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THE TWEED SHIRE Volume 1 #38 CHECK OUT THE Thursday, May 28, 2009 Advertising and news enquiries: Phone: (02) 6672 2280 SERVICE Fax: (02) 6672 4933 [email protected] DIRECTORY [email protected] PAGES 21-22 www.tweedecho.com.au LOCAL & INDEPENDENT Councillors fear state planning panels

Ken Sapwell cerns and would be supporting a protest vote ‘The panels will have three state govern- Cr Miller says the decision to establish only against the changes when he attended the Lo- ment appointed members, including the chair- five JRPPs for the metropolitan and coastal cal Government Association’s annual confer- person, and only two appointed by the local regions will affect community input into lo- Tweed Shire councillors on both sides of the ence next week with Cr Polglase and Mayor council where the development is located, cal decisions. fence have joined a growing chorus of protest Joan van Lieshout. meaning residents have a minority voice in ‘Communities in regional areas will be forced against the government’s controversial decision Association president Genia McCaffery says the decisions. to travel long distances to attend the Panel meet- to transfer their planning powers to a govern- the panels will leave residents out of major ‘Councils do a great job administering a ings while the 43 local councils west of the di- ment-controlled panel next month. planning decisions and are likely to make the complex DA process and understanding local vide will have no say about large developments Deputy Mayor Barry Longland and former planning system more costly, time consuming concerns, and so should have the final say on in their area. mayor Warren Polglase say the radical change and confusing. developments in their local areas.’ ‘This goes against what local government will sideline councillors from the decision-mak- ‘It’s difficult to see what benefits these panels President of the Shires Association, Cr Bruce stands for, so we simply can’t support it. ing process involving large and controversial will bring to the development process. Miller, says JRPPs will make the planning proc- ‘We urge the Minister to reconsider the need developments and put it in the hands of un- ‘The panels will cost an extra $3.5million per ess more time consuming. to introduce JRPPs, and keep local planning elected representatives. year in sitting fees and travel expenses alone – ‘Also, transparency is undermined because controls where they belong – in the hands of Planning Minister Kristina Kenneally has which will have to come from already-stretched panel members will be open to political pres- local councils and their communities,’ he said. given the council less than two weeks to find council budgets, or added to development ap- sure, just like local councillors, but without the two suitable people to appoint to one of the plication fees. need to front up at election time. ■ See Editorial, page 6 government’s so-called Joint Regional Planning Panels (JRPPs) that will be dominated by three government appointed members. The council was told last Friday it has until next Tuesday (June 2) to seek nominations from community members whose skills meet wide-ranging guidelines so two can be chosen by councillors at a special meeting two days later. As a result, Tweed Shire Council yesterday (Wednesday) announced that an extraordi- nary meeting would be held next Thursday, June 4, at 4.30pm to consider the makeup of the local panel. The local appointees will serve on a five-person panel which will make recommendations to Ms Kenneally about infrastructure and ‘eco- tourist’ projects worth more than $5 million and residential and commercial development worth Breaking the boredom more than $10 million. Chief planner Vince Connell said the council of a rain-soaked week, was now calling for people ‘with appropriate Murwillumbah girl Shelby expertise to determine development proposals Gilbert, 12, ventured out of regional significance’ to nominate to serve last Thursday to explore terms of up to three years in a paid position on familiar ground, albeit the panel. Cr Polglase says the panels will undermine underneath her kayak, the council’s role, with appointees unac- after torrential rain in- countable to the electorate deciding the fu- undated parts of Mur- ture of the shire. willumbah and the town’s ‘People objecting to the Repco rally should be historic showground. turning their attention to the government because it may well be making the decision under Water, water everywhere… Photo Luis Feliu this new arrangement,’ he said. Cr Longland said he shared similar con-

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Noticeboard stall will start at 9am and lunch cent) at 6pm. Meet others with will be served from noon till Lupus (SLE) and Sjogren’s in an Cycling skills 1.30pm. Donations of cash, informal and social atmosphere. Polglase backs Cudgen rezoning Tweed Shire Council in conjunc- produce, cakes, pickles and Some information on hand Ken Sapwell ment with then sitting coun- it was up to the council, or tion with Austcycle Training jams, craft work or any saleable from the Lupus Association. cillor Lynne Beck and her more likely, the state gov- offers training in cycling skills. goods gratefully accepted and Contact Kelly on 02 6676 2646 Free courses for two-to-three Former Mayor Warren two sisters, promising to pay ernment, to decide. may be left at the post office or or email [email protected] hours in the mornings in Polglase has taken up the them an extra $5 million if His motion seeks to remove with Joy Armour, or brought in for more information. Kingscliff on Monday, June 1 cudgels for a developer plan- the land is rezoned before farmland protection from the on the day. U3A (to register call Liz on 02 6674 ning a second shot at rezon- November this year. Cudgen land and rezone it for Walking group Tweed Coast U3A next forum at 9515), Pottsville on Wednesday, ing prime agricultural land However, the deal failed ‘mixed residential, commer- Murwillumbah On The Move 2pm on Friday, June 5, at King- June 3 (call Pam 02 6676 4555), at Cudgen for a supermar- to come to fruition and the cial, community and emer- walking group meets at scliff Uniting Church Hall. Guest Murwillumbah, Thursday, June ket, up to 200 homes and a mortgage documents were gency use’. information centre carpark speaker is Trudy Collins from 4 (call Dianne on 02 6670 2783), the Far North Coast Respite and fire station. discharged last January. He said other projects and Banora Point, Friday, June 5 at 7.20 am (winter start time In a notice of motion to The company’s first rezon- which landowners wanted from June 3), Wednesdays and Carelink Centre. Advice sheets (call Michael on 07 5587 9013. will be handed out with info on be considered at tonight’s ing bid came unstuck when included in the council’s LEP Bring your own bike. Saturdays. Enjoyable walks (May 28) council meeting, the council was sacked in dis- review were a push by Gales around town. Everyone wel- how to access assistance avail- Learn computers Cr Polglase asks staff to pre- grace in 2005 before it could Holdings for a town centre at come. Phone (02) 6672 1660. able for older people and carers. Computer Association Tweed pare a report ‘on the process consider the application, with Chinderah, Boyds Bay Gar- Family Centre Afternoon tea, donation $2. Seniors meets at 10.30am on required to allow land owned the administrators subse- den World’s bid to rezone its The Family Centre is taking Food giveaway the third Wednesday of each quently appointed to run the site for industrial and bulky bookings now for courses Bread giveaway now being by the Kingscliff Land Com- month at Seagulls. Learn com- held outside the iBar near the running at Tweed Heads South. pany [KLC] to be developed.’ council rejecting it outright. goods and Heritage Pacific’s puter skills from other seniors. traffic lights, under the canopy. Book early on (07) 5524 8711. The company, which has The land, which once grew plans for a mixed retail, in- Joining days are on the second Grocery donations needed. Call ‘DadSkills’ fortnightly sessions not yet lodged a new rezon- small crops and has sweep- dustrial, commercial and Thursday of each month. Call Terri on 0414 376057. for fathers, join anytime, Tues- ing application, attracted na- ing ocean views and frontage residential development west June 02 6676 3131 (Mon-Fri Healthy habits days fortnightly, next sessions tional media attention when to Cudgen Creek, has been of Pottsville. 9-5). All Welcome. Healthy Habits workshop, June 2, 16, 30 5pm-7.30pm. it paid $4.5 million for the classified by the State gov- No one from KLC, which Family history Cabarita Beach, Sunday, June Tweed Family History and Herit- ‘ParentSpace: birth to three land in a joint venture deal ernment as farmland of state comprises a group of inves- 7, 10am. These workshops are with supermarket giant Coles significance under the North tors including Melbourne- age Association will hold its years’ Wednesdays fortnightly free and designed to give peo- Myer in November 2004. Coast regional plan. based WRF Securities, could monthly meeting Tuesday, June 10am-11.30am, next session ple the tools of self healing and 2, in Sth Tweed Sports Club, May 27. ‘Behaviour: under- determination to get off pain The deal raised eyebrows Cr Polglase said it was be contacted for comment. Minjungbal Drive at 1.30pm. For standing and responding’, killers, to learn how to breathe after mortgage documents one of four major projects Coles-Myer maintains that info call Noelene 07 5599 8939. parenting information shared well. For info call Dinah Morgan revealed that KLC entered he was putting forward on its relationship with KLC is at Landcare gem in a friendly atmosphere. ‘Par- on 02 6676 3136. into a conditional arrange- behalf of land owners and ‘arms length.’ Friends of Wollumbin Landcare ents and Prams Walking Group’ Mental health are restoring native bushland Wednesdays 9.45am-11.15 am. Tweed Valley Mental Health Car- along the Tweed river (Kyogle Kingscliff and Rainbow Bay ers Network is a support group Aboriginality Road, two kms south of Byan- locations. ‘Walking the Blues for families of people with men- gum Bridge, Uki). Meet opp. Away’ Friday, May 29 all day. tal illness, offering friendship celebrated Boulder Close, Byangum 8am to Lupus support and sharing experiences and Celebrating 42 years since noon, Saturday, June 6. For info Lupus and Sjogren’s syndrome information. The group meets Aboriginal people were rec- call 02 6679 5879. Gold Coast-Tweed Support on the first and third Mondays ognised as citizens in the May Winter appeal Group meeting will be held in each month at the Tweed 26, 1967, national referen- on Friday, June 5, in the Alan The Uki Red Cross Winter Ap- Heads Library, Brett Street (no dum was Tweed Valley man Millard Room, Tweed Hospital, public holidays). Inquiries (07) peal 2009 will be held in Uki Maulleing, a family member Florence Street (opp. Ivory Cres- 5524 4556. Hall on Friday, June 5. A street of the Ngarakwal-Nganduwal Aboriginal moiety of the Tweed, who entertained townsfolk with his yidaki (did- jeridu) near the New Leaf cafe in downtown Murwillumbah on Tuesday. Maulleing said he wanted to remind people of his family ancestors’ struggle to keep their lore and song lines and to acknowledge ‘the deception, cruelty and displacement of the past in order to move forward together in fairness, respect and truth’. Photo Luis Feliu.

2 May 28, 2009 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au Rally chief apologises to scientist Luis Feliu in the community have faith in location to ensure they did not our integrity.’ stray onto the road. A false claim by world rally or- Mr Connelly excused the Mr Connelly said all their ganisers that their consulting mistake as ‘human error’ due to reports would be lodged with environmental scientist could the large volume of reports and Tweed and Kyogle councils as find ‘no reason on ecological media releases issued on the part of their development appli- grounds’ for the rally not to pro- event to date and denied they cation in June. The reports are ceed through the Tweed in Sep- were ‘trying to spin his words’. available on their website www. tember has backfired, with the ‘We offer to prepare the me- rallyaustralia.com/reports. Our Loss Your Gain – 11 Wooyung Road rally chief forced to apologise. dia releases (for the consul- Meanwhile, anti-rally activ- ✔ 14.65 hectares of flat and undulating ✔ Just 4.5 km to the beach and 1.5km to Last Sunday week, organisers tants), subject to their approval ists say they have no faith in land suitable for running cattle or the Pacific Motorway. A short 15 mins released the eagerly-awaited re- and they generally come back rally organisers to give out ac- horses with established shade trees. to Byron Bay, 20 mins to Tweed Heads port on the rally’s ecological im- with track changes. Dr Phillips curate information. ✔ Bountiful water supply with running Auction 11am onsite June 20th if not pact by consultant Dr Stephen I approve this rally because peo- had changed a number of his No Rally Group president creek, bores and dam. sold prior. Phillips (pictured) as well as ple would see it as spin’. answers, they were a lot longer Michael McNamara said this ✔ 3 bedroom home with ensuite off large Contact Bruce Flynn 0402 427 604 main, two living areas, polished timber Elders Murwillumbah in conj. with Elders an accompanying press release He said the initial press release and more scientific, but we ac- was a result of organisers’ mis- floorboards throughout. Cabarita Beach. saying the report ‘concludes had misrepresented him and he cepted those changes. Unfortu- quoting Dr Phillips last week as ✔ Triple garage + 24 x 12m steel shed for Internet ID: there are no reasons the event felt the release had damaged the nately when it was sent out the well as several claims by rally machinery or storage. NSW5627526 should not proceed on ecologi- integrity of his Murwillumbah- wrong one was sent. organisers of support or in- ✔ Rural lifestyle close to the beach! 02 6672 2698. Murwillumbah cal grounds’. based company Biolink and his ‘We weren’t trying to spin his volvement by local wildlife car- But organising committee staff who had worked on the words. It’s a lay person’s inter- ers or Landcare groups which chairman Gary Connelly was project. pretation of his report. We have were later refuted. DOWN TO EARTH forced to apologise on regional ‘I told them they’re waving a to ask “how can we put into Protest rally today ABC radio two days later saying one sentence and put on one red flag to a bull if they continue The group has organised a an embarrassing human error page what his (400 page) report going along with this spin, say- protest ‘rally against the rally’ led to the mistake in which the says?”,’ Mr Connelly said. ing “if you thought you had a today (Thursday) through Mu- LIVING respected scientist was misquot- Dr Phillips said the report WHAT’S NEW FOR BABY fight before, now it’ll be an even willumbah’s CBD to the council ed. He said the wrong release tried to ascertain the risk the bigger fight”’. chambers, starting at 2pm from LAVERA NEUTRAL BABY KINDER was accidentally issued after Dr event posed to threatened spe- UÊ, Ê," Ê* ,1 -ÊÊÊÊUÊ "Ê*, - ,6/6 - Dr Phillips went live on radio Knox Park. Phillips had made changes to a last week to defend his report, cies as required by legislation. UÊ£ää¯Ê*1, Ê6 Ê"]Ê /6 Ê* /Ê /- Police yesterday said they UÊ",Ê/ Ê "-/Ê- -/6 Ê"Ê- -Ê draft version. saying the rally organisers’ press Dr Phillips recommended would monitor the protest UÊ"-]Ê"/" -ÊEÊ * ,Ê , The new press release, now release was ‘not what our report the rally organisers implement march, despite assurances by SMART BABY BOTTLES available on the rally website, says at all’. a koala plan of management organisers that it would be UÊ, Ê"Ê -* "Ê says the reports ‘generally con- ‘They sent me the press re- plus other measures to elimi- peaceful. MAKE U WELL NATURAL SOOTHERS clude that any impacts arising lease for me to comment on and nate or minimise impact on Tweed/Byron Local Area UÊ*°6° ]Ê -* "ÊÊ, from the rally are unlikely to flora and fauna and organisers I edited it extensively because I Command chief, Superintend- be significant in terms of both was unhappy with it. I sent it had agreed. ent Michael Kenny, said police Federal and State government back, but my amendments did He said that before the rally ORGANIC FRUIT AND VEG MARKET had been tasked with moni- TUES FROM 9AM. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL GROWERS! assessment criteria’. cars raced along the route, rally not make it through and now toring the protest to ‘ensure Dr Phillips told the The Echo officials’ cars with sirens and PSYCHIC NELLE IN STORE all hell has broken loose.’. the participants do not pose SAT FROM 9AM. BOOK NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT. this week his phone ‘went off’ lights flashing and at least two He said many people had a safety hazard or behave in a last week after people saw the helicopter passes would create warned him not to take the rally disorderly manner’. 1/98 Marine Parade, Kingscliff 02 6674 8811 initial press release in the media job while others urged him to ‘a great bloody hullabaloo’ that in which he appeared to be giv- do it because he and his staff would have a side effect of scar- ing the rally the all clear. ‘cared as well’. ing most birds and mammals Speaking from Far North ‘It’s a two-edged sword. We out of the area. Queensland where is conduct- had to remove any personal For koalas along the route, St Joseph’s College ing a research and mapping opinions on what we might he recommended measures project on the rare tree kanga- think of car rallies generally and such as temporary fencing be Banora Point roo, Dr Phillips said it was ‘silly make sure we did a bloody good erected as well as ‘guardians’ be to ask someone like me whether job. I got angry because people allocated to each known koala ON Garrett notes local concerns over rally Federal Environ- ment Minister Peter SHOW! Garrett has acknowledged Tweed resi- Rescheduled dents’ concerns over the planned running of the controversial Friday world rally through Tweed and Kyogle shires in September. June 5 Mr Garrett visited the Tweed last year Experience the College in action (see picture) to add the Green Cauldron 3:45 — 5:00 pm open facilities tours to the National Landscapes program 5:00 — 6:00 pm sausage sizzle (the Green Cauldron comprises the Mt 6:00 — 8:30 pm Talent Quest – Warning caldera the matter, hoped that the Cauldron has a set of world a performing arts spectacular region and its world-heritage- responsible authorities would class natural and cultural listed national parks). He told bear the environmental tourism experiences, we want The Echo through a spokes- significance of the region in to encourage a sustainable Enrolments to be received by man that he hoped the mind in planning and execut- tourism industry based on environmental significance of ing the event’. exceptional nature-based Tuesday, June 9, 2009 the area would be considered The spokesman said the experiences. by the NSW government and National Landscapes model ‘Work is beginning to de- 2 Doyle Drive councils when dealing with had no regulatory effect and velop a tourism Master Plan the proposal. that ‘any developments in the for Australia’s Green Caul- Banora Point NSW 2486 Mr Garrett, the spokes- region need to comply with dron, to provide the structure PHONE Mrs Bissell, Enrolment Secretary man said, ‘appreciates local existing State and Federal plan- for tourism planning and to concerns’ about the proposed ning and environment laws’. ensure that developments (07) 5524 9002 event and that ‘while he had ‘National Landscapes rec- and activities are environ- no current regulatory role in ognises that Australia’s Green mentally sustainable.’ www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo May 28, 2009 3 Local News

Fishing contest tailor-made for charity Schools funded Fifteen Tweed schools will re- Luis Feliu ceive almost $1.5 million for minor infrastructure and re- One of Australia’s richest char- furbishment projects under a ity fishing contests, Cabarita’s federal funding program. annual Lions Greenback Tailor MULLUM HIRE is a party hire specialist, servicing the entire Richmond MP Justine El- Fishing Competition, has lured Northern Rivers area from Tweed to Grafton to Tenterﬁeld. liot this week announced the up to 900 entrants for its 25th funding as part of a $1.3 billion We can supply marquees from 15-240m2, for wedding, anniversary competition to be National School Pride (NSP) parties, corporate events and special occasions. held on the Queen’s Birthday program, saying it will deliver We offer competitive rates and free onsite inspections. weekend of June 6-7. much needed funds for school We have chairs, tables, PA systems, light shows, cutlery Anglers from up and down infrastructure projects and glassware and helium balloons. the coast are set to converge on support jobs. We hire a large range of catering equipment including mobile the coastal village to test their Ms Elliot said the NSP pro- coolrooms, bain maries, spit bbqs, urns and many other other items. fishing prowess and compete gram was one of three elements for a share of the $25,000 up of the Rudd Government’s We have a large range of coloured napkins, bamboo plates, cane for grabs in prizes and goods in $14.7 billion Building the Edu- ﬁbre plates,timber cutlery and biodegradable plastic cups. the popular competition which cation Revolution (BER). had its humble beginnings at Let us help you make your day and night! Tweed schools that secured the local post office in 1985. 73 Station Street, Mullumbimby. 02 6684 3003 funding in round two of The following year the contest was held at the local pub with the program are: Aetaomah an improved number of entries School, Terragon ($50,000), )RUWKHODWHVWLQ%OLQG'HVLJQ Peter Watts, last year’s winner. at 56, but for those first two Banora Point High School 6XQ&RQWURO6\VWHPV years, no tailor were caught. who return the following weighed only 400g and was the ($200,000), Bilambil Public Then in 1987 the weigh-in year,’ he said. only one for the day. We should School ($150,000), Caldera was held at the bowls club with ‘It is great for the town and get some weighing three to four School, Tweed Heads South the first tailor caught, a 1.8kg great for our local emergency kilos this year, the competition ($50,000), Carool Public 6816&5((152//%/,1'6 beauty landed by Eric Manton. services who we donate all of has no boundaries so if you School ($50,000), Centaur 7,0%(59(1(7,$16 Public School, Banora Point 3/$17$7,216+877(56 The following year, the contest the proceeds to.’ think you can get a big tailor 520$1%/,1'6 went back to the hotel, where it The grand prize is in the out in whoop-whoop they if ($200,000), Chillingham Pub- 3$1(/*/,'(6 is still held on the grounds be- biggest tailor category where you can get it back here by 9am lic School ($50,000), Crab- &857$,16 +$5':$5( tween the hotel and surf club. hooking this fish can make an Sunday, go and catch it.’ bes Creek Public School 6+2-,'2256 6&5((16 ($50,000), Crystal Creek Pub- Organising committee chair- angler $1,500 richer and win Entry is $25 for adults and 9LVLWRXU6KRZURRPDW man Bevan Wise said some of them $500 worth of white $15 for children. For more info lic School ($75,000), Dun- &HQWHQQLDO&LUFXLW%\URQ%D\ the ‘old vets’ who competed in goods. The second biggest tai- call Mr Wise on 6676 3111. gay Public School ($75,000), RUFDOOIRUDQREOLJDWLRQIUHH the inaugural contest were still lor is worth $1,000 and $500 The Cabarita Beach Surf Life Fingal Head Public School 0($685( 4827( signing up to enter this year. worth of white goods. Saving Club and the Tweed ($75,000), Mount St Patrick &DOO ‘People come from as far ‘We’ve had a tailor weight in Volunteer Rescue Association College ($200,000), Murwil- as Moree, Bundaberg and at 6.39kg, which was caught in benefit from the contest which lumbah South Infants School Goondawindi to compete. 2000 - and that’s what every- drew almost 1,000 entrants last ($50,000), Sathya Sai Pri- Some people come every one is going to try and beat,’ year. Registration is at 12pm on mary School, Murwillumbah year and each time they come Bevan said. the Saturday and weigh-in at ($75,000) and Stokers Siding '(6,*1('%/,1'66,/(17*/,669(5(62/%$

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Tweed’s tourist centre history unfolds Salvage bid for harbour makeover Tweed Shire Council will make application it could undertake Ken Sapwell the council to the Department a renewed bid for federal fund- a range of works in a scaled- of Works following a govern- ing to help salvage plans for down revamp. They include Tweed Shire Council has be- ment undertaking to build two a major overhaul of the Jack new stormwater pipes and gun work on a new $650,000 border gateway information Evans Boat Harbour despite levelling of the pot-holed gateway tourist information centres at Tweed Heads and missing out on a $10.6 million former Border caravan park, centre, next door to an adult Albury. infrastructure grant last week. revetment works along the bar that was once a purpose- Both centres were built in The shock failure of the north edge of the harbour, built drive-through tourist in- 1972 with the Tweed Heads council’s application has an amenities and kiosk block formation centre. building operating successfully left just $3.6 million in the and creation of a sandy beach Why the council lost owner- until September 1989 when the upcoming budget to under- in front of the Twin Towns ship of the prime site and how department suddenly decided take what was to be a $14.35 Services Club. the once busy tourist infor- to lease the building to com- million make-over, forcing Among works axed from the mation centre was allowed to mercial operators and ordered planners to drastically reduce original plan launched amid morph into the glitzy ‘i’ bar is council and lessees out. the scale of works. undiluted optimism a month partly revealed in a potted-his- Later, the government hand- But council’s corporate ago are the timber walkways tory compiled by council staff. ed back control of the Albury services chief, Troy Green, said and beach deck and a beach Details of the sorry saga were centre to the local council but he was confident the project terrace of concrete steps into released in a bid to head-off told the Tweed in 1996 it would Why the funds are needed: Tweed Heads resident Kevin Tasker would meet the criteria for a $2 the harbour south of the club inevitable questions about why have to cough up $200,000 took this photo of last weekend’s beach erosion on the Bay million grant from the govern- Save the Jack Evans Boat the council was acquiring more for the same privilege, but the Street side of the Jack Evans Boat Harbour park caused by wild ment’s $650 million Jobs Fund Harbour committee spokes- precious parkland to replicate council was unable to agree to weather and the tidal surge. coming on line on July 1. person Stephanie Deane what they had next door as long the contract conditions. former long-serving mayor first step in a planned revitalisa- Mr Green said he was says she’s disappointed that ago as 1972. The following year the gov- Max Boyd, who worked in the tion of the ailing Tweed Heads surprised but undeterred the redevelopment budget It reveals a tale of two cities – ernment took the shock step centre from 1970 to 1988. central business district that by advice from local Federal had been cut by two thirds, Albury and Tweed Heads – with of publicly auctioning the As a result of the debacle, also includes a major overhaul Member, Justine Elliot, that but it provided a chance to Albury coming out the winner land and the building, but the Tweed Tourism was left with- of the Jack Evans Boat Harbour the council’s application for re-evaluate some of the more and Tweed Heads the big-time council’s $200,000 bid failed out a home to call its own when foreshores and a possible devel- the $10.6 million infrastruc- over-the-top aspects of the loser in a classic example of to regain their former tour- the building’s new owner leased opment of part of Bay Street. ture grant did not meet all the redevelopment. government double-standards ism headquarters which was it out, first as a restaurant and But the council’s announce- criteria. ‘It’s time the council went which has deprived the town of knocked down to a local resi- later as the ‘i’ bar which features ment of the go-ahead to the ‘We are not giving up. We back to the drawing board to a proper information centre for dent for just $295,000. signage similar to the familiar centre last week came just hours need this work to be done look at some of the more ex- the past seven years. The council version notes the ‘i’ logo at tourist information after Federal MP Justine Elliot because it would not only pensive parts of the projects It also details a lost oppor- government’s different treat- centres in NSW. admitted that the council had create an economic stimulus in which many in the communi- tunity for the council to re- ment of Albury and Tweed The report says in recent missed out on a crucial govern- an area that needs it but would ty believe are non-essential,’ claim the building 10 years Heads, but does not try to ex- years Tweed Tourism has oper- ment grant needed to undertake have environmental benefits she said. ago at a price much cheaper plain the discrepancies. ated out of several locations in the harbour redevelopment. by improving water quality in She said she was unper- than it is now paying for its But former councillors re- Tweed Heads, including its cur- The new centre will include the harbour,’ he said. turbed about the loss of the replacement. member that it occurred against rent location in the Twin Towns an information service area, ad- Chief engineer Patrick timber walkways and decking According to the council’s the backdrop of a long-running resort building. ministration section, public toi- Knight, in a report to today’s which was likely to become synopsis, the site on which the feud between the then National It says the new information lets, a plaza and a grassed area (Thursday) council meeting, as an expensive liability as the bar now operates in Chris Cun- Party member of the Coalition centre should open for business linking to the Jack Evans Boat says if the council is suc- walkway at Rainbow Bay which ningham Park was donated by government, Don Beck, and in September this year as the Harbour redevelopment. cessful in its $2 million grant was now being dismantled.

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www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo May 28, 2009 5 Comment Spin doctors lose touch with reality es, Gerard and Andrew pable of such stupidity. radiating re-electability. Rudd not commit to outlawing tor- and Piers and Paul One answer, of course, is that himself boasts an approval rat- ture, but of course, hand on Y and Uncle Tom Cob- a depressing number of them ing whose longevity is the stuff heart, it would never use it. Volume 1 #38 May 28, 2009 bley and all, Kevin Rudd and were recruited from the ranks of legend. Asked to explain it, George W Bush made that Wayne Swan did look silly of the New South Wales ALP one letter writer used a single perfectly clear: ‘America when they were unwilling to mafia, and have simply failed word: ‘Integrity’. It is a word does not torture,’ he insisted The Panel spell out the predicted deficit to assimilate. For many years whose meaning was forgotten over and over again. The state government continues its push to take planning and debt last week. now promoting the Macqua- many years ago by the Sydney Long before the end of his powers out of the hands of local government. More and more You’re all perfectly right; it rie Street gang has called for mob, but it is one Rudd can ill regime and the concrete evi- would have been far more sen- a pretty blunt approach. After afford to lose. dence that has emerged since, it seems to regard local government as an embarrassing sible to have said it clearly: One all, the product has been fester- It’s time, as they say, that it was clear that America did obstacle to its own ambitions – which often coincide with the Hundred and Eighty Eight Bil- ing on the shelves for at least he took a good look at some use extreme measures to ob- ambitions of its developer mates – and would rather do away lion Dollars, or Three Hundred a term and a half, and is now of his loyal retainers. This tain information from pris- with it altogether. and Fifteen Billion Dollars, or long past its use-by date. week’s shemozzle was a pass- oners. They were frequently The latest move to divorce councils from planning reality is whatever the agreed amount ‘rendered’ to other countries the establishment of Joint Regional Planning Panels (JRPPs) by was, is, or will be. Not to do so The media must be schmoozed and which routinely practised July 1. Background is available under www.planning.nsw.gov. appeared evasive and distract- torture, but when that proved au/planning_reforms/index.asp. Tweed Shire Council’s planning ed attention from the message threatened in an effort to produce impractical Americans were department has put out the call this week for local members they were trying to get across images that will not make the voters perfectly willing to line up to be selected for the panel. This does not mean the planners to the public. actually puke. for the job. necessarily support the move, they are merely doing the bidding But was it really such a big Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib of the planning minister Kristina Keneally. It really matters little to deal? After all, it could hardly prison was, of course notori- their professional lives who gives the directions. To us, however, be called dissembling; not only by Mungo MacCallum ous, but it became increasingly it means the councillors we elected have less say over what gets were the figures used promi- known that similar acts were developed in our shire. Is this democracy? nently more than once in the Thus every campaign con- ing shower. But in these days taking place in Guantanamo The Local Government and Shires Association of NSW is budget papers, they were also sists largely of trying to per- of climate change worse may Bay, including what has since opposing the establishment of JRPPs, which will determine paraded ad nauseam by the suade the public to take yet be around the corner – unless been named ‘waterboard- most developments over $10 million as well as community opposition and the commenta- another bite of a shit sandwich. precautions are taken. ing’. But this wasn’t torture; it infrastructure and so-called ‘ecotourism’ developments over $5 tors. If it was supposed to be Since even the good citizens couldn’t be because America million. That pretty much takes care of the major developments a coverup it was a remarkably of the premier state are now The good news for the week does not torture. which would draw the most community angst and upon which ineffective one. finding this a distasteful pros- was that Australia has signed And this bland sophistry was we would expect our elected representatives to have decision- It is also possible, as some pect, every possible distraction the United Nations Optional quite enough to satisfy How- making powers. of the more conspiratorial must be employed: it’s all about Protocol to the Convention ard. The Australian Mamdouh According to Local Government Association president Cr Genia pundits have suggested, that the balloons and streamers, Against Torture. In other Habib had been rendered to McCaffery, the panels will cost an extra $3.5 million per year in the Prime Minister and trea- never about the actual dish. words, we are against it. Egypt, and David Hicks was sitting fees and travel expenses alone, which will have to come surer were trying to avoid an In addition the media must be This will probably come as in Guantanamo Bay, both re- from already-stretched council budgets, or be added to develop- explicit television grab that schmoozed and threatened to no surprise to most Austra- ceiving the very best of treat- ment application fees. ‘The panels will have three state govern- could be used as a coalition within an inch of their collec- lians, who would never have ment; he had been assured of ment appointed members, including the chairperson, and only election ad. But if this was in- tive lives in an effort to produce entertained the idea that we that personally. And his attor- two appointed by the local council where the development is deed the case, again the tactic images that will not make the would condone such deliber- ney-general, Phillip Ruddock, located, meaning residents have a minority voice in the decisions,’ was an abject failure. As Sun- voters actually puke. ate and calculated use of pain said that the worst that could Cr McCaffery said. Obviously the Minister is going to appoint day’s Insiders program dem- Control must be ruthless and cruelty, even against our happen to them was sleep de- members whose views most accord with her philosophy, which is onstrated, you could knock and absolute; what information most vicious antagonists. But privation, and that was hardly not necessarily that of the local community. There is no guaran- up an even more devastating is eventually allowed into the the sad fact is that until very torture; why, on long flights he tee, either, that the regionally-appointed members will suit the ad using the evasions than us- public domain must be edited, recently we had a government underwent it himself, even in aspirations of Tweed Shire. ing a frank admission. filtered, purified and sterilised that did just that, and one that first class. The other drawback is that the panel for northern NSW may If any of the government’s before being released. Only thus even turned a blind eye when Funnily enough, none of the not meet near Tweed Shire. This means residents wishing to stable of spin doctors, poll- will their shop-soiled masters torture was used against its politicians who apologised for object to a major development in person, or to at least hear sters, psephologists and other have even the remotest chance own citizens. the regime has accepted the the panel’s decision, would have to travel to a meeting and necromancers in fact suggest- of re-election. The reason, of course, was invitation to try a little wa- the tyranny of distance presents another obstacle to democ- ed the approach, they should But while this sanguinary simply that the government terboarding himself. There is racy in action. immediately be hung out to approach may or may not be of John Howard outsourced still time: Australia still has to On top of the Minister’s power to take over rezonings and ap- dry, having first suffered ritual appropriate for Nathan Rees its foreign policy to Wash- pass laws giving force to the proval under the notorious section 3A of the Environmental Plan- disembowelment. And in fact and his embattled troops, it is ington, and America con- Protocol. ning and Assessment Act, these panels appears to be another the most interesting part of hopelessly at odds with Kevin sistently refused to sign the Mr Howard, Mr Ruddock, power-grab ploy by the state for its own agenda. what is otherwise pretty much Rudd’s public image. His is still protocol. The American po- step forward: the buckets are One of the first decisions of the northern NSW panel may well a non-story is why the pundits a fresh government untarnished sition was curiously ambiva- full and the volunteers are be the strategically-delayed DA for the Repco Rally. With the should have believed them ca- by scandal and corruption, and lent: the United States would waiting. government-appointed members in the majority, it’s extremely unlikely that the concerns of Tweed residents will be heeded. 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Letters to the Editor Fax: 6672 4933 In praise of Dot… or then again not Email: [email protected] Deadline: Noon, Tuesday ■ I was saddened to see the improve their sustainability ‘Holdom to what we’ve got’ meltdown of the economy, Letters longer than 200 words may be cut and pseudonyms are not acceptable. Please include your full name, address and phone number. recent vile letter from the co- has been of enormous benefit would assume the message was polar ice caps, permafrost and ordinator of the Caldera Envi- to this shire. not about buying property at glaciers. ronment Centre. The fact my Over recent months there Salt or Casuarina, but rather to At the local level, the Coun- old failing system. Diagnosis: naive name was used in the content has been much misinformation demonstrate a caring attitude cil has endless enthusiasm Scott Sledge means well but is I propose we need urgent I found very offensive. whipping up a frenzy and the towards our local wild places and limitless funds to spend politically and linguistically na- funding for a feasibility study The reference to desperate abusive and vile behaviour and natural systems. on park ‘beautification’ and ive (The Echo, May 14). to design and cost a future light that has evolved from this is Dot’s voting pattern has in sea walls, etc at Jack Evans He lives in a plutocracy, not rail system on a new corridor housewives was both derog- no different than the bully-boy fact been more aligned with Boat Harbour, Kingscliff and a genuine democracy, where from the Gold Coast Airport to atory and chauvinist. So many money rules and votes don’t Lismore/Casino. It could also housewives juggle their lives stuff used by some developers. the ‘developer puppet’ coun- Pottsville (some ten, six or count when there is a differ- investigate the possibility of as a wife, mother, working, Lindy Smith cillors than with the ‘commu- four million dollars) but only ence between the two. levelling and straightening the managing the family budget Tweed Heads nity’ councillors (often the $300,000 for riparian reha- Doug Ogilvie present old rail system to take and voluntary work, the vote is 5-2). bilitation of the entire Tweed Bilambil Heights a fast light rail system and use backbone of society. Over the ■ I should be addressing Moreover, she and Barbara River system. the Queensland line gauge for years the green movement has the Council’s Plan of Man- Fitzgibbon have attacked Katie Where is the often repeated, Wait 20 years for rail direct access to Brisbane as this built considerable support but agement and budget for the Milne for being unsophisticat- hand-on-heart pledge to ad- We should reject TOOT’s light is where the demand for a rail I wonder what has happened. coming year, but first I wish ed and idealistic. It seems for here to ‘ecologically sustainable rail Bluebird rail-motor with connection is. The founding blocks include to respond to Ron Cooper’s them, form is more important principles’ in Council’s strate- its 55 year old technology, us- Laurie Ganter freedom of speech, but a complaint about my ‘abusive’ than content. gic decision making? Que? ing 1.4 litres/km to carry a lit- Tweed Heads member has been expelled letter concerning the voting The Labor followers’ belief The management plan, like The tle more than two bus loads of because he dared to have pattern of Cr Holdom ( that ‘the people’ will always act the pre-election statements passengers. This rail-motor is Harbour erosion an opinion of his own. This Echo, May 14 and 21). wisely is almost as naive as the of many councillors, is big on described in the Price Water- Despite the Rudd Government member has been a pro-active Punters viewing the picture- conservatives’ idea that the un- rhetoric but pathetic in action. house Cooper (PwC) Septem- rejection of funding, Tweed conservationist, not simply re- perfect blue Pacific beach scene fettered free market is perfect Hop E Hopkins ber 2004 Feasibility Study. Shire Council should get on active. His work revegetating used for Cr Holdom’s election and self regulating. These belief Coordinator, Caldera However, I believe the future with the job by completing our river and creek banks to promotion with the words systems have led to the global Environment Centre for rail in the Northern Rivers drainage and harbour protec- is a fast new light rail system tion works with the $3.4 mil- Hospital be praised go out there boys! Ignore the passage monoxide thrashing Simpsons Monorail DVD for connected to Brisbane that lion already allocated from I recently had to ring for the money side (we’ll pay about through the Tweed like a bat- every peasant who mindlessly paramedics early one morn- $3 million today towards get- talion through Vietnam, and, lines the route (a free one with could be built within the next council coffers. believe Echo 20 years. For the immediate fu- Council’s plan to contin- ing. The Triple 0 number was ting robbed of $30 million in moi ma sister n bros ob every ?). answered very quickly and the the long run, which makes no de Tweed (fade up the sort of Might be a goer. ture an integrated bus transport ue drainage discharge from Chariots of Fire system should be supported by Tweed’s northern residential person there really calmed sense to me, but don’t let the music that fits The Rally isn’t a fast goer. It’s the State. area and Wharf Street into the me down. They said the para- spin figures fool you, right?) just now, as a much as it ever did, a toxic and slow Killer. medics would be there soon. do as I do, mate, and, c’mon, and remember not to take this And should be given the very In early 2006 the NSW gov- swimming and recreational believe but ernment put up $75m to up- use of the harbour is not ac- While I was talking on the try, try… to in this in- too, too seriously; I also be- serious flick. grade the rail line and asked ceptable. Section 94 funds, phone the paramedics were creasingly unwanted and capi- lieve it boils down that every- Norm Ingram there. From then on, my jour- talistic Mad Max death throe thing they are saying – This Is Tyalgum the Howard government for already collected for drainage Good For You! $75m from its massive sur- purposes, should be transferred ney to the Tweed Hospital was choked in its own carbon back – equates to one ■ Other rally letters overleaf pluses. Howard did nothing to the partially treated drain- very good and calming. The and Senator Nash remained age water to the Tweed River, paramedics, the casualty staff silent, as did the NSW oppo- as recommended by the Tweed and doctors were very effi- sition including our two local community. Despite several cient. I was then transported Nationals. With their morbid calls to council, no informa- to the Medical Ward 1 with fear of deficits they will do tion indicating that all drainage the utmost care. The nurses even less in the future. water will be treated suited to and staff were wonderful. My Further, the PwC Feasibil- children’s beach activities, has stay in hospital was A1. ity Study highlights the low been provided. I must praise these won- patronage reality. Ninety two Erosion to the harbour’s un- derful people for their devo- per cent of the 2004 old XPT protected southern beach on tion to their work. I have read patronage of less than 400 per the Bay Street side requires and heard many a story about day paid 50 per cent or less con- immediate shoreline protec- the bad things that happen cession fares and 82 per cent tion, otherwise mature trees, but praise must be made to used the service to go to Syd- BBQs, beach shower and pic- these wonderful people. Stop ney, leaving 18 per cent, or less nic facilities will be washed whingeing and give praise than 80 a day, who commuted away. Whether the council where it is due. Thanks to the UKI – FROM $220,000 STOKERS SIDING – $435,000 staff and all involved. between northern stations. proceeds with its questionable 3 PRIME RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS IN UKI VILLAGE 39 acres of super rural land within minutes of the quaint Jean Shaw village of Stokers Siding and highway access to the These figures, and the fact concrete shoreline protection 671sqm, 493sqm & 451sqm of village residential land in gorgeous coastal beaches of the Tweed. Just 10 minutes that there are many emp- or upgrades the existing See Palm Beach the heart of Uki with super views of Mt.Warning. to the bustling country town of Murwillumbah. This type ty seats on well scheduled Bee terracotta erosion control All services in place. Hop, skip or jump to everything that and size of vacant land is a very rare commodity in the this vibrant village has to offer. Tweed valley. Some beautiful building sites over the land buses running between cen- wall, sand nourishment of the For the believers Building approvals in place. with well formed roads and tracks as well as good fencing tres like Lismore and Byron harbour beach needs to be pro- I believe, sincerely, and mov- Building blocks in Uki are hard to get. and a super dam and a permanent creek. Fantastic views Bay, highlights the problem vided, and is available from the ingly in every word these PR Inspect these today! from the top pad ensure you will be king of your private country domain. Come and enjoy the peace and seclusion of reinstating a future viable nearby sand pumping pipeline. pro rally chappies are putting of your own private hideaway just 35 minutes to Gold North Coast integrated trans- The improvement of the out. I also believe, don’t you? Ref.#1172 Coast airport. Build your dream today! Ref# 1213 port system based on an old northern beach area, the site that the, ahem, publicising train line. The SCU’s assessed of the old Border caravan park front page story ‘ECOLOGIST 3,000 patrons a day is based should be affordable. Several GIVES OK TO RALLY!’ was, on highly questionable and I old roadways should be grassed since he meant the opposite, believe flawed assessments. with provision for a few shel- after all, a simple human and In Queensland the removal tered picnic areas and children’s jolly gosh good old clerical mis- of the nineteenth century de- playground. The new council take of, ah, accidentally, forgive signed Beenleigh to Coolangatta kiosk site at the rear of Twin the tautology, there’s worse to rail line in the early 60s allowed Towns Club, the subject of come, getting it all a bit ‘mixed STOKERS SIDING - $590,000 its replacement with a modern several objections, should be up’ in the office or shredder or level straight fast electric com- relocated as the area was sub- whatever. Ok, happy now? UKI - $520,000 5 acres of totally ﬂ at useable land within a 10 minute drive to Uki or Murwillumbah!! Only 2 minutes into the quaint muter corridor 40 years later merged when the tide surged Look, these blokes have got An extremely rare property indeed! 1 acre of super village of Stokers Siding with ready access to the highway that services the massive Gold last weekend. a job to do. They have to con- easy maintenance rural property between Uki and and the North Coasts famous beaches. What a location! Murwillumbah with views of the iconic Mt.Warning to die Coast population and links two Council is currently promot- vince the snoring citizens of A solid 3 bed family home sits on this lovely block with for. Surrounded by large acreage means you have all the scope to do whatever you want. Running creek on one international airports. ing a 10 year, $1.2 million, un- the Tweed, oops, I nearly typed aspect with no neighbours and none of the work. With 2 corner and a beautiful large dam on another with certiﬁ ed With our present ‘one rail wanted Queensland car rally their Tweed... Oh, yeah, sorry, kitchens, 2 bathrooms and 2 living areas this would make A grade drinking water from the bore means endless a great B&B or duplex living (STCA). Plenty of room for water supply. Grow small market crops or just enjoy the track put it back to where project, yet has failed to revi- but forget about all them en- the vegies, a horse, even a pool. Huge double garage / ambience of this quiet exclusive country road while the we were’ National Party and talise the ailing Tweed Heads dangered species of frogs, eels, workshop completes this idyllic lifestyle property. Come kids play soccer or cricket on these easily maintained start your tree-change here. Inspect today! Green politicians, a viable CBD park. The community re- and whatnot and all that stuff manicured grounds. Reluctant sale. Inspect today! new fast affordable integrated quests that council get on with about a butterfly’s wings on the Ref# 1207 Ref# 1208 transport system in the North the job, doing it correctly. Amazon knocking down the Shop 4, The Old Butter Factory, 1454 Kyogle Road, Uki Village 2484 Coast seems a long way off as Richard W Murray twin towers that various theo- they are both rail fixated on an Tweed Heads ries discuss, stuff all that, I say, www.ukirealestate.com.au 02 6679 4115 email: [email protected] www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo May 28, 2009 7 Letters Confound the rally: a small selection of letters ■ Has amateurism become a sport into gold probably start- presumes a position of council- absolutely illegal to road-learn and what occurs in practice. I am bringing this incident dinosaur? My dream for Mur- ed in the early 1900s, Henry lors. I note the extreme concern at speed and at night. But all I hope I’m wrong. I would be to public attention because or- willumbah was to re-create an Ford himself was a racer, the over the same issue that was the serious teams did it anyway really pleased to know that to- ganisers of Repco Rally have as- authentic motor sport special questionable ‘first’ Australian raised by councillors in relation and got away with it because day’s rally drivers have evolved sured local residents that access event. An event reflecting that Grand Prix at Phillip Island to the bulky goods airport pre- it is too hard to man the ter- so much that we can have a hap- to the beach would be made ‘boy’s own’ spirit of racing any- in 1928 was won by Herbert cinct and would like to know rain. It would be incredible to pier public and safer animals available to the public by way thing at hand, whether it be Austria’s son-in-law, in a fac- why the same outrage is not be- me that the modern day rally and I could rest my case. of pathways when the event is paddle pop sticks along gutters tory racing Austin 7, the same ing applied here? drivers, with an intense urge to Carolyn Boniface being held. on a rainy day or the chariots of marque I have competed in for I would like Council to re- win, would have become good Stokers Siding If these gaps in vegetation our era, the motor car. A true nearly 40 years. quest the Tweed Tourism and upstanding citizens who follow along the beachfront do become reflection, I believe, of amateur- The very unpopular ‘Repco rally organisers remove this the rules to a ‘t’ and with a so- ■ It has been noted that 79 the pathways to the beach, sus- ism, a philosophy rapidly disap- Rally’ is at the extremities of from their promotional mate- cial conscience to boot. GPS is banksia and other native trees picion must be raised as to the pearing in our society. manic insanity. An uncon- rial and retract these statements fine in the reconnaissance cars along the foreshore of Jack Bay- bias of council and the legality Motor sport in Australia scious ‘boof-headed’, greedy, via a media release to assure the but anyone can learn a stage in liss Park, Marine Parade have of starting work before a de- was born out of this amateur dishonest, bullying attempt to public that secret deals have not any car at any time now that the been removed. These are food velopment application has been spirit of backyard racing spe- exploit Mother Nature, a piece been done as this clearly looks stages are public knowledge. So, trees for many of the birds that lodged and approved. cials, modified factory sports of Mother Nature we in the like it has, and is the word I accept what the organisers say live in that park, blue faced If I am wrong, I expect new cars, and for the few who could Tweed cling to. around town, especially by the but I don’t believe the rules will honey eaters, lorikeets and wat- trees will be planted in these cobble together large sums of We owe it to the world, we accommodation houses who be respected when competitors tle birds. Kookaburras, magpies gaps in the next week or so. money, a few absolute factory- owe it to our children, we owe are also perpetuating this false know perfectly well that it is too and willy wagtails are known Julie McNamara built racing cars from Europe. it to ourselves to keep on say- advertising. hard to police and every driver to nest there. The endangered Banora Point My dream of presenting as ing no. Please don’t sit on your Cr Katie Milne wants to have the edge. bush stone curlew also visits closely and safely as possible hands. Join the resistance. Carool I also read that organisers this area, and Tweed Valley ■ Would those individuals that an authentic event, as was seen Peter Rae have asked residents to report Wildlife Carers use this park need speeding cars as an en- in the era being represented, (Co-founder of ■ I’ve read the response of the sneak runs. In my view that is as a release site for them when joyment, please take your sport soon deteriorated in my view Speed on Tweed) rally organisers to my concerns not their role. If the organis- they come into care. away from our local town and into an ego-driven, chequered- Condong and initially I thought, fair ers want the public to believe A phone call to Recreational roads. It is important that our flag spirited, baseball cap Gold enough, things may well have their routes will remain quiet Services of Council revealed younger, inexperienced drivers Coast Indy charade. An event ■ I have very serious concerns changed. But in pondering the and safe, it is for the organisers the trees were removed because not be put at risk of being influ- measured by the dollar value that the rally is being promot- issue I still know that it is vir- to have manned stages to do the they were dead. The caller ques- enced by this rally and thereby of the machinery. An event of ed as a foregone conclusion. tually impossible for either the controlling, 24 hours a day, sev- tioned this, because all the new- think it smart to do the same celebrity worship. An event far It clearly says on their website rally organisers or the police to en days a week from now until ly cut stumps showed most defi- thing in our built-up areas. removed from that amateur that Rally Aust has secured this control what happens on the the event. Otherwise it is pie in nitely that they were still alive Ken Hansen philosophy of sport, the work event and the Tweed Tourism stages prior to the event. They the sky. I am not endeavoring when they were removed. ‘Then Kingscliff I was nurtured in. Sport for website also clearly states the simply do not have the resourc- to be provocative but I suspect they had a disease’, the council ■ Many more anti-rally letters sport’s sake. event is happening. es to do so. there may be a discrepancy staff replied, ‘or had overhang- can be found on our website Historically, turning motor This is false advertising and In my rally day it was also between what is nice on paper ing branches’. www.tweedecho.com.au. WINTER

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COMMUNITY PRINTMAKERS MURWILLUMBAH, NATIONAL AWARDS Mark O’Connor was not exaggerating when he said he’d been given ‘quite a Mark O’Connor ARTS IN THE NORTHERN RIVERS REGION brief’ for the biennial address to celebrate - founder, artistic director of Sunwrae CPM’s National Print Awards. He had, he told his audience at less conventional and Tweed River Art Gallery, less commercial, kinds of WRITERS’ COMPETITIONS been asked to speak printmakers; for folk who Competitions tend to focus the creative brain. They provide Rochelle about environmental found other marriages of a context for writing, a deadline, the chance to be seen and Summerfield art, activist art, the art and print technology. heard by a wider public, and prize money. It’s excellent artist’s inspiration, And ends in silence Thanks to them we have news, then, that three local writers’ competitions have how art survives, his 2008 the harmonious blending colour etching and aquatint announced their deadlines. own environmental of visual information, visual poems, something Winner of the Tony The Byron Bay Writers Festival 2009 is accepting entries for Abernathy Memorial aesthetic and text.’ about his new book its Poetry Prize. Deadline: Wednesday July 1, 4.00pm. Acquisitive Award on the From printmaking, O’Connor ‘Overloading Australia: subject of ‘The Human At the festival Poetry Evening on August 7, three finalists Condition’ ranged through poetry – how governments and much of his own poetry is will read their work in the company of such esteemed media dither and deny poets as Robert Gray and Robert Adamson. Winners will be on population’ – and also printmaking. about art – and onto artists’ inspiration. ‘For works of announced that night. As well as the opportunity to read and Against a marvellous backdrop of a three day pass to the Festival, the winner will receive $500 Glenda Orr art, inspiration is not rare. work of finalists in CPM’s National It is success that remains and each of two runners up, $150. Print Awards, O’Connor rose splendidly Red Kelly Country rare.’ It was absorbing Guidelines and the essential entry form can be found at to the occasion. He began with 2008 and provocative material, www.nrwc.org.au and at www.byronbaywritersfestival. print making and a quote from the colour etching perhaps never more so than com or by calling the Northern Rivers Writers’ Centre on director of the Australian museum, Winner of the Friends of the tweed River Art Gallery at the end when O’Connor Frank Howarth: ‘art and science are 02 6685 5115 Acquisitive Award put his persuasive case intimately related. Science needs art Dangerously Poetic, a local group, is sponsoring a for population control in to express its ideas. And art would not national prize: The Jean Ringland Memorial Open Poetry Australia. A long way from even exist without science.’ Competition. Deadline: 26, June, 2009 printmaking? Or not? And, as O’Connor pointed The prizes, to be awarded at The Poetry Soiree on the out, nowhere is this more Debra Luccio Later, highly regarded print August 2nd, are $500 (first) and $250 (second). As well, true than in printmaking. As maker and judge of this year’s Spin both winners will be published in an anthology and both will far back as the fifth century, 2008 awards, Basil Hall, addressed printmaking allowed the great monotype on Velin Arches an attentive audience of more receive a copy of ‘Paperbarks’, by Jean Ringland. civilization of China and its Winner of the CPM Tweed Shire than 500. He surely spoke Entry forms can be obtained through < HYPERLINK “http:// satellites in those days, Korea Council Acquisitive Award for everyone when he called www.dangerouslypoetic.com” \t “_blank” http://www. and Japan, to reproduce the exhibition ‘a fantastic dangerouslypoetic.com> or [email protected] or at the exquisite combinations of show, really strong’. So NRWC office. aesthetic image and text. strong that he ‘highly commended’ a record nine finalists. Baywrite Theatre Inc is calling for entries in Hot Shorts Of the works of the six section winners, three will become O’Connor reminded us that the inventor of the printing 2009, a short (no more than 10 minutes) play competition. part of the galleries acquisitions: ‘And ends in silence’ by press, Johannes Gutenberg, was a print maker. ‘Print’, Deadline: July 20, 2009 said O’Connor, ‘made possible a book in every house, Rochelle Summerville from Ocean Shores, winner of the Tony newspapers, democracy, revolutions, universal literacy.’ Abernethy Memorial Award ($600) on the subject of the Finalists’ plays will be performed at the Byron Bay Community Cultural Centre in October. Audience members ‘But the new tyranny of printed books narrowed and ‘Human Condition’; ‘Red Ned Kelly Country’, by Brisbane will vote for the prize winners. First prize is $1,000 and constricted our senses and made black and white dominant printmaker Glenda Orr winner of The Friends of the Tweed second and third prizes are $300 and $200. over colour. It denied a large part of our colour-vision River Art Gallery acquisitive prize ($1000) and ‘Spin’ by dominant brains and constricted our aesthetics. And it Debra Luccio from Melbourne, winner of the Tweed Shire Entry forms and detailed information: email constricted our ways of seeing the natural world towards Council acquisitive prize ($5000). [email protected]. Or phone Mike Russo on 02 line by line sequential modes. So thank heavens for other, See gallery guide for details. 6684 4886 or Jill McCann on 0414 337 494.

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C .com.au Glass Sculpture & Paintings H CANVAS CO 1300951400 www.noelhart.com 02 6684 0005 10 May 28, 2009 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au TYALGUM FESTIVAL: FRIENDS CONCERT By playwright Matt Cameron, Ruby Moon is set in a nice Australian suburb, Flaming Grove. A little girl in a red dress This is the eighteenth year of the Tyalgum Festival of Classical Music. And for eleven of those years, Alexsandra goes off to visit her grandma who lives at the end of the GALLERY/ DESCRIPTION DATES CONTACT Wilkinson has been co-ordinator. She has no trouble at all cul de sac. She never arrives. That’s how the play begins. EVENT remembering how many years she’s been involved: at her As Cameron has written it, two actors (Rachael Gorman The Sheoak Elements: earth, Until 64 Fingal Rd, first festival she was eight months pregnant with her son, and Lachlan Glasby) play eight characters. And, an Shack water, air; Caz Mc June 7 Fingal Heads Andrew. ‘He doesn’t know life without the music festival.’ additional challenge for the actors, the play will be staged gallery/café Dougall, Lisa Parnell Nor does six year old Natalie. She was born two days before as Theatre in the Round. Wed to Thurs: the 2003 festival. ‘So the festival has been a big part of my Since its first performance at Melbourne’s Playbox Theatre personal history.’ 11am – 5pm, in 2003, Ruby Moon has been staged across the country Fri to Sat: Wilkinson is passionate about the festival and about its team by companies including the Queensland Theatre Company, 11am – late, of committee members and volunteers. ‘There’s such an Sydney Theatre Company and the State Theatre Company Sun: 9.30am incredible depth of talent around. I just couldn’t imagine not of South Australia. - 5.30pm being involved with it. Last year we had our biggest door sales. We sold out three concerts.’ Local HSC students who are studying the play will have a Tweed River CPM National May 15 - 2 Mistral Rd precious opportunity to see Ruby Moon come off the page Art Gallery Print Awards: June 21 Murwillumbah While there are always throngs of first time festival goers, and onto the stage. there are many who come back year after year – from Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Newcastle, the Gold Coast, Ruby Moon: Murwillumbah Civic Centre May 29, 30; June Dry Rain: 6670 2790 Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast. One family has only missed 5,6. 7.30 pm. Sat 30th May, Fri 5th & Sat 6th June at 7.30 Hobie Porter a single festival since 1991 – when they were overseas. pm. Tickets: Murwillumbah Music Shop or at the door. 900 Eyes: May 8 - Wilkinson warns that, because this year’s Festival is the same August 2 weekend as the proposed Speed on Tweed, people should Susan O’Doherty book accommodation early. Available accommodation ranges FEHVA: SPEED DATING ADFAS will be holding their Monday from luxury to camp sites. It’s inspired programming: Vanessa Byron Bay & meeting at the A& June 22 A relatively recent initiative is the support of the Lev Wagner, drag artiste extraordinaire, District I Hall in Bangalow Vlassenko Piano Competition held every two years in as MC for this year’s Speed Dating at 7.30 pm. The Brisbane. Tyalgum Festival donates the prize for Best event at FEHVA. Speed dating at lecture FROM SOUP Performance of a Virtuoso Study. And the opening concert a visual arts festival? Speed dating TO SYLLABUB: Food will again be given by a major prize winner. with a twist. Artists will have just and Customs of the 18th Century Diner Two tickets to the competition, to be held in August, will be four minutes to pitch themselves to raffled at the Friends Concert on 31 May. Performers at the will be presented by six out of twelve gallery directors. Their aim: to seal a deal Jane Tapley concert will be harpist Ingrid Bauer and violinist Allana Wales. for an exhibition. ‘It’s an amazing program’, said Wilkinson. ‘And it’s the launch Gallery directors will come from our local region as well as Rice Photographs of until June Shop 2/18 of the Festival.’ from Sydney and interstate. Indonesian Sapa Mullumbimbi Friends Concert: 2.30 Sunday May 31. Free entry to Restaurant Street, Bruns- Friends financial for 2009, or $15 at door which includes This is the third time Speed Dating has run. ‘Back by wick Heads 2009 Friends membership. RSVP: 66792244 Email: popular demand and very successful ‘, said Melitta Firth, Gallery 100 Sculpture and Open 3rd 6679 5230 HYPERLINK ‘mailto:[email protected]’ info@ Visual Arts Network Coordinator. From past events, more than 20 local artists are in negotiations with galleries and Uki landscape painting Sunday \ tyalgumfestival.com.au Tyalgum Classical Music Festival: month 4-6 September agents. One, Mullumbimby painter, Robyn Sweaney, has hit a veritable jackpot: connection with Sydney’s high- Curious Art Combination of April 29 94a Chinder- flying Tim Olsen Gallery. Friday May 29th Bangalow A and Gallery Dreams: an exhibi- – June 6 ah Bay Drive, RUBY MOON IN MURWILLUMBAH I Hall Bangalow 10.00 – 1.30 pm tion featuring the Chinderah Tickets available through Jetset Travel Byron Bay work of the four Bay www. Murwillumbah Theatre Company is about to open a artists that make curiousart. Phone 6685 8201. Booking form and full program contemporary Australian drama, Ruby Moon. ‘It was a up COSMOS org.au chance’, said director Bryanne Jardine, ‘to take the company www.fehva.com. More information: Arts Northern in a different direction – away from comedy.’ Rivers, 6628 8120

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1. If you want to hear ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ yet one more time – and who doesn’t? – tune into the 1988 chestnut Beaches (Prime, Friday, 8.30pm), stolen by Bette Midler in the prime of her overacting. 2. Mark Wahlberg goes all Disney on us in Invincible (Prime, Saturday, 9pm), which reprises the hoary theme of an old guy (of 30) becoming a gridiron star – yeah, right. Guaranteed free of Cronulla players. 3. The wonderful Julie Waters plays the quintessential 1960s British wowser in Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story (ABC, Sunday, 8.35pm). What innocent times for gynopor- 1 2 3 nography they seem now.

4.30 Police Rescue (PG) Repeat. 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 5.20 World News in various languages. 6.00 Sunrise 6.00 Ten Early News 5.30 Today 5.30 The New Inventors (G) Repeat. 9.00 Business Today 7.10 Cycling: Giro d’Italia Daily Update 9.00 Morning Show (PG) 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 9.00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne (PG) 6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.30 ABC Asia Pacific News 7.25 World News in various languages. 11.30 Seven Morning News 9.00 9am With David And & Kim (PG) 11.00 Danoz and Guthy Renker 11.00 Island Life (G) Repeat 10.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 The Food Lovers Guide To 12.00 Movie: Monroe: Class Of ‘76 (M) 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 12.00 Midday Report 4.30 The New Inventors Repeat. Australia Stars Robert Carlyle, Kaniel Mays. 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 The View (PG) talk show. 12.30 Darling Buds Of May (PG) 5.00 7.30 Select 1.30 Insight 2.30 The Golden Girls (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 1.30 Spicks And Specks (G) Repeat. 5.30 Catalyst (G) Repeat. 2.30 When Colin Met Joyce (PG) 3.00 House Call (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.00 Alive And Cooking (G) 2.00 Monarch Of The Glen (G) Repeat. 6.00 Compass (G) Repeat. 3.30 Living Black 3.30 Larry The Lawnmower 3.00 Infomercial 3.30 Kids’ Programs 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.35 Scrapheap Challenge (G) 4.00 The Journal 4.00 It’s Academic 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (PG) 4.30 NBN News 6.00 Message Stick (G) Repeat. 7.20 Mr Bean With Rowan Atkinson (PG) 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 4.30 Seven News 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 5.00 Antiques Roadshow (G) 6.30 Can We Help? (G) 7.30 The Royal Today (PG) 5.30 Hotspell (G) 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) Repeat. 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.30 Hot Seat 7.00 ABC News 8.00 The Worst Week Of My Life: 6.00 Global Village: Lyon (G) 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 5.00 Ten News 6.00 NBN News 7.30 Stateline (G) Wednesday (PG) 6.30 World News Australia 6.00 Seven and Prime News 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat. 7.00 A Current Affair 8.00 Collectors (G) 8.30 Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 6.30 Neighbours (G) Repeat. 7.30 Friday Night Football 8.30 Silent Witness (M) Rosanne Cash, Norah Jones, Jeremy Clarkson (PG) 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens (PG) 7.00 Masterchef Australia (PG) St George v Penrith. 10.15 The Hollowmen (M) Kris Kristofferson And John 8.30 As It Happened: World War II – 8.30 Movie: Beaches (M 1988) Stars Bette 7.30 The Simpsons (G) 10.00 Movie: Crocodile Dundee In Los 10.45 Lateline (M) Mellencamp (G) Behind Closed Doors (PG) Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, 8.30 Law & Order (M) Angeles (PG) Stars Paul Hogan, 11.20 triple j tv With The Doctor Repeat 9.15 A Little Later (G) 9.30 World News Australia Lainie Kazan, James Read. 9.30 Law & Order (M) Linda Koziowski, Jere Burns

FRIDAY 29 FRIDAY 11.50 Good Game Repeat. 9.35 Massive: The Break Up (M) 10.00 China’s Sexual Revolution (M) 11.00 2009 AFL Premiership Season 10.30 Life On Mars (M) 12.00 NBN News 12.20 rage (M) goes on until 5am Saturday. 10.05 Beck: Permanent Mutations (G) 11.00 Movie: Lila Says (MA 2004) Drama Carlton v West Coast. 11.20 Ten Late News 12.30 Movie: The Jury (M 1982) Stars Alan 11.00 Radiohead: Meeting People Is from France. Stars Vahina Glocante, 2.30 Danoz And Guthy-Renker 11.50 Sports Tonight King, Barbara Carrera. Easy (M) Mohammed Khouas. 12.20 Late Show With David Letterman (PG) 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 11.55 Close 12.35 Cycling: Giro d’Italia 2009 1.20 Infomercials (PG) 3.30 Guthy Renker Australia (G) 1.05 Movie: Men Suddenly In Black (M 5.00 Religion to 6am (PG). 4.30 Good Morning America 2003) Comedy from Hong Kong. Stars Eric Tsang Chi-wai, Jordan Chan. 2.55 WeatherWatch Overnight Prime HD program same as above except: 12.00 Tombs In The Coral (G) 1.00 Movie: Sea Devils (G 1937) 2.30 Deal Or No Deal ➟ 5.00 rage (PG) 7.00 Kids’ Programs 5.20 World News in various languages. 6.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 6.00 Infomercials 6.00 rage (G) 3.00 rage (G) 7.10 Cycling: Giro d’Italia Daily Update 12.00 Eclipse (PG) 10.00 Video Hits (PG) 7.00 Today On Saturday 8.00 rage (G) 5.00 rage (PG) 7.25 World News in various languages. 1.00 According To Jim (PG) 12.00 Infomercials 9.00 Kids’ Programs 10.00 rage (PG) 6.05 The New Inventors Repeat. 1.00 Maria Stuarda (G) 1.30 Chrome (G) 1.00 River To Reef (G) 1.30 Movie: Dallas (G 1950) Stars Gary 11.00 Executive Stress (G) 6.35 Heartland (G) Repeat. 3.25 Eloquent Nude (PG) Masterpiece 2.00 V8 Supercars From Symmons Plains. 1.30 Hook Line & Sinker (PG) Cooper, Ruth Roman, Raymond 11.30 The Cook And The Chef 7.20 Rex The Runt (PG) Repeat. from Canada. 5.30 Sydney Weekender (G) 2.00 AFL Premiership Season 2009 Massey, Steve Cochran. 12.00 Stateline 7.30 The Einstein Factor (G) Repeat. 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 6.00 Seven News Western Bulldogs v Sydney. 3.30 Discover Downunder (G) 12.30 Australian Story 8.00 At The Movies Repeat. 5.30 Tribe: Dassanech (PG) 6.30 Cheetah Man (PG) 5.00 Ten News 4.00 The Garden Gurus (G) 1.00 Foreign Correspondent 8.30 Movie: Mr Blandings Builds His 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Kath & Kim (PG) Repeat. 5.30 Sports Tonight (PG) 4.30 Talk To The Animals (G) 1.30 Can We Help? Dream House (G 1948) Stars Cary 7.30 Richard Hammond Engineering 8.00 The Vicar Of Dibley (PG) 6.00 Futurama (PG) 5.00 David Attenborough’s Life Of 2.00 Ten Days To D-Day Grant, Myrna Loy. Connections: Airbus A380 (G) 9.00 Movie: Invincible (PG) Stars Mark 6.30 The Simpsons Marathon (PG) Mammals (PG) 3.00 Rugby Union: Shute Shield 2009 10.05 Movie: Knight Without Armour (PG 8.30 The Squiz (M) Sports quiz show. Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth 8.30 Movie: Jaws 2 (M) Stars Stars Roy 6.00 Evening News 5.00 Bowls: Perth International 2009 1937) Stars Marlene Dietrich, Robert 9.00 RockKwizwiz (PG)(PG) Banks, Kirk Acevedo, Kevin Conway. Scheider, Lorraine Gray. 6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos Australia v Scotland: Mixed triples. Donat. 9.59.500 TThehe Bed-WetterBed-Wetter (PG) 11.05 Scrubs (PG) 10.45 AFL Premiership Season 2009 7.30 Movie: Take The Lead (PG) Stars 6.00 Echo Beach (PG) Repeat. 11.50 Close 10.00 CycCycling:ling: Giro d’Italiad’I 2009 12.00 Movie: Garage Days (MA 2002) Stars Fremantle v Richmond. Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown. 6.25 Minuscule (G) HigHighlightshlights Pia Miranda, Russell Dykstra. 1.15 Infomercials 8.40 Saturday Lotto 6.30 Gardening Australia (G) 10.10.30 30 F CCupup FFInal:Inal: CheChelseal v Everton. 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Prime HD program same as above except: 3.30 Guthy Renker & Danoz 12.00 Disney: Kim Possible (G) 1.30 Movie: Mail To The Chief (G) 3.00 Movie: Balloon Farm (G) 4.30 Harry’s Practice 5.00 Better Homes And Gardens ➟ 12.00 Movie: On The Borderline (M 2000) 1.30 Final 24 5.00 rage (PG) 6.30 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Insiderss 7.007.00 ClaClassicssic AAlbums:lbums: TThehe Grateful DDeadead 6.06.055 WorldWorld NewsNews in variouvariouss llanguages. 6.00 Religion 6.00 Religion 6.00 Danoz And Guthy Renker 10.00 Inside Business 10.30 Offsiders 11.00 Asiaa – FFromrom AAnthemnthem TToo BBeautyeautyy (G(G)) 7.1 7.100 CycCycling:ling: GirGirood d’Italia’Itali Daily Update 7.00 Weekend Sunrise 7.00 Totally Wild 7.00 Today Pacific Focus11.30 Songs Of Praise 8.008.00 Zoo DDaysays (G) 7.27.255 WorldWorl News in various languages. 10.00 AFL Game Day (PG) 7.30 Animalia 10.00 Wide World Of Sports (G) 12.00 Landline (G) 8.48.455 CreatureCreature ComforComfortsts (G) 10.00 Iron Chef America (G) 11.00 Magnum, P.I. 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Tyler Moore, Edward Asner. 12.00 Dr Phil (M) 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 12.30 Poirot (PG) 5.00 Message Stick (G) Repeat. 1.30 A Northern Town (PG) 2.00 All Saints (M) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 1.00 The View (PG) 1.30 The Cook And The Chef (G) Repeat. 5.30 Can We Help? (G) Repeat. 2.30 Dateline 3.00 New Idea TV (G) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 2.00 Days of Our Lives (PG) 2.00 Parliament Question Time: 6.00 Collectors (G) Repeat. 3.30 Insight 3.30 Larry The Lawnmower 3.00 Infomercial (G) 3.00 Alive And Cooking (G) House Of Representative 6.30 Scrapheap Challenge (G) 4.30 The Journal 4.00 It’s Acadamic 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 3.30 Hi-5 3.00 Kids’ Programs 7.15 Mr Bean with Rowan Atkinson (G) 5.00 The Crew (G) 4.30 Seven News 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (G) 4.00 The Shak 6.00 Landline Extra Repeat. 7.30 The Royal Today (PG) 5.30 Corner Gas (G) 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 4.30 Afternoon News 6.30 Talking Heads 8.00 Red Dwarf (PG) Repeat. 6.00 Living Black 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 5.00 Ten News 5.00 Antique Roadshow (G) 7.00 ABC News 8.30 Good Game (PG) Repeat. 6.30 World News Australia 6.00 Seven and Prime News 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat. 5.30 Hot Seat (G) 7.30 The 7.30 Report 9.00 triple j tv With The Doctor 7.30 Top Gear Australia (PG) 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 6.30 Neighbours (G) Repeat. 6.00 Evening News 8.00 Australian Story (PG) 9.30 Code Geass (M) 8.30 Dave In The Life: Of A Sex Expert 7.30 How I Met Your Mother (PG) 7.00 Masterchef Australia (PG) 7.00 A Current Affair 8.30 Four Corners 10.00 The Rapture: Trabendo Session (M) 8.00 Scrubs (PG) 8.00 Recruits (PG) 7.30 Two And A Half Men (PG) 9.20 Media Watch (MA) 9.00 South Park (M) 8.30 Desperate Housewives (M) 8.30 Good News Week (M) 8.00 You Save My Life (PG) 9.35 Spooks (M) 11.00 triple j tv presents: Cut Copy Go 9.30 World News Australia 9.30 Brothers & Sisters (M) 9.30 Supernatural (M) 8.30 Sea Patrol (M) 10.30 Lateline AWOL 10.00 Shameless 10.30 TBA 10.40 Late News With Sports Tonight 8.45 Lotto MONDAY 1 MONDAY (G) (MA) Comedy from UK. 11.05 Lateline Business 11.30 Cowboy Bebop: Brian Scratch (M) 10.55 Cycling: Giro d’Italia 2009 11.30 30 Rock (PG) 11.25 Late Show with David Letterman (PG) 9.30 Eleventh Hour (M) 11.35 Make Me Normal (M) Repeat. Repeat. 11.25 Movie: Silent Partner (MA 2001) 12.00 The Winner (PG) New series. 12.00 Plus One (PG) 10.30 CSI: NY (M) 12.25 MDA (M) 11.55 Close Aussie Comedy. Stars David Field, 12.30 Brand Developers 12.40 Video Hits Up Late (PG) 11.30 NBN News 1.20 Parliament Question Time: Syd Brisbane. 1.00 Danoz Direct 1.00 Infomercials (PG) 12.00 French Open Tennis House Of Representative 12.55 Diameter Of The Bomb (M) Doco 5.30 Seven Early News 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG). 1.00 Super League Huddersfield Giants v 2.20 Movie: Mexican Spitfire(G 1939) from Canada. I like your Christ, I do not like your Castleford Tigers Stars Lupe Velez, Leon Errol. 2.25 WeatherWatch Overnight Christians. Your Christians are so 2.00 Guthy Renker Australia 3.25 Bowls: Perth International 2009 Prime HD program same as above except: unlike your Christ. Gandhi 3.00 Religion 12.00 Movie: The Hawaiians (PG) 2.00 The Great Australia v Scotland mixed triples. Outdoors (G) 3.00 Kid’s Programs 4.00 New 3.30 Good Morning America Idea TV ➟ 12.00 Dateline NBC 1.00 Gear 1.30 5.00 Early Morning News Australia’s Best Backyards 4.30 GP (PG) Repeat. 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 5.20 World News in various languages 6.00 Sunrise 6.00 Ten Early News 5.30 Today 5.30 The New Inventors (G) Repeat. 9.00 Business Today 7.10 Weatherwatch 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne (PG) 6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.30 Asia Pacific News 7.25 World News in various languages. 11.30 Seven News 9.00 9am With David And Kim (PG) 11.00 Danoz And Guthy Renker (G) 11.00 The House Of Agoraphobics (G) 10.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Stockinger (PG) Repeat 12.00 Movie: Inspector Lynley –Natural 11.00 Ten News 1.00 The View (PG) Repeat. 4.30 Little Angels (G) Repeat. 1.55 Don Mateo (PG) Causes (M) Stars Nathaniel Parker, 12.00 Dr Phil (M) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 12.00 Midday Report 5.00 Talking Heads (G) Repeat. 3.00 Here Comes The Neighbourhood Sharon Small, Catherine Russell. 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 3.00 Alive And Cooking (G) 12.30 The Einstein Factor (G) Repeat. 5.30 Sun, Sea And Bargain Spotting (G) 2.00 All Saints (M) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.30 Hi-5 1.00 The New Inventors (G) Repeat. 6.15 Weird Science 3.30 Living Black 3.00 New Idea TV (PG) 3.00 Infomercial 4.00 The Shak 1.30 Catalyst (G) Repeat. 6.30 Scrapheap Challenge (G) 4.00 The Journal 3.30 Larry The Lawnmower 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 4.30 Afternoon News 2.00 Parliament Question Time: 7.15 Mr Bean With Rowan Atkinson (G) 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 4.00 It’s Acadamic 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (G) 5.00 Antique Roadshow (G) House Of Representative 7.30 The Royal Today (G) 5.30 Corner Gas (G) Comedy. 4.30 Seven News 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.30 Hot Seat (G) 3.00 Kids’ Programs 8.00 Australian Story Repeat. 6.00 Global Village: Le Marche (G) 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 5.00 Ten News 6.00 Evening News 6.05 Time Team (G) 8.30 Teachers (M) Repeat. 6.30 World News Australia 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat. 7.00 A Current Affair 7.00 ABC News 9.20 The Bill (PG) Repeat. 7.30 Million Dollar Traders (PG) 6.00 Seven and Prime News 6.30 Neighbours (G) Repeat. 7.30 Home Made (PG) 7.30 The 7.30 Report 10.50 Fireflies (PG) Repeat. 8.30 Cutting Edge: Pakistan’s Taliban 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 7.00 Masterchef Australia (PG) 8.30 Two And A Half Men (M) 8.00 Foreign Correspondent 11.40 Close Generation (PG) Doco from UK. 7.30 The Zoo (G) 7.30 Talkin’ ‘bout your generation (PG) 9.00 Two And A Half Men (M) 8.30 Around The World In 80 Gardens 9.30 World News 8.00 Find My Family (PG) 8.30 NCIS (M) 9.30 Movie: Miss Congeniality 2 (M) 9.35 Mumbai Calling: Boy To Man (PG) 10.00 Hot Docs: The Transsexual In Iran 8.30 All Saints (M) 9.30 NCIS (M) Stars Sandra Bullock, Treat Williams, 10.00 First Tuesday Book Club With (PG) Doco from US. 9.30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days (PG) 10.30 Late News With Sports Tonight Regina King. TUESDAY 2 TUESDAY Jennifer Byrne 11.00 Cycling: Giro d’Italia 2009 10.30 Lipstick Jungle (M) 11.15 Late Show With David Letterman (PG) 11.45 NBN News 10.30 Lateline and Lateline Business 12.00 Movie: Offside (PG 2006) Comedy 11.30 Carpoolers (PG) New series. 12.00 How To Look Good Naked (PG) 12.15 French Open Tennis 11.30 Four Corners Repeat. from Iran. Stars Sima Mobarakshahi, 12.00 House Calls To The Rescue (G) 12.30 State Focus 1.15 Entertainment Tonight 12.20 Media Watch Repeat. Shayesteh Irani, yda Sadeqi, Safar 1.00 Danoz Direct & Guthy Renker 1.00 Infomercials (PG) 1.45 Guthy Renker 12.35 Foyle’s War (M) Samandar, Mohammed-Reza 5.30 Seven Early News 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG) 3.00 Religion 2.15 Parliament Question Time: Gharebagh. 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It is the opium of the people. 12.00 Inside The Straight Edge (M) 1.30 A Country Karl Marx Practice 2.30 Guthy Ranker 4.30 Police Rescue (PG) Repeat. 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 5.20 World News in various languages. 6.00 Sunrise 6.00 Ten Early News 5.30 Today 5.30 The New Inventors (G) Repeat. 9.00 Business Today 7.10 Weatherwatch 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne (PG) 6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.30 Asia Pacific News 7.25 World News in various languages. 11.30 Seven News 9.00 9am With David And Kim (PG) 11.00 Danoz and Bio-Magnetics (G) 11.00 Meet The Natives (PG) 10.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Movie: The First Time I Was Twenty 12.00 Movie: Code 46 (M 2003) Stars Time 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 12.00 Midday Report 4.30 The Cook And The Chef Moments (M 2005) Comedy from France. Stars Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 The View (PG) talk show. 12.30 National Press Club Address (G) Repeat. 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Puri, Jeanne Balibar. 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) Repeat. 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 1.30 Talking Heads (G) Repeat. 4.45 Animal Cops: South Africa (G) 2.35 Lupe And Bruno (PG) 2.00 All Saints (M) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) Repeat. 3.00 Alive And Cooking (G) 2.00 Parliament Question Time: 5.35 Time Team (G) Repeat. 2.45 Spacefiles: The Universe Unveiled 3.00 New Idea TV 3.00 Infomercial 3.30 Kids’ Programs House Of Representatives 6.30 Scrapheap Challenge (G) 3.00 Broken News: Tomato Flu (PG) 3.30 Larry The Lawnmower 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (PG) 4.30 NBN News 3.00 Kids’ Programs 7.15 Mr Bean With Rowan Atkinson (G) 3.30 Nerds FC (PG) 4.00 It’s Acadamic 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (G) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow (G). 6.00 Travel Oz (G) 7.30 The Royal Today (PG) 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Seven and Prime News 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.30 Hot Seat (G) 6.30 The Cook and the Chef (G) 8.00 Body Hits (PG) 4.30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 5.00 Ten News 6.00 NBN News 7.00 ABC News 8.30 I’m A Boy Anorexic 5.30 Corner Gas (G) 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 6.00 The Simpsons (PG) 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 The 7.30 Report 9.25 Alex james: The Cocaine Diaries 6.00 Global Village: An Irish 6.00 Seven and Prime News 6.30 Neighbours (G) 7.30 State Of Origin League 8.00 The New Inventors (G) (M) Promenade (G) 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 7.00 Masterchef Australia (PG) 8.45 Lotto 8.30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 1020 Over My Dead Body (M) 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 TBA 8.00 The Simpsons (PG) 10.15 TBA 9.00 The Chaser’s War On Everything 11.15 Navy Divers (PG) 7.30 Food Investigators 8.30 Criminal Minds (M) 8.30 Law & Order: S.V.U. (M) 11.30 NBN News 9.35 Moving Wallpaper (M) 11.50 Close 8.00 Office Tigers (PG) 9.30 My Name Is Earl (PG) 9.30 Numbers (M) 12.30 French Open Tennis 10.00 At the Movies 8.30 Dead Tired (PG) 10.00 Family Guy (M) 10.30 Ten News With Sports Tonight 1.30 Guthy Renker And Danoz 10.30 Lateline And Lateline Business 9.30 World News Australia 10.30 Russell Brand’s Ponderland (M) 11.15 Late Show With David Letterman (PG) 3.30 Good Morning America WEDNESDAY 3 WEDNESDAY 11.40 Dalziel And Pascoe (M) 10.00 Movie: The Princess And The 11.00 Lost (M) 12.00 The Cooks (M) 5.00 Early Morning News 12.25 Parliament Question Time: Warrior (MAV 2000) Darma from 12.00 Murder Squad (M) 1.00 Infomercials House Of Representatives Germany. 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Henrikson, Viven Wu. 3.25 National Press Club Address 2.00 Weatherwatch Overnight Prime HD program same as above except: 12.00 This Rugged Coast (G) 1.00 Final 24 2.00 The Great Outdoors (PG) ➟ 12.00 Dateline NBC 1.00 A Country Practice (G) 4.30 Police Rescue (PG) Repeat. 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 5.20 World News in various languages. 6.00 Sunrise 6.00 Ten Early News 5.30 Today 5.30 The New Inventors (G) Repeat. 9.00 Business Today 7.10 Weatherwatch 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne (PG) 6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.30 Asia Pacific News 7.25 World News in various languages. 11.30 Seven News 9.00 9am With David And Kim (PG) 11.00 Danoz and Guthy Renker (G) 11.00 The Navigators (G) 10.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 TV Around The World: Egypt (G) 12.00 Movie: Mystery Woman – Vision 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 12.00 Midday Report 4.30 The Einstein Factor (G) Repeat. 1.30 Temple Of Dreams (PG) Of A Murder (M) Stars Kellie Martin, 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 The View (PG) talk show. 12.30 Pilot Guides (G) Repeat. 5.05 The Cook and the Chef (G) Repeat. 2.30 Dateline Nina Siemaszko, Clarence Williams III. 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) Repeat. 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 1.30 Collectors (G) Repeat. 5.35 ABC Fora 3.30 Kings Of Clubs (G) 2.00 All Saints (M) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) Repeat. 3.00 Alive And Cooking (G) 2.00 Parliament Question Time 6.35 Scrapheap Challenge (G) 4.00 The Journal 3.00 New Idea TV 3.00 Infomercial 3.30 Kids’ Programs House Of Representatives 7.00 Zoo Days (G) 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 3.30 Larry The Lawnmower 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 4.30 NBN News 3.00 Kids’ Programs 7.20 Mr Bean With Rowan Atkinson (G) 5.30 FIFA Futball Mundial 4.00 It’s Acadamic 4.00 Everybody Love Raymond (G) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 6.05 Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures In 7.30 The Royal Today (G) 6.00 Global Village: Vicenza (G) 4.30 Seven and Prime News 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.30 Hot Seat (G) Architecture 8.00 Spicks And Specks (PG) Repeat. 6.30 World News Australia 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 5.00 Ten News 6.00 NBN News 7.00 ABC News 8.30 The Chaser’s War On Everything 7.35 Inspector Rex (PG) Austria Repeat. 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) games show. 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 The 7.30 Report 9.00 Moving Wallpaper (M) 8.30 Mad Men (M) 6.00 Seven and Prime News 6.30 Neighbours (G) 7.30 Getaway (PG) 8.00 Catalyst 9.25 The Graham Norton Show 9.30 World News Australia 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 7.00 Masterchef Australia (PG) 8.30 20 To 1 (M) 8.30 The Ascent Of Money (G) 10.00 Peep Show (M) 10.00 Film: Family Law (PG 2006) Drama 7.30 Ghost Whisperer (PG) 7.30 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 9.30 The Footy Show (M) 9.25 Mask And Memory (PG) 10.25 The Thick Of It (M) from Argentina. 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ARIES: Can love overcome the CANCER: Is the cosmos LIBRA: This week others can CAPRICORN: As a new twelve battlefield in your heart this supporting your reinventing only take up as much space year Jupiter/Neptune/Chiron week? Yes, if you can resolve yourself – your career, as you allow them. And the cycle winds up whatever’s past longstanding personal issues. relationships, finances or life principle of opposites applies: its use-by date to make way for a Mars wants control but Venus path? It is. Use stumbling blocks if someone lets you down, noticeably improved rest of the needs affection – their last week as stepping stones this week something else comes good. If year, your ruling planet Saturn together in Aries offers the and you could get another plan A bombs, plan B gets up. turns the astral tide in your chance to make peace between chance at something that And if a door shuts, a window of favour, bringing a new mood of these opposing lover/warrior hasn’t worked out before, or opportunity opens... optimism and clearer decisions energies in your life. else something precious you SCORPIO: With Neptune, about the future. TAURUS: An astral stimulus thought was lost reappears. Jupiter and Chiron, planets of AQUARIUS: Aquarians are one of package in your house of LEO: A confidence rebooting imagination, luck and healing the signs best equipped to deal business income brings plenty week, though with plans still in an exciting, mind stimulating with morphing global conditions, Quick Clues Cryptic Clues alignment, don’t waste time so as old ways of operating of lively money-making ideas; subject to fluctuation and ACROSS ACROSS arguing or point scoring – change, check out this week use this week for development alteration, focus on practical 1. Parallel defi ning north-south 1. Lack of constraint at the Tropic of because this week teamwork’s what kind of businesses and position (8) and fine tuning, so that next possibilities and be realistic about Cancer, perhaps (8) what makes the dream work, attitudes actually thrive in the 5. Dwells, stays (6) 5. Remains from ancient Roman middle week can launch you confidently who’s capable of making them and two heads will be better present climate of uncertainty 9. Chasms, huge cracks (8) of the month (6) into action. Give yourself happen. During late week Leo 10. Wash, especially for religious 9. Gulf of Virginia’s south in Indian (8) than trying to do absolutely – what are they doing that’s purposes (6) 10. Wash a shirt in Reckitt’s (6) permission to change your mind moon you’re a magnet for flattery everything yourself. different? 12. Gigantic, enormous (13) 12. Great reversal for us with each and also to consider diversifying. – while ego strokes feel good, be SAGITTARIUS: Retrograde PISCES: Best keep receipts, 15. Elephant’s tusk (5) failure in fossil fuel (13) GEMINI: Happy birthday careful what you promise. 16. Like a sea robber (9) 15. Poison vine covers alternative cycles are best for evaluation proofs of purchase and your 17. Of mixed blood (4-5) banned import (5) Geminis. With the Sun and new VIRGO: This is a week to get and planning, forward cycles instincts alert because this week’s 18. Adherent of Zeno’s philosophy 16. Plundering, one state follows moon boosting your personal out and about – local travel best for action. This last week of salespeople are persuasive, (5) irrational traitor (9) popularity this week’s social still delivers the odd glitch, but retrograde Mercury offers astral opportunistic and possibly not 20. Blackmailers, those running a 17. Hybrid calf slaughtered in a hurry calendar’s a many splendoured there’s people you need to meet. assistance for ending something too scrupulous. Apart from that protection racket (12) (4-5) 22. French cake (6) 19. Unemotional type, one found in thing and self expression, both Finesse your communication that isn’t satisfying your deepest your imagination’s in overdrive 23. Puzzle, riddle (4,4) backward resting places (5) written and verbal, has every skills: practice saying it like it needs and making a healing with creative inspirations, and 25. Vulgarly bright (6) 20. Old wrong charges about leading kind of green light. Seems like is without rubbing others the new connection. Being honest it looks like some unexpected 26.. Gives a pep talk, like a coach standover men (13) right now you could sell anyone wrong way and discussions will with yourself has astonishing good news is heading in your before a game (6,2) 22. Thousand consumed gold dessert anything… improve out of sight. results. direction. (6) DOWN 23. Look after pheasant, perhaps – 1. Tradesmen concerned with what you’re doing now! (4,4) arrogant brat. The recent signs security devices (10) 25. Excessively bright. Like a fi sh (6) CHESS by Ian Rogers are promising. 2. Defi nite article (3) 26. Prepares mentally -- we hear Bill Play at Seagulls Club, Thurs 6-10pm Saint Louis 2009 3. Platform for delivering cups of higher! (6,2) White: H Nakamura Earl Grey (3,4) Australian number one Zhao ing up, and that theory gained Black: J Friedel 4. Perturbation, loss of self DOWN Zong Yuan has twice been on support when Nakamura posted Opening: Two Knights Defence possession (12) 1. A thousand Blairs rise in Scottish the receiving end of Nakamura’s observations about his victory on 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 6. Look after infants (4,3) ponds; love laughs at them (10) 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3!? 7. Treacherously change course of wrath simply for beating the New his personal blog. 2. They lose unknown article (3) Be7?! Too peaceful. Having sacrificed a pawn, action (11) Yorker online a few times too Certainly, Nakamura’s self- 3. Charles follows breast of drink- often. A Grandmaster who tem- confidence was still overflowing; Black should look for aggressive options such 8. Sow, impregnate (4) server (3,4) 11. Middle classes, from the French porarily overtook Nakamura at for example, ‘I tried to avoid a as 8...h6 or 8...Ng4!?. 9.Nc3 0-0 10.0-0 Rb8?! 4. Sit around old city after record chant 11.h3 c5 12.b3 Rb4 A desperate attempt to (12) creating some agitation (12) the top of the internet rankings usual early tournament meltdown 13. The song says one-eyed, one- look for counterplay, but the rook is walking into 6. Look after cove around boy with sex was accused of cheating, without which would require a legendary a death trap. 13.Re1 Bb7 14.Ba3 Rf4 15.g3 horned, fl ying and purple (6,5) appeal (4,3) a shred of evidence being offered. comeback. Of course, I have 14. Sable merino (5,5) Rd4 16.Nf3 Rxd3!? 17.cxd3 Qxd3?! 17...Qd7, 7. Betray two roods (11) Even so, Nakamura’s brash pulled this off many times, but it hoping to invade on the kingside, was the last 18. Pirate’s sword (7) 8. Grade semen (4) chessboard excellence has gener- is not easy to do and requires an 19. Relating to church council (7) chance. Now Nakamura finishes the game with 11. Rogue boss and two individuals Hikaru Nakamura (above), who ated an army of young fans, many extreme amount of energy which a series of powerful forcing moves. 18.Nxe5 21. In a state of eager desire (4) make up middle classes (12) 24. American bottom (3) this week won the US Champ- of whom regard online trash talk I don’t always have in my old Qf5 19.g4! Qf4 20.d4! Rd8 21.Qe2 Rxd4 13. Cannibal, purple in old song (6,5) ionship in Saint Louis, is one the as a sign of honesty and cred- age!’ 22.Bc1! 1-0 Black has trapped his own queen. 14. Support about fi fty – female Last week’s solution most polarising figures in chess. ibility. However, Nakamura’s com- a b c d e f g h record! But there’s one in every family At only 21, Nakamura’s tri- ments about his rivals were (5,5) Nakamura, 21, who honed his 8 skills playing more than 30,000 umph in Saint Louis was already restrained, even complimentary, 18. Chopper to snub girl (7) 7 19. Business agent covers nothing in games on the internet, comes in his second US title win. After with only 17-year-old second the month between new moons (7) a complicated package combin- six rounds Nakamura broke away placegetter Robert Hess receiving 6 from a pack of players includ- a modest serve. 21. A legendary barbaric invader is on ing talent and arrogance, bril- 5 tenterhooks (4) liance and gamesmanship, taking ing top seed Gata Kamsky and With Nakamura’s world rank- 24. Carrier of burdens, a ship (3) offence at the mildest of com- with a run of three consecutive ing rising to new heights (around 4 ments yet feeling free to hurl wins Nakamura pocketed the 2700), the next step will be for 3 $US40,000 first prize. Hikaru to convince colleagues insults himself. 2 While friendly in person, Nakamura’s humble winner’s and organisers that he has worked Mungo’s Crossword fi rst published Nakamura adopts a whatever- speech gave hope that the enfant out the line between being an 1 in The Week. it-takes attitude over the board. terrible might finally be grow- aggressive competitor and an Final position A fabulous shop of Patchwork BAMBOO FLOORING & Haberdashery TURN YOUR Wide range of quality fabrics from $10 Classes DREAMS • Patchwork • Quilting INTO REALITY! • Craft • Embroidery www.whileyouaresleeping.com • The most stable, exotic, environmentally friendly Next to Victory Hotel, & second strongest hardwood in the world! 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www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo May 28, 2009 15 Sports Club, Bogangar 8pm, ON THE SAFE Friday May 29. BUTTERFLY EFFECT LOUD FESTIVAL JUNE 7 SIDE Spot The Dingo Mandy Nolan If you enjoy swampy blues, a little rocky, sometimes funky, ust the other day I had a little shocked. ‘I have to have sex naturally. Pregnancy is about the and occasionally a bit country, revelation. Why not try on a jetty?’ Apparently not. The most successful contraception this band is for you. The boys Jcontraception? At 41 it Marina (love the fishy overtone) I have used thus far. The doctor aren’t happy unless toes are can’t be too late to give it a is the latest in IUDs. Women in suggested condoms. I said ‘Really. tapping and the crowd’s loving whirl. Surely in the decade or Europe love it, but we girls are I hardly know you. And besides, I their cranking slide, electric more since I last used it they’ve a little IUD shy after the bad only made a short appointment.’ and acoustic guitars, sax, bass come up with something new. rap foreign fertility controlling Condoms are effective if you’re guitar and drums. Cabarita Something unobtrusive with no cervical objects received after picking up strangers. But in a long Beach Sports Club, Bogangar side effects that can effectively the Copper 7. For a start it looked term committed relationship? 8pm Saturday. control fertility. No, not the like something Yuri Geller had It’d be like making love to bunch Catholic church. Something made with a paper clip and a bit of backpackers. There’s also the Bjorn Again that actually works and won’t of mind bending. So back to the option of having my tubes tied. give me a stroke, increase my latest ‘safe’ contraception. Safe of I’ve always imagined it being a bit ABBA were one of the biggest risk of breast cancer or cause course until the next generation like the guy you see at children’s pop acts in the 70s, and their hair to grow on my back. It of women’s uteruses fall out or birthday parties making animal appeal has continue to grow seems entirely possible, Richard we all suddenly drop dead. (By balloons. I’d be under a general since they disbanded in 1983. Branson is well on the way to the way, I am aware the Marina is anaesthetic and there’d be some The two Australian films pioneering space tourism, they’ve actually spelt Mirena. But that’s gyno making sausage dogs with ‘Muriel’s Wedding’ and ‘Priscilla mapped the human genome not as funny. Sometimes truth my fallopian. The vasectomy and there’s now a gorgeous must be sacrificed for satire. In the Queen of The Desert’ both also looms as a choice I feel I black man in the White House. words of the philosopher John featured ABBA songs, and the could comfortably make. It is We are really making some Stuart Mill, it is for ‘The Greater popularity of ‘Mamma Mia! the once choice that has no side serious social progress. Except Good’.) The Mirena releases a The Musical’, and ‘Mamma Mia! effects. For me. I’ve even offered for contraception. Turns out I’m low dose of progesterone, so The Movie’, have endeared to perform it myself. But then looking at having to vote in the apparently all I’ve got to look ABBA into the hearts of many same candidates from 15 years forward to is no period and I have noticed the personality across the globe. The success back. The diaphragm is great If bigger boobs. Wow, just like a change in my animals. Ever of ABBA is helped by the you have time to pop into family drag queen. Whatever happened since I’ve had the dog done he’s tribute show Björn Again, a planning for pre-coitus insertion. to the Man Pill? The side effects stopped humping the cat. What fact acknowledged by both if that happens to my partner? I When it comes to self application, wouldn’t be so noticeable. Men the music and media industries suppose I should never have let if you manage to get the damn are already hairy and aggressive – and even ABBA themselves. him near the cat in the first place. SAMBA-BLISSTAS WORKSHOP IN KINGSCLIFFE thing in, chances are all sexual and a reduction to their sex drive They have been providing a desire should have left, so it has could only be an improvement. I am open to more herbal options. WEDNESDAY JUNE 10 There’s the Mediterranean highly entertaining live ABBA a pretty high success rate. I’ve Perhaps they could put the NRL experience constantly since never liked the idea of taking on the Man Pill. They’d play tradition of using a lemon juice 1989. Bjorn Again is the only the Pill. It makes me angry and harder on the field than in the douche. When I asked my partner every time I’ve taken it I’ve grown bedroom, preferring a good what he thought he replied ABBA show endorsed by all a moustache. I’m in my forties, I game of Monopoly to group sex ‘hmm, you’re a little tart.’ So it members of ABBA – they have can grow my own facial hair now. any day. I have never had much looks like my eggs will be shaking publicly praised and supported The only option is the Marina. luck with natural methods. I up a storm in the next few weeks the band over many years. When the doctor told me I was a have four children. I had them all doing the MacMirena. See them Friday May 29 at Seagulls at 8pm. Necro Following a sold out debut Australian tour in 2007, fans will be stoked to hear that ‘The GRANITE BELT MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL King Of Death Rap’ Necro will SATURDAY 30 be bringing his show back to Australia and New Zealand for his biggest tour to date. 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Since 1995, have been back on the road fifteen years, and runs course TWIN TOWNS Jason has been entertaining in Australia since a ‘One night and training sessions for the audiences with his Aussie SERVICES CLUB only’ gig at Sydney’s Club current Samba Blissta team. Idiot’s observations of everyday TUESDAY Retro on New Years Eve 1998, Wednesday nights from life, hilarious tall tales and true, and now regularly play to June 10 (6.30pm to 8pm) wry comments on society. packed houses. This special and full course fee is $175. All Jason has toured extensively performance at Coolangatta instruments are supplied, and throughout Australia, New Hotel will feature all four is suitable from 18 years to 80, Zealand, London and New original members of Pseudo no experience necessary, just a York and featured at renowned Echo. Sunday May 31. good sense of rhythm and fun! events such as the Edinburgh Bookings and further enquires Festival. Support is Stephen Granite Belt go to www.carnavaldrumming. Jay Whitley and MC is Lindsay Like a rugged landscape, the com Or call Paul on 02 6680 Webb. Gold Coast Arts Centre Gringos of Desert Grunge, 4946. Granite Belt, take the listener 7.30pm Friday. on a journey along sunlit Martin Short valleys through fields of Join the master of flowering cacti, dust storms, improvisation, Martin Short landslides and deadly cliffs. The Ruby Moon as he heads to Australia for the triple distilled voice of Rusty very first time. Well known as Murwillumbah Theatre Bowser leads you through this the excentric wedding planner Company is excited to magnificent sonic landscape NECRO THURSDAYMAY ‘Franck’ from ‘Father of the announce their second play generating a vast spectrum of Bride’; his many appearances for the year – the entertaining 28 COOLANGATTA powerful emotions. Granite on ‘Saturday Night Live’ and yet disturbing psychodrama HOTEL Belt is a feast for the lover of alongside Chevy Chase and Ruby Moon by Matt Cameron, solid rock music, with riffs as Steve Martin in ‘The Three which opens on Friday May 29 Caravana não passa and MTV big as mountains and melodies Live Planet Hemp made D2 that burn into your mind as a multi-platinum artist. See hot as your finest branding him Friday May 29 at the iron. Murwillumbah Hotel MURWILLUMBAH RACE COURSE Coolangatta Hotel, Marine Saturday May 30 at 9pm. Sunday May 31 Parade. Preston Train Rogerthat Preston Train perform their INDUSTRY CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL LAND ESTATE Rogerthat are a band that Funk/Blues and classic rock could have come from tunes at the Tyalgum Pub on just about any era. Their Saturday May 30. RACE MEETING contemporaries could be the Tyalgum Festival The Tweed River Jockey Club’s Cups Carnival begins on Sunday May 31 at the Black Crowes or the Black Keys. Murwillumbah Racecourse featuring the $12,000 INDUSTRY CENTRAL CUP over 1800m Anything from the Woodstock Friends Concert era, Marley and Lee Scratch (the Prelude to the Murwillumbah Cup on the last Sunday in June). Matthew Rigby (violin) and Perry or the steel blues of Ingrid Bauer (harp) will be Muddy Waters (circa Electric Other sponsors on the day are: RH Contracting Australia, Dickinson’s Developments, Williams River Steel, performing Sunday May 31 Mud). If you could mash the LJH Commercial, Scandinavian Cone Company, Westlawn Finance. at the Tyalgum Hall, Tyalgum raw electric, psychedelic rock- from 2:30pm. Cost is $15, and reggae sounds, you’d get close FREE RETURN BUSES running from Murwillumbah Town Centre (clock) at 11.30am and 12 noon. all are welcome. For more to the quartet. Saturday May email: info@tyalgumfestival. Full TAB facilities and a strong bookmakers ring will be operating. 30 – Coolangatta Hotel. com.au Great family day with trackside dining and picnic areas available plus: Pseudo Echo Join the Entertainment for children with the Byron Bay Kidzklub and a Jumping Castle (12.00 – 4.00) Back in late 1983, Molly and music on the lawns by Delish (all girls group) Meldrum used his Humdrum Samba-Blisstas segment on Countdown to Following on from the huge GATES OPEN AT 11.30 AM • NO BYO ALCOHOL deliver a raving endorsement response The Samba-Blisstas Admission is $10 adults and $8 concession – Children under 16 free if accompanied by a PARENT of a young Melbourne based received from their first event band called Pseudo Echo. in Kingscliff, a date has been Go Racing On The Tweed They pioneered the new set for a six week course at www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo May 28, 2009 17 at 7.30 at the Murwillumbah of ‘Dogpatch USA’. The story Civic Centre. 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Tickets are available COOLANGATTA HOTEL bring to life the various at the school office or by phon- characters in this slice of ing 02 6672 1566. suburbia. The audience will be confronted by elements of WHATS grief, humour and the surreal as they try to come to terms The Loud ‘09 festival ON with what is real and what is imagined or unknown. This The all ages Loud ‘09 Festival MONDAY 6-9PM play promises to stretch the is coming up quick and $10 STEAK NIGHT imagination and push the features the Butterfly Effect, Kids eat free* boundaries. Ruby Moon will Mammal, Mourning Tide, Pez WEDNESDAY 6-9PM be staged for the first time and 360, Funkoars and a whole $10 SCHNITZEL NIGHT as theatre-in-the-round at bunch more. Ten finalists from Kids eat free* Murwillumbah Civic Centre and the LOUD 09 Band Competition THURSDAY 6-9PM Kids eat free* will continue on Friday June NEW APL POKER TOURNAMENT will also appear at the festival, FREE ENTRY. REGISTRATION STARTS 6.30PM 5 and Saturday June 6 at 7.30 and one of the finalists is KIDS EAT FREE MON - THURS pm. Tickets will be available Northern Rivers act ‘The Nine CONDITIONS APPLY at Murwillumbah Music Shop Sons of Dan’. See more at www. SENIORS MENU or at the door. Adults $15, myspace.com/ninesonsofdan DEBRA LUCCIO FROM MELBOURNE WAS WINNER OF THE MON - FRI 12-3PM concession $12, and school For more information on Loud TWEED SHIRE COUNCIL ACQUISITIVE PRIZE OF $5,000 MAIN MEAL $12.50 students $5. For enquiries call 09 Band competition go to FOR HER MONOTYPE “SPIN’. RECEIVE COMPLIMENTARY TEA Rosemary 02 6672 1520. www.themusicpit.com.au Gold OR COFFEE and face painting, show bags, *TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY. Coast Convention Centre, glow products, fairy floss Li’l Abner Broadbeach, Sunday June and market stalls will be on Students at Murwillumbah 7. Tickets from ticketek.com. offer. Queensland’s Crocodiles FREE COURTESY BUS High School present their mu- au or phone 132848. General FROM KINGSCLIFF TO POTTSVILLE CALL 02 6676 0033 FOR BOOKINGS. and Dragons Park will bring sical production Li’l Abner. The $56+bf and gates $65. Proudly snakes, turtles and lizards The Loud ‘09 Festival musical is based on the comic supported by JJJ. for everyone to see, touch Gold Coast Convention Centre, Pandanus Parade Cabarita Beach 02 6676 0033 strip of the same name and is and hold. Pre-purchased Broadbeach set in the southern hick town Blues on Broadbeach passes will be available from Sunday June 7 Music Festival Crystal Creek Public School or The Crystal Creek School Annual Fireworks Spectacular, The eighth annual Blues on Century 21 Real Estate in Main Saturday June 13 Broadbeach Music Festival street, Murwillumbah. Good hits Broadbeach from old-fashioned family fun – The Presets, Thursday May 28 until and Saturday, June 13. Architecture in Helsinki, including Sunday May 31. Gold Coast Convention Centre, This is a free event so you June 6 can experience the sound June Long Weekend that started is all and the best Tweed River Art Movie Marathons bit is you don’t even need a Gallery Exhibitions Sunday, June 7 ticket. For more information Crowded House Tribute Show on the festival, visit www. The 13th CPM National Print Currumbin RSL bluesonbroadbeach.com Award has this year attracted Thursday June 4 Crystal Creek a large number of high quality Johnny Cash Tribute works, beautifully crafted Currumbin RSL school’s annual artists’ books and smaller Sunday June 7 pieces and prints containing Girl Talk –Side Spliiting Fireworks timely and pertinent political ‘Naughty’ Comedy Crystal Creek school’s annual and social comment. The Currumbin RSL Fireworks spectacular will exciting exhibition reflects the Wednesday June 10 feature two incredible new strength of printmaking in the effects never seen at the region and includes a large Comedian Fred Lang event before: a 87-shot silver number of prints from major Salt Bar, Salt Village, spider and the 530-shot green printmakers from interstate. Wednesday June 10 candle wall. Gates will open The judge of this year’s award Kingfisha CD launch at the family friendly time Basil Hall has found it necessary Soundlounge of 2pm, with the firework to give out a generous number June 7 spectacular at 7pm. This of Highly Commended Awards Steve Poltz & Gregory Page year’s performers include and took 8.5 hours to decide Soundlounge the Margaret Peate School on the 6 Award winners! An June 5 Of Dance, Murwillumbah excited crowd of over 515 World Environment Day East Sydney Choir, Hoopla people attended the award Knox Park, Circus Troupe, Belly Dance presentation. Three of the June 14 For Fun, Hap ki Do and Hot works will be acquired for the Samba-Blissta (6 week Chilli Drummers. The event’s Gallery’s growing collection of course) famous chocolate wheel will prints. Kingscliff Community Hall be running again, with more Wednesday June 10 than 200 prizes kindly donated Until June 15: by local businesses. There will Facelift – a selection of painted Festival of Performing Arts be displays from the Tweed and photographic portraits Murwillumbah Civic Centre, Valley restorers Car Club, from the Gallery’s renowned 26 June - 22 July Police, Fire and Emergency collection. Divine Divas services. Gourmet food and Tweed River Art Gallery, Twin Towns Services Club, coffee stalls will cater for all Mistral Road, Murwillumbah. Friday and Saturday June 19 tastes throughout the day, Phone 02 6670 2790. and 20. 18 May 28, 2009 The Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au gig guide local events and entertainment ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB, TIVOLI ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB ■ CURRUMBIN RSL,1.30PM RUSSELL ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 3PM BIG THURSDAY 28 KINGSCLIFF 7.30PM 2PLAY ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9.30PM 6.30PM ALICE ANDERSON BAINE JAZZ TRIO MOON 7PM BIG MUSIC ■ AUSTRALIAN TAVERN, M’BAH 9PM ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB, THE AMANDA BAKER BAND ■ SALT BAR, SALT VILLAGE, 8.30PM ■ COOLANGATTA AND TWEED LIVE MUSIC BOGANGAR 8PM THE SPARKZ ■ THE RAILS, BYRON 7PM GROOVE DARREN MARLOW HEADS GOLF CLUB 1PM, MONDAY 1 ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB, ■ CABARITA BEACH BAR AND GRILL FOUNDATION ■ SEAGULLS 7.30PM BRANDI AND SMOKEHOUSE COUNTRY MUSIC ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 12PM KINGSCLIFF 5.30PM TRACY 9PM LIVE DJ ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON THE BOBCATS CLUB DAVID BARRY HOPEWELL ■ CLUB BANORA 7.30PM PETER PAKI PEABODY WITH ACTOR SLASH ■ SEAGULLS 8PM WINTERSUN ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB, ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 4PM ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL, 8PM ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM BLITZ MODEL GRAND OPENING 4PM DAVE CAVANAGH DICK BARNS NECRO (USA) ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL, GOLD ■ BUDDHA BAR, BYRON 8PM SPECTACULAR ■ MURWILLUMBAH RACECOURSE, ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE COAST, 8PM MARCELO D2 - CHUCKALE SALSA NIGHT ■ SHEOAK SHACK 7PM FLAX MURWILLUMBAH RACE DAY SUPERCHEESE 7.30PM UNPLUGGED IN THE DIRECT FROM BRAZIL ■ BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE ROOTS ■ SALT BAR, SALT VILLAGE, 1PM BASEMENT - RYAN MURPHY ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE THEATRE 6PM, GEORGE ■ SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB, WILEY READ TUESDAY 2 BAND, ANDREW WELLSTEAD & 7.30PM LITERATI – A FEAST OF FRIEDMAN (SECURITY & 3PM LIVE JAZZ ■ SEAGULLS CLUB, FROM 10AM ■ AUSTRALIAN TAVERN, M’BAH 8PM RENE RANKE AUTHORS ON THE GOLD COAST INTELLIGENCE ADDRESS) ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB, WINTERSUN MARATHON BATTLE OF THE BANDS AND ■ GC ARTS CENTRE 7.30PM MAKE A ■ GC ARTS CENTRE 7.30PM COMEDY ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON ANDY 7.30PM WINTERSUN: DANCE ON WARMUP JAM NIGHT WISH DINNER DANCE IN THE BASEMENT JASON RYDER MURPHY, DANIEL WEBBER & BAND ■ SEAGULLS 7.30PM BRANDI AND ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM FUNDRAISER FEATURING RAY & ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL, RYAN RUSHTON ■ TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB 8PM THE BOBCATS WINTERSUN - THE ATOMIC TANIA KERNAGHAN & BAND 8.30PM BUGGY ■ SHEARWATER SCHOOL, MULLUM THE BEST OF BACK TO THE ■ SEAGULLS CLUB, 2PM LINE CRUISERS ■ GC PACIFIC FAIR, BIRCH CARROLL ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 7.30PM WEARABLE ARTS VISION IN TIVOLI DANCING ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL, 8PM & COYLE CINEMA, THE UPSTAGE EDUCATION ■ TYALGUM PUB, 8PM PRESTON ■ SEAGULLS, JAZZ IN THE SHED OPEN MIC NIGHT ■ MERCHANTS OF BOLLYWOOD ■ IMPERIAL HOTEL, MUR’BAH 8PM STAR COURT THEATRE, LISMORE TRAIN CAFÉ 2PM ■ SEAGULLS ENTERTAINMENT ■ SEAGULLS 5.30PM MICHAEL 8PM LYING CHEATING BASTARD ■ SOUL MAN BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9.30PM ■ SPHINX ROCK CAFE, MT BURRELL, 5.30PM ■ THE SANDS HOTEL THE FAZE W/ HUNGRY KIDS ■ MUR’BAH SERVICES MEMORIAL 1- 5PM SHOEBOX ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 1PM COOLANGATTA 8PM BATTLE OF SATURDAY 30 FROM HUNGRY CLUB 6.30PM TREVOR RIX ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB DAVE CLAYTON THE JAMS FINAL 3 ■ ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON MUR’BAH CIVIC CENTRE 7.30PM ■ AUSTRALIAN TAVERN, M’BAH 12.30PM WINTERSUN: DANCE ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 5PM RUBY MOON (THEATRE) FAT ALBERT ON BAND 9PM DANCE PARTY WITH DJ HARRY HEALY VEENIE’S - CARGO ■ MUR’BAH HOTEL 9PM DJ LEE ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON LIVEWIRE ■ TWEED VALLEY COLLEGE, HALL ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB, ■ THE RAILS, BYRON 6.30PM ■ TWIN TOWNS, LIVE ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB ■ LIQUID, BYRON HOUSE OF NOW: DRIVE, MUR’BAH FROM 8.45AM BOGANGAR 8PM SPOT THE FERNANDO ARAGONES ENTERTAINMENT 7PM JACKIE MCDONALD DINGO DJ ADAM + CAPTAIN KAINE + DJ TWEED BILLYCART GRAND PRIX ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9PM THE ■ SALT BAR, SALT VILLAGE 8.30PM ■ CLUB BANORA, BANORA POINT DEE DEE ■ TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB 7PM WEDNESDAY 3 SURESHOT HUNTERS THE REAL DEAL 8PM DAVO & THE TWISTERS ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30 PM BABY LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE 7PM ■ SEAGULLS 8PM BJORN AGAIN ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM FACE ■ TYALGUM FESTIVAL FRIENDS ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL, 8PM JAM MYSTICAL TIBET CONCERT ■ SEAGULLS 7.30PM THE ROGERTHAT + GUESTS ■ SHEARWATER SCHOOL, MULLUM CONCERT, 2:30PM MATTHEW NIGHT WITH HOUSE BAND ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON DJ SEGA SHINDIGS 8PM ROBBIE ■ COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL WEARABLE ARTS VISION IN RIGBY VIOLIN AND INGRID REMEDY (USA), DANIEL WEBBER ROSENLUND, 9PM DJ TOMMY MCCLEMMENT EDUCATION BAUER HARP ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM ■ BILLINUDGEL HOTEL THE ■ SOUNDLOUNGE 7PM BLACK ■ COOLANGATTA AND TWEED ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL, THE ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 4.30PM WINTERSUN - STEVE WOOLEY EXCHANGE (THEATRE) MARKET RHYTHM CO. & COOL HEADS GOLF CLUB 7PM CHI CHI EXCHANGE (THEATRE) FATTER THAN NUSRAT ■ GREENMOUNT BEACH CLUB 7PM ■ SHEARWATER SCHOOL, MULLUM CALM COLLECTIVE ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM STREET ■ CABARITA COTTAGE 7.30PM 8PM DJ GOODIE DOWNBEAT JAZZ BAND WEARABLE ARTS VISION IN ■ SOUTHPORT RSL CLUB, LOOSE CAFE NORTH COAST TIME ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN JASON ■ SEAGULLS 10AM WINTERSUN EDUCATION CHANGE, 7.30PM ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 7.30PM DELPHIN & DUO DANCE WORKSHOP ■ A&I HALL BANGALOW 6PM ■ THE SANDS HOTEL COOLANGATTA CARGO SUNDAY 31 ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON CAPTAIN ■ SEAGULLS 8AM WINTERSUN FEHVA AUCTION AND DINNER 9PM DJ LUKE ELECTRIC ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE, 7PM ■ BLUES ON BROADBEACH DARCY KAINE + GUESTS DANCE PARTY: SPECIAL GUEST WITH THE BUTTERY RECOVERY ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB JAZZ IN THE BASEMENT: THE PERRY BAND ■ COORABELL HALL FUNDRAISER NORMIE ROWE CHOIR AND MICK MCHUGH 7.30PM WINTERSUN: DANCE ON FABULOUS WILLY QUA ■ CLUB BANORA, 11AM DANIEL 4PM GREENLIFE, FIDL MUSIK + ■ SEAGULLS LAKEVIEW LOUNGE ■ STAR COURT THEATRE, LISMORE BAND ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 9PM MALLARI, 12.15PM BABY DUCK RADIO ENTERTAINMENT 1.15 - 3.15PM 8PM LYING CHEATING BASTARD ■ TWEED VALLEY JAZZ CLUB, GRANITE BELT BOOMER PARTY BAND ■ COURT HOUSE HOTEL, MULLUM ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 1PM GREENHILLS ON TWEED, RIVER ST, ■ MURWILLUMBAH CIVIC CENTRE ■ COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 3PM IRISH ARVO – CELTIC GLENN FOXWELL FRIDAY 29 M’BAH 7.30PM THE CANETOADS 7.30PM RUBY MOON (THEATRE) 5PM THE SMASHED CRABS DANCE ■ TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB ■ AUSTRALIAN TAVERN, M’BAH 9PM ■ TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB, ■ MUR’BAH SERVICES MEMORIAL ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM ■ MULLUM BOWLING CLUB 12PM 11AM ROCK AROUND THE DOOR 7 8PM THE BEST OF BACK TO THE CLUB 6.30PM CLYDE BROOKS PSEUDO ECHO ON THE GREEN WITH GUEST DJS CLOCK GIG GUIDE DEADLINE 12pm tuesday [email protected] ph. 6672 2280 fax. 6672 4933

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%ULVEDQH6W If you have a restaurant in 3 3 `The best restaurant in town. 085:,//80%$+ the Tweed Shire, The Tweed Not to be missed.’ 0HDOVIURPDPGDLO\ Echo Eating Out Guide can Australian Gourmet Traveller, March 2008 help your customers ﬁnd Open 7 days from 6pm till late you easily. Live it I Love it Wed-Sun 6pm/Dine in or takeway Wed-Sun 6pm/Dine in or takeway RELAXED ATMOSPHERE RELAXED ATMOSPHERE Beach Hotel, Byron Bay GREAT VALUE FAMILY BUFFET Call us on 6672 2280 Bookings 66 807 055 Gollan Drive Tweed Heads West 2485 07 5587 9000 www.tweedecho.com.au The Tweed Shire Echo May 28, 2009 19 Sport [email protected]

Ah but it’s cold outside Bikes battle on the border With the cooler months upon prone to injury – a drop in core Internationally-rated cyclists and the Tweed Coast provides trials, criterium circuits, road Tweed Coast is the perfect us, it is important to remem- body temperature of just 1°C are heading to the Tweed Coast the ultimate backdrop for such races, social rides and a great place to host such an event.’ ber that winter sports ask dif- causes the muscles to shiver, to get the wheels in motion for an event. endurance, mass participation The tour will be held through- ferent things from our mus- which in turn can lead to re- the inaugural Shotz Battle on ‘Our riders have spent the Gran Fondo ride. out Domain Resort Casuarina cles and exercising in cold duced sporting performance – the Border cycling event at Do- last few months racing around ‘The tour is expected to at- Beach, Kingscliff and various weather places extra demands and sunburn; ultraviolet radia- main Casuarina Beach Resort. the world and on Tour de Sing- tract up to 1500 participants areas around the Tweed Valley. on the body. tion is still present in cold and To be held from June 5 to karak, two of our riders wore and spectators which is great For anyone interested in the Experts advise that even in cloudy conditions. June 9, the cycling tour is the yellow jersey amongst 15 for the local economy,’ said Do- event or registration, informa- temperate climates, sportsmen Preparing for winter sport a joint initiative by Cycling different countries. main Resorts sales manager, tion and entries are available at and women can suffer the ef- should be a natural course of Queensland and QSM Sports ‘Although in its first year, Matthew Dokter. ‘The New www.battleontheborder.com.au. fects of the drop in tempera- action and coaches should im- and was scheduled to be held the event has all of the founda- ture. Cold-related injuries can plement strict guidelines into on the Sunshine Coast, how- tions to become a very highly be prevented with careful plan- athletes training and prepara- ever due to permit complica- regarded cycle race in Australia Get yourself crazy for ning, preparation and by wear- tion routines. tions was postponed. and we look forward to being ing the proper clothing. If you haven’t exercised since Featuring a Tour de Tweed part of that.’ RollerBlaze Cold-related injuries com- last season you cannot expect and mass participation Gran The major event sponsor is Gold Coast Blaze, the Sporting people with a spinal cord in- mon to winter sports include your body to perform sport- Fondo ride, some of the world’s Shotz Sports Nutrition who Wheelies and Disabled Assoc, jury or disease. blisters from badly fitting shoes ing miracles during your first leading cyclists will front the produce a range of high en- with Gold Coast City Council, The goal is to have a regu- or the friction of wet socks can weeeknd back on the playing event, including Team Budget ergy portable products such as and Gold Coast Recreation and lar, mixed social league, 16 cause blisters on the toes, feet field or court. The best way Forklifts riders Cameron Jen- energy gels, electrolyte tablets Sport Inc., have joined together years and over. We have all the and heels; sprains and strains to avoid many sports-related nings, Malcom Rudolph, Cam- and energy bars. to establish a social wheelchair equipment you need to give when cold muscles are more injuries in winter is to main- eron Hughes and Louise Kerr. Shotz Sports Nutrition basketball competition in the it a try. We are looking for tain an adequate fitness level Having just returned from managing director, Darryl Gold and Tweed Coast region players as well as people who TIDE TIMES all year round. the Tour de Singkarak, Tour de Griffiths says the company is – RollerBlaze. are interested in learning to PHASES OF THE MOON Warm up thoroughly be- Jakarta and Tour of Canberra, thrilled to be involved with First Quarter 31st May 1.22 pm Wheelchair basketball is an referee, coach, be a team man- Full Moon 8th Jun 4.12 am fore playing any sport but be the team is certainly looking the inaugural event. exciting team sport for men and ager or supporter. Last Quarter 16th Jun 8.15 am New Moon 23rd Jun 5.35 am more diligent in the colder forward to carrying on their ‘We’re very excited to be in- women, modelled on the able- To register your interest in FRI High 12.32 pm 1.3 Sunrise 6.29 am months, taking cooler tem- fine form on the Tweed Coast. volved with the Battle on the bodied game of basketball. It is being a part of RollerBlaze and 29th Sunset 4.57 pm peratures into account and ‘Battle on the Border is go- Border and look forward to be- played on standard basketball to be in a draw for Gold Coast Low 6.31 am 0.3 Moonrise 10.48 am 6.05 pm 0.5 Moonset 10.00 pm spend more time warming ing to be a fantastic event,’ said ing part of a unique event on courts with regulation height Blaze prizes, email: roller- SAT High 1.31 am 1.6 Sunrise 6.29 am up than usual and make sure Team Budget Forklift manager the racing calendar.’ rings and backboards. [email protected] or phone 30th 2.36 pm 1.4 Sunset 4.57 pm Low 7.27 am 0.3 Moonrise 11.26 am you cool down thoroughly Jeremy Betts. Battle on the Border will fea- The game can be played by 07 5531 3312 BH or 55 930096 7.14 pm 0.6 Moonset 23.04 pm afterwards. Include plenty of ‘Everyone is excited about ture a range of cycling races anyone regardless of skill level AH. For more info visit: www. SUN High 1.31 am 1.6 Sunrise 6.30 am 31st 2.36 pm 1.4 Sunset 4.57 pm slow, sustained stretching. racing on some new courses and tours that will include time – able- bodied, amputees or sportingwheelies.org.au. Low 8.21 am 0.3 Moonrise 12.01 pm 8.25 pm 0.6 Moonset few weeks, so get your names down K Banks, G Barrack: Plate Winner: Green 3: John LeBoeuf, Tom Wotton, pened on Friday we were unable to MON High 2.34 am 1.5 Sunrise 6.30 am SPORTS RESULTS please. L Arthur, C Hawkins: The Cham- Tony Govett; r/up: Lenm Harrison, play on Saturday. 1st 3.35 pm 1.3 Sunset 4.56 pm BOWLS Low 9.11 am 0.4 Moonrise 12.33 pm The greens might have been closed pion of Club Champions - Fours Les Hore, Kim Stephenson. Thursday night will be the monthly 9.36 pm 0.6 Moonset 12.06 am Condong Ladies for a few days, however, joy of joys, commences on Sunday 31st May. No bowls Saturday 23 May due to meeting in the RSL at 7pm. Distribu- TUE High 9.59 am 1.4 Sunrise 6.31 am Congratulations to J.Glasby for win- the bar was still open. The draw is on the board. Coming inclement weather. tion of keys, how to better support 2nd 4.28 pm 1.5 Sunset 4.56 pm Low 9.59 am 0.4 Moonrise 1.05 pm ning the club Singles Champion- Kingscliff Ladies Up: There will be a Joint Special Tweed Heads Tourers coaches and umpires and the need 10.44 pm 0.6 Moonset 1.05 am ships. Well done to M.Sweetnam for Unfortunately the severe weather General Meeting of the Men’s and Last Sunday’s game was cancelled or not for make up games will be up WED High 4.35 am 1.3 Sunrise 6.31 am coming second. Very close game. commenced on the Monday after- Ladies’ Bowls Clubs on Saturday due to the unpredictable weather for discussion. We will also be taking 3rd 5.17 pm 1.6 Sunset 4.56 pm Low 10.44 am 0.4 Moonrise 1.37 pm The pairs club Championship to noon, bringing to a quick closure 6th June commencing at 10am forcast. Next Sunday 31 May the some time to wish Maddy Edwards 11.46 pm 0.5 Moonset 2.04 am start next Tuesday 2/6/09. E.Elvy of the Hibiscus Triples, however the to discuss Super Challenge. Men’s schedule has a home game against well as she leaves to go to America THU High 5.31 am 1.3 Sunrise 6.32 am and B.Dunne to play B.Wainwright 4th 6.01 pm 1.6 Sunset 4.56 pm teams were able to complete the Prestige Two Bowl Triples will be Condong. This is a mixed morning for up to 2 years. Everyone is wel- Low 11.27 am 0.5 Moonrise 2.11 pm and H.Ross. S.Cook and E.Hunt to morning session with the following held on Monday 22nd June. Total and the list is on the notice board in come and encouraged to represent Moonset 3.02 am play M.Hinde and J.Glasby. Good results: prize money of $3,000. the Members Lounge. their team at this meeting. Eastern Standard Time. Heights in metres. luck everyone. We wish our team Winners: Team 2 - I. Azzopardi / E. Please remember the special event Prestige Mixed Singles: As there was no netball this week, Tide times Courtesy of NSW Tide Charts, Manly well in the district fours also this Taylor / N. Craven, 2nd: Team 8 - E. to support Peter Sheaff in his battle Entries are now open for this an- teams or players wishing to play at Hydraulics Laboratory, NSW Dept of Commerce week. Social results are H.Ross, M. Prince / J. Matthews / C. Blain, 3rd: V. with cancer. Twilight Barefoot Bowls nual event which is to be played the Golden South Carnival on June 6 Kennedy and J.Timmins def., E.Hunt Gravolyn / M. Harvey / J. Griffith, 4th: and Barbecue will be held on Friday over 4 days from Sunday 28 June to are encouraged to let Beth know by MONTHLY MARKETS B.Dunne and M.Hinde. P.Flack. R. Evans / S. Munro / S. Hinks, 5th: D. May 29 commencing at 5:00pm. A Wednesday 1 July at Tweed Heads Wednesday so they can be nominat- E.Elvy. J.Waithe def., B.Wainwright, O’Neill / J. Munn / S. Cancillier, 6th: G. Monster Raffle will also be drawn Bowls Club. The entry fee is $35. ed. This is the Queens Birthday long 1st Sat Brunswick Heads (02) 6628 4495 R.Thorley and S.Rushton. Condong Carey / D. Jones / R. Armendores. later in the evening. It would be and must be lodged at the venue weekend and no netball is scheduled 1st Sat 8-11am Casuarina Farmers’ Market will be holding a Mixed Pairs Car- 0414 777 432 Round Winners: J. Scher / I. Fuller / B. great to see a huge turnout of by Friday 12 June 2009. This event to be played in Murwillumbah that nival on July 13-14th . For further 1st Sun Banora Point Farmers’ Market Lane & E. Lees / S. Carroll / J. Solly bowlers and other club members. is open to all bowlers, male and weekend. With all the rain, this is a 0417 759 777 information contact Ron Pillon at Congratulations to all. You can put your name down with female and the total prize pool is great way to get more fun into net- 1st Sun Byron Bay (02) 6680 9703 the club on 6672 2238 Our chef Wednesday social bowls were reception prior to the night $17,600. The added value to this ball. 1st Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 4555 is putting on a winter buffet next washed out and next week, Wednes- Tweed Heads event is that the best performed The day after the Golden South Car- 1st Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 Friday 5/6/09. Cost $8.95. Sounds day 3rd June is Patrons Day. Open Pairs Championships: Al- male and female player receives nival, the 7th is a great Swifts v Fire- good enough to eat at that price. Ladies, get your fingers working though Rounds 2 and 3 were a wildcard entry into this year’s birds game in Brisbane. We are still 2nd Sat Kingscliff (02) 6674 0827 Social bowls as usual next Tuesday for Charity Day on the 1st of July. washed out over last weekend play Golden Nugget to be held from trying to get the numbers to take a 2nd Sun The Channon (02) 6688 6433 9am for 9.30 0n the green. 2nd Sun Chillingham (02) 6679 1284 This year the proceeds will be go- was to be held during the week by Monday 3 August to Thursday 6 small bus to this event. The Condong Ladies Cancer Fund- 2nd Sun Lennox Head (02) 6672 2874 ing to the Tweed Valley Paliative arrangement with the finals to be August. The draws for next week are: raising afternoon will be held next 2nd Sun Coolangatta (07) 5533 8202 Services. played on Sunday [31 May] starting DARTS 30/5/09 2nd Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 Wednesday so come along and Kingscliff Men with the semi-finals at 9am followed Tweed Valley Darts Association Umpires will be very scarce next give generously. We’ll have cakes Results B Grade Singles played by the final at 1pm, weather permit- Results of the finals played on May week so please be patient as we are 3rd Sat 8-11am Casuarina Farmers’ Market and a run down raffle. All for a on Sunday 24th May. B Beattie ting. 25th, Cgulls 6 def Leftovers 4 and trying to make it work. 0414 777 432 good cause defeated J Julius, D Whittington Social Results: Jokers 8 def Hogan’s Heroes 7. 11am – NETTA: 3rd Sat Mullumbimby (02) 6684 3370 Cudgen Leagues Ladies 3rd Sat Murwillumbah Cottage Markets v L Morris, T Wonka defeated B Sunday 17 May winners: Ngarie Next week Devils play Cgulls at Crickets v Red Backs 0417 759 777 Thurs Ladies Social 12.30 for 1pm Henry, W Blackwood defeated P Gibson, Brian Bevan, Lydia Elsey, Col Courthouse Hotel with Leftovers to Bogangar Blue Wrens v Super Fabs 3rd Sun Ballina 6687 4328 start, everybody welcome. McKirdy. The semi-final will be Fishlock, Daisy & Mario Matteucci. score. Gulls play Jokers at Seagulls 11am and 12pm: 3rd Sun Banora Point Farmers’ Market Mon 1st June, Delegates Meeting, played on Saturday 30th May. B R/up: Toots Sibley, Bill Davies, Renee Club with Hogan’s Heroes to score. Bogangar v Hot Shots 0417 759 777 Ocean Shores. Mon 1st, 1pm Social Beattie v the winner of D Whit- & Tony Laycock. Good luck to all teams. Super Stars v Girl Zone 3rd Sun Nimbin (02) 6689 0000 Mixed Triples ‘Mufti’ All welcome. tington and L Morris, T Wonka v W Tuesday May 19 Don’t forget to let your captain 1pm: 3rd Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 4555 Please Note that our Committee vBlackwood. Roll up 9:00am. The Men winners: Ray White, John Heath, know if you are playing in the next The Storm v Southern Cross Stars 3rd Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 Meeting has been changed to Tues first round of the B Grade Pairs will Gary Hewitt; r/up: Bob Trinder, Cliff comp as nominations have to be Get Smart Goal Getters v Bogangar 3rd Sun Uki (02) 6679 9026 9th June, 9.30am. be played on Sunday 31st May R Dury, Con Impellizzeri, John Craig. in at the meeting on June 2nd at 2.30pm: 4th Sat Kingscliff (02) 6674 0827 Sun Social Bowls Club Day with BBQ Lewis and C Lane v T Whittaker Ladies winners: Dorothy Stewart, Courthouse Hotel please. Also Waratahs v Newbies 4th Sun Bangalow (02) 6687 1911 Lunch, Sun 14th June, mufti dress and L Morris, W Blackwood and J Sylvia Jackson, Jean Green, Pauline names for Memorial Day on June Flamin Devils v The Ladybeetles 4th Sun (in 5 Sun month) Coolangatta all welcome. All welcome sheet at Akers v T Halloran and B Henry, B Houghton; r/up: Helen Carter, Ro- 14th at Condong Bowling Club Tigers v Cougars (07) 5533 8202 front desk for all events or phone Butler and C Lacey v J Julius and byn Taylor, Margaret Bowles, Betty have to be in so we can arrange SHOOTING 4th Sun Murwillumbah 0422 565 168 02 6674 1816 / 2734. Good Bowling L Murphy. Results of the Men’s Graham. numbers for catering purposes Murwillumbah Pistol Club 4th Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 Everyone. Over 55s Pairs Event: Winners: T No bowls Wednesday May due to please. 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Tweed’s newly anointed Tour- Quality systems, built to last ism chief Phil Villiers is clearly miffed with the anti-rally lobby, and in particular their use of a compilation video which ob- jectors screened for councillors during a public access session. It splices together footage of a Tweed Tourism promotional HOT WATER POWER video highlighting our natural s Solar hot water systems s 1KW solar power attractions and wildlife in con- installed from $950* systems installed trast to spectacular rally crashes s FREE Power Tracker from $2650* and native animal road kills. with Conergy systems s High quality German The former Twin Towns excec- Limited time only systems utive and the council’s tourism committee are pursuing legal s Heat Pump water heaters s $8000 rebate installed from $250* action on the grounds the the ﬁ nanced by us! use of the video was a breach of copyright. Outraged committee member Cr Katie Milne says the video showed one of the cars ca- reering into the crowd highligh- ing the dangers involved with No, it’s not the first snow of the year, but this big fluffy froth whipped up by the storm into a this race. ‘To be only concerned marshmallow or shaving-cream style surf at Snapper Rocks last Friday was just too tempting for '3&&2605&4t*/%&1&/%&/5"%7*$&t.6-5*1-"/%4 ** about copyright issues and not these youngsters, who donned wetsuits for a fun frolic in the froth. Photo Jeff ‘Foam Party’ Dawson -0$"-&91&354t.5) /0%&1 */5&3&45'3&&'*/"/$& the dangers shows very strange priorities. We should be thank- adult bar next door to a gate- good samaritan gesture toward Jack Evans Boat Harbour when PH13 2113 ing the community for bringing way tourist information cen- pensioners by allowing them their application appeared to these issues to our attention, not tre which the council started an undercover spot for their tick all the boxes. The plans were *After eligible rebates ** Fees and conditions apply Preferred brands trying to file law suits on them. building this week. At its re- weekly free food giveaway, un- thrown into disarray when fed- How much in legal fees intends scheduled budget meeting like some other well-heeled es- eral MP Justine Elliot revealed to be expended in hounding today (Thursday) the council tablishments nearby. just days after the launch of the the community?’ The Greens’ is expected to endorse pros- ■ ■ ■ ■ long-awaited project that their councillor asks. We trust the ecution over alleged unauthor- After the recent bad weather, a bid had been rejected ‘because total sum will be zero. ised building work, use of the Tweed Heads resident noticed it didn’t meet all the criteria at ■ ■ ■ ■ premises in a different manner the high tide mark at the Jack this time.’ Adding salt to the Cr Milne, who has raised major to the original restaurant and Evans Boat Harbour, observ- wound, Ms Elliot’s press release concerns about the rally (see non-payment of fees of more ing that most of Twin Towns included a list of projects in her her letter, page 8), says she has than $31,000 (which owner car park had been under water, electorate which ‘did success- lodged an official complaint Warren Armstrong disputes). ‘therefore it stands to reason the fully fulfil the criteria and gain with Mayor Joan van Lieshout A council report notes that ‘it council’s proposed kiosk would funding’, including $8 million about promotional material is unlikely that an explicit bar have seawater flowing through for a cultural centre in Byron on Rally Australia and Tweed would entice tourists to visit it, hope the plans incorporate and $2 million for another in Tourism websites stating the their new tourist information adequate above-floor shelving’. Lennox. rally will be held in the Tweed in centre.’ Warren has responded ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ September even though council with a sign outside his premis- In one of the letters squeezed Councillors were hoping Ms has not yet given it the official es, describing the council as out of print and into our web- Elliot could shed some light go-ahead. She says she wants a ‘bunch of politically driven site, a Byrrill Creek resident on the application’s apparent the mayor to investigate rather wankers’ and warning that he provides visual evidence of the short-comings at a face-to-face than the general manager, Mike will see them in court. school bus negotiating an un- meeting last Friday but it was Rayner, as she believes he has a ■ ■ ■ ■ sealed road (see www.youtube. postponed until this Friday be- conflict of interest in the matter The downtown Tweed Heads com/watch?v=5njoRXeenFw). cause of last week’s heavy rain. because he is on the board of bar has copped a bit of flak from His fear is that Council will Veteran councillor Warren Pol- Rally Australia. She says as an the self-appointed guardians of shelve plans to seal the road, glase suggested the failure of the experienced operator Mr Rayn- morality down there, including as rally organisers prefer gravel application had more to do with er should have picked up on the some in the local media who routes. Ms Elliot’s shortcomings as a lo- misleading material earlier. gave the stylish new eatery at ■ ■ ■ ■ cal MP than any in the council’s ■ ■ ■ ■ Jack Evans Boar Harbour a Tweed councillors and staff bid. ‘She’s asleep at the wheel. Tweed Council is poised to hard time as it struggled to get want to know why they didn’t I don’t think she even knows take legal action which could established. However, Back- get a $10.6m federal grant for where the Jack Evans Boat Har- force the closure of the Ibar burner salutes Warren for his the $14.35m overhaul of the bour is,’ he said. Introducing a new lifestyle expo

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