Tweed Echo – Issue 1.25 – 26/02/2009

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MPs urged to restore rail line Ken Sapwell

Local federal MPs Justine Elliot and Janelle Saffin face renewed pressure to support a push to reopen and extend the Murwillumbah-Casino rail line with a slice of their governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $40 million infrastructure splurge.

Community groups have joined the Greens and three North Coast National Party MPs in asking them to intervene following the NSW governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failure to seek funding to restore the line or secure a corridor to connect it with a proposed transport hub at Coolangatta airport.

Rail line advocates, Trains On Our Tracks (TOOT) staged a small protest at the disused Murwillumbah railway station yesterday (see picture page 2) while the Greens party last week threatened to withhold vital preferences from the two newly elected Richmond and Page MPs. In letters to Ms Elliot and Saffin, the Northern Rivers Greens say they are disheartened no action has been taken by the ALP at a state or federal level to maintain or restore services to the line or plan its expansion to the Gold Coast.

Branch secretary Sue Stock says despite overtures from Labor candidates at the last federal election to support the rail line, including a pledge in Ms Elliotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maiden speech, there had been no action from either ALP MPs. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;In light of the fact that the rail line was a major issue â&#x20AC;Śand a major factor in the Northern Rivers Greens giving preferences to Labor candidates at the election, our group has voted to withhold preferences from ALP candidates at further state and federal elections,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ms Stock says, claiming their preferences proved vital for victory for both MPs. In press releases to The Echo, Ms Elliot and Ms Saffin reiterated that restoration of the line was a matter for their state colleagues to take up if they wanted some of the Prime Ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infrastructure money.

Residents want to trash Tweedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treasures The mural projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coordinating artist David Adams in front of a section of the artwork depicting a mother Powerful Owl and her baby. The owls native to the Tweed are listed as vulnerable. Photo Luis Feliu Ken Sapwell

Tweed Shire Council has ordered a suspension of work on a mural in Murwillumbah while it investigates complaints that it makes the town look like the rainbow-daubed hippie enclave of Nimbin.

Former Banana Festival secretary Sheraden Robins and neighbour Marcella Bosnich have asked the council to scrap the 700m-long mural on a concrete levee wall in Commercial Road because residents â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so big and so bright it affects our enjoyment of living in Commercial Road,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ms Robins told a community access meeting last week. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appeal to many of the residents and it looks as though we are in the heart of Nimbin instead of Murwillumbah. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also concerned about it impacting on continued on page 2

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property values â&#x20AC;&#x201C; people might consider buying elsewhere.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The council has now called a meeting of residents next Tuesday to discuss the complaints before deciding whether the work-for-the-dole project should continue.

The project, initiated by former council administrator and long-serving mayor, Max Boyd, is being funded by the Australians Working Together program with a $100,000 grant.

It is being coordinated by the Job Futures employment agency and since starting 18 months ago has provided employments for about 60 unemployed residents.

Job Futuresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; community service coordinator Debra Bates says sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surprised by the criticism of the mural which received broad support at community consultation sessions before work started.

She says the Treasures of the Tweed mural depicted the shireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique flora and fauna, much of which was in danger of disappearing. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;People have loved working on the project and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proved helpful in building their selfesteem and sense of belonging in the town,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; she said. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I think the mural has played a part in keeping the unpainted sections of the wall free of graffiti because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an unspoken respect among graffiti artists that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t defile walls which other people are working on.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; At the launch of the project, coordinating artist David Adams said the mural would â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;aesthetically enhance the levee bank wallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, but Ms Robins said the wall would be best left bare with perhaps vines growing over it. â&#x2013; See Editorial, page 10

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The NSW government has confirmed restoration of the line is not part of its federal funding wish-list and is refusing to release a report by the Cross-Border Transport Taskforce despite FOI requests

by National Party Tweed MP, Geoff Provest.

Mr Provest said fellow National Party MPs are urging the government to apply for funding but it appeared the region had been forgotten. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vital that the line is reopened as a commuter service as well as taking action to secure a corridor for an extension into Queensland â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I believe there should be some provision in our draft LEP at least,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said.

TOOT secretary Karin Kolbe has also written to both MPs expressing grave disappointment at their seeming inaction. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking to see real support from our federal parliamentarians. In these tough times the federal government

At Murwillumbah railway station yesterday (Wednesday) rail supporters make the point that reinstating the MurwillumbahCasino railway line is a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;shovel readyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; infrastructure project which can stimulate the economy.

Members of Trains On Our Tracks (TOOT) and The Greens, as well as several National Party pollies, demonstrated for the benefit of the federal government that reviving the rail line for a commuter service and extending the line to Queensland will bring immediate benefits to the region. Photo Jeff Dawson

should be providing the lead for the nation as a whole and really ending the blame gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, she wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The seat of Richmond is along a state border, so clearly the member has responsibilities to overcome cross-border issues. Why are you waiting for the state government? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A rail service would provide local jobs, as well as address climate change,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Ms Kolbe, whose group is pushing for a fast commuter service on the line.

Ms Elliot said in a brief statement that she supported an integrated public transport

system that best met the needs of local residents. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It was the NSW State Government that closed the rail link in 2004 and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their responsibility to commit to reopening it in the future,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; she said.

Ms Saffin also said the state government closed the line and any push to reinstate it must come from the state level. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Submissions for major passenger rail infrastructure funding have to be advanced by state governments, because they are the ones responsible for building and maintaining commuter services,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; she said.

Pottsville clean-up to target hot spots Roxanne Millar

Twenty years ago it got Sydney Harbour sparkling, and now Pottsville residents are hoping Clean Up Australia Day will restore some gleam to their coastal community.

Pottsville local Mike Wells is spearheading the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tidy up this Sunday, March 1, and predicts a good turnout. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Generally people are really good around here and will take a plastic bag with them and pick up litter on the side of the road,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;But there are some badly hit areas such as around the taverns and by the main roads. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Where Cudgera Creek road turns onto the freeway seems to be a place where people chuck all their rubbish out of their cars.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Various rubbish hot spots around the Tweed will be targeted by other Clean Up gangs, including Jack Evans Boat Harbour in Tweed Heads and the region surrounding the Murwillumbah High School.

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Pottsville Beach Public School SRC representatives Jack Dodd (right), Brooke Hawkey, Courtney Whitfield and and Keely Murray will be doing their bit with the rest of the school on Friday. Also pictured are Barbara Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Toole, Kathy Cherry and Terry Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Toole whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be pitching in on Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clean up.

Day organisers are likely to use this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event to lobby for a refund scheme for bottles and cans in NSW. More than a third of all rubbish found in the state on Clean Up Australia Day in 2008 was related to drink cans and bottles, highlighting the need for improved recycling rates.

Clean Up Australia Day chairman Ian Kiernan said a

poll found 89 per cent of people in NSW would support a 10 cent refund scheme.

Pottsvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clean Up Australia Day starts at 7am and finishes at 2pm this Sunday, March 1, with registration at Hardy Park, Overall Drive. For more information call 6676 0994.

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Art forges links to Garth’s ancestral roots Roxanne Millar

With his heritage stretching thousands of years in the past, Garth Lena uses art as a link to his ancestral Aboriginal roots.

The Fingal sculptor (pictured right) creates stunning sculptures from wood, clay and steel to maintain a bond with the traditional Aboriginal stories of his youth.

Awarded the NSW Indigenous Parliament Prize in 2006, his work will now be featured in a book celebrating contemporary Aboriginal artists in the Northern Rivers.

A Special Kind of Vision highlights the work of 26 local indigenous artists, recording their stories and their inspiration in full colour.

Arts Northern Rivers chief executive Lois Randall said it aimed to highlight the contributions of often-forgotten coastal indigenous artists.

‘The book is evidence of the quality and body of work being produced from a region that has previously been invisible on the national indigenous arts landscape,’ she said.

‘Most indigenous art found

in local galleries is from the central desert regions, despite the quality of work being produced here.’

With a dad ‘always working

with his hands’ be it hunting or crabbing, Mr Lena was taught from a young age of the value of making things.

Sculpture evolved from just

playing around and working with wood.

‘I’ve been doing it since, like, forever. A fair while,’ he said.

‘I am most proud that I am able to do something every day, I suppose. That is why I got into art – being able to work for myself.’

He said art was a new method of survival for Aboriginal people and a way to keep in touch with the past.

‘Before, we’d survive by hunting and gathering and now as artists we can use the art work to survive in today’s times,’ he says in the book.

A Special Kind of Vision will be launched by Chris Bonney, program manager for the Australia Council’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Unit, at a private function at Retrospect Galleries in Byron Bay on March 5.

A two-week exhibition and sale of works by the featured artists starts March 6 at the venue.

The book will be available from March 6 from Arts Northern Rivers on 6628 8120 or Retrospect Galleries on 6680 8825 for $38.50.

Report finds shocking teen booze-drug abuse Shocking alcohol and drug abuse by Tweed teenagers is contributing to gang rape, youth suicide, mental illness and unplanned pregnancies, a new report has found.

Tweed youth are turning to alcohol as young as 13-yearsold and taking drugs when they are just 15, the report commissioned by Tweed Shire Council states.

More than 10 per cent of boys polled in the study Building New Ways had their first drink aged 10 or under and three per cent of girls took drugs at the same age.

More than 41 per cent of the 649 youths polled said they could not remember something they had done while they were drunk.

One 16-year-old was found by police wandering Tweed Heads streets in her underwear

so high on ecstasy and alcohol that she was not aware that she had been sexually assaulted.

Another 17-year-old was so drunk she could not fight off four boys and her boyfriend who raped her at a party.

Tweed Shire Council youth development officer Margaret Strong said immediate action was needed to prevent alcohol and drug abuse spiralling out of control in the Tweed.

‘It is a big problem but at the moment is manageable,’ she said.

‘But if we don’t get the right things in place it will just become too big.’

The report found substance abuse was ‘significant’ and there was a ‘huge gap’ in specialist treatment services, including early intervention programs and rehab facilities.

It reported the sad case of a

15-year-old paint sniffer told by doctors she had the heart of a 70-year-old owing to her addiction.

The teen wanted to access treatment but could not because she was under 18 and not eligible for local services.

The report has called for the establishment of better counselling facilities, case management, youth services, youth inpatient detox, education and affordable housing.

Ms Strong said youth had few options apart from attending rehab Coffs Harbour facility where the waiting list is four months long and which often fails the child.

‘Young people staying in rehab need support. If the child is in Coffs Harbour they need their family – it makes them more likely to succeed – but often that isn’t possible

because of the distance,’ she said.

The report’s recommendations will now be pursued by a community drug action team which will look at increasing the capacity of existing services and possibly establishing a specialist centre.

Ms Strong said the team would also look at wider issues in the community where alcohol and drug abuse is also rife among adults.

‘This behaviour is not just typical of young people. If you look at other statistics in the Tweed you realise that young people aren’t doing anything different to the rest of the community,’ he said.

‘As a community we need to look at what we are doing to our young people.’

To join the action team, call Ms Strong on 6670 2262.

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Get your engines ready for some of the hottest cars on the Northern Rivers, which will be revving their way into Kingscliff for a hot rod meeting this weekend.

The Tweed Area Street Rodders have organised a Show and Shine at Jack Bayliss Park to display their life’s passions in all their gleaming glory.

A wide range of pre-1949 hot rods will be on show from 9.30am on both Saturday and

Sunday before taking off after lunch for a social run.

One of the younger members of the hot rod group is 20-year-old Murwillumbah mechanic Rhys Kaehler who grew up with a spanner in his hands thanks to his dad Alan’s car obsession.

‘My old man was always into cars so that was how I got into them,’ he said. ‘We’ve been working on them pretty much since I was a kid.’

Alan bought Rhys the 1929 Chevy convertible ute before Rhys was even conceived.

When Rhys finally arrived into the world Alan had him helping to restore a 1946 Ford coupe ute.

‘He bought the Chevy 28years-ago and stored it under his parents’ house. When they moved, we got it and started restoring it when his car became too big for me to sit in the back.’

Council calls for bypass water data investigation Ken Sapwell

‘It is absolutely paramount to this debate that Main Roads releases the actual laboratory sheets…’ vironmentalist Lindy Smith who says alarming discrepancies have shown up in figures she was able to access from the NSW government.

The council also supported an independent investigation into the longterm risk to the Cobaki broadwater by runoff from disturbed acid sulphate soils unleashing iron precipitates containing arsenic and zinc.

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here. This form of leak is not acid corrosion and does not undermine the long term integrity of the tunnel,’ a spokesman said in a statement.

‘There are no known threats from the tunnel to the Cobaki broadwater.’

Ms Smith, who recently addressed the council’s river committee, said she took Queensland’s assurances ‘with a grain of salt.’

‘I stand by my claims which are supported by an extensive paper trail that show ongoing discrepancies in the data since January 07,’ she said.

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‘I have no confidence that Main Roads, as the construction authority, are providing NO FEES! accurate reports of the monitoring.’

She said one example of the discrepancies was data from one monitoring point showing iron levels of 556 mg per litre, while the CCR report showed it was more than three times higher at 1700 mg/l.

‘It is absolutely paramount to this debate that Main Roads releases the actual laboratory sheets and I call on them to do so.’

A spokesman said it always encouraged feedback and discussion with stakeholders and was happy to discuss with Tweed Council any study they proposed to undertake.

‘Any study would need to consider the wide range of factors, of which the Tugun bypass and tunnel are just one part, which could have an impact on the environment in this vicinity,’ it concluded.

The NSW government will take over control and ongoing maintenance of the tunnel, which is built within its border as part of the $540 million project, by 2018.

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Tweed Shire Council is asking the NSW Department of Planning to investigate ‘as a matter of urgency’ apparent discrepancies in water monitoring data from the Tugun bypass site supplied by Queensland Main Roads.

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various monitoring points.

They have also denied that the 11-month-old tunnel is showing signs of acid corrosion from the acid-sulphate soils, saying it had a design life of 100 years and had been built to withstand characteristics of its environment.

‘Like tunnels throughout the world with high water tables, it was designed to sustain minor water leakage, which is the case

The Chevy was completed in October last year after two and a half years of work.

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Life’s a beach for foreign students Roxanne Millar

Combine a Parisian with two business hopefuls from bustling Chinese cities and a cheeky Canadian from cosmopolitan Ontario, and what do you get?

Apart from an interesting mix of accents, these students make up the latest crop of international arrivals at Southern Cross University’s (SCU) Tweed Heads campus.

Last week spelt O-week, or orientation, for Qiaoya Ye of China, Pauline Patard of France, Zhiyang Liu of China and Scott Cameron of Canada.

The four are among 71 international students at the Tweed campus, which scored 308 new enrolments this year.

But what made them endure a stuffy long-distance flight to move so far away from home?

‘I knew it was close to the beach and close to the Gold Coast, so I figured I might as well have some fun while I study,’ said Mr Cameron.

‘Also the NSW course goes back to back with the Ontario one I was doing so I can get my degree here and still be a teacher in Ontario, which a lot of other schools do not do.’

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Life Education gets a new look Ken Sapwell

Loving the laidback Aussie style are Southern Cross University students Qiaoya Ye, Pauline Patard, Zhiyang Liu and Scott Cameron.

and many students wanted to study at one.

She plans to stay on after her two years of study to take some Australian work experience back home.

For Mr Liu, who likes to be called Justin, his academic ca-

reer at SCU is the start of a new life that he dreamed for himself after holidaying on the Gold Coast two years ago.

‘I found it so very nice that I am over here now trying to experience a whole new life.’

For all of the students that

whole new life revolves around the beach at the moment.

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‘People I knew in France used to talk about it here.

When I found out it was close to the beach, I came.’

Sewage plants to be upgraded The two sewage treatment plants at Tweed Heads will undergo a $30 million overhaul after councillors finally gave the massive projects a green light at their last meeting.

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and rebuilt and the Banora Point plant will be expanded to cope with a population of 75,000 – compared to an existing capacity of 50,000.

Council’s chief planner, Vince Connell, said the upgrades followed the preferred option

identified during the EIS and would enable the plants to treat effluent to a quality suitable for domestic non-potable re-use.

The council would continue to investigate options for effluent re-use and implement any identified as viable.

A new-look Life Education mobile learning centre will be unveiled at the Murwillumbah East public school next Thursday, March 5, at 10.30am. The unveiling will be part of the organisation’s 30th anniversary celebrations.

The event has special significance for the town because the concept of a mobile anti-drug education vehicle took wing in Murwillumbah in 1982 before spreading worldwide.

The launch of the refurbished mobile centre will be followed by a public meeting at the Murwillumbah Services Memorial Club at 5.30pm to provide further information on the services provided by Life Education and enlist new members for the voluntary Far North Coast Life Education committee.

Life Education is calling for all past Life Education volunteers and supporters to attend these events.

Attending the launch and meeting will be Deputy Tweed Mayor Barry Longland, community and business repre-

sentatives and Life Education NSW CEO, Jay Bacik.

‘Nothing could be more important to us as parents than having children living a healthy lifestyle and saying no to drugs’, said Mr Bacik.

‘Northern NSW communities have been wonderful and large supporters of Life Education. This has been greatly appreciated’.

Life Education is a notfor-profit organisation that, through the use of mobile learning centres, teaches children to respect their bodies, be healthy and active and to make wise choices in life through drug and alcohol education.

Life Education provides sessions for students from Kindergarten to Year 6, secondary students and parent forums.

The Reverend Ted Noffs, of Wayside Chapel fame, started with a static display in Sydney’s southwestern suburbs in 1979 but it wasn’t until he addressed a Murwillumbah banana festival committee three years later that the first of many mobile centres was launched in the Tweed.

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to Australia, Ronny Hickel has noticed one constant on his travels around the world – the popularity of pilgrimages.

The Austrian-born yoga teacher moved to Doon Doon 10 years ago and has been inspired by the local caldera to plan his own week-long pilgrimage.

The yatra, which means pilgrimage in Sanskrit, will be a seven-day journey for men only through the rainforests of the Nightcap National Park.

‘The environment combined with yoga, silence and group activities all forms an amazing container that brings people together,’ Mr Hickel said.

‘It is a statement on slowing down and appreciating things.’

Yatra team member Ken Golding said it was specifically aimed at men as many males struggled with their roles in modern society.

‘I have worked with men for more than 20 years and a lot struggle with issues related to being a father, being in a relationship and work and career,’ he said.

‘I’ve been on yatras before and found they bring people together and help them discover a sense of identity.

‘For me, the physical activity gave me a sense of feeling renewed and in touch with myself. Men have a real drive to walk it off when things get tough and this taps into that.’

This is the fourth yatra in the area and was born out of Mr Hickel’s experiences on a silent yatra through the French Pyrenees and a desire to expand his yoga business.

‘I have a limited clientele at Doon Doon so I had the idea to use bushwalks as a way to facilitate my yoga teachings,’ he said.

‘And the Tweed caldera is one of my favourite areas in the world – it is the reason I moved here.’

The yatra commences on Saturday, March 7. Cost is $350 and includes park fees and meals.

For details or to book call Mr Hickel on 6679 9045.

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stone warning to councillors to avoid the spin-doctors.

‘If you and the council like to be presented in a good light then all you have to do is do your job,’ he repeatedly admonished.

The minister’s denunciations were later eclipsed by an even stronger attack on the strategy by mayor Joan van Lieshout, claiming it paved the way for council’s administrative hierarchy to become an ‘entity apart from the elected councillors.’

Now some councillors suspect that the Anglican preacher’s feisty performance may have been orchestrated by the Mayor and her husband Peter after learning that the Rev Nightingale lives on Mr van Lieshout’s Kunghur property doing unpaid odd jobs.

‘Not so,’ the reverend told The Echo this week. ‘I came across the strategy on the internet and I decided off my own bat to speak against it. I like to keep abreast of things.

‘I have rented a house on Peter’s property for the last three or four months and I’ve known Joan for 15 years but I made my own mind up and as a private citizen I have a right to speak.’

The Rev Nightingale, who recently worked with an evangelical youth group in Brisbane, was effusive in his praise of the mayor, saying the Tweed was privileged to have such ‘a straight-shooter and honest’ person in the position.

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Retiring Banana Queen loves the role Roxanne Millar

Reigning Banana Queen Grace Molloy says she would quite like to keep her crown.

The Murwillumbah 20-yearold had so much fun touring the Tweed on official duties last year she is reluctant to lose the title.

‘I’m kidding,’ she says.

‘The contest is not about winning. It is about enjoying yourself and going around the Tweed Valley, which is great when you don’t really know what is around.

‘It is nice to know that I can go around with the contestants this year and enjoy myself without the pressure.’

Entries for Queen contestants have already begun trickling in, with former Banana Festival entrant Jessica Hitchens and former Teen Queen Zoe Schuettpelz at the front of the queue.

Both girls will be using the intelligence they have gathered over previous years to try to take the crown.

Jessica said in other years her public speaking had let her down – but not this time.

‘My speech wasn’t properly prepared one year and things didn’t go too well. But this year I know what is expected and I’ll definitely be prepared,’ she said.

Zoe said she would be per-

Reigning Banana Queen Grace Molloy (top) with potential Queen for 2009, Jessica Hitchens and former Teen Queen Zoe Schuettpelz.

fecting her catwalk strut this time, after taking a tiny tumble once before.

‘I was wearing this dress that was really long and I tripped a little bit and stumbled up some stairs, but nobody noticed,’ she said.

Both entrants are perfect Queen material as they like bananas, frozen bananas, chocolate-covered bananas and banana ice cream.

Banana Festival president

Chris Chrisostomos said the search for Queen contestants was still on and applications would close March 23.

He said this year festival organisers had made it easier and would help interested girls find their own sponsorship as well as consolidate fundraising activities into several major events.

People interested in nominating can phone 6672 3723 or visit www.bananafestival.org.

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Engineering boss dreams of more parks council with small towns and rural roads but in Tweed, while it has a rural hinterland, it is very urban,’ he said.

‘The biggest challenge is trying to plan ahead to make sure infrastructure is provided on time and arterial roads are in place along with sewage and water.

‘There is a certain amount of financial risk in that as you can’t adequately predict the rate of growth.’

When Mr Knight isn’t overseeing the council’s works program, he can often be found comparing the roads of the Tweed shire to the Byron shire.

Mr Knight is a keen cyclist, often riding from his Byron home to Lennox Head.

As for which region has the best roads – he’s keeping that to himself.

Roxanne Millar

If a winning lottery ticket found its way on to the desk of the Tweed Shire Council’s engineering boss, he reckons new parks would spring up faster than a five-year-old on a growth spurt.

Patrick Knight, director of engineering and operations at the council, said his dream would be to litter the shire with open, green spaces.

‘It would be really nice to create new parks and gardens and sporting fields throughout our urban areas,’ he said.

‘We really do battle to get the money for those sorts of facilities. There is so much demand and we just do not have the facilities to accommodate all the sports happening around here.’

The 61-year-old father of four has been the council’s engineering director since 2006 and a regular around the council offices since 1998.

Educated at the University of Newcastle, he enjoyed a career at various local councils until retiring from Kyogle Council

Tweed Shire Council engineering and operations director Patrick Knight.

■ Since 2006 there have been

significant changes to Tweed Shire Council’s top echelons in 1993 when his wife became workforce and was quickly with four new directors snapped up by Tweed Shire appointed following retireseriously ill.

Following her death in 1997, Council. ments. This profile is one of a Mr Knight returned to the ‘Kyogle was a typical rural series The Echo is running.

Advice from the Chief Product Tester Dear Product Tester, I’m devastated! Last Saturday week my boyfriend gave me a fishing hand-line for Valentines Day. What sort of present is that?! What should I do?

Joanne Dear Joanne I don’t blame you. That’s disgraceful. If I was you (even though I’m not and I’m a bloke) I’d tell him to take a hike.

Fancy giving you a hand-line for Valentine’s Day! The least he could have done was give you a black-fish rod or even a beach rod with an Alvey reel! Now that would have really meant something and show you how important you are to him.

Tell you what I’ll do for you. Send him round to our shop called Outdoorism in Murwillumbah and I’ll set him straight.

And if he comes home with a nice warm waterproof jacket, a torch and some quality hiking boots – all for you – that shows genuine love. Then marry him fast before some other girl gets her hooks into him.

To prove you really love him, buy him a fish smoker (I’ll even show you how to use it)!

You see, all it takes is a little understanding.

Your mate... Tony PS If you want advice about bringing up kids – send me a letter next year.

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MP urges nursing homes to take up solar power Nursing home and hostel operators are being urged to apply for solar hot water and insulation rebates under the Australian Government’s Energy Efficient Homes package.

Minister for Ageing and Richmond MP Justine Elliot issued the call to eligible nursing homes and hostels, saying guidelines for the rebates would be available from February 26 by calling 1800 808 571 or on website www.environment.gov. au/energyefficiency

‘I urge nursing home operators who have older buildings to use this opportunity to improve their energy efficiency.

Insulation will increase comfort for residents and save nursing home operators money, as well as helping tackle climate change,’ Mrs Elliot said.

Under the Energy Efficient Homes package, the Solar Hot Water Rebate has been increased from $1,000 to $1,600, with the previous means test removed, and the rebate for

landlords to insulate rental properties has been increased from $500 to $1,000.

Insulation is typically the most cost effective way to improve a home’s energy efficiency. Although all newlybuilt homes must be insulated, many older homes – up to 40 per cent of Australia’s housing stock – remain uninsulated.

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School puts in for bushfire victims

The Stokers Siding school community joined together last week to raise funds to help the children who have lost their schools, their books and so much more in the recent Victorian bushfires.

Kahani and Lennox Flanagan, pictured, along with the rest of the school raised $653 by tacking cash to a large poster inscribed with the word ‘Victoria’.

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Comment

Make peace not war in Afghanistan Volume 1 #25

February 26, 2009

The wowsers and the wall Objectors to a magnificent mural taking shape along the Commercial Road levee wall at Murwillumbah obviously canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see the wood for the trees. What would they prefer? To be bunkered behind a Berlin Wall, which the concrete wall looked like before, or perhaps some obscene graffiti which would have continued if not for the colourful makeover?

The mural project is aptly titled â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Treasures of the Tweedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and features endangered native Tweed flora and fauna and is something the whole town should be proud of. It is only partly finished, so any criticism is premature. Other residents along the road say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the street badly needs as the 700-metre long wall is an absolute eyesore for them. They say many visitors to Murwillumbah have praised the mural which the young work-for-the-dole participants put their heart and soul into. It has also given the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unemployed youth the vital chance to skill up and be part of the community, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a shame their own fellow citizens are running it down without seeing the big picture, so to speak.

One of the criticisms from a local resident was that the mural made the area look like the village of Nimbin, known for its alternative and drug culture. This is a little off the mark if it was trying to be negative, for the murals of local scenes on businesses along Nimbinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main street are known the world over and busloads of tourists admire them every year.

Another criticism was the old chestnut that property values would be affected. Yes, values probably will go up now that the grey wall has been transformed into an eye-pleasing artwork which most of us could not afford to hang in our loungerooms.

Many community organisations and businesses support the project as the riverside levee wall area was previously seen as a bit of a slumland, with alcohol and drug use activity prevalent behind it. Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a bit of a tourist draw and a pleasing addition to the otherwise dreary concrete and bitumen landscape. The mural artists proudly speak of the passersby who stop to chat and comment favourably and the motorists who toot their horns in appreciation; after all, it is a beautification project which has artistic merit.

Recently Tweed Shire Council adopted a zero tolerance policy for graffiti around the shire and this wall was one of those areas targeted â&#x20AC;&#x201C; well, here we have something much more pleasing to residents and visitors alike.

There is an unofficial understanding by graffiti artists worldwide not to attack or tag walls used for community murals and this state of play is evident in every major city.

The mural is arguably the best thing thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happened to that part of town.

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here is a growing crescendo of support for the proposition that the Rudd government should increase Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s military commitment to Afghanistan.

Why so? The Afghan government hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t declared war on Australia, nor is it attacking Australia. Indeed, prior to Australia soldiers joining the USled invasion of Afghanistan, there was no reported incident of Afghans killing Australians.

We were at peace.

However, since Australian soldiers began occupying Afghani soil and killing Afghanis, the Australian army has taken casualties â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as you would expect. The Afghani nation has a long and proud history of fighting against foreign occupiers.

Doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anyone read history books any more?

Britain lost two military campaigns in the 19th century â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in 1842 and again in 1878 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the Soviet army was routed 20 years ago.

If an uninvited foreign army invaded Australia, I would take up arms against those trying to forcibly subjugate us and steal our country. I would hope that most of my countrymen and women would do the same thing.

We would join the resistance because we believe our families, communities and freedoms are worth fighting for.

When it comes to defending Australia from foreign military intervention, I am not a pacifist. I have no aspirations to be a guerrilla fighter but, like the French, Italian, Yugoslav, Greek and Scandinavian partisans in World War Two, I would do my bit for Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liberty.

Many Afghan people think the same way and I, for one, support them.

This does not mean I support the regime of Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, or the Taliban opposition. But if

the Afghani people are strong enough to achieve a victory over the occupying US, NATO and Australian forces I believe they will be strong enough to create a better life for themselves after the occupiers have been expelled.

Certainly, that was the lesson from the victory of the war of liberation in Vietnam. More than 30 years on, Vietnam is an energetic, vibrant country which attracts thousands of tourists,

the engine of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;merchants of deathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or it will grind the economy to a halt and probably bring his presidency to a tragic and bloody end.

As a keen student of political history, Obama will be mindful of President Dwight Eisenhowerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farewell address to the nation on January 17, 1961: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or

State of Affairs The US governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s military spending in 2008 was $710 billion. with Alex Mitchell backpackers and students from Australia.

Barack Obama, who has achieved unprecedented global approval since winning the US presidency, has just increased Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s troop commitment to Afghanistan by 17,000. This was 13,000 less than what US commander, General David McKiernan, had requested.

When George W Bush was in the White House, and the top brass demanded more troops, more hardware, more money and more waterboarding, it was rubberstamped by Vice President Dick Cheney and ticked off

by Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, both representatives of the US military-industrialintelligence complex.

Obama is less compliant.

Kevin Rudd should be too.

The US governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s military spending in 2008 was $710 billion. Manufacturing weapons, warplanes, warships and missiles is one of the biggest single sectors of the US economy, employing millions of workers directly and indirectly.

Obama cannot switch off

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unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warning was delivered 48 years ago; imagine the antidemocratic powers that these blood-drenched corporations wield today. And Eisenhower was a five-star general, the Supreme Commander of Land Forces in Europe at the end of World War Two and a two-term Republican US President who knew a thing or two about the Pentagon, the arms manufacturers and their influence in Washington.

The crazed militarists who support the invasion and occupation of Afganistan maintain

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that the Afghan people â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;must payâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for 9/11 even though no Afghan national was involved in the terrorist air attacks on New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Twin Towers and the Pentagon.

Those responsible were from a terrorist cell from Al Qaeda, mainly Saudi Arabians, who were living under the protection of the Taliban regime. According to Washington and NATO the entire Afghan population has to be collectively punished for something they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t involved in and knew nothing about. That sounds to me like a war crime.

The plain truth is that America and its war allies cannot win militarily in Afghanistan. It is impossible. As Oleg Kubanov, a former Russian officer in Afghanistan told Reuters on the 20th anniversary of the Russian retreat from Kabul: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like fighting sand. No force in the world can get the better of the Afghans. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their holy land; it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter to them if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Russian or American. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all soldiers to them.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Historian Victor Kremenyuk told ABC correspondent Scott Bevan: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If they [countries with forces in Afghanistan] donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t learn, if they still think that availability of the air force, missiles, tanks and so on can help them in dealing with that world, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a crucial mistake; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a failure!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; While a Red Army veteran and now Moscow region Governor Boris Gromov said: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better to negotiate with the Afghans to solve everything by peaceful means.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s military attack on Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Operation Enduring Freedomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, has led to enduring agony for the Afghani people, the spread of Islamic fundamentalism and thousands of civilian and military casualties.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for a peace offensive, not a military surge.

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Letters Letters to the Editor Fax: 6672 4933 Email: editor@tweedecho.com.au Deadline: Noon, Tuesday Letters longer than 200 words may be cut and pseudonyms are not acceptable. Please include your full name, address and phone number.

Stand up for families Re ‘Censorship sucks’ (Editorial, February 12). I am surprised you would defend explicit pornography on the Internet.

Parents do have responsibilities to protect their children but they expect the Government to help them, not to make it more difficult.

I congratulate Senator Stephen Conroy for standing up for parents and children.

Rev Hon Fred Nile MLC

Parliament House, Sydney.

Even worse?

The complete intellectual and moral bankruptcy of the current Tweed Shire Council is finally exposed in all its glory.

First, Council has declined a cash donation to Victorian bushfire survivors, instead opting to send a condolence book.

I can just picture those affected leaping over each other to get the first read.

At the same meeting our tight-fisted representatives voted to spend an additional $600 registration fee, plus travel and hotel costs to ensure Tweed continued overleaf

Are we endangering koalas for profit?

■ As a wildlife lover, I am utterly appalled at the proposal to develop Kings Forest due to the threat of extinction of the Tweed’s largest colony of 300 koalas.

Our koalas are in crisis and the last thing we need is more developers destroying their last vestiges of habitat.

With less than an estimated 100,000 koalas remaining in the wild, we should be doing everything possible to protect this species, so loved by Australians and tourists alike. Queensland’s Anna Bligh has made special efforts to protect whatever remaining koalas exist in the wild – why can’t NSW too?

The Kings Forest plans do not include proper protection for koalas who would be fatally impacted by the presence of dogs, four lane highways and cars, pedestrians on what is euphemistically called the ‘wildlife corridor’.

Chopping down trees that are currently food and shelter for koalas would not be wise considering that any replacement foliage elsewhere would take at least a decade to mature.

In the meantime, what are koalas expected to eat?

I totally object to this land being developed by Leda Holdings or anyone. I would much prefer it become a wildlife reserve.

Please reject this proposal. Our animals do not belong to devel-

opers, they belong to the land, The point I try to make is to Australia and we should not that the current planned deallow developers to destroy our velopments will create ongoing beautiful native wildlife. employment for a raft of differJoyce Horniman ent trades (builders, plumbers, Murwillumbah sparkies etc), as did those of the past, which kept so many ■ There appears to be a fair bit gainfully employed and proof emotional discussion recent- vided job opportunities for our ly regarding the Kings Forest/ children.

Cobaki Lakes developments, With careful planning, so I thought I should toss in my people and the environment can coexist (Koala Beach is a two bobs’ worth too.

My wife and I moved to the great example). We have many Tweed in 1969 and bought a large tracts of land in our area modest little home at Bogan- dedicated to National Parks gar (Cabarita Beach), where (Border Ranges, Mt Warning, we raised our family, and I was Lamington, Springbrook, Wolkept in constant employment lumbin) to name but a few, not by the sand mining opera- to mention the state forests tions that continually mined around Burringbar and Multhe beachfront areas between lumbimby. Also right in our Kingscliff and Cabarita (where backyard is the Cudgen Nature Salt and Casuarina now stand) Reserve. Grab a map and have as well as the developments a look, you may be surprised. of Banora Hills, Oxley Cove, So, do we need to be quite Tweed Heights, Terranora, Bi- so emotional about these new lambil Heights, and Pottsville projects, provided they are Waters, all of which I worked planned correctly and constructed in a professional manon personally.

The land where Koala Beach ner? I don’t think so. After all, estate is now situated was if those of us who came here in cleared of most of the timber the 60s and 70s had adopted the in 1970/71, and sown to pas- ‘no development at any cost’ ture for grazing stock. I know attitude of many who oppose this for a fact as I drove the development now, those peobulldozer and did the planting. ple would not be here. There I’d like to bet most residents would be nowhere for them to of Koala Beach would never live. We would have been very know this, and I suggest that selfish, don’t you think?

Trevor King there is more wildlife there Condong now than in 1970.

■ In view of the massive wildlife loss from Victoria’s devastating bush fires and Queensland floods, more than ever we need to protect our native animals, especially endangered koalas, not trade off concessions like the developer at Kings Forest is trying to do.

Tweed Shire has the highest biodiversity of any region in Australia but two thirds of our native animals are endangered.

Kings Forest has 22 endangered species of animals. Building 4,500 houses, schools, fourlane roads and a golf course on the second largest koala habitat in the shire is the last nail in the coffin.

The DA has no overpasses/ underpasses or road culverts.

These would all be very expensive but would be infinitely more effective than speed limits and road signs. The developer assumes that koalas can be moved around like chess pieces but in reality they have their territories and forcing them out may cause stress-induced disease, fights and possibly deaths.

Koala extinction is caused by habitat loss, cars and dogs. Exposing these currently healthy koalas to the chemicals sprayed on the golf course (which are neurotoxic, mutagenic, carcinogenic and affect reproduction and the immune system) combined with roads, dogs, and stress of

habitat loss will kill them off.

The people of Tweed overwhelmingly don’t want this development. Please contact information@planning.nsw. gov.au (March 2 deadline).

Menkit Prince

Uki I urge you to reject this proposal because it does not respect the needs of the local community including the koalas and other native animals.

A golf course is not a wildlife corridor! A bicycle path is not a wildlife corridor! A four-lane highway is not a wildlife corridor! Allowing dogs on this estate is not safe in any wildlife corridor.

Forcing koalas to track through carcinogenic pesticides sprayed on golf courses is not conducive to their survival, especially considering they already are prone to many immune-deficiency diseases.

A proper study needs to be conducted to determine the best possible wildlife corridor linking areas the koalas need to go to. The current proposal is not conducive to what the koalas need.

Please reject this proposal on these and other grounds raised by conservationists.

■

Jennifer Hayes

Murwillumbah ■ Some of these letters have been edited for length – Ed.

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Tourism boss Phil Villiers could accompany Mayor van Lieshout to a tourism junket in Kiama. Mr Villiers is not a Council employee and should meet his own costs.

If Tweed Tourism has any scruples they’ll donate the Council handout to the Victorian Bush Fire Appeal and pay their own way to the junket.

In the meantime, ratepayers should be considering whether the current council is an even

worse proposition than the one global warming. we sacked five years ago.

Mitchell’s attack on the Jeremy Cornford Rudd Government’s $42 bilKingscliff lion bail out and its overall blinkered approach to the Real solutions future exposed a reliance on It was good to read Alex outmoded responses. ResusMitchell’s opinion piece in last citation of the free market in week’s Echo (‘Prophets caught a world on the brink of ecowith their pants down’) expos- nomic and environmental coling the ridiculous posturing of lapse is a nonsense. Rudd’s last eminent economists regarding bail out worked itself out in a the global economic meltdown few weeks of spending which and getting to the crux of the was good for liquor sales, pokfar more serious meltdown, ie. ies and other major retailers

but what did it finally achieve except prop up fat cats?

Why is the government, read taxpayer, propping up the manufacturing of millions of cars per day in a world choking on fumes and an oil industry hell bent on finding more oil rather than funding an alternative. The Rudd government would be better off spending our billions on alternative power sources or at least funding companies which will.

Locally we have the nonsense of proposals to host world speed car rallies in our fragile ecosystems and at last week’s council meeting approval for ‘Hell of a Ride’ jet boats on Tweed River.

Is this approach to life rational in terms of our future? Our local council should instead be promoting the natural assets of the Tweed, which will be more economically viable and preserve the environment at the same time.

Mitchell has sought to expose what governments all over the western world are doing, that is, promoting an ‘idealistic fantasy that the cracks in the system can be papered over by printing more money’. It’s a crock; they ‘should be trying to save the planet’.

Gail Rich

Uki

The blame game When Victorian firebugs finally stand in the dock, beside them

should be those who allowed the fuel to accumulate. One set the fuse and the other lit it, both are responsible. When does administrative neglect, become criminal neglect?

In the Darwin of 1970, public buildings were designed to withstand wind gusts of 120 knots, codes for residential housing were for 60. Cyclone Tracy demolished Darwin; the public buildings remained largely intact, however 62 died because homes provided inadequate shelter.

A scathing editorial in the Financial Review of February 11 concerning the fires says, ‘the Victorian Government received the report of a cross parliamentary committee into the fires of 2002-03 and 2006-07 last June.’

It says, the Government sat on the report for six months and did not respond until December. It then, ‘baulked at the key recommendation – an increase in prescribed burning from 130,000 hectares a year to 385,000 hectares – on the grounds that “hectare based” burning may result in inappropriate burning programs’.

As in Cyclone Tracy, the Victorian disaster smacks of indo-

lence, nepotism, even criminal neglect on the part of administrators.

Eddy Kemp

Fingal Head

If a tree falls…

I have recently read of the hostility between neighbours caused by trees and the devastation caused by trees during bushfires.

A few years ago I wrote to the State Government suggesting they legislate a law overriding the various councils’ inconsistencies on tree control.

In a nutshell, the enactment would state that land holders on residential blocks may only plant a tree that upon maturity would fall within the confines of their property – ie. a tree that at maturity grows to ten metres must be planted at least ten metres from their boundary.

Existing trees that exceed this criterion may be controlled.

Apart from the obvious fire and storm threat, why should any neighbour be allowed to plant a tree that becomes a menace to his neighbour’s property, drainage, residence or life?

K Hansen

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Television Guide

FRIDAY 27

1. Despite the presence of Will Smith, there are no explosions in Hitch (NBN, Friday 9.30pm), a so-so romantic comedy. Eva Mendes co-stars.

2. It’s a repulsive premise (heroine with brain damage), and a repulsive lead (Adam Sandler), but 50 First Dates (NBN, Saturday 7.30pm) manages to deliver a few smiles.

3. The British do good post-apocalypse societies, maybe because they have the practice, but Children of Men (Ten, Sunday 10.10pm) suffers from the always wooden acting of Clive Owen, seen here reacting to a terrorist bomb, a stimulus strong enough to evoke some response.

4.30 GP (PG) Repeat.

5.30 Spicks And Specks (G) Repeat.

6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Perfect Disasters (PG) 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 I Can Jump Puddles (PG) Repeat.

1.30 Spicks And Specks (G) Repeat.

2.00 Monarch Of The Glen (G) Repeat.

3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Message Stick (G) Repeat.

6.30 Can We Help? (G) 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Stateline 8.00 Collectors (G) 8.30 Trial And Retribution (M,l) Crime series.

9.40 Dalziel And Pascoe (M,v) Repeat.

10.35 Lateline 11.10 triple j tv With The Doctor Repeat 11.40 Good Game Repeat.

11.10 rage (M) goes on until 5am Saturday.

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6.00 Sunrise 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 5.20 World News in various languages.

9.00 Morning Show (PG) 9.00 Asia Pacific News 1.00 The Food Lovers’ Guide To 11.00 Larry The Lawnmower 9.30 Business Today Australia (G) Repeat.

10.00 Kids’ Programs 1.30 Insight: Losing Confidence Repeat. 11.30 Seven Morning News 2.30 Chining Me (PG) Doco from Spain. 12.30 Movie: Novocaine (M,l,s) Stars Steve 4.30 The New Inventors Repeat.

Martin, Helena Bonham Carter.

Repeat.

5.00 7.30 Select 2.00 All Saints (M) 3.30 Blaktrax: Ursula Yogvich (G) Final.

5.30 Catalyst (G) Repeat.

3.00 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 6.00 Compass: Carrying The Cross (G) 4.00 The Journal 4.00 Go Go Stop Repeat.

4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 4.30 Seven News 6.35 Scrapheap Challenge: Giant 5.30 Inspiring Teachers: Susan (G) 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) Repeat.

Archery (G) Repeat.

7.30 Something In the Air (G) Repeat.

6.00 Global Village: Grenoble (G) Repeat. 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Seven and Prime News 8.00 Basketball: WNBL 2008/09 – 6.30 World News Australia 7.00 Home And Away (PG) Semifinal: 1 Live AEDT. 7.30 The Thirties In Colour: A World 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens 10.00 Soundtrack To My Life: Curt Smith Away Doco from UK. 8.35 Churchill’s Bodyguard (PG) Repeat. 8.30 Movie: The Guardian (M 2006) Stars (G) 9.30 World News Australia Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutchner 10.25 Kanye West: Late Orchestration 10.00 My Big Breasts And Me (M,n) 11.20 Movie: Hot Shots! Part Deux (M,s (M,l) 1993) Stars Charlie Sheen, Lloyd 11.05 Movie: The Miracle According 11.15 London Live (PG) From London’s Bridges.

To Salome (M,v,l,n 2004) Portugal.

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Stars Ana Bandeira, Nicolau Breyner, 1.00 2009 NAB Cup 11.45 Close Ricardo Pereira.

4.00 Danoz And Guthy-Renker 12.45 Movie: True Blue (MA,a,l,s 2005) Greece. Stars Rania Oikonomidou, Yorgos Nanouris, Maria Eggglezakis.

Prime HD program same as above except: 2.40 WeatherWatch Overnight

6.00 Ten Early News 5.30 Today 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 9.00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne (PG) 9.00 9am With David And & Kim (PG) 11.00 Danoz and Guthy Renker 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 12.00 The Doctors (PG) 1.00 The View (PG) talk show.

1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.00 Fresh Cooking 3.00 Infomercial (PG) 3.30 Kids’ Programs 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 4.30 NBN News 4.00 Every Loves Raymond (G) 5.00 Bargain Hunt (G) 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow 5.00 Ten News 6.00 NBN News 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat.

7.00 A Current Affair 6.30 Neighbours (G) Repeat.

7.30 Movie: Yours, Mine and Ours (PG 2005) Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo.

7.00 The Biggest Loser (PG) 9.30 Movie: Hitch (M 2005) Will Smith, 7.30 All New Simpsons (PG) Eva Mendes.

8.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat.

12.00 Movie: Be Cool (M 2005) Stars John 8.30 Medium (M) Travolta, Uma Thurman, Danny 9.30 Law & Order (M) DeVito, Harvey Keitel.

10.30 Law & Order (M) 2.10 The Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 11.30 Late News With Sports Tonight 12.30 Late Show with David Letterman (PG) 3.05 MAD TV (M) 4.00 Guthy Renker Australia (G) 1.30 Infomercials (PG) 4.00 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy (PG) 4.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Religion to 6am (PG).

SATURDAY 28

12.00 Movie: Inherit The Wind (M 1999) 2.00 Room For Improvement 2.30 My Restaurant Rules 3.00 SImulcast 8.30 2009 NAB Cup 11.00 Movie: Braveheart (M 1995) 2.00 Movie: Submerged (PG 2001) 3.30 Urban Legends (M)

5.00 rage (PG) 6.00 rage (G) 10.00 rage: Special: Hottest 100 (PG) 11.00 Executive Stress (G) Repeat.

11.30 The Cook And The Chef Repeat.

12.00 Stateline Repeat.

12.30 Australian Story Repeat.

1.00 Foreign Correspondent Repeat.

1.30 Can We Help (G) Repeat.

2.00 Beckham (PG).

5.58 ABC News Up-Date 6.00 Totally Frank (PG) Repeat.

6.25 Minuscule: Ladybugs (G) 6.30 Gardening Australia (G) 7.00 ABC News 7.30 New Tricks (PG) Repeat.

8.25 ABC News 8.30 The Bill (PG) 10.05 ABC News 10.10 Vincent (M) Crime. Repeat.

11.20 rage (M)

7.00 Kids’ Programs 3.00 rage (G) Repeat.

5.00 rage: Special: Hottest 100 Repeat.

6.05 The New Inventors Repeat.

6.35 Robin Hood (PG) Repeat.

7.20 Rex The Runt (PG) Repeat.

7.30 The Einstein Factor (G) Repeat.

8.00 At The Movies Repeat.

8.30 The Academy Season: All That Jazz (M,s,l,a 1979) Stars Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange.

11.10 Movie: The Good Die Young (M,v 1954) Stars Laurence Harvey, Margaret Leighton.

12.15 Close

5.20 World News in various languages.

1.00 Rolando Villazon: One Night In Berlin (G) From the Philharmonie in Berlin.

1.50 The Phoenix Rises Again (G) Documentary from Italy.

2.25 Americans In Pyongyang (G) Germany.

3.25 Art in the 21st Century: Protest UK. 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 5.30 Singles Club (PG) Final.

6.00 Classic Destinations (G) Paris & Versailles.

6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Prototype This: Traffic Busting Truck US. 8.30 Iron Chef (G) 9.20 RocKwiz (PG) Entertainment.

10.00 Movie: Fearless (M 2006) Action from China.

11.50 SOS (PG) 12.40 Bro’ Town: A Half Caste Away (M,a,l,s) Comedy series. NZ. Repeat.

1.15 Nighty Night (M,s,a,v) Comedy series. UK. 1.50 Weatherwatch Overnight

6.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 6.00 Infomercials 6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.30 Movie: The New Adventures Of 10.00 Video Hits (PG) 7.30 Kids’ Programs Spin And Marty (G 2000) 11.30 Star Wars: The Clone Wars (PG) 12.00 My Boys (PG) 3.30 Anatomy Of A Grizzly Attack (PG) 12.00 Australian Rally Championship 12.30 The Hills (PG) 4.20 Seconds From Disaster (PG) From Tasmania 1.00 Gilmore Girls (PG) 5.30 Mercurio’s Menu (G) 1.00 Moonah Classic Golf 2.00 Horse Racing Futuity Stakes live.

6.00 Seven News 5.00 Ten News With Sports Tonight 4.30 Australia’s Greatest Athlete 6.30 In The Bush With Malcolm Douglas 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat.

5.30 Antique Roadshow (G) (G) 6.30 Movie: Centre Stage (PG 2000) Stars 6.00 Evening News Amanda Schull, Zoe Saldana.

7.30 Kath & Kim (PG) Repeat.

6.30 Funniest Home Video Show (G) 8.50 Movie: Kiss The Girls (M 1997) Stars 7.30 Movie: 50 First Dates (PG 8.00 The Vicar Of Dibley (PG) Repeat.

Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Bill 8.40 Movie: Overboard (M 1987) Stars 2004) Stars Adam Sandler, Drew Nunn, Ashley Judd.

Gody Hawn, Kurt Russell Barrymore, Roy Scheider.

10.55 Movie: Bachelor Party (M,s,n 1984) 11.10 Good News Week (M) Repeat.

8.40 Saturday Lotto 12.10 Rush (M) Repeat.

Stars Tom Hanks, Adrian Zmed, 9.40 Movie: Click (M) Adam Sandler, Kate 1.10 Infomercials Barbara Stuart, Wendie Jo Sperber.

Beckinsale 12.50 Room For Improvement (G) 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG) 12.00 Movie: Eight Legged Freaks (M,h,v 1.30 Danoz Direct & Guthy Renker 2002) Stars David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer 2.00 Movie: Honky Tonk Freeway (M,l,s 1981) Stars Beau Bridges, William Devane, Beverly D’angelo 4.00 Danoz 4.30 Guthy Renker

SUNDAY 1

Prime HD program same as above except: 12.00 Toons At Noon 1.50 Movie: Surviving Gilligans Island (PG 2001) 3.00 Movie:Taras Bulba (PG 1962) 5.00 Better Homes And Gardens

5.00 rage (PG) 6.00 Religion 6.00 Religion 7.00 Montreux Jazz Festival 2003: 6.25 World News in various languages.

6.30 Kids’ Programs 6.30 Creflo A Dollar 7.00 Totally Wild (G) Repeat.

Masters Of Jazz (G) Repeat.

10.00 Mythbusters (PG) Repeat.

9.00 Insiders And Inside Business 7.00 Weekend Sunrise 7.30 Animalia 8.00 Madness: Live At Finsbury Park (G) 11.00 Lord Of The ants (PG) Doco from 10.30 Offsiders 10.00 Kochie’s Business Builders (G) 8.00 Meet The Press series return.

8.55 Duran Duran: Live From Wembley US. Repeat.

11.00 Asia Pacific Focus 8.30 State Focus Arena 2000 (G) Repeat.

11.30 Cycling: 111th Austral wheel Race 10.30 Straits Of Terror (PG) 11.30 Songs Of Praise (G) 11.30 Movie: Girls! Girls! Girls! (PG 1962) 10.00 Video Hits (PG) 9.45 A Little Later: Massive Attack (G) From Melbourne.

12.00 Landline (G) Stars Elvis Presley, Stella Stevens.

12.00 Australia Plays Broadway 11.00 Fatboy Slim: Big Beach Boutique (G) 12.00 Cycling: Tour of Qatar 2009. From 1.00 Gardening Australia 1.30 According To Jim (PG) 1.00 Moonah Classic Golf 11.00 Beautiful Noise: Cowboy Junkies Qatar.

1.30 Message Stick (G) 2.00 Home Improvement 5.00 Ten News 10.55 Beck: Permanent Mutations (G) 1.00 Speedweek 2.00 The War Of The World (PG) 2.30 Movie: Josie And The Pussycats (PG 5.30 Out Of The Blue (PG) 11.55 London Live (PG) Music. Repeat.

3.00 Football Asia 3.00 Art Of Spain: The Moorish South (G) 12.30 Red Dwarf (PG) 2001) Stars Rachael Leigh Cook.

6.00 The Simpsons (G) 3.30 UEFA Champions League Magazine 3.50 Stone Upon Stone: Reims Cathedral 1.30 Planet Rock Profiles: Jamiroquai (G) 4.00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 4.00 Fawlty Towers (G) 6.30 The Biggest Loser (G) new series.

4.00 Stealing Klimt (G) 6.00 Seven News 7.30 So You Think You Can Dance 1.55 Pop[b]sessions: God Is A DJ (G) Inter Milan v Manchester United 4.50 My Stamp Collection (G) 6.30 Sunday Night Live 2.50 triple j tv presents: Cut Copy Go Australia (PG) 5.00 The World Game football.

5.00 Sunday Arts AWOL (G) Repeat.

9.30 Rove (M) 6.00 Thalassa: Island Of Hope (G) France. 7.30 Border Security (PG) 6.00 At The Movies Repeat.

8.00 Triple Zero Heroes (PG) 3.10 Freddie Mercury: Tribute Concert (G) 6.30 World News Australia 10.10 Movie: Children Of Men (AV15+ 4.10 John Lennon Live In New York City 7.30 Lost Worlds: Rise Of Man 1 France. 8.30 City Homicide (M) 6.30 The Einstein Factor Quiz show.

2006) Stars Clive Owen, Julianne 9.30 Bones (M) (G) Repeat.

Moore, Michael Caine, Paul Sharma.

7.00 ABC News 8.30 Dateline current affairs.

10.30 24 (M) 7.30 Wild Caribbean: Hurricane Hell (G) 5.05 Classic Albums: Lou Reed – 12.20 The Office (PG) 9.30 Movie: Les Choristes (M,l,s 2004) Transformer (G) Repeat.

12.50 Video Hits (PG) 8.25 ABC News Up-Date France. Stars Gerard Jugnot, Francois 11.30 The First 48 (M) 8.30 Cranford: November 1843 (G) Final. 6.00 ABC Fora Hosted by Tony Jones.

12.30 Danoz Direct 1.00 Infomercials Berleand.

9.25 Compass (G) 21 Birthday Dinner.

7.00 Artscape: Paper Cuts (PG) Repeat. 11.10 True Kindness (M) Doco from Israel. 1.35 Guthy Renker 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG) 10.00 Black Grace: From Cannon’s Creek 7.30 Sunday Arts 12.10 Autopsy: Life And Death – Ageing 5.30 Seven Early News To Jacom’s Pillow (G) Repeat.

8.30 Art Of Spain (G) (MA,a,n) Doco series from the UK. 11.15 Order In The House 9.20 Stone Upon Stone Upon Stone (G) Repeat.

Prime HD program same as above except: 12.00 Dateline 11.00 Weekend Sunrise 1.30 12.15 Movie: Holiday Affair (G 1949) 9.30 Artscape: IOU: Lloyd Rees (G) 1.05 Weatherwatch Overnight Movie: Sea Devils (g 1937) 3.00 Movie: Whispers: 1.45 Movie: Morning Glory (G 1933) 10.00 The Cantata Journey (G) Repeat.

An Elephant’s Tale (PG 2000) 4.15 Deal Or No Deal 3.00 Movie: Mexican Spitfire’s Blessed 10.30 Captain Cook (PG) Repeat.

4.40 The Great Outdoors 5.25 Harry’s Practice 7.30 Event (G 1943) 11.25 Close The All In Call – Live 12.00 Dateline 1.30 Hamish 3.55 Eagle And Evans (M) Comedy. & Andy(M)

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6.00 Danoz And Guthy Renker 7.30 Today On Sunday 10.00 Interntational Women’s Twenty/20 Cricket Australia v New Zealand 11.00 A1GP – World Cup Of Motorsport 12.00 Speed Machine 12.30 Jack Of All Trades (G) 1.00 WWE Afterburn Live.

2.00 Super League Wakefield wildcats v Warrington wolves.

4.00 TBA 5.00 The Gurus Explore Ireland (G) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow (G) 6.00 Evening News 6.30 Domestic Blitz (PG) 7.30 60 Minutes Series return 8.30 CSI (M) 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 10.30 Without A Trace (M) 11.30 Seinfeld (PG) 12.00 Super League Harlequins RL v Wigan Warriors.

2.00 Girl Friends (M) 2.30 Guthy Renker Australia 3.30 Religion 4.00 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

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MONDAY 2 TUESDAY 3 WEDNESDAY 4

4.30 GP (PG) Repeat.

5.30 Spicks And Specks (G) Repeat.

6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Landline Repeat.

12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Poirot (PG) 1.30 The Cook And The Chef (G) Repeat.

2.00 Parliament Question Time: Senate 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Landline Extra (G) Repeat.

6.30 Talking Heads 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Australian Story (PG) 8.30 Four Corners. Peter Taylor Reports on the Intelligence operation which thwarted a terrorist plot to cause explosions, and led to increased security at airports worldwide.

9.20 Media Watch 9.35 The Cut (M) 10.35 Lateline and Lateline Business 11.35 The Russian Revolution In Colour (PG) Final.

12.25 MDA: Human Error (M) Repeat.

1.20 Movie: Spirit Of The People (G 1940) Stars Raymond Massey, Ruth Gordon 3.25 Bowls: Australian Open 2009 Repeat.

5.20 World News in various languages.

6.00 ABC News Breakfast 6.00 Sunrise 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia (G) 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 9.00 Asia Pacific News Repeat.

9.30 Business Today 11.00 Larry The Lawnmower 1.30 Living With Refugies (PG) UK. 10.00 Kids’ Programs 11.30 Seven News 2.30 Dateline (PG) Repeat.

4.30 Gardening Australia (G) Rpt 12.00 Movie: Dead Gorgeous (M 2002) 5.00 Message Stick (G) Repeat.

3.30 Insight: Losing Confidence Repeat. 2.00 All Saints (M) 5.30 Can We Help? (G) Repeat.

4.30 The Journal 3.00 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 6.00 Collectors (G) Repeat.

5.00 The Crew (G) student video production 4.00 Go Go Stop 6.35 Scrapheap Challenge: 10 Years Of 5.30 Corner Gas (G) comedy series.

4.30 Seven News 6.00 Living Black Scrapheap (G) 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Something In The Air (G) Repeat.

5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 7.30 Top Gear (PG) 8.00 Red Dwarf (PG) Repeat.

6.00 Seven and Prime News 8.30 South Park (M) 8.30 Good Game (PG) Repeat.

7.00 Home And Away (PG) 9.30 World News Australia 9.00 triple j tv With The Doctor (PG) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother (PG) 10.00 The Mighty Boosh: Nanageddon 9.30 Code Geass (PG) 8.30 Desperate Housewives (M) (M) UK comedy series.

10.00 Punk: Attitude (MA,d,l) Repeat.

9.30 Brothers And Sisters (M) 11.30 Cowboy Bebop: Ganymede Elegy 10.35 Skins (M,a,l,s) Repeat.

10.30 Boston Legal (M) 11.25 Movie: Warriors Of Heaven And (PG) Repeat.

11.30 30 Rock (PG) Earth (M 2003) Action from China. 12.00 Medical Incredible (PG) 12.00 Close 1.30 Movie: You Are My Hero (M,l,s) 1.00 Danoz Direct Comedy from Spain.

2.00 Guthy Renker 3.15 WeatherWatch Overnight 5.30 Seven Early News

4.30 GP (PG) Repeat.

5.30 Spicks And Specks (PG) Repeat.

6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Parkinson (G) Repeat.

12.00 Midday Report 12.30 The Einstein Factor (G) Repeat.

1.00 The New Inventors (G) Repeat.

1.30 Catalyst (G) Repeat.

2.00 Parkinson (G) 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.05 Time Team (G) 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Lead Balloon (PG) 8.30 Doctor Who (PG) Repeat.

9.15 Doctor Who: Confidential Cutdown (G) 9.30 Foreign Correspondent 10.05 First Tuesday Book Club (M) 10.35 Lateline and Lateline Business 11.35 Four Corners Repeat.

12.25 Media Watch Repeat.

12.40 Changi (M,l,n) Repeat.

1.45 Movie: The Company She Keeps (G 1950) Stars Lizabeth Scott, Jane Greer, Dennis O’Keefe 3.25 triple j tv With The Doctor (G) Repeat

6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Asia Pacific News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 Kids’ Programs 4.35 Little Angels (G) Repeat.

5.05 Talking Heads (G) Repeat.

5.35 Sun, Sea And Bargain Spotting 6.35 Scrapheap Challenge: The Scrappy Races (G) 7.30 Something In The Air (G) Repeat.

8.00 Australian Story (PG) Repeat.

8.30 Rose And Maloney (M) Repeat.

9.20 The Bill (PG) Repeat.

10.55 MDA (G) Repeat.

11.40 Close

4.30 GP (PG) Repeat.

5.30 Spicks And Specks (PG) Repeat.

6.00 Kids’ Program 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 National Press Club Address 1.30 Talking Heads (G) Repeat.

2.00 Parkinson (G) 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 The Queen’s Cavalry (G) Repeat.

6.30 The Cook and the Chef (G) 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 The New Inventors (G) 8.30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 9.00 Chandon Pictures (M,l) Comedy.

9.35 Ruddy Hell! It’s Harry and Paul (M,l,s) Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse 10.05 At the Movies 10.30 Lateline And Lateline Business 11.35 Midsomer Murders (M) Repeat.

1.10 Movie: Born To Be Bad (G 1950) Start Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan.

2.45 NSW Land Council In Review (G) 3.25 National Press Club Address Repeat.

6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Asia Pacific News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 Kids’ Programs 4.30 A Place in Greece (G) Repeat.

4.55 Speed Machines (G) Repeat.

5.45 Time Team (G) Repeat.

6.35 Scrapheap Challenge: The Scrappy Races (G) 7.30 Something In The Air (G) Repeat.

8.00 Body Hits: Detox Devils (PG) 8.30 Eataholics: Addicted To Cheese (G) 9.30 Teenage Transsexuals 10.20 My Teen’s A Nightmare: I’m Moving Out: Fraser Byrne 11.20 Plumpton High Babies: A Baby’s Not A Doll (PG) repeat 11.35 Close

Prime HD program same as above except: 12.00 Movie: A Date With The Falcon (PG 1941) 1.00 Deal Or No Deal 1.20 Blue Heelers 2.10 My Restaurant Rules 12.00 Final 24 (M) 1.00 Urban Legends 1.30 Dr Danger

5.20 World News in various languages 1.00 The Storm Rages Twice (G) Repeat drama from Lebanon.

2.00 Don Matteo (PG) Drama series from Italy. Repeat.

3.00 Here Comes The Neighbourhood (G) Repeat.

3.30 Living Black 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 5.30 Corner Gas (G) comedy series.

6.00 Extra Time Football news program.

6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Insight: A Gutful Could obesity kill our kids?

8.30 India Reborn: Mother India (PG) Final.

9.30 World News 10.00 Hot Docs: Full Battle Rattle (M,l,s,v) Doco from Canada. A ‘virtual Iraq’ in the Majove Desert is used for a billion dollar urban warfare simulation for the US army.

11.35 Movie: The Yacoubian Building (2006) Drama from egypt. Stars Adel Imam, Nour El-Sherif, Youssra, Essad Youniss.

2.25 WeatherWatch Overnight

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 11.00 Larry The Lawnmower 11.30 Seven News 12.00 Movie: Toxic Skies (M 2008) Stars Anne Heche, James Tupper.

2.00 All Saints (M) 3.00 Auction House (G) 3.30 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 4.00 Go Go Stop kids’ show.

4.30 Seven and Prime News 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) Repeat.

5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) games show.

6.00 Seven and Prime News 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 7.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue (G) 8.00 Find My Family (PG) 8.30 Packed To The Rafters (PG) 9.30 All Saints (M) 10.30 Eli Stone (M) 11.30 Dirty Sexy Money (M) Final.

12.30 Danoz Direct & Guthy Renker 5.30 Seven Early News

5.30 World News in various languages.

1.00 Movie: The Wooden Camera (M 2003) Drame from South Africa.

2.35 Spacefiles: The Universe Unveiled (G) UK. 3.30 Football Stars Of Tomorrow 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 5.30 Corner Gas (G) Comedy.

6.00 Global Village: The Dance Of The Gods 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Feast India (G) 8.00 Tales From The Palaces (G) Doco series on palaces of the UK. Repeat.

8.30 Tribe: Anuta, Polynesia (PG) Doco from UK. 9.30 World News Australia 10.00 Movie: Springtime In A Small Town (PG 2002) Drama from China. Stars Jingfan Hu, Jun Wu, Bai Qing Xin. 12.00 Movie: Daybreak (M,l,a,s 2003) Drama from Sweden. Stars Pernilla August, Jakob Eklund.

1.50 Weatherwatch Overnight

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 11.00 Larry The Lawnmower kids’ show.

11.30 Seven News 12.00 Movie: Crimes Of Passion: Voice From The Grave (M) Stars Kevin Dobson, Megan Ward, John Terlesky.

2.00 All Saints (M) 3.00 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 4.00 Go Go Stop kids’ show.

4.30 Seven and Prime News 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) games show.

6.00 Seven and Prime News 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 7.30 Australia’s Got Talent 8.30 Criminal Minds (M) 9.30 Gangs Of Oz (M) The Aussie mafia 10.30 Lost (M) 11.30 Disorderly Conduct Caught On Tape (PG) 12.30 Guthy Renker & Danoz 5.30 Seven Early News

Prime HD program same as above except: 12.00 Movie: Hunt The Man Down (M 1950) 1.00 Deal Or No Deal 1.20 Blue Heelers 2.10 My Restaurant Rules 10.30 Medical Incredible (PG) 12.30 A Country Practice (G)

5.30 Today 6.00 Ten Early News 9.00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne (PG) 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 11.00 Time/Life (G) 9.00 9am With David And & Kim (PG) 11.30 Danoz (G) 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 12.00 The Doctors (PG) 1.00 The View (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Days of Our Lives (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.00 Fresh Cooking 3.00 Infomercial (PG) 3.30 Hi-5 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (G) Rpt. 4.00 Lab Rats Challenge 4.30 Afternoon News 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.00 Airline 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Antique Roadshow (G) Hartlepool 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat.

6.00 Evening News 6.30 Neighbours (G) Repeat.

7.00 The Biggest Loser (PG) 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 So You Think You Can Dance 7.30 Two And A Half Men (PG) Australia (PG) 8.00 Customs (PG) 8.30 Good News Week (M) 8.30 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities 9.30 Dexter (AV15+) A Tale Of Two Hitmen (M) 10.35 Late News With Sports Tonight 8.45 Lotto 11.20 Late Show with David Letterman (PG) 9.30 Crime Investigation Australia (M) 12.35 Will & Grace (PG) 10.40 True CSI: Cold Blood (AV) 1.00 Infomercials (PG) 11.35 Seinfeld (M) 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG).

12.00 World Cup Challenge Rugby League: Leeds Rhino v Manly Sea Eagles 1.30 Entertainment Tonight 2.00 Guthy Renker Australia 3.00 Religion 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News 6.00 Ten Early News 5.30 Today 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne (PG) 9.00 9am With David And Kim (PG) 11.00 Danoz And Guthy Renker (G) 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 12.00 The Doctors (PG) 1.00 The View (PG) talk show.

1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.00 Fresh Cooking (PG) 3.00 Infomercial (PG) 3.30 Hi-5 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 4.00 Lab Rats Challenge 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (G) Rpt. 4.30 Afternoon News 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.00 Airline 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Antique Roadshow (G) Newmarket 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat.

6.00 Evening News 6.30 Neighbours (G) Repeat.

7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Wipeout Australia 7.00 The Biggest Loser (PG) 8.30 Two And A Half Men (M) 8.00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 9.00 Two And A Half Men (M) Repeat.

8.30 NCIS (M) 9.30 Aussie Ladette to Lady (M) 9.30 NCIS (M) 10.30 Secret Diary Of A Call Girl 10.30 Late News With Sports Tonight (MA,a,d,s,l) With Billie Piper 11.15 Late Show With David Letterman (PG) 11.30 The Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 12.00 Will & Grace (PG) 12.30 State Focus 12.30 The Dead Zone (M) 1.30 Guthy Renker 1.30 Infomercials (PG) 3.00 Religion 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG) 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

6.00 Ten Early News 5.30 Today 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne (PG) 9.00 9am With David And Kim (PG) 11.00 Danoz and Bio-Magnetics (G) 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 12.00 The Doctors (PG) 1.00 The View (PG) talk show.

1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) Repeat.

2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) Repeat.

3.00 Fresh Cooking (G) 3.00 Infomercial (PG) 3.30 Kids’ Programs 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 4.30 NBN News 4.00 Everyone Loves Raymond (G) 5.00 Airline (G) 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow (G).

5.00 Ten News 6.00 NBN News 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat 7.00 A Current Affair 6.30 Neighbours (G) 7.30 The Farmer Wants A Wife (PG) 7.00 The Biggest Loser (PG) 8.30 The Mentalist (M) 8.00 Guerrilla Gardeners (PG) 8.45 Lotto 8.30 House (M) 9.30 Flashpoint (M) 9.30 Life (M) 10.30 Cold Case (M) 10.30 Ten News With Sports Tonight 11.30 The Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 11.15 Late Show With David Letterman (PG) 12.30 The Music Jungle (M) 1.30 Guthy Renker And Danoz 12.00 Will & Grace (PG) 3.30 Good Morning America 12.30 Infomercials 5.00 Early Morning News 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG)

THURSDAY 5

Prime HD program same as above except: 12.30 SpecialL: Louis Theroux: Behind Bars (M) 1.30 A Country Practice (G)

4.30 GP (PG) Repeat.

5.30 Spicks And Specks (PG) Repeat.

6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 The War 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Murder Or Mutiny (M) Repeat.

1.30 Collectors (G) Repeat.

2.00 Parkinson (G) 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.10 Grand Designs (G) Repeat.

7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Catalyst (G) 8.30 Bringing Up Baby (PG) 9.30 Q&A With Tony Jones 10.25 Lateline And Lateline Business 11.30 The Rolling Stones: Truth And Lies (PG) 40 years of the Rolling Stones.

12.25 Wildside (PG) Repeat.

1.15 Movie: They Won’t Believe Me (PG 1947) Stars Melvyn Douglas, Conrad Nagel, Virginia Bruce.

3.55 The Glass House (M) Repeat.

Programs are correct at the time of going to press but beware – all stations like tinkering with things at the last minute.

5.30 World News in various languages.

6.00 Sunrise 1.00 TV Around The World: Argentina 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) Doco from France.

11.00 Larry The Lawnmower kids’ show.

1.30 Super Flu – Race Against A Killer 11.30 Seven News (PG) Repeat.

12.00 Movie: Love Comes Softly (PG) 2003 2.30 Dateline (PG) Repeat.

Stars Katherine Heigl, Dale Midkiff.

3.30 Alain Ducasse at the Plaza Athenee 2.00 All Saints (M) (G) France.

3.00 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 4.00 The Journal 4.00 Go Go Stop kids’ show.

4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 4.30 Seven and Prime News 5.30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 6.00 Global Village: Sardegna (G) 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) games show.

6.30 World News Australia 6.00 Seven and Prime News 7.35 Inspector Rex (PG) Austria Repeat.

7.00 Home And Away (PG) 8.30 Baby Boom To Bust: Grey Tsunami 7.30 Ghost Whisperer (PG) (G) Final.

8.30 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 9.30 World News Australia 9.30 Private Practice (M) 10.00 Movie: Sweet Mud (MA,a,l,s 2006) 10.30 Scrubs (PG) Drama from Israel. Stars Tomer 11.30 Beauty And The Geek (PG) Steinhof, Ronit Ydkevitz, Shai Avivi 12.30 Danoz & Guthy-Renker 11.45 Queer As Folk (MA,s,l,a) Repeat.

5.30 Seven Early News 1.40 Movie: 16 Years Of Alcohol (MA,l,a,v 2003) Drama from UK. Stars Kivin [cl] = Coarse language McKidd, Ewen Bremner, Laura Fraser. Prime HD program same as above except: [sr] = Sexual references 2.25 Weatherwatch Overnight 12.00 Movie: The Saint In Parlm Springs (PG) [mp] = Medical

6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Asia Pacific News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 Kids’ Programs 4.35 The Einstein Factor (G) Repeat.

5.05 The Cook and the Chef (G) Repeat.

5.35 ABC Fora 6.35 Scrapheap Chalenge: The Scrappy Races (G) 7.30 Something In The Air (G) Repeat.

8.00 Spicks And Specks (PG) Final.

8.30 Chandon Pictures (M,c) comedy 9.00 Ruddy Hell! It’s Harry and Paul (M,s,l) Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse 9.30 Modern Toss (M,s,l) Animation.

9.55 Pulling (M,l,s) Comedy.

10.25 The Kevin Bishop Show (M,s,l) Comedy.

10.55 Spaced (M,l) Stars Simon Pegg 11.20 The Book Group (M,l,s,d) Repeat.

11.45 Close [s] [a] [n] [du] [dr] [v] [*] [h]

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Sex Adult themes Nudity Drug use Drug references [st] Violence [ie] Could offend Horror

procedures = Supernatural themes = Issues about euthanasia

5.30 Today 6.00 Ten Early News 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne (PG) 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 11.00 Danoz and Guthy Renker (G) 9.00 9am With David And Kim (PG) 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 11.00 Ten News 1.00 The View (PG) talk show.

12.00 The Doctors (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) Repeat.

3.00 Fresh Cooking (G) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) Repeat.

3.30 Kids’ Programs 3.00 Infomercial (PG) 4.30 NBN News 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 5.00 Airline (G) 4.00 Everyone Loves Raymond (G) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 6.00 NBN News 5.00 Ten News 7.00 A Current Affair 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat 7.30 Getaway (PG) 6.30 Neighbours (G) 8.30 Adults Only 20 To 1 (M) 7.00 The Biggest Loser (PG) 8.00 Bondi Vet (PG) 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 8.30 Law & Order: S.V.U. (M) 10.30 Amazing Medical Stories (M) 9.30 Life On Mars (M) 11.30 The Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 10.30 Ten News With Sports Tonight 12.30 The Baron (PG) 11.15 Late Show With David Letterman (PG) 1.30 Entertainment Tonight 12.00 Buffy: The Vampire Slayer (G) 2.00 Guthy Renker Australia 1.00 Infomercials (PG) 3.30 Good Morning America 4.00 Religion to 6am.

5.00 Early Morning News

1.00 Deal Or No Deal 1.20 Blue Heelers 2.10 My Restaurant Rules 12.30 Movie: the Way Of THe Gun (AV)

SBS advises viewers that programming between 6pm and 10.30pm nightly is Closed Captioned (CC)

Most Prime programs between 6.30pm and 11.30pm (approx) nightly are Closed Captioned (CC)

All Ten programs between 5pm and 11pm (approx) nightly are Closed Captioned (CC)

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With an honest work ethic and prompt reliable service, we take pride in quality workmanship, and always ensure our customers are fully satisďŹ ed.

We are the local company with a big name, but personal and affordable service.

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GreenView Developments is a family owned Tweed-based company specialising in quality boutique residential community developments.

Our focus is on selecting prime locations, delivering quality design and construction, and providing exceptional value.

As one of the fastest-growing and most-highly sought regions in Australia, the Tweed Coast and its magniďŹ cent hinterland offer outstanding lifestyle and investment opportunities in a clean, green enviroment abundant in natural beauty.

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PLEASE CONTACT US ON 02 6674 3201 OR SEE US AT 19B TURNOCK ST KINGSCLIFF NSW 2487.

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Regular exercise is very important and enables us to maintain health and well being well into our later years. However, some of us may have had an injury, health problem or age which makes exercise difficult.

Chay Berrill from Easy Tone Body Shaping Studio, here in Tweed Heads has 14 different types of ‘gentle exercise’ machines which help her clients lose weight, improve flexibility and mobility, all at the same time and in a friendly, relaxed airconditioned environment.

Visit www.easytonebodyshaping.com and see how an alternative exercise program can suit anyone who is unable to handle rigorous forms of normal excercise.

Call for a FREE first Trial on 07 5524 4881.

LaserChange Australia Pty Ltd has been in operation for approximately 20 years. A Queensland owned and operated company, supplying printer consumables and solutions to some of Australia’s largest corporations right down to the small home offices.

We currently employ 20 staff.

LaserChange is an authorised Hewlett Packard reseller. The revolutionary LaserChange Printer Management Program helps reduce capital expenditure by supplying and maintaining Hewlett Packard office equipment, all for the cost of a toner cartridge.

Our company’s unique focus incorporated with our products and services guarantees to provide you with prompt and personal attention at all times.

CHAYLEE BERRILL EASY TONE BODY SHAPING STUDIO

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BDC6G8= EG:HI><: Cleanliness means you really are healthier. Local firm reveals the facts!

Our houses contain thousands of ‘little nasties’ that have nothing better to do than spend their time ‘getting up our noses’.

Leading cleaning specialists Greg Sewell and Shari Cowan from Monarch Prestige Clean, warn that thousands of dust mites live in most forms of textiles including carpet, upholstery, mattresses and bed linen. ‘It really does affect those who suffer from allergies in a big way’ Greg warned. ‘Asthma sufferers, in particular.’

‘The best advice I can offer is to hire appropriately qualified professionals with the right equipment to get rid of these dust mites and this creates a healthier environment’ Shari said.

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‘I am an expert in helping first home buyers, from choosing the right home loan for you to arranging the grants. There is no charge for my service and I have a wide range of lenders to choose from including the Big 4 banks.

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MR RENTAL TWEED is located at 13 Greenway Dve, South Tweed Heads. We rent household appliances, furniture, computers and fitness gear on both a short and long term basis.

NORTEC Labour Hire excel as local providers of temporary staff. We help businesses solve their staffing problems by providing quality temporary staff fast.

Whatever your industry, NORTEC has job ready and OH&S inducted candidates for construction, administration, hospitality and more.

Our Labour Hire team can match suitable candidates for anywhere on the Northern Rivers, Tweed and Gold Coast.

We provide an efficient 24hr service, minimising your paperwork and insurance costs by covering your payroll and staffing legalities.

We simply invoice you weekly at a very reasonable rate.

Why buy when you can RENT with all the benefits of FREE delivery and installation, easy payment options and 24 hour service guarantee for true peace of mind.

MR RENTAL – KEEPING LIFE SIMPLE CALL OUR FRIENDLY STAFF ON 1800 880 778 OR 07 5524 1500 TO SEE HOW WE CAN MEET YOUR NEEDS.

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FREE CALL: 1800 72 56 66

Mr Rental Tweed has great package deals including Rent 3 rent 1 Free and our exclusive furniture packages to revamp your home.

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FOR FAST TEMPORARY STAFFING SOLUTIONS, CALL NORTEC LABOUR HIRE ON 1800 667 832 OR LODGE YOUR VACANCY ONLINE www.nortecltd.com.au

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DC:DC: IG6>C>C< FAST, ENJOYABLE AND EFFECTIVE TRAINING SOLUTIONS FOR YOU At OneOne Training & Development we are committed to helping people through quality education delivered for fast and effective learning. We believe that each person, each action and each dollar makes a difference. Time is vital to you, so we train using Accelerated Learning Techniques for better education and more enjoyment. We proudly support businesses and individuals in their desire to improve themselves, or their staff, through on-going learning, leading to better productivity and better results.

With over 15 years experience in IT and Small Business, you can be assured of getting professional support and quality training material.

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Experts in termite detection and elimination, using the latest equipment in termite detection. Purchasing a home? Have the team at Pest-Ex complete a pre-purchase timber pest inspection before you buy! Pest problems? Pest-Ex specialise in full pest protection for your home – cockroaches, spiders, fleas, wasps, ants.

NO MESS! NO SMELL! FREE QUOTES. NON TOXIC TREATMENTS AVAILABLE. CALL THE TEAM AT PEST-EX TODAY FOR PEST CONTROL WITH A DIFFERENCE!

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We use structural steel, stainless steel, aluminium and mild steel to manufacture to any design.

Galvanising service available.

Silverline Fabrication offer quality workmanship with personalised service.

We also offer advice on design and manufacture to ensure you get the most cost-effective product without compromising quality.

KEN WALKER SILVERLINE FABRICATION

Solomons Flooring is the oldest and largest supplier of floor coverings in Australia, established in 1890.

We are local owner/operators and have over 25 years experience in the flooring industry. We have a complete range of floor coverings including carpet, vinyl, vinyl planks and tiles, timber, laminate and bamboo. We have products that are suitable for all domestic and commercial applications and carry a range of warehouse remnants.

We offer an obligation free in home shopping service which also covers the Ocean Shores, Byron and Mullumbimby areas.

Feel free to visit us in our modern, child friendly showroom to view our full range of products.

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Treasured Interiors offers an interior design/decoration/styling service for homes, apartments and businesses and specialises in designing and coordinating renovations from conception to completion.

Deb, Mary, Leanne and Georgia are at the showroom located on the corner of Miles and Musgrave Street Kirra Beach 7 days a week and are happy to help you create the home of your dreams.

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At Tropixel, our team of creative and passionate designers are dedicated to helping you achieve your business objectives by creating fresh and innovative designs, through both print and electronic media.

We genuinely love what we do it makes work a pleasure for us; we believe this gives our clients first class results every time.

Our focus lies in providing Tweed Coast and Gold Coast businesses of all sizes with honest and sound advice in all areas of print and online design and marketing.

We would love the opportunity to assist you in your design and marketing needs too.

Tweed Coast Handyman service is a family owned business based in the Tweed Heads area. Dave at Tweed Coast Handyman offers a wide range of commercial, body corporate and home maintenance or repair services.

We specialize in doing the jobs you don’t have time or equipment to do. For example we have the machinery to high pressure clean any area from the driveway to the roof NO job is too small.

Tweed Coast Handyman also does concreting, plastering, painting, fencing, decking, building, rubbish removal, picture hanging, light bulb replacing and much, much more.

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WHEN YOU NEED THE JOB DONE PROPERLY, ON TIME AND WITH SPECIAL CARE, GIVE DAVE A CALL ON 0419 77 18 19.

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Tweed Heads Plumbing is a locally owned and operated plumbing company servicing all areas of the plumbing industry from Byron Bay to Brisbane.

With our central location at unit 13/23 Enterprise Ave, South Tweed, proprietors Jamie O’Connor and Glenn Weaver can offer prompt, quality and value for money service to our valued customers.

We offer a 24 hour, 7 days a week emergency call out service.

Quality service men can provide you with the plumbing solutions for all of your plumbing problems – hot water systems and installations, sewer and storm water blockages and breaks, water leak detection, leaking taps and cisterns and gas installations, just to name a few.

Wyuna Pool Shop and Service is an independent pool store that has access to a full range of pool products which gives us an advantage when it comes to finding the right solution for your pool.

Our service division covers a large area from Byron Bay to Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast.

Wyuna Pool Shop and Service has been trading since 1978 and has gained a reputation for great service and friendly advice. Owners Tony and Gabrielle Robertson are only too happy to assist you when it comes to any pool and spa. Tony, Gabrielle and staff offer the Tweed and Gold Coast’s pool owners peace of mind and welcome you into their store at 36 Boyd St, Tweed Heads.

SO CALL US FREE CALL 1800 847 000 AND REMEMBER HAVING PLUMBING PROBLEMS, NEED A SOLUTION? THE ANSWER IS THP!

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GLENN WEAVER TWEED HEADS PLUMBING

DANNY KELLY PEST-EX PEST MANAGEMENT

SUE BARR SOLOMONS FLOORING

DEB ROCKWELL TREASURED INTERIORS

DAVE BERRILL TWEED COAST HANDYMAN

GABRIELLE ROBERTSON WYUNA POOL SHOP AND SERVICE

30 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY WYUNA POOL SHOP AND SERVICE PH: 07 5536 6519

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focusing on the kind of freedom and independence that supports others.

TAURUS: This week’s new moon in your house of social affairs suggests that networking could produce interesting career opportunities. If you can get your head around its inconsistencies and let minor irritations slide, you’ll really enjoy the artistic flashes of inspiration which enrich this highly intuitive week.

GEMINI: A stimulating Mercury/ Jupiter conjunction challenges you to balance this week’s ideas with action, and radical insights with their practical applications. Your genius for delivering complex ideas in user friendly language will be in hot demand, but be careful about overcommitting funds and energy.

CANCER: An exciting and occasionally trying week in the partnership department, but one with plenty of the touchy feely, close and cuddly moments Cancerians love. Staying focused on the idea of positive change and keep your heart open to the suffering of others.

LEO: Yes, money management issues are up and running but no, drastic action isn’t recommended just yet. You’ll know when the

time is right. As this week gets your creative juices pumping, impromptu get togethers are likely to attract just the kind of inventive types you need.

VIRGO: There are solutions to every problem if you take the time to find them. Not having enough time isn’t a truth, it’s a mindset you can alter whenever you want to.

There’s actually all the time you need if you adopt beliefs which give you less stress.

LIBRA: This week’s new moon shines on Libran career and health issues, so let your body talk and listen carefully to what it says. In the work world it pays to remember what you already know: that a gentle approach can unravel the toughest defenses.

SCORPIO: As financial goal posts keep shifting, life leaves many questions with answers pending.

You might feel circumstances are conspiring against you but during times of upheaval, new possibilities and opportunities arise so don’t rush into survival mode – allow your new evolution the time it requires.

SAGITTARIUS: Life as we know it is slipping and sliding, changing and rearranging at a confusing rate, but with sensitive stellar

influences adding compassionate understanding to the Sagittarian mindset, you’ll quickly find the right words and ways to comfort, inspire or motivate others this week.

CAPRICORN: Admit it, adversity has it upside: like this week’s realization that while designer toys and disposable income are fabulous fun, they can’t actually compare with simple, soul nourishing pleasures like a walk in the park or discussing the sunset with friends on the beach…

AQUARIUS: As Aquarian optimism comes up against sobering realities, Jupiter in your sign for the next year puts you among the lucky ones. Mercury joining Mars in Aquarius displays your skills and abilities at their finest, so be extra supportive to others while this week regroups its priorities.

PISCES: Welcome to your passion and purpose week for taking the initiative, living your dreams and honoring your intuitive gifts as the Sun and new moon in Pisces shower you with influential help and compatible connections.

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Although Veselin Topalov is the favourite, he and Gata Kamsky are neck and neck at the halfway point of their contest in Sofia, Bulgaria. The eight game match will decide who challenges World Champion Viswanathan Anand.

As predicted by many, Topalov’s precise opening preparation gave him a large time advantage in the early games. In the second game Kamsky fell 50 minutes behind on the clock after just seven moves.

Eight moves later Kamsky, with only 13 minutes left on the clock for his next 27 moves, made

CHESS by Ian Rogers Play at Seagulls Club, Thursdays 6–10pm the foolhardy decision not to avoid a time forfeit. The effort of exchange pieces and force a draw. trying to survive a bad position ‘I wanted to play [for a win],’ while moving instantly proved said Kamsky sheepishly after the too much and Kamsky soon congame. ‘His position looked very ceded the game, given below. promising,’ admitted Topalov.

However, the American fought Kamsky, who seemed to be back and evened the score in spending as much time watching the fourth game, in which, sigthe giant screen behind the play- nificantly, he was careful not to ers as the board in front of him, fall behind on the clock. After soon lost control of the game and Kamsky’s debacle in the open secby move 25 he needed to make ond game, commentators were a move every four seconds to surprised that Topalov should choose to defend a closed Ruy Lopez, which is perfectly adapted to his opponent’s style.

The Sofia match has so far proceeded without off-board incidents, although only after security checks described by one organiser as ‘unbelievable and surrealistic’. Kamsky’s last-minute requests – moving the audience away from the front rows of the theatre and covering any avenues of natural light into the arena – were all accommodated while Topalov appears happy just to playing on home territory.

The Topalov-Kamsky games begin at midnight AEST and can be watched live via www. wccc2009.com/en/results.html Sofia 2009 White: G Kamsky Black: V Topalov Opening: Ruy Lopez 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Bc5 5.Nxe5 Nxe4 6.Qe2 Nxe5 7.d4!? Qe7 A calm reply played almost instantly by Topalov. 7…

Be7 is more usual. 8.dxc5 Nxc5 9.Nc3 Ng6 10.Qh5 c6 11.Bg5 f6 12.Rae1 Ne6 13.Bd3 0-0 14.Bd2 d5 15.f4!? ‘I should probably just exchange [on g6] and make a draw but I wanted to play,’ said Kamsky. 15...Qc5+ 16.Kh1 d4 17.Bf5!? Another ambitious move criticised by Kamsky after the game. 17.Qxc5 Nxc5 18.Bc4+ Kh8 19.Ne2 would again be roughly equal. 17…

Rf7 Topalov could play for more with the queen sacrifice 17...Nxef4!? 18.Rxf4 dxc3! but prefers to avoid forcing lines until Kamsky is seriously short of time. 18.Ne4 Qd5 19.Bxg6?! 19.Ng3 should hold the balance. 19…hxg6 20.Qxd5 cxd5 21.Nd6 Rc7!! 22.c4? Kamsky admitted that he had missed Topalov’s piece sacrifice but he had little choice but to accept and hope for the best after 22.Nxc8 Raxc8 23.Rxe6 Rxc2 24.Bb4 Rxb2 25.a3. However, here 25…d3! is strong because 26.h3?! would lose immediately to 26…Rxb4!!

27.axb4 d2! The rest is easy for Black. 22… dxc3 23.Bxc3 d4 24.Bb4 Bd7 25.Rf2 a5 26.Ba3 b5 27.b3 b4 28.Bb2 Ra6 29.Ne4 Rac6 30.Kg1 Rc2 31.g3 d3 32.Rd1 f5 0-1

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‘I didn’t always smoke pot. For years and years I was high on life – it’s just that I built up a tolerance.’

Comedian/Actor Arj Barker aka Ricky Shroeder shot to prominence with the Flight of the Conchords. The comedy stylings of Brett and Jemaine – New Zealand’s fourth most popular digi-folk parodists – made them all household names and ushered in a new level to self deprecating comedy.

With the second series released on HBO television in the US, Arj is not resting on his achievements but is busy once again in Australia on a standup tour.

Comedians are generally quite depressed and manic or sane and well adjusted. Being the latter, Arj is no lightweight and his career is blooming. Last February he was on the Dave Letterman show, ‘The pinnacle’ he says, and his steady climb to fame hasn’t tarnished his genuine easygoing down-toearth manner. He is sharp, witty and current (everyone is when they’re under 30). Tender observations, mixed with hearty chunks of sarcasm, and delicate slices of irony, smothered in that good ol’ fashioned unwarranted anger. He is one of the feature acts at The Bangalow Big Joke Comedy Festival March 26-29.

You speak fondly of Australia in your website and in routines. Have you been to Byron Bay before and is there a way we can disappoint you?

Yes and no. Every chance I’m in

Australia I go to the hinterland around Byron – it’s so magical.

I actually pursued The Big Joke Festival because I will have a few days to get out to the country side. I am not so much of a beach person but the areas surrounding here are fantastic. I love it so much here and stay as long as I can.

What was the hardest thing about working with Brett and Jemaine (from Flight of the Conchords)?

Well that’s a hard question ‘cause they are good friends and great guys. It was sometimes scary because I saw them becoming stars in front of my eyes. I thought they might become A-listers and they’d be too cool to hang with me – you know – having lunch with Jack Nicholson etc, but that’s unfounded, ridiculous and paranoid. It’s perhaps part of the New Zealand sentiment because they have remained quite humble and real. I’d see the change happen when I’d say to them, ‘let’s go out to lunch’ and they’d say ‘we can’t today cause we have a Rolling Stone interview.’ There wasn’t anything amazing about that, it’s just what was happening.

How much input did you have in the writing and development of your character Dave in Flight of the Conchords?

A little bit, they wanted me to play myself, and I did get to improvise. Once the script was written, they gave me space and it was great to see some of my improvs left in the series.

All the ladies in the world

are maybe asking – are you single?

Yeah at this point. The gig in Bangalow is a few weeks away so anything could happen.

Is nostalgia the enemy of art?

No because what if you had a piece of art and you saw a picture of it and you got nostalgic?

Your list of favourite comedians on your website is not an obvious Who’s Who of well known comedy acts. What was it about the people you listed that makes them your favourites?

I haven’t updated that list in a while, I think it was well over eight years ago. I worry that listing favourites becomes a contest.

I was asked on a recent festival to say who was my favourite act and it makes me feel uncomfortable playing favourites.

What type of household did you grow up in?

Great, it was different. My dad’s an Indian engineer; quiet and a little mischievous, while mum is an outgoing extrovert, a little new age and spiritual.

I have an older sister and a younger half sister. They didn’t say ‘become a comedian’, I had a reputation for comedy around friends and then they suggested I try standup. It was scary as hell but I did it anyway.

‘I just got a new iPod. It’s amazing. It has 80 gigaarj bites of storage. 80 gigs of music! Because I like to jog for three and half weeks at a time.’

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Jam Nights and Open Mics A reminder you can find a jam at the Australian Tavern, Murwillumbah on Tuesdays, and Coolangatta Hotel every Wednesday with house band Remedy. The Sands Hotel Coolangatta also has a jam night on Thursday from 8pm.

Mullumbimby RSL has a jam night from 7.30pm on Thursdays. The Buddha Bar, Byron Bay from 7.30pm has an Open Mike night also on Thursdays. South Tweed Sports Club holds a jazz jam from 3pm-6.30pm every Saturday afternoon. ‘Brackets and Jam’ happens at The Bangalow Pub on Tuesdays.

Legends Music Festival ‘It has taken five years to find performers of this quality for the festival,’ says promoter John Gillespie, of the massive Legends Music Festival that’s on this weekend. ‘You will shake your head in amazement at the remarkable resemblance to Mick Jagger and Tina Turner with superb vocals – this fast moving action-packed couple is definitely not to be missed.’

And that’s just one of the many amazing acts that will perform.

Touted as the ‘closest phenomena you’ll ever see to Led Zeppelin’, Zed Leppelin combine the breathtaking theatrics of the legendary band with the fantastic musicianship that made them legends. Both Continued on page 24

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complaining to my Nanna about how hard it was to get the kids to do what they’re told. My Nanna lifted a heavy arm, the skin flapping as she pointed Mandy Nolan into the darkest cavern of the back porch. ‘You need the strap.’ Hanging on a nail in my dead grandfather’s grotto was the strap. The family strap.

The other day I went to visit my Nanna, a woman My eyes watered just looking at it. My who at 93 looks well on the way to pulling the tonne. family heritage of struggle and compliance, hung (I wonder whether the Queen has updated her limply in the shadows. At the mention of its name, I centenarian birthday message and now sends an am sure I saw it quiver. The strap, once an object that SMS?) She is the most impressive, affectionate and inspired fear and obedience, now an impotent length fiercest matriarch in my family. You don’t mess with of leather whose sole purpose was to hold back the Nanny Nolan. As a young girl I distinctly remember blind, was the symbol of a dead empire. The strap her telling an unfriendly grocer he could stick his had once been powerful, it had wrapped its length pumpkin up his arse. It wasn’t the language she around the backs of knees, it had cut the naked flesh used, it was the fact that he obliged. And no it wasn’t of small bums and it had been held above my Nanna’s a shapely butternut, it was a Queensland Blue. You head buckle high with a banshee scream and a blood curdling threat. It was once a violent peacekeeper, can google it on any good pumpkin porn site. I was

Johnny Cash and Frank Sinatra will be performed by Johnny Phoenix, star of stage and international recording artist. Joe Daniels aka Mr Impersonator, is the man behind Joe Cocker, Neil Diamond, Ray Charles and Rocky Horror Show repertoire.

Joe played the lead roll in Elvis the Farewell Concert, also Frank N Furter in the Rocky Horror Show and he was also voted the best new act in Las Vegas.

The event will also become a new Australian movie – be a part of the movie as an extra or be involved in crowd participation! Saturday February 28 at Murwillumbah Civic Centre. Adults $25, children under 16 and pensioners $15, families $50. Bookings at Poster Paradise, 97 Main St, Sunnyside Tobacconist – Sunnyside Mall,

and Stewart Copeland. and at the Civic Centre on the night from 5pm. Limited tickets They will be performing all of The Police’s greatest hits. Satavailable. urday February 28, 7.30pm Osmosis (DST) in the Connections Lounge at Seagulls.

Osmosis is fronted by multiinstrumentalist Matt Ostila, and includes Peter Hunt from Kooii NRSO - Save the and Ruby Blue on trumpet and Orchestra Concert vocals. This collective of fusion Due to the first show on groovemasters from Barkers Sunday February 15 being Vale was the most interesting sold out, the NRSO are pleased new band to emerge from the to present a second show on Sphinx scene in 08. Very cool.

Sunday March 1 at 3pm (DST) Sunday March 1 from 1pm. at Seagulls.

Since 1999, when the Chamber The Aus Police Orchestra became a SymThe Aus Police are the only phony Orchestra, the NRSO tribute in Australia to one of has offered a wide variety of the most enigmatic bands of all music including symphonies time. This truly authentic proand concertos, two full ballets, fessional show even uses the international and Australian same signature instruments guest artists and has also twice used by Sting, Andy Summers appeared on ABC’s award-

but now it was just an old belt. My Nanna smiled: ‘I hit all my kids with that strap Mandy. I hit your father and I hit you.’ My butt tingled with the memory. I remember the strap. I only got it once. It was enough.

I said, ‘We don’t hit the kids any more Nanny. It’s sort of against the law.’ My Nanna humphed. ‘Fat lot of good that does. Look at kids today.’ I had to admit she was right. At no time in history have children been so considered. It wasn’t that long ago they were the seen and not heard half humans who resided in the shadowy halls of orphanages and boarding schools.

These days kids have opinions. They have passions.

They have rights. I’m not saying that there still isn’t a small percentage of kids who are badly abused, but on the whole, kids have it better than they ever have. They are loved and cherished and indulged.

They don’t get the strap, they get ‘time to think’ or get sent to the counsellor to work on their issues, or their parents weaken and cave and before you know it 12 year olds with spray cans are hanging out in the

winning Australian Story.

The NRSO is grateful for its audience support and hopes that the members of the Brisbane, Gold Coast and Tweed communities will continue to support and enjoy the NRSO. Adult $40, concession $35, high school students $22, primary school students free.

Janet Seidel Based in Sydney, Australia, vocalist/pianist Janet Seidel currently enjoys a rare and enviable international reputation with 14 CDs released in Australia and also available in several other countries. In the Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD 2006 (UK) she is described as ‘Australia’s first lady of jazz’ .Janet Seidel will be performing at the South Tweed Bowls

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streets until after midnight. This is the generation that knows no boundaries. These children have not experienced the parental violence of the generations that came before them. But ironically, they are the most violent generation to date. They cut themselves, hang in gangs and beat each other up, lurk in the streets and destroy property, they call each other bitch and ho and hurl public abuse like wedding confetti. For a weekend thrill, instead of dropping a trip or pulling a cone and contemplating the wonder of the universe, they smoke Ice and head into the hills to beat up hippies having sweet tofu times in country halls. I don’t endorse violence as a means of behaviour modification. But why is it when we stopped smacking our kids their behaviour suddenly spiralled out of control? Anyway, I took the strap. It hangs on a nail in the kitchen, watching over us. It’s like a nuclear weapon. I have no intention of using it.

Just the sight of it and its legend of fear is deterrent enough. I haven’t misbehaved once.

Club on Saturday February 28 with David Seidel and Chuck Morgan. $5.50 bookings essential. Don’t forget the jazz jam from 3pm.

Joe Nichols – The Size Matters Tour For the first time in Australia, direct from the US, international country music stars Joe Nichols and Deana Carter are joined by hot local acts Steve Forde and Jasmine Rae for a thrilling night of entertainment. Joe has built a reputation as one of the coolest neo-traditional performers in the US, with a number of country top ten hits including The Impossible, Brokenheartsville, She Only Smokes When She Drinks and Cool To Be A Fool.

Deana Carter has numerous

albums and hits to her name as well, including Strawberry Wine and Did I Shave My Legs For This?, There’s No Limit and I’m Just A Girl. Steve Forde is one of the hottest male artists in the Aussie country scene today, known for his rockin’ stage presence. His new album Guns and Guitars, is an earthy and raw collection of songs.

Jasmine Rae, who has been described by Lee Kernaghan as ‘the hottest new artist to come out of Australia in a long time’, won the Grand Final of the Telstra Road to Tamworth in 2008 and since then she has enjoyed a meteoric rise. Her debut album Look It Up has yielded two number one hits.

This will be a night of classic country with a modern twist, performed by some of the best

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Artist for both the album and its frenetic Top 50 single, Words. With her road-hardened band practically setting fire Jam Factory welcomes back to the ARIA stage, Kate’s live the exceptionally talented Mr. performance of the song was Dan Hannaford, this time the most memorable moment with the rest of his band for a of the show. Friday February proper Aussie roots, soul and 27, 8pm at the Coolangatta rock n roll show. Warming up the night will be acoustic, indie, Hotel. folk duo from Brisbane Cyrus.

Brown Birds From Sunday March 1, 6pm. Entry $5, 23 McLean St, CoolanWindy Hill gatta.

Described as ‘What Neil Young and Crazy Horse would sound Rocwater like if they surfed’, NSW North Following the successes of their Coast outfit Brown Birds debut self-titled album and From Windy Hill is a group several tours in ‘08, Rocwater of surfer musicians who have are continuing to spread their just released their album Three infectious delights along the Sails To The Wind. Featuring North East coast. Formed in ‘05, well-known surfer, artist and Rocwater is based around the performer Andrew Kidman, the songs, voice and guitar of Duband includes Mark Sutherland ane Marnell. The NSW Central who first played on The Val Coast 5-piece combine 3 voices Dusty Experiment album that with a blend of acoustic and scored the surf film Litmus. electric guitars, keys, trumpet, Saturday February 28, 8pm mandolin and harmonica. See at the Coolangatta Hotel.

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gary puckett and the union gap at seagulls march 6

Great Collections at the Tweed River Art Gallery

dan hannaford at neverland sunday march 1 voices in the business. Tickets $89.90. Tuesday March 3, 8.30pm (DST) at Seagulls.

The Gallery’s first opening for 2009 is Great Collections, and what a great start to the year! Picture the thrill of seeing Jurassic period fish specimens, Captain Cook’s sextant, an Arthur Streeton painting, and bushranger Captain Moonlite’s death mask, along with major contemporary artworks for the first time in a regional setting.

Drawn from the magnificent collections of New South Wales’ eight premier cultural institutions, these significant items are representative of Australia’s vibrant history.

Please come along, enjoy these beautiful new exhibitions, and see some exciting treasures from the state’s Great Collections. Finishes March 15. Other exhibitions include A life in lithographs on display until Sunday May 3, and Zom Osborne’s In-Between until Sunday March 22.

ron Services’ Club Pandanus Lounge on Monday March 2 at 8pm. MC Mandy Nolan.

Tickets are $10/15 and can be booked on 6684 3443 or bought at the door.

Brian Cadd and Rus Morris Once again, two of Australia’s most respected artists join forces live on stage to create a musical moving picture of Australia between 1966 and 1974.

Hear all your favourite hits including A Little Ray of Sunshine, The Real Thing, Ginger Man, Wings Of An Eagle and Your Mamma Don’t Dance. These are just some of the songs which span this eight year period of exuberant youth. Saturday at Twin Towns Services Club, 8pm.

Coming soon Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Gary Puckett and the Union Gap was one of the most successful musical groups of the 1960s. Gary’s unmistakable voice led the group to six consecutive gold records and top ten Billboard hits with Young Girl, Woman Woman, Lady Willpower, Over You, This Girl Is A Woman Now and Keep The Customer Satisfied. Friday 6th March, 8.30pm (DST) at Seagulls.

Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca

Cuba’s hottest musical export Roberto Fonseca is coming to Australia. The dazzling young Cuban pianist replaced Ruben Tim Freedman Gonzalez in the Buena Vista Tim Freedman is the lead sing- Tipping Point Social Club, and will perform er of award winning Australian three shows in Australia – With an eclectic range of styles band The Whitlams, whose The Sydney Opera House, and unpredictable dynamic appeal reaches audiences of all Melbourne, and Lismore! A changes, Tipping Point’s ages and tastes. His lyrics have gripping live performer with brand of music is everything been described as having a charisma to spare, Roberto from acoustic roots to funky ‘charming cynicism’, enhanced Fonseca shows a virtuosic, fiery, ska with a hint of heavy rock by an instinct for a poignant eclectic, sometimes nearly orand even the odd pop tune. melody and a highly individual chestral approach to the piano.

They love to mix it up. The musical style. Soundlounge, Beach Bar Cabarita Beach A mixture of Cuban soul and Currumbin 7.30pm Thursday on Friday February 27 with jazz history, Fonseca’s piano Raw Comedy February 26. special guest singer/songwriter artistry includes unbelievFledgling standup comMia Dyson & Jen Ryan Murphy from 9pm. able high-energy runs on the ics take to the stage in the keyboard, a trace of Monk’s Cloher and The End- Comedian Lindsay second Byron Bay heat of angularity and a fine sense for The Melbourne Internaless Sea Webb poetic melodies. On his new tional Comedy Festival’s RAW In early 2009 one of our most An expert mimic, Lindsay’s album Zamazu he is assisted by comedy. Raw Comedy is the loved and most talented stand-up performances are his long-term musical partner country’s most prestigious female singer songwriters, Mia best known for unique voice Javier Zalba (clarinet, soprano and well recognised search for Dyson will leave Australia to characterisations – imitating sax, alto sax, flute) and an intalent, and for the lucky few relocate to the USA for a good well-known celebrities and credibly flexible Cuban/Brazilthat get through, it’s a short part of next year. Mia would cartoon characters, placing ian rhythm section. Tix on sale track to a career in comedy, never leave without saying them in strange and unusual now. Wednesday, 11th March, bypassing the years of struggle goodbye. The tour is booked, situations. Friday 27 Feb 8pm Lismore City Hall $45/38 from and adversity trying to get a 5 the gear will be loaded and all Gold Coast Arts Centre. www.norpa.org.au or 1300 066 min spot in a room where you you need to do is get your tick772. won’t get hit in the head with a et! Soundlounge, Currumbin Kate Miller-Heidke beer! Raw winners are grinners, Free Comedians 7.30pm Sunday March 1.

She began to infiltrate national with the national title holder consciousness with a trilogy of coming soon being flown to the Edinburgh High Society Jazz EPs from ‘04 to ‘06 – Telegram, Festival to compete as the Aus- Comedian Mandy Nolan is Comikaze, Circular Breathing – Band hosting a free comedy night at sie rep in their talent search: before Little Eve crashed the upThe Tweed Valley Jazz Club So You think You’re Funny. Local Currumbin RSL on Wednesper reaches of the ARIA charts will be presenting The High day March 4. Doors open at comic Paul McMahon took in June ‘07.

Society Jazz Band on Friday 7.30pm. That’s right, completeout the first heat and will be The album went Gold on the February 27 from 8pm. This ly free entry but you must get a performing at the Queensland back of four ARIA nominations: regular monthly gig at Greenticket from reception as space semi finals in Brisbane in just a Best Female Artist, Best Pop hills-on-Tweed is located at is limited. Mandy Nolan will few weeks.

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gig guide THURSAY 26 ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB, KINGSCLIFF 5.30PM FREE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 8.15PM JOHN HARLEY WESTON, BRETT HAMMOND ■ SEAGULLS LAKEVIEW LOUNGE ENTERTAINMENT 5.30PM ROY MORRIS ■ SOUNDLOUNGE, CURRUMBIN 7.30PM TIM FREEDMAN (SOLO) & TARA SIMMONS ■ THE SANDS HOTEL COOLANGATTA 8PM JAM NIGHT ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6PM VEENIE’S SWIZZLE ■ TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB, LIVE MUSIC ■ THE BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY 9PM BROADFOOT ■ THE RAILS, BYRON BAY 6.30PM THE ROMANIACS ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON BAY TEKI LATEX LIVE & DJ SET DAN WEBBER ■ MULLUMBIMBY RSL, 7.30PM JAM NIGHT ■ BUDDHA BAR, BYRON BAY, 7.30PM OPEN MIKE ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK, 7.30PM WDR BAZ

FRIDAY 27 ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB, KINGSCLIFF 7.30PM FREE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB, BOGANGAR 8PM BIGGER THAN TEXAS ■ CABARITA BEACH BAR & GRILL

local events and entertainment 9PM TIPPING POINT & RYAN MURPHY ■ CLUB BANORA, BANORA POINT 7.30PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ CURRUMBIN RSL, 7PM LOADED DICE ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM KATE MILLER-HEIDKE ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE, 8PM COMEDIAN LINDSAY WEBB ■ GREENHILLS-ON-TWEED, M’BAH 8PM HIGH SOCIETY JAZZ BAND ■ HOTEL MURWILLUMBAH, 9PM DJ LEE ■ IMPERIAL HOTEL M’BAH 8PM BROADFOOT ■ IVORY TAVERN, TWEED HEADS 5PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 8.30PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 7.30PM SUGAR FIX ■ LUFFLEY CAFE M’BAH, KEL’S JAZZ KANARIES ■ M’BAH SERVICES MEMORIAL CLUB 6.30PM TERRY MURPHY ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7PM BRENDA LEE HEATHCOTE ■ SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF, 8.30PM SMART ARTIST ■ SANDBAR AND GRILL 6PM BILL JACOBI ■ SEAGULLS 7PM, CONNECTIONS BAR MAXIMUM GROOVE BAND ■ SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB 8.30PM RNR DANCING, WALLY & THE GATORS ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM DUDES OF DOO WOP ■ TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB, LIVE MUSIC

■ COURTHOUSE HOTEL, MULLUMBIMBY 7.30PM REAL DEAL ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK, BRUNSWICK HEADS 7.30PM SUPER MARIO ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY BROWN BIRDS FROM WINDY HILL ■ OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 6:30PM MICK MCHUGH ■ THE BUDDHA BAR, BYRON BAY, 8PM VERY UNIQUE EXISTENCE ■ THE BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY THE HARD WORD ■ THE RAILS, BYRON BAY 7PM HUDIBRASTIC FUNK ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON BAY RYAN RUSHTON + DANIEL WEBBER ■ SATORI ON BELONGIL, 5PM GROOVE DROPS WITH MR LINKS

SATURDAY 28 ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB, BOGANGAR 8PM BLIND LEMON ■ CABARITA BEACH BAR & GRILL, 9PM MUZI BEATS ■ CLUB BANORA, BANORA POINT 8PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ COOLANGATTA TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB, 7PM STOWAWAY (DUO) ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM BLACK MAGIC ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE, 7PM THE HARRY LYNN JAZZ QUARTET (WEEKLY GIG) ■ HOTEL MURWILLUMBAH 9PM FAT ALBERT ■ IVORY TAVERN, TWEED HEADS 3PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB, 7.30PM KARAOKE

■ MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES MEMORIAL CLUB 6.30PM MELISSA COX ■ MURWILLUMBAH CIVIC CENTRE 6PM-10PM LEGENDS MUSIC FESTIVAL ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM FATHOM’ ■ SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF, 8.30PM ROCWATER ■ SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB, JANET SEIDEL AND BAND ■ SEAGULLS CONNECTIONS BAR 7.30PM THE AUS POLICE (POLICE TRIBUTE) ■ SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD, 7PM GEOFF TURNBULL ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB, 7.30PM BRITISH 60’S SHOW WITH GUEST DUSTY & FRIENDS ■ TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB, 8PM BRIAN CADD/RUS MORRIS ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON BAY LIVEWIRE ■ BYRON ARTISAN NIGHT MARKET, 6.30PM ■ THE BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY 9.30PM OZ HORNZ ■ THE BUDDHA BAR, BYRON BAY. 7.30PM SWINGING DETECTIVES ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK, BRUNSWICK HEADS 7.30PM SUPER FREAKS ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY KATE MILLERHEIDKE ■ MULLUM RSL, 8.15PM JIM FAIRFULL ■ MULLUM CIVIC CENTRE MIA DYSON ■ THE RAILS, BYRON BAY 6.30PM LOREN

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SUNDAY 1 ■ CABARITA BEACH BAR & GRILL 2PM BILL JACOBI ■ CLUB BANORA, 12.15PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ CURRUMBIN RSL,1.30PM MICHAEL KING ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 2PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 4PM KARAOKE – SEARCH FOR A STAR ■ NEVERLAND, COOLANGATTA 6PM DAN HANNAFORD AND CYRUS ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB, 5PM MARK MCQUIRE ■ SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF, 2PM LEIGH JAMES ■ SEAGULLS CLUB, 2PM LINE DANCING WITH TREVOR WHITE (REGULAR WEEKLY GIG) ■ SEAGULLS CLUB, 3PM NRSO – SAVE THE ORCHESTRA CONCERT ■ SPHINX ROCK CAFE, MT BURRELL, 1- 5PM OSMOSIS ■ SOUNDLOUNGE, CURRUMBIN 7.30PM MIA DYSON & JEN CLOHER AND THE ENDLESS SEA ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 5PM DON WHITAKER ■ THE BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY 4.30 LISA HUNT 8PM HOODRAT’N’DOOM ■ THE BUDDHA BAR, BYRON BAY 8PM LIVING DAYLIGHTS ■ THE RAILS, BYRON BAY 6PM WRITERS AT THE RAILS 6PM ROCWATER ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK, BRUNSWICK HEADS 3PM THE REAL DEAL

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MONDAY 2 ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 12PM DAVID BARRY ■ THE RAILS, BYRON BAY 6.30PM GUY KACHEL ■ BUDDHA BAR, BYRON INDUSTRY NIGHT ■ BYRON SERVICES’ CLUB PANDANUS LOUNGE RAW COMEDY MC MANDY NOLAN

TUESDAY 3 ■ SEAGULLS LAKEVIEW LOUNGE ENTERTAINMENT 5.30PM ■ SEAGULLS 8.30PM JOE NICHOLS – THE SIZE MATTERS TOUR ■ THE RAILS, BYRON BAY 6.30PM MARK EASTON ■ BUDDHA BAR, BYRON TABLE TENNIS COMP ■ COCOMANGAS, BYRON RETRO FEVER ■ CHEEKY MONKEYS, BYRON COYOTE UGLY ■ BANGALOW HOTEL, 8PM BRACKETS & JAM NIGHT ■ THE WINSOME HOTEL LISMORE, 8.30PM JAZZ N BLUES W JIM KELLY’S HEALIN FEELIN BAND

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Sport SPORT RESULTS BOWLS Burring Bush Ticks Don and Lyn Proudlock defeated Nancy Philip and Bruce Andrews and Margaret Allard and Ray Chapman defeated Elsie Graham and Ted Allard.

Sunday we had visit from South Lismore.

The weather was fine and rinks were full.

Winners: H Philip, R Stevens and L Proudlock. Lucky Losers: E Graham, J Boyle and B Boyle. The Bushticks won overall.

Raffle wins: J Kattey, K Philip and B Jack.

Don’t forget Kids Cancer Charity Day this Saturday, play starts 1pm.

Next general meeting on Sunday March 1 at 3pm at the Sports Club.

Cabarita Beach Men Results–21/2/09 Winners: R Woodbury,J Hunter and K Doolin. Cons: B Parker,N Ambrose and M Morgan.

Tweed–Gold coast carpet sponsored day Winners: B Cox and J Rannie r/up J Richards and J Lake, Cons: R Lee and J Simpson.

23/2/09 Winners: J Ferguson and D Hopps,r/up B Laybutt and A Latif, Cons: B MaKay and B Parr.

Congratulations mixed triples Winners: D Hopps,R Maunders and J Macualey r/up D Perez, B Overall and M Overall.

First round of mens pairs to be played on or before Sun 1/3/09.

TIDE TIMES PHASES OF THE MOON First Quarter 4th Mar 5.46 pm Pisces Full Moon 11th Mar 12.38 pm Last Quarter 19th Mar 3.48 am New Moon 27th Mar 2.06 am FRI High 10.30 am 1.6 Sunrise 6.36 am 27th 10.59 pm 1.6 Sunset 7.20 pm Low 4.18 am 0.4 Moonrise 8.20 am 4.46 pm 0.3 Moonset 8.18 pm SAT High 11.09 am 1.5 Sunrise 6.37 am 28th 11.37 pm 1.6 Sunset 7.19 pm Low 5.01 am 0.4 Moonrise 9.19 am 5.18 pm 0.4 Moonset 8.50 pm SUN High 11.51 am 1.4 Sunrise 6.37 am 1st Sunset 7.18 pm Low 5.48 am 0.4 Moonrise 10.20 am 5.52 pm 0.4 Moonset 9.26 pm MON High 12.20 am 1.6 Sunrise 6.38 am 2nd 12.39 pm 1.3 Sunset 7.17 pm Low 6.42 am 0.5 Moonrise 11.24 am 6.32 pm 0.5 Moonset 10.08 pm TUE High 1.08 am 1.6 Sunrise 6.39 am 3rd 1.37 pm 1.2 Sunset 7.16 pm Low 7.44 am 0.5 Moonrise 12.30 pm 7.21 pm 0.5 Moonset 10.56 pm WED High 2.06 am 1.6 Sunrise 6.39 am 4th 2.51 pm 1.1 Sunset 7.15 pm Low 8.58 am 0.5 Moonrise 1.36 pm 8.25 pm 0.6 Moonset 11.52 pm THU High 3.16 am 1.6 Sunrise 6.40 am 5th 4.18 pm 1.1 Sunset 7.14 pm Low 10.21 am 0.5 Moonrise 2.39 pm 9.45 pm 0.6 Eastern Standard Time. Heights in metres.

Courtesy of NSW Tide Charts, Manly Hydraulics Laboratory, NSW Dept of Commerce

MONTHLY MARKETS 1st Sat Brunswick Heads (02) 6684 4437 1st Sat 8-11am Casuarina Farmers’ Market 0414 777 432 1st Sat Murwillumbah Cottage Markets 0417 759 777 1st Sun Banora Point Farmers’ Market 0417 759 777 1st Sun Byron Bay (02) 6680 9703 1st Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 4555 1st Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 2nd Sat 2nd Sun 2nd Sun 2nd Sun 2nd Sun 2nd Sun

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3rd Sat 8-11am Casuarina Farmers’ Market 0414 777 432 3rd Sat Mullumbimby (02) 6684 3370 3rd Sat Murwillumbah Cottage Markets 0417 759 777 3rd Sun Ballina 6687 4328 3rd Sun Banora Point Farmers’ Market 0417 759 777 3rd Sun Nimbin (02) 6689 0000 3rd Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 4555 3rd Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 3rd Sun Uki (02) 6679 9026 4th Sat Kingscliff (02) 6674 0827 4th Sun Bangalow (02) 6687 1911 4th Sun (in 5 Sun month) Coolangatta (07) 5533 8202 4th Sun Murwillumbah 0422 565 168 4th Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 5th Sun 5th Sun

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results@tweedecho.com.au Cabarita Beach Women 24/2/09 Winners: A. Paine, L. Oliver, E. Crabb, A. Jones. Cons:olation: C. Toovey, L. Rice, F. Bosher. Raffle Winners: were R. Gleeson, L. Sandall, J. Lake. Jackpot not won, next week $200.00. Monthly lucky winner: V. Edwards.

Pennant; 19/2/09: Murwillumbah defeatedeated Cabarita in Division 2. 24/2/09: Cabarita Divisions 2 and 4 defeatedeated Cudgen Leagues.

Congong Mens Wednesday 18th washed out. Thursday nights Business House competition was sponsored by Mark Dawson of Border Bricks and Blocks of Tweed Heads. It was great to see club sponsors Blue Ribbon Meats, JH Williams, Weekly Print Spot, Sunshine Sugar, Mills Transport, KandD Landscaping, Edmunds Cons:tructions all participating. The Winners: were K and D Landscaping with runners up being Sunshine Sugar.

Saturday February 21 Condong hosted Toowoomba West bowlers. Rink Winners: S. McLennan, P. Pratt, runners up K. Liddle, W.Caisley, R.Fen. Raffle R.Shoobridge, P. Pluis, G. Mclennan, S.Lindenberg. Open Triples R.Pilon, D.Lucan, B. Ayres defeated T. Needs, M. Chilcott, W. Peart. B. Fours D.Reynolds, B.Breckenridge, R.Shoobridge, R.Kaehler defeated B. Foster, J. Ross, C. Thompson, W. Elvy. R.McCauley, T. Scius,R. Fuller, L. Edmunds defeated P. Knight, S. Standfield, P. Messing, K. Palmer. R.Pilon, G. Watson, S.KNight, P.Pluis defeated S.Keen, R. McAlister, I.Darroch, Kooka. Mens pennant trial against Ballina at home on Feb 28, 1pm start.

Canetoads Sunday 22 Canetoads hosted bowlers from Toowoomba West for a morning of bowls and BBQ lunch. Avery big thank you to Pres Mick Carmody for bringing them down for the weekend. Winners: were S. McLennan, S. Rushton, L. Morrison runners up F. Stahlert, J. McBurney, B.Kran. Raffle was won by meat trays J. Blake, B. McLennanbeer K. Pratt, B. Steven.Our next game will be 8th March a visit from Tweed Bowls at home. Sunday 22nd Canetoads to visit Cudgen. Names on sheet in club please.

Cudgen Leagues Ladies Thursday February 19 Cudgen Div 2 Pennant Defeated Pottsville and Div 4 defeated Bangalow. One game of Ladies Social was enjoyed by all. Raffles: 1st Judy Martin, 2nd Margaret Little.

Rnd 6, Div 2 V’s Murwillumbah and Div 4 V’s Condong at home today. Umpire Warren Shardlow, Controlling Body Ann Revie, M’Tea 8.30am. Social Ann Revie and Clarice Blake. Mon 2nd 1pm – Social Mixed Triples mufti, Everybody welcome.

Tues 3rd 9.30am, Committee Meeting.

Tues 3rd – Cudgen Div 4 pennant (Bye) Sun 15th March – Sun Social Bowls Club Day, with BBQ Lunch, Cost $10 pp, mufti dress, everybody welcome. Mon 30th March – Entry form on Notice board for TBDWBA District Presidents Triples at Cabarita. Entries close Thurs 12th March.

Nomination form on Notice board for Club Championship Triples, entries close Thurs 12th March. Book: 02 6674 1816.

Kingscliff Ladies The Kingfisher Triples Competition held on Monday 16th February was a great success and enjoyed by all. The results were: Round 1 Winners: T. Dixon, J. Finney and V. Newham. Round 2 Winners: C. Hawkins, E. Bradley and M.Wright. Round 3 Winners: N. Craven, C. Smith and I. Azzopardi.

Overall Winners: S. Hickman, J. Munns and D. O’Neil. 2nd Place: L. Cuthbeatson, A. Ebsworth and H. Bosisto. 3rd Place: S. Johnson, A.M. Peart and L. Treasure. 4th Place: T. Pask, J. Stevens and M. Downey.

5th Place: S. Hanlon, V. Young and R. Griffin. 6th Place: G. O’Leary, J. Mathews and E. Prince.

The raflle raised in excess of $500, which together with a donation of $600 from the Card Club and a further $400 from the Kingscliff Lady Bowlers will see $1500 for the Victorian Bushfire Relief Fund. The Open Singles are still dodging showers, but hopefully will have a result soon.

The Hibiscus Triples are scheduled for Monday 18th May, which will give you heaps of time to select your teams.

Kingscliff Men February 24 Four hundred dollars was raised on Thursday 12 February, and donated to the Victorian Bushfires appeal. Thanks bowlers. Thursday 19th Winners: E Cocks, J guest, J Mirls; A Simpson, T Dimmock, D Gleave; A Curnow, J Quinn, S Jamieson; Plate Winners: J McGill, P Lewis, P Jones: Saturday 21st Winners: T Dimmock, C Withey, R Raeburn; T Whittaker, G Pickett, D Langtry; Plate Winners: B Beattie, T Hills, H Kemp: Tuesday 24th Winners: A Fewcett, M Matteucci; Runner Up: L Murphy, L Morris; Plate Winner: J Gibson,

M Rant. Super Challenge Results: Gold Division; Despite Kingscliff winning three rinks Coolum scored 139 shots to 110.

Bronze Division: Kingscliff won three rinks and defeatedeated Lynndon 123 shots to 111. Draw for the 28th Februay and 1st March Gold Division: Kingscliff play Belmont Services on Saturday at Belmont Services. Game commences at 6:00pm NSW time. Bronze Division: Kingscliff play Darra/Cementico on Sunday at Darra. Game commences at 12:00pm NSW time. Bus departs at 9:00am.: Summer Nines: Results for 21st February: Robina A defeatedeated Kingscliff A and Mudgeeraba A defeated Kingscliff B. Draw for Saturday 28th February: Kingscliff A play Mudgeeraba and Kingscliff B play McKenzie Park C. Both games at Kingscliff and roll up starts at 9:15am NSW time. Please check the board for teams. Tweed Valley Shield: Results of Monday 23rd February: A Division drew with South Tweed 35 all and B Division were defeatedeated by South Tweed 44 to 32. Please check the board for teams for 2nd March. The semi finals of the Open Singles will be played this Saturday 28th February commencing at 10:00am. M Azzopardi v G Barrack and M Turner v I Smith. Open Fours nominations are being called. Sheet is on the notice board. There will be a Special General Meeting on Saturday 7th March at 11:00am NSW time.

Pottsville Women Thursday, February 19: Four rinks of pairs were played with a very interesting result – each rink won by a margin of one point. The winning rink was the one with the highest score.

Lucky Bowler: L Dunlop. Winning Rink: P Austin, L Rice. Raffle:. J Brammer Updates: March 3 – District championships close. March 10 Club 4’s commence.

March 26 – Club Pairs close.

DARTS Tweed Valley Darts Results Monday February 23 A grade: Gulls 10 defeated Clockwork Orange 5. Jokers 8 defeated Hogan’s Heroes 7. Leftovers 6 defeated Cgulls 5 and Sharks 6 defeated Devils 5.

A grade point score Jokers 30, Hogan’s Heroes 23, Gulls 23 and Clockwork Orange 15.

B grade point score Devils 20, Leftovers 17, Sharks 15 and Cgulls 14 Results of games to hand Gulls 10 defeated Clockwork Orange 5. Leftovers 6 defeated C gulls 5.

A grade point score Gulls 23, Jokers 22, Hogan’s Heroes 16 and Clockwork Orange 16 and B grade point score Leftovers 17, Devils 15, Cgulls 14 and Sharks 9.

Point score will be updated when all the results are in.

GOLF Chinderah Veterans Social Golf Thursday 19/2/09, Stroke Winner ‘A’ grade, Gary Carey, net 57 (c/ back), new h/cap 3. R/up, Don Gordon, net 57, new h/cap 10.

Winner ‘B’ grade, Val Deutschmann, net 56, new h/cap 17. R/up, Tom Cassin, net 58 (c/back), new h/cap 17. Ball rundown to net 61 (c/back).

Next event, 26/2/09, Stableford Monday 23/2/09, Stroke and Monthly Medal Winner Monthly Medal, Geoff Mobbs Winner ‘A’ grade, Darrel Seaman, net 58, new h/cap 15. R/up, Harry LeJeune, Net 60 (c/back), new h/cap 9.

Winner ‘B’ grade, Geoff Mobbs, net 56, new h/cap 24. R/up, John Frey, net 59, new h/cap 25. Ball rundown to net 63 Winner putting contest, Harry LeJeune, 24 putts SHOOTING Murwillumbah Pistol Club Week ended 21st February 2009: Air Pistol – Men – D Dowling 591J Lumsden 587 A Berry 576 R Rees 557 J Curtis 538.

Standard Pistol – R Rees 626 D Gazard 614 J Lumsden 582 R Fleming 577 A Gazzard 566 N Davis 565 J Traves 563 R Kilpatrick 562 S Nash 557 T Walters 555 A Uren 547 M Fleming 547 H Gray 543 J Gove 540 J Duckworth 538 W Gray 536 G Callaghan 519 A Berry 510 J Kilpatrick 457. Rifle L Tease 613 L Shepherd 601 R Walters 594 T Walters 592 M Walters 578 A Gregory 573 H Walters 563.

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Cudgen’s Kaitlin is a ripper Nipper During a last wekend’s finals on the sand and in the water at the 2009 Westpac NSW Surf Life Saving Championships, the sporting competition stopped for the announcement of the 2009 Junior Lifesaver of the Year.

The prestigious award recognises and rewards outstanding younger members of the surf lifesaving movement; those who show an advanced level of maturity and leadership potential.

This year’s winners were chosen following a lengthy and difficult selection process, from a field of 20 state finalists.

Kaitlin Smith from Cudgen Headland received the Junior Lifesaver award for her commitment and time spent assisting the club’s chief instructor conducting Surf Rescue Certificate training and for the sacrifice of most holidays and weekends to patrol during the season. She also competes at Branch, Interbranch and State levels.

The 14 year-old, pictured, is seen as a great role model to younger members of the club and is valued for her enthusiasm, commitment, sportsmanship and leadership qualities.

Kaitlin has also been heavily involved in club fundraising activities and helps to raise awareness of surf life saving in the community whenever pos-

sible. And if that’s not enough, she has also taken on the responsibility of coordinating the club’s junior March Past team.

‘Surf life saving has taught me many water-based and team building skills that I will have for life and that I can

use to contribute to my local community,’ said Kaitlin. ‘My communication skills and self confidence have also improved and I’ve made many new friendships.’

At a personal level, Kaitlin dreams of winning a medal in a major Ironwoman event.

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Cudgen SATURDAY 28.02.09 – 10am-3pm ‘Octopuses’ Sue Douglas (Capt) SUNDAY 1.3.09 AM ‘Whales’ Phil Klein (Capt) PM ‘Oysters’ Steve Spence (Capt)

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ECHO CLASSIFIEDS 6672 2280 PHONE ADS Ads may be taken by phone on 6672 2280 9am-12pm Wednesday 9am-5pm Monday to Friday Ads canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be taken on the weekend AT OUR OFFICE ClassiďŹ ed ads may also be lodged at our ofďŹ ce: Suite 1, Warina Walk Arcade, Murwillumbah RATES & PAYMENT $13.00 for the ďŹ rst two lines (minimum charge) $4.00 for each extra line (these prices include GST) Cash, cheque or credit card â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mastercard or Visa.

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PUBLIC NOTICES PHOTOS All photos handled by The Echo - all care & no responsibility taken. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CLASSIFIEDS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Can be booked any time during business hours Monday to Friday by phoning 66722280 Please be very clear about what you want to have printed in your ad. Our Echo staff will read your ad back to you.

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Sunday 8 March, 1pm - 4pm. Full luncheon buffet inclusive wines, beers & soft drinks $50/ head. Make new friends & enjoy great food in good company. Call Pam for bookings on 66872276

ANGEL & TAROT READINGS. Caring, accurate, exp. $40 1/2hr. Ph 66777509

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Reprogram patterns and beliefs.

De-stress. Restore vibrancy and physical health. Clear allergies.

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ANDREW HALL New Brighton, 66802027, Thurs, Fri. Not your usual Osteopathy.

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Classified Ads MOTOR VEHICLES

CAR BODIES REMOVED FREE $$$s for most.

Phone 0418189324, 0438189323

BARGAINS ’98 Suburu Liberty RX and wagon, 5-spd, a/c, p/s, all options BFU21L .................. $7995 ’95 Pajero GLS, 4WD, 7-seater, auto, a/c, p/s, great family wagon AH30CD .......... $4850 Nissan Navara tray-back, 5-spd,a/c, 8/09 rego, work or play QTD343 ............ $3350 Mitsubishi Magna 158ks, log books, CD, service history, auto, a/c, p/s, SPI324 ... $2850 2000 Holden Astra Hatch 5-spd, a/c, p/s, log books, 149ks, lovely car XEF464 ..... $6750

HAMMER & HAND JEWELLERY COLLECTIVE member wanted, sell your jewellery 7 days a week with no commission, work 1 day per week 10am-5pm, 1 place only, Byron Arts & Industry Est. Phone Bruce Pringle 0409960614

Rural Machinery Repair Service

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TRACTOR REPAIRS

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WE HAVE TRACTORS FOR SALE

6686 5586

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MOTIVATED ENTREPRENEURS Incredible income potential.

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SHORT TERM ACCOM. ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this section must be paid by credit card or in person at time of placement.

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

35 CARS

SMALL HOUSE OR COTTAGE wanted.

Rent to Buy. Phone Gail 0406255350

TRACTOR REPAIRS

Repairs, Parts and Restorations to all Makes and Models, on-site service available. Prepurchase inspections. Tractors sold on consignment for clients.

Unwanted tractors removed at no charge.

UNDER $10,000 www.dealcars.net

PROPERTY WANTED

Mahindra Lenar 25411 Tractor 4WD, 25HP, with front end loader, canopy, slasher, 92 HRS. $16,000 ONO

TRACTOR SAFETY SCHEME Have an approved R.O.P.S. safety frame fitted to your tractor. It’s cheaper than a funeral. Phone us now.

Workshop Charltons Rd, Federal. Phone Bill for service.

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POSITIONS VACANT The Echo needs a lively, energetic

ADVERTISING SALES PROFESSIONAL

ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this section must be paid by credit card or in person at time of placement.

TO LET TYALGUM, 2484, 2br house on 2 acres, beautiful rural setting, 6km out of town, bus & garbage service, $260pw. Phone 0412367233 CABARITA BEACH Lge d/stairs furn B/ in robes, shower, toilet, ADSL, power, water. Mature working single n/s, non/occ drinker, $220pw. Ph 0413706601

WANTED TO RENT ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this section must be paid by credit card or in person at time of placement.

STILL DESPERATELY SEEKING home.

Rent, share, buy into. Gay 60 yo young male & small great pet. 0422710645

WORK WANTED ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this section must be paid by credit card or in person at time of placement.

DECKS & PERGOLAS & all carpentry needs. Ph for free quote 0427196962

HANDYMAN MAN WITH UTE Phone Matt 0427172684

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Reg. Practitioner Sandra Davey. Ph 666 668 668846 4469 69 691144 66846914

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Please email your resume and a covering letter to

angela@echo.net.au by close of business Friday March 6.

TWEED VALLEY RESPITE SERVICE Inc is seeking IT Expressions of Interest.

TVRS is seeking Expressions of Interest for the implementation of an audit of the organisation’s existing IT systems and a fully costed proposal for the supply and installation of one new and one upgraded LAN system at the organisation’s administration and service provision sites.

For more Information contact William McManamey on (07) 5524 8185, mobile 0428 972 609 or email wmcmanamey@tvrs.org.au.

Applications close at 5pm on Monday 2nd March.

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Noticeboard Bushfire appeals The Uki Red Cross wishes to thank the community for their support to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. Over $2,000 was raised and money is still being raised. A morning tea will be held at the home of Brian and Gayanne Gleave on Tuesday, March 3, starting at 9.30am. All welcome. $5 admission.

Punters at the Murwillumbah Services Club have dug deep to support efforts to raise money for victims of Victoria’s bushfires. A fundraising day on February raised $13,457. Club boss Guy Diven said it was a donation ‘not just on behalf of the Murwillumbah Services Club, but on behalf of the entire Murwillumbah community’.

Trash and treasure Kingscliff Volunteer Coast Guard will hold a trash and treasure car boot sale at the training rooms, Rotary Park, Kingscliff on Saturday, April 18, starting at 8am. To book a $15 site contact Marg on 0413 293 686.

Museum meeting The annual general meeting of the Friends of the Tweed River Regional Museum will be held on March 26 at the Coolamon Centre, Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah from 6pm. Anyone interested in becoming a member can phone the senior curator on 6670 2493. cu

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PETS ADOPT A CAT from Animal Welfare League NSW. Phone 66844070 BURMESE KITTENS blue & lilac, avail soon, order now, price neg. 0429867993 FEMALE ENGLISH BULLDOG puppy for sale. $500, shipping not included. Vet checked, up to date shots & worming.

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FRIENDS OF THE POUND Harley is a very well mannered, quiet and loving Chihuahua x Mini Foxy who would love to be home all day with you! A quiet walk to the shops in the morning followed by a sleep in the sun would make a perfect day.

While he gets along well with other dogs, he isn’t at all fond of cats. Friends of the Pound are offering this desexed, microchipped and vaccinated girl for just $200 (inc. lifetime NSW registration).

Contact our Adoption Information Booth on 07 5524 8590. Visit www. friendsofthepound.com to view other animals. We are holding Sausage Sizzles on the 3rd Saturday of the month outside the Harvey Norman store in South Tweed.

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informal meetings where mutual, practical and emotional support is provided. For more information call 02 6672 8459.

prize. Inquiries to Ross Davis on 07 5599 7576.

Kids playtime

A fun group for mums, dads, carers and children (babies to 5 The Tweed Coast Garden Asyears). Come along and enjoy sociation’s next meeting will a special time with your child be held March 10 at Cabarita exploring songs, stories, music, Community Hall from 1.30pm. playing instruments, craft and Flower of the month is one red other activities. From March 11 flower (cut/stem) and floral at Murwillumbah Community arrangement. A trivia quiz and Centre, Nullum Street, Knox trading table will operate along Park, Wednesdays 10am-12pm. with show and tell, tips and Free – just bring a piece of fruit advice. Phone Dennis or Kathy or nutritious snack to share for on 6676 4402 for more. morning tea. To book a place or for more information please WONFA phone the Centre on phone We Ought Never Feel Alone 6672 3003.

(WONFA) will meet Tuesday, March 3, from 11am. Myrtle Back pain seminar Evans will speak on the culture Tweed residents suffering from and traditions of Ukbekistan. back, neck and joint pain, plus A two-course lunch will follow. over 300 other conditions of Held at the Uniting Church, pain, ache and discomfort are 24 Kingscliff Street, Kingscliff. invited to a free, natural health Donation $5, RSVP to Estelle by seminar given by D R More of Monday, March 2, on 02 6676 the Back Pain Relief Association 2577. at the Kingscliff Community Mental health carers Hall, Marine Parade, Kingscliff, on Saturday, March 14. For info Tweed Valley Mental Health call 02 6676 3136.

Carers Network is a support

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group for families of people with mental illness, offering friendship and sharing experiences and information. The group meets on the first and third Mondays in each month at the Tweed Heads Library, Brett Street (no public holidays). Inquiries (07) 5524 4556.

Please come to meet people who understand – because they’ve been there!

Prostrate awareness Prostrate Awareness Twin Towns and Tweed Coast will hold a seniors seminar next month featuring human health expert Graeme Sait. The twohour talk will be held on Friday, March 6, in the Anzac Room at Twin Towns Services Club, Wharf Street, Tweed Heads, from 1pm-4.30pm. Doors open noon. Cost $3 with lucky door

Garden club Twin Towns and District Garden Club March meeting will be at the Tweed Heads Civic Centre Auditorium on Monday, March 9, at 10am. Entry is $3 and includes morning tea from 9am.

Guest speaker will be the very knowledgeable and entertaining Paul Plant, editor of Sub Tropical Garden magazine.

Members and visitors welcome.

U3A U3A Tweed Coast Friday Forum.

We are pleased to announce that our guest speaker at the March Forum is the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot. Please come along to Kingscliff Uniting Church on March 6, at 2pm for an opportunity to meet our Minister. Afternoon tea will be served. $2.

EMERGENCY NUMBERS Please stick this by your phone EMERGENCY ONLY AMBULANCE, FIRE, POLICE............... 000 AMBULANCE Kingscliff, Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah .... 131 233 MURWILLUMBAH HOSPITAL ............................02 6672 1822 EMERGENCY ....................................02 6672 0230 TWEED HEADS HOSPITAL ...............................07 5536 1133 FIRE BRIGADE Kingscliff..........................................02 6674 1271 Murwillumbah ....................................02 6672 8305 Tweed Heads .....................................07 5536 2222 Tweed Rural Fire Service.......................02 6672 7888 POLICE NON EMERGENCIES 24/7 ............................ 131 444 Tweed Heads .....................................07 5569 4277 Murwillumbah ....................................02 6672 9499 Kingscliff..........................................02 6674 9399 STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ................................ 132 500 Tweed Heads .....................................07 5524 1349 Murwillumbah ....................................02 6676 7355 LIFELINE .......................................................... 131 114 GOLD COAST HELICOPTER RESCUE SERVICE .....07 5598 0222 TWEED COAST AIR SEA RESCUE......................07 5536 9333 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 24 hour crisis line .............1800 656 463 ANIMAL WELFARE (RSPCA) .............................07 5536 5135 NSW Wildlife Information & Rescue Service (WIRES) .02 6628 1898 WILDLIFE CARERS TWEED VALLEY ...................02 6672 4789 CURRUMBIN SANCTUARY ...............................07 5534 1266 SEA WORLD ................................................07 5588 2222

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Another reader has revealed the secret of her successful eviction of a family of imported geckos playing havoc with her air-conditioning unit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and she swears it works: Obtain some crickets from a nearby pet shop and place them in a greased bucket, and bingo, the chirpy lure of a favourite snack proves irresistibly fatal. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013;

According to The Echoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gecko expert, James Cook University researcher Adrian Walker, the cute critters imported from Asia decades ago have begun to wipe out the larger native geckos with a disease they spread through a skin fungus.

He says in his hometown of Cairns the imports are becoming predominant even though the non-venomous brown tree snakes were doing a good job in keeping numbers down in homes.

Out for a spot of croquet: Grant Lovell, Bill Scott and Deb â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013;

Barefoot Bowls & Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser Sunday March 1st 12pm - 3pm $10 per person A monster raffle will be held on the day

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He says the brown tree snakes were proving so successful in controlling imports, they themselves were imported into the gecko-plagued Pacific island of Guam â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with unintended results. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;They got rid of the geckos alright, along with all other native fauna because they had no natural predators,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Mr Walker. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;They have virtually taken over the island with up to 10,000 tree snakes per acre.

They have eaten everything, and now they are reported to be eating themselves.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Bitmead are part of the Tweed Valley Respite Careâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flexible day options program. Murwillumbah Croquet Club members Steff Anderson and Shirley Fredericks, right, offer a few pointers.

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incidences where councillors have denied making certain statements in the chambers, and when challenged simply say they were misreported or misunderstood. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It will require them to have regard for what they say and if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re proved wrong they can apologise.

Plenty of councils tape their meetings.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Indeed, the majority do and Backburner finds it incredible that TSC meetings â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013; God forbid that our own coun- fade away with nothing but the cillors ever resort to cannibal- written minutes remaining. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013; ism, but one day some of them may be forced to eat their own Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heartening to note that old words under an idea put for- loyalties didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop the counward by Cr Dot Holdom. The cil from making a unanimous Kingscliff-based councillor sur- decision to impose a $600 fine prised colleagues by asking staff on former pro-development to do cost estimates for audio councillor Bob Brinsmead and video recordings of coun- and daughter Judith for unaucil meetings. It followed a fiery thorised building work on a five hours of argument and a packing shed on their Tropical claim by a member of the pub- Fruitworld property at Duranlic that a councillor had nearly bah. They lodged a DA for the defamed him. Cr Holdom says shed last April but someone she is seeking transparency and started work before the council clarity. She says thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been gave formal approval. A council

officer discovered the breach in December. The necessary approvals have since been issued. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013;

Incidentally, British comedian Danny Wallace has named Bob Brinsmead â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the king of tropical fruitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in a hilarious account of his trip to see the Big Avocado at Tropical Fruit World, where Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s avocado obsession puts the Big Pineapple in its place. Wallace (whose credits include the Jim Carrey flick Yes Man) writes that he is desperate to meet avocado-devotee Bob whose â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mission in life is to spread the word of this fruitbased treatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. But alas, Bob isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in and Danny has to make do with a website and a game of Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fruit Quiz. Check out the yarn here: www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/feb/07/ danny-wallace-big-adventureaustralia.

fire victims is worth the $5 entry fee alone. Julie and Tony Hitchens are opening their award-winning English-style garden at 691 Kyogle Road, Byangum, this Saturday, February 28, and Sunday, March 1, from 9am to 4pm, to raise money for the cause. Julie tells Backburner that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;heaps of really good prizesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; have been generously donated, including dinner for two at the Ivory Tavern in Tweed Heads with a limousine ride there and back, dinner shows, original paintings, trips and family theme park passes. The Hitchens, who raised $11,000 for tsunami victims in 2004, need volunteers to work on the day.

Call them on 6672 8111. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013;

Tweed artists could score some extra business during this economic downturn by contributing to a new Tweed Art Trail brochure being developed. The brochure details the location of new and established public and commercial galleries, artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; studios cooperatives, artistrun spaces and public art. The brochure is being produced as part of a series of tourism trails to direct visitors to local attractions. To be included, contact Tweed Regional River Art Gallery assistant director Anne Schardin on 6670 2791. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013;

It may not be taking place till September but the Repco World Rally Championship is already generating plenty of horsepower. Residents opposed to the event being run on the Tweed are being urged to attend a public meeting this Saturday at Uki. The meeting will be held in the park next to the Uki Hall from noon. A flyer promoting the meeting says the rally would involve road closures, school bus disruptions, high speed traffic on local roads, more road kills and the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;local clean and green image replaced by petrol cultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013; â&#x2013; The flyer argues that the state Some of the lucky door prizes governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events committee for this weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open-garden spends millions â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;yet regional fundraiser for Victorian bush- hospitals sufferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

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