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Kingscliff estate appeal ditched Ken Sapwell and Luis Feliu

Noble Lakeside Park owner, Keith Noble, has abruptly ended his legal challenge against a refusal to allow him to squeeze another 45 homes into his over-50s retirement village at Kingscliff. In a dramatic twist to the long-running saga, Mr Noble directed his legal team to withdraw the appeal on Tuesday after the Land and Environment Court carried out a site inspection and heard evidence from residents.

‘Wasn’t going to pass’ The silver-haired son of the park’s founder said he decided to pull the plug after the court reconvened in Mullumbimby later in the day in view of some of the comments made by the judge ‘It was pretty clear from what [the commissioner] was saying that she wasn’t going to pass it,’ Mr Noble said yesterday. He branded some of the issues – which included concerns about bushfires and geotechnical issues – as ‘silly’. ‘All of the concerns were addressed by Tweed Shire Council when they approved my plans last year,’ he said. ‘But this isn’t the end of the matter. I will be taking out a couple of houses and provide some more open space just to be nice.’ Mr Noble said he would lodge a new DA with Tweed Council valuing the project below $10 million to ensure the government’s new joint regional planning panel (JRPP) didn’t decide it. The millionaire developer lodged his appeal after the JRPP rejected his plans as an over-development of the 22.5 ha site, despite them be-

ing given the green light by council’s own planners. ‘It certainly won’t be going back to the JRPP – it will be dealt with by council,’ he said. Mr Noble said he couldn’t understand the opposition from some of the residents who he claimed were in the minority. ‘Only 40 per cent of the entire site would be occupied by houses and if it’s approved I’ve promised existing residents I will carry out upgrades worth $250,000 to amenities in the park.’ In August, dozens of residents in the 254-home estate cheered the JRPP’s unanimous decision to knock back the canal-style development involving homes built over a man-made lake and supported by stilts. It rejected the application by Mr Noble’s company, Baclon Pty Ltd, mainly because of the impacts on their amenity, flood and drainage concerns and damage to endangered ecological communities in the area where the extra homes were planned to be built. Council planners had also acknowledged similar concerns but applied 96 conditions. Cr Warren Polglase, who is employed by Mr Noble as the park’s caretaker, observed proceedings on Tuesday as residents supporting and opposing the project gave evidence. One of them, John Mulligan, said he and his wife bought their home next to the lake in the park around 13 years ago for their retirement, attracted mainly by the lake and rural outlook. He said Mr Noble gave written and verbal assurances there would be a

Greenmount club marks centenary Third-generation Greenmount (Tweed Heads-Coolangatta) Surf Life Saving Club member, Emma Hickling and Nippers under-12 team manager, Rob Cusbert, on the beach at Greenmount. Photo Jeff Dawson Kate McIntosh

As Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club prepares to celebrate its birthday next weekend, members will be looking back on a history that includes many other significant milestones. Established in 1911, the Greenmount club is Queensland’s oldest surf lifesaving club. It also held the first official surf lifesaving awards, had the first recognised rescue and was home to the world’s first female bronze medallion holder, Edie Kieft. The club was also the first to have junior lifesavers patrolling during World War I and in 1922 formed the state’s first ‘ladies’ lifesaving club. Surf Lifesaving Australia initially refused to award Ms Kieft her medallion because they did not yet recognise women. It was only 68 years later that Ms Kieft finally received her medallion at continued on page 2 a presentation on Greenmount Beach.

In the lead-up to this month’s celebrations the club last year launched its centenary book, 100 Years of Lifesaving. The book was written by retired Terranora journalist Brian Styman and traces the club’s early history to the present day. The club had its beginnings in 1909 after the rescue of a group of people from Murwillumbah on Greenmount Beach.

Not a single life lost The club struggled to survive financially, almost folding several times, before being given a reprieve two years later by a group of local businessmen. Chairman of the club’s centenary committee, Alan Hickling, said not a single life had been lost at Greenmount beach since the club was established. Today the surf club alone has more than 500 members, with about 150

participating in active patrol duties. ‘It’s always been a part of the community. It was a big thing in those early days; it still is,’ Mr Hickling said. Weekend-long centenary celebrations get underway on March 11, with a members-only function followed by a private cocktail party at Twin Towns on March 12. The public is invited to attend the main celebrations on March 13, with entertainment, music and club promotions getting underway at 11.30am (DST). Magician Simon Heart will be performing, as well as renowned hypnotist Mark Anthony. Children will be entertained with a jumping castle, balloon making and face painting. A memorabilia display will also be held upstairs in the club, with the Centenary Book available for sale, as well as other club mementos. For more details about centenary celebrations planned contact the club on 07 5536 1506.

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Fingal van park residents protest Murray Simpson

Tweed Shire Council’s handling of the redevelopment of beach caravan parks has sparked yet another crisis, this time at Fingal where nearly 80 long-term casual van owners have staged a protest at being given 12 months to leave. Van owners at the Fingal Holiday Park have been united in their condemnation of the lack of community consultation over the evictions. And they hold grave doubts about the commercial viability of the council’s plans for the revamped park. The uproar follows a heated exchange with Cabarita residents two weeks ago which ended in the council resorting to sending threatening legal letters. Cabarita residents had objected to council plans to build an up-market van park on a sensitive dune system south of Norries Headland. The council claimed residents had got hold of a confidential business plan for all of its caravan sites and threatened legal action if it was not returned. This action forced the resignation of pensioner Cath Lynch from her position as president of the Cabarita Beach/Bogangar Residents Association. The battle front moved north this week with Fingal residents

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vowing to fight to preserve a unique life style. Van owners’ spokesman Geoff Magoffin said many of the casual long-termers had been there more than 20 years, bringing up families in the laidback environment. ‘We’re not permanent residents. We’re only allowed to stay 150 nights a year – but it’s our second home.’ Mr Magoffin said the 78 van owners paid $102 a week for their sites amounting to nearly $400,000 into the council coffers.

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‘To remove us is to take away their weekly bread and butter – and its best marketing tool. ‘Occupancy rates will be hit because many friends and families of long-term casuals significantly swell the annual bookings.’ Mr Magoffin said the plan drafted by the Tweed Coast Holiday Parks Trust, an arm of the Tweed Shire Council, envisaged attracting the grey nomad market. ‘But we’re quite isolated here and not within walking distance of clubs or shops.’ ‘To remove all the long-term sites and rely on 100 per cent tourist trade will simply not generate the income the trust anticipates. ‘We did a survey and in the third week of January, which is the peak season, we counted 19 empty sites.’ Mr Magoffin said the longtermers were also the heart and

soul of the local surf lifesaving club. ‘Long-termers regard Fingal as their local community and their presence offers stability and security to the park and surrounding village. ‘What we are asking for is a balance. If they need to improve the park then by all means make some improvements, but don’t disregard the loyalty the long-term casuals have brought to the whole Fingal community.’ The Fingal Heads Residents Association said it had yet to take a position on the issue. ‘It’s very complex with valid points being made on both sides,’ said association secretary Rob Bradford. ‘The same applies to Kings cliff where long-term casuals are being phased out. ‘It’s not like Cabarita where the issues are fairly straightforward. We have objected to the park proposal there on environmental grounds and the negative social and commercial impacts.’ Mayor and trust chairman Kevin Skinner said there would be fewer sites at Fingal and Kingscliff but it would open up the parks to other tourists. ‘The long-term casuals should say “we’ve had a good run for 20 to 30 years”.’ Mr Skinner said he was confident the income from casual letting would be higher than under the old regime. Mr Magoffin said it was baffling why the council should say they were opening up the park

to the public while at the same time reducing the number of sites by 87. ‘It all very well for them to invest millions of dollars into some grandiose scheme but if it’s not going to give a return to council you know who’s going to be left holding the can – the ratepayers of course. ‘It’s hard to get a bead on exactly what they’ve got in mind because they’ve kept most of it commercial-in-confidence. ‘But from what we’ve seen the development is simply not viable.’

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Fingal Heads Coastcare president Kay Bolton said van owners played an enormous role in environmental protection. ‘They really take ownership of the area picking up rubbish and generally keeping an eye on things. ‘They had a pair of rare bush stone curlews nesting in the park and they were extremely protective of them.’ A council spokesman said holiday parks such as Fingal which have been in place for many years often have tired and failing infrastructure. A significant upgrade was needed. ‘It is also consistent with Crown land policy and the trust’s policy that no individual should be granted exclusive use of public land – Fingal should be there for everyone,’ she said.  ‘The financial return of tourist sites is also significantly higher from tourist sites than LTCs.’

Kingscliff estate appeal ditched limit of 254 homes at the park, despite an early plan of the estate showing 234 lots marked, but later increased. ‘Throughout the life of the park residents have witnessed their promised facilities being systematically eroded in the name of “commercial decisions”,’ he said. Mr Mulligan also told of an earlier attempt to build an extra home on land designated open space, which was refused by council and unsuccessfully appealed by the owner in a 2005 appeal to the Land and Environment Court. He said that with the current expansion plan, council planners had declared they relied heavily on legal opinion but ‘did not seek an independent opinion but, rather, requested the developer to submit one’. ‘Did they really think that the developer would submit an opinion that did not support his development?’ he asked the court. He also said that the recent filling of an adjacent environmentally significant creek arm which was ‘absolutely essential to the project, has been made possible by what I consider to be a extraordinarily coincidental decision by council to

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Keith Noble, owner of the Noble Lakeside manufactured home park at Kingscliff, shows The Echo where he plans to build over 40 new homes across the lake. Photo Luis Feliu

activate a 12-year-old plan to realign the main canal, taking it away from the developer’s property’. Residents in support of the project said they were unconcerned about possible noise and traffic impacts but were in favour of upgrades to the park promised by Mr Noble if the plans were passed. They included an upgrade of their already over-crowded amenity hall, including a new kitchen, as well as installing long-awaited security gates to keep out louts from outside the park who break into their cars.

In emails, he has also promised supporters to limit their rent increases to the CPI for three years – while threatening to charge recalcitrant tenants a ‘market rent.’ Mr Noble has told them that his proposed upmarket pole homes will add an estimated $20,000 to the value of everyone’s own home. But one of the residents opposing the plan said in evidence yesterday they could have the opposite impact, describing them as more akin to a housing style seen along the banks of the Yangtze River. www.tweedecho.com.au

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Chinderah residents oppose truck stop Ken Sapwell

Chinderah residents have united behind a call by mayor Kevin Skinner for a freeze on plans for a 24-hour truck stop in the middle of their village. Residents’ spokesperson Felicia Cecil says secretive plans by the RTA for a second service centre at Chinderah is also opposed by residents in the adjoining suburb of Kingscliff. ‘Everyone is objecting to the noise being generated by BP’s existing truck stop on the other side of the highway and they don’t want another one,’ said Chinderah progress association’s long-serving president. ‘The site chosen is surrounded by caravan parks and we fully support the mayor’s request for council staff to review the current zoning which we believe is totally inappropriate.’ Ms Cecil said it appeared the council rezoned the twohectare site from rural to industrial more than ten years ago despite an independent study finding the area west of the highway should stay as houses and a mix of tourist and commercial facilities as the best way to revive the town’s fortunes.

‘Ludicrous planning’ ‘It’s ludicrous – no planner worth his salt would allow such a thing as a truck stop to occur in a village beside the Tweed River – but that’s what has happened,’ says Ms Cecil. ‘We are also upset the council has agreed to allow the developers to use part of an unformed road reserve to help facilitate this project even though it will have a major impact on the village amenity. She said the RTA, which owns two adjoining blocks, had written to the council several years ago requesting that a 24-hour service centre be built at Chinderah to cater for north-bound vehicles. A subdivision application by Sydney-based company War-

the land was not in character with Chinderah which she believed should stay as a quiet fishing village, while Cr Katie Milne said the council should consider rezoning the land to more appropriate uses. courses in Kingscliff-based councilcourses in lor Dot Holdom has told the council that she is kept awake A subdivision application by a Sydney-based by the ‘horrific noise’ genercompany clearing the way for the proposed ated by trucks using the existing facility even though she truck stop was passed without debate 15 lives more than one kilometre months ago by councillors who now say they away. But Cr Holdom’s husband were unaware of the truck stop plans. Kim, the president of KingsBut the RTA’s plans were unearthed by local cliff Ratepayers and Progress residents after they belatedly learnt that Association, said the issue had not been discussed by his ascouncil had approved an access route which sociation and the agenda for involved concreting over a natural waterway. this month had already been For detailed info visit: www.kingscliffdesign.com or call Craig Elliott or Stacy Pollard (02) 6674 7272 ‘set’, but it could be ‘raised in unearthed by local residents the council it wanted the fa- general business to be placed For all TAFE course info call 131 601 or visit after they belatedly learnt cility at Chinderah and the on the April agenda’. northcoast.tafensw.edu.au that council had approved an government is also looking ■ See compo story, overleaf access route which involved at locating various emergenconcreting over a natural wa- cy services in the same area terway despite grave concerns on some of the land which is by at least one council staff owned by the RTA – I think member about environmental it’s a case of insider trading,’ impacts. he said. Their concerns snowballed ‘The site is also being adverinto a major controversy after tised by the owners as being they claimed council staff re- ideal for a truck stop but as moved documents identifying far as residents are concerned plans for a truck stop from its it’s in the wrong place. They file after residents asked for should go back to Melaleuca them to be photocopied. which is away from houses.’ Following the uproar Wa Ms Cecil says she wants the reemba has since asked coun- council to revisit a $25,000 cil to approve another access study funded by local resiwhich council planners say dents which recommended involves less environmental low-key tourist-style develOne day per week in Murwillumbah for approx. 6 destruction – but the compa- opment along the riverfront months. Friendly supportive training. Small classes. ny has declined to comment precinct and was supported about its change of mind. by council’s own consultants. Councillors voted this month to put the application High noise levels on ice to consider concerns She says the existing truck and a review of zonings but stop which caters for southstaff have warned that Wa- bound traffic was creating reemba can still act on coun- noise far in excess of acceptcil’s earlier approval at any able levels for residents even time. though they lived on the other The owner of one of the car- side of the highway. avan parks, the Royal Pacific’s ‘The compression braking Bob Caine, says council staff is horrendous and no amount are not telling the full story of acoustic walls will stop the when they say they are un- noise if they put another cenaware of future plans because tre in the middle of our vilthey were involved in doing a lage.’ desktop study for a truck stop Cr Joan van Lieshout said several years ago. the proposed industrial use of eemba Investments Pty Ltd clearing the way for the proposed truck stop was passed without debate 15 months ago by councillors who now say they were unaware of the truck stop plans. But the RTA’s plans were

Mr Caine said the council did the work on behalf of the RTA before the state government rejected an application to locate the truck stop at what was then Melaleuca Station and chose Chinderah instead. ‘The RTA made it clear to

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Truck stop ‘could cost council’ Murray Simpson

Plans to site a 24-hour highway truck stop in the quiet riverside village of Chinderah could expose Tweed Shire Council to massive compensation claims if it is given the go-ahead. Opponents point to the Port Stephens Shire Council which was forced to pay substantial compensation to residents because a NSW Court of Appeal judgment found it had failed in its duty of care to properly consider the issue of noise. The Chinderah truck stop has raised heated opposition from nearby residents because of the noise factor. They say the provision of acoustic barriers required by council planners on the access road to the truck stop are hopelessly inadequate. In 2006 the Port Stephens Shire Council found itself in hot water over the approval of a budget holiday cabin resort that was eventually forced to shut down because of a growing noise problem at the nearby Williamstown RAAF base. The court found the council was aware at the time it approved the resort in 1993 that there was a noise issue. The legal firm Abbott Tout said in a warning issued to all councils that at trial it became apparent the Port Stephens

council’s treatment of the noise issue ‘had been marred by numerous oversights and misjudgments’. The firm said the RAAF’s increasing use of the nearby Salt Ash weapons range got to the stage where the resort was forced to close during week days. Noise levels were measured using the Australian Noise Exposure Forecast (ANEF) which identifies noise contours starting at 20 and increasing to 40. In contours from the 20-25 noise range and upward noise nuisance becomes a problem. In an action taken by purchasers of the units the court found the council negligent in failing to take the ANEF countour into account when granting the development application.

The court found the purchasers would not have proceeded if the noise problem had been accurately revealed. Four claimants were each awarded $100,000. The Tweed Shire Council has deferred a decision on a development application to put in an access road to an industrial subdivision in Ozone Street. One lot in the four-lot subdivision is required by the Road Transport Authority to give vehicles access to a truck stop it has planned on an adjacent block of Crown land. The public outcry over the truck stop has prompted the council to rethink the zoning of the whole area to make it more compatible with the relaxed touristy nature of Chinderah.

Greens challenge on dams Greens candidate Andrea Vickers has called on the Tweed’s Labor and Nationals candidates to spell out their opposition to the Byrrill Creek dam. ‘It’s easy for Mr [Reece] Byrnes to say Labor will not allow the dam to be built. It was prohibited in the recent Tweed Water Sharing Plan only after locals lobbied Labor on the issue in cooperation with Greens MLC Ian Cohen,’ Ms Vickers said. ‘However, the dam could

still be built under the Labor government’s notorious Part 3A planning laws, which gives the government of the day arbitrary power over major planning decisions.’ Greens state MP John Kaye also challenged sitting Nationals Member for Lismore Thomas George to publicly state his position on the dam. The Nationals’ Tweed MP Geoff Provest has already said he is opposed to any new dams.

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Fingal turtles survive beach hazards Murray Simpson

Sixty green turtle hatchlings frolicked into the waves at Fingal on Saturday night – but their little mates further up the beach were not so lucky, falling victim to four-wheel-drive vehicles. Over 100 people turned up for the big event which had been eagerly awaited since the mother turtle had lumbered ashore on Dreamtime Beach to lay her clutch some two months before. ‘The word got out and everyone turned up for the hatching,’ said Fingal Head Coastcare president Kay Bolton. ‘We formed a guard of honour as they scurried down the sand.’ The only cloud on the horizon was a few days earlier when the tracks of another nesting turtle had been found at Letitia Beach. ‘But when we inspected the nesting site we were horrified

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to find the place carved up by the tracks of illegal four-wheeldrive vehicles,’ said Ms Bolton. ‘They went right over the nest site. It’s proving a real problem.’ Fortunately at Dreamtime Beach there had been no such dramas – and a vigil maintained by an army of supporters made sure it stayed that way. ‘The mother green sea turtle laid on December 3,’ said Ms Bolton. ‘All up there were about 90 eggs but 27 proved to be dead or infertile.’ ‘We kept a constant eye on the nest and for the last ten days

we mounted a 24-hour vigil.’ On hand for the big event was the University of Queensland’s turtle research group supervisor David Booth. ‘He said it was okay for us to handle the little hatchlings as they scurried past. It was a real thrill,’ said Ms Bolton. The hatching was registered with NSW National Parks and Wildlife and the Ballina-based Australian Seabird Rescue organisation, both of which monitor turtle hatchings. Seabird Rescue project manager Keith Williams said it had been a particularly poor season for turtles and seabird breeding. ‘We’re not too sure what’s causing it – it might be a weather thing,’ he said. ‘In the three years we’ve been monitoring turtles we’ve had an average of five breeding females on the coast. ‘That’s down to about three females this year.’

Mr Williams said one female may lay up to five times in a season, coming ashore every two weeks to dig a nest. It was long thought green sea turtles were confined to Queensland waters and that nestings in NSW were more of an accidental occurrence. ’But we’ve noted a definite pattern in nestings on NSW beachs,’ said Mr Williams. ‘We have reports of nesting turtles being a common sight as far south as Yamba 20 to 30 years ago. But human intervention has seen them decline sharply. ‘This season it’s highly likely there’s other nests out there we are not aware of and we would like the public to keep an eye out. We’re specially interested to hear from anyone who finds hatchlings in trouble and would ask them to call us.’ The Australian Seabird Rescue number is 0428 862 852.

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Angry Cabarita residents say the community consultation process over the contentious plan for a new $22 million caravan park development in their village has been undermined and lacks integrity. They are outraged that a survey of businesses showing support for the development was promoted before submissions closed earlier this week, accusing the state agency pushing for it and the local reserves trust of trying to drive a wedge between residents and business groups in the village. The results of the survey by the Cabarita Beach Business Association were surprisingly issued in a press release late last week by a public-relations company acting for the Land and Property Management Authority (LPMA) and the Tweed Coast Holiday Parks Reserves Trust (made up of all Tweed councillors and staff ) which are jointly pushing for the contentious development. The release claims 90 per cent of businesses were in favour of the development, with association president Chris Gregory

saying he believed the development would boost local tourism and the economy. But the Cabarita Beach/Bogangar Residents’ Association says releasing the survey publicly while submissions were in progress ‘again reinforces our view that the entire process lacks integrity and transparency’. Association spokesman Ashley Baldry said the survey was completed before last month’s public meeting on the plans ‘where much of the false and misleading information presented in the developer concept plans was exposed’. ‘I’m not convinced that local retailers are ready to forsake the support of local residents by supporting a caravan park development that will have such a high social cost and environmental impact on our village,’ Mr Baldry said. ‘The residents’ association is keen to support sensible strategies that are going to boost the local economy, but a caravan park development that is over six years away is not a solution. ‘This is yet another example of the LPMA trying to drive a wedge between the residents’

association and the business association.’ Business group head Mr Gregory said the survey was conducted from the local post office over a few weeks and 56 people ‘representing’ local businesses signed up to it. Mr Gregory, who lives on the Gold Coast and is the owner of The Hideaway motel currently for sale, said he provided the submission last month to council and he was happy for them to ‘pull bits and pieces’ out of it and ‘do their bit’, but he stood by the submission and release. He said the village desperately needed more tourists and tourist accommodation and that the economic health of the township was ‘directly related to its ability to accommodate and feed tourists, and to provide competitive local shopping for residents’. ‘Fewer tourists in town has meant we’ve been left to rely on just the locals to support our economy… We want to revitalise business activity in town.’ The residents say they are working on an alternative proposal for the southern precinct and ideas such as nature walk-

ing trail to link up Cabarita beach with Hastings Point and an environmental education centre. Submissions closed on Monday this week but Mr Baldry said people could still send submissions to Tweed MP Geoff Provest at tweed@parliament. nsw.gov.au.

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Orchid fanciers flock to Tweed from all over Tweed District Orchid Society’s autumn show organiser, Maureen Styman, with a Miltonia, one of her beautiful orchids. The show will be held at Tweed City next week from March 10-12, to coincide with a national judges’ conference held in the Tweed on the same weekend at which up to 100 judges from all over Australia will attend. Mrs Styman said it would be one of the few times the variety of orchids successfully grown in this district will be viewed by the orchid connoisseurs. During the show, plants will be on sale and society members will be available to offer advice on how to grow and care for orchids. Photo Jeff ‘Purple Fringes’ Dawson

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Vague promises fuel carbon tax stoush

ome political promises should be broken, and this is one of them. Volume 3 #25 March 3, 2011 So chorused the economic rationalists, the gurus of business, the moral arbiters of the media and the entire Liberal Party of Australia back in 1998, The recent backlash over Tweed Shire Council’s legal threats to when John Howard reneged on two leading members of the Cabarita Beach Residents Associahis ‘never-ever’ pledge about tion who had received leaked documents about the proposed the GST and put the great big new caravan park also raises the issue of why council combines a new tax back on the agenda. plan of the proposal, which should be in the public domain, with This wasn’t really a broken a sensitive inhouse business plan, which were then both deemed promise, claimed Howard – ‘commercial-in-confidence’. well, it was, but it didn’t count Councillors are well aware how this situation is simply not as one because he was giving transparent and causes much unease in the community, which the public another chance to rightfully should have as much information at their disposal as vote on the hated impost. And possible. In the past, councillors have demanded that such items to help them make up their be separated, as with the Bay Street fiasco in 2009 where council’s minds he was going to spend general manager claimed he could not release redevelopment untold amounts of taxpayer plans for the Centro shopping mall, which involved a deal to buy funds on an advertising blitz adjoining public land, because they were commercial-in-conwhich revolved around the slofidence as far as the developers were concerned, even though gan that the proposed GST was they were the sole tenderers for the land in question. not actually a new tax; it was a Councillors finally woke up to the unjustified secrecy of the new tax system. proposal, which had riled residents, and demanded the sell-off of Government advertising was the public land be put on ice till the developer released its plans, supposed to be used to explain which are yet to be made public. They also reversed council’s legislative changes which were stand against releasing a confidential probity plan removing po- already in place: Howard used tential legal obstacles in selling that public road reserve without it as part of an election camgoing to tender. paign to boost proposals which Of course, residents were able to work out for themselves, dewere not even in draft form, let spite the general manager’s undertaking, that the development alone before parliament – inwould see existing parkland removed and raised the suspicion deed, if he lost the election they this was the real motive for keeping it all secret. never would be. This was an The message is clear to council: stop hiding anything and extraordinarily corrupt preceverything from ratepayers and give them as much information edent that Howard’s governas possible. In the life of this council, far too many issues have ment was to repeat, and one been unnecessarily dealt with behind closed doors and far too which Kevin Rudd vowed to many documents which the public has a right to know about end. But he didn’t; the crisis have been labelled confidential. Council is continually failing its over the mining tax proved too obligation for meaningful public consultation and has to open up great a temptation. more to avoid losing further community support. With both sides apparently committed to the subversion of public funds for party politics, Tony Abbott should not complain when Julia Gillard takes Don’t rely on your bank to tell you what other loans are available. the same course when she is I have access to all the major lenders and ﬁnance industry leaders. ready to start selling her plans I can help you reﬁnance or get the loan that suits you the best. to put a price on carbon. He Service when you want it, where you want it. will, of course; he thinks that’s Contact me to arrange a free mortgage health check. his job. But he cannot expect to be taken seriously. Nor, given the history of the GST, is he on Russel much firmer ground talking Shaw

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about broken promises. But unlike Howard, Gillard is vulnerable on the grounds of inconsistency. Howard always believed in a GST; Gillard was in the forefront of those who persuaded Rudd to end his crusade for an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) because they were scared of Abbott’s Great Big New Tax line. She is now a born-again evangelist for the cause. A bit suss, perhaps; but

is no effective way of repudiating them. Electricity bills up by $300 a year, petrol up by 6.5 cents a litre, an overall cost of more than $2000 a year to households – no claim is too extravagant. Gillard assures us that every cent raised by her tax (which will be paid by business, not directly by consumers) will be returned to households or businesses, or will be used to

Until Gillard can produce actual numbers to reassure the potential victims, Abbott will have the field pretty much to himself. by Mungo MacCallum then Abbott spent a long time insisting that the ETS had to be passed for political reasons, and now vows to spend every second of every minute fighting it (there is an upside to this commitment: it will leave him no time for biking in lycra and surfing in budgie smugglers). And it should not be forgotten that for nearly three years an ETS was bipartisan policy, first between Howard and Rudd, then between Brendan Nelson and Rudd and finally between Malcolm Turnbull and Rudd. Abbott is now repudiating former leaders from the right, the centre and the left of his party, as well as his own previous stance. The public has a right to be confused. But in a way that is just where Abbott wants them: it is in a state of confusion that scare campaigns flourish and Abbott is off to a flying start. Figures about the crushing burden a carbon tax will inflict on families are being flung about in the tabloids and because the details of the compensation package are still being negotiated, there

promote clean energy, but until she can produce actual numbers to reassure the potential victims, Abbott will have the field pretty much to himself. The vague promise of unspecified new jobs just won’t cut it. And he will continue to ask the question: for all the pain, where is the gain? Even if Australia reduces its emissions to close to zero, it won’t make any difference unless the big boys do the same, and there is little sign of it so far. In fact, this is not quite true: in Europe progress is significant, and there is a good deal of movement in both China and India. Even the United States is setting firm targets. Gillard is right in following Labor’s climate change guru, Ross Garnaut: even if Australia does not lead the pack, we cannot afford to fall too far behind. Not only are we one of the worst polluters per head of population, but the longer we delay taking action, the more it is going to cost and the more unpleasant the process will become. This logic will not deter

those worried only about short-term advantage in the parliament, in industry or in the media, but it should make some sense to the majority of the public who still, according to the polls, favour taking some action – although they are not quite clear what. Gillard can count on at least a residue of goodwill among the true believers, even if she will still have to contend with the invincible ignorance of the sceptics. Ah yes, the sceptics. Given the state of the science, it is about time we stopped dignifying them with that name, which suggests some sort of commitment to rationality. Even the alternative – deniers – implies they have given the question some serious thought. Let us call them what they are: mendacious, stupid or at best delusional. Some may sincerely believe the science is still not settled, or that it is all a vast conspiracy; many others are feeding the doubters out of sheer selfinterest in search of commercial or political advantage. But their opinions are important only to each other. Their views should no longer be part of any rational discussion and they must not be considered at all by Gillard and her fellow decision makers. The misguided will, of course, be among those compensated; it is to be hoped that they spend at least some of the windfall on catching up with the science or, if that is too much effort, securing long-term accommodation in homes for the terminally bewildered along with their fellow flat-earthers. Clowns are all very well in their place, but in the words of the immortal Stan Cross cartoon, it’s time to stop laughing – this is serious.

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Big thanks from koalas

Team Koala would like to very much thank all our wonderful supporters in the community for the caring and interest they have shown in keeping our koala colonies alive on the Tweed. We are so lucky on the Tweed to have healthy koala colonies, and our wild koalas are now in there with a chance of survival. We would like to thank the public for their help, which has encouraged the councillors to vote seven-nil for two important koala measures. The ‘Tree Preservation Orders’ are vital; as the Australian Koala Foundation says, ‘No tree, no me’. The other good news is that we now know how many koalas we have left, that it is possible to save them and that we have one of the world’s leading koala experts working on it right now. Thank you to the council staff and also to the councillors for their efforts to safeguard our Tweed koalas for all. Now is the time to act, while we still have the chance to build up numbers again.

Not out of the woods

How safe is a council tree on council land under council protection? Well, it’s not at the hands of the Tweed Shire Council! Koala numbers have rapidly decreased in the Tweed Shire and if council cannot preserve what protected habitat is left, what chances are there of koala numbers increasing? Do you want to be the council that caused the Tweed Shire to be the first area that declares the koala extinct? Now stop and think, this is our own native koala bear who calls Australia home! We at all costs should be helping this mammal survive in its own backyard, which means protecting all koala food trees, along with their habitat and surroundings. Where is the protection under the new tree preservation order? There is none if council is the deciding party on which tree can be removed under council consent. Koalas will become extinct in the Tweed Shire if this is left up to the council. We must protect and preserve all koala food trees and their habitat.

Climate warming action, pro and con

■ Recently, Julia Gillard announced that the government will move to introduce a price on carbon in mid-2012. I wonder, is she going to tax the planet for the CO2 emission increases caused by natural disasters, ie the direct effects of volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc? Or the cows for farting and burping? A new study says greenhouse gas emissions have caused an increase in the intensity of floods, such as those just experienced in Queensland. Although large eruptions such as Mount Pinatubo in 1991 can spew out enough material to shade and cool the planet, and vastly increase CO2 in the atmosphere, in comparison carbon emission fallout from the recent activity in Iceland was very small. Ironically, the amount of cancelled flights and grounded aircraft affected by the volcanic eruption helped, in a small way, to reduce carbon emissions. So called ‘global warming deniers’ point out that a mere two degree cooler global averBeckie Twomey age created an ice age before. Chinderah tionally has had strong enviWhat are Greens ronmental and social justice I would like to respond to agendas. They do not regard Gwenyth May Thomson’s let- homosexuals as ‘damaged’ but ter of last week. The Greens do rather valuable human beings not profess to be a church but worthy of our care and respect. a political party which tradiThe laws of nature determine

The earth is right in the ‘Goldilocks’ zone, not too hot and not too cold. It is well known that the earth is always at risk of either becoming a massive ice block or a boiling soup. None of that is considered controversial. What is debated is not if it’s possible to freeze or boil the earth, but only at what temperature levels the tipping point is reached. And the answer is that we just don’t know for sure. Climate scientists, who are often paid to produce a report biased to their clients’ agenda, tend to use their statistics like a drunk uses a lamp post, more for support than illumination. The human footprint certainly increases carbon emissions by increasing entropy, which creates wasted CO2 that sits in our upper atmosphere, but so does nature, as a result of natural disasters and the like. As to what percentage is caused by man and what amount is caused by nature many guesses have been made. But for climate scientists to categorically come up with an acceptable answer is virtually impossible. that we are all born different and it is therefore not a sin if we don’t fit into society’s definition of ‘normality’. Most homosexuals do not choose, but are born to be gay. Most ho-

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Unless, that is, they are able to mix two buckets of water and then tell us which water came from which bucket. Now, that would be some trick! Labor’s carbon tax will only serve to make the rich carbon investors even richer and the poor poorer. Who do you think the big polluters are going to lumber with their increased fossil fuel production taxes? It doesn’t take a Rhodes scholar to work that one out. Chris Degenhardt

Nobbys Creek

I am absolutely disgusted by the coalition and by Mr Provest in particular. His recent comments on the ABC that a carbon trading scheme could ‘kill’ pensioners who live in the Tweed is a display of the lowest possible fear-mongering politics.

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For years our planet has been groaning under the pollution we have been throwing at it and the response has always been it is too hard or it will cost too much money. The question I pose to Mr Provest and his ilk is, are you willing to doom future generations for the sake of a few votes in a state election campaign? It might hurt you to admit that opposition to a carbon trading scheme is a bad idea but if you pluck up the courage to act now you will be benefiting not just your own children but your great grandchildren as well. The time for political posturing is over. Unless he changes his ways, a vote for Mr Provest and his party is a vote for pollution and the destruction of our natural environment. G Pearson

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All is well at Noble Lakeside Park?

■ It has distressed me and most of the residents of Noble Lakeside Park about the letter from Roma Newton nitpicking about who should give permission to run a function for Seniors Week in our clubhouse. Our village Social Club Committee runs all the entertainment functions in our Village Hall, not the Residents Committee. If outside visitors are attending, permission is sought from the park manager for approval. There is no conflict of interest just because the manager, Warren Polglase, happens to be on the Tweed Council. We have had previous entertainment in the past for Seniors Week where a luncheon and a most entertaining concert is held to entertain our visitors. They come by busloads and their cars, and so many want to attend; that is why we restrict our own residents to 100. The park owner Keith Noble (ex-Murwillumbah resident) has intentions of doubling the size of our hall in the near fu-

ture so next year we will be able to fit even more seniors in for us to entertain. I would like to suggest that Roma Newton attends the official launch and takes notice of all the happy smiling faces all singing their hearts out and enjoying themselves. This official Seniors Week launch at Noble Park is definitely going ahead and the Noble Park residents are glad to be part of it and to give something back to the enjoyment of living in the Tweed to others not so fortunate as ourselves

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family unit. In the real world many parents divorce and many children are the victims of domestic violence. Surely the criteria for parent selection should be who can best provide the care and opportunity for a child to reach his or her potential.

mosexuals are also very gentle, loving, sensitive people who enhance society, not cause it to ‘suffer’. In a perfect world a child should be nurtured by a man and a woman in a secure

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Noble Lakeside Park ■ A meeting last Sunday of over 100 residents at Kingscliff ’s Noble Lakeside Park enthusiastically endorsed the action of the Noble Lakeside Park Social Club in hosting the official launch of Tweed Shire Senior Citizens Week, on March 20. At the meeting, letters that were read from residents in support of the proposal, as well as others speaking in favour,

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Lesson from floods

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The recent floods in Queensland depicted in graphic and lurid detail the very real limitations of centralised water supply and sewage disposal systems. Even modest rainwater tanks of 5,000 or 10,000 litres and simple waterless composting closets could have provided a more secure and a safer method of supplying fundamental services. Construction and anchorage would have to be adequately engineered and well built. The simpler technology is usually cheaper, more reliable and causes less harm, ie is better. The other lesson is that some places are better not built upon and probably should be left as floodways providing parks for recreation, habitat and food. E Hopkins

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Let me see if I have got this right. The NSW Labor Party sacks our elected council for being too close to developers. Then appoints Administrators that accept a huge projected population increase for the Tweed from the people that appointed them. Including, but not

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were given a standing ovation. Resident Roma Newton, who has complained to the Tweed Shire Council that the launch should not be held at Noble Lakeside Park and that the Social Club, as organisers of the event, had acted outside its charter, was present at the meeting but did not speak. Social Club president, Neil Gillie, spoke to the meeting, detailing the process that led to the granting of the launch to Noble Park by the Tweed Shire Senior Citizens Week Committee and the arrangements that had been put in hand to ensure the success of the event with minimum disruption to the normal lives of Noble Park residents. He said that residents had been kept informed at all times as organisation for the launch progressed. He also pointed out that Senior Citizens Week is not a Tweed Shire Council event, as claimed in some media stories, but is organised by the Tweed Shire Senior Citizens Week Committee. Other speakers mentioned the advantages that would

flow to residents from the launch, including direct financial benefits to the Social Club and a lift in the profile of Noble Lakeside Park, hopefully leading to a more positive image, rather than the negativity being spread in the broader Kingscliff community by a very small minority of residents. Claims that hosting the Seniors Week launch could somehow benefit the owners of Noble Lakeside Park or the profile of the caretaker, Warren Polglase, were dismissed as nonsense. One speaker said, ‘We all know how lucky we are to have our homes in Noble Park and the fantastic community spirit we all enjoy. Let’s see some positive publicity come from this event rather than the negativity promoted by one or two disgruntled individuals who seem to have chosen not to become part of our lifestyle and insist on knocking the efforts of those who do contribute and share.’

limited to, at least 9,000 extra houses for one developer. The new elected council tries to provide water for them, and is criticised by the Labor candidate for the upcoming election. Who exactly does Reece Byrnes think he is giving us all these extra people who need water? Perhaps he could explain it to me – I think my head just exploded with the irony of it all. At least the Greens candidate is consistent, I’ll give her that.

We like most people came here to enjoy the beauty of the place that is fast disappearing. The south beach is known for its rips and not very safe swimming. Locals enjoy walking the beach with their dogs, neither suitable for a caravan park, so are locals to be disadvantaged for a questionable business venture? Koalas once inhabited this area – do we want people in the future to say people once lived there too?

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Coastal hazards

Under the heading ‘Coastal development to be restricted’ in The Echo of February 24 there is a warning about the hazard of coastal development. We have already seen it at Kingscliff and Byron Bay, and now a devastating earthquake in NZ has levelled a large part of Christchurch. If it had been in the ocean between NZ and the east coast of Australia, causing a tsunami, we could have been in real trouble. We need the buffer zone between the coast and the village. We have seen metres of sand dunes washed into the sea during the big seas last year. Clearing the area for a caravan park is unbelievable, after stressing consideration be given to minimising environmental degradation — you could fit their brains into their belly-button hole! Let common sense and sustainable development prevail over the ‘over development’ we now face. Infrastructure is 30 years behind and we are working ourselves into a gridlock.

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I am 81 years old and have a severe spinal disability. In October 2010 I parked my car in a disabled zone for a short period of time but forgot to display my permit. I was notified and fined $430 for this infringement with the right to appeal. I appealed, explained what had happened, sent a copy of my permit and apologised for any inconvenience I caused. Three months later I was informed my appeal was rejected and the full fine had to be paid. I have arranged for Centrelink to deduct instalments from my pension until this is paid. I was in the wrong; however, I do not believe that a memory lapse, one of the frailties of age, should mean that I am regarded the same as a young fit person who deliberately uses a disabled zone. Where is the justice, compassion and aged care our politicians keep telling us about? I would like to hear their comments. Patrick McGeown

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SO YOU WANT TO LOOK YOUNGER? At Byron Bay’s Jasmine House Cosmetic Laser Clinic we use specialised medical infra-red techniques to repair damaged collagen beneath the skin’s surface. This is almost like ironing out wrinkles, and tightens sagging skin – without downtime. Even under a microscope, the treated areas look younger and less damaged, so the results are natural looking and last many years. Infra-red treatment is not a camouflage procedure like muscle relaxant injections or fillers. Infra-red actually repairs damaged skin, and the results are impressive. Call us on 02 6680 8496 for more information or a complimentary cosmetic consultation.

SIMPLE, EASY, SAFE BOWEL CANCER TESTING KIT AVAILABLE.

So simple and easy you do it at home. So safe, because there is no contact with your body. The test is for blood in the bowel motion, an early sign of a problem. The Rotary Bowelscan program is coming to Tweed Shire from March 5 to March 12. Kits will be available at all pharmacies in Coolangatta, Tweed Heads, South Tweed, Kingscliff, Cabarita, Pottsville and Murwillumbah. Rotary Clubs will have tables in Tweed City Shopping Centre, Kingscliff Shopping Centre, Sunnyside Shopping Centre, and Tweed Coast Vet Surgery in Rotary Bowelscan Week. Everyone over 40 years of age should take the test annually and with a test so easy, simple, and safe, this is in reach of every person in Tweed Shire. Last year 33 cases of cancer or polyps were found in our region, so 33 people are living testament to the value of the program. Annual testing is vital as a longer interval allows spread of the disease and may be too late for successful treatment. Remember, in the case of bowel cancer, what you don’t know could kill you, so be sure to get a Rotary Bowelscan kit. Issued by the Rotary Club of Tweed Heads South. For more information, call Charles Warrell on 07 55 244 368.

THE BLUE ROOM

Kylie Hoffmann, owner of The Blue Room Fine Hairdressing, would like to welcome new and existing clients to join her in a salon experience. The Blue Room offers the latest cutting and colouring techniques, Keune Hair Cosmetics which are a healthier option for both your hair and your well being and a relaxed, personalised atmosphere. Kylie has 20 years experince and has worked in many salons throughout Victoria and New South Wales. “I am very passionate about hair and I feel that that shows in my work. I love healthy locks and strive to ensure that your hair looks and feels at its best at all times. I aim to achieve what suits you, the individual, best.” Come in and see what Kylie at The Blue Room has to offer. 30 Banksia Avenue, Bogangar. Ph 02 6676 2232, 0405 314 559.

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Television Guide 1. Mel Gibson was young once, and blazed up the screen as the road warrior in Mad Max 2 (GO!, Friday, 9.30pm). Mayhem rules. 2. More clever humour and lots of fun in The Incredibles (Prime, Saturday, 6.30pm), followed by the fictional version of the inconvenient truth, The Day After Tomorrow. 3. If you don’t mind a little blood on your collar, you’ll enjoy John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction (GO!, Sunday, 9.30pm), one of Tarantino’s more palatable offerings. Harvey Keitel should list his services in our directory.

FRIDAY 4

ABC 1

ABC NEWS 24

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 Catalyst 11.30 One Plus One 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Movie: Breakfast At Tiffany’s (PG 1961) US comedy. Stars Audrey Hepburn 2.35 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 Miranda 8.30 New Tricks 9.25 Whitechapel (M) 10.15 Lateline 11.00 Teenage Kicks 11.30 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 Stateline 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 Antarctica 5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World 8.30 Monday Monday News 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To 9.30 The Tudors (MA) Australia 1.30 Insight 2.30 Malls R 10.20 The Wire (MA) Us 3.30 Letters And Numbers 4.00 12.15 No Heroics (M) 12.40 How Not The Journal 4.30 Newshour 5.30 To Live Your Life (M) 1.10 Coach Trip Global Village 1.30 Close 6.00 Letters And Numbers 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 (M) Dani’s House 8.35 Degrassi: The Next 10.35 Movie: Student Services (MA Generation 9.00 Close 2009) French drama 12.30 Entourage (MA) 1.00 Shameless (MA) 1.55 Weatherwatch

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SBS 2 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 6.00 Global Village 6.30 Come Dine With Me 7.30 More Than A Fiesta 8.00 China 21 8.30 Shanghai Tales 9.30 Movie: Don’t Say A Word (G 2003) Bollywood 12.30 Movie: The Triad Zone (M 2004) Cantonese drama 2.00 Weatherwatch

TEN 6.00 Early News 6.30 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 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 6pm With George Negus 11.00 Late News 11.30 Sports Tonight 12.00 NAB Cup AFL – semi final: Essendon v St Kilda 2.00 The Late Show 3.00 Infomercials 5.00 Religion

ELEVEN 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 MacGyver 3.00 Cheers 3.30

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5.00 rage (PG) 10.00 rage Mardi Gras Special 11.00 Cooking The World: Morocco 12.00 Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage 12.30 Australian Story 1.00 Movie: To Sir With Love (PG 1967) UK drama. Stars Sidney Poitier 2.45 Mr Bean 3.00 WNBL Basketball 5.00 Australian Open Bowls 6.00 Can We Help? 6.30 Gardening Australia 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Doc Martin 8.30 Midsomers Murders (M) 10.10 Graham Norton Show 11.00 Durham County (M) 11.50 rage (M)

4.00 ABC News 4.05 The Quarters 4.15 The Drum 5.00 Q&A 6.00 Landline Extra 6.30 Behind The News 7.00 ABC News 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 Stateline 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 2.30 Australian Story Classic 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 Foreign Correspondent

5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 6.00 Here Comes The Neighbourhood 6.30 Sarah Wiener And The Kitchen Kids 7.30 Find My Family 8.30 The Adventure Of English 9.30 Movie: Elite Squad (MAV 2007) Brazilian action 11.30 Movie: Manual Of Love 2 (M 2007) Italian comedy 1.40 Weatherwatch

ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Program 7.00 Dog Whisperer 7.30 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 8.30 Movie: Jason And The Argonauts (PG 1963) UK action. Stars Todd Armstrong 10.15 Movie: She (PG 1935) US adventure. Stars Randolph Scott 11.55 Stand Up (M) 12.50 S And M: Short And Male (M) 1.45 Close

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5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Dance: Infra 1.35 Notes On The Other 1.50 Rembrandt’s J’Accuse 3.30 Art In The 21st Century 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Monster Moves 8.30 Iron Chef 9.20 RocKwiz Rewind 10.05 Movie: Female Agents (MAV 2008) French drama 6.05am to 5.45pm Kids’ Programs 6.05 12.10 SOS (PG-MA) 1.10 Great Stoked 6.35 Prank Patrol 7.00 Serious Australian Albums: Powderfinger – Andes 7.30 Good Game SP 7.50 The Odyssey Number Five 2.10 Drawn Tribe 9.10 Close Together (MA) 2.40 Weatherwatch

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stars WITH LILITH

Old time astrologers noted that when Jupiter was prominent things tended to get bigger, and this week the old astro sugar daddy’s busy giving you even more of whatever you’re presently thinking, feeling and doing…

ARIES: Aries figure out early on how to protect their individuality with strong defences, but that tough act sometimes fools people into not seeing your sensitive side. Take advantage of this week’s tenderising transits to open up and share the treasures lurking behind that impressive security system... TAURUS: This week’s a bit of a mystery dance so stay open and available to its exciting surprises, witchy synchronicities and random chances. A healthy dose of hocus pocus will give your spirits an invigorating spritz and honestly: aren’t you overdue for some magic in your life? GEMINI: Despite certain indications to the contrary love’s in the air and you’re an air sign, so do your best to keep it there by playing the love game for all you’re

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TEN 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.00 Hit List TV 12.00 Landed Music 12.30 Going Bush 1.00 Infomercials 2.00 Movie: Aquamarine (PG 2006) US comedy. Stars Emma Roberts 3.00 Meerkat Manor 3.30 Aboriginal Art 4.30 Making Tracks 5.00 The Gadget Show 5.30 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 6.00 Ten News 6.30 Bondi Vet 7.30 Movie: Mr Deeds (PG 2002) US comedy. Stars Adam Sandler 9.25 Movie: Shallow Hal (M 2001) US comedy. Stars Jack Black 11.40 Movie: Joe Dirt (M 2001) US adventure. Stars David Spade 2.00 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 Boat 12.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.00

Roseanne 4.00 Family Ties 4.30 Mork & Mindy 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.30 So You Think You Can Dance US 10.00 Sex And The City (M) 11.10 The Late Late Show 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 Liverpool Football 8.30 Quiksilver Pro Morning Show 9.00 Championship Netball Game Of The Week: Fever v Firebirds 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 Quiksilver And Roxy Pro Surfing Highlights 8.30 NAB Cup AFL LIVE – Semi final – Essendon v St Kilda 11.00 Sports Tonight Late 11.30 NBA Basketball 1.30 Omnisport 2.00 Serie A Football 4.30 Bundesliga Football 5.30 NASCAR Nationwide Series

PRIME 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Seven News 12.00 Movie: Surrender, Dorothy (PG 2005) US drama. Stars Diane Keaton 2.00 Dr Oz 2.30 The Zoo 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal

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Prime News Seven News Home And Away Better Homes And Gardens 8.30 Movie: Forrest Gump (M 1994) US drama. Stars Tom Hanks 11.30 Movie: The Money Pit (PG 1986) US comedy. Stars Tom Hanks 1.30 Home Shopping

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 Gary Unmarried 8.30 Reaper (M) 9.30 Movie: Black Sheep (AV 2006) NZ comedy. Stars Nathan Meister 11.30 Australia’s Greatest Athlete 12.30 Cops, Cars And Superstars (M) 1.00 Airwolf 2.00 Magnum PI 3.00 Hercules 4.00 Baywatch 5.00 6.00 Kids Time 8.30 Sons & Daughters McHale’s Navy 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 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 5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Brown 12.30 Desperate Housewives Infomercials 12.00 The Ellen (M) 1.30 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 2.30 Degeneres Show 1.00 The View Movie: The Flying Fontaines (PG 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And 1959) US drama. Stars Michael Callan Cooking 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 Kitchen Whiz 4.30 Welcome Back Kotter 5.00 Head 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat Of The Class 5.30 Growing Pains 6.00 Evening 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 That’s My Boy 8.00 My Dad Says 8.30 Movie: Bride Wars (PG 8.10 Are You Being Served? 2009) US comedy. Stars 8.45 Escape To The Country Kate Hudson 9.45 60 Minute Makeover 10.45 Living In The Sun 12.00 Movie: 10.20 Movie: The Wedding Date In America (M 2002) Irish drama. Stars (M 2005) US comedy. Stars Debra Paddy Considine 2.00 Movie: The Messing 12.10 Movie: Deal Of The Flying Fontaines 4.00 Coronation Century (PG 1983) US comedy. Stars Street 4.30 Emmerdale 5.00 Passport Chevy Chase 2.00 The Baron 3.00 Skippy 3.30 Entertainment Tonight To The Sun 5.30 Harry’s Practice 4.00 Danoz 4.30 Good Morning America

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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

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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: Hatching Pete (G 2009) US comedy. Stars Jason Dolley 3.10 Movie: Rebound (G 2004) US comedy. Stars Martin Lawrence 5.00 Eukanuba Extraordinary Dogs 5.30 Sydney Weekender 6.00 Seven News 6.30 Movie: The Incredibles (PG 2004) Animation 9.00 Movie: The Day After Tomorrow (M 2004) US action. Stars Dennis Quaid 11.30 Scrubs 12.00 NAB Cup AFL – semi final: West Coast v Collingwood 2.20 Home Shopping

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 Car Sharks 2.30 Fifth Gear 3.00 American Hot Rod 4.00 Monster Garage 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 According To Jim 6.30 Engineering Disasters 7.30 Air Crash Investigations 8.30 Zero Hour 9.30 Scrubs 10.00 NAB Cup AFL West Coast v Collingwood 12.15 Stag (M) 1.00 Quincy ME 2.00 American Hot Rod 3.00 Magnum PI 4.00 Airwolf 5.00 McHale’s Navy 5.30 Deal Or No Deal

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6.00 Danoz 7.00 Weekend Today 9.00 Saturday Kerri-Anne 10.00 Kids’ Programs 2.00 Kitchen Whiz 2.30 Movie: Mogambo (PG 1953) US drama. Stars Clark Gable 5.00 NBN News 5.30 Antiques Roadshow 6.00 NBN News 6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 8.00 ICC World Cup Cricket LIVE – Australia v Sri Lanka 8.40 Lotto 4.00 Infomercials

worth this week with everyone including kids, elders, total strangers and complete boofheads. CANCER: With the present astral emphasis on the love in your life, don’t forget that the more you give the more you’ll get. This week’s challenge is to love what’s in front of you – whoever or whatever – rather than waiting for the perfect lovable person to come along. LEO: If this week’s invites are last minute, don’t take this as personal discourtesy and initiate a blamestorm. Get over what looks like lack of manners and enjoy the deluge of inspiration enriching this highly intuitive, artistic week. It’s a transit of amazing realisations as well. VIRGO: Don’t expect precision thinking

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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 Mind Your Language 6.30 Born And Bred 7.30 Heartbeat 8.40 Inspector Morse (M) 11.00 Kingdom 12.00 The Knock (M) 6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Get Smart 1.00 The Travel Bug 2.00 Weekend 2.00 Here’s Lucy 3.00 Green Acres Kitchen 5.30 Harry’s Practice 3.30 The Dukes Of Hazzard 4.30 Privileged 5.30 The Unnatural History 6.30 Movie: National Lampoon’s Vegas

this week because others are inclined to poetic licence, so indulge their entertaining ways without taking them too seriously. Going with the flow could be an eye opener which winds up letting someone or something flow right on out of your life. LIBRA: With life as we know it slipping, sliding, changing and rearranging at a confusing rate, this week escalates sensitivity levels, but also adds extra empathy, awareness and understanding, so it shouldn’t be too hard to find reassuring words of comfort until ruffled feathers settle. SCORPIO: You’re this week’s human satellite dish picking up all sorts of psychic information, but be discriminating about how you use it. And

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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: Sweeney! (M 1976) UK drama. Stars Dennis Waterman 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: Crooks Anonymous (G 1962) UK comedy. 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 ET 11.00 Stars Leslie Phillips TMZ 11.30 Get Smart 12.00 Here’s

Jag 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 Cheers 3.30 Roseanne 4.00 Family Ties 4.30 Mork & Mindy 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 6.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.30 Frasier 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.30 Movie: The Sweetest Thing (M 2002) US comedy. Stars Cameron Diaz 10.15 Angel (M) 11.05 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 6.00 NASCAR Nationwide Series 6.45 Serie A Football LIVE – Lecce v Roma 8.35 Quiksilver Pro Morning Show 9.00 Quiksilver And Roxy Pro Surfing LIVE – Gold Coast 4.00 Paradise Rowing Regatta 4.30 M7 Multisport 7.00 Sports Tonight 5.00 Championship Netball LIVE – Central Pulse v Adelaide Thunderbirds 7.30 NBL Basketball LIVE – Wollongong v Townsville 9.30 World Rally Championship 10.00 Drift 10.30 NASCAR Sprint Cup 11.30 Goodwood Festival Of Speed & Revival 1.25 Bundesliga Football LIVE – Hannover v Bayern Munich 3.20 Omnisport 4.00 Sportscar Series LIVE – Miami

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 2001) Animation 7.30 Movie: Are We Done Yet? (PG 2007) US comedy. Stars Ice Cube 9.30 Movie: Mad Max 2 (AV 1981) Australian action. Stars Mel Gibson 11.30 South Park (M) 12.00 Seinfeld 12.25 Movie: Run Ronnie Run! (MA 2002) US comedy. Stars David Cross 2.10 Movie: Juwanna Mann (PG 2000) US comedy. Stars Miguel A Nunez Jr 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Get Smart 5.30 The Flintstones

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if things don’t pan out as you’d planned, just relaxing into this week’s changeable game play could be surprisingly creative and deeply healing. SAGITTARIUS: This week stimulates your inner visionary, making aspirations vivid and alluring. If you’re restless for new horizons, reorganising your daily routines into something more exciting and imaginative could be just the adventure you’re looking for – because the change you’re after begin on inner levels first... CAPRICORN: As the Universal Joker escalates this week’s instability factor, don’t take disappointments to heart. If plans go pear shaped, take charge and turn this to your advantage by stepping beyond your everyday behaviour, thinking outside the square

Vacation (PG 1997) US comedy. Stars Chevy Chase 8.30 Movie: Mask Of Zorro (M 1998) US action. Stars Antonio Banderas 11.25 Movie: Buffalo Soldiers (AV 2001) UK comedy. Stars Joaquin Phoenix 1.35 Movie: Breach (M 2007) US drama. Stars Chris Cooper 4.00 The Dukes Of Hazzard 5.00 Unnatural History

GEM 6.00 Movie: The Belles Of St Trinians (G 1955) UK comedy. Stars Alastair Sim 8.00 Movie: Carry On Spying (G 1964) UK comedy. Stars Kenneth Williams 9.45 Movie: The Young Ones (G 1961) UK comedy. Stars Cliff Richard 12.00 Movie: Gunfight At Comanche Creek (PG 1964) Western. Stars Audie Murphy 2.00 Movie: The Great Race (G 1965) US comedy. Stars Jack Lemmon 5.00 Getaway 6.00 The Nanny 6.30 Movie: Addicted To Love (PG 1997) US comedy. Stars Meg Ryan 8.30 CSI (M) 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 10.30 CSI: New York (M) 11.30 Conan (M) 12.30 Movie: The Great Race 3.20 Movie: Gunfight At Comanche Creek 5.00 Murder, She Wrote

and responding in a new and radically different way. AQUARIUS: This emotional week suggests working with your feelings instead of suppressing them. Aquarian Venus and midweek moon function well in friendships and groups, less so in intimate situations, so listen to your heart rather than your head when dealing with the up close and personal stuff. PISCES: By all means let your spirit soar with mystic waves of inspiration, but meanwhile back in the world of consensus reality miscommunication with non-Pisceans could be rife. Understanding cause and effect is important, because the way you behave is what determines this week’s results.

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BYRON BAY FILM FESTIVAL 2011 – MARCH 4-13

YOUR WORLD OF FILM in the heart of Byron Bay

Gala events

Australian premieres

BBFF’s red carpet will once again be rolled out for the opening night of the spectacular 2011 Byron Bay Film Festival. There is a sense of excitement and anticipation amongst the organisers and crew. With an Opening Night already sold out, 2011 is shaping up to be the biggest festival yet.

Australian films stand strong in the festival’s program with 72 Australian Features, Shorts, Documentaries, Animations, Music Videos and Experimental Films scheduled to screen. Over half of the Australian filmmakers are attending their screenings at the festival. The reputation of BBFF as a ‘Filmmakers’ Festival’ is a strong drawcard. BBFF’s Festival Director said, ‘Over 20 per cent of our audience last year identified themselves as filmmakers. Our focus is not just on creating a positive experience for filmmakers with films screening but for all the filmmakers who attend, as we have numberous filmmaker-focused free events and networking opportunities’. Australian films having their World Premieres at the festival include: Punch Drunk, a short film directed by Sam Wark and produced by Leah Hallis. Live on Stage, directed by Young Australian Filmmaker nominee Ben Dickinson. A Colourful Day from Byron locals Chester Dent and Duncan James. Of Land and Bounty, a short film directed by Lucas Crandles (a Best Young Australian Filmmaker Nominee) and produced by Tim Nash and Nick William. The Bleed, directed by Nathan Hunt (a Best Young Filmmaker Nominee) and produced by Nathan Dale and Nathan Hunt. The Confession of Father John Thomas, an animation by Byron filmmaker Elka Kerkhofs. Four Strokes of Luck, a documentary by Roland Stokes. El Mar Mi Alma, a surf film from Stephen Jones and Tatiana Andrea Velasco. There are far too many films to mention here. Be sure to check out trailers, film schedules and all the details at www.bbff. com.au. Also be sure to look through the full program that was inserted in last week’s Byron Echo and selected copies of last week’s Tweed Echo.

Special guests During BBFF’s Gala Nights the red carpeted entrance to the Byron Community Centre will be graced by the likes of film buffs, Byron Bay’s best dressed, media producers, film directors and Australian screen legend Jack Thompson, to name but a few. Thompson stars alongside fellow Aussie cinema legends Gary Sweet and Sigrid Thornton in the short film The Telegram Man which will screen as part of the program during the afternoon session on the 5th. Joining Thompson will be his film critic brother Peter Thompson, one of many judges for the wealth of films in this 10-day festival. Also making his grand debut on the last weekend of the festival is award-winning Film Director and much-loved Byron Bay Film Festival patron, Paul Cox. This is to be Cox’s first Film Festival appearance since recovering from cancer, an experience that is being documented by another local award-winning filmmaker, David Bradbury. Needless to say, BBFF organisers are very pleased that Paul is able to take part in this year’s festival.

under the age of 25, it is a moment to appreciate the budding of these creative talents and growing film careers. Finishing off the day’s films is the evening session – The Wedding Party, an all-Australian sexy romantic comedy about the Thompson Family whose individual love lives range from deviant to delicious to downright desperate. Up to his eyeballs in debt, the youngest son Steve (Josh Lawson), agrees to marry Anna (Isabel Lucas), a beautiful Russian girl, for cash. When his plans for a secret registry affair are discovered by his family, Steve finds himself at the centre of the world’s most farcical wedding. The only problem is, Steve is in love with someone else. Book your ticket for this entertaining film and our sparkling Gala Party. There aren’t enough adjectives to describe this animated event! Other than it is an occasion to have fun, celebrate, eat fine cuisine courtesy of The Beautiful Feast, and reflect on 2011’s fabulous array of film. Opening Night sold out quickly, so make sure you don’t miss out – grab your tickets now online. With thirty-seven sessions full of great films and immense entertainment encompassing a wide array of genres, the BBFF organisers are delighted to be screening this full ten-day program offering each and every person a window into the wonderful world of cutting-edge independent film.

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OPENING CEREMONY Man and Cat

Dawn in Brazil believe they originate from the Planet Capela.

Westall ‘66: A Suburban UFO Mystery Australia/Documentary Byron Premiere

Australia/Animation Byron Premiere A man trades places with his cat to avoid the rat race.

A group of small farmers from Brazil cycle over 6,000 miles across the South American continent exchanging natural seeds, songs, and ideas about new ways of relating to the land.

Force of Nature – The David Suzuki Film Canada/Documentary Byron Premiere

‘Human beings have exhausted the limits of the Planet Earth and there is an urgent need to rethink our relationship with the natural world.’ David Suzuki

FREE WORKSHOP

1966, hundreds of Australians saw a strange object hover overhead, land briefly, then lift off and vanish. Many were told that they had not seen a UFO – in fact, they hadn’t seen anything at all. Followed by Q&A.

1pm – Switching On New Screens with Gil Scrine

SESSION 5

Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

4.30pm – $9/$11 Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

The Telegram Man Australia/Short

SATURDAY MARCH 5

SESSION 8 1.30pm – $9/$11 Ocean Monk USA/Surf Australian Premiere A group of monks make their home in New York City and incorporate their love for the ocean into their search for enlightenment.

The Still Point Canada, France/Surf Australian Premiere

SESSION 2 10.30am – $6.50 A session of 9 family friendly short films. Filmmakers in attendance. Includes

A Reluctant Bride A reluctant bride dodges and weaves a barrage of suitors and romantic setups.

Rubika Welcome to Rubika, a planet with a fancy gravity.

Dirtgirlworld Earth Day It’s earth day in dirtgirlworld and it’s time for the earth day parade…

Lola the Magnificent

During the long years of World War II, Australia’s small farming communities paid a terrible price. Stars Jack Thompson who will be at the screening.

Änglavakt (Among Us) Sweden / Dramatic Feature Australian Premiere A mysterious stranger with exceptional gifts changes Cecilia’s and Ernst’s lives in an unexpected way. Dare to dream and anything is possible.

SESSION 6

Grey and grim Harriet is an 11-yearold who is far too sensible for her own good.

7.30pm – $11/$13.50

Minnie Loves Junior

Cosmic Jungle

Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

France/Animation Australian Premiere A fiery dog with magic powers bursts into an ordered urban universe and disrupts its perfect machinery Minnie lives in a seaside fishing village. Junior lives there too.

SESSION 3 12.00pm – $6.50 A session of adults-only short films. Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

The Confession of Father John Thomas

UK/Music Video Australian Premiere Remembering the glory days of the illegal rave scene.

And The Beat Goes On... Ibiza Canada, UK/Documentary Australian Premiere

Det räcker nu! Conny is fed up being the one who always has to dismember the bodies, cook and clean up.

Le Miroir

Taking viewers on a journey through the rich history and philosophy of Ibiza. Featuring appearances by David Guetta, Paul Oakenfold, Pete Tong, Danny Tengalia, Danny Rampling and many more!

SUNDAY MARCH 6 SESSION 7 10.45am – $6.50 Includes

Disfigured following a car crash, famous actress Vera Bella is forced to face her deepest fears.

River Dog

Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

New Zealand/ Documentary Australian Premiere A documentary about a man, his dogs and their mission to save the Pahaoa River. A story about hope, determination and standing up for what is right.

The Valley of Dawn

Ciclovida: Lifecycle

UK/Documentary Australian Premiere The people who live in the Valley of

USA/Documentary Australian Premiere

SESSION 4 1.45pm – $9/$11

Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

His Savage Mistress

New Zealand/Documentary Byron Premiere A lionhearted father struggles valiantly to create a life of idyllic simplicity for his family. An intimate portrait of a Maori family and their relationship with each other, nature and horses.

10.00a Sustai for the

Australia/Dramatic Feature Australian Premiere

TUESDAY MARCH 8 SESSION 14 12.30pm – $6.50 Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

Byron Bay/Documentary World Premiere Consumed by grief a young woman travels to India in search of meaning.

Arranged Happiness Germany, India/Documentary World Premiere

Cultures of Resistance

Netherlands/Short Australian Premiere An action-packed dark comedy about friendship, flying and Mexican wrestling.

Skate Australia Byron Bay/Documentary A long board road trip of discovery – a unique adventure into the passion and lives of extreme downhill skaters.

God Went Surfing With The Devil USA/Surf Australian Premiere

One love story within tradition – and one outside of it. Set in the Kashmir region amidst the half-century old Pakistan-Indian conflict, a history of war and a lifetime of Islamic family tradition threaten to break apart a couple in love.

SESSION 15 4pm – $9/$11 Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

Flesh Color Japan/Experimental Australian Premiere The Japanese tattoo world on the skin.

Meniscus New Zealand/Experimental Australian Premiere Intoxicating and evocative images of the physical and spiritual cycle of birth, death and life.

Third Floor Iran/Dramatic Feature Australian Premiere

SESSION 10 7.00pm $11/$13.50 Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

Logorama France/Animation Spectacular car chases, an intense hostage crisis and wild animals rampaging through the city in the Oscar winning Logorama!

The Economics of Happiness Australia, USA

Documenting 50 days of an area filled with hate and war, where in the middle people are surfing. When tensions are high surfing removes socio-political divisions and lets the ocean carry their aspirations for peace.

When the police raid a party on the fourth floor, a young girl escapes to the apartment below. She finds herself in the home of a lonely older woman. In fear of each other and the police they both clash and conect – standing firm to their own convictions. A riveting and enveloping drama.

SESSION 13

SESSION 16

7.30pm $11 / $13.50

7.30pm – $11/$13.50

The Edge of Reality

Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

Australia/Short Byron Premiere Life as an Elvis Tribute Artist isn’t as glamorous as Derek King thought it would be.

USA/Documentary Australian Premiere Religious experts, gurus, scientists, and everyday people of the world answer the question ‘why do we exist’. A humorous and uplifting journey, presenting some of the most challenging ideas and extraordinary people you’ll ever see.

9.30pm – Outback & Beyond: A Live Australian Western

SESSION 20 12.30pm – $6.50 Includes:

Son Istasyon (Last Train)

12.30pm $6.50 Includes:

Next Year Country USA/Documentary Australian Premiere Struggling to survive, three desperate Montana families hire a rainmaker – a retired New York cab driver – in a last ditch effort to save their farms.

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Punch Drunk Australia/Short World Premiere The years of being medicated and institutionalised have taken a toll on Joe Sparro.

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Manual Practico Del Amigo Imaginario (abreviado) The visit of an old classmate arouses jealousy in Fernando’s imaginary friend, Captain Kiloton.

El Rayo Y La Sirena It is said that dreams are unreachable hiding beyond the stars…

El Cortejo Capi, the oldest gravedigger in the cemetery, waits for Marta to take flowers to the grave of her husband.

Land Canada/Documentary Australian Premiere The small town of Gigantes Nicaragua and its inhabitants both indigenous and gringo take centre stage in this age-old story about the battle for the land beneath our feet.

SESSION 19 7.30pm – $11/$13.50 Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

The Great Calm Byron Bay/Short World Premiere

Meet Daniel Burmeister, the most prolific filmmaker you’ve never heard of. Armed with a camera, a lamp for night shoots, and enough charm to persuade entire towns to join in on his dreams, this tireless, jolly DIY veteran rolls in his beat up old car from one backwater Argentine town to another, where, in exchange for room and board, he turns out a feature film in 30 days.

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Italy/Short Australian Premiere A mysterious, enigmatic meeting lets Rita experience a brief moment of freedom. A pack of children on small sturdy horses are galloping over the hillsides of Mongolia. One of them is Angus Paradice from Australia.

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Audio-visual performance

Australia/Documentary Byron Premiere

USA/Documentary Australian Premiere

Can music and dance be weapons of peace? This film explores how art and creativity can be the ammunition in the battle for peace and justice.

The Nature of Existence

FREE EVENT Felix just wants to help Howard pluck up the courage to talk to the girl of his dreams. When she mistakes Howard for a DJ, the perfect plan is hatched.

Grief, India, Finn & I

Columbia/Documentary Australian Premiere Edilfredo has rediscovered his connection with the Earth and is working with the Indigenous Guard to cultivate diverse crops that nourish the human body, the indigenous spirit and the natural environment.

De Lucha Boys

Australia, USA/Documentary Australian Premiere Country music journeyman Cast King hails from a small spot in the hills of Alabama between Heaven and hard luck called Old Sand Mountain.

THURSDAY MARCH 10

Twenty Ten

Sxabue’s Umbilical Cord

Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

Sand Mountain

9.30p perfor

International Women’s Day

SESSION 12

A day out with Australian artist Duncan James.

Brazil, USA/Surf Australian Premiere A story of Surfing and Survival. For many of the favela kids, surfing is an escape from the poverty and violence of the hills – just for one day or, if they’re successful at it, for the rest of their lives.

Cawongla /Documentary Gianni Menichetti, poet, artist and activist, lives in a wild canyon on the Amalfi coast in Italy with his large family of animals.

4pm – $9/$11

This Way of Life

Cold Sore

SESSION 11 12.30pm – $6.50

Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

Byron Bay/Experimental World Premiere

Rio Breaks

Australia/Short Glenn Owen Dodds seems to know an awful lot about Michael and the meaning of life. Stars David Wenhem.

10am – Art Environment and Sustainable Practice

4.00pm – $9/$11 A Colourful Day

Glenn Owen Dodds

Byron Bay/Documentary Johnny Abegg breaks free from a monotonous world to experience the harsh and remote wilderness of Tasmania on his own, to find out who he really is.

FREE FORUM by Arts Northern Rivers with Ilka Blue Nelson and Kamya O’Keefe

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SESSION 9

I Remember

Father John Thomas finally gets the balls to confess. After kissing a stranger in a bar, Jenna wakes up the next day to discover a nasty lesion.

The curl of the wave is a Fibonacci spiral, a mathematical form found everywhere in nature from the shape of the galaxy, to patterns in plants, to the double-helix spiral of our own DNA. A film about waves, surf and the connection of all things.

Australian Premiere We live in a world moving simultaneously in two opposing directions. On the one hand, an unholy alliance of governments and Big Business promote globalisation and the consolidation of corporate power – on the other all around the world people are resisting those policies and starting to forge a very different future.

Capturing a rare look at one of the most adventurous and elusive creatures living today.

Bruno, an anthropologist puts together an expedition searching for the perfect harmony between man and nature. The journey will change their lives.

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poignant hippie trip back to 1970s New Zealand.

Chile is a country not only shaped by its geography; the sea occupies a mystical and poetic, conscious and unconscious place within the cultural fabric of the nation.

SESSION 29

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JA: No Men Allowed

St Christophorus: Roadkill

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Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

T.O.U.C.H Nothing Else to Lose

The Joy is Real

USA/Animation NSW Premiere A surreal journey of oddity and empty illusion. The trials and tribulations of Sliceman in the dark and frightening land of the murderchain.

pm $6.50

The Armoire Canada/Short NSW Premiere 11-year-old Aaron plays a game of Hide and Seek in which his friend Tony is never found.

Germany/Short Australian Premiere This tremendously thrilling and fastpaced movie grabs and surprises you from the first minute. A spine-chilling shocker with some nasty black humour – not for the faint-hearted!

Beijing Punk Australia, USA/Documentary Australian Premiere

Australia/Dramatic Feature Byron Premiere A true story of four holidaymakers who – after becoming stranded in the ocean – find themselves stalked by a great white shark.

SSION 24

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ia/Short Premiere Bill is forced to take over the o, Kosta sees an opportunity to a fast buck off the Kid.

Close to four decades on from the British movement of the early 70s, punk is exploding in the most unlikely of places: the underground scene of Beijing, China.

SATURDAY MARCH 12 SESSION 27

SESSION 30

10.00am – $6.50

4.20pm – $6.50

Na Nai’a Legend of the Dolphins

Come see and support the best of emerging Australian talent in our Young Australian Filmmakers Session. Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

Canada/Environmental World Premiere

Sarah A sad and funny story about life and death and those left behind.

15/Love The tale of a teenage girl’s flirtation with adulthood – a lucid tale of intimacy, sensuality and lots of sunscreen.

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Live On Stage

The dolphins of the world unite to share their message to humanity. Featuring the voices of Kate Winslet, Ellen Page, Gerard Butler, Megan Fox, James Franco, Whoopi Goldberg, Julian Lennon and Isabella Rossellini.

en relationship, a down and p idol, a blonde Scandinavian and a collection of insects form redients of this beautifully m where thirtysomething Carla ut in a Chilean nature reserve e laws of nature can be just as ing as those of the city.

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SSION 25

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/Experimental ian Premiere a garbage dump, Little Rabbit reach the city with his new ittle Indian.

10:30am – Composing for Screen – Screenworks/APRA

SESSION 28

After years of solitude and loneliness, an old man is visited by his estranged son.

11.40 – $9/$11 Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

Of Land and Bounty

Be Inspired

Colonial Australia, 1874. William Brady receives a visit from a mysterious stranger.

Byron Bay/Experimental Byron Premiere A mysterious figure made not of flesh and bone but of lead and chalk.

Needles In a decrepit Russian hospital, a young boy discovers that illness is just one of the things he needs to survive.

Last Paradise New Zealand/Surf Australian Premiere Last Paradise is the untold story of extreme sports innovation from its naive beginnings to the cutting edge of what it is today. Between the lines is a shocking revelation of a wilderness lost, but through the same story we discover the science to save it.

The Joy Of Sex By Byron filmmaker Daniel Whelan Stein believes his relationship is strong enough to last when his girlfriend admits she is curious about spending a night with another man.

Armenia/Documentary Australian Premiere 12-year-old Arthur witnesses the elimination of almost all of his town’s trees for firewood during an energy crisis.

LISMORE SESSION 1

USA/Documentary Australian Premiere Through the eyes of passionate beekeepers, scientists, farmers, and philosophers this piercing examination of the catastrophic disappearance of bees explores the mystery of the beehive.

Lismore Birch Carroll & Coyle – 2.45pm – $9/$11 Pixels France/Animation New York is invaded by 8-bit creatures!

Wild Horse, Wild Ride

1.00pm – $9/$11

USA/Documentary Australian Premiere

Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

The Filmmaker

Filmmakers in attendance.

Join us as we wind-down BBFF2011 with another Red Carpet Gala Party where a handful of our top awards will be handed out, including the big one for Best Film.

r Mi Alma A fascinating, funny and often

Greens Election Launch & Campaign Fundraiser with Greens Ballina Candidate

Simon Richardson and Upper House Candidate Jan Barham

Sunday 6th March

Come and show your support for the Greens. You are the voice of Change

Stalls Kids Face Painting Stenciling (byo fabrics) Greens Merchandise BBQ / Healthy Foods Massages

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In a race against time, three Australians and one Bolivian must invent a boat powered by motorbikes to cross a dangerous passage of sea. Their plan is so ambitious that their only chance of survival is success.

No alcohol event Kids and teens Friendly flower giveaway

3pm - 8pm Ewingdale Hall

LISMORE SESSION 2 Lismore Birch Carroll & Coyle – 2.45pm – $9/$11

Lismore/Short Sometimes when the wires are crossed you get a connection.

Interpreting Woodford

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Bedfellows USA/Short Lismore Premiere Bobby returns to the gay bar where he got his heart broken for the first time.

Stilyagi (Hipsters)

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Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

Lillian Rock/Documentary NSW Premiere Deaf people at a music festival? A unique and humorous insight into deaf culture and the language of Auslan.

Cross Wire

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SUNDAY MARCH 13

Filmmakers in attendance. Includes:

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Australia/Short Australian Premiere One filmmaker’s quest for the truth, the girl, and the laurels of official selection.

SESSION 34

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SESSION 33

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Queen of The Sun – What are the Bees telling us?

RED CARPET GALA EVENT

New Zealand/Documentary Australian Premiere

USA/Documentary Australian Premiere

Canada, USA/Documentary Australian Premiere A Canadian / California comedienne rolls towards her doomsday vowing that humour will be her very last sense ‘to go’. A unique story about a unique person. An audience favourite of festivals worldwide.

Includes:

SESSION 31

Dirty Bloody Hippies

Get Happy

Leave Them Laughing

10.45am – $6.50

The Bleed

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$10 at the door $8 concession Kids & teens free Vote 1 Green

SESSION 32

A street dancer must venture out of the old world and into the new.

With Rafael May

Brunswick Heads/Documentary A remarkable music theatre rehearse their latest production, a spaghetti western.

A coming of age musical extravaganza documentary with many familiar faces...

Australia/Documentary World Premiere

FREE WORKSHOP

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SUNDAY MARCH 13

Four Strokes of Luck

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A sexy romantic comedy about the gloriously flawed Thompson family whose individual love lives range from deviant to delicious to downright desperate. In a bid to save himself from financial ruin, Steve does the unthinkable and agrees to marry Ana, a Russian woman seeking residency in exchange for a huge sum of cash. The only problem is – Steve is in love with Jackie. Stars Steve Bisley and Isobel Lucas.

Paper Garden

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Australia/Feature Byron Premiere

2pm – $9/$11

Nunderi/Music Video World Premiere A young man has ‘nothing else to lose’.

Czech Republic/Animation Australian Premiere

The Wedding Party

Russia/Musical Byron Premiere Moscow, 1955. Incurring the wrath of all the grim-faced Soviets in Russia isn’t enough to stop a group of splashy young swingers from showing their true colours. Hipsters

USA/Documentary Australian Premiere Fred Martinez was nadleehi, a male-bodied person with a feminine essence, a special gift according to his ancient Navajo culture. Two Spirits explores the life and death of a boy who was also a girl and the essentially spiritual nature of gender and sexuality.

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BYRON BAY FILM FESTIVAL 2011 – MARCH 4-13

Surf’s up! The 2011 Byron Bay International Film Festival keeps a strong focus on the Surf with a number of hot docs. Scintillating images, the rush of finding the perfect break, connecting with the oceans all feature in these highly visual and deeply entertaining stories. Some highlights include: Ocean Monk by Sanjay Rawal chronicles the inner and outer search of a group of monks who make their home in New York City. They discovered the beauty and power of the nearby surfing beaches and incorporated their love for the ocean into their search for enlightenment. Shot in HD, Ocean Monk explores the ideals which drive their life as well as the pounding winter surf which sustains them. The Still Point by Taki Bibelas is a film about waves, surf and the connection of all things. The curl of the wave is a mathematical form found everywhere in nature from the shape of the galaxy, to patterns in plants, to the doublehelix spiral of our own DNA. This film goes deep, exploring our connection with water through the eyes of some of the world’s most legendary pioneer surfers. Ocean Monk and The Still Point have their Australian Premieres on Sunday March 6 at 1.30pm. Surfing and life in Israel and Gaza. God Went Surfing with the Devil from Alexander Klein looks at 50 days of an area filled with hate and war, where in the middle people are surfing. At a time when tensions are high, this film investigates the attitudes and aspirations of a small pocket of people where surfing removes

sociopolitical divisions and lets the ocean carry their aspirations for peace. God Went Surfing With the Devil Australian Premiere is on Monday March 7th at 4pm. Rio Breaks by Justin Mitchell is a film about surfing and survival. Two best friends, Fabio and Nama, navigate their way between life in the slums and the surfing on their favourite beach. Rio Breaks’ Australian Premiere is on Wednesday 9th March at 7.30pm. BBFF2011 is proud to host the World Premiere of El Mar Mi Alma from Byron filmmakers Stephen Jones and Tatiana Velasco. With a long and diverse coastline, Chile is a country not only shaped by its geography; the sea occupies a mystical and poetic, conscious and unconscious place within the cultural fabric of the nation. El Mar Mi Alma is a visual tone poem, a blend of images and music consisting primarily of cinematic surfing sequences intercut with This stunning image is from The Still Point, one of a host of great surf flicks at this year’s festival. coastal landscapes, local people and places, and the movements of the cast on a surfing 7.30pm on Friday 11th March. featuring Byron’s own Rusty Miller and Dave journey through Chile. The film contains some BBFF is proud to present the panel: Carpark (Rasta) Rastovich; First Love’s Claire Gorman political undercurrent and pays homage to the Conversations: The Evolution of Surf Film in a and Clare Plueckhahn; Derek Hynd and Steve environmental campaign associated with this laidback and inclusive fashion. We’ll take a look Barilotti (Barlo) Surfer magazine’s editor-at-large. surfing tour; however, it ultimately paints a at the past and future of the surf film genre. For more information on the films and the picture of Chile’s beauty and association with Chaired by film critic Peter Thompson and festival please visit www.bbff.com.au. the sea, centred around the affectionate and intimate act of surfing. First Love from Claire Gorman is about love, friendship and following your dreams. Three passionate teenagers from Phillip Island travel This year’s festival has many films that touch to Hawaii – the first step on their journey to on a theme that ‘one person, one idea or one making surfing a career. movement can create change’. This theme El Mar Mi Alma and First Love will play at manifests across a range of genres. From youthful animations like Dirtgirlworld to short docos like River Dog, there are messages to inspire all ages. MUSIC COMPOSED AND PERFORMED BY Creating change emanates from passion. In JAMES DODS AND GUNTIS SICS the documentary Ciclovida, two subsistence farmers bicycle 10,000km across South America in order to save natural seeds and build support for the importance of natural farming versus large-scale agribusiness. El Ambulante is another South American documentary about simply living and living simply where a passionate Cultures of Resistance explores music and filmmaker travels from village to village across Argentina, exchanging his filming skills for room dance as weapons of peace. A worldwide and board and uniting the communities he visits. uplifting feast of people committed to promoting positive change through art and Umoja focuses on seriously abused Kenyan creativity. Samburu tribal women building a vibrant and flourishing ‘women only’ village in a country These and many more films offer potent where women have little or no voice, let alone reminders of how important it is to live your life personal freedom. with passion and commitment.

Creating change through film

A FILM BY SHARON SHOSTAK

ECHO DOCO BORN TO BE TROUBLE

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When a ragtag bunch of hippies started a newspaper in 1986, no one ever imagined it would still be thriving 25 years later. The Echo Doco – Born To Be Trouble highlights the police abuse, the zany characters, the scandals, the tragedies, and the anarchic idealism that gave rise to ‘the voice of the community’.

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SCREENINGS WORLD PREMIERE: SATURDAY, MAY 28, 7.30PM AT THE BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE MATINEE SCREENING SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2PM AT THE BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 6PM & 8.30PM AT THE MULLUMBIMBY CIVIC HALL

Community Centre Box Office, 69 Jonson Street, Byron Bay. During the festival, the box office The Byron Bay International Film Festival is held is open every day from 10am until 7.30pm. at the Byron Community Centre at 69 Jonson St, Pre-festival opening hours are between 10am Byron Bay. We are delighted to also be holding and 4pm, Monday to Friday. two Lismore screening sessions at Birch Carroll & Ticket prices start from $6.50 for screenings Coyle on the corner of Keen and Zadoc Streets. to $25-$35 for Red Carpet Gala celebrations. Seating in the Byron Community Centre is Our website www.bbff.com.au is a great place intimate and limited to only 246 patrons. We to go for latest information about the films, highly recommend booking in advance for any filmmakers and the festival. of the popular evening sessions − and especially for the BBFF highlight Red Carpet Gala Parties. Our program contains more family-friendly To avoid the disappointment of being turned films than ever. Many of the sessions at our away from seeing a film that you have your festival are either suitable for accompanied heart set on, booking early is the key. children (General Admission) or Over 15s (MA15+). Some short films preceding G/ Evening sessions and Gala Party tickets are PG feature films may not be appropriate for available online at www.byroncentre.com.au. your child and we ask that parents review All sessions can be booked in advance with a the classification of each film on our website credit card over the phone by calling 6685 6807. www.bbff.com.au when making their family’s To buy tickets in person go to the Byron viewing selection.

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1.30 The Hills 2.00 The Dukes Of Hazzard 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: Another Cinderella Story (G 2008) US comedy. Stars Selena Gomez 9.30 Movie: Blades Of Glory (M 2007) US comedy. Stars Will Ferrell 11.30 South Park (M) 12.00 Pushing Daisies (M) 1.00 Hellcats 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Get Smart 5.30 The 5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Flintstones Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 Kitchen Whiz 4.30 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 The Nanny 10.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 6.00 NBN News 12.00 Movie: Crooks In Cloisters (G 7.00 A Current Affair 1963) UK comedy. Stars Ronald Fraser 7.30 Two And A Half Men 2.00 Domestic Blitz 3.00 McLeod’s 8.00 My Dad Says Daughters 4.00 As Time Goes By 4.30 8.25 Lotto Allo Allo 5.00 The Ellen Degeneres 8.30 This Is Your Life Show 6.00 The Nanny 9.30 Parkinson: The Frost 6.30 Friends Interview 7.00 The Zoo 11.00 Crime Investigation Australia 8.00 Animal Emergency (M) 12.00 Super Rugby Extra Time 8.30 Invisible Worlds 1.00 Super League 2.00 Infomercials 9.30 Movie: The Departed 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 (AV 2006) US thriller. Stars Early Morning News Leonardo Di Caprio 12.30 Friends 1.00 Murder, She Wrote 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 ET 11.00 5.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country TMZ 11.30 Get Smart 12.00 Here’s 5.30 Today Lucy 12.30 Green Acres 1.00 Seinfeld

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The Hills 2.00 Pushing Daisies 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 Hellcats 8.30 Pretty Little Liars (M) 9.30 Movie: Elektra (M 2005) Canadian action. Stars Jennifer Garner 11.30 South Park (M) 12.00 Strictly Confidential (MA) 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

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) 9.00 American Dad (M) 9.30 Family Guy (M) 10.00 My Name Is Earl 11.00 Scrubs 12.00 The Sopranos (MA) 1.00 Magnum PI 2.00 Airwolf 3.00 Quincy ME 4.00 Hercules 5.00 6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking Baywatch 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 The Nanny 10.30 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: The Love Lottery (G 5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 1954) UK comedy. Stars David Niven Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres 2.00 Canal Road (M) 3.00 McLeod’s Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Daughters 4.00 The Zoo 4.30 Animal Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking Emergency 5.00 The Ellen Degeneres 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 Kitchen Whiz 4.30 Show Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 The Nanny 6.00 NBN News 6.30 Friends 7.00 A Current Affair 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 7.30 Homes From Hell 8.00 Top Gear 8.30 Hoarders 10.00 Adults Only 20 To 1 (M) 9.30 The Closer (M) 11.00 Kitchen Nightmares (MA) 12.00 10.30 Sensing Murder (M) 20/20 1.00 Entertainment Tonight 11.30 Friends 12.00 Hoarders 1.00 1.30 Infomercials 3.30 Good Morning The Closer (M) 2.00 Home Shopping America 5.00 Early Morning News 4.30 Religion 5.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country 5.30 Today

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International 7.05 What Do You 12.05 Flying: Confessions Of A Free Know? 7.35 Dance Academy 8.05 Woman (M) 2.20 Weatherwatch 4.00 Talking Heads: Judy Steel Dani’s House 8.35 Degrassi: The Next 4.30 The Cook And The Chef 5.00 Generation 9.00 Close Something In The Air 5.30 Dog 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News Whisperer 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 6.00 Global Village Big Ideas 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 4.00 ABC News 4.05 The Quarters 6.30 Sarah Wiener’s Culinary National Press Club Address 1.30 4.20 The Drum 5.00 ABC News Adventures Ben’s Zoo 2.00 Farewell The Bill (M) 5.15 The Quarters 5.30 Newsline 7.00 Korean Food Cult 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC 7.30 Dateline 6.00 My Family News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC 8.30 A Walk In The Park 6.30 Dog Whisperer News 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 9.00 Migrants, Go Home! 7.00 ABC News National Press Club Address 1.00 ABC 9.30 Movie: Buddha Collapsed 7.30 7.30 Report News 2.00 Midday Report 2.30 Asia Out Of Shame (M 2007) 8.00 The New Inventors Pacific Focus 3.00 Afternoon Live Iranian drama 5.30 Landline Extra 6.00 ABC News 11.00 UEFA Champions League – 8.30 Adam Hills In Gordon St 6.05 The Drum 6.45 The Quarters Shakhtar Donetsk v Roma 12.30 Tonight 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 Report 8.00 Weatherwatch 9.30 Laid (M) ABC News 8.30 Lateline Business 9.00 10.00 At The Movies The World 10.00 ABC News 10.05 10.30 Lateline 11.05 Lateline Business 11.30 The Drum 10.45 The Quarters 11.00 6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News Monster Of The Milky Way 12.30 ABC News 11.30 Newsline 12.00 ABC 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 Grand Designs 1.15 Cosh Boy 2.30 News 12.30 Lateline 1.00 BBC News Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready The Cook And The Chef 3.00 Big Ideas 1.30 Australia Network News 2.00 Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 BBC World News 2.30 7.30 Report 3.00 Lateline 3.35 Lateline Business Infomercials 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News 6.00 6pm With George Negus Breakfast 9.00 Kids’ Programs 5.00 World News 6.30 Ten News 7.00 Spicks And Specks 6.30 UEFA Champions League 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 River Monsters LIVE – Barcelona v Arsenal 7.30 The Biggest Loser 8.30 Blood, Sweat And T-Shirts 9.00 World News 3.00 Help 3.30 8.30 Blue Bloods (M) 9.30 Britain’s Missing Top Letters And Numbers 4.00 The 9.30 Lie To Me (M) Model (M) Journal 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Global 10.30 6pm With George Negus 10.30 Brat Camp (M) Village 11.00 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.20 Consuming Kids 12.15 What 6.00 Letters And Numbers 11.30 Overtime 12.30 The Late Show Would Happen If… 12.35 Whatever! 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion The Science Of Teens 1.05 London 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Inspector Rex Live 1.35 Close 8.30 Big Love (M) 9.30 World News Australia 6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The 10.05 Movie: Water (M 2006) Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 6.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs Indian drama 9.00 Touched By An Angel 10.00 6.00 Trapped! 6.30 Prank Patrol

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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 Family Ties 4.30 Mork & Mindy 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.30 The Simpsons 8.00 Futurama 8.30 The Simpsons 9.00 The Cleveland Show 9.30 Bob’s Burgers 10.00 King Of The Hill 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 Serie A Football 6.30 Bundesliga Football 7.30 World Football News 8.00 Liverpool Football 11.00 Real NBA 11.30 NBA Basketball – LIVE 2.00 Cape To Cape Mountain Bike Challenge 3.00 Omnisport 3.30 World Tour Beach Volleyball 4.00 ASP World Tour Surfing 5.00 Kitesurfing 5.30 Xtreme Paintball 6.00 Escape With ET 7.00 Sports Tonight 7.30 Extreme Fishing 8.30 Ice Road Truckers 9.30 Movie: Hitman (AV 2007) Action 11.25 Sports Tonight Late 11.40 Overtime 12.40 NBA Basketball 2.45 Omnisport 3.15 NASCAR Sprint Cup 5.30 Paradise Rowing Regatta

PRIME 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Colombo 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 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 My Kitchen Rules 8.30 Criminal Minds (M) 9.30 City Homicide (M) 10.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive (M) 11.30 My Name Is Earl 12.00 Parks And Recreation (M) 12.30 Home Shopping 5.30 Seven News

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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) 9.00 American Dad (M) 9.30 Movie: American Gangster (AV 2007) US drama. Stars Denzel Washington 1.00 Magnum PI 2.00 Airwolf 3.00 Home Shopping 4.00 NBC Today 5.00 Baywatch

12.30 Green Acres 1.00 Seinfeld 1.30 The Hills 2.00 Hellcats 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Seinfeld 6.30 The Middle 7.00 Movie: Dennis The Menace Strikes Again (G 1998) US comedy. Stars Don Rickles 8.30 V (M) 9.30 Movie: V For Vendetta (AV 2005) US action. Stars Natalie Portman 12.20 Reno 911 (M) 12.50 Mad (M) 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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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: Hotel Paradiso (PG 1966) UK comedy. Stars Gina Lollobrigida 2.00 Canal Road (M) 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 Homes From Hell 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: Fracture (M 2007) US drama. Stars Anthony Hopkins 10.50 Friends 11.20 Conan (M) 12.20 Murder, She Wrote 1.20 As Time Goes By 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 Religion 5.00 Adventures In Rainbow Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ Country 5.30 Today 6.00 Wagon Train 7.00 The Virginian 11.30 Get Smart 12.00 Here’s Lucy 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: The Nevadan (PG 1950) Western. Stars Randolph Scott 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

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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. 6.00 Trapped! 6.30 Prank Patrol International 7.05 What Do You 4.00 National Press Club Address Know? 7.35 Dance Academy 8.05 5.00 Something In The Air 5.30 Dog Dani’s House 8.35 Degrassi 9.00 Close Whisperer 6.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Lost In Austen 1.30 Echo Beach 2.00 Darling Buds 4.00 ABC News 4.05 The Quarters Of May 3.00 Kids’ Programs 4.20 The Drum 5.00 ABC News 5.15 6.00 My Family The Quarters 5.30 Newsline 6.00 6.30 Dog Whisperer ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News 7.00 ABC News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 Report 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Newsline 8.00 Catalyst 1.30 ABC News 2.00 Midday Report 2.30 Australian Story 3.00 Afternoon 8.30 Turn Back Time Live 5.30 The World This Week 6.00 9.30 Grand Designs ABC News 6.05 The Drum 6.45 The 10.20 Lateline 10.55 Lateline Business 11.25 Quarters 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 Spectacle 12.10 Movie: The Report 8.00 ABC News 8.30 Lateline Sugarland Express (M 1974) US Business 9.00 The World 10.00 ABC adventure. Stars Goldie Hawn 2.00 News 10.05 The Drum 10.45 The Movie: Time Is My Enemy (PG 1954) Quarters 11.00 ABC News 11.30 UK drama. Stars Dennis Price 3.05 Newsline 12.00 ABC News 12.30 Lateline 1.00 BBC News 1.30 Australia Bridge Over The Wadi Network News 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 7.30 Report 3.00 Lateline 3.35 Lateline Business 5.30 Can We Help? 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 5.00 World News 7.30 The Trophy Room 6.30 UEFA Champions League 8.00 The Young Ones LIVE – Schalke v Valencia 8.30 Party Down (M) 9.00 World News 2.30 Dateline 9.00 Lowdown (M) 3.30 Letters And Numbers 4.00 The 9.30 Graham Norton Show Journal 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Global 10.15 Father Ted (M) 10.45 The League Of Gentlemen (M) Village 11.15 Later… With Jools Holland 6.00 Letters And Numbers 12.20 Planet Rock Profiles: James 6.30 World News Australia Morrison 12.45 The Temper Trap (M) 7.30 Adriano Zumbo 8.00 Oz And James Drink To 1.10 London Live 1.40 Close Britain 8.30 Anthony Bourdain 6.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs 9.30 World News Australia

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From The Week

10.05 UEFA Champions League 11.05 Movie: Fuera Del Cielo (MA 2006) Mexican drama 1.00 Movie: Everybody Is A Killer (M 2004) French black comedy 2.35 Weatherwatch

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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 MacGyver 3.00 Cheers 3.30 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News Roseanne 4.00 Family Ties 4.30 Mork & Mindy 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The 6.00 Global Village Brady Bunch 6.30 Food Investigators 6.00 Sabrina The Teenage 7.00 Chef At Home South Witch America 6.30 Neighbours 7.30 Insight 8.30 UEFA Champions League 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond Tottenham v AC Milan 7.30 The Simpsons 10.00 Movie: The Girl Of Your Dreams (M 1998) Spanish 8.30 Stargate Universe (M) 9.30 Star Trek – Next comedy. Stars Penelope Generation Cruz 12.05 Movie: Little Jerusalem 10.30 The Late Late Show (M 2005) French drama 1.50 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 Sabrina 1.00 Mork & Mindy 1.30 Weatherwatch Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven 6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 6.00 Serie A Football 8.00 WGC Infomercials 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef Championship Golf 10.00 NASCAR 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Sprint Cup 11.00 Sportscar Series 12.00 World Rally Championship Ten News 6.00 6pm With George Negus 12.30 Drift 1.00 Championship Netball Game of The Week 3.00 6.30 Ten News Omnisport 3.30 ATP World Tour 7.00 The 7pm Project Tennis 4.00 Tread BMX 6.00 Escape 7.30 The Biggest Loser With ET 7.00 Sports Tonight 7.30 The 8.30 The Good Wife (M) WWE Experience 8.30 The Game Plan 9.30 Law & Order: SVU (M) 9.30 UFC Unleashed 10.30 Sports 10.30 6pm With George Negus Tonight Late 10.45 Arsenal Football 11.00 Late News With Sports Tonight 1.45 Serie A Football 4.15 Bundesliga 11.30 The Late Show 12.30 Burn Notice Football 5.15 F1 Powerboating (M) 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

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act, dine out! (8) 24. Gravity approximately nil: the target of 16 (5,4) 26. Bloody gentile – about right (4) 27. Computer act is finished – that’s sweet! (5,8)

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vehicle (5) 23. Five follow mad Gene into the desert (5) 25. Restricted, thanks to the state bureau (1,1,1)

Quick Clues

ACROSS 1. Popular fruit conserve (10,3) DOWN 1. Softly inebriated after 8. First name of ballerina Pavlova (4) crazy dessert (6,5) 9. Piece of material 2. Proverb from the placed under plates, etc commercial era (5) 3. Seagull’s cry to arouse for a meal (10) 10. Inside, the inland (8) feline (9) 11 Riot, confusion (6) 4. Measure the obstacle, 13. Moving walkways, then get started on a usually in department total ban (7) stores (10) 5. Discharge chamber, we 16. Long range weapon hear (5) (inits) (1,1,1,1) 6. Sweet angle on 17. Ass well as, too (4) Medusa (9) 18. Family crest or coat of 7. Waits up for a word in arms (10) French (3) 20. Produced (in the 12. Smouldering remnant theatre) (6) and down! (10) covers Russian priestess Cryptic Clues 22. Radioactive element 16. Ninety nine, bloody thousand. royal back in the sewer! with atomic number ACROSS A cold war threat… (1,1,1,1) (11) 1. Spread personal computer between 87 and 103 (8) 17. …very big city retreats, too 14. Field event demands a 24. Central point of a glitch (10,3) (4) disaster area, especially big start (1,4,4) 8. Girl who goes both ways (4) 18. Randomly chosen, cute family 15. Write it up? Sounds one caused by the 9. Board idiot, hot cover! (10) crest (10) explosion of weapon (5,4) like the reverse (3,2,4) 10. Bury ten, right inside (8) 20. Put on play with way old 26. Bloody (4) 19. Catwater Castle in 11. Month at the edge of chaos … (6) 27. Dessert of fruit Normandy (7) (6) encased in pastry (5,8) 21. Duck, an American 13. Real costs a worry; they go up 22. …radio element! After first

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6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Movie: Love’s Long Journey (M 2005) US drama. Stars Erin Cottrell 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 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

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 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: Epic Movie (M 2007) US adventure. Stars Kai Penn 11.25 South Park (MA) 11.55 The Inbetweeners (MA) 12.25 Reno 911 (M) 1.00 Bridezillas (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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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) 1.30 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 2.30 Movie: Mickey (G 1948) US drama. Stars Lois Butler 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: Madagascar – Escape 2 Africa (PG 2008) Animation 9.30 Movie: The Alamo (M 2004) US drama. Stars Dennis Quaid 12.20 Movie: Mickey 2.10 Dr Oz 3.00 Harry’s Practice 3.30 Passport To The Sun 4.00 Coronation Street 4.30 Emmerdale 5.00 Home Shopping

DOWN 1. Dessert of fruit with ice cream and flavoured sauce (6,5) 2. Proverb, saying (5) 3. Gull of the family Lapidae (9) 4. Blockade, trade ban (7) 5. Discharge of mucus (5) 6. Marine invertebrate with soft body; medusa (9) 7. Word (French) (3) 12. One who sews complex or embossed patterns; decorator (11) 14. A field event involving a leap as far as possible (1,4,4) 15. Place it on the ground; record it (3,2,4) 19. Castle (French) (7) 21. Duck, evade (5) 23. Desert in Israel (5) 25. Road Transport Authority (inits) (1,1,1)

Last week’s solution

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: Everyday Home Should Have One (M 1970) Marty Feldman 2.00 Canal Road (M) 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 As Time Goes By 4.30 The Golden Girls 5.00 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 Hoarders 9.30 Embarrassing Bodies (M) 10.30 Amazing Medical Stories (M) 11.30 Conan (M) 12.30 Friends 1.00 As Time Goes By 2.00 Home Shopping 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 4.30 Religion 5.00 30 Minute Menu Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 5.30 Today 11.30 Get Smart 12.00 Here’s Lucy 12.30 Green Acres 1.00 Seinfeld 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 The Footy Show (M) 11.15 The AFL Footy Show (M) 1.00 Entertainment Tonight 1.30 Skippy 2.00 Infomercials 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

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CHESS

by Ian Rogers Play at Seagulls Club, Thurs 6-10pm Canberra’s Street Chess, which has been played in Civic every Saturday for the past two decades is a kind of open-air club, and one of Street Chess’s greatest characters, Agustin ‘Gus’ Korda, died this week. Korda came to Australia from Czechoslovakia after World War II, and subsequently worked on the Snowy Mountain scheme. A true coffee-house player, Korda had a gruff exterior and a fierce will to win – undiminished into his 80s – yet he could be very encouraging to emerging young players (when he was not berating them for perceived misbehaviour). This week’s game sees Korda on his Australian Championship debut defeat Roy Travers, later to be NSW Champion, with a sacrificial attack which was half bluff, half inspiration. Melbourne AUS Ch. 1971 White: A Korda Black: R Travers Opening: French Defence 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Be7 5.Nf3 Nd7 6.Bd3 Ngf6 7.Neg5 With aggres-

sive intent, though no great threat. 7...Nb6 7...h6?! 8.Nxe6! fxe6 9.Bg6+ Kf8 10.0-0 would justify White’s aggression – an idea employed a quarter of a century later by Deep Blue in its decisive final win over Garry Kasparov. 8.Ne5 0-0 9.Be3 Nbd5 10.Bd2 Nb4 11.Bxb4 Bxb4+ 12.c3 Be7 (See diagram) 13.Nxh7!?? Crazy brave. 13...Nxh7 14.Qh5 Nf6 15.Qh4 Re8 At first sight Black is simply a piece ahead but White has a slow-burning attack which proves surprisingly hard to meet. Since 15... g6 16.Qh6! keeps the Black king boxed in, the immediate 15...c5! was called for. 16.0-0-0 Bd6 Now 16...g6 would be met by 17.Bxg6! fxg6 18.Qh6! with a perpetual check looming. 17.Rhe1 Bxe5? Panic. After 17...g6! 18.Nxg6 fxg6 19.Bxg6 is scary but 19...Qe7! should hold. 18.dxe5 Nd5 19.Qh7+ Kf8 20.f4! Showing wonderful calm. Now 20...Qg5 is stopped and Black is tied hand and foot. 20...Bd7 21.c4 Ne7 21...Nb4 22.a3 Ba4! was the last hope. 22.Qh8+ Ng8 23.Bh7 Ke7 24.Qxg7 Rf8 25.f5 1-0 Travers has seen enough, since 25... exf5 26.e6! destroys Black’s position. a

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Ash Grunwald brings his own ‘Pro’ event to The Coolangatta Hotel. Hot off the back of sold-out club shows in Canada, Ash Grunwald returns to the Gold Coast to present an evening at the Cooly Hotel that will perfectly complement the day’s events at the Quiky Pro. Featuring a cross-section of local surf culture that sees Grunwald teaming up with the likes of pro surfer Neal Purchases’ Haldanes Daughters and local surf outfit The Grains, the show will also present a screening of Mick Waters’s surf film, Believe, featuring Rasta, Dick Van Staalen, Beau Young and Nat Young; as well as a showcase of local ocean and surf-art photographer Sean Scott. Grunwald will cap off the evening with his trademark blues’n’groove stylings, showcasing tracks from his latest release, Hot Mama Vibes, and his extensive back catalogue with his two percussionists in tow, as well as impromptu performances from special guests expected on the night. For surfers, surf fanatics, lovers of music and surf culture alike, this will be one show not to be missed, Friday Coolangatta Hotel.

ATTA LD COOLANG A W N U R G H S A AY HOTEL FRID case of Geoff ’s immensely popular solo acoustic work. He’ll be joined towards the end of the set by Doc for some acoustic blues-jamming. After a short break they’ll return with a crack rhythm section for an electrifying set of blues standards and funky originals. The SoundLounge Currumbin Friday.

Stokers Evolves Approaching its third year of showcasing local performers, Fifteen Minutes of Fame at Stokers, the monthly variety show on every first Friday of each month, is now presenting a featured professional act as well as the usual blackboard acts. This month well known North Coast Folk musician Karl Farren will perform at Stokers. This Dolphin Award-winning singer and guitarist will bring his wit and feeling to the stage featuring songs from his acclaimed album Repentance Creek. Also appearing will be Loki DeJagger, well known Stokers Siding standup 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 and regular Phil Eizenberg. Stokers Siding Hall Friday.

Geoff and the Doc tea up for blues

Feet tapping sans drums Broadfoot will be playing in a drumless but not drummerless trio format at this Friday’s gig. With drums a no-no at the Kingscliff LIL FI MT WARNING Beach Hotel, Broadfoot’s drummer HOTEL SUNDAY Trent will switch to electric piano, harmonica and hand percussion for the evening as the Crazy Crab has a well earned rest from guitaring duties for the night. Combining originals and covers, the music promises to be uplifting and still great for a dance. Kingscliff Beach Hotel Friday.

It’s a blues party with internationally acclaimed guitarist/ vocalist Geoff Achison and New Jersey born harmonica master Doc Span teaming up for a sensational night of music. Both have travelled the world extensively KARL FARREN STOKERS and bring together their incredible SIDING FRIDAY wealth of combined musical experiences for a very rare collaboration of blues styles. Geoff Achison began his playing career with the legendary Dutch Tilders before striking out on his own and kicking off his solo adventures by winning the Albert King Award at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. He’s kept up a gruelling tour schedule worldwide ever since playing inventive electric guitar with his Souldiggers band or performing his remarkable solo acoustic set. Doc Span was born in Hoboken, New Jersey and was playing the blues clubs of Chicago in the 1960s during the formative years of classic urban blues. He toured all over the US and Latin America for many years before finally settling in Australia where he has established himself as one of the premier harmonica players on the scene. The pair will meet up at the Currumbin SoundLounge beginning with a show-

What’s in a name Although this group’s name may not appeal to some, their music will. Grown ‘n’ Sexy are a Brisbane-based trio that has been entertaining Queensland’s hottest night spots for the past five years and are known for their infectious and mesmerising on-stage presence. The trio can always get the party started with smooth vocals, great harmonies and tight dance routines that capture the crowd, having them dancing in no time. They will entertain the young and the young at heart with a repertoire spanning four decades and their impersonations of legends like Tom Jones, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Tina Turner, The Temptations, The Jackson Five and lots more. Currumbin RSL Saturday.

Getting it down on canvas Local blues diva Lil’ Fi has been performing on the first Sunday of every month at the good old Uki Pub. Every month there is something different happening. This weekend presents a Canvas Concerto.This is a showcase of local visual artists, Edith Streiner, Cheryl Savvy Designs and Marie Francepainting with flourescent paints under a black light. It’s like a painted light show. Bill Jacobi will be performing a set along with Lil’ Fi and the Local Rogues as well as Scrubby Pete, Billy Hipshooter and Grant Bedford. Mt Warning Hotel Sunday.

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Soap Box

DOC SPAN CURRUMBIN SOUNDLOUNGE FRIDAY

ANGER IS AN ENERGY

Mandy Nolan

When you’ve got the shits, even the smallest thing can push you over the edge. I’m a pretty passive person; sure I’m super opinionated and mouthy and I’ll give you an earful if I think your ideas suck, but generally I rarely take anything personally. Yesterday I had the shits. Big time. Where confrontation usually washes off me like fees for using the auto-teller, and criticism isn’t an attack but merely verbal foreplay to a tasty debate, yesterday I was in bitch mode. If I was a boxer and Muhammed Ail came into my ring, then yesterday he would have been crying for his mummy. I suppose you could say that I woke up on the wrong side of bed. Although, for me, the wrong side of the bed would be luxury. I rarely sleep. (Except when I’m driving.) I’m woken anywhere between five and 17 times each night and have been for the past two years. My baby daughter Ivy could work at Guantanamo Bay, such is her talent for ongoing sleep torture. I’m so sleep deprived I’m no longer tired. I’m just plain intolerant. From the moment my feet hit the floor yesterday I could feel the hot stubble of my very short fuse. You know that feeling when the stress levels are so high that you’re just looking for a reason to blow off steam? Thankfully, in my life, opportunities for steam release are everywhere. I found myself on the phone berating the woman from ‘Guide Dogs from the Blind’ for daring to call me at home during my breakfast routine. When my son didn’t get his lunch box out of his bag from the day before I put him on the wait list for foster care and when an elderly woman pulled into a parking space I had my eye on, I told her to go park in the disabled spot. Then I noticed that she had. And she was disabled. Then I told her I was from the council and her sticker was no longer valid. (That’s not entirely true, but I certainly considered it.) During my twenties I avoided confrontation. I was one of those people who spent a good part of their day bitching about how they’d been wronged, but when presented with the opportunity of giving a voice to my grievance I’d back away. Like a big pussy. Then I’d sulk. It was very attractive. I was a two-faced bitch. I used to find it hard to tell people how I felt. Now I don’t

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seem to be able to stop. The thing is, though, I won’t talk about you behind your back any more. I’ll say it to your face. I don’t know if that makes me any better a person, it just feels a lot less toxic. Yesterday I had to hold myself back from intervening in a public situation. I was in a shop when I overheard this bloke unload vitriol about his ex-wife. Words to the tune of ‘she got the house, the car, the money, the furniture...’. His little girl is standing there. Silently with big quiet sad eyes. I feel like saying ‘Listen mate, no matter how bad it’s been for you, don’t say it in front of your kid! She may be a bitch, but she’s still this kid’s mother.’ Thank god I don’t say this. Frankly, it’s none of my business. This is a small town. You can’t go around unloading your angst every time you buy a kilo of sausages. I get home and ring a lawyer who’s left me a message. I don’t know this guy. He’s an aggressive prick. I am not in the mood so I say ’Listen, buddy, I don’t trust lawyers. And I certainly don’t trust you. How do I know that anything you’re telling me has any validity? Why don’t you put it in an email and I’ll run it past my sister-in-law who’s a business lawyer and then I’ll get back to you.’ The guy sends a text saying he’s withdrawing his involvement from the matter about which we spoke. Man, I’m such a bitch today I’m even frightening off lawyers. Someone at The Echo had a go at my decision to run a certain interview and I threatened to resign. Watch out, man, Henry Kissinger’s on crack. If you’d put me in front of a bulldozer clearing rainforest I would have pulled the injectors out with my teeth. I just felt angry. Angry at stupidity and laziness and bullies and injustice and insensitivity....and at my inability to ever affect any real change in them, or myself. It was all I could do to resist going in to Centrelink and performing a primal scream at the front desk. ‘Why can’t I get a childcare subsidy? You idiots say my joint income is too high but we have five children, you knuckleheads, not one. Go have a look in my bank account! I’m wearing a $4 Rockmans frock I bought at Vinnies!’ I made it to dinner without actually endangering or harming anyone, although I was tempted to kick the dog. Then I had a glass of wine. And apathy and indifference set in once again. Today, I’m a nice person. Almost...

GEOFF ACHISON CURRUMBIN SOUNDLOUNGE FRIDAY

Mezzotint Masters

Tweed River Art Gallery is very pleased to be showing a stunning exhibition of mezzotints by three of Australia’s masters in the medium.The exhibition is entitled Corpse and showcases the work of artists Graeme Peebles, Anna Austin and Gregory Harrison. All three artists specialise in the demanding printmaking technique of mezzotint, a method of limited-edition intaglio printmaking which is believed to have originated in Holland in the early 16th century. The artist works on a sheet of copper plate, initially using a curved tool with many fine teeth called a rocker. The rocker is worked over the surface of the plate, kicking up a mass of very fine metal burrs. This is done in many different directions until the copper plate resembles a piece of metal blotting paper, a process which takes many hours of intensive labour. The artist then creates an image by using a variety of steel scrapers and burnishers to gradually remove the burrs, so less ink is held where the burrs are scraped. The fragile metal burrs can only create a relatively small number of prints before the plate wears out. The medium of mezzotint reached its zenith in England during the 18th and 19th centuries, when it was used principally for portraiture and to reproduce well known paintings. A good mezzotinter was considered prolific if he produced more than two images per year! The use of mezzotint to reproduce an image virtually died out after the invention of lithography and, later, photography. In the mid 1950s, a small number of Japanese artists started using mezzotint to create original prints. This gradually led to a small revival of interest in mezzotints around the world. Graeme Peebles started working in mezzotint in the mid 1970s. He was the first Australian artist to use it as the principal method of art practice and he continues to work in the medium. Greg Harrison began his mezzotint practice in Newcastle in the late 1990s, and also still works exclusively in the medium. Anna Austin is a relative newcomer to the field, graduating in Adelaide in 2008. Four years ago, the artists decided to work on a collaborative piece to mark the first time that three Australian artists had chosen the demanding medium of mezzotint. The idea for Corpse, a limited-edition artists’ book, was born over many meetings. Its images were created as ‘exquisite corpse’ prints, based on the age-old game. Each artist worked blind on four half-plates, not knowing what was on the other half, and all three collaborated blind in the first image. A single ‘response’ image was then produced as a personal reaction to the project. The resulting images are intriguing and a little spooky. The exhibition also includes work produced individually, highlighting the diversity of their artistic pursuits with mezzotint and the wide range of effects that can be created through this demanding printmaking method. Gallery Director Susi Muddiman said Graeme was one of six artists commissioned by the gallery as part of their 20th anniversary print project. ‘I have followed Graeme’s fine work for many years and was keen to include his expertise in mezzotint in that project,’ Miss Muddiman said. ‘Graeme had such a good time here and was so taken with the gallery and the landscape that he contacted me to ask if I was interested in this rather bizarre project. I was keen from the outset because it had never been done before – that we know of – and I knew the prints would all be spectacular.’ Susi said it was a treat to open the packages recently and see all the beautiful prints. ‘It was like Christmas. When you know how many exhausting hours go into creating these images – how much stamina and physical work is involved in the rocking process – you really have to admire the craftsmanship and dedication of these three consumate printmakers,’ she said. ‘There is so much enthusiasm for printmaking in this region and, when this medium is so rare, I hope it is a real treat for practitioners of our region to see this work.’ The gallery is pleased to be offering a special public program in conjunction with the exhibition. Artist Graeme Peebles is travelling to Tweed River Art Gallery, from his home in Point Lonsdale outside Melbourne, to talk about the specialist mezzotint process used by the three artists in this exhibition. Graeme will also demonstrate the technique and take questions from the audience – Sunday 11am at the Tweed River Art Gallery.

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GIG GUIDE

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.

8.30PM BROADFOOT ■ SALT BAR KINGSCLIFF THE TWEED FEBS ■ CLUB BANORA 6PM JAMES ■ STOKERS SIDING 7PM 15 T MINUTES OF FAME ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS FEATURING KARL FARREN CLUB 6PM VEENIE’S ■ TERRANORA TAVERN SWIZZLE 7.30PM UPSTAGE ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS GOLD COAST CLUB NOON ROBBIE ■ BILAMBIL SPORTS CLUB ROSENLUND, 7.30PM OPEN MIC AND JAM FUNSTERS NIGHT GOLD COAST ■ KIRRA SPORTS CLUB 8PM PHIL EIZENBERG’S OPEN ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL ASH MIKE NITE GRUNWALD ■ NEVERLAND ■ CURRUMBIN COOLANGATTA DEPTHS SOUNDLOUNGE 8.30PM OF BALSA AND DEAD GEOFF ACHISON, DOC BEAT BAND SPAN & FRIENDS ■ THE PATCH LOUNGE ■ CURRUMBIN RSL LOOSE COOLANGATTA 7.30PM TALK RHEA ROBERTSON ■ NEVERLAND COOLANGATTA OFFICIAL FRIDAY 4 QUIKSILVER PRO PARTY TWEED FT. STEPH GILMORE DJ SET ■ AUSTRALIAN TAVERN ■ SURFERS BEER GARDEN MURWILLUMBAH VENUS ENVY MACHINERY DRIVE ■ BILAMBIL SPORTS CLUB SATURDAY 5 8PM TUFF TWEED ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS ■ AUSTRALIAN TAVERN CLUB 8PM MESCALITO MURWILLUMBAH 1.30PM BLUES AUSSIE TAVERN’S ■ CLUB BANORA 7PM DENISE MUSICIANS & FRIENDS DEAN ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS ■ IMPERIAL HOTEL CLUB 8PM PAUL ATKINS MURWILLUMBAH 8.30PM DUO BILL JACOBI ■ CLUB BANORA 7PM KYE ■ IVORY TAVERN TWEED COLE HEADS FUNKY FRIDAY ■ LUFFLEY CAFE 7PM SEGUE ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM HIGH NOON – VANESSA AND RADHA ■ MARTY’S AT CABA 7PM ■ LATTITUDE 28 DEG NORTH COAST TIME RESTAURANT 6PM PHIL ■ SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF EIZENBERG 8.30PM THE MUSTARD ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS TRIO CLUB 7.30PM ANGRY ■ SHEOAK SHACK 7PM BILL PENGUINS JACOBI ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL

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Cinema Guide

AMC Tweed 6 Cinemas Tweed City Shopping Centre, 54 Minjungbal Drive, South Tweed Heads 07 5523 3321 w w w. a m c m o v i e s. com.au

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

■ SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB 3PM SATURDAY JAZZ 7.30PM 3 SUM ■ THE RED PIANO BAR, UKI CAFE MURRAY KYLE ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM BLACK MAGIC MAORI CULTURE RYAN GOLD COAST ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM GROWN AND SEXY ■ NEVERLAND COOLANGATTA MUSCLES (DJ SET) WITH SUPPORT BY RESIDENTS WAYLON, HOLLYWOOD, & CORY FLETCHER ■ SURFERS BEER GARDEN RAMJET N

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TWEED ■ AUSTRALIAN TAVERN MURWILLUMBAH EUREKA ALL STARS JAZZ BAND ■ BABALOU, KINGSCLIFF HOTEL, 3PM GAS ■ CHINDERA TAVERN CRAB RACES & DAVE TONKS ■ CLUB BANORA 11.30AM ROMAINE 12.30 ROBERT KEITH ■ MARTY’S AT CABA CABARITA BEACH 2PM DAN HANNAFORD ■ MT WARNING HOTEL UKI 2PM LIL’FI + BILL JACOBI ■ SPIHNX ROCK CAFE 2PM MYSTIC BEATS ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 5PM DON WHITAKER GOLD COAST ■ COOLANGATTA SURF CLUB 2PM ALLAN CAMERON ■ COOLANGATTA TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB 2PM TWEED LINKS QUARTET

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

AND ALLAN GRANT DANCERS SPECIAL GUEST DAVID CHITTICK ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 1.30PM JAZZ – PANGA & THE TRUE BLUE BAND ■ NEVERLAND COOLANGATTA EASY SUNDAYS ■ SURFERS BEER GARDEN SUNDAY SESSIONS

MONDAY 7 TWEED ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS CLUB 12 NOON DAVID BARRY ■ SALT BAR KINGSCLIFF 7PM FRETFEST – THE SINGER SONGWRITER SHOWCASE ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6.30PM DICK BARNES N

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TWEED ■ MARTY’S AT CABA CABARITA BEACH 7PM JAM NIGHT WITH ANNETTE ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6.30PM NOEL PARLANE

WEDNESDAY 9 TWEED ■ CLUB BANORA 6PM SHANDELL ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6.30PM DAVE CLAYTON

THURSDAY 10 TWEED ■ CLUB BANORA 6PM RICHARD O ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6PM VEENIE’S SMOOTH & GROOVE

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Cinemax Cinema 60 Marine Parade Kingscliff 02 6674 4422

Autumn Jazz Every Sunday afternoon in March and April, Currumbin RSL will be showcasing talented jazz and blues artists. To lead in the club has Panga and the True Blue Band performing this Sunday. The band presents many styles of American blues music. Panga and The True Blue Band interpret each song in their own unique way. This high-energy and hard-working blues band have performed from Byron to Bundaberg along with special appearances at the Blues on Broadbeach Festival and the Gympie Muster. Their sound includes vocals that contrast from smooth to gravel-laced scream while a charismatic harmonica ignites along with the South American influenced guitarist. The rhythm section of drums and bass brings decades of solid experience and like a fine wine only gets better with age. Forthcoming jazz artists include the Godfather of Blues, Wiley Reed, the brilliant singer/songwriter, Lauren Lucille and local favourites, Blind Lemon, to name a few. Currumbin RSL Sunday.

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Winner of the ‘Favourite Japanese Restaurant all over Qld’ in the I Love Food competition 2010 Eat in or takeaway. Licensed. Open 7 days 11am till late. O-Sushi is a modern Japanese restaurant guided by a philosophy that incorporates traditional values of providing the best possible service combined with fresh wholesome food. www.osushi.com.au WEEKDAY SPECIALS Cecada Kids eat FREE between 5.30 & 6.30pm for limited time. Modern Dining Lunch Special Shop 5 , Refl ection Tower 2 FRONT FREE Lunch Meal Deal buy 3 get one FREE 110 Marine Parade, Breakfast Special Coolangatta BIG BREAKFAST with free drinks $14.90 only Fully licensed Book for Valentines Day and receive free champagne 07 5599 2270 for one on arrival. ‘Experience the new taste of modern cuisine by the sea’

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Yasar Akpence and Harem’de Introduce yourself to the Northern Rivers – who are HAREM’de? Yasar Akpence HAREM’de is a six-piece band with three percussionists, kanun player, G clarinet player and keys. Is there much Gypsy percussion in Turkish music or are you bringing something new to the music scene? Well a lot of the percussionists are Romani (Gypsy origin) in Turkey. There wasn’t a band who explored the rhythm until my first project HAREM. So yes we did bring something really new to the scene. MULLUM MUSIC PRESENTS

FIRST TIME IN AUSTRALIA ONLY SHOWS FOR 2011

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The wine superstars of Spain are coming to Fins Thursday March 10 Ricardo Perez Palacious and Telmo Rodriguez are hosting an exclusive wine dinner at Fins. $139 (including six courses and 10 wines) Bookings essential 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.

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Who are you influenced by? No-one and everyone. Music is very Agostini Plays The Italian interactive and you can be influenced by other music without realising. We could call this continuation of my first group, Harem. The chilled Saturday gigs at the Italian will be blown away this Saturday with Welsh-born, London-loved jazz singer Caroline What motivates your music? Life itself motivates my music Agostini. Agostini throws her audience a line and drags them generally. We take music as a part of our lives, not something willingly into the arms of the 1920s as she seduces them with separate. So motivation comes automatically. Have you been to Australia before? What can we expect from the street-hardened vocals of her heroines your live show? This will be our the first time in Australia. You can expect a lot of different styles of music concentrated into one (Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah group. A lot of dancing, dancing, dancing … Vaughn, Billie Holliday, What sets HAREM’de aside from any other act? Well, there isn’t Dinah Washington et al). This is the real deal anyone else doing what we do. … an innate diva loved Why should we go to your show? If you like to see something extraordinary and really captivating, you should come. If you like by London, willed on to dance, you should come. If you like soulful songs and amazing by the BBC. She has musicianship, you should come. If you like to see and hear played for Bruce Willis something you’ve never encountered before you, should come. and Demi Moore and Yasar Akpence Harem’de – Coorabell Hall on Saturday. Show Jordanian royalty, has 8pm. Tix: $20 pre/$25 door. Avail: Mullum Books, Barebones captured the show Bangalow, All Music & Vision stores, www.kupromotions. at Brixton Academy, oztix.com.au. and has appeared many times on the BBC’s The Music Factory. Agostini plays Saturday Lunch Live at The Italian @ The Pacific, 1pm till 4.

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If you are looking for delicious food, coffee or romantic sunset cocktail on the riverbank, the Sheoak Shack is the beach shack for you with a funky laid back daytime vibe or a party atmosphere with live music on Saturday nights. This gallery/cafe showcases the work of high quality local artists and is available for private functions… more Byron than Byron, in sleepy Fingal Head.

Our presenters will have fresh ideas, great music, quality presentation and something to share with the community. Past and aspiring presenters can pick up program submission forms at BayFM, upstairs in the Community Centre during office hours.

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Burning the boards in Tyalgum

Tyalgum is set to host a Latin and Ballroom Dance Spectacular, the likes of which have not been seen in the area for many years. The Tyalgum Dance Spectacular is on Saturday March 19 and will feature a fabulous ten-dance ballroom and Latin floorshow with Australian Dancesport Championship semi-finalists Rhett Salmon and Kristie Simmonds as well as Queensland Open Latin Champions Hannah O Donovan and Chris Cannock. The beautiful and historic Tyalgum Hall is not too unfamiliar to Rhett Salmon, who’s father Ray was, for many years, the Latin and ballroom dance teacher there. Ray taught at the Tyalgum Hall for a couple of months a year to get the town ready for its New Years Eve Dance, which was always a huge event. He is fondly remembered by many of the village locals. ‘I remember Tyalgum as such a beautiful place, and have such fond memories of my time teaching at the hall. I am also delighted to hear about the recent renovations and refurbishments in Tyalgum’ says Ray. The evening will commence at 5pm with a one-hour show, followed by a delicious two-course dinner at Flutterbies Cottage Café. The Tyalgum Dance Spectacular is a very exciting occasion and one we’ll be talking about for years to come! www.tweedecho.com.au

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Cabarita Beach Men Saturday 26th February Winners: R Darling, F Jones, P Rannie and R Gleeson, Consolation: B Pennington and R McCauley Monday 28th February Winners: G Sawtell and R Scott. Runners Up: J Cook and A Latif. Consolation: I McGlashan and J Baxter Cabarita Bowls Club will host the representative match betwee Tweed/Byron District V Gold Coast District on Sunday March 6.Cabarita will be represented by A Latif, D Hopps and G Searle. Cabarita Beach Women 01.03.11 Pennant – Round 1 – Grade 2 – Cabarita 5 defeated Brunswick Heads 0, grade 4 – Cabarita 4 defeated Brunswick Heads . Social Bowls – Winning Rink: Patrick Grogan, Lorraine Rice, Barbara Minto, Flo Bosher. Consolation: Nancy Dodds, Margaret Watson, Annette McLean. Raffles – Jocelyn Simpson. Joy Kearney & Fay Parkes. Condong Cane Toads Sunday 27th 18 Cane toads bowled at Murwillumbah and lost buy 1point to lose the day. Winning rink was R Nelson, J Cummins, K Dawson. R Fuller got 6 touchers and I Foster got 5 touchers. All had a great morning bowls enjoyed by a BBQ lunch. Condong Men Wednesday 23rd 24 bowlers Winners T Morris, J Andrassey. R/UB Young, T Scuis, P Ayres. Raffle winner T Morris, B Albury, K Hall. Thursday 3 bowl pairs shootout Winners B Clifford, S Keen. Super Chalange played at Condong won 4 rinks to 1 Against Robina mens. Condong ladies won 1rink lost 1 Robina. Saturday bowls 40 bowlers played Winners R Nelson, T Kennedy, R/U S Keen , BElvy. Raffles saw Robina take three prizers home and W Curby our Tyalgum local. Cudgen Leagues Ladies Congratulations to Ann Revie, Pat Pieterse, Bev Hall winners of the Clb Cham/ship Triples final played on Thurs and to runners up Clarice Blake, Sharon Lee Hinks, Roni Stevens well done girls. Thurs ladies social results – winners rnk3, Marie Ellen, Liz Fleming. Raffle – Maureen Alcorn. Rnd 1 of the Pennants played last Mon 28th Murbah 2 def Cudgen & Cudgen Grade 4 def Ocean Shores. Cudgen Men “A” Grade singles championships: Mick Ryan defeated Fred Smith 31/29, Coog Pritchard defeated Barry Cusack 31/30 and Ron Hutchinson defeated Ray Mathews 31/6. Social games played last week saw A. Revie, P. Pieterse & F. Pieterse collect the cash at Monday’s Mixed Mufti event and Wednesday’s Men’s Mufti game winners were T. Conlon, G. Tobin, G. Border & T. King and J. Krizman & T. Potocnick collect the losing rink prize, Saturdays Men’s Triples went to T. Conlon, P. Tindale & M. Burns while R. Corney, G. Murphy & R. Coxtook out the losing rink prize. Kingscliff Men Final of the B Grade Pairs Geoff Hallett and Col Lane defeated Michael Scott and Tony Wonka. Congratulations to all four bowlers. Tweed Valley Shield played on Monday Feb 28. A Division: Kingscliff d Coolangatta and in the B Division Kingscliff also d Coolangatta. Social bowls results: Thursday 24th February: Winners: T Carruthers, H DeVries, N Peacock; J Brinsmead, B Morrow, R Maltby. Plate Winners: L Downes, D Graham. Saturday 26th February: Winners: L Gillespie, B McIllhatton, I Smith. Plate Winners: N

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bit and headed down there at 2 o’clock Saturday morning. I travelled with Richard ‘Dicky’ Crieghton while Craig ‘Cosa’ Costigan and Wayne ‘Vando’ van den Broeck pulled the a boat behind Cosa’s car.

We arrived a little late and the others were nowhere to be seen, so we headed to where the boys told us they would be. They were nowhere near the place, but eventually they arrived and guided us back to the jewfish haven. Boy what a fight these fish put up on light gear; they go crazy and are a lot of fun. We all finished catching our bags. I owe this experience to Vando and Cosa as these two local legends always give me a heads up. Cheers, boys. One bit of bad news: I dropped my $300 pair of Spotters (sunnys) over the side in 60ft of water. Not good. Oh dear!

Cruickshank, A Reid, R Maltby. Tuesday Morning Open Pairs competition: Winners: M & M Van Runt. Runners Up: M Nash, S Goodman. Plate Winners: K Banks, T Hills. Pottsville Men Friday 25th February 2011: Winners: F. Moore – W. Whitney, Runners-up: F. Fielding – W. Fielding , Consulation: B. Kent – J. Kent. Saturday 26th February Winner: J. Banks – F. Fielding Runners-up: W. Hill – M. Brady. Championship: Club Triples Final Winners: T. Baxter – J. Rae – B. Kent. Runners-up: D. Smith – J. Royan – R. Scott District Reserve Triples Championship Winners: B. Brown – J. Burden – D. Townsend Score 30-13. South Tweed Friday 25/2/11 South tweed held a bare foot bowls to raise money for the Qld flood victims.$1500, was raised. Pairs championship K Kirkow &J O Conner22 def M Jaffray&R Walbach 18. Wednesday 23/2/11 AM,pairsWinners were J Chapman&L Smith +42 Runnersup A Fawcett &R Hickman +38 Third K Banks&P Willmott +37. Wednesday P M Social G Coste,B Wenban, R Eyers, RUnnersup J Willey,O Kinnane,P Dalley,I Ensbey. Thursday 24/2/11 PairsWinners B Heap &R Hickman. +20, Second G Morrisey& K Stanley +8, Third B Greenway& B priest +6. Saturday26/2/11 Winners P Blanksbey,F Fisher,G Coste. Runnersup J Carmedy,C Lee, O Kinnane,G Bradshaw. Sunday morning trippersplayed a singles the winner was W Earea, Runnerup was B turnbull, Third went to R Cameron Tweed Heads Ladies Tuesday Fours: D. Hunt, S. Lusby, M. Gwynne, B. Bitmead def. A. Warman, P. Garwoods, K. Robinson, M. Blagborough. G. Lock, H. Bardsley, J. Dodsley, W. Grant def. V. Kelly, H, Hoffman, R. Wallis, H. Mason Thursday Pairs J. Ryan, P. Dearlove def. E. Carter, M. Picking. H. Bardsley, R. Quinlan def. A. Harris, B. Bitmead. K. Figura, F. Hewitt def. N. Ward. C. Graver Thursday Triples K. Thatcher, E. Bradley, E. Joselyn def. J. Green, L. Hodsdon, J. Finnery Thursday Fours D. Malone, M. Baxter, J. Gilroy, S. Goldsmith, def. A. Warman, J. Smith, D. Evans, D. Kendall. J. Youl, D. Duncan, B. Orchard, C. Thatcher def. H. Reid, B. Graham, S. McCormick, P. GOvett. J. Redman, T. Congdon, R. Wallis D. McNamara def. N. Craig, D. Stewart, J. Withington, J. Kerkow. B. Everson, S. Lusby, S. Hambleton, S. Rushton def. N. Wise, J. Hoffman, S. Jackson, S. Ganter Tweed Heads Men Bowls Super Challenge: Results from Round 3 and 4: Gold Men defeated Noosa Heads 3 rinks to 2 [9/2] Ladies split rinks and won aggregate for a 7/1 win; Bronze12: Men won all rinks for a 11/0 win. Ladies split rinks but lost aggregate 46/51 [1/7]. Sunday’s game Round 3 results: Gold against Swifts: Men lost on 4 rinks [1/10] Ladies lost on shootout 1/7. Bronze 12 Men won 3 rinks to 2 [9/2] Ladies won both rinks [8/0]. Bronze 9 Round 4 results: Men beat Coolangatta 3 rinks to 2 [9/2] Ladies won on aggregate 7/1 . Championships: Men’s Open Fours: Final played Sunday 27 February: John Sieben, David Dodge, John Reardon, John Parker-Smith defeated Gary Hewitt, Max North, Brian Lamb, Mark Howarde 20/18.

Results from the Indoor Singles: Tuesday night 22 February: Mark Howarde d. Peter Goldsmith 25/15; am Richards d. Jim Hammersley 25/21; Dennis Agnew d. John Bailey 25/17; Roy Nuttall d. Clinton Bailey 25/3; Col Fishlock d. Hayden Soulsby 25/4; John Millington d. Rager Sydenham 25/11; Greg Kelly d. George Mynott 25/19; Frank McPhillips d. Paul Price 25/10 Tweed Valley Shield: Results from Round 6 [21 February]: A Division: Kingscliff d. South Tweed 43/40 [5/2]; Coolangatta d. Pottsville 41/30 [7/0]; Tweed Heads d. Tugun 54/39 [7/0]. B Division: South Tweed d. Kingscliff 42/38 [5/2]; Pottsville d. Coolangatta 38/32 [5/2] Tweed Heads d. Tugun 55/29 [7/0]. Current Ladder standings after 6 rounds: A division: Coolangatta 42; Tweed Heads 33; Pottsville 21; South Tweed 17; Kingscliff 12 and Tugun 1. B division: Tweed Heads 31; South Tweed 26; Tugun 23; Pottsville 21; Kingscliff 14 and Coolangatta 11. Summer Nines Saturday 26 February Tweed Heads defeated Mudgeeraba on all rinks for a 90/69 win. Social Results: Sun 20 Feb Green 1: Bev and Ray White, Lorraine Robins, Doreen Kendall; r/up: Gloria and Ken Lock, Gwen and Max Spencer. Green 2: Jack Barnes, Alice Plowright; r/up: Christine and Col Hawkins. Tues 22 Feb Men: Les Hore, Col Robinson, Jeff Walter, Howard Waye; r/up: Ken Lock, David Dodge, John Gunton Ladies: Sue Hanlon, Josie Ryan, Sue Jackson, Hannah Ramsay; r/up: Marina Jarrick, Dianne Kerwitz, Joy Withington, Pam Govett. Wed 23 Feb: Highest Winning Margin Green 1: Ron Hodsdon, Errol Perkins + 25; r/ up: Hayden Soulsby, Michael Nedjati + 24. Green 2: Jim O’Neill, John Easter, John Thomson, Allan Wood + 16; r/up: Tom Wotton, Ian Mather + 15. Green 3: John Moon, Jim Quin + 22; r/up: Jason Neville, Clinton Bailey + 13. Fri 25 Feb: Green 1: John Mann, Paul Price, Ian Wildman; r/up: Rob Henshaw, Ramsay MacDonald, George Hanlon Green 2: Norm Bradbrook, Rob Empson, Gary Pickett; r/up: Rex Dell, Bill Hagen, Gordon Henshaw Green 3: John Griffiths, Laurie Cooper, Gordon Holthouse; r/up: Roger Sydenham, John Rayward, Gary Hewitt Sat 26 Feb: Green 1: Ron Hottinger, Brian Neill; r/up: Ray Carter, Bernie Fletcher Green 2: George Vlismas, Lidia Elsey; r/up: Frank Birkin, Jeff Walter DARTS Tweed Valley Results of games played Monday 28th February: A Grade Jokers 14 def Lions 1, Cgulls 8 def Hogan’s Heroes 7, Gulls 12 def We’re Back 3 and Blues 13 def Leftovers 2. Congratulations to Phil Whalan from Hogan’s Heroes threw the only 180 on the night. B Grade Devils 8 def Boomerangs 3, Tigers 9 def Moon Guppies 2 and Misfits 9 def Chuckers 2. Point Score subject to confirmation. A Grade Jokers 53, Blues 42, Cgulls 35, Gulls 32, Hogan’s Heroes 28, We’re Back 18 and Lions 17. B Grade Tigers 31, Devils 28, Misfits 21, Moon Guppies 18, Leftovers 17, Boomerangs 15 and Chuckers 14. GOLF Chinderah Seniors Social Results for 21/2/2011 - 4 person Ambrose. Winners-Yvonne Kafoa, Pam Andrews, Alan

The 2011 ASP World Title season commenced on Saturday with the world’s best surfers battling one another in rippable two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at the primary venue of Snapper Rocks for Round one of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. With little swell projected for the coming week, event organisers opted to make the most of what was on offer, completing Round 1 of both the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro. With only onshore winds and non-existent swell available on Monday morning at the primary venue of Snapper

Rocks, event organisers called competition off for the second day. Sunday had also been canned. Needless to say the usual suspects from the 12 heats including Mick Fanning, Taj Burrow, Joel Parkinson, Jordy Smith, Kelley Slater and Owen Wright, who was last week crowned the ASP 2010 Rookie of the Year, were all winners on Saturday. Mick Fanning scored the highest wave with a 9.33. Day one of the the Roxy Pro saw ASP World Tour Rookie Tyler Wright from Lennox Head caused the biggest up-

set of the day, obliterating her round one heat by defeating four-times ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore last Saturday. Wright was in sensational form, posting two nearperfect rides of an 8.93 and a 9.03 firing warning shots at the rest of the Top 17 field; she will be the girl to beat this season. Bad surf conditions have seen surfers spending a fair amount of time in the Gold Coat’s localcoffee shops as another lay day had been called on Wednesday; the fouth is a row – the second round is yet to be contested. Stay tuned, dudes.

The Tiger Cubs had an excellent sign-on attendance at the Pottsville Oval. President Bob Mackay said that players are coming from all areas of the Tweed district including Pottsville, Burringbar, Bogangar and Murwillumbah. The Directors, coaching staff and of course, the players, are

looking forward to another successful season both on and off the field. Official training started on Wednesday, March 2 at the Pottsville Oval at 4.30pm. The club expects to field teams in the Under eight, nines, 11, 13 and 15 competitions, while a special under eight competition will be held

on Friday nights. It promises to be another great year for the Australian game. ‘The club is growing so well that it is able to accept more players in all age groups, particularly for the under 13 age group,’ says Bob. ‘Any players would be most welcome and need only to turn up on a training night to register.’

Andrews, Bob Meikle - net 46 7/8. R/up Graham Jackson, Richard Girdlestone, Ron Lever, Ted Endersby - net 47. Third - Tony Brown, Lyn Brown, Ann Kemp, Val Henderson - net 47 5/8. Ball rundown to net 48 1/8 Results for 24/2/2011 - Stableford Winner - A grade- Peter Ireland - 43 points new h/cap 14. R/up - Ray Kenway - 41 points - new h/cap 12 Winner - B grade - Mike Barkey - 40 points - new h/cap 17. R/up - Gary Lowrey - 39 points (c/back) - new h/cap 16. Ball rundown to 38 points Murwillumbah Monday 21st February Veterans Individual Stableford A.Winner B.Wedlock 40 pts R.Up P.Keegan 38 pts B.Grade J.Gooley 39 pts c.b R.Up C.Somerville 39 pts N.Pin 2nd W.Barton 8th M.Chilcott 10th J.Clark 14th B.Bolt B.R.D. to 37 pts c.b Wednesday 23rd Individual Stableford Winner A.Grade V.Formica 41 pts R.Up J.Harris 40 pts c.b B.Grade G.Papas 45 pts R.Up J.Neil 41 pts N.Pin 2nd J.Neil 8th N.De Hayr 10th K.Blyth 14th P.Fleming B.R.D.37pts c.b Saturday 26th Individual Stableford Winner A.Grade

S.Derapas 3pts R.Up M.Ross 42 pts B.Grade G.Roberts 47 pts R.Up G.Jacobson 44 pts C.Grade j.Seckold 42 pts c.b R.Up G.Austin 42 pts D.Grade A.Hardy 44 pts R.Up N.Blacklock 43 pts N.Pin 2nd P.Whitford 8th B.McLean 10th G.Bartlett 14th M.Fenn B.R.D. 37pts c.b SHOOTING Murwillumbah Pistol Club 22-Feb-11; Sports Pistol - A Gazzard 561, A Uren 515. Centre Fire - D Gazzard 501. 23-Feb-11; Air Pistol - A Uren 583, D Dowling 577, J Lumsden 568, D Reid 562, D Besson 527. Ladies Air Pistol - E Reid 333. 26-Feb-11; Centre Fire - J Lumsden 588, S Nash 559, W Gray 477. Sports Pistol - D Dowling 598, M Norris 591, S Stebbing 587, R Fleming 587, K Hansen 566, S Dundon 566, D Stebbing 558, A Uren 534, J Hoctor 506, D Gazzard 501, M Fleming 459, J Gove 422.

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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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• DVD/ video setup • New TV sockets • Surround sound setup • New phone sockets • Flat TV wall mounting • Pensioner discounts David Levine • FM radio antennas • Lic. electrical contractor www.iwire.net.au

ARCHITECTS JOSE DO Sustainable Architecture. Reg. 7647 www.josedoarchitect.com....................0424 062 096 SPACE STUDIO We design buildings & their interiors. www.spacestudio.com.au.......02 6680 9921

ASBESTOS REMOVAL

07 5524 7055

ADVANCED Blind & Curtain Cleaning & Repairs Verticals Curtains Timber Hollands Romans

07 5523 3622 6/6 Enterprise Ave, Tweed Heads South

COMPUTER SERVICES

ALL RESIDENTIAL ASBESTOS REMOVAL .................................................................0407 261 213 MOBILE COMPUTER REPAIRS $70 per hour. Established 15 years ....................Ben 0423 355 318 D&L LONG DEMOLITION All areas..............................................................................0416 163 699 WiseGal Computer Service Internet, software & hardware, networks, tuition .........0405 929 371

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PATIOS CARPORTS with the owner PATIOS && CARPORTS

All aspects of carpentry. Qualified, friendly & professional. Free COMPETITIVE quotes for all work – call Simon:

DIGITAL TV ANTENNAS BYRON BAY

0419 146618

• hard disks • USB flash drives • ipods/mp3 players • CDs/DVDs • digital camera storage (SD etc)

CASTLE CASTLE

Ryan Pederson – 0404 423 641 Martin Hordpenko – 0404 379 269 hpservices@y7mail.com

TV ANTENNA SERVICES

0402 022 111

We can recover from Byron & Tweed’s

Call Doctor Data Rescue today! Low rates, Fast local service.

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

Beautiful, Functional & Ethical

07 5524 4439 • Fax: 07 5524 5424 • www.coolitac.com.au

60 Poinciana Ave, Bogangar

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Lic 222684C

Residential & commercial air conditioning with over 30 years experience

❆ Ducted and split system air conditioner installations – including electrical ❆ Installation packages to suit all budgets ❆ Sales, Service and Repairs

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All aspects of concrete. No job too small. Call now for a free quote. Ph: 0403 053 073 email: aaron@alexiuc.com Energy efficient. Quiet. Comfort all year round.

• SALES • SERVICE • INSTALLATION Ph:

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Mako Concrete Constructions

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• Hardware & software repairs • Internet connections • Home service • No job too small • PROMPT SERVICE

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ELECTRICIANS ALL ELECTRICAL WORK No job too small. Lic 230464C ...Michael 02 6677 0122 or 0411 518 675 CURTIS ELECTRICAL 24 hour service. Lic 79065C .......................................................0427 402 399 RIC VESSIERE ELECTRICIAN Lic 223948C .....................................02 6677 1195 or 0407 588 181

2 Pauls

Electricians

All electrical work, including home maintenance and air conditioning systems

Email: 2paulselectricians@gmail.com NSW: 218495C, Qld: 70561

Paul Taylor 0412 506 536

www.tweedecho.com.au

LIGHTING

Ernst Max Mann

CRANE TRUCK FOR HIRE Mullumbimby based

Electrical Contractor 02 6677 1943 / 0410 314 897

Doug 6684 5294 Wayne 0401 471 097

Lic EC 26523

FENCING BEDNARZ, H & W, FENCING Specialise in pool, colourbond & timber fencing ..........07 5590 4540 BENS FENCING – RELIABLE, PROMPT, QUALITY 7 days .......................................0409 983 565 EDL Prompt & reliable service .......................................................................................0432 107 262 FENCING & RETAINING WALLS BSA Licensed. Free quotes. Any area ......................0411 594 314 FRONTLINE FENCING & LATTICE Pool, Colourbond & Lattice. Lic 212208c .................07 5524 1842 NORTHERN RIVERS FENCING All fences, will beat any quote ..................................0421 75 5978

ROOFING NATUROPATH

ALL ROOF REPAIRS, CLEANING & PAINTING..........................................................0407 261 213

Your Professional Health Coach Tracey Lee Morley ND DBM 24 years Experienced Practitioner

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

0266 841219

1446 Coolamon Scenic Drive Mullumbimby

• Sanding & polishing Supply & instalation of: • Preﬁnished ﬂoors • Tounge & groove • Concrete grinding & polishing

www.alternative-natural-remedies.com.au

PAINTING

Martin Hordpenko 0404 379 269 • ﬂoorsofdistinction@ymail.com

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AUSSIE MOWERMAN TWEED HEADS................................... Kris 02 6674 3695 or 0439 612 061 CLEAN CUT lawns & maintenance. Rubbish removal. Free quotes........................Tim 0434 712 161 DAN YATES GARDEN SERVICES Qualified horticulturist ...............0407 540 700 or 02 6679 1427 WOLLUMBIN TREE SERVICES Qualified arborist. Pruning, removals, economical ....0427 015 923

Prestige

Joel Watson 0404 202 415 Fully insured

0458 795 659(bh) 6679 5659(ah)

Lic No. 211420C

AJ Itong Painting

ROOFS!

0412 613 916

We also restore roofs

Lic NSW 129316C Lic Qld 1014447

PEST CONTROL ARACHNID PEST MANAGEMENT Environmentally friendly ......................................0409 497 706

PLUMBING Blocked drains? New water heater? Available 24/7. FREE quotes.

BYRON WEDDING & PARTY HIRE ... www.byronbayweddingandpartyhire.com.au 02 6685 5483 MULLUM HIRE Wedding and party hire............................www.mullumhire.com.au 02 6684 3003

LANDSCAPING & EXCAVATION

Personalised, professional approach to your plumbing requirements.

Over 20 yrs experience - friendly reliable service Ring Dean on 0417 856 212

Nathan 0432 511 579 Tristan 0458 025 747 plumbjet@gmail.com

• Same day response • 10% pensioner discount • All plumbing & maintenance • Plumbing & gasﬁtting • Guttering & downpipe replacement

BASALT BUSHROCK Highgrade. Rock walls. Cheap prices ................................. Rolly 0408 860 543 BRENDON POWELL Bobcat, excavator, tipper & auger. All jobs..................................0404 988 222 FENCING & RETAINING WALLS BSA Licensed. Free quotes. Any area ......................0411 594 314 Specialising in • all styles of paving & brickwork • irrigation • retaining walls • turf areas• water features and all aspects of paving and landscaping.

local 25 years DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL METAL ROOFING Preferred insurance repairer Craig Montgomery Lic 30715C

RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialist.................................................................0412 161 564

Call Gary now for a free quote 0421 999 018 or 02 6676 0098

www.tweedskips.com.au

PLUMBING & GAS SOLUTIONS COWBOYS CAR REMOVALS Whatever your plumbing needs we have the answer.

HIRE

6 GENERATIONS IN ROOFING

ROOF RESTORATIONS • RE-ROOFING • REPAIRS • FREE QUOTES

0418 751 972

• Domestic • Commercial • Driveways cleaned & sealed

07 5524 3202

Reliable, professional service including: whipper snipping, hedge trimming, weeding, rubbish removal & spring cleanups From $30 – ring Woz for a free quote

ROOFING CRAFTSMEN Honest, reliable, all work guaranteed. 6681 4163 / 0414 674 110 • www.rooﬁngcraftsmen.com.au

Specialising in: Customer Service, Residential Homes, Interiors & Exteriors

MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS

Local Lawn Mowing & Garden Maintenance

ROOF PAINTING & REPAIRS Free quotes. Lic 1134084 .......................................Joe 0414 587 884

Professional Painting & Decorating

• General home maintenance • Lawn mowing • Pressure cleaning • Gardening & landscaping • Rubbish removal • Hedging / tree trimming Phone Steve for a free quote

QUALITY JOB 18 years experience. NSW Lic 129316C, Qld Lic 1014447 . Adrian Itong 0412 613 916

FREE PICK UP

All scrap metal, white goods, farm machinery 4WD access • Local towing service Lic 06105 NSW

Ph/Fx 02 6677 9443 Mob 0421 251 477

SCREENPRINTING

NSW Lic 204860C Qld Lic 28721

Call your local plumber

0409 848 800

PRINTER TONERS & CARTRIDGES SELF STORAGE

TINY EARTHWOR Philip Toovey 0409 799 909 ph/fax 02 6684 3208

various implements available for limited access projects

EXCAVATOR BOBCAT & WATER TRUCK

• TIP TRUCKS • FLOAT • TRUCK & DOGS • DRIVEWAYS • ROADS • HOUSE PADS • CLEARING • DRAINAGE • CARPARKS • BUSH ROCKS • ROCK WORK • MACHINE TICKETS ALL MATERIAL PL Quentin DELIVERIES

0404 193 933

LICENSED BROTHELS

Venus Lounge Gentlemen’s Retreat OUTCALLS AVAILABLE – OPEN 24/7

17 Morton Street, Chinderah • 02 6674 5020

REMOVALISTS TOP OF THE STATE FREIGHT Delivering Tweed, Lismore, Ballina daily......................0418 664 236

• Local • Country • interstate LOCAL • Sydney • GOLd COASt • BriSBAne • MeLBOurne

02 6684 2198

mullumbimbyremovals@bigpond.com

SHIRE TRANSPORT FREIGHT & REMOVALS • Freight services to Brisbane Mon & Wed • Carriers of ﬁne art • Mini moves • E-bay pick up & delivery

6687 6445 / 0409 917646

Black Orchid

7 Day Access PIN Code Entry Range of Sizes

6672 3211

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK No. 12 Greg Chappell Drive, Burleigh Heads • 07 5522 1400

www.tweedecho.com.au

REMOVAL

57 Quarry Road, MURWILLUMBAH

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Classifieds Holistic Relationships Counselling

PURE ANIMAL

THE RUG SHOP BANGALOW 66872424

Heal Relationship, Heal Self

ENROL NOW

Robert Grayson

Cert. IV + Diploma in Kinesiology begin 12 Mar. Free intro Burleigh 3 Mar. A rewarding career in natural health. Ph 66857991 www.wellness.net.au

(Grad. Dip. Couns.)

0401 834 361

EVENTS

A Compass for the Times

HEART ConnXionS for SINGLES Friday18 March, 6.30-10.30pm. Ph Amrita 0419336291 www.amritahobbs.com

READINGS krishnamurtiaustralia.org

CLAIRVOYANT / TAROT READINGS call Jemma 0410869370 www.goddessrising.biz

CHILD CARE

Skin Cancer Clinic

CHILD CARE/NANNY 15 yrs exp. Great references. Linda Flower 0421892812

Ocean Shores Health

All services bulk billed Open 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Servicing this area for 11 years.

P: 02 6679 7228 E: sunbeamsolar@bigpond.com www.sunbeamsolar.com.au

Solar Power Systems & Electrical $12,000 (fully installed)

0412 693 189

Call Darren Email: drmelectrical@bigpond.com

DIGGER MAN

Excavator & tipper hire. 0427172684

Our natural formulations aid in addressing body imbalances (eg hormones) which may have contributed to your weight problem. Ph Heidi at The Natural Way 0412638398 for a free consultation

RECRUITING NOW

MULLUMBIMBY 2ND HAND Huge range of French doors, 4 panel doors, bi-fold doors, windows, hardwood timber, VJ lining, all building materials, Ph 66841246 or 66843063

from $10.50sqm & Bamboo Flooring. For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 66884188 - sample & brochure www.bambooply.com.au

This Months Specials

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Personal Training 1 hr $30

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Free call 1800 802 92 www.vitality4life.com

Australia’s Best Range Of Water Products At Local Prices

Mention this add for a 10% Discount on our entire water range!

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Privates Simon $90 Claire $70 Iyengar Teacher Training starting now

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WINDOW TINTING 6680 2484 • 0416 218 720 TWEED BYRON WINDOW TINTING 26 March 3, 2011 The Tweed Shire Echo

- HONEST & RELIABLE Best rates & service in the Shire. Phone Matt 0427172684

WOODWORKING

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HEALTHY LIVING SHOP HOP

Lexen Vitalmax 750 Black/White $199

Aquasana Water Filter Local Price $150

Clutter Overload?

Time to clear it out with a garage sale. Ph us on 66722280 to advertise here. BRUNSWICK HEADS, 31 Nana St, 8am Combined h’holds, furniture, fashion & fun stuff. Weather permitting. MASSIVE COMBINED COMMUNITY SALE Krishna Farm - 525 Tyalgum Rd. 8am Sat 5 Feb. Furn, electrics, tools etc.

MOTOR VEHICLES

CAR BODIES REMOVED FREE

$$$s for most. Phone 0418189324, 0438189323 HOLDEN RODEO LX 05 4 dr, 3L diesel, 4X4 man, vgc $19,000. Ph 0432026290 SUBARU WAGON 91 manual, vgc mech, no rust, rego 9/11, $2200 ono. 66771541

BARGAINS

2005 Holden Commodore Wagon auto, A/C, P/S, full service history. Great car. AH 42 GQ ............ .......................................................................$9,850 Toyota Tarago 8 seater ’97 model, auto, A/C, P/S GB 91 BG ...............................................$4,950 Mitsubishi Magna ‘Verada’ wagon auto, A/C, P/S, 95 model. Drives perfect. AO 80 WG ...$2,650 Toyota Camry 99 model 5 speed, leather. A/C, P/S, CD. Great car. AGE 29L. .......................$5,950 2002 Subaru Forrester Wagon 5 speed. A/C, P/S. All usual options. AMD 49H. .................$8,650

For over 25 years, LPG Systems (France) medical devices have been treating dermal disorders of face & body. 100% natural cellulite removal, scar & wrinkle reduction. For more information & bookings, contact Mullum Sari Medi-spa clinic ph 6684 1644

35 CARS UNDER $10,000 16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Health & Beauty Special

Ballina Car Centre

Body and Face Endermologie treatment with colonic and oxygen chamber session

6686 5586

$220

8am

10am

12.30pm

Dance Moves Quick Fix (10 - 11am) (12.30 - 1pm) Kristie Michael

M Hatha Yoga Total Body (6.30-7.30am) (9 - 10am) Mara Leanne

Pilates Mat (10 - 11am) Michael

5.30pm Fitball (5.30 - 6.30) Michael Iyengar Yoga (5.30 - 7pm) Simon*

MOTOR BIKES HONDA GRF 80cc, 3yo, 4 stroke exc cond $2100. 66845216 or 0431569573

CARAVANS

Iyengar Yoga (5.30 - 7pm) Claire*

VISCOUNT 17.5 ft, 80 series, full galv chassis $3200. Be quick. 0434411388

Pilates Mat (10 - 11am) Michael

Whole Body (5.30 - 6.30) Leanne

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Quick Fix FitBox Iyengar Yoga Iyengar Yoga (8 - 9.30am) (10 - 11.30) (12.30 - 1pm) (5.15-6.15pm) Kristie Kristie Claire* Claire*

* Iyengar Yoga School Class

DLN 19950

Iyengar Yoga Iyengar Yoga (8 - 9.30am) (10 - 11.30) Claire* Claire Hatha Yoga (6.30-7.30am) Mara

Foodmate Vacuum Sealer $165

POLISHED OPALS 30 pieces, Boulder & Lightning Ridge stone, $30-$450, totaling $4150, will sell pieces or whole collection neg. 66761198, 0415837275

Responsible Beauty

6.30am

S Excalibur 5 Tray Food Dehydrator Black/White $349

BANQUET TABLE, seats 12, solid timber, 800mm W x 2450mm L, suitable for knights of the realm, $550. 2 Willy’s era petrol jerry cans $25ea. 0401810941

Endermologie

W Vibrodisc Refurbished 3 Yr Warranty $299

BAR FRIDGE white, 100L, as new cond, very quiet, $100. Ph 0427393363

MULLUMBIMBY... THE HEALTHIEST PLACE ON EARTHTM

$1330

WINDOW TINTING SUNRISE WINDOW TINTING 30 years experience. Cars, homes, etc .........................0412 158 478

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES

GARAGE SALES

www.dealcars.net

Mullum Sari - see timetable below Tweed Valley Mon 10am Wed 6pm (Beginners), Sat 10am Simon $20 Claire & Julie $15

2ND HAND aluminium bronze glass sliding doors 2400 x 2100. 0402779376

4 day beg w’shops, for dates go to www.woodworkforwomen.com.au

Head Teacher Simon M Marrocco

Water Filters

also available at Hammer & Hand, Ti Tree Pl, Byron A&I Tweed River Gallery, Murwillumbah Tumbulgum Gallery, Tumbulgum

MAG WHEELS 17” ultra light racing, tyres with 70% tread, new $1700, sell $550. Ph Jay 0421485217

The Lotus Temple, 5 Wollongbar St, Byron Bay Arts Industry Estate A 3 part series of one day classes, March 13, 27 & April 10 Bookings/info Raphia 02 6685 8658 qpa@qalasriama.com

Compare the value

WANTED

TIMBER, pine, treated pine, hardwood, mouldings, sleepers, fencing, Koppers logs, ply, MDF, lattice, made to order. Brims Builders Hardware, Billinudgel 02 66801718, Sth Tweed 07 55236002

www.qalasriama.com

35 Burringbar Street Mullumbimby 6684 2719

LOCALLY HANDMADE JEWELLERY

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BAMBOO PLY

After 14 years research in Energy Science, International teacher Sri’ama Qala Phoenix offers the Master Teachings, Practices for development of Your Quantum Light Frequency Field. Create your complete clarity, raise your vibration powerfully and manifest your life projects/healings more quickly, with love.

WATER FILTERS

Water Distillers

This program is jointly funded by the NSW Government & the Australian Government & administered by the NSW Department of Education & Training.

FOR SALE

Create a QUANTUM SHIFT IN YOUR LIFE AND WORK via a short, powerful ADVANCED ENERGYBODY TRAINING

POWER CLEAR TREE SERVICES Murwillumbah & Tweed .........................................02 6672 8954

Water Ionizers

Apply online www.onqhr.com.au

Carmine 6685 4015 - 0401 208 797

SPIRITUAL ASPIRANTS AND HEALERS

TILING

Your One Stop Water Shop

Email info@onqhr.com.au

• REMOVALS • PALMS • TREE SURGERY • PROFESSIONAL CLIMBERS •12”, 15” & 18” CHIPPER • FREE QUOTES • FULLY INSURED ‘CERT. HORT/ARB’ • STUMP GRINDING • TREE REPORTS & DA APPLICATIONS

Sexual Counselling

TREE SERVICES

Free call 1800 761 561

FOR ALL YOUR PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE NEEDS!

SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICE Free STI/HIV checkups Clinics Murwillumbah & Tweed For appointment phone 0755066850

HUG

CERAMIC TILER Lic 161050C. Robbie ..........................................................................0409 368 046 RON: WALL/FLOOR TILER Waterproofing. Lic 1089627.............................................0407 374 013

2ND & 3RD YEAR APPRENTICE CHEFS LIVE, WORK & PLAY in the NSW Snow Fields

BRUNSWICK VALLEY

KINESIOLOGY

Your local installer dealing in Sharp Solar Modules, Australian made Latronic Inverters and Century/Yuasa batteries. Specialists in Standalone and Grid Interact Solar Power Systems.

1.5kw system

PAINTING

18 yrs exp. Lic NSW 129316C & QLD 1014447. Domestic, commercial. We can also do roof restoration & clean & seal your driveway. 0412613916

Clear subconscious sabotages. Reprogram patterns and beliefs. De-stress. Restore vibrancy and physical health. Clear allergies. SANDRA DAVEY, Reg. Pract. 66846914

Lic. Electrical Contractors

ULTIMATE WINTER EXPERIENCE

TREE SERVICES

REMEDIAL MASSAGE THERAPIST Dip & REGISTERED NURSE Clinic Thurs, Banora Pt, $55ph, relaxation, lymphatic drainage. Private nursing - rehab/respite by arrangement. Ph 55247183, 0414511275

SOLAR SYSTEMS

THE

TRADEWORK

Midlife Weight Gain?

QUIT SMOKING IN 60 MINUTES How? Ask Ingrid phone 66803827

SOLAR INSTALLATIONS •REPAIRS & SUPPLIES

EVENT & PARTY HIRE Audio & lighting. 0418676534 or 66722680 • eventhire.dafnis@gmail.com

TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE Thai masseur, 1hr $40 & 2hrs $65 Ph Nui 66771670, 0410519341

Alison Rahn qualified sex therapist www.alisonrahn.com.au 0432599812

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FOR HIRE

MOBILE MASSAGE/P/T, fund rebates, Ocean Shores. Ph Freddy 0400644973

HEALTH KA HUNA BODYWORK IN KINGSCLIFF Bring the joy of life to your body. 1st massage 1/2 price at $40. Ph Susan 0418726877

Phone 6680 2300

From the former owner and creator of KIVA SPA comes HAVEN SPA & BATHHOUSE Oxygenated spa, negative ion sauna, Eminence Organics, body scrubs and wraps with vichy showers, very affordable spa parties & girls parties. Clean & professional with top customer service • www.havenspa.com.au Phone 07 55130855

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THAI MASSAGE COURSE Learn acupressure, reflexology, relaxing, deep tissue techniques & a 1hr massage. 12/13 March with Carla Ireton,16 yrs exp, $220. 0401802737

PUBLIC NOTICES

Pilates Mat (8 - 9am) Josie

Iyengar Yoga (10-11.30am) Claire* Iyengar Yoga (10-11.30am) Julie / Claire*

health fund rebates available!

www.mullumsari.com

SUCCESSFUL food business: Markets, events, festivals. 0434236297, 66840336 EARN UP TO $2000 PER WEEK Work to suit your lifestyle Delivery business $9750. Phone Mal 0411336666

www.tweedecho.com.au

Classifieds COM WWW.TEACHINTERNATIONAL.

TEACH ENGLISH OVERSEAS

WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post office box.

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TRAVEL – WORK – ADVENTURE!

BURRINGBAR rural, 4br house, swim in creek, rainforest, refs essential, working only, $390pw. Ph 0401810941

for prompt course enrolment!

MURWILLUMBAH 2 bedrm flat + carport $260pw & $1040 bond, 6 months plus lease, refs only. Phone 66727494 ah

Free info session – 14 March Next course 18–22 May 5/1 Carlyle St, Byron Bay

1300 558 890

POSITIONS VACANT WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post office box. MODELS 18+ years required. Nude female for Picture and People magazines. No experience required. All shapes and sizes. Backpackers welcome. Good money. Professional accredited ACP photographer. Ph 0413627846

CAREER IN CHILDCARE

BURRINGBAR open plan unfurn granny flat, pool, n/s, $205pw incl elect, water, internet. Small pets ok. Ph 0414913143

No degree or experience required. Cert III & IV in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Recruitment service & Job Guarantee!

FREE RESOURCE BOOK

EARN UP TO $2000 PER WEEK Work to suit your lifestyle Delivery business $9750. Phone Mal 0411336666

TO LET

MUSICAL NOTES JAZZ PIANO, DOUBLE BASS & DRUM TRIO FOR HIRE Well rehearsed & accomplished players. Phone 0412732465 GUITAR AMP REPAIRS, all pro audio & custom modifications. Ph 07 55454831 www.thorphillipsaudio.com

LAND FOR SALE RUSSELL ISLAND LAND $39,000. 531sqm or 4 blocks $150,000, 32km from Gold Coast. Ph 0408332057 LENNOX HEAD large block, backs onto rainforest, nice outlook, $279,000. Ph 03 52897028 or 0427897028

PROPERTY FOR SALE PRIVATE 1880 acres, caves, cliffs, creeks, springs, lake, views, old trees, wildlife, cattle yards, large old home & sheds, Hogarth Ranges, 20 min to Casino NSW, $1,475,000. Open to selling smaller lots of 200+ acres. Ph Steve 66840400

PETS

SHORT TERM ACCOM. BLUES FEST ACCOM. Huge house available in Ocean Shores. Sleeps 10, 5 min walk to Blue Fest shuttle & shopping centre. Avail from Thursday 21st till Tues 26/4. Contact Andrew 0407509735.

Would you like to become a carer and work from home? Free training & financial support is provided, to enable you to provide accredited high quality care in a home environment. You will be supported by the largest scheme in NSW. Flexible hours. Childcare benefit available. Phone Northern Rivers Family Day Care for more info on 07 5536 1865. ASIAN CUISINE COOK WANTED Asian seafood restaurant at Tweed Heads, require a cook with experience in Asian cuisine. Applicant must have at least an AQF III Certificate and some work experience as a cook with an ability to train staff. To apply please send resume to: Manager - email: AU9259@163.com. Ph 0425451686

ADOPT A CAT from Animal Welfare League NSW. Phone 66844070 CAN YOU LOOK AFTER my 2 yo Kelpie x Collie bitch for 2.5 months from 5 June? Loving dog, loves exercise, in return I look after yours when away. 66795640 Uki

TO LEASE

Special Promotion

Tweed Heads CBD new building Includes broadband electricity/amenities Would suit 1-2 staff PH 07 5536 8863 B/H

Full-time Food & Beverage Attendants Full-time Commis Chef Casual Commis Chefs Casual Cooks

The Resort offers a professional environment, competitive pay, a modern, clean & well equipped kitchen, access to the best regional produce and career and training opportunities. We seek employees with a strong work ethic, well presented, positive and friendly. Visit Careers tab on our website www.thebyronatbyron.com.au for further information. Apply to Human Resources mariat@thebyronatbyron.com.au.

Correct behavioural problems in home enviroment Any dog - any age any problem - quick results We offer a Life of the Dog Guarantee 1800 067 710 www.barkbusters.com.au

NOT - TANTRIC MASSAGE Just sensational, for attention seekers, 7 days, 10am-6pm, Byron. 0402348163 LADIES URGENTLY required at Lismore’s premium adult venue. Top $s, free food & accommodation. 66225533

EARN BIG BUCK$

SOCIAL ESCORTS HOT, SEXY, PETITE In calls & out calls Ocean Shores. Phone 66802420

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Handful of superb apartments available Generous 2 and 3 bedroom floorplans with security parking All enjoy magnificent water views Just footsteps to pristine beaches, shops & every amenity Direct “skyway” access into world famous Twin Towns Services Club

New Homes

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At your home. Guaranteed results! Most styles. 35 years experience. Call Steve

0427 538 266

Ayurveda College & Clinic Nationally Recognised Training

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Lifestyle on offer here with fabulous residents swimming pool and BBQ area. ✔ High rental demand @ $350 - $370pw. Call Winston 0414 997 722 to inspect. Visit domain.com.au/winstonlamont ✔

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Backburner Lismore MP Thomas George, who represents the Murwillumbah area and villages such as Uki and Tyalgum, has gone missing in action according to some of his constituents who have been trying in vain to arrange an appointment with him. A reader says a number of requests for him to take part in a meet the candidates night in Murwillumbah was apparently declined in preference to another candidate night which had yet to confirm a venue. The reader says the ‘elusive’ Mr George could learn a thing ot two from his Nationals colleague Tweed MP Geoff Provest, who she says is much more available to his constituents. ■ ■ ■ ■

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Tweed Shire Council has also come under fire for not fronting public meetings on vital issues of concern and we were somewhat surprised, and mildly annoyed, that they held an extraordinary meeting last week without giving any notice to the public or media. Sure, the single item on the agenda was set to be discussed behind closed doors due to legal advice over council’s long-running battle with Gales Holdings (a battle which has cost ratepayers millions of dollars to date). But it’s normal procedure for council to notify media as they have done for many other extraordinary meetings recently, including the meeting dealing with the rescission motion over the Byrrill Creek dam, even if councillors are set to deal with the agenda confidentially. Backburner only stumbled on the fact the meeting was held when we noticed the minutes posted online this week. It seems mum’s the word for just about everything connected with council these days. ■ ■ ■ ■

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Tweed printmaker Peter Schardin with two of the collaborative mezzotint works which form part of an exhibition now on display at the Tweed River Art Gallery till Mach 27. The exhibition entitled Corpse features the work of artists Graeme Peebles, Anna Austin and Gregory Harrison, who specialise in the mezzotint method involving limited-edition intaglio printmaking, believed to have originated in Holland in the early 16th century. Four years ago, the artists decided to work on a collaborative piece to mark the first time that three Australian artists had chosen the demanding medium and the idea for Corpse, a limited edition artists’ book, was born over many meetings. Graeme Peebles will demonstratet the mezzotint technique this Sunday, March 6, at 11am. Call the gallery for more info on 02 6670 2792. Photo Jeff ‘My Pitcher’s Half Full’ Dawson

Headland at Cabarita takes the cake in the propaganda wars. If journalists want to know anything about this vital issue worrying locals, we cannot ask the Tweed Coast Holiday Parks Reserves Trust manager (a senior council officer) or council’s own recently vamped-up media relations unit. We are fobbed off to the PR company, which we all know is about putting on the spin for its clients. The company, acting for the trust and the Land and Property Managament Authority (LPMA), both of which are pushing for the $22 million caravan park development, upset locals and media recently when it issued a press release on behalf of none other than the local Cabarita Beach Business Association, which is pushing its own barrow for the development. The release was issued before submissions on the development closed this week, which Backburner

thinks highlights some careful port to the panel. The DAs can timing between the two agen- be viewed on council’s website tweed.nsw.gov.au (click on adcies and the business group. ■ ■ ■ ■ vertised DAs). While on the subject, two weeks ■ ■ ■ ■ ago we mistakenly reported Backburner had to laugh when that the former treasurer of the an elderly resident of the NoCabarita Beach/Bogangar Resi- ble Lakeside Park supporting dents Association, Marie Collie, the owner’s contentious plans had received a legal threat from to build an extra 45 homes told council over leaked documents. a court hearing this week that In fact, only the former presi- trees and palms earmarked to dent and current secretary did. be removed to make way for acBackburner has learnt that the cess and a new concrete walking preciously ‘confidential’ docu- trail were ‘rubbish trees anyway’. ments have since been returned As the gent continued to wax by those who did mysteriously lyrical about the promises made receive copies. by the owner if allowed to ex■ ■ ■ ■ pand the park he made it clear The Joint Regional Planning he detested nature, describing Panel has agreed to extend the native palms as ‘frond-dropping submission period for the two power poles’ and ducks as ‘poo development applications for droppers’. ‘Good riddance to the first 900 homes in the 5,500- all those things’ he enthused, lot Cobaki housing subdivision speculating that the lake’s frogs till March 21, following a recent and fish would disappear once request from Tweed Council. any building began. He was sure Written submissions can be they would return once the new sent to council, which will re- (human) homes were built.

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