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A move to create extra tree preservation areas for koala habitat to protect the Tweed’s dwindling koala population has been described as a major step forward in the protection of the iconic animal.

Tweed councillors unanimously agreed last week to adopt council’s Tweed Coast Koala Habitat Study as an interim measure to protect the area’s koala population, which some campaigners fear face extinction.

As an immediate measure recommended by the study, councillors agreed to create a tree preservation order (TPO) for 1,870 hectares of vital koala habitat not covered by earlier TPOs council adopted in 1990 and 2004.

A council spokesman said the new protected area brings the total koala habitat area covered to 9,760 hectares and landholders need consent to clear vegetation in those areas.

The order will also cover any koala food trees (swamp mahogany, forest red-gum, tallowwood and grey gum) that are more than three metres tall within a five-kilometre strip along the full length of the Tweed coastline.

The study defines the Tweed Coast’s current koala population and maps its remaining habitat as well as key threats and identifies suitable sites for habitat restoration. It also outlines measures needed to preserve the remaining populations, believed to number only around 144.

Council’s biodiversity program leader, Dr Mark Kingston, said with that number already below the minimum viable population size of 170 individuals, the koala’s current status would justify its nomination as an ‘endangered’ population.

Team Koala campaign founder Jenny Hayes praised the study as a ‘fantastic step towards protecting the endangered population’.

‘Now we are dealing with statistics and facts.

We were speculating that koala numbers were diminishing at a rapid rate and now we have facts,’ said Ms Hayes, a member of the Tweed Coast Koala Advisory Group which is made up of council and community members.

‘The immediate protection provided by this new tree preservation order is incredibly important,’ she said, adding also that the unanimous agreement by councillors was ‘extremely heartening’.

The study was prepared by Biolink Ecological Consultants with help from the advisory group and is the first of two stages for a final and comprehensive Koala Plan of Management for the Tweed Coast, which councillors also agreed to proceed with.

Jenny Hayes founder of the Tweed group Team Koala: ‘A fantastic step… now we are dealing with statistics and facts.’

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Dr Kingston said this plan of management would provide the vital steps to curb and reverse the koala population’s rapid decline.

Friends of the Koala president and advisory group member Lorraine Vass also welcomed the TPO, saying ‘we’re pleased the penny has finally dropped and the dire situation of the coast’s remaining koalas is at last understood and accepted by Council’.

‘Local extinction is a real possibility. When the consultant proposes the current status would likely meet the criteria for listing as an endangered population, there can be no doubt,’ Mrs Vass said.

The study is available at the shire’s three public libraries in Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads and Kingscliff as well as online on council’s website (www.tweed.nsw.gov.au) by clicking on ‘Your Environment’ on the top of the page, then ‘Fauna and Flora Management’ then ‘Koala Management’.

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The Tweed Shire Council is ‘shovel-ready’ to get cracking on the long-matured Kingscliff Foreshore masterplan – all it is waiting for now is the green light from the state government to start its sand replenishment program.

‘We’re ready to go and shovel ready, it’s now down to the state government,’ declared mayor Kevin Skinner last week.

The masterplan has been percolating away since 2000 when the council engaged consultants to develop the coastline hazard definition study.

Central to the masterplan is a sand nourishment program to make the Kingscliff Central Park a reality.

Engineers plan pumping sand from the Tweed River south of the Boyds Bay Bridge.

This requires a state government extractive licence on which royalties would normally be paid to the Crown.

Late last year the council sought a waiver of the royalties and also sought help in footing the $6 million bill for the sand nourishment program.

So far there’s been no response from the government.

Cr Joan van Lieshout quipped that they get their sand from Kirra.

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Sand nourishment at the depleted Kingscliff beach foreshore is a big part of the foreshore masterplan to ameliorate damage such as this.

plan is the Kingscliff Central Park on the site of the Kingscliff Beach holiday Park.

The council agreed last week to place the concept plan on public exhibition because of the wide public interest.

Sand nourishment Features of the plan include an underground pile wall in front of the Cudgen Headland SLSC, which has already been built, and a massive sand nourishment program to offset the effects of erosion.

A boardwalk will run the length of the beach protection area from north of the Kingscliff Beach club to south of

the Cudgen Headland SLSC. The boardwalk will be accessible by wheelchair and bicycle, and will provide access to the beach.

Kingscliff was chosen in 2006 as the first area for a foreshore masterplan due to the soaring level of property development.

The masterplan provides a staged program of works to be carried out as funds become available.

A council report said there had been significant erosion since 2009 of the southern section of the beach from the north training wall of Cudgen Creek to the Cudgen Headland

SLSC. About 500 metres of vegetated dune up to 60 metres wide had been lost. This was due to the loss of offshore sand, rather than storm activity.

Sand lost from dunes ‘This meant the beach tried to level itself out by pulling sand from the dunal system,’ the report said.

‘The foreshore erosion will continue until there is enough sand moving into the offshore deficit area.’

The area near the Cudgen Creek appeared to have stabilised but the beach profile was steeper further north and erosion was continuing.

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A long battle by dirt trail-bike riders to find a permanent home in the Tweed has taken a step closer to resolution with the Tweed Shire Council opening negotiations with the Canegrowers Association over a site off Eviron Road near Condong.

The site is owned by the council’s waste fund and is currently the scene of a quarry operation.

Part of the site has been used in a cane growing share farmer arrangement for the

past 10 years.

Cr Warren Polglase said it was high time something was done for bike riders.

‘They’ve been hunted from place to place for 10 years,’ he said.

‘We should be prepared to provide a facility where boys and girls can enjoy their sport which is well monitored by the motor bike association.’

The council voted 4-3 to press ahead with the negotiations with the canegrowers despite objections from Crs Barry Longland, Joan van Lieshout and Katie Milne.

Cr Longland said he was concerned about the proximity of the track to the cemetery and wondered if the noise would impose on local families.

A move three-and-a-half years ago for a dirt trail bike track on nearby bushland, which was also close the Tweed Valley Lawn Cemetery, was quashed by the then council administrators after receiving complaints from neighbours.

They claimed the noise would disturb mourners and cemetery visitors.

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Hamilton, who trained in acrobatics at Circus Oz learning his skills from a Chinese acrobat, says he wanted to nurture the natural interest teenage boys have in ‘busting extreme moves’ while teaching them how to do it safely.

He said the program has also been opened up to nearly teens for boys ages 10-12 years. To check it out visit www.youtube. com/xtremeteen1 or call Hamilton on 0439 021 233. www.tweedecho.com.au

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Major facelift for Fingal riverside The old Fingal Head boatharbour, one of the many popular riverside parks along the Tweed River, has had a big spruce up thanks to a $450,000 upgrade which was officially opened last Friday.

The popular family picnic area now has new play equipment, an all-access toilet block, barbecues and shaded seating and a sealed carpark.

An arching concrete pathway built along the natural line of the old harbour toward the river allows for ‘stunning panoramic views’ according to council landscape architect Ian Bentley The work, jointly funded

by Tweed Shire Council and a $150,000 federal government grant under its regional infrastructure program, was declared open by Tweed mayor Kevin Skinner and the Richmond MP, Justine Elliot.

Cr Skinner said the old infrastructure at the park had passed its use-by date and the facelift would make the popular and attractive family destination with its safe swimming even more popular.

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Fingal Public School students Tatiania Brown, Rosie Lomas, Isabelle Cora and Zeke Wilkinson with Aunty Kath Lena at the upgrade opening on Friday. Photo Jeff ‘Downgrade’ Dawson The mayor also praised the efforts of students from Fingal Head Public School who helped brighten up the park by painting the bollards around the play equipment which includes a mosaic they designed at the entrance.

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tures a swing, sand digger and climbing structure with natural features including large climbable rocks, a timber bridge with musical chimes, stepping pads and grass mounds.

The harbour refurbishment follows similar council pro-

jects at Kingscliff ’s Jack Bayliss Park and Pottsville’s Ambrose Brown Park.

Justine Elliot, who lives in the coastal village, said her children, aged 12 and 10, regularly played in the old park and were ‘absolutely amazed’ by its transformation.

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Tough new restrictions on building on the Tweed’s dress circle coastal strip have been flagged to cope with the threat of rising sea levels.

Planning staff have tabled a raft of new regulations affecting any development in coastal hazard zones.

The hazard zones identified by the University of New South Wales’s Water Research Laboratory (WRL) cut a swathe through million-dollar properties at Fingal, Casuarina, Kingscliff and Cabarita.

The council last September deferred recognising the hazard zones until the planners had formulated a development control plan for fear of its effects on local property values.

Former mayor Warren Polglase warned their adoption had the potential of wiping tens

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of thousands of dollars off the value of the shire’s most valuable beachfront properties.

He said the matter should be deferred till the DCPs had been drafted so property owners knew what they could do in their own back yards.

The hazard zone DCPs went on public exhibition last week for a period of 60 days after the council unanimously endorsed the concept layout for public exhibition.

The DCP recognises three distinct zones – the immediate hazard zone, the year 2050 hazard zone and the year 2100 hazard zone.

WRL scientists estimated sea levels will rise four centimetres over the next 40 years and by nine centimetres by 2100.

Three hazard lines have been drawn down the length of the Tweed Coast – the immediate hazard line on the seaward side

with the 2050 and 2100 hazard lines on the landward.

All building will be banned within the immediate hazard zone. Existing buildings will not be allowed to carry out major renovations. Only minor works are permitted and these must be capable of swift removal or demolition if the seas threaten.

The planned retreat of any existing buildings is recommended.

No development will be allowed if it results in people permanently living or working within the zone unless that work is undertaken on a shortterm or intermittent basis.

All developments would be subject to a coastal risk management report. Open car parks and car ports would be countenanced but not enclosed garages. The DCP makes allowances for surf clubs, marine rescue bases and picnic tables.

In the 2050 hazard zone all development will be subject to a coastal risk management report. No building will be allowed within 20 metres of the current erosion escarpment and must be at least six metres back from the 2050 hazard line.

Owners must be prepared to demolish or relocate buildings should the erosion escarpment encroach.

In the 2100 hazard zone all developments will also be subject to a coastal risk management report. No subdivisions will be permitted if they encroach on the 2100 hazard line.

Planners urge a cautious approach to all development in this zone stressing consideration be given to minimising environmental degradation.

Last year council natural resources manager David Oxenham urged the council to adopt the zone without delay.

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Allira Smiley is like many typical teenagers – she is looking forward to studying at university and is keen to go backpacking in Europe.

But the soft-spoken 16-yearold Bilinga resident who underwent a liver transplant last year has had to overcome more than most to get where she is today.

Last year Allira was admitted to hospital after complaining of headaches and feeling generally unwell.

Her condition rapidly deteriorated and she was transferred from Tweed Hospital to Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital where she was diagnosed with Wilson’s Disease – a hereditary disorder that causes the body to retain too much copper, causing liver failure.

At the time, her condition was so critical that she would have died within 24 hours if a suitable donor had not been found.

‘I don’t remember a lot about it,’ she said.

‘I was really scared. I just wanted to go home.’

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‘We know that 90 per cent of people in the community support organ donation, but when it comes to giving consent only about 50 per cent will go ahead,’ he said.

Talk with next of kin He encourages people to talk about their wishes in relation to organ donation with their next of kin.

Despite the often tragic circumstances of organ donation, Dr Lindley-Jones says many families took comfort from the positives that came out of the decision.

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Allira Smiley underwent a liver transplant when she was just 15 years old. Photo Kate McIntosh

A multi-storey residential block aimed at Tweed Heads’ university student market has been given the green light by Tweed Shire Council, despite Southern Cross University announcing plans to shut down its Tweed Heads campus on council-owned land.

The university announced early last week that it plans to shut down its Tweed campuses at the Tweed Heads Civic Centre and in Caloola Drive by 2013 when its beachside campus next to Coolangatta airport becomes the hub of its Tweed/ Gold Coast operation.

Building approved But on Tuesday council approved the building of the six-storey building nearby in Boyd Street, Tweed Heads, providing 50 one-bedroom units in the upper floors and commercial space and a common community space on the ground floor.

A council report said the developer hoped to market building to the nearby Southern

Cross University as affordable accommodation.

Three objections were lodged with the main issue being shortage of parking in Boyd Street. But council planners said the provision of two basement-level carparks with provision for 75 cars had addressed the problem.

The site was described as being centrally located for shops, clubs, beaches, sporting facilities and transport so was considered suitable for the proposed development.

Meanwhile, Tweed mayor Kevin Skinner has suggested the building currently housing the SCU at Tweed Heads should be sold off and that the nearby Tweed Hospital may be interested in expanding there.

The university’s Tweed-Gold Coast campus administrator Mary-Anne Clark told media the organisation plans to move all its Tweed classes to Bilinga within two years.

Ms Clark said a new tenstorey health and human sciences and education building was planned by SCU for the airport campus.

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‘Universally, it is a positive thing to come out of a very awful time in their life,’ he said.

Allira spent three months in Brisbane during her difficult recovery process.

Despite also missing six months of school, the grade 12 student at Palm Beach Currumbin High School is determined to catch up and is hoping to study forensic science.

As a result of her condition she will remain on medication for the rest of her life and is not allowed to drink alcohol or play contact sports.

But Allira knows that she is one of the lucky ones because doctors found a liver in time to save her life.

‘It’s definitely made me feel

very lucky that I’m alive,’ she said.

In 2010, 309 Australians donated organs, benefiting some 931 transplant recipients.

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Southern Cross University student Cara Bartlett shows new students Zhang Jing (Sam) and Zhang Zhouyi (Zoe) the ropes at the first day of orientation at SCU. Both students have just relocated to the Tweed from Shanghai to study for their Bachelor of Business Administration at SCU’s Bilinga campus.

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Scott Sledge and Danielle Voinot, of Lillian Rock, were found guilty last Friday of having painted anti-rally slogans on a road barrier on Kyogle Road on the night of September 2, 2009, before the threeday event was to be run through the Tweed Valley.

Outside the court, the couple said they were disappointed and considering an appeal. Yesterday they said the No Rally Group, of which Mr Sledge was a former president, had unanimously voted to back their appeal and raise funds for any further legal battle.

Lengthy case In summing up the lengthy case, magistrate Michael Dakin said he was satisfied the pair, aged in their early sixties, carried out the graffiti at a site near bridgeworks where their car had been seen on the night by a nearby local, but that the evidence did not prove they were responsible for all the graf-

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fiti painted that night along a 30-kilometre stretch of the road.

Mr Dakin accepted defence lawyer John Weller’s submission that the prosecution case relied on circumstantial evidence in that no forensic evidence linked a paint roller, headlamp, paint tins and a set of gloves items found at the scene to the accused, but said evidence from police who interviewed the couple the day after the roadway was painted and a witness who saw the couple’s car at the scene of some of the road painting was ‘overwhelming’.

Police had told the court that at the couple’s house the following day, they found items similar to those picked up by the local resident at the scene of some of the graffiti and had also seen white paint smudges on their car’s door and on a seat.

The couple had earlier told the court they had been painting anti-rally slogans on banners and placards in Kingscliff that day and paint had smeared over their car and clothes. They said they had stopped to change drivers near some fresh graffiti on Kyogle Road on the night

and a local resident returning home saw their car. The resident had noticed a ‘No Rally’ sticker on the vehicle and called police suspecting they had painted the graffiti.

In his summing up, Mr Dakin said the evidence was circumstantial but found it ‘hard to accept’ why the couple had returned to the scene some time after being confronted by the resident near the bridgeworks who they had found ‘menacing’ and intimidating when he initially approached them in his four-wheel-drive vehicle on the night.

‘Graffiti war’ Mr Dakin said there was ‘no doubt’ it was to retrieve a paint roller, gloves and headlamp left at the scene which the resident said he found there. The couple had earlier told the court they had returned to the scene to see if the occupants of the fourwheel-drive vehicle had been involved in a long-running ‘graffiti war’ between anti-rally and pro-rally people and said they saw a man painting over slogans on the road barrier.

Protest ‘blackboard’ Some of those opposed to the rally, he said, had ‘used the roadway as a blackboard to express their disapproval because an out-of-touch state government simply was not listening’.

Mr Sledge said the No Rally Group saw the ‘conviction on the basis of political activism as setting a dangerous precedent’.

‘There was no hard evidence, just circumstantial… the community expects a higher standard of proof,’ he said.

He said police had taken no action against reported incidents of hooning and breach of road rules by rally drivers and supporters.

The rally, he said, was eventually moved to Coffs Harbour because of widespread opposition to it and many people had been upset the state government had forced it onto the community, abrogating 12 existing laws.

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No Rally Group members Scott Sledge and Danielle Voinot outside Byron Bay courthouse last Friday after they were fined $400 on a malicious damage charge in relation to anti-rally slogans painted on Kyogle Road in September 2009. They will appeal against the convictions.

Mr Dakin said the couple’s ‘passion for a cause’ was not a mitigating factor and he did not accept they were acting on behalf of the majority as the rally was an issue for elected representatives.

He said the pair was entitled to protest but that having ‘misguided views’ they were representing the majority was bound to ‘clash with the criminal justice system’.

Mr Dakin said he took into account the previous good character of the couple and their age and the ‘passion’ with which they pursued their views and that it was an isolated incident.

Mr Sledge said outside the court that he did not condone graffiti ‘but I understand that some residents along the rally routes who had strong feelings about the way the event was forced on them’.

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A complaint has been lodged with Tweed Shire Council over its plan to launch this year’s Seniors Week at a private facility run by a councillor.

Noble Lakeside Park resident Roma Newton lodged the complaint this week with council’s probity officer Neil Baldwin, saying the residential park she lives in, run by Cr Warren Polglase, was a private and not a public facility.

The official launch of the council-sponsored event will be held at the park on March 20.

Ms Newton said that as a senior citizen herself, she did not object to the event but that permission for council to use the park was given by the residents’ social committeee instead of its home-owner committee.

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She suggested there was conflict of interest with Cr Polglase as manager of the park and the fact council was involved in a court appeal over a proposed expansion of the park.

Staging the two-hour launch there could be seen to ‘enhance the profile’ of the councillor and developer in its bid to expand.

In her complaint, Ms Newton said she supported council’s recognition of seniors but ‘surely it should not include disruption to the lives of elderly and increasingly frail seniors, especially on their own private home ground.

‘It would appear the social club has acted outside its charter. The residents of this park pay for the use of park facilities. The social club is not a resident owner of the park and does not pay for the use of the facilities offered. Only the

home-owning residents pay for the use of these facilities.

‘The park has a residents’ committee which is the only body officially authorised by the Consumer Traders and Tenancy Tribunal to make decisions affecting the residents of this community, and then only after consulting with the residents at an internal public meeting.

‘It is surprising any responsible organisation would accept an offer to use any premises without requiring confirmation that the offerer had the authority and the right to make those premises available.

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Volume 3 #24 February 24, 2011 It has proved to be a complete disaster.

We know this because we have it from no lesser authorities than the prime ministers On the surface, the planned launch by Tweed Shire Council of both Great Britain and next month of Seniors Week at Kingscliff ’s Noble Lakeside Germany. David Cameron Park where many seniors live sounds like a good idea, but claims that multiculturalism a complaint by a resident reveals a different slant in which promotes division rather than council protocol is called into question. unity; Angela Merkel asserts that it has utterly failed. What The resident is absolutely right in saying permission for else is there to say? the launch by council should have been sought from the Well, just one thing, and Malresidents’ committee, an incorporated body, rather than the colm Fraser has dared to say it: social committee which has no legal standing there and is they don’t know what they are not the lawful mouthpiece for residents. talking about, because neither Then the question of transparancy arises in that the park of their countries has ever had a owner is currently involved in a Land and Environment policy of multiculturalism.

Court appeal after the joint regional planning panel last What they have had is immiyear rejected his controversial bid to expand the park. That gration programs – or perhaps panel had overruled council’s approval of the extension and the lack of them – which have residents are part of this appeal. collapsed in a heap of uninWe know council is a stickler on issues of probity or contended consequences and soflict, given all the recent ruckus with code of conduct citings cial unrest, because no one ever by councillors, bans on protest placards in council and legal tried to make them balanced and inclusive. threats to residents over confidential documents – so why In Germany’s case, the trouhasn’t the council executive looked at the perception of holding the launch at a private place run by a sitting council- ble was the so-called guest lor who is employed by and acts for a developer currently in worker scheme: cheap labour was imported from countries a court battle with the state planning panel and residents?

Another park resident says many in the park do not object such as Turkey. No attempt was made to integrate the newcomto the launch or involvement by the park in the event as ers, who were never meant to many residents are involved with Seniors Week activistay for long anyway; but the ties, organising or playing in bands, but the right thing for economy could not do without council to do would have been to ask the residents’ commit- them, and they formed ghettee otherwise it could be seen that Cr Warren Polglase, who toes which became the breedmanages the park, is holding some sort of sway over council, ing ground for resentment and and the park owner could reap some sort of financial benefit discontent. from showcasing or promoting the park in such a way while In England the problem arose from the end of the empire; Harthe court case is continuing. old MacMillan’s winds of change Council is fully aware of this sort of conflict and its ramidrove many thousands to seek fications. It was not that long ago when Cr Polglase was refuge in what they had been then mayor, that the council’s new corporate identity and told was their home country. logo was planned, behind the scenes, to be launched at a private location at Chinderah owned by a prominent Tweed In particular Asians fled from the newly independent counbusinessman, and seen as the unofficial headquarters of tries in Africa, and the floods the National Party in the Tweed, of which the mayor was a arrived before the doors could member. be closed. Now, of course, not The venue was hastily changed to public land at the last even Australians are welcome; minute, after some councillors questioned whether it was but those who made it cannot a good look for council’s image to officially rebrand itself in be deported. Once again, it was the backyard of the Solo Waste Centre run by longtime supporter of the then mayor, party chief Idwall Richards.

Not a good look

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totally unplanned and there was no policy to deal with it.

So just what is multiculturalism? The Tory pundits shake their beetled brows and say it is all too difficult, too complex to explain. But in fact it’s so simple you can set it to music: We are one, but we are many, And from all the lands of earth we come; We share a dream and sing with one voice: You are, I am, we are Australian.

tralians, of course, were even more marginalised but being less noticeable could have their problems ignored for longer.

But although these issues were important, they did not impede the great march forward.

America was the flag bearer, and after the second world war Australia followed suit. Until then, migration had been predominantly British with a trickle of other mainly northern Europeans. The post-war reconstruction scheme broad-

As Immigration Minister Chris Bowen pointed out last week, there is a peculiar genius in the Australian version of multiculturalism and its ties to nation building and citizenship.

by Mungo MacCallum Or, as the Americans put it even more concisely in the motto on their great seal: E Pluribus Unum – out of many, one. The two definitions are especially pertinent because they come from the only two countries ever to have consciously embarked on a policy of multiculturalism and the two which most vigorously defend its outcome.

Both were the result of war.

After the first world war the United States opened its doors to the homeless and tempesttossed of Europe and the new world became the great melting pot. The immigrants did not shed their identities – rather they gloried in them. Generations later many still describe themselves as Polish Americans or Italian Americans, but they are all, unarguably, Americans.

The noble experiment had its setbacks: a complicating factor was the presence of a large number of African Americans, involuntary immigrants who were for a long time denied their rightful place. Indigenous Aus-

ened the intake to include large numbers of southern Europeans, and ventured into the Middle East. It took another 20 years before the White Australia Policy was effectively killed off and multiculturalism officially enshrined as a word and as a law, but in fact the concept had been developing for far longer.

As Immigration Minister Chris Bowen pointed out last week, there is a peculiar genius in the Australian version of multiculturalism and its ties to nation building and citizenship. It is more than an idea whose time has come; it is an inescapable fact of life, and one of which Australia should be hugely proud.

Of course from time to time there are hiccups; the boat people have constituted one, just as the far greater influx of Mexicans has produced rumblings in the United States. But there is no reason to believe that these setbacks will be any more severe than others have been in the past – unless, of course, they are exploited by

unscrupulous and opportunist politicians for their own cynical advantage. Which brings us, inevitably, to Scott Morrison.

It is uncontested that Morrison raised in shadow cabinet the matter of fear and loathing of Muslims within some Australian communities. It is also pretty certain that he did not go on to say: ‘Of course such attitudes are divisive and dangerous, born of ignorance and nurtured by bigotry, and we should join with the government and present a united front to do everything possible to educate and inform those who hold such wrong-headed views.’

Given his record, it seems likely that reports that he advised his colleagues to seek out ways to use whatever prejudice and hate they could uncover as weapons to wedge the government are at least pointing in the right direction. After all, this is One Nation policy, and One Nation’s demented Queensland mouthpiece Ian Nelson is already claiming credit for inspiring Morrison’s outburst against bringing asylum seekers to attend the funerals of their close relatives, and for trying to get Abbott to drop aid to Indonesian schools which teach policies of moderation.

This latter policy will give aid and comfort to Muslim extremists and so incite greater paranoia among the vulnerable in Australia, fully in line with what Morrison is reportedly advocating. And Gary Humphreys, the Liberal senator for the ACT, presented a petition calling for an end to all Muslim immigration. It was signed by just three people, none of whom live within 300 kilometres of Humphrey’s electorate.

But, he said smugly, he was just doing his duty.

At least the bastards are consistent.

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Mr Selway’s letter to the editor (February 17) deserves a response. A landowner of a rural property is not required to derive an ‘income’ from the property as a prerequisite to their activities being deemed agricultural.

If the Colbys’ property is zoned rural, then their equestrian pad would be consistent with permissible uses within the zoning.

There has never been any suggestion that the Colbys are operating a business. It appears to me their dressage horses are an interest about which they are passionate.

As for the reference to the Colbys being ‘new owners’, so far as I am aware, they have lived on the property for 13 years. Mr Selway appears to support Cr Milne’s ill-considered opinion that long-term residents of the Tweed are deserving of more favourable treatment from council than the ‘blow ins’.

Jim Dwyer

Bilambil Heights

Stopping the carnage

The National Road Safety Council has called for a new strategy to achieve a 50 per cent reduction in traffic fatalities over the next decade. The Council says governments at all levels should double investment in black spot programs and also criticises elements of the automotive industry for encouraging speeding and dangerous driving.

Road trauma costs the nation $27 billion annually, with around 1,500 fatalities and 30,000 seriously injured each year.

Northern Rivers Guardians, a grass roots activist organisation, supports any measure that reduces injury and fatality on our roads, particularly strategies that diminish the risk to young people. Young drivers

are at particular risk, with people under 26 holding only 15 per cent of driver licences in NSW but comprising 36 per cent of all road fatalities in this state, therefore are more than twice as likely to die on our roads as other licence holders.

They also comprise 32 per cent of those injured in all road accidents in NSW. Lack of experience is only one part of the equation, the other being driver attitudes, especially the ‘need for speed’ promoted by motorcar racing and parts of the automotive industry. Motor sports promote a pro-speeding message which shapes driver attitudes.

Research by the ANU revealed a link between an interest in motor sports and an attitude that speeding is safe. A major problem with motor racing is that spectators who wish to emulate the behaviour of the motor racing drivers often do so on public roads. This then puts the burden of risk on to other road users.

The Northern Rivers Guardians condemns the use of public money to support motor racing, as this money would be more wisely invested in helping reduce the massive burden of road trauma rather than encourage risky driving. Governments are sending the wrong message when they spend our tax dollars to sponsor motor racing, like V8 Super Cars and rally racing. If they are serious about wanting to reduce the road toll the National Road Safety Council should recommend against public funding of motor racing.

Just to hand. Maybe the politicians are starting to connect the dots: Liberal candidate for Auburn, Ned Attie, has reportedly told a community group opposing the V8 Supercars event that if the coalition is elected it would be moved to Eastern Creek.

Scott Sledge

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Bring on the deficit

Australian governments of all persuasions are obsessed with the notion of surplus budgets.

Deficit budgeting is commonplace around the globe and at times becomes appropri-

Our koalas must and can be saved A report (just released) by renowned koala ecologist Stephen Phillips paints a grim picture for the last remaining koalas on the Tweed Coast.

Until the last few years the area between Terranora and Pottsville supported several koala colonies surviving in the wild.

This latest study finds that their numbers have now halved!

At an estimated total population of only 144, their longterm survival now hangs precariously in the balance.

But they can be saved With a few practical measures this report explains how we can increase their number to 170 – the population needed for long-term viability.

Their decline (in order of fatality) has been caused by recent coastal fires, motor accidents and lastly dog attacks (that happen unseen or heard in isolated bushland).

ate. Such an option now exists in Australia as we struggle with abnormal cost increases, eg. council rates, waste water, mortgage rates and bank fees, petrol profiteering and weekly rises in basic foodstuffs.

Many of these costs were as a direct result of the Howard government’s preoccupation with financial surpluses to the detriment of infrastructure spending on hospitals, schools, port facilities, railways and road transport and mental health.

The inordinate cost of living increases is a significant problem for low and middle class workers. Obscene remuneration packages paid to company directors, CEOs and senior directors are precursors to the creation of a two-tier society, namely the wealthy and the poor. Workers produce the real wealth for companies and Australia and not the insatiable greed of a growing army of couch potatoes. Instead of placing a salary cap on these high flyers perhaps a 70 per cent income tax imposition would curb their greed. Jobs/ employment is the crux of our long-term prosperity.

family thing’ work out. Basi- koalas must cross to reach cally they just love their patch other colonies or to search for – and they’ve been this way for juicier food trees. thousands of years – so who 4. Keep them well fed and are we to think that ‘relocation’ safe closer to home by augis an option? (It’s been tried menting their forests (and the and it failed.) surrounding area) with koalas’ We’re left with the simple favourite trees. choice – do we want koalas on 5. Draw up a ‘Koala Manthe Tweed, or not? agement Plan’ that outlines The study has found that the most strategic and effeconly three colonies remain tive ways to put these measures that are big enough and have into action. enough food trees to sustain Finally – and this shouldn’t koalas. It strongly recommends have to be said – any new dethe following measures be put velopments on land close to in place with urgency. known koala colonies must 1. Tree preservation orders adopt ‘best practice’ koala throughout the shire for the friendly measures. These are (only four) tree types koalas not difficult or costly (in the eat. big scheme) and they are well 2. When fires do occur in known and well tried with their known neighbourhoods, positive results. protect them by putting the fire So, although reading this out (not just ‘controlling’ it) to might make saving our koalas prevent a repeat of 2009 when all sound quite simple, be asa major koala area at Cudgen sured – koalas will be gone from was incinerated – and the koa- the Tweed if you do no more To compound the situa- las with it. than just read this letter. tion the recent flood crisis in Marion Riordan 3. Speed controls and/or efQueensland and elsewhere will fective underpasses on roads Condong impose economic strains on the entire nation, hence deficit budgeting may be an appropriate instrument to implement Kingscliff at this time. At least Tony Campus Abbott’s shrill voice will not claim ‘another new tax’. Deficit funding of several billions of dollars would in fact bolster the economy giving stimulus es. to the agricultural/rural comd cooking class n a n o ti a rs e munity, restoring the viability v French con of the mining sector, a major assistant to the infrastructure of local and state governments Commencing: 5 March 2011, and a compassionate gesture to Saturday mornings for 8 weeks. devastated home owners.

It is now vital that we focus on their habitat – this means preserving the areas where we know they still live and breed.

Koala habitat areas are now protected under state law but astonishingly the Tweed Shire Council does not have any form of koala management plan to identify and preserve these areas!

Our Tweed Coast koalas are a remarkably enduring bunch. The study has sighted three generations of koalas making their homes and living in the same location. When our koalas find a good place to live – like many of us in this beautiful area – they stay put.

This will be the key to their survival.

Like us they keep a certain distance from their neighbour but still require another colony nearby to make the whole ‘finding a mate and starting a

ance

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more than $9 billion in prized agricultural assets plus water rights have been sold to offshore interests and one of these is the Queensland Cattle Company which holds 22 cattle properties.

On top of this some of Australia’s best known brands, such as Golden Circle, SPC, Dairy Farmers, CSR Sugar and Sun Rice, just to name some, have also passed into foreign ownership with buyers looking to buy more of our assets.

The main reason they are buying is to feed their own population because they know the world population will keep increasing and the demand for food will become even greater, which is fair enough. However, it is hard to understand why our politicians allowed more than 49 per cent of these valuable assets to be sold and at the rate they are being snapped up Australia would eventually end up with none.

It appears that rights of the people are being ignored by the Tweed Shire Council, who appear to be hand in glove with the Tweed Coast Holiday Parks Reserve Trust.

This council seems to have the reputation of being bullies, and I find it incredible that these people were sacked once, and reappear to once again ignore the complaints of a large number of its community.

Perhaps someone should set up a petition (if it has not already been submitted). I would certainly sign on the dotted line.

Give a thought, Mr Mayor, set aside your politics and save this pristine area for this generation and many to come, and take your caravan park and buildings etc, and save the fauna and all relevant plants and trees.

Audrey Johnson

Cabarita Beach

Deep love and concern

J B Gray I wish to correct your heading

Pottsville ‘Greens are a broad church’ at the beginning of Lyn Dickinson’s letter in last week’s Echo.

Set aside politics The Greens are not a church We moved from the Gold Coast to escape the overpopu- at all but a political party with lation and constant traffic to specific agendas much the find tranquillity in this won- same as any other political party. Their political agenda derful village.

We are both in our late eight- certainly has environmental ies, and have lived here for over elements but it also has a social two years. This beautiful envi- engineering agenda.

Jesus Christ loves and acronment should not be spoilt and end up as the next Gold cepts the human beings of this Coast. planet with love and under-

standing. After all, he died for the sins of the world and each one in it, even those who don’t believe he exists. We who follow him try to love as he loved but because we are human we fail continually.

There are many kinds of love. The original Greek words, which we have translated loosely into ‘love’, covered different emotions such as ‘Eros’ (sexual love), ‘Philia’ (brotherly love), and ‘Agape’ (Love of God for man, also the selfless love that causes one person to sacrifice themselves and their own best interest for another).

We are male and female.

Because we are both halves of a whole, society functions best when those two roles are clearly identified. Philia and Eros are necessary for a good marriage between a man and a woman and Philia for a good parent child relationship.

When Philia and Eros exist between two men, two women or parent and a child, or Eros between an adult and a child, the laws of nature are broken. Society suffers. Sexual identity becomes confused and often damaged beyond repair. Young people growing up need that sense of identity.

I have only deep love and concern and certainly do not condemn those caught up in this lifestyle or those damaged by it.

Gwenyth May Thomson

Pottsville Beach

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Television Guide 1. The usually suave Pierce Brosnan plays a sociopath in the Canadian thriller Butterfly On A Wheel (Prime, Friday, 8.30pm). The title is a literary allusion to Alexander Pope’s work, so no wonder the Americans called it Shattered instead.

2. Josh Peck plays the troubled teenager who falls in love with his psychiatrist’s daughter in The Wackness (SBS1, Saturday, 10.05pm).

3. The peerless master of the nature doco, David Rabbitburrow, is back with David Attenborough’s First Life (ABC1, Sunday, 7.30pm). That’s a sponge he’s examining, not a turd.

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ABC 1

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4.00 Can We Help? 4.30 The Cook And The Chef 5.00 Something In The Air 5.30 The New Inventors 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Around The World In 80 Gardens 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Movie: Funny Face (G 1957) US comedy. Stars Audrey Hepburn 2.25 Ladies Of Letters 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 My Family 6.30 Best Of Collectors 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Stateline 8.00 Chopper Rescue 8.30 New Tricks 9.25 Kidnap And Ransom (M) 10.15 Lateline 11.00 The IT Crowd (M) 11.25 rage (M)

4.00 ABC News 4.05 The Quarters 4.15 The Drum 5.00 ABC News 5.15 The Quarters 5.30 Newsline 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC News 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Newsline 1.00 ABC News 2.00 Midday Report 2.30 One Plus One 3.00 Afternoon Live 5.45 The Quarters 6.00 ABC News 6.05 The Drum 6.45 The Quarters 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Contact Sport 8.00 ABC News 8.30 One Plus One 9.00 The World 10.00 ABC News 10.05 The Drum 10.45 The Quarters 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Contact Sport 12.00 ABC News 12.20 Lateline 1.00 BBC News 1.30 Australian Network News 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 Foreign Correspondent 3.00 Lateline 3.40 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News The Quarters Breakfast 9.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 Pilot Guides South Atlantic 5.00 World News 8.30 Monday Monday 6.45 UEFA Europa League LIVE 9.30 The Tudors (M) 9.10 World News 1.30 Insight 10.25 The Wire (MA) 2.30 World News 3.30 Letters And 12.25 I Rock: Beggar’s Banquet (M) Numbers 4.00 The Journal 4.30 12.50 How Not To Live Your Life (M) Newshour 5.30 Global Village 1.20 Coach Trip 1.45 Close 6.00 Letters And Numbers

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6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Coast 6.05am to 5.35pm Kids’ Programs 8.30 As It Happened War For 6.00 Trapped! 6.30 Prank Patrol The Atlantic International 7.05 What Do You 9.30 World News Australia Know? 7.35 My Life As A Popat 8.05 10.05 Erotic Tales (MA) Dani’s House 8.35 Degrassi: The Next 10.35 Movie: I Only Want To Walk Generation 9.00 Close (MAV 2008) Spanish drama 12.50 Entourage (M) 1.20 Shameless (MA) 2.15 Weatherwatch

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5.00 rage (PG) 11.00 Cooking The World: Brazil 12.00 Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage 12.30 Australian Story 1.00 WNBL Basketball 5.00 Australian Open Bowls 6.00 Can We Help?

6.30 Gardening Australia 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Bed Of Roses 8.30 Midsomers Murders (M) 10.10 Graham Norton Show 11.00 Desperate Romantics (M) 11.55 rage (M)

ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Program 7.00 Dog Whisperer 7.30 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 8.30 Movie: Platoon (MA 1986) US action. Stars Charlie Sheen 10.30 Movie: Two-Lane Blacktop (M 1971) US drama. Stars James Taylor and Dennis Wilson 12.10 From The Tropics To The Snow 12.35 Sun, Sea & Bargain Spotting 1.35 Close

7.30 Contact Sport 8.00 ABC News 8.45 The Quarters 9.00 ABC News 9.45 The Quarters 10.00 One Plus One 10.30 7.30 11.00 ABC News 11.30 The World This Week 12.00 ABC News 12.30 7.30 Select 1.00 Big Ideas 2.00 ABC News 2.30 Stateline Summer 3.00 ABC News 3.30 Foreign Correspondent 4.00 ABC News 4.30 Behind The News 5.00 ABC News 5.30 One Plus One 6.00 ABC News 6.30 Foreign Correspondent 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 Select 8.00 Four Corners 8.45 The Quarters 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Landline Extra 10.00 ABC News 10.30 Contact Sport 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Foreign Correspondent 12.00 Big Ideas 1.00 BBC World News 1.30 Stateline 2.00 7.30 2.30 Australian Story Classic 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 Foreign Correspondent

SBS 1

5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Opera: Maria Suarda 3.30 Art In The 21st Century 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Nicky Campbell 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Monster Moves 8.30 Iron Chef 9.20 RocKwiz Rewind 10.05 Movie: The Wackness (MA 2008) US drama. Stars Ben Kingsley 11.50 SOS (G-M) 12.50 Great Australian Albums: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – 6.05am to 5.45pm Kids’ Programs 6.05 Murder Ballads 1.50 Drawn Together Stoked 6.35 Prank Patrol 7.00 Serious (MA) 2.20 Weatherwatch Andes 7.30 Good Game SP 7.50 The Tribe 9.10 Close

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TEN 6.00 Early News 6.30 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 NSW Election Debate – LIVE 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Good Chef, Bad Chef 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 6pm With George Negus 6.30 Ten News 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 Biggest Loser 8.30 Undercover Boss 9.30 Law & Order (M) 10.30 Outrageous Fortune (M) 11.30 6pm With George Negus 12.00 Late News 12.30 Sports Tonight 1.00 The Late Show 2.00 Infomercials 5.00 Religion

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With the Sun, Mercury and late week Mars joining Uranus and Chiron in fluid Pisces, liquid principles apply: as in taking the path of least resistance around obstacles rather than meeting them head on…

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ARIES: With your boss planet Mars in the sign of sensitivity and healing, emotions could bubble up when you least expect it. Don’t fight them – use this chance to finally understand how those feelings of being ignored, overlooked or unsupported are working against you.

TAURUS: This week makes discipline difficult as hearts, minds, plans, arrangements and agreements all become subject to change. Muting the volume on your judgment channel – not always easy for Taurans – could allow you to hear a brilliant solution to a situation that seemed insoluble.

GEMINI: As this week dives from the empire of ideas into the sea of feelings, agendas turn inwards and personal – in your case to the deeper feelings churning

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MacGyver 3.00 Cheers 3.30 Roseanne 4.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 4.30 Mork & Mindy 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Family Ties 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.30 So You Think You Can Dance US 9.20 Sex And The City (M/MA) 10.30 The Late Late Show 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 1.00 Mork & Mindy 1.30 Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven

ONE HD 6.00 Match Play Championship Golf LIVE – Arizona 10.00 Playing Lessons 10.30 Manly Surf 11.00 Overtime 12.00 NBA Basketball – LIVE 5.15 Omnisport 5.30 F1 Powerboating 6.00 Escape With ET 7.00 Sports Tonight 7.30 I Fish 8.00 World Rally Championship – Sweden 8.30 NBL Basketball LIVE – Sydney v Cairns 10.30 Pro Series Drag Racing 12.00 NBA Basketball 2.00 Sports Tonight Late 2.30 NBA Basketball 4.30 Omnisport 5.00 Drift 5.30 Playing Lessons

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6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 9.00 Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Seven News 12.00 Movie: A Kiss Before Dying (M 1991) UK mystery. Stars Matt Dillon 2.00 Dr Oz 2.30 The Zoo 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30

Adventures 7.00 UEFA Europa League 8.30 The Adventure Of English 9.30 Movie: The Candidate (M 2008) Danish thriller 11.15 Movie: Torremolinos 73 (MA 2003) Spanish comedy 12.50 Weatherwatch

8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.30 Frasier 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 9.30 Movie: The Naked Gun 33 1/3 – The Final Insult (PG 1994) US comedy. Stars Leslie Nielsen 11.10 Family Ties 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 1.00 Mork & Mindy 1.30 Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched

By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven

TEN 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.00 Hit List TV 12.00 Landed Music 12.30 Going Bush 1.00 Infomercials 2.00 Movie: The Phantom Of The Opera (PG 2004) UK drama. Stars Gerard Butler 4.30 Making Tracks 5.00 Oprah In Australia 6.00 Ten News 6.30 Bondi Vet 7.30 Movie: Home Alone 2 (PG 1992) US comedy. Stars Macaulay Culkin 9.50 Movie: Happy Gilmore (M 1996) US comedy. Stars Adam Sandler 11.45 AFL NAB Cup Qualifying Final 1.45 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

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6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The Brady Bunch 8.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 9.00 Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 Cheers 3.30 Roseanne 4.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 4.30 Mork & Mindy 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Family Ties 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 6.30 Everybody Loves 6.00 Here Comes The 4.00 ABC News 4.05 The Quarters 4.15 Raymond Neighbourhood The Drum 5.00 Q&A 6.00 Landline Extra 6.30 Sarah Wiener’s Culinary 7.30 Frasier 6.30 Behind The News 7.00 ABC News

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ONE HD 6.00 Match Play Championship Golf LIVE – Arizona 10.00 Quiksilver And Roxy Pro Surfing LIVE – Gold Coast 4.00 Omnisport 4.30 Championship Netball LIVE – Queensland Firebirds v Adelaide Thunderbirds 6.30 M7 Multisport 7.00 Sports Tonight 7.30 NAB Cup AFL LIVE – Qualifying Final 10.00 UFC Countdown 11.00 NASCAR Sprint Cup 12.00 Championship Netball – Central Pulse v Southern Steel 1.25 Bundesliga Football LIVE – Schalka v Nuremberg 3.30 Playing Lessons 4.00 Match Play Championship Golf LIVE – Arizona

PRIME 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Weekend Sunrise 9.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 V8 Xtra 12.30 Australia Smashes Guinness World Records 1.10 Movie:

beneath that eternally perky front. Stop– gap quick fixes which worked for the short term now need serious, in-depth reconsidering.

CANCER: Cancer cusp philosopher Jean Paul Sartre famously observed that hell is other people, which could be looking pretty appropriate this week. Do whatever you can to clarify confusion, illusions, projections and assumptions for the sake of smoother group dynamics, and your own sanity.

LEO: This week’s sensitive issues need discussion, concessions and a delicate touch, so resist your natural tendency to play the drama card. On the upside though Your Majesty’s artistic creativity is peaking, imagination’s rampant, romantic juices are on the rise and flashes of

Seven News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens 8.30 Movie: Butterfly On A Wheel (M 2007) UK drama.

Stars Pierce Brosnan 10.30 Movie: Flightplan (M 2005) US drama. Stars Jodie Foster 12.30 NAB Cup AFL – Collingwood v Sydney 3.00 Home Shopping

7TWO 6.00 Kids Time 8.30 Sons & Daughters 9.00 Home & Away 9.30 Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Hollyoaks 11.30 Passport To The Sun 12.00 Murphy Brown 12.30 Desperate Housewives (M) 1.30 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 2.30 Movie: The Swordsman (PG 1948) US adventure. Stars Larry Parks 4.30 Welcome Back Kotter 5.00 Head Of The Class 5.30 Growing Pains 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.00 Australian International Airshow 7.30 That’s My Boy 8.10 Are You Being Served?

8.45 Escape To The Country 9.45 60 Minute Makeover 10.45 Living In The Sun 12.00 Movie: Hope Springs (M 2003) UK comedy.

Stars Colin Firth 2.00 Movie: The Swordsman 4.00 Coronation Street 4.30 Emmerdale 5.00 Passport To The Sun 5.30 Harry’s Practice

Barbie – A Fairy Secret (G 2011) Animation 3.00 Movie: Herbie – Fully Loaded (G 2005) US comedy.

Stars Lindsay Lohan 5.00 Eukanuba Extraordinary Dogs 5.30 Sydney Weekender 6.00 Seven News 6.30 Surviving Sharks 7.30 Movie: Over The Hedge (G 2006) Animation 9.15 Movie: Role Models (MA 2008) US comedy. Stars Seann William Scott 11.15 Movie: Get Shorty (MA 1995) US comedy. Stars John Travolta 1.35 Home Shopping

7TWO 6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Better Homes And Gardens 10.00 The Great Outdoors 11.00 The Travel Bug 12.00 A House In France 12.30 No Opportunity Wasted: Canada 1.00 How To Blow A Billion 1.30 Weekend Kitchen 5.00 Destination New Zealand 5.30 Man About The House 6.00 Love Thy Neighbour 6.30 Born And Bred 7.30 Heartbeat 8.40 Inspector Morse (M) 11.00 Kingdom 12.00 The Knock (M) 1.00 The Travel Bug 2.00 Weekend Kitchen 5.30 Harry’s Practice

7MATE 6.00 Wagon Train 7.00 The Virginian 8.30 McHale’s Navy 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Quincy ME 12.00 Magnum PI 1.00 Airwolf 2.00 Baywatch 3.00 Xena Warrior Princess 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 According To Jim

genius are just waiting to strike.

VIRGO: A nurturing, fertile week for Virgos, though not without the odd unavoidable disappointment. If the realisation dawns that most people aren’t into living up to your ideals and expectations, that lets them off the hook. And makes your job as enforcer redundant, wouldn’t you say?

LIBRA: If this week turns colleagues or loved ones critical and bitchy don’t take it too hard, because their minds and moods are doing three-sixty-degree wheelies much like your own. Rather than snapping back, keep the peace with what Libran Clive James calls diplomatic inexactitude.

SCORPIO: Do yourself a favour by not hanging out with angry, dissatisfied,

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6.00 Wagon Train 7.30 The Virginian 8.30 McHale’s Navy 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Quincy ME 12.00 Magnum PI 1.00 Airwolf 2.00 Baywatch 3.00 Xena Warrior Princess 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 According To Jim 6.30 Scrubs 7.00 That ’70s Show 7.30 Australia’s Greatest Athlete 8.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive (M) 9.30 Movie: The Hitcher (AV 2007) US thriller. Stars Sean Bean 11.30 Club Reps (MA) 12.30 Strikeforce (M) 1.00 Airwolf 2.00 Magnum PI 3.00 Hercules 4.00 Baywatch 5.00 McHale’s Navy 5.30 Deal Or No Deal

6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 ET 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Get Smart 12.00 Here’s Lucy 12.30 Green Acres 1.00 Seinfeld 1.30 The Hills 2.00 Privileged 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Movie: Scooby-Doo (G 2006) Animation 7.30 Movie: Are We There Yet? (PG 2005) US comedy. Stars Ice Cube 9.30 Movie: Mad Max (AV 1979) Australian action. Stars Mel Gibson 11.25 South Park (MA) 11.55 Movie: Pumpkin (M 2002) US comedy. Stars Christina Ricci 2.30 Starsky & Hutch (M) 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Get Smart 5.30 The Flintstones

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6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 The Nanny 10.30 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: Till Death Us Do Part (PG 1968) UK comedy. Stars Warren Mitchell 2.00 Canal Road (M) 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 As Time Goes By 4.30 The Golden Girls 5.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 6.00 The Nanny 6.30 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 Antiques Roadshow 8.30 The Mentalist (M) 10.30 Law & Order (M) 11.30 Conan (M) 12.25 Murder, She Wrote 1.20 McLeod’s Daughters 2.15 The Mentalist (M) 3.10 Law & Order (M) 4.10 Movie: Lease Of Life (G 1954) UK drama. Stars Robert Donat

5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Infomercials 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 Kitchen Whiz 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Two And A Half Men 8.00 Mike & Molly 8.30 Movie: Bride Wars (PG 2009) US comedy. Stars Kate Hudson 10.30 Embarrassing Bodies (M) 11.30 ICC World Cup Cricket LIVE from India – Australia v New Zealand

6.30 Engineering Disasters 7.30 Air Crash Investigations 8.30 Zero Hour (M) 9.30 The Universe 10.30 Mega Disasters 12.30 Stag (M) 1.00 Airwolf 2.00 Magnum PI 3.00 Hercules 4.00 Baywatch 5.00 McHale’s Navy 5.30 Deal Or No Deal

NBN 6.00 Danoz 7.00 Weekend Today 9.00 Saturday Kerri-Anne 10.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Horse Racing LIVE – Blue Diamond Stakes Day 5.00 NBN News 5.30 Antiques Roadshow 6.00 NBN News 6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7.30 Movie: Hairspray (PG 2007) US comedy. Stars John Travolta 8.40 Lotto 9.55 Movie: Oceans Thirteen (PG 2007) US drama. Stars George Clooney 12.20 Movie: Eulogy (M 2004) US comedy. Stars Hank Azaria 2.20 The Avengers 3.20 The Script 3.30 Skippy 4.00 Infomercials

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8.30 Movie: Tango & Cash (M 1989) US drama. Stars Sylvester Stallone 10.35 Movie: Buying The Cow (M 2002) US comedy. Stars Jerry O’Connell 12.30 Movie: The Animal (M 2001) US comedy. Stars Rob Schneider 2.10 The Dukes Of Hazzard 4.00 Cribs 4.30 Green Acres 5.00 Unnatural History

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6.00 Movie: Till Death Us Do Part (PG 1968) UK comedy. Stars Warren Mitchell 8.00 Movie: Chase A Crooked Shadow (PG 1958) UK mystery. Stars Michael Anderson 9.45 Movie: Bachelor In Paradise (PG 1961) US comedy. Stars Bob Hope 12.05 The Nanny 12.35 Movie: Merrill’s Marauders (PG 1962) WWII drama. Stars Jeff Chandler 2.35 Movie: Captain Horatio Hornblower (G 1951) UK action. Stars Gregory Peck 5.00 Getaway 6.00 The Nanny 6.30 Movie: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (PG 2002) US comedy. Stars Nia Vardalos 8.30 CSI (M) 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 10.30 CSI: New York (M) 11.30 Conan (M) 12.30 Movie: Captain Horatio Hornblower 2.40 6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Get Smart Movie: Merrill’s Marauders 4.30 2.00 Here’s Lucy 3.00 Green Acres Movie: The Green Man (G 1957) 3.30 The Dukes Of Hazzard 4.30 UK comedy. Stars Alastair Sim Privileged 5.30 The Unnatural History I didn’t fight my way to the top of the 6.30 Movie: National food chain to be a vegetarian Lampoon’s Vacation (PG 1983) US comedy. Stars Chevy Chase

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unhappy people. This isn’t selfish: if there’s any way to help them, do it. If not, get on with handling this week’s existential dilemmas, which require pressing forward cautiously while not forcing decisions or showdowns.

SAGITTARIUS: If you’re feeling the time’s right for a giant shift, you’re not wrong, and there’s plenty going on that’s yet to become apparent. Impromptu gettogethers, especially around end-of-week Sagittarian moon, will attract precisely the kind of people you need around you right now.

CAPRICORN: You’re quite sensitive right now, so it takes extra effort to stay positive in the face of emotional waffling, viral mind changing and poor–me stories.

Get plenty of light–hearted stress relief,

and enjoy this week’s many tender moments of the up-close and intimate kind.

AQUARIUS: If hidden insecurities surfacing cause discomfort in this week’s partnerships, you can morph these mysteries into mastery by not engaging in power struggles with anyone but yourself. Don’t gloss over problems though, and you could end up enjoying liberating breakthroughs, even a relationship rejuvenation.

PISCES: With this week’s Sun, Mercury, Mars, Uranus and Chiron, planets of energy, communication, drive, enlightenment and healing all in Pisces it would be easy to get carried away in your own world and lose touch with others. So here’s the deal: keep it real.

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ABC NEWS 24

5.00 rage (PG) 6.30 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Insiders 10.00 Inside Business 10.30 Offsiders 11.05 Asia Pacific Focus 11.30 Songs Of Praise 12.00 Landline 1.00 Planet Earth 2.00 Adventures In Architecture 3.00 WNBL Basketball 5.00 Art Nation 5.30 Mr Bean 5.40 Doctor Who 6.30 Wallace And Gromit 7.00 ABC News 7.30 David Attenborough’s First Life Arrival 8.30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple (M) 10.00 Compass Julian Morrow 10.30 Moses Jones (M) 11.25 Gang Ways (M) 12.10 Order In The House 1.10 The Other Love 2.40 Unknown World

4.00 Landline Extra 4.30 One Plus One 5.00 Big Ideas 6.00 7.30 Select 6.30 Behind The News 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Talking Heads: Lambis Englezos 8.00 ABC News 9.00 Insiders 10.00 ABC News 10.30 Stateline Summer 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Stateline 12.30 Offsiders 1.00 Big Ideas 2.00 ABC News 2.30 The World This Week 3.00 ABC News 3.30 Australian Story Classic 4.00 ABC News 4.30 Behind The News 5.00 ABC News 5.30 Inside Business 6.00 ABC News 6.30 Australian Story 7.00 ABC News 7.30 One Plus One 8.00 Insiders 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Asia Pacific Focus 10.00 ABC News 10.30 The World This Week 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Australian Story Classic 12.00 Big Ideas 1.00 BBC World News 1.30 Stateline 2.00 Big Ideas 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 Stateline

ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 At The Movies 7.30 Forger’s Masterclass 8.00 Metropolis Bali 8.30 The Romantics 9.30 Art Nation 10.00 Extras (M) 10.30 Gavin And Stacey (M) 11.00 Hamish Macbeth 11.50 Bed Of Roses 12.45 Deff Leppard And Taylor Swift 1.30 Close

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5.00 Weatherwatch 6.35 World News 10.30 UEFA Europa League 11.00 Football Feature 12.00 UEFA Champions League 12.30 Speedweek 2.00 Nerds FC 2.30 Two Of Us 3.00 Who Do You Think You Are? 5.00 Cycling Central 6.00 Thalassa 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 The Story Of The US 8.30 Dateline 9.30 WikiRebels 10.35 John Adams (M) 11.45 Movie: 6.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs A Fond Kiss (MA 2003) UK drama 1.35 6.00 Dani’s House 6.30 My Life As Weatherwatch A Popat 6.55 Jinx 7.25 The Latest Buzz 7.50 The Wannabes 8.15 Majority Rules 8.40 Degrassi: The Next Generation 9.00 Close

MONDAY 28

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ABC NEWS 24

4.00 Hymns Of Glory 4.30 The Cook And The Chef 5.00 Something In The Air 5.30 The New Inventors 6.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Pride And Prejudice 1.30 An Island Parish 2.00 Parliament Question Time 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 My Family 6.30 Best Of Collectors 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Australian Story 8.30 Four Corners 9.15 Media Watch 9.35 Q&A 10.30 Lateline 11.05 Lateline Business 11.35 Wire In The Blood (M) 1.05 The Clinic (M) 2.00 Parliament Question Time 3.00 Australian Open Bowls

4.00 ABC News 4.05 Big Ideas 5.00 ABC News 5.15 The Quarters 5.30 7.30 Select 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC News 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Inside Business 1.00 ABC News 2.00 Question Time 3.30 Afternoon Live 5.30 7.30 Select 6.00 ABC News 6.05 The Drum 6.45 The Quarters 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 ABC News 8.30 Lateline Business 9.00 The World 9.30 Q&A 10.30 ABC News 11.00 The Drum 11.45 The Quarters 12.00 ABC News 12.30 Lateline 1.00 BBC News 1.30 Australia Network News 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 The 7.30 Report 3.00 Lateline 3.35 Lateline Business

ABC 2 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 Full Metal Challenge 8.00 Absolutely Fabulous 8.30 Rake (M) 9.30 Generation Kill (M) 10.35 Teachers (MA) 11.25 Being Erica 12.10 Love Soup 12.40 Home Time (M) 1.10 Coach Trip 1.35 Close

ABC 3 6.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 Trapped! 6.30 Prank Patrol International 7.05 What Do You Know? 7.35 My Life As A Popat 8.05 Dani’s House 8.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation 9.00 Close

SBS 1 5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1.30 Dateline 2.30 Insight 3.30 Letters And Numbers 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Futbol Mundial 5.00 The Crew 5.30 Global Village 6.00 Letters And Numbers 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Mythbusters 8.30 Man v Wild 9.30 World News Australia 10.00 Ugly Americans (M) 10.30 Dead Set (MAV) 11.00 The Mighty Boosh (M) 11.30 The World Game 12.30 Movie: Curandero (MAV 2005) US horror 2.15 Weatherwatch

Boat 12.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 Cheers 3.30 5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News Roseanne 4.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 4.30 Mork & Mindy 5.00 Happy 6.00 Designer People Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Food 6.00 Family Ties Tour Of Britain 6.30 Everybody Loves 7.30 Ninja Warrior Raymond 8.00 Unbeatable Banzuke 7.30 NZ’s Next Top Model 8.30 Tropic Of Cancer 8.30 Smallville (M) 9.35 Movie: The Price To Pay (M 10.30 Angel (M) 2007) French comedy 11.15 Movie: Wintersleepers 12.30 Sabrina The Teenage Witch (M 1997) German drama 1.20 1.00 Mork & Mindy 1.30 Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Weatherwatch Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven

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6.00 Religion 7.00 Kids’ Programs 8.00 Meet The Press 8.30 The Hit Rater.Com 9.00 Oz Made 10.00 Hit List TV 12.00 It’s Me Or The Dog 1.00 Ironman Series Review 2.00 Championship Netball LIVE – Melbourne Vixens v NSW Swifts 4.00 Everybody Hates Chris 4.30 Great Aussie Drive 5.00 H2O Just Add Water 5.30 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 6.00 Ten News 6.30 The Biggest Loser 7.30 Modern Family 8.00 Bondi Rescue 8.30 Hawaii Five-O (M) 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (M) 11.30 Movie: The Tailor Of Panama (M 2001) US drama. Stars Pierce Brosnan 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

ELEVEN 6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The Brady Bunch 8.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 9.00 Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 The Love

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6.00 Infomercials 7.00 Weekend Today 10.00 Surfing: TransparentSea – David Rastovich 11.00 Kids’ Programs 12.30 Wildfire 1.40 Movie: Alaska (PG 1996) US adventure. Stars Thora Birch 4.00 The Farmer Wants A Wife 5.00 NBN News 5.30 Antiques Roadshow 6.00 NBN News 6.30 Customs 7.00 Send In The Dogs Australia 7.30 60 Minutes 8.30 The Mentalist (M) 10.30 CSI: Miami (M) 11.30 The Guardian (M) 12.30 Super League: St Helens v Warrington Wolves 2.30 Danoz 3.30 Religion 4.00 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

6.00 Home And Away 8.20 Ugly Betty 9.15 Alf 9.45 Full House 10.15 Movie: The Pathfinder (PG 1953) Western.

Stars George Montgomery 12.00 Movie: Pinocchio (G 2002) Italian comedy. Stars Roberto Benigni 4.00 Movie: Geronimo – An American Legend (PG 1993) Western. Stars Gene Hackman 6.30 All Creatures Great And Small 7.30 Bargain Hunt 8.30 Escape To The Country 9.30 Live The Dream 10.30 Restaurant In Our Living Room 11.30 Extreme Wife (MA) 12.30 Minder 1.30 Movie: Pinocchio 5.00 Home Shopping

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The Brady Bunch 6.00 Family Ties 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 Everybody Loves 6.00 Global Village Raymond 6.30 Come Dine With Me 7.30 Futurama 7.30 Why Do Viruses Kill?

8.30 Supernatural (M) 8.30 Death Of The Oceans?

9.30 Dexter (AV) 9.30 The World Game 10.40 The Late Late Show 11.30 10.30 Movie: Grave Of The Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 Fireflies (M 1988) Sabrina The Teenage Witch 1.00 Japanese animation Mork & Mindy 1.30 Happy Days 12.10 Weatherwatch 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven 6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 6.00 Match Play Championship Golf Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready LIVE – Arizona Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef 10.00 Quiksilver And Roxy Pro Surfing LIVE – Gold Coast 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 4.00 Sports Unlimited 5.00 Cliff Ten News 6.00 6pm With George Negus Diving 5.30 Championship Netball 6.30 Ten News LIVE – Central Pulse v 7.00 The 7pm Project Waikato-Bay Of Plenty 7.30 Glee Magic 8.30 House (M) 7.30 Goodwood Festival Of Speed 9.30 Good News Week (M) 10.30 6pm With George Negus 11.00 8.30 The Pro Shop 9.30 Sports Late News With Sports Tonight 11.30 Tonight Late Show 12.30 Ally McBeal (M) 1.30 10.00 Championship Netball LIVE – West Coast Fever v Infomercials 4.00 Religion Queensland Firebirds 12.00 Sports Tonight Late 12.15 NASCAR Sprint Cup 3.15 Omnisport 6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The 3.45 Ironman Series Review 4.45 Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 9.00 Serie A Football Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 Cheers 3.30 Roseanne 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 4.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 4.30 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Movie: Mork & Mindy 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 Til Death Do Us Part (M 2005) US

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6.30 The Amazing Race 7.30 Gene Simmons Family Jewels 8.30 Movie: Quantum Of Solace (M 2008) 007 action.

Stars Daniel Craig 10.50 Boston Legal (M) 12.00 Lost (M) 2.00 American Hot Rod 3.00 Magnum PI 4.00 Wagon Train 5.00 McHale’s Navy 5.30 Deal Or No Deal

6.00 Match Play Championship Golf LIVE – Arizona 10.00 Quiksilver And Roxy Pro Surfing LIVE – Gold Coast 4.00 Championship Netball LIVE – Canterbury Tactix v Northern Mystics 6.00 NBL Basketball LIVE – Wollongong v New Zealand 8.00 Sports Tonight 8.30 Doco: Waveriders 10.00 Movie: The Smashing Machine (MA 2002) UFC action. Stars Mark Kerr 11.50 Rally World 1.00 Match Play Championship Golf LIVE – Arizona 5.00 Grand Slam 6.00 Wagon Train 7.00 The Virginian Champions Golf Clinic 8.30 McHale’s Navy 9.00 Million Dollar Catch 9.30 V8 Xtra 10.00 Movie: Spy Hard (PG 1996) US 6.00 Religion 7.00 Weekend Sunrise comedy. Stars Leslie Nielsen 12.00 10.00 World’s Strictest Parents 11.00 Magnum PI 1.00 Australia’s Greatest Minute To Win It 12.00 It’s Academic Athlete 2.00 Car Sharks 2.30 Fifth 12.30 Movie: Good Boy! (G 2003) Gear 3.00 American Hot Rod 4.00 Animation 2.20 Movie: K-9 (PG 1989) Monster Garage 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 According To Jim

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International 7.05 What Do You 3.00 Weatherwatch Know? 7.35 My Life As A Popat 8.05 4.00 Sleuth 101 4.30 The Cook And Dani’s House 8.35 Degrassi: The Next The Chef 5.00 Something In The Air Generation 9.00 Close 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 5.30 The New Inventors 6.00 Kids’ 6.00 Global Village Programs 11.00 Big Ideas 12.00 6.30 Come Dine With Me Midday Report 12.30 Time Team 4.00 ABC News 4.05 The Quarters 7.30 Lost Worlds The Siege of 1.30 Meerkat Manor 2.00 Parliament 4.20 The Drum 5.00 ABC News 5.15 Vienna Question Time 3.00 Kids’ Programs The Quarters 5.30 Newsline 6.00 8.30 As It Happened: Nazi 6.00 My Family ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News Number One (M) 6.30 Best Of Collectors 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC News 9.30 Movie: After The Wedding 7.00 ABC News 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Newsline (M 2006) Danish drama 1.00 ABC News 2.00 Question Time 11.35 Movie: Go In Peace, Jamil 7.30 The 7.30 Report 3.30 Afternoon Live 5.30 Stateline (MAV 2008) Danish drama 1.10 8.00 Foreign Correspondent Select 6.00 ABC News 6.05 The Drum Weatherwatch 8.30 Queensland Floods 6.45 The Quarters 7.00 ABC News Special 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 ABC News 9.30 QI 8.30 Lateline Business 9.00 The World 10.05 First Tuesday Book Club 10.35 Lateline 11.10 Lateline 10.00 ABC News 10.05 The Drum 6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News Business 11.40 Four Corners 12.25 10.45 The Quarters 11.00 ABC News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 Media Watch 12.40 TBA 1.30 11.30 Newsline 12.00 ABC News Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready Parliament Question Time 2.30 12.30 Lateline 1.00 BBC News 1.30 Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Australia Network News 2.00 BBC Infomercial 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef Catalyst 3.00 Big Ideas World News 2.30 The 7.30 Report 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 3.00 Lateline 3.35 Lateline Business Ten News 6.00 6pm With George Negus 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News 6.30 Ten News Breakfast 9.00 Kids’ Programs 5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.00 Spicks And Specks 1.00 Movie: Blue Gate Crossing (PG 7.30 Talking’ ’Bout Your 7.30 In Search Of Perfection Generation 2002) Taiwanese drama 3.00 Taxi 8.00 Black Books School 3.30 Letters And Numbers 8.40 NCIS (M) 8.30 Good Game 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour 5.30 10.40 6pm With George Negus 11.10 9.00 The Librarians Late News With Sports Tonight 11.40 Global Village 9.30 Whitest Kids U Know (M) The Late Show 12.35 Ally McBeal (M) 6.00 Letters And Numbers 10.00 Generation Kill (M) 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion 6.30 World News Australia 11.05 Little Miss Jocelyn (M) 11.30 7.30 Insight Black Books 12.00 30 Seconds (M) 8.30 Wonders Of The Solar 12.20 Later… With Jools Holland 1.20 System 6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The Coach Trip 1.45 Close 9.30 World News Australia Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 9.00 10.05 Hot Docs Marilyn: The Last Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Sessions (M) Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 6.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs 11.50 Movie: Captive (MA 2008) Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 6.00 Trapped! 6.30 Prank Patrol Russian drama 1.20 Manda Bala (M) MacGyver 3.00 Cheers 3.30 Roseanne

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US comedy. Stars James Belushi 4.30 Australia’s Greatest Athlete 5.30 Drive Thru Australia 6.00 Seven News 6.30 Sunday Night 7.30 Border Security 8.00 The Force 8.30 Bones (M) 9.30 Castle (M) 10.30 Serial Killers (MA) 11.30 The First 48 (M) 12.30 Home Shopping 5.30 Seven News

4.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 4.30 Mork & Mindy 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Family Ties 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.30 The Simpsons 8.00 Futurama 8.30 The Office 9.30 Nurse Jackie (M) 10.05 Californication (MA) 10.40 The Late Late Show 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 1.00 Mork & Mindy 1.30 Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched

By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven

ONE HD 6.45 Serie A Football LIVE – AC Milan v Napoli 8.35 Quiksilver And Roxy Pro Surfing LIVE – Gold Coast 4.00 Sports Unlimited 5.00 Pro Bull Riding 6.00 Escape With ET 7.00 Sports Tonight 7.30 Ice Road Truckers 8.30 Ax Men 9.30 Black Gold 10.30 World Football News 11.00 Sports Tonight Late 11.15 Arsenal Football 2.15 Omnisport 2.45 Championship Netball – NSW Swifts v Melbourne Vixens 4.45 World Tour Beach Volleyball 5.15 ATP World Tour Tennis 5.45 Omnisport

PRIME 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Lewis (M) 2.00 Dr Oz 3.00 The Zoo 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News

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Airwolf 2.00 Baywatch 3.00 Xena Warrior Princess 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 According To Jim 6.30 Scrubs 7.00 That ’70s Show 7.30 How I Met Your Mother 8.30 Family Guy (M) 9.00 American Dad (M) 9.30 Family Guy (M) 10.00 American Dad 10.30 Scrubs 11.30 CNNNN (M) 12.00 Quincy ME 1.00 Airwolf 2.00 Magnum PI 3.00 Hercules 4.00 Baywatch 5.00 6.00 Kids Time 9.30 Shortland Street McHale’s Navy 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Hollyoaks 11.30 Passport To The Sun 12.00 Murphy 5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Brown 12.30 Desperate Housewives Infomercials 11.30 Hi-5 (M) 1.30 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 2.30 12.00 Academy Awards LIVE Movie: Down To Earth (G 1947) US from Hollywood comedy. Stars Rita Hayworth 4.30 4.00 Kitchen Whiz 4.30 Afternoon Welcome Back Kotter 5.00 Head Of News 5.30 Hot Seat The Class 5.30 Growing Pains 6.00 NBN News 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.00 A Current Affair 7.00 The Benny Hill Show 7.30 Two And A Half Men 7.30 Heartbeat 8.00 My Dad Says 8.30 Jonathan Creek (M) 8.25 Lotto 9.40 Maisie Raine (M) 8.30 This Is Your Life Debora10.50 The Sweeney (M) 11.50 Last Lee Furness Man Standing (M) 12.50 Movie: 9.40 Academy Awards Replay Down To Earth 2.45 Dr Oz 3.40 12.30 Super Rugby Extra Time Passport To The Sun 4.05 Coronation 1.30 Super League: Crusaders RL v Street 4.30 Emmerdale 5.00 Home Bradford Bulls 2.30 Infomercials 3.30 Shopping Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

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1.30 The Hills 2.00 Privileged 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Seinfeld 6.30 The Middle 7.00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7.30 Movie: Bring It On (PG 2000) US comedy. Stars Kristen Dunst 9.30 The Vampire Diaries (AV) 10.30 Two And A Half Men (M) 11.30 South Park (M) 12.00 Pushing Daisies 1.00 The Vampire Diaries (AV) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Get Smart 5.30 The Flintstones

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6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 The Nanny 10.30 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: Returning Lily (PG 2003) US drama. Stars Virginia Madsen 2.00 Canal Road (M) 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 As Time Goes By 4.30 Allo Allo 5.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 6.00 The Nanny 6.30 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 8.00 Animal Emergency 8.30 The Closer (M) 9.30 Movie: Silence Of The Lambs (AV 1991) US thriller. Stars Jodie Foster 12.00 Friends 12.30 The Zoo 1.00 Murder, She Wrote 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 5.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country 5.30 Today

6.00 Wagon Train 7.00 The Virginian 8.30 McHale’s Navy 9.00 NBC Today 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 ET 11.00 10.00 NBC Meet The Press 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Get Smart 12.00 Here’s Quincy ME 12.00 Magnum PI 1.00 Lucy 12.30 Green Acres 1.00 Seinfeld

6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 My Kitchen Rules 8.30 Packed To The Rafters 9.30 Conviction Kitchen 10.30 Cougar Town (M) 11.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians (M) 11.30 10 Years Younger 12.00 Mercy (M) 1.00 Home Shopping 5.30 News

Xena Warrior Princess 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 According To Jim 6.30 Scrubs 7.00 That ’70s Show 7.30 How I Met Your Mother 8.30 Family Guy (M) 9.00 American Dad (M) 9.30 Family Guy (M) 10.00 My Name Is Earl 11.00 Scrubs 12.00 Quincy ME 1.00 Airwolf 2.00 Magnum PI 3.00 Hercules 4.00 Baywatch 5.00 6.00 Kids Time 9.30 Shortland Street McHale’s Navy 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Hollyoaks 11.30 Passport To The Sun 12.00 Murphy Brown 12.30 Desperate Housewives 5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 (M) 1.30 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 2.30 Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Movie: The Pirates Of Blood River Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of (PG 1962) UK action. Stars Kerwin Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking Mathews 4.30 Welcome Back Kotter 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 Kitchen Whiz 4.30 5.00 Head Of The Class 5.30 Growing Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 NBN News Pains 7.00 A Current Affair 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 7.00 The Benny Hill Show 8.00 Top Gear 7.30 Some Mothers Do ’ave ’em 9.30 Ben Elton Live From 8.10 Are You Being Served?

Planet Earth (M) 8.50 To The Manor Born 10.30 Kitchen Nightmares (MA) 11.30 9.30 Porridge Til Death 12.00 World Club Challenge 10.10 Hale And Pace 10.45 Movie: Rugby League: Wigan Warriors v St Carry On Up The Jungle (PG 1970) George Illawarra Dragons 2.00 UK comedy. Stars Sid James 12.40 The Infomercials 3.30 Good Morning Palace (M) 1.40 Movie: The Pirates America 5.00 Early Morning News Of Blood River 3.30 Passport To The Sun 4.00 Coronation Street 4.30 Emmerdale 5.00 Home Shopping 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Get Smart 12.00 Here’s Lucy 6.00 Wagon Train 7.00 The Virginian 12.30 Green Acres 1.00 Seinfeld 1.30 8.30 McHale’s Navy 9.00 NBC Today The Hills 2.00 Pushing Daisies 3.00 11.00 Quincy ME 12.00 Magnum Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs PI 1.00 Airwolf 2.00 Baywatch 3.00 6.00 Seinfeld

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Stars Sid James 8.25 Movie: Crooks Anonymous (G 1962) UK comedy.

Stars Leslie Phillips 10.20 Movie: Bonnie Prince Charlie (G 1948) UK drama. Stars David Niven 12.35 The Nanny 1.05 Movie: Four For Texas (PG 1963) Western. Stars Frank Sinatra 3.30 Movie: The Cincinnati Kid (PG 1965) US drama. Stars Steve McQueen 5.30 Birds Of A Feather 6.00 The Nanny 6.30 Antiques Roadshow 7.30 As Time Goes By 8.00 Allo Allo 8.30 Underbelly Files (M) 10.30 Crime Investigation Australia (M) 11.40 Birds Of A Feather 12.10 Movie: The Cincinnati Kid 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 5.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country 5.30 Today

6.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 The Hills 12.30 Cribs 1.00 Pro Surfing: Brazil 2.00 Here’s Lucy 2.30 Green Acres Confidence is food for the wise man 3.30 The Dukes Of Hazzard 4.30 and liquor for the fool Privileged 5.30 Wipeout USA 6.30 Top Gear 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 8.00 The Middle

drama. Stars Lea Thompson 2.00 Dr Oz 3.00 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 My Kitchen Rules 8.30 Bones (M) 9.30 Brothers & Sisters (M) 10.30 Fat Family Diet 11.30 My Shocking Story 12.30 Parks And Recreation (M) 1.00 Home Shopping 5.30 Seven News

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8.30 The Big Bang Theory 9.00 The Middle 9.30 Movie: Anger Management (M 2003) US comedy.

Stars Adam Sandler 11.40 South Park (M) 12.10 Reno 911 (M) 1.10 Dukes Of Hazzard 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Privileged 5.00 Green Acres

6.30 The Middle 7.00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7.30 Hellcats 8.30 Pretty Little Liars (M) 9.30 Movie: Blades Of Glory (M 2007) US comedy. Stars Will Ferrell 11.30 South Park (M) 12.00 Reno 911 (M) 1.00 Pretty Little Liars (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Get Smart 5.30 The Flintstones

GEM 6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 The Nanny 10.30 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: Best Pair Of Legs In The Business (M 1973) UK comedy.

Stars Reg Varney 2.00 Canal Road (M) 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 The Zoo 4.30 Animal Emergency 5.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 6.00 The Nanny 6.30 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 Neighbours At War 8.00 How Clean Is Your House 8.30 Hoarders 9.30 The Closer (M) 11.30 Friends 12.00 Hoarders 1.00 The Closer (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 5.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country 5.30 Today Today, like all days, you will breath just under 20,000 breaths a day. They don’t tell you that on TV.

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ABC 1 4.00 Talking Heads: Mark Holden 4.30 The Cook And The Chef 5.00 Something In The Air 5.30 The New Inventors 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Big Ideas 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 National Press Club Address 1.30 Ben’s Zoo 2.00 Parliament Question Time 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 My Family 6.30 Best Of Collectors 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 The New Inventors 8.30 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 9.30 Laid (M) 10.00 At The Movies 10.30 Lateline 11.05 Lateline Business 11.30 Brat Camp (M) 12.30 Parliament Question Time 1.30 Behind The Headlines 2.30 The Cook And The Chef 3.00 Big Ideas

ABC 2 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 River Monsters 8.30 Blood, Sweat And T-Shirts 10.30 Brat Camp (M) 11.20 Just To Get A Rep (M) 12.15 What Would Happen If… 12.40 Whatever! The Science Of Teens 1.10 Coach Trip 1.30 Close

ABC 3 6.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 Trapped! 6.30 Prank Patrol International 7.05 What Do You Know? 7.35 My Life As A Popat 8.05

Dani’s House 8.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation 9.00 Close

ABC NEWS 24 4.00 ABC News 4.05 The Quarters 4.20 The Drum 5.00 ABC News 5.15 The Quarters 5.30 Newsline 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC News 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Newsline 1.00 ABC News 2.00 Question Time 3.30 Afternoon Live 5.30 Landline Extra 6.00 ABC News 6.05 The Drum 6.45 The Quarters 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 ABC News 8.30 Lateline Business 9.00 The World 10.00 ABC News 10.05 The Drum 10.45 The Quarters 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Newsline 12.00 ABC News 12.30 Lateline 1.00 BBC News 1.30 Australia Network News 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 The 7.30 Report 3.00 Lateline 3.35 Lateline Business

SBS 1 5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Movie: Doo Wop (M 2004) French drama 2.35 Water Boy 2.45 Animal Farm 3.00 Help 3.30 Letters And Numbers 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Global Village 6.00 Letters And Numbers 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Rex In Rome 8.30 Big Love (M) 9.30 World News Australia 10.05 Movie: A Mighty Heart (M 2007) US biography 12.00 Movie: The Flower Of Evil (M 2003) French black comedy 1.50 Weatherwatch

6.00 Family Ties 6.30 Neighbours 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 6.00 Global Village 7.30 The Simpsons 6.30 Come Dine With Me 8.00 Futurama 7.30 Dateline 8.30 The Simpsons 8.30 Immigration Nation 9.00 The Cleveland Show 9.30 Movie: Johnny Mad Dog 9.30 Bob’s Burgers (MAV 2008) French drama 11.15 Movie: Whisky Romeo Zulu 10.00 King Of The Hill (PG 2004) Argentinian drama 1.10 10.30 The Late Late Show 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 Weatherwatch Sabrina The Teenage Witch 1.00 Mork & Mindy 1.30 Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis 6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 5.00 7th Heaven Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercials 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 6.00 NASCAR Sprint Cup – Phoenix 7.00 World Football News 7.30 The Ten News 6.00 6pm With George Negus Pro Shop 8.30 Quiksilver And Roxy Pro 6.30 Ten News Surfing LIVE – Gold Coast 7.00 The 7pm Project 4.00 ASP World Tour Surfing 5.00 7.30 The Biggest Loser Cold Water Classic Surfing 5.30 8.30 Blue Bloods (M) Xtreme Paintball 6.00 Escape With 9.30 Lie To Me (M) 10.30 6pm With George Negus ET 7.00 Sports Tonight 7.30 Extreme 11.00 Late News With Sports Tonight Fishing 8.30 Movie: The Marine 11.30 Overtime 12.30 The Late Show (M 2006) US action 10.20 Sports Tonight Late 10.35 Overtime 11.35 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion NBA Basketball 1.35 NBL Basketball 3.30 Omnisport 4.00 NAB Cup AFL – Qualifying Final 6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 9.00 Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Colombo MacGyver 3.00 Cheers 3.30 Roseanne 2.00 Dr Oz 3.00 The Zoo 3.30 Kids’ 4.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 4.30 Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.30 Deal Mork & Mindy 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News The Brady Bunch

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6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 My Kitchen Rules 9.00 Criminal Minds (M) 10.00 City Homicide (M) 11.00 I Shouldn’t Be Alive (M) 12.00 Parks And Recreation (M) 12.30 Home Shopping 5.30 Seven News

9.00 American Dad 9.30 Movie: Starship Troopers (AV 1997) US action. Stars Casper Van Dien 12.30 Strikeforce (M) 1.00 Airwolf 2.00 Baywatch 3.00 Home Shopping 4.00 NBC Today 5.00 McHale’s Navy 5.30 Deal Or No Deal

8.30 V (M) 9.30 Fringe (M) 11.30 South Park (MA) 12.00 Seinfeld 1.00 V (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Get Smart 5.30 The Flintstones

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6.00 Kids Time 9.30 Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Hollyoaks 11.30 Passport To The Sun 12.00 Murphy Brown 12.30 Desperate Housewives (M) 1.30 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 2.30 Movie: Tulsa (PG 1949) US drama.

Stars Susan Hayward 4.30 Welcome Back Kotter 5.00 Head Of The Class 5.30 Growing Pains 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.00 The Benny Hill Show 7.30 Heartbeat 8.40 Pie In The Sky 9.45 Murphy’s Law (M) 12.00 Minder (M) 1.00 Passport To The Sun 1.30 Coronation Street 2.00 Emmerdale 2.30 Medical Rookies 3.00 Home Shopping 4.00 NBC Today 5.00 Home Shopping

5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 Kitchen Whiz 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 8.00 Mike & Molly 8.25 Lotto 8.30 The Farmer Wants A Wife 9.30 RPA Where Are They Now? 10.30 Embarrassing Bodies (M) 11.30 Til Death 12.00 The Strip (M) 1.00 Entertainment Tonight 1.30 Infomercials 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 The Nanny 10.30 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: Alex & Emma (M 2003) US romance. Stars Kate Hudson 2.00 Canal Road (M) 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 Neighbours At War 4.30 How Clean Is Your House 5.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 6.00 The Nanny 6.30 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 As Time Goes By 8.00 The Golden Girls 8.30 Movie: Ali (M 2001) US biography. Stars Will Smith 11.35 Conan (M) 12.30 Murder, She Wrote 1.25 As Time Goes By 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 5.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country 5.30 Today

7MATE 6.00 Wagon Train 7.00 The Virginian 8.30 McHale’s Navy 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Quincy ME 12.00 Magnum PI 1.00 Airwolf 2.00 Baywatch 3.00 Xena Warrior Princess 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 According To Jim 6.30 Scrubs 7.00 That ’70s Show 7.30 How I Met Your Mother 8.30 Family Guy (M)

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Reality is a crutch for people who 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 can’t handle drugs.

Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Get Smart 12.00 Here’s Lucy 12.30 Green Acres 1.00 Seinfeld 1.30 The Hills 2.00 Starsky & Hutch (M) 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Seinfeld 6.30 The Middle 7.00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7.30 Top Gear

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

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ABC 1 4.00 National Press Club Address 5.00 Something In The Air 5.30 The New Inventors 6.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Lost In Austen 1.30 Echo Beach 2.00 Parliament Question Time 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 My Family 6.30 Best Of Collectors 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Catalyst 8.30 Ashes To Ashes (M) 9.30 Grand Designs 10.20 Lateline 10.55 Lateline Business 11.20 Spectacle 12.10 They Can’t Hang Me 1.25 Parliament Question Time 2.25 Movie: Women Of Twilight (PG 1952) UK drama. Stars Freda Jackson

ABC 2 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 The Trophy Room 8.00 The Young Ones 8.30 Party Down (M) 9.00 Lowdown (M) 9.30 Graham Norton Show 10.15 Father Ted (M) 10.45 The League Of Gentlemen (M) 11.15 Inside The Actors Studio: Ricky Gervais 12.05 Planet Rock Profiles: Sheryl Crow 12.30 Parkway Drive (M) 1.00 Coach Trip 1.20 Close

ABC 3 6.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 Trapped! 6.30 Prank Patrol International 7.05 What Do You

Know? 7.35 My Life As A Popat 8.05 (M 2005) French drama 2.10 MacGyver 3.00 Cheers 3.30 Roseanne Dani’s House 8.35 Degrassi 9.00 Close Weatherwatch 4.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 4.30 Mork & Mindy 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 4.00 ABC News 4.05 The Quarters 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 6.00 Family Ties 6.30 Neighbours 4.20 The Drum 5.00 ABC News 5.15 6.00 Global Village 7.00 Everybody Loves The Quarters 5.30 Newsline 6.00 6.30 Come Dine With Me Raymond ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News 7.30 Insight 7.30 The Simpsons 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC News 8.30 I.M. Pei Building China 8.30 Stargate Universe 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Newsline Modern 9.30 Star Trek – Next 1.30 ABC News 2.00 Question Time 9.30 Movie: The Motorcycle Generation 3.30 Afternoon Live 5.30 The World Diaries (M 2004) 10.30 The Late Late Show This Week 6.00 ABC News 6.05 The Argentinian drama Drum 6.45 The Quarters 7.00 ABC 11.40 Movie: A Loving Father (MA 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 ABC 2003) French drama. Stars Gerard Sabrina 1.00 Mork & Mindy 1.30 Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 News 8.30 Lateline Business 9.00 The Depardieu 1.30 Weatherwatch Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By World 10.00 ABC News 10.05 The An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven Drum 10.45 The Quarters 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Newsline 12.00 ABC News 12.30 Lateline 1.00 BBC 6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News News 1.30 Australia Network News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 6.00 Rally World 7.00 Serie A Football 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 The 7.30 Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready 7.30 Bundesliga Football Report 3.00 Lateline 3.35 Lateline Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 8.30 Quiksilver And Roxy Pro Infomercials 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef Business Surfing LIVE – Gold Coast 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 4.00 Cape To Cape Mountain Bike Ten News 6.00 6pm With George Negus Challenge 5.00 Tread BMX 5.30 NBL Basketball LIVE – New 5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 6.30 Ten News 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 7.00 The 7pm Project Zealand v Townsville 1.30 Comic Books Go To War 2.30 7.30 The Biggest Loser 7.30 The WWE Experience 8.30 Pulp Dateline 3.30 Letters And Numbers 8.30 The Good Wife (M) Sport 9.30 UFC Unleashed 10.30 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Sports Tonight 11.00 NASCAR Sprint 9.30 Law & Order: SVU (M) Global Village Cup 12.00 NASCAR Nationwide Series 10.30 6pm With George Negus 1.00 NBL Basketball – NZ v Townsville 6.00 Letters And Numbers 11.00 Late News With Sports Tonight 3.00 Omnisport 3.30 Serie A Football 6.30 World News Australia 11.30 The Late Show 12.30 Burn Notice – Palermo v Udinese 5.30 Liverpool 7.30 Adriano Zumbo (M) 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion Football 8.00 Oz And James Drink To Britain 8.30 Anthony Bourdain 6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The 9.30 World News Australia 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 9.00 10.05 Movie: Reykjavik11.30 Morning News 12.00 Movie: Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Rotterdam (MA 2008) Wedding Wars (PG 2006) US comedy.

Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 Icelandic thriller Stars John Stamos 2.00 Dr Oz 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 11.40 Movie: Live And Become

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22. Wan abstainer takes direction for full colour range (7) 23. Like hot remains (3) 24. Soft citations can make all the difference in Australian elections! (11 26. Ceremonial walk around the island – it’s just perfect (8) 27. Very large vehicles given as awards(6)

DOWN 1. Storms back, ran into plagues (8) 2. French providing royal title (3) 3. Peacekeepers never disturb breakdown (7) 5. Get pens, prepare material for famous cover band leader of the 60s (8,6) 6. Stand up alternative way with drink (7) 7. Drunk about one?

12. Measure the limit, then leave Right, cut to Ban’s heroic Cryptic Clues – it’s a total ban (7) offspring! (3,8) ACROSS 14. Harangue each royal party (7) 8. Sibyl trades length 1. I heard you sneeze – use this 15. Famous trio of sightless for height to obtain (6) runners – we find them mountain spinach! (6) 4. I’m English, so grab the incredible! (5,5,4) 9. Pedagogues newspapers and a coffee (8) 17. Two elves plates broken unfortunately coach the 10. Minor scrape is out of control – they were attending a losers (14) – call in the armed forces! (6,5) memorable final meal! (6,8) 21. Demonic wild cats devour an 13. Twitcher takes 11. River sodium – its in your complaint to the queen individual (7) genes (1,1,1)

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about a bad draw (11) 16. Evaluates Jennies? (8) 18. Group of whales follow desire for a broad bean (3-4) 19. Thrifty types hang on to fifty trays (7) 20. One hundred discordant harps produce a single note (1,5) 25. 101, a spooky mob (1,1,1)

Quick Clues ACROSS 1. Paper handkerchief (6) 4. Type of coffee (8) 10. Division of American defence force (6,5) 11. Genetic component (1,1,1) 12. Blockade; trade ban (7) 14. Harangue; talk interminably (7) 15. Nursery rhyme rodent trio (5,5,4) 17. Core followers of Jesus (6,8) 21. Devilish, demonic (7) 22. Board on which painter mixes colours (7) 23. Residue of a fire (3) 24. Choices; indications of favour (11) 26. Ideal state, heaven (8) 27. Movie awards (6)

The Zoo 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 How I Met Your Mother 8.30 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 9.30 Desperate Housewives (M) 10.30 Private Practice (M) 11.30 30 Rock (M) 12.00 The Whistleblowers (M) 1.00 Home Shopping 5.30 Seven News

7TWO 6.00 Kids Time 9.30 Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Hollyoaks 11.30 Passport To The Sun 12.00 Murphy Brown 12.30 Desperate Housewives (M) (M) 1.30 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 2.30 Movie: Edge Of Eternity (PG 1959) US drama. Stars Cornel Wilde 4.30 Welcome Back Kotter 5.00 Head Of The Class 5.30 Growing Pains 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.00 The Benny Hill Show 7.30 Movie: Mr Bean’s Holiday (PG 2007) UK comedy. Stars Rowan Atkinson 9.20 Movie: Force 10 From Navarone (M 1978) WWII drama. Stars Harrison Ford 12.00 Minder (M) 1.00 Movie: Edge Of Eternity 3.00 Harry’s Practice 3.30 Passport To The Sun 4.00 Coronation Street 4.30 Emmerdale 5.00 Home Shopping

PI 1.00 Airwolf 2.00 Baywatch 3.00 Xena Warrior Princess 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 According To Jim 6.30 Scrubs 7.00 That ’70s Show 7.30 Mighty Ships 8.30 Megastructures 9.30 Gangs Of Oz (M) 11.30 The Sopranos (MA) 12.30 Strikeforce (M) 1.00 Airwolf 2.00 Magnum PI (M) 3.00 Hercules 4.00 Baywatch 5.00 McHale’s Navy 5.30 Deal Or No Deal

NBN 5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 Kitchen Whiz 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 RBT 8.00 Getaway 8.30 CSI (M) 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 10.30 Cold Case (M) 11.30 Til Death 12.00 Burying Brian (M) 1.00 Entertainment Tonight 1.30 Skippy 2.00 Infomercials 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

6.00 Seinfeld 6.30 The Middle 7.00 Funniest Home Videos 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 8.00 The Middle 8.30 The Big Bang Theory 9.00 The Inbetweeners (MA) 9.30 Movie: Scary Movie (MA 2000) US thriller. Stars Shawn Wayans 11.20 South Park (MA) 11.50 The Inbetweeners (MA) 12.20 The Middle 12.50 Mad 1.00 Fringe (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Get Smart 5.30 The Flintstones

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11.00 Quincy ME 12.00 Magnum Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs

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DOWN 1. Storms, disturbances (8) 2. Title of knight (3) 3. Destroy sense of purpose, break down self-control (7) 5. Conductor-manager of famous Lonely Hearts Club Band (8,6) 6. Stage, stand for a speaker (7) 7. Greatest of King Arthur’s knights (3,8) 8. Desert herb known as mountain spinach (6) 9. Instructors employed at official places of learning (6,8) 13. Twitcher, observer of ornithological activity (11) 16. Estimates, evaluates (8) 18. Variety of broad bean (4-3) 19. Trays, serving platters (7) 20. Musical note of 440 Hertz (1,5) 25. Amßerican spy agency (1,1,1)

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by Ian Rogers Play at Seagulls Club, Thurs 6-10pm When 18-year-old Le Quang Liem won a second consecutive Aeroflot title this week in Moscow he confirmed that he is much more than just a one-hit wonder.

In its ten-year history, the Aeroflot Open has established itself as the toughest open tournament in the world, with a large prize fund and entry restricted to players rated above 2550. (To put this in perspective, currently Australian Champion Zhao Zong Yuan would be the only player from Oceania allowed to enter.)

Until now, no player had ever won the Aeroflot Open twice, or even gone close to winning the event twice.

However, Le led the 2011 event from start to finish, and even a penultimate round loss to Ivan Cheparinov – better known as the main second of Veselin Topalov – could not stop the Vietnamese teenager.

Last year after Aeroflot Le stayed behind in Moscow for a fortnight and studied with Alexander Khalifman. Khalifman

obviously did well in his fortnight of coaching – witness the following superb positional crush of Grandmaster Mikhail Kobalia.

Moscow Aeroflot Open 2011 White: M Kobalia Black: Le Quang Liem Opening: English 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Bb4 A 1970s system which is enjoying a revival.

5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.d3 Bxc3 8.bxc3 h6 9.Ne1 9.e4 has a better reputation, intending to meet 9...Ne7 10.Nh4 g5 11.Nf3 Ng6 with 12.Nxg5!.

9...e4! 10.Nc2 10.dxe4 Re8 11.f3 Be6 looks ugly for White but after 12.c5 the struggle would lie ahead.

10...Re8 11.Rb1 White’s plan of working around the Black e pawn does not work out well but 11.f3 exd3 12.exd3 d5 is already very comfortable for Black.

11...b6 12.Bf4 Bb7 13.Nd4 Qd7 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Qd2 Re7 16.d4?

Strategically disastrous. 16.f3 was necessary, intending to meet 16...e3!? 17.Bxe3 Rae8 18.Bxh6! with counterplay.

16...Bb7 17.c5 Ba6! 18.Rfd1 Nd5 19.Be3 Bc4 Now Black’s pieces dominate the key squares and White can never break free.

20.Qc2 Qg4 21.cxd6 cxd6 22.Re1 Nxe3 23.fxe3 d5 24.Rb2 Rc8 25.Rf1 Rc6 26.Qa4 Rec7 27.Rc2 g5 Beginning the final assault.

28.Kf2 h5 0-1!

An early resignation, but faced with the threat of 29...h4 plus later ...Rf6+, White can do nothing with his queen and c2 rook so badly offside.

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I guess it’s a thriving nest of people doing what we do … that’s a good thing and bad thing … in the past it has felt like being a small fish in a big pool. We went to places like Darwin and felt like bigger fish. It was like we were feeding hungry puppies. Melbourne is harder to crack in a way but it also offers more opportunity, and certainly a lot of inspiration from other artists.

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What production choices are you making? We’ll be using more instruments this time … like a rhythm section and some lush brass sections. We’ll be working with a wonderful producer Steve Schram (Little Red, Little Birdy, The Cat Empire), who will bring much to the record I’m sure.

How has your music changed over the last few releases? Do you feel that you’ve arrived at a sound that feels completely yours? Our songwriting has become better, I think – more mature you could say. But I think we are still searching for ‘sound’ … I guess you never stop searching … or maybe growing is the word.

Your voice attracts a lot of attention. Even from divas like Renee Geyer. What is it about your voice that seems to touch people so deeply? I’m not sure about that one. I’ll just say thanks.

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What are the embarrassing records that you secretly love in your music collection?

I was singing Mariah Carey’s Music Box the other day before a gig, but I think I’ve lost that CD now. Man that girl could sing!

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PLANTA E RAIZ MONDAY COOLANGATTA HOTEL

A VERY SORRY POLLY

Mandy Nolan

When you’re in public office, it’s a good

idea not to insult your constitutents. A few weeks ago former Tweed Mayor Warren Polglase disgraced himself by telling an 80-year-old woman to ‘Get a job’. This was in response to the Tweed Shire woman expressing her disapproval of Polglase’s support in the council vote for a new dam in the Tweed. As he passed her she uttered ‘shame’ to which old Polly inferred she needed an urgent trip to Centrelink.

‘Get a job’ is not a very original comeback.

He might as well have yelled ‘show us ya tits’ or ‘I just had sex with your mum’. They’re just tired old heckles, a way of minimising and dismissing the other person as a fool.

If you are going to have a retort, make it appropriate. Why yell ’get a job’ to an 80-yearold woman who’s well past working age?

Doesn’t Polly realise the retirement age is 65? Is he really expecting Mrs Jack to apply for Newstart? ‘And where have you applied for work this week Mrs Jack?’ ‘Hmm, the bowls club?’ Does Mr Polglase have any idea how difficult it is for an 80-year-old woman to re-enter the workforce? I’ve scanned the employment section of the relevant Tweed papers and not one job requested an octogenerian. As hard as Mrs Jack tries I just don’t think she’s going to get a job.

Chances are, that at the age of 80, Mrs Jack has fulfilled her civic duty in the workforce.

She has earned her dues. She can sleep sixteen hours a day in her slippers if she wishes. She’s a community elder. But no, Mr Polglase wants Mrs Jack back on the payroll.

He wants her cleaning toilets, or holding the Stop-and-Go sign; maybe she could even get a job at the McDonald’s Drive-Thru. So when Warren nips in for a midnight McFeast she’d fill his order, take his cash and then utter ‘shame!’ and he’d say ‘Go on the pension!’

‘Get a job’ is an insult born of our protestant work ethic. It echoes an underlying belief system that people with jobs are better people than people without jobs. People with jobs should have more rights than people without jobs. People who work in jobs and pay taxes are good. People with disabilities,

on pensions, who are unemployed, sick or infirm are bad.

People with a ‘get a job’ mentality are frightened of people who live outside of the 40-hour week. They despise those citizens who sleep until 11. Who spend months in the forest chained to trees or three hours day in a yoga class. To Get a Jobbers, people without jobs are irritating. They have time to do things like, well, like research environmental problems associated with dams. They have time to read environmental impact studies.

They have time to attend council meetings and sit in the public gallery. They have time to protest decisions they believe are short sighted and unfair.

These stupid people need to get a job.

Because when you have a job you’re compliant. You’re just too tired from spending the best part of your week doing something meaningless to earn money to pay for a life that you don’t have time to participate in. I’m a taxpayer. I’m happy that part of the money I earn goes to providing modest income supports for single mothers, the unemployed, the lazy and the drug addicted. I’d rather it went there than into new cars for Wilson Tuckey, speech lessons for Julia Gillard or a compassion implant for Tony Abbott.

So how did the Polster apologise to an 80-year-old? He sent an email. ‘Sorry old bat...send. There it’s done.’ When Kevin Rudd said Sorry to Indigenous Australia he didn’t send an email. Email apologies are copouts.

Apologies should be public. They should be sincere. And they should attempt to restore dignity back to the offended party.

I suggest that if Warren Polglase wants to make a proper apology he needs to make a personal trip to Elizabeth Jack’s home, offer her a foot rub, clean her gutters and a make her a cup of tea. As the song says, Warren Polglase: ‘Polly put the kettle on.’ Maybe Polglase should stop worrying about people getting a job, and get on with doing his job.

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Coolangatta has the best Apps In what’s been a stellar year for local singersongwriter Kristy Apps, her album Pour Me Out was voted top ten blues and roots Album of the Year by Rhythms magazine, Album of the Week

by Rave magazine, and most played album of the week at 4ZZZ radio in Brisbane.

To celebrate these incredible victories Kristy is doing local shows with her new band to thank to those who have supported her most. ‘The coast has always been a favourite place to play.

Just last month we trialled the new line-up at The Rails in Byron and the response was amazing,’ says Kristy. Among her new all-lady line-up are legends of the Brisbane music scene Sallie Campbell on violin, Shiv Zimmerman on bass and Ruthie Gardner on guitar. ‘I’ve been blessed to work with some incredible musicians, each bringing a new sound and depth to the music.

I’m really looking forward to playing the Coolangatta. There’s just such great energy between us all, and this new instrumentation has brought a real organic feel to my music.’ see Kristy at the Patch Lounge Coolangatta on Friday.

Dave Cavanagh Dave Cavanagh is an accomplished musician who is respected for his great ability to play and sing music to all ages and across most genres.

Having had many years in the music industry he is an extremely enjoyable entertainer Fair to listen to.

This will be an evening of great free entertainment.

February 2011 Dave has a 9.30am - 3.30pm cross-section Byron Bay High School Hall of music Broken Head Road ranging from Byron Bay 2481 covers to his own original music. It is a

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perfect blend of 70s through to the more recent music, covering music from Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Cold Chisel, Bernard Fanning, Credence, Eagles, Beatles, Jason Maraz, Rolling Stones and many more. Dave’s own music style is a contemporary folk/rock, with his own personal experiences entwined; he is a storyteller.

Dave has supported many famous acts and bands in his career, eg Bob Geldorf, Tommy Emmanuel, Cold Chisel, Billy Thorpe, Blues Legends USA just to name a few. Dave has written and recorded his own original music and has three albums which include Blue Yonder, DC and the Rich Men, Fist Full Of Dollars. The title track of Blue Yonder is Journey Home which is featured on the Lightning Strikes DVD, when Mick Fanning won his first World Surfing Title. Dave also has an instrumental track on Dean Morrison’s movie A Dingo’s Tale released in March. His music has also featured on many surf movies produced by Matty Gye and Shagga, legends of their craft.

Dave’s song Been to Bourke and Back which was performed by the band Bourke’n’Back Boys was nominated for Song of the Year, Tamworth Country Music Festival.

See Dave at the Twin Towns Juniors Club on Friday.

Widen your stance Broadfoot take to the Tweed River this weekend, firstly alighting at the Ivory Tavern on Saturday 26 from 8pm before travelling up river to the Riverview Tavern in Murwillumbah on Sunday 27 starting from 2pm. Broadfoot are a band that love to have audiences up dancing, playing a mixture of their own songs combined with many that influenced and continue to inspire the band. Last August Broadfoot won a North Coast Entertaiment Industry Award for their song The Timeless Groove in the funk category, as well as being nominated as a finalist for best emerging talent. Although Broadfoot's music has funky elements it has more to it, with two-and three-part vocal harmonies, scintillating improvisation and a spirit of fun that leaves an

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BEC LAUGHTON SHEOAK SHACK SATURDAY

that ultimately floated her dinghy, and she set sail for the Queensland Conservatorium of Music to study jazz vocals. Now performing her original soul/pop music throughout Queensland with her 2–10 piece suite, Bec really attracted the spotlight when she won the Gospel/Spiritual category of the 2009 QSong Awards. The track, Holy Love, is included on her debut EP to be released this year. Bec has featured at the Dreaming Festival, the Woodford Folk Festival and supported international R&B act Zhane at Psycho Remedy among her many countless performances across southeast Australia. With her powerhouse voice and intoxicating performance, beware this fierey songstress. Sheaok Shack Saturday.

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Midnight Groove audience member feeling like they're at a party. Ivory Tavern on Saturday and the Riverview Tavern on Sunday.

Shai Shriki and Tiff Norchick

SHAI SHRIKI at KAIVALYA MERU SATURDAY

Midnight Groove is one of Australia's premier corporate music acts and has been entertaining audiences worldwide for over ten years. With their combined musical talents, multi-instrumentalist Scott and lead singer Sarah form the heart of Midnight Groove. Both graduates of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, this duo has been a leader in the national and international corporate arenas. They have performed at Currumbin RSL many times with rave reviews from patrons and members. Currumbin RSL Saturday.

Local community Kaivalya Meru is hosting its second evening of featuring beautiful local musicians Shai Shriki and Tiff Norchick.

From soft heart space and prayers of pure devotion, to Gypsy, Bedouin and Latin melodies, Shai Shriki takes you on a journey around the globe. Born in Israel to a Moroccan family, Shai plays Music with style and Grace unique instruments from the Middle East and India. His truly auWendy Grace and Trysette are two women who are serious thentic sound and voice invoke desert landscapes and cultures. about song and music. Trysette’s following extends beyond AusHe performs traditralia. As a singer/songwriter/pianist her albums and tional prayers from credits abound. Trysette has been the support act for the ancient Hebrew the likes of Toni Childs and Deborah Conway. When she script as well as origiis on that stage her talent shines. Wendy Grace, a local nal songs, in a fusion guitarist/songwriter has an established reputation here of contemporary and on North Coast. Her career spans from her early days traditional sounds. on Countdown to her present-day workshops teaching You will be touched people the joy of sound and the power of music. See by this intimate world this duo at Sphinx Rock Café Sunday. journey through sound.

Accompanying All we hear is herself on harp and Radio Ga Ga acoustic guitar, Tiff The musical fusion Norchick plays music of Lauren Napier and of exquisite fragility.

Stu Durston creates Her deep contralto WENDY GRACE WITH this dynamic duo. voice sometimes TRYSETTE SPHINX ROCK Both have been breaks into a whisper, professional perCAF soothing and drawé SUNDAY formers for over ten ing the listener into years in the industry, her original songs with experience performing about mountains, forests, butterflies and phone bills. nationally and internationally.

Kaivalya Meru is a drug, alcohol and smoke free space located An all-encompassing energy of at Lillian Rock – 10 minutes from Sphinx Cafe. Kaivalya Meru, live vocal harmonies, acoustic Saturday. guitar and percussion to spice up all occasions. Radio Ga Ga Bec Laughton play all your favorite tunes and It was only natural for Bec Laughton, raised as a theatre orphan, then some! This diverse and fun to set foot on stage. At 16 years the young performer played Dor- duo will have you compelled to enjoy the music. This will be othy in the motown musical The Wiz with Harvest Rain Theatre their first time at Currumbin Company, and received rave reviews. Although a well-equipped RSL on Sunday. dancer and actor, Bec decided it was singing and songwriting

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Planta E Raiz arrives in February as part of their first ever Australian tour. After touring in Europe and playing in festivals around the world Planta E Raiz will arrive in Australia. As one of Brazil’s most popular acts, Planta E Raiz promises to be one of the best Brazilian performances Down Under. Planta E Raiz will bring their best hits and will celebrate 12 years of a successful career in Brazil and around the globe. It will be a great night of good music, great vibes and beautiful people. Special guest: Ziggy and The Wild Drums. Plant yourself Monday Coolangatta Hotel.

Art exhibitions Decorative Arts

Art exhibition by students of Kenita’s Decorative Arts. View delightful artworks by our very talented local artists Saturday and Sunday, February 26 and 27, open 9am–5pm. Kenita's Decorative Arts 15 Coolman Street, Tyalgum. Enquiries Ken or Anita 02 6679 3339.

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

HEATHER MATTHEW TWEED RIVER ART GALLERY

Nunderi artist completes monumental project Heather Matthew creates ‘A stitch in time’ each day during 2010.

A stitch in time is a project of epic proportions by Nunderi artist Heather Matthew.

The work represents a full year of work after Heather created one small collage on each day of 2010, displaying great commitment to her project. The 365 individual works are a daily record of the artist’s thoughts and everyday musings, constructed from everyday materials such as train tickets, text, postage stamps and her own discarded prints and paintings.

A stitch in time creates a stunning presence as visitors enter the gallery foyer, and was a major drawcard when a workshop was staged at the gallery last Sunday. Seventy people attended the workshop to receive Heather's guidance to create their own collages.

Gallery Director Susi Muddiman said Heather’s stunning work incited a lot of speculation and reminiscing among gallery visitors.

‘Visitors are so taken with the work. There are so many intricate details in each collage and we’ve heard visitors speculating about what might have been happening in Heather’s life that day,’ said Miss Muddiman. ‘It’s a great test for people’s memories too – like 24-6-10 ‘You Go Girl and How!’ reflecting the day Julia Gillard became Australia’s first female Prime Minister.

‘A stitch in time is an amazing display of Heather’s commitment in terms of time, energy and perseverance. It is fascinating to see how a small effort each day can culminate in such a monumental achievement.’

Heather said when she embarked on the project, she did not realise what a momentous year it would be. ‘The ritual of making a daily collage became a personal meditation on each day’s events,’ she said. ‘Some were important personal occasions, like my son’s wedding, 20-3-10 ‘A Song of Love Divine,’ others were a commentary on climatic extremes 19-4-10 ‘Volcanic Disruptions and Politics’.

‘Looking back over the year, I see repeated motifs in the humble cup of tea – 15-4-10 ‘Boiling the Billy’ – as well as comparisons between my life in the Victorian high country and my new abode in northern NSW.’ The collage is on display on Tweed River Art Gallery until March 27.

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Fifteen Minutes of Fame at Stokers Evolves

Approaching it’s third year of showcasing local performers Fifteen Minutes of Fame at Stokers, the monthly variety show on at Stokers Siding Hall every first Friday of each month, is now presenting a featured professional act as well as the usual ‘blackboard’ acts.

This month features well known North Coast Folk musician Karl Farren This Dolphin Award winning singer/guitarist will bring his wit and feeling to the stage featuring songs from his acclaimed album Repentance Creek.

Also appearing on March 4 will be Loki DeJagger well known Stokers Siding Stand-up Commedienne, local guitarist and singer Tony Hogan along with one of his guitar students, Sue Gallagher and Company bringing excellent song and performance, Rod Sims all the way from Woodburn with guitar and song and The Chillingham Voices Choir with beautiful acapella singing.

7pm Stokers Siding Hall, $12.

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Cinema Guide

AMC Tweed 6 Cinemas Tweed City Shopping Centre, 54 Minjungbal Drive, South Tweed Heads 07 5523 3321 www.amcmovies.com.au

Murwillumbah Regent Cinema 5 Brisbane St, Murwillumbah 02 6672 8265 www.cinemaregent.com

BCC, Coolangatta Coolangatta Shopping Resort Griffith St (Cnr Warner St) Coolangatta 07 5536 9300

Cinemax Cinema 60 Marine Parade Kingscliff 02 6674 4422

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GIG GUIDE THURSDAY 24 TWEED ■ CLUB BANORA 6PM MAT STOKES ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6PM VEENIE’S SWIZZLE

GOLD COAST ■ BILAMBIL SPORTS CLUB OPEN MIC AND JAM NIGHT ■ BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB 6PM TRACY VAUGHAN ■ KIRRA SPORTS CLUB PHIL EIZENBERG’S OPEN MIKE NITE ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES 6PM MARTIN WAY ■ THE PATCH LOUNGE COOLANGATTA 7.30PM JASON DELPHIN ■ KIRRA SPORTS CLUB 8PM PHIL EIZENBERG’S OPEN MIKE NITE

FRIDAY 25 TWEED

■ AUSSIE TAVERN BAGMAN 9PM ■ BILAMBIL SPORTS CLUB 8PM MAGGIES FARM ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 8PM THE VEGAS LEGENDS SHOW ■ CLUB BANORA 7PM JUST THE TICKET ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES 7PM PAUL ANTHONY ■ IMPERIAL HOTEL MURWILLUMBAH 8.30PM JAMES T & THE TOMAHAWKS ■ LUFFLEY CAFE 7PM HARRY LYNN & BETH ■ LATTITUDE 28 DEG RESTAURANT 6PM PHIL EIZENBERG ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM SEGUE – VANESSA AND RADHA ■ MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM GREG WATTS

The Tweed Echo has the most comprehensive entertainment gig guide in the area. For your free listing, email gigs@tweedecho.com. au or phone us on (02) 6672 2280. Deadline is noon Tuesday prior to Thursday’s publication.

■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7PM TREVOR RIX ■ SALT BAR KINGSCLIFF THE ZONE ■ TERRANORA TAVERN 7.30PM BILL JACOBI ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB NOON BOB MILDREN, 7.30PM THE CHEVROLETS ■ CONDONG BOWLING CLUB 6.30PM KEL’S JAZZ KANARIES, 8PM CAXTON STREET JAZZ BAND

GOLD COAST ■ BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB 6PM DAVO ■ CUDGEN HEADLAND SLSC 7PM PAUL ATKINS ■ CURRUMBIN RSL PALM BEACH PARKLANDS 6.30PM MOVIES

BY THE SEA ■ CURRUMBIN SOUNDLOUNGE 7.30PM TIN PAN ORANGE AND ROSS JAMES IRWIN ■ NEVERLAND COOLANGATTA HOUSE PARTY ■ THE PATCH LOUNGE COOLANGATTA 8PM KRISTY APPS ■ SURFERS BEER GARDEN VIPER ROOM ■ TWIN TOWNS JUNIORS CLUB 5PM DAVE CAVANAGH

SATURDAY 26 TWEED

■ AUSTRALIAN TAVERN 7.30PM MUSICIANS AND FRIENDS ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 8PM EDDS GROOVE ■ CHINDERA TAVERN PAUL ATKINS ■ CLUB BANORA 7PM CRAIG TAYLOR ■ IVORY TAVERN TWEED HEADS 8PM BROADFOOT ■ KAIVALYA MERU, LILLIAN ROCK FROM 6PM SHAI SHRIKI AND TIFF NORCHICK

■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM HAPPY DAZE KARAOKE ■ LATTITUDE 28 DEG RESTAURANT 6PM PHIL EIZENBERG ■ LUFFLEY CAFE 7PM FLOOD FUNDRAISER ‘BARNABY & DURAND’ ■ MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM VANYA ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 6PM WAYNE RANSON ■ SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF 8.30PM LEIGH JAMES BAND ■ SHEOAK SHACK 7PM BEC LAUGHTON TRIO ■ SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB 3PM SATURDAY JAZZ, 7.30PM THE FABULOUS BOOGIE BOYS ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM BROTHERS GIBB

GOLD COAST ■ BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB 7.30PM NIGHTSHIFT ■ COOLANGATTA TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB QUADRANT ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM MIDNIGHT GROOVE ■ NEVERLAND COOLANGATTA SURECUT KIDS ■ THE PATCH LOUNGE COOLANGATTA 8PM RESIDENT RETRO GROOVE DJ ALFIE ROMEO ■ SURFERS BEER GARDEN VENUS ENVY N

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■ AUSSIE TAVERN EUREKA ALLSTARS 1.30PMPM ■ BABALOU, KINGSCLIFF HOTEL, 3PM SOUTH PACIFIC SOUND SYSTEM ■ CHINDERA TAVERN CRAB RACES & MR TROY ■ CLUB BANORA 11.30AM STEVE

HILL 12.30 GLENN BRACE ■ IMPERIAL HOTEL MURWILLUMBAH 2PM GAB ■ MARTY’S AT CABA 1.30PM MARK FERRIS ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 5PM PAUL ANTHONY ■ RIVERVIEW TAVERN 2PM BROADFOOT ■ SPIHNX ROCK CAFE 2PM WENDY GRACE AND TYSETTE ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 5PM DAVE CLAYTON

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ART GALLERIES

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19 Karen Avenue, Mermaid Beach 4218. (07) 55545019. info@19karen.com.au www.19karen.com.a

275 Boundary St, Coolangatta 07 5536 2500 • Open every day

COMMUNITY PRINTMAKERS STOKERS SIDING POTTERY MURWILLUMBAH (CPM INC) 224 Stokers Road, Stokers Siding, 33-35 Kyogle Road Bray Park, Murwillumbah • 6672 8276

■ BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB 2.30PM GREG & LAURA DOOLAN ■ COOLANGATTA SURF CLUB 2PM TREVOR RIX ■ CUDGEN HEADLAND SLSC 3PM BRETT GANNON ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 1.30PM RADIO GA GA ■ NEVERLAND COOLANGATTA EASY SUNDAYS ■ SURFERS BEER GARDEN SUNDAY SESSIONS

CAROLYN JOHN STUDIO

MONDAY 28 TWEED ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS CLUB 12 NOON MARTY HURST ■ SALT BAR KINGSCLIFF 7PM FRETFEST THE SINGER SONGWRITER SHOWCASE ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6.30PM MARTY HURST

GOLD COAST ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8M PLANTA & RAIZ AND ZIGGY AND THE WILD DRUMS

WEDNESDAY 2 TWEED ■ CLUB BANORA 6PM SHANDELL

SHEOAK SHACK GALLERY CAFÉ

241 Cudgen Rd, Duranbah 0431 533 676 Open Wed-Sun 10 am

CURIOUS ART GALLERY 94a Chinderah Bay Drive, Chinderah • 6674 5340 Open 10am-5pm Wed-Sat, Sun 12pm-5pm

Tweed Valley 6677 9208 Open 7 Days from 9:30am-5pm

SHELENA RUSSELL GALLERIES

36 Griffith St, Coolangatta 07 5536 6559 Open: Mon-Fri 10-5pm, Sat 10am2pm, Sun 10-12.30pm

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GALLERY VISION

U4b/18 Stuart St, Tweed heads 07 5536 1699

Shop 3, 110 Marine Parade, Reflections Tower Two, Coolangatta 07 5599 1150 Open Mon-Sun 6.30am-5pm

GOLD COAST ART GALLERY

TUMBULGUM GALLERY

KENITA’S DECORATIVE ARTS

THE WAY OF DESIGN GALLERY

135 Bundall Road Surfers Paradise,Gold Coast gallery@gcac.com.au 07 5581 6567

15 Coolman St Tyalgum 6679 3339 • open 10am-4pm 6 days (closed Wed)

MINJUNGBAL ABORIGINAL CULTURAL CENTRE

Cnr Kirkwood Road & Duffy Street, South Tweed Heads

110 Riverside Dr, Tumbulgum 02 6676 6234 Open 11am-4pm Wed-Sun

2/792 Pacific Parade, Currumbin Beach • 07 5534 1530 Open Tues-Sat 9.30am-2.30pm

TWEED RIVER ART GALLERY 2 Mistral Rd , Murwillumbah 6670 2790 Open Wed-Sun 10am5pm

Fundraiser Lovely Fundraiser at Luffley's

As a support to those affected by the devastating floods in Queensland, Luffley Cafe in Murwillumbah are holding a Fundraiser Dinner on Saturday. The event promises to be a great evening of live music including Barnaby And Durand, raffles, auctions and activities. A $10 cover charge will be donated directly to the QLD Premier's Flood Relief Appeal, along with all other monies raised from our fundraising activities. Many local businesses have generously donated prizes for the raffles, as well as some great auction prizes.

For bookings call 02 6672 8590 or email: info@ luffleycafe.com.

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Gold Coast goes Pro The women of the water will have their eyes on Gold Coast this week in preparation for the Roxy Pro due to start on Saturday.

It still has not been confirmed if ASP World Champion and local surfing sweetheart Stephanie Gilmore will hit the waves for the her fifth bite of the title apple after her recovery from an attack that saw her left arm broken last December.

The entire pro cohort are pumped for both the Roxy Pro and the Quicksilver Pro which will both run between February 26 and March 9.

The top 17 women will spring back into action this weekend for the opening event of the 2011 ASP Women’s World Title season and the world’s best female surfers as they start their respective campaigns.

Running in conjunction with the women’s event will be the running of the Quicksilver Pro. With the likes of Kelly Slater, Jordy Smith, Taj Burrow and Mick Fanning just the creme on the cake, this event will definitely set the stage for the rest of the season and the guys are really fired up.

Fishing with the tides

Surfing Queensland, Quick- David Solano With the low out-going tide silver, and local business Conon the weekend, I knew any necting Southern Gold Coast I love to go fishing early in the venture out was always going have decided to assist with im- morning. to be a struggle. proving this world-class event by funding a free ‘Park ’n’ Ride’ shuttle bus service on each of the two Saturdays and Sundays of the event. Look out for dropoff and pick-up areas around the Gold Coast.

Look for the camps at Snapper Rocks, Duranbah and Kirra breaks or for more information on locations or the lead up to the events visit the websites: www.quiksilverpro.com.au and www.roxypro.com.au.

Students drenched at swim carnival Murwillumbah East Primary School students braved torrential downpours last Tuesday to participate in their annual swimming carnival at Tweed River Aquatic Centre in Murwillumbah.

It was an action-packed day where students of all ages had the opportunity to compete in a wide range of races as well as enjoying some fun water games and activities organised by the school staff.

The occasional heavy shower did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the children as they made the most of their day at the pool.

More than twenty students have progressed to the district swimming carnival where they will represent their school against other public schools in the area.

This group of students includes the following age champions of Murwillumbah East’s swimming carnival: Darcie Noble (junior girl champion), Callum Wise (junior boy champion), Erica Mellor (11 year girl champion), Liam Parker (11 year boy champion), Jordan Dickinson (senior girl cham-

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Tough going, but always fun – David with one of his flathead

pion), and Lucas O’Connor (senior boy champion).

Proficiency and safety in the water is a high priority for our students as the majority of our families spend a great deal of time at our fantastic beaches and waterways. For this reason developing good water safety skills and strong swimming techniques has always been a focus of the fitness program at Murwillumbah East. This also leads to a very high number of students taking part in swimming races at our swimming carnival.

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Stand Up Paddleboards: you see them everywhere, out the back picking up swells long before they become waves, gliding along rivers and estuaries, advertising in all the surf magazines and at all the major longboard events in Australia.

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the SUPs have grown into a significant part of the event with both surfing and racing divisions for pros and amateurs.

For those that may be new to SUPs there will be displays of various boards and equipment, as well as demonstrations for those wishing to try out a SUP, during the Malfunction Surf Festival.

With so much on offer the Malfunction Surf Festival held from March 23 to 27 at Kingscliff, is an event not to be missed.

For further information on entry forms or how to become involved as a sponsor please visit www.malfunction.com.au or phone 0414 569 208.

Photo: Keahi de Aboitiz – ASP Australasia

I ended up fishing a flathead run up river from Drydock Road, always hard fishing on the extreme run out.

I did manage to catch a couple of flatties but really I should have slept in and waited for the tide to rise a bit. I think there is a little truth to the saying ‘No Run, No Fun’.

I headed home early before the crowd arrived, though I did run into another lizard hunter – Frank is his name, a local fisho, and he knew his game.

Rods rigged with various plastics including the famous ‘Nuclear Chicken’ coloured minno. The lucky guy had the whole morning off so was going to hang around for the push in tide.

I checked out the weigh-in at the local Seagulls Fishing Competition on Sunday morning and it seems that Taylor and nice size Darts are showing up in numbers off the local beaches.

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Astronomical data and tides

Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, month rise set rise set height (m) 1 T 0637 1919 0308 1658 0700,1.59; 1940,1.29 2 W 0638 1918 0404 1734 0745,1.62; 2017,1.36 3 T 0638 1917 0459 1807 0824,1.64; 2051,1.41 4 F 0639 1916 0552 1838 0859,1.64; 2124,1.46 5 S 0640 1915 0644 1907 0931,1.62; 2155,1.50 6 S 0640 1914 0736 1937 1004,1.58; 2226,1.54 7 M 0641 1912 0827 2007 1037,1.53; 2258,1.56 8 T 0641 1911 0920 2040 1111,1.46; 2330,1.56 9 W 0642 1910 1013 2115 1146,1.38 10 T 0643 1909 1108 2155 0007,1.54; 1226,1.30 11 F 0643 1908 1203 2239 0048,1.52; 1311,1.21 12 S 0644 1907 1259 2329 0136,1.48; 1406,1.15 13 S 0644 1906 1353 0235,1.46; 1518,1.11 14 M 0645 1905 1444 0024 0345,1.48; 1642,1.14 15 T 0646 1903 1532 0125 0456,1.56; 1752,1.22 16 W 0646 1902 1617 0228 0600,1.65; 1847,1.35 17 T 0647 1901 1700 0334 0655,1.75; 1936,1.48 18 F 0647 1900 1740 0442 0746,1.83; 2022,1.62 19 S 0648 1859 1820 0550 0836,1.86; 2108,1.74 20 S 0649 1858 1900 0658 0927,1.83; 2154,1.82 21 M 0649 1857 1943 0808 1017,1.75; 2241,1.87 22 T 0650 1855 2028 0917 1109,1.63; 2330,1.86 0045,1.70 23 W 0650 1854 2117 1026 24 T 0651 1853 2211 1132 0019,1.81; 1258,1.35 25 F 0651 1852 2307 1233 0114,1.72; 1358,1.23 26 S 0652 1851 1327 0213,1.62; 1508,1.16 27 S 0652 1850 0005 1416 0320,1.54; 1625,1.16 28 M 0653 1848 0103 1458 0432,1.50; 1734,1.20 29 T 0654 1847 0200 1535 0537,1.50; 1827,1.27 30 W 0654 1846 0255 1609 0630,1.51; 1909,1.36 31 T 0655 1845 0348 1640 0714,1.52; 1946,1.43 All times Eastern Daylight Saving. Time lags: Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Byron Bay: nil; Brunswick River Highway Bridge: high 30 min, low 1 hr; Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: 3 hr 55 min; Chinderah: high 1 hr 30 min, low 2 hr; Terranora Inlet: high 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high 2 hr 30 min, low 2 hr 50 min.

Tides in bold indicate high tide of 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less.

Data courtesy of the National Tidal Centre.

Low tide, height (m) 0028,0.60; 1343,0.44 0118,0.54; 1419,0.40 0201,0.50; 1451,0.37 0240,0.46; 1521,0.36 0316,0.44; 1549,0.36 0352,0.43; 1616,0.38 0429,0.43; 1644,0.40 0506,0.45; 1713,0.45 0545,0.49; 1743,0.50 0629,0.54; 1816,0.56 0717,0.59; 1857,0.62 0816,0.62; 1948,0.67 0929,0.63; 2058,0.70 1044,0.58; 2217,0.68 1148,0.49; 2330,0.59 1243,0.38 0030,0.48; 1330,0.27 0127,0.36; 1415,0.19 0220,0.25; 1458,0.15 0314,0.19; 1541,0.16 0407,0.16; 1623,0.21 0502,0.18; 1707,0.29 0559,0.25; 1752,0.40 0659,0.33; 1840,0.52 0703,0.43; 1933,0.62 0913,0.50; 2038,0.70 1023,0.55; 2153,0.73 1126,0.55; 2306,0.71 1219,0.53 0009,0.66; 1301,0.50 0100,0.60; 1338,0.47

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Tenants win under new rental laws The most significant legislative the expense of re-letting. Now rent reductions, mortgagee re- for standard leases and for pemodernisation to tenancy in over they simply pay a break-lease possessions of rented premises riodic leases a total of 90 days.

20 years comes into effect this week with the rental landscape in New South Wales set to change for both landlords and tenants.

According to Ray White, the largest property management company in New South Wales, areas previously unlegislated will now have more clarity and regulation but there are some holes for investors.

Director of Property Management Ben White says that in the Residential Tenancies Act the implementation of a ‘break lease fee’ will dramatically alter the rental industry.

‘Previously, if a tenant left the property prior to the lease period ending they would have to compensate the landlord for

fee. The fee will, in many cases, be less than the compensation for re-letting: a win for tenants but a loss for landlords particularly in high vacancy markets,’ Mr White said.

‘In a low rental vacancy market like most of inner Sydney, for instance, the premise would likely be re-leased quickly but in high vacancy markets landlords could now be without rental income for months.’

Some previously unlegislated areas will now have clarity on paper, according to Mr White who says this will hopefully reduce the number of disputes arising from grey areas in the previous legislation, particularly in event of

and the tenancy database.

‘Tenancy is going to become more and more prevalent in NSW: factors like strong population growth in metropolitan and coastal NSW coupled with the perception that Generation Y will be renters rather than buyers mean it’s crucial that the landlord-tenant relationship is legislated and regulated.”

Tenants also benefit from extensions to eviction notice periods – 30 days up from 14

‘Shared tenancies will also be made more fluid and bonds can be paid in installments rather than provided upfront – this will certainly appeal to students who are particularly transient in their rental movements and do not always have full bond amounts on hand.’

Mr White said overall the new legislation brings NSW into greater harmony with Victoria and Queensland tenancy legislation.

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Free concert to be held Monday, February 28, 2pm (DST) at the Coolangatta Senior Citizens Centre for all residents of Gold Coast and Tweed Heads area, visitors welcome. This month’s concert will feature the Encore Entertainers presenting a variety show. BYO lunch/nibbles. For info call 07 5536 4050 or call into the centre at 2 Gerrard Street, Coolangatta.

In Loving Memory of

Dylan Kane Etherington 20 October 1987– 22 February 2010 Aged 22 Years Gone from us on this plane – always a traveller and now on a different journey.

So hard to believe we have been a year without you. Deeply missed and loved by your parents Claire & Geoff and younger brother Brook. xx ( & Bella) Loved and always remembered by aunties, uncles, cousins, grandparents, close family friends and so many of your mates, girlfriends and all who were enriched for having known you, worked or travelled with you.

I Carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) – wherever I go So much love Mumsie xx

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Cola a black and white, desexed female DSH cat, born May 2010, is in foster care with Friends of the Pound. She is a very shy girl but she likes male company. She will be timid and hide until she feels comfortable but then will reward the new owner with lots of love. Cola will cost $90, if you can give her a permanent, loving home, please contact Trudi at the FoP Adoption Information Booth on 07 5524 8590. Visit www.friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats needing homes.

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Tweed-Coolangatta and District Exservicewomen’s Association holds its general meeting on Monday, February 28, at 9.30am (DST) in the Four Seasons Room of Twin Towns Services Club. A meet and greet morning tea will follow the meeting. For info call Hilary on 07 5536 8054.

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Lymphoedema Lymphoedema Association of Queensland is hosting an awareness morning called ‘Living Positively with Lymphoedema’ on Saturday, February 26, from 9am-noon at the Robina Community Centre. Cost $5 includes morning tea. For info call Margaret on 07 5563 1423

Orchid show Tweed District Orchid Club Members are preparing for their autumn show which will now be held at Tweed City on March 10, 11 and 12. This will coincide with a judges’ conference held in the Tweed the same weekend with 50-100 judges from all over Australia. Forn info call Maureen on 0407 904433.

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Backburner Remember when people protesting in the council public gallery prompted then mayor Warren Polglase to threaten to close the whole gallery? One council watcher says it would be more democratic for only the people creating a disturbance to be chucked out, and praised the current mayor for ‘doing the right thing’ last week by having a noisy heckler removed and not closing the whole gallery instead.

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Further to that story, it’s been pointed out that the person ejected from council’s public gallery was not a supporter of Elizabeth Jack (see right) and we apologise for any confusion. Backburner has been told that Ms Jack has never met the woman in question. Our informant also says, ‘Sure, pollies insult each other all the time in parliament but it doesn’t make it a justification for an “ex-exmayor” to throw such an insult to such a valuable retired (but still actively working) woman, she doesn’t have to attend council meetings, doesn’t get paid to attend, but, as a concerned resident, attend she does, every month.’

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A fundraiser dinner dance for flood victims to be hosted by Luffley Café in Murwillumbah scheduled for this Saturday, February 26, has been changed to next Saturday, March 5, at 7pm.

The event costs $10 a head as a direct donation, plus the cost of a meal with proceeds from auctions and raffles going to the Queensland Premier’s Flood Appeal. Tweed Valley businesses have donated raffle prizes and auction items and that well-known local spruiker and auctioneer, Bernie Quinn, will be doing his fastest talking to get top dollar for the many prizes on offer. Bookings 6672 8590.

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Greens councillor Katie Milne had her wings clipped momentarily at the council meeting last week when she attempted

Eighty-year-old Elizabeth Jack hard at work as a volunteer on a community tree planting project on the Tweed River at Byangum. Elizabeth was told to ‘get a job’ by Cr Warren Polglase last year and he was forced to apologise after he was found to have breached the councillors’ code of conduct which says councillors should treat others with respect. Members say Elizabeth is ‘always first on site, brushcutting, swinging the mattock and planting out the riverbank’.

On Saturday, March 5, the Friends of Wollumbin Landcare will honour her with a tree planting in an area to be known as ‘Elizabeth’s Corner’. Locals are invited to join the project from 8am, meeting at Kyogle Road, 2.5km south of Byangum Bridge. The revegetation project has seen thousands of trees established on public land, and is a joint riparian venture with Tweed Shire Council. For info call Roland on 02 6679 5879.

to have a policy report prepared about measures to limit the amount of rubbish swept into waterways at the time of flood. She went on at some length about the sight of containers bobbing down the Brisbane River before veteran councillor Dot Holdom descended from the clouds. ‘Have you ever been in a flood?’ she demanded. ‘Who here has been in a flood?’ she asked the council in general. All but Cr Milne volunteered they’d survived a flood. ‘If you’re caught in a flood all you’re concerned about is saving the child in your arms – your life,’ thundered Cr Holdom. ‘The last thing you’re worried about is whether a plastic bag has floated off.’ Cr Joan van Leishout chipped in that it’s awfully difficult to ensure stuff didn’t break loose in a major inundation. The council voted 5-2 to give Cr Milne’s motion the order of the boot.

■ ■ ■ ■ Katie walked into another hornets’ nest when she tried to tinker with lease arrangements with a Murwillumbah boys’ boxing club. The club has graced Murwillumbah’s Amwill Park for the past eight years at a peppercorn rental from the council and, in line with its dedication to assisting underprivileged kids, it sought to continue the lease arrangements for another two years.

Our Katie suggested that, while it was all fine and dandy to support the local kids, what about the needs of other communityoriented groups? Wouldn’t it be better to defer a decision until all worthy organistions could be considered? This brought a stinging rebuke from Cr Dot Holdom who said she’d ‘never heard such a mealy-mouthed reason for deferring a decision’.

‘That dear little place just sits on that hill and provides an

opportunity for young people who need support of this kind.

If you were a mother you would understand, councillor Milne.’

Nasty enough, but then came a ‘That won’t happen’ jibe from Cr Phil Youngblutt. A slightly stunned Katie said ‘how rude’ to which Cr Youngblutt responded ‘Sorry, that won’t happen.’ During the altercation, Cr Milne made a muffled remark concerning the honesty of Cr Warren Polglase. An outraged Cr Polglase threatened to leave the room unless he got an apology. Mayor Kevin Skinner directed Katie to apologise.

‘Sorry’ was all the affronted Cr Polglase got. All he deserved too, seeing that Cr Polglase had earlier been carpeted for breaching the council code of conduct by telling pensioner Elizabeth Jack to ‘get a job’. The brevity of his email apology to the the anti-dam protester raised some eyebrows.

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BNI Eagle chapter passed over $2m in business amongst its members last year.

Ash Grunwald March 22

Greg Sheenan March 8

BNI MEMBERSHIP VACANCY:

BUILDING CONTRACTOR From our experience we believe that a building contractor could expect to receive many good quality referrals of business from our group.

Phone our president Gabrielle Robertson on 0414 749 020. She will arrange an obligation-free visit to our meetings so that you can see how we do business... for you.

28 February 24, 2011 The Tweed Shire Echo

Juzzie Smith April 5

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