THE TWEED Page 18 www.tweedecho.com.au The Volume 4 #16 Thursday, December 15, 2011 Advertising and news enquiries: Arts Phone: (02) 6672 2280 [email protected] [email protected] CAB 21,000 copies every week AUDIT LOCAL & INDEPENDENT Push for Cudgen cop shop site under re Sta reporters eran National Party councillor Warren Polglase, called on the minister to ditch A slice of prime agricultural land at the proposed Kingscli site and to re- Cudgen is back on the agenda as a examine the  ve sites already identi- location for a new police station less  ed by his department. than  months a er it was vetoed by Council sta were ordered to pre- the former Labor government because pare reports on four sites: the contro- of its unique farmland status. versial Cudgen site, a nearby site at the A combined chamber of commerce corner of Cudgen Road and Tweed deputation, including recently de- Coast Road, RTA land at Chinderah posed mayor Kevin Skinner, visited and RTA land near the Clothiers Creek Parliament on Friday to ask the po- interchange. lice minister to consider sites other Councillors will hold an extraordi- than Kingscli for the proposed new nary meeting on Monday to discuss Tweed-Byron command centre. which of the four options to pursue. But Liberal Party councillor Joan  e region’s top cops declared four van Lieshout says it appears to be an- of the sites unsuitable but plumped other backdoor bid by local National for the Cudgen land which was ac- Party  gures to rezone the state sig- quired by the Kingscli Land Com- Saige Stringer enjoys the new swing at Tumbulgum, watched by her mum ni cant farmland which has links to pany (KLC) in  from Mr Beck’s Playground Tammy Richardson (right). Photo Je ‘I Swing’ Dawson former long-serving Nationals MP wife and her sisters for . million. Don Beck.  e company, whose directors now well as fun with the  xed playground dedication and motivation was the Cr Skinner con rmed that the Cud- include Mr Beck, also o ered a further equipment. starting point for a playground design,’ sets new gen site was among the handful can-  million if it could be rezoned for ‘Nature-based play is more about he said, adding the playgroup mem- vassed during the unheralded visit to urban purposes. engaging with nature, digging around, bers had a major input into the design.  e police made Kingscli a sur- standards moving rocks and logs, wandering  e playground’s undulating forms the minister’s o ce, but says he did prise choice a er Tweed planners and Luis Feliu through garden beds, where children allow for a small scooter track which nothing more than ‘endorse’ a council have to make up their own games and runs the perimeter of the playground resolution passed last month. the former government rejected the  e resolution, spearheaded by vet- continued on page  Tumbulgum families now have an are encouraged to be independent, all and will test children’s stability and added attraction to mix and play in within a safe environment,’ he said. con dence as they manoeuvre up and a er this week’s o cial opening of an  e Tumbulgum Playgroup took the down the pathway, avoiding the pitfalls New land use precedent ‘already set’ innovative new nature-based play- running to council to build the new fa- of garden beds and large rocks. Tweed Heads business chamber mere three per cent of the actual lot ground in the riverside village. cility two years ago, and council in turn A council spokesperson said the president Rory Curtis has rejected size’ and that ‘real farmers’ in that area Tweed mayor Barry Longland told encouraged them to seek out govern- plantings in the playground area also claims that building the police centre ‘left ages ago’. families attending Tuesday’s opening ment funding to help with park costs. re ected a move towards sustainability at Cudgen would set a precedent for ‘The media must take the Becks’ the playground was a ‘wonderful ex- in playground design, with the use of further development along the prime interest out of the equation; they ample of how a community can come , govt grant fruit trees to show children where fruit agricultural land plateau. own  per cent of the land and if you together to work with a number of lev-  e Tumbulgum Community As- comes from. Environmentalists fear any rezon- want to think about it logically, based els of government to help themselves’. sociation and Tweed MP Geo Provest ‘As they watch over time, the fruit ing of the Cudgen land will lead to a on an over-in ated price of  million  e playground, on a previously un- also pitched in and the group was suc- trees  ower, then turn to small seeds, cluster of further rezonings around it for the entire -hectare site, three used parcel of land on Government cessful in its application for  , before producing orange edible fruit,’ and the beginning of the end of the per cent of the . hectare site equals Road behind the community hall, has from the Community Building Part- the spokesperson said. plateau’s food-bowl future. ,. It’s not about the money, been designed, according to Tweed nership program. Rosemary and other fragrant plants But Mr Curtis said it would not be that’s for sure!’ he told The Echo. Shire Council, to activate a small, re- Cr Longland said the village com- have also been used to work on the  ve setting a precedent because Kingscli He said the study had selected the stricted space for a wide range of age munity then also raised over , senses, to be more tactile with nature High School and the TAFE had already .ha site ‘as it’s on soil that has being groups. towards the project through trivia and understand the sense of smell. been built on similarly-zoned land on identi ed as non-contiguous and not Cr Longland said ‘it may not be a nights and lamington drives, and a lo- The new playground is proposed the Cudgen plateau. technically part of protected farming large space, but there is ample oppor- cal donation of  ,. to be called ‘Junction Park’, a er the He said the Cudgen site was ‘a land even though it had a b zoning’. tunity here for nature-based play as ‘ is funding and the local groups’ original name of Tumbulgum village. 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Protester Joyce Morley, of to count for nothing’. ‘erosion of public con dence Traffic would have a big South Tweed Heads, said the Jan Howlett, of Tweed in the whole planning process’. impact with road kills, and massive project was an oppor- Heads, expressed doubts Cr Milne said the dwindling any compensatory plantings tunity for sustainable develop- whether the koalas will sur- koala colony which lived on of koala food trees ‘should ment ‘but the plans show in no vive. or roamed through the site start now to give them time way that it will be’. ‘If there was more protec- MD313 • 2.4 Ghz i5 MacBook Pro 13 $1399 $1388. was ‘on the brink of extinc- to grow, otherwise it will be tion for them it would have ” tion’ and was one of only three too late’. 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She said the Kings Forest Add any Bag or Sleeve for 10% off – Above offers valid only with MBPro purchase koala colony was the largest of ‘ ere’s been planning for Heads, said the development ■ See the video of this story at Models with a  are New with Full Apple Warranty. Quantities are very limited the three and therefore ‘very bushfire protection but not was an overkill and the devel- iPads & Accessories in Stock Now. signi cant’. Around  koalas environmental protection’. opers ‘won’t be satis ed till netdaily We have Black & White iPads and lived there and  were known Cr Milne, one of several they’ve concreted the whole Go to echonetdaily.net.au, and all the popular accessories for the to pass through, she said.  e speakers, said the develop- of the Tweed coast’. click back issues December . ment failed to ‘protect the rich perfect gi. Prices starting at $574. other colonies were at nearby Round Mountain and at Potts- biodiversity of the area’ and Protesters ‘intimidated’ by employees ville. impacts on threatened spe- Organisers of last Saturday’s They used generic pro-Kings ‘There doesn’t seem to be cies could also threaten the rally against the Kings Forest Forest placards from a ute enough habitat protected for Tweed’s world-heritage values. development claim they felt bearing a loadful of them. Apple iPad 2 16Gb $574. their recovery,’ she said.  ere were many other is- intimidated by a group of Most refused to give media Fencing to protect koalas sues the development raised, employees and contractors of their names. Some were from the thousands of pet including a lack of recycled All iPods and all popular accessories in stock! the developer who descended drinking alcohol. One of them We have Touches, Nanos, and Classics in all colours dogs and cats expected to live water infrastructure such on the peaceful protest. was overheard saying ‘I wish there was inadequate, she said, as dual reticulation, which The small group, described I’d brought my shotgun’, while Authorised Reseller because if the fences failed, would impact on the shire’s  as a ‘rent-a-crowd’ by protest- others taunted protesters, say- ‘lots of dogs’ would get into water supply. ers, wore vests bearing the ing there were no koalas left the adjoining Cudgen Nature ‘And nearly one million cu- Lightforce Computers name of the developer Leda, on the site as wild dogs had Reserve. bic metres of  ll will be used www.lightforce.com.au but rejected a claim they were got them all. 02 6685 8796 Ratepayers also would have across the site so it will no 3/84 Centennial Circuit in the Byron Bay Arts & Industry Estate put up by the developer to dis- Rally participant Andrea to foot the bill for mainte- doubt impact on the native Holiday Hrs. sat dec. 26th 9-1• mon-tue dec. 26-27th-closed rupt the community protest. Vickers said others linked to nance of the fencing, and she  sh habitat, especially in the wed-thur-fri dec. 28-29-30th 9-3 • sat dec. 31st & mon 1st-closed Most came in Queensland- the group ‘hooned in and * Apple Beating prices are for cash/EFT - excludes CC Service Fees, Apple sales, refurbs, etc. called for a bond to be levied nearby Cudgen Lake, as well as the drainage areas required registered cars, some saying out’ of the protest area doing for all that housing,’ she said. they drove from Ipswich. ‘wheelies’ as they left. • Accredited high quality care in a But she said there was still Leda regional manager ‘It felt uncomfortable and Northern Rivers home environment Reg Van Rij, who chatted with intimidating, many speakers Family Day Care time to improve the develop- • Supported by the largest scheme ment as it was ‘not a done deal’ them throughout the rally, also were afraid to talk for fear in NSW and the housing yield for the told The Echo they came on they were being recorded and their own accord and that ‘it’s a could be threatened with legal • Flexible hours , homes was ‘not set in concrete’. She urged concerned democracy’. action,’ she said. • Childcare benefi t available • Become a carer and work from home Former mayor wants limits on growth • Free training & fi nancial support Former longtime Tweed may- Forest, Cobaki and Area E at or around a quarter of today’s provided or Max Boyd has called for a Terranora were completed, population. halt to further major devel- ‘that should be the end of ma- He said it was vital to have opment and a population cap jor projects’. a public debate on the future to stop the Tweed becoming ‘I shudder at the thought of of the region because when ‘another suburb of the Gold the Tweed becoming a sub- the three major projects were TWEED 4 Park Street Tweed Heads C o a s t ’. urb of the Gold Coast,’ said completed, the shire would Phone 07 5536 1865 Mr Boyd told media that the former mayor, who was likely have a population of LISMORE 150 Laurel Avenue Lismore once developments set to  rst elected to council in  about ,. Phone 02 6621 6437 Serving the Community since 1980 house tens of thousands of when the Tweed shire’s popu- ‘If I had my way, I’d say ‘A division of Northern Rivers Childcare Services Inc.’ people proposed for Kings lation was , residents enough is enough,’ he said.

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YOU CAN COUNT ON US 21,000 That’s the number of copies the Tweed Echo prints each week. You can trust that figure because it’s audited by the Circulations Audit Board. Reputable media companies get their figures audited by a third party. Cowboys just put any old This group of Japanese students from the Tokahu Foreign in Japan devastated by the tsunami earlier this year. number on their masthead. How comfortable can Language College based in the northern Japanese city of The students, who are here on an eight-day study tour as- you be with that when you pay for your ads? Sendai visited Fingal Head this week to learn about the area’s sisted by Kingscli TAFE, accompanied local guide Franc Krasna Indigenous heritage and enjoy the natural beauty the head- on an excursion in the Fingal Head area to visit the remnants of land has to o er. ancient caves and sacred Indigenous sites. The  students and their chaperones come from an area Photo Albert Elzinga Flightpath changes rile Fingal Head Steve Spencer ‘We don’t want this to happen to any ‘ANACC is a committee of the Gold Coast Airport, a Fingal Head residents have community. We want an investigation so-called consultative forum, denied a claim they have ar- not a decision-making body. ti cially generated noise com- into how this has happened.’ Community representatives plaints to pressure Coolangat- are hand picked by the airport ta airport management into suggested there was a cam- ‘We don’t want this to hap- and Fingal Head has been ex- moving  ightpaths away from paign by the community group pen to any community. We cluded from representation their village over other nearby to eliminate all aircra  ying want an investigation into how and repeatedly refused a seat suburbs. over Fingal. this has happened,’ said Ms on the committee.  e Fingal Head Commu- Mr Ganter, who is also presi- Walker. ‘This committee made the nity Association, which has dent of the Tweed Heads Resi- ‘They cannot hide behind decision in  to direct heavy called for an immediate sus- dents Association, said the ma- the airport’s hand-picked vol- aircra , including internation- pension of  ights over the vil- jority of complaints were sent unteer representatives [on the al aircra , over the top of the lage, says residents have been by ‘the same people’. ANACC]. fragile and environmentally indundated with aircra noise ‘ ey want someone else to protected Fingal peninsula.’ as a result of a steep increases cop the noise,’ he said. ‘ ere No satisfactory Mr Ganter said Gold Coast 0765A in  yovers since the extension has been no increase in  ights outcome air traffic was predicted to PRODUCER 1 of the airport’s runway in . over Fingal.  e complaints are more than double during the arti cially generated,’ he said. ‘ ere has been no satisfac- next  years, but complaints Flights redirected ‘How else could complaints tory outcome and residents would do little to lessen the im- And it warns other Tweed increase from about  a continue to complain. Less pact on Tweed communities. communities that noise pol- month to something like than  hours a er the clos- He said a campaign to ex- lution will continue to rise as ,.  ere hasn’t been a mas- ing of submissions for the tend the rail line from Brisbane  ights are redirected in a bid sive increase in air tra c over airport’s preliminary draft airport to Coolangatta was the to reduce aircraft noise over Fingal during that time.’ master plan, Airservices for- only e ective way of reducing southern Gold Coast suburbs. Mr Ganter said he feared warded an environmental aircra noise in the Tweed. Association president Dawn many legitimate complaints assessment report that the ‘The only way to cut the Walker says more than three from other areas of the shire Fingal Head community had number of flights is to send quarters of flights are now were being ‘overshadowed’ by requested prior to the close of passengers to Brisbane’, he said. netdaily heading south over the Tweed. the mass of Fingal complaints. the planning process. ‘Four out of  ve passengers In the seven months to the But Ms Walker disputed ‘ e denial of this informa- are tourists and the Tweed Keep up to date at end of July this year, Airser- Mr Ganter’s claim of no extra tion until the day a er the clos- economy needs them.’ www.echonetdaily.net.au vices Australia received ,   ights, saying there had been ing date is a clear bastardisa- environment and noise com- a  per cent increase in , tion of the overall process.’ plaints from Fingal Head resi- a further  per cent increase Ms Walker said the report AT KINGSCLIFF dents. in  and  per cent more con rmed that ‘the introduc- But Airport Noise Abate-  ights last year. tion of  as the assigned ment Consultation Commit- She said the federal govern- heading for jet departures tee (ANACC) member Laurie ment and Gold Coast Airport from Runway  to the north Ganter said the number of had to ‘take responsibility for occurred in  as a direct re-  ights over Fingal Head had dumping jet aircra over Fin- sult of a resolution passed at an NEW Circuit and Spin classes recently dropped slightly and g a l ’. 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Visit www.nespresso.com for full terms and conditions. 4 December ,  he weed hire cho www.tweedecho.com.au Local News Council backflips on brothel hours Staff reporters the owners were now planning ner and Holdom to allow it. nesses were closed at night. to appeal, prompting council- But they did back a successful The backflip comes only  Tweed’s new brothel code has lors Barry Longland and Ka- move to negotiate consent con- months after the council was fallen at its first hurdle after tie Milne to abandon brothel ditions after staff told them the left more than $10,000 out of the council voted to reverse its hardliners Joan van Lieshout extended trading hours would pocket when it failed to stop earlier refusal to allow a long- and Warren Polglase. They not annoy other businesses on a so-called super brothel on  standing Chinderah establish- joined Crs Youngblutt, Skin- the estate because other busi- South Tweed’s industrial estate, ment to expand its operations. although it curtailed its open- The council last April reject- Convicted killers to run new bordello ing hours. ed an application by the own- The bid to upgrade the Ve-  Former milk baron and Gold and kidnapping. Their father ers of the Venus Room on the nus Room to an around-the- Coast businessman Ken Lacey says they helped design the Chinderah industrial estate to clock pleasure palace follows is the latest player on the brothel’s business plan from sauna lift a daytime curfew to allow competition from a revamped • 10% OFF Tweed bordello scene. behind bars. waxing • ALL GIFT it to stay open 24 hours and to bordello which was opened massage • The multi-millionaire told Mr Lacey, who sports a VOUCHERS haven hot spa pool • UNTIL approve a make-over of eight 200 metres down the road by media that ‘Club Lace’, at tattoo of a handgun on his SPA & BATHHOUSE organic skin care XMAS EVE workrooms. the millionaire father of Gold • Chinderah, will be run by his neck, said he needed to earn Coast gangster brothers, Jade Hot Spa Pool Councillors cited the re- sons Jade and Dionne Lacey money because of the $6 07 5513 0855 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT! stricted trading hours con- and Dionne Lacey, amid a Sauna when they get out of jail. million he spent on his sons’ 5/131 Minjungbal Dr • Tweed Heads Sth • www.havenspa.com.au blaze of publicity two months Massage tained in a draft brothel DCP It is the same establish- legal bills. ago (see panel). Organic Skin Care which they had adopted just ment where brothel owner He also has an approval for LIVE CHRISTMAS TREES hours before in a bid to stifle Ken Lacey told Brisbane me- Waxing Victor Elliott was gunned a brothel at Byron Bay. Natural Make Up available in 3 sizes the shire’s sex industry. down 11 years ago. Mr Lacey will face a Gold dia that he bought the business - FROM $25 - But the anti-brothel crusade and turned it into a ‘five-star’ The Lacey brothers are Coast court later this month % LotUnder new 1 Cudgen Road – Cudgen collapsed without a whimper serving lengthy jail sentences charged with drug-driving. operation in the hope that his OFF ALL management sons will run it when they10 PHShopping Centre 02 6674 1060 when planning staff disclosed for manslaughter, torture He has not entered a plea. Gift Vouchers until Tweed City at last month’s meeting that eventually get out of jail. Christmas Eve [email protected] 07 5513 0855 Local historian honoured 5/131 Minjungbal Dr| Tweed Heads SouthCHANTILLY LACE BOUTIQUE Longtime Tweed historian Ron tage heroes’ at the tenth annual 25% OFF ANY DRESS Johansen (pictured, left, out- NSW Government Heritage BEFORE CHRISTMAS side Murwillumbah Museum) Volunteer Awards. WHEN YOU MENTION THIS AD! has been recognised and hon- Mr Johansen is well known oured for his contribution to throughout the Tweed, espeCHANTILLY- LACE BOUTIQUE4 WHARF ST MURWILLUMBAH 02 6672 3221 local heritage conservation, cially among the older genera- management and promotion. tions, for his booklet series on Nature’s First Aid Kit Tweed MP Geoff Provest the European settlement and last week joined state heri- pioneers of the Tweed, called $85 inc. Postage tage minister Robyn Parker in Tales Of Our Times. Includes Guide, Homeopathics, Flower congratulating Mr Johansen, He has also been a hardwork- Essences, Essential Oil, Balms, Gels, & Clay www.naturesfirstaid.com.au OAM, one of 24 individuals ing volunteer for the Tweed his- 1300 661 667 and groups honoured as ‘heri- torical societies and museums. Give to yourself this holiday Ho Ho Ho! Fast-food giant under fire season - YOGA - Luis Feliu inside the IGA application’ and - MASSAGE - And all that it had ‘not fully revealed itself, 84 Hastings Rd Cabarita Beach • 0457 374 155 Around 50 people converged biding its time and waiting to www.pranahealthstudio.com stuff. on Tweed Shire Council offices burst upon an unsuspecting in Murwillumbah on Tuesday population of established, hard- Well here we are at the pointy end of it Flowers & Gifts to protest against a controver- working family enterprises and delivered to the again. Buying presents, wrapping them, sial proposal for a new 24-hour throwing them upon its corpo- buying food, cooking, cooking, cooking, Tweed Coast. crazy, crazy, crazy. McDonald’s fast-food outlet at rate sword’. Mention this ad to the old Norco site on Tweed He said the McDonald’s res- Oh! But isn’t it all FUN! Christmas is here! Christmas cheer... receive a gift with order. whoo hooo! Friends and family, good food and drink (not Valley Way. taurant would ‘indelibly change necessarily in that order!). The former milk factory on the character of the town of ORDER ON LINE www.pollenatsalt.com.au I know some people are saying “Bah – Hum Bug!”. But life’s the old highway will be demol- Murwillumbah’ and undermine short... enjoy! It’s a time when you can forget about mortgages, ished to make way for the town’s the viability of many existing interest rates and politics. Let’s face it, it’s the only time of year latest fast-food outlet, if council businesses in town. when 90 per cent of people are happy, excited and full of cheer! approves the plan, expected to He said a survey showed We are! be dealt with next month. around 90 per cent of business- Come in and see us at Outdoorism if you need to buy a Chrissy The multinational food es in town opposed the plan. gift... or if you’re going to Woodford, or if you just need cheering chain’s famed golden-arches ‘Other than providing the up during the silly season. We’ll endeavor to put a smile on your logo could soon greet motor- community with branded gar- face and a hole in your wallet (we’ll even wrap your pressies). ists arriving in town from the bage bags for the annual Clean- 20% DISCOUNT Hey! And don’t forget to come downtown of an evening and see Before OFF PRODUCTS north, with opponents saying Up Australia Day, we expect lit- Psoriasis & Skin Clinic valid to 12.01.12 all the pretty lights, we’re having trouble with ours at this stage but it would sully the iconic view of tle in return to the community other businesses have an excellent show. Don’t forget late night Mt Warning. in the way of benefits from this SERVICING NORTHERN RIVERS shopping Thursday and Friday nights till Christmas, there’s only a Effective, natural-based treatment The site will also house an enterprise. After few of us doing it at this stage, but you know how it goes if people • Psoriasis • Eczema • Dermatitis IGA supermarket and the com- ‘Why is McDonald’s a prob- come more will open. We investigate allergy involvement with Eczema & Dermatitis plex is expected to employ over lem? 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Pre- Order NOW for Christmas�day Night Super Pottsville Waters Pottsville Waters Shopping Centre, 28 – 40 Overall Drive, Pottsville Waters, NSW 2489 02 6676 1288 Comment Aunty triumphs in network stu up he result, when it was  - pect, and de nitely on the wrong pendent assessment panel, and were pretty much apeshit already nally announced, was the side in the culture war which the a strategic leak informed the so from that narrow perspective Tright one: the ABC has government was running against public that Sky had won. So not much political harm has Volume  December ,  been granted the right to run the political correctness, elitism, the the government, in the guise of been done. But the shemozzle Australia Network in perpetuity. black armband view of history, Gillard and Conroy, who had has undoubtedly reinforced the Any decision to hand the the nanny state – oh, all right, emerged as rearguard defenders impression that the government Obvious sites ignored channel by which our country against anything to the left of of the ABC (or at least zealous couldn’t ra e a duck in a pub communicates with other coun- Genghis Khan. opponents of Sky) amended the without mislabelling the tickets, The Echo supports the combined Tweed chambers of commerce tries to commercial interests  ey therefore saw the chance process on the somewhat spe-  xing the draw and losing the in calling on the government to scrap plans to build a new police would have been absurd, and to give Aunty a good corrective cious grounds that events in the bird in the process. HQ at Kingscli . The location is unacceptable because it’s in the to give it to Sky News – partly kick in the cods by allowing its Middle East meant the ground  is leads to the obvious ques- midst of the town’s tourist strip and a long way from the highway. owned by BSkyB, which is in only possible rival, Sky News, to rules had changed. It didn’t tion: why on earth go to tender But an alternative site being pursued by the chambers is even turn controlled by Rupert Mur- put in a bid, in the enthusiastic work; Sky, as the leaks again as- in the  rst place? And the answer less acceptable. doch – would have been frankly hope that it would be a success- sured us, won again. appears to be a blind faith in a Their proposal to rezone prime agricultural land at Cudgen has unthinkable. misguided ideology, speci cally a host of drawbacks. It is still a long way from a highway, with the No other country on earth,  e shemozzle has undoubtedly the virtues of competition above closest interchange at Chinderah subject to  ooding. or at least none of those which all else.  e theory is that com- But the biggest problem lies with the loss of one of the shire’s have a national, publicly owned reinforced the impression that the petition delivers lower prices last remaining areas of state-signi cant farmland. Property specu- broadcaster, even puts its over- government couldn’t ra e a duck and hence better value for the lators have been buying up land east of Bog angar Road during seas service out to tender; can consumer. the past decade in the hope of a rezoning bonanza. They include you imagine the Poms bypassing in a pub without losing the bird in Well, it may lower prices, at the Kingscli Land Company which at one stage was o ering a the Beeb to hand their window the process. least temporarily, but there is no  million sweetener if the land was rezoned for urban expansion. to the world over to the Dirty evidence at all that it provides The company was cheered on by adjoining landowners during Digger, for him to harness it to by Mungo MacCallum better value if you take into ac- at least four previous attempts to rezone the ha site, although his own business interests, not to count things like quality, public none came to fruition under the former Labor government. mention his own partisan politi- ful one. In the event it wasn’t; But in the meantime Conroy interest, or customer satisfaction. This latest attempt following the election of the Liberal-Nation- cal prejudices. indeed, it was so clearly inferior had also won; Cabinet had given  ere are times when invit- al coalition raises more questions. Why did the initial search for Even in the United States, with that even with the worst will in Rudd the  ick and placed Con- ing competition for institutions an alternative location only look at  ve sites, including four that no equivalent public service, the the world it could not be award- roy, whose antipathy to all things which are already working quite were unsuitable, but ignore other more obvious sites? And why is licence is given to the middle- ed the prize and the ABC ran the Murdoch rather more closely re- satisfactorily is not only unnec- the new search still con ned to the same  ve sites? of-the-road commercial CNN service for the next  ve years.  ected the majority view than essary but positively counterpro- This week’s revelations that at least one senior cop was un- rather than to Rupert’s rabid Fox But Sky learned from the ex- Rudd’s ambivalence, in sole ductive. aware of the unique status of the KLC land when he supported a News. It really is a no-brainer. perience, and was eager for a charge of the tender. Believe me, I speak from bitter He promptly aborted it alto- and recent personal experience: rezoning is also a matter for concern. But while the outcome was second chance, in which it was both correct and inevitable, the prepared to pull out all possi- gether, claiming that the leaks the state government insists A local government department investigation after the council process by which the govern- ble stops to beat its more im- had irrevocably compromised that we open our local markets, was sacked in disgrace in  found that the council had already ment delivered it was a total poverished public rival. And to the process, although it was not much loved and respected com- zoned too much land for residential development and suggested s t u  u p . the surprise of many of his col- entirely clear how or why. munity enterprises, to outside that some of the more valuable land be back-zoned. And it arose from the fact that leagues, Kevin Rudd, the newly He asked for a police investi- bidders, a demand which has This of course didn’t happen. the government, as is so o en created foreign minister in Julia gation and, for good measure, split the council, infuriated the But it would be a farce to rezone what is considered among the case, took the so option and Gillard’s government, o ered it an Auditor General’s inquiry population and achieved – well, the state’s best farming land for urban purposes, opening the decided to follow the practice of the opportunity. into the whole tendering pro- what? A tick from some wild-  oodgates for the rest of the land east of the road. its lamentable predecessor, rath-  e matter was in his purview cedure. But then, before getting eyed free-marketeer in an o ce The council, and the combined chambers, should be calling on er than cutting loose and doing rather than that of communica- the reports of either, Conroy said in Macquarie Street. the government to get real and look at other sites which are far its own thing. tions minister Stephen Conroy what the heck, he was giving the Okay, the Byron markets are better suited for a new cop shop and other emergency services. Until the Howard years, there because Rudd’s DFAT was the bloody thing to the ABC any- not quite on the scale of the Aus- had been no thought of putting one that picked up the bills; this way, and not just for the next  ve tralia Network, but surely the Tweed Shire Echo the network out to tender at all; was itself a matter of some ran- years, but forever. same sound conservative prin- Publisher David Lovejoy it was simply assumed that the cour. Oh, and sometime next year ciple applies to both: if it ain’t Editor Luis Feliu job would go to the ABC. A er And it was intensi ed when Cabinet would start worrying broke, don’t  x it. Advertising Manager Angela Cornell all, this had always been the case Rudd announced sonorously: about just what it was it actually And don’t, whatever you do, Accounts Manager Simon Haslam Production Manager Ziggi Browning with the other overseas broad- ‘The government has decided wanted the ABC to do, and just let the politicians and the bu- ‘The job of a newspaper is to comfort the affl icted and affl ict cast network, Radio Australia; that the next Australia Network how, if at all, it would enforce its reaucrats near it. the comfortable.’ – Finley Peter Dunne 1867–1936 why should television be any contract will be put to a com- requests. In the meantime, the It will only end in tears. 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Push for Cudgen cop shop site under re (from page ) WHAT’S YOUR PASSION? rezoning attempt at Cudgen. Cr Skinner said he made it  ood free and it’s centrally lo- senior cop admitted he was Cr van Lieshout said it was clear to council colleagues he cated’, said Mr Boyd, who be- unaware of the Cudgen land’s well known the Kingscliff travelled to Sydney as a member lieves it would be a folly for unique status before , chamber, whose members in- of the chamber of commerce. police to revisit the Cudgen site was spent on the failed rezon- clude Cr Skinner and Tweed ‘I went as a long-term resi- and possibly try a last-ditch re- ing, later derided by Mr Provest National Party branch president dent and owner of a business at zoning bid in a test of the new as ‘like tearing up  bills on Idwall Richards, was a de facto Chinderah,’ he said. government’s stand on protect- top of the Opera House.’ branch of the Nats.  e Joint Regional Planning ed farmland. But a Labor MP accused Mr Cr van Lieshout said National Planning Panel (JRPP) has giv- Provest of lobbying for the KLC Party a liates should ‘give up en approval for the   million ‘Other [sites] are site a er the new government OR on’ the Cudgen site, which was centre to be built on the exist- more suitable’ was elected in March, compar- ‘not suitable’. ing police station site in Ma- ing him to a character from the ‘I have had enough of that rine Parade despite concerns ‘ ere doesn’t seem to be any  lm uriel’s edding. politics running this shire.  e by planning sta and residents good reasons to restrict the site Mr Beck earned a public group that has been pushing that it was incompatible with to the handful that were iden- rebuke when JRRP chairman Cudgen o en comes to me be- its tourist-strip location and too ti ed by the police.  ere are Garry West revealed that he had cause they need my support. I far from the highway. others that are more suitable,’ phoned him to spruik the ad- will not allow this group to run  e decision to revisit only Mr Boyd said. vantages of KLC’s land on the this shire anymore.’ the original sites has sparked Retired Kingscli police ser- eve of the determination of the ‘Warren Polglase and [Tweed renewed calls to broaden the geant Ian Spiers told the JRPP Kingscli application. At Ginger Necktar Drink Co. MP]Geo Provest are the peo- search to include locations ap- plans to plonk the centre in the Meanwhile, Kingsliff resi- we are passionate about both our drinks. ple who are driving this. I’m all parently overlooked, with for- middle of Kingscli were a ‘ter- dents and businesspeople willl for development but not willy- mer mayor Max Boyd saying rible mistake’ and urged police hold a rally outside the local We hope you enjoy the Fruits of our labour! nilly rezonings. I’m happy for land around the Paci c High- to examine an RTA-owned site police station in Marine Parade the Cudgen land to be rezoned way interchange at Clothiers at the Chinderah highway in- on Saturday at am to protest THE GINGER NECKTAR DRINK COMPANY but not for a supermarket or Creek is an obvious pick. terchange. against the building of the pro- www.gingernecktar.com.au • 6680 9433 police station.’ ‘ ere’s plenty of room, it’s Well-placed sources say a posed command centre there. 6 December ,  he weed hire cho www.tweedecho.com.au Letters Get Echo news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

Letters to the Editor Email: [email protected] Deadline: Noon, Tuesday Kings Forest conurbation continues to disturb Letters longer than  words may be cut and pseudonyms are not ■ It was interesting to note that nal home. In the process they enables Cudgen Nature Reserve against becoming road-kill. economy and , jobs’. acceptable. Leda’s manager Reg van Rij was starve, get hit by cars, attacked to support so much of Tweed’s But dogs… Should we be On the face of it, the  gures Please include your full name, present at our speakers’ tent at by dogs and so on. stunning plant and animal life. inviting this well-known koala look impressive, but it’s a bit address and phone number. the Kings Forest koala rally on With koalas below sustain-  is is all about to change. killer into their long-standing like buying a business and only Saturday. He is reported in the able levels on the Tweed Coast, Leda will build and build dense- habitat? By the thousands? And looking at the pro t side of the Award questions media as saying he was there it’s time for serious protection. ly and intensely for ‘maximum relying on fences and cattle balance sheet whilst ignoring ‘ e Bluett Award recognises to answer questions, yet at the State Planning should never commercial viability’. Tweed grids to separate them? the losses. If a prospective buyer effort (what effort?), team- speakers’ tent he only shook his have approved this develop- Council has made the com-  e estate can still be made did that they would only be get- work (have not seen any sign head minimally when posed ment, in my opinion. Our only ment that ‘the habitat of every dog free as is Koala Beach, ting half the story.  e Tweed of this), good governance questions such as, why can’t we chance is to send in our submis- threatened species on the site thereby protecting the many community are the prospective (is that self interest?), hard have an onsite inspection, why sions. See http://tiny.cc/oas will undergo some loss.’ creatures that are likely to be- buyers of Kings Forest and Co- work (only two councillors are there no public meetings of- for suggestions. Leda is relying on one single come sport for dogs just follow- baki Lakes. TEDCO’s figures can claim this) and building fered by Leda and what about Menkit Prince line of defence to protect Cud- ing their natural instincts. look impressive at  rst glance, a better community (only for water-saving incentives at Kings Uki gen’s wildlife (in particular our As citizens (not subjects) but there will also be losses, developers).’ Forest. One could be forgiven second-last viable koala colo- and guardians of our public both environmental and social,  e rest of the councils in for getting the impression that ■ Yes, it’s coming: our forest is to ny): that is, by a ‘koala-proof lands we have the right to be that the community will bear, NSW must be really awful his only purpose in being there make way for a city. Henceforth fence.’ heard. Kings Forest is still at that need to be recognised. if Tweed Council is getting was to sni out another poten- to be known as ‘Forest’ in name But fences fail, have entry ‘concept stage’ and submissions It is therefore intriguing to awards. Do the people who tial defamation suit. only. It is to be taken by the points and do not keep out are welcomed. Go to http:// read Leda’s Reg Van Rij’s com- pick recipients do any re- Leda’s employees were there King – ‘Kings Forest’ will bring invasive garden weeds which majorprojects.planning.nsw. ments in the same edition of search or just draw names out with mostly identical signs, over , people to , devastate sensitive natural eco- gov.au/index.pl?action=view_ he ews stating that the cause of a box? some printed, some written, dwellings. systems. job&job_id= or come to of a decline in koala numbers Wendy Boyle saying ‘we want jobs, we want It is to be placed in the heart And Leda’s plans are glaringly a concerned residents’ meeting in the Tweed was ‘not develop- Banora Point medical care, we want hospi- of Tweed’s natural world. Cud- absent of any funding for their on January , –pm at Cabar- ment’ but ‘wild res and road- tals, we want a future’. Not one gen Nature Reserve – presently ‘environment protection plans.’ ita Beach Sports Club. fatality hot spots’. Tree disagreement wanted any environmental pro- home to hundreds of natural Regarding koalas alone, two Let’s not end by saying ‘ e I think most would under- A review of the Taphouse con- tection for our wildlife. In fact species, many rare, some en- of the highest causes of their king (‘s forest) is dead – long stand that increases in both sultant’s report has found that one of his employees said the dangered – will be enveloped current devastation are roads live the king…’ wild re and road-kill hotspots there was no evidence from solution was to relocate all the by urban living, by what is es- and dogs. Leda will introduce Marion Riordan are directly linked to increased the report that such extreme threatened species and koalas sentially a new town. both with a force. Roads that Condong populations, which is what pruning of at least  per cent so Kings Forest could go ahead. We may not be aware of will carry , cars per day ‘development’ brings. Reg and was required and con rmed It’s frightening to think that what this nature reserve – our and no limit on dog ownership ■ It’s great news that the Leda Leda need to understand that that this would have killed the people in the community ac- nature reserve – presently gives of any size and species (with a group has come forward and their developments will have tree. tually believe koalas can be us. Anyone who simply enjoys handful of exceptions). saved the ‘Carols by the Beach negative impacts on the Tweed The Taphouse report only moved around like chess pieces Tweed’s marvellous variety of Tra c density is one thing at Salt.’ All credit to them for and they need to cast o their provides two options, one to suit their purpose. Little do birds, butter ies, ground crit- but Leda’s roads are planned that. However, in the same old-style adversarial and deni- for totally isolating the area they know that koalas cannot be ters, even  sh, owes something to go right through koala aily ews article is the claim alist ways and work with the and the other that ‘the tree relocated successfully because to the existence of Cudgen Na- habitat and they are yet attributed to Tweed Economic community to get the balance limbs could be reduced in they stress out when they lose ture Reserve. to specify speed limits and Development Corporation sheet right. length considerably to reduce their familiar trees and start try- And our lack of awareness by traffic-calming measures to (TEDCO) that Kings Forest will Nigel Greenup continued overleaf ing to walk back to their origi- virtue of its seclusion is what give wildlife a  ghting chance add ‘. billion to the Tweed Nunderi ARE YOU TIRED OF GETTING RIPPED OFF AT THE PETROL PUMP? 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www.tweedecho.com.au he weed hire cho December ,  7 Letters continued from page  address any fears that the Ta- collapse and wind throw phouse or the patrons may range, but they would need have. Memories of Kingscli Beach  ood back to be reduced by at least two But this option may not Early October  when that we called a dunny can. petitions to see who could ing over to the beach with thirds’. even be necessary if proper I lived at  Marine Parade, My family and some other dig the deepest tunnel. One my friends’, and she would  e maximum that should investigation and analyis were Kings cli , the ocean waves locals were standing on the day when Margaret and I answer, ‘See you at mealtime be pruned is  ve to ten per undertaken. during the king tide season footpath in front of  Marine were trying to see who could and remember if you see the cent of the upper third can- Apparently the tree is worth broke much further up Parade when a big wave dig the longest tunnel a man aeroplane coming, keep safe opy and none of the major at least ,–, the beach than they do broke on to it. I remember grabbed us by the ankles and head for the trees until it limbs, according to alterna- minimum. nowadays. They came in a lot seeing the spray go up over and pulled us out. We were has landed.’ tive advice. Even limiting ini- So far the owners have re- closer to Marine Parade, and its roof and next thing it went almost waist deep into the The aeroplane landed tial pruning to  per cent as fused to talk to me and have in fact they even came into crashing into the ocean. The bank, probably cm deep. quite frequently on our conceded by the report is way not rung these specialist vet- Marine Parade. These were old wooden toilet block went The man was very angry with beach. It was piloted by Bob too much, especially in light of eran tree consultants despite strong waves, not little run- to meet its watery grave. It us and let us know that if Whittle who had come home the previous excessive prun- repeated o ers of free advice up-the-beach-type waves. broke up into small pieces. I the bank had collapsed we for lunch. The Whittles lived ing last year. and free tree work. I remember one day in then saw the timber and the would have been trapped. He in Murwillumbah and they After agreeing not to re- Cr Katie Milne particular when the surf was dunny cans  oating in the took us back to our parents had a pharmacy business move the tree last year, Tap- Carool really big. Just a few metres to ocean. Nothing was left. and let them know what we there as well as another house refused to limit pruning the northeast of the current These heavy seas left two- were doing. We never played house in Kingscli . Bob also of major limbs at that time, Leading by example cement block toilets at Faulks to three-metre high banks. that game again. Nowadays used to train pilots at the even after repeated advice I don’t think the link between Park (opposite  Marine My friends and I spent many we would probably also get Murwillumbah airport and if from council’s arborist who pressuring children and their Parade) there once stood hours playing on the beach a lecture on erosion and the the beach, the tide and the was present. ensuing need to consume in another toilet block that was and at these sand banks. We environmental damage that winds were right he would  y Another major  aw of the adulthood is widely under- part of the then camping would jump o them or slide we were causing. down to his family, who were Taphouse report is that there stood. ground. These toilets were of down them and have a great Those were the days when holidaying in Kingscli , for was no option even discussed Children today are expect- a timber construction. No run- old time. One very danger- I could go over to the beach lunch – but that is another for bracing and cabling that ed to carry the load on their ning water, sewerage or septic ous thing we would do was or the creek without any story for another day. would, if required, ensure that shoulders of the knowledge system in these toilets, just to dig tunnels into these adult supervision. I would Joan C James if any limb failed, it would that koalas are becoming ex- the old black collection tin banks. We would have com- say, ‘Bye mum, I am go- Kingscli never touch the ground. tinct because of human do- To install bracing such as a ings, but the humans who at- Rather than competitions never opted into article . of and any penalty for having situation. By using modern maypole structure, designed tempt ‘awareness’ campaigns for save the koala month, the the Kyoto Protocol. done so. technology like photovoltaic according to proper engi- appear to be unaware of the people who are attempting to But now there is a move to  ese are political and tech- and hotwater solar panels, the neering standards for weight- correlation between expecta- raise awareness of the causes make accounting for logging nical games that undermine commonsense deployment bearing loads, would only cost tion of a complex rather than of koala extinction might like emissions mandatory. So the the integrity of the system of roofs, gutters and rainwa- between , and  , simple lifestyle and koala ex- to leave their lipstick, cars and accounting rules become par- and make constraining global ter tanks, the age-old tech- and be a solution that would tinction. shoes at home on the day they amount and every developed warming to less than two de- nique of waterless compost- are in the presence of chil- country including Australia is grees even harder. ing of household by-products dren, to role-model content- now trying to set up rules that Australia must stop un- in fly-proof closets, and the Did you know about these ment with a simpler living allow them to cheat. dermining genuine e orts to ‘primitive’ recycling of water style which is the only path If a nation’s logging emis- properly account for green- on to gardens and orchards, ways to get more Echo? that can be taken if we really sions are above the baseline, house gas emissions and be contemporary buildings can wish to reverse koala extinc- it will be penalised against its a positive force in the nego- be modern, autonomous and THE BYRON SHIRE More hard-hitting, independent tion rather than pretend that target, but if it fails to achieve tiations. A loss for climate self-sustaining. For a modest journalism and community stories from our southern neighbours. we care about them. predicted baseline logging change is a loss for all of us, capital outlay of less than a echo.net.au Weight the lives of children levels, even if those levels are especially our children. new cheap car (a er allowing and you will create half-grown higher than what was logged  e Australian government for government assistance) More Echo stories in our new adults who attempt to  ll the previously, it will be rewarded needs to stand up for our chil- households can be free of any digital daily newspaper – emotional hollow of their lives with credits against its target. dren’s future and do what is outgoings and actually derive subscribe now! echonetdaily.net.au with the stu of the world, and It is in every nation’s short- right in the long term not what income from selling electricity NETDAILY make koalas extinct in the do- term national interests to in- is expedient in the short term. back into the grid. Find all our videos from Echonetdaily ing of it.  ate the baseline. Kirsten Ealand The wonder is why all on our YouTube channel. Geo Dawe Australia wants to set a Farrants Hill households are not becoming youtube.com/user/echonetvideo Uki baseline not on historical data self-sustaining and sustaina- Back issues of our print papers of what was actually logged, Worthwhile goal ble. Get governments o your presented in a slick digital viewer. Carbon tricks but rather on a projected base- AUTONOMY noun, back and out of your pocket. issuu.com/echopublications I am very concerned over pro- line into the future, calculated AUTONOMOUS adjective, Become autonomous and not ’Cos, you know, everyone has to posed changes to the Kyoto on total possible emissions self-regulating, self-sustain- an automaton. have a bloody Facebook page. Protocol article . that Aus- if every forest that could be ing, independent. Hop E Hopkins facebook.com/byronecho tralia, among other countries, logged under the Regional Autonomy is a desirable and Tyalgum You still want more? Well, here is advocating. Forest Agreements were liberating attribute of being you go Tweeps, follow our tweets! Currently if a country’s logged.  at way there is no alive which gives us mobility, e puppeteers twitter.com/#!/Echo_Print_Net forest management activities possibility of ever exceeding freedom of choice and suste- In May  the Tweed council generate emissions that will the baseline. nance through time. Autono- was sacked as a result of a state THE TWEED And of course you can nd our stories, back issues and more on make it harder to achieve its  en if logging is less than my is an important principle government inquiry which re- the Tweed Echo’s site. greenhouse reduction target, that baseline, Australia gets of ancient Greek and Eastern ported that many councillors tweedecho.com.au it can choose not to be part of carbon credits and makes philosophies. The educator had been participants in cor- it.  at is why Australia has achieving its target easier. and founder of Summerhill rupt and fraudulent practices Everyone already knows School in the UK, A S Neill, involving property developers. that the logging is likely to be made the idea of the mature At that time I lived in Sydney ATTENTION HOME OWNERS, FARMERS, less than the projected base- self-regulating or ‘autono- and so I didn’t know the details line  gure because of the col- mous’ child (and adult) the until I looked into it this week. GARDENERS, POOL OWNERS AND lapse in the market for native central goal of his teaching. In I thought I better share what I forest woodchips. So Aus- contemporary society, many learnt with other newcomers to LAWN LOVERS tralia is lining up to secure social ills are caused by the the Tweed. a fake climate saving against antithesis of autonomy: pater- Last week I wrote that there its target. A great big blast of nalistic authoritarianism. wasn’t enough evidence to ‘hot air’, as these credits are  ere is a modern techno- nickname Cr Polglase ‘Bob’s known globally, is coming logical aspect of autonomy informant’, but a er what I dis- our way. which is very basic. BASIX is covered this week there could Alternatively, if a new mar- an attempt by the NSW gov- be enough evidence to justify ket emerged for native forest ernment to encourage new calling him ‘Puppet Polglase’. wood, Australia could in- buildings to become more Here’s what I found reported crease logging above exist- sustainable and for society in the government Hansard ing levels and the emissions to reduce our collective eco- and the newspapers of the day. NSW state rebate has ended, however would not be counted against logical footprint. 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8 December ,  he weed hire cho www.tweedecho.com.au Letters/News Get Echo news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au Not good for the image Sam touched the hearts of everyone Most of you should surely be ple because individual units of film urgently and consider The Tweed adoptive family of captivated all familiar with the obvious nu- consumption a ord the great- its implication for our dis- -year-old Kenyan student who came into tritional and environmental est possibility of pro t. We are trict in the future. Let’s debate Sam Macharia, who drowned contact with claims against McDonald’s so living in an age where we must the bigger picture regarding o Cabarita Beach last week, him,’ they said. I won’t go over them here. I overcome the blind accept- the impact of McDonald’s on expressed their grief and sor- ‘After such am writing as a parent of three ance of pro t over people and our local economy, environ- row at their loss, during a brief a tragic life in children who have been raised the environment and make a ment and our people. The press conference last Friday. Kenya it was consciously enough to choose stand. In one day, speaking corporate domination of our Bernie and Sandra Zietlow, inspirational for themselves not to eat Mc- with local business owners, I society is destructive to our who both work for Tweed to watch Sam’s Donald’s for these obvious rea- was able to garner the support fundamental wellbeing. Peo- Shire Council, were  anked dedication to sons but my concern is for chil- that will enable all councillors ple have been so disconnected by their three sons Ricky, his studies and dren in our community who and sta to view the movie by corporatised consumption Kurt and Ryan as they told his love, mastery cannot make this choice and he conomics of appiness that they have forgotten where assembled media that ‘words and pursuit of a for the children of generations in the hope that they may gain food comes from and where can’t express our grief at los- professional ca- to come. a deeper insight into why the our fundamental happiness ing our beautiful son Sam’. reer in football. I am writing to urge coun- decision to have McDonald’s comes from. The Zietlows took Sam into ‘Sam’s family cillors and the public to think in Murwillumbah would be My children can understand their home and hearts soon here in Australia Sam Macharia, ‘leader and role model’. beyond economic growth devastating. While the people why McDonald’s is not good after his arrival in Australia  ve and his uncle, saying, ‘A small boy from Ken- that favours transnational, I spoke with are disheartened for them. I believe all children years ago. aunt and cousins in Kenya ya, Samuel Mwangi Macharia subsidised corporations and by our governance and feel given the information could ‘Sam’s infectious smile, would like to thank everyone Zietlow came into our lives to encourage decisions that hopeless about their oppor- also perceive this. Most adults gentle nature and massive involved in the search for our and touched the hearts of are consistent with support- tunities to make a di erence, act out of distorted truths that capacity to give love were Sam.’ everyone he met forever. ing a local economy that has when it comes to another economic growth is necessary impossible to resist and The family concluded by ‘We love you, Sammy.’ a new and thriving farmers’ corporate food chain reaping but I urge you to consider in Council general manager market, local shops and cafes pro t from our local commu- this fragile economic climate Mike Rayner said that for  ve that make a point of buying nity, they have been prepared where resources are depleting years, Sam was ‘the living face local produce wherever possi- to take a stand. exponentially as fast as popu- of the Tweed Kenya Mentor- ble and local schools that have The urbanisation of com- lations are growing that the ing Program thanks to his been funded to grow organic munities has contributed to only viable economic growth school, soccer and wider com- gardens. the disconnection of people is the growth of localised munity involvement. Our society is over-run with from the source of their food, economies. ‘The Tweed community and consumerism, an economic amongst other things, and Roxanne Finn Council embraced Sam as one system that disconnects peo- I urge anyone to watch this Tyalgum of our own. continued from page ‘Whilst we recognise the spent on a rural council elec- When the state government legacy Sam leaves behind in Tony Kelly, the state minis- tion and the most ever spent by released the inquiry’s  ndings the Tweed, we must also re- ter for local government who any one group in any council and sacked the council, Cr Pol- member that he was a leader sacked the council, said that election in Australia. glase used what I think is the and role model to young their strategy was ‘an electoral Their puppet candidates laughable excuse that he didn’t people in his community in fraud and a conspiracy to de- strategically directed their know that Tweed Directions The Zietlow family (l-r) Ricky, , Ryan, , Bernie, Sandra and Kenya and they too will be ceive the electorate’. preferences to a handful of was just a front for property Kurt, , at their pressNEEDING conference HELPlast week. WITH A MEDICALmourning MATTER? his loss.’  e developers hid behind their candidates – who got developers. I can only conclude a front organisation called elected. that the state government also out that it was propertyHave devel- you had an unsatisfactory experience Tweed Directions. Cr Polglase was one of the thought it a laughable excuse opers behind the Tweed Direc- NEEDING HELP WITH A MEDICAL MATTER?  ey coordinated about  Tweed Directions supported because they sacked him. tions campaign. Iswith Cr Polglase the healthcare system or a doctor? candidates into nine teams of candidates. He and his running Where did Cr Polglase think claiming to be an imbecile? Have you had an unsatisfactory experience supposed ‘independents’ and mate, Bernie Bell, received Tweed Directions was get- If you were runningHave Tweed you suffered loss as a result of negligence? funded their election cam- , from Tweed Direc- ting all that money to fund Directions and you had just with the healthcare system or a doctor? paigns to the tune of  ,. tions (almost all their election his campaign, the other can- spent up to , to hijack It looks like a further  , funding.) didates’ campaigns, and run Have you suffered loss as a result of negligence? an election, wouldn’t you make Our Ms Powell is an accredited specialist litigation could have been directly spent  e Tweed Directions-sup- their own ads in the media? sure your sponsored candi- on a parallel election cam- ported candidates who were Who else could possibly have lawyer, with particular expertise in medical matters dates would elect a mayor who and 20 years experienceOur Ms Powell. is an accredited specialist litigation paign.  e inquiry stated that elected to council then voted the money and the motivation would also behave like your lawyer, with particular expertise in medical matters other ambiguous declarations for Cr Polglase as their mayor. to fund such a campaign?  e puppet? Wouldn’t you hope Ms Powell willand be 20 visiting years experience your area. in the near future. suggested that the total amount Tweed Directions received local surf life-saving associa- that your most loyal supporter Call toll-free on 1800 855 975 to arrange an appointment. spent on this election-buying their largest funding of tion perhaps? Ms Powell will be visiting your area in the near future. was elected as mayor? I cer- Call toll-free on 1800 855 975 to arrange an appointment. strategy was between , , from controversial In my opinion only an imbe- tainly would. and , – the most ever property developer Bob Ell. cile wouldn’t be able to  gure It’s shocking that some vot- Blue: Pantone 540C Your first consultationBlack: 100% is K free. No advance or progress payments. Blue: Pantone 540C ers would elect someone who Your first consultationBlack: 100% is K free. No advance or progress payments. 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© 2011 Echo Publications Pty Ltd P: 02 6684 1777 F: 02 6684 1719 For advertising enquiries [email protected] Editor: Eve Jeffery [email protected] www.tweedecho.com.au ALL YOUR LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT 7 DAYS A WEEK Liv musi The height of the Haight The crowds at the July 2011 HEAD ON DOWN TO RIVERVIEW IN MURWILLUMBAH debut of the Songs of the ON FRIDAY FOR SOME SWAMPHOUSE Haight Ashbury Stage Show left in a state of ecstatic happiness, making history as the biggest crowd that Stokers Siding had ever seen. Those who could not t inside the venue spilled out into the streets creating a spontaneous colourful festival. The Songs of the Haight CATCH THE ANDREW SISTERS AT BILL JACOBI PLAYS AT THE ‘SONGS OF Ashbury Stage Show reminds ‘ANDREWS AND BING CHRISTMAS THE HAIGHT ASHBURY STAGE SHOW’ ON us that the famous catchcry ’Make SWING’ ON TUESDAY AT TWIN TOWNS FRIDAY AT NIMBIN BUSH THEATRE, Love Not War’ is as relevant today THE SHEOAK SHACK ON SATURDAY AND as it was in 1967 in the Haight only come from BYRON BAY BREWERY ON SUNDAY Ashbury district of San Francisco, where crowds of dissa ected youth paying her dues took to the street and demanded an end to the Vietnam War. Today the and living the Blues. Jonathan Harvey is the 19-year-old ingenue crowds on the streets opposing war have dwindled somewhat, and whose soulful voice is a tribute to Jimi Hendrix’s. New to the show is idealism has been widely replaced with a weary cynicism. But not all Connor Cleary; hailed as one of the region’s most impressive young hope is lost... guitarists, Connor breathes Hendrix from every cell. Bill Jacobi’s The Songs of the Haight Ashbury Stage Show is a rallying cry to those tramp-roots style will conjour Country Joe, Arlo Guthrie and Dylan. DON’T MISS VISIONS OF A NOMAD AT who still believe we can change the world for the better through music Worldfolk songbird Andrea Soler will channel the sweet purity of Joni THE SHEOAK SHACK ON SATURDAY and art. Mitchell and mystical punk diva Diana Anaid will sing Grace Slick as only one who has been down the rabbit hole can. They are all joined The heady optimism of the show rages against the dying of the light by the Allstar-Full-Tilt-Band who rock like it’s 1967. and uplifts the audience by celebrating the musical legacy of our revolutionary forebears who were agents of change at a most critical Get to the height of the Haight on Friday at the Nimbin Bush stage of social evolution. The Songs of the Haight Ashbury Stage Theatre and at the Byron Bay Brewery. Show is a celebration of the music of Canned Heat, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Country Joe and the Fish, Grace Slick and Je erson Airplane, Swamped Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and more. These are timeless songs that The Cyril B Bunter Band (to name a few), Gary Lothian (slide/ encapsulate a magical era in our recent history. The psychedelic music acoustic/electric etc. guitars), and Nicholas Churkin (vocals/ of 1967, the Summer of Love, was so popular that radio enthusiastically drums/percussion), felt the time ripe to branch out and pursue the embraced it. On the back of that magic carpet of music a wave of Swamphouse project. social and political change swept from San Francisco, across America Originally conceived as a duo and with rst release of Swamp & and from there across the planet, all the way to Australia. Circumstance, much critical acclaim has ensued particularly up and S Sorrensen, well known author, comedian and poet is the Ringmaster, down the east coast of Australia. interspersing the songs with hilarious anecdotes and stories from the However, a decision around early 2008 to beef up and enhance era. James T, who spent 10 years in Canned Heat, will play the songs an already big sound saw Mike Rix (upright/electric bass), one of he knows so well, an American expat whose career highlights include Sydney’s nest & most in-demand players, rise to the call. sharing the stage with John Lee Hooker. Multi-award-winning Blues mama Lil’Fi will sing Janis Joplin with a unique authority that can Take a unique and powerful vocalist, ‘earthy’ roots rhythms, superb infectious guitarwork,encased in big beautiful bass tones – no denyin’ – your feets be movin’. Your smile gonna stay. If roots, boogie, swamp, zydeco or hard drivin’ Delta suits your palette – we suggest you sink a couple, strap on your dancing shoes, and brace yourself for one hell of a goodtime. Riverview Murwillumbah, Friday. MARCIA Just how Round is your Mountain MR TROY PLAYS AT When The Round Mountain Girls TWIN TOWNS ON REGENT last played at Caba Sports back in SUNDAY HINES June it was rumoured to be the club’s biggest night ever. Those cinema mountaineers sure like to party! SAT UR DAY MURWILLUMBAH A lot has happened on the Come to our beautiful Art Deco cinema mountain since then. The band 14 JANUARY is becoming a regular on the FRI DEC 16 – SUN DEC 18 festival circuit and since June 11.45pm I Don’t Know How She Does It (PG) Fri has appeared at Cooly Rocks 1.20pm Bill Cunningham: New York (PG) Dec On, Sawtell Chilli Fest, Gympie 6.00pm Eye of the Storm (MA) 16 Muster, Coast Acoustics, Ballina $ 8.00pm I Don’t Know How She Does It (PG) Country Fest, Coast Out, Mud 35 Sat 4.40pm Santa’s Apprentice (G) Bulls and Utes, Canberra Country Dec 6.00pm I Don’t Know How She Does It (PG) Fest (where Chris Brooker won 17 7.30pm Bill Cunningham: New York (PG) an award) and Mullum Music Fest Sun 4.30pm Santa’s Apprentice (G) as well as a whole lot of regular Dec 5.50pm Eye of the Storm (MA) gigs all up and down the coast. 18 7.45pm Bill Cunningham: New York (PG) They are also busy writing songs Closed from Monday December 19 for the third album and as if all to Christmas Day to install our brand that is not enough, after repeated new digital and sound system ready requests from the mountaineers, Wharf St, Tweed Heads for Boxing Day screenings! they recently locked themselves in Ph 07 5536 2277 the studio and will soon present THE CHURCH ON THURSDAY Bookings 1800 014 014 www.cinemaregent.com them with an EP of four covers, all www.twintowns.com.au for more information and trailers 22ND AT TWIN TOWNS 14 December ,  he weed hire cho www.tweedecho.com.au by Mandy Nolan

get a serious makeover. Perhaps the more boganesque bride will why walk down the aisle when you can be delivered on a giant come down the aisle in a frock made entirely from white thongs, cloud-like chariot that’s held aloft by six gold men in tiny g-strings? or the party girl may have a tight- tting sheath of white-dotted Fundamentalist stalwarts declare that people who love other ecstasy tabs, or perhaps the white frock will be the living screen people of the same gender and want to have their commitment soap box where the couples’ joyous powerpoint moments can be projected recognised by the institution of marriage can’t do it because the for the world to see. Straight people are essentially boring. It’s our Bible says that marriage is the union of a man and a woman. The See Mandy live at default position. The gay community know how to party. They have Bible also says that it’s easier for a camel to pass through the eye of www.echonetdaily.net.au to. Any group that’s had to su er oppression and social ridicule a needle than it is for a rich man to get into heaven, but that hasn’t knows that it takes more than a few streamers and a box of fairy caused society to declare wealthy people as depraved soulless lights to celebrate the triumph of resilience. I just wish they’d ghouls. Leviticus tells us we can’t eat shell sh; in Deuteronomy SAYING I DO TO GAY MARRIAGE take over Christmas. Weddings are dull. They’re all the same. It’s the focus is on men without dicks: ‘A man whose testicles are like watching the same show with a di erent cast. There comes crushed or whose penis is cut o may never join the assembly of Why is there such a hullabaloo about gay marriage? Surely straight a point where you want to stand up and say ‘for crying out loud the Lord’. I never realised that you needed a penis to pray! And people aren’t that bigoted that they can’t see the obvious boon give us a new script!’ The gay community could do this for us. They according to another verse in Leviticus, some clothing choices can to the institution of marriage that the gay community will give it? could help us re-make marriage. Straight people are so scared of see you ushered out of the house of the lord. ‘You shall not breed Pardon the pun, but the whole marriage thing needs a shot in the breaking with tradition that we’ve been fronting up to declare our together two kinds of your cattle; you shall not sow your eld with bum. Weddings and marriage have become tired. No wonder they intentions of forever in  u y white meringues or penguin suits two kinds of seed, nor wear a garment upon you of two kinds of never last. Look what the gay community did for Kylie Minogue – without ever questioning why we are wearing something that’s material mixed together.’ Great, no polyester, that means basically they made some average and embarrassing Neighbours dwarf a not only expensive and impractical, it’s also unattractive. Few no Christians can go to church ever again. It seems that some national icon. If the gay community manage to do for weddings people ever bother to break with the wedding ritual. The bride’s people choose to follow the bits from the bible that suit them and what they have done for street parades then weddings are about arrival in a  ashy car. The dress. The walk up the aisle. The vows. their narrow-minded view of the world. Next time they’re eating to become dynamic, exciting, incredible events. Not these tedious The I do. The exchanging of rings. The signing of the register. The prawns in a pair of polyester trousers they should consider the fact formulaic function-centre wedding sausages that get pumped out photos. The unfortunate seating plan. The set dinner. The speeches. that were they to trip and fall ball rst into the insinkerator they’re at , a pop. My god, straight people will be desperate to have The Bridal Waltz. The dancing. The bouquet toss. The Exit. Once just one scrotum-crushing moment away from marginalisation. gay friends just for the privilege of the invitation! If Priscilla Queen we approve gay marriages I have a feeling that it won’t be long For God’s sake, and for all of ours, would you all just say YES to gay of the Desert is anything to go by, that wedding dress is going to before the whole program is given a much needed facelift! I mean marriage so we can all move on?

Marcello has performed and recorded with the Afro/ showbiz couples. Michelle is best known for her roots groups Zimbira and Masala Music. Marcello three-year, regular lead role as ‘Kate Bryant’ in the is a favourite performer at the Woodford Folk well-loved Australian drama series A Country Practice Festival, Livid Festival and Big Day Out. and numerous television appearances. Shen Flindell plays the tabla. He is celebrated in Frank has created some of Australian television’s Indian classical and world music circles. His early most memorable characters through leading roles days of studying the tabla were spent with Sri in some of Australia’s favourite shows and has also Debapriya Bhattacharya in Melbourne and later in played guest roles in virtually every drama and India under the tabla master of the Benares Charana. sit-com on Australian television. The couple have Shen has learnt to use his clear, beautiful tabla been performing, singing and dancing together sounds to open the pathways for transcendence. since 2001 and many baby boomers will remember Shen has facilitated many cross-cultural Frankie as the frontman for the Ol ‘55. collaborations; Tibet2Timbuk2 is his most recent. Carols by the Beach at Salt Village is proudly Sphinx Rock Café, Sunday. presented by NBN Television and Leda Group. Carnival rides start from midday, pre show Salt Carols entertainment from 6pm and the main concert For the seventh year Salt Village will host the from 7pm. As well as Frankie and Jon and Michelle, 2011 Saltbar Carols by the Beach. John Stevens a special visit will be made by Santa arriving in a has been announced as the headline act. Frankie helicopter and there will be a reworks spectacular. J Holden and Michelle Pettigrove to headline the This is a free community event and everyone is Carols alongside Jon Stevens. invited. Salt Village, Sunday. Frankie J Holden and Michelle Pettigrove are THE GENES PLAY ON FRIDAY AT THE one of Australia’s most popular homegrown Live Music continued on page 17 SANDBAR

lovingly bent and bashed into shape with The Angels are also planning to head to Japan in the banjo. September to support Jimmy Barnes in a bene t All this playing is making the band tighter than ever concert to help build a future for the locals whose so watch out Cabarita because its RMG time again! lives were adversely a ected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami. With years of experience The Round Mountain Girls are playing at Cabarita the Angels know how to give to you an amazing and Sports Club on Saturday. pumped-up show. In the launch of their Waiting for the Sun Tour, The Embracing Angels have continuous surprises for their fans with the one-man band the release of their rst video since Caught In The As a solo artist, singer songwriter Bill Jacobi has Night in 1997. The new video clip Waiting For The embraced the role of one-man band. Using foot Sun is soon to be released alongside their tour in percussion, lap slide and open-tuned guitar, Bill December. Twin Towns, Saturday. has developed his own take on the roots/folk/rock genre. Laden with a down-to-earth honesty and a Country rock blues healthy sense of humour, his songs are an eclectic wrapped in a Bo amalgamation of swamp/roots, alternative county and hillbilly funk, that somehow manage to look Whether you are a country/rock/blues or music back at a wealth of musical tradition, have a good lover don’t miss the chance to sample some foot- poke around and then turn and run the other way. stomping tunes with legendary guitarist Bo Jenkins and his band. If you like your music authentic Sheoak Shack Saturday. then Jenkins music re ects the richness of a life playing on river boats and in the bars and clubs of The Angels are the famous Mississippi Delta including Billy Bob’s and B.J.’s Honkey Tonk to name a few. This region Waiting for the Sun has bred legends including Sonny Boy Williamson, With the recognised Rick Brewster’s Angels Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich… combined with Dave Gleeson from the Screaming Jets they bring together a new wave of enthusiasm, Bo has toured with and opened for BB King, Reba as these stars join forces to create a new exciting McIntyre plus many other country, rock ‘n’ blues acts chapter for the Angels band. Showcasing the bands while touring the south. Seagulls, Saturday. new single as well as rocking the stage with all the classics as the new revitalised Angels leave you Tim buk where? screaming for more. Tibet2Timbuk2 is a free-spirited cross-cultural trio. With the new hit single Waiting For the Sun being Together they weave strands of melody, string and played nationally on Triple M, fans have already percussion into a cultural journey of enlightened experienced a taste of what to expect from their grooves. national tour which will be their rst of many with Tenzin Choegyal was born in Tibet, escaped Dave Gleeson up front. The tour is bound to get you to Nepal and was raised in exile in Dharamsala, going as fans new and old are set for one big Angels India. As a child, Tenzin would listen to his mother experience, reminiscent of gigs from the early years singing in the nomadic style of Tibet. Now living at the Bondi Lifesaver in 1979. in Queensland, Tenzin is the founder and organiser Paul Chrisite from the Party Boys says ‘I thought it for the Brisbane Festival of Tibet. Tenzin uses soaring was quite interesting, it took you back to the grunt vocals and chants to blend his traditional roots they had in the early 70s and 80s and seemed with his modern life. He plays traditional Tibetan more focused.’ With songs such as Am I Ever Gonna instruments including the long-necked lute, the See Your Face Again, We Gotta Get Out Of This Place dranyen and the lingbu, a transverse  ute. and Take a Long Line to surely get you rocking on a Marcello Milani is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. Saturday night. 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After the weekend full moon’s total eclipse with its tidal dips and swells in human moods, Mercury fi nally moves out of Stars retrograde and this week surrenders to serious festive frenzy… WITH LILITH  ARIES: In a holding pattern since July, Uranus moving forward  LIBRA : With money too tight to mention and even shopping in Aries ignites enough tonic optimism and psychic adrenalin to sports getting tense and edgy, it’s time to call in your resources, fuel you through the seasonal hit list. Regarding zigzagging plans get those art skills pumping and summon up the wow factor and arrangement alterations: in the same way rolling stones for your seasonal festivities without it costing a wad. Because if gather no moss, closed lips gather no feet. Librans can’t, who can?  TAURUS : They tease you for being cautious, but who’s laughing  SCORPIO : Following the full moon total eclipse in your house this week because they have backup contingency plan B in of personal transformation, this week o ers a dazzling chance place? But you still need Tauran self-improvement guru Wayne for one of your phoenix-like growth spurts if you’re up to the Dyer’s motivational mantra: When you change the way you look at challenge. Keep it real even if you have to proceed by feel. And things, the things you look at change… most importantly, drive carefully.  GEMINI : Sure, your planetary ruler Mercury in Sagittarius wants  SAGITTARIUS : With Mercury jetting out of retrograde in to have fun, but the backwash from Gemini full moon total Sagittarius with all the clarity and speed you need to power eclipse’s emotional king tide is still rippling through personal through the festive agenda, this week you’re moving fast, – and particularly partnership – interactions. It’s a sobering thinking big and talking up a storm. Just don’t make the mistake thought that one person’s fun can be another’s nightmare. Tread of believing people really want your honest opinion. Quick Clues Cryptic Clues gently.  CAPRICORN : Pluto’s button-pressing and Mercury’s introspection ACROSS ACROSS  CANCER: Right now the joker’s wild and anything can happen: 1. The only two certain things, 1. Texan had dates worked out – good, bad or right o the Richter. But no matter how bizarre or haven’t been much fun lately, but Venus in Capricorn brings according to Benjamin Franklin (5,3,5) two certainties! (5,3,5) downright mean-spirited people are, be guided by that wise, this week some sweet heat. Take the occasional breather for 9. Wheat or rice for instance (5) 9. Corn? Broad smile hides a ...(5) ever-quotable Cancerian, the Dalai Lama: Choose to be optimistic, inspiration that arrives when your mind’s not  at chat – they say 10. Type of nut used to flavour ice 10...wild hip coati’s nut! (9) if you don’t go within, you might go without. cream (9) 11. Deadens and selects proclaimed it feels better. 11. Idiots, fools (10) imbeciles (10)  LEO : Note to self: losing it and making a wrong move this week  AQUARIUS : With communicator Mercury moving forward in 12. Fire, dismiss (4) 12. Container for fire (4) could be  nancially and emotionally expensive. Meanwhile, your house of friends, family and community, and planetary boss 14. Compound containing water, 14. “Arid odium” said Spooner, Uranus exploding out of its half-year hibernation in action sign usually in crystal form (7) requesting a water-based compound midweek Leo moon teamed with Mercury’s giant leap forward 16, Resident, inhabitant (7) (7) sees you in  ne furry form party planning, charming the crowd, Aries watch out, because you won’t be able to hide. But you will 17 Bullfighter (7) 16. Resident study: singular branch working the room, ruling the roost… be able to  nally make those overdue changes. 19. Pantomime hero, lover of of Buddhism (7)  VIRGO : So this week’s people are inconsistent and unreliable.  PISCES : Piscean Einstein believed our most important decision Columbine (7) 17. Spanish idol turns around staff 20. Negative votes (4) at morning (7) Aren’t you, variable Virgo, always busy improving things and is whether our world is hostile or friendly. Choose friendly and you 21. Declare, affirm (10) 19. Pantomime character? Wharf making changes for the better? Especially with red hot chilli could rack up karmic  ybys playing fence-mender in this week’s 24. Output, often as radiation (9) rubbish! (7) pepper Mars activating you to clean up your act on so many family frictions, o ce factions and social politics, using words of 25. Melbourne underworld figure Mick 20. Negative utterances from Arab, di erent levels? That’s yours, not someone else’s. praise and appreciation as super glue...... (5) perhaps (4) 26. Aesop’s fable involving mice 21. Declare donkey – woman to proposing an unworkable defence assess (10) several top schools are jostling to against the enemy (7,3,3) 24. Measure a country’s output (9) CHESS by Ian Rogers enrol the Willathgamuwa boys DOWN 25. Get Yank’s gun to gangster Play at Seagulls Club, Thurs 6pm 1. Aesop’s fable involving one who Mick! (5) in 2012. begrudges others what he cannot enjoy 26. Let giant belch unrestrained – The Australian Schools Teams n This week came shocking news himself (3,2,3,6) it’s a task none of the mice wanted! Championships, held in Sydney that player and administrator 2. Warning, fright (5) (7,3,3) Mos Ali has died, aged only 40. 3. Upside-down acrobatic positions (10) DOWN last weekend, ended in triumph 4. Roman god of the sea (7) 1. One might, unfortunately, be in for the Victorian teams, after the He will be sadly missed. 5. Fought, struggled (7) peril – but he’s just begrudging fancied Sydney Grammar team ANU Open 1996 6. Photography used by doctors (1-3) others what he doesn’t want finished dead last in the Primary White: L Jones 7. Rough coated terrier breed (German) himself! (3,2,3,6) Open division, having dropped Black: M Ali (9) 2. Warning: Capone with gun! (5) their best players and sabotaged Opening: Dutch Defence 8. Proverbially causing a disturbance, 3. Worker gets rises for acrobatics! 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nf3 Bb7 4.a3 f5 Ali was risking trouble (7,3,4) (10) their and NSW’s chances. The school had effectively famous for his use of his f pawn, often starting 13. Description of long shorts, like 4. Write up melody – divine to the games with 1.f4. 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.e3 Be7 7.Be2 Bermudas (4-6) Romans (7) expelled Kevin and Rowan Will­ 0-0 8.Bd2 Jones has already decided to castle 15. Wildly enthusiastic writing or music, 5. Fought – time America (South) a thgamuwa for honouring their queenside but 8.0-0 was more sober. 8...Qe8 originally hymn to Dionysus (9) went ahead (7) selection as Australian repre­ 18. Composer of “The Barber of Seville” 6. Take a picture of unknown Charles 9.Qc2 d6 10.h3 Nbd7 11.0-0-0 e5 12.g4? (7) (1-3) sentatives at the World Age Ne4! 13.Rh2 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Be4 15.Qa4? 19. Old German penny (7) 7. Shun craze – wild for this dog (9) Championships in Brazil. The (See diagram) 15.Qb3 was necessary, although 22. 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Rouge, blanc et bleu (previously known as Arts Debutante in red shawl) – late 1920s. Oil on canvas. The Stuartholme-Behan Collection of Australian Art, the University of Queensland – Tweed River Art Gallery

TWEED RIVER ART GALLERY There is so much to see and enjoy in December at the Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah. Portraits and landscapes in ‘Robert Hannaford: Open Studio’; cutting edge jewellery in ‘Contemporary Wearables’; dynamic portraits in Jenny Sage’s ‘Paths to Portraiture’; beautiful drawings in ‘New Skin’ Shayle Flesser; and delightful paintings created by John Lennox for Seven Little Australians. The latest exhibition to be opened is ‘Bessie Gibson: An Artistic Life’. This exhibition showcases Gibson’s exquisite miniatures alongside accomplished larger portraits in oil, and watercolours Roxy Gallery – Wabi Sabi Leaf On Twig that exemplify her  air for colour and  uidity of line. The Gallery Gift Shop stocks many unique handcrafted gifts, including jewellery, silk scarves, ceramics, glass, felt, woodwork, Letting Go small artworks and gifts for children. A small selection of Tony Alexander good-quality art books, including works on Robert Hannaford Coastal Framing And Design Gallery and Euan Macleod, and the beautifully illustrated Seven Little CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION Australians, also make excellent gifts. ‘One Again’ is an exhibition of colour, vibrancy and high-quality To  nish your visit enjoy the glorious views from the Gallery works by artists from throughout the region, many local to Café while having a light lunch or co ee. Gallery and café open Kyogle. Each year at this time the Roxy Gallery conducts an Wednesday to Sunday am–pm (closed on Christmas Day). exhibition with gift-giving in mind. The works on display and for COASTAL FRAMINGAND DESIGN  Mistral Rd, Murwillumbah. Phone  , www.tweed. sale in this exhibition can be purchased and removed from the The gallery at Coastal Framing celebrated its opening last week nsw.gov.au/tweedart gallery prior to the closure of the exhibition, allowing people with  invited guests popping along for a champers. ‘Woven In to organise their Christmas gifts in time . ‘Once Again’ will be on Time’ features the unique macro photography of Kathie Nichols display until  January  , allowing plenty of time for people and Melbourne abstract artist Tony Alexander. to stop into the gallery and admire the creative talents residing Free admission All of the work is for sale and would make a unique and ‘surprise’ Gallery open Wed-Sun in our local area. A variety of works from photography, prints, Christmas gift. If you are not sure what to select from our range 10am - 5pm (DST) drawings, ceramics, and fabric have been arranged to produce a of art, framed prints, clocks and photo frames, consider a gift very spectacular exhibition. 9 December 2011- 8 July 2012 voucher. Gallery closed Christmas Day  Summerland Way, Kyogle. Phone   . Easy parking. Friendly customer service. Opening hours .am– Bessie Gibson: an artistic life pm, Monday–Friday. A Tweed River Art Gallery initiative exhibition THIS SATURDAY ONLY: Dec th am–pm with  per cent o

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Contemporary Wearables ‘11 A Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery Touring Exhibition

Bessie Gibson Untitled (lady with pearls) New Skin: Shayle Flesser

Until 4 March Jenny Sages: Paths to Portraiture

OPEN THIS SATURDAY 17TH DEC

PUBLIC PROGRAMS (DST) SALE DAY... Fri 16 Dec 5pm Preview Talk: Join Dr Nancy Underhill, Foundation head of the FOR 10% DISCOUNT OFF THE WALL! Department of Art History at the University of Queensland for an illustrated talk on Bessie Gibson: an artistic life exhibition GREAT GIFT IDEAS FOR THE LAST MINUTE SHOPPER! ‘Cob o’ Corn Creek’ Oil by Je Caldwell Fri 16 Dec 6.30pm Official Opening: Bessie Gibson: an artistic life All are welcome to 9AM–1PM ONLY join us for the opening of this beautiful exhibition. Gibson family members will be present RO Tuesday - Friday 10am - 4pm 4/25 Industry Drive, Tweed Heads South (02) 6670 2790 | 2 Mistral Road Murwillumbah NSW 2484 | YX p.: 07 5523 4101 e.: [email protected] www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/tweedart Saturday 9.30am - 12pm 143 Summerland Way, Kyogle • 6632 3518 GALLERY www.coastalframinganddesign.com

18 December ,  e weed hire cho www.tweedecho.com.au [email protected] Sport [email protected] Four eyes are better than two Underwater hockey heads to nationals by the occasional predator but mostly they went unscathed. At one point a nice-size prawn went flying by my nose. That’s it. Off with the lights and I was safe again. Though I must say it would be cool to turn up to Tweed Hospital with a prawn stuck in my cheek! A good story alright. When I got to the spot I was pretty excited as I haven’t seen so much bait fish in the river for a while. It’s hard to plastic fish in the dark so what I did was to line myself up parallel to the shore line, point my head light up onto the shore-line but not on the water; this way I could see where my lures were landing David Solano reach my spot before daylight. while not spooking the fish I had a nav light on the back with the light. It worked a treat The Bullrouts are the official Aussie team this year again. The club is seeking sponsors Saturday morning I was sup- of the hobie, a light on the back as I caught two and lost two Underwater Hockey Team of Currently the team has eight who would be keen to help the posed to go out with a couple of my head blinking a bright mullaway on Saturday and got the Gold Coast. The club will confirmed players – a full team club out by paying for their of mates. I got down to the shed blue strobe and a big spotty another bigger one Sunday. be sending a team to the Na- consists of 10 – the team has travel fees. Currently they are around 3am. It was raining a lit- on the front of my head. This I’m pretty happy to be catch- tional Championships in Perth two players that are extremely looking at raising least two tle but not too much. I put my was the one that attracted the ing these fish week in and week from January 21 to 26, 2012. good and keen to play but can- and a half thousand. To make rain coat on over the top of my prawns; in one particular spot out – I’ve never hooked onto In previous years the team not afford to come. the sponsorship a bit juicer other gear and that did the job. they were jumping out of the four before – a great weekend. has placed as high as third and With those two players the the club is offering to design a My friends? I don’t think they water seemingly trying to find I do put in the hard yards and are hoping to better this next QLD team could have the best website for the potential spon- like the rain so my calls went the source of light. I couldn’t I reckon it pays off. year. Some of the competi- chance of taking out the title in sor. The website will be a five- unanswered. Off I went on believe it. Prawns everywhere! PS: the spare glasses are left- tors have played for Australia the history of QLD’s underwa- page, custom designed website, my own, in the dark, trying to They were getting crunched overs from the night before. and will trial to be part of the ter hockey. including hosting and domain

Roche * M. Purcell, W. WIlson def. P. Griffith, M. Dare Hanlon; r/up: Bob Trinder, Rod Stebbins, Kim Ste- Murwillumbah SHOOTING name registration for one year. SPORT RESULTS * J. Gilroy, D. Duncan def. A. Morrissey, K, Robinson phenson Sunday 4th December Women’s winner D.Souter Murwillumbah Rifle Club The Bullrouts play 7.30pm BOWLS * S. O’Toole, R. Griffin def. V. Moore, R. Curtis * L.A. Green 3: Ron Hodsdon, John Burden, Rob Henshaw; 44 pts, Members J.Baker 39 pts b.r.d. to Mem- Fullbore: December Trophy winners were, Dave Phi- Cabarita Beach French, A. Plowright def. N,. Bell. J. Wilson *K. Figura, r/up: Mike Goddard, Errol Perkins, John Sieben bers 35 pts c.b. Women 34 pts c.b Monday 5th ppard and Arthur Glover. Scores: 500 yards- D Phip- every Tuesday at the South- Congratulations to Joh Turner,Abdul Latif and J Lyon. def. R. Quinlan, G. Gorgenti Sat Dec 10: Jackpot Saturday Green 1: Gary and December Veterans Individual.Stroke Winner pard 100.15, 1, 101.15; W Shoobridge 98.9, 2, 100.9; A port Pool and every Wednes- Charles Klaverstyn for finishing first, second and Ladies Fours: J. Redman, H. Reid, B. Orchard, P. Francis Hewitt; r/up: John Strachan, Bernie Fletcher C.Somerville 69 nett R.Up L.Reynolds 70 nett c.b. Cronk 97.10, 2, 99.10; S Waddell 95.14, 3, 98.14. third in the Tweed Byron District Player Of The Year Govett def. E. Titmarsh, V. Pridham, J. Ryman, S. Tay- Green 2: Bernice Bryant, Terry Sullivan; r/up: Steph- N.Pins 2nd B.Bolt 8th K.Bullen 10th E.Sherwood Scope: A Glover 107.4, 15, 122.4; P Loxley-Lewis day at the Currumbin Palm Award.To further top off thegreat effort by Cabba lor * N. Craig, D. Evans, V. Philpot, V. Robinson def. S. anie and Peter Goldsmith 14th R.Green B.R.D.to Wednesday 7th Individual 118.7, 4, 121.7; P Weeks 114.6, 7, 121.6; G Morris 114.2, Beach pool. All ages and abili- bowlers,Julian Richards won the junior title. Lusby, B. Rodger, M. Jarick, S. Rushton * D. Stewart, Green 3: Ken Withington, George Vlismas, Robert Stableford Winner a.grade B.McLean 40 pts c.b 7, 121.2; W Sunderland 114.6, 5, 119.6; S Routledge 97.4, 18, 115.4. Visitors: R Millingen 105.2; A Maloney Presidents handicap: Mick Morgan defeated Glen K. Mahaffey, D. Duncan, N. Bell def. M. Baxter, D. Foster; r/u: Barry Milburn, Roger Graf pts.R.Up L.Dean 40 pts. B.winner J.Clark 40 pts. ties are welcome to join. 92; P Turner 98.2. Smallbore: F Binding 396, 8, 404; P Searle 121 to 79. Mick was on Saturday beaten by Kerwitz, J Wilson, E. Carter M. Benson, A. Nash, N The Jackpot of $1,000.00 was not won again and R.Up G.Thorburn 38 pts. N/Pin 2nd C.Clothier Turner 397, 6, 403; G Morris 393, 8, 401; A Cronk 399, For more info call Flo on Charles Klaverstyn 101 to 79. Ward, J. Roche def. T. Congdon, S. Wilson, N. Wise, there is now only 7 envelopes left on the board 10th M.Thomas Veteran Winner T.Soan 39 pts 1, 400; W Sunderland 397, 2, 399; R Millingen 390, 9, B. Sydenham. with the second Jackpot now reaching $824.00. b.r.d. 35 pts c.b Wednesday 9 hole sporters Win- 0405 761 882 or email: flo@ Saturday Dec 10 Winners: Archie Campbell, Ron 399; A Glover 389, 9, 398; N Williams 380, 18, 398; A Ladies Triples: The consolation prize of $100.00 went to Leigh and ner J.Andrews 22 pts n.pin 8th D.Noonan 14th Lee and Neil Ambrose. Consolation prize for the Turner 388, 9, 397; D Williams 357, 40, 397. tropixel.com.au. day went to Pat Little, Betty Oldmeadows and Pam B. Makin, S. O’Toole, R. Griffin def. K. Thatcher, J. John Rayward. D.Watts b.r.d. to 20 pts. Friday 9th Women’s Winner Kennedy. Smith, C. Hawkins * K. Figura, E. Hunt, C. Graver DARTS J.East 32 pts Members T.McDonald 39 pts b.r.d. to Monday December 12: Winners for the day: Bernie def. L. Rayward, L Robins, L,A. French * G. Gorgeny, Tweed Valley 32 pts Saturday 10th Individual Stableford With Lamberton and Abdul Latif with a score of 22 plus D. Hunt, N. Wise def. N. Ward, P. Govett, V. Philpot. Presentation: In round 1 A Grade Kirra Blues def a 4.B.B.B.Stableford in Conjuction Winner Indi- Daily surf reports 10. Runners Up were Wayne Blackwood and Peter Ladies Pairs: Condong Jokers. B Grade Courthouse Tigers def vidual A.Grade R.Richards 44 pts R.Up A.Causley Jones-score 22 plus7. Consolation winners were H. Bardsley, R. Quinlan def. S. Hanlon, J. Green * K. Condong Misfits. Individual trophies in A Grade 41 pts B.G F.Monement 41 pts R.Up R.Green 39 with Rusty Miller! Gary Coustley and Pat Glancey who ammassed a Henshaw, I. Muldoon def. S. Asser, B. Bitmead * B. were won by Janelle Norris with 36 and Bill Aitken pts C.Grade G.Perkins 41 pts R.Up V.Gwerder 40 fantastic 26 plus 14 scoreline. Jacobsen, S. Goldsmith def. C. Davis, P, Houghton. with 154 Tons. High Scores were won by Vicki Dos pts D.Grade P.Dunne 45 pts R.Up J.Forrester 38 – echonetdaily.net.au NETDAILY Cabarita Beach Women Ladies Social Fours: Remedios and Terry Baker both with 174. High pegs pts N.Pin 2nd T.Stanton 8th R.Green 10th R.Martin December 11: Raffle winners were (from 1st to 7th B. LeBouef, J. Gilroy, B. Sydenham, M. Gunton def. were won by Donna Bodley with 120 and Bill Aitken 14th G.Perkins 4.B.B.B.Winners T.Sayers & N.Sams First quarter December 2 20:52 20:03 prize) J. Maxted, Cameron Dunn, D. Hails, G. Roach, P. Mann, D. Kerwitz, J. Withington, S, Goldsmith * K. with 137. In B Grade High Scores were won by Kat- 49 pts c.b R.Up G.Taylor & B.Moore 49 pts b.r.d. DECEMBER 2011 Les Elms, Brad Skiller and Col Small. Sieben, N. Bell, M. Heydt, P. Henderson def. R. Ash, B. rina Purcell, Samantha Rasmussen, Michelle Fern- to 43 pts c.b Full moon December 11 01:36 December 13: Social Bowls: Random Rink Winners Bitmead, J. Webster, J. Smith * D. Stewart, S. Jackson, ance, Anne McDowell, Marie McKinnon and Joanne SAILING Third quarter December 18 11:48 Astronomical data were Fay Jones, Roy King, Lorraine Rice J. Green, P. Houghton def. R. Laycock, M. Marquis, R. Bulluss who all threw 140. Tony Dow and Pat Buccilli Tweed Valley Sailing Club and Janet Auchettl. Random Consolation prizes Wallis, D. McNamara. both threw 174. Most Tons were thrown by Michelle Sailing Days Sunday December 18, 1.30pm, Wednes- New moon December 25 05:06 and tides went to Robyn Darling, Clare Hill, Valerie Edwards Ladies Tuesday Pairs: Fernance with 36 and Ron Fernance with 12. High day December 28, 1pm, Saturday December 31, Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, Low tide, and Joan Griffiths. Congratulations S. O’Toole, R. Griffin def. S. Lusby, R. Quinlan * L, Pegs were thrown by Samantha Rasmussen with 1pm. month rise set rise set height (m) height (m) everyone. Lucky raffle winners were Jo Fletcher, PRima, B. Bryant, def. S. Taylor, G. Gorgeny * A. Mor- 82 and Eric Rudman 110. Estelle Crabb, Liza Morris, Kate Potter, Robyn Wick- rissey, K. Robinson def. J. Smith, L. Hodsdon * V. In Round 2 A Grade winners were Condong Jokers 1 T 0540 1929 1120 0145,1.27; 1340,1.53 0722,0.62; 2027,0.44 bold and Joan Griffiths. Monthly raffle was won by Moore, R. Curtis def. C. Martin, M. Dare * S. Hanlon, def Kirra Blues, B Grade were Courthouse Tigers def MONTHLY MARKETS 2 F 0540 1929 1215 0018 0241,1.27; 1432,1.41 0821,0.68; 2115,0.49 Marion Thompson. H. Ramsay def. J. Wilson E. Hunt * K. Figura, B. Makin Ozzie Ramseys’ Heroes and C Grade Courthouse 3 S 0540 1930 1308 0051 0336,1.30; 1530,1.31 0927,0.71; 2201,0.52 def. N. Wise, J. Hoffman. Moon Guppies def Chinderah Chuckers. Individual 1st Sat Brunswick Heads (02) 6628 4495 The Club now goes into recess and will resume 4 S 0540 1931 1400 0122 0430,1.34; 1630,1.25 1034,0.70; 2247,0.53 again on Tuesday 10 January 2012. Ladies Championship Winners Trophies in A Grade were Janell Norris with 33 and 1st Sun Byron Bay (02) 6680 9703 Condong Ladies Consistency Winner - Di Cunnington Bill Aitken with 174 being the most tons. The High 1st Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 4555 5 M 0540 1932 1452 0153 0520,1.41; 1730,1.23 1141,0.66; 2333,0.52 Tues 6/12/11 Mufti end of year Xmas breakup and ‘B’ Grade Fours Winner - L. Robins, D. Kendall, M. Scores were Loma Williams with 174 and Phil Whalan 6 T 0540 1932 1545 0226 0606,1.48; 1824,1.23 1238,0.59 1st Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 Presentation of Championship Trophies. Congrat- Gunton, R. Reiter with 171. The High Pegs were thrown by Jayne Ross 7 W 0540 1933 1638 0300 0649,1.56; 1913,1.25 0015,0.51; 1326,0.52 ulations to all the 2011 winners who are Singles ‘B’ Grade Triple Winners - F. Hewitt, K. Figura, L. with 113 and Brett Atkinson with the highest pos- Champion K Edmunds, R/up J Glasby. Pairs Cham- Rayward sible peg of 170. He is the first person to throw this 2nd Sat Kingscli 0406 724 323 8 T 0540 1934 1731 0337 0729,1.62; 1957,1.26 0056,0.51; 1408,0.45 pions P Flack, M Sweetnam, R/up M Hinde, J Glasby. ‘B’ Grade Pairs Winners - E. Simpson, M. Cooper in our Monday night competition. B Grade Most 2nd Sun The Channon (02) 6688 6433 9 F 0540 1935 1825 0418 0808,1.68; 2038,1.28 0134,0.50; 1447,0.40 Triples Champions J Glasby, P Flack, M Sweetnam, ‘B’ Grade Singles Winner- L. Wilson Tons were thrown by Katrina Purcell with 14 and 2nd Sun Chillingham 0437 041 023 10 S 0540 1935 1918 0504 0845,1.73; 2117,1.29 0213,0.49; 1525,0.35 Veteran Triples Winners - A. Plowright, F. Martin, Leon Giacopazzi with 34. High Scores were Leigh R/up M Hinde, R Thorley, K Edmunds. Fours Cham- 11 S 0541 1936 2009 0554 0922,1.77; 2157,1.29 0250,0.48; 1601,0.32 pions A Tonel, M Dobie, N Worthy, J Glasby, R/up E L,A. French Boorman with 162 and Michael Brown with 174. 2nd Sun Lennox Head (02) 6672 2874 Elvy, R Thorley, B Mullan, H Ross. Consistency Cham- Veteran Singles Winner - D. Cunnington High Pegs were Katrina Purcell with 123 and Leon 2nd Sun Coolangatta (07) 5533 8202 12 M 0541 1937 2056 0648 1000,1.78; 2237,1.30 0330,0.48; 1640,0.31 pion K Edmunds, R/up P Flack. Special mention to Indoor Pairs Winners - B. Gates, T. Dixon, Giacopazzi with 140. C Grade Most Tons were were 2nd Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 13 T 0541 1937 2141 0745 1041,1.78; 2319,1.30 0410,0.48; 1720,0.31 Diane Dawes this year, if there was a most improved Indoor Singles Winner - B. Gates Joanne Bulluss and Tracey Wright with 9 and Barry 14 W 0541 1938 2222 0844 1122,1.76 0454,0.50; 1801,0.31 award she would of won it hands down. Open Fours Winners - A. Ebsworth, M. Wright, S. Jones and Ben rogers both with 18. High Scores 3rd Sat Mullumbimby (02) 6684 3370 Hanlon, K. Thatcher 15 T 0542 1939 2300 0944 0005,1.31; 1205,1.71 0542,0.52; 1845,0.32 Kingscliff Men with 140 were Tracey Wright, Joanne Bulluss, Marie 3rd Sat Murwillumbah Cottage Markets The Club Presentation Night, held on Sunday De- Open Triple Winners - L, Hodsdon, B. Bradley, S. McKinnon and Carmel Hall. The men also threw 140 16 F 0542 1939 2337 1043 0055,1.32; 1252,1.64 0634,0.55; 1932,0.34 0417 759 777 cember 4. Congratulations to all the prize winners Hanlon and they were Barry Jones, Ben Rogers, Ray Riddle, 17 S 0542 1940 1144 0148,1.35; 1345,1.55 0732,0.57; 2022,0.36 Open Pairs Winners - A. Plowright, L, A, French Peter Campbell, Alan Rogers, Steve Read, Clive Mar- 3rd Sun Ballina (02) 6687 4328 and especially Bob Raeburn, Clubman of the Year 18 S 0543 1941 0013 1245 0245,1.40; 1445,1.46 0839,0.59; 2115,0.38 and Michael Turner the winner of the Artie Booth Open Singles Winner - L. Cuthbertson. tin, Mark Currran, Troy Bailey, Nigel Grafton, Mark 3rd Sun Nimbin (02) 6689 0000 Tweed Heads Men Farrell and Neville Luxton. High Pegs were Marie 19 M 0543 1941 0050 1347 0345,1.47; 1553,1.39 0952,0.57; 2211,0.39 Memorial trophy for the A Grade Singles. David 3rd Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 4555 from All About Travel presented Mary and Andy Social Results McKinnon with 82 and Barry Jones 113. In the club 20 T 0544 1942 0129 1452 0445,1.56; 1704,1.35 1109,0.51; 2308,0.40 Sun Dec 4: Green 1: Joan Lyon, Tony and Pam 3rd Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 Brown with the trip to Palm Cove. championships High Scores were thrown by Loma 21 W 0544 1942 0213 1559 0545,1.67; 1814,1.34 1220,0.42 Social Bowls Results: Tuesday 29th November Am- Govett, Ken Calvert; r/up: John and Marie Purcell, Williams with 171 and Bill Aitken with 160. High Pegs 3rd Sun Uki (02) 6679 5921 cal Open Pairs: Winners: P Crompton, T Abraham. Andrew and Wendy Wilson were thrown by Jenny Woods with 100 and Michael 22 T 0545 1943 0301 1706 0642,1.78; 1917,1.35 0005,0.39; 1325,0.31 Runners Up: B Raeburn, D Smith. Plate Winners: M Green 2: Stephanie and Peter Goldsmith, David Nel- Goodwin with 133. 4th Sat Kingscli 0406 724 323 23 F 0545 1943 0355 1811 0737,1.88; 2015,1.37 0100,0.38; 1422,0.22 & M Van Runt. Saturday 10th December: Highest son; r/up: Daisy and Mario Matteucci The Best and Fairest Award went to Janelle Norris 24 S 0546 1944 0454 1912 0830,1.94; 2110,1.38 0153,0.37; 1515,0.17 Tues Dec 6: Winners Men: Don Shoobert, Jack for A Grade and Marie McKinnon in B/C Grade. The 4th Sun Bangalow (02) 6687 1911 Winning Margin: F McNamara, J Julius, M James. 25 S 0546 1944 0557 2007 0920,1.97; 2200,1.39 0245,0.36; 1603,0.15 Second Highest Winning Margin: B Morrow, J Find- Barnes, Allen Jackson, Russell Luland; r/up: Ken Triers Award went to Alan Rogers and Mark Curran. 4th Sun (in 5 Sun month) Coolangatta lay, R McLeay. Lowest Winning Margin: H DeVries, J Withington, Norman Hoffman, John Craig, Kerry Woody’s High Peg Award went to Brett Atkinson (07) 5533 8202 26 M 0547 1944 0701 2055 1008,1.94; 2248,1.39 0335,0.38; 1649,0.17 Reardon, D Roughley. Woolacott for his 170. 4th Sun Murwillumbah 0422 565 168 27 T 0547 1945 0804 2137 1054,1.88; 2334,1.37 0425,0.41; 1733,0.22 Winners Ladies: Joan Wike, Maureen Blagbrough, GOLF Kingscliff Women 4th Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 28 W 0548 1945 0905 2215 1137,1.77 0513,0.46; 1815,0.29 Wednesday, Nov 9: Winners: D. Abraham, J. Bonett, Irene Muldoon, Eileen Hunt; r/up: Carolyn Davis, Chinderah Seniors Social Betty Graham, Beth Jacobson, Colleen Graver Results for 5/12/11 Stableford – Winner A grade Jim 29 T 0549 1946 1003 2249 0020,1.36; 1219,1.64 0600,0.52; 1855,0.37 B. Mirls; Runners-Up: A. Smith, B. Lane, R. Fuller. 5th Sun Nimbin (02) 6689 0000 Nov 16: Winners: D. Harris, A. Grraham, R. Clarke; Wed Dec 7: Random Rink Draw Green 1: Tony Mul- Robertson 41 points(c/back) new h/cap 5, R/up 30 F 0549 1946 1058 2321 0105,1.34; 1300,1.51 0648,0.59; 1934,0.44 Runners-Up: N. Parfitt, A.Shipway, D. James. doon, John Strachan on c/b; r/up: Eddie Vuik, Bill Howard Guest 41 points new h/cap 9. 5th Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 31 S 0550 1946 1151 2353 0151,1.34; 1342,1.38 0739.0.66; 2014,0.49 Nov 23: Winners: J. Siering, W. Butler, L. Willoughby; Hagen Winner B grade Geoff Lennon 42 points new h/cap Green 2: Don Shoobert, Terry Sullivan; r/up: Brian 16, R/up Lillian Charlton 41 points –= new h/cap 19. Times Eastern Daylight Saving Time. Time lags: Runners-Up: R. Clarke, B. Sheehy, M. Brown. WEEKLY FARMERS MARKETS Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Byron Bay: nil; Brunswick December 7: Winners: D. Hallett, W. Butler, M. Lin- Bitmead, Roger Graf Winner C grade Bob Meekings 43 points(c/back) Each Tue New Brighton (02)6684 5390 River Highway Bridge: high 30 min, low 1 hr; coln; Runners-Up: D. Jones, J. Siering, B. Jack. Green 3: Roy Barwick, John Heath; r/up: John Rear- new h/cap 22, R/up Paul Fisher 43 points new h/ Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: 3 hr 55 min; South Tweed don, Dennis Freeman cap 23. Each Wed 7-11am Mur’bah (02) 6684 7834 Chinderah: high 1 hr 30 min, low 2 hr; Terranora Inlet: high Wednesday AM Pairs: 1st D Russell & B Forbes. 2nd Fri Dec 9: Green 1: Gordon Wright, John Brabham, Ball rundown to 38 points (c/back). Hole-in-one 8th Each Thu 8-11am Byron Bay (02) 6687 1137 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high 2 hr 30 K McMahon & C Hawkins. Jim A. Smith; r/up: John LeBoeuf, Tom Wotton, Ian hole Paula Forster min, low 2 hr 50 min. Tides in bold indicate high tide of 8-11am Tweed Heads Ladies Irvine Christmas break until 9/1/2012 Ball comp each Mon Each Sat Bangalow (02) 6687 1137 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. Data courtesy Ladies Pairs: S. Asser, P, Southern def. S. Lusby, J. Green 2: Ramsay MacDonald, Sam Ramsay, George & Thurs. Each Sat 8am-1pm Uki (02) 6679 5438 of the National Tidal Centre. www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo December 15, 2011 19 Service Directory

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Robert Knowles Each week one of our service directory ABN 76787210310 businesses will spend 60 seconds [email protected] 60 with The Echo. They will have to think on their feet as we re the 0432 010 946 Seconds questions at them. Watch this space AH 07 5590 4085 each week to see who our next with The Echo 60 second business will be… LANDSCAPING & EXCAVATION Business name: Plumbjet Offi ce located: Terranora Owners: Nathan and Tristan Where do you travel to off er your service? Brisbane to Ballina Biggest challenge you have faced in Service off ered: Plumbing and gas What service do you off er that people business? Surviving the rst year TINY EARTHWOR Favourite colour? Both said blue may not be aware of? CCTV camera Why would people use Plumbjet? Philip Toovey 0409 799 909 Favourite food? Nathan: Pork; Tristan: Why is this service important for Honest job, honest price Roast ph/fax 02 6684 3208 you to be able to off er it? Shows the Thank you for spending 60 seconds Any Kids? 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Coast/Tweed meets rd Monday Noticeboard of each month in Secret Garden Room, South Tweed Sports Club,  Beachside market Minjungbal Drive, South Tweed. For Sofa so good on environment The Kingscli Lions beachside mar- info on community and interna- Cabarita Beach furniture de- kets which were due to be held on tional projects call Marie-Elise  signer Greg Lawson was one Christmas Eve have been resched-   or Carolyn   . happy man recently a er his uled as twilight markets beginning U3A sustainable sofa was exhibited at pm on Thursday, December , at a major Melbourne design in Marine Parade. The pro ts from U3A Twin Towns in recess from show. tomorrow and returns January . this market are to go towards help- Greg’s sofa, called ‘Atlantis’, ing the rehabilitation of Kingscli Anyone wishing to join can call  man Duncan Sawyer who became  . was exhibited to much interest a quadraplegic following a bicycle at the recent  Fringe Fur- accident. Friends of the Hound niture Design Exhibition as Fundraising sausage sizzle at part of the Melbourne Fringe Book sale Best Friends Pet SuperCentre in Festival. Murwillumbah Leukaemia and Machinery Drive, South Tweed The theme of the exhibi- Cancer Research Society is hold- on Sunday, December , from tion was ‘Dancing in the Dark: ing its bi-monthly second-hand am-pm. small solutions to big prob- book sale in the Undercroft of the lems’. Greg’s sofa is made from Anglican Church, Riverview Street, Library storage need all sustainable materials such on Friday, December , from Friends of Tweed Heads Library am-pm and Saturday, Dec , need storage space for books as bamboo plywood, natural until noon. accumulated by donations for our latex foam and an eco-wool/ annual book sale. An unneeded bamboo blend fabric. Xmas dances lockable, easily assessable dry Greg, of Green Room Con- Lions Club of Tweed Coast South garage would be ideal. All pro ts sulting, has been designing Cabarita Beach furniture designer Greg Lawson relaxes on his sustainable sofa recently exhib- from our book sale are spent on Christmas dance with Darryl furniture inspired by nature ited at Melbourne’s Fringe Furniture Design Exhibition. Honeyman’s Biggish Band at Burr- improving library facilities. Friends since his early twenties and was ingbar Hall, Saturday, December of Library meet th Wed of the thrilled to be part of an exhibi- accepted into the exhibition north coast and and then trav- sustainable design’. , .pm till late. Adults , month at .am at library to and is keen to make more fur- elled to London to work with a  e Atlantis sofa is his re- discuss recently reads books. New tion that celebrates the diverse children , tea, co ee and supper niture along the same sustain- number of architecutral  rms sponse to the growing need for included. members welcome. If you can help and unique talents of emerging Tumbulgum Hall, Saturday, call Rosalind on   . designers. able lines. as a designer where he said he furniture to be sustainable and December , at pm, oldtime and He said he was elated to be Greg grew up sur ng on the was ‘disheartened by the lack of well designed. new vogue dancing, door prizes, Banora Pt community Toastmasters convention to be The Gold Coast South-Twin eight weeks until March , each vivors. They paddle on the Tweed ra e, supper, music by Trilogy, Banora Point Community Centre held at Twin Towns in May , are Towns branch next general meet- Wednesday from .pm-.pm. River, Condong. For info call Robyn familes welcome. senior program has various groups urged to visit www.high-tevents. ing Sunday, January , at am To register call    or on   . available on Tuesday afternoons zoomshare.com. (DST) am (Qld) in the new Anzac   . Participation is free. Xmas cantata and all day Fridays. If you are Room, Twin Towns Services Club. Justices of the Peace St Cuthbert’s Church Choir will interested in card playing, Stretch Computers for seniors For info call John on   . Dragons Abreast Tweed Justices of the Peace return- present the cantata, ‘The Night of your Mind, Tai Chi, Mah Jong, Mt Warning Dragons Abreast aims ing on January  at Tweed City Miracles’, this Sunday, December scrapbooking, art, Scrabble, gentle Computer Association Tweed Se- Breast cancer to improve the quality of life of its and Centro on January . For info , at the church, cnr Florence/ exercise with weights call Lyn on niors meets on the third Wednes- The  YWCA Encore Program, members, who are breast cancer call Donna on   . Powell Streets, Tweed Heads be-   . The centre is on the day of each month at .am in an innovative and inspiring ap- survivors and their supporters. Also, JP witnessing at Red Monkey ginning at pm (DST). Afternoon corner of Leisure and Woodland the Seagulls Club. Get computer proach to recovery from breast Dragon Boat paddling with the Cafe, Kingscli , Tuesday and Thurs- tea provided, for info call Ann on Drives, Banora Point. advice and learn computer skills at cancer surgery, starts in Murwil- club provides a sense of purpose day am-midday, call Norman on   . your own pace in a friendly social Book club environment. All welcome. For info lumbah in February and runs for and support for breast cancer sur-   . call Noelene on    bh. Xmas carols Tweed Heads Friends of the Library Lions Club Park, Marine Parade, meet every fourth Wednesday Lifeball Kingscli , adjacent to Cudgen of the month in the library at Surf Club, on December  from .am. If you enjoy reading and Lifeball is an exercise sport similar pm-.pm (DST), a talented sharing ideas with others please to netball but played at walking line-up of various singers plus the come along and join in. Books pace by senior men and women. children from Cudgen, Kingscli are provided and lent out by the At Chinderah: sessions held every and St Anthony’s schools. Drinks library. For info call Beverly   Tuesday .am-.am at Tweed and food stalls.  or Rosalind   . Supersports Centre, Chinderah, for Murwillumbah churches and info call Jill    or George Tweed Valley College present Volunteers   . At Pottsville: men and women ‘Carols at the College’, this Sunday, NORTEC Volunteering’s Five Most players needed, sessions every December , at .pm. Gold Wanted positions this week: Potts- Thursday .am to .am at coin donation, family fun activi- ville, site assignor; Tweed Heads, Pottsville Community Hall, Coast ties. From pm-pm the ‘Road to food assistant, boating assistant; Road, Pottsville. For info call Ruth Bethlehem’ pageant will be held, Murwillumbah, administration as- netdaily   . plus jazz band and main program sistant; Tweed Heads South, artist. starts at pm with carol singing, For info call   . Low cost food  reworks  nale at .pm. Horse skills volunteers Low cost groceries. Finding it Bumper tough going? come and see us at Dance workshop Volunteers with horse skills or will- Elevation Care  Caloola Drive, A professional dance workshop for ing to learn to lead and exercise Tweed Heads, Monday, Tuesday people with or without disabilities horses are needed at Riding for and Thursday am to pm. Huge Christmas Edition will be held December  and  the Disabled, Tweed Valley Centre, variety and quality food. Bring your at Murwillumbah High School Murwillumbah. Riding sessions bags. For info call   . from .am-pm. Presented are held on Tuesday, Thursday and by Restless Dance Theatre from Saturday mornings during school End of life choices Adelaide. Tomorrow, December out Friday terms. Lots of jobs for willing work- , a masterclass is on o er to any ers. Make lots of friends and have For information about end of life dance teacher or participants, cost fun in a caring atmosphere. For choices workshops and meetings for both is , for info call Leanne info call Sylvia   . that will be held during the rest of on   . the year, call Elaine on   . December 23! Men’s a’cappella Museum Garden club Are you of the male variety, Murwillumbah and District Garden can sing and possess a sense Tweed River Regional Museum Club next meeting Monday, Janu- of comedy, then come and join (Tweed Heads) closed till Tuesday, BOOK YOUR ary , at the Jesse McMillan Hall, Men Wot Sing a’cappella singers. January . Wollumbin Street, Murwillumbah. We perform at various functions, New members welcome. AGM on weddings, corporate gigs, festivals, Nashos ADVERTISING Monday, February . and charities. Check us out on Tweed Valley Murwillumbah menwotsing.com.au or call Lou on branch meets the third Tuesday NOW! Red Cross   . of every month except January Tweed Heads Red Cross gift wrap- at our new location Murwillum- Booking deadline ping is being carried out at Tweed Toastmasters bah Sporties (bowling club), cnr City shopping centre every day until People interested in trying to es- Brisbane and Condong Streets, Wednesday December 21 Christmas, donation a gold coin. tablish a Toastmasters Club based Murwillumbah at am. We have near the NSW/Qld border, as well guest speakers, activities and Phone 6685 5222 or ZONTA as being members of the start-up welcome new members. For info email [email protected] ZONTA Club of Southern Gold committee working towards a call Peter on   . www.tweedecho.com.au he weed hire cho December ,  23 Backburner

An cho journalist overheard Leda’s Reg van Rij address one Uki Buttery of the company’s sta ers at last Saturday’s protest at Kings For- est. When the Leda employee Bazaar Market welcomed Reg at the site, Mr Last of the 70s style markets van Rij responded, ‘you’re not supposed to know me, mate’. Third Sunday of every month Some more proof Leda sta ’s orchestrated presence at last NEXT MARKET: weekend’s protest was anything Sunday 18 December, 8am–2pm but spontaneous. ■ ■ ■ ■ Lismore MP  omas George, who represents the Murwi- lumbah and surrounding rural villages, is in a spot of bother over his son Stuart’s pro teer- ing from coal-seam gas (CSG) Food, music, coffee, treasures, clothing, mining after it was revealed the Richmond Valley council- bric a brac, books, jewellery, plants, lor had taken a position with art & craft, second hand and more... mining company Metgasco as Maebh Hamilton, a year student at the Aetaomah School, plays at the recent summer fair and Live music playing: Local band a land administration o cer. open day held at the Steiner school on Kyogle Road south of Uki. Photo Howard Melder SPEAK EASY Opponents of CSG mining, guilty in Byron Local Court commerce. Cr Skinner replied, putting up a rescission motion which the company intends to last week and the matter will be ‘I never did’, but later quali ed in an attempt to stop ratepayer The Old Buttery Factory at historic Uki Village exploit on the Northern Rivers, heard in February. his denial, saying if he did it cash being spent on Murwil- say it’s a huge con ict of inter- ■ ■ ■ ■ had been a mistake. lumbah’s art gallery. But the ...Just a country drive away! est and have called for him to ■ ■ ■ ■ Info/stallholders phone 6679 5921, 0431 455 837 Things got a bit nasty as Cr -year-old deputy mayor has stand down from the council as Kevin Skinner told fellow As councillors approved a seen the error of his ways and he will have to deal with land- councillors on Tuesday about costly revamp of the Clarrie this week admitted his change owners to gain access for CSG his trip to Sydney to push alter- Hall Dam spillway, Cr Holdom of heart to council colleagues, mining exploration. At a recent native cop-shop sites. When he couldn’t help but have a dig at before voting to support the community meeting to discuss mentioned a site on the Tweed her colleagues who recently Margaret Olley Art Centre. the gas-mining issue, the Lis- Coast Road opposite the ru- voted against raising the dam His mate, gallery supporter more MP ducked protesters ral fire station, Cr Joan van wall. ‘ is project is like a gin Cr Warren Polglase, was later and questions on his son’s links Lieshout whispered something and tonic, it would go much heard to say ‘at last he has an and con ict. If his son doesn’t to Cr Skinner which caused the better with the raising of the appreciation of art. You can see it as an albatross around former mayor to erupt. ‘I am dam wall’. teach an old fossil [his nick- his neck, his dad certainly will not interested in your aside,’ ■ ■ ■ ■ name for Phil] new tricks’. No fees come the next election, with he told her. ‘It intimates I have A er councillors debated what ■ ■ ■ ■ hundreds of rural landowners a prior association with some- to do about deafening aircra After  years of reporting Best rates and farmers in his electorate body, that was so rude.’ Cr van noise blighting sections of the on Tweed Shire Council mat- dead against any mining explo- Lieshout later con rmed that shire, mayor Barry Longland ters, the weed aily ews Exotic currency on hand ration on their turf. her inaudible comment to Cr lightened the mood just before appears to have thrown in the ■ ■ ■ ■ Skinner referred to the owner councillors voted to have a towel, despite still publishing Special rates for Seniors Meanwhile, Mr George’s po- of the land, property devel- workshop on the issue. ‘We are both paid and free weeklies. litical colleague, the Nationals’ oper and former Kingscliff called to vote for a total ban on The paper’s former veteran International money transfers Richmond candidate at the last Chamber of Commerce presi- international passengers  ying Muwillumbah reporter Peter federal election, Alan Hunter, is dent Alan McIntosh, and went into the Gold Coast airport,’ Caton  nished up last week af- available being pursued by Byron Shire something like, ‘we all know joked the mayor. ter the daily was downgraded Council for illegal construc- who owns that site’. ■ ■ ■ ■ to a Saturday-only newspaper, tion at his Myocum property ■ ■ ■ ■ Formerly a self-professed with some website coverage. 9am-5pm Mon-Fri near Mullumbimby. Mr Hunter,  en it was a case of ‘yes you and proud philistine, Cr Phil However, it appears he has not who is also the Nationals’ cur- did, no I didn’t’ a er Cr Dot Youngblutt has learnt to ap- been replaced on his coun- 07 5536 8217 rent chairman of the Richmond Holdom asked Cr Skinner if he preciate the  ner things in the cil round and the cho hack electorate, is alleged to have had, minutes earlier, suggested shire since becoming a coun- was the only reporter at Tues- Beachcomber Arcade, placed  shipping containers the delegation to the police cillor. When newly elected day’s council meeting and last on his property joined together minister also represented the four years ago, Cr Youngblutt  ursday’s community access 122 Grif th Street, Coolangatta to form a storage facility. 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