffs Harbour 1.00 Omnisport Biggest Loser 2.00 Movie: More 1.45 125cc, Moto2, MotoGP LIVE – Japan Of Me (PG 2007) US comedy. Molly Shannon, Jake Beale 4.00 Meet The 6.15 Omnisport 6.30 Megabridges Press 4.30 The Bolt Report 7.30 Fear Factor 5.00 Ten News 8.30 Movie: Miami Vice (M 6.30 Renovators 2006) US action. Colin 7.30 Junior Masterchef Farrell, Jamie Foxx 8.30 Terra Nova (M) 11.20 Movie: Silent Hill (MA 2006) US 10.30 MotoGP Japan thriller. Rahda Mitchell, Laurie Holden 12.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion 2.00 World Rally Championship: France 2.30 Omnisport 3.00 NFL Total Access 4.00 National Football 6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The League – LIVE Brady Bunch 8.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 9.00 Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.00 6.00 Religion 7.00 Weekend Sunrise Jag 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 The King Of 10.00 Michael Palin’s New Europe Queens 3.30 Cheers 4.00 Roseanne 11.00 V8 Xtra: Mt Panorama 12.00 4.30 Family Ties 5.00 Happy Days That ’70s Show 12.30 Movie: Problem Child 2 (PG 1991) US com5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch edy. John Ritter, Jack Warden 2.30 6.30 Everybody Loves Raymond Movie: Medicine Man (PG 1992) US adventure. Sean Connery, Lorraine

Bracco 5.30 New Zealand On A Plate 6.00 Seven News 6.30 Sunday Night 7.30 Wild Boys 8.30 Bones (M) 9.30 Castle (M) 10.30 The Suspects (M) 11.30 Forensic Investigators (M) 12.30 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 1.30 Home Shopping 5.30 Seven News

7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.30 Futurama 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 8.30 Supernatural (M) 9.30 Smallville (M) 6.00 Living Black 10.30 The Late Late Show 6.30 Iron Chef 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 7.30 Absolute Zero 8.30 The Secret Life Of Chaos Sabrina The Teenage Witch 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 Happy Days 9.30 The World Game 10.30 Movie: Seven Samurai (PG 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 1954) Japanese action 5.00 7th Heaven 1.55 Weatherwatch

10.00 Castle (M) 11.00 Suits (M) 12.00 Heroes (M) 1.00 Home Shopping 5.30 News

SBS 2

ONE HD

TEN

ELEVEN

PRIME

SBS 2

TEN 6.00 Ten News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 The Doctors 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Kitchen 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.30 6.30 With George Negus 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 Junior Masterchef 8.30 Undercover Boss Australia 9.30 Law & Order: SVU (M) 10.30 Good News World (M) 11.30 The Late Show 12.30 Saving Grace (M) 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

ELEVEN 6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 9.00 Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 The King Of Queens 3.30 Cheers 4.00 Roseanne 4.30 Family Ties 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 6.30 Neighbours

SBS 2

6.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 6.00 Prank Patrol 6.25 The Legend Of 6.00 Global Village Dick And Dom 7.10 Black Hole High 6.30 Iron Chef 7.40 Deltora Quest 8.30 Degrassi 7.30 Lost Worlds Ancient 9.00 Close discoveries 8.30 The Wehrmacht (M) 9.30 Movie: Once Upon A Time In Rio (M 2008) Brazilian 4.00 ABC News 4.05 Weather Quarter drama 4.20 The Drum 5.00 ABC News 5.15 Environment Quarter 5.30 Newsline 11.40 Movie: Last Life In The 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC Universe (M 2003) Thai romance News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC 1.35 Weatherwatch News 12.30 Newsline 1.00 ABC News 2.30 7.30 Select 3.00 Afternoon Live 5.30 Capital Hill 5.45 Health Quarter 6.00 Ten News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 ABC News 6.05 The Drum 6.45 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Finance Quarter 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Dr Phil 1.00 The Doctors 2.00 Ready 7.30 8.30 Lateline Business 9.00 The Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 World 10.00 The Drum 10.45 Finance Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Kitchen 4.30 Quarter 11.30 Newsline 12.00 ABC The Bold And The Beautiful News 12.20 Lateline 1.00 BBC Impact 5.00 Ten News 1.30 Lateline Business 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 7.30 3.00 Lateline 6.30 6.30 With George Negus 7.00 The 7pm Project 3.30 Lateline Business 7.30 Renovators 8.30 NCIS (M) 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M) 5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World 11.30 Late Show 12.30 Saving Grace News 1.00 Movie: Silence… We’re (M) 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion Rolling (G 2001) Egyptian musical 3.00 Letters And Numbers 3.30 Al Jazeera News 4.00 The Journal 4.30 6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The Newshour 5.30 Global Village Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 9.00 6.00 Letters And Numbers Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th 6.30 World News Australia Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 7.30 Insight 8.30 Cannabis: The Evil Weed? (M) Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 The King Of Queens 9.30 World News Australia 3.30 Cheers 4.00 Roseanne 4.30 10.00 Hot Docs 11.45 Movie: The Result Of Love (M Family Ties 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 2007) Argentinian drama 1.30 The The Brady Bunch 6.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch Choir (M) 3.10 Weatherwatch

ABC NEWS 24

TEN

SBS 1

ELEVEN

7TWO 6.00 Home And Away 8.30 Ugly Betty 9.30 Flipper 10.30 Britannia High 11.30 Welcome Back Kotter 12.00 Movie: Three Hours To Kill (PG 1954) US mystery. Dana Andrews, Donna Reed 1.45 Movie: The Way West (PG 1967) Western. Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum 4.15 Movie: Father Of The Bride Part II (G 1995) US comedy.

Steve Martin, Diane Keaton 6.30 Some Mothers Do ’ave ’em 7.00 Sandcastles 7.30 Homes Under The Hammer 8.45 Escape To The Country 11.00 Living In The Sun 12.00 No Going Back 1.00 Movie: Count The Hours (PG 1953) US drama.

Macdonald Carey, Teresa Wright 2.30 Movie: My Life With Caroline (G 1941) US comedy. Ronald Colman, Anna Lee 4.00 Leyland Brothers World 5.00 Home Shopping

7MATE 6.00 Jeff Foxworthy Show 6.30 Six Million Dollar Man 7.00 Alias Smith And Jones 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 Man v Food 10.00 AFL Game Day 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 SCU: Serious Crash Unit 12.30 Fifth Gear 1.00 Great Grand Prix Racing Heroes 2.00 Fifth

7TWO

PRIME

6.30 Martha Stewart Show 7.30 Dr Oz 8.30 Sons & Daughters 9.00 Home & Away 9.30 Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Designing Women 11.30 Deal Or No Deal 12.00 Passport To The Sun 12.40 To The Manor Born 1.15 Born And Bred 2.30 Murphy Brown 3.00 Perfect Strangers 3.30 Night Court 4.00 Movie: Electric Dreams (G 1984) US comedy. Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.00 Harry’s Practice 7.30 Heartbeat 8.40 Keeping Up Appearances 9.20 Catherine Cookson’s Dinner Of Herbs Part 3 (M) 11.30 The Sweeney (M) 12.30 Minder 1.30 The World Around Us 2.30 Leyland Brothers World 3.30 Passport To The Sun 4.00 Coronation Street 4.30 Emmerdale 5.00 Home Shopping

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Movie: Revenge Of The MiddleAged Woman (PG 2004) US drama.

Christine Lahti, Brian Kerwin 2.00 Beyond Tomorrow 3.00 That ’70s Show 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 The X Factor 9.00 Body Of Proof (M)

6.00 Jeff Foxworthy Show 6.30 Six Million Dollar Man 7.30 Alias Smith And Jones 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 NBC Today 10.00 NBC Meet The Press 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 Knight Rider 1.00 Simon And Simon 2.00 Malcolm And Eddie 2.30 Newsradio 3.00 Xena 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 According To Jim 6.00 My Wife And Kids 6.30 That ’70s Show

ONE HD

6.00 National Football League – LIVE 10.15 Omnisport 10.45 World Of Free Sports 10.20 National Football League – LIVE 2.30 ATP World Tour Tennis 3.00 Omnisport 3.30 Bondi Rescue 4.00 Airline 4.30 Extreme Dreams 5.00 I Fish 6.00 Airline 6.30 Beach Patrol 7.00 Cops 7.30 Psych 8.30 Burn Notice (M) 10.30 MotoGP Japan 12.30 World Rally Championship: France 1.00 Asian Amateur Golf 3.00 Arsenal Football

6.30 Neighbours 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.30 The Simpsons 8.00 Futurama 8.30 The Simpsons 9.00 Futurama 9.30 The Office 10.30 The Late Late Show 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven

ONE HD 6.00 Pro Bull Riding 7.00 Fear Factor 8.00 NASCAR Sprint Cup 11.00 Australian Rally Championship: Coffs Harbour 12.00 World Rally Championship: France 1.00 MotoGP: Japan 3.00 Omnisport 3.30 Beach Patrol 4.00 Airline 4.30 Extreme Dreams 5.00 I Fish 6.00 Airline 6.30 Beach Patrol 7.00 Cops 7.30 Black Gold 8.30 Cops (M) 9.30 Can Of Worms (M) 10.30 24 (M) 11.30 Pro Bull Riding 12.30 American League Baseball 3.30 Liverpool Football

PRIME 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Movie: Friends At Last (PG 1995) Canadian drama. Kathleen Turner, Colm Feore 2.00 Beyond Tomorrow 3.00 That ’70s Show 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal

7MATE

6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 The X Factor 8.30 Packed To The Rafters 9.30 Parenthood 10.30 Hung (MA) 11.10 Parks And Recreation 11.40 Perfect Couples 12.05 House Calls To The Rescue 1.00 Home Shopping 5.30 News

7TWO 6.00 Jeff Foxworthy Show 6.30 Martha Stewart Show 7.30 Dr Oz 8.30 Sons & Daughters 9.00 Home & Away 9.30 Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Designing Women 11.30 Deal Or No Deal 12.00 Passport To The Sun 12.40 To The Manor Born 1.15 Born And Bred 2.30 Murphy Brown 3.00 Perfect Strangers 3.40 Movie: Lambada (PG 1990) US drama. J Eddie Peck, Melora Hardin 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.00 Harry’s Practice 7.30 Dad’s Army 8.10 Keeping Up Appearances 8.50 One Foot In The Grave 9.30 Homes Under The Hammer 10.45 60 Minute Makeover 11.45 Jonathan Creek (M) 1.00 Movie: The Falcon And The Co-Eds (PG 1943) US action. Tom Conway, Rita Corday 2.30 Leyland Brothers World 3.30 Passport To The Sun 4.00 Coronation Street 4.30 Emmerdale 5.00 Home Shopping

Gear 2.30 Australian Muscle Car Masters 3.30 Monster Garage 4.30 Supercar Showdown 5.30 Pimp My Ride 6.30 American Dad 7.00 Family Guy 7.30 Mythbusters 8.30 Movie: Goldfinger (M 1964) 007 action. Sean Connery, Honor Blackman 10.50 Seconds From Disaster 11.50 Man v Food 1.00 Great Grand Prix Racing Heroes 2.00 Alias Smith And Jones 3.00 Six Million Dollar Man 4.00 Quantum Leap 5.00 Adam 12 5.30 Home Shopping

NBN 6.00 ARL Schoolboy Cup 7.00 Weekend Today 10.00 The Sunday Roast 11.00 The Sunday Footy Show 12.00 NRL NSW Cup Final LIVE 2.00 NRL Toyota Cup Final LIVE 4.00 NBN News 4.30 NRL Grand Final Day LIVE 5.00 NRL Grand Final LIVE – Manly Sea Eagles v New Zealand Warriors 7.30 60 Minutes 8.30 Underbelly: Razor (M) 9.30 Person Of Interest (AV) 10.30 David Hasselhoff Roast (MA) 12.00 Super League 2.00 Skippy 2.30 Home Shopping 4.00 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

GO!

6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30

The Middle Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year The Big Bang Theory Movie: 21 (M 2008) US drama. Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey 12.10 Gossip Girl (M) 1.05 South Park (M) 1.35 Reno 911 (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Married With Children 5.30 The Flintstones

GEM 6.00 Religion 6.30 Movie: The Comedy Man (PG 1964) UK comedy. Kenneth More, Cecil Parker 8.30 Movie: The Colditz Story (G 1957) UK drama. Eric Portman, John Mills 10.30 Movie: The Dove (G 1974) US drama. Joseph Bottoms, Deborah Raffin 12.45 Movie: The Cracksman (G 1963) UK comedy. Charlie Drake, George Sanders 3.00 Getaway 3.30 Movie: Funny Girl (G 1968) US comedy. Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif 6.30 Antiques Roadshow 7.30 As Time Goes By 8.30 Movie: A Time To Kill (M 1996) US drama. Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock 11.30 Friends 12.00 Movie: Klute (M 1971) US mystery. Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 5.00 The Golden Girls 5.30 Today

6.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 The City 12.30 Eclipse Music TV 1.00 Married With Children 2.00 Spin City 3.00 The Bachelorette 4.30 Crash Course 5.30 Wipeout USA

‘The Church says the earth is flat, but I know it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the Church.’

Ferdinand Magellan

7.30 How I Met Your Mother 8.30 Family Guy (M) 9.00 American Dad (M) 9.30 Family Guy (M) 10.30 Chaser’s War On Everything (M) 11.00 Scrubs 12.00 Parks And Recreation (M) 12.30 Newsradio 1.00 Six Million Dollar Man 2.00 Quantum Leap 3.00 Knight Rider 4.00 Hercules 5.00 Adam 12 5.30 Home Shopping

9.30 Movie: Paul Blart – Mall Cop (PG 2009) US comedy. Kevin James, Keir O’Donnell 11.30 Chuck (M) 1.30 Reno 911 (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Married With Children 5.30 The Flintstones

NBN

6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: The Magic Carpet (G 1951) US adventure. Lucille Ball, John Agar 2.00 Sea Patrol 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 The Golden Girls 5.00 The Ellen Denegeres Show 6.00 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 Survival 8.30 Michaela’s Animal Road Trip 9.30 Kitchen Nightmares (MA) 10.30 The Big C (M) 11.00 Weeds (M) 11.30 Friends 12.30 Murder, She Wrote 1.30 The Golden Girls 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 5.00 The Golden Girls 5.30 Today

5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 The Farmer Wants A Wife 8.25 Lotto 9.00 The Mentalist (M) 10.00 CSI: Miami (M) 12.00 Movie: Cahill U.S. Marshal (M 1973) Western. John Wayne, George Kennedy 2.00 Infomercials 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

GEM

GO! 6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Seinfeld 1.30 Entertainment Tonight 2.00 TMZ 2.30 Married With Children 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Seinfeld 6.30 The Big Bang Theory 7.00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7.30 Top Gear 8.30 Two And A Half Men (M) 9.00 The Big Bang Theory

7MATE

GO!

6.30 Six Million Dollar Man 7.30 Alias Smith And Jones 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 Knight Rider 1.00 Simon And Simon 2.00 Malcolm And Eddie 2.30 Newsradio 3.00 Xena 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 According To Jim 6.00 My Wife And Kids 6.30 That ’70s Show 7.30 Mythbusters 8.30 Operation Repo (M) 9.00 All Worked Up (M) 9.30 Family Guy (M) 10.30 Chaser’s War On Everything (M) 11.00 Scrubs 12.00 Parks And Recreation (M) 12.30 Newsradio 1.00 Six Million Dollar Man 2.00 Quantum Leap 3.00 Knight Rider 4.00 Hercules 5.00 Adam 12 5.30 Home Shopping

6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Seinfeld 1.30 Entertainment Tonight 2.00 TMZ 2.30 Married With Children 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Seinfeld 6.30 Two And A Half Men 7.00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7.30 Movie: Suddenly 30 (PG 2004) US comedy. Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo 9.30 The Bachelorette 11.00 South Park (MA) 12.00 Eclipse Music TV 12.30 Tool Academy (M) 1.30 Reno 911 (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Married With Children 5.30 The Flintstones

NBN

6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: Some Will, Some Won’t (PG 1970) UK comedy.

Leslie Phillips, Barbara Murray 2.00 Sea Patrol 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 The Golden Girls 5.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 6.00 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 Lion Country 8.00 Cheetah Kingdom 8.30 As Time Goes By 9.30 Sensing Murder (M) 10.30 How Clean Is Your House 11.30 Friends 12.30 Murder, She Wrote 1.10 The Golden Girls 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 5.00 The Golden Girls 5.30 Today

5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Charlies Angels 8.30 Two And A Half Men (M) 9.00 Joy Of Sets 9.30 Survivor: South Pacific 11.30 Better With You 12.00 20/20 1.00 Entertainment Tonight 1.30 Home Shopping 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

GEM

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Wednesday 5

ABC 1

ABC NEWS 24

4.00 rage (G) 5.00 Talking Heads: Leo Sayer 5.30 Spicks And Specks 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.30 Business Today 10.00 How The Earth Was Made 11.00 Big Ideas 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 National Press Club Address 1.30 Jail Birds 2.00 Poirot 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.30 Country House Rescue 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 Poh’s Kitchen 8.30 Spicks And Specks 9.00 Gruen Planet 9.30 The Hamster Wheel 10.00 At The Movies 10.35 Lateline 11.10 Lateline Business 11.40 Ganges 12.30 Answered By Fire (M) 2.00 Country House Rescue 3.00 Big Ideas

4.00 ABC News 4.05 Enviroment Quarter 4.20 The Drum 5.00 ABC News 5.15 Finance Quarter 5.30 Newsline 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC News 12.30 National Press Club Address 1.00 ABC News 2.30 State To State 3.00 Afternoon Live 5.30 Capital Hill 5.45 Arts Quarter 6.00 ABC News 6.05 The Drum 6.45 Culture Quarter 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 ABC News 8.30 Lateline Business 9.00 The World 10.00 ABC News 10.05 The Drum 10.45 Culture Quarter 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Newsline 12.00 ABC News 12.20 Lateline 1.00 BBC Impact 1.30 Lateline Business 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 7.30 3.00 Lateline 3.35 Lateline Business

ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 Mega Builders 8.30 Louis Theroux 9.30 Kill It, Cook It, Eat It 10.35 The Graham Norton Show 11.20 Fat And Fatter 12.15 Inside The Actors Studio: Denis Leary 1.00 Later… With Jools Holland 2.00 Close

ABC 3 6.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 Prank Patrol 6.25 The Legend Of Dick And Dom 7.10 Black Hole High 7.35 Deltora Quest 8.30 Degrassi 9.00 Close

6.30 Neighbours 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 7.30 The Simpsons 8.00 Futurama 6.00 Global Village 8.30 The Simpsons 6.30 Iron Chef 9.00 Futurama 7.30 Inspector Rex 9.30 The Cleveland Show (M) 8.30 Spiral (M) 10.30 The Late Late Show 11.30 9.30 Movie: Kandahar (PG Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 2001) Iranian drama 10.55 Movie: The Cave Of The Sabrina 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 Yellow Dog (PG 2005) German drama Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By 12.35 Weatherwatch An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven

SBS 2

SBS 1 5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Movie: Tom Thumb (PG 2001) French fantasy 2.35 Spacefiles 3.00 Letters And Numbers 3.30 Al Jazeera News 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Global Village 6.00 Letters And Numbers 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Tropic Of Cancer Laos to Hawaii 8.30 One Born Every Minute 9.30 World News Australia 10.05 Movie: Quiet Chaos (MA 2008) Italian drama 12.00 112 Emergency (PG/M) 1.30 Weatherwatch

TEN

6.00 Ten News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 The Doctors 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Kitchen 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.30 6.30 With George Negus 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 Modern Family 8.00 Renovators 8.30 Glee 9.30 Hawaii Five-O (M) 10.30 White Collar 11.30 Late Show 12.30 Saving Grace (M) 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

Eleven 6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 9.00 Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 The King Of Queens 3.30 Cheers 4.00 Roseanne 4.30 Family Ties 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch

ONE HD 6.30 Pro Bull Riding 7.30 Asian Amateur Golf 8.00 NFL America’s Game 9.00 National Football League 11.30 NFL Total Access 12.30 ATP World Tour Tennis 1.00 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2.00 NASCAR Sprint Cup 3.00 Omnisport 3.30 Beach Patrol 4.00 Airline 4.30 Extreme Dreams 5.00 I Fish 6.00 Airline 6.30 Beach Patrol 7.00 Cops 7.30 Fear Factor 8.30 Cops (M) 9.30 Sons Of Anarchy (AV) 10.40 RPM 11.40 Pro Bull Riding 12.40 American League Baseball 3.30 Australian Rally Championship: Coffs Harbour 4.30 FA Cup Classic

PRIME 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Movie: Picnic (PG 2000) US drama. Josh Brolin, Bonnie Bedelia 2.00 Beyond Tomorrow 3.00 That ’70s Show 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News

6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 The One – Australia’s Most Gifted Psychic 8.30 Criminal Minds (M) 9.30 Law & Order: LA (M) 10.30 Great Escapes (M) 11.30 Gangs Of Oz (M) 12.30 Home Shopping 5.30 News

7TWO 6.30 Martha Stewart Show 7.30 Dr Oz 8.30 Sons & Daughters 9.00 Home & Away 9.30 Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Designing Women 11.30 Deal Or No Deal 12.00 Passport To The Sun 12.40 To The Manor Born 1.15 Born And Bred 2.30 Murphy Brown 3.00 Perfect Strangers 3.30 Night Court 4.00 Movie: The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (G 1962) US comedy.

Moe Howard, Larry Fine 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.00 Harry’s Practice 7.30 Heartbeat 8.40 Ruth Rendell’s Mysteries May And June (M) 11.00 Mrs Bradley Mysteries (M) 12.00 Minder 1.00 Passport To The Sun 1.30 Room For Improvement 2.00 Home Shopping 3.30 Room For Improvement 4.00 Coronation Street 4.30 Emmerdale 5.00 Home Shopping

7MATE 6.00 Jeff Foxworthy Show 6.30 Six Million Dollar Man 7.30 Alias Smith And Jones 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 Knight Rider 1.00 Simon And

Simon 2.00 Malcolm And Eddie 2.30 Newsradio 3.00 Xena 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 According To Jim 6.00 My Wife And Kids 6.30 That ’70s Show 7.30 Pimp My Ride 8.30 Hardcore Pawn (M) 9.30 American Pickers 10.30 Operation Repo (M) 11.30 Extreme Jobs 12.00 Malcolm And Eddie 12.30 Newsradio 1.00 Six Million Dollar Man 2.00 Home Shopping 3.30 Room For Improvement 4.00 NBC Today 5.00 Adam 12 5.30 Home Shopping

NBN 5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Send In The Dogs Australia 8.25 Lotto 8.30 CSI (M) 9.30 Prime Suspect (M) 10.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 11.30 Better With You 12.00 Eclipse Music TV 12.30 What Would You Do? 1.30 Home Shopping 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

GO!

6.00 Seinfeld 6.30 Two And A Half Men 7.00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7.30 Top Gear 8.30 Two And A Half Men 9.00 The Big Bang Theory 9.30 Movie: Pineapple Express (MA 2008) US action. Seth Rogan, James Franco 11.50 South Park (M) 12.20 V (M) 1.30 Reno 911 (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Married With Children 5.30 The Flintstones

GEM 6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: West Of Zanzibar (G 1954) UK adventure. Anthony Steel, Sheila Sim 2.00 RPA 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 The Golden Girls 5.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 6.00 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 Wild South America Andes to Amazon 8.30 The Truth About Food 9.30 The Closer (M) 10.30 Rizzoli & Isles (M) 11.30 Conan (M) 12.30 Murder, She Wrote 1.30 The Golden Girls 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 5.00 The Golden Girls 5.30 Today

6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Seinfeld 1.30 Entertainment Tonight 2.00 TMZ 2.30 Married With Children 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs

Thursday 6

Please note: The Echo takes great care producing this guide, but unfortunately TV stations like to tinker with things at the last minute and sometimes make changes after we have gone to print.

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ABC NEWS 24

4.00 rage (G) 5.00 National Press Club Address 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.30 Business Today 10.00 How The Earth Was Made 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Hope Springs 1.30 Mother And Son 2.00 Poirot 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.30 Mastercrafts Green woodcraft 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 QI 8.30 The Slap (M) 9.30 Crownies (M) 10.25 Lateline 11.00 Lateline Business 11.30 Make ’Em Laugh 12.30 Leaving The Fold (M) 1.20 QI 1.55 Movie: Salt Of The Earth (PG 1954) US drama. Will Geer, Rosaura Revueltas 3.30 The Occasional Cook

4.00 ABC News 4.05 Environment Quarter 4.20 The Drum 5.00 ABC News 5.15 Culture Quarter 5.30 Newsline 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC News 12.30 Newsline 1.00 ABC News 2.30 Australian Story 3.00 Afternoon Live 5.30 Capital Hill 5.45 Weather Quarter 6.00 ABC News 6.05 The Drum 6.45 The Quarters 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 ABC News 8.30 Lateline Business 9.00 The World 10.00 ABC News 10.05 The Drum 10.45 Food Quarter 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Newsline 12.00 ABC News 12.30 Lateline 1.00 BBC Impact 1.30 Lateline Business 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 7.30 3.00 Lateline 3.30 Lateline Business

ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 Marngrook Footy Show 8.30 Arrested Development 9.00 The Bazura Project (M) 9.30 Gruen Planet 10.05 twentysomething (M) 10.35 The Hamster Wheel 11.05 Graham Norton Show (M) 11.55 Marngrook Footy Show 12.55 Later… With Jools Holland 2.00 Close

ABC 3 6.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 Prank Patrol 6.25 The Legend Of Dick And Dom 7.10 Black Hole High 7.35 Deltora Quest 8.30 Degrassi 9.00 Close

SBS 1 5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1.30 Dateline 2.30 Everyone Loves A Wedding 3.00 Letters And Numbers 3.30 Al Jazeera News 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Global Village 6.00 Letters And Numbers 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Gourmet Farmer 8.00 My Family Feast Vietnamese 8.30 Supersizers Go… 9.30 World News Australia 10.00 Big Love (M) 11.05 Movie: Night Bus (M 2007) Italian comedy 1.00 Movie: A Soap (MA 2005) Danish drama 2.50 Weatherwatch

Mungo’s Crossword

Cryptic Clues

ACROSS 1. Severely criticise actors single entrance (9) 6. Set up internet gag? (5) 9. Cyril composed a poem (5) 10. A harvest around the storehouse in the high city (9) 11. Plastic again he source of investment profit (7,5) 13. Worn out semen – why, we

From The Week

ask (5) 14. Carefully slot knee into framework (8) 17. One academic follows the attitude of a god (8) 19. Shoot the bird! (5) 23. A dud context – I use it to avoid paying the government (3,9) 25. Concern about sense of Egyptian name plate.

18 September 29, 2011 The Tweed Shire Echo

7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.30 The Simpsons 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 8.30 Stargate Universe (M) 9.30 Star Trek Next Generation 6.00 Global Village 10.30 The Late Late Show 6.30 Iron Chef 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 7.30 Trails From The East Sabrina The Teenage Witch 1.00 The Thailand King Of Queens 1.30 Happy Days 8.30 Tour Of Beijing Cycling 9.30 Movie: The Light (M 2004) 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel French drama 11.20 Movie: Minor Mishaps 5.00 7th Heaven (M 2002) Danish drama 1.15 Weatherwatch 6.00 American League Baseball 9.00 This Week In Baseball 9.30 Pro Bull 6.00 Ten News 7.00 Kids’ Programs Riding 10.30 NFL America’s Game 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 11.30 Magic Of The FA Cup 1.00 Dr Phil 1.00 The Doctors 2.00 Ready Black Gold 2.00 RPM 3.00 Omnisport Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 3.30 Beach Patrol 4.00 Airline 4.30 Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Kitchen 4.30 Extreme Dreams 5.00 I Fish 6.00 Airline 6.30 Beach Patrol 7.00 Cops The Bold And The Beautiful 7.30 Extreme Fishing 5.00 Ten News 6.30 6.30 With George Negus 8.30 Movie: The Fast And The Furious – Tokyo Drift (M 7.00 The 7pm Project 2006) US action. Lucas 7.30 Renovators Black, Zachery Ty Bryan 8.30 Rush (M) 10.15 The Ultimate Fighter (M) 9.30 Law & Order: SVU (M) 11.30 Late Show 12.30 Eureka (M) 11.15 World Rally Championship: France 12.15 Omnisport 12.30 Pro 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion Bull Riding 1.30 Omnisport 2.00 NFL America’s Game 3.00 OneAsia Tour Golf 6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 9.00 Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Movie: MacGyver 3.00 The King Of Queens Love Is A Four Letter Word (PG 2007) 3.30 Cheers 4.00 Roseanne 4.30 US comedy. Barry Bostwick, Teri Polo Family Ties 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 2.00 Beyond Tomorrow 3.00 That ’70s Show 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven The Brady Bunch 6.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Neighbours

SBS 2

ONE HD

TEN

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PRIME

21. Daringly braved a modifier (6) 22. Prepares bread to requirements, we hear (6) 24. A king thing, courage (4)

26. Crowd member is wide, perhaps (5) 27. Vietnamese festival with Egyptian god? It’s fishy! (5) 28. Orange grey French substance used in perfume (9)

Quick Clues

DOWN 1. Cotton state with a single business (6) 2. Lurid tapestries of an erotic entertainment (10) 3. Popular, summoned and tempted (7) 4. Pub upside down in drink – worth cultivating!

(6) 5. Identifying signs, listeners surround evangelist (8) 6. Desperate plea: men, become part of a jury! (7) 7. Mixed up guy, about 50 – not much too look at (4) 8. Emotions beat charges (8) 12. Tread on a nun?

Cinderella had two under seven! (10) 15. Superior cricket shot, a real blow (8) 16. Snake chop, a recipe for an old British ruler (7) 18. Radios a message to Miss Duncan (7) 20. Confused, unclear in the middle (7)

ACROSS 1. Punish, scold (9) 6. Fit out, furnish with what is needed (5) 9. Poem, song (5) 10 Greek fortress or citadel (9) 11. Profits made by selling assets (7,5) 13. Shabby, down-atheel (5) 14. Framework of bones (8) 17. Greek god of the sea (8) 19. Long-billed shore bird (5) 23. Legitimate means of reducing one’s obligation to internal revenue (3,9) 25. Framed hieroglyph depicting the name of a king (9) 26. Additional, excessive (5) 27. Variety of small tropical fish, popular in home aquariums (5) 28. Whale secretion formerly used as a base for perfumes (9)

6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 Four Weddings 8.30 Beauty & The Geek Aust 9.30 The Amazing Race 11.30 Off The Map (M) 12.30 Home Shopping 5.30 News

According To Jim 6.00 My Wife And Kids 6.30 That ’70s Show 7.30 Ice Road Truckers 8.30 Lockdown (M) 9.40 Operation Repo (M) 10.40 Jail (M) 11.35 Heliloggers (M) 12.30 Newsradio 1.00 Six Million Dollar Man 2.00 Quantum Leap 6.30 Martha Stewart Show 7.30 Dr 3.00 Knight Rider 4.00 Hercules Oz 8.30 Sons & Daughters 9.00 Home 5.00 Adam 12 5.30 Home Shopping & Away 9.30 Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Designing Women 11.30 Deal 5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Or No Deal 12.00 Passport To The Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Sun 12.40 To The Manor Born 1.15 Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Born And Bred 2.30 Murphy Brown Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.00 Perfect Strangers 3.30 Night 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Afternoon Court 4.00 Movie: Crusoe (PG 1989) News 5.30 Hot Seat UK drama. Aidan Quinn, Elvis Payne 6.00 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.30 RBT 7.00 Harry’s Practice 8.30 Unforgettable (M) 7.30 The Royal 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 8.30 William And Mary (M) 10.30 Chase (M) 10.30 Mistresses (M) 11.30 Movie: American Beauty 11.30 Better With You 12.00 Rubicon (MA 1999) US drama. Kevin Spacey, (M) 1.00 Entertainment Tonight 1.30 Annette Bening 2.00 Room For Skippy 2.00 Infomercials 3.30 Good Improvement 2.30 Leyland Brothers Morning America 5.00 Early Morning World 3.30 Passport To The Sun 4.00 News Coronation Street 4.30 Emmerdale 5.00 Home Shopping

7TWO

NBN

7MATE

Last week’s solution

GEM 6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: Dallas (G 1950) Western. Gary Cooper, Ruth Roman 2.00 RPA 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 The Golden Girls 5.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 6.00 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 Homes From Hell 8.30 A Dream Home Abroad 9.30 Embarrassing Bodies (M) 10.30 Sex Education (M) 11.30 Conan (M) 12.30 Murder, She Wrote 1.30 The Golden Girls 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 5.00 The Golden Girls 5.30 Today

GO!

6.00 Jeff Foxworthy Show 6.30 Six Million Dollar Man 7.30 Alias Smith And Jones 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 Knight Rider 1.00 Simon And Simon 2.00 Malcolm And Eddie 2.30 Newsradio 3.00 Xena 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30

DOWN 1. Coarse type of linen (6) 2. Erotic nightclub act (10) 3. Encouraged, tempted (7) 4. Of land suitable for farming (6) 5. Identifying signs, particularly on livestock (8) 6. Enrol for jury service (7) 7. Bad looking, unattractive (4) 8. Emotions, deep feelings (8) 12. Daughter of one’s parent’s new spouse (10 15. Aggressive punch used by boxers (8) 16. Warrior queen of the Iceni (8) 18. Pioneer of modern ballet, ……. Duncan (7) 20. Pertaining to the centre of an atom (7) 21. Part of speech used to modify action words (6) 22. Works dough for breadmaking (6) 24. Abrasive dirt particles, also courage (4)

9.30 Movie: Blade (M 1998) US action. Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff 12.00 The Ultimate Fighter (M) 1.00 South Park (MA) 1.30 Reno 911 (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Married With Children 5.30 The Flintstones

6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Seinfeld 1.30 Entertainment Tonight 2.00 TMZ 2.30 Married With Children 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Seinfeld 6.30 Two And A Half Men 7.00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7.30 Movie: Bee Movie (G 2007) Animation

CHESS

by Ian Rogers Play at Seagulls Club, Thurs 6pm ‘I don’t usually feel happy about my play – in fact I am the first to say when I played badly. But I am not going to say that here; I played well and deserved to win.’

Thus spake Peter Svidler, after the popular Russian Grandmaster won his first World Cup title and $US96,000, in Siberia this week.

The World Cup is the most gruelling of modern tournaments: a 128 player knock-out event requiring almost a month of non-stop competition in chilly Khanty Mansiysk.

Australia’s Zhao Zong Yuan took four days travelling to reach Khanty Mansiysk, lost his first round and, like half the field, was forced to return home three days after arriving.

Svidler was prepared to suffer the same fate, but survived a tight first round match against Brazil’s fearless Darcy Lima and was on his way.

‘In a way I got lucky,’ explained Svidler after winning his semifinal against Ruslan Ponomariov and final against Alexander Grischuk. ‘I am playing against

people who think they should beat me. So I get a full-blooded game when they try to beat me with White.’

Svidler also said that after some recent failures, he had decided that he was overdoing his pre-game preparation, at the expense of being fresh for a fight when the game began. The result was that ‘I have rediscovered the joy of playing chess’ – a medicine that a few other jaded professionals would do well to bottle. n The diagrammed position comes from

Svidler’s tense first round match against Lima (playing Black). Svidler has won a pawn, but any win seemed a long way off until Svidler played 49.Qc5+! Kb8 50.Nxd5!! Ncxd5 51.Qxd5!!

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Tweed hockey reps in Queensland A host of Tweed hockey players will represent Queensland at Australian Championships over the next fortnight.

Madison Fitzpatrick is currently captaining the Queensland Under 15 Girls team at the 2011 Australian Under 15 Girls Championship in Sydney, where she is competing alongside her Tweed teammate Keely Murray.

The Queensland Under 15 Girls side will aim to build on their 2010 runners-up finish to New South Wales at this year’s national championship,

which began on September 24 and will wrap-up this Saturday October 1.

So far the Queensland lineup have convincingly defeated Tasmania 5–0 and suffered a narrow 3–2 defeat to New South Wales.

Meanwhile, Tweed hockey player Oliver Crane is preparing to take the field for Queensland at the 2011 Australian Under 15 Boys Championship starting in Melbourne on Saturday.

The Queensland Under 15 Boys team will also be hoping to

build on their runners-up finish to New South Wales in 2010.

Four other Tweed players have been selected – Cassandra Avery, Camille Charlton, Chloe Dredge and Shinade Edwards will play for the Queensland Under 13 Girls side at the 2011 Australian Under 13 Girls Championship starting in Alice Springs on Saturday.

The Queensland Under 13 Girls team are a third state side seeking to dethrone NSW as national champions after coming off second best in last year’s grand final

SPORT RESULTS

B. Mirls; D. Jones defeated J. Greenbank; S. Akers defeated I. Azzopardi; W. Butler defeated M. Lincoln. Social play, Wednesday, September 21: Rink Winners : A. Johnson/L. Willoughby.

Pottsville Men Wednesday September 21st 2011 Winners: J. Foote – D. Quinn – J. Buckley. Runners-up: L. Swift – B. Jackson – J. Rae. Consulation: D. Appleton – B. Mackay – R. Dudley. Friday 23rd September 2011 Winners: N. Laurence – I. Quinn Runners-up: P. Bryant – J. Burden.

Saturday September24th 2011 Winners: B. Mackay – K. McInnes Runners-up: L. Swift – K. Hall. Championship Mixed Pairs Winners: C. Royan – J. Royan. Runners-up: N. Tait – D. Townsend Score: 29-5 South Tweed Ladies Winners: N.Munns A.M.Peart Runner Up: C.Moran - -S.Hickman. Winner of LosersM. Dare C.Martin.

Dell Roberts Day Monday 26th. The girls endured 4 seasons in one day, the only thing missing was hail. Overall winners: C.Moran S.Hickman. Runner Up. In a tied game on points the game was decided on a count back with V.Young R.Griffin defeating M.Bullock _ N.Munns Winner 1st game. J.Munn S.Johnston 2nd game: H.Bosisto D.Wood 3rd Game: M.Santos_ K.O’Keefe.

Tuesday 27th: Winners: E.Wenban D.Laing.

Winners of Losers: J.Wilson E.Hunt.

Tweed Byron District Women October 24: District Shield Competition to be held at Cudgen Leagues Bowling Club. 2 games 13 ends, lunch, 1 game 13 ends.

Tweed Heads Men Pennants Round 8 results played Saturday September 24.

Div 1 v Helensvale lost 41/81 no points.

Div 2 v Coolangatta won 72/51-2 points.

Div 4 v Tugun won 67/48-2 points.

Div 5 v Twin Towns Services won 67/52-2 points.

Div 6 v Tambourine Mountain won 80/45-2 points.

Div 7 v Woongoolba won 70/56-2 points.

Div 8 v Tugun lost 54/68 no points.

Div 9 v Broadbeach lost 60/61 no points.

Championships: Mixed Pairs: semi-finals played September 25: Bernice Bryant, Leon Harvey d. Christine and Col Hawkins 29/13; Trish Dixon, Greg Ash d. Rolita Quinlan, John Millington 22/9. Final scheduled for 1.00pm [D.S.T.]Sunday October 2 Social Results Sun Sept 18: Green 1: Trish Dixon, Greg Ash; r/up: Kirsty Thatcher, Jon Bosisto Green 2: Jan and John Matchett; r/up: Josie and Pat Ryan Green 3: Shirley and Vic Iles, Pat and Jim Maynard; r/up: Erica Lindwall, Oscar Cunningham, Joan and Vince Leather Tues Sept 20: Men: winners: Ian Nixon, Ray White, Les Wurth, Leigh Tynyn; r/up: Derek Chapman, Jim O’Neill, Tony Laycock, John Heath.

Ladies: Winners: Josie Ryan, Sue Jackson, Esme Carter; r/up: Ruth Reiter, Nannette Wise, Heather Mason, Dorothy Turner Wed Sept 21: Random Rink Draw Green 1: John Rayward, Ron Edwards; r/up: Peter Newman, Doug Grenfell Green 2: Tony Muldoon, John Strachan; r/up: Bob Trinder, Brian Newcombe Green 3: Trevor Smith, John Gunton; r/up: Bill Pike, Peter Harris Green 4: Ron Hottinger, Brian Aughey, Bill Finney; r/up: Rob Henshaw, George Hanlon Fri Sept 23: Green 1: Barry Heffron, Jim Hammersley, Terry Patton; r/up: Pat Dalley, Ted Ryan Green 2: Richard Mills, Greg Nolan, Mario Liberatore; r/up: Rex Dell, John Rayward, Carlo Campana.

Green 3: Peter Adams, Jeff Walter; r/up: Laurie Rea, Max Reiter, Vince Leather Green 4: Cliff Dury, Barry Milburn, Fred Fry; r/up: Ian McLean, Les Morrison, John ParkerSmith Sat Sept 24: Winners: Al Blake, Ken Schmidt; Colleen Graver, Bill Grose; r/up: Roy Barwick, Jim Quin on c/b; Ray Carter, Tom Armour

DARTS Tweed Valley Results of games played Monday 26th September 2011. A Grade Jokers 15 def Lions 0, Gulls 8 def Hogan’s Heroes 7 and Blues had the bye.

B Grade We’re Back 8 def Misfits 3 and Tigers 7 def Ramseys’ Heroes 4.

C Grade Devils 6 def Leftovers 5, no score from Moon Guppies v Boomerangs and Chuckers had the bye.

Point Score subject to confirmation A Grade Jokers 126, Blues 116, Hogan’s Heroes 82, Gulls 78 and Lions 32.

B Grade We’re Back 70, Tigers 69, Misfits 64 and Ramseys’ Heroes 60.

C Grade Devils 11, Chuckers 8, Leftovers 8, Moon Guppies 6 and Boomerangs 0.

GOLF Chinderah Seniors Social Results for 19/9/2011 Stableford – Winner A grade Stan Wills 42 points new h/cap 8, R/up Ron Gibson 41 points (c/back) new h/cap 6.

Winner B grade Dennis Pollard 45 points new h/cap 13, R/up Chris Smedley 44 points new h/cap 18.

Winner C grade Margaret Hope 49 points new h/cap 34, R/up Ray Brettell 41 points new h/cap 24. Ball rundown to 38 points.

Results for 22/9/2011 Stroke – Winner A grade Paul McInerney net 53 new h/cap 11, R/up Jeff Walter net 56 (c/back) new h/cap 28.

Winner B grade Judy Colley net 53 h/cap 17, R/up Russell Gardiner net 54 new h/cap 14.

Winner C grade Jill Collings net 52 new h/ cap 28, R/up Neil Perrin net 54 new h/cap 22. Ball rundown to net 58 (c/back) Murwillumbah Monday September 19th Veterans individual stableford in 2 grades A.Grade winner B.Wedlock 43 pts r.up K.Blyth 40 pts B.Grade K.Dawson 43 pts r.up R.Bradford 40 pts N/ Pin 2nd J.McKillop 8th T.Brown 10th L.Morris 14th A.Bryce B.R.D 35 pts c.b Wednesday September 21st Individual Stableford Winner a.grade T.Grugan 41 pts R.Up G.Chadwick 40 pts b.winner D.Bray 44 pts r.up G.Papas 43 pts N/Pin 2nd J.Walker 8th S.Andrews (ace) B.R.D to 36 pts Friday September 23rd winner j.brooks 37 pts Members S.Turner 38 pts b.r.d.to 34 pts c.b Saturday September 24th Individual Stroke in 4 Grades A.Winner J.Hoffmann 66 nett Winner B.Grade R.Castle 65 nett C.Grade T.Sheridan 64 nett D.Grade F.Berg 71 nett N.Pin 2nd J.Prichard 8th G.Beaty 10th N.Fogo 14th M.Rayner B.R.D 74 nett c.b. Sunday September 25th Individual Stableford in 2 grades, A.Winner Women R.Robinson 39 pts Members P/Stewart 42 pts N.Pin B.R.D. to 33 pts c.b Championship winners over 72 holes a.grade N.Baker 290 gross b.grade C.Clothier 351 gross c.grade D.Ash 363 (play off ) d.grade A.Hunt 371 gross Junior L.Andersson 316 gross Junior veteran K.O’Grady 319 grosss Senior Veteran P.berryman 332 groos SHOOTING Murwillumbah Pistol Club 21 Sept 11: Air Pistol - A Uren 587, A Berry 585, R Rees 584, P Melias 582 R Cavanagh 577, P Stupka 572, N Sekulic 571, J Lumsden 547, D Reid 536, B Thompson 524, P Schlunke 522.. Ladies Air Pistol - H Luna 389, E Reid 375, A Gazzard 361.

24 Sept 11: Sports Pistol - A Berry 597, J Blair 591, A Uren 583, G Andronicus 577, A Gazzard 575, S Stebbing 572, S Nash 565, J Maclachlan 564, W Gray 558, D Stebbing 552, P Hulme 520, J Lumsden 519, Y Mishteler 514, R King 505, J Hoctor 501, D Gazzard 491 W Byrne 470. Air Pistol - A Uren 581, R Cavanagh 580, O Cornwall 578, D Reid 531, T Cornwall 517.. Ladies Air Pistol - E Bartrim 392, S Stebbing 389.

Murwillumbah Rifle Club Fullbore: 800 yards: D Phippard 98.8, 2, 100.8; W.Shoobridge 97.9, 2, 99.9; A Cronk 95.7, 3, 98.7; S Dolan 94.7, 4, 98.7; B Barrett 80, 15, 95.

Scope: A Glover 107, 14, 121; G Morris 108.4, 9, 117.4; P.Weeks 107.3, 10, 117.3.

Smallbore: 50 metres: W Shoobridge 395, 7, 402; C Freeman 384, 16, 400; A Cronk 398, 1, 399; Rama 387, 12, 399; B Jenkins 386, 13, 399; G Johnston 386, 12, 398; J Malek 384, 14, 398; P Loxley-Lewis 382, 15, 397; A Glover 386, 9, 395; J Dight 377, 18, 395; R Couch 375, 12, 387.

BOWLS Cabarita Beach Women September 27: Social Bowls Winning Rink today went to Barry Petty, Maria Andrews, Merle Jackson and Jim Paterson. Consolation prize was won by Owen Potter, Shirley Firth, Janet Auchettl and Archie Campbell. Raffle winners were Jocelyn Simpson, Barry Petty and our very new bowler Marion Thompson.

Monthly raffle was won by Glenys Cartwright.

Final C Grade Singles Nancy Dodds vs.

Michelle Mantell.

Cudgen Leagues Ladies Gala DayTrophy Winners Friendship – 1st Game losing lead rink 11, E Burke – Cudgen;Losing 2nd- rink 5, R Wrigley – Mullumbimby;Losing 3rd rink 8,J Lawson-Murwillumbah;Losing skip rink 14,C Hill-Cabarita.2nd Game Losing lead rink14,R Wickbold-Cabarita;Losing 2nd rink5,J Fletcher-Cabarita;Losing 3rd rink8,B Boorman-Brunswick Hds;Losing skip rink10,M Jackson-Pottsville.Mystery winning Margins 1st Game,Team-Pottsville +7,D Donges,J Richards,J Baxter, A Swift;2nd Game,TeamCondong +8,M Hinde,R Thorley,B Dunne,K Edmunds;Runners up- 2 wins plus 2nd highest margin Team- Cudgen +21, Y Pritchard,D North,F Turner,L Fleming;Winners-2 wins + highest margin Team Cabarita +26,M Overall, J Simpson,V Dudely,J Lake.

Cudgen Men Finals Minor fours going to T. Grimes, B. Blake, G. Whelan & K. Foran defeating last week’s semi final winners B. Bell, F. Smith J. Hazell & G. Border 19/16. Semi finals in the president singles saw F. Pieterse defeat I. Turnbull 21/18 and progress to the final were he defeated Coog Prichard 21/17 well done Frans. Rounds of the Major/Minor championships kicked off on Friday with B. Blake & F. Peterse defeating S. Srchbold & V. Schiemer 18/11, L. Browning & J. Neal defeating C. Lacey & D. Lowe 21/15 and T. Grimes & B. Murray defeating K. Foran & R. Mathews 23/22 in a close hard fought game.

Social results for the week saw Speedy, D. North & G. Border take out Mondays Mixed game while Wednesdays Men’s Mufti winner was F. Peterse and the losing rink went to J. Holt, Dixie & A. Wilson.

Kingscliff Men Pennants News: Division 1 are finishing strongly. Although losing to Broadbeach on the 17th September, they were well in contention until the last few ends and went down by only 7 shots. They followed this up with a good win against Paradise Point on the 24th September.

Division 3 are fighting to avoid the wooden spoon after losing to Paradise Point on the 17th September. Their cause has been helped by a strong a strong win over Musgrave Hill on the 24th September. Division 6 found the top placed Coolangatta too strong on the 17th September and unfortunately went down to Benowa by just 2 shots on September 24th.

Division 9 also played the top placed club on the 17th September and played well to only go down by two shots against Robina. Disappointingly, we were on the 24th September and forfeited to South Tweed.

Social Bowls Results: Tuesday 13th September Amcal Open Pairs: Winners: K Banks, T Hills.

Runners Up: G Mynott, R Nuttall. Plate Winners: T Halloran, K Liddington. Saturday 17th September: Winners: A Simpson, R Dark, B Beattie; W Blackwood, D Miller, L Morris, J Akers. Plate winners: W Ritzau, G Hallett, A Hanson. Tuesday 20th September Amcal Open Pairs: Winners: M & M Van Runt. Runners Up: L Rootsey, J Cook. Plate Winners: D Jones, S Akers. Thursday 22nd September: Winners: N Gleeson, S Kemp, D Smith; S Wilson, R Julius, V Lewis. Plate Winners: M Scott, D Roughley, L Morris. Saturday 24th September: Winners: W Ritzau, K Jordan, K Styles; B Eglington, P McKirdy, R Maltby. Plate Winners: G Douglas, G Haydon, J Davies. Coming Up: Kingscliff Ladies Following are KLBC results of play, week ending 24th September: Final of Major/ Minor Pairs, played Wednesday, September 21: A. Johnson/L. Willoughby defeated N. Sherlock/E. Downes by one shot after extra end. Results of Consistency Singles, played Wednesdsay, September 21: J. Scott defeated

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Early worm catches the fish David Solano

Because I get out of bed so early on the weekend I am fishing on my own most of the time and my mates think I’m crazy.

‘It’s the weekend,’ they say. ‘You should sleep in’. Nah! Even my keen fisho brother Anthony won’t arise before 7am on the weekend, but Richard Creighton and Craig Costigan are of a different breed. I met the boys around 4am at the spot Saturday.

Just before they arrived I hooked a nice schoolie but lost him next to the yak. It was so dark, I didn’t have my headlamp on and I was using 4lb leader – a bad situation. I was trying to lip grip him to no avail as he snapped my leader my mates turned up. I told them how to fish the spot and away we went, then just as it got light enough that I could see where my casts were landing I felt a sharp bite (I was on the hobie yak and the boys were in Dick’s boat). My drag screamed and I thought ‘here we go again’ as I still had the 4lb leader on because I wanted to have a bit of fun with these jewies, after 10 or so minutes I spotted the fish, a trev, nice size though.

My mates quickly changed to the lure I was using (gulp 2 inch prawn in camo colour) with a 1/12oz TT jig head. They didn’t get a fish and I put that down to the action I was putting on the lure, very sharp jerks up to a metre or so then letting it drop to the bottom, where the boys were using lighter bream techniques, but with these fish where the finesse isn’t so important, just go for it and remember get it

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on the bottom before you lift.

Sunday I fished on Richard’s boat, same spot, started at around 3.30am. I lost one that broke my 6lb leader (I’d upgraded) and then nothing.

Local fishos Colin and Sheryl turned up at first light and got straight into it, but to no avail, the fish had gone. The time was around 7am, too early to go home, so Ric and I decided to do a little surface fishing on the Terranora flats. On the high incoming tide this place is perfect for this. Last Summer Aaron, who works at Anglers Warehouse, put me onto the ‘Berkley Pop Dog’, a deadly surface lure; they work so well and priced around $18 they are a bargain.

We spent three hours casting with the wind over the sand and weed flats catching around First quarter October 4

14:15

Full moon

October 12

13:06

Third quarter October 20

14:30

New moon

06:56

October 27

60 or so fish, most under size, but all on surface. Interestingly enough, we bagged out on bream (five legals) and caught the same amount of whiting, with the smallest 31 cm and the biggest 37 cm.

Bream and whiting take poppers differently: with bream you can stop and start varying your retrieve but whiting you have to keep the popper plodding along even when it’s being attacked; only when it disappears you should strike.

This place has been hit hard by the pro netters lately, mainly late at night; you can tell by all the weed and seeds from mangroves on the shore line and also by the lights they flash around attracting whatever all through the dark hours. But they can’t catch all the fish, I’ve proved that.

20:03

OCTOBER 2011 Astronomical data and tides

Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, Low tide, month rise set rise set height (m) height (m) 1 S 0525 1746 0753 2205 1052,1.80; 2330,1.35 0424,0.30; 1728,0.22 Daylight Saving begins 2am – clocks forward one hour 1246,1.73 2 S 0624 1846 0949 0615,0.41; 1932,0.31 3 M 0623 1847 1047 0007 0130,1.23; 1345,1.63 0711,0.51; 2042,0.39 4 T 0622 1847 1147 0102 0240,1.16; 1452,1.54 0815,0.59; 2153,0.43 5 W 0620 1848 1247 0150 0355,1.14; 1604,1.49 0929,0.62; 2258,0.45 6 T 0619 1848 1344 0233 0504,1.18; 1712,1.47 1041,0.61; 2352,0.43 7 F 0618 1849 1440 0311 0600,1.25; 1807,1.47 1145,0.57 8 S 0617 1850 1534 0345 0645,1.33; 1854,1.47 0037,0.41; 1240,0.52 9 S 0616 1850 1627 0417 0724,1.41; 1934,1.47 0115,0.38; 1326,0.46 10 M 0615 1851 1719 0448 0800,1.48; 2011,1.47 0147,0.37; 1406,0.42 11 T 0614 1851 1811 0519 0832,1.54; 2045,1.45 0218,0.36; 1444,0.38 12 W 0612 1852 1903 0551 0904,1.58; 2210,1.42 0247,0.36;1519,0.36 13 T 0611 1852 1956 0624 0936,1.61; 2156,1.38 0316,0.38; 1556,0.35 14 F 0610 1853 2050 0700 1009,1.63; 2232,1.33 0346,0.41; 1633,0.36 15 S 0609 1854 2143 0740 1044,1.63; 2311,1.28 0418,0.45; 1712,0.39 16 S 0608 1854 2235 0823 1120,1.60; 2352,1.22 0452,0.49; 1754,0.42 17 M 0607 1855 2326 0911 1200,1.56 0530,0.54; 1840,0.47 18 T 0606 1855 1003 0039,1.17; 1247,1.52 0614,0.59; 1933,0.50 19 W 0605 1856 0015 1059 0133,1.13; 1341,1.48 0707,0.64; 2035,0.51 20 T 0604 1857 0100 1157 0237,1.12; 1444,1.46 0812,0.66; 2140,0.48 21 F 0603 1857 0143 1257 0348,1.16; 1552,1.47 0925,0.64; 2240,0.42 22 S 0602 1858 0223 1359 0453,1.26; 1658,1.52 1038,0.57; 2332,0.34 23 S 0601 1859 0302 1502 0548,1.39; 1757,1.58 1144,0.47 24 M 0600 1859 0340 1607 0637,1.54; 1852,1.62 0021,0.26; 1243,0.35 25 T 0559 1900 0420 1714 0725,1.68; 1945,1.64 0107,0.21; 1339,0.23 26 W 0558 1901 0502 1824 0813,1.81; 2038,1.62 0152,0.18; 1434,0.14 27 T 0557 1901 0548 1935 0900,1.90; 2131,1.56 0237,0.19; 1529,0.09 28 F 0557 1902 0638 2044 0949,1.94; 2226,1.49 0323,0.23; 1623,0.08 29 S 0556 1903 0734 2150 1040,1.94; 2321,1.40 0411,0.29; 1718,0.12 1131,1.88 30 S 0555 1904 0833 2251 0501,0.38; 1815,0.20 31 M 0554 1904 0935 2343 0017,1.32; 1225,1.78 0554,0.47; 1915,0.29 Times Eastern Daylight Saving Time. Time lags: Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Byron Bay: nil; Brunswick River Highway Bridge: high 30 min, low 1 hr; Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: 3 hr 55 min; Chinderah: high 1 hr 30 min, low 2 hr; Terranora Inlet: high 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high 2 hr 30 min, low 2 hr 50 min. Tides in bold indicate high tide of 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. Data courtesy of the National Tidal Centre.

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Homebuyer confidence buoyed by Queensland rebound but down overall While Australian homebuyer confidence was down 2 percent from March 2011, 36% of borrowers still think now is a good time to buy a home, according to the latest edition of the 2011 Genworth Homebuyer Confidence Index (HCI) – a biannual measure of borrower and would-be borrower sentiment.

While the Genworth HCI shows homebuyer confidence across the nation was down 2 percent from March 2011, sentiment was buoyed by a return to confidence in Queensland.

Despite the drop, the index is still 3 percent higher than levels recorded in 2008 during the global financial crisis.

Genworth CEO Ellie Comerford said: ‘The results show the drop in borrower confidence is mainly due to an increase in the number of borrowers experiencing mortgage stress – up from 21% in March this year to 25% in this survey.’

Despite higher rates of mortgage stress, the vast majority

(85%) of borrowers who are experiencing mortgage stress say they are not actually behind on repayments. Borrowers are also becoming more conservative, with over 41% having overpaid their mortgage within the past 12 months.

As to the reasons for mortgage stress, the survey showed the rising cost of living is the number one concern for an increasing proportion (72%) of home owners struggling with their mortgage. The second and third factors which worry home owners are rising interest rates and existing debt obligations, which are affecting 50% and 33% of stressed mortgage holders respectively.

FHBs optimistic In contrast to these subdued results, Comerford said Genworth was pleased to find the first homebuyer segment performing strongly and is optimistic about the near future. ‘Despite 40% of recent FHBs putting more than half their monthly income towards servicing debt, we found just

15% expect to have difficulties paying their mortgage in the year ahead, and in fact 58% project they will easily meet repayments.’

With housing affordability issues persisting, the September Genworth HCI also surveyed aspiring first homebuyers about their experience in reaching their home ownership dreams.

‘Existing debt is a hurdle for some potential homebuyers – almost two thirds of would-be home owners have some form of outstanding debt, mainly from paying for education and wedding expenses, along with general living costs,’ explained Comerford.

The survey showed young Australians have not relinquished the ambition of owning their own home. Instead, they are opting to cut spending across a wide range of expenses including two-thirds (68%) cutting back on luxury goods, 60% reducing their clothes budget, and 56% spending less

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against spending public money for unnecessary dams in the Tweed Valley. Visitors welcome. For more info call Sledge 02 6674 5213.

Murwillumbah Evening View Club will meet at Condong Bowls Club 10 October, 6.30pm for 7pm start. Guest speaker will be Merilyn Gilmore, showing flower arranging. Apologies to Gloria on 6672 3794.

Pottsville meet Tweed MP Geoff Provest has been invited to speak at this month’s general meeting of the Pottsville Community Association on Tuesday, September 27, at 7.45pm in the Pottsville Community Hall. The items to be discussed include the need for a high school in the Pottsville area, the pedestrian/traffic safety issues requiring a bypass of the current Pottsville shops, CSG in the Tweed and policing issues in the Tweed. For info call Ron on 0412 751 210.

Bowls fundraiser Twin Towns Services Ladies Bowling Club is holding its annual fundraising day on Tuesday, October 11, in the Tuscany Room, Club Banora, from 9.30am. Jams, chutneys, cakes, knitwear, books, craft, plants and more. Raffles will be drawn at 12.45pm.

Friendship group

Book sale Friends of the Library, Kingscliff, is holding its book sale on Saturday, October 8, 9am–11.45am. All welcome to find a bargain while helping to raise funds for the library.

Tree planting Friends of Wollumbin Landcare invite you to their spring planting day this Saturday 1 October from 8am on the Tweed Riverbank, Kyogle Road, Byangum. This will be easy planting on flat ground and suitable for all ages. For info call Roland 02 6679 5879.

Kingy CWA Kingscliff Country Womens’ Association annual general meeting 11 October at Cudgen Leagues Club at 9.30am. Raffle winner at the sausage sizzle was Norma Martin from Kingscliff.

St Mary and Ambrose Friendship Group is an association of Tweed Coast women who get together and share a meal. We all bring a plate of food to share after our meeting and meet in the Recreation Room at 89 Tweed Coast Road, Hastings Point on the 1st Monday of each month at 11.30am. All women welcome to join us. Next meeting is on Monday, October 3. For info call Joan on 02 6676 4270.

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Twin Towns Day VIEW Club’s next monthly luncheon will be held on Thursday 6 October, 10.30am for 11am start at the South Tweed Sports Club. The theme will be country and western with entertainment provided by Gail Read. Cost is $22; to book call Freda on 07 5524 1357 before 4 Oct.

Kingscliff Ratepayer and Progress Association holds its monthly meeting at the primary school library (Orient Street entrance) at 7pm on Monday 3 October. Andrea Vickers from the Save Byrrill Creek campaign will present the case

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Tweed Gold Family History and Heritage Association will hold its monthly get-together at South Tweed Sports Club, Minjungbal Drive, Sth Tweed Heads, on Tuesday 4 October at 1.30pm (NSW time).

Visitors always welcome. Enquiries to Noelene Magrath 07 5599 8939.

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Toastmasters Looking to form a new club, meeting twice a month, 3pm–5pm on a Sunday. The focus is on communication and leadership development, while at the same time encouraging good friendships and fun. For info call Gary on 0438 889 919 or visit high.ttm@gmail.com.

Table tennis On Saturday 8 October from 9am Coolangatta Seniors Centre will be celebrating one year of social table tennis. Free games of table tennis and a free morning tea will be offered to all who attend. Bingo, $1000 major cash prize, Tuesdays 9.30am. All welcome at Coolangatta Senior Citizens Centre, 2 Gerrard Street. For info call 07 5536 4050.

Respite volunteers Tweed Valley Respite Service, a notfor-profit community organisation, is seeking a volunteer board member to fill the vacant position of treasurer; accounting and financial management/planning experience required. The board meets the 4th Tuesday of every month 3.30pm6pm. For info call Rebecca on 02 6672 0900. Applications close September 30.

Men’s a’cappella If you are of the male variety, can sing and possess a sense of comedy, then come and join Men Wot Sing a’cappella singers.

We perform at various functions, weddings, corporate gigs, festivals, and charities. Check us out on

on groceries and other necessities.

Outlook Despite some difficult market conditions, 36% of borrowers surveyed still think now is a good time to buy a home, and aspiring FHBs continue to make the necessary sacrifices to get a foot on the property ladder. If analyst predictions of future interest rate cuts are correct, this may also help support borrower sentiment in the near future. menwotsing.com.au or call Lou on 0419 735 633.

Voice Weavers A’cappella choir. If you like to sing, come along on Thursday evening 6.30pm at the Coolangatta-Tweed Heads Golf Club auditorium, Soorley St, Tweed Heads South. New members welcome. For info visit http://voiceweavers.brettlogan. com or call Brett 0418 754 868 Jan 07 5536 1078.

U3A U3A Twin Towns Fridays at 10am, members enjoy mah jong and workshop, at 4 Boyd Street, Tugun and ‘Find the Artist in You’ at CWA Hall, Coolangatta, and at PCYC Florence Street, Tweed Heads at 9.30am tap dancing. Each day there is a variety of activities for both men and women. For info call before noon 07 5534 7333.

Girl Guides gettogether The annual Guiding Get-Together is to be held at the home of Anne Biddulph, 64 Laura Street, Banora Point on Wednesday 26 October at 11am. All persons who have been associated with guiding at any time either past or present, local or interstate are invited to come along and enjoy a great day. For info call Pat on 02 6674 4622.

Library storage need Friends of Tweed Heads Library need storage space for books accumulated by donations for our annual book sale. An unneeded, lockable, easily assessable dry garage would be ideal. All profits from our book sale are spent on improving library facilities. Friends of Library meet 4th Wednesday of the month at 10.30am

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www.acceptancefinance.com.au at library to discuss recently reads books. New members welcome. If you can help call Rosalind on 07 5524 3342.

U3A U3A Twin Towns has various interesting classes for everyone, from exercises, dance, singing to the more academic pursuits. The Japanese class has been running now for four weeks and is very popular. For info call 07 5534 7333 before noon.

U3A Tweed Coast, First Friday Forum to be held on 7 October at the Kingscliff Uniting Church, Pearl Street at 2pm. Be entertained to some jazz, afternoon tea served in the Church Hall, donation $2. All welcome.

Banora Pt community Banora Point Community Centre Senior Program has various groups available on Tuesday afternoons and all day Fridays. If you are interested in card playing, Stretch your Mind, Tai Chi, Mah Jong, scrapbooking, art, Scrabble, gentle exercise with weights call Lyn on 07 5523 2030. The centre is on the corner of Leisure and Woodland Drives, Banora Point.

ZONTA ZONTA Club of Southern Gold Coast/Tweed meets 3rd Monday of each month in Secret Garden Room, South Tweed Sports Club, 4 Minjungbal Drive, South Tweed. For info on community and international projects call Marie-Elise 0412 632 304 or Carolyn 0416 637 771.

Computers for seniors Computer Association Tweed Seniors meets on the third Wednesday

of each month at 10.30am in the Seagulls Club. Get computer advice and learn computer skills at your own pace in a friendly social environment. All welcome. For info call Noelene on 07 5599 8939 bh.

Bridge lessons Tweed Bridge Club bridge lessons for beginners start Saturday 8 October at 9.15am. For info call Dinah on 02 6676 3136. New members welcome.

Hospital auxiliaries Tickets are selling very well for The Great Moscow Circus premiere in Tweed Heads on Wednesday 5 October. Tickets $20 each; proceeds for that night are being split between both hospitals’ auxiliaries.

We wish to thank all those who have donated goods to us to sell at our fete on Sat 8 October. Storage space is at a premium and we are unable to accept any more goods. To join the auxiliary call Merle on 07 5536 1441.

Lifeball Lifeball is an exercise sport similar to netball but played at walking pace by senior men and women.

At Chindera: sessions held every Tuesday 9.30am–11.30am at Tweed Supersports Centre, Chinderah. For info call Jill 02 6674 0636 or George 02 6624 4558.

At Pottsville: men and women players needed, sessions every Thursday 9.30am to 11.30am at Pottsville community hall, Coast Road, Pottsville. For info call Ruth 02 6676 0411.

Riding volunteers Riding for the Disabled Tweed Valley Centre needs regular helpers on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday mornings during school terms. Horse skills are not essential and training is provided. Call Sylvia 0419 437 217.

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We’ve heard of youngsters running away to join the circus but a circus clown gone missing is a new twist. The popular Loritz Circus is currently touring towns across the Northern Rivers and is this week in Kingscliff, but its most important member has been stolen. Known as Jeffrey, the bright yellow-andred, eight-metre-tall inflatable clown was stolen overnight last Saturday. The circus folk are mourning his loss and keen to get him back. There’s a reward for any information leading to his whereabouts. If you can help call the circus on 0439 247 287 or police at Kingscliff, where it has been reported, on 02 6674 9399. A Loritz Circus spokesman told Backburner it was stolen from a front yard in Kingscliff and that those responsible ‘when they sober up’ may feel a prick of conscience and return the clown. We hope so.

Claudia Allard, 16, left, and Owen Harper, 12, relished being mother’s little helpers at the weekly New Brighton farmers market on Tuesday, helping their mums’ locally-produced mushroom and cheese stalls on the day. They’re pictured showing off some of the local produce which will be turned into finger food to be served at the annual major fundraiser for the Burringbar School of Arts Hall, the Farmers Finger Food Feast, at the hall this Sunday, October 2, from 1pm.

■ ■ ■ ■ There’ll also be live chamber music and local artworks at the event which helps raise funds for Irish newspaper magnate Tony the increasing cost of the hall’s insurance. The feast costs $30 a head and includes a complimenO’Reilly seems to be losing tary glass of champagne. To book call 02 6677 1111 or email tweedcheese@bigpond.com.

patience with his Aussie media empire, ordering a hit-man to fly out and despatch seven highly paid executives from his majority-owned Australian Provincial Newspapers (APN).

But unlike the steady stream of hapless journalists shown the door by some of the same executives during recent years, the seven were given a golden parachute, including the payout of a full year’s wages and three more months behind the wheel of the company car while they drive around looking for new jobs. Ironically one of the heads to roll had been given the unenviable task of trying to turn around the local Daily Snooze while its newsroom remains gloomily sparse.

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Newly appointed deputy mayor Phil Youngblutt may have had his tongue in his cheek, or was just being brutally frank, when he finished his question to a council bureaucrat with ‘or as usual, just give us an answer without telling us anything’.

Chief engineer Patrick Knight

responded with an equally out through an inauthentic and your polluting corporation to frank ‘I’ve been working on that deceitful campaign to convince adopt cleaner energy practices? you that We Want CSG.’ No problem: run endlessly profor 40 years’. grammed ads of actors reciting ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Ratepayers have their chance to Backburner applauds the effort. outrageous distortions until the bitch about one of NSW’s most Satirists could also turn their populace starts repeating them controversial planning laws, attention to all the other spe- in their sleep. This is the Amerithe Environmental Assessment cial-interest groups who, unable can model, where sound social Act. It’s under review and a to win an argument on logical policy is defeated by corporacommunity forum will be held grounds, have resorted to poi- tions spending money to perat the Murwillumbah Services sonous propaganda. Are you a suade ordinary people to vote Club on Friday (September 30). foreign mining company shov- against their own interests.

For more info, visit www.plan- elling billions of dollars over■ ■ ■ ■ ningreview.nsw.gov.au. seas from the resources boom Backburner is proud to anand don’t want the Australian nounce The Echo has left an■ ■ ■ ■ You may have seen the TV ads people to have a fair share? Sim- other lasting eco-legacy with showing gormless chancers ple: saturate the airwaves with the planting of the ‘Echo-tree’ claiming they want coal-seam bullshit about how a tax will at Fingal Headland. The young gas mining in their backyards. cost ‘jobs’ (code for money). Pandanus tree was planted last Now there’s a parody of the ads Running a tax-exempt Sydney weekend and, we hope, in 10 and you can find it (until the club making millions a year years will tower over the new injunction kicks in) at www. from the misery of poor addicts boardwalk leading to the lightwewantcsg.org. ‘People are glued to your poker machines? house. The native tree’s presence waking up to the breathtaking If you don’t want Andrew Wilk- will also help halt the invasion stupidity of CSG. And it’s easy ie’s pokie reforms to go through, of exotic plants and attract to understand why: shattering misrepresent the views of the native fauna back to the spot the earth beneath with 50,000 AFL and the Salvation Army, known locally as having ‘the wells is setting Australia up for scream that ‘jobs’ are at stake best view in Australia’. We thank an environmental disaster un- and sit back to watch the ALP Fingal Headland Coastcare for matched in our history. So… backbench go to water. Worried the honour; may the Echo-tree we’ve decided to spend our way that a carbon price might force have a long and tall future.

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