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Guitar duo not so strung out Luis Feliu
Dutch-born musician Marion Schapp and her Australian partner Peter Constant, who make up the virtuoso classical guitar duo Zoo, almost cancelled their first Australian concert at Tyalgum last Sunday after a health scare, initially suspected to be rubella, only days before their tour. The couple arrived in Australia from Holland last week for their concert at Tyalgum Hall organised by the Tyalgum Festival of Classical Music committee. But soon after arriving, Marion was struck down by a mystery illness, at first thought to be rubella and later diagnosed as a viral infection. Her partner Peter called festival
Virtuoso guitarists Marion Schapp and Peter Constant, the two halves of the duet Zoo, become one as they get their hands around a blues piece which delighted the audience during their concert at Tyalgum Hall last Sunday (and later generously repeated for The Echo). Photo Luis Feliu
spokesperson Alex Wilkinson late last week to say Marion was still recovering and may not make it. Alex told Sunday’s packed audience that, nonetheless, the show went ahead and thanked the duo for performing brilliantly under such trying circumstances. The audience in turn responded gratefully with a hearty round of applause. The Tyalgum concert was the duo’s first performance in Australia before they begin a residency program at the Queensland Conservatorium in Brisbane. To the delight of the audience, they played a range of exotic classical guitars, crafted by Australian luthiers Greg and Paul Sheridan, and brought to life concertos and sonatas by Vivaldi and Scarlatti and some Venezulean waltzes, among other pieces. Marion told the audience the his-
toric wooden hall had great acoustics and it was rather quaint to have some twittering birds outside as accompaniment on a fine afternoon. (Luckily she didn’t hear the barking dogs or the creaking iron roof.)
‘Premier league’ The duo, hailed by Classical Guitar magazine as ‘premier league quality’, met while completing their Master of Music degrees at Yale University, USA, and for more than a decade their ‘first love’ has been playing music together. The Tyalgum Festival of Classical Music, September 2–4, is celebrating its 20th birthday this year with a special lineup and program including string ensembles and orchestras, concert pianists and fiery flamenco. For more information visit www. tyalgumfestival.com.au.
A Tweed Shire Council report has confirmed what long-suffering commuters have known for years – local bus services are too slow, too expensive and too infrequent. A bus trip costs twice as much as one across the border and it takes more than an hour to travel between Kingscliff and Murwillumbah, according to a draft public transport strategy study. It says the ‘simplest and easiest’ way to fix the under-used service is for the NSW government to provide a subsidy similar to one enjoyed by Gold Coast commuters courtesy of the Queensland government. Tweed MP Geoff Provest says he will take up the issue with government ministers but castigated the former Labor government for rejecting an offer to be part of the Queensland transport scheme, TransLink. The study says the poor performance has resulted in only one per cent of locals using the service. It found that travelling from Kingscliff to Murwillumbah took 75 minutes and commuters cannot get to Murwillumbah until 8.30am. An 8km journey from Kingscliff to Tweed Heads costs $6.80, while on the Gold Coast a similar length trip costs $3.11 using a Go Card. ‘Commuters are delayed and inconvenienced when travelling across the Queensland border as they are forced to change buses at Bay Street because of different systems and fee structures,’ says the report, which was compiled by the council’s engineering division. ‘Public transport in southeast Queensland has made strong progress in recent years and of most
significance is the formation of the Queensland government-subsidised TransLink which enabled transport in the region to become integrated and have a standardised fee structure. ‘The simplest and easiest, but potentially politically and legislatively difficult improvement that could be made to improve the attractiveness of public transport in the shire is for the NSW government to join (and subsidise on a similar basis as the Queensland government) the TransLink system for at least services operated by Surfside Buslines in NSW.’ Surfside buses operating in Tweed Shire were already fitted with TransLink ticketing machines and tickets could also be used on the Queensland rail network.
Cheaper services It says benefits would include cheaper and more frequent services with a same fare system, avoiding the current need to change buses at the border. The report says: ‘about 80 per cent of Tweed workers live in the shire and also work within the shire and about 20 per cent live on the Gold Coast. About 6,300 Tweed residents cross the border to work and 3,600 residents of Queensland travel into Tweed to work – meaning about 10,000 workers could be targeted by better regional transport.’ Tweed mayor Kevin Skinner said a ‘seamless’ bus system would increase bus use in the shire. ‘I certainly support integrating the system with the Gold Coast,’ he said. ‘Bus services should be at the same cost as across the border. And increased bus use will also reduce wear and tear on shire roads.’
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Ken Done to open Archibald Prize Luis Feliu
Australia’s most popular art exhibition, the Archibald Prize, arrived on the Tweed this week as part of a regional tour and includes a portrait of popular Australian artist Margaret Olley who died at her home in Sydney last Sunday, aged 88. Staff at the Tweed River Art Gallery have been busy since Tuesday afternoon, when the works were delivered at the gallery, preparing the 2011 Archibald Prize exhibition which opens for public viewing at 10am tomorrow (Friday). Renowned Australian artist Ken Done will officially open the exhibition this Saturday, August 6, at 5.30pm. The exhibition is on until September 11 as only six weeks have been allocated to each regional gallery on the tour. Gallery director Susi Muddiman said the death of Lismore-born Miss Olley added extra poignancy to the exhibition given Miss Olley, who was named a National Living Treasure in 1997, is the subject of this year’s winning portrait by Sydney artist Ben Quilty. Miss Olley attended Murwillumbah Public School where
The late great Margaret Olley chats with former deputy prime minister Doug Anthony at the opening of the 2006 Archibald and stage II of the gallery.
she produced her first book of drawing and collage. Tweed River Historical Society president Joan Smith said Miss Olley had many fond childhood memories of the Tweed when she spoke to her a few years back at Lismore Art Gallery. Family photos in a biography show Miss Olley and sib-
lings being rowed across the Tweed River to attend school at Murwillumbah in 1928. Ms Muddiman said visitors to each regional gallery on the tour are encouraged to register their vote in a People’s Choice Award (with a prize valued at $500 on offer for voting). Public events related to the
tour include an informal ‘conversation’ between Ms Muddiman and Ken Done, a finalist in this year’s Archibalds, at the gallery at 4pm this Saturday, August 6, before the official opening celebrations at 5.30pm. The gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday 10am–4pm.
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The mayoral election, decided by the votes of just seven councillors, is only weeks away and looks like a two-horse race between deputy mayor Barry Longland and former mayor Warren Polglase. Current mayor Kevin Skinner appears to be a rank outsider after The Echo this week canvassed several councillors on the likely outcome. While most of the mayoral hopefuls were keeping their
cards close to their chests, Cr Phil Youngblutt spilled the beans on the probable outcome. ‘It will be Warren or Barry,’ predicted Cr Youngblutt, who intends running as deputy mayor on September 20. Cr Youngblutt said the support that gave Cr Skinner the mayor’s job last year would most probably evaporate once Cr Longland stood for the top job. He said councillors Katie Milne and Dot Holdom had both voted for Cr Longland when he stood for mayor in 2009, and both switched their votes to Cr Skinner when Cr Longland decided not to stand last year. ‘Look at who votes for who and that’s the way it will go,’ said Cr Youngblutt. ‘Last time Barry Longland didn’t run. I’m sure he will put his hand up this time and it will be very close.’ Cr Youngblutt predicted the votes of Cr Skinner and Joan van Lieshout would ultimately decide the mayoralty. But Cr van Lieshout has previously abstained for the mayoral vote, causing a tie which lead to Cr Polglase’s name being drawn out of a hat and Cr Longland missing out. Cr van Lieshout said she had yet to decide who she would support on election day. ‘There are six weeks to go and a lot can happen in a day,’ said Cr van Lieshout, who describes herself as a ‘green-liberal and conservative’. She said the mayor should be popularly elected but in any case should have integrity and
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vision. ‘He or she should also have wisdom and discernment. They should be able to represent the shire in every situation,’ she said. Cr Polglase gave little away when asked whether he would run. ‘You won’t get much out of me. I’m an old trouper,’ said the local-government veteran. Cr Longland said he had not ‘been actively seeking support’ from the other councillors. ‘That doesn’t mean I would not be able to do the job,’ he said. ‘I expect that after the next council meeting [on August 23] councillors will start talking about the election.’ Cr Longland said he expected the Byrrill Creek dam proposal to be a major issue, no matter who became mayor. ‘There is a possibility that the decision [to resurrect investigation into the controversial
project, which was prohibited by the former NSW Labor government] could be revised.’ Mayor Skinner was the only councillor to confirm he would run for the top job, but said he had yet to begin lobbying for support. He said the council’s water-sharing plan (the Byrrill Creek dam project) would be a major issue. It was ‘crucial it be addressed through the right processes, which I believe is being done’. Cr Skinner predicted the erosion of the Kingscliff foreshore would also be a crucial issue for the next mayor, along with the ‘basic issues of rates, rubbish and roads’. Cr Katie Milne (Greens) refused to speculate on the election, saying that as a ‘minority councillor’ she could only hope for the ‘least-worse outcome’. n See Editorial, page 6
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Deputy mayor Barry Longland said he also supported integration but it would require agreement between the NSW and Queensland governments. He said increasing subsidies for public transport ‘could be seen as an environmental commitment’. ‘If we were integrated with southeast Queensland the use of Go Cards would encourage greater use of buses,’ he said. Cr Phil Youngblutt said 90 per cent of local traffic headed north to work rather than south and Tweed should be
part of the Queensland bus system. Tweed MP Geoff Provest said two years ago the former NSW Labor government refused to support integrating the bus system, but he was now trying to reverse that decision. He said Surfside Buses had offered to go into the integration ‘free of charge’ but that was now uncertain. ‘We would be better to go with their [the Queensland] system than the NSW one. It’s a case of one system not fitting all,’ Mr Provest said. n See also rail story, page 5
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Highrise concerns upheld – elsewhere Ken Sapwell
Residents fighting new highrise plans for Tweed Heads say they are encouraged to see last week’s win by people resisting similar government attempts to impose high-rise buildings in other town centres. A Land and Environment Court judge upheld concerns by residents in Sydney’s Ku-ringgai Shire about a bid by former Labor Planning Minister Tony Kelly to promote higher densities by allowing buildings of up to 10 storeys. The judge found the proper community consultation processes had not been followed when Mr Kelly made substantial changes to their Local Environment Plan (LEP) without readvertising it for public input. The residents, who argued the highrise would destroy the unique character and heritage, are now calling for an inquiry into how the former Labor government and the Planning Department handled planning matters in the shire. The decision was welcomed by the National Trust and described by a lawyer at the Environmental Defenders Office who ran the residents’ case as reinforcing the importance of properly consulting the community. ‘It will give strength to com-
munity groups that they have the right to consult on substantial changes [to planning controls], especially those that are developer driven, as was the case here,’ the lawyer, Kristy Ruddock, told Friday’s SMH. Tweed Heads Residents Association president Laurie Gan-
like Tweed Heads,’ he said. Mr Ganter, a community representative on the taskforce, said under the draft, two highrise towers can be built astride the roadway near Boyds Bay bridge, while buildings as high as 18 storeys would dominate the other end of town, with
‘It will give strength to community groups that they have the right to consult on substantial changes… especially those that are developer driven.’ ter said another former Labor minister, Frank Sartor, had initiated a draft LEP for the town which also seeks to boost densities by allowing high buildings to spread from one end of the town to the other. He said the new plans were drawn up by a taskforce dominated by Sydney-based bureaucrats and over-rode another plan endorsed by the community, which the council had planned to incorporate in the new LEP instead. ‘The taskforce completely ignored the basis of the 2004 Tweed Heads Master Plan and went back to an old plan which we think is better suited to the Gold Coast than a familyfriendly holiday destination
streets between the two zoned for 11 storeys. ‘We’re disappointed the council didn’t agree to our request for a public hearing about these radical changes,’ he said. ‘The changes are so big and complex that the council should hold public meetings where staff are available to explain and answer questions if it wants to avoid any accusations of a flawed consultation process.’ He said buildings would have been even higher if the Gold Coast airport had not raised safety concerns. Chief planner Vince Connell denies the plans will turn the town into a Gold Coast clone, saying it will retain a relatively lower scale form compared to
the Gold Coast and ‘assist in retaining Tweed’s distinctiveness when compared to neighbouring Coolangatta. ‘This was identified as an important public issue through public submissions… among the challenges is maintaining a sense of place and identity that Tweed residents identify with and value,’ he says. ‘Longterm planning is essential for managing the look and feel of the city centre and providing certainty for investment at the private and public level, whether through new businesses, housing or necessary infrastructure.’ Mr Connell said the new plan provided for the town’s population to more than double, from a current estimate of 6,200 residents to around 15,000. Mr Connell said the plans should be ready for public exhibition in a couple of weeks but no public meetings were planned at this stage, although staff would follow any process the council adopted. Last week’s article about the draft LEP should have stated that height limits applying to the Twin Towns club and Centro would be 49.5 metres with the potential for a 10 per cent bonus (not 45m) and the Tweed Heads primary school site in Stewart Street 49.5 m (not 70m).
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A Dungay couple pursued by council for three years for building an equestrian dressage arena on their property after a neighbour complained that it could increase flooding has welcomed a decision to drop the case. Darryl and Leanne Colby, of Tomewin Road, were informed in writing last week of council’s decision last month not to take any further action on the equestrian pad which it had earlier claimed was built without consent. The Colbys maintain the state government approved the pad, which cost them around $37,000, and that the whole issue arose from a longrunning dispute with a neighbour whose cattle continually strayed onto their farm. ‘We’d like to think it’s all over,’ Leanne told The Echo this week, referring to the stop-start nature of the case. It was the second time council has dropped the action. Last December, council resolved to drop the case, but at the following meeting in January this year, that decision was rescinded and council decided to hold a workshop with the affected parties including the complaining neighbour. But the Colbys saw the workshop as a futile exercise and
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cent of the 10-hectare property, was insignificant and ‘extremely unlikely’ to adversely affect local flood levels or neighbouring land. In April this year, council resolved to negotiate with the Colbys to ‘secure voluntary remedies’ over compliance matters with the pad which ‘would minimise obstruction to flood flow’, but again they refused. In June, council wrote to the Colbys again asking them to undertake the voluntary works otherwise council would consider taking action against them for building a shed on the
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property without approval. But the Colbys said the 150-squaremetre-shed was exempt development. At last month’s meeting, council staff said it was unlikely action to remove the shed would be successful, while council lawyers advised action to remove the equestrian pad also would be unlikely to succeed. In a confidential session last month, councillors voted 4–3 against taking any further action (Crs Katie Milne, Joan van Lieshout and Barry Longland against).
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Old school building to new chapel Luis Feliu
An historic Tweed school building has been given a new lease of life and relocated to Tweed Valley Cemetery at Eviron to act as a chapel, adding to its 94 years of service to the community. The building dates from 1917 when St Joseph’s Primary School was established at Tweed Heads by the Ursuline Sisters. A council spokesperson said the building also supported farming families by providing accommodation underneath when they travelled to the coast for holidays, as well as boosting parish fundraising by hosting bingo and regular euchre party and dances. The building faced demolition late last year as it was set to make way for new federally funded school buildings and council was approached to see if a way could be found to save the historic building. It has now been converted into a chapel suitable for multi-denominational and multi-faith use. Local artist Louise McMillan was commis-
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sioned to replicate the original stained-glass window which was retained by St Joseph’s and incorporated into their new hall. The circular framing and installation was undertaken by the Tweed Valley Wood Craft-
ers Association. Tweed historian Peter Winter, who attended St Joseph’s Primary School from 1934 to 1944, said he was overjoyed to see the building restored to all its glory at the cemetery.
Planners put train travel on hold Steve Spencer
Tweed Shire Council will not include train travel when designing its future transport strategy, with planners convinced the resurrection of a rail link in the shire may not become a reality for decades – if ever. Council planners believe it would not be beneficial to rely on rail as part of the Tweed Public Transport Strategy, due to its ‘extreme uncertainty’. If a future NSW government decided to build a rail line north to the Gold Coast Airport it would be ‘a welcome addition’ to public transport in the shire. Councillors unanimously voted not to include a southerly extension of light rail south of Coolangatta airport in ‘any medium to longterm’ transport strategy. ‘At best heavy rail is considered a longterm option (not
before 2030) because it is extremely expensive and has been rejected as a viable option by the 2009 Cross Border Taskforce Report,’ said the council report. The report says Tweed’s potential of 850 passengers per hour gets ‘nowhere near’ the volume required to justify a light rail service, and that a light rail extension south of Coolangatta airport was not ‘viable on an economic or patronage basis and is therefore not a feasible transport option’.
Bus ‘the most viable’ The most viable system of rapid transport south of the Coolangatta airport is by bus, according to the report. ‘South of the Tweed River, growth is concentrated along the coast and it is expedient to maximise potential patronage by locating a potential heavy rail corridor along the coastal strip.
‘Murwillumbah and other rural areas would need to be serviced by a high-frequency bus service connecting with a future station at or near a Chinderah,’ said the report. Deputy mayor Barry Longland said that just because rail was not considered a viable option now, it did not mean council should fail to protect potential rail corridors which could be used by ‘future generations’. But he said rail construction in the shire was ‘currently beyond the planning horizon’. ‘We should, in the shire’s planning, be ensuring that rail corridors are identified and preserved,’ said Cr Longland. ‘And there is also the existing rail line connecting Murwillumbah to Casino, which at some point we would want to see resurrected and linked to the Queensland rail network. That is the sleeping giant in the room so to speak.’
Strong backing for new pokie law: poll Tweed pubs and clubs that profit from poker machines have been told by Australian churches to stop misleading the public after their recent marginal seat campaign to stop the federal government’s precommitment legislation. And a new poll shows the clubs have got it wrong when it comes to community support for their opposition to poker machine reform. Reverend Tim Costello, chair of the Australian Churches Gambling Taskforce, said the gambling poll, released by the Australian National Uniwww.tweedecho.com.au
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versity this week, shows three quarters of the population support mandatory measures to rein in problem gambling on poker machines. Rev Costello said the clubs have hoodwinked a handful of people in some communities to support their campaign aimed at discrediting the government’s proposed reforms. ‘But we know from today’s poll and from previous polls that Australians are largely supportive of mandatory precommitment measures that limit the impact of problem gambling, which dispropor-
tionately affects people who are already financially vulnerable. Poker machine venues are most strongly concentrated in poorer suburbs and areas,’ he said. ‘The government is currently considering measures that require all poker machine players to decide ahead of time how much they are willing to lose in any gambling session. These limits can be as high or as low as the player likes. No-one is telling them how much they can or can’t spend, but simply that players have to at least think about their losses ahead of time,’ Rev Costello said.
‘I nearly cried when I saw it because I thought we were going to lose this building; I could see it ending up on a farm, with pigs running in and out of it, but this is absolutely beautiful,’ the Banora Point resident said.
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You can’t legislate for virtue and decency The Federal government, we are told by the right wing commentariat, is not in fact a Labor Volume 3 #47 August 4, 2011 government at all; it is a Green government under the control of the crazed zealot Bob Brown. He is the real prime minister of Australia; Julia Gillard is Tweed councillors have begun spruiking their credentials ahead merely Brown’s bitch, as some of next month’s vote to decide which of them will be our mayor of the less tasteful placards defor the next 12 months. scribe her. This time around the stakes have never been higher. The The proof of this is the carchoice of mayor and deputy will decide whether the controverbon tax; Gillard may support it now, but it was really Brown’s sial plan for a new dam at Byrrill Creek proceeds. idea. Brown is using his numThis is because the future of the dam depends on the mayor’s bers both in the House of Repcasting vote. There is a three-all split on the issue owing to Joan resentatives and the Senate to van Lieshout’s ineligibility to vote. ( Her husband has a developforce the Labor majority to ment at nearby Kunghur, which will be affected by the dam.) adopt Green policies. If either Barry Longland or Katie Milne is elected, the dam is This is political blackmail, history. If Cr van Lieshout pulls a second term, then it will be her undemocratic and utterly undeputy who has the casting vote. ethical on both sides. If Kevin Skinner retains the mayoralty or it goes to his fellow Okay, now pan to Macquardam supporters Warren Polglase or Phil Youngblutt, then the ie Street in Sydney, where the project will proceed at enormous cost to ratepayers and the new coalition premier, Barry environment, unless it is stopped by the federal government. O’Farrell, has a huge majority Dot Holdom remains an enigma after initially voting against in the lower house; there is no the dam but later supporting steps to remove impediments to question of him having to do it. But she’s unlikely to win after failing to garner a single vote, deals to form a government. besides her own, in a challenge 12 months ago. But in the upper house, as is Cr van Lieshout is again calling for an overhaul in the way the almost always the case in both mayor is chosen, but it’s certain to fall on deaf ears. She wants state and federal governments, ratepayers, rather than councillors, to choose who should be at he lacks an absolute majority. the helm. If this were already the case it’s clear that the wideSo, to get his industrial legisspread public opposition to the dam would see either Longland lation passed he has to agree to or Milne romp it in. water down and possibly even There’s nothing new in Cr van Lieshout’s renewed push for abandon his own support for popular elections. Even before the council was sacked other ethics classes in schools. councillors failed to convince colleagues that it’s time the great So who’s running the state? unwashed had a look in. Is O’Farrell Fred Nile’s bum Long-serving former mayor Max Boyd and old foe Warren Pol- boy? Well, hardly, and the right glase were for once on the same conservative page when it came would never dream of making to letting outsiders choose. They say the council will be dysfunc- the comparison. tional if the top job goes to someone not really up to it, and as Cr But it is worth considering in Youngblutt so succinctly put it, voters are idiots anyway. the context of the growing conThose pursuing the reform claim the top job is a prize shared troversy about the standards of by members of an old boys’ club who obey certain rules and the media and the way politics display an unquestioning loyalty to senior staff. is reported in Australia. So far, under the existing system, we’ve had three different If we are to have a debate mayors in the three years since the new council was elected folabout the ethics of the media, lowing the sacking in disgrace of the old. Not even their biggest let us also have one about the fans could put them forward as pin-ups for the cause, although ethics of the politicians. Cr van Lieshout did attempt to publicly question some of the And a reasonable place to actions of senior staff. start might be to consider the Neighbouring ratepayers on the Gold Coast and in Byron Shire tenet: Politicians should conare allowed to choose their mayor and so far the wheels have not sider proposed legislation fairly
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fallen off their operations. With a full council election looming in just over 12 months’ time, it would be an excellent opportunity for a referendum on the subject.
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and honestly upon its merits. This would not rule out party unity; once the discussion had taken place in the party rooms, the majority decision would still be binding. But it would rule out Fred Nile. He is treating the industrial legislation not on its merits but as a lever to pursue his pet obsession. And he is doing so by threat and ultimatum, clearly immoral
Fred Nile is treating the industrial legislation not on its merits but as a lever to pursue his pet obsession. by Mungo MacCallum and, one would have thought, unChristian. His conduct is probably no worse than that of many singleissue independents in the past (another religious fanatic, Senator Brian Harradine, comes to mind), but there is a particular irony in that he claims to be acting in the cause of truth and morality. Instituting a code which would include the clause suggested above would probably not make the Niles of this world behave any better, but it might at least alert the voters to their transgressions and their hypocrisy. The problem is of course that, as many of our more rational politicians have pointed out, you can’t legislate for virtue and decency and those who try invariably come a cropper. Take the case of government advertising. One would have thought that a minimum requirement should be that government advertising should tell the truth; but this is not so. Indeed, the High Court of Australia specifically ruled out the requirement in a test case brought by
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had even been drafted, let alone passed by parliament; it was simply a policy the Libs were pursuing. And even the most well-meaning reforms to the process do not last. Kevin Rudd promised to introduce stringent new controls, but as soon as he got into serious trouble with the mining tax, threw them out again: if the miners were not going to play by the rules he was buggered if his government was either. And then there is the perpetually vexed issue of ministerial conduct – is there any point in trying to control it? Well not if the Howard government was any example. In 1996 Howard came to office promising the strictest, most ethical set of standards ever to be imposed on any ministry anywhere. And indeed, it was pretty tough – so tough that in the first few months Howard had to sack a couple of junior ministers for rorting their travel allowances and a senior staff member who got caught up in the process. The political cost was high, and somehow the much vaunt-
ed code drifted into abeyance. Other more senior ministers involved in blatant conflicts of interest and share dealings specifically forbidden by the code escaped unscathed; after all, Howard explained soothingly, they hadn’t actually broken the law – or if they had they hadn’t been caught. And the code was only to be taken as a set of guidelines. Well, perhaps a set of guidelines would be better than nothing; at least we would know when the politicians broke them. The media, of course, already have several such codes, and from time to time the press council or independent outlets such as Crikey and Mediawatch alert us to the breaches. But unless something on the scale of the News of the World scandal erupts, no one takes much notice. Australians don’t really expect ethics from their media and the more the pundits rant and posture, the lower they fall in public estimation. And while the politicians aren’t exactly models of rectitude either, the media have played a big part in dragging them down. When the radio stations put nutters to air with calls for the murder of the prime minister and her colleagues and when their pack leader Alan Jones is allowed to advocate drowning Julia Gillard and Bob Brown in a chaff bag, things are unlikely to improve. Fortunately the really dangerous people don’t listen to them – at least not yet. The Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik did not even give Jones a mention in his list of political mentors; he preferred far more respectable sources, such as John Howard and Cardinal George Pell. He may have been a homicidal maniac, but he wasn’t completely silly.
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Watching the sand flow by
Does anyone know whether the pumping of sand from the Tweed River mouth may be contributing to the sand being washed away at Kingscliff, To the liferafts because of the action of long The grasping for renewable shore drift? energy, like a drowning man Myles Collier for a straw, is at best a small Tweed Heads South liferaft from the sinking ship, n Dogmas often get run over SS Environment Crisis. Renewable energy, like by karmas. For twenty years the Calplantation forestry, both face dera Environment Centre the direction of sustainability, but have the seeds of intrin- has been warning Tweed sic unsustainability built into Shire Council against buildthem which can flower into ing on coastal dunes or in unsustainability unless they flood-prone riparian zones. In spite of the very real recent are noticed. Plantation forestry is a long evidence of rising sea levels, way from an idealised tim- increasingly intense storm ber industry vision of mixed events, and extreme flooding hardwoods of varying ages episodes in southeast Queensselectively logged. Similarly, land, the council is still willing renewable energy, even if it to build on sand dunes south is 100 per cent on board, is a of Bogangar while desperately dealing with massive marine long way from the solution of erosion at Kingscliff. the environment crisis, call the How bizarre. Why isn’t our crisis what you will – materialcouncil willing to look at the ism, excessive consumerism big picture and lead by exor technology dependence. ample rather than burying its The grasping for renewable head in the sand and turnenergy pretends that our cur- ing the proverbial blind eye? rent lifestyle is perfect, and if Surely it is reckless and stupid we can just get past this thing to ignore the portents of rising of climate change, we will be sea levels and the increasing able to carry on with the rela- evidence of global warming. tive comfort that technology has brought to our little part tion in the universe by putting himself out of harmony with of the world. But technology is the physi- the spirit of the ultimate realcal manifestation of the belief ity in which man lives, moves that nature is imperfect. All and has his being’. Toynbee technology is earth-harmful, says that the Taoists ‘depreeven rubbing two sticks to- cated civilisation’ and regretgether to make fire. Moreover, ted that we left the standard of technology is the grounding living of the neolithic village. There is only one enduring of the unwise ethic of materialism, which believes ultimate liferaft from our environment comfort can be found in the crisis, and that is to organise manipulation of things on the for, and learn to be content with, simpler living. outside of the body. Geoff Dawe The concern for materialUki ism has been with us for a long time. Historian Arnold Toynbee in 1973 said that in the pe- Crazy planning riod 506–221BC, Taoists in the Tweed Shire Echo July 28: orient were feeling that ‘man ‘CBD plan sparks highrise in achieving civilisation might slum fears’. State government have compromised his posi- has ignored the wishes of n
Development on the river bank verge of River Street, Murwillumbah, is just another example of exploitation over common sense precaution. Ultimately it is ratepayers and taxpayers who have to make good the folly of politically opportunistic decision makers. Hop E Hopkins
Caldera Environment Centre The Tweed River entrance sand bypassing project commenced in 2001. The project was meant to supply protecting sand to Gold Coast beaches while clearing surplus sand from the notorious Tweed River entrance. Southern Gold Coast beaches are now being oversupplied with sand. This $21.9 million dollar joint government project is 75 per cent owned by the NSW Land Property Management Authority. Poor management – a lack of flexibility and thorough monitoring – has seen costly environmental erosion of sand reserves at Fingal and the Kingscliff Beach area. Under ‘natural longshore conditions’ approximately 500,000 cubic metres of sand n
Tweed residents, who do not want the central Tweed area turned into a highrise jungle. We have the opportunity to create a vibrant, urban village in Tweed, much along the lines of the town centre that has been built just west of the Robina Town shopping centre. This newly created area is tree lined with an interesting mix of commercial, retail, residential and cafes. Heights have been kept to a limit ranging from six to ten storeys. Architecture is contemporary, with a neutral colour scheme. It is a vibrant town to live and work in. Yes, there are a few ugly highrises in the Tweed centre, but surely we have learnt
annually flow northwards of the Tweed River entrance. Under differing weather conditions 810,000 cubic metres of sand have been calculated to be moving northwards annually. In the first nine years of this project, approximately 8.1 million cubic metres of sand has been pumped or dredged south of the Tweed to Gold Coast beaches. It is now time that both governments acknowledge that more sand is being sent north than is naturally arriving south of the Tweed River entrance and the Kingscliff Beach area. Further hydrological study of sand movement is required before Tweed ratepayers add several million dollars to the $1.4 million already committed for beach erosion control. To date this joint government operation has cost a little over $43,000,000. There seems little hope for further hydrological study when, in 2010, the NSW government directed that local councils quickly adopt plans requiring retreat from coastal areas where properties are threatened by beach and dune erosion. Richard W Murray
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from our mistakes. To even contemplate allowing towers for Centro and Twin Towns Services club is ludicrous. What about the overshadowing of the newly revamped JEBH? They must be mad. In my opinion it is just a blatant cash-grabbing exercise. If they can pack hundreds of units into towering buildings, think of the revenue they will raise in stamp duties, taxes, rates, etc. Under this plan buildings have reduced parking requirements, so the overflow of cars will end up on our streets. What about clogging our road network? There is no provision for an expancontinued overleaf
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Depth of dam damage
Has the penny dropped for anyone else? If a dam were to be built on Byrrill Creek, the road around our iconic mountain would be lost. Think of the consequences to our budding eco-tourism industry. It would be permanently damaged. Small businesspeople
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who have invested their livelihoods and their families’ futures in our eco-tourism industry would be devastated. The camping ground in the Mebbin National Park would be isolated by the inundation. A bridge would need to be built at the southern entrance and a new road engineered through Brays Creek. Access to the wilderness areas would be seriously limited. These and other outside costs have not been included in the current estimate of the cost of a dam. In fact, if you enquire from council you will find there are many big gaps in the costings on which the three pro-dam councillors pushed through their undemocratic decision. The information about some of the obvious consequences of a pro-dam decision for the National Parks and Wildlife Service is included in the mammoth research document that was submitted by the Community Working Group. The CWG document contains wide-ranging professional reports. If our councillors had read this document, they would have been aware, way back in April 2010, that enormous hurdles of binding legal nature prohibit the construction of a dam on Byrrill Creek. Intelligent, rational argument has been ignored and already the pro-dam councillors have wasted millions in ratepayers’ money on this quixotic venture.
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sion of our already overburdened hospital, no provision for a bus or rail terminal, no provision for a multistorey public car park. Just the attitude of shove as many people as we can into boxes and collect the revenue. Well, it just won’t work in Tweed; it’s not what we are about. Wake up, state government, and have the courage to go to a public forum on this issue.
provisions] last Tuesday with a four-page handout providing the approved conservative views of the Impact Gambling Society – which is not an antigambling society but one that believes in public education on gambling. I also had the key conclusions of the year-long Inquiry (2009) of the independent Productivity Commission into all gambling in Australia, plus some recommendations from the Joint Senate Committee on Gambling Reform. The fact that a NSW health survey in 2007 identified that 10.5 per cent of NSW families had been impacted upon by problem gambling is not an issue to them. They appear to want no social responsibility for the damage they cause in our community. One local club’s submission to the Senate Committee shows clubs appear to be a law unto themselves and cannot or are simply refusing to change. The club wrote: ‘In the case of our club $110,000 (actually $132,000 before state tax) a day of that [income] comes from gaming machines and $4,000 is interest received from investments. The remainder comes from food, beverage and accommodation sales. The profit the club makes each day is $3,900, slightly less than our interest earnings. The net result from operations each day, excluding interest, is a loss of $271. There is no latent capacity left in the model to absorb further reductions in gaming income.’ Yes, on average 25 per cent of this club’s 44,000 membership must turn up once every eight days, play an EGM and lose $100 each so the club can make its $1,056,000 income every eight days. Each club member only has to do this 11 times a year, making a $1,100 a year personal loss – which is the true cost to members of the services this club gives to its members and the community while it claims a loss of $271 a day without interest income. I urge all Tweed clubs to continue their dialogue with Justine Elliot for the sake of their employees and members. I also urge club members to think about what we have now created in Australia. If you are not paying for your club services, who is making your $1,100 contribution in the Tweed? It is not Alan Jones.
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ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Program 7.00 Monkey Thieves 7.30 Willie’s Chocolate Revolution 8.15 At The Movies 8.30 Movie: The Big Country (PG 1958) Western. Stars Gregory Peck 11.15 Movie: Tycoon (PG 1947) Western. Stars John Wayne 1.25 The Fibros And The Silvertails 2.20 Close
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Mercury’s second retrograde this year in the sign of critics clashes spectacularly with this week’s planets in the sign of the easily miffed…
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ARIES: The flamboyant sun hanging around your house of fun for most of this month brings hilarity, high spirits and creative spontaneity. But edgy, defensive Mars challenges you to curb that competitive urge and aim for outcomes where others get to look and feel good too. TAURUS: August is about endings and beginnings: finalising unfinished business and checking out new directions. Retro Mercury helps separate what’s valuable from what’s not worth the effort and expense of pursuing. If others are critical this week, choose which feedback’s worth considering and forget the rest. GEMINI: August’s planetary emphasis for Geminis is on what you’re best at: innovative,
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TEN 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.00 Hit List TV 12.00 Landed Music 12.30 Hit Rater. Com 1.00 Hook Line & Sinker 1.30 AFL Premiership Season LIVE – Carlton v Melbourne 4.30 Everybody Hates Chris 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Jamie’s Thirty Minute Meals 6.00 Ten News 6.30 Jamie At Home 7.30 AFL Premiership Season LIVE – Essendon v Sydney 10.30 Movie: Thank You For Smoking (M 2006) US comedy. Stars Aaron Eckhart 12.30 Mental (M) 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion
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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 Biggest Loser US 10.30 90210 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven
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My Wife And Kids That ’70s Show Pimp My Ride My Name Is Earl Movie: Shaun Of The Dead (MA 2004) UK comedy. Stars Simon Pegg 11.30 Club Reps (MA) 12.30 Malcolm And Eddie 1.00 Six Million Dollar Man 2.00 Quantum Leap 3.00 Quincy ME 4.00 Hercules 5.00 Xena 5.30 Home 6.00 Home Shopping 6.30 Martha Shopping Stewart Show 7.30 Dr Oz 8.30 Sons & Daughters 9.00 Home & Away 9.30 Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Designing Women 11.30 Deal Or Infomercials 12.00 The Ellen No Deal 12.00 The Bill (M) 1.00 Degeneres Show 1.00 The View Grey’s Anatomy (M) 2.00 Murphy 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive Brown 2.30 The Hogan Family 3.00 And Cooking 3.30 Magical Tales 4.00 Perfect Strangers 3.30 Night Court Kitchen Whiz 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 4.00 Columbo 6.00 Evening News 6.00 Bargain Hunt 6.30 A Current Affair 7.00 Harry’s Practice 7.30 Friday Night Football LIVE 7.30 Are You Being Served? – Wests Tigers v St George 8.45 Escape To The Country Illawarra Dragons 11.00 60 Minute Makeover 12.00 Living In The Sun 1.00 The World 9.30 Friday Night Football Canterbury Bulldogs Around Us 1.50 Leyland Brothers v North Queensland World 3.30 The Real Seachange 4.00 Coronation Street 4.30 Emmerdale Cowboys 5.00 Designing Women 5.30 Home 11.30 Movie: Striking Distance (M Shopping 1993) US action. Stars Bruce Willis 1.30 Movie: Stealing Harvard (M 2002) US comedy. Stars Tom Green 6.30 Six Million Dollar Man 7.30 The 3.30 Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Rockford Files 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 Danoz 4.30 Good Morning America NBC Today 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 Quincy ME 1.00 The Equalizer (M) 2.00 Malcolm And Eddie 2.30 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 Newsradio 3.00 Xena 4.00 Hercules Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 11.30 Married With Children 12.00 According To Jim Here’s Lucy 12.30 Spin City 1.00 The
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GEM 6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: Three Hats For Lisa (G 1965) UK comedy. Stars Sid James 2.00 Stingers (M) 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 The Golden Girls 5.00 The Block 6.00 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 Top Design 8.30 Movie: Something’s Gotta Give (M 2003) US comedy. Stars Jack Nicholson 11.15 Friends 11.40 Conan (M) 12.30 Psychic TV 2.00 Movie: A Stolen Life (PG 1946) US drama. Stars Bette Davis 4.00 Movie: Private’s Progress (G 1955) UK comedy. Stars Richard Attenborough
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6.30 Movie: National Treasure (PG 2004) US adventure. Stars Nicolas Cage 9.20 Movie: Death Race (MA 2008) US action. Stars Jason Statham 11.30 Movie: The Mexican (M 2001) US action. Stars Brad Pitt 2.00 Home Shopping
7TWO 6.30 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Better Homes And Gardens 10.00 The Great Outdoors 11.00 Queensland Weekender 11.30 Out Of The Blue 12.00 A House In Tuscany 12.30 Passport To The Sun 1.00 Weekend Kitchen 5.00 Great Australian Doorstep 5.30 Men Behaving Badly 6.00 Mind Your Language 6.30 Born And Bred 7.30 Heartbeat 8.40 Inspector Morse (M) 11.00 That’s My Boy 11.30 Please Sir 12.00 Minder 1.00 Passport To The Sun 1.30 The World Around Us 2.30 Leyland Brothers World 3.30 Weekend Kitchen
6.00 WGC Bridgestone Invitational Golf – LIVE 8.00 Isle Of Man TT 9.00 NASCAR Sprint Cup 10.00 Pro Bull Riding 11.00 World Of Free Sports 11.30 Drive 12.00 WWE Experience 1.00 Ironman: France 2.00 Extreme Dreams 3.30 Bondi Rescue 4.00 Airline 5.30 I Fish 6.30 WWE Experience 7.30 Everest: Beyond The Limit 8.30 An Idiot Abroad (M) 9.30 UFC (M) 12.30 WRC Access All Areas 1.30 Omnisport 2.00 WGC Bridgestone Invitational Golf – LIVE 6.00 AFL Premiership Season: St Kilda v Fremantle 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 6.30 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Weekend Racing Green 12.30 V8 Supercars Sunrise 9.00 Kids’ Programs 12.30 V8 1.00 Zoom TV 1.30 Great Grand Xtra 1.00 That ’70s Show 1.30 Marie Prix Racing Heroes 2.30 Fifth Gear Claire – Under The Cover 2.00 Movie: 3.30 Monster Garage 5.30 According One Fine Day (PG 1996) US comedy. To Jim Stars Michelle Pfeiffer 4.30 What’s Up 6.30 Superships Down Under 5.00 Guide To The Good 7.30 Air Crash Investigation 9.30 Mega Disasters Life 5.30 Sydney Weekender 11.30 Unsolved Mysteries (M) 12.30 6.00 Seven News
attention-getting ideas. You’re confident and articulate but communication’s fraught with misunderstandings, especially in situations involving critical feedback, so keep it kind or recipients are likely to bite back. CANCER: We all need to continually release ideas, attachments or other stuff standing in the way of what we want. Crabs hate letting go of anything, but this week’s Mars in your sign is the Great Declutterer, clearing the space for a financial windfall to land. LEO: Leo Sun and Venus are extravagant influences, but go nuts with your wish list rather than punish the plastic. Take some you-time away from the clamouring fans for personal birthday biz: ie establishing what you’re going to do more of – and less of – in
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the coming year. VIRGO: This heady week could throw an exciting surprise your way that needs delicate handling with your planetary ruler Mercury retrograde for the next three weeks. Your mind is the deciding factor in the way you behave, so try not to believe everything you think. LIBRA: This week sees you artistic divas morphing from witty warmth to analytical cool as August’s astropic mixes you into new groups. Since retro Mercury tends to render decision making even more excruciating than usual, reschedule what you can till late August unless it’s pressing. SCORPIO: With the passion planets pumping, this spunky week satisfies your dramatic
Great Grand Prix Racing Heroes 1.30 1987) US comedy. Stars Movie: Call Me – The Rise And Fall Steve Guttenberg Of Heidi Fleiss (MA 2004) Canadian 12.20 South Park (M) 12.50 Vampire drama. Stars Jamie-Lynn Sigler 3.30 Diaries (M) 5.00 The Hills 5.30 Quantum Leap (M) 5.30 Home Tamagotch! Shopping
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6.00 Movie: Three Hats For Lisa (G 1965) UK comedy. Stars Sid James 8.00 Movie: Baby And The Battleship (G 1956) UK comedy. Stars John Mills 10.10 Movie: The Dancing Years (G 1948) UK drama. Stars Dennis Price 12.20 Movie: Ride Lonesome (PG 1959) Western. Stars Randolph Scott 1.50 Movie: The Great Race (G 1965) US comedy. Stars Jack Lemmon 5.00 Hot In Cleveland 6.00 The Golden Girls 6.30 Antiques Roadshow 7.30 Secret Dealers 8.30 CSI: NY (M) 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 10.30 CSI (M) 11.25 Conan (M) 12.20 Psychic TV 1.50 Movie: That’ll Be The Day (M 1974) UK music drama. Stars David Essex 3.35 Movie: Waterloo Bridge 5.30 Discover Downunder
6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Married With Children 2.30 Here’s Lucy 3.00 Green Acres 3.30 Spin City 4.30 Dukes Of Hazzard 5.30 Wipeout 6.30 Top Gear 7.30 Two And A Half Men 8.30 Movie: Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! (PG 2004) US comedy. Stars Kate Bosworth 10.30 Movie: Police Academy 4 – Citizens On Patrol (PG
appetites. Its downside is stubbornness, but forget other people’s and focus on your own. Choose your words carefully, but be prepared for it to be more about what people hear than what you say. SAGITTARIUS: Week one of this year’s second retrograde tango features what we’ve come to expect: simmering close encounters, surprise sidesteps and temperamental turnarounds which require from you fancy footwork, tensile flexibility, enthusiastic empathy, sexy flair and even more importantly, inspired timing. CAPRICORN: Mercury retrograde this week suggests discretion around borrowing or lending. There’ll be the usual confusion of missed messages, mixed signals and passive-aggressive behaviour, but as one of
the zodiac’s leaders it’s your call to mediate, elucidate and be the clear voice of reason. Somebody has to. AQUARIUS: August promises an exciting ride which could refresh a tired love life if you give romance a chance. Creative juices are percolating, but you won’t be able to push the pace. Smartest use of this week is working with re- words: review, revise, rethink and restructure. PISCES: Most Pisceans couldn’t really give a fig about meticulous precision, but with retro Mercury enhancing this week’s capacity for misunderstanding – along with the potential for self deception – whatever clarity, awareness and attention to detail you can muster up will be well worth mustering.
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4.00 7.30 5.00 Big Ideas 6.00 7.30 6.30 Behind The News 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The World This Week 8.00 ABC News 9.00 Insiders 10.00 ABC News 10.30 7.30 11.00 ABC News 11.30 7.30 12.00 ABC News 12.30 Offsiders 1.00 Big Ideas 2.00 ABC News 2.30 7.30 3.00 ABC News 3.30 Australian Story 4.00 ABC News 4.30 Behind The News 5.00 ABC News 5.30 Inside Business 6.00 ABC News 6.30 Foreign Correspondent 7.00 ABC News 7.30 One Plus One 8.00 Insiders 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Tonic 10.00 ABC News 10.30 The World This Week 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Australian Story 12.00 Landline 1.00 Big Ideas 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 7.30 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 7.30
5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 6.00 At The Table With… 6.30 Singapore Flavours 7.30 Ninja Warrior 8.00 Unbeatable Banzuke 8.30 The Phone (M) 9.30 Movie: Changing Sides (M 2008) French comedy 11.10 Movie: Blood Ties (M 2006) Swedish drama 12.50 Weatherwatch
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4.00 Gardening Australia 4.30 Collectors 5.00 Art Nation 5.30 The New Inventors 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.30 Business Today 10.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Landline 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Monarch Of The Glen 1.30 Cheese Slices 2.00 Poirot 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Time Team 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 Australian Story 8.30 Four Corners 9.15 Media Watch 9.35 Q&A 10.30 Lateline 11.05 Lateline Business 11.35 Brideshead Revisited 12.30 The Clinic (M) 1.30 The Most Dangerous Game 2.30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 3.00 World Cup Bowls
4.00 ABC News 4.05 Big Ideas 5.00 ABC News 5.15 Weather Quarter 5.30 Asia Pacific Focus 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC News 12.30 Inside Business 1.00 ABC News 2.30 Asia Pacific Focus 3.00 Afternoon Live 5.30 Capital Hill 5.45 Indigenous Quarter 6.00 ABC News 6.05 The Drum 6.45 The Quarters 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 ABC News 8.30 Lateline Business 9.00 The World 9.30 Q&A 10.30 ABC News 11.00 The Drum 11.45 Finance Quarter 12.00 ABC News 12.20 Lateline 1.00 BBC World News 1.30 Lateline Business 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 7.30 3.00 Lateline 3.35 Lateline Business
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5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1.30 Dateline 2.30 Insight 3.30 Al Jazeera News 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Futbol Mundial 5.00 The Crew 5.30 Global Village 6.00 Letters And Numbers 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Mythbusters 8.30 Man v Wild 9.30 World News Australia 10.00 Flight Of The Conchords (M) 10.30 Skins (MA) 11.30 The World Game 12.30 Movie: At Point Blank (M 2004) Swedish thriller 2.20 Weatherwatch
6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 Cook Yourself Thin 8.00 Miranda 8.30 Collision (M) 9.30 Deadwood (M) 10.20 Ashes To Ashes (M) 11.15 The Beast (M) 12.00 Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (M) 12.30 Bono And The Edge 1.10 Close
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4.00 Hungry Beast (M) 4.30 The Eucalypt 5.00 First Tuesday Book Club 5.30 The New Inventors 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.30 Business Today 10.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Big Ideas 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Egypt Unwrapped 1.30 Meerkat Manor 2.00 Poirot 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 Foreign Correspondent 8.30 Wonders Of The Universe 9.35 QI 10.05 Artscape 10.35 Lateline 11.10 Lateline Business 11.40 Four Corners 12.25 Media Watch 12.40 Air Australia 1.40 Commando Chaplains 2.30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 3.00 Big Ideas
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6.00 Raggs 6.30 Martha Stewart Show 7.30 Dr Oz 8.30 Sons & Daughters 9.00 Home & Away 9.30 Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Designing Women 11.30 Deal Or No Deal 12.00 The Bill (M) 1.00 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 2.00 Murphy Brown 2.30 The Hogan Family 3.00 Perfect Strangers 3.30 Night Court 4.00 Movie: Don’t Raise The Bridge, Lower The River (G 1968) UK comedy. Stars Jerry Lewis 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.00 Harry’s Practice 7.30 Heartbeat 8.40 Movie: Catherine Cookson’s The Rag Nymph (M 1997) UK drama. Stars Honeysuckle Weeks 12.00 The World Around Us 1.00 Movie: Honeymoon (G 1947) US romantic comedy. Stars Shirley Temple 2.30 Leyland Brothers World 3.30 The Real Seachange 4.00 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show Coronation Street 4.30 Emmerdale 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Movie: Stone Cold (M 2005) US drama. Stars 5.00 Home Shopping Tom Selleck 2.00 Dr Oz 3.00 10 Years Younger 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Million Dollar Catch 6.30 Six 6.00 Prime News Million Dollar Man 7.30 The Rockford 6.30 Seven News Files 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 NBC Today
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GEM 6.00 Religion 6.30 Movie: The Night My Number Came Up (PG 1955) UK thriller. Stars Michael Redgrave 8.30 Movie: Twice Round The Daffodils (PG 1962) UK comedy. Stars Donald Sinden 10.20 Movie: The 14 (G 1973) UK drama. Stars Jack Wild 12.30 Movie: Jailhouse Rock (PG 1957) US drama. Stars Elvis Presley 2.30 Getaway 3.00 Movie: Ocean’s Eleven (PG 1960) US comedy. Stars Frank Sinatra 5.30 Experience Europe 6.00 The Golden Girls 6.30 Antiques Roadshow 7.30 As Time Goes By 8.30 Movie: Erin Brockovich (M 2000) US biography. Stars Julia Roberts 11.15 Friends 11.40 Movie: Ocean’s Eleven 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 5.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country 5.30 Today
6.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 The City 12.30 Eclipse Music TV 1.00 Manly Surf 1.30 Married With Children 3.00 Green Acres 3.30 Spin City 4.30 Crash Course 5.30 Wipeout 6.30 Top Gear
10.00 NBC Meet The Press 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 Quincy ME 1.00 The Equalizer (M) 2.00 Malcolm And Eddie 2.30 Newsradio 3.00 Xena 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 That ’70s Show 6.00 According To Jim 6.30 My Wife And Kids 7.00 That ’70s Show 7.30 No Ordinary Family 8.30 Family Guy (M) 9.00 American Dad (M) 9.30 Family Guy (M) 10.30 American Dad (M) 11.00 Scrubs 12.00 Malcolm And Eddie 12.30 Newsradio 1.00 Six Million Dollar Man 2.00 Quantum Leap 3.00 Xena 4.00 Hercules 5.00 Adam 12 5.30 Home Shopping
NBN 5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Magical Tales 4.00 Kitchen Whiz 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 The Block 8.25 Lotto 8.30 Rescue Special Ops (M) 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 11.30 Little Britain (M) 12.00 English Challenge Cup Rugby League 2.00 Infomercials 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News
Here’s Lucy 12.30 Green Acres 1.00 Crash Course 2.00 Wipeout 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Seinfeld 6.30 Two And A Half Men 7.00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7.30 Top Gear 9.00 The Big Bang Theory 9.30 Movie: S.W.A.T. (M 2003) US action. Stars Colin Farrell 12.00 Hellcats 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Married With Children 5.30 The Flintstones
GEM 6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 The Zoo 12.30 The Golden Girls 1.30 The Block 6.00 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 Zoo Juniors 8.00 Gorilla School 8.30 David Attenborough’s Life Of Mammals 9.30 Kitchen Nightmares (MA) 10.30 Secret Diary Of A Call Girl (MA) 11.00 The Big C (MA) 11.30 Friends 12.30 Murder, She Wrote 1.30 The Golden Girls 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 5.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country 5.30 Today
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Stars Ginger Rogers 1.45 The World Entertainment Tonight 1.30 Home Around Us 3.00 Leyland Brothers Shopping 3.30 Good Morning 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show World 4.00 Coronation Street 4.30 America 5.00 Early Morning News 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Lewis Emmerdale 5.00 Home Shopping (M) 2.00 Dinner Date 3.00 10 Years Younger 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 Seven News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Million Dollar Catch 6.30 Six Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 6.00 Prime News Million Dollar Man 7.30 The Rockford 11.30 Married With Children 12.00 6.30 Seven News Files 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 NBC Today Here’s Lucy 12.30 Spin City 1.00 7.00 Home And Away 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 Quincy Seinfeld 2.00 The Dukes Of Hazzard 7.30 Four Weddings ME 1.00 The Equalizer (M) 2.00 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ 8.30 Winners & Losers Malcolm And Eddie 2.30 Newsradio Programs 6.00 Seinfeld 9.30 Dinner Date 3.00 Xena 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The 6.30 Two And A Half Men 10.30 How I Met Your Mother Drew Carey Show 5.30 That ’70s Show 7.00 Australia’s Funniest Home 11.00 Keeping Up With The 6.00 According To Jim Videos Kardashians (M) 11.30 Perfect 6.30 My Wife And Kids 7.30 The Voice Couples 12.00 House Calls To The 7.00 That ’70s Show 9.30 The Bachelorette Rescue 1.00 Home Shopping 5.30 7.30 Mythbusters 11.30 Eclipse Music TV 12.00 South News Park (M) 12.30 Super Storm (M) 1.30 8.30 Family Guy (M) Reno 911 (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 9.00 American Dad (M) 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 9.30 Family Guy (M) 6.00 Raggs 6.30 Martha Stewart 10.30 American Dad (M) Married With Children 5.30 The Show 7.30 Dr Oz 8.30 Sons & 11.00 Scrubs 12.00 Malcolm And Flintstones Daughters 9.00 Home & Away 9.30 Eddie 12.30 Newsradio 1.00 Six Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Million Dollar Man 2.00 Quantum Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Leap 3.00 Quincy ME 4.00 Xena 5.00 6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 Designing Women 11.30 Deal Or Adam 12 5.30 Home Shopping The Zoo 10.00 Friends 11.00 Murder, No Deal 12.00 The Bill (M) 1.00 She Wrote 12.00 Movie: The Man Grey’s Anatomy (M) 2.00 Murphy Who Loved Redheads (G 1955) UK Brown 2.30 The Hogan Family 3.00 Perfect Strangers 3.30 Night Court 5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 comedy. Stars Moira Shearer 2.00 4.00 Movie: 30 Is A Dangerous Age, Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Stingers (M) 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters Cynthia (PG 1968) UK comedy. Stars Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of 4.00 The Golden Girls 5.00 The Block Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 6.00 Friends Dudley Moore 3.30 Magical Tales 4.00 Kitchen Whiz 7.00 The Zoo 6.00 Bargain Hunt 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 7.30 The Human Body 7.00 Harry’s Practice 9.50 Movie: Absolute Power (M 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances 6.00 NBN News 1997) US drama. Stars Clint 7.00 A Current Affair 8.45 Around The World In 80 Eastwood 7.30 The Block Trades 12.20 Friends 1.10 The Golden Girls 8.30 Top Gear 9.45 Keeping Up Appearances 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 10.15 Jonathan Creek (M) 10.00 James May’s Man Lab 11.15 Maisie Raine (M) 12.15 Movie: 11.00 Worst Case Scenario (M) 11.30 5.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country 5th Ave Girl (G 1939) US comedy. Little Britain (M) 12.00 20/20 1.00 5.30 Today
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6.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 Rated A For Awesome 6.15 Almost Naked Animals 6.25 Horrible Histories 7.10 Star Wars 7.35 Wolverine And The X-Men 8.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation 9.00 Close
ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 Licence To Drill 8.30 Beauty And The Beast (M) 9.20 The Invention Of Dr Nakamats 10.20 Real Families 11.10 Shrink Rap: Salman Rushdie 12.00 Animal Cops: South Africa 12.50 Spectacle: Levon Helm, Nick Lowe, Richard Thompson, Allen Toussaint 1.30 Close
ABC NEWS 24 4.00 ABC News 4.05 Finance Quarter 4.20 The Drum 5.00 ABC News 5.15 Rural Quarter 5.30 Newsline 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC News 12.30 National Press Club Address 1.00 ABC News 2.30 State To State 3.00 Afternoon Live 5.30 Capital Hill 5.45 The Quarters 6.00 ABC News 6.05 The Drum 6.45 Culture Quarter 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 ABC News 8.30 Lateline Business 9.00 The World 10.00 ABC News 10.05 The Drum 10.45 Culture Quarter 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Newsline 12.00 ABC News 12.20 Lateline 1.00 BBC World News 1.30 Lateline Business 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 7.30 3.00 Lateline 3.35 Lateline Business
SBS 1 5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Movie: Dear Frankie (M 2004) English drama 3.00 Everyone Loves A Wedding 3.30 Al Jazeera News 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Global Village 6.00 Letters And Numbers 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Tropic Of Capricorn South Africa to Madagascar
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SBS 2 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 6.00 Global Village 6.30 Iron Chef 7.30 Inspector Rex (PG/M) 10.15 Movie: Cherry Blossoms (MA 2008) German drama 12.25 Movie: Offside (PG 2006) Iranian comedy 2.00 Weatherwatch
TEN 6.00 Ten News 7.00 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 Infomercial 3.30 Renovators 4.00 Everyday Gourmet 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.30 6.30 With George Negus 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 Renovators 8.30 Talkin’ ’bout Your Generation 9.30 The Defenders (M) 10.30 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.00 Late Show 12.00 Saving Grace (M) 1.00 Infomercials 4.00 Religion
Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 The King Of Queens 3.30 Cheers 4.00 Roseanne 4.30 Family Ties 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 Futurama 9.30 The Cleveland Show (M) 10.00 King Of The Hill 10.30 The Late Late Show 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 Sabrina 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven
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6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Movie: The Reading Room (M 2005) US drama. Stars James Earl Jones 2.00 Dr Oz 3.00 10 Years Younger 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 World’s Strictest Parents 8.30 Criminal Minds (M) 9.30 Covert Affairs (M) 10.30 Parking Wars 11.00 Detroit 1-8-7 (M) 12.00 Style By Jury 12.30 Home Shopping 5.30 News
6.30 Six Million Dollar Man 7.30 The Rockford Files 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 Quincy ME 1.00 The Equalizer (M) 2.00 Malcolm And Eddie 2.30 Newsradio 3.00 Xena 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 That ’70s Show 6.00 According To Jim 6.30 My Wife And Kids 7.00 That ’70s Show 7.30 Pimp My Ride 8.30 Hardcore Pawn (M) 9.30 American Pickers 11.30 Rude Tube (M) 12.00 Malcolm And Eddie 12.30 Newsradio 1.00 Six Million Dollar Man 2.00 6.00 Home Shopping 6.30 Martha Home Shopping 3.30 Room For Stewart Show 7.30 Dr Oz 8.30 Sons Improvement 4.00 Hercules 5.00 & Daughters 9.00 Home & Away 9.30 Adam 12 5.30 Home Shopping Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Designing Women 11.30 Deal Or 5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 No Deal 12.00 The Bill (M) 1.00 Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Grey’s Anatomy (M) 2.00 Murphy Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Brown 2.30 The Hogan Family 3.00 Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking Perfect Strangers 3.30 Night Court 3.30 Magical Tales 4.00 Kitchen Whiz 4.00 Movie: 84 Charing Cross Road 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat (G 1987) UK biography. Stars Anne 6.00 NBN News Bancroft 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.00 A Current Affair 7.00 Harry’s Practice 7.30 The Block 7.30 Heartbeat 8.25 Lotto 8.40 Pie In The Sky 8.30 Top Design 9.40 The Bill (M) 9.30 RPA 10.40 Open All Hours 11.15 Murphy’s 11.30 Embarrassing Bodies (M) 12.30 Law (AV) 12.20 The Real Seachange Eclipse Music TV 1.00 Entertainment 1.00 Coronation Street 1.30 Tonight 2.00 Home Shopping 3.30 Emmerdale 2.00 Home Shopping Good Morning America 5.00 Early 3.30 Room For Improvement 4.00 Morning News
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6.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 Rated A For Awesome 6.15 Almost Naked Animals 6.25 Horrible Histories 7.10 Star Wars 7.35 Wolverine And The X-Men 8.30 Degrassi 9.00 Close
ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 Marngrook Footy Show 8.30 Arrested Development 9.00 How Not To Live Your Life (M) 9.30 The Gruen Transfer 10.00 The Thick Of It (M) 10.30 London Live Kate Nash 11.00 The Chaser’s War On Everything (M) 11.30 Marngrook Footy Show 12.30 Spectacle: Elvis Costello 1.05 Close
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SBS 1 5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1.30 Have You Heard From Johannesburg (M) 2.30 Dateline 3.30 Al Jazeera News 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Global Village 6.00 Letters And Numbers 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 French Food Safari 8.00 Oz And James’s Big Wine Adventure
8.30 Supersizers Go… 9.30 World News Australia 10.05 The Protectors (M) 11.10 Movie: Inside Ring (M 2009) French drama 12.50 Movie: Inspector Montalbano – Equal Time (M 2005) Italian crime 2.35 Weatherwatch
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 The King Of Queens 3.30 Cheers 4.00 Roseanne 4.30 Family Ties 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 6.30 Neighbours 5.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 6.00 Global Village 7.30 The Simpsons 6.30 Iron Chef 8.30 Stargate Universe (M) 7.30 New York 9.30 Star Trek: Next 9.00 Movie: The Crime Of Generation Father Amaro (MA 2002) 10.30 The Late Late Show Mexican drama 11.05 Movie: My Wife Is An Actress 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 (M 2001) French comedy 12.45 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 Happy Days Weatherwatch 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven 6.00 Ten News 7.00 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 6.00 Major League Baseball – LIVE Infomercial 3.30 Renovators 4.00 8.00 ATP World Tour Tennis 8.30 Everyday Gourmet 4.30 The Bold Cliff Diving 9.00 WRC Access All Areas 10.00 World Championship And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.30 6.30 With George Negus Triathlon: London 12.30 Cold Water Classic Surfing: Scotland 1.00 Pro 7.00 The 7pm Project Series Drag Racing 2.00 RPM 3.00 7.30 Renovators Omnisport 3.30 Bondi Rescue 4.00 8.00 Modern Family Airline 4.30 Extreme Dreams 5.00 8.30 Law & Order (M) Guerrilla Gardeners 5.30 I Fish 6.00 10.30 Late News With Sports Airline 6.30 Bondi Rescue 7.00 Cops Tonight 7.30 America’s Port 8.30 The Game 11.00 Late Show 12.00 Eureka (M) Plan 9.30 Breakout Kings (M) 10.30 1.00 Infomercials 4.00 Religion Sports Tonight 11.00 The Ultimate Fighter (M) 12.00 The Game Plan 1.00 World Of Free Sport 1.30 Omnisport 6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The 2.00 OneAsia Tour Golf 5.00 500 Great Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 9.00 Goals 5.30 FA Cup Classic
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by Ian Rogers of a medal as they crashed to defeat Play at Seagulls Club, Thurs 6-10pm against India.
2006 and 2008 Olympic gold medallist Armenia added another prized title to their collection this week with victory in the invitation-only World Team Championship in Ningbo, China. Armenia, recently in the news for their decision to include chess as a compulsory subject in their school curriculum, outscored eight of the strongest chess countries in the world, including heavyweights Russia, China, India and the USA, as well as reigning Olympic champion Ukraine. China won their last four matches in impressive style, with their victims including Russia, Hungary and India. China’s arrival on the world stage has more or less guaranteed that Australia will never become the Asia Pacific’s representative at the World Team Championship, though in such a field an Australian team would likely have suffered the same dismal fate as the African representative Egypt. Once again in a team tournament, top seeds Russia disappointed. Much has been made of the apparent lack of team cohesion in past Russian sides but the Russian team in Ningbo looked to have just the right blend of youth and experience. Unfortunately they just did not win enough games and the heavy loss
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Russia were without Vladimir Kramnik, but India were also without Viswanathan Anand in Ningbo. World Champion Anand is enjoying life as a new father and will be back in the fray next month. Ningbo 2011 White: S Ganguly Black: P Svidler Opening: Modern Defence 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 a6!? Ganguly was coming off a 159 move defensive marathon on the previous day so Svidler tries to keep the game as complex as possible. 5.Qd2 Nd7 6.0-0-0 b5 7.h4 h6?! 8.f4 h5 However, this is really too extravagant. Black secures the g4 square but at severe loss of time. 9.Nf3 Bb7 10.Ng5 Nh6 11.e5! Nb6 12.Bd3 Qc8 13.Rhf1 Nd5 14.Nce4 0-0?! Walking into trouble. 14...Qd7 was safer. 15.f5!! Nxf5 16.Rxf5! gxf5 17.Ng3! Nxe3? Now the assault runs like clockwork. Black had to try 17... f4, although after 18.Bf5! fxe3 19.Qe2! White retains a huge attack. 18.Qxe3 f4 19.Bh7+! Svidler had probably expected only 19.Qxf4 Qg4! when Black survives. 19...Kh8 20.Qd3! Now the checkmating threats on the h7 square are unstoppable. 20...dxe5 21.dxe5! f6 22.Bg8! f5 23.Be6! Qe8 24.Bxf5 1-0 n World Team Championship final scores: 1.Armenia 14/18; 2.China 13; 3.Ukraine 12; =4.Russia, Hungary, USA 10; 7.Azerbaijan 9; 8.India 8; 9. Israel 5; 10.Egypt 0.
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6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Movie: Family Sins (M 2004) US drama. Stars Kirstie Alley 2.00 Dr Oz 3.00 10 Years Younger 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 WWII Lost Films The Air War 8.30 Pawn Stars 9.30 Law & Order: LA (M) 11.30 Off The Map (M) 12.30 Young, Dumb And Living Off Mum (M) 1.30 Home Shopping 5.30 News
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6.30 Six Million Dollar Man 7.30 The Rockford Files 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 Quincy ME 1.00 The Equalizer (M) 2.00 Malcolm And Eddie 2.30 Newsradio 3.00 Xena 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 That ’70s Show 6.00 According To Jim 6.30 My Wife And Kids 7.00 That ’70s Show 7.30 Swamp People 8.30 How I Met Your Mother 9.30 Operation Repo (M) 10.30 Jail (M) 11.30 Ax Men (M) 12.30 Malcolm And Eddie 1.00 Six Million Dollar Man 2.00 Quantum Leap 3.00 Quincy ME 6.00 Home Shopping 6.30 Martha 4.00 Xena 5.00 Adam 12 5.30 Home Stewart Show 7.30 Dr Oz 8.30 Sons Shopping & Daughters 9.00 Home & Away 9.30 Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Designing Women 11.30 Deal Or Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres No Deal 12.00 The Bill (M) 1.00 Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Grey’s Anatomy (M) 2.00 Murphy Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking Brown 2.30 The Hogan Family 3.00 3.30 Magical Tales 4.00 Kitchen Whiz Perfect Strangers 3.30 Night Court 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 4.00 Columbo 6.00 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.30 The Block 7.00 Harry’s Practice 8.30 Hamish & Andy’s Gap 7.30 Doc Martin Year 8.30 William And Mary (M) 9.30 The NRL Footy Show (M) 9.40 The Bill (M) 10.40 Movie: Separate Lies (M 2004) 11.15 The AFL Footy Show (M) 1.00 UK drama. Stars Tom Wilkinson 12.30 Entertainment Tonight 1.30 Skippy Minder 1.30 The World Around Us 2.00 Infomercials 3.30 Good Morning 2.30 Leyland Brothers World 3.30 America 5.00 Early Morning News The Real Seachange 4.00 Coronation Street 4.30 Emmerdale 5.00 Home Shopping
From The Week
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20. Sweet publicity (10) 22. A twee fool makes a sad story (4,2,3) 23. A toast to Doctor Sepia! (5) 25. Radical individual winter sport – hesitation makes it more dangerous (7) 26. A glass for the acrobat (7) 27. The elite took horse straddled (8) 28. Reveal former position (6)
DOWN 1. Step to weapons? These utterances may avoid it (9) 2. Big failures, these ruffians (5) 3. Falls that produce bad eyes (8) 5. T – for Christians it’s the signal for 10 (4,9) 6. Temperature: hot. queen (5) Ethnicity: old northern 13. Throw out one covered Greece (6) by agreement? Back to the 7. Improbable Episcopal depression! (9) drink (5,4) 14 Wild African end to the Irish 8. Gloss over drunken Long Dance! (6,4) scene (5) 16. He’s a dunce both ways … 10. Tierra del Fuego, they (4) say – or Armageddon 19. … consequently, high on nothing in this part of London (4) (3,2,3,5)
15. Activists who want to achieve nothing? (9) 17. Escape reef (5,4) 18. It’s building material, deary (5-3) 21. More like a sieve, and more to be revered (6) 22. Both confused about right beat (5) 24. A shelter for Private Upjohn (5)
Quick Clues ACROSS 1. Royal residence (6) 4. Monotreme (8) 9. Sink (a ship) (7) 11. Moral reservation (7) 12. More sagacious (5) 13. Unhappiness, depression (9) 14. The traditional Irish Long Dance (6,4) 16. Dunce, victim (4) 19. Red light district of London (4) 20. Publicity, usually involving pictures of scantily clad women (10) 22. Sob story (4,2,3) 23. Imbibe, take in liquids (5) 25. More dangerous, chancier (7) 26. Drinking glass (7) 27. Straddled (8) 28. Reveal, unveil (6)
6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Married With Children 12.00 Here’s Lucy 12.30 Spin City 1.00 Seinfeld 2.00 The Dukes Of Hazzard 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Seinfeld 6.30 Two And A Half Men 7.00 Funniest Home Videos 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Big Trouble In Thailand (M) 9.30 Movie: Stealth (M 2005) US action. Stars Josh Lucas 12.00 Up Late (M) 12.30 V (M) 1.30 Reno 911 (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Married With Children 5.30 The Flintstones
GEM 6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: Don’t Bother To Knock (PG 1961) UK comedy. Stars Richard Todd 2.00 Stingers (M) 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 The Golden Girls 5.00 The Block 6.00 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 Stansted: The Inside Story 8.30 My Strange Addiction 9.30 Embarrassing Bodies (M) 10.30 Seven Deadly Sins (M) 11.30 Conan (M) 12.30 Friends 1.00 Murder, She Wrote 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 5.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country 5.30 Today
DOWN 1. Secret phrases used to access military positions and bank accounts (9) 2. Ruffians, hooligans (5) 3. Waterfall or eye problem (8) 5. The final reckoning, as painted by Michelangelo (4,9) 6. North-eastern Greece (6) 7. Soft drink, rival of Coke (5, 4) 8. Gloss, lustre (5) 10. Final cataclysm, death of our planet (3,2,3,5) 15. Those who profess total disbelief and the denial of objective truth (9) 17. Escape, cast off bonds (5,4) 18. Concrete prepared for immediate use (5-3) 21. More sacred (6) 22. Beat, pulse (5) 24. Inuit’s residence (5)
Last week’s solution
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Education Week MONDAY 1 – FRIDAY 5 AUGUST 2011 Education Week is celebrated each year by showcasing the wonderful programs and initiatives happening in schools across the state. Parents and the local communities can participate in these celebrations. The theme for Education Week 2011 is NSW Public Schools – creating the future. l Keep an eye on the Education Week is a physica rt a e H r fo e activities to see what’s happening in schools e Jump Rop oundation’s ned to inspir F g si rt e a d e H m e ra h g . T and regions, or call your local school. ro exciting way ndraising p
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are taught values such as integrity, excellence and respect. - Opportunities for creative expression including singing and percussion, dance, band, keyboard, guitar, public speaking, verse speaking, art and craft. - Student welfare programs where children are protected and supported in a safe environment. - Modern teaching facilities. - Centaur is a place where... - Children gain confidence in their new surroundings. - Committed teachers care about children and are constantly updating professional training with current educational theory. - All children experience success without fear of failure. - Children with special needs are supported and nurtured through integrated programs. Parents are encouraged to participate in their child’s education. Community is celebrated and diversity is valued. Centaur Primary School, Eucalyptus Drive, Banora Point NSW 2486 07 5524 9655
Centaur is aStreet, place Cudgen. where... Ph 02 6674 1287 11 Collier
131 601 northcoast.tafensw.edu.au
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CUDGEN PRIMARY Centaur Children with special needs are supported and nurtured through SCHOOL Primary School integrated programs.
All children experience success without fear of failure. REGISTERED TRAINING ORGANISATION
Specialising in training for the Construction Industry
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Parents are encouraged to participate in their child’s education. Community is celebrated and diversity is valued.
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Education WeEk DURANBAH PUBLIC SCHOOL
LINDISFARNE
Are you still looking for that unique school for your child? Come and visit Duranbah Public School. We are a small family orientated school, 10 minutes from Kingscliff and 15 minutes from Tweed Heads. We have small classes, enthusiastic and experienced teachers, a wide range of social, sporting and cultural opportunities for your child. The school offers: - Air-conditioned classrooms, equipped with computers and interactive whiteboards. - Extensive library and reading resources. - Spacious grounds with modern play equipment designed to promote gross motor skills - Qualified Sports Coaches - Small group teaching for literacy and numeracy from teachers trained in best practice strategies. - J & B Buses run a direct bus link with Duranbah PS from Condong Mill corner and Clothiers Creek road and also from Kingscliff HS and Cudgen PS. Come and discover the best kept little secret on the Tweed Coast.
ANGLICAN GRAMMAR SCHOOL
www.lindisfarne.nsw.edu.au
The Head of Primary Mrs Michele Chandler extends an invitation to you and your family to join her for a tour of our highly acclaimed Early Learning Centre. Friday 19 August 2011 at 9:30am Limited Kindergarten places available for 2012 and beyond Sunshine Avenue Campus Tweed Heads South NSW
105 Duranbah Road, Duranbah NSW 2487. Phone: 02 66 777 221
Bookings essential enrolments@lindisfarne.nsw.edu.au 07 5590 5099
STUDY’S A BREEZE ON THE TWEED
DURANBAH PUBLIC SCHOOL
Studying on the Tweed is a breeze, thanks to the modern facilities, convenient location, student support services and the tranquil surrounding of the Tweed TAFE campuses. Kingscliff TAFE campus offers courses in Hospitality, Tourism, Commercial Cookery, Business Administration, Graphic Design, Arts and Media, Nursing, Aged Care, Carpentry, Information Technology, Fitness, Massage, Hairdressing, Child Studies and Small Business Management to name just some. Other study areas available include General Education, Real Estate, Horticulture, and Conservation and Land Management. Murwillumbah TAFE campus offers courses in Welfare, General Education (eg Tertiary Preparation, Communication and Media), Arts & Media – Visual Arts (includes Fine Arts, Ceramics), Information Technology, Transport (Automotive Trade and Marine Mechanical), Business Administration and Retail. Call Kingscliff on 6674 7200 or Murwillumbah on 6672 0800 northcoast.tafensw.edu.au
A quality education in a caring environment WE WELCOME YOU TO DROP IN OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE Ms Sandy Ellis, Principal J&B Buses run a direct link with Duranbah Public School from Condong Mill corner and Clothiers Creek Road, and also from Kingscliff High School and Cudgen Public School.
105 Duranbah Road DURANBAH NSW 2487 Phone: 02 66 777 221 Fax: 02 66 777 547 Email: duranbah-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
www.duranbah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
ATTACKING OBESITY AT ACTIVE AFTER SCHOOL
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Lindisfarne Grammar’s After School Program is proactively tackling a rising Australian epidemic through its contribution to the Australian Sports Commission’s Active After School Communities Program (AASC). The program provides a foundation for children to progress into local club sport whilst giving them a chance to make new friends and have fun in a non-competitive atmosphere. ‘The program is aimed at children who are regular to after school care and provides them with a structured, accredited, physical program that encourages the children to further partake in sports’ said Lindisfarne’s program coordinator Gail Dixon. In Term 3, Lindisfarne Grammar will run the program on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons and further information can be accessed by calling 07 5590 5099.
Parenting courses: ParentSpace: birth to 3 years Mondays, Aug 15, 29 & Sept 12, 10–11.30am, $5 per session Fortnightly parenting information presented and shared in a friendly atmosphere. Discussion topics: Play; Stages of Development – what happens when and how to encourage it; Toilet learning.
pre-adolescents. Topics include: improving communication; managing behaviour; changing established patterns; learning how to have ‘empowering’ conversations; what to expect during adolescence. Venue: Murwillumbah. Engaging Adolescents Tuesdays Aug 23–13 Sept, 9.30am–12.30pm, $15 4-week course helps parents reflect on their role, gain a deeper understanding of adolescent development & teaches parents how to hold the difficult conversations which are needed to address serious issues.
P5 Parenting Education Course NEW DATES Wednesdays Aug 17–Sept 21,10am–12.30pm, $30 6-week positive parenting education and information course for parents with a focus on children under 12. Topics include: how we parent and why, discipline, effective listening.
Relationship skills courses:
Soon They’ll Be Teenagers Tuesdays Aug 23–Sept 13, 12.30–2.30pm, no cost 4-week course for parents of
Self-Esteem for Women Tuesdays Aug 16-Sept 20, 1-3pm, $30 6-week course covering personal
development, self-awareness, relationships and power, setting and maintaining boundaries, communication and conflict. Anger: Making it work for you NEW DATES Friday Aug 26, 9.30am-3.30pm, $15 incl lunch 1-day workshop content includes: identify what anger is and what it does, identify what triggers your anger and ways to make it work for you and your relationships. Healthier Relationships: Communication NEW DATES Saturday Aug 27, 9.30am-3.30pm, $15 incl lunch 1-day workshop explores: stresses on healthy relating, roadblocks to communication, listening, assertiveness, managing emotions.
bookings essential 07 5524 8711 | www.thefamilycentre.org.au
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New Iyengar Yoga Centre ‘Iyengar Yoga for Every Body’ Monday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Lynn Simon Kerry Simon Lynn Kerry
All classes $18 ($16 conc) except Simon’s Experienced Class $20 ($18 conc)
Unit 2/4 Machinery Drive, Tweed Heads South Next to Tweed Coast Bulk Health Foods Bookings: Simon • 0431 949 122 Kerry • 0405 296 023 Lynn • 0418 485 884 www.yogagurukul.com
Fed up with SHOULDER PAIN?
Local Physiotherapists reveal the truth about your shoulder pain! For way to many people, putting up with shoulder pain is a daily battle. You know what I am talking about: • Your shoulder is painful with work and home duties • You can’t sleep on your shoulder • You have pain and stiffness in the morning If you are sick and tired of trying to live with pain that limits you from having the life you want, then this news is for YOU. At Pottsville Physio and Active Life Physio our comprehensive exam enables us to find the exact cause of your shoulder pain and provide the best long term solutions. Our specialised care will treat the cause of your pain and not just mask the symptoms. GUARANTEE: If you do not understand the cause of your shoulder pain after one consultation, we will give you your money back. Phone for your appointment and take advantage of our initial assessment fee of $35 (normally $70). But hurry as we only have 12 appointments available.
Phone for an appointment at one of our convenient locations
POTTSVILLE MURWILLUMBAH
16 Overall Drive Ph: 02 6676 4000
9 Queens St Ph 1300 065 538
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CASURINA
Rec Club Ph 1300 065 538
Bowen Therapy Give your body a tune-up after the winter chills, flu, sore throats, coughs and sneezes with a Bowen Therapy treatment from Stephen Riches. Bowen Therapy is a relaxing hands-on holistic therapy performed through light clothing and is suitable for anyone including pregnant women, newborn babies and the elderly. A Bowen treatment supports the body promoting healing, pain relief and recovery of energy, either by addressing a specific problem or maintaining a healthy body. For free consultation phone Stephen Riches, Cabarita Beach on 02 6676 0265 or 0400 760 255, or email steeb@iinet.net.au.
Iyengar Yoga for Every Body
If this is you or someone you know, then there is still hope for you. If you are sick and tired of trying to live with shoulder pain that limits you from having the life you want, then this news is for YOU! At Pottsville Physio and Active Life Physio our comprehensive testing and screening enables us to find the exact cause of your shoulder pain as well as working out the best solution for your shoulder pain. Our specialised treatment program is a personalised shoulder-pain management system designed to treat the cause of your shoulder pain and not just cover up the symptoms. Why wouldn’t you want to lose your shoulder pain? Not only that, but we will show you how to stop the pain from coming back. Guarantee: If you do not understand the cause of your shoulder pain after one consultation, we will give you your money back. Pottsville 02 6676 4000 – Murwillumbah 1300 065 538 – Casurina 1300 065 538.
Crystal Lightbed from Brazil Book now to experience your relaxing, revitalising and energising Crystal Healing. The Crystal Light Bed is a device created in Brazil, by miracle healer John of God, to enhance your spiritual, physical and emotional wellbeing. Deep healing work takes place while you relax to meditative music, releasing stress as you lay under the chakra-coloured crystal lights. Transformational experiences that you may feel during and after your healing session: • Increased vibration of your energy body, synchronising your spirit and soul • More relaxed and present • Empowering and deeper meditations • Anti-ageing effects – youthful glow to your skin • Clearing of emotional blockages. Studio 44, Fingal Road, Fingal Heads Phone Libby on 0438 145 972 or email libmac65@yahoo.com.au
An exciting new Iyengar Centre is opening at South Tweed on August 1. All of the teachers bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the area. Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher Simon Marrocco, who hails from Melbourne and who teaches all over Australia, travels to India regularly to train with BKS Iyengar. Lynn Styman-Lane and Kerry Williams are Certified Iyengar Teachers formerly from Sydney and trained under Senior Teacher Kay Parry. Come and experience the art of sculpting your body through the movements of asana and breath. Iyengar Yoga focuses on bringing intelligence to the body through correct postural alignment, sometimes with the aid of props, giving strength and flexibility to the body. This in turn brings correct space for the organs to function properly as they have freedom and lightness. The mind and breath gain benefit from the postures as well, with the ultimate aim to live in a body which is free of pain. The mind not separated from the body, but feeling the freedom and union as well to bring clarity, calmness and centeredness to the mind and breath. This powerful tool for wholistic health is now available in Tweed area. Morning Classes on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Evening classes Monday and Wednesday. Tweed Iyengar Yoga Centre Unit 2/4 Machinery Drive South Tweed Heads NSW 2486 (Next to Tweed Coast Bulk Health Foods) Simon: 0431 949 122, Lynn 0418 485 884, Kerry 0405 296 023 www.yogagurukul.com
has recently opened in South Tweed. This is a familyrun practice located on Minjungbal Drive one block north of Tweed City Shopping Centre. Chiropractor Scott Barbary, has extensive experience in successfully treating many conditions including back pain, neck pain, headaches, sciatica, arthritic pain, shoulder and hip pain, poor posture and many more. Chiropractic is safe and effective for all ages, from children to the elderly. As a drug-free solution to these conditions and more, call to see if Chiropractic can help you too. Take advantage of a FREE SPINAL CHECK by booking on 07 5523 4757.
Fed up with shoulder pain?
Warm the body – Save the planet
For way too many people in our area, putting up with shoulder pain has become a daily battle. You know what I am talking about: your shoulder is really painful when you use your arm above your head. • You can’t sleep on your shoulder. • Your shoulder is painful and stiff when you get up in the morning. • It just plain hurts to do your daily chores. <echowebsection=Health and Beauty>
Advanced Health and Chiropractic
Huh! Remember mum telling you to keep your body warm by putting on your jumper and socks? She is right (always – yes mum). When we warm our bodies we decrease the need to warm our homes. ORGANIC REVOLUTION has the soft silky feel of Alpaca knitwear in store now – a hollow fibre = lightweight but with amazing thermal properties. Our range of Alpaca jumpers, beanies, chullos, socks, gloves, capes and scarves for both men and women www.tweedecho.com.au
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FREE SPINAL CHECKS will keep you feeling toasty/roasty with winter! Add a kashimir woollen shawl and your body will be full of love! Organic Revolution, Main St Murwillumbah, phone 6672 7070.
Spiral Foods
Spiral Foods is Australia’s leading supplier of quality traditional foods with an emphasis on organics. Our products are made by people with a passion for wholesome traditional foods of the highest standards and quality. Our products continue to provide nourishment and wellbeing across the generations of people who care about the food they eat and our Earth. In the colder months, why not try some of Spirals warming Instant Miso soups. Spiral’s Instant Miso soups are made with a naturally fermented soybean paste (miso) that has been freezedried, then blended with wakame (sea vegetable) and spring onions. Instant Miso soups are easy to prepare, just add boiling water and stir. Spiral’s Instant Miso soups are available in two varieties that contain no MSG or flavour enhancers. Instant Red Miso has a darker colour and richer flavour while Instant White Miso is made with white miso which is lighter in colour and flavour. We believe good safe wholesome food is a basic human right. This Earth, this food. www.spiralfoods.com.au.
Spirals Instant Miso soups are made with a naturally fermented soybean paste (miso) that has been freeze-dried, then blended with Wakame (Sea Vegetable) and spring onions. Instant Miso soups are easy to prepare, just add boiling water and stir.
Yoga Therapy Is For Everybody! Whether you have a specific physical condition or if you want to improve your physical, mental or emotional health, Yoga Therapy is dedicated to exploring movements aimed to cleanse, elongate, strengthen and re-balance the physical body. ‘It is my experience that spending a little time with a Yoga Therapist and exploring yourself through movement not only leads you to a healthier, happier, more functional physical body but also provide a safe space for you to open and explore a variety of issues associated with your wellbeing and happiness’, says Jade Sterling who is the principal of the vitality through movement Yoga Therapy studio based in Lismore. Yoga Therapy sessions are taught on a ‘one on one’ basis and can benefit anyone with a variety of goals or health issues including asthma, chronic pain, pregnancy, stress relief, weight loss or interest in health and well being and much more. YOUR FIRST SESSION IS FREE! For further information go to www. vitalitythroughmovement.com.au or you can contact Jade on: 0405 447 416.
NEW PRACTICE OPENING SPECIAL! • Back pain • Sciatica • Arthritic pain • Headaches • Neck pain • Poor posture
CALL NOW AND MENTION THIS ADVERT TO BOOK!
Ph 07 5523 4757
3/26 MINJUNGBAL DRIVE, SOUTH TWEED 2486
RELAX, ENERGISE & REVITALISE FOR APPOINTMENTS PH. LIBBY 0438 145 972
YOGA THERAPY
IS FOR EVERYBODY! YOGA THERAPY
• empowers individuals • supports and improves physical, mental and emotional health and well being • assists in treating specific conditions • is a one on one session based on classical yogic principles.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO MAKE A BOOKING CALL JADE ON: 0405 447 416 OR GO TO: WWW.VITALITYTHROUGHMOVEMENT.COM.AU
Instant Miso
Spirals Instant Miso soups are available in two varieties that contain no MSG or flavour enhancers. Instant Red Miso has a darker colour and richer flavour while Instant White Miso is made with white miso which is lighter in colour and flavour. Perfect as a snack or make a satisfying soup base to have with noodles! Available at leading food stores.
this earth, this food... www.spiralfoods.com.au www.tweedecho.com.au
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Mr Rental Proudly offers an extensive range of appliances and furniture for short or long term rental. Fridges, washers, TVs, computers, furniture, fitness equipment, game consoles and heaps more! 1B/13 Greenway Drive, South Tweed www.mrrental.com.au • 07 5524 1500
ROUND 22
Tigers v Dragons
Bulldogs v Cowboys Friday 7:30pm ANZ Stadium Saturday 5:30pm AAMI Park
Broncos v Warriors
Currently in
1st place!
Saturday 7:30pm Suncorp Stadium
Sharks v Titans
Saturday 7:30pm Toyota Stadium
Knights v Raiders
Sunday 2:00pm Ausgrid Stadium
Sea Eagles v Roosters Sunday 3:00pm Brookvale Oval
Rabbitohs v Eels
Monday 7:00pm ANZ Stadium
2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw. Tipping a full card earns 3 bonus points – only for full rounds with no byes.
POINTS TALLY Rory Curtis Winston Lamont Alison Harman Video Pete Chris Graham Mark Harriott Eve Jeffery Tristan Wetherelt Carole Goodway Ziggi Browning Mr Rental Peter Craddock Paul Taylor Greg Swift Phil Harris Chris Holt Phillip Kelly Barry Schadel Kel Tor
Currently in
3rd place!
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THE GOOD GUYS
Rory Curtis Pay less. Pay cash.
Friday 7:30pm Sydney Football Stadium
Storm v Panthers
Broncos Cowboys Knights Rabbitohs Sea Eagles Sharks Storm Dragons
Currently in
2nd place!
Homemart on the Tweed Cnr Shallow Bay & Minjungbal Drive 07 5524 4444 www.thegoodguys.com.au
TWEED HEADS
Broncos Cowboys Knights Rabbitohs Sea Eagles Sharks Storm Dragons
Paul Taylor Wine Night Only $35 per head 3 courses plus wine Bookings essential Greenmount Beach Club Cnr Hill Street & Marine Parade 07 5599 5558
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entertainment Here’s your Fifteen Minutes This month’s Fifteen Minutes of Fame features virtuoso flautist Carmelia MacWilliam, our very own Stokers local, known both locally and internationally, who will entertain along with two of her talented musician friends. Blackboard acts include Mitch on guitar and vocals, comedienne Laura DeMaskens, Glen on guitar, Lacey Hay on guitar and original vocals and Tony Hogan on jazz guitar. As always Stokers Fifteen Minutes has great live entertainment, great food and a heated hall. The time has come. Friday at the Stokers Siding Hall.
Super Sarah Sarah McLeod is one of Australia’s most diverse performers and songwriters. The ARIA award-winning former lead singer of The Superjesus not only solidified her reputation as a rock artist both here and overseas but in recent years has also gained a huge notoriety on the dancefloor working with some of the biggest DJs and producers across the globe. Sarah McLeod has been one busy woman over the last few years; after touring extensively with The Superjesus for so long she decided she wanted to try some different projects. She has been all around the world five times over writing songs for lots of different artists. But it was her fans in Australia that have been demanding she bring back her acoustic guitar and for this reason Sarah will perform some very intimate stripped-back shows throughout June and July. She has not performed like this in many years and is very excited about showcasing her back catalogue in its rawest form. Performing songs from her early days with The Superjesus up until her latest solo work, it’s her voice that really shines in this environment, the tender side of a rock’n’roll powerhouse performer, this is a show not to be missed. Currumbin SoundLounge Friday.
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Aaron Bishop is musician and writer from Bilambil Heights who picked up the guitar nearly 20 years ago. Soon after, he studied at the Australian Institute of Music. He played as rhythm guitarist for five years in Central Coast band Icarus Eye, who toured the east coast and supported such bands as Silverchair and Frenzal Rhomb. When the band dissolved in 1998, he began writing new material, and in the summer of 1999, with a backpack and an acoustic guitar, he moved to London. Supporting his friend’s band Hubbard, Aaron played his first solo gig in a terrace house in East London. He lived and worked abroad for many years, playing gigs and recording songs in London, Dublin, Edinburgh and Tokyo. Planting his feet back on Australian soil in 2005, he recorded the Bishop EP with Parris Mcleod at Cloud Studios, with its world/folk and South American influ-
Kimberley
Culture and Tradition Kerrianne Cox is a force of nature. As a girl Kerrianne sat on the red dirt of the Kimberley to learn how to write and sing her own songs. At an early age Kerrianne took her music to broader Australia. From the beginning the Australian music industry awarded her with multiple titles including the 2001 NAIDOC Deadly Vibe Female Artist of the Year and the 2003 Australian Live Music Songlines Indigenous award. Kerrianne has headlined at major events such as the 2002 Message Stick Sorry Day concert at the Sydney Opera House, WOMADelaide 2003 and in 2002 Kerrianne sang to 100,000 people at the foot of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. In 2003 the Australian government awarded Kerrianne with the Centenary Medal for services to her country. Her career has taken her across the planet to the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC and the Lincoln Centre in New York and over to South Africa where she was hosted by the Australian High Commission in Cape Town for her appearance at the Awesome Africa Festival in Durban. It is not her music that has brought her to the Northern Rivers but the imminent threat to the culture and wellbeing of the Kimberley people. With the commencement of Woodside Petroleum’s offshore LNG mining project and the planned onshore gas hub at James Price Point, Kerrianne’s Beagle Bay community is under direct threat. As the Chairwoman for the Beagle Bay Community, Kerrianne has been instructed by her people to take their voice to Australia. Kerrianne Cox started this tour at the Sydney Opera House and she will complete it at the Sphinx Rock Café this Sunday. enced songs. In late 2008 Aaron completed his debut album The Calm Electric with Gold Coast producer Braddon Gilbert. His song Light from Killybegs was chosen on the Shout compilation, and showcased at the world MUSEXPO in LA. Aaron’s style blends folk/rock /pop/celtic and world music with a sound uniquely his own. He has just finished the recording of his new EP with producer and composer Scott Lloyd Shelley, and hopes to release this in the coming months. Aaron plays Marty’s@Caba on Friday.
Boy meets world
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Dan Parsons’s debut album is less a case of boy meets girl but rather boy meets world. It’s a snapshot of someone who, after spending his high school years emulating seventies heroes on a reel-to-reel eight track, leaves his bedroom and begins tumbling through one blinding, visceral experience after another. The album’s title track, for example, is about a girl but it’s also about a moment taken by surprise, that doesn’t know whether or not it will be a one-night stand or something more – the freedom, fear and elation that comes with giving someone else the power to choose your fate. What Parsons could grab hold of and pin down from experiences such as this, and his first brushes with the Brisbane music scene after growing up in country Queensland, inspired a drastic change to the primarily acoustic sounds that were on his 2008 mini-album Old Brown Shoe. These new experiences convinced him to, as he puts it, ‘let go of the wheel’ to some degree and he brought good friend James O’Brien (The Boat People) on
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board along with producer John Castle (Washington, The Boat People) to record the album. He was left with an album split in two in terms of material and, in what would prove to be a cathartic experience, he jettisoned his older material in favour of new. What wasn’t lost with his acoustic tunes was the sense of someone singing from the heart. Currumbin SoundLounge Friday.
Positively vibrant Tracy Vaughan is a soulful, energetic and earthy singer/ guitarist who is very popular in the South-East Queensland circuit. She has the ability to connect with her audiences on a deep level and creates a positive vibe in any room, leaving her audiences in awe and full of praise. Tracy is admired for her professionalism and dedication toward the music business and the fact that she can sing anything! Undoubtedly one of the industry’s respected, hard-working artists that should be enjoyed whenever possible. Tracey plays a this week at Currumbin RSL Friday and Tweed Heads Bowls Club Monday.
The Firetree
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Following in the tradition of Angus and Julia Stone and Stars, The Firetree are centred around the vocal duet of Dale Buchan and Josephine Cubis. Pairing sublime harmonies and contrasting yet complementary vocals with superb songwriting, the folk/pop duo have created an undeniably unique indie sound, showcased on their sophomore EP Vega released in July this year. The Firetree have had an incredible six months following the release of their debut EP The Space Between last year. After performing a string of successful headline shows on their first international tour of Canada, the group were invited to perform on popular Canadian television program Urban Rush. Their sound is also being noticed in the US, placing second in the Best of Pop charts for consistent results on popular US indie music site and MTV partner ourstage. com for 26 weeks in 2011. Back home their track Sun And Moon was number one on the AMRAP ‘Most Ordered For Airplay’ chart for three weeks in December 2010. With regular radio play, a string of shows at some of Australia’s most iconic venues and their second EP Vega garnering rave reviews The Firetree are something special to watch in 2011. Currumbin SoundLounge Friday.
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Does the idea of relaxing into the pews and soaking up some quality sounds in the hushed and respectful atmosphere of a church appeal to you? Ukitopia Arts Collective and Euphoric present the fourth Songwriters on the Songline of the year. With the long-awaited 2011 release of Love and Sticky Tape Rebecca Ireland created a big splash on the Far North Coast music scene. Slow burning rhythms, plugged-in lyrics, a star-studded cast of backing musicians and trademark sultry vocals has led to frequent airplay on community radio and beyond. This gig is a chance to catch Rebecca up close and solo in an intimate setting. Also at Songlines Andrea Soler, joined by friends Elvis Calaghan on violin, Shay Henderson on percussion and James Ross on lead guitar, will complete the bill. Continuing the effervescent vibe of her recent East Coast tour, expect a bunch of ukuleledriven acoustic pop songs such
putting fun on your bucket list I’ve been trying to convince my teenage daughter to get a part-time job. There have been few deposits into the Mummy bank and far too many withdrawals. Every weekend it’s ‘Can I have $50 to go into Byron,’ or ‘Can I have some money for new mascara,’ or ‘I need phone credit,’ ‘I want to see a movie’. Keeping three teenage girls is sending me bankrupt. Even though they’re at the peak of their earthly beauty, my daughters are all highmaintenance young women. It takes them an hour to get ready for school each morning, and that’s just hair and makeup. They don’t bother making lunch. Why would you – it not only wastes precious make-over time, food makes you fat. Hair irons, foundation, eyeliner, push-up bras, piercings, requests for acrylic nails… their superficial demands are endless. At night I weep ‘Lord why didn’t you send me at least one lesbian! A set of golf clubs would have seen her through puberty!’ It’s not just their sense of entitlement that gets my ire, or their complete lack of gratitude, it’s the fact that all my feminist ideologies are dogged by my daughters’ unquestioning approach to being women. There is no analysis, no trail blazing; no, we have three sheep. Three very expensive ‘hot’ sheep. Apparently being ‘hot’ is very important. I told them ‘Grandma’s hot too you know… she’s menopausal’. The conversation about the job doesn’t go very well. Zoe just looks at me with pandaringed eyes and declares ‘When I grow up I’m not going to be one of those people who works. I am going to be one of those people who has fun!’ Great, another one for Centrelink. Let’s see how much fun you have on $200 a week. In fact it seems that’s what my teenagers seem most focused on – ‘fun’. The hormone-fuelled sojourn from childhood to adulthood seems to offer a smorgasbord of fun: parties, booze, drugs, hot boys… My daughter moans ‘I just want to do what I want’. Really? So did Hitler, and that didn’t go terribly well for over six million Jews, and he still didn’t get his sociopathic fill. It’s so hard to explain to a teenager why you can’t do whatever you want. You just can’t. I remember my mother telling me that when I was a teenager and I remember thinking she was completely crazy. It wasn’t until I was older that I realised that fun actually becomes as forthcoming single Daydreamer, maybe a Joni Mitchell cover and an upbeat performance bound to leave you with a smile. Uki Holy Trinity Church on Saturday.
extremely dull, and people who have fun all the time even duller. Take note of the balding 50-year-old at a club full of 20-year-olds and you’ll know what I mean. Fun is only fun when the work is done. Too much fun implodes on itself, becoming a downhill slalom ride straight to hell. Just ask poor old Amy Winehouse. I tried to explain to my daughter that fun really is fun and has maximum value if you also have a life that includes things that aren’t fun. That by doing things that aren’t necessarily fun you get a deeper sense of satisfaction; this is longterm stuff, fun is short term and can be dissolved under your tongue at a beach doof party. Sadly you’ll still wake up depressed on Monday. Fun is fun now but ultimately unfulfilling. If fun was sex then it would be a quick, dirty onenight stand with a stranger. Which is fine, but if it’s all you do then you’d be a complete mole. When I want to have fun I don’t clean the toilet or file my tax return. I do these things because they are the boring requirements that create the fabric of our life where alongside joy and fun there is expectation and duty and struggle. I never thought I’d ever say it, but in that journey there is a sense of self-reliance and accomplishment that is deeply gratifying. It’s actually better than fun. There is a Zen saying ‘before enlightenment: chop wood carry water. After enlightenment: chop wood carry water’. People who don’t chop wood or carry water lose the plot. Clearly my daughter thought I was nuts. How could there be anything wrong with wanting to have fun all the time? In my parental struggle to inspire, communicate with or control my children I had an epiphany. The dog had just returned from an operation at the vet and was wearing a bucket to stop him from gnawing at his wound. Dogs wear buckets because they have no self-control. They are idiots. Just like teenagers. Teenagers should wear buckets! One for their heads to stop them ironing their hair or sculling vodka or performing random acts of fellatio, one for their hands to make Facebooking, tagging bus shelters and glassing their girlfriends impossible, and finally a bucket for their genitals. And that’s my Bucket List! SARAH MCLEOD CURRUMBIN SOUNDLOUNGE FRIDAY
Classy and contemporary Mark Divola has been playing professionally for years throughout Victoria, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Byron Bay. Some of the acts he has supported include George Benson, Maxi Priest, The Black Sorrows, Anne Murray, Ian Moss, Grace Knight, Rene Geyer, and more. The music Mark plays is classy and contemporary and with a huge repertoire of songs all age groups and musical tastes are catered for. Mark’s songs are well-known popular covers and are always well received by audiences everywhere. The style of music is not only suitable for dancing, but is flexible and familiar enough to accommodate social and musically discerning audiences. See Mark at the Currumbin RSL Saturday.
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Hillbilly country funk from the swamp On the back of sold-out shows with Ukitopia’s Cabaret 360 and The Songs Of Haight Ashbury, Bill Jacobi is back in band mode this weekend with Method. For just two guys on acoustic guitar and drum kit, the thing METHOD RIVERVIEW that hits you first at a HOTEL SUNDAY Method gig is the power and dynamic range of their performance. This is a rhythm section that can take it from a whisper to a growl… to a roar. It’s a sound that is full and muscular and locked firmly in the groove. Songs bristle with humour, and a down-to-earth honesty that reflect the joys and perils of the extraordinary times in which we live. With three critically acclaimed albums to their name, hundreds of gigs under their belt and a career spanning more than 15 years, Method make music that is an amalgamation of swamp, alt country and hillbilly funk– music that somehow manages to look back at a wealth of musical tradition, have a good poke around and then turn and run the other way. You can catch Method this Sunday at the Riverview Hotel in Murwillumbah from 1pm.
How sweet are your feet Sugarfoot is the combination of many musical influences. From rock and roll to soul or pop music to the blues, Sugarfoot brings together the talents of four diversely experienced musicians in a live performance with something for everyone. Vanya is an award-winning artist with a versatile vocal style that has been likened to Stevie Nicks and Melissa Etheridge. She played in various bands including Good Time Boogie Band and Bluesville Station. The ease with which David sings harmonies without missing a beat on bass shows a lifelong dedication to music. A steady timekeeper, ‘Tich’ plays the drums with great energy. He has toured extensively as a member of Shoo Be Doo, Just the Ticket and The Beach Brothers. Don’t miss these cover legends at the Currumbin RSL Sunday.
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FRIDAY 5 ■ BILAMBIL SPORTS CLUB 8PM SCRUBBY AND THE BLUE HEELERS ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB PEKO ■ CLUB BANORA 7PM INFLUENCE ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 9.30PM REMEDY ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES 7PM MARTIN WAY ■ CURRUMBIN SOUNDLOUNGE 7.30PM SARAH MCLEOD WITH DAN PARSONS + THE FIRETREE ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM TRACY VAUGHAN ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM SEGUE ■ MARTY’S @ CABA, CABARITA BEACH 7PM AARON BISHOP ■ MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM WILSON & DUTTON ■ PATCH LOUNGE COOLANGATTA 8PM A BEGGARS SECOND ■ SATHYA SAI PRIMARY SCHOOL, MURWILLUMBAH 6.30PM AYESHA GOUGH
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■ STOKERS SIDING HALL 7PM 15 MINUTES OF FAME ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB NOON 11AM ROBBIE ROSENLUND 7.30PM DANCE ON ■ TWIN TOWNS 8.30PM ARJ BARKER
SATURDAY 6 ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB ARCHIE RYE ■ CHINDERA TAVERN PAUL ATKINS ■ CLUB BANORA 7PM DAVO AND THE TWISTERS ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 5.30PM PAUL LINES 9PM DJ CHRIS TOFFA AND DJ MATTY D ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM MARK DIVOLA ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM KAFFEINE ■ MARTY’S @ CABA, CABARITA BEACH 7PM SCOTT DAV-Y ■ MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM GLENN BRACE ■ PATCH LOUNGE COOLANGATTA 8PM DJ ALFIE ROMEO ■ SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF THE FEBS ■ SEAGULLS LAKEVIEW LOUNGE 8PM BO JENKINS ■ SHEOAK SHACK 7PM THE NINTH CHAPTER ■ SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM DANCING WITH SHINDIG, COMEDY WITH BUBBLE ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM CRAIG MARTIN ■ UKI HOLY TRINITY CHURCH 7.30PM SONGWRITERS ON THE SONGLINE
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■ BABALOU, KINGSCLIFF HOTEL, 3.30PM MARK FERRIS ■ CHINDERA TAVERN TIM STOKES ■ CLUB BANORA 11.30AM EILISH, SABRINA AND LACHLAN 12.30PM GLENN BRACE ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 3PM ALTER EGOS ■ COOLANGATTA TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB 1.30PM TWEED LINKS MUSIC CLUB CONCERT WITH THE TWEED LINKS QUARTET AND ALLAN GRANT DANCERS PLUS GUESTS LAWRIE ESMOND THE QUEENSLAND ACCORDIAN ENSEMBLE, LYNN CAMPBELL, KEEARA COUCHMAN AND JENELLE LAWRENCE ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 1.30PM SUGARFOOT ■ IVORY TAVEN TWEED HEADS 3PM THE DIRTY CHANNEL ■ KIRRA SPORTS CLUB 4PM HAVE-A-GO-KARAOKE ■ NEVERLAND COOLANGATTA EASY SUNDAYS ■ PATCH LOUNGE COOLANGATTA 3.30PM TONY LLEWELLYN ■ SPHINX ROCK CAFE MT BURRELL 1PM KERRIANNE COX ■ RIVERVIEW HOTEL MURWILLUMBAH 1PM METHOD ■ SURFERS BEER GARDEN SUNDAY SESSIONS ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 5PM CHRIS DOYLE ■ TWEED HEADS CIVIC CENTRE
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MONDAY 8 ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS CLUB 12 NOON MARCO ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 11PM TRACY VAUGHAN 11 CHRIS DOYLE 6.30PM DICK BARNS
TUESDAY 9 ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB NOON JAYNE HENRY ■ MARTY’S AT CABA CABARITA BEACH 7PM JAM NIGHT WITH ANNETTE ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6.30PM DAVO NWEDNESDAY
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■ BABALOU 7PM SPANISH DANCE NIGHT ■ CLUB BANORA 6PM SHANDELL ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 6.30PM SIDE SPLITTING COMEDY HARLEY BREEN ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6.30PM DAVE CLAYTON
THURSDAY 11 ■ CLUB BANORA 6PM MARK MCGUIRE ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES 6PM GEOFF DUTTON ■ KIRRA SPORTS CLUB 8PM PHIL EIZENBERG’S OPEN MIKE NITE ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6PM VEENIE’S – SMOOTH & GROOVE
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At times like these you need Times Like These
I must admit it took me a couple of listens of this album to get it. Times Like These is a multi-layered record that can only be discovered on the second or third try, then it gets a little addictive. First time around it is obvious that Bill Jacobi and Frank Corby as Method, are great musicians – there’s no disputing that – but really, this area is full of great musicians so there has to be something to stand them apart and it’s only when you get into the album that its true colours reach out and grab you. A working man’s record, the first track Wind In The Rushes sets the scene like a dusty sunrise and you are hit straightaway with the surety that you’ll be hearing a lot of great guitar in this offering. The ensuing nine tracks take you on a hopscotch journey skipping back and forward across the blues folk spectrum, and the harmonies on some of these songs border on ethereal. The Wish Song is probably going to be a sentimental fave that will have everyone bopping along in the back seat of the kombi, but the highlight track for me is the Jacobi/Corby collaboration That Wind with its rocky beat, gravelly vocals and a few techno effects thrown in for good measure; it is an indication of why these two blokes have such an avid band of fans. The CD’s last track Ramble is like the cheese and wine at the end of a good meal: very satisfying, delivering a feeling of completion. If you like to sing along full volume when you drive drive or laze away your Sunday arvos by the river, get this CD and get dusty and dirty.
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Chinderah Tavern
Comedy Way too funny
66 Chinderah Bay Drive, Chinderah Ph 02 6674 1137 www.taphouse.com.au Open 7 days Lunch 12pm-2.30pm Dinner 5.30pm–8.30pm
Wilson’s by The Creek Open Fri, Sat, Sun Lunch 12-3pm Dinner 5-10pm 139 Newes Rd, Coorabell 6684 7348 Bookings essential
Alleys
Saltbar has something for everyone, a large deck, newly refurbished Sports Bar, family friendly Bistro and Kids Korner. As well as ocean views, there’s always a great atmosphere, daily food specials, a well-equipped children’s area, live music and more. Kids eat free* Mon-Thurs 5.307pm + free kids’ movie 7pm, T-Bone Tues & free trivia, Half Price Wednesday + free Karaoke 7pm. Saltbar is on the absolute beachfront, Salt Village, 15 mins south of Coolangatta Airport. *conditions apply
Saltbar Beach Bar & Bistro
Discover Wilson’s By The Creek Restaurant tucked away in the Byron hinterland. Newly open to the public, the elegant restaurant offers a truly gourmet experience, accompanied by Peppers renowned personal service. Savour the incredible flavours of the hinterland for a romantic dinner or gathering with friends, as Head Chef Adam Hall inspires you with his seasonal menu brimming with local produce.
The Beach Shack ORGANIC MILK
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Horizons
Currumbin RSL Club Currumbin Creek Road, Currumbin Open 7 days lunch and dinner 07 5534 7999 www.currumbin.com.au
Sheoak Shack
If you are looking for delicious food, coffee or a romantic sunset cocktail on the riverbank, the Sheoak Shack is the beach shack for you with a funky laid back vibe. 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.
FUNNYMEN HARLEY BREEN CURRUMBIN RSL WEDNESDAY AND ARJ BARKER TWIN TOWNS FRIDAY
Bells Boulevard, Salt Village, South Kingscliff Open 7 days 1300 725 822 www.saltbar.com.au
Shop 5, 60 Marine Parade, Kingscliff (next to Subway) 6674 5822 Open 7 days 9am-5pm
Now available with your coffee or smoothie. Creamy full cream, just as nature intended. Just ask.
Overlooking the sparkling blue waters of the Jack Evans Boat Harbour at Twin Towns is Horizons Lunch from 11am restaurant. Enjoy casual indoor or alfresco dining Dinner from 5.30pm Brunch Sundays from 10am where you can take in the spectacular views. June Special – Grilled Barramundi and Prawn Skewers Phone: (07) 5536 2277 with a mango and chilli salsa, creamy potato mash or visit and broccolini. A complimentary glass of house wine www.twintowns.com.au with your meal for just $19.95 for members and $24.95 for non-members!
Mount Warning Hotel
Mt Warning Hotel Open 7 days 10am till late Bistro open daily 1497 Kyogle Rd, Uki 02 6679 5111
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tions that mostly reside cunningly deep within institutions and establishments (what the hell does that mean?). His material presents as straight-ahead high-quality standup, which actually undersells its subtlety. In his sprightly reenactments of suburban machismo, or the late-night frustration of a midnight radio quiz Harley is supported by Ellen Briggs with MC Mandy Nolan. Get your sides ready to split at the Currumbin RSL on Wednesday.
Harley Breen is one of the country’s hardest working and most respected standup comedy performers. A regular MC When ten out of ten is just not enough and headliner on the Australian scene, Harley is familiar to comedy circuits in Edinburgh, London and south-east Arj Barker returns to the shores of Australia (although we’re not positive he ever left) with Asia, and at festivals such as the Edinburgh, Adelaide and his new show, featuring an hour of the inventive standup comedy for which he is known and loved. Join Arj as he fearlessly tackles 11 of the most controversial topics around, Melbourne, where he has worked with major local and including 3D movies, death, Google Maps and prawns. If you’ve seen him before, you international talent such as Steven K, Amos, Fiona O’Loughlin, Greg Fleet and know you won’t be disappointed. If you haven’t seen him yet – it’s cool. You’re probably just Wil Anderson. A Melbourne Comedy Festival favourite, Harley is about to superbusy, with work and stuff... launch into his fifth full solo show for the Festival, I Heart Bunnings. Australia’s adopted son of comedy is back by popular demand! Get it Harley delivers his bizarre and quick. This is world-class comedy. Twin Towns Friday. absurd takes on the world, captivating his audience with unmarked ideas and surreal images in a mission to unravel rigid beliefs and preset assump- Recital: Ayesha Justice Gough
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The Tyalgum Festival Committee will present a fundraising concert to help support brilliant young Murwillumbah pianist AYESHA GOUGH Ayesha Gough. After a successful audition Ayesha began lessons with Oleg Stepanov in 2008. She has also received lessons from the Australian composer, Gerard Brophy, who helped her achieve first place in the MTAQ Composers’ Competition in 2010. Ayesha has won numerous prizes at eisteddfods and competitions. Ayesha’s Chrysalis concert program will feature the works from her competition repertoire including Chopin Etude Opus 25 No 1, Bach Prelude and Fugue No 16 in G minor, Haydn Sonata in B minor, Harvey and Schubert and much more. Chrysalis will be held at the Sathya Sai Primary School, Murwillumbah on Friday.
Stepping into the limelight The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra is presenting a rare opportunity for people to hear a live top-quality orchestra and renowned pianist without having to travel to Brisbane or Sydney. The orchestra, which has been established for over 15 years, will be conducted by Barry Singh from Murwillumbah who was on Australian Story in 2004. The featured solo pianist is Kevin Power, a multi-award winner who has performed in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Slovakia, and many ABC broadcasts. The program of Limelight Classics includes Beethoven – Egmont Overture, Mozart – Piano Concerto No 21 in C major and Haydn – Farwell Symphony. Take this rare opportunity at the Tweed Heads Civic Centre on Sunday.
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Byron Bay Writers’ Festival – a success built on volunteers Little did Byron Bay Writers’ Festival Chairperson Christopher Hanley know when he walked around the Adelaide Writers’ Festival in the mid90s that his dream for a local event would grow into what is arguably Australia’s most loved literary festival. Things are very different today from that first Festival in 1997 when the audience numbered just 200: ‘Today the Festival attracts more than 7000 visitors and sells over 45,000 individual tickets,’ says Hanley. ‘We now attract top international talent and this year the Festival will feature 200 local, national and international writers.’ But Hanley says it is the local community and the Festival volunteers that make this event so special. ‘The community has owned the Festival from the beginning. We have volunteers from all over the region – Mullumbimby, Ocean Shores, Ballina, Bangalow and more,’ says Hanley. ‘This year nearly 200 volunteers will come together to make the Festival a success. I think that’s just incredible.’ Shirley Nelson, former director of nursing at Byron and Mullumbimby hospitals, has helped out from the beginning. ‘I volunteer for the Festival as I am so extremely proud of this wonderful local event,’ says Nelson. ‘It is such a stimulating time. I especially love the political discussions and enjoy listening to the foreign correspondents and what they face in the name of getting a story. One of my favourite sessions ever was listening to Ita Buttrose speak so positively about women – but I have many
treasured memories.’ Shirley has been volunteering for so long visitors recognise her from year to year. ‘I’ve been managing the SCU marquee now for eight years and I often have out-of-town visitors coming up and saying hello year after year.’ Chris Hanley believes Byron was the first regional writers’ festival and its success is built on a number of factors. ‘We have the natural beauty and village atmosphere that makes our town a unique destination. I love seeing visitors sitting in the cafes, walking along the beach or shopping still wearing their Festival passes,’ says Hanley. ‘The atmosphere on site is so friendly and relaxed with visitors and writers mingling freely and I believe it’s our amazing volunteers that create this intimate atmosphere. I love watching politicians, surfers, local writers, volunteers and big-name authors all mixing in the same tent.’ Hanley’s favourite volunteer story is about a woman who has volunteered for years: ‘Even though she receives free entry, this volunteer still buys a threeday pass just to support the Festival. I think that epitomises the selflessness of our volunteers.’ When Festival Director Candida Baker developed the theme Feel the Passion, the volunteers were top of her mind. ‘Our community is full of passionate people and they are really proud of the Festival,’ says Baker. ‘This year’s theme is as much a celebration of local passion as it is of the writers’ incredible talent.’ Longtime committee member and former Festival treas-
Volunteer Shirley Nelson, Festival Director Candida Baker and Volunteers Coordinator Virginia Clarke
urer John Hertzberg says the Festival would not exist without the strong volunteer base. ‘As we are a not-for-profit organisation we simply couldn’t run the Festival without our volunteers and the support of our sponsors,’ says Hertzberg. ‘Each year we conduct a visitors’ survey and the friendliness and helpfulness of our volunteers always rates highly. They are the lifeblood of the Festival.’ New Byron resident Mike Malloy says volunteering is a great way to meet people and feel part of the community. ‘I moved to Byron Bay only last year and the passion shown by those working at the Festival is astounding. I was thrilled to part of it. n To purchase tickets visit
www.byronbaywritersfestival. com.au or call 1300 368 552.
Writers at the Lakehouse How would you like to spend half an hour with your favourite writer – Phillip Adams, Bill Leak, Stephanie Dowrick, Alison Lester, Wendy Harmer, Libbi Gorr, Paul Cox, Lloyd Jones and many, many more – enjoying a quiet chat with a small group of like-minded fans? Well, now you can – thanks to the 2011 Byron Bay Writers’ Festival new initiative this year, designed specifically to improve your visit to the Festival! Festival Director Candida Baker is thrilled that 75 writers have agreed to take part in these sessions, meaning that many of you will be able to ask those questions that are hard to ask in a crowded marquee. ‘It will generally feel as if you
are taking part in a Book Club!’ says Baker. This is a separately ticketed event, with tickets available at the Box Office on the day. Fifteen people per writer, five writers at a time, at a cost of $15 for NRWC members and $20 for non-members. ‘We will have the writers’ names on a board; tickets available up until 30 minutes before the sessions start,’ says Baker. ‘Sessions run for 30 minutes from 10.30am to 2.30pm, with groups asked to gather at the Box Office fifteen minutes before, when we will escort you to the Lakehouse. The price includes tea or coffee.’ Please note that this is NOT a book-signing session. Authors won’t be signing books at these sessions, but only after
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their allocated marquee sessions. ‘We hope visitors enjoy the Lakehouse experience which is kindly supported by North Byron Events,’ says Baker. ‘The sessions will fill up quickly and are only available on the day, so don’t forget – help us bring you the Lakehouse again next year, by supporting us this year!’
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Top Australian authors line up Writers’ Festival films at the Dendy with international greats Rose Fox
Australian luminaries Phillip Adams, David Williamson, Gillian Armstrong, Bob Carr, Wendy Harmer, Betty Churcher and Charlie Pickering will join international greats Louis de Bernières, James Redfield, MJ Hyland and John Pilger at the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival – Feel the Passion. With more writers than ever before, Festival Director Candida Baker believes the breadth and depth of the Festival program truly offers something for everyone. ‘With over 170 writers confirmed, discussing diverse topics including cooking, history, politics, social networking, music, surfing, travel, comedy, crime, fantasy, memoir, sport, poetry, the environment and philanthropy, the Festival’s fifteenth birthday bash will be one to remember.’ Baker has assembled the largest number of international writers ever presented at the Festival: ‘Imagine choosing between James Redfield discussing his international phenomenon The Celestine Prophecies, MJ Hyland exploring her powerful novel This is How, Louis de Bernières in conversation about the broad reach of his books and John Pilger’s keynote address. Visitors are going to have a tough time deciding which sessions to attend,’ says Baker. When Baker took the reins as Director late last year she was determined to bring new passion to the Festival: ‘Writing is more than just words
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on a page. Writing is an art that takes many forms including music, sculpture, drama, art and more. I hope visitors this year will enjoy the breadth and depth of the program.’ Baker is also thrilled to have a strong line-up of local authors: ‘I am confident visitors will enjoy meeting our great local writers as much as the international stars.’ In the session Different strokes for different folks, Phillip Adams, Richard Glover (Why Men Are Necessary) and Charlie Pickering (Impractical Jokes) will be talking media with Leslie Cannold. ‘I am
very much looking forward to discovering their views on the role media play in Australia and the part they play in it,’ says Baker, herself a journalist for many years. Michael Robotham (The Wreckage), whose first book was the subject of a bidding war and went on to sell over a million copies, will join Katherine Howell (Violent Exposure) and L A Larkin (Thirst) in the session Walking the mean streets for crime fiction chaired by Liz Porter (Cold Case Files – Past Crimes Solved by New Forensic Science). ‘Crime fiction is a growing
and hugely popular contemporary genre,’ Baker says. ‘It is exciting to have such crime writing heavyweights at the Festival.’ Baker recommends grabbing a seat early for the session Screen and heard: ‘With David Williamson, Gillian Armstrong, Tristram Miall and Greg Haddrick centre stage and producer and screenwriter Ross Grayson Bell chairing, I’m sure the session will be standing room only.’ Kate Veitch (Trust) will join Leslie Cannold (The Book of Rachael) and Fiona Scott Norman (50 Reasons To Keep Smoking/50 Reasons To Quit Smoking) in the session I am woman: why women rock. ‘I had great fun putting this panel and topic together,’ Baker says. ‘The discussion will be chaired by Kristin Williamson and it is one I won’t be missing.’ Baker suspects that one of the most exciting places to be during the Festival will be the keynote address by John Pilger. ‘… this session will leave guests with lots to digest and will be discussed for a long time after the Festival closes.’ Other speakers at the Festival include Tim Fisher, Joanna Murray-Smith, Caroline Overington, Benjamin Gilmour, Bill Leak, Libbi Gorr, Paul Kelly, Wendy Harmer, MV Snyder, Alison Lester, Helen Brown and lots more. To purchase tickets or view the full Festival program visit www.byronbaywritersfestival. com.au or call 1300 368 552.
Among the many exciting offsite events at this year’s Writers’ Festival are three films, each with a writer/filmmaker attending for a post-film Q&A. Dendy Byron Bay Cinemas will be hosting the Byron premiere of Red Dog on Friday 5 August at 7pm, with special guest Louis de Bernières, who wrote the book on which the film is based. Memorialised forever in a statue in Dampier, the real Red Dog was a loveable kelpie who became a legend, travelling all over WA, hitching rides in cars and trains. The heart-warming comedy stars Rachael Taylor, Josh Lucas, Noah Taylor and Koko, the canine-with-charisma making his film debut. It was shot on location in the stunning and remote Pilbara region of WA, described by de Bernières as ‘a landscape that looks like the surface of Mars, which too few Australians have learned to love. I love it, and I’m only a Pom!’ Also screening at the Dendy is Innocence, from renowned filmmaker Paul Cox and starring Australian film icons Julia Blake and Bud Tingwell. After more than forty years apart, widower Andreas embarks on an affair with Claire, as reckless and intense as when they were young lovers. Claire, however, is still married and their affair is set to have a major impact on her husband and their families. This is a fearlessly honest and deeply engaging love story that shows love has no age boundaries. Paul Cox is one of Australia’s most acclaimed filmmakers and undoubtedly audiences will relish the opportunity to hear him speak about this and his many other films.
Innocence screens on Thursday 4 August at 5pm; tickets for both films are on sale now at the Dendy for $18 or $15 for Club Dendy, Screenworks and Northern Rivers Writers’ Centre members, and Festival Pass holders; phone bookings 6680 8555. Wrapping up the film events at the Writers’ Festival is The War You Don’t See, screening at the Byron Community Centre Theatre on Sunday 7 August at 7pm, followed by a Q&A with BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning journalist and filmmaker John Pilger. The film is a powerful and timely investigation into the media’s role in war, tracing the history of embedded and independent reporting, from the carnage of World War I to the destruction of Hiroshima, and from the invasion of Vietnam to the current war in Afghanistan and disaster in Iraq. As weapons and propaganda become even more sophisticated, the nature of war is developing into an ‘electronic battlefield’ in which journalists play a key role, and civilians are the victims. But who is the real enemy? Tickets $16 at the Community Centre.
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My country, my place Different ways to belong
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PASSIONATE ABOUT: Poetry Susan Bradley–Smith, Robyn Rowland, Edwin Wilson, Ouyang Yu Chair: Jennie Dell Sponsored by the Northern Star
2.00pm–3.00pm
Creating the fantasy of the ‘other’ world Kim Falconer; Traci Harding, Fiona McIntosh Chair: Barry Eaton
Inspiration delivered, blockage released
Surf’s up! The art of writing surfing
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3.15pm–4.15pm
Walking the mean streets for crime fiction
12.00pm–1.15pm
Stand up for embarrassment Benjamin Law, Charlie Pickering, Fiona Scott– Norman Chair: Jeni Caffin Sponsored by Frontline
Looking left and right in Australia today
11.45am–12.45
IN CONVERSATION Caught in the Crossfire Matina Jewell talks with Stephen Romei about her career as a soldier
1.30pm–2.30pm
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IN CONVERSATION All over the world: Louis de Bernières talks with Candida Baker about the broad reach of his books
1.00pm–2.00pm
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You must be joking…the art of political satire Tim Ferguson, Bill Leak, Andrew Marlton Chair: Mary Delahunty
2.45pm–3.45pm
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Memories are made of this – the art of memoir
2.15pm–3.15pm
Katrina Beikoff, Paul Kelly, Anne Manne Chair: Jane Hutcheon
IN SEARCH OF SOUL The Celestine Prophecy
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James Redfield in conversation with Maggie Hamilton
4.00pm – 5.00pm
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The new media revolution in writing…Jesse Blackadder, Matina Jewell, Benjamin Law
4.15pm–5.15pm
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Geoffrey Datson and Annette Hughes perform works from Datson’s book, Then and Then
Heartbreak: Lost parents and children Christopher Currie, Caroline Overington, Chris Womersley Chair: Annette Marfording
12.15pm–1.15pm
IN CONVERSATION Cold cases and hot leads Liz Porter talks true crime with Sian Prior
1.30pm–2.30pm
The First Book: writers talk about their experience Ashley Hay, Cory Taylor, Katie Wall Chair: Janie Conway–Herron
2.45pm–3.45pm
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4.00pm–5.00pm
Why travel broadens the mind – and creativity Adrienne Ferreira, Julietta Jameson, Kim Wildman Chair: Michael Pelusey Sponsored by Byron Bay Accom.
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IN CONVERSATION Music and memoir
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Paul Kelly talks with David Leser
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2.15pm–3.15pm
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2.30pm–3.30pm
John Pilger with Phillip Adams
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IN CONVERSATION Malcolm Knox talks about his latest book with Lucy Clarke
The power of the outback Rod Moss, Ros Moriarty, Meme McDonald Chair: Matt Condon
11.00am–12.00pm
The ‘dark’ in literature
10.15am–11.15am
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The interviewer and broadcaster interviewed with Nick Cater
11.30am–12.30pm
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12.00pm–1.15pm
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Lost – and found – in translation Katrina Beikoff, Benjamin Law, Ouyang Yu Chair: Jane Camens
PASSIONATE ABOUT: Sport Brendan Cowell, Malcolm Knox, Tony Wilson Chair: Mick O’Regan
1.30pm–2.30pm
Can humans be good for the planet?
12.45pm–1.45pm
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Facing an audience Tim Ferguson, Libbi Gorr, Charlie Pickering Chair: Simon Marnie
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2.45pm–3.45pm
2.00pm–3.00pm
Using history as a springboard for fiction
My precious words – Writers and their editors
Jesse Blackadder, Leslie Cannold, Sulari Gentill Chair: Edna Carew
Katrina Beikoff, Caroline Overington, Julianne Schultz Chair: Stephen Romei
4.00m–5.00pm
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2.00pm–2.45pm
A career’s progression Winner of LitLink plus Sulari Gentill, Ashley Hay Chair: Moya Costello
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My Life and Other Stuff I made up With Tristan Bancks
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Nothing like a yak for chatting David Solano
My mate, Richard Creighton came down from the Sunshine Coast for a fish on the weekend. Ric comes down to the Tweed a lot hunting bream. He normally brings his ‘bull shark’ boat. I’m still getting used to my new yak and Ric has exactly the same as mine – a hobie ‘Outback’ – which he bought instead of the boat. I thought it a good idea to have a bream comp between us. We both had our live wells onboard. Mine saw nary a fish where as Dic’s remained constantly full. I put this down to a new Berkly soft plastic that Aaron from Anglers put him on to. It’s a small paddle tail which creates an action all on its own. They did the damage and my mate Dic wouldn’t give me any.
SPORT RESULTS
BOWLS Cabarita Beach Men 20/7/11 Winners I Munro & C Evans, r/up B Carnley & B Burger, cons R Morrissey & L Tabner. 25/7/11 Winners J Knight & D Lucan, r/up W Blackwood & P Jones, cons J Field & B Sheppard. 27/7/11 Winners I Turnbull & D Hopps, r/up M Cox & T Sweeney, cons R Tonkin & J Hay. Social Sat 30/7/11 Winners R Faulkner,B Pilling & B Coustley, cons G Dryden, G Bowen & P Mahoney. 1/8/11 Winners D Crow & B Barnes, r/up D Moir & B Kent, cons G Rassmussen & G Lake. Club Championship Triples: J McArdle,M Morgan & B Griffiths def W Chatman,M Fletcher & C Fishlock – A Jones,B Parr & J Rannie def P Welsh,L Shepherd & D Perez. – C Klaverstyn,R Parlett & G Searle def R Harper,B Lamberton & A Latif. – L Freeman,R Mills & M Azzorpardi def G Lake,I Turnbull & D Hopps. – E Kolbee,C Sheppard & S Anderson def A Jones,B Parr & J Rannie. Cabarita Beach Women July 31: RACT Tassie Visit. Raffles were won by Pamela Rae (Cabba) and Ruth Lyons & Patsy Medwin (Tassie). Rink winners were (Tassie) Ron Cowan, Margaret Dabner and Keith Bailey (Skip) who insisted on getting
First quarter August 6
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Richard Creighton in his hobie yak and Craig Costigan in his boat having a chat between casting.
I found it pretty hard to catch fish on the weekend but while out in Terranora Broadwater heading to the seaway I spotted someone fishing Ben ‘The Phantom’s’ secret spot. I headed into the shoreline and
snuck up on him. It was Ben and I thought I’d finally get to see the man in action, but he hadn’t started fishing as yet and was picking up lives for bait. I fished the seaway and it was a great trip on the yak, but what
shots with his lucky wicks (sorry Keith). Consolation prize (Tassie again) went to Helen Watts, Glad Van Der Kamp and Kay Conway. August 2: Club Select Pairs Final – Winners Michelle Mantell & June Maitre and runners up Nancy Dodds & Barbara Cox. Social Bowls: Winning Rink – Judy Jones, Margaret Rae, Rhonda Gleeson and Valerie Dudley. Consolation – Kathleen Dimauro, Fay Wright, Estelle Crabb and Lorraine Glancy. Raffles – Cheryl Morgan, Joan McCauley, Robyn Creedon, Kate Potter. Rug Raffle – Lucky Winner Michelle Mantell. Cudgen Leagues Ladies Thurs 28, Winners rink3, J Lawson, W Butler, L Bland.Losing rink 4, B Smith, P Nelson, M Klientz;winning leads – Colleen Wein, Elsie Clayburn, L Ryan,Marion Hull;winning seconds – Pam Jones, J Bartlett, K Hayes;winning skips – Penni McGill, Maureen James, M Lincoln;Raffles – Rosalie Lowe, Edith Stevens,Pat Pieterse, Margaret Huddy. Cudgen Men Cudgen Men’s Bowling Club weekly news: Last Saturday saw the running of the highly successful Cudgen Hornets $1000 Triples tournament with some 84 bowlers all vying for the $1000 prize money on offer and the lucky team was T. Halloran, F. Smith & K. Liddington, runners up on the day were K. Carroll, E. O’Gorman & B. Davis, 1st round
winners were J. Krizman, R. Corney & T. Potocnik while the second round winners were F. McNamarra, J. Julius & R. Graham. Our Club Championships P. Prichard d K. Foran 153/102. Final P. Prichard 116 d B. Moore 70. Final of the A Grade Triple J. Turner, B. Moore, J. McGill defeating C. Lacey, F. Smith & B. Murray 24/22. Social bowls for the week resulted in Monday Mixed Mufti going to G. Lugue, I. Lugue & P. Nelson and Wednesday’s Men’s Mufti was won by T. Tilley, F. Smith & I. Tilly with the losing rink winners being R. Tough, P. Smith & J. Neal, Saturday Men’s game went to the Triples Championship game with J. Turner & J. McGill collecting the cash. Kingscliff Ladies Semi Finals of Open Triples played Wednesday July 20: D. Jones, S. Akers, J. Scott defeated D. James, M. Lincoln, B. Jack; B. Petri, J. Bonett, M. Gardner defeated V. White, E. Downes, B. Mirls. Social Play Wednesday, July 20: Rink Winners: D. Jones, S. Akers, J. Scott, M. Booth, A. Bousie, I. Azzopardi; Runners-Up: S. Davies, N. Sherlock, I. Fuller. Open Triples Final, Played Wednesday, July 27: D. Jones, S. Akers, J. Scott defeated B. Petri, J. Bonett, M. Gardner. Final Novice Singles, played Wednesday July 27: C. James defeated A. Bousie Social Play Wednesday, July 27: Winners: M. Lincoln, M. Sykes, P. Jones; Runners-Up: K. Thompson, B. Davies, B, Jack Kingscliff Men The Semi Finals of the President’s Singles played on Saturday 30th July Vic Lewis 25 d Russ McLeay 18. Ken Banks 25 d Kevin Liddington 24.
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AUGUST 2011 Astronomical data and tides
High tide, height (m) 0915,1.48; 2124,1.90 1001,1.53; 2211,1.83 1049,1.57; 2300,1.71 1140,1.59; 2351,1.56 1233,1.59 0048,1.40; 1332,1.59 0155,1.26; 1437,1.59 0312,1.18; 1545,1.61 0430,1.16; 1652,1.65 0536,1.20; 1750,1.70 0630,1.26; 1841,1.74 0715,1.31; 1925,1.76 0757,1.36; 2004,1.75 0834,1.39; 2041,1.71 0910,1.41; 2115,1.65 0945,1.43; 2149,1.57 1019,1.44; 2222,1.49 1055,1.44; 2258,1.39 1133,1.43; 2337,1.29 1216,1.42 0023,1.20; 1306,1.40 0120,1.12; 1403,1.40 0231,1.07; 1508,1.42 0350,1.07; 1613,1.48 0458,1.13; 1709,1.58 0550,1.22; 1800,1.69 0636,1.32; 1846,1.79 0721,1.42; 1931,1.85 0804,1.53; 2017,1.87 0849,1.61; 2105,1.83 0936,1.68; 2154,1.73
All times Eastern Standard Time. 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.
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Low tide, height (m) 0313,0.17; 1500,0.31 0355,0.15; 1552,0.31 0437,0.18; 1648,0.34 0521,0.24; 1745,0.39 0607,0.32; 1848,0.48 0658,0.40; 2002,0.50 0755,0.48; 2123,0.51 0900,0.53; 2240,0.48 1006,0.54; 2345,0.42 1108,0.51 0038,0.36; 1204,0.47 0122,0.31;1253,0.44 0201,0.29; 1337,0.47 0236,0.28; 1418,0.41 0308,0.29; 1457,0.42 0339,0.32; 1535,0.44 0408,0.35; 1615,0.48 0438,0.40; 1656,0.52 0510,0.45; 1741,0.57 0545,0.50; 1832,0.62 0626,0.56; 1934,0.66 0717,0.61; 2050,0.66 0821,0.64; 2205,0.61 0930,0.62; 2307,0.52 1032,0.56; 2357,0.41 1128,0.48 0040,0.30; 1218,0.38 0121,0.20; 1308,0.29 0201,0.13; 1358,0.22 0242,0.09; 1448,0.18 0324,0.10; 1542,0.18
MONTHLY MARKETS 1st Sat Brunswick Heads (02) 6628 4495 1st Sun Byron Bay (02) 6680 9703 1st Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 4555 1st Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 2nd Sat 2nd Sun 2nd Sun 2nd Sun 2nd Sun 2nd Sun
Kingscliff 0406 724 323 The Channon (02) 6688 6433 Chillingham 0437 041 023 Lennox Head (02) 6672 2874 Coolangatta (07) 5533 8202 Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714
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amazed me was the amount of guys fishing I spotted on the way. Virtually every rock wall had a luderick angler or six on it and there were boats everywhere chasing tailor. It would have been pretty hard to find a place on the sea wall; it was packed – funny thing, no fish. Everyone I spoke to couldn’t get onto the tailor. The old salts were getting the luderick but for some reason not many of these guys talk to me. It’s not like they use secret bait. Maybe they just don’t like a chat the way I do. Ric and I ran into Cosa (Craig Costigan) out on his boat so the three of us fished together. It must have been a funny sight as Cos towed us a few times along the way. A tinny with cool outriggers and still no fish! Ah – next week. Tuesday 26th July Amcal Open Pairs: Winners: R Arrowsmith, M Matteuci. Runners Up: M Chisolm, W Clifford. Plate winners: J Mirls, M Rice. Thursday 26th July: Winners: G Gow, N Miller, W Wood; K McClelland, T Dimmock, J Finlay; G Hallett, A Simpson, K Ridout. Plate Winners: J Bonett, C Lane, J Mirls. Saturday 28th July: Winners: B Fitzgerald, J McKenzie, S Kemp; B Harris, F McNamara, I Smith, K Liddington. Plate Winners: B Egglington, T Pulham, H Gleeson. Pottsville Men Weekly Results Wednesday July 27th 2011. Winners: P. Field – P. White – D. Jones Runners-up: I Sullivan – S. Lofts – T. Fuller Consulation: D. Keast – M. Buckley – R. Hall. Saturday July 30th 2011. Winners: D. Williams – L. Roots – J. Royan Runners-up: B. Cummins – F. Moore. Championships – Semi Final Minor Singles Winner: A. Meighan Runner-up: B. Moore Score: 31-28. Mixed Fours Winners: B. Mackay – R. Booth – A. Mackay – H. Milne Runners-up: D. Douges – F. Brady – K. Hall – K. Coyte. Winners; J. Richard – R. Appleton – W. Whitney - N. Tate Runners-up: T. Pollard – C. Moir – P. Field – D. Dever. Pottsville Women 28/7/11: Singles open Final, Congradulations to the Winner M.Comerford Runner up J.Richards. ladies social winners P.Sherwood L.Rice runners up G.Moore C.Moir Weekly Raffle winner J.Baxter. Tweed Heads Ladies Wednesday Ladies F. Martin, P. Dearlove def. D. Duncan, J. Gilroy – E. Bradley, L. Hodsdon def. A. Harris, V. Cunningham – L. A. French, A. Plowright def. G. Horlock, M. Little – P. Clark, H, Mason def. F. Elynch, J. Williams – M. Cooper, E. Simpson def. A. Morrissey, V. Neill – P. Southern, S. Asser def. P. Griffith, L. Elsey – K. Henshaw, G. Emons def. T. Sibley – P. Mann, J. Finney def. D. McIntyre, L. Hurrey – S. Hanlon, H. Ramsay def. K. Figura, A. Ebsworth – J. Badenoch, F. Hewitt, M. Dare def. J. Clark, S. Lusby, I. Muldoon Christmas in July fours D. Nelson, J. Asser, S. Asser, P. Southern def. B. LeBouef, B. Macdonald, J. Le Bouef, R. Macdonald – B. Everson, T. Congdon, B. Jacobsen, J. Pearce def. K. Sieben, N. Bell M. Heydt, P. Henderson – R. Ash, M. Croghan, J. Croghan, G. Ash def. R. Edwards, P. Mooney,
S. Rushton, L. Morrison – R. Hodsdon, M. Crane, E. Bradley, L. Hodsdon def. M. Gwynne, H. Bardsley, S. Harty, R. Taylor – J. Ryan, P. Ryan, J. Griffith, B. Finney def. M. Brett, R. Brett, E. Muldoon, T. Muldoon – D. Shodbert, L. May, J. Barnes, A. Plowright def. M. Cox, B. Betton, H. Cox, P. Betton – H. Ramsay, J. Chircop, P. CHircop, S. Ramsay def. B. White, R. White, L. Robins, K. Stephensen – M. Jarick, D. Kerwitz, V. Robinson, H. Carter def. C. Keane, N. Matheson, D. Duncan, J. Webster – J. WHite, N. Craig, R. Wallis, J. Oswald def. E. Titmarsh, M. Ramshaw, P. Reedy, D. Fysh – M.A. Cumming, B. Carey, B. Cumming, R. Laycock def. O. Cunningham, I. Davis, A. Duckworth, R. Duckworth – R, Reiter, M. Reiter, D. Kendall, G. Kendall def. F. Martin, L.A. French, S. Goldsmith, P. GOldsmith – C. Davis, L. Rayward, B. Sydenham, J. Smith, def. M. Watson, Y. Hawkey, N. Wise, M. Purcell – N. Clark, L. Rae, G. Hewitt, J. Rayward, def. B. Adams, B. Adams, D. Turner, C. Turner – C. Robinson, K. Robinson, S. Jackson, A. Jackson def. B. Hefron, M. Hefron, A. Harris, P. Harris – M. Kelly, B. Cooper, T. Kelly, L. Cooper def. J. Hambleton, S. Hambleton, N. Picking, M. Picking – E. Heath, J. Leather, J. Heath, V. Leather def. J. Clark, N. Ward, J. Gilroy, D. Lusby – H. Plant, R. Whalebone, B. Orchard, V. Pridham def. G. Dorgenyi, D. King, A. Vermeulen, F. Keech – B. Burns, K. Withington, D. Evans, B. Scrase def. H. Reid, J. Reid, B. Fox, J. Williamson – R. Quinlan, J. Badenoch, V. Cunningham, A. Ebsworth def. K. Figura, C. Cragg, F. Hewitt, D. Woods – J. Lyonm, T. Govett, P. Govett, K. Calvert def. M. Marqui, J. Ware, C. Weston, A. Stephen – D. Stewart, S. Jackson, J. Fisher, J. Green def. D. Reybolds, J. Patton, S. Taylor, L. Kattenberg – W. Burns, A. Warman, M. Thomas, R. Thomas, had a draw with J. Timmins, B. Rodger, K. Cusack, E. Hunt – C. Hall, B. Hall, R. Nettlefold, J. Tynan def. G. Evans, R. Evans, J. Hoffman, N. Hoffman Tweed Heads Men Championships: Senior Singles [65 and over] results Round 2: Dennis Freeman d. Alex Mason 25/18; John Reardon d. Bill Boyle 25/12; Jim Hammersley d. Peter Goldsmith 25/12; Gary Hewitt d. Max Reiter 25/15; John Griffiths d. Dennis Lusby 25/24; Roy Nuttall d. Paul Price 25/15; Col Hawkins d. Haydn Soulsby 25/10; John Strachan d. Keith Downey 25/21. Social Results Sun July 24: Green 1: J and G Evans, G. Wilson, D. Johnston; r/up: Vicky Mann, Alan and Lena Hurley, Ian Brotherton Green 2: L and R O’Dea, J and J Rayner; r/ up: Brenda and Bill Adams, Keith and Gloria Deveson Green 3: Lucy Turner, June Gilroy, Margaret and John Clark; r/up: Valerie and William Neil, Lyn and Kevin Davey Green 4: Liz Braley, Gary and Francis Hewitt; r/up: Mary and Bob Rorrington, Alma and Bryan McGuinness Wed July 27: Random Rink Draw Green 1: Robert Carnes, Mal Rae, Ron Parker; r/up: Bob Rhodes, Keith Horlock, Graeme Little Green 2: Tony Nicholls, Tom Wotton, Peter O’Pray, John Reid; r/up: Don Shoobert, Neil Lewis, Jack Barnes Green 3: Brian Bitmead, Ron Duckworth; r/ up: Terry Patton, Gordon Holthouse Green 4: Bob Cumming, John Gunton, Trevor Smith; r/up: Bob Trinder, Tony Goad, Brian Newcombe Fri July 29 Green 1: Tony Nicholls, Ron Taylor, Col Hawkins; r/up: Frank Dawson, James Stebbins, Alan Stephen. Green 2: Bill Hutton Jim Hammersley, Terry Patton; r/up: Rob Henshaw, Sam Ramsay, George Hanlon Green 3: Ken Withington, Bill Dangerfield, Jim Cowen; r/up: Ken Calvert, Laurie Lennox, Sean Harty. Green 4: Frank Holdsworthy, Norman Hoffman, Gordon Badenoch; r/up: Barry Heffron, Dennis Lusby, Peter Harris. Sat July 30: Jackpot Saturday Green 1: Steve Ross, Greg Ash, Keith Downey, John Millington; r/up: Jack Blagbrough, John Sieben, David Taylor, Leigh Tynan Green 2: John Rayward, Dylan Cooper; r/up:
… and the winner is Ken!
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Pottsville Mens Major Singles Championship winner Ken Mc Innes with runner-up Ken Coyte.
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Brian Bitmead, Ian McLean Green 3: Ben and Pam Grotegoed, Karen and Steve Bester; r/up: Brian Irby, Tom Armour, Ron Hottinger Green 4: Barry Milburn, John Forrest; r/up: George Mason Heather Mason Consolation winners were Greg Hardman, Bret Wicks, Derek Hopps and Mark Howarde. DARTS Tweed Valley Results of game played on Monday 1st August 2011. A Grade Jokers 15 def Leftovers 0, Blues 12 def Gulls 3 and Hogan’s Heroes 8 def Lions 7. B Grade We’re Back 9 def Chuckers 2, Misfits 10 def Boomerangs 1, Devils 6 def Ramseys Heroes’ 5 and no results from Moon Guppies game against Tigers as at 11.55pm. Brett Atkinson and Jason Anderson from Jokers, Phil Whalan from Hogan’s Heroes and Richard Scott from Lions all threw 180 on the night. Point Score as at 25th July A Grade Jokers 43, Blues 42, Hogan’s Heroes 30, Gulls 25 and Lions 12. B Grade Misfits 31, Tigers 27, Chuckers and Ramseys Heroes’ both on 25, We’re Back 21, Devils 20, Leftovers 19, Moon Guppies 15 and Boomerangs 8. GOLF Chinderah Seniors Social Results for 18/7/2011 Stableford Winner A grade Geoff Howell 40 points new h/cap 9, R/up Bob Northey 37 points new h/cap 10. Winner B grade Geoff Condon 41 points new h/cap 16, R/up Sue Cockwell 40 points new h/cap 16. Winner C grade Dave Thompson 43 points new h/cap 22, R/up Dee Patchett 40 points new h/cap 20. Ball rundown to 37 points (c/back) Results for 21/7/2011 Stableford Winner A grade Terry Watson 39 points new h/cap 9. R/up John GordonSmith 38 points new h/cap 9. Winner C grade Gordon Horner 44 points new h/cap 22, R/up Yvonne Kafoa 42 points new h/cap 22 Ball rundown to 38 points Murwillumbah Sunday 24 July Women’s Winner S.Gorton 38 pts Members R.Bartrim 38 pts B.R.D. 3 pts Monday 25 July Veterans Week of Golf Results Monday 4.B.B.B Mixed Winners D.Parker & B.Ritchie R.Up T.& C Johnson Members Winners L.Astley & D.Robbie R.Up Rud Smith & M.Glanville Tuesday Individual Stableford Women’s A.Grade P.Lumley B. M.Rabbitt & C J.Giblett Members A.Grade K.Findlayson B. B.Woods C G.Bradley Thursday Women’s A.Grade S.Gilcrist B. J.Coleman c B/Bellman Members A Grade G.Jenson B S.Catanzariti C. N.Burke Friday Women’s Winners A.Grade D.Wolfe R.Up P.Lumley b. A.Beterson R.Up L.Sundbye C. J.Godden-Chang R.Up D.Starling Members A.Grade g.Doolan R.Up R.Coleman B B.Cook R.Up Ron Smith C. N.Burke R.Up D.Robbie 36 Hole Winner Women M.Roberts 2nd P.Buckler 3rd M.Robbie Members Winner P.Chilton 2nd G.Roberts 3rd B.Cook Wednesday July Members 4.B.B.B.Winners M.Carter & N.Buist 50 pts R/Up J.Gooley & J.Worthy 48 pts b.r.d to 43 pts Individual Winner K.Dean R.Up M.Carter B.Grade J.Gooley R.Up J.Gray Veteran J.Gooley Saturday 2 Person Ambrose Winners K.McLean & C.Strong 57.75 R.Up L.Gorton & D,Hobday 58.25 B.R.D. 64.50 nett HOCKEY JH Williams Men J H Williams Hockey Cup. Div 2 Final Murwillumbah went down 3-2 Div 1 final Northern star win 1-0 in extra time over Coraki. The div 2 final saw Murbah 3 d East 2 NETBALL Kingscliff U/10s Kingscliff Meteors lost 14-13. Player of the Match: Indy Morrisse.y Cadet A Kingscliff Komets Def. Seagull Sonics. Player of the Match: Kirrilee Wells. Div 3 Kingscliff Twisters Def Terranora Tigers 54-17. Player of the Match: Stacey Wade. Div 2 Kingscliff Stars Def. Banora Point Vultures 35-33. Player of the Match: Tess McLeod. Div 1 Kingscliff Avatars Def Banora Point Kestrels 30-26. Player of the Match: Chelsea Pollard. SHOOTING Murwillumbah Pistol Club 26-July-11; Sports Pistol - G Gold 582, R Bedendorf 581, B Dowling 577, A Uren 574, B Clinch 545, A Gazzard 535, R Rees 434. Air Pistol - I Young 596. 27- July- 11; Ladies Air Pistol- E Reid 361, A Gazzard 355. Air Pistol - P Melnikas 613, D Reid 593, J Higgins 567, R Rees 556, J Lumsden 553. 30 - July - 11; Sports Pistol - T Hill 611, B Dillon 580, W Gray 559, A Gazzard 557, A Uren 547, R Rees 524, J Hoctor 460, D Gazzard 380. Rapid Fire - J Lumsden 464, D Gazzard 440. Air Pistol - R Rees 575, A Uren 563, D Reid 541. Ladies Air Pistol - G O’Flynn 368, E Reid 352. Murwillumbah Rifle Club Fullbore: There was no competition on Sunday this week with five members competing at Ipswich. Alan Cronk won the Veterans and came 5th in A Grade, Winston Shoobridge 9th, Shaun Dolan 20th, Stuart Waddell 22nd and Dave Phippard 30th. Smallbore: 50 metres: T.Lamb 387, 13, 400; R.DeLyon 362, 37, 399; A.Glover 389, 10, 399; W.Shoobridge 391, 7, 398; W.Sunderland 392, 5, 397; Rama 379, 17, 395; P.loxley-Lewis 374, 21, 395; G.Johnston 388, 14, 392; G.Morris 382, 8, 390,; F.Binding 364, 20, 384.
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Noticeboard Red Cross Tweed Heads Red Cross branch will hold its annual general meeting on Friday, August 12, beginning with morning tea at 9.30am at the Renaissance Room, Twin Towns Services Club. Members and nonmembers welcome; for info call Carol on 07 5536 8569.
Asbestos seminar A seminar on asbestos will be conducted by the Asbestosis and Mesothelioma Support Group (AMSG) at Twin Towns, Tweed Heads on Friday, August 19. Interested people can call Nic on 0417 705 534 or 07 5599 7876 or visit www.amsg.com.au.
Garden clubs Twin Towns and District Garden Club August meeting will be on Monday 8th at the Tweed Heads Civic Centre. Guest speaker will be Jason Peoples from Neutrog. All the usual benching, lucky door prize, raffle and plant sales. Entry $3 which includes morning tea from 8.30am with the meeting starting at 9.30am. All welcome. A reminder that entries for Murwillumbah and District Garden Club’s annual garden competition are now being accepted and close on August 19. Entry forms are available from JH Williams, Budds, Murwillumbah Services Club, Earth and Colour Nursery, Kingscliff Bowls Club or phone Margaret on 02 6672 3782. Judging will take place August 29–30, with a presentation night on September 5. Our next meeting on Monday August 22 at 7pm in the Jessie McMillan Hall, Wollumbin Street. Guest speaker will be Greg Plevey on worm farming and vermiculture.
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Tweed Coast Garden Association’s next meeting is on Tuesday, August 9, from 1.30pm at the Cabarita Community Hall. Fees for 2011/2012 are now due. Please bring entries for the benching and trading table. New members welcome; for info call 02 6676 4402.
Lifeball Lifeball is an exercise sport similar to netball but played at walking pace by senior men and women. Come and have a try. Sessions held every Tuesday 9.30am–11.30am at Tweed Supersports Centre, Chinerah. For info call Jill 02 6674 0636 or George 02 6624 4558.
Library friends Friends of the Tweed Heads Library will hold its AGM on Wednesday, August 24, in the library at 10.30am. Members must be financial to vote. New members welcome. For info call Judith on 07 5536 1042. Toastmasters – Uniting Toastmasters Elanora meets Tuesdays, 9.15am – 11.30am at the Robinson Hall, Uniting Church Complex, Applecross Drive, Elanora. Morning tea is provided. Relaxed and friendly environment to help improve your confidence and speaking ability. Contact Zoe 5525 5949 or Frances 5598 3101.
U3A U3A Twin Towns has many courses, from languages to poetry and plays, guest speakers, exercise classes, games and more. Join now; call 07 5534 7333 or http://sites/ google.com/site/u3atwintowns.
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prehension to take on apprentices in the current environment will again impact on apprenticeship starts and constrain future workforce capacity. ‘The 2011 Federal Budget has provided $558 million as a mechanism enabling industries such as housing to meet the national tri-challenge of an undersupply of housing and tight rental availability, the need for a recovery in residential building activity, and an ageing workforce attrition quandary. A range of policy options, and incentives that are primarily focused on helping employers to recruit new entrants in apprenticeships and upskilling workforce flexibility, are needed. The Workforce Development Fund is best positioned to focus on construction now.’
The latest HIA-Austral Bricks Trades Report, a survey of the Housing Industry Association’s builder and sub-contractor members, reinforces the continuing weakness evident in new home building in mid-2011. HIA Chief Economist, Dr Harley Dale, said that weak new home building activity in 2011, driven to no small degree by soft demand conditions, has relieved some pressure on trade availability and temporarily masks the structural shortage of skilled labour faced by the housing industry.
‘The latest Trades Report shows a modest surplus of skilled labour,’ said Dr Dale. ‘The only other period where a modest surplus of labour, as opposed to a shortage, has been evident in the nine-year history of the report was during the GFC in the June 2009 quarter. ‘That there is an underlying structural shortage of skilled labour for the housing industry is palpably obvious to all but the most blinded of observers. A kick-start to new home building is urgently required in 2011 and a larger pool of skilled labour
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NORTEC Volunteering’s Five Most Wanted Volunteer Positions this week: Uki (133) Clerical Assistant; Kingscliff (109) Activities Assistant; Tweed Heads (215) Playscheme Worker; Dungay (180) Music Assistant; Murwillumbah (162) Administration Assistant. Volunteering is a great way to gain work experience and make friends in your community. For info call 02 6672 8288.
The Pottsville Community Association meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 26, at the Pottsville Community Hall at 7.45pm. All welcome. Supper provided. For info call Chris on 0404 956 627.
Prostate Awareness Twin Towns and Tweed Coast presents as our special guest speaker Professor Ian Frazer, creator of the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer, at August 19 meeting. Open to the public $5 entry, members $3. Doors open at 9am, meeting starts 10am. For info call Ross on 07 5599 7576. Twin Towns Services Club, Anzac Room.
Lupus and Sjongren’s Gold Coast-Tweed Support Group Meeting will be held on Saturday, August 6, at 9.30am at the Uniting Church, Cnr McLean and Lanham Streets, Coolangatta. Meet others with Lupus (SLE) and Sjogren’s for a social chat. Information will be on hand from the Lupus Association. New and past members welcome. Tea and coffee provided. For info call Kelly on 02 6676 2646 or email info@lupusnsw.org.au.
Stokers big day Stokers Siding big day out, Saturday, August 13, celebrating the centenary of the church and the next Stokers art and craft market. Church celebration at 10am and feature regency dancing displays and other heritage activities including a ball, starting at 7pm in the Stokers Dunbible Memorial Hall. The Art and craft market will be held from 9am to 2pm in the hall. Visit www. stokerssiding.com.au.
Computer skills Computer Association Tweed Seniors (CATS) meets on the third Wednesday of each month 10.30am at Seagulls Club. Get computer advice and learn computer skills at
Riding for the Disabled Tweed Valley Centre needs regular helpers on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday mornings during school terms. Horse skills are not essential and training is provided. Call Sylvia 0419 437 217.
View clubs Tweed Coast View Club (Kingscliff to Pottsville) next luncheon meeting at the Beach Bar, Cabarita on Monday, August 8, at 11.30am. Guest speaker Eloise Smith from the Banana Coast Credit Union. To book or for info call Heather 6670 4013. Coolangatta/Tweed View Club next luncheon meeting August 18 in the Horizons Room, South Tweed Sports Club, Minjungbal Dr, Tweed Heads at 11am for 11.30am start. Guest speaker is lawyer Brendan Madigan. Visitors welcome. Bookings/apologies to Diana 07 5576 7674 before 5pm Monday, August 15. Twin Towns Evening View Club meets 2nd Wednesday of each month at Tweed Heads Bowls Club 6.30pm. Next meeting August 10 is our 22nd birthday. Come and celebrate. Entertainment by bush poet, Bill Essery. For info call Jenny on 07 5536 2653 by 1pm Monday prior.
Auxiliary fete The Tweed Hospital Auxiliary’s annual fete will be held on October 8. Donations of books, jewellery, knitting wool, crochet cotton, fabric remnants, pre-loved clothing and bric-a-brac wanted and may be left at the hospital gift shop. For info
Collectors fair Northern Rivers Collectors Club’s 21st annual antiques and collectables exhibition and trading fair is on Saturday, August 6, from 8.30am to 3pm at Murwillumbah Civic Centre. Admission adults $5, school children $1, proceeds to Tweed Palliative Support. Free valuations on day.
Polio support Gold Coast Post Polio Support Group will meet at 10.30am Monday, August 8, at Robina Community Centre, 109 Robina Town Centre Drive, Robina. Guest speaker on gardening for people with a disability. For info and venue location call 0448 206 856.
Mental illness Carers and families of persons suffering mental illness are invited to join the Tweed Valley Mental Health Carers Network, a peer support group of volunteers. Meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at 10am at the Tweed Heads Library, Civic Centre, Brett Street. The next meeting is on August 15. Swap experiences about mental health caring with those who understand and find out about services and
Historical society Tweed Heads Historical Society’s monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 16, at 10am in The Old Court House, Pioneer Park, Kennedy Drive, West Tweed Heads. Guest speaker is Annette Wilson on the pioneer Wilson family. Visitors welcome; call 07 5536 8625 for info.
Low cost food Low cost food available at Elevation Care, 56 Caloola Drive, off Ducat St, Tweed Heads. Mondays at 11.30am to 2.30pm. Closed public holidays. Please note as from August 1st the new opening time is noon. Bring your pension card or student card plus your bags and receive low-cost food for any struggling pensioner or student. If you don’t have transport then a bus will pick you up outside the front of Tweed Centro. Look for the white bus with Elevation Church on the side. For info call 07 5507 6999.
End of life choices For information about end of life choices workshops and meetings that will be held during the rest of the year, please call Elaine on 0421 796 713.
Family centre The Family Centre is taking bookings now for parenting and relationship skills courses. Ring 07 5524 8711. Full course program www.thefamilycentre.org.au.
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It’s good to see Tweed’s mayoralty merry-go-round is still spinning wildly, this time throwing up council newcomer Kevin Skinner as our third leader in as many years since the last council was sacked amid cries of shame. The Chinderah motelier tapped the spinning wheel of fear and loathing just at the right time to secure key votes for an unexpected coup. Punters waiting to be convinced of his pristine environment pledge are in no doubt that animosities among our spat-prone councillors will be inflamed by his win over one-time ally and National Party heavyweight Warren Polglase and his scuppering of a deal with Dot Holdom. They are also wondering whether the former publican is likely to go off like a firecracker anytime soon under the pressure of trying to keep a lid on what Wozza once famously described as the most dysfunctional bunch in his 19 years in local government. n n n n
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lor, this was not the case. The remarks sent tongues wagging with only weeks to go before the annual mayoral election at n n n n which both Kev and Wozza are He might need adroit footwork expected to throw their hats in like that again if he’s to pre- the ring (see story, page 2). vent long-simmering resentn n n n ments from boiling over. In In an echo of Wozza’s succesa puff piece in the local daily ful comeback on the council headlined ‘Skinner bears [sic] in 2008 after the shire’s period personal side,’ the mayor said, of administration, the man ‘I love this place but I have seen who ran Wollongong counsome terrible, corrupt things cil during years of corruption happen in this shire in the past. uncovered by the Independent I decided I wanted to be part of Commission Against Corrupthe process to ensure we keep tion (ICAC) now wants the this place as it is’. Of course that top job with his old council. hit a raw nerve with Wozza Former Wollongong council who as mayor was sacked by GM Rod Oxley is taking a tilt the state government in 2005, at lord mayor in the first counalong with his so-called de- cil elections since Wollongong veloper ‘puppet’ councillors. council was sacked four years Cr Polglase told the Snooze ago. The Greens there say the he rejected the word ‘corrupt’ previous council had brought in describing the council’s shame to the city and the past performance, saying the community would dread the inquiry ‘never found any cor- thought of having some of the ruption whatsoever’ and that old faces back again. as a result, mayor Skinner’s n n n n comments were irresponsible. The NSW government wants Kev has now backtracked on feedback from people with a the claim, saying that since he disability, their families and became involved as a council- carers and members of the
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