<<

Local MP THE TWEED Justine Volume 2 #24 Elliot’s Thursday, February 25, 2010 Advertising and news enquiries: newsletter Phone: (02) 6672 2280 liftout Fax: (02) 6672 4933 [email protected] [email protected] centre pages www.tweedecho.com.au LOCAL & INDEPENDENT

Preserve our threatened fig! Mayor defends delay in submitting report

Ken Sapwell the Feds have called up Cobaki.’ Cr Polglase conceded that a staff Tweed mayor Warren Polglase has request for a deadline extension for defended his role in delaying staff a submission raising concerns about submissions critical of the Cobaki an application to begin earthworks at Lakes and Kings Forest developments Cobaki would likely be a casualty of despite advice a decision on at least the rescission motion. one the projects was ‘imminent’. ‘That may have to come off the Cr Polglase said he was confident recommendation because the 28-day the Department of Planning would (extension) may be absorbed by the not sign off on concept plans for ei- time we deal with it - although the ther project before next month fol- department is aware of it because it’s lowing the federal government’s 11th- on our web page.’ hour decision to intervene in Cobaki Chief planner Vince Connell had Lakes (see page 32). urged the council to back an official He also justified a rescission mo- request to extend the deadline for one tion which put one submission on ice of two submissions until March 17 for a month and possibly killed off after an officer in the department had Mary Todd (front) and her sister Vi Shoobridge are not happy that the historic fig tree (background) at Byangum another, saying the inclusion of Cr refused a request by a council staffer. planted by their pioneering grandfather Harry Hatton in memory of their father Richard could be chopped down. Katie Milne’s request for an independ- Photo Jeff ‘Fig Mince’ Dawson ent review of the two projects had ‘Resourcing limitations’ Luis Feliu the tree as one of two surviving daugh- tree would be chopped down as she already been examined in previous Mr Connell said the submission, ters of Richard James Hatton. ‘would like to be present’. staff reports. involving large areas of open space A granddaughter of one of the Tweed’s ‘This tree means a great deal to ‘It has been suggested to me that if ‘There is no need to ask for a re- land being dedicated to council and European pioneers has called for the me and the story of its planting was the tree should be destroyed a plaque view of things like low-cost housing, stormwater management systems preservation of a historic old fig tree told to me over and over as a child. I should be erected in its place, telling water usage and employment generat- which staff say will impact on council at Byangum planted 112 years ago to understand the tree was given herit- the story, also another tree of the same ing possibilities because they have all infrastructure, couldn’t be prepared mark her father’s birth. age listing and as such it seems to me type of fig should be planted as close been done before,’ he said. in time for the last meeting because Mary Todd, of Bray Park, has joined every effort should be made to pre- as possible to the original, preferably ‘I can assure everyone that the of ‘resourcing limitations.’ the push by locals and other family serve it before taking the drastic step taken from the memorial tree. submissions will be supported by Meantime a copy of the other sub- members to preserve the Small Leafed of cutting it down,’ she said. ‘This would be of interest not only the council next month and would mission, raising wide-ranging con- Fig about a kilometre south of the to my sister, myself and other mem- have been supported 100 per cent if cerns about draft development con- Byangum bridge which Tweed Shire Reputed to be very tough bers of the Hatton family, but also to amendments calling for the review trol plans for the two projects, have Council says will be removed soon ‘I know a little about this type of the residents of Byangum and would had not been included. been sent to Planning Minister Tony due to the tree’s poor health and con- fig tree. They are reputed to be very preserve historical records of Tweed Kelly by at least two community or- cerns over safety to motorists. tough and have the ability to recover Valley pioneers.’ ‘Plenty of time’ ganisations. The tree was planted by early Tweed naturally from disease which would Mary’s father Richard James Hat- ‘The action by a federal department Jeremy Cornford, a spokesman for blacksmith Harry Hatton to mark the kill many other trees. As this type of ton, who died in 1963, was a trooper in calling-up Cobaki means it could the watchdog organisation Tweed birth of his son, Richard, who was fig encircles another tree and causes in the 6th Light Horse Regiment serv- be delayed for a further three or four Monitor, told Mr Kelly his group was Mary’s father. A council arborist said its host to die. The fig tree at Byan- ing in Egypt and Palestine in the First months, providing plenty of time for disturbed that council should treat roadworks near the tree in recent years gum was planted inside the stump of World War. us to get the staff submissions away at critical report from one of its own had led to compaction of half the tree’s another tree.’ Another descendant of the pioneer- the next council meeting,’ he said. expert departments ‘in such a cavalier root zone which affected its vigour, Mrs Todd has asked council to seek ing Hatton family, Michael Harley, ‘I have checked it out and the delay fashion’. leaving it susceptible to disease. a second opinion on the need to cut from Brisbane wrote to The Echolast won’t affect anything. I have spoken to ‘Among the concerns raised by A lifelong Tweed resident, Mrs Todd the tree down without making every week saying he had asked council staff our directors and the department of planning director Vince Connell wrote to council this week, saying she effort to preserve it. She has also asked to preserve the tree and urged locals planning is fully aware of what is hap- and his staff are the small size of the had a special interest and concern over to be notified by council when the to pressure council on the issue. pening up here. They are also aware continued on page 2 20% OFF RECYCLED TEAK PRODUCTS Non-seaworthyth dilapidateddil id t d boatsb t are cconsigned to an unknown fate... until we FROM THIS ddiscover them. Each salvaged piece from LAST thtthese vessels has its own distinctive features, left intact for you to relive its saga. This DAYS! treasure-chest of recycled wood has been carefully re-crafted into unique tables Till end and benches, which fi nd their way across of Feb tthe world to yyour home, courtyardy or TO THIS! eneentertainingtet rttaiinin ngn area.area.a

TWEED HEADS SOUTH Shop 7 Homemart on Tweed Minjungbal Drive (07) 5524 4706 www.vastinterior.com.au

Local News

(Real) Advice links regional commuters from Mrs Victoria Cosford Product Tester A new regional carpooling network and website is help- ing Tweed commuters cut Dear Mrs Product Tester, their costs and carbon I’m fi nding it hard to be footprint. inspired since the kids went Northern Rivers Carpool is back to school, what can I do a free online service for any- with myself? one who wants to save money Valerie and reduce their carbon foot- print while travelling and is Dear Val, particularly useful for regular I’ve always found it hard when the kids go back to school, commuters who travel to work what to do. Once the house is clean and I know from or study each day. experience that can take some time (you know vacuuming the It’s an initiative that has crumbs out of the carpet in front of the play station and doing been trialled successfully for 500 loads of washing!) This is a great time to start planning months and backers such as your next adventure. It’s never too early. Tweed Shire Council, South- Buy yourself some maps, it might even be time to start ern Cross University (SCU), thinking about a GPS. I know a great little shop in North Coast TAFE and North Murwillumbah called Outdoorism, they have lots of maps and Coast Area Health Service, are Originally to be ‘launched’ on the first day in April, Tweed Shire Council has brought forward its ‘really’ friendly staff to help you, not only do they sell maps urging people to check out the Car Pooling campaign. Left-to-right council staff car poolers Todd Remmers, Jane Wickers, Jane and GPS, they can sell you bags, backpacks, good travel/ new website. Once you reg- Lofthouse and Celeste Lees remind all car poolers to make sure they have enough snorkels for walking shoes. ister on the website, it will each passenger. Photo Jeff ‘Australian Crawler’ Dawson search the database and link Hope this is helpful. you with people travelling in program last year, with great carpooling to work or study As an extra incentive to be- Cathy the same direction. success. Currently it has 78 is an effective way to reduce come a member of the car- PS Aren’t you lucky you can write in for unbiased and honest Council’s sustainability of- staff and student members our carbon footprint for the pool, Tweed Council is giv- advice? ficer Dan Walton said North- registered with and using the benefit of our community in ing new members who live or PPS Send us photos of your holiday. ern Rivers Carpool was an scheme regularly. The uni- tackling climate change,’ she work in the Tweed the chance initiative of councils from versity’s sustainability officer said. to win one $25 fuel voucher Kirsty Howton said the pro- ‘Additionally, with fewer per month for the next six For genuine advice on a great range of adventure Clarence to the Tweed and was developed to provide gram ‘was particularly popular cars on the road, we are re- months. gear for campers, hikers and travellers see commuters with a practical with our staff and students’. ducing the resources required To find out more informa- way of reducing travel costs ‘ is a major con- to maintain our roads and our tion about the carpooling and environmental impacts. tributor to greenhouse gas cars – yet another win for the scheme visit www.nrcarpool. SCU conducted a pilot emissions in Australia, so environment.’ org. 7HARF3TREET-URWILLUMBAHs Council approves $3.6m museum extension Tweed Council will forge ahead thought it had already spent population growth areas. adjoining the existing museum      with a $3.6 million museum too much money in Murwil- But apart from triggering a site. extension at Murwillumbah lumbah, including $15 mil- debate between deputy mayor Council staff said $1 million <   despite a late push to house the lion on a multi-level car park Phil Youngblutt and Cr Barry had been set aside for the $3.6  * 3*   4 *     region’s historic collection in and swimming pool complex, Longland about whether Mur- million project, with the rest the town’s council chambers. and believed something ‘more willumbah or Uki was the most expected to come through ‘fu- ,   ** % "3 3   = 7 Chinderah-based councillor positive’ should be done with central town, the radical idea ture grants or sale of assets.’ Kevin Skinner revived long- council’s funds. failed to generate support from The council entered into a simmering up-river-down- ‘I think a museum, commu- colleagues. memorandum of understand- river tensions by suggesting nity centre and library could A bid to put the plans on the ing several years ago to fund the council could save millions be housed quite nicely in the backburner won the support of a new museum after hear- of dollars by building a new building we are presently sit- only Cr Katie Milne, with oth- ing that leaks in the historic council headquarters in Tweed ting in,’ he said, adding that re- ers backing a staff recommen- colonial building now being Heads. location to Tweed Heads would dation to seek a development used was threatening valuable He said many ratepayers bring the chamber closer to application for a new building exhibits.

           ! "# $ %&'()## *+ Mayor defends delay on Cobaki report (from page 1)       !" proposed building blocks, over- even though a Leda subsidiary included with staff submis- [supporting the review] and I # $%&&'() ""*++ +, -. all engineering standards, en- group had donated $80,000 to sions before signing a rescis- decided to act to fix it and I /-0/&1# 213!4-&&3( " -1!54, -66 vironmental concerns and the Tweed Directions candidates, sion along with Crs Polglase stand by what I decided to do. 0/&1# 213!4 &&&3( " -1!54, 66 proper provision of social and including Mr Polglase, in and Dot Holdom, apologised ‘I’m sorry if I stuffed every-  &?= 7 8 09:;' !" (< community services,’ Mr Corn- 2004. for his backflip. one about by not working it =!    /!   ford said in a press release. ‘The council’s code of con- He said he realised after all out properly the first time 37<:"" -&3! "/ ‘The report also raises the duct states that the perception speaking to ‘a couple of people’ around but in the spur of the 7 ! >$(<>+4::/ issue of Queensland develop- of a conflict is as important during the dinner break that moment I thought it was okay    ment provisions being allowed as the actuality and it was the issues raised by Cr Milne to include Cr Milne’s amend- to be applied to aspects of a common knowledge that Mr were covered by current and ment.’  * 3*   4 2  NSW development as proposed Polglase had benefited from previous staff submissions to  ,   3    for the joint Leda projects the funding. the department at least ‘three Independent review 9" &3!  5617 *8 599  "":+ ‘It is about time council re- or four times.’ Cr Milne’s amendment,   alised that petty gagging ef- Pecuniary conflict ‘They were written by bu- which was also originally sup- : :! $ #$ %/ *8 * forts, such as occurred last ‘While a pecuniary conflict reaucrats for bureaucrats and ported by Crs Barry Longland 8      * 4 : *++  &&% week, only makes responsible is deemed to last only for the if you allow them to communi- and Joan van Lieshout, called )%. ; *  2 59+ *+ 9, 6 community groups more de- four-year council term, the cate at their own level you will on Mr Kelly to conduct an in- 8*, - termined in their endeavours previous Polglase-led coun- achieve what you are trying to dependent review of eight mat- to ensure the Minister had all cil was sacked after only 14 achieve,’ he said. ters relating to the two mega the facts before him before months in office so, technically, ‘I was lead to believe that developments.    deciding an issue which will Cr Polglase still has almost two that’s the secret to it all but They involved issues relating              impact on the amenity of every years of that four-year period I’m only a new councillor. It’s to sustainability, urban design,  !"#$ %  !!& '$"! resident of the Tweed. to serve.’ a shame these things happen employment, social planning, ()  * +     , $  !* ‘We have also alerted the Cr Kevin Skinner, who origi- but there was no bias or malice indigenous cultural heritage,   *  -  .   &  Minister to the mayor refusing nally supported the request for intended. open space, environment and  /  0 -   1 - *  222+ + +* to declare a conflict of interest an independent review to be ‘I realised I made an error water and sewerage outcomes.

2 February 25, 2010, 2009 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au Local News GM asked to justify trivial debt chase Ken Sapwell group formed in 2006 to defeat above what the judge deter- the NSW Privacy Act appears plans for the 115-berth marina, mined also cast a slur on his to have hit a brick wall. A public appeal to help Greens continue to question it. members who had pledged to Her colleagues and senior Party councillor Katie Milne The community group, rep- cover her costs. council staff have each de- meet the costs of her failed le- resenting 26 organisations He says Mr Rayner’s expla- nied they were the culprits FURNITURE DESIGN STUDIO gal bid to stop last year’s car shirewide whose membership nation that the debt was not a when the question was put to rally is about halfway to its includes retired top cop Rod matter that had ever been de- them recently at an inhouse $30,000 target, according to Bates and long-standing Chin- termined by the court was not meeting. the No Rally Group. derah progress association really central to the issue. Cr Milne said she had sent But groups involved in an- president Felicia Cecil, say the ‘They need to explain why the emails to fellow councillors other fundraising campaign council’s claims are a smoke- they did not include all the in a bid to win their support for for Cr Milne’s more success- screen not supported by court costs associated with the case a push to establish a disputes ful appeal against a marina at documents. when they applied for costs resolution mechanism within Chinderah are not so happy. In her judgement following and why they feel they have a council to deal with similar is- They are continuing to pres- a costs hearing in 2007, Justice right to pursue her for more sues without having to resort to sure council staff to justify their Jago alludes to three subpoenas costs without seeking further costly legal proceedings. The initiative was defeated three-year pursuit of her for an sought by Cr Milne relating to orders from the court,’ he said. CUSTOM BUILT FURNITURE ~ KITCHENS ~ BATHROOMS ~ ARCHITECTURAL JOINERY by fellow councillors at last alleged $351 debt arising from the council’s sale of public fore- PHONE: 02 6684 6956 / 0413 259 402 WWW.UNLEASHEDFURNITURE.COM.AU the court case, saying the claim shore land to the developer, but Need to explain month’s council meeting. casts a slur on members who awards costs only in relation to ‘If they feel that she owes the had pledged to meet her costs. two subpoenas. council money they need to ex- Your Regional Justice Jago noted that coun- plain why they did not return Tursa Employment Employment Leaked emails cil’s legal advisers did not have to Justice Jago to clarify the is- & Training A series of emails leaked to a schedule of expenses and was sue. We should get a detailed & Training the media revealed council unable to quantify them ‘but explanation.’ Services Provider boss Mike Rayner had termi- had indicated that they were Council staff say they are nated legal action to recover likely to be in the order of muzzled from saying anything Need Staff? MURWILLUMBAH 50 Main Street Ph. (02) 6672 6712 $6,000 or more.’ Email: [email protected] the money last month because further because of privacy con- KINGSCLIFF Shop 6A, 1st Floor, Kingscliff Shopping costs would outweigh the debt ‘Despite the absence of a siderations. Need Work? Village, 28 Pearl Street Ph. (02) 6674 0699 but told her she had a moral schedule of expenses from the Mr Oshlack says the leaked call 1800 670 914 Email: [email protected] obligation to pay up. council, I am satisfied I should emails, containing exchanges SOUTH TWEED HEADS 6/81 Minjungbal Drive, The leaked inhouse emails fix a maximum amount the between Cr Milne and Mr Need Training? Ph. (07) 5523 4825 Email: [email protected] sparked similar calls from col- Council may recover under Rayner, were given to the local COOLANGATTA Shop 1, 82 Griffith Street leagues and a suggestion she these orders to ensure the ex- daily newspaper in an attempt call 1800 266 425 Ph: (07) 55 361433 Email: [email protected] was secretly using her position penses recovered are reason- to discredit the Greens Party to avoid paying the alleged debt able,’ she said, before capping councillor and stop her asking www.tursa.com.au relating to the council’s costs of them at $800, which has since questions about major devel- CONVENIENT OFFICES IN: t Ballina t Bellingen t Brunswick Heads complying with a subpoena. been paid. opments. NO t Byron Bay t Casino t Coffs Harbour t Coolangatta t Grafton Cr Milne has denied the Combined groups secretary But efforts to discover the t Kingscliff t Kyogle t Lismore t Maclean t Mullumbimby claim and groups closely as- Clint Beisler said he believed identity of the ‘leaker’ who de- FEES! t Murwillumbah t Nambucca Heads t Nerang t Oxenford sociated with the appeal, legal the judgement was clear and fied the council’s media policy t Robina t Southport t South Tweed Heads t Yamba t Woolgoolga adviser Al Oshlack, and mem- unequivocal, and by claiming and risked an $11,000 fine and bers of a combined community that Cr Milne owed over and two years in jail for breaching

Ball honours local women DON’T

MISS OUT ON YOUR REBATE

Tweed Shire Women’s Service staff (l-r) Jayne Paterson, Amy Hannah and Diane Ashmore enjoy a dress rehearsal for next Saturday’s fantasy-themed gala ball honouring Tweed women. Photo Jeff ‘Favourite Fantasy’ Dawson

Victoria Cosford Tweed-based Every Woman’s nees are doing out there, its Values Endorsed (EVE). often not acknowledged,’ she The second annual Wonders TSWS manager Tracy Asby said. of Women (WOW) Gala Ball said this year’s event had a total ‘It’s also important to rec- to be held at Plantation House of 36 nominees for Outstanding ognise that behind every great in Duranbah, next Saturday, Achievement Awards, includ- woman there are lots of sup- March 6, celebrates Tweed ing two new entries, for young mechanisms that involve women who have overcome woman and environment. and include men.’ challenges to achieve success. Ms Asby said the event cele- The Fantasy Gala Ball will The event marking the cen- brated and honoured the work feature The Carool All Stars tenary celebration of Interna- done by women in the com- alongside a delicious three- tional Women’s Day is a joint munity. course meal. For tickets ($60 initiative of Tweed Shire Wom- ‘There’s some gob-smacking per head) and info call 02 6672 en’s Service (TSWS) and the work that some of these nomi- 4188. www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo February 25, 2010 3 Local News Looking to make a clean sweep Youngblutt disputes finding Victoria Cosford Ken Sapwell Cornford, who is opposed to Cr Youngblutt, who recently the new process. escaped censure for code-of- Members of Pottsville Beach Deputy mayor Phil Youngblutt ‘At the same time there is also conduct breaches for his vot- Sports Club will join a small has won what amounts to a re- no provision for councillors to ers-are-morons jibe after apol- army of volunteers making a trial after disputing a conduct accept the findings of the panel ogising, became a magnet for big effort to help clean up the review panel finding that he or to abide by any sanctions yet another complaint when he Tweed on Clean Up Australia had disrespected councillor which may be recommend. told The Echo he thought the Day on Sunday week, March Katie Milne by suggesting she ‘It was foisted on the coun- situation stank. 7. ‘go outside and have a cry.’ cil by the government to avoid He said Mr Hawkins was not Around 19 sites around the The veteran councillor facing up to the more serious able to determine the context Tweed have been registered as complained to senior council complaints about councillors’ of the remark, which he said clean up areas for the event. staff that the panel member behaviour by shunting them was provoked by Cr Milne’s The day marks the 20th anni- investigating the complaint, off to a council-appointed pan- comments, and apparently versary of the national event barrister John Hawkins, had el to deal with,’ he said. believed it was said during a and the 10th anniversary of denied him natural justice by When contacted by The council meeting when it was the Pottsville Community As- not interviewing him about the Echo, Cr Youngblutt said he said during an adjournment. sociation’s involvement in it, complaint. was puzzled and angered by Under code-of-conduct rules, with the latter currently on Council boss Mike Rayner Mr Hawkins’s decision to in- councillors and staff are unable a recruitment drive aimed at ordered publication of Mr terview others and not him to comment on investigations local residents willing to help Hawkins’ findings be pulled about the complaint and was or findings until they are tabled clean up Pottsville. from the council agenda so the considering an appeal. at a council meeting. Association spokesperson case can be reopened and Cr Bruce Cumming said a legacy Youngblutt afforded a chance to of the recent bushfires had ex- give his side of the spat. Property warnings scrapped posed much greater areas of Details of the latest hiccup Real estate agents are mystified which was not publicly dis- cleared-off road and beachside Pottsville Beach Sports Club members (l-r) Merle Jackson, in the council’s secrecy-bound by Tweed council’s sudden de- closed. scrubland, requiring an in- Wendy Fielding, and Georgina Moore, get ready for the big complaints handling process cision to scrap a long-standing But council staff said a re- crease in the 32 workers who clean-up day which also involves collecting recyclable waste. came to light after The Echo system to warn property buy- cent investigation of the valid- last year gathered up eight cu- Photo Jeff ‘Any Old Rubbish’ Dawson was shown a copy of Mr Hawk- ers about potential problems, ity of the current aircraft noise bic metres of public litter. ins report, which was supposed ranging from biting midges to warnings had identified ‘major The volunteer registration Bags and certificates will be ty-based environmental event, to remain secret until it was aircraft noise. concerns for the entire range and waste dump site will again provided but participants are launched two decades ago by officially made public. The council last week de- of notations created through be located at the northern end expected to bring their own Ian Kiernan, who urged people The complainant, Kingscliff cided to no longer place the council’s resolutions and prac- of Hardy Park, Overall Drive, gloves, hats and drinks. For to make a difference by clean- resident Jeremy Cornford, said warnings on the commonly tices’. Pottsville from 7.30am through info call 02 6674 2856. ing up their local areas for a it highlighted further anoma- purchased 149 (2) certificates NSW Real Estate Institute to 1pm. There are three dedicated couple of hours. lies with the new complaints but to relegate them to the North Coast branch chairman At Kingscliff, volunteers will days for the national event: To get involved or register system introduced by the state 149 (5) certificates which are Carl Petersen said that apart meet at the boat ramp in Faulks Schools Clean Up on Friday, a site (and get a collection kit) government last year. rarely used during property from the fact that some of the Park on the corner of Marine March 5, Business Clean Up visit www.cleanup.org.au or ‘I can’t see anything in the searches. warnings were not specific or Parade and Moss Street, King- (Tuesday, March 2) and Clean call council’s waste manage- code which gives anyone the The council acted after re- accurate enough, he was not scliff, on the Sunday between Up Australia Day itself, which ment unit on 6670 2783 for right to challenge the findings ceived confidential legal ad- aware that the old system had 8am and 11am. is Australia’s largest communi- more info. of the review panel,’ says Mr vice from its own solicitors created problems. TweedCRICKS &Murwillumbah No problem!

Missed out on the Government 50% Investment+ Allowance? ON-ROADS ONLY PAY: DEALER COST * on all Tritons in stock dealer delivery! Normally valued at $2,495S Includes FREE AB R LX SINGLE CABSCA DUAL CABS L EL 4 2 L L GLXG GLX-R RO S X X G GLRG 4X4 4X2 GL PETROL DIESEL

Available on all models. No ABN, no worries. Fleet prices for everyone. 8"//&%/0)$&1&04)$)-'8 6&"05"00"-2)&1"4")+"#+&8.%&/.1)27 nance to approved purchasers

MITSUBISHI SALES FINANCE TWEED 146 MINJUNGBAL DR, TWEED HEADS SOUTH (07) 5506 0900 SERVICE www.cricks1.com.au

* Only for showroom fl oor stock as at 16.02.10. Offer ends 31.03.10 BAP0116

4 February 25, 2010, 2009 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au Local News Gilmore the one to watch in Roxy Pro The world’s best female surfers have converged on Coolan- gatta for the opening event of SCOOP the 2010 ASP Women’s World Tour season, the Roxy Pro Gold Coast from this Saturday, PURCHASES February 27 to March 10. The Tweed’s own Steph- anie Gilmore, of Kingscliff, the reigning three-time world champion and defending Roxy Pro champion, is the surfer to Solution watch heading into the open- ing event of the year. She is a two-time event Dyed Nylon champion at Snapper Rocks, claiming the first as a wildcard in 2005 and her second last season, sparking her third ASP Carpet Women’s World Title run. Surfing commentators say 2 Gilmore’s years of experience HALF PRICE was $66/m at the venue and unmatched rapport with the breaks makes 2 her the most dangerous surfer NOW $33/m in the event. Limited stock. Installed on gold underlay ‘Growing up on the Tweed- old Coast, there is no shortage of quality waves to surf and Kingscliff’s reigning three-times world-champion surfer and last year’s Roxy Pro Gold Coast win- people to look up to. Defi- ner, Stephanie Gilmore, 22, showing her winning style on the lip. Steph begins her campaign for nitely, a familiarity with the a fourth ASP Women’s world title at home in Snapper Rocks this weekend, weather permitting. D.I.Y. Peel waves here is a big advantage Photo ASP/Scholtz when it comes to competition,’ Gilmore said. leading the pack. 2007), and approaches this ing event champion, lost a Meanwhile, the open- Mick Fanning, 28, reigning year focused on repeating the close ASP World Title race to & Stick ing event of the men’s ASP two-time ASP World Cham- feat and setting up a dynasty good friend Fanning last sea- world tour the Quiksilver pion, posted an inspired within the annals of surfing son, and is back with a venge- Pro Gold Coast, also kicking come-from-behind campaign history. ance this year. off this weekend, has two in 2009 to claim his second Joel Parkinson, 28, current For more information, visit Vinyl plank of the Tweed’s finest surfers ASP World Title (the first in ASP World No. 2 and defend- www.aspworldtour.com General manager’s rally report a farce says Milne 10 YEAR GUARANTEE 2 Luis Feliu Cr Milne, the only one to logical aspects’ and it seemed to maintain and enhance the SPECIAL oppose the report, said it only ‘inconsistent that council was integrity of this environment. $25/m Tweed Council’s general man- served to ‘further erode the in- asked to make a report cover- Council has a direct financial Supply only ager has been slammed for not terests of the community and ing ecological issues pre-rally, interest in this environment addressing community dis- can clearly be seen to benefit and then for council not to and duty in this matter I be- quiet and concerns about the the rally board’, on which Mr make, or be asked to make, a lieve.’ controversial world rally in a Rayner sat. follow-up evaluation for this In his report, Mr Rayner report for the official state gov- The Greens councillor has review’. said most calls to council dur- Stock Rugs ernment rally review, which called for council to make a In his report, Mr Rayner ing the event related to road councillors endorsed 6-1 last further submission on all as- made recommendations ‘to closures. He also said the event week. pects of the rally including eco- improve the efficiency and ef- needed ‘earlier increased po- up to 50% off Cr Katie Milne has called the logical, social, indigenous and fectiveness of the event’, even lice presence on liaison routes report ‘farcical’ because gen- economic, not just operational calling for more police, but Cr to detect and deter vandalism/ eral manager Mike Rayner was ones such as traffic control and Milne said it was in the com- malicious damage to public in- treating the event review in the waste, and asked for all council munity’s interests for council to frastructure by protestors and/ same way as if it was a develop- expenses and related contract comment on the ecological, so- or supporters of the rally’. Carpet ment application ‘despite the be made public. cial, indigenous and econom- To read the report, see the state government disgrace- Cr Milne said it was disap- ics issues ‘especially as there is agenda for the last meeting on fully reneging’ on the repeated pointing ‘council provided no no other transparent process to council’s website www.tweed. Short Ends promise the event would be comment on many aspects of evaluate these issues’. nsw.gov.au subject to a DA beforehand. the rally including the eco- ‘It is council’s resposibility ■ See Editorial, page 6 ROOM SIZES “...I can report with pleasure 2 that the bill I received from FROM $10/m Country Energy for the quarter following the installation of Supply only ✓Proven Technology puts our Solar Hot Water System was one half for the same period last year...” money in your pocket The Rev’d Dr. John Tyman Uki NSW. CALL NOW 63 Wollumbin Street before rebates are axed completely 02 6672 1493 www.hutchisons.com.au James 6679 4210 [email protected] 100% SATISFACTION LIFETIME GUARANTEE www.solarwisehotwater.com.au

www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo February 25, 2010 5 Comment High risk dancing with media barons s if his election year various favours Pay TV has cence to print money, appears givable political crime. was not already fraught asked for: access to major an unlikely recipient for gov- He promptly dropped any Volume 2 #24 February 25, 2010 A enough, Tony Abbott sporting events presently con- ernment largesse, especially at thought he might have had of has opened up a new front by fined to free-to-air under the a time when spending is sup- anointing Howard as his suc- involving himself in the media anti-siphoning provisions and posed to be undergoing strin- cessor and instead endorsed the wars. the ability to tender for the gent cuts across the board. more internationalist Andrew Spinning it out In announcing that the new Asia-Pacific TV network. Some commentators have Peacock, despite their frequent government’s $250 million The stakes are pretty high and noted that the networks em- disagreements; Peacock had The council general manager’s report on the running of the rebate to the commercial TV each side is accusing the other ployed Rudd’s old boss, former even resigned to stand against controversial world rally, endorsed by a majority of councillors networks looks like a bribe of attempting to duchess the Queensland Premier Wayne him at one stage, describing last week, makes one think he’s talking about a totally different to ensure favourable election relevant minister, Stephen Goss, as their lobbyist, and his behaviour as manic and event which generally ran smoothly bar a few glitches here and coverage, the opposition leader Conroy. Conroy appears to this was the reason for their unreasonable. But this act of there which can be patched up in time for the 2011 race, if there is to be one. has aligned himself firmly with have been even-handed, ac- success. Pay TV seems to have treachery mattered to Fraser There is no mention of the widespread community disquiet the moguls who run Pay TV in less than the prospect of hav- about the appropriateness of the Tweed hosting such an event, their ongoing battle with their ing a narrow-minded bigot nor was there a whimper about the way local democracy was free-to-air rivals. The commercial networks fill up as Australia’s head of govern- ripped from the community by the unpopular state government. He has already been firmly local content with quiz shows and ment. Subsequent history has No, not a peep, but what can one expect when the GM has been slapped down by the heav- shown that Fraser’s concerns conflicted all along, being a member of the rally board. ies on Channels Seven, Nine so-called ‘reality’ TV, cheap as chips were fully justified. Councillors, with the exception of Katie Milne, went along with and Ten; he must be hoping and far less nourishing. the GM at the very first council meeting after the last election, that the support of the others, nd we can’t let the week when he asked them to vote him on to the board. He also asked and particularly Rupert Mur- Ago past without congrat- them to vote him on to a the board of the company wanting to doch, whose News Ltd owns by Mungo MacCallum ulating Miranda Devine for buy part of Bay Street in Tweed Heads to expand Tweed Mall, 39 per cent of Sky News. So far inventing a wonderfully prag- both moves very unwise for a professional public servant, giving it seems to be working; Mur- matic new moral philosophy. rise to a huge perception of a conflict of interest. The councillors doch’s tabloid attack dogs have cepting every invitation that responded by enlisting Tony In her column in last Thurs- had barely time to digest the implications of these actions before become even shriller about the is offered and indulging in as Abbott. He may find it hard to day’s Sydney Morning Herald it was too late to rescind the decisions, despite former mayor awfulness of Kevin Rudd and much hospitality as is avail- achieve a comparable result. Devine’s obsessive hatred of Joan van Lieshout and Cr Milne moving along those lines. Abbott has had a very smooth able. green left issues climaxed in Both issues turned out to be among the most contentious in run. But his justifications for the he weekend saw the belat- what she called ‘the burning the early life of this council. But the strategy remains high $250 million handout have Ted publication of Malcolm batts fiasco’, which brought The fact is there was a massive amount of community disquiet risk; the Dirty Digger’s favours been less than convincing. He Fraser’s memoirs, in which he together those two notorious over the rally, for all sorts of reasons, not least environmental, and are notoriously fickle and he has cited the cost of changing to excoriated John Howard for, as moral degenerates Kevin Rudd it has been ignored in this report. The GM has asked council to does not like losers. If Abbott digital; but way back in 2000 the he saw it, portraying himself as and Peter Garrett. endorse his report to be submitted for the official state gov- is seen to be unelectable, he Howard government kicked in a dynamic, reformist treasurer After a couple of dozen para- ernment appointed rally review, which we suspect will make will be cast aside like a burnt $260 million for just that pur- hamstrung by his leader’s cau- graphs of barely controlled bile, outlandish claims of how it benefited the region, made a motza sausage at a barbecue. pose. Then there is the expense tion and timidity. she summed up the situation in and should be shoved down our throats again. It may be significant that Ab- of providing the statutory 55 The extract featured in the a quotation from a relative of The massive community unrest should not have been ignored bott waited a fortnight before per cent local content; but the Weekend Australian gave the one of the victims: ‘If someone and Cr Milne’s call for council to make a further submission on all entering the fray, and only did commercial networks fill it up impression that this was the gives people the opportunity aspects of the rally including ecological, social, indigenous and so after a private breakfast with with quiz shows and so-called chief cause of the long-standing to be dodgy, they’ll be dodgy.’ economic, not just operational, should have been heeded. Murdoch. A News Ltd spoke- ‘reality’ TV, cheap as chips and antipathy between the two. But This, she says, is the moral uni- The list of concerns by the community include how the event slackey says that media policy far less nourishing. There is no in fact the rift is much deeper verse most people live in. was forced on the shire, how it was a done deal from the start, was not discussed at the meet- suggestion that any of the $250 and more fundamental. And a very comfortable one its secret funding, lack of transparency and proper consultation, ing, but the News Ltd cam- million might be spent on im- Howard was the only mem- it must be. In this universe you confusion about the image portrayed for the shire and the mes- paign against the rebate was proving the quality. ber of Fraser’s cabinet to op- don’t blame the dodgy install- sage to young motorists and concerns about copycat driving. well under way by then. The Australian last week pose the Prime Minister’s ers who made the dodgy deci- All these issues are ignored by the report, which is merely a The spokeslackey made the stepped up its campaign with welcoming of Vietnamese ref- sions that actually caused the sanitised, technical operational overview of the event. position clear: ‘We’ve never a full page attack on Conroy ugees, and more importantly accidents: you blame the gov- Ratepayers’ concerns should have been made known to the asked the government – or op- and all his works. The whole to oppose the imposition of ernment. Nothing’s ever your rally review. Otherwise, they’re once again just shut out of the positions before they become thing reeked of self-interest, sanctions against the apartheid own fault. So much for those whole process. Should the rally be held here again? Was it all re- governments – for any money. indeed direct conflict of inter- regime of South Africa. Fraser silly old doctrines of free will, ally worth it? Where are the benefits? These should be addressed But we don’t like them giving est, but the government is yet saw a pattern developing, and personal responsibility and the and a message sent to the state government that a fair slice of money to our competitors with to provide a convincing reply. it was one that had more than a need to choose between right the populace really don’t want it. We’re sure other shires in NSW no strings attached.’ Certainly commercial televi- suspicion of racism as its basis, and wrong. The Pope will be needing an economic injection would dearly welcome the event, Fair enough, but there are sion, once described as a li- which for Fraser was an unfor- surprised. there’d be less disruption and unrest and a more meaningful economic impact. In this one-sided report the GM (and rally board member) only We’ll bring Byron Bay to briefly mentions a local very popular and appropriate event, the Tyalgum Festival of Classical Music, as having been ‘held on the same weekend’ as the rally but ‘had some issues and were down A PROJECT OF THE ROTARY CLUB YOUR OF COOLANGATTA/TWEED HEADS on numbers’. So what were these issues? The fact no-one both- ered to consult with an established local festival beforehand to try and avoid a clash? The mayhem it caused for elderly patrons SHOP and interstate visitors? Yet in the very same sentence he offers the observation that the ‘Kyogle Fringe Festival organised by An Evening with Bob Ansett the Chamber of Commerce to take advantage of the rally events DOOR! Business Entrepreneur went well overall.’ So what? It’s not about another shire. Every week we distribute When: 25 March 2010 Does the Tweed really want or need another four of these 21,000 copies of the Byron Where: Twin Towns Clubs & Resorts events? We don’t think so. The secret millions given to the rally Shire’s most popular newspaper. Stars – Level 5 organisers would have been better spent at a fraction of the Time: 5.30pm (QLD) cost on a global TV ad showing off our magnificent caldera and THE BYRON SHIRE Cost: $35 per person including superb lifestyle to the world. finger food and a complimentary champagne on arrival

Tickets are available from Twin Towns Booking Office 1800 014 014 Tweed Shire Echo or from Rotary Direct - Sheila or Shari (Rotarians Coolangatta/Tweed) Publisher David Lovejoy in the Surekil Pest Control office, Suite 4/38 Griffith Street, Coolangatta. Editor Luis Feliu This translates into tens of thousands Advertising Manager Paul Goeldner of potential new customers for your Entertainment by Stephen Michaels on keyboard With Maggie-Anne Leybourne as MC and Guest Speaker Bob Ansett. Accounts Manager Simon Haslam business, and because The Byron Production Manager Ziggi Browning Shire Echo is brought to you by the Don’t miss this great opportunity to hear one of Australia’s most ‘The job of a newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict same team that brings you The Tweed Shire Echo, local respected businessmen talk about the Budget Rent-A-Car System the comfortable.’ – Finley Peter Dunne 1867–1936 and how he developed a dynamic enterprise! businesses can talk to our local advertising manager, © 2010 Echo Publications Pty Ltd All proceeds will be donated to Careflight (Air Ambulance), Suite 1, Warina Walk Arcade, Murwillumbah Paul Goeldner, who can help design a campaign to tap Tweed Valley Early Childhood Intervention (Children with Special Needs) and other local Rotary Charities. Phone 02 6672 2280 Fax 02 6672 4933 into this booming area. For advertising assistance phone email: [email protected] EXCELLENT BUSINESS NETWORKING NIGHT Printer: Horton Media Australia Ltd 02 6672 2280 or email [email protected] today!

6 February 25, 2010, 2009 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au Letters

Letters to the Editor Fax: 6672 4933 Email: [email protected] Framing of the water issues still unsatisfactory Deadline: Noon, Tuesday Letters longer than 200 words may ■ The Terms of Reference only already raised half of what’s to the meetings. At times frus- share this beautiful environ- and Europe have been using it be cut and pseudonyms are not allows the Community Work- needed to pay court costs for trating, because of limitations ment of creeks and rainforest for decades) and a more self acceptable. Please include your full ing Group (CWG) to be con- Cr Milne’s attempt at getting that the committee is bound gullies with the wallabies, koa- responsible approach. name, address and phone number. sultative in nature on matters an injunction to stop the rally, by, and the ridiculously short las and many different varie- If you would like a say on identified as key environmen- a case which was not given a time frame given for this con- ties of birds. the Tweed’s Water Options, How come? tal, social and cultural issues fair hearing. Well done every- sultation process, but I have Imagine for a moment now, fill in a Community Water On the front page of last associated with each of the one who has contributed! learnt a lot over the last few bulldozers clear-felling 400 Survey http://www.calderaen- week’s Echo (February 18), the bulk water supply options. Now community-minded months. hectares, chainsaws screech- vironmentcentre.org, or drop chief planner for Tweed Shire Decision powers for a ‘dam’ Tweed citizens are looking at I know all the statistics, ing, rock blasting echoing in to the Caldera Environ- Council is quoted as saying are retained by Tweed Shire the Draft LEP and the water facts and figures: six dwellings through the valley, cement ment Centre in Queen Street, (among other things) that un- Council. augmentation issue. Dead- inundated,19 landowners who works and infrastructure for Murwillumbah, to sign a pe- der the proposed codes for the My constituency has come lines are in late March (see need roads relocated, 21 hec- a 40-metre-high dam wall for tition. two new large towns, ‘sewer to the conclusion that the TSC website for details). The tares of Mebbin National Park three years. Come to the upcoming Uki lines could be built under pri- second-rated option for a new LEP has broad brushstrokes flooded, etc, etc but I don’t I ask you, Tweed residents, is Hall Water Options Meeting, vate property’. dam at Byrrill Creek costing applied to the landscape at the want to talk about that… this the right environment for this Saturday, February 27 at 2 Now, I agree that should be up to $58.4 million is not ac- will of some faceless bureau- I know this valley, where I such devastation? Is the prime pm, where there will be many a concern to the council, but ceptable, due to Byrrill Creek’s crat, probably Sydney-based. have lived for 28 years, is a farm land at Clarrie Hall and excellent guest speakers, a film my question is this. How come high conservation value in When scrutinised we can see special place, a part of the ge- the forested gullies that would and slide show. Metricon got away with it? vegetation and fauna. just how it jeopardises the fu- ological formation of World be flooded there OK? Or if a fun picnic day with ture of the region and I recom- Heritage Mt Warning National Why don’t we look towards the family with a guided creek Alan Davis I do not support the third- mend anyone concerned about Park. Byrrill Creek catchment the future in a more sustaina- walk, maybe a dip, and some Pottsville rated option ‘A pipeline to the SEQ water grid’. This option preserving our landscape and is the highest-ranking conser- ble way; large rainwater tanks, information is more your Inspiring fundraising has been accurately described cultural values and everyone vation status riverine area in minimise water use and major style, that’s on Sunday, March in recent press reports as ‘pipe- concerned about intergenera- the Tweed Shire and is home recycled water plants? It may 14 at 10am. The No Rally Group would dreams’ while the fourth-rated tional equity has a close look to a diverse variety of fauna cost more, a change of attitude Joanna Gardner like to thank everyone who option, a pipeline to Rous Wa- at it and writes in. and flora species, some of about recycled water (England Byrrill Creek has contributed to the Injunc- ter, remains an unconfirmed As for the water options: them classified as threatened tion Legal Fund fundraising supply. two of the options given to or endangered. The waterfalls drive. We’re about halfway to Council’s number-one op- the Community Working and peaceful pools, overhung our goal of $30,000. tion ‘Raising the existing Clar- Group (CWG) to consider are by native callistemons, lilly The show of support for No Kingscliff Podiatry rie Hall dam’ costing $30-40 not even options! No one in pillies and watergums are the Andy Jenkins - Podiatrist Rally Group and Katie Milne million dollars is likely to have their right mind would risk perfect habitat for the many has been really heartening, adverse environmental affects sinking bores in our spring- platypus that live along the en- orthotics ingrown toenails and shows how strongly locals and cause loss of Aboriginal fed valleys, it’s simply too tire length of the creek. gentle, effective podiatry heel & arch pain feel about the rally’s invasion cultural sites. risky for everyone dependent People here have made their of our beautiful region. Had Tweed Shire Council on springs, farmers and rural homes and brought up their Ph: 02 6674 2933 On the up side, the situa- included in their bulk water residents alike. Piping water in families, the majority with less NEW location: Level 2, Kingscliff Central, Pearl St tion has inspired many of us to supply coarse screening op- from Rous and SE QLD is no carbon footprint than the av- NEW stylish extra depth/width summer sandals work together for good local tion list, the reuse of avail- option either, as their own wa- erage Tweed resident, with so- government and sustainable able bulk greywater, purified ter supplies ran critically low lar power, tanks for water, or- development. NRG will keep water, stormwater harvesting, in the ‘Millennium Drought’. chards and a vegie garden. We fundraising after we reach the etc there would be no need to The Tweed needs to consid- target for the injunction costs, make a costly dam decision. er the options which the CWG to help us get on the front foot By 2036 a predicted popula- were not given to consider: in defending our caldera. tion increase of 76,198 in new reducing demand through Secure donations can be development areas could have education and offering incen- made through the website, had access to more than 17,700 tives, mandating adequately www.norallygroup.org, or ML of water now wasted. I will sized water tanks for new via the form in this week’s not support council’s number houses and subsidising these Echo. Please call or email us one dam wall option while for existing dwellings, and en- if you would like a receipt, or they refuse to reuse at least 30 forcing dual reticulation for all to arrange a tax deductible per cent of water now wasted, new developments. In other donation. The NRG contact which saving would obviate parts of the state and indeed number is 0466 436 054. the need for a dam solution. the world this is paid for by And a diary note: the next Richard Murray the developers so this option fundraiser is a quiz night at the Tweed Heads would be cost neutral for the Sheoak Shack, Fingal Head, on community whilst also sup- Friday, March 12. So start get- ■ Submissions season contin- plying much needed wetland ting your team together. For ues apace. I have read some habitat. info call 07 5523 1130. very well-argued and factual As for dams – like the rally Andrea Vickers submissions showing that the they are just s-o-o last century, NRG secretary WRC rally was a financial flop whatever is TSC thinking? Kingscliff as well as being socially and Dr Fiona McCormick environmentally disruptive. Burringbar Ecovillage plug Tourism figures showed no What does a lawyer, a mas- positive impact and a busi- ■ It has been a time consuming sage therapist, an electrician, ness survey showed up to 73 lot of hard work as a Commu- a home-schooling mum, a per cent had takings similar nity Working Group (CWG) retired accountant, successful to or less than an equivalent member, researching, data business owners, a Gold Coast Father’s Day weekend. On the gathering, writing papers and meter maid, school kids, a par- other hand the community has surveys and presenting them amedic, stay-at-home mums, a builder, a professor and a nurse have in common? Tweed Coast Vet This diverse group of peo- ple all live in The Ecovillage at Currumbin. They come from all walks of life and cultures, from different age groups and backgrounds. One thing they all agree on is that life in The Ecovillage is definitely worth Open 7 Days* sharing. Mon to Fri 8.30am-6pm, Sat & Sun 9am to 2pm We love it here and want to 14 Tweed Coast Road, Cabarita Beach share our experiences so we (02) 6676 3199 continued overleaf *except public holidays

www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo February 25, 2010 7 Letters What they did in the council chamber

■ Councillors last week vot- developer of Lot 156 at Hast- Why the kowtowing to de- the foreseeable future of such Dr Rod Whitehead ed to restrict debate to three ings Point to remove fencing velopers at every turn? Cr van needs being met? BScHon (Canada), BDSc (QLD) minutes and the number of that had been reported by res- Lieshout said in a meeting So now Tweed council has • New ownership as of July 1st - Dr Rod Whitehead questions to five. They refused idents as a public safety and some months ago, ‘We must Byrrill Creek Dam as a water • Cosmeti c Soluti ons you can trust to include in the general man- flood hazard. remember that the developers management option to service • Modern, relaxed, biocompati ble denti stry ager’s submission to the rally And they refused to allow are our clients’. these new developments. This • ‘On the spot’ bulk billing for EPC pati ents review any issues on environ- questions on the concreting of Cr Milne’s relentless pursuit area has the most riparian con- • ‘On the day’ emergency appointments ment, social, indigenous or the natural waterway at Ozone of sustainability in develop- servation status, more platypus Dr Brian Tracey working Fridays economic matters. Street, Chinderah. ment would impose a finan- and is the most pristine creek They cancelled the work- Cr Katie Milne cial burden on developers and in the Tweed with koala colo- 7/14 Middleton Street, Byron Bay • 02 6680 7774 shop for ‘Positive Develop- Carool Cr Skinner was quick to point nies, 15 endangered species, ment’, the latest theory in sus- out this might aggravate de- wildlife corridors and backs on tainable urban design. They ■ I bet all the people in vari- velopers. to three World Heritage areas. refused to allow questions ous community groups who How quickly the council A dam would destroy all that about infrastructure costs and worked so hard to get a certain forgets Cr Milne got the most forever and for what? The aver- traffic issues Cobaki Lakes and ‘community’ candidate elected votes in the history of Tweed age lifespan of a dam is only 50 KingsForest. are regretting it now. elections. Cr Longland would years and the cost to taxpayers They did request a review More secretive and pro-de- not have even got in if not for around $58 million. of sustainability and other velopment than any of them. her preference votes. Council The UN declared 2010 as factors from the state govern- Working actively against com- should be following her lead, the Year of Biodiversity as spe- SPECIALS ment for these two mini cities, munity consultation and stick- not treating her in a patron- cies loss every day is between ENGLISH STYLE but this only lasted till the din- ing up for very bad develop- ising and disrespectful way. 100-1000 times faster than GAMMON STEAKS ner break when a rescission ments. She is the one who is doing before. The number one cause $ 99 Definitely not as advertised, the wishes of the majority of of species extinction is habi- 12 /kg motion was lodged which also prevented the 35-page council just the opposite. Tweed residents. tat loss, especially freshwater SKINLESS MARYLAND CHICKEN FILLETS report being submitted. Joyce Horniman Her motion to request the ecosystems. $ 99 Cr Polglase did not declare Murwillumbah state government to reclaim There is no requirement on 7 /kg any conflict of interest in these Kings Forest and Cobaki dam owners to account for developments even though ■ Last council meeting was Lakes as a nature reserve in- species at risk after the dam is NOW SUPPLYING IGA SALT VILLAGE, KINGSCLIFF & POTTSVILLE the developer of these sites one of the worst bullying ses- stead of turning them into built. Tragically, many world RESTAURANT QUALITY MEAT TO YOU had donated $80,000 to fund sions of Cr Milne I have so far mini cities would have been governments are planning big, the Balance team campaign of witnessed. the best move for the 450 spe- destructive dams in biodiver- 2/26 Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South which he was part. Cr Holdom moved for a cies there, over 30 of which are sity hotspots. What kind of Ph: 07 5524 1311 Councillors refused to re- limit of five questions, three endangered. future is this for our kids? quest the council-funded Eco- minutes each for councillors. Yet not a single councillor If you care about protecting HELP STOP THE REPCO RALLY! nomic Development Corpora- This motion arose due to the seconded it. As a result our this area, come to the meeting tion provide a greater focus on extreme meticulousness of Cr population is set to double this Saturday, February 27, at We’re halfway there! Help us reach our goal of sustainability. Milne in researching issues with 80,000 more people. 2pm at Uki Hall and get in- $30,000 to cover the costs of Katie Milne’s legal They refused to fine the de- pertaining to environmen- There is not enough infra- formed. The best solution for challenge to the 2009 Repco Rally. veloper of Banora Point Cara- tal protection that the other structure (water, hospitals, water use is rainwater tanks, O Yes, I want to help No Rally Group protect our environment van Park for numerous works ‘green platform’ councillors schools, police, roads, nursing stormwater collection, recy- and lifestyle by donating $...... carried out that needed retro- can’t be bothered dealing with, homes, etc) to cope with so cling and wise water use. O I enclose my Cheque/ Money Order to spective approvals. making meetings longer than many people and with state Menkit Prince NRG Treasurer, PO Box 309, Murwillumbah, 2484, NSW They refused to order the they wish. coffers empty what chance in Uki O I will deposit directly to: NRG Legal Fund BSB: 062580 ACN: 1027 8397  O I will arrange a periodic payment of $...... each: week / fortnight / month Very little research and no inspections at Ozone St Please send me a receipt O ■ I was amazed to read in a lo- carried out on the proposed two areas of Australia: in the bly 500 people find themselves Please inform me of future plans to save the Tweed from inappropriate O developments: cal paper recently that Mr War- road at Chinderah. We only Cape York Peninsula and in a homeless! had one councillor on this site, small area of Northern Rivers. My question to council is Address/email ...... ren Polglase stated that a lot of councillors’ time was spent on after the development was ap- It’s not as though the council this, ‘What hold does a devel- ...... research and on-site inspec- proved, and he admitted he is not aware of the protected oper appear to have on coun- ...... tions of new developments. thought he signed for the block species along this waterway, cil, that they will allow this to T: 0466 436 054 E: [email protected] I think very little research on the other side of the creek. their own Environment Spe- happen?’ Can any developer www.norallygroup.org and no inspections at all were Makes one wonder. cialist Planner noted it in her use a council’s unmade roads  Val Butcher report, and voiced all the same for their own benefit? How can Chinderah concerns as we have, includ- council appear to care about ing the disturbing of the acid the environment on one hand, ■ The beautiful mural taking sulphate soil and potentially while at the same time approv- shape at Murwillumbah, show- putting sulphuric acid into the ing the destruction of another ing some of the fauna and flora Tweed River. So they have been one? fast disappearing from our area made fully aware of all of these It does make you realise, if is amazing. An initiative of things, yet ignored the report. you weren’t already aware, that Tweed Shire Council, it’s 700 Why? the Tweed Council will let de- metres long and represents rare We also note that on the velopers do what they want! So and endangered species. new draft LEP they have re- they had better start painting I suppose council does need zoned the other side of the wa- trees, fish and birds on the mu- paintings of these things, terway as industrial land, so ral as well as the endangered when a 630-metre-long water- another of our concerns is that species, as soon we will have way with all the trees along its if they get their way and build none left of these! banks is being destroyed with the road over the waterway, Councillors like Katie Milne this same council’s approval. how long will it be before they are also a rare species that we There are four Marbled Frog- turn the three caravan parks need to protect. mouth Owls living in these on this side of the waterway Lynda Mack trees, they are only found in into industrial land and possi- Chinderah

continued from page 7 from their own gardens. etables and lots of fruit. have formed a group to invite I haven’t had a power bill The walk is on this Sun- the general public on a walking and am in credit with my en- day, February 28, from 10am tour of the pristine final pre- ergy supplier by $150. Resi- (DST), it will take about half an cinct of The Ecovillage called dents also feel that they are hour and wheelchair options ‘The Highlands’. On the walk, contributing in a positive way are organised. Call Michelle they’ll share some of their en- to solve the problem of global on 07 5598 7355 or email fay@ vironmental living experiences climate change by living here. theecovillage.com.au and then offer a morning tea Community spirit is prevalent Fay Buckland made mostly from produce in this place. So are leafy veg- Currumbin 8 February 25, 2010 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au Articles The joys of science freed from the bonds of fact he argument about bosh. Australia’s chief scien- whether global warm- David Lovejoy considers how climate politics have replaced climate science tist must therefore be party to T ing is man-made, or the worldwide conspiracy of even exists at all, appears to ments or work of others. Not that there hasn’t been had them threatening to melt pear there or anywhere else in climate scientists and environ- be over. The deniers have won, ‘It is very common for a material for the loudmouths away by 2035. Houghton’s work. mentalists who are trying to according to newspaper col- manuscript to be revised on to latch on to. Any human or- But the traffic of misrepre- None of the foregoing af- force a green left world govern- umnists and opinion polls. In the advice of the referee. Once ganisation is political, and the sentation is not one way. The fects the credibility of the ment on us. tabloid and talkback media at published, other scientists are Intergovernmental Panel on Independent newspaper in the overwhelming mass of data That it requires the postu- least, Australia has adopted free to criticise, build upon or Climate Change (IPCC) is no UK last week researched the supporting anthropogenic lation of a global conspiracy a new definition of ‘scientific amend the work, but mod- different. In 2002 Exxon suc- origin of a statement attributed warming, or the need for us to of scientists to make sense of method.’ ern science requires that this cessfully lobbied the Bush ad- to the first chair of the IPCC, address it. The climate change the denialists’ case should give You probably know the old be done in the same manner, ministration to terminate the Sir John Houghton. ‘Unless we deniers are like passengers on them pause for thought. In one. It was worked out over a through work that is also sub- chairmanship of atmospheric announce disaster,’ he is sup- the Titanic demanding that any other science, evolution- period of several hundred years mitted to expert peer review the captain specify the length ary biology for example, those and then formalised in Vienna mediated by the editor of a Climate change deniers are like passengers of the iceberg that’s hit them. who take the position that their early in the last century. journal. When his measurement proves opponents have conspired to It’s basically a method of dis- ‘While the process does not on the Titanic demanding that the captain slightly inaccurate they cry, foist a baseless theory on them covering knowledge about the guarantee that everything that specify the length of the iceberg that’s hit ‘Aha, you are wrong, we don’t are rightly considered ignorant natural world based on making is published is correct, it does need to launch the lifeboats bigots. hypotheses, testing them em- ensure that those who engage them. When his measurement proves slightly after all!’ In the long run this anti- pirically, and developing peer- in science have all agreed to inaccurate they cry, ‘Aha, you are wrong, we To quote Professor Sack- scientific nonsense will sub- reviewed theories that best ex- adhere to the same standards.’ ett again: ‘We know with a side, but it has had the effect of plain the known data. But wait, Penny, that’s not don’t need to launch the lifeboats after all!’ high degree of scientific cer- dampening public enthusiasm That last bit about peer re- what we do any more. Ever tainty that the earth’s climate for the radical change needed views is important, given that since the colossal stoush within chemist Dr Robert Watson, posed to have said, ‘no one will is warming at a fast rate; that to combat the warming cri- we cannot easily test hypoth- the Liberal Party over leader- whose careful 2001 report listen.’ If you google that phrase the bulk of this is due to addi- sis. If one needs to look for a eses about the global climate. ship and global warming a concluded there was ‘new and it returns about 17 million hits, tional greenhouse gases added conspiracy, it can be found in Here’s how Australia’s chief sci- couple of months ago, scien- stronger evidence that most of so it’s fair to say it’s had a wide to the atmosphere by humans, the millions of dollars pumped entist, Penny D Sackett, puts tific method has consisted of the warming observed over the currency in the denialist camp. and the effects of deforestation; into PR companies and front it: cherry-picking the data, refus- last 50 years is attributable to Trouble is, Sir John maintains and that carbon dioxide is the organisations representing the ‘Part of the scientific pro- ing to discard arguments when human activities’. Anger over he didn’t say or write the most important of the green- climate change deniers. cess is submitting one’s work they are shown to be wrong and this political interference may phrase, and The Independent house gases due to the amount The flint-eyed CEOs of min- to an independent expert in importing, with surreptitious explain, but does not excuse, found that the earliest record of in which it is emitted, its ability ing and energy corporations the field, called the referee, funding from mining compa- the exaggerations made in the it being attributed to him is in to prevent some of earth’s heat have weighed up their present who is expected to read the nies, sleazy chancers who are hacked emails of University of the Sydney Daily Telegraph of from being discarded back into advantage against the danger manuscript critically, with an not scientists but who know a East Anglia scientist Phil Jones. November 5, 2006, in a column space, and the amount of time for our children and grandchil- eye to spotting any possible bit about show business. In addition to the email scan- written by one Piers Akerman, it remains in the atmosphere.’ dren if we don’t act, and have errors in analysis or logic, any Suddenly we have a new sci- dal, Watson’s successor, and a strident critic of the science. Of course, as Piers Akerman, said ‘Screw you.’ It is a shame important omissions, any lack entific method. It is much more Exxon’s choice at the IPCC, en- Akerman says the words oc- Alan Jones, Andrew Bolt and that they, and their minions, of appropriate levels of refer- democratic than the old one: gineer Dr Rajendra Pauchari, cur in the 1994 book, Global other authorities have demon- have persuaded a large number ence, any lack of clarity, any the truth is now determined by overlooked an error in a report Warming, the Complete Brief- strated in their peer-reviewed of scientifically illiterate people misinterpretation of the state- who shouts the loudest. on Himalayan glaciers, which ing, but in fact they do not ap- scientific papers, this is all to go along with them. Act local, teach global Funds to prevent binge drinking St Joseph’s Youth Service in SOLAR HOT Tweed Heads has received almost a quarter of a million dollars in federal funding for a street outreach program to en- WATER REBATES gage young people at in public places at high-risk times. Richmond MP Justine El- liot said the $249,967 funding would help the community- STILL AVAILABLE based two-year project tackle binge drinking among young ■ $1,000 Federal rebate people on the Tweed. STILL AVAILABLE Ms Elliot said the project aimed to engage young people ■ $1,034 Federal REC1 incentive at the grassroots level, offering them support and informing STILL AVAILABLE them of the harm that binge drinking can cause. The project, called Cool Heads, operates in the Tweed- Keep an eye out for the Coolangatta area, offering someone to talk to on Friday NEW CATALOGUE and Saturday nights, providing handed out into your area sosoon.on. NO information and support. DEPOSIT HUGE SAVINGS INSIDE! 12 MONTHS Ms Elliot said that nationally, the statistics are ‘horrifying’ INTEREST with four Australians under 25 FREE dying from alcohol related in- To fi nd out what you’re juries in an average week. ‘On average, one in four eligible for, call your local Hastings Point Dunecare elder Vic Brill (yellow shirt) and a hospitalisations of people aged EcoSmart installer today on group of visiting Japanese university students and their profes- 15-24 happens because of al- sor Obari enjoyed a tree planting afternoon last Thursday at cohol. Use of alcohol affects 133 326 the Hastings Point dune care project site. The group is from everyone in our community… Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU) in Tokyo and have been this funding will help to reduce www.ecosmart.com.au hosted by Pacific Coast Christian School over the last three the mental, physical and social Based in zone 3 Model No. E4F136W3AC. years. Vic, who coordinated the visit, and the students also held harm caused to individuals, Rebate eligibility subject to conditions of all relevant a forum afterwards on the importance of recycling, habitat rebate programs. 1REC value may change, please families and communities on refer to website for current value. conservation, bush regeneration and waste management. the North Coast,’ she said.

www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo February 25, 2010 9 is the most popular letter for collective nouns. Here’s some. A SCHOOL of fish, a SCREECH of gulls, a S SEDGE of bitterns, a SHOAL of bass, a SHREWDNESS of apes, a SKEIN of geese, a SKULK of foxes, a SLEW of homework, a SLOTH of bears, a SMACK of jellyfish, a SNEAK of weasels, a SOUNDER of swine, a SPAN of oxen, a STAND of trees, a SWARM of bees, a STARE of owls, a STUD of mares, a SPRING of teal ....a SURFEIT of nouns!

THE ALPHABET FEATURE

Surfing Sewing Australia Pleasure

Improve your surfing by training Sewing Pleasure, situated with the Surfing Australia High at 21 Queen St Murwillumbah, is your Performance Centre. one stop patchwork, quilting, machine sales, machine repairs and The HPC coaches take your surfing to the next level with the world’s best haberdashery store. programs and state of the art facilities located at Casuarina Beach. Our latest addition - Gammill Quilter The HPC coaching staff cater for surfers of all ability levels whether you are with Statler Stitcher. Now we can take looking for a better competition result or a recreational surfer looking to refine the worry out of how to finish your a turn and get more satisfaction from every surfing session. quilt. Quilting made to enhance your Programs can be customised to suit your needs ranging from private coaching, creation at reasonable rates. surf camps, weekend camps and surfing squads. 21 Queen Street For more information contact Murwillumbah the HPC on (02)6674 9868 or (opposite new car park). hpc@surfingaustralia.com Call today on (02) 6672 1131

Synergy Scooters Dance Studio and Mobility Synergy Dance Studio provides quality dance tuition by experienced, qualified … are still conveniently located and registered teachers with over 20 years teaching and professional at 3/25 Industry Drive, South Tweed experience, offering exams, eisteddfods and an annual concert. Heads, with ample parking. Principal, Leticia Mills, is currently undergoing further studies to add to her We have been a part of the community for nearly qualifications and quality of teaching; an ongoing commitment to give to her 10 years and are your local mobility specialist students. covering all areas of the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers. We provide Synergy Dance Studio is a new and fully equipped purpose built studio with friendly sales and service with unbeatable prices. Visit our showroom sprung flooring and parquet surface. This flooring, one of a kind in Tweed and check out our huge range of new and pre-loved scooters. Heads, ensures safe dance training. Also available are electric lift/recline chairs, walkers, wheelchairs and various daily living aids. Home demonstrations can be easily arranged. Try before you buy with our hire scooters and wheelchairs. Leticia Mills CSTD – Principal 0404 093 612 CONTACT Mark & Marion on [email protected] 07 5524 4398 3/25 Ourimbah Rd We will be happy to help you Tweed Heads keep your independence.

Serious Sunbeam Solar Systems … have been servicing the local area for 12 years installing stand-alone about Sewing and grid-feed solar power systems. We were one of the first to install grid Laughter and chatter can always be heard among interact in the Tweed/Byron area before it became accepted by the the groups learning new creative skills at Moo mainstream as a technology in reducing one’s carbon footprint and energy Moo Stitches. ‘I really look forward to coming costs. each week’ is a common comment from participants. You can learn to Sunbeam Solar can help you access government rebates so you can take create a table runner, star-burst quilt, woven handbag, bead weaving, crazy advantage of the new government 60 cents per kilowat hour feed-in tariff. patch tote and add to your wardrobe with a jacket. These are just some of We also now have the exciting new Selectronic SP Pro grid interact/ the creative classes available from the very talented tutors at Moo Moo stand-alone inverter which allows you to have your own back up power Stitches. system and feed to the grid. We still deal in quality Sharp solar modules. Jill and Sue have been servicing the creative needs on the north coast for Systems start from $6000 (after rebate) for 1.5 kw, installed. almost two years with their well stocked craft shop Tweed Valley Way, Mooball. Book your class at Moo Moo Stitches. Moo Moo Stitches Next to Victory Hotel, Mooball (02) 6677 0200 www.sunbeamsolar.com.au www.moomoostitches.com.au Contact Syd on 66797228

10 February 25, 2010 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au Volume 2#24 © 2010 Echo Publications Pty Ltd P: 02 6684 1777 F: 02 6684 1719 For advertising enquiries [email protected]

Editor: Hans Lovejoy [email protected] ALL YOUR LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT 7 DAYS A WEEK www.tweedecho.com.au FEB 25 – MARCH 3 , 2010

GUY KACHEL, SUNDAY AT SALTBAR BEACHBAR AND good LIVE entertainment BISTRO Ragga Jump Jackson Firebird and includes dancing, singing, comedy and magic. Kingscliff taste John Fog and his group Ragga Following sold out shows Beach Club, Friday. Jump have played throughout in Melbourne, Sydney and South-East Asia over the last Adelaide, acclaimed Victorian Fire ‘n Ice guide 15 years. Ragga Jump were rockers Jackson Firebird bring Fire ‘n Ice is a Gold Coast cover originally based out of Bali but their garage blues rock to the page 14 band performing a variety of have also played in Jakarta, Sin- Soundlounge on Friday night. music from the 70s through to gapore and Hong Kong, with Spiderbait frontman Kram has some gigs being huge open air described them as ‘the best current top 40 hits. From the concerts. The musicians in the band in a long time – AC/DC smooth sounds of Barry White gig group have come from many meets John Spencer Blues to the foot tapping beats of countries including Jamaica, Explosion.’ The duo consists Matchbox 20 the band plays Denmark, Indonesia and Eng- of fat guitar, distorted vocals, songs you can sing along with. land, each member bringing hard-hitting drums and the See them at Le Monde Kirra, guide their own style to the band. unconventional sounds of a 1.30pm on Sunday. Other highlights include head- page 14 lining the Adelaide Festival in DENNIS DEAN, POTTSVILLE Elder Park in front of 12,000 SPORTS CLUB, people, also a number of Down 6PM ON to Earth festivals and Rock SATURDAY xword, Against Racism. John strongly believes in the power of reggae and world-beat music to bring chess, people together and elevate our consciousness for a funky future for the planet. Terranora stars Tavern, Friday February 26 page 22 from 8pm. Elvis to the Max Kye Cole Dennis Dean It’s been well over a quarter Kye Cole broke the shackles At 22 Dennis decided to pursue of a century since the King of of a stressful, unrewarding a career as a solo singer guitar- interview Rock & Roll, Elvis Aaron Presley, desk job and is now fulfilling ist and started with a one year dropped his mortal coil. his dream and living life to the trip throughout Europe work- with Rodger Hodgson of Undisputedly there is and only fullest. Kye’s first EP,Scenes Like ing in venues around southern Supertramp ever will be one King, but the That is an upbeat country rock Spain and southern England. page 13 legend lives on and committed EP encompassing thoughtful Prior to moving back to the to keeping the spirit alive, is miked-up, upside-down ‘bottle Guy Kachel and image inspiring lyrics that Gold Coast in 1992, Dennis was a solo vocalist/guitarist on the Elvis impersonator, Max Pel- bin’. Jackson Firebird’s explo- Originally from Tamworth, delve into the ideas of luck, fun, licano Twin Towns Clubs and Sydney club circuit working out . sion onto the music scene Guy Kachel moved to the love and heartbreak. Resorts, Saturday. of the the Agency-Cordon Blur has included shows with Tim north coast in 2004. He cites Although he’s flying high, Kye is influences from the likes of Bob for two years and guest soloist Rogers, Airborne, Little Birdie, humble in the fact that it’s not Wolverines The Fumes, Dallas Frasca, The Dylan, Muddy Waters, John on Fairstar cruises. Dennis sing- all good times. Giving up a suc- Since forming in 1994 the Screaming Jets and most Hiatt, Chris Whitley, JJ Cale, ing style is in between Sting cessful career as an engineer Wolverines have introduced recently the Snowdroppers. Little Feat, Robben Ford, Stevie and Chris Issack and his fiery audiences all around Australia February 26 Soundlounge, Ray Vaughan, Rodney Crowell, required major sacrifices, none lead guitar playing has hints of and NZ to their unique blend Currumbin. Alwyn Aurisch, Lawrie Minson, of which would have been pos- Santana and Eric Clapton. Re- of tongue-in-cheek humour, Ted Tilbrook, Paul Wookey, sible without the unconditional alistic backing sequences help hard-hitting, rock-your-sox-off The Wayne Nettle Steve Baker and of course Han- love and support of his wife to create a full stage sound so Wolverines music. See these Show nah, Jordan & Jared. See him who is an inspiration in both the music is not only suitable ‘likeable rogues’ at Twin Towns Wayne’s show features char- Sunday at Saltbar Beachbar life and music. Club Banora for dancing, but is flexible and Clubs and Resorts, Friday. acters and impersonations and Bistro, Kingscliff, 2pm. 6pm Wednesday. familiar enough to accom-

LIVE MUSIC! LIVE MUSIC MONDAY NIGHT EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT & SUNDAY ARVO KIDS EAT* conditionsFREE apply Friday 26th Sunday 28th WEDNESDAY NIGHT – $10 STEAK NIGHT

Perfect for after work HAPPY HOUR 4pm-6pm Mon to Fri FUNCTION ROOM FULL TAB drinks on the balcony $2.50 middies & $3.50 schooners available for bookings! FACILITIES Corner Terranora Road & Henry Lawson Drive, Terranora • 07 5590 5416 • www.terranoratavern.com.au

www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo February 25, 2010 11 daughter’s statement ‘Mum, baby, but that’s only the tip good old fertility destroying and female sexual response do you know Catholic priests of the iceberg… or should chlamydia, the resurgence (male instant, female need soAP can’t have sex?’ with ‘Is that I say penis. Unless you’ve of brain munching syphilis, a good 20 mins to warm because they’re too ugly?’ got a couple of devout Hare gonorrhoea, and HIV. her up. Like a Kingswood Krishna kids on your hands Fortunately the popularity boX You got it, sister. with a choke). There’s Sexuality is a huge part of who’ll grow up to only have of the Brazilian has killed sex for purely procreative off the crabs. Once you’ve erections. Arousal. Tell them adult life. Magazines devote about masturbation. About article after article to G spot reasons, then there’s a whole got through terrifying them Mandy Nolan vibrators. About being gay. THE TALK location, arguments about lot more sex stuff to talk with genital horror stories, about. For the girls there’s then you need to move on I have never had a problem laughing. I had to tell her the merits of appendage About how women have your cycle, when you ovulate, to pleasure. The concept talking about sex. It’s my job. in increments because size, orgasm, fetishes… it just sex with other women and when you’re fertile, when that when they are 16, and For the last two decades I’ve suddenly the whole thing goes on. I found out about men with other men. Talk stood on stage and made seemed ridiculous to me as you’re not, why you don’t legally available to the world all this stuff myself. But only about headies (street lingo lewd suggestions, shared my well and I was so hysterical I really know and if you can’t (I did suggest waiting until after one very weird weekend for fellatio). Cunnilingus. inadequacies and confessed couldn’t catch my breath. All count you can’t do Billings. 30) they may fall in love and my secret desires. With I kept saying, is ‘it gets worse!’ tied to a four poster bed There’s contraception, about want to consummate the Heavy petting. Tell them teenagers and tweenagers and then she’d fall on the with a plushophile. My mum ten versions of the pill, passion or have a faceless, about falling in love and in tow I’ve become aware of floor in stitches. When I told didn’t even tell me about IUDs, diaphrams, injections, conversationless one night what happens to you how inadequate my own kids’ her about sperm she wet her thrush. It took me until I was condoms for girls, condoms stand. emotionally when you open 30 to realise a girl needed a sexual education is. Of course pants. It was so surreal she for blokes, there’s the Try telling them how to yourself to the world of sex. cotton gusset. when the kids were small insisted that I had made it up. old-fashioned withdrawal prepare for these different It’s embarrassing. I could I gave them the sex talk. It How could Santa be fake and It dawned on me the other method. experiences, how to protect continue my informal home was the basic baby making this bizarre egg and sperm day that I need to teach my There’s sexual diseases. themselves. How to enjoy sex education program rundown, the penis in vagina race be real? kids about sexuality. There A range of infections themselves. Try explaining an story. My middle daughter showed is just so much to know. from a brand new strain orgasm to your kids. Define or I could do what my When I told my eldest a thorough grasp of sexual Heck, I’m not even across of aggressive genital the difference between mother did. Pretend it’s not daughter she looked shocked politics at just four when most of it. Sure, tell the herpes, to cancer causing vaginal and clitoral. Tell them happening and say nothing. and then couldn’t stop she responded to my eldest kids about how you have a papilloma virus, there’s the difference between male What clitoris? modate all situations. Dennis dery and assemblages, cal- KYE COLE, CLUB BANORA Dean, Pottsville Sports Club, ligraphic strokes of an ancient 6PM WEDNESDAY 6pm on Saturday. culture are woven into a coded language, and then placed next to the mechanical char- acters of commercial printing. A new form of communication : : CODE : : thus emerges from the collision of these fragments,’ she said. The Tweed River Art Gallery ‘There is no doubt that the is currently presenting an stunning assemblages created exhibition entitled : : CODE : : LADIES DOWN UNDER: JON by these two skilful artists do STEPHENSON AS BONDI BITCH by artists Kate Maurice and Kat communicate with our visitors. THE WAYNE NETTLE AND LOGAN REILLY AS KOALA Shapiro Wood. Gallery Director BARE. 7.30PM FRIDAY + SATURDAY, It is fascinating to watch and SHOW FRIDAY Susi Muddiman said these two KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB SUNDAY 2PM MURWILLUMBAH artists have an exquisite eye for hear people respond to these CIVIC CENTRE intricate works,’ she said. ‘The detail, and it has been wonder- ists,’ Ms Muddiman said. packers from Hull (or ‘Ull’) who tableble bookings are available WILEY REED BAND beautiful artworks include ful to see and hear visitors : : CODE : : is on exhibition at won a packet on the races and CURRUMBIN RSL 1.30PM elements such as wax, paper, from Murwillumbah Music responding to their captivating the Tweed River Art Gallery are now following the dream of SUNDAY jewellery, glass, historical para- Shop (02 6672 5404) and at the works assembled from delicate until Sunday March 14. a lifetime by holidaying phernalia and even horsehair. door. Seating will be theatre found objects. ‘The concept ‘Down Under’. In the great land restaurant style with patrons of ‘code’ links the work of Kat This exhibition is not to be of Oz these four fearless ladies invited to bring drinks and and Kate through their shared missed.’ The artworks featured find there’s more to life than food. Please note that no pizza philosophies, and visual and in : : CODE : : are available for money and fish – not only do orders will be taken. For further tactile sensibilities,’ Ms Muddi- sale to members of the public. they travel to a new land but information please contact man said. ‘Reclaimed materials ‘I am delighted that Gallery Ladies Down Under each lady begins to explore the bearing marks of the past are visitors are responding so posi- The Murwillumbah Thea- Rosemary on 02 66721520. undiscovered country within, often the staring point for Kate tively to Kat and Kate’s work. A tre Company’s lighthearted Murwillumbah Civic Centre, as each experiences some life Maurice in her explorations of number of the artworks have comedy, Ladies Down Under February 26, 27, March 5 new techniques and processes. been sold already, and this is continues this week. The play changing moments. Tickets are and 6 at 7.30pm and Sunday Built up with quilting, embroi- an excellent support to the art- follows the fortunes of four fish $15 and $12 concession, and February 28 at 2pm.

MIKELANGELOWITH SPECIAL GUEST

“Triumphant, “One of the fun and most talented inspiring” singer-songwriters – FASTERLOUDER around” – NME

MONDAY 8 MARCH A & I HALL, BANGALOW[18#] BOOK AT KUPROMOTIONS.OZTIX.COM.AU 1300 762 545

WWW.FRONTIERTOURING.COM WWW.AMANDAPALMER.NET

12 February 25, 2010 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au XSJUUFO PSEPZPVTPNFUJNFT GFFMUIBUZPVSFDPWFSJOH ZPVSTFMG  To quote the song, my being 15 on tour is my way of giving feeling a little bit of my love to the - MINUTES t5IF"SU0G5SVUI $PNQBT world because I love people TJPO 5PMFSBODF*OUFS- of FAME at and I love sharing my songs OBUJPOBM"SU&YIJCJUJPO with people, with audiences, March 1 STOKERS and telling them a little bit (PME$PBTU$JUZ$PVODJM A great night for audience and performers Great set-up. Great relaxed club atmosphere. super about where the songs came $IBNCFST'PZFS First Friday of each month – Stokers Hall 3PEHFS)PEHTPOPG4VQFSUSBNQUBMLTUP.BOEZ/PMBO from and it’s a very intimate t"TBLB 7-10pm Admission $10 connection that I have with March 2 Find out more and book acts at: www.15minutesoffame.net.au audiences nowadays and it’s 5XJO5PXOT Meals $7.00 – Tea, coffee & cake also available very special. Fans are always t8BTIJOHUPO telling me all the time that March 5 my concerts are like an inner 4PVOEMPVOHF 1""!&0",,.''",2 journey for them and so many t5IF$SVFM4FB 1""!%&,"*/) &' *((/)&.2# &'&.2 say that they get goosebumps March 6  and cry and it really is, I believe $PPMBOHBUUB)PUFM        that I am able to sing from a t8JME8PSME5IF$BU4UF- very deep place in my now a WFOT4UPSZ days and people can feel my March 6 heart through these wonderful 5XJO5PXOT songs that I’ve written. t2VJDLTJMWFS1SP8FFLFOE March 6         )PXJTMJGFBTBUSPVCBEPVS   I’m enjoying my life as a 4OBQQFS3PDLT1PJOU- !  troubadour. I have always felt CSFBL #+ )'(&! #&"$& !(&*!! #,  ( $#'$+' # myself to be a troubadour, a t%BSZM#SBJUIXBJUF '!( $#$'(& #&+ #'#% #( #'&$"'& '(( $#'( ()('$(%&'$#!#%)! !"#( minstrel, and I think that is March 7  5XJO5PXOT !    why I like these stripped down ($)& #,  ( $#&$"(( $#!$&(& (!!&- '%!- #( &(- solo shows. The emotion and t-BDIMBO#BLFS"OE-J[B   (!."$* #%$&(& ('/$%$%)!& )'(&! #'#)#')#&$'  intimacy I can convey is much #FBNJTI       more powerful with just one March 10 # #'(!!( $#$" ," +$& '((,%!$&'($#%($$  other musician than if I had a 5XJO5PXOT "  full blown production behind t5JNF8BSQ".VTJDBM  *&''!( $#$ )'(&! #%& #('&$"(&# '$!!( $#  me. 5SJCVUF5P5IF3PDLZ       )PXEJEZPVNBOBHFUIF )PSSPS4IPX & #'$(!!&-#-!)" '( *!$"" (($#&(& ' &  (& $$& $& USBOTJUJPOGSPN'SPOUNBOUP March 12 5XJO5PXOT & #'$(!!&-$&"$& #$&"( $##$$ #'%!' TPMPBSUJTU  $#(( !,'#&$# $& #$ (-!)"'( *!$") We were not a band that had t#BOE0G'SFRVFODJFT +")"!/)( +( a front man and back then I March 12 4PVOEMPVOHF &-.,'!/,1&''/( %   was not interested in being    111.1""!)-1$*0/,.$''",2 Rodger Hodgson of Super- is that my voice is stronger a front man so, when I left in tramp fame is appearing at than ever – which is actually 1983, I realized that although Bluesfest this year. He chats something that never ceases Supertramp had become about songwriting, his voice to amaze me also! I am always a household name, Roger and his career. striving to sing from that deep Hodgson was very unknown "OFWFOJOHXJUI3PEHFS place inside me where I am and then to compound that, I )PEHTPOoBTBGBOoXIBU able to allow God’s gift to flow took almost 20 years away to DPVME*FYQFDU %FTDSJCFZPVS out of me to touch and uplift raise a family and learn how TIPXT  people. to be a parent. And returning When people come to my 8IBUJTZPVSSFMBUJPOTIJQ to the stage again I have been shows, they will hear songs XJUI4VQFSUSBNQ  very pleasantly surprised my that I have written through my Supertramp was my dream songs have stood the test of life’s journey. I am very grateful and passion for 14 years. time incredibly well and that and feel blessed to realise that When people hear my songs there are a lot of fans who are my songs that I wrote and they think of Supertramp very happy to see me back on composed before I recorded because my songs were most stage. However since we only them with Supertramp are the of the hits that people love visited Australia once in 1976, soundtrack for many of our and are still played today on there is a lot of connecting lives. You can expect to hear the radio. Because I was the the dots that needs to happen Dreamer, Logical Song, Take the musical leader of the band there. Long Way Home, Give a Little and responsible for much of I realise when people hear Bit, School, Breakfast in America, the arranging and producing The Logical Song, or Breakfast Fools Overture – as well as some of the albums and the tours, in America, or School, or It’s of my later material and maybe when people come to see my Raining Again on the radio, a song or two that haven’t even concert, they feel much of the they don’t realise it is the voice been recorded yet. heart and soul and spirit of of Roger Hodgson that they &WFSZPOFLOPXTZPVSTQFDJBM Supertramp. have been listening to all these WPJDFoBHJGUGSPNOBUVSFPSB %PUIFTPOHTNBJOUBJOUIFJS years and that’s the voice they XFMMUSBJOFEJOTUSVNFOU  QPXFSoGPSUIFQFSGPSNFS will hear when they come see One thing that amazes people oEFDBEFTBGUFSUIFZXFSF Roger Hodgson in concert.

THE WOLVERINES, JACKSON FIREBIRD, FEBRUARY TWIN TOWNS ON FRIDAY 26 SOUNDLOUNGE

www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo February 25, 2010 13 The Echo’s guide to

Here you will find some of the best local dining on offer. Restaurant owners take note: Good Taste provides you with the chance to tell your customers more about your business with ample room for that extra information that may not fit in a small advertisment. Great introductory GOODTASTE rates are on offer, call 02 6672 2280 to find out more. Nam Yeng Only serving the freshest ingredients. Authentic Bamboo Australian cuisine created by chef Greg Pieper. Vietnamese and Thai style food in the heart of Greg uses produce sourced locally in the Tweed Viet/ Thai Restaurant & Restaurant Murwillumbah. region and was awarded the prestigious ‘chef’s hat’ – Winner of the 2009 BEX (Business Excellence Award). the toque – by the SMH Good Food Guide 2009/2010. Shop 2, 7 Wharf St, Lounge Bar Murwillumbah Prices are very reasonable, entrees start from $8, mains Poolside at Santai Resort, Located at Casuarina, next to the spectacular lagoons Open 5pm 6 days from $12.50. 9 Dianella Drive, Casuarina and tropical gardens of Santai resort, Bamboo is a (closed Sundays) House specialty – Red Duck Curry, Tamarind Prawns 02 6670 5555 hidden treasure. Catering available

CASUARINA and home made delicious desserts. Nam Yeng BYO phone 6672 3088 MURWILLUMBAH

The Gallery Café combines art with fresh food and

O-Sushi Tweed River Winner of Best Sushi Bar in NSW region 2008. wine. Enjoy having lunch at the beautifully appointed Coolangatta Eat in or takeaway. Licensed. Open 7 days 11am till late. Art Gallery Showcase on the Beach licensed café with indoor and outdoor seating and 07 5536 5455 O-Sushi is a modern Japanese restaurant guided by cnr Tweed Valley Way magnificent panoramic views over the Tweed River a philosophy that incorporates traditional values of and Mistral Road, Byron Bay and Border Ranges. View the art and treat yourself to Murwillumbah Woolies Plaza, Jonson St providing the best possible service combined with delicious cakes and great coffee. A fabulous venue for fresh wholesome food. Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm special events, office parties and wedding receptions.

COOLANGATTA 02 6685 7103 www.osushi.com.au 02 6672 5088 Group bookings essential.

Fins Award winning restaurant Cafe Lazumba Sandwiches only $ 50 each available every Salt Village, Kingscliff of chef Steven Snow 14 Bay St 2 Tuesday and Wednesday (selected varieties) 02 6674 4833 ‘At Fins we cook food in an Tweed Heads [email protected] innovative and nutritious manner. 07 5536 1811 $ 95 Dinner 7 days To achieve this we use fresh local Lasagne and salad 7 Lunch Fri, Sat & Sun herbs (often from my home), Cafe Homestyle traditional beef, Thai chicken and GOOD FOOD GUIDE pumpkin ricotta KINGSCLIFF CHEFS HAT EVERY spices, wines and pastes.’ YEAR SINCE 1998 Laz mba Mt Warning Hotel One of the region’s great old country pubs. Delicious My Gelato Cafe We use the best ingredients, real fruit, fresh milk, Mount food, bistro open for lunch everyday from 12-2pm, no artificial colours and flavours to make the Open 7 days 10am till late Nirvana by the sea dinner Thursday to Sunday from 6-8pm. Children’s authentic Italian gelato.We serve one of the best Warning Bistro open daily 1 Douglas Street playground, relaxing beer garden. Curry night on Australian organic coffees. Come and try our 1497 Kyogle Rd, Uki Kirra, Queensland Hotel Thursday, raffles and member’s draw on Friday,

KIRRA 02 6679 5111 ‘affogato’ (ice-cream with espresso on top). Enjoy UKIHEADS TWEED Telephone 0410 738 281 punter’s draw on Saturday and on Sunday there is a our gelato by the sea. delicious roast. GIG GUIDE 7ITHTHREESHIRESCOVERED 4HE4WEED%CHOISTHEMOSTCOMPREHENSIVEENTERTAINMENTGIGGUIDEINTHEAREA&ORYOURFREELISTING LOCALEVENTSANDENTERTAINMENT EMAILGIGS ECHONETAUORPHONEUSON $EADLINEISNOON4UESDAYPRIORTO4HURSDAY´SPUBLICATION ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM HARRY 8PM THE WOLVERINES HENRY BENEFIT CONCERT MC JOEL IRISH MUSIC THURSDAY 25 HEALY ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 12PM ■ MURWILLUMBAH CIVIC CENTRE SALOM ■ LA LA LAND, END OF SUMMER ■ MULLUMBIMBY RSL 7PM MICHAEL 7PM DANCE ON BAND 7.30PM LADIES DOWN UNDER GERRI LOONG PARTY: CAPTAIN KAINE, DANIEL TWEED MULLUMBERRY JAM ■ UKI HALL, UKI 8PM GLO DANCE ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB SUNDAY 28 WEBBER, DISCO HOOKERS + ■ CLUB BANORA, 6PM MARK N LENNOX HOTEL 9PM JAM NIGHT WITH DJ PULSE 6PM DENNIS DEAN EASY P DIVOLA FRIDAY 26 ■ SEAGULLS 8PM THE STREET TWEED ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 3PM PUSH GOLD COAST ■ SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD 7PM 7PM GREEN MACHINE ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB 5.30PM TWEED ■ BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB TRACY HOPEWELL ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM, Q THE MUSIC 2.30PM ZEPHYRS MKII ■ ST MARTINS ANGLICAN CHURCH, ■ ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6PM ■ BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB BAGMAN 9PM MARK BONO, DJ SALTBAR BEACHBAR AND BISTRO, ■ BLUE B CAFE, COOLANGATTA, MULLUMBIMBY 3PM BRISBANE VEENIE’S - SWIZZLE 7.30PM BLACK MAGIC BAND DAVE, DJ LEE ROY 10.30PM KINGSCLIFF, 8.30PM LIVEWIRE 12PM LISA SHAH CHAMBER CHOIR ■ ■ TWIN TOWNS CLUBS & RESORTS ■ BILAMBIL SPORTS CLUB 8PM CONSERVATIVES SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB 3PM ■ CLUB BANORA, 11AM GEORGE 11AM FREE LIVE BOYDIE AND THE FISHERMAN ■ COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 9PM LIVE JAZZ HARVEY PRESENTS SUSIE J MONDAY 1 ENTERTAINMENT ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB 7.30PM QUICKSILVER PRO WELCOME ■ TWIN TOWNS CLUBS & RESORTS 1.30PM ALICE ANDERSON FREE LIVE ALICE ANDERSON PARTY DJ GEMSTAR 10AM ■ LE MONDE KIRRA 1.30PM TWEED ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM CHI CHI ENTERTAINMENT 8PM ELVIS TO GOLD COAST FIRE’N’ICE ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB, 12PM ■ ELSEWHERE BAR, 10PM THE MAX ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM 8PM UNCLE JUNIOR ■ IVORY TAVERN 3 PM, THE MASON LIVE MUSIC ■ CABARITA BEACH BAR & GRILL 8PM ELECTRONIC BOOGIE SHOW ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB ATHOL BERNIE RACK BAND ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB LIVE MUSIC WITH AUDUN 7.30PM BREAKAWAYS ■ COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 7PM ■ MURWILLUMBAH CIVIC CENTRE 6.30PM LIVE MUSIC ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION ■ CLUB BANORA, 7.30PM PHIL ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 8PM 2PM LADIES DOWN UNDER WHITHORN COMEDY IN THE BASEMENT - GOLD COAST ■ TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB 11AM ■ NORTH BURLEIGH SLSC 8PM ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB FREE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AKASA ■ IMPERIAL HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH STEVE ALLISON, 8PM GOLD ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 9PM 4PM MAKA 8PM LIVE SOLO ACT COAST JAZZ AND BLUES CLUB MOODANZ, 9PM DJ CHRIS TOFA ■ SALTBAR BEACHBAR AND BISTRO, GOLD COAST BYRON ■ IVORY TAVERN 7PM SMASHED ■ HOTEL CBD- VARSITY LAKES, 8 PM, ■ COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 9PM KINGSCLIFF, 2PM GUY KACHEL CRABS THE MASON RACK BAND ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM DJ FAZ ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, PHIL & STRIPPED BARE , DJ GHOST ■ SPHINX ROCK CAFE, MT BURRELL ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB, 7.30PM ■ THE SOUND LOUNGE, CURRUMBIN ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM BLIND 2PM PAGAN LOVE CULT GAZ WAYNE NETTLE 7.30PM JACKSON FIREBIRD ■ LEMON ■ THE RIVERVIEW HOTEL, BYRON BEACH HOTEL, 9PM MATT ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 9PM DJ ■ SOUTHPORT RSL 7.30PM WALLY HANLEY & THE MAINTENANCE ■ ELSEWHERE BAR, LIVE DJ’S MURWILLUMBAH 2PM BILL JACOBI ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, MATT HERVE AND THE GATORS ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 8PM ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 5PM BUGGY MEN ■ MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES ■ THE RAILS, 6.30PM LOREN DUO BYRON CABARET IN THE BASEMENT - MICHAEL KING ■ BEACH HOTEL, 9PM DJ LONGTIME MEMORIAL CLUB 6.30PM MACKA CHELSEA GIBB ■ ■ BYRON BAY BREWERY BUDDHA TERRANORA TAVERN, 5PM BJ THE ■ THE RAILS, 6.30PM DANNY ROSS ■ MURWILLUMBAH CIVIC CENTRE ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, MAX ■ LONESTAR TAVERN & QUALITY BAR 5PM THE GRAINS 8PM LEGEND ■ BYRON BAY BREWERY BUDDHA 7.30PM LADIES DOWN UNDER JUDO HOTEL, MERMAID WATERS, 6.30PM ■ SALMONELLA DUB TWIN TOWNS CLUBS & RESORTS BAR 5PM LIVE MUSIC ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB ■ BEACH HOTEL, 4PM FRANZ JOE CAMILLERI & THE BLACK SOUNDSYSTEM 12.30PM FREE LIVE ■ COCOMANGAS, BACKPACKER 7PM BRENDA LEE HEATHCOTE FERDINAND + SPECIAL GUESTS SORROWS ENTERTAINMENT ■ BYRON ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE PARTY ■ ROUND HOUSE TAVERN ■ THE RAILS, 7PM BOHEMIAN ■ MIAMI SHARK BAR 8PM DAYSEND 6.30PM CIRCUS SHOWCASE MURWILLUMBAH, DJ BRETT COWBOYS (CD LAUNCH), LYNCHMADA, GOLD COAST TUESDAY 2 ■ WAYWOOD GALLERY, STILL @THE ■ SALTBAR BEACHBAR AND BISTRO, ■ BYRON BAY BREWERY BUDDHA HUMALITY, THE SEVER PROJECT ■ ABBY CENTRE 6PM SHERI PICCONE EX ‘COOLANGATTA HOTEL 3PM, KINGSCLIFF, 8.30PM MICK BAR 7.30PM THE GREEN MACHINE ■ SOUTHPORT WORKERS 7.30PM SKYE 7PM TOO COOL TWEED OPENING ■ MCHUGH TRIO LA LA LAND, RYAN RUSHTON + AKASA ■ COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL ■ PETIT SNAIL, 7.30PM MICKS ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB ■ SEAGULLS 8PM LOADED DICE DANIEL WEBBER ■ SOUTHPORT RSL 7.30PM 4PM ACOUSTIC SESSION SASHIMI BAND ■ ■ 6.30PM LIVE MUSIC SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB LIQUID, 10PM HELLO DISCO ATMOSPHERE ■ EWAN ■ ELSEWHERE BAR, 8PM ■ TWIN TOWNS CLUBS & RESORTS LA LA LAND, DANIEL WEBBER JAZZ 7.30PM – TASHI/ LT80/ DEEGS/ CAPTAIN PEARSON + GIV, AUDUN, ■ 1PM FREE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT LIQUID, 10PM TENEILS BIRTHDAY ■ TERRANORA TAVERN 8PM RAGGA KAINE BYRON STRETCH PAPERCRANES AND ADAM TAYLOR | DAVE C JUMP ■ COCOMANGAS, DJ QC + DJ ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, THE THOMAS J BYRON ■ COCOMANGAS, THIRSTY ■ TWIN TOWNS CLUBS & RESORTS KRISTIN DOWNSTAIRS MIX-UP ■ THE SURF CLUB COOLANGATTA ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, HARRY THURSDAY 11AM FREE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30PM SNAP ■ BEACH HOTEL, 9.30PM DIRTY 2PM BILL HENDERSON HEALY SHOT LAUNDRY ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 1.30PM WILEY ■ BEACH HOTEL, 9PM ANDY BURKE ■ BANG THAI, BANGALOW URBAN ■ THE RAILS, 6.30PM THE CREW REED BAND ■ THE RAILS, 6.30PM GREG KEW JAZZ 7PM JACK DERWIN ■ BYRON BAY BREWERY BUDDHA ■ TUGUN BOWLS CLUB 2PM THE ■ BYRON BAY BREWERY BUDDHA MICK MCHUGH BANDLAS BAR 7PM SOMERSAULT LAMPLIGHTS SATURDAY 27 ■ BAR 7PM OPEN MIC NIGHT BYRON NIGHT MARKET 5PM BYRON SOULMAN O’GAIA ■ N COCOMANGAS,WEDNESDAY BYRON RETRO 3 FEVER TWEED ■ TEMPLE BYRON 7PM KEVIN JAMES ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, ■ BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB CD LAUNCH CALEXICO TWEED FRI FEB 26th 7.30PM VANILLA ■ LA LA LAND, MYLES JUNIOR + ■ BEACH HOTEL, 2PM SUNDAY SESH POKER Sunday ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB RHYS BYNON W/ DJ CRUCIAL D 4.30PM FOSSIL ■ CLUB BANORA 6PM NSW TIME KYE DJ Herve 9.30pm 8PM CLIFFY ■ LIQUID, 10PM H2O ADAM J ROCK 8PM DJ ANDEE FROST COLE COMING SOON ■ CLUB BANORA, 8PM ABBY SKYE TAYLOR | DAVE BASEK | DEE DEE ■ THE RAILS, BYRON 6PM ■ TWIN TOWNS CLUBS & RESORTS SAT FEB 27th March 6th ■ IVORY TAVERN 8PM RESIDENT DJ ■ COCOMANGAS, DJ QC + DJ CARL ROMANIACS 10.30AM PIRATES TO PINAFORE: c ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB, 7.30PM WALKER ■ BYRON BAY BREWERY BUDDHA ALL THE GILBERT & SULLIVAN DJ M Lovin 9.30pm Mason Rack DON WHITAKER ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30PM BAR 4PM ELECTRIC GARDEN DJS MUSICALS IN ONE SHOW ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 9.30PM SMASHED CRABS 7PM GREG KEW 7(!2&342%%4s-527),,5-"!( DJ MCLOVIN ■ A & I HALL BANGALOW KATIE ■ BYRON BOWLO 1.30PM MICK GOLD COAST ■ NOONAN & THE CAPTAINS ■ 2ESTAURANTs"ISTROs,IVE-USICs4!"s!CCOMMODATION MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES MCHUGH COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM GLEN MEMORIAL CLUB 6.30PM JAYNE ■ MULLUM CIVIC HALL 6PM HAITI ■ CHAMELEON GLOBAL CAFE, 5PM MILES, BULLETPROOF

14 February 25, 2010 The Tweed Shire Echo Guide> www.tweedecho.com.au Advertisement FEBRUARY 2010 Justine Elliot MP Federal Member for Richmond

Contact Justine Elliot Offi ce: 107 Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South Phone: 1300 720 675

Deputy Prime Minister Justine delivers more than $145 million in federal funding for visits North Coast local infrastructure

$97.2 million for 80 local primary schools infrastructure under Primary Schools for the 21st Century. $9.5 million for 89 local primary schools under the National School Pride Program. $3.8 million for Science and Language Centres at three local schools. $3.7 million for Community Education and Training programs in Murwillumbah, Mullumbimby, Tweed and Dunoon. $985,990 for refurbishment Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Justine with Tweed Heads Primary School and maintenance of the North Principal, Captains and Vice Captains, inspecting the plans for their new hall. Coast Institute of TAFE – Kingscliff and Murwillumbah Campuses. The Deputy Prime Minister Julia students of Tweed Heads Public Gillard and local MP Justine Elliot School with a fantastic learning $1.3 million for Tweed Shire recently visited Tweed Heads Public environment,” Justine said. Council for projects across School. Whilst at the school they the shire, including upgrading Ambrose Brown Park saw fi rsthand the site for a new hall “This investment in our local schools in Pottsville and the Kingscliff and covered outdoor learning area. is part of the largest schools building Foreshore Reserve, the Construction is imminent for this program ever to ensure our children installation of CCTV in exciting new infrastructure project. have a better place to learn. It will support jobs, stimulate our local Murwillumbah, construction This $2.4 million project has been economy and build important of a skate park and Visitors funded under the Primary Schools for infrastructure for the long term.” Centre in Tweed Heads and the the 21st Century initiative. The school extension of the Burringbar/ Mooball Cycleway. has also received $125,000 in federal During her visit to the North Coast, funding to refurbish existing school the Deputy Prime Minister also visited $1.6 million for social and facilities under the National School Southern Cross University’s new Gold public housing repairs for Pride Program. Coast Campus, where she offi cially 461 housing units. opened the Foundation Building, and $14.2 million for 46 social “This is a very exciting project for the joined Justine and local shoppers for housing projects under children and families of Richmond. lunch in Tweed City Shopping Centre. Stage two of the Social The new facilities will provide the Housing Program. $1.7 million for Black Spot Program funding for road INSIDE: Work starts on Sexton Hill upgrade More services safety throughout the for older Australians More aged care beds for Tweed electorate. JUSTINE ELLIOT MP FEDERAL MEMBER FOR RICHMOND FEBRUARY 2010 Work starts on Sexton Hill upgrade

Construction on the $310 million “As a former police offi cer, I know how Sexton Hill Pacifi c Highway upgrade vitally important it is to fi x our roads and is underway. improve safety for drivers,” Justine said.

Justine joined NSW Premier Kristina “The upgrade will improve safety and Keneally to turn the fi rst sod on the reduce travel times, and will make $310 million Sexton Hill Pacifi c Highway a real difference for the thousands upgrade in December. of local people who travel this busy section of highway every day.” The upgrade is one of the largest infrastructure projects ever undertaken The construction of the upgrade will in NSW. The upgrade was a key 2007 support up to 250 jobs in the short Justine and NSW Premier Kristina election commitment, and the Rudd term, benefi ting local families and the Keneally turning the sod for the Government has delivered $300 million local economy. Sexton Hill Highway Upgrade. to fast-track this important project.

Australia SAVE THE DATE Day Award RSPCA Justine was honoured to attend Tweed Shire Council Million celebrations for Australia Day in Burringbar this year. Justine is Paws Walk pictured with Jean Nutley and Jean Fenwick who accepted the 2010 award for community event of the year for the RSPCA’s Million The 2010 Million Paws walk will Paws walk. be held on Sunday 16 May at Jack Bayliss Park in Kingscliff. More information on the walk can be found at http://www. millionpawswalk.com.au/ ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO HELP

As your local MP, I can help you and your family with any Federal matters.

I can assist with any enquiries or issues with Commonwealth Government departments, including the Family Assistance Offi ce, Aged Care, Medicare, Superannuation, Taxation, Centrelink, Passports, Immigration, Sport and the Arts, Veterans Affairs, Workplace Relations, and Defence.

Please contact my offi ce on 1300 720 675 or email [email protected] JUSTINE ELLIOT MP FEDERAL MEMBER FOR RICHMOND FEBRUARY 2010

More services for Helping older people older Australians find services

The Rudd Government is delivering The Rudd Government offers more services to more older many services to help older Australians than ever before. Australians and it is important that you can quickly and easily Over the next four years we will find and contact the service provide more than $44 billion for aged that you need. and community care services across Australia. Justine recently launched the Australian Government Directory Recently Justine announced that of Services for Older People 2010 North Coast Home and Community in Tweed Heads South, with the Care (HACC) services will receive more help of Doreen Welsh and her than $655,000 in additional funding, local volunteer group Twin Towns above the more than $27 million Friends. provided to the North Coast region this financial year. The free directory provides “I’d like to thank the staff that work in important information for older This funding will help many people aged care and community care. I’m people and their families with stay in their homes rather than move always inspired by the dedication and chapters on accessing aged care, prematurely into residential care, commitment of staff and volunteers legal rights, finance and health. allowing them to remain in their that provide care and support for our communities, close to friends and older Australians”. The directory is an easy to family. The funding will contribute read source of information. The to practical services, such as home “We must always remember directory will give people ready modification, transport, food delivery that it is our Seniors that access to a clear summary of and respite. built our nation. All our lives services and will help them to are enriched by the wisdom, identify and contact the programs “These services make a real and experience and knowledge that or services that may be of the practical difference in the lives of many our older Australians bring to our greatest assistance to them. older local residents,” Justine said. community,” Justine said. Copies of the directory are free, and are available by contacting the Aged Care Information Line on 1800 500 853, by contacting More aged care beds for Tweed: a Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre on 1800 052 222 Opening of new dementia wing or through Centrelink offices.

Justine recently opened the $8.6 million new 41 place dementia- specific wing at Bupa Care Services’ Banora Point aged care facility.

The Banora Point facility boasts a sensory dementia garden, single rooms with en-suites, upgraded kitchen and laundry facilities and construction of the new wing created 35 jobs, with almost all workers drawn from the local area.

“Innovative approaches to dementia care such as this sensory garden are Bupa Banora Point General to be commended. I congratulate the Manager Jo-Spirit Jones, Bupa Twin Towns Friends volunteers Banora Point resident Doug Murray staff and management at Bupa Banora and President Doreen Welsh with and Justine. Point for their hard work in developing Justine. this facility,” Justine said. The Rudd Government: Working hard to build Australia’s future

Here are just some of the Rudd Government’s achievements in the last 2 years:

Acting decisively to support jobs Investing in new cancer research and small businesses during the and treatment centres. Global Recession. Funding a 30% increase in GP training Keeping Government fi nances strong places to help address a shortage, with Australia retaining its AAA credit especially in regional and rural areas. rating. Creating 130,000 new training places Funding 1,000 new nurse training & granting 290,000 new computers for places to ensure patients get the care schools. they deserve. Establishing a single national school curriculum with a focus on the basics: Supporting record investment in reading, writing and arithmetic. solar and wind power to protect our environment for future generations. New Trades Training Centres in our High Schools to give kids practical Abolishing WorkChoices and restoring skills for work. fairness to the workplace. Tax cuts for working families. Helping secure our water supplies by providing funding to help build Record infrastructure investment in recycling, desalination and stormwater roads, highways, hospitals & schools. harvesting projects. There are currently more than 28,000 infrastructure projects underway. Helping the health of the Murray- The largest schools building program Darling by implementing the fi rst ever ever to ensure our children have a better purchase of water entitlements by the place to learn. Federal Government.

“I’m optimistic about Australia’s future. Our nation has led the world getting through the Global Recession and we’re preparing Australia for the challenges of the future.” Kevin Rudd Prime Minister of Australia.

Authorised by Justine Elliot MP, 107 Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South, NSW 2486. This material has been produced by Justine Elliot MP using her printing and communications entitlement. Television Guide

1. Stop, in the name of money! While Dreamgirls (Prime, Friday, 8.30pm) is about the rise of The Supremes, the producers can’t say so for legal reasons. That’s Beyonce Knowles in the middle. 2. Lord Monckton’s favourite movie, The Day After Tomorrow (Prime, Saturday, 8.35pm), follows in the wake of the American blizzards. These actors realise they should have bought the VW Golf instead of the Hummer. 3. Lost Worlds (SBS1, Sunday, 7.30pm) – ‘Big Bang in Tunguska’ revisits the (supposed) airburst in 1908 of a comet above Russia, which flattened the forest. Another 1 2 3 conspiracy theory favourite. ABC 1 SBS 1 PRIME TEN NBN 4.30 Shortland Street 5.00 Something In The Air 5.00 World News And Weatherwatch 6.00 Sunrise 6.00 Early News 5.30 Today 5.30 The Einstein Factor 6.00 Kids’ Programs 6.45 UEFA Europa League LIVE 9.00 The Morning Show 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Winter Olympic Games 2010 LIVE 11.00 Catalyst 9.15 World News 11.30 Seven Morning News 9.00 Ten News from Vancouver 11.30 The New Inventors 1.30 Insight 12.00 Movie: Ice (M 1998) Grant Show, Eva La 10.00 The Circle 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 12.00 Midday Report 2.30 World News Rue, Flex, Audie England, Michael Riley, 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 3.00 Alive And Cooking 12.30 Poirot (PG) 3.30 Going Bush Udo Kier 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 3.30 Hi-5 1.30 Monarch Of The Glen 4.00 Classical Destinations Warsaw 2.00 Surgery Saved My Life 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 4.00 The Shak 2.30 Spicks And Specks 4.30 The Journal 3.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days 3.00 Judge Judy 4.30 Afternoon News 3.00 Kids’ Programs 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 3.30 Kids’ Programs 3.30 Infomercial 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 6.05 Meerkat Manor 6.00 Global Village 5.00 M*A*S*H 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 5.30 Hot Seat 6.30 Can We Help? 6.30 World News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 6.00 NBN News 7.00 ABC News 7.30 James May’s Toy Stories 6.00 Prime News 5.00 Ten News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Stateline 8.30 As It Happened (PG) Hitler’s 6.30 Seven News 6.00 The Simpsons 7.30 Winter Olympic Games 2010 8.00 Sleuth 101 bodyguard 7.00 Home And Away 6.30 Neighbours Highlights 8.30 Silent Witness (M) 9.30 World News Australia 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens 7.00 The 7pm Project 10.30 Movie: Runaway Jury (M 2003) 10.15 Moving Wallpaper (M) 10.00 Virtual Adultery And Cyberspace 8.30 Movie: Dreamgirls (M 2006) An ambi- 7.30 The Biggest Loser John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin 10.40 Lateline Love (M) tious agent discovers a girl group in 9.00 NCIS (M) Hoffman

26 11.20 The Graham Norton Show (M) Dame 10.45 Movie: Untold Scandal (MA 2003) the 1960s. Stars Jamie Foxx, Beyonce 10.00 White Collar (M) 1.00 Movie: Spartan (M 2004) Val Kilmer,

Y Shirley Bassey, Rhod Gilbert, Michael South Korean drama. Stars Mi-suk Lee, Knowles, Eddie Murphy 11.00 Ten Late News Kristen Bell, William H Macy Sheen Do-yeon Jeon, Yong-jun Bae 11.10 Movie: Coyote Ugly (PG 2000) Piper 11.30 Sports Tonight 3.00 The Baron

DA 12.05 rage (M) 1.00 Movie: Breaking Up (MA 2003) Perabo, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello 12.00 The Late Show With David Letterman 4.00 Infomercial I Brazillian comedy dealing with the four 1.05 2010 NAB Cup Hawthorn v Western 1.00 Infomercials 5.00 Religion 4.30 Good Morning America

FR ABC 2 stages of a break up. Stars Domingos Bulldogs Oliveira, Priscilla Rozenbaum, Maria 4.00 Infomercials 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News Breakfast Ribeiro ONE HD GO! 9.00 Kids’ Programs 3.05 Weatherwatch 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 6.00 The Real Good Life 7 TWO 6.00 ATP World Tour Tennis 6.30 Rally World 7.00 NASCAR Nationwide Series Highlights 8.00 11.00 TMZ 11.30 The Partridge Family 12.00 6.30 Scrapheap Challenge SBS 2 6.00 Kids Time 9.00 Sons & Daughters 9.30 NASCAR Sprint Cup Highlights 9.00 World Series Frasier 12.30 Seinfeld 1.00 Gossip Girl (M) 2.00 7.30 The Colbert Report Home & Away 10.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 11.00 Sprintcars 10.00 College Basketball 12.00 NBA Charlie’s Angels 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 The 8.05 Father Ted (PG) 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and Moonlighting 12.00 Body Beautiful 12.30 Style Basketball LIVE 2.45 NBA Doubleheader Basketball Nanny 4.00 Kids’ Programs 5.00 I Dream Of Jeannie 8.30 Boy Meets Girl (PG) Weatherwatch By Jury 1.00 All My Children (M) 2.00 Shortland LIVE 5.15 MVP 5.45 Omnisport 6.00 The Sport Of 5.30 Bewitched 6.00 Flintstones 6.30 Jetsons 7.00 9.30 Breaking Bad (M) 6.30 World News Australia Street 2.30 Coronation Street 3.00 Emmerdale Kings 6.30 24/7 Jimmie Johnson: Race To Daytona Get Smart 7.30 Frasier 8.00 Seinfeld 8.30 Black 10.15 Green Day Live At The Fox Theatre 7.30 UEFA Champions League Highlights 3.30 Kitchen Time 6.00 ALF 6.30 Full House 7.00 7.30 NBA Basketball 9.30 Sports Tonight 10.00 Adder Goes Fourth (PG) 9.30 Movie: The Ring 11.20 Live From Abbey Road (M) The 8.30 UEFA Europa League Benny Hill Show 7.30 USA Sports Soup 10.30 Australian Rally Championship (MA 2002) Naomi Watts, David Dorfman, Martin Subways, Gnarls Barkley, Herbie 10.00 Movie: The Red Shoes (MAV 2005) 8.30 Escape To The Country 11.30 Sportscar Series Highlights 1.00 Sports Henderson, Brian Cox 11.45 Frasier 12.15 Seinfeld Hancock South Korean horror. Stars Kim Hye- 9.40 60 Minute Makeover Tonight Late 1.30 Omnisport 2.00 The Pro Shop 12.45 TMZ 1.00 Charlie’s Angels 2.00 Movie: 12.10 Soundtrack To My Life Curt Smith su, Kim Sung-su, Park Yeon-ah 10.40 How Not To Decorate (M) 3.00 Boxing A2Z 3.55 Mecum Auto Auction 4.50 Money Train (AV 1995) , Woody 12.45 The People Watchers 11.50 Tales From A Suitcase (G) 11.40 Australia’s Greatest Athlete (PG) ASP Season Surfing Billabong Pipeline Masters Harrelson, 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Partridge Family 5.30 Flintstones 1.30 Coach Trip 2.00 Close 12.20 Weatherwatch 12.35 Big Bite 12.55 The Master 1.45 AFL Hawaii 2007 5.45 Serie A Football Highlights ABC 1 SBS 1 PRIME TEN NBN 5.00 rage (PG) 5.00 World News And Weatherwatch 6.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Infomercials 11.00 Poh’s Kitchen 1.00 Americans In Pyongyang New York 7.00 Weekend Sunrise 10.00 Hit List TV 7.00 Winter Olympic Games 2010 LIVE 11.30 Message Stick (G*) Philharmonic in North Korea 9.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Landed Music from Vancouver 12.00 Stateline 2.00 I Feel Good The James Brown story 1.00 Home Improvement 12.30 Out Of The Blue 3.00 Animal Emergency 12.30 Australian Story 3.05 Sam Dillemans Belgian contemporary 1.30 V8 Supercars Bahrain 1.00 Escape With ET 4.00 The Shak 1.00 WNBL Basketball LIVE Preliminary artist 4.30 Australia’s Greatest Athlete 1.30 Saving Babies 4.30 The Gurus Explore Hawaii final 4.00 Every Picture Tells A Story 5.30 Sydney Weekender 2.00 Human Sprawl 5.00 Airline 3.00 Movie: Gunga Din (G B&W 1939) 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 6.00 Seven News 3.00 Life Is Wild 5.30 Antiques Roadshow Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas 5.30 Absolute Zero (G) 6.30 Movie: Sister Act (PG 1992) Whoopi 4.00 It’s Me Or The Dog 6.00 NBN News Fairbanks Jr 6.30 World News Australia Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Harvey Keitel, 4.30 Road To Delhi 6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 4.00 Nerves Of Steel Australia’s first all- 7.30 Monster Moves Bill Nunn, Mary Wickes, Kathy Najimy 5.00 Ten News 7.30 Whizz Kids Who Wants To Be A female skeleton team in 2006 8.30 Iron Chef 8.35 Movie: The Day After Tomorrow (M 5.30 Sports Tonight Millionaire 6.00 Nigella Express 9.20 Rockwiz (PG) 2004) Global warming triggers the 6.00 Malcolm In The Middle 8.30 Winter Olympic Games 2010 6.30 Gardening Australia 10.00 Movie: Dear Frankie (M 2004) English onset of a new ice age. Stars Dennis 6.30 Movie: Step Up (PG 2006) Channing Highlights 7.00 ABC News drama. Stars Emily Mortimer, Gerard Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Rachel Griffiths, 8.40 Lotto 7.30 Bed Of Roses (PG) Butler Emmy Rossum, Ian Holm Damaine Radcliff 11.30 Movie: The Statement (M 2003) A 27 8.25 ABC News 11.50 SOS (M) 11.00 Movie: Call Me – The Rise And Fall 8.35 Movie: Lara Croft Tomb Raider – The man’s quiet life in the south of France is

Y 8.30 The Bill (PG) 12.50 NEWStopia (M) Of Heidi Fleiss (MA 2004) Jamie-Lynn Cradle Of Life (M 2003) Angelina Jolie, disrupted when he becomes haunted 9.15 Blue Murder (PG) 1.20 Matrioshki Thai Sex Trade (MA) Discala, Corbin Bernsen, Emmanuelle Gerard Butler, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor by his Nazi sympathising during WW II. 10.25 ABC News Update 2.10 Weatherwatch Vaugier, Ian Tracey, Carey Feehan 10.55 AFL NAB Cup St Kilda v Sydney Stars Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton 10.30 Dalziel And Pasco (M) 1.00 Infomercials 12.55 Road To Delhi 1.25 Hell’s Kitchen 2.25 Video 1.50 Movie: Jasper, Texas (M 2003) Jon 12.15 rage (M) SBS 2 Hits 2.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion Voight, Roy T Anderson, Louis Gossett Jr 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and 7 TWO 4.00 Infomercials SATURDA ABC 2 Weatherwatch 6.00 AFL Flashback Classics ONE HD 6.30 World News Australia 6.00 Kids’ Programs 8.30 Movie: Too Many Girls (G B&W 1940) 6.00 Serie A Football Highlights 6.35 Bundesliga 7.30 Don Matteo (PG) GO! 6.00 At The Movies Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Football Highlights 7.35 The Sport Of Kings 8.05 I 8.30 Unit One (M) 6.30 Wild At Heart 10.10 Movie: The Three Musketeers (G Fish 8.35 Sports Unlimited 9.30 Transworld Sport 6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Get Smart 2.00 Seinfeld 9.40 Movie: Requiem (M 2005) German 7.35 Hamish Macbeth B&W 1935) Walter Abel, Paul Lukas 10.30 The Pro Shop 11.30 NBA Basketball 1.30 3.00 Frasier 4.00 Hogan’s Heroes 5.00 Green Acres drama about an epileptic girl who, 8.30 Movie: Hud (M 1963) Paul Newman 12.00 Movie: Having Wonderful Time (G MVP 2.00 NAB Cup AFL Sydney v Carlton 4.00 5.30 The Nanny 6.30 Get Smart 7.30 Hogan’s after suffering a breakdown during Heroes 8.30 Seinfeld 10.25 Movie: Song Of Freedom (PG B&W B&W 1938) Ginger Rogers, Douglas Omnisport 4.30 ATP World Tour Tennis 5.00 TNA her first year at university, seeks help Xplosion 9.30 Movie: Nanna’s Boy (MA) Nicolas 1936) A British singer discovers that Fairbanks Jr, Lucille Ball from a priest. Stars Sandra Hüller, 6.00 Escape With ET Goossen, Linda Cardinelli, Rob he is descended from a West African 1.20 Movie: Bambi II (G 2006) Animation Burghart Klaußner, Imogen Kogge 6.30 Sports Tonight Schneider, David Spade queen. Stars Paul Robeson 2.50 Home & Away Catch-Up 5.00 Discover 11.15 Movie: El Calentito (MA 2005) 7.00 NAB Cup AFL LIVE – St Kilda v Sydney 11.30 Reno 911 (M) 11.40 Casualties Of War (MA) Tasmania 5.30 Better Homes And Gardens 6.30 Spanish comedy set in the transition 9.30 UFC (M) 12.15 NASCAR Sprint Cup 12.45 Rally 12.00 Movie: Fame (M 1975) Irene Cara, 12.10 Extreme Rescue Michael Palin’s New Europe 7.30 Heartbeat 8.30 from dictatorship to democracy. Stars World 1.10 Omnisport 1.25 Bundesliga Football Paul McCrane, Maureen Teefy 1.00 Bomb Harvest (M) A Touch Of Frost (M) 10.45 10 Years Younger In 10 Verónica Sánchez, Macarena Gómez LIVE – Mainz v Werder Bremen 3.20 Drive 3.50 2.30 Get Smart 3.00 Hogan’s Heroes 4.00 Frasier 2.00 Close Days 11.45 Monster House 12.30 Big Bite 1.30 12.55 Weatherwatch AFL Frantic Finishes 3.20 AFL Finals Classic Surfing Moment4.00 College Basketball LIVE 5.00 The Jetsons 5.30 Marine Boy

Bill McCullochs TWEED CITY Exhaust & Towbar Specialists 232 years servicing thet Tweed Valley ‘At your service’ & Gold Coast Tweed River Art Gallery Unit 11/12 Greenway The Gallery Café combines art with fresh food and Cnr Tweed Valley Way Drive, South Tweed wine. Enjoy having lunch at the beautifully appointed and Mistral Road, licensed café with indoor and outdoor seating and Murwillumbah (opp. Motor Registry) magnifi cent panoramic views over the Tweed River and Border Ranges. View the art and treat yourself to Open Wed-Sun Fax 07 5524 4768 delicious cakes and great coff ee. A fabulous venue for 10am-5pm Mobile 0418 244 755 special events, offi ce parties and wedding receptions. 02 6672 5088 Group bookings essential. www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo February 25, 2010 19 ABC 1 SBS 1 PRIME TEN NBN 5.00 rage 6.30 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Insiders 10.00 5.00 World News 6.00 Religion 7.00 Weekend Sunrise 6.00 Religion 7.00 Kids’ Programs 8.00 Meet The 6.00 Infomercials Inside Business 10.30 Offsiders 11.00 Asia Pacific 10.30 A Fork In The Road Rio De Janeiro 10.00 Bush Doctors Press 8.30 Infomercials 9.30 River To Reef 7.00 Winter Olympic Games 2010 LIVE Focus 11.30 Songs Of Praise 12.00 Landline 11.00 Futbol Mundial 10.30 Movie: Casino Royale (PG 1967) Peter 10.00 Hit List TV from Vancouver 1.00 Gardening Australia 11.30 World Superbike Championships Sellers, David Niven, Ursula Andress, 12.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures 2.00 Whizz Kids Who Wants To Be A 1.30 Message Stick (G*) From Italy Orson Welles 1.00 Big Cat Diary Millionaire 2.00 Travel Oz (G*) 12.00 Tour Of Qatar Cycling 1.30 V8 Supercars Bahrain 2.00 It’s Me Or The Dog 3.00 Battle To Save The Tiger With David 2.30 Primal Instincts: Anger 1.00 Speedweek 4.30 Australia’s Greatest Athlete 3.00 The Doctors Attenborough 3.30 Simon Schama’s Power Of Art 2.30 FIFA World Cup Magazine 5.30 Mercurio’s Menu 4.00 Meerkat Manor 4.00 The Gurus Explore Ireland Caravaggio 3.00 UEFA Europa League 6.00 Seven News 4.30 Boys Weekend 5.00 Animal Rescue 4.20 Damon And Jamie’s Excellent 3.30 UEFA Champions League 6.30 Sunday Night 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Antiques Roadshow Adventure 5.00 The World Game 7.30 Border Security – Australia’s Front 5.30 Sports Tonight 6.00 NBN News 5.30 Art Nation 6.00 Thalassa Line (PG) 6.00 The Simpsons (PG) 6.30 Domestic Blitz 6.00 At The Movies 6.30 World News Australia 8.00 Air Ways 6.30 The Biggest Loser: Couples (PG) 7.30 60 Minutes 6.30 Collectors 7.30 Lost Worlds Big Bang in Tunguska 8.30 Bones (M) 7.30 Talkin’ Bout Your Generation (PG) 8.30 Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story 7.00 ABC News 8.30 Dateline 9.30 Castle (M) 8.30 The Good Wife (M) (M) Rebecca Gibney, Vince Colosimo, 7.30 My Place 9.30 The Love Of Money (G) 10.30 Scrubs (PG) 9.30 House (M) Maya Elliott 8.50 Breaking The Mould (PG) Penicillin 10.30 Movie: The Airlift (MA 2005) German 11.00 Air Crash Investigations 12.00 Blue Heelers 10.30 Movie: Flying High! (M 1980) Lloyd 10.30 Winter Olympic Games 2010 28 9.55 Compass: For The Bible Tells Me So drama. Stars Heino Ferch, Bettina (M) 2.00 Infomercials 5.30 Seven News Bridges, Leslie Nielson, Julie Hagerty, Highlights Y 11.40 The Genius Of Photography Zimmermann Peter Graves 1.30 Spyforce 12.40 Order In The House 12.10 Movie: The Forced March (MA 2003) 7 TWO 12.05 Numb3rs (M) 2.30 Infomercials 3.30 Religion 4.00 Good Morning 1.50 Movie: Bonjour Tristesse (PG 1958) Russian war movie. Stars Vladimir 1.00 Infomercials America 5.00 Early Morning News David Niven, Deborah Kerr Volga, Olga Chursina 6.00 AFL Grand Final Classic 8.30 Ironman Series 4.00 Religion 3.30 Talking Heads 2.10 Weatherwatch 10.20 Kids’ Programs SUNDA 4.00 Songs Of Praise 12.00 Movie: Ruthless (PG B&W 1948) GO! SBS 2 Zachary Scott, Diana Lynn, Louis ONE HD 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 The Hills 11.30 The Hayward 6.00 Twenty20 IPL 2008 Greatest Hits 7.00 Partridge Family 12.00 Charlie’s Angels ABC 2 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and 2.00 Movie: Pinocchio (G) Animation Transworld Sport 8.00 NASCAR Nationwide Series 1.00 Movie: Godzilla (PG 1998) Matthew 6.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Sleuth 101 6.30 Artscape Weatherwatch 6.00 Susan Boyle: I Dreamed A Dream 12.00 AFL NAB Cup St Kilda v Sydney 2.00 NBA Broderick, Vicki Lewis, Malcolm 7.00 Art Nation 7.30 Simon Schama’s Power Of 6.30 World News Australia 6.30 Movie: Cool Runnings (G 1993) John Basketball Game Of The Week 4.00 Omnisport Danare Art: Rembrandt 8.30 Kurt Elling And The SSO 9.30 7.30 The World Game Candy, Doug E Doug, Rawle Lewis, 4.30 Victorian PGA Championship Golf 4.00 Green Acres 5.00 The Nanny 5.30 Wipeout Cold Feet (M) 10.25 The Forsyte Saga (PG) 8.30 Clara Sheller (PG) Feminine Intuition Malik Yoba Highlights 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 11.20 Montreux Jazz Festival 2003 World 9.30 Movie: If You Love Me, Follow Me (M 8.30 Movie: Broken Arrow (M 1996) 5.30 World Series Sprintcars 6.30 Beach Volleyball 8.30 Movie: Blades Of Glory (M 2007) Will Music 2006) French comedy. Stars Mathieu John Travolta, Christian Slater, Jack 7.00 24/7 Jimmie Johnson: Race To Daytona 7.30 Ferrell, Will Arnett, Jon Heder 12.15 The Guitar Show Ben Harper, Demy, Romane Bohringer, Julie Thompson, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Sports Tonight 8.00 Red Bull X Fighters 9.00 10.30 Movie: National Lampoon’s Eric Johnson, Steve Jackson, Rod Depardieu Lindo MotoGP Classics 10.00 Pro Series Drag Racing Vacation (M 1983) Chevy Chase, McCormack 11.20 Movie: The Yacoubian Building 10.40 Movie: Soul Plane (MA 2004) Tom 11.00 Rally World 11.30 NASCAR Sprint Cup 12.45 Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid 12.40 WOMADelaide 2006 Lura (MAV 2006) Egyptian comedy/drama. Arnold, Monique, David Scott Rubin Slamball 1.15 Omnisport 1.45 Diamonds Tour Test 12.30 Big Bang Theory 1.30 Movie: City Of Angels 1.10 Jewel Live At Humphreys By The Bay Stars Adel Imam, Nour El-Sherif 12.30 Movie: Obliging Young Lady (G B&W 1941) Netball 3.15 Drift 4.10 Mecum Auto Auction (M 1998) Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan 3.30 Charlie’s 2.15 Close 2.10 Weatherwatch Eve Arden, Edmond O’Brien 1.45 AFL 5.05 Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon Angels 4.30 Green Acres 5.30 Nanny ABC 1 SBS 1 PRIME TEN NBN 4.30 Shortland Street 5.00 World News and Weatherwatch 6.00 Sunrise 6.00 Ten Early News 5.30 Today 5.00 Something In The Air 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 9.00 The Morning Show 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Winter Olympic Games 2010 LIVE 5.30 The Einstein Factor 1.30 Pakistan’s Taliban Generation 11.30 Seven Morning News 9.00 Ten News from Vancouver – Closing Ceremony 6.00 Kids’ Programs 2.30 Dateline 12.00 Movie: Daughter Of The Bride (PG 10.00 The Circle 3.00 Alive And Cooking 11.00 Landline 3.30 Insight 2008) Luke Perry, Joanna Garcia, Helen 12.00 Dr Phil (M) 3.30 Hi-5 12.00 Midday Report 4.30 The Journal Shaver, Kenneth Welsh 1.00 The Oprah Windrey Show 4.00 The Shak 12.30 Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes 5.00 The Crew 2.00 Surgery Saved My Life 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 4.30 Afternoon News 1.30 The Cook And The Chef 5.30 Futbol Mundial 3.00 Come Dine With Me 3.00 Judge Judy 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 2.00 The Bill 6.00 Living Black 3.30 Kids’ Programs 3.30 Infomercial 5.30 Hot Seat 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.30 World News Australia 4.30 Seven News 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 6.00 Evening News 6.00 Travel Oz Great Barrier Reef 7.30 Mythbusters (PG) 5.00 M*A*S*H 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 7.00 A Current Affair 6.30 Talking Heads Judith Durham 8.35 Man Vs Wild What is edible in the wild 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 5.00 Ten News 7.30 Two And A Half Men (PG) 7.00 ABC News 9.30 World News 6.00 Prime News 6.00 The Simpsons 8.00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 7.30 The 7.30 Report 10.00 The Fixer (MAV) 6.30 Seven News 6.30 Neighbours (G) 8.25 Lotto 8.00 Australian Story 10.55 Entourage (M) 7.00 Home And Away 7.00 The 7pm Project 8.30 The Mentalist (M) 8.30 Four Corners 11.25 Wilfred (MA) Comedy series 7.30 My Kitchen Rules 7.30 The Biggest Loser 9.30 CSI: Miami (M)

1 9.20 Media Watch 12.20 Movie: Carandiru (MAV 2003) True 8.30 Desperate Housewives (M) 8.30 Good News Week (M) 10.30 Winter Olympic Games 2010 Closing

Y 9.35 Q&A Brazillian story about a notorious 9.30 Brothers & Sisters (M) 10.00 Ross Noble’s Australian Trip (M) Ceremony 10.35 Lateline prison in Sao Paulo. Stars Luiz Carlos 10.30 Royal Pains (M) 11.00 Late News With Sports Tonight 1.00 World Club Challenge Rugby League 11.10 Lateline Business Vasconcelos, Milhem Cortaz, Milton 11.30 30 Rock (M) 11.45 The Late Show With David Letterman Leeds Rhinos v Melbourne Storm 11.35 The Floating Brothel (M) Goncalvez 12.00 Blue Heelers (M) 12.30 Saving Grace (M) 3.00 Religion 3.30 Good Morning America 12.35 Movie: Rose Of Cimarron (PG 1952) 2.50 Weatherwatch 1.00 Infomercials 5.30 Seven News 1.30 Infomercials 5.00 Early Morning News Mala Powers, Bill Williams 4.00 Religion MONDA 1.55 Movie: Countess Of Monte Cristo (PG SBS 2 B&W 1948) Sonja Henie, Olga San Juan 7 TWO GO! 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and 6.00 Kids Time 9.00 Sons & Daughters 9.30 ONE HD 3.20 Movie: Mexican Spitfire’s Elephant(G 6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie Weatherwatch Home & Away 10.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 11.00 B&W 1942) Lupe Velez, Leon Errol 6.00 College Basketball LIVE 10.00 World Series 10.00 Bewitched 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 6.30 World News Australia Moonlighting 12.00 Body Beautiful 12.30 Style Sprintcars 11.00 Red Bull X Fighters 12.00 Just 11.00 TMZ 11.30 The Partridge Family 12.00 7.30 Dateline By Jury 1.00 All My Children 2.00 Shortland Add Water 1.00 The Sharp End 2.00 Transworld Frasier 12.30 Seinfeld 1.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Little Mosque On The Prairie (G) Street 2.30 Coronation Street 3.00 Emmerdale ABC 2 Sport 3.00 Omnisport 3.30 Xtreme Paintball 2.00 Starsky & Hutch 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 9.00 Movie: Water (M 2006) Indian drama 3.30 Kitchen Time 6.00 Alf 6.30 Full House 7.00 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 4.00 Tread BMX 4.30 Sports Unlimited 5.30 The Nanny 4.00 Kids’ Programs 5.00 I Dream The Benny Hill Show 7.30 Heartbeat 8.30 Judge Kids’ Programs 6.00 Collectors 6.30 Scrapheap about two child widows forced to a Bundesliga Football 7.30 FA Football Classics Of Jeannie 5.30 Bewitched 6.00 The Flintstones John Deed (M) 10.30 Infamous Assassinations Challenge 7.30 The Colbert Report 8.00 Important life of poverty in a widow ashram. 8.00 Bundesliga Football Highlights 9.00 WRC 6.30 The Jetsons 7.00 Get Smart 7.30 Frasier (M) Michael Collins 11.00 Forensic Investigators Things With Demetri Martin 8.30 Good Game Stars Sarala, Lisa Ray, John Abraham Shakedown 9.30 Sports Tonight 10.00 World 8.00 Seinfeld 8.30 Vampire Diaries (M) 9.30 Nip/ – Australia’s True Crimes (M) 9.05 I’m From Rolling Stone 9.30 Sanctuary (M) 11.00 Movie: The Bothersome Man (MA Football News 11.00 Magic Of The FA Cup 12.30 Tuck (MA) 10.30 Dante’s Cove (MA) 11.30 Frasier 10.30 The League Of Gentlemen 11.00 London 2006) Norwegian mystery. Stars Trond 12.00 Movie: The Navy Comes Through Sports Tonight Late 12.45 Sports Soup 1.15 TNA 12.00 Seinfeld 12.30 TMZ 1.00 Vampire Diaries Live: Feeder 11.30 Death Note (M) 12.00 Modern Fausa Aurvåg, Petronella Barker, Per (G B&W 1942) Pat O’Brien, George Xplosion 2.15 Omnisport 2.45 Drift 3.40 Mecum (M) 2.00 Nip/Tuck (MA) 3.00 Dante’s Cove (MA) Toss (M) 12.25 Rex The Runt 12.45 The People Schaanning Murphy, Jackie Cooper, Jane Wyatt Auto Auction 4.35 ASP Season Surfing Billabong 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 The Partridge Watchers 1.30 Coach Trip 2.00 Close 12.40 Weatherwatch 1.30 AFL Frantic Finish 3.45 AFL Finals Classic Pro Teahupoo 2006 5.30 Omnisport Family 5.30 The Flintstones. ABC 1 SBS 1 PRIME TEN NBN 4.30 Shortland Street 5.20 World News And Weatherwatch 6.00 Sunrise 6.00 Ten Early News 5.30 Today 5.00 Something In The Air 1.00 Movie: In The Mood For Love (G 2000) 9.00 The Morning Show 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Kerri-Anne 5.30 The Einstein Factor Cantonese drama. Stars Tony Leung, 11.30 Seven Morning News 9.00 Ten News 11.00 Infomercials 6.00 Kids’ Programs Maggie Cheung 12.00 Movie: A Touch Of Frost (M) David 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show 12.00 Midday Report 2.40 Spacefiles: The Universe Unveiled Jason, Bruce Alexander, Caroline 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 The View 12.30 Galapagos 3.00 If Only Harker, John Lyons, Bill Stewart 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 1.30 The Einstein Factor 3.30 Living Black 2.00 Surgery Saved My Life 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Alive And Cooking 2.00 The Bill 4.00 Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia 3.00 Come Dine With Me 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Hi-5 3.00 Kids’ Programs 4.30 The Journal 3.30 Kids’ Programs 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 The Shak 6.00 Ancient Megastructures St Paul’s 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 4.30 Seven News 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4.30 Afternoon News Cathedral 6.00 Global Village 5.00 M*A*S*H 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 7.00 ABC News 6.30 World News Australia 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Hot Seat 7.30 The 7.30 Report 7.30 Insight Housing 35 million 6.00 Prime News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.00 Evening News 8.00 Foreign Correspondent 8.30 Big Love (PG) 6.30 Seven News 6.30 Neighbours (PG) 7.00 A Current Affair 8.30 Rivers With Griff Rhys Jones Scotland 9.30 World News Australia 7.00 Home And Away 7.00 The 7pm Project (PG) 7.30 Top Gear 9.35 QI: Flora And Fauna 10.00 Hot Docs: Burma VJ – Reporting 7.30 My Kitchen Rules 7.30 The Biggest Loser (PG) 9.30 20 To 1 (PG) Sporty Rich & Famous 2 10.05 First Tuesday Book Club From A Closed Country (M) 8.30 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 8.00 Bondi Rescue 10.30 Kitchen Nightmares USA (MA15+)

Y 10.35 Lateline 11.40 Movie: Lost In Beijing (MA 2007) 9.30 Brothers & Sisters (M) 8.30 NCIS (M) 11.30 Nightline 11.10 Lateline Business Mandarin drama. Stars Tony Leung, Kai 10.30 The Diet That Time Forgot (PG) 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M) 12.00 20/20 1.00 Entertainment Tonight 1.30 11.35 Four Corners Fai, Fan Bingbing, Dong Dawei 11.30 Samantha Who? (PG) 10.30 Late News With Sports Tonight Infomercials 3.00 Religion 3.30 Good Morning 12.20 Media Watch 1.35 Why Democracy? Looking for the 12.00 Blue Heelers (M) 11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman 12.00 America 5.00 Early Morning News 12.35 The Chaser’s War On Everything (M) revolution – Bolivia (M) 1.00 Infomercials 5.30 Seven News Army Wives (M) 1.00 Infomercials 4.00 Religion 1.05 Poirot (PG) 2.35 Weatherwatch TUESDA 1.55 Big Ideas 7 TWO ONE HD GO! 2.55 Movie: Arizona Ranger (PG B&W 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 ET 11.00 TMZ 11.30 The SBS 2 6.00 Slamball 6.30 Australian Fishing 1948) Tim Holt 6.00 Kids Time 9.00 Sons & Daughters 9.30 Partridge Family 12.00 Frasier 12.30 Seinfeld 1.00 Championships 7.30 Serie A Football 9.30 ATP 3.55 Good Game (M) 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and Home & Away 10.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 11.00 The Hills 2.00 Notes From The Underbelly 3.00 World Tour Tennis 10.00 World Series Sprintcars Weatherwatch Moonlighting 12.00 Body Beautiful 12.30 Style By Just Shoot Me 3.30 The Nanny 4.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Sports Unlimited 12.00 College Basketball 6.30 World News Australia Jury 1.00 All My Children 2.00 Shortland Street 5.00 I Dream Of Jeannie 5.30 Bewitched 6.00 The 2.00 TNA Xplosion 3.00 Omnisport 3.30 Xtreme ABC 2 7.30 The Super Comet (PG) What would 2.30 Coronation Street 3.00 Emmerdale 3.30 Flintstones 6.30 The Jetsons 7.00 Get Smart 7.30 Paintball 4.00 Tread BMX 4.30 NAB Cup AFL St 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News Breakfast happen if an asteroid hit the earth Kitchen Time 6.00 Alf 6.30 Full House Frasier 8.00 Seinfeld 8.30 The Bachelor 8.30 Little Mosque On The Prairie (G) 7.00 The Benny Hill Show Kilda v Sydney 6.30 All Star Game Lacrosse 7.30 9.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 A Place In Greece 6.30 NASCAR Nationwide Series Highlights 8.30 9.30 Movie: Before Sunrise (M 1995) Scrapheap Challenge 7.30 The Colbert Report 9.00 Movie: Devdas (PG 2002) Indian 7.30 Ugly Betty Richard Lincoln, Ethan Hawke 8.30 24 (M) NASCAR Sprint Cup Highlights 9.30 Sports 8.00 The Young Ones Bollywood musical about two soul Tonight 10.00 The Pro Shop 11.00 Victorian 11.30 Frasier 12.00 Seinfeld 12.30 TMZ 1.00 9.30 The Sopranos 8.40 Durham County (M) mates, childhood sweethearts whose (MA) PGA Championship Golf Highlights 12.00 Sports The Bachelor 9.30 The Wire (MA) love is thwarted by India’s rigid class 10.30 Band Of Brothers (M) Tonight Late 12.15 Omnisport 12.45 College 2.00 Movie: Second String (M 2002) Teri 10.30 Party Animals (M) 11.30 The Librarians (M) structure. Stars Shahrukh Khan, 11.45 Cops, Cars And Superstars (M) Basketball 2.45 Drift 3.40 Mecum Auto Auction Polo, Jon Voight, Gil Bellows 12.00 Heartland 12.45 The People Watchers 1.30 Aishwarya Rai 12.10 Pelican’s Progress (G) 4.35 ASP Season Surfing Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 The Partridge Coach Trip 2.00 Close 1.00 Weatherwatch 1.00 Room For Improvement 1.30 AFL 2007 5.30 Omnisport Family 5.30 The Flintstones

20 February 25, 2010 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au ABC 1 SBS 1 PRIME TEN NBN 4.30 Shortland Street 5.00 Something In The Air 5.00 World News 6.00 Sunrise 6.00 Ten Early News 5.30 Today 5.30 The Einstein Factor 6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Movie: The Gaze (M 2004) Moroccan 9.00 The Morning Show 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Kerri-Anne 12.00 Midday Report drama. Stars Jacques Zabor, Florian 11.30 Seven Morning News 9.00 Ten News 11.00 Infomercials 12.30 National Press Club Address Cadiou, Khalid Benchegra 12.00 Movie: A Touch Of Frost (PG) David 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show 1.30 Talking Heads 2.30 The Emperor’s Tomb Zhao Ling Jason, Bruce Alexander, Caroline 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 The View 2.00 The Bill 3.30 Taxi School Harker, John Lyons, Bill Stewart 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Kids’ Programs 4.00 A Fork In Australia 2.00 Surgery Saved My Life (M) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Alive And Cooking 6.05 Cheese Slices 4.30 The Journal 3.00 Come Dine With Me 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Hi-5 6.30 Poh’s Kitchen 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 3.30 Kids’ Programs 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 The Shak 7.00 ABC News 6.00 Global Village 4.30 Seven News 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4.30 Afternoon News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 6.30 World News Australia 5.00 M*A*S*H 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 8.00 The New Inventors 7.35 Rex In Rome (PG) 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Hot Seat 8.30 Spicks And Specks Carl Cox, Neko 8.30 The Killing (M) Danish drama series 6.00 Prime News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.00 Evening News Case, Rusty Bertha, Dave O’Neil 9.30 World News 6.30 Seven News 6.30 Neighbours (G) 7.00 A Current Affair 9.00 Hungry Beast 10.00 Inspector Rex (M) 7.00 Home And Away 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 Two And A Half Men 9.30 The IT Crowd (M) 11.15 Movie: Doo Wop (M 2004) French 7.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue 7.30 The Biggest Loser (PG) 8.00 Customs

Y 3 10.00 At The Movies drama. Stars Mikael Fitoussi, Elina 8.00 ICU 8.00 So You Think You Can Dance 8.25 Lotto 10.30 Lateline Lowensohn, Caroline Ducey 8.30 Crash Investigation Unit 10.00 Burn Notice (M) 8.30 RPA (PG) 11.00 Lateline Business 12.35 Movie: Quo Vadis, Baby? (MA 2005) 9.30 Gangs Of Oz (M) 11.00 Late News With Sports Tonight 9.30 Cold Case 11.30 Life On Mars (M) Italian thriller about a woman who 10.30 Highway Patrol 11.45 The Late Show With David Letterman 11.30 Nightline 12.30 Big Ideas receives the video diary of her sister 11.00 Beat Squad (PG) 12.30 Plus One (MA15+) 12.00 Mad TV (M) 1.00 Entertainment Tonight 1.40 Movie: The Jungle Book (PG 1942) who killed herself 16 years earlier. Stars 11.30 Lost (M) 1.00 Infomercials 1.30 Infomercials 3.30 Good Morning America Rudyard Kipling’s story of a boy raised Angela Baraldi, Gigio Alberti 12.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion 5.00 Early Morning News by wolves in the jungle. Stars Sabu, 2.20 Weatherwatch 5.30 Seven News WEDNESDA Joseph Caleia, John Qualen 3.25 National Press Club Address ONE HD GO! SBS 2 7 TWO 6.00 Slamball 6.30 Australian Fishing 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and 6.00 Kids Time 9.00 Sons & Daughters 9.30 Championships 7.30 Bundesliga Football 9.30 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Partridge Family 12.00 Frasier ABC 2 Weatherwatch Home & Away 10.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 11.00 WRC Shakedown 10.00 World Series Sprintcars 12.30 Seinfeld 1.00 Cashmere Mafia (M) 2.00 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 6.30 World News Australia Moonlighting 12.00 Body Beautiful 12.30 Style 11.00 The Pro Shop The Bachelor 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 The Nanny Kids’ Programs 6.00 How Do They Do It? 6.30 7.35 Insight By Jury 1.00 All My Children (M) 2.00 Shortland 12.00 College Basketball LIVE 4.00 Kids’ Programs 5.00 I Dream Of Jeannie 5.30 Scrapheap Challenge 7.30 The Colbert Report 8.35 Little Mosque On The Prairie (G) Street 2.30 Coronation Street 3.00 Emmerdale 2.00 ATP World Tour Tennis Bewitched 6.00 The Flintstones 6.30 The Jetsons 8.00 Ashes To Diamonds 9.00 Movie: Parineeta (PG 2005) Indian 3.30 Kitchen Time 6.00 Alf 6.30 Full House 7.00 2.30 NBA Basketball LIVE 7.00 Get Smart 7.30 Frasier 8.00 Seinfeld 8.30 8.30 Take A Seat (PG) musical. Stars Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay The Benny Hill Show 7.30 I Survived A Japanese 5.00 Serie A Football 5.45 Omnisport 6.15 Fringe (M) 9.30 Terminator: The Sarah Connor 9.30 Sex: The Revolution Save it for mar- Dutt Game Show 8.30 Lost (M) 9.30 Mercy (M) 10.30 Twenty20 IPL 2008 Final Cricket 9.30 Sports Chronicles (M) 10.30 The Listener (M) 11.30 Frasier 12.00 Seinfeld 12.30 TMZ 1.00 Fringe (M) 2.00 The riage (M) 11.20 Movie: Silentium (MAV 2005) Kings (M) 11.20 What About Brian 12.10 Dirty Tonight 10.00 MVP US Sport 10.30 NBA Basketball Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (M) 3.00 10.30 Larry Flynt (MA) 11.25 Sleep Clinic 12.00 Austrian drama. Stars Josef Hader, Sexy Money (M) 1.10 Leyland Brothers World 2.00 12.30 Real NBA 1.00 Sports Tonight Late 1.15 My Teen’s A Nightmare (M) 12.45 The People Home Shopping 4.00 The Real Seachange 4.30 Omnisport 1.45 Drift 3.40 Mecum Auto Auction The Listener (M) 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Simon Schwarz Kidspeak 5.00 Wind In The Willows The Partridge Family 5.30 The Flintstones Watchers 1.30 Coach Trip 2.00 Close 1.20 Weatherwatch 4.35 TNA Xplosion 5.30 Omnisport ABC 1 SBS 1 PRIME TEN NBN 4.30 Shortland Street 5.00 Something In The Air 5.00 World News 6.00 Sunrise 6.00 Ten Early News 5.30 Today 5.30 The Einstein Factor 6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 9.00 The Morning Show 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Kerri-Anne 12.00 Midday Report 1.30 How Does Your Memory Work? 11.30 Seven Morning News 9.00 Ten News 11.00 Infomercials 12.30 Jeeves And Wooster 2.30 Dateline 12.00 Movie: Love’s Long Journey (M 2005) 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show 1.30 Collectors 3.30 Australian Biography Don Burrows Erin Cottrell, Logan Bartholomew, W 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 The View 2.00 The Bill 4.00 Feast Bazaar Essaouira Morgan Sheppard, Frank McRae 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Kids’ Programs 4.30 The Journal 2.00 Surgery Saved My Life 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Alive And Cooking 6.10 Grand Designs Revisited Wales 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 3.00 Come Dine With Me 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Hi-5 7.00 ABC News 6.00 Global Village 3.30 Kids’ Programs 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 The Shak 7.30 The 7.30 Report 6.30 World News Australia 4.30 Seven News 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4.30 Afternoon News 8.00 Catalyst 7.30 Gourmet Farmer 5.00 M*A*S*H 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 8.30 The Neanderthal Code (PG) 8.00 Oz And James’s Big Wine Adventure 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Hot Seat 9.25 Contact An Aboriginal group’s first 8.30 Secrets And Lives 6.00 Prime News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.00 Evening News contact with modern Australia in 1964 9.00 Designer People Kenji Ekuan 6.30 Seven News 6.30 Neighbours (PG) 7.00 A Current Affair (PG*) 9.30 World News Australia 7.00 Home And Away 7.00 The 7pm Project (PG) 7.30 Getaway 10.20 Lateline 4 10.00 Movie: Waiting For Someone (M 7.30 Ghost Whisperer (PG) 7.30 The Biggest Loser (PG) 8.30 Adults Only 20 To 1 (M) 10.55 Lateline Business 2007) French drama. Stars Jean-Pierre 8.30 Cougar Town (M) 8.00 So You Think You Can Dance 9.30 The Mentalist (M) Y 11.25 Spectacle The Police Darroussin, Emmanuelle Devos 9.00 How I Met Your Mother 9.00 Law & Order: SVU (M) 10.30 CSI: NY (M) 12.15 Movie: The Big Fix (M 1978) Richard 11.40 Queer As Folk (MA) 9.30 Thank God You’re Here 10.00 Medium (M) 11.30 Nightline Dreyfuss, Susan Anspach 12.40 Movie: Cowboys & Angels (M 2003) 10.30 Family Guy (M) 11.00 Late News With Sports Tonight 12.00 The Alice 2.00 Movie: 21 Days (PG B&W 1940) Irish drama. Stars Michael Legge, Allen 12.00 Blue Heelers (M) 11.45 The Late Show With David Letterman 1.00 WWE Afterburn (M) Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh Leech, Amy Shiels 1.00 Infomercials 5.30 Seven News 12.30 Buffy The Vampire Slayer (M) 2.00 Infomercials 3.25 Agony Aunts With Clive Robertson 2.15 Weatherwatch 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion 3.30 Good Morning America THURSDA 3.55 Can We Help? 7 TWO 5.00 Early Morning News SBS 2 6.00 Kids Time 9.00 Sons & Daughters 9.30 ONE HD ABC 2 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and Home & Away 10.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 11.00 6.00 Slamball 6.30 Australian Fishing Champion- GO! 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Weatherwatch Moonlighting 12.00 Body Beautiful 12.30 Style ships 7.30 MVP 8.00 NAB Cup AFL Rpt 10.00 6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie 10.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Poh’s Kitchen 6.30 Scrapheap 6.30 World News Australia By Jury 1.00 All My Children (M) 2.00 Shortland World Series Sprintcars 11.00 2009 Championship Bewitched 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 Challenge 7.30 The Colbert Report 7.30 As It Happened Rendezvous with Street 2.30 Coronation Street 3.00 Emmerdale Season’s Best Netball 1.00 Lacrosse All Star Game TMZ 11.30 Partridge Family 12.00 Frasier 12.30 8.00 Spicks And Specks (PG) death: Kennedy and Castro 3.30 Kitchen Time 6.00 Alf 6.30 Full House 7.00 2.00 Bundesliga Football 3.00 Omnisport 3.30 Seinfeld 1.00 The Terminator: The Sarah Connor 8.30 Hungry Beast 8.30 Little Mosque On The Prairie (G) The Benny Hill Show 7.30 Fifth Gear Xtreme Paintball 4.00 Tread BMX 4.30 WRC Chronicles (M) 2.00 The Listener 3.00 Just Shoot 9.00 The IT Crowd (M) 9.00 Movie: Salaam Namaste (M 2005) 8.30 Stargate Atlantis (M) Shakedown 5.00 Serie A Football 7.00 ATP World Me 3.30 The Nanny 4.00 Kids’ Programs 5.00 I 9.30 Gavin And Stacey (M) Indian Bollywood musical. Stars Saif 9.30 Heroes (M) Tour Tennis 7.30 World’s Strongest Man 8.30 TNA Dream Of Jeannie 5.30 Bewitched 6.00 Flintstones 10.00 The Peep Show (M) 10.30 Billable Hours Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Tania Zaetta 10.30 Eli Stone (M) Xplosion 9.30 Sports Tonight 10.00 UFC 11.00 6.30 Jetsons 7.00 Get Smart 7.30 Frasier 8.00 (M) 11.00 Pulling (M) 11.30 The Kevin Bishop 11.40 Movie: Strokes Of Fire (MA 2002) 11.20 Australia’s Greatest Athlete Tread BMX 11.30 Red Bull X Fighters 12.30 MVP Seinfeld 8.30 ER (M) 10.30 Gossip Girl (M) 11.30 Show (M) 12.00 Ideal (MA) 12.30 A Little Later: South Korean drama. Stars Choi Min- 12.10 Movie: Tall In The Saddle (G B&W 1.00 Sports Tonight Late 1.15 Omnisport 1.45 Frasier 12.00 Seinfeld 12.30 TMZ 1.00 ER (M) 3.00 David Bowie 12.45 The People Watchers 1.30 sik, Shn Sung-ki 1944) John Wayne, Ella Raines NASCAR Sprint Cup 2.45 Drift 3.40 Mecum Auto Gossip Girl (M) 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Auction 4.35 Sports Unlimited 5.30 Omnisport Coach Trip 2.00 Close 1.45 Weatherwatch 1.45 AFL Partridge Family 5.30 The Flintstones Every week, these people work for you

Th eir aim is to produce the best newspaper in the Tweed Shire, the one you most like to read over your morning coff ee. Th e Tweed Shire Echo was fi rst published 75 weeks ago and we Luis Feliu, editor David Lovejoy, publisher Paul Goeldner, sales manager Simon Haslam, accounts reckon for most of those weeks we have achieved our goal. Th ere’s no confusion in this paper. It is clearly laid out, and its standpoint is also clear: solidly behind shire residents, not shire wreckers. Incisive reporting Ken Sapwell, council writer Jeff Dawson, photographer Amanda Bennett, sales Ziggi Browning, production means that Th e Echo sets the political agenda and creates strong reader involvement. Just check out the letters pages!

If you have a local business Depression is an illness, not a weakness. One in six men will Th e Echo’ experience depression at some stage in their life. If you have and would like to see s noticed a change in yourself or someone else, get it checked out. credibility working for you, call To find out more visit our website or call the info line. Eve Jeff ery, sports writer Hans Lovejoy, entertainment Penny Bagshaw, sales Helen Luna, administration Paul on 6672 2280. 1300 22 4636 www.beyondblue.org.au www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo February 25, 2010 21 Mungo’s Crossword STARS With this week’s astral emphasis on the love in your life, don’t forget that the more you give the more you get… Pisces WITH LILITH Birthday S tars ARIES: As this week stimulates CANCER: If you’re feeling LIBRA: Venus conjunct inventive CAPRICORN: If it feels like every your inner visionary to expand overlooked or underappreciated, Uranus makes this a peak move you make, every breath your aspirations, the challenge of remember love doesn’t come week for getting together with you take, someone’s on your case completely remaking your daily from others. It’s inside you, whoever shares your aesthetic, and in your face, then find the routines, work and personal, into though accessing this inner political or professional vision. person, point of view or thing of something more imaginative and richness doesn’t just come Exciting new alliances could beauty that restores your joie de inspirational could be just the automatically – like golf or produce a team to make the vivre this week – and avoid the adventure you’re looking for – playing the piano it takes dream work, and balancing other sort. because the changes you’re after practice. Making the effort could exhilaration with practicality will AQUARIUS: Life as we know are inner rather than external. be so rewarding this week you keep those scales on an even TAURUS: While this is looking mightn’t want to stop. keel. it is slipping, sliding, changing and rearranging – an upsetting like a harmonious week for LEO: SCORPIO: An arty, hearty week with Others aren’t ever planetary pattern which also Quick Clues Cryptic Clues Taurans, others are likely to be business-minded Lions likely to likely to know if you’re feeling lavish with poetic license so fortunately adds empathy and ACROSS ACROSS be challenged by its unreliable vulnerable, but opening up and 1. Of goods produced by the family enjoy the entertainment but understanding to the Aquarian 1. Revolutionary Extra High mind changing. An extravagant sharing your dreams, feelings (4-4) Amplitude Modem produced don’t take them literally. Dreamy mindset, inspiring precisely the 5. Person or event which has just two domestically … (4-4) urge to splurge might be almost and concerns could bring successes (6) Venus influences are opening right words and ways for you to 5. gives IT crew potential for up your heart to understandings irresistible this weekend – certain people close this week 10. Evaluated, graded (5) double success (6) though you could try by taking if that’s what you want. Or if navigate this week’s ocean of 11. Amuse, host (a party) (9) 10. Shed tear, downgraded (5) which could be deeply healing. emotion. 12. Soften, make more gentle (9) to the Lion’s den and ordering not, guarantee a big increase in 11. Host a rowdy treat in back GEMINI: This week deepens 13. Give out, ration (5) nine (9) room service from loved ones. support and assistance. PISCES: The trifecta of Sun, 14. Place where books are stored (7) intimate connections and 12.To soften rupture, I melt aloe (9) VIRGO: This week soars into the SAGITTARIUS: Invites this week Jupiter and Uranus in Pisces 16. The eighth month (6) 13. Cash boy’ after, is the topic at expands spiritual parameters 18. Expression meaning worn out, no suggests overindulgence could hand (5) and doesn’t that feel good mystic, so stop finding fault with are likely to be spontaneously longer useful: Gone .. …. (2,4) definitely interfere with efficient 20. Rubbing out, wiping off (7) 14. Sign royal unknown’s books – a for a change? Your creative yourself, surrender to the waves last minute, so be ready to say 22. Give birth (of animals) (5) lot of them! (7) imagination’s pumping but you’ll of inspiration flooding in and yes at a moment’s notice. But if thinking this week, especially 23. Princes of the Roman Catholic 16. Wintertime is great (6) during next Monday’s full 18. After 3, you might go – still have to channel those wild for once trust that things will something feels wrong don’t go church (9) fall into place all by themselves. along just to please others – your moon… But right now clarity’s 25. Fifth wheel carried by motorists gardening? (2,4) ideas through practical, factual (5,4) 20. Time certain of obliteration (7) reality to make them happen. And do something luscious for intuition’s spot on right now, needed to sort out achievable 26. Final stage of insect development (5) 22. Give birth, and provide Passion’s in fashion, but it still your annual Virgo full moon next even when it goes against what dreams from what belongs in the assistance after Wednesday (5) 27. Oriental temple (6) takes money, honey. Monday. seems sensible. too hard basket. 28. Device used in hearing tests (8) 23. One, two, three, Pell! (9) DOWN 25. 3, perhaps, useful in an 1. Annoying, biting insect (5,3) emergency (5,4) In 1994 an unheralded Viet nam- 15.Ncxe4 dxe4 16.b4! Bg5! 2. Inner city transport system (5) 26. Insect man in Othello’s ese teenager named Dinh Duc CHESS by Ian Rogers This is Black’s big idea – a piece sacrifice. 16... 3. Overweight condition developing downfall (5) Truong turned up in Perth three Nc6 17.Bg4 works out well for White. Play at Seagulls Club, Thurs 6-10pm with maturity (6-3,6) 27. Father deity, a pillar of the rounds late for the Australian 17.Bxg5 Qxg5 18.h4! Qxh4 19.bxa5 Rc6! 4. To do with regulation of eating habits East (6) 20.Nxe4!! (76) Open and returned home with Over the past three weeks Le led the Aeroflot tournament 28. Poets coo stupidly – stick it in 18-year-old Le Quang Liem (pic- from the start, winning his first The first surprise for Bu; only 20.Qb3 had been 6. Kinship groups in employment – your ear! (8) the title. played previously. favourite phrase of Kevin Rudd (7,8) DOWN Suddenly Vietnam was on tured) has gone from talented three games and then holding 20...Rh6!? 7. Former dictator of Rumania (9) 1. Insect in farm animal take off the chess map and over the next junior to superstar by becom- off numerous challenges before 20...Qxe4 21.Bf3 Qxe5 was less committal. 8. Track athlete (6) (5,3) ing the first person to win the defeating new Russian star Ian 9. Greek goddess of wisdom (6) decade the country, relatively new 21.f3 Bxe4?! 2. In Rome, troubled transport to international chess, moved Moscow Open and the Aeroflot Nepomniachtchi in the final This makes White’s life too easy. After 21...Qh2+ 15. Indigenous Australian artefact used system (5) in hunting and ceremonies (9) ahead in leaps and bounds. Open. The consecutive Russian round. 22.Kf2 Rg6 23.Rg1 Qxe5, White’s king’s position 3. G, a banquet and what it leads tournaments are two of the Remarkably, Le’s main rival at remains precarious. 17. Centre of archway (masonry); also to later in life! (6-3,6) At first it was the Vietnamese silent fi lm studio (8) women players who raced ahead, strongest open tournaments in Aeroflot – where only five of the 22.fxe4 Rd8 23.Qb3 Qh2+ 24.Kf2 Qxe5 4. Log about alien’s system of 25.Rad1! Re8 26.axb6 Qxe4 (See diagram) 19. Metric unit of poetry: one strong eating (7) the world, featuring dozens of eighty players in the top group sound followed by two weak ones (6) establishing themselves among 27.Kg1! Qe7 28.Rxf7! 6. Kevin Rudd loves wine, if the top 10 countries at a series grandmasters, yet Le completed were not grandmasters – was his 20. Serious. Determined (7) both events undefeated, tying for The final touch; after 28...Qxf7 29.Bc4 wins 21. Confesses, admits to error (4,2) kilograms can be controlled (7,8) of Olympiads, but recently some 19-year-old compatriot Nguyen the queen. 24 Site of battle on US-Mexican border 7. Failed cause cues dictator (9) young Vietnamese males have first at the Moscow Open and Ngoc Truong Son, but Nguyen 28...Qc5+ 29.Rf2+ Kh8 30.Qb5 Qe3 31.Rd3 8. A bit of grass for the athlete? (6) (5) then going one better by winning lost his final game and dropped 1-0 9. Goddess is next in temperance also begun moving to the top. the 21,000 Euro first prize at the back to third place. Black has nothing to show for the lost piece. Last week’s solution group (6) Aeroflot Open outright. 15. Cry of derision? I object! Called, Moscow 2010 a b c d e f g h and will come back (9) Le’s great leap forward came White: Le Quang Liem 17. Holds up building? A pretty after Le’s home town, Ho Chi Black: Bu Xiangzhi 8 funny cop (8) Minh City, paid $US10,000 for Le Opening: English 7 19. It means a fi nger but it’s to enjoy six weeks coaching with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 6 actually a foot (6) Russian veteran Evgeny Bareev in 5.Nc3 e6 6.a3!? 20. Eastern dispute is serious (7) October 2009, prior to the World A modern extravagance, based on the reasoning 5 21. Admits to take possession and Cup in Khanty Mansyisk. Like that 6.e4 Bb4 is fine for Black. 4 eat (4,2). Australia’s David Smerdon, Le 6...Be7 7.e4 0-0 8.Nf3 b6 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0-0 24. Gore, and an instant after – Rc8 11.Bf4 Na5 3 was a first round loser in Siberia Americans remember it! (5) The start of a liquidation sequence that is sup- 2 but the tips he picked up from posed to be fine for Black. 1 Mungo’s Crossword fi rst published Bareev have served him well sub- 12.Nd2 d5 13.cxd5 exd5 14.e5 Ne4 in The Week. sequently. As recommended, but 14…Nd7 is safer. White to play a strong attacking move Job Property vacancy? to let?

The Tweed Echo is off ering FREE ADS to Positions Vacant and To Let advertisers. Simply send us your listing of up to 50 words before Wednesday midday. Fax your listing to 02 6672 4933 or email it to [email protected]

22 February 25, 2010 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au [email protected] Sport [email protected] Karen Iwanuscha is a hockey mum, hockey two Eve Jeffery to be beaten one nil by New As a result of the tourna- the next age group up in the South Wales, with Queensland ment, Karen was named in the same year. Like a lot of teenage girls, Karen winning silver. Australian 45s team to contest She has been a member of Iwanuscha started playing A similar scenario happened the ‘Trans Tasman’ against New the Open School Girls North hockey when she was in high in 2007 at the finals in Sydney Zealand in Newcastle the first Coast team for the last three school. Unlike a lot of young and in 2008 when selected week in May 2010. ‘This just years and has been a member women, Karen kept playing again in the Queensland 40s topped off the tournament for of the Mullumbimby club for once her formal education fin- team, they made the finals. ‘We me. I have been training hard four years – playing in their ished and it has proven to be a again met New South Wales since the start of December. Division 1 team alongside her a satisfying life choice. but this time – after extra time Needless to say, at the annual mother for the last three. Karen’s home side is the Mul- – we came out the gold medal Mullumbimby Presentation, A formidable pair, they en- lumbimby Hockey Club, but winners in front of a home Karen was awarded Player of joy playing for the Mullum she has transcended regional crowd in Brisbane.’ the Year for Division 1 and club, one of seven affilliated confines and has represented Karen was selected yet again Club Person of the Year. Clubs in the Tweed Border the Tweed Border Association in 2009, this time the event was Far from handing the banner Hockey Association, which in- for many years and in recently, held in Tasmania. ‘We went along, Karen is forging ahead cludes teams from Casuarina, the Queensland state team. through undefeated and came while at the same time encour- Kingscliff, Pottsville and the In 2005 Karen was selected up against Victoria in the final,’ aging her daughter Samantha Waratahs, the Murwillumbah as ‘shadow’ player for Queens- says Karen. ‘The game went in the sport they both love. Redbacks and Murwillumbah land. ‘I wasn’t called up, but through extra time then had Seventeen year old Sa- United. Over the years the was asked by the Northern Ter- to go to strokes which we lost mantha who is in year 12 at group has had many players ritory team to play for them as 2-1 coming home with silver. Wollumbim, started playing represent not only the asso- they were struggling for players It was a great tournament and hockey when she was a tiny ciation, but Queensland, New at a tournament in Melbourne,’ I was voted twice by my team three and a half years old. In South Wales and Australia. says Karen. for “player of the match” and at the family tradition, she has Tweed Border Hockey clubs In 2006 she was selected the end our coach awarded me played representative hockey always welcome new players in the Queensland 40+ team, “player of the tournament” for for Tweed Border from the age – for more information, visit where she travelled to Darwin our team. It was such a great of eight, sometimes playing in their website at: www.tweed- and made it to the final only honour and very unexpected.’ her own age group as well as borderhockey.com.

Condong Men 5 v Ipswich Swifts on Sunday 21st ils 21, Tigers 14, Misfits 8, Leftovers 6 D.Colter , B,R,Down to 30pts Friday Callaghan 558, G Faulkner 548. 17- SPORT RSULTS Wednesday 17th Win: R Fuller, K February. Gold Division: The men and Lions 4. Aaron Chapman and Brett 12th Febrary 2010 Members Win- Feb-10; Air Pistol - A Uren 585, A BOWLS Hall, T Kennedy. Runner/up B Young, won 2 rinks and lost 3, ladies won 1 Atkinson both from Jokers, 180 on the ner W.Quantrill 40 pts B.R.D. to 36 Berry 574, J Lumsden 571, R Rees 551. Cabarita Men T Scuis, T Muldoon. Lucky raffle win: rink and lost 1. After Round 5 both night. Monday 22.2 A Grade Hogan’s pts Saturday 13th February Indi- 20-Feb-10 - A Stevens 637, R Rees 577, 3/2/10 Win: B Coustley & K Doolin r/up S Sager, B Dunne, B Willkins, B Dunne. the men and ladies are in 5th position Heroes 13 def Cgulls 2, Blues 11 def vidual Stableford. Winner A.Grade A Gazzard 576, S Nash 575, R Fleming J Knight & M Jaffray cons W Chatman & Thursday 17/2 3 bowl pairs shootout – on the ladder. Bronze Division: The Gulls 4 and Jokers played the friendly K.O’Grady 39 pts R.Up J.Robertson 567, J Traves 557, J Lumsden 556, G R Maunders. 8/2/10 Win: D Hopps & B win: B Wilkins, J Knight $30 each Run- men won 3 rinks and lost 2 while the game with Devils. B Grade Tigers 7 def 38 pts Winner B.Grade D.Veares 39 Andronicus 547, D Dowling 547, N Coustley, r/up A Latif & B Montgomery ner up B Clifford B Clifford $20 each. ladies again won both rinks. The men We’re Back 4 and Sharks 9 def Leftovers pts c.b R.Up A.McLean 39 pts Win- Davis 546, P Norris 543, J Hoctor 540, cons B Riley & B Pilling. 10/2/10 Win: Friday nights div 5 6 7 trial Raffle win: B are in 2nd position while the ladies 2 with no results from Chinderah Mis- ner C.Grade P.Varela 43 pts . R.Up K Hansen 540, A Uren 537, J Gove 527, R Tonkin & S Brecard r/up B Rae & N McBurney, S Cook, C Vigilone, S Cook, lead their group by 9 points. Social fits concerning their game against the C.Brown 42 pts Winner D.Grade R King 518, M Fleming 514, S Dundon Ambrose, cons R Allen & K Liddington. T Kennedy. Bowls Results: Thursday 18th: Win: Lions. Bill Aitken from Blues threw 180 C.Breen 42 pts R.Up Roy Brown 40 469, B Campbell 452, D Gazzard 428. 13/2/10 Social win: A Kidd, F Arcus Cudgen Leagues Ladies A Curnow, J Quinn, S Jamieson. M on the night. Point Score subject to pts . Eagle 11th B.McLean N.Pin 2nd Ladies Air Pistol: W Green 372, G & J McLellan,cons A Wilson,G Watson Div 2 Pennant & Brunswick Heads Scott, H Hockey, B Turner; G Fletcher, confirmation A Grade Blues 44, Jokers P.Fleming 8th C.Hulme 10th O’Flynn 365. Air Pistol: D Dowling & T Riches.15/2/10 Win: R Allen & C Thurs 11th, Ladies Social Results G Hayden, A Brown; Plate Win: F McNa- 27, Hogan’s Heroes 22, Gulls 19 and P.Whitford. 14th J.Watson B/R/Down 597, R Cavanagh 567. Rifle Shoot: Klaverstyn, r/up W Chatman &K Doo- Win: Rnk2, Marie Ellen, Yvonne Pritch- mara, J Frazer, L Murphey. Saturday Cgulls 8. B Grade Sharks 31, We’re Back to 35 pts c.b. Correction for last Sat- P O’Connor 616, G Faulkner 611, B lin, cons F Cameron & P Rose. 17/2/10 ard, Trish McGee, Margaret Huddy. 20th Win: D Whittington, J Frazer, J 28, Tigers 21, Devils 21, Leftovers 8, urday A.Grade G.Beatty 67 nett c.b Cornford 601, R Walters 597, R Flem- Win: C Klaverstyn & B Lambert r/up B Raffle Faye Parkes ( Brunswick Hds ) McLaughlin; Plate Win: F McNamara, Misfits 8 and Lions 4. R.Up d,Van Egdom . 67 nett B.Grade ing 596, R Cavanagh 592, S Jenkins Davey & P Killey, cons K Kennedy & I Congratulations Everyone. Coming J Julius, R Graham. Tuesday 23rd: GOLF A.McLean 68 nett R.Up A.Ryder 69 590, K Neinert 589, J Hoctor 585, B Crabb. 20/2/10 Social win: I McGlash- up – Thurs 18th,. Pennants Grade 4 Win: D Hopps, M Jaffray; Runners Up: Chinderah Seniors Social nett c.b C.Grade R.Pols 65 nett R.Up Wenban 584, M Walters 582, M Lux- en, P Killey & K Ross cons K Kennedy d Pottsville, Cabarita d Grade 2 Raf- K Banks, T Hills; Plate Win: T Wonka, W Results for Thursday 11.2 - Stableford S.Allan 70 nett Monday 15th Veter- ton 577, J Lumsden 576, E Wenban & J Rannie. 22/2/10 Win: R Allen & C fle – Wendy Fielding. Sun Social Bowls Blackwood. Winner ‘A’grade - Rex Howard - 37 ans Ind Stableford Winner A.Grade 573, R Gospel 560, N Luxton 539, T Klaverstyn r/up M Morgan & J Stewart Win: Rnk1, Ann Revie, Pat Pieterse, F Pottsville Women points - new h/cap 9, R/up - Ray Ken- A.Fraser 38 pts R.Up G.Jacobson 37 Walters 535, C Everett 526. Standard cons W Chatman & K Doolin. Pieterse; Friendship Rnk4, Marion Hull, Thursday 18th Win: J.Brammer, L.Rice way - 36 points (c/back) - new h/cap 5, pts c.b Winner B.Grade J.Bertrams Pistol - R Gospel 566, B Wenban 561, Cabarita Beach Women John Holt, Coog Prichard; Raffle – Val & H.Woodbridge. Lucky Bowler: J.Boyd Winner ‘B’grade - Jenny O’Flanagan 37 pts R.Up C.Somerville 36 pts N.Pin R Cavanagh 548, E Wenban 474. Pennant – 10.02.10 Grade 3 - Schiemer. Raffle: J.Brammar - 41 points (c/back) - new h/cap 15, R/ s 2nd A.Bryce 8th G.Hughes 10th Murwilumbah 41 defeated Cabar- Cudgen Leagues Men Tweed Heads Ladies Bowling Club up - Geoff Condon - 41 points - new h/ B.Bolt 14th A.Collings B.R.D.to 35 pts ita 37. 11.02.10 Grade 2 - Cabarita Wed 17/2/09 Mens Mufti Win: Championships 2’S: A. Plowright & cap 14, Winner ‘C’grade - Liz Fairth- Tuesday 16th Women’s Ind Stabl- MONTHLY MARKETS 41 defeated Murwillumbah 33. M.Vanrunt,J.Brimsmead, W.Shardlow. L.A. French 25 def. P. Southern & K. orne - 37 points - new h/cap 18, R/up eford Winner A.Grade J.Rockliff 34 Every Sat 6-11am Farmers Market – 16.02.10 Grade 2 - Cabarita 43 de- Losing Rink J.Turner, B.Cusack, Figura 13. N. Sayer & S. Hanlon 24 def. - Barry Dyson - 36 points - new h/cap pts c.b R.Up J.Selvey 34 pts B.Grade Currumbin Wildlife Sactuary 0417 759 777 feated Brunswick Heads 37, Grade 3 P.Tindale M. Cooper & S. Lusby 14, A. Ebsworth 20, Ball rundown to 34 points (c/back). I.McCormack 34 pts c.b R.Up P.Buckler 1st Sat Brunswick Heads (02) 6628 4495 Sat 20/2/09 Mens Whites Win: & M.Wright 18 def. W. Wilson & L. Wil- Results for Monday 18.2 Ambrose (4 34 pts C.Grade J.Roche 31 pts R.Up - Ocean Shores 52 defeated Cabarita 1st Sat 8-11am Casuarina Farmers’ Market 13. 18.02.10 Grade 2 - Cabarita 51 T.Potocnick,R.Corney,J.Krizman Losing son 17. J. Finney & P. Mann 26 def. L. person) Win: Noel Brinsmead, Glen L.Sheppard 30 pts B.R.D.to 29 pts c.b 0414 777 432 defeated Cudgen Leagues 33, Grade Rink B.Goldstone, G.Hallett,K.Berger Elsey & P. Griffith 12. S. Goldsmith & Henry, Kevin Jeans, Les Kafoa - net 46 Wednesday 17th 4.BB.B.Aggragate 1st Sun Banora Point Farmers’ Market 3 - Cabarita 38 defeated Pottsville 37. Kingscliff Ladies Bowls M. Crane 14 def. D. Cunnington & T. 4/8. R/up - Garry Carey, Sandy Daley, Win: K.Dean & J.Walker 75 pts R.Up 0417 759 777 23.02.10 Grade 3 - Mullumbimby 57 Wednesday Feb.10th. Win- Dixon 10. V. Young & B. Makin 23 def. Jan Boulton, Ted Boulton - net 46 5/8. R.Up I,Douglas 67 nett N.Pin 2nd 1st Sun Byron Bay (02) 6680 9703 defeated Cabarita 27. 25.02.10 Grade ner was Diane Jones, Runners up J. Roach & F. Hewitt 17 P. Reedy & J. Ball rundown to net 49 1/8. Results A.McLean 10th B.Harbison B.R.D 72 1st Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 4555 2 - Cabarita to play Brunswick Heads I.Fuller/A.Carruthers. Raffle 1st Prize. Wae 21 def. H. Mason & M. Gwynne for Thursday 18.2 - Stroke Winner nett c.b Thursday 18th Women’s 4 1st Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 B. Massey, 2nd prize E. Eadie. Sec- 16. 17th February 2’S C. Murphy & R. -’A’ grade - Geoff Howell - net 56 - new B.B.B. Stableford Win: D.Stafford & Grade 3 - Cabarita to play Murwillum- 2nd Sat Kingscliff (02) 6674 0827 ond Round Win: Open Singles Davies 22 def. B. LeBoeuf & N. Bell 7 E. h/cap 8, R/up - Ted Boulton - net 57 - M.Shields 39 pts c.b R.Up C.Waugh & bah. 05.03.10 Grade 3 - Cabarita to 2nd Sun The Channon (02) 6688 6433 Championship D.Jones 25 def Bradley & L. Hodsdon 20 def. V. Moore new h/cap 10, Winner ‘B’ grade - Barry J.Williams 39 pts N.Pin 2nd M.Reynolds play Ocean Shores. 09.03.10 Grade 3 2nd Sun Chillingham 0437 041 023 Thursday Pair - Cabarita to play Pottsville. 11.03.10 N.Craven 23, S.Akers 25 def. E.Taylor. & R. Curtis 7. H. Bard- Dyson - net 58 (c/back) - new h/cap 8th J.Jenkins & J.Baker 10th J.Williams 2nd Sun Lennox Head (02) 6672 2874 Grade 3 - Cabarita to play Mullumbim- J.Scher 25 def B.Petri 23, W.Butler sley & B. Bitmead 17 (10 ends) def. S. 16, R/up - Merv Bryant - net 58 - new 14th J/Moore & J.Davis B,R,Down to 2nd Sun Coolangatta (07) 5533 8202 by. 23.02.10 Social Bowls - Winning def M.McCrindle on a forfeit. King- Jackson & J. Withington 17 (7 ends) L. h/cap 13, Winner ‘C’ grade - Ken Bag- 36 pts c.b Friday 19th February 2010 2nd Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 Rink - B.Overall, C.Lynch, M.Rae. Con- fisher Triples played Monday 15th Spencer & M. Picking 21 def. J. Ryan & nall - net 54 (c/back) - new h/cap 21, Members Winner M.Calvert 38 pts solation - I.McGlasham, R.Lee, R.King. Feb. Win: S.Cancilier/J.Munn/D.O’Neill, J. Webster 19. Thursday 4’S N. Craig R/up - Yvonne Hawkins - net 54 - new B.R.D. to 34 pts c.b Saturday 20th 3rd Sat 8-11am Casuarina Farmers’ Market Raffles - M.Watson, M.Overall, J.Jones. Sth Tweed 6 + 45,2nd. M.Lyons/W. , N. Matheson, R. Wallace, G. Harrop h/cap 28. Ball rundown to net 61 February Individual V’S Par Winner 0414 777 432 Monthly Raffle - B.Petty. Visitors - Erica Munns/R.McRae Sth Tweed 6 + 34, 25 def. G. Lock, P. McNamara, S. Asser, Hole-in-One 9th hole - Stewart A.Grade J.Moen +4 R.Up A.Harrison 3rd Sat Mullumbimby (02) 6684 3370 Maddock, Salisbury and Judith Jones. 3rd. A.McKensie/G.Lane/C.Puddick, D. Kendall 13. A. Warman, J. Redman, Stoddart – YAY! +2 c.b Winner B.Grade G.Veares +6 3rd Sat Murwillumbah Cottage Markets 0417 759 777 Condong Men Musgrave Hill 4 + 30. 4th. N.Craven/C. S. Hambleton, E. Simpson 25 def. J. Results for Monday 22/2/10 - Stroke R.Up T.Grugan +4 Winner C.Grade 3rd Sun Ballina (02) 6687 4328 Wednesday: Win: L Muir, K Hall, R Smith/I.Azzopardi,Kingscliff 4 + 14, 5th Lyon, M. Riley, B. Ochard, V. Pridham & Monthly Medal – Winner Month- O.McCallum +9 R.Up K.Halls +6 Win- 3rd Sun Banora Point Farmers’ Market Fuller, Runners/up D Coates, B McLen- J.Boyd/W.Fielding/J/Kent,Pottsville 4 + 14. K. Henshaw, D. Stewart, M. Baxter, ly Medal - Keith Simpson Winner ‘A’ ner D.Grade B.Dobinson +11 R.Up 0417 759 777 nan, W Chislom. Lucky raffle win: Carlo 10, Round 1,2 & 3.Win: M.Maeno/R,. V. Philpot 27 def. P. Govett, E. Weston, grade - Ron Gibson - net 59 (c/back) B.Murray +2 c.b N.Pin 2nd P.Maskill 3rd Sun Nimbin (02) 6689 0000 C Sager, T Rowland, C Sager. Thursday Green/J.Cunningham Mermaid D. Evans, D. McNamara. A. Sargeant, - new h/cap 5, R/up - Des Arndell - net 8th J.Robertson 14th A.Kearney B/R/ 3rd Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 4555 3 bowl triples. 14 teams played and Beach. K.Watkins/T.Pask/J.Stevens L. Wiles, S. Ganter, N. Bell 27 def. A. 59 - new h/cap 11. Winner ‘B’ grade - Down to Square c.b. 3rd Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 win: B Clifford, B Clifford $50 each , Paradise Point. M.Wright/J.Finney/A. Vermeulen, J. White, K. Davies, M. Keith Simpson - net 51 - new h/cap 16. SHOOTING 3rd Sun Uki (02) 6679 9026 runners/up C Douglas S Massey $25 Ebsworth,Tweed Heads. 9 Raffle Win: Gunton 11. L. KeHenbugh, M. Jarick, J. R/up - Bob Keane - net 57 - new h/cap Murwillumbah Pistol Club each. Saturday pennant trial at Len- were 1st. T.Pask, D.Miles. A.McKensie,V. Dodsley, J. Kerkow 28 def. D. Davis, N. 14. Winner ‘C’ grade - Jan Boulton 10-Feb-10; Air Pistol - A Uren 608, 4th Sat Kingscliff (02) 6674 0827 nox Head Div 1 Con 3-0 Div 3 1 -2 Div Gravolin, M.Still, J.Young, I Azzopardi Dowling, E. Deimel, J. Pearce 10. - net 57 - new h/cap 24, R/up - Geoff R Rees 574, J Lumsden 571, D Bes- 4th Sun Bangalow (02) 6687 1911 4/5 3-0 Div 6/7 3-0. S Massey, B Wicks, and M.Mantell. DARTS Curry - net 58 - new h/cap 20. Winner son 544. 13-Feb-10; Sports Pistol 4th Sun (in 5 Sun month) Coolangatta (07) 5533 8202 B Ayres, M Jaffray won the District Kingscliff Men Tweed Valley Putting Contest - Bob Keane - 24 putts. - M Rohrick 649, B Campbell 586, A 4th Sun Murwillumbah 0422 565 168 Open Fours. Tweed Valley Shield: Round 6 – A Results Monday 15.2 A Grade: Blues Ball rundown to net 62. Berry 584, D Stebbing 577, A Uren 4th Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 Condong Cane Toads Division: Tweed Heads 50 d King- 10 def Hogan’s Heroes 5, Jokers 11 def Murwillumbah 576, S Nash 573, R Rees 572, D Gaz- Sunday 21st Cane Toads v Robina Fly- scliff 22: B Division: Tweed Heads 41 Gulls 4 and Cgulls and Tigers played Wednesday 10th Individual Stable- zard 549, S Stebbing 535, J Hoctor 5th Sun Nimbin (02) 6689 0000 ers Bowlers – win: G Stewart,P Reynolds, d Kingscliff 32. Round 7 at Tweed the friendly game. In B Grade Sharks ford Winner I,Campbell 62 nett R.Up I 532 J Traves 532, R King 526, H Gray 5th Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 K Wheeldon and runners/up V Boyd, M Heads on Monday 29th. Round 4 of 11 def Lions 0, We’re Back 9 def Lefto- Douglas 67 nett N.Pin 2nd A.McLean 486. Centre Fire - D Stebbing 581, Reynolds, H Perost. Raffle win: J Dowl- Super Challenge Gold Division: vers 2 and Devils 8 def Chinderah Mis- 10th B.Harbison B.R.D 72 nett c.b J Lumsden 573, G Andronicus 562, FARMERS MARKETS ing, P Reynolds, T George, Kooka. Dis- The men won 1 rink and lost 4. The fits 3. Point Score subject to confirma- Thursday 11th Women’s Individual N Davis 561, J Gove 560, W Gray 459. Each Sat 8-11am Bangalow (02) 6687 1137 trict triples at Byron Bay Sunday J ladies lost both rinks. Bronze Divi- tion A Grade: Blues 33, Jokers 27, Gulls Stableford Winner J.Bradford 33 pts Ladies Air Pistol - P Faulkner 388, S Each Thu 8-11am Byron Bay (02) 6687 1137 Knight,P Ayres ,J McDonald 26 DEF S sion: The men won one rink and lost 15, Hogan’s Heroes 9 and Cgulls 6. B R.Up L.Crawshaw 32 pts N.Pin 2nd Stebbing 386, E Bolden 319. Air Pis- Each Tue New Brighton (02)6684 5390 Reading B Ayres B Rohweder 24. four, the ladies won both rinks. Round Grade: We’re Back 24, Sharks 22, Dev- B.O’Reilly 8th J.Jenkins & J.Baker & tol - A Berry 575, P Faulkner 573, G Each Sat 8am-1pm Uki (02) 6679 5438 www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo February 25, 2010 23 Home and Garden Composting is the stuff of life byby Eric Freeseed A good garden depends on the introduction of lots of organic thick layer of coarse, bulky material, such as sunflower stalks matter. At the same time you’ll be doing the planet a favour by or flowers, to allow air to circulate in the pile. Next, layer greens sequestering carbon rather than burning it off. and browns in the mix together. It is best to keep the layers One of the best ways to process organic matter is to compost thin. Continue mixing greens and browns until the pile reaches JU:PVDBOKVTUCVJMEBQJMFPGNBUUFSBOEIPQFGPSUIFCFTUCVUJO a metre or so high. Once the pile starts to ‘cook’, do not add this climate chances are it will go slimy. Instead, set up a worm more materials. Keep the pile moist but not soaking. Turn the farm to break down kitchen scraps – and to keep them away pile to make sure all ingredients get cooked, probably three Unusual Plants & Locally Crafted from vermin – and create hot composting bins to break down times at intervals of three days and then around six days. Three Garden Ornaments HSBTTDMJQQJOHT USFFCSBODIFT CSPXOMFBWFTBOETPPO:PVMM turns should do it. Turning the piles with a fork is the most need at least a cubic metre of material to help generate the labour-intensive part of the process, and is not advisable for 48 Acacia Street, Byron Arts & Industry Estate heat which will burn off pathogens and generate compost – at people with delicate backs. (Gardens are rewarding but they do 0429 622 983 temperatures up to 60 degrees C! A simple bin can be made involve some hard work.) with wire walls and covered with a tarp to stop heavy rain ruining As Gardening Australia notes: ‘Well balanced compost is a the process. sweet smelling, dark coloured, rich textured substance that’s :PVMMBMTPOFFEUPCFNFUJDVMPVTJODVUUJOHEPXOZPVSNBUFSJBM full of microbes and organic matter.’ That’s what yours should to a compostable size – invest in a good pair of secateurs. be like. Exclude invasive weed species – obviously – as well as synthetic Also note: different plants have different needs in terms of trace fibres, food scraps and, need we say it, dog or cat shit. elements and pH levels. Read up on each crop/decorative plant Alternate layers of green and brown materials. Begin with a you’re growing.

heart of Kingscliff at 2/104 Out There Timber Marine Parade, with easy Specialising in access to parking, there is non-invasive bamboo Out There specialises in the now no need to drive up to unusual. Locally handmade Slab the Gold Coast for all your for screens or a beautiful garden creations, with lots of essentials for good living. garden feature. colour and design, will accent Factory Specialising in products for our diverse range of sculptural The timber used at the Timber the kitchen, bathroom, home or flowering flora, creating an Slab Factory in Mullumbimby wares and gifts for all the individual look for any home. Tallawong is sourced from Australian family, Heart Of The Home With the accent on collectable rainforest plantations and brings you internationally tropical plants, and particularly Garden salvaged trees, and the renowned quality brands at colour for the shade areas of factory has been fulfilling affordable prices. A wide the garden, we stock many 221 Kennedys Lane Tyagarah custom requirements for 28 range of top quality products exotics that are natives of Nursery Ph 6684 8047 or 0400 696 264 years. Greg Steel and his from Kitchenaid, Scanpan, Brazil, the Phillipines, Thailand Bamboo is a very special plant www.byronbamboo.com.au team work with Huon, King Cuisinart – as seen on and New Guinea. Although in Asian cultures, it is food, Billy Pine Rosewood, Red Masterchef – Bodum and we are tucked away on the housing, firewood, furniture. Cedar, Natural Mango, White Zyliss are all available. industrial estate at Byron, It holds a celebrated place Beech, Camphor, Silver Ash our clients come from Port in Japanese, Indonesian and And we are constantly on and more to create beautiful Macquarie to Noosa, looking Chinese gardens. the look out for great new timber pieces for a lifelong for something different to add To welcome in the new products such as Neoflam investment. – gorgeous cast aluminum Designers, Makers and Timber Merchants to their collection – and they Chinese year of the Tiger, usually find it! Tallawong Garden Nurseries Visit the showroom cookware with ceramic-based t)VPO,JOH#JMMZ1JOFt3PTFXPPEt3FE$FEBSt8IJUF#FFDI ecolon coating – the new t$BNQIPSt4JMWFS"TIt)BOEDSBGUFE$VTUPN'VSOJUVSFt,JUDIFOT would like to offer their in Jubilee Avenue, As a special for this month we healthy way to cook. t4IPQ'JUUJOHTt4DVMQUVSFt0S:PVS*NBHJOBUJPO will have 50% off all deciduous customers 10% off tiger Mullumbimby or phone tropicals like peacock plant, grass, striped bamboos 6684 3661. Jenny, Alex, Honor and Fleur sunset bells, (chrysothemis) and grasses – until end of are always happy to help you and some of the gingers, February or while stocks last! – and if we haven’t got the including the very beautiful Ornamental Gingers are also exact item you want we will Curcuma Laddawan, or pink on special ... buy 2 get 1 Heart Of endeavour to get it in for you. ginger. These plants become free. Plus bamboo poles and Gift vouchers and lay-by are dormant from May till October, decorative bamboo pieces for The Home also available, and we are but multiply many times during craft or garden features. Essentials For Good Living offering a 15% discount on that period, so it is a great Visit www.byronbamboo. all purchases at the Kingscliff Heart Of The Home – the time to get them in now. com.au or call 02 6684 store until 31 March – just cut iconic kitchen, bathroom, Out There Sculpture 8047. 221 Kennedys Lane, out the Heart Of The Home home and giftware store from Specialising in one off, custom designed and built kitchens, furniture and sculptures. For a Garden, 48 Acacia Street, Tyagarah. advertisement on this page. life long quality investment speak to the experts at the Timber Slab Factory in Mullumbimby. Byron Arts & Industry Bangalow – is now proud Shop 2/104 Marine Open to the public Tuesday to be open in the Tweed. Visit our showroom on Jubilee Ave, next to High School, Mullumbimby Estate 0429 622 983 9–4pm – Saturday 9–2pm. Parade, Kingscliff NSW Ph: 02 6684 3661 www.timberslabfactory.com.au Situated conveniently in the 2487. Ph 6674 8788.

From Bangalow Now open in Kingscliff Shop 2/104 Marine Parade

T 02 6687 1399 (Bangalow) For all your kitchen, bathroom and giftware essentials T 02 6674 8788 (Kingscliff)

Shop 3/25b Byron Street BRING THIS ADVERTISEMENT FOR A 15% DISCOUNT Bangalow NSW 2479 (Valid till March 31, 2010 in Kingscliff store)

Shop 2/104 Marine Parade Kingscliff NSW 2487 essentials for good living

24 February 25, 2010 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au THE TWEED SHIRE THE BYRON SHIRE Want to work in REAL ESTATE? Byron Bay 02 6685 5222 Get your Certifi cate Mullumbimby 02 6684 1777 and Licence at [email protected] Tweed 02 6672 2280 North Coast TAFE [email protected] 1300 666 182 COMPREHENSIVELY COVERING THE FAR NORTH COAST THE NORTH COAST’S REAL ESTATE GUIDE Renovating doesn’t pay off like it used to do enovation jobs are on investment were large, up- adding less to resale scale kitchens and bathrooms Rvalues relative to their and extensions. costs, according to a survey For anyone thinking of of PRDnationwide real estate renovating before listing their agents. home for sale, here is PRD’s Average remodelling jobs advice: costs thousands of dollars t*UTCFUUFSUPGPDVTPOQSFT- but sellers just aren’t recoup- entation rather than renova- ing the costs come sale time, tion. Getting professional agents say. advice from a property stylist Most PRDnationwide will give a better result. agents polled said while the t 4JNQMF UIJOHT MJLF NPWJOH renovated properties will gen- furniture, extra lighting, adding erally sell quicker, they may artwork and cushions will im- not sell for more. prove resale value. The agents agreed the most t 3FOPWBUJPOT XJMM BMXBZT basic and necessary cosmetic cost more and take longer than touch-ups, such as painting you budget for. and landscaping, will sell for t%POUKVTUEFTJHOXIBUZPV more profit. like, if the idea is to sell it at The most financially suc- the end, you must cater for the cessful jobs are smaller-scale, local market. lower-cost renovations that t5BMLUPBMPDBMSFBMFTUBUF improve the exterior appear- agent to find out what price ance of homes. bracket you should keep the Among the remodelling final product under – don’t jobs faring the worst in return overcapitalise. Have your say on Home Building Act Fair Trading Minister ‘The Act is being re- certainty and transparency renewals; statutory warranties under workers.’ Virginia Judge is encourag- written to ensure it reflects for consumers and licensed tJODSFBTJOHUIFNPOFUBSZ the Act commence; and The JOH/48CVJMEFST USBEFT- today’s home building contractors. The rewrite will threshold for owner-builder tBMMPXJOHCVJMEFSTUP consultation paper people and consumers to market,’ Ms Judge said. also help facilitate a shift to work, which requires an initiate the dispute resolu- is now available on have their say on a proposed ‘A consultation paper has a uniform national licens- owner-builder permit, tion process. /48'BJS5SBEJOHT update of laws governing been prepared outlining a ing system in 2012 and from $5000 to $12,000 to ‘Views on the consulta- website at www. the home building industry. number of options for re- strengthen disciplinary and take into account increased tion paper will inform the fairtrading. The Home Building Act form that could be incorpo- enforcement powers.’ building costs; preparation of draft legisla- nsw.gov.au. 1989 protects home owners rated in the new Act. 4PNFPGUIFLFZPQUJPOT tSFRVJSJOHIPNFCVJMEJOH tion,’ Ms Judge said. ‘This 4VCNJTTJPOT by requiring builders and ‘This includes reducing in the consultation paper contracts to specifically is a good opportunity for close on tradespeople to hold licences red tape, clarifying and include: address issues of progress people to have their say on 8FEOFT- and to have proper contracts modernising home war- tTUSFBNMJOJOHUIFBTTFTT- payments and termination important laws that affect day March and insurance in place for ranty insurance arrange- ment criteria for building under the contract; thousands of home own- 17. most jobs. ments and providing greater licence applications and tDMBSJGZJOHXIFOUIF ers and building industry

Zugai Strudwick Architects Pty Ltd po box 2299 byron bay nsw 2481 Phone now for a design consultation p: 6687 2694 f: 6687 0497 e: [email protected] w: zsarchitects.com.au

www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo February 25, 2010 25 ON THE MARKET

15 Lawson Street, Byron Bay Phone: (02) 6685 8466 Properties in Focus AUCTION Executive beach home… luxurious finishes… footsteps from the beach Saturday 12.30-1pm In a north-easterly setting, this exceptional, executive beach home sets new benchmarks in contemporary design and uncompromising finish, to deliver a luxurious Belongil Beach lifestyle. A relaxed hideaway where an enormous timber entertainer’s deck provides the ideal place for dinners with friends and family. Footsteps from Belongil Beach, 10 minutes from the town centre. An extensive floor plan where large sliding glass doors create a seamless transition between subtropical outdoor living and a sophisticated interior. The stylish kitchen, featuring a huge island bar, banks of cupboards and European appliances including a gas cooktop. The neutral decor with Caesar stone bench tops, tiled flooring, sleek lines and an open plan impart a confident elegance that will never date. The 3 bedrooms plus studio contain an abundance of storage. While a grand marble-tiled ensuite adjoins the spacious master bedroom, a second, equally impressive bathroom services the family bedrooms. A studio is an additional bonus. So, too, are the sustainability features, the window furnishings, pet friendly and so much more. 13 Brandon Street, Suffolk Park Address: Lot 32 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay Private and sophisticated beachside retreat 44 2 Auction: Saturday 27th March 2010 Sales Agents: Elders Real Estate Byron Bay 6685 6222, Spacious indoor/outdoor living Brett Connable 0408 155 931 and Lloyd Lawton 0403 229 433. Resort style pool, entertainers kitchen Agent: Separate study, double remote garage Ian Daniels ECHO PROPERTY BUSINESS DIRECTORY Polished timber floors, air-con and cool room 0427 443 227 Target your real estate advertising directly to the people wanting to CONSTRUCTION Auction 1pm onsite Sat March 6th purchase in our part of the world. Echo Property is delivered in Tweed Shire Echo and Byron Shire Echo newspapers every week. For more information please contact Paul Goeldner – Sales Manager, Tweed Shire Echo – [email protected] or 02 6672 2280        !"###       !                        !                          "            #     $%&  MORTGAGE BROKER        '                                                                                                                  –  & '  (&)              "    # $%& $    ,   *+ ' Live In Your Own Health Retreat ! " # " $ %&'%    2 Booneen Burrow, Eco Village, Currumbin Valley.  This is a stunning three bedroom, two bathroom home. The double main bed-        room has large walk-through-robe and ensuite.      There is also a study/office, double garage plus workshed and carport. This          impressive property has $30K edible landscaping and sits on 1080m².         This quarter acre parcel is part of 272 acres of coastal subtropical land and overlooks Currumbin Creek.    The Eco Village boasts a range of facilities including: REAL ESTATE   ✔ NO ELECTRICITY BILLS, your ✔ 3 fresh water swimming holes receive surplus credits from Origin ✔ Magnificent outdoor children $%"!## ✔ NO WATER BILLS, you have 50,000 adventure playgrounds, two (      )   ltrs stored in water tanks teenage recreation rooms, huge “Over 90% of buyers use       ✔ LOWEST Gold Coast City Council meeting/dance hall, massage/ the internet as their fi rst   *     Rates in region tai chi/yoga pavilions, bbq areas, port of call. We have proven         !       ✔ Health resort facilities & state of commercial entertainment kitchen        / 0    art recycling water treatment plant and dining room, wood fire cob strategies for maximising your +,%%%%-  .  1   2234  oven, outdoor/indoor gym ✔ Body Corp fees only $95 p/w property’s presentation which ✔ 50 percent of the entire eco ✔ Non-chlorinated award winning leads to optimum sale prices.”   lap pool village-suburb will focus on the      conservation of native flora and Contact Helen today for ✔ 20kms of bike and walking tracks fauna.       View at realestate.com.au property no: 106 064 702 Helen Huntly-Barratt your FREE Propertyy      Price $985,000 – Owners will consider all offers STILL GOING STRONG Presentation Contact Kym O’Connell on 0413 672 940 0412 332 232 Checklist.  and Ray Ridolfi on 0416 094 593 $985,000 [email protected] 26 February 25, 2010 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au brunswickbrunswick headsheads & ooceancean shoresshores SEABREEZE TWILIGHT AUCTION

MUST BE SOLD!

13 KORORA PARKWAY, 6 KIAMA STREET, POTTSVILLE POTTSVILLE Winner MBA Excellence in Housing Award 892m² block of land, ready to build Distinctive 424m² architect designed home Room for duplex or spacious residence Tassie oak timber floors, raked ceilings Imagine your family in your dream home Kitchen with stone benchtops, s/s appliances Slight elevation, adjoining hilltop reserve Outdoor living as important as indoors Obtainable views from this site are impressive Wrap around decks on both levels Limited blocks of this size left in estate C’ electrical system plus much more Great opportunity to invest in your future Established area with quality properties Popular seachange estate for coastal living N/E aspect, commanding mountain views 1.5km to Pottsville village and beach 766m to shops, river and inlet beach Enjoy brunch or dinner at local restaurants 30 minutes to Gold Coast 4 3 2 1 Study Inspect: 12 – 12.45pm 24th & 26th Feb Web id: 132960 Web id: 190043 Contact: Suzanne Eatwell 0412 384 232 Contact: Suzanne Eatwell 0412 384 232 AUCTION THIS FRIDAY, 26TH FEBRUARY @ 6PM VENUE: 12 Newcastle Drive, Pottsville

10 NEWCASTLE DRIVE, 12 NEWCASTLE DRIVE, POTTSVILLE POTTSVILLE Positioned to capture sea breezes 286m ² environmentally friendly home Appealing 245m² two-level designer home Single storey, plantation shutters Combining coastal chic and city style Solar back to grid system in place Great entertaining potential in layout 5 star energy rating, solar hot water Open plan living, state-of-art kitchen Spacious indoor and outdoor living Private secure garden with water feature Entertaining deck overlooks crystal clear pool Reverse cycle air-conditioner, eco lighting Soaring ceilings, state-of-art kitchen Surf beaches, village lifestyle 1.5km away Master bedroom has private deck TAFE, Secondary school at Kingscliff Built with your family needs in mind Primary and pre-school in Pottsville Corner block overlooking landscaped parkland

3 2 2 1 Study 3 2 2 1 Study

Inspect: 5 – 6pm 26th Feb Inspect: 5 – 6pm 26th Feb Web id: 305828 Web id: 305551 Contact: Suzanne Eatwell 0412 384 232 Contact: Suzanne Eatwell 0412 384 232

NATIONAL BREAST CANCER Professionals Brunswick Heads / Ocean Shores Professionals Pottsville real people FOUNDATION 2 / 28-30 Mullumbimbi St, Brunswick Heads Ph: 02 6685 1839 1/1 Coronation Ave, Pottsville Beach DIAMOND PARTNER Email: [email protected] Ph: 02 6676 2997 working in Web: www.professionalsbrunswickheads.com.au Email: [email protected] real property www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo February 25, 2010 27 Service Directory

011001110011101011001100010110011100110111001100111001110101100110001011001110 011011100110011100111010110011000101100111001101110011001110011101011001100010 ARCHITECTURAL 110011100110111001100111001110101100110001011001110011011100110011100111010110 011000101100111001101110011000101100111001101110011000101100111001101110011000%PDUPS%BUB3FTDVF TWEED ECHO TIMBERS Have you lost Has data been Call Doctor Data Rescue today! JACK MANTLE STAIRS • images • videos • formatted Low rates, Fast local service. INTERNAL / EXTERNAL • documents ? • deleted ? SERVICE OPEN / CLOSED RISERS • music • damaged 0419 146618 0408 740 480 / 02 6684 3378 We can recover from • hard disks • USB flash drives • ipods/mp3 players DIRECTORY • CDs/DVDs • digital camera storage (SD etc) Full colour display ad only $35 per week WOOD MACHINING SERVICE LOCALL AUSTRALIS – 85mm x 28mm. 3AWINGs0LANINGs4HICKNESSING !$3, 56k Dialup 7EBHOSTING Line listing only $80 for 12 weeks. s2OUTINGs-ORTICE4ENON Broadband from from s.EWs2ECYCLEDs3ALVAGEDs3LABORSTICKTIMBERs*AMBSs3ILLS MTHK MTH MTH Full year prepaid $280. s$OORSs7INDOWSs"ENCHTOPSs3TAIRSs&URNITUREs7HITEBOARDCUT Personalised service for all your projects 4ELEPHONEBROADBANDBUNDLESAVAILABLE Deadline for additions and changes: 12pm Monday. Phone Tony or  ,IC.O# 1800 2888 71 www.australis.net Enquiries: 02 6672 2280 or [email protected] The Deck Doctor thatcomputerguy THE TWEED SHIRE Specialising in: s2EPAIRSs2ESTORATIONs#ABLE Computer Repair & Tech Support BALUSTRADINGs3ANDINGs/IL#OATINGSs-AINTENANCE Richard Neylan [email protected] for small business & home 0407 821 690 Fax: (02) 6680 3755 Call Dan on 0410 633 980

!,,#/!343(/7%22%0!)23     s2EGROUTINGs6ANITIESs3CREENSs"ATHSREMOVEDs"ATHROOM (the only)       AIR CONDITIONING MAKEOVERSs'ENERALWALLmOORTILINGs3HOWERLEAKSlXED Byron’s Only Apple Certified Tech Centre Since 1992 s0AINTINGs2EPAIRSs7ATERPROOlNGs4ILESGROUTSTEAMCLEANED NOW SERVING TWEED SHIRE Lic ARC L035475 Pensioner/ 1/10 Brigantine St. in the Arts & Industry Estate NSW 144581C  retiree Byron Bay 6685 8796 • See Website for easy Directions FUSION AIR BSA 1180098 BINDI HOTMAILCOM,IC#"3! discount hrs: m-th 9-6 • fri 9-5 • sat 9-1 www.lightforce.com.au AIR CONDITIONING  ELECTRICAL  MECHANICAL VENTILATION Professional, local service by licensed ❆ Ducted and split system air conditioner and insured installer installations – including electrical 9VI9HUKHSS*HYWLU[Y` Computer & IT Solutions ❆ Installation packages to suit all budgets Matt Curtis 3PJ * Bargain Computers, Repair & Upgrade Services in your Home or Business ❆ Sales, Service and Repairs 0419 791 193 5L^/VTLZ +LJRZ -SVVYZ 7LYNVSHZ 9LWHPYZ )NTERNET%MAIL"ROADBAND3ETUP&IREWALL3ECURITY3ETUP6IRUS3PYWARE 3PAM2EMOVAL7IRELESS#ABLE.ETWORK3ETUP60.2EMOTE!CCESS3ETUP 9LUV]H[PVUZ ,_[LUZPVUZ 6^ULY)\PSKLY-YPLUKS` 0#.ETWORK2EPAIR6ISTA0ROBLEMS'AMING#OMPUTERSOVERCLOCKEDSTANDARD  -VYHSS*HYWLU[Y`ULLKZJHSS -ULTI -EDIA#OMPUTERS"ACKUP3OLUTIONS"USINESS3ERVER3ETUP#ONlGURATION making Ph: 0755 904 759 M: 0428 602 642 Fax: 0755904 757 or  cool Superior technology. email: [email protected] )42ESCUE)43UPPORTWWWITRESCUECOMAU waves Ultimate comfort. AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION That’s the s3!,%3s3%26)#%s).34!,,!4)/. Daikin difference. CARPENTRY & JOINERY DESIGN & DRAFTING 2ESIDENTIALCOMMERCIALAIRCONDITIONINGWITHOVERYEARSEXPERIENCE 0H s&AXsWWWCOOLITACCOMAU ATELIER Deirdre J Gorrie Residential Design ...... [email protected] 02 66771523 0TY,TD"3#,IC#.37,IC1LD24!!5s%STABLISHED Providing reliable quality work for all your new or unfi nished projects. Also specialising GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au .Lyn 0428 884329 or 66857756 ANTENNA INSTALLATION in retail/ offi ce fi touts and maintenance. GREENFIELD DESIGN New House & Extension Plan Drafting ...... 0437 193765 ALL GO MAINTENANCE SERVICES ANTHONY STOVIN CARPENTRY/SHOPFITTING ELECTRICIANS

TV ANTENNA SERVICES 0409 719 655 s&AXs,IC# CURTIS ELECTRICAL 24 hour service. Lic 79065C ...... 0427 402399 s3ATELLITESYSTEMSs!-&-RADIO 4UMBULGUM2D-URWILLUMBAHsAMSTOVIN HOTMAILCOM s(OMEAUDIOs3ALESs3ERVICE NORTHERN RIVERS ELECTRICAL Domestic & commercial. Pottsville. Lic 152006C ..0432 122727 Graeme Archer Free quotes, free information, 17 years local CARPET CLEANING experience, 12 month warranty on all installations Electricians 60 Poinciana Ave, Bogangar  s 2 Pauls Chem–Dry Far North Coast All electrical work, including home carpets, car seats, curtains maintenance and air conditioning systems Email: [email protected] NSW: 218495C, Qld: 70561 mattresses, pet accidents, recliners Please call John or Teresa rugs, sofas, stubborn stains Paul Taylor 0412 506 536 to make an appointment 0408 232 066 What Can We Clean For You? Ernst Max Mann œ˜‡ÌœÝˆVÊEÊiVœ‡vÀˆi˜`ÞÊ Electrical Contractor CARPET CLEANING ARCHITECTS Sneeze less, sleep better and breathe deeper 02 6677 1943 / 0410 314 897 s(EALTHYSANITISEDCARPETSs$RYINMINUTESNOT Lic EC 26523 JOSE DO Sustainable Architecture. Reg. 7647 www.josedoarchitect.com...... 0424 062096 HOURSs3TAINREMOVALANDRESISTANCEs'UARANTEED 100% odour removal Before !FTER SPACE STUDIO We design buildings & their interiors. www.spacestudio.com.au ...... 66809921 Call Rhys 0408 540 467 UÊÜÜÜ° i>Ì «ÀœÌiVÌ°˜iÌ COUNTRY ENERGY AUTHORISED modern eco-designer prefab homes Level 2 Electrical Contractors, GREAT RATES CLEANING NEW SOLAR GROSS TARIFF METERING Underground and overhead service lines - Switchboard upgrades CLASS GLASS Window cleaning. 10 years experience ...... 0437 560068 Phone GEORGE 02 6679 5915 0411 185 811 UKI ELECTRICAL SERVICES [email protected] FENCING

builders license 218298C master builders association 1867446 BEDNARZ, H & W, FENCING Specialise in pool, colourbond & timber fencing ...... 07 55904540 .. BENS FENCING Reliable, prompt service. 7 days service...... 0409 983565 ecological environmental economical FRONTLINE FENCING & LATTICE Pool, Colourbond & Lattice. Lic 212208c ...... 07 55241842 NORTHERN RIVERS FENCING All fences, will beat any quote ...... 0421 755978 po box 1187 mullumbimby nsw 2482 t 02 6684 2100 f 02 6684 2155 www.e-construct.com.au GARAGE DOORS ASBESTOS REMOVAL "LIND#URTAIN#LEANING2EPAIRS 6ERTICALS #URTAINS Timber (OLLANDS 2OMANS ALL RESIDENTIAL ASBESTOS REMOVAL ...... 0407 261213 07 5523 3622 ON A ROLL GARAGE DOORS %NTERPRISE!VE 4WEED(EADS3OUTH BUILDING TRADES 3ERVICEAND2EPAIRSs2EPLACEMENTOF%XISTING$OORS COMPUTER SERVICES s2EMOTE#ONTROL/PENERSs.O*OB4OO3MALL !LL!REAS BLOCKS LAYED $2.50 Quality work. Lic 203109C ...... 0413 729043 or 0413 647828 For a free Quote call peter 0438 420 758 CARPENTY / CONCRETING ALL ASPECTS / DESIGN Lic.199358C ...... 0413 160206 WiseGal Computer Service Internet, software & hardware, networks, tuition ...... 0405 929371 28 February 25, 2010 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE MOTORING s4ILE-ETAL2OOFS s!WNINGS#AR0ORTS AUSSIE MOWERMAN TWEED HEADS...... Kris 02 66743695 or 0439 612061 s2OOF2ESTORATION s2OOF2EPAIRS SLASHING 4WD Tractor with slasher. West of Murwillumbah ...... 02 66795606 s2OOF#LEANING WOLLUMBIN TREE SERVICES Qualified arborist. Pruning, removals, economical .....0427 015923 s'UTTERING  s,EAF&REE'UTTER'UARD SPINNERS AUTO TWEED COAST ,OCALSSUPPORTING,OCALS s3KYLIGHTS JIM’S TREE & STUMP REMOVAL ALL mechanical repairs (Shell Service Station) s1UALIlED!RBORISTs4REE0RUNING 303 Tweed Valley Way, Murwillumbah RUBBISH REMOVAL s4REE2EMOVALs3TUMP2EMOVAL 02 6672 1569 / Mick 0430 651 115 s-ULCHINGs&ULLY)NSURED s3AME$AY2ESPONSE 4WEEDTO NEWSPAPERS WITH SOUTHERN &2%% EVERY 'OLD#OAST 131 546 SKIP ,IMITED THE TWEED SHIRE THE BYRON SHIRE 0)::! TIMEONLY -!).4%.!.#% #ALL'ARYNOWFORAFREEQUOTE Prestige 2%0!)23 OR s'ENERALHOMEMAINTENANCEs,AWNMOWING WWWTWEEDSKIPSCOMAU s0RESSURECLEANINGs'ARDENINGLANDSCAPING 46,500 copies across the North Coast every week s2UBBISHREMOVALs(EDGINGTREETRIMMING 0HONE3TEVE ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES: 02 6672 2280 COWBOYS CAR REMOVALS FORAFREEQUOTE  FREE PICK UP PAINTING !LLSCRAPMETAL WHITEGOODS FARMMACHINERY 7$ACCESSs,OCALTOWINGSERVICE 63&7328-1&)67%0:%+) ,IC.37 13&-0)7%;1-00 Premium Environmental Paint 0H&X02 6677 9443 -OB0421 251 477 ˆ=SYVPSKWQMPPIHSR]SYVWMXIˆMRGL0YGEW1MPP "  " ! SOLAR INSTALLATIONS ˆ7PEFFMRKSVHMQIRWMSREPWE[MRKˆ8MQFIVWPEFWJSVWEPI 4LSRI6SF 02 6685 8555 Ecolour (formerly Nature Cover Paints) 6 Grevillea St, Arts & Industry Park, Byron Bay HIRE &2%%15/4%3 BYRON WEDDING & PARTY HIRE .... www.byronbayweddingandpartyhire.com.au 02 66855483 4*0AINTING &5,,9).352%$ MULLUM HIRE Wedding and party hire ...... www.mullumhire.com.au 02 66843003 ).$5342)!,s#/--%2#)!,s$/-%34)# LANDSCAPING & EXCAVATION 2ELIABLE0ROFESSIONAL3ERVICE U -//" - 4ONY(ARMERn4WEED ,IC.O *EREMY$ELANEYn"YRON U, *,-ÊEÊ-1** - BASALT BUSHROCK Highgrade. Rock walls. Cheap prices ...... Rolly 0408 860543  TJPAINTING DODOCOMAU  SOLAR BRENDON POWELL Bobcat, excavator, tipper & auger. All jobs...... 0404 988222 Servicing this area for 11 years. SYSTEMS PATIOS Lic. Electrical Contractors Specialising in Your local installer dealing in Sharp Solar Modules, Australian made Latronic Inverters and tBMMTUZMFTPGQBWJOHCSJDLXPSL Century/Yuasa batteries. Specialists in Standalone and Grid Interact Solar Power Systems. tJSSJHBUJPOtSFUBJOJOHXBMMT FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED P: 02 6679 7228 E: [email protected] www.sunbeamsolar.com.au tUVSGBSFBTtXBUFSGFBUVSFT BOEBMMBTQFDUTPG Established 26 years. QBWJOHBOEMBOETDBQJOH 4WEED07 5599 3071 SolarSolar PPowerower SSystemsystemsstems & EElectricalEllecectctrical Over 20 yrs experience - friendly reliable service "URLEIGH07 5535 7981 Ring Dean on 0417 856 212 s3PECIALISINGINTIMBERDECKS s'ABLESs0ATIOSs#ARPORTS 1.5kw system $12,000 (fully installed) Call for a FREE measure & quote today. "3!.37#1LD Call Darren 0412 693 189 TINY EARTHWOR PLUMBING Email: [email protected] Philip Toovey 0409 799 909 SURFBOARD SHAPERS ph/fax 02 6684 3208 t4BNFEBZSFTQPOTF tQFOTJPOFSEJTDPVOU various implements available for limited access projects t"MMJOTUBMMBUJPONBJOUFOBODF FACTORY t1MVNCJOHHBTmUUJOH 19/48 MACHINERY DR EXCAVATOR t(VUUFSJOHEPXOQJQF TWEED HEADS SOUTH BOBCAT & SFQMBDFNFOU 07 5523 3237

WATER TRUCK Call 0409 848 800 -JD/P$ 0403 655 316 s4)0425#+3s&,/!4s425#+$/'3s$2)6%7!93 PO BOX 6810 TWEED HEADS SOUTH 2486 s2/!$3s(/53%0!$3s#,%!2).'s$2!).!'%s#!20!2+3 [email protected] s"53(2/#+3s2/#+7/2+s-!#().%4)#+%43 REMOVALISTS ALL MATERIAL DELIVERIES 0,1UENTIN 0404 193 933 TANKS 6AL6NH6;;DG967A: G:BDK6AH;G:><=I CONCRETE TANKS WOOD FIRED OVENS ™7VX`adVY^c\[gdbÌiÀv>ÃÊUÊ>˜`Ê`iÈ}˜i`ÊÃÌ>ˆÀÃÊUÊ1˜ˆµÕiÊ«œœÊÃÕÀÀœÕ˜`à WINDOW TINTING Ph Adam ä{äÎÊÇxxÊÈäÇÊUÊÜÜÜ°Vœ˜VÃV>«iðVœ“°>Õ P Unit 5, 21-23 Tasman Way, Byron Bay Arts & Ind. Est. ROOFING

(02) 6680 7007 www.creativelightingsolutions.com.au TWEED BYRON WINDOW TINTING ALL ROOF REPAIRS, CLEANING & PAINTING ...... 0407 261213 www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo February 25, 2010 29 Classifieds

TWEED HEADS WEST THE avail soon, 1 or 2br duplex units, SLUG, TUITION TWEED un-furn, freshly painted & tiled, river CLASSIFIEDS – 02 6672 2280 access, quiet area, at door, FRENCH TUTOR Qualified teacher. All SHIRE close to shops and all facilities. Suit levels/ages $30/hr. Ph Lisa 66762950 PHONE ADS LINE CLASSIFIEDS RATES PAYMENT mature or retired persons, $250-330pw, bond and refs required. Ph 07 55997121 WWW.TEACHINTERNATIONAL.COM Ads may be taken by phone on 02 6672 2280 Cash, cheque or credit $15.00 for the fi rst two lines or email: [email protected] TEACH 9am-12pm Wednesday (minimum charge) card – Mastercard or Visa Well paid Prepayment required ENGLISH jobs, great 9am-5pm Monday to Friday $5.00 for each extra line lifestyle! for: Garage Sales, Share OVERSEAS Ads can’t be taken on the weekend TRAVEL – WORK – ADVENTURE! DISPLAY CLASSIFIEDS RATES Accommodation, Short Free No degree or experience required. AT OUR OFFICE Black & white 4cm x 1 column $35.20 Term Accommodation, Cert III & IV in Teaching English to To Let Ads Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Classifi ed ads may also be lodged at our offi ce: (minimum charge) Wanted to Rent and Work Recruitment service & Job Guarantee! Suite 1, Warina Walk Arcade, Wanted classifi cations FREE RESOURCE BOOK Colour 4cm x 1 column $44 (minimum size) The Tweed Echo is off ering FREE ADS Corner of Brisbane St & Murwillumbah St, Account enquiries for prompt course enrolment! to To Let advertisers. Free info session– 22 February Murwillumbah DEADLINE 12pm Wednesday Phone 02 6684 1777 Send us your listing of up to 50 words Next course 21-25 April before Wednesday midday. 5/1 Carlyle St, Byron Bay Fax your listing to 02 6672 4933 or email it to [email protected] 1300 558 890

TIMBER, pine, treated pine, hardwood, GARDEN BAG RUN PUBLIC NOTICES HEALTH mouldings, sleepers, fencing, Koppers A well established & organised green WANTED TO RENT logs, ply, MDF, lattice, made to order. waste garden bag run in the Byron Shire PHOTOS REVITALISING MASSAGE Brims Builders Hardware, Billinudgel is for sale. Interested parties please ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this All photos handled by The Echo Gentle or Deep Tissue, Ocean Shores 02 66801718, Sth Tweed 07 55236002 phone 0407886772 section must be paid by credit card or in MUSICAL NOTES - all care & no responsibility taken. qualified. Nina 66802349, 0409393352 person at time of placement. GUITAR AMP REPAIRS, all pro audio SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICE BUSINESS OPP. GRANNY FLAT small house or unit for & custom modifications. Ph 0421800963 ECHO ECHO Free STI/HIV checkups SECOND single 52 yo male self employed muso. www.thorphillipsaudio.com Clinics Murwillumbah & Tweed WARNING Please help, phone 0427538266 DOUBLE DEAL For appointment phone 0755066850 The Department of Fair Trading has 12 PIECE SOUL BAND – SOUL’D – Double your exposure. Your ad will HAND warned people to be very careful about available for work. www.soul-band.com appear in over 40,000 newspapers responding to advertisements offering POSITIONS VACANT or phone Steve 0410319410 weekly. Ask us about our great deals Sexual Counselling work at home. Readers should be MR SPEAKER when you advertise in both Alison Rahn qualified sex therapist TYRES wary if asked to pay money upfront for WARNING Local Funk, Swing & Blues Band THE TWEED SHIRE ECHO & www.alisonrahn.com.au 0432599812 employment opportunities and never The Department of Fair Trading has www.myspace.com/mrspeakerbb THE BYRON SHIRE ECHO send money to a post office box. warned people to be very careful about Phone 02 66722280 or 02 66841777 FULL BODY RELAX MASSAGE responding to advertisements offering Ph 0422548251 Ladies only. 0419491794 POSTIE FASHION Australian owned and work at home. Readers should be made party plan company selling up to wary if asked to pay money upfront for GENUINE THAI MASSAGE PETS RUG ADDICT? date women’s quality clothing. To book a employment opportunities and never $40ph or $65 2hrs - Bangkok trained presentation or more info 0415317329 send money to a post office box. ADOPT A CAT from Animal Welfare Your Local Dealer Phone Nui 66771670, 0410519341 RECONDITIONED THE RUGSHOP League NSW. Phone 66844070 SKIP BIN TRUCK plus 16 bins. Good MODELS 18+ years required. Nude Bangalow 66872424 BATTERIES $38 opportunity to enter rubbish removal female for Picture and People magazines. – CLASSIFIEDS – BRAKES business. $45,000. Interested parties No experience required. All shapes and Can be booked any time during CV JOINTS phone 0407886772 sizes. Backpackers welcome. Good business hours Monday to Friday by money. Professional accredited ACP BAppSc, Grad Dip Relationship Therapy AUTO photographer. Ph 0413627846 phoning 66722280 KateFamily Dispute Resolution ChasePractitioner HOUSES FOR SALE Please be very clear about what you ELECTRICAL EXPERIENCED QUALIFIED CHEF want to have printed in your ad. Our MORTGAGE BROKER Buyers agent relationship counselling required for Sticky Fingers Brunswick Echo staff will read your ad back to you. 1/4 Kay Street, property advice & the best finance deals family mediation Please help us by making sure we have & service around. Beat the banks. full time position, hire on trial. Resume to co-parenting coaching Murwillumbah [email protected] or by hand Dexter correct details and phone numbers. Michael Murray 0428555501 Please also have your credit card ready 02 6672 3880 Ph 0431344821 DexterDexter is a 6m6 monthonth oldold, dedesexedsexed male male tel: 0402 207 137 for ALL ads placed over the telephone. SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH light and airy Boxer X pup in foster care with Friends www.KateChase.com.au 12 Greenway Drive, 2br, 2 bthrm house with self-cont flat / CHEF/COOK wanted, creative, hard of the Pound. He is a very friendly, SUBSCRIBE TO THE ECHO office, 400m to beach, LUG, new deck. working to join small team at Bellini good looking fellow who wants to be Tweed Heads South close to people. He will be a big dog If you want to be sure of your copy each $495,000. Ph 0411482365 Restaurant, Salt Village South Kingscliff week, or if you have a friend who’d like FOR HIRE  also looking for front of house staff, drop so he needs to be well trained - luckily, to have a subscription, why not send POTTSVILLE WATERS 4br, 2 bathrm, in resume or call 0432505282 he learns quickly. Dexter’s fi rst owners them one? $35 per quarter or $125 per EVENT & PARTY HIRE Audio & Lighting large yard, $489,000. Open house Sat 27 didn’t spend much time with him so year, post incl. Write to ‘The Echo’ 0418676534 or 0266722680 Feb, 11am-11.45am. 54 Victoria Ave. See MACHINIST INDUSTRIAL we would like to fi nd him a permanent GARAGE SALES caring home where his loyalty will be 6 Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby [email protected] also: www.diysell.com.au ID P20126 Chef World Pty Ltd Manufacturing Tweed 2482 including payment in advance. ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this Heads South requires an experienced appreciated. If you can help, please contact Pam at the FOP Adoption section must be paid by credit card or in industrial machinist for flat bed straight TRADEWORK Information Booth on 07 5524 8590 POSTIE FASHION Australian owned and person at time of placement. LAND FOR SALE sewing & safety stitch, use of other made party plan company selling up to industrial machines an advantage. or after hours on 02 6676 0078. CLEANUP & TIP RUNS. 4 ton max $25ph. MYOCUM rare 2.5 acre hillside, beautiful Visit www.friendsofthepound.com to date women’s quality clothing. To book a Excellent working condition with above Ph 0407032112 valley views, in well established, park like view other dogs and cats looking for presentation or more info 0415317329 Too much STUFF? award wages. Ph Denise 07 55131281 Time to clear it out with a garage sale. MO community - finance avail $420,000 permanent homes. BRUNSWICK VALLEY THAI MASSAGE COURSE Ph us on 66722280 to advertise here. 66843143 www.house-for-sale.com.au 13-14 March, $220 Ph Carla 0401802737 DIGGER MAN Excavator & tipper hire. 0427172684 MOTOR VEHICLES PROPERTY FOR SALE ONLY ADULTS Free Positions DUPLEX - 1 PRE SOLD SENSUAL, SEXY, TANTALISING, full TREE SERVICES CAR BODIES Pottsville. Builder or owner/investor Vacant Ads body rub. Total stress relief in intimate Ubspu!Sfbejoht required. Phone 0411422855 environment. Tweed Heads 0410254976

REMOVED FREE The Tweed Echo is off ering FREE ADS bt!zpv!usbwfm/// $$$s for most. STAFF required for new massage & peep to Positions Vacant advertisers. Phone 0418189324, 0438189323 PROPERTY WANTED show centre. Phone Warren 0415746443 Opsuifso!Ufssjupsz!.!BQSJM Send us your listing of up to 50 words Hsffdf!.!NBZ TOYOTA HIACE ‘89 van reg to mid-June, WANTED to buy, cheap heavily bushed before Wednesday midday. Fohmboe!'!Xbmft!.!KVOF FOR ALL YOUR immobiliser, H/D ladder racks, AM/FM CD paddock within 1/2 hour of Tweed for Fax your listing to 02 6672 4933 or PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE NEEDS! radio, 5 good tyres $1500 ono. 66723894 weekend retreat. 0415746443 email it to [email protected] EARN BIG Mjoeb!7787!2323 s2%-/6!,3s0!,-3s42%%352'%29 s02/&%33)/.!,#,)-"%23svv BARGAINS SHARE ACCOM. BUCK$ ubspukpvsofz/dpn/bv #()00%2s&2%%15/4%3s&5,,9).352%$ WORK WANTED @#%24(/24!2"s345-0'2).$).'s 1999 Toyota Corolla Auto A/C P/S ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this ,!2'%!.$-5,4)0,%345-03 Good working environment Carmine 6685 4015 - 0401 208 797 AJC33X section must be paid by credit card or in ECHO ACCOUNTS POLICY: Ads in this with female staff CELEBRANTS 1999 Holden Frontera 4WD Wagon. person at time of placement. section must be paid by credit card or in Auto A/C P/S Log Books. WIF364 ...... $7,750 person at time of placement. Holden SS Crewman 5.7 6-speed. POTTSVILLE fully-furn room, own bthrm, must be 18–65 yrs old 93,079kms, lovely cond, log books.AZ07GJ .. $140pw + elect. Ph 0433161191 DECKS & PERGOLAS & all carpentry Embraced Angel COMPUTERS $23,000 Marriage Ceremonies, Life Celebrations. needs. Ph for free quote 0427196962 1999 Pulsar Plus 5-speed A/C P/S CD, 02 6674 5020 Lucy and Glenn. Ph 0408402737 ).4%2.%4s$!4!"!3%s$)')4!, 92016kms. 1 of 2 in stock. AHD12P ....$5,850 TO LET FileMaker Pro Specialist Ford Festiva Automatic MARGARET WALGERS 4 door hatch 11th Hour Group Pty Ltd A/C P/S CD 8/2010 rego. SN373 ...... $2,850 NEW BRIGHTON beach house, 50m from [email protected] WWWHRGCOMAUs beachfront, 3br, long term rental, furn or Remove lids, Flatten boxes Phone 0408758587 35 CARS unfurn $450-$500pw + bond, refs req’d. caps, corks UNDER $10,000 and tops PROF SERVICES FOR SALE www.dealcars.net Holiday rental avail. Ph 0466153833 Squash containers 16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA LOCALLY HANDMADE JEWELLERY MURWILLUMBAH 2br flat, wood floors, PROTECT YOUR MEMORIES Ballina Car Centre recent paint, carport, 6 month lease + Don’t put VHS to DVD transfers, also Super 8 & helenluna.com.au onwards available 16/3/10 $250pw + recyclables in other formats, from $30. 0412524378 6686 5586 DLN 19950 Don’t also available at $1000 bond. Ph 66727494 ah break plastic bags Hammer & Hand, Ti Tree Pl, Byron A&I glass EVENTS Tweed River Gallery, Murwillumbah STUDIO self-cont for lease, Lillian Rock, Tumbulgum Gallery, Tumbulgum BUSINESS FOR SALE suit single or couple, solar hot water, peaceful surrounds, long lease avail for VIPASSANA ICE CREAM PARLOUR & TAKE-AWAY right tenants, no cats or dogs, good refs Rinse As taught by S. N. Goenka BAMBOO PLY $35,000.00 essential, $200pw. Ph 0423525654 and CHECK IT Develop peace, harmony & happiness from $10.50sqm & Bamboo Flooring. Opposite the beach in Kingscliff NSW clean all Residential meditation courses, Ballina For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Established 11 years by current owners HOUSE for lease, Lillian Rock Rd. Double bottles 10 day course, 7-18 April; 3 day course Ph 66884188 - sample & brochure Steady trade, lots of potential, storey, 3br, very large room upstairs, and cans for students who have completed a 10 www.bambooply.com.au Secure lease, WIWO Basis carport, new kitchen & bthrm, 10 min CLEAN IT day course 17-20 June. Both by donation Tel: 02 6674 5822 Sphinx Rock Cafe & Rainbow Ridge Ph Ron on 66856616 or apply online: WOOD SHAVINGS, timber kitchen Mob: 0419 495 958 Steiner School, long lease avail, good refs www.passaddhi.dhamma.org/ benches. Phone Stan 0412429156 Mob: 0407 891 666 essential, $300pw. Ph 0423525654 RECYCLE IT

30 February 25, 2010 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au Noticeboard

AOOB Meditation Centre, Mermaid Waters, welcome. For info call 02 6674 2074. 07 5575 2126, email:goldcoast@ Australasian Order of Old Bastards au.bkwsu.org Community garden Twin Towns Branch next monthly Drama school Committed people with time avail- meeting Friday, March 5, at South Water meeting able for non-profit committee for a Tweed Sports Club, Tweed Heads Another public meeting on the community garden. First meeting South at 2pm (DST) in the Secret comes to shire’s water-supply options will be Saturday, March 6, at 2pm. For info Garden Room. Names and money held at Uki Hall on Saturday, Febru- call David on 02 6672 7014. are due for next bus trip on April ary 27, at 2pm. There will be some Mur’bah 11, intending members invited to guest speakers on environmental Exit meeting attend. issues and a short film and slide Exit International meeting on end CWA sausage sizzle show. The Environment Defenders of life choices. Friday, March 12. Office from Lismore will advise on Phone Elaine on 07 5535 1151. Kingscliff Country Womens As- legislative requirements on the dam sociation meets on the 2nd Tuesday options and help write submissions, WONFA of the month at Cudgen Leagues which close on March 26. Come We Ought Never Feel Alone Club at 9.30am. We are holding a along and have your say. sausage sizzle outside Woolies at (WONFA) variety morning on March Kingscliff on March 27. All proceeds VIEW clubs 2 featuring soloist Robyn Green and go to our disaster fund. ‘The Early History of Cudgen and Twin Towns Day View Club meets Chinderah’ with Felicia Cecil from VIEW clubs on the first Thursday of every 11am at Kingscliff Uniting Church, month at the South Tweed Sports 24 Kingscliff St. Lunch will follow, Twin Towns Evening View Club Club, 4 Minjungbal Drive. Call Freda donation $5. RSVP to Estelle 6676 meets every second Wednesday, on 07 5524 1357. A trading table 2577 by March 1. next meet is March 10 at Tweed will operate this month and new Heads Bowls Club. 6.30pm for 7pm. members welcome. Lifeball Victoria Cosford Drama teacher Sophie Macken, centre, with students Kaleb Women of all ages are welcome. En- and Rosie King doing some face-expression exercises. joy a great meal and guest speaker, Friday food giveaway Lifeball is an exercise sport similar to netball but played at a walking A performance school for pri- Olwen Anderson on ‘How to lower Food giveway for aged pensioner your cholesterol naturally’. Call pace by senior men and women. mary-school children has been in Murwillumbah after teach- drama/performance pathway card holders, at new time 10-30am Come and have a try. Sessions held established in Murwillumbah. ing some local children drama can also help even the most re- Barbara on 07 5523 1057 by 1pm to 1pm (DST) Fridays only. At the Monday, March 8, with attendees, every Tuesday 9.30am-11.30am at The Magic School drama and discovering that ‘the kids served child grow in self-esteem ibar, Wharf St, Tweed Heads. Thanks Tweed Supersports Centre, Chinde- apologies and guests. to all who have donated packet and group will cater for all primary wanted more’. Her main thrust and find their confidence.’ rah, $5 per person. Contact Jill (02) school students in a series of will be building self-esteem The venue is the Autumn tinned food but more needed. For 66740636 or George (07) 55244558 Biochar talk info call Lorraine on 0755 998612 or after-school classes offering and confidence. Club, next door to the library ‘Biochar, Ancient Solutions To Thelma on 07 5536 3037. U3A drama, dance, performance, ‘It’s one of the best ways that in Murwillumbah. ‘The idea’, Modern Problems’ is the title of an speech and voice lessons. I can help kids with this, I’ve Sophie said, ‘is to give a per- interesting slide show and talk by Wed food giveaway U3A Twin Towns would like to wel- come new and existing members Primary school teacher So- noticed’, she said. formance to the public at the renowned environmentalist Dr Paul Free food giveaway for struggling to a year of learning, sharing and phie Macken will be manning Each aspect of the course is end of the year. We’ll start with Taylor presented by Climate Action pensioners on Wednesday 12.30pm making friends. Courses include the project, assisted by one Now (CAN) at the Imperial Hotel, DST at iBar Tweed Heads. More designed to improve students’ a series of classes to see how astronomy, astrology, painting, Murwillumbah, on Thursday, March non perishable food donations are other. She told The Echo that self-esteem, voice projection it goes – I’ve got hopes it will digital photograph, Australian 11, at 6.30pm. All welcome. desperately needed as our queue she had previously worked and creativity, with the classes go far!’ So far about 20 local history, Japanese conversation. gets longer every week. It is sad for Brian Dale and the Bright suited to those children with kids are enrolled. For further Starting March 16, illustrations and Latin dancing when the end of the queue arrives cartooning. For info call 07 5599 Lights school on and off for five talent or ‘an obvious creative information or to enrol contact Fun Latin dancing offers a great way and there is nothing left. Please years in both Ballina and Byron flair’ as well as ‘those who seek Sophie Macken on 0411 203 to meet new friends and enjoy the 2249 between 10am-1pm (DST). help us keep the pensioners eating. Bay, largely teaching drama. the spotlight.’ 508 or email sophmacken@ wonderful music of the Caribbean, Terri 0414 376 057 Cuba and South America while Family night She was inspired to start up According to Sophie, ‘a hotmail.com learning the steps to salsa, meren- Parenting program Global Care family food and fun night every third Saturday (next one prostateawarnenessaustralia.com organisations in our region. The ‘five gue, cha cha and other dances. No Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Hospital auxiliary Feb 27) at Christian Outreach Cen- most wanted’ volunteer vacan- partners needed, easy to learn. At Centre (PBNC) and Parents and Tweed Hospital Auxiliary meetings tre, Prince Street, Murwillumbah. Volunteering cies this week include: Kingscliff, the Gecko Hall, Currumbin. For info Teachers present 1-2-3 Magic, are held on the first Monday of Entry $5 for family $2.50 for singles Malfunction Surf Festival assistants; call Neville 0437 733 891. a popular parenting program, every month in the Islander Room Looking for a way to gain work includes tea and entertainment. All Bray Park, kitchen hand; Tweed for carers of children 2-12yrs, to in the Tweed Civic Centre. New experience, meet friends and/or Toastmasters welcome. Also free sausage sizzle Shire, sports program development strengthen family relationships. All members welcome. For info call contribute to your community? officer; Pottsville, cleaner; Kingscliff, Murwillumbah Toastmasters next every third Saturday at Murwillum- sessions free. Wednesday, March Merle on 07 5536 1441. Each week NORTEC Volunteering group assistant (aged care); For info meeting on March 4 will feature a bah markets. For info call Glenn on 17, 24 and 31, 6pm-8pm, PBNC, 12a has around 200 volunteer positions on these visit www.nortecltd.com. speech by a competition-winning 0422 741558. Prostate awareness Elizabeth Street, Pottsville Beach. available through community au or call 02 6672 8288. speaker. Guests welcome, call Marg Bookings essential, call Angela on Red Cross Prostate Awarness Twin Towns and 02 6677 0575 or Phil 02 6677 9388 02 6676 4555 or email admin@ Tweed Coast’s first meeting for the Full moon March 1 03:38 for details. pottsbnc.ngo.org.au no later than Tweed Heads Red Cross Branch year will be held at Twin Towns Third quarter March 8 02:42 MARCH 2010 Friday, March 12. will resume monthly meetings on Services Club, Friday, Feb 5 in the New moon March 16 08:01 Astronomical data Vintage film night 2nd Friday of each month in the Anzac Room, starting at 2pm (DST) First quarter March 23 22:00 and tides Friends of the Tweed River Regional Music club community room at Tweed City with special guest speaker Graeme Full moon March 30 13:25 Museum are hosting a vintage Tweed Links Music Club, enjoy Shopping Centre, commencing Sait on the immune system as our Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, Low tide, month rise set rise set height (m) height (m) film night at the Regent Cinema, with morning tea at 9.30am. Visitors best health provider. Entry fee $5, an afternoon of entertainment at 1 M 0637 1919 1926 0651 0933,1.93; 2204,1.69 0313,0.21; 1558,0.11 Murwillumbah, on Thursday, May welcome, form info call Joyce on 07 lucky door prizes. All welcome. For Coolangatta Tweed Heads Golf 2 T 0638 1918 2003 0759 1021,1.84; 2250,1.73 0406,0.19; 1639,0.16 13, at 6pm. 5524 1277. info visit our new website www. Club, Sunday, March 7, 2pm (DST). 3 W 0638 1916 2041 0905 1110,1.71; 2336,1.73 0500,0.22; 1718,0.25 Dancing, singing, quartet and a 4 T 0639 1915 2121 1011 1159,1.54 0553,0.29; 1759,0.36 Garden club variety instrumental group. $5 for EMERGENCY NUMBERS 5 F 0640 1914 2204 1115 0022,1.70; 1247,1.37 0649,0.38; 1838,0.48 The Murwillumbah Garden Club club members, $10 non-members, Please stick this by your phone 6 S 0640 1913 2250 1218 0111,1.64; 1340,1.22 0749,0.48; 1921,0.59 bus trip to Queensland Dahlia no bookings necessary. For info call 7 S 0641 1912 2340 1317 0203,1.56; 1440,1.12 0855,0.57; 2014,0.68 Elaine on 07 5590 7870. Society show at Mount Cootha on EMERGENCY ONLY AMBULANCE, FIRE, POLICE ...... 000 8 M 0642 1911 1411 0303,1.49; 1556,1.07 1008,0.61; 2121,0.73 Saturday, March 20. Cost $25 per AMBULANCE Kingscliff, Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah .... 131 233 9 T 0642 1910 0033 1500 0414,1.45; 1717,1.09 1119,0.62; 2237,0.74 head bus only. Bus departs Sun- Science fiction MURWILLUMBAH HOSPITAL ...... 02 6672 1822 10 W 0643 1909 0128 1543 0523,1.45; 1819,1.15 1219,0.58; 2345,0.70 nyside at 8am, returns around 5pm. Science fiction fans interested in 11 T 0643 1908 0223 1621 0620,1.49; 1905,1.23 1305,0.53 EMERGENCY ...... 02 6672 0230 Bookings and payment to be made forming a group to discus this sub- 12 F 0644 1907 0318 1656 0706,1.53; 1943,1.31 0040,0.63; 1343,0.47 at Beveleys on Main Street, Friday ject, call Felix Jenkins 02 6674 2023. TWEED HEADS HOSPITAL ...... 07 5536 1133 13 S 0645 1905 0412 1727 0745,1.57; 2017,1.38 0125,0.57; 1415,0.42 March 12, between 9am-11am. For FIRE BRIGADE 14 S 0645 1904 0505 1757 0821,1.60; 2048,1.45 0204,0.51; 1445,0.39 info call Len on 6672 2020 or Steve Mental health Kingscliff ...... 02 6674 1271 15 M 0646 1903 0557 1825 0855,1.61; 2119,1.51 0241,0.46; 1515,0.37 on 6672 2273. Mental Health carers meetings for Murwillumbah ...... 02 6672 8305 16 T 0646 1902 0650 1855 0929,1.59; 2150,1.57 0317,0.43; 1542,0.37 next month: Mondays March 2 and Tweed Heads ...... 07 5536 2222 17 W 0647 1901 0744 1925 1002,1.55; 2223,1.61 0355,0.41; 1610,0.38 Croquet club 16. Families and friends of people Tweed Rural Fire Service ...... 02 6672 7888 18 T 0648 1900 0839 1958 1038,1.50; 2257,1.64 0433,0.41; 1639,0.41 The Murwillumbah Croquet Club with mental illness are welcome POLICE NON EMERGENCIES 24/7 ...... 131 444 19 F 0648 1859 0936 2035 1115,1.43; 2333,1.64 0514,0.43; 1711,0.46 20 S 0649 1857 1036 2116 1157,1.35 0548,0.46; 1745,0.51 is introducing a new fun game of to share friendship, information Tweed Heads ...... 07 5536 0999 21 S 0649 1856 1136 2204 0015,1.62; 1244,1.26 0647,0.50; 1827,0.58 mallet sport. To celebrate the club is and experiences with other carers Murwillumbah ...... 02 6672 9499 offering free lessons every Sunday from 10am on the first and third 22 M 0650 1855 1237 2259 0103,1.59; 1341,1.19 0745,0.54; 1918,0.64 Kingscliff ...... 02 6674 9399 in March from 2-4pm. Come alone Mondays in each month at the 23 T 0650 1854 1334 0201,1.56; 1451,1.15 0857,0.55; 2027,0.68 STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ...... 132 500 or bring your friends to the club at Tweed Heads Library, Brett Street 24 W 0651 1853 1428 0000 0312,1.56; 1615,1.16 1015,0.52; 2149,0.67 Knox Park. For more information (no public holidays). Knowledge- Tweed Heads ...... 07 5524 1349 25 T 0651 1852 1516 0105 0428,1.60; 1730,1.25 1124,0.45; 2307,0.60 phone the club on 6672 2064 or able volunteer members of the Murwillumbah ...... 02 6676 7355 26 F 0652 1850 1600 0213 0538,1.68; 1830,1.37 1222,0.36 Margaret 0407 901 025 (flat shoes Tweed Valley Mental Health Carers LIFELINE ...... 131 114 27 S 0653 1849 1641 0321 0637,1.76; 1921,1.51 0015,0.49; 1313,0.27 only required). Network assist. Inquiries (07) 5524 GOLD COAST HELICOPTER RESCUE SERVICE .....07 5598 0222 28 S 0653 1848 1718 0428 0731,1.81; 2009,1.64 0114,0.38; 1359,0.22 4556. TWEED COAST AIR SEA RESCUE ...... 07 5536 9333 29 M 0654 1847 1755 0535 0823,1.80; 2054,1.74 0209,0.29; 1442,0.20 30 T 0654 1846 1833 0642 0913,1.75; 2139,1.82 0302,0.23; 1523,0.23 Positive thinking DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 24 hour crisis line ...... 1800 656 463 31 W 0655 1845 1912 0748 1001,1.66; 2223,1.85 0355,0.22; 1603,0.29 Learn simple and practical Prayer day ANIMAL WELFARE (RSPCA) ...... 07 5536 5135 All times are Daylight Savings Time. Time lags: Ballina Boat techniques to help you achieve a World Day of Prayer for Cameroon, NSW Wildlife Information & Rescue Service (WIRES) . 02 6628 1898 Dock: 15 min; Byron Bay: nil; Brunswick River Highway Bridge: more balanced and positive life West Africa, Friday, March 5, to be WILDLIFE CARERS TWEED VALLEY ...... 02 6672 4789 high 30 min, low 1 hr; Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: through this free workshop on held at Uniting Church, Kingscliff, 3 hr 55 min; Chinderah: high 1 hr 30 min, low 2 hr; Terranora CURRUMBIN SANCTUARY ...... 07 5534 1266 Inlet: high 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high Saturday, February 27, 2pm to 4pm. 24 Kingscliff Street, Kingscliff, from SEA WORLD ...... 07 5588 2222 2 hr 30 min, low 2 hr 50 min. Tides in bold indicate high tide of Call Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga 10am, followed by morning tea. All 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. Data courtesy of the National Tidal Centre. www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo February 25, 2010 31 Backburner

It’s been a mixed month for billionaire property developer Bob Ell whose company Leda Developments is planning to convert two Greenfield sites at Kings Forest and Cobaki Lakes into small towns. Leda’s plans to build on the 574ha Cobaki site suffered a setback when HAPPY HOUR! 4pm-6pm Mon to Fri the Federal Department of the $2.50 middies & $3.50 Schooners Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts deemed it a ‘con- GREAT FOOD! trolled action’ last week. The BISTRO Kids eat FREE Monday nights (conditions apply) development will now require Wednesdays $12 Steak & Parmy night assessment and approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act as well as having to satisfy state require- JIM BEAM & COLA ments. A Leda spokesman said cans 6 pack $19.99 the federal call-up was not seen as a major hurdle and the com- Tweed River Jockey Club’s race meeting at Murwillumbah racecourse on Monday, sponsored by BUNDY RUM & COLA pany was still hopeful that they cans 6 pack $19.99 Australia’s biggest wine exporter, Casella Wines, featured eight female jockeys from across the would get approval before the Northern Rivers, and half of them were happy to say cheese for the The Echo camera just before end of the year. FULL TAB FACILITIES the start of the fifth race. Left-to-right: Emily Kehoe, Lorna Cook, Jessica Greacen and Laura ■ ■ ■ ■ Cheshire. Photo Luis Feliu 1@O±N

NECK NIGGLE? BACK BOTHER?

Are you in pain or concerned about your physical health and don’t know where to turn? We guarantee to set you in the right directi on and IF WE CAN`T HELP YOU – WE WON`T CHARGE YOU! CALL NOW 6674 8383 menti on this ad and receive bonus computerized posture assessment FREE (VALUED AT $79) Fresh vegetables, fruit, meats, bakery, dairy produce, OFFER LIMITED TO FIRST 20. nuts and a good cup of locally grown coffee. Free market hamper draw 10am on the fi rst Tuesday of the Salt Physiotherapy – your centre of month. Greg Sheehan performing 9.30am March 2. New Brighton Farmers Market on every Tuesday 8am-11am, excellence for physical health rain or shine, New Brighton Oval. Phone 6684 5390.

32 February 25, 2010 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au