Tweed Echo – Issue 1.03 – 11/09/2008

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Racing fever grips town

Secretive preference deal flops Madeleine Doherty

Madeleine Doherty

Last year’s Speed on Tweed competitor Ken Norton took no chances keeping a cool head and clean wheels hoping to get an edge on his competition.

Murwillumbah will become grand-prix central next Friday, September 19, when Speed on Tweed hits town with more than 200 cars and drivers competing on the custom-built racetrack through the middle of the town.

The event kicks off on the Friday at 12.30pm with a lunchtime parade of special cars from Nullum Street through the main street followed by a street party from 5.30pm to 8.30pm.

Racing enthusiasts will have the chance to get up close and personal with Vern Schuppan, the

festival patron, Colin Bond, John Bowe, Murray Carter, John French, Denis Geary, Fred Gibson, Bob Holden, Jim Richards and Ron Tauranac.

Next Saturday they are off and racing from 8.30am with dining and dancing in the main street from 6.30pm. Dine in or takeaway with participating restaurants including the Courthouse Hotel, Imperial Hotel, Luffley Café and New Leaf Café.

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booked for the musical extravaganza promising a night of swing and dance while diners will enjoy roving entertainers. Bring a table, chair and esky of goodies to celebrate with local bottle shops offering festival specials.

On the following day there’s racing from 9am to 4pm. Course fee is $25 for adults per day; children under 12 years are free. For more visit www.speedontweed.com or phone 6672 1796.

A secret preference deal went belly up this week when a candidate cast doubt over the ‘independence’ of the Group A ticket, headed

by Chinderah motel owner-manager Kevin Skinner.

Mr Skinner admitted he told another candidate, Tania Murdock, who heads the Group F ticket, that he was preferencing former mayor Warren Polglase via Phil Youngblutt – just to cause a ‘stir’.

The Tweed election hopeful this week was forced to defend his self-proclaimed ‘independent’ status after he telephoned Mrs Murdock, who heads a Pottsville-based team, to announce he was preferencing Mr Polglase via Mr Youngblutt.

(Both Mr Polglase and Mr Youngblutt were members of the so-called pro-development majority faction on previous councils.)

‘I said it just for a sti… and it worked,’ said Mr Skinner, who heads a camera-and-publicity shy four-man team which drew the prime donkeyvote barrier.

Mrs Murdock went public about Mr Skinner’s approach this week amid growing speculation he might issue new how-to-vote cards preferencing fellow chamber of commerce members Mr Polglase and Mr Youngblutt.

While Mr Skinner strongly denied on Tuesday that he would preference anyone, he appeared to leave the door open for a changeof-mind, saying it could be necessary to stop the Greens taking control of the council.

‘People who know me will vote for me and if I preference, but I won’t, it’s to stop a Green landslide, ‘ Mr Skinner said.

But yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon when contacted by The Echo again, Mr Skinner’s campaign manager Cherilyn Evans admitted that a

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Youth gang crime on the rise Ken Sapwell

Police have called a public meeting to look at ways to combat an upsurge in gangrelated crime on the Tweed.

Among those attending the September 23 forum at the Tweed Heads Civic Centre will be youth specialists, school principals and senior police from both sides of the border.

Senior police in the TweedByron command say gangrelated activity on their patch has skyrocketed in the past 12 months, with more youths responsible for car thefts, burglaries, property damage and violent assaults than ever before.

They say most of the crimes are committed by cross-border gangs who are active in the Tweed Heads and Coolangatta areas, particularly on Friday and Saturday nights.

Tweed police commander Greg Carey says his command was seeking input from a number of people, including academics, to formulate new strategies to deal with the problem.

‘We are putting the call out there – why are our youth going this way?’ he asked.

‘We’re doing everything we possibly can... but if anyone can come forward from the academic field to help us look at a more holistic way to approach this, then we’d welcome it.’

Insp Carey also urged the public to be more proactive in helping police identify and convict those responsible for the antisocial behaviour.

Witness statements from people prepared to give evidence in court was the surest way to secure a conviction.

‘I believe very strongly that it is a great misconception that people who speak up are putting themselves in actual danger.

‘We don’t investigate too many complaints of intimidatory behaviour offences against witnesses. Police are threatened all the time and very rarely does anyone actually follow through with it.’

Southern Cross University academic Maarten Rothengatter has applauded the public meeting initiative but has warned

that there is no easy fix to the problem.

Mr Rothengatter, who specialises in youth crime and deviance, said throwing more police resources at the problem was not the answer.

‘I believe part of the solution is for the council or other agencies to invest money to provide young people with a venue where they can do their own thing under the supervision of a youth or social worker,’ he said.

‘An important aspect of this strategy is to ensure that the young people, who are really looking for a form of social identity, are given ownership of any such venture.’

Mr Rothengatter said other contributing factors were high levels of youth unemployment, exorbitant rentals, homelessness, family breakups and even the media whose reporting could lead to copycat incidents.

‘While I applaud the proactive role by police the community too has to claim some form of responsibility in the process,’ he said.

Be a walking-class hero Step it out on Friday, October 3, by joining the national Walk To Work Day. Kingscliff Community Health Centre’s Julia Gill said Walk To Work Day is an event to promote regular walking and physical activity while encouraging a healthy and environmentally friendly activity.

‘There are already many regular walkers in the Tweed but we are hoping to get more people out of their cars, off their bottoms and into the fresh air – regularly,’ Ms Gill said.

‘You can be a walking class hero on Friday, October 3, by simply walking all or part of the way to work or take a half hour walk at lunchtime. And where possible walk up stairs.

For those who have no alternative but it drive to work, park the car a kilometre from the office and walk the remaining distance,’ Ms Gill said.

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second how-to-vote card had indeed been registered with the NSW Electoral Commission – with Mr Skinner’s preference directed to Mr Youngblutt.

However, Ms Evans claimed they would ‘not be using it’.

Mrs Murdock said Mr Skinner had, after weeks of attempting to get her preference and denying he was in anyone’s pocket, last week revealed his preference deal with Mr Polglase via Mr Youngblutt.

Reading the community mood, Ms Murdock is keen to keep clear of previous councillors named in the 2005 Daly Report. Mr Polglase, along with all other councillors at the time, were sacked by the state government in May 2005 as a result of the findings of the inquiry.

Professor Maurice Daly found that Mr Polglase, along with his pro-development majority councillors ‘while presenting themselves as Independents, were imposters, being puppets of Tweed Directions’ (a developer funded group).

Until last year, Mr Skinner served on the board of the Cudgen Leagues Club with fellow director Idwall Richards, who the Daly inquiry found was a major player in the infamous Tweed Directions campaign which saw the pro-development majority narrowly re-elected to the council in 2004.

The inquiry noted that one

Group A ticket leader Kevin Skinner hands out his how-tovote card at Tweed Heads this week which he said did not direct preferences and was the only card his group would hand out on election day.

of Mr Richards’ specific roles was to act as a go-to man between Tweed Directions and candidate Wes Allen, who is again seeking election, this time around as third on the sacked mayor Mr Polglase’s ticket.

Dr Allen was backed by a group called Tweed Community Vision which ran a parallel campaign to Tweed Directions and received funding of at least $10,000 from the discredited developer-funded organisation.

Last week the final nail in the preference coffin came when ‘a National Party member and council candidate confirmed Mr Skinner was with the Polglase group,’ Ms Murdock said.

‘He also admitted he’d reprinted his card having made it to the NSW Electoral Commission before the cutoff time last Friday to register a new how-to-vote card,’ she said.

Mr Skinner denied he had registered any other how-tovote cards promising that his pre-polling card that gives no preferences was the only card his group would hand out on election day.

‘I expect to get a lot of votes but without preferences I won’t get in,’ he said.

Ms Evans admitted that ‘if you don’t swap preferences you’re cooked oil’ but, on a more optimistic note, said the election ‘is won and lost on election day’.

She also denied rumours that Mr Skinner had received any financial support from 87year-old candidate and developer Dr Harry Segal.

She said Mr Skinner had ‘reserved his decision’ on Segal’s proposed Chinderah Centre ‘pending a review of the retail strategy’.

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Tweed to host world rally championship Kingscliff Community Health Centre’s Liz Patterson and Julia Gill, keen to get you out of your car and onto the footpath to improve health and reduce pollution, are leading the national Walk to Work campaign in the Tweed.

This year’s event organisers are urging people to build walking into their day and to walk all or part of the way to work every day for the sake of their health and that of the environment.

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For more info go to www. walk.com.au or phone Julia Gill on 6674 9506.

‘It took human beings a million years to learn how to walk and 50 years to forget.’

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The Tweed district has been chosen for next year’s World Rally Championship.

Lismore MP Thomas George said a new deal between the NSW Government and the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile will bring the rally championship to Murwillumbah and Kyogle, starting next year.

‘With Speed on Tweed perhaps occurring for the last time in Murwillumbah next week, this is great news for lo-

cal small businesses and motoring enthusiasts alike,’ Mr George said.

Under the agreement, stages will be held every second year from 2009 through to 2011. The first event will be held from September 3-6 next year.

Organisers claim the deal will generate $100 million over the life of the agreement.

Mr George said there was no doubt hosting the World Rally Championship locally

would drive tourism, create jobs and deliver major economic benefits to the community.

‘It is also a great way of promoting the region from a tourism perspective as each round attracts a worldwide television viewing audience of over 50 million people,’ he said.

There are provisionally 16 competition stages in the Murwillumbah, Mullumbimby and Kyogle areas.

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Administrators slam crown-land plan Ken Sapwell

Tweed Council administrators have raised serious concerns about the government’s radical plans to widen the scope of development on some coastal crown land reserves in a bid to boost revenues.

At their last meeting before handing over the reins, Max Boyd and local government director Garry Payne endorsed criticism by senior staff of a lack of details about several big development proposals which could have major impacts on the environment and community.

for development in the shire or the amount of revenue to be raised and where it’ll be spent.

It also questions why Tweed’s most popular surf beach at Duranbah, which it says is in urgent need of upgrading, has apparently been excluded from the plan.

Their concerns are echoed by growing community disquiet about the draft plan which signals a dramatic shift away from traditional low-key developments such as caravan parks to the type of upmarket Leighton’s resort development which it approved on crown land at Kingscliff.

‘All the plan seems to do is uncover a raft of development opportunities on crown land along the coast.’

Their submission to the Lands Department’s draft plan of management for the Tweed’s 29,000 hectares of crown reserves, raises red flags over several proposals, including plans for: * Relocating the Tweed Heads pony club from land on the foreshores of the Cobaki Broadwater at West Tweed to develop a light industrial estate despite acid-soil pollution risks and crucial habitat loss. * Developing a large marina at Boyds Bay in what the council sees as an over-development of a site with space restraints that would threaten sea grasses and degrade the nearby Ukerebagh nature reserve. * Upgrading a small boatramp and jetty at Fingal into a ‘marine facility’ would also hit environmental hurdles and, warned the council, likely trigger a hostile reaction from community groups.

The submission also criticises the draft’s failure to disclose details about the number of Crown land sites earmarked

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The council’s coastal committee wanted to reject it outright while the greens have dubbed it a ‘coastal plan of development’ with overtures of the Fingal debacle when government attempts to lease crown land to developers sparked a corruption inquiry.

Mr Boyd said after the meeting he was particularly concerned about the department’s lack of consultation with the administrators during the draft’s preparation followed by a rushed community consultation process originally limited to four weeks.

He said no senior staff was represented on a government reference committee and only after requests did he receive a hard copy of the report just one week before it was released for public comment.

‘The draft plan took us by surprise and although there is a great lack of detail it appears that in some areas it is in conflict with the department’s own objectives and as well as our own Local Environment Plan

which is enshrined in law.’

He said the department turned down a request for a three-month extension of the consultation process, granting just an extra four weeks for objections.

Lindy Smith, a council candidate who as the Tweed Heads Pony Club’s longtime chief instructor has monitored high levels of acid sulphate contamination caused by work on the nearby Tugun bypass, said the light industrial park proposal would pose unacceptable risks.

She said the plan also failed to provide for compensatory habitat for endangered frogs disturbed by the bypass’s construction or contain any plan to manage the survival of a poteroo colony near the path of the motorway.

She says the report is so deficient in detail that key maps which are supposed to show land earmarked for development did not include the pony club land or show its proximity to class one fishing waters at Cobaki.

‘All the plan seems to do is uncover a raft of development opportunities on crown land along the coast,’ she said.

It also included an agedcare facility on public open space land at Hastings Point and a camping ground on the southern side of Cudgen Creek at Kingscliff which had long been earmarked as public open space to compensate for the loss of land involved in the nearby resort development.

However the council, although noting that a camp ground would not generate much income, said it would provide ‘more equitable access to a greater range of people’ than would the ‘high-end resort’ by Leighton’s .

A spokesman for the Lands Minister said the council would be involved in the planning processes if any of the proposals in the draft proceeded.

Village celebrates hall birthday

Crabbes Creek General Store owner Alan Vincent outside the village’s community hall, the focus of centenary celebrations this Saturday.

Crabbes Creek general store owner Alan Vincent expects a big turnout for this Saturday’s celebrations for the village’s community-hall centenary.

As Saturday (September 13) is also council election day and Crabbes Creek Public School is the official polling booth for the area, voters will be able to combine their outing to the ballot box with a trip to the historic sleepy little village to enjoy the celebration.

‘It’s going to be big, bigger than a village festival we had here 20 years ago,’ Mr Vincent told The Echo.

Celebrations also include a float parade highlighting the changes in village life over a century, live performers, displays of antique cars and bikes

and a memorabilia display in the hall prior to the bush dance on Saturday night.

Mr Vincent, who lives in the house opposite the hall with his wife Lulu and son Shane, said the school’s centenary was held 10 years ago and the general store’s was celebrated in 1990, but he expected the hall event to outdo the other birthday bashes.

Born and bred in the area, Mr Vincent was president of the hall committee for 15 years while his father Colin performed the role for 20 years.

Storekeeping runs in his family. His grandfather A S Loder ran the old Uki general store before World War II and the Crabbes Creek Store has been in Mr Vincent’s family for

over half a century – he started working there as an 18-yearold in 1966.

Event organiser and Crabbes Creek local Reg Robinson said visitors will be able to take a step back in time.

‘Whether they taste billy tea and damper, participate in an egg and spoon race, or just browse the historical memorabilia on display, people will have an opportunity to relive life in the early 20th century,’ he said.

After the street parade, a short ceremony will unveil a commemorative plaque for the hall which has been a key part of the community since its construction 100 years ago.

For more information phone Mr Robinson on 6677 1592.

Legal centre joins draft-plan doubters The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) has raised serious concerns over the state government’s draft plan of management for Tweed crown reserves.

EDO education officer Mark Byrne told The Echo the publicinterest community legal centre was advising Tweed Landcare on the issue and it had initial concerns about the plan.

Last week EDO members visited several of the reserves in question at Cabarita and south Kingscliff.

‘This is a big issue because the same type of proposals have been mooted for reserves further down the coast – we have been told there are four large marinas proposed on crown reserves,’ Mr Byrne said.

He said the main concern was the policy context of the plan which was full of ‘highfaluting statements’ about ‘visions’ and the EDO believed its real purpose may be to identify sites which were ripe for development.

He said the controversial Lot

490 site at south Kingscliff was a ‘very curious development’ and the EDO was concerned about the alienation of public land for a 70-year lease as well as questioning the economics of the project The EDO was also worried that there was ‘absolutely no reference’ to the impact of climate change on the reserves.

‘We don’t know whether it’s a Treasury-driven thing and how much money the reserves are meant to raise or how much of the sites would be developed’.

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Ungrouped candidates profiled These are the five remaining single independent candidates (for below-the-line voting) to be profiled

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James McKenzie, a farmer, saw-miller and historian of Eungella, is a first-time- council candidate running as an independent. Mr McKenzie has served as deputy and chairman of the TweedCoolangatta tourism board, deputy chairman of the Northern NSW Ecotourism Association, president of Murwillumbah Apex and is currently managing a property at Mt Wollumbin.

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Phil Taylor, born and bred in Murwillumbah, is a self employed car salesman. Mr Taylor is running for council for the first time and describes himself as a ‘compasionate community leader’ involved with a

variety of community groups including: Toastmasters, Lions, the Masons, Murwillumbah Business Chamber and the Tweed Banana Festival com-

mittee. Mr Taylor was the first independent candidate to declare who he was preferencing – Warren Polglase and Phil Youngblutt.

Polling places Banora Point: Banora Point Public School, 97 Pioneer Parade; *Centaur Public School, Eucalyptus Drive; St Josephs College, Doyle Drive.

Bilambil: Bilambil Public School, Bilambil Road. *Bogangar: Bogangar Public School, Tweed Coast Road.

Burringbar: Burringbar Public School, 59 Burringbar Road.

Chillingham: Chillingham Public School, 1420 Numinbah Road.

Chinderah: Tweed Super Sports, Chinderah Bay Drive.

Condong: Condong Public School, McLeod Street.

Crabbes Creek: Crabbes Creek Public School, 22 Crabbes Creek Road.

Crystal Creek: Crystal Creek Public School, 321 Numinbah Road.

Cudgen: Cudgen Public School, Collier Street.

Dungay: Dungay Public School, 305 Tomewin Road.

Hastings Point: North Star Holiday Resort, Tweed Coast Road.

Kingscliff: St Anthonys Parish Hall Kingscliff, 12 Pearl Street.

Kunghur: Kunghur Hall, Kyogle Road.

Murwillumbah: Murwillumbah Civic and Cultural Centre, Tumbulgum Road. *Murwillumbah: Wollumbin High School, North Arm Road.

Piggabeen: Piggabeen Hall, Piggabeen Road. *Pottsville: Pottsville Beach Public School, Tweed Coast Road.

South Murwillumbah: St Josephs Primary School, 3 Greville Street.

Stokers Siding: Stokers Siding Public School, Stokers Road.

Terranora: Terranora Public School, Terranora Road.

Tumbulgum: Tumbulgum Public School, Fawcett Street Tweed Heads: Tweed Heads PCYC, Corner Adelaide and Florence Streets; Tweed Shire Council Civic and Cultural Centre, Brett Street.

Tweed Heads South: Tweed River High School, Heffron Street.

Tweed Heads West: Seagulls Club, Gollan Drive.

Tyalgum: Tyalgum Public School, Coolman Street.

Uki: Uki Public School, 254 Main Street. * Wheelchair access For information regarding accessibility please call 1300 135 736.

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Watchdog group urges caution on preferences Preferences will decide if a prodevelopment faction will dominate Tweed Shire Council after Saturday’s election, according to a community watchdog group.

Tweed Monitor spokesman Jerry Cornford said only four ballot choices appeared to ensure elected candidates with either no pro-development alliances or no direction of preference to pro-development candidates.

‘It is our view that only Group E Barry Longland, Group H Dot Holdom, Group D The Greens or Independent James McKenzie appear to meet this criterion,’ he said.

The watchdog group said if voters chose to direct their vote to any of these groups they

should strictly follow the howto-vote card of that candidate.

‘They should not just vote 1, but continue the above-theline preferences.

‘They should also not preference any other candidate and vote only above the line.

‘I don’t think people realise how important preferences are... it appears to us that a number of the so-called “Independent” candidates are there simply to shuffle preferences toward the pro-development groups.

‘They must know they have no chance of being elected in their own right.

‘If ratepayers want to avoid a return to the pre-Daly Inquiry era of 1999 to 2005 when an extreme pro-development fac-

tion ruled council, they should consider their preference allocation as one of the most important decisions they will ever make.

‘The future built form of the Tweed will be decided on Saturday.’

Mr Cornford urged residents to read page 848 of the second edition of the Daly Inquiry report which names two of the current council candidates as being affiliated with the Tweed Directions group which ‘poured nearly three quarters of a million dollars Del Bloomfield, left, and Julia Hancock hand out how-to-vote cards outside Murwillumbah Civic into backing pro-development Centre this week for those wishing to vote early before Saturday’s election day. candidates in 2004’.

He said more information and video clips from the inquiry were available from www. tweedpod.com.au Liberal candidates for the don’t need to be tricked into had been trying for the past two years to gain approval for Tweed shire election have some shady preference deal.

‘The Tweed shire needs hon- the development and the revowed not to do any preference deals to win a seat on council. esty and transparency. If we go peated holdups had given her published after the elections Joan van Lieshout and Peter down this path, the council an appreciation of the red tape anyway so why not before the Ackland said they had been will be back into administra- impeding developers. elections?’ she said.

She also said she strongly approached by a number of tion in no time.’

‘This is a public office po- groups and individuals asking Mrs Lieshout is the wife of supported the Gales Holdings sition. You can’t just say you to ‘do some tricky preference millionaire Peter van Lieshout, campaign to build a maswant to be transparent and deals’. who is trying to get approval sive commercial precinct then refuse to give financial ‘This is exactly what got for a controversial multi-mil- and housing subdivision at details at the first instance, es- the last council into trouble – lion-dollar rural-residential Chinderah. pecially when the council was councillors putting their own subdivision at Kunghur called The proposal has been the dismissed for just this behav- interests before the commu- Nightcap Village. subject of a number of court iour before.

If elected, she cannot vote battles over several years benity,’ Mrs van Lieshout said.

This is a new start and the ‘We stand on our own. We on the development due to a tween Tweed Shire Council very first test of transparency.’ stand for a fresh start and sus- conflict of interest. and Dr Harry Segal, a curShe said that details supplied tainable development – No She has told local media rent council candidate who to the Greens on candidates’ Deal. that she and her husband, recently announced he had donations were available at ‘We trust the voters to make the brother of Super A Mart resigned as a director of Gales tweed.nsw.greens.org.au. a considered decision. They founder John van Lieshout, Holdings.

Libs say no to ‘shady’ preference deals

The first test of transparency Tweed Greens council candidate Katie Milne said she was surprised that many candidates had not been ‘more forthcoming’ with their financial details for the election.

‘The Tweed voters deserved to know the full details about donations and spending. We lost our council for three years because of problems with developer funding of council candidates in the last election. We need to know exactly what’s going on this time, we need the full story,’ Ms Milne told The Echo.

‘Several candidates have only said that they are “self funded” and have not provided any other details. To know that they are “self funded” is great, but doesn’t give us any detail and some of the candidates are developers anyway,’ she said.

Ms Milne described a comment to the media by sacked mayor Warren Polglase that ‘privacy laws prevent automatic disclosure of donor’s identities’ as ‘a very strange comment’.

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Segal issues grand challenge

Tweed Council Cup – Open Handicap

Big-spending candidate Harry Segal has issued a $1000 challenge to his critics to prove him wrong about a range of accusations relating to his longrunning legal battle to secure a district shopping centre at Chinderah.

He made the offer at a meet-the-candidates forum this week during a broadranging attack on council and government bureaucrats, the State Superannuation Fund

Local racing personality STEPHEN SENISE takes a lighthearted look at Saturday’s council election and rates some the main contenders.

(SSF) and former Mayor Warren Polglase.

The 87-year-old millionaire, who believes he has widespread community support for his centre on a 50ha site at Chinderah, told the meeting it was a revelation to learn that the SSF was the owner of Tweed City shopping centre.

‘That explains to me why many of the bureaucratic public servants in council and

other State departments have been opposing the centre,’ he said.

Mr Segal also challenged Mr Polglase to collect the cash by proving it’s untrue he wants to rezone prime agricultural land at Cudgen for another shopping centre and the council by saying his battles over the land had led to 12 consecutive court cases in 10 years, all of which were lost by the council with costs.

Informal votes ‘a worry’ Tweed Shire Council election candidate Dot Holdom said the high rate of informal votes cast at the last council election in 2004 was cause for concern.

‘There were close enough to 3,000 informal votes cast – that’s a lot,’ Ms Holdom said.

The popular Kingscliff cafe owner and former councillor said she recalled scrutineers telling her last time that many informal votes appeared to be from people wanting to cast their vote ‘but just making the odd slip-up, like not using numbers to indicate their preferred candidates’.

‘There is only one way to cast a formal vote these days, www.tweedecho.com.au

and it requires using numbers, and only numbers.

‘A number 1 above the line will do the trick, or if you prefer to vote below the line, at least numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 have to be allocated.

‘We’ve only got one vote each, but together we can make it count by using it effectively.

‘Quite correctly, the people of the Tweed want to reclaim their council from the developers and the administrators who followed in their wake.

‘We should make use of every single vote to that end,’ she said.

The 54-year-old married mother urged people vot-

ing for her below the line to preference ‘fellow transparentgovernment’ campaigner Barry Longland (Group E) followed

by Katie Milne (The Greens, Group D).

‘I am not a member of any political party, and am a committed swinging voter. Like last time, I remain totally independent and self-funded. I have never sought nor received developer funds.’ she said.

‘I wholeheartedly support the findings of the Daly Inquiry into Tweed Shire Council. The scandal of developer funding in local government in NSW has been a prime motivator for me to get active.’

weather: cloudy periods, storms possible track condition: heavy 10 POLGLASE: Short-priced favourite. Won this event in 2004 before chief steward Maurice Daly disqualified the whole field after a well orchestrated plunge by developers. Daly’s put a lot of lead in Polglase’s saddle, but if anyone can carry a big weight through the mud it’s him. Has either won or been placed in this race more times than anyone can remember.

The one to beat.

SKINNER: No donkey, he’s out of the all important number one gate, and could do well here. Is stabled at Chinderah and is reportedly keen to make his way to the racecourse by river, via purpose built marina.

MILNE: A bit green. Likes to lob along, way out in front of the pack. Will benefit from the run.

YOUNGBLUTT: Has been going around since Phar Lap,

and is always thereabouts. Has been placed here before. Could be his last run in the cup.

SEGAL: Veteran runner, with only the paddock in mind these days. His paddock.

VAN LEISHOUT: The only runner from one of the big stables.

Not just a show-pony, and could run an interesting race.

Worth watching.

HOLDOM: Unexpected placegetter at nice odds in the 2004 event after getting up late in a photo. Has been seen at track-

work ever since, and forward showing likely.

LONGLAND: Honest type looking to improve after finishing out of the placings in 2004.

Place chance.

MURDOCK: Unknown quantity, having her first run on Saturday. Could surprise.

TAYLOR: This one’s lost his horse shoes, though he has lots of heart. Likes to run his own race, and is the sentimental favourite. Worth an each way bet at the odds.

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Property high fliers circle Cudgen Ken Sapwell

Two high flying property developers are circling the Cudgen plateau amid renewed speculation that the NSW government could agree to a new push to rezone the red-soil farmland to urban expansion.

Labor Party donors Stockland and The Walker Corporation are negotiating with landowners in a bid to secure stakes in what real estate insiders say is fast-shaping as one of the hottest property plays on the NSW Coast.

The Walker Corporation is understood to have told the Kingscliff Land Company (KLC) that it is prepared to take out a $12 million option over the company’s 48ha holding on the plateau if it can be rezoned.

And Stockland has been negotiating with most of the remaining farmers offering immediate cash payments with the promise of substantial sums if they can overturn the current State significant classification on their land.

The entry of the two property giants precedes a petition signed by 26 of the 28 land owners last month calling on the then Planning Minister Frank Sartor to lift the plateau’s agricultural significant classification and rezone it for either urban expansion or rural residential.

It’s the first time that the remaining handful of genuine farmers have joined the speculators who have been buying up old farms mainly on the eastern side of the Coast Road over the past decade in the hope of a rezoning.

One of those to sign, Mark Eglington, a third-generation farmer who owns 15ha on the western side of the road, confirmed that Stockland had approached him and other landholders to discuss buying their land about two months ago.

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This block of land on the eastern side of Coast Road at Cudgen, currently protected for agriculture, could be developed for a supermarket and 200 houses if developers get their way and it is rezoned.

represented ‘big money’.

The petition, sent to both the council and the Minister, claims that farming is no longer viable and cites a range of factors, including competition from broad-acre farms elsewhere, labour shortages and a growing numbers of new owners allowing their land to lay fallow.

‘I’m being paid the same for sweet potatoes as I was 35 years ago,’ Mr Eglington said.

‘If the government wants to lock our land up they should do what they do in America and buy the land and lease it out to people who want to farm or live on it as a lifestyle choice.

‘Stockland made an offer a couple of months back to pay us money now with more money if the land can be rezoned – but we haven’t heard anything for a while so it may be that they’ve suddenly gone cold on it for some reason.’

One of two farming families who refused to sign the petition, Neal and Cathy Pritchard who operate a popular vegetable stall on their farm at Cudgen, this week declined to

comment on the rezoning push by their fellow farmers.

But Ms Pritchard has previously said she was disgusted by the behaviour of some land owners, saying they were only interested in growing weeds in a bid to support their contention that the land was not suitable for agriculture.

She said although they had tried to buy more land to expand their farming operations they were unable to match the astronomical prices now being asked.

Meantime KLC director Rob Nikovitch confirmed his company had been in talks with Walker Corp but denied it had entered into any arrangements with the property giant to sell its holding which it acquired in a $9.5m deal which raised eyebrows in 2004.

The Walker Corporation has declined to comment but a former KLC director said the company had been prepared to stump up a $12 million option conditional on a rezoning following a due-diligence investigation.

KLC made headlines when

Commission ‘misses point’ on poll costs The Electoral Commission has missed the point on local government election costs, say the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW. ‘This is not about the state government making a profit, it is about a blatant cost shift on to NSW ratepayers,’ Genia McCaffery, president of the Local Government Association of NSW, said.

‘Ratepayers are being forced to fork out millions of dollars to run the 2008 local government elections.

‘The state government is pushing a far greater share of the Electoral Commission’s costs on to councils.

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provide services to communities will now have to be diverted to pay the costs.’

President of the Shires Association, Bruce Miller, said there were questions about the nature of some of the costs.

‘The costs have skyrocketed with councils getting quotes several times more than the 2004 elections,’ Cr Miller said.

‘The commissioner says the state government is simply covering the “real costs” of running the elections, but there still hasn’t been adequate explanation and ratepayers will be hit twice through state taxes and rates.

‘The State Government is trying to take NSW communi-

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The Review of Local Government Election Pricing, conducted by independent auditors Walter Turnbull, found that the accounting systems employed by the NSWEC to capture and apportion costs were ‘fair and equitable’.

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it entered into a conditional mortgage arrangement with former Mayor Lynne Beck and her two sisters to pay them $4.5 million with the promise of a further $5 million if the land owned by their mother could be rezoned for a supermarket and 200 houses.

Coles Myer, which has a charge over the land, maintains its association with KLC is at arms length.

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Reverend Hilary Singleton walks her group through Christian meditation at St James By the Sea, Kingscliff, every Wednesday at 11am.

Centre lifts hoodies ban Ken Sapwell

A ban on hooded sweatshirts and hats at Tweed City Shopping Centre which attracted national media attention has ended as mysteriously as it began.

Management at the centre – unkindly dubbed track-suit city by local fashionistas – quietly imposed the hoodies and hats ban four weeks ago.

For reasons the centre has refused to explain, the ban op-

erated between 6pm and 9 pm on Thursdays only.

Yesterday management issued a press release saying the ban, imposed ‘as part of an ongoing approach to manage security’ had been lifted but also gave no explanation for their change of heart.

What’s more, the release added, there would be no further comment on the issue – usually a good indication that something has gone badly pear-shaped.

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The ban targetting apparel sometimes associated with gang culture, appeared to have the support of local police who said management was within their rights to impose a dress code.

But Queensland Police Minister Judy Spence said officers would not target people wearing hoodies because ‘Queensland police are not the fashion police’.

Youth advocates say banning hoodies would alienate youths and reduce their sense of identity.

NSW Youth Action and Policy Association executive officer Rey Reodica said a permanent ban targetting young people would be discriminatory.

‘Being able to access a shopping centre is important to young people,’ Mr Reodica said.

‘Young people, whatever they’re wearing, should be able to congregate there.’

Wildlife volunteers sought Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers (TVWC) are conducting a recruitment drive for volunteers with an orientation course organised for later this month.

TVWC president Helen Joakim said the current dedicated band of members was over-stretched and her group was always in need of more helpers.

Volunteers respond to calls to its wildlife hotline 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. TVWC is the only group licensed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service to rescue, rehabilitate and release native fauna in the Tweed region.

The group is running a oneday orientation course called Introduction to Wildlife Care and Rescue for those have an interest in native wildlife and want to contribute to its preservation in all its diversity in the Tweed.

Ms Joakim urged people from all walks of life and ages to attend.

‘There are so many ways that people can help... some people are just not in the position to care for animals, but can transport them to carers or vets, or they could do a shift or two on the 24-hour emergency phone roster, make cages or nest boxes, help with fundraising or record-keeping, and much more.’

Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers member Faye Parnell nurses a redneck wallaby joey from Doon Doon which was orphaned when its mother was killed by a car. Faye, formerly from Manchester, UK, and now living at Crabbes Creek, attended a carers orientation 18 months ago and is now caring for various ‘pouched’ animals.

She said the course was an opportunity to find out about all aspects of the wildlife group, as well as introducing participants to the different species of animals and the reasons they come into care in the Tweed.

‘It is a chance to ask questions, meet with members (and an animal or two), and even

Leave seals alone, NPWS warns Wildlife authorities have urged people not to interfere with a young Australian fur seal recently spotted in several locations on the North Coast.

National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is urging people to leave the seal alone if it is found resting on our beaches or active in local waterways.

NPWS spokesman Mark Pittavino said the easiest way The fur seal spotted on North people could help our seals it Coast beaches recently.

Economics push rat diet on poor Madeleine Doherty

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There’s nothing like travel to broaden the mind – and in some cases the taste buds.

For Tweed residents flying out for a summer break to Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and India it may be a good idea to consider the benefits of a vegetarian diet.

According to media reports the price of rat meat has quadrupled in Cambodia this year as inflation has put other meat beyond the reach of poor people, officials said recently.

With consumer price inflation at 37 per cent according to the latest central bank estimate, demand has pushed a kilogram of rat meat up to around 5,000 riel (which is very little in AU dollars) from 1,200 riel last year.

participate in some practical rescue technique training.’

The orientation course is being held from 9.30am to 4pm on Sunday, September 21, at the Banora Point Community Centre, Leisure Drive, Banora Point. Bookings are essential.

To register for the day or to find out more, call the group’s hotline on 6672 4789.

Spicy rats on the menu in

Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and India.

Spicy field-rat dishes with garlic thrown in have become particularly popular at a time when beef costs 20,000 riel a kg.

Officials said rats were flee-

ing to higher ground from flooded areas of the lower Mekong Delta, making it easier for villagers to catch them.

‘Many children are happy making some money from selling the animals to the markets, but they keep some for their family,’ Ly Marong, an agriculture official, said by telephone from the Koh Thom district on the border with Vietnam.

‘Not only are our poor eating it, but there is also demand from Vietnamese living on the border with us.’

He estimated that Cambodia supplied more than a tonne of live rats a day to Vietnam.

Rats are also eaten widely in Thailand, while a state government in eastern India this month encouraged its people to eat the rodent.

to give them some space and time to rest without interference.

‘It’s natural behaviour for seals to visit during winter months,’ Mr Pittavino said.

‘Most seals are simply exploring new areas and can often be seen swimming and playing in sheltered waters often over a period of days’.

Seals might also be seen wrestling and some might also be injured.

‘These injuries can look terrible, however seals recover remarkably well from major wounds if they are given the opportunity to rest without human interference.

‘Don’t put yourself at risk by getting too close to the seals or by trying to save them,’ he warned.

‘There is no need to attempt to capture, relocate or disturb a seal as this only causes distress and puts you at unnecessary risk of being bitten or contracting disease.

‘While the seal may appear to be docile, they are wild animals and will react instinctively to defend themselves using their powerful jaws and sharp teeth, when they feel threatened.

‘Over a 40-metre distance seals can outrun most people on sand, so it is important to remain well outside this distance for your own safety.’ www.tweedecho.com.au

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Authorities unhappy with herbal highs Madeleine Doherty

Happy High Herbs hit a low last month after the NSW Drug Squad hit its franchises on the Far North Coast, confiscating products popular with local residents keen to get a legal high.

Happy High Herbs, a network of franchises throughout Australia, was founded by Uki resident Ray Thorpe who revolutionised party drugs over the last decade with his ‘legal’ Happy High Herbs. The business also sells medicinal herbs.

But recently the Australian Crime Commission and police from the NSW Drug Squad raided Happy High Herb outlets in Nimbin, Byron Bay along with other outlets in capital cities around Australia.

This is not the first time happy High Herbs has gone under the microscope with the Therapeutic Goods Administration taking a keen interest in the herbs in the 1990s.

Police said the products, Buzzz and Cherry Pop (known as herbal liquid ecstasy and speed), were being taken away to be tested for health and safety concerns.

While the authorities have concerns over the party herbs many Tweed and Byron Bay baby boomers have embraced the party herbs as a safe alter-

native to alcohol, pot and amphetamines.

A Uki resident, who declined to be named, said he and many of his friends were recreational users of Happy High Herbs.

‘Cherry Pop and Buzz are common party drugs in my scene. Now that I’m in my 40s I can’t stay up all night but on these herbs I can party to 5am and there’s no hangover!’ he said.

‘When I heard the police had raided Happy High Herbs at Nimbin, where I get my supply, I was surprised they didn’t take the party herb “Rage”. It’s much stronger than the other two and really packs a punch,’ he said.

He likened Rage to the popular psychedelic party drug of the 1960s and 70s – LSD. He said the ingredients in Cherry Pop and Buzzz, were identified on the bottles but Rage did not have any such label. The small 10ml bottles of Cherry Pop and Buzz have

lots of water which makes me suspect the herbs may not be so good for my liver,’ he said.

It tended to be an older group that used the Happy High

‘Now that I’m in my 40s I can’t stay up all night but on these herbs I can party to 5am and there’s no hangover!’ their ingredients identified on the label but the ingredients in Rage are a mystery.

‘Every time I buy my supply I’m warned not to drink alcohol and to make sure I drink

Herbs but the younger generation is exposed to the products with tents set up at the Byron Bay Blues and Woodford festivals on the Sunshine Coast.

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Snakes alive! Spring has sprung The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has urged people to be aware of snakes as warmer weather prevails.

The warning follows an unusual sighting of pair of brown snakes wrestling for springtime mating rights on Tallow Beach at Byron Bay. NPWS ranger Lisa Walker said people should look out for snakes moving through the bushland and urban areas in their search for food and habitat.

‘Although normally shy, snakes are more active after resting during the winter months and are more visible at this time of year,’ Ms Walker said.

‘With summer not far off, it is important people do take care, particularly outdoors, gardening or bushwalking.

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This pair of eastern brown snakes wrestling for spring-time mating rights were photographed on Tallow Beach at Byron Bay recently. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has urged people to be wary of snakes, many species of which are protected, moving through bushland and urban areas in their search for food and habitat as warmer weather prevails. If you want a snake removed from your home call the volunteers at Northern Rivers Wildlife Carers on 0407 965 092.

snake bites are due to people attempting to kill snakes.

‘At this time of year, snakes are on the move, looking for food such as mice and frogs, and shelter such as timber, rocks, logs and roofing iron.

So the best way to avoid having snakes stay in your backyard is to tidy up, and not provide attractive snake habitat.

‘If you do encounter a snake in your yard, please leave it alone. Keep your pets and children away and wait for the snake to move on, or spray with a hose to discourage it.

‘If a snake gets trapped inside a building, please call WIRES or the Northern Rivers Wildlife Carers for assistance.

‘Remember, it can be difficult to identify snake species.

Treat any snake as potentially dangerous and keep your distance. Our basic message is if you see a snake, leave it alone.’

For further information or to have a snake removed from your home, call the volunteers at Northern Rivers Wildlife Carers (NRWC) on 0407 965 092.

its products and franchises through the internet with bloggers sharing their experiences.

One blogger sings the praises of the herbs saying: ‘Let me tell you all that they were MAAAD. I bought four for $35. I experienced everything I’d normally experience on a chemical pill. Tinges, rushes, euphoria, my legs felt like springs and I didn’t get off the dance floor!! All from totally natural and legal herbs.

Considering I no longer touch chems, this is the perfect alternative.’

Happy High Herb’s website said it does not sell the legal highs online.

‘These products are marketed only in our physical shops, in a face to face situation as alternatives to drugs of harm and addiction,’ the website said.

‘They are only sold to people over eighteen years of age in the interest of harm reduction and to reduce or prevent the cycles of illegal drug abuse.’

It continues, ‘These strong but safe stimulants are not meant for everyone, such as those on anti-psychotic medication and suffering from depression or other mental disorders.

‘In a shop situation we are able to counsel the customer on use of the product and amount to use, when to have it and what not to have it with.

We even explain how it is used and how not to abuse it and why.

‘We do all this, in the interests of the customer, and what’s more in keeping the product legal,’ the website said.

A spokesperson for Happy High Herbs said Ray Thorpe was declining to speak until the police had finalised the investigations.

The Tweed Shire Echo understands that no charges have been laid at this stage as a result of the police raid.

New courses at SCU Southern Cross University’s Tweed Campus is offering a range of new courses for people wishing to study in the Tweed Gold Coast region.

The university, which recorded the largest percentage increase in commencing students for all NSW universities last year, offers three new courses – the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, Bachelor of Behavioural Science and Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) – in 2009, to be taught at premises in Caloola Drive, Tweed Heads.

This is the first time Occupational Therapy has been offered in the Tweed-Gold Coast region.

SCU vice-chancellor Professor Paul Clark said construction of the university’s major new campus in the Coolangatta airport precinct was under way.

‘We’ve also now secured a long-term lease for premises, to be known as SCU Lakeside, at the Lakeside Christian Centre complex in Caloola Drive,’ he said.

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The real cost of getting hotter

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olitics, they say, is the art of the possible. But what they don’t add is that the Volume 1 #3 September 11, 2008 possible, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.

An idea may be rejected as utterly unachievable by one politician only to be embraced It’s a frightening thought that on the eve of Saturday’s local govas an exciting challenge by ernment elections, many Tweed residents do not know who their local candidates are, or what they stand for, or even why they’re another. Thus Professor Ross running in the first place.

Garnaut’s conclusion that the At state or federal elections, the issues are clearly defined in best Australia can manage terms of party policies over health, education or transport but in in the fight against climate council elections it’s the bread-and-butter issues closer to home for change is a policy that convoters that matter, like rates, road and rubbish. demns both the Great Barrier So it’s the council poll held every four years that really counts.

Reef and the Murray-Darling After all, it’s the election about your backyard and the issues dear system to extinction was nevto locals. It’s about the delivery of services and your immediate er going to gain universal acenvironment. ceptance.

And what we’ve heard from several candidates, some of whom Garnaut is deeply pessimisare obviously aligned with each other in order to swap preferences tic about the future; there is, and boost their chances, are more of the same mud slinging at the he says, only a slender chance on-the-nose state government, an easy target. that humanity can get it all toThose on the conservative side of politics claimed the sacking in gether and none at all that the 2005 of the elected council took democracy away from the Tweed, nations of the world will reach but the fact is that the Tweed was denied a real sense of democa consensus to cut greenhouse racy for almost seven years while a pro-development faction gas emissions enough to avoid controlled council. catastrophic climate change.

The inquiry which led to the sacking found these councillors In the circumstances the were the puppets of a group of developers with vested interest in only practical option for the Tweed who funded their election campaigns through a huge Australia is to pursue a global slush fund. Legal? Yes, Moral? Absolutely not. agreement to stabilise conIt’s a pity that recommendations from the inquiry which led to centrations in the atmosphere the sacking were not acted on and election-funding rules since at 550 parts per million, an then have only been slightly improved. overall increase of about 25 So many voters are still in the dark as to who is funding who, percent on today’s figure. In despite some candidates claiming they are ‘self-funded’. You really Australia’s case this would have to ask yourself what these outside funding interests want in leave Kevin Rudd’s promise return for their money?

During debate in a Tweed council meeting a few years ago over of a 60 percent cut in carbon emissions by 2050 intact, but a proposed controversial subdivision in Murwillumbah, the prodevelopment councillors voted in favour of the developer’s project would mean a reduction of against the wishes of the local residents. Not one of the pro-devel- only 5 percent, or at most 10 opment majority councillors declared a conflict of interest, despite percent, by 2020. the fact that the developer had been a donor to the third-party This could be achieved entity called ‘Tweed Directions’ which funded their campaigns. through an initial carbon This scenario was often repeated, but because the funding body price of $20 per tonne in 2010, was at so-called ‘arm’s length’ from the developers, they felt they increasing slowly but steadily could vote for their developer mates with impunity – but the local to about $35 per tonne. Petrol community lost out and felt the consultation process was a joke would rise by about 5 cents when their concerns about amenity or impact of the development a litre and electricity bills were not listened to. to consumers by about 40 With a seven-seat council now instead of the former 11, control, percent, but compensation or a majority, needs only four councillors so there has been frantic would be paid with the monjockeying among candidates to swap preferences to achieve such ey raised through the carbon an outcome for one side of politics. tax. Overall, economic activ-

Put the community first

Voters have to ask their candidates what they stand for and where their vote is being preferenced to, as this may really decide whether the new council will be a pro-development or genuine community-based majority.

Don’t be fooled by all the claims of ‘independence’ or ‘teamwork’ (given that one candidate was reluctant to have members of his team photographed). Truth indeed has been one of the first casualties of politics in this election and we are expecting some ‘dirty tricks’ late in the campaign to try and sway voters one way.

If you want to make your vote count all the way and not let someone else preference for you, vote below the line and number all 39 boxes. If voting above-the-line and you want to ensure the community is put first above self-interest or big-party politics, then The Echo trusts that Groups D, E and H (The Greens, Barry Longland and Dot Holdom) don’t have someone else’s agenda in mind.

ity would decrease by just 1 percent by 2020.

So in spite of the predictable screams by the business community, economically it should be affordable. The real cost is to the environment: a likely temperature rise of three degrees Celsius by the end of the century, with (among many others) the aforementioned consequences for Australia.

Garnaut’s target makes a

ference the Kyoto countries reaffirmed the target and set the developed countries an aspirational target for emission reductions of 25 to 40 percent by 2020. Of course not all of them expected to meet the target, but at least they were prepared to aim a bit higher than 10 percent. Australia signed up and polling showed that the electorate was generally willing to pay the price.

We are now the worst per capita polluter on the planet, and gold medal winners tend to be noticed…

by Mungo MacCallum series of assumptions about both the international and Australian communities, the main one being that each is lying. At the Bali conference at which Australia finally committed to the Kyoto protocol, the European Community secured general agreement that the world should aim to stabilise its emissions not at 550ppm, but at 450ppm. This would hold the predicted temperature rise down by about 1 degree, which doesn’t sound much but would be sufficient to avoid the kind of catastrophic climate change we are now facing.

But of course there would be an economic cost: it would require a 25 percent cut in emissions by 2020 and 90 percent by 2050, with carbon prices rising to $60 per tonne.

Interestingly, the additional fall in national productivity would be minimal: about a half of one percent.

At the Copenhagen con-

But the business community most definitely wasn’t and commissioned various doom and gloom reports which claimed to show that such cuts would bankrupt numerous companies and send many others off shore – precisely the kind of threats we used to hear whenever tariff reductions were mooted.

This was bullshit then and it’s probably bullshit now, but merely putting the argument has enabled business to suggest that what we really have is an either-or argument. Forget the science, ignore the horrendous risks involved: there is a simple choice. We can go along with the wild-eyed greenies and return to the caves or we can support our patriotic industrialists and maintain our standards of living. But whatever happens we mustn’t get ahead of the rest of the world, because if we do we will be at a competitive disadvantage.

This is essentially the Brendan Nelson approach, which is seriously flawed for a number of reasons. For starters it ignores the fact that large slices of the world, particularly Europe, have already got a long way ahead of us in emission reductions, because they didn’t spend the whole of the last decade in a John Howard-like state of denial.

The big polluters saw what was coming and have been busily cleaning up their act.

In Australia, by contrast, it has been business as usual.

And the do-nothing-yetand-not-much-ever approach, as favoured by Brendan Nelson, continues the myth that because Australia’s total emissions hardly count in the world context, what we do doesn’t matter. This is simply untrue: we are now the worst per capita polluter on the planet, and gold medal winners tend to be noticed, as was obvious when we finally ratified Kyoto.

And of course, the idea that the industrialised countries like Australia should wait for the developing countries like India to commit to reductions before they lift a finger is preposterous: if the people who made the mess in the first place can’t be bothered to start cleaning it up, why should anyone else? Far from providing an excuse for timidity, Australia’s situation actually makes it ideally placed to take a lead.

Garnaut may be right: it may be too late and too difficult, and we’re all stuffed. But at least we can have a go. If Kevin Rudd truly represents the reforming centre of politics, this is precisely the time to make reform the central issue.

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Letters and Comment

Rees to have ‘red hot go’ at regaining Paradise Lost

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T their farewell press conferences, former premier Morris Iemma and former treasurer Michael Costa each talked for 20 minutes about Sydney transport, Sydney traffic, Sydney trains and Sydney water.

While this might be absorbing stuff for Sydneysiders, whose self-obsession has reached national notoriety, the rest of the state sat around the television watching the political antics in the capital with a mixture of amusement and despair.

The dramatic emergence of the new premier, 40-yearold Nathan Rees, MP for Toongabbie in western Sydney, and the Deputy Premier, 44-year-old Carmel Tebbutt from the inner-city seat of Marrickville, sends a bad geographical signal to anyone outside NSW – Newcastle, Sydney,

Wollongong. They continue the Sydney-centric focus of Labor governments since Barrie Unsworth replaced Neville Wran in 1986. During Bob Carr’s record-breaking 10 years in office the pace was accelerated and Iemma completed the process of marginalising rural and regional NSW except when it was struck by flood, fire or drought and offered a cheesy photo opportunity.

The so-called ‘Country Cabinet’ meetings became a pathetic joke. Ministers flew into regional airports where they were met by their chauffeur-driven limousines. (At our expense, the cars often set off overnight or at first light from Sydney to be waiting in line for their arriving ministers).

Following a Cabinet meeting behind closed doors and guarded by the local police, ministers consumed a sump-

tuous lunch of local produce, then fled to the local airport in their limos for the arduous trip home.

Someone would be left to hand out a press release saying ‘local issues’ had been ad-

– former Wollongong mayor David Campbell is Transport Minister, former TV news reader Jodi McKay, the MP for Newcastle, is the Tourism Minister and Minister for the Hunter, and upper house MP

State of Affairs Rees’s experience in garbage collecting is precisely what the NSW government needs at this moment…

with Alex Mitchell dressed: money for the repair to the rickety bridge across Stoney Creek had been approved. All $150,000 of it. The local media had a front-page story.

Hurrah!

In the latest Cabinet lineup, there are just three ministers from outside Sydney

Tony Kelly from Wellington, adds industrial relations to his two other portfolios, lands and emergency services.

Meanwhile, the metro media has turned on Rees with ridicule and sarcasm because he worked as a council garbage collector to raise the money to

How illuminating that Liberal council candidate Joan van Lieshout should describe the Gales-owned wetlands in Kingscliff and Chinderah as ‘just scabby land’.

Pretty much sums up most of the planet actually; the forests of the Amazon, Brazil and Borneo, our own great deserts and the tundra of Mongolia and Russia.

Even the Great Barrier Reef is looking pretty scabby what with coral bleaching, silting and the Crown of Thorns starfish.

Much better to burn the lot, concrete it, make the Black cockatoos, the wallabies, the echidnas, the Wallum froglets and the Mitchell’s Rainforest snails earn their own bloody keep. Stuff global warming.

That’s the Liberal way.

Jeremy Cornford

Kingscliff

Voting made easy Voting can be simple. Eliminate candidates named in the Daly Report for suspect funding, ‘false testimony’ (p848) and dubious conduct, and those supporting this by standing on their tickets or exchanging preferences.

Also exclude candidates involved with large development proposals or pushing emotive state issues over which council has no control, especially where there’s been unauthorised use of a public figure’s photo to suggest support. This eliminates Groups G, F, C, B and A, and some ungrouped. Caution dictates that all ungrouped should be disregarded this time.

This leaves Group H (Holdom), Group E ( Longland) and Group D (Milne), three groups we can trust to make

unbiased, fact and legislationbased decisions on the Tweed’s future. They have no self-interest, won’t do favours for ‘mates’ or play with the truth.

My number one vote will be going to Dot Holdom, an intelligent, thinking, caring person who dares to stand up for what is right.

Barbara Fitzgibbon

Kingscliff

State control of reserves Congratulations on a wonderful local and independent newspaper within the Tweed shire. I am sure readers will enjoy articles written without affiliation to either side of politics.

Genevieve Slattery in your front page article (September 4), tells us not to be surprised if a bag of dirty tricks is pulled out for the last two weeks of the election campaign. She talks about the attitudes of former councillors to state government.

This upcoming election is a very tricky issue. On the one hand, we hear ‘let’s keep party politics out of it’ but on the other the Tweed has endured years of the administrators being under the control of the state government.

At present state government and in particular the Department of Planning and the Department of Lands are playing a very active role in shaping the landscape of the Tweed. Newly elected councillors will have to work for the residents of Tweed and not be pressured by state government demands.

State government has the Tweed Coast Regional Crown Reserve Draft Plan of Management on display for public comment at the moment.

I urge readers to access this document on the Department of Lands website and make a submission by September 19.

This document earmarks crown reserves/land and our rivers for commerical development.

Residents need to be aware that the state government has stripped shire councils of planning authority on major and coastal developments and given consent of these developments to themselves. Considering one of the Tweed borders runs along the eastern seaboard, it’s a huge parcel of land that is under the control of state government.

Bearing this in mind, it’s very hard to draw a line between our councillors running Tweed or state government.

Think carefully before you vote, we will need councillors that are willing to stand up to state government on issues that are not in the best interests of the Tweed area.

him and his friends because they were ‘actually selected and supported by developers, and their actions... misled voters’.

Has anything changed?

Surely the rules of engagement must alter – or definitions of ‘Independent’ be redefined. If not, Tweed is heading for ‘more of the same’ and will be inviting another need to have administrators clean up our act again and steer us out of development dementia that would have us become an extension of Noosa and Surfers.

Let’s vote in an honest woman who genuinely cares for community, a true independent, who loves this area and would make a mighty mayor – Dot Holdom for Tweed not developer greed.

Roma Newton

Kingscliff

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Tweed Heads see such an advanced production, and I am looking forward to The Echo becoming a shire Developer dementia Candidate confusion: Gales daily, which is very needed, Holdings director Harry Segal and I feel sure will be very sucsaid his only reason to get on cessful against the extremely council is to build his shopping poor present opposition.

I would like to raise the issue centre, and on page 10 of The Echo he declares he is no longer of youth problems and the need a Gales director, ‘leaving it in to provide suitable facilities and hands of son Stephen and Lisa entertainment and opportuniSegal’. There are also massive ties for the Tweed’s youth as Segal/Gales development plans a major election issue, which for stepped-level housing adja- simply isn’t being addressed.

It is well known that youth cent to his shopping complex.

Could anyone in this situation boredom is one of the biggest remain impartial, or have con- issues in the Tweed. There simply isn’t much to do around the cern for over-development?

Developer dementia seems Tweed for youth.

More police and security apparent too with Warren ‘Independent’ Polglase re- cameras and local clubs will running for mayor after the not overcome it. continued overleaf state government dismissed

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On the positive side, Rees’s experience in garbage collecting is precisely what the NSW government needs at this moment and he has already cleaned up treasurer Costa, health minister Reba Meagher and planning minister Frank Sartor. With that kind of form, he could easily be hired by Idwal Richards at Chinderah’s Solo Resource Recovery.

Rees, the State’s 15th Labor premier since Federation, says his favorite poem is John Milton’s Paradise Lost, first published in 10 books in 1667.

Having seized the premiership after just 18 months in parliament and committed himself to having ‘a red-hot go’ at turning the State’s fortunes around, Rees appears to have been guided by Milton’s stirring words on ambition: ‘Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.’

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put himself through university.

He succeeded by being awarded an honors degree in English literature.

He is also a trained greenkeeper having served a fouryear apprenticeship in horticulture. This is another source of huge amusement among the metro media crowd, as if someone who has worked with their hands in manual labour is unsuited for the premiership.

When John Curtin died in 1945, no Australian thought that Ben Chifley wasn’t up to the job because he was a train driver from Bathurst. And NSW history shows that three Labor premiers were boilermakers, Jim McGowen, John Storey and Bill McKell (who later became the first Australian GovernorGeneral), Joe Cahill was a fitter, Bob Heffron worked as a labourer and a shearer and Unsworth was an electrician.

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light bulbs and shower heads distributed but air conditioning, massive earth moving and leveling, hydraulic sewage drainage and estuarine sewerage effluent disposal, etc are still council orthodoxies.

A few years ago, Bob Robertson and Robert Brinsmead had a big ‘two Bob’s worth’ to attempt a King Canute and persuade us that higher tides would stop rolling in. Successive mayors and managers failed to act on the biggest issue of recent times.

The conservative parties are still climate-change skeptics and I don’t see anything different coming from Warren Polglase, Harry Segal or Joan van Lieshout. It’s time to embrace serious savings and renewables, to vote in a council that will act responsibly. The Murray Darling and the Great Barrier Reef are worth more Harry Segal than big houses, flush toilets, (Council election candidate flash cars and air conditioning.

Hop E Hopkins and former Gales director) Murwillumbah

What is needed is an easily accessible spacious modern centre providing entertainment and other facilities to attract the whole community, as well as youngsters.

The existing centres in Tweed Heads and South simply are not suitable.

For years the council has insisted the only new centres will be supermarket centres, which simply cannot keep young people sensibly occupied.

The obvious solution is the early development of the Chinderah Centre which appears to be the only central site capable of sustaining all the many facilities needed for the rapidly increasing population of the whole shire and beyond.

As I have insisted previously, Gales’s plans invariably coincide with benefits for the major population.

Reefs are dying

There is an elephant in the room. Or more accurately, a stranded whale or dugong on the beach.

For eighteen years the Caldera Environment Centre have been calling on council to heed the science of global warming. Recently a few bicycles were bought for staff and

End the spend Tweed Shire Council is sending our lower income ratepayers broke with past and projected rate increases all above the CPI. An executive carpark costing millions could have been avoided by carpooling council, using the vacant sports ground

carparks that are empty every weekday.

Our beautiful regional icons like Mt Warning, the art gallery and the proposed new museum are direct competitors to existing tourist attractions.

Tourists attend these free attractions without any return to the ratepayers of one of the poorest shires in NSW. Single pensioners’ rent eats up all of their pension, some are living on their rent assistance while cost of living climbs daily.

This extravagant attitude must stop. End the spend.

would not only have a pecuniary interest but also a measure of control should the plans be lodged successfully.

This possibility could be enhanced should he be reelected.

Do not let the development abomination that is choking the coastline north of the border spread across to the Tweed.

It would do significantly greater damage to our environmental and social structure than the dreaded cane toad and could never be eradicated.

When you go to the polls on Saturday ask yourself one James McKenzie question. Do we really need Wollumbin more of the same? Then vote (Council election candidate) accordingly.

Learning from history It is said that people, as electors, end up with the government they deserve.

History continues to report sad cases where voters through fear, complacency or ignorance, have returned governments or leaders that have failed them drastically in the past.

Sacked ex-mayor Warren Polglase, while running on a promise to check rampant development, is in fact currently employed by a big Kingscliff developer, who is preparing the feasibility to lodge a further controversial development plan.

Mr Polglase, under the current terms of employment,

John Mulligan

Kingscliff

Funding tips A good indication for voters on Election Day of who is being funded by developers will be the big colour signs, election hats, banners, etc. These are the ones who likely have a pay-back debt owing.

The real people with heartfelt concern for the Tweed won’t have access to these funds, they may not have teams handing out voting cards and they won’t be indebted to anyone other than the people of the Tweed – who will you vote for?

G J May

Tyalgum

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Letters

Letters not directly concerned with election Nats versus Libs While I stand by the bulk of my contributions to the Tweed Echo story about Labor appointee Ms Slatteryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graceless departure from the Tweed, I regret the bracketed comments attributed to me in relation to my Liberal friends, and apologise to them unreservedly.

I worked enthusiastically for several years for the former Howard Government; I spent eight months as a senior adviser to former Queensland Liberal Leader Bob Quinn; and I strongly back Gold Coast Liberal (now Liberal National) MPs Margaret May and Jann Stuckey, who are great champions for their local community.

The only beef I have ever had with our coalition partners is my firm belief that while they are the best option for representation in city areas, the Nationals are the superior choice for voters in regional Australia including the Tweed.

Murray Lees

Chairman, Tweed Nationals

Good news What great news to have a Tweed Echo! By the look of the first one, it is going to be along the same lines as the Byron Echo which we have always enjoyed very much.

In the first edition you asked for any ideas, we have always

found the gig guide very good, would it be possible to include whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening around Byron including the pubs, for example, the Brunswick and Beach hotels.

It will be great to have Mungoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s view on things political each week. Congratulations and good luck with this great new paper.

Sue Langfield

Bogangar

Central bank powers It defies belief that our PM and Treasurer, from the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;little manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; party, are â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;powerlessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; about the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).

This unelected, faceless organisation, about whom we know nothing, wields unlimited economic power to paralyse the country. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know who constitutes the board, what their background or experience is, or their tenure.

Canberra could (if it had the political will) easily amend the Reserve Bank Act to remove the section giving the RBA untouchable control.

It could amend section 8 which gives the RBA such powers â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;as are necessaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and to do â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;anything incidentalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to its powers.

Section 10 gives it power to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ensureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; its policies are â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;directed to the greatest advantageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of the people. Its powers are to be ex-

ercised in its opinion â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;to best contributeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;economic prosperity and welfareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of us.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always thought that was the task of government.

Our leaders prefer to be able to shift responsibility to the RBA. We now have virtually zero national economic growth, but they continue to claim weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on track.

Get out of your air-conditioned comfort Mr Swan and talk to the bloke in the street.

You might find that the economy is far from being on track.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re powerless about the banks too. The most stupid, short-sighted sale by a federal government was of the Commonwealth Bank, which when in Canberraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands, gave it influence (therefore some control) over the banks.

It seems our leaders are frightened to take control, for with that comes responsibility and answerability. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier to be able to blame someone else.

A quarter per cent official rate cut is as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike.

Gavin Lawrie

Terranora

Drive-in theatre Thank you for a great paper.

You asked us to tell you of things that annoys us, well, something that I find a huge eyesore, is the old drive-in pic-

ture theatre screen at Tweed Heads.

No one seems to know why it is still there, after beautifying the area all around, it is still there. I asked a man from the nearby garden centre, but he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know either, maybe you can find an answer.

Carol Purnell

Kingscliff

Rates plan Max Boyd, in his final retirement speech after 44 years in local government, implied that council doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to listen to the community (on the basis of a 1980s wheelie bin decision) because â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always rightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said.

In 1986, Max wrote to the local community, lamenting that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Local government was encumbered with the annoyance of having to consult its people, when other levels of government did not.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Appointed as the only local administrator after the dismissal of the Polglase Council, Max finally got a chance to exercise almost unlimited power for the last three years of his â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;reignâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, hence the community got the seven-year, almostdouble-your-rate plan we all had to have with the $17 million plus Murwillumbah pool and three-storey concrete car park (bad luck if we could not

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Articles LETTERS from page 13 afford it). Unlike the wheelie bin issue, however, the Minister for Local Government (whose ultimate decision it was) and the people were told that community consultation had returned a positive result about the seven-year plan. In truth, only about 30 per cent were for the plan and better than 50 per cent against it but the ends justified the means.

Terry Sharples

Tweed Heads

Honest reporting

field, recommend 25-40 per cent cuts globally by the year 2020. There is no guarantee that even this degree of reduction will ensure the future of the Great Barrier Reef or our food security from the MurrayDarling basin.

However, I wish to point out that the actual cost of a 30 per cent reduction by 2020 will be around $1.80 per day in the year 2020. Thirty per cent cuts are possible right now, if we follow Professor Garnaut’s recommendation and invest the revenue from the CPRS in energy efficiency, using technologies available today – insulation, natural ventilation, passive solar design, solar hot water to name but a few.

An energy efficient household has lower power and transport bills and as the price of carbon rises, the relative financial benefit increases. It is time to be realistic, cease the hysteria and get on with the job of ensuring our future.

Preferences vital to make your vote count Ros Irwin, a lecturer in local government and politics at Southern Cross University, is urging Tweed voters to make sure their votes, including preferences, really count. In this article, Ms Irwin, who served on Lismore City Council as a councillor for 17 years, and also as mayor (the first woman to hold both positions), explains how the system works.

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What a pleasant surprise it was to find an edition of the Tweed Echo on my front lawn. Even more pleasant was to see and read some honest unbiased reporting rather than what the suffering residents of the Tweed have had to endure via the Daily Snooze, the Tweed Sunset and the Border Derail.

Sorry, Daily Snooze, but I’m going to support the new kid on the block.

Dr Fiona McCormick Well done, Tweed Echo, and Burringbar keep up the great start to what will hopefully be a long and il- Mungo mania lustrious reign on the Tweed. Mungo’s article (August 28) Paddy Dwyer was yet another great piece of Murwillumbah social comment from the best of the left.

Carbon scheme It amazes me how easily we Submissions on the Green forget how the actions of the Paper on the proposed Carbon people of PNG saved Australia, Pollution Reduction Scheme basically, from the Japanese (CPRS) closed this week. The during the second world war. scheme has two arms – a cap The doors should have always on greenhouse pollution and been open with no restrictions the trading of what are effec- and extreme gratitude. I grew tively pollution permits. Last up in PNG and there are thouweek Professor Ross Garnaut sands of us who have a strong proposed a risible 5-10 per cent love of the country. cut in 1990 emissions by the Love your words, Mungo, year 2020. don’t stop kicking the boot in.

The IPCC, the internationPamela Oberman ally acclaimed experts in this Pottsville

ocal government elections are important for us all as the outcome affects decisions on almost every local issue whether roads and services, the use of land or the economic, environmental and social health of our communities, so residents need to make sure their votes really count.

This is particularly important where councillors are elected from the whole council area rather than wards, as the candidates are often not known to residents.

The way to make your vote really count is to give your first preference to the candidate you want, but then make sure you give at least second and third preferences to candidates who aren’t your first choice but you would prefer over the others.

Voting for councillors is now more complex with ‘above-theline’ voting. This might seem to be easy because all you have to do is place a ‘1’ or tick in the box above the group of your

choice. But doing this removes your control over your vote, as candidates who are second or third on a group’s list can be elected with a handful of primary votes whereas other candidates with far more primary votes aren’t elected.

Your vote can also be wasted if the group you vote for doesn’t gain enough votes for the candidate at the top of the list, because your vote goes no further. If you choose to vote this way you have more control of your vote by numbering several groups above the line in order of your preference rather than simply ticking or placing a ‘1’ in one box.

It’s important to know that with above-the-line voting where there is a large number of groups, as is the case in Tweed, generally only candidates at the top of the group will be elected. Those lower down the list are there because the top candidate sees them as attracting votes to the group

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investigative reporting in other publications which never saw the light of day ‘due to advertising commitments’ really brought home the lack of independence/kowtowing to the numbers men in other publications. And the management of news.

It was time for a Tweed Ferret. May your circulation grow in accord with the natural order... of ferrets.

What a delight to have a bunch of experienced journos reporting, investigating and commenting on local issues. Luis, Madeleine and Ken – so much knowledge and background to share.

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Beach recession Lot 500 (DP 727420) is significant in determining by way of registered surveys whether or not Tweed Shire beaches are experiencing long-term recession. The area of land involved was first surveyed and annotated in June 1884 as Crown Reserve R1082 that was 5 chains (100 metres) wide and separated the seaward boundaries of all Tweed coastal subdivisions from the 1884 Mean High Water Mark (MHWM).

A 5.726km section of R1082

Former councillor Ros Irwin is urging people to make sure their votes count.

thus resulting in his or her election.

The other option, and one I’ll be exercising, is to vote below the line for the candidates you think would make good councillors. You might want to vote for the person at the top of a group’s list and the one who is third, but not the one who’s second, and then vote for some candidates from other groups.

Voting below the line enables you to do that and gives you full control of your vote. If sufficient numbers of voters vote this way it’s less likely the election will result in factional councils such as the last two seaward of what are now South Kingscliff developments was, for an undisclosed reason, resurveyed in 1988 to become Lot 500 with its registered plan showing the distance to the 1988 MHWM had increased to 134 metres. This confirms that in the 104 years between these two surveys, this beach accreted by 34 metres. However, this is information that did not appear in WBM’s ‘Tweed Coastline Hazard Definition Study 2001’ and contradicts their conclusion that all Tweed beaches were experiencing long term recession.

With coastal specialists from the now Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) aware of the history of R1082 and the plan for Lot 500 in the Council’s possession, the existence of these two surveys poses a legitimate question for all parties involved to answer. Why was their combined knowledge of R1082 and Lot 500 omitted from WBM’s government and council funded study?

in the Tweed. If you choose to vote this way – below the line – then you really need to vote for a large number of candidates. In Tweed I’d suggest at least 16 or 17 candidates because experience shows that it’s sometimes the 16th or 17th preference that gets a candidate elected. Personally, I’ll be numbering my preferred candidates from 1 to 20. In council areas where there are less candidates than in the Tweed I’d suggest preferencing well over half and possibly three quarters.

The best way to make sure your vote counts in the way you intend is before the election to see what the full ballot paper will look like, find out as much as you can about the candidates, work out for yourself who you’re going to vote for and take that list with you on the day. It’s also important to find out just how independent candidates are. For example, some candidates for Tweed Council say they’re independent but are paid up members of the National Party and ALP, and this happens everywhere.

If you want to vote for true independents you need to find out who they are.

Wherever you live, make sure your vote counts on September 13 – don’t waste it!

Consequently, based on the above information Tweed residents and land owners who have been alarmed or affected by council’s recession theory should now seek from WBM, DECC and council a full and complete disclosure, based on all available information, to clarify whether or not there has been a consistent pattern of coastline movements in the 124-year history of European settlement on the Tweed coastline.

Thomas Eady

Kingscliff

Spin control Well done. How refreshing to have a local paper that isn’t full of National Party spin (and lies).

Please keep it coming.

Barbara Dobinson

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The A to Z

of Collective Nouns

At last... the Echo has arrived in the Tweed

From the feedback we have already received from readers and advertisers, our arrival appears to be well overdue. Our genuine, independent approach to reporting local stories and issues appears to have struck a chord with many people (thank you for your warm wishes).

Welcome to the first of our A to Z features.

Published fortnightly, this page will give you the chance to meet some of our advertisers and also learn about the things that really matter: collective nouns.

By the time you reach ‘Z’ your understanding of the English language and many of the businesses in this area will be absolutely astounding. Onest!

Probably the most commonly recognised collective nouns starting with A are an ARMADA of ships and an ARCHIPELAGO of islands. Lesser known are an AUDIT of bookkeepers and an AMBUSH of tigers (also used with the wonderful imagery of an ambush of widows). Then there is the witty ANTHOLOGY of prostitutes (because they are pros), the wordplay an ARMOURY of aardvarks, and the sound-bite an ASCENSION of larks. An ABSENCE of professors gives us an idea of their mindedness while an AURORA of polar bears hints at their geography.

Advanced home

Absolutely fabulous

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Many people travel to the north of the Gold Coast to search for quality bathroom ware. Big mistake particularly if they find out later about Designer Bathrooms impressive showroom in Tweed Heads.

cleaning

Profile: With our head office in Pottsville, NSW, we are positioned to assist clients from Byron Bay, NSW, to Brisbane, QLD. Specialising in external house washing (the removal of algae and mould) internal and external, Nano technology and decorative floor and wall coatings, we have found our products and services to be superior in the market. With over 20 years experience and knowledge in the industry, be assured Advanced Home Cleaning Services will find a solution to fit.

31 Sassafras St, Pottsville.

Phone/Fax: 02 6676 3742. Mob: 0404 171 031

Auto accessories

Autobarn South Tweed Heads, is a part of Australia’s largest franchise retailer of automotive spare parts and accessories. We offer an expert fitting service on the premises for a range of products including batteries, wiper blades, protection plastics and seat covers.

If you’re into mobile entertainment and performance products for your car we have all the big brands in car audio, navigation equipment, MP3 and DVD technology including alarms, immobilizers, and visual reversing systems.

We also offer professional installation on sound and security products, backed by a guarantee, which extends the manufacturers warranty to 5 years.

So, for the best range, price, installation, service and advice….Visit Autobarn South Tweed Heads.

Shop 7, Homemart on Tweed Minjungbal Drive. Phone: 07 5523 2055.

All at home We sell and specialise in hot water services, solar, heat pump, gas continuous flow, electric and gas storage units. The wrong style of hot water service can cost you a lot of money. You may be eligible for rebates that pay for replacement of the old electric hot water service.

We have well over ten years experience in hot water. If you’re selecting bathroom products we have a Bathroom Showroom with many products on display. All Home products have laundry units, cook tops, upright stoves, range hoods, kitchen sinks, water purifiers and more. We have a comprehensive range of gas fittings and products in store.

For more information www.allhome.com.au use the links for our suppliers and save your self a lot of time, money and fuel.

bathrooms

Designer Bathrooms is one of the Tweed’s leading specialists of local and imported designer bathroom ware products, with the latest European trends and innovations.

Whether you want to create a stunning showcase or an intimate sanctuary, Designer Bathrooms will ensure that you can create the bathroom of your dreams with a contemporary, stylish or luxurious feel.

See for yourself at Designer Bathrooms showroom, Tweed Heads South (and check their website).

Unit 1/70 Industry Drive Tweed Heads South Phone: (07) 5513 0466 www.designerbathrooms.com.au

Alfresco dining at Hastings Point

Next weekend, the popular Palms Licensed Restaurant at Hastings Point will present live entertainment for patrons.

Pianist Kerry Swan will tickle the ivories from 6pm on Saturday 20. Then on Sunday from 4 to 7, guitarist Brett Brambleby will entertain (with fresh prawns on ice plus two beers or wine available for just $21).

Check the great value family meals at the Palms Restaurant. Monday nights – pizza or pasta for $12.50; Wednesday nights – 2 for 1 meals from a specified menu; Thursday nights – roast & dessert $14.50 with kid’s roast $8.50; Weekends – bacon & eggs $6.90.

North Star Holiday Resort, Hastings Point. Phone: (02) 6676 2010

About Andersens

Alluring array

Looking for flooring for your home? With more than 600 selections of flooring in one showroom, Andersens provide an excellent range of carpets, timber, vinyl and tiles, which means there’s a great chance that you will find the floor covering to suit your home and your budget.

Mexican silver jewellery, coffee plungers, Australian made palm wax candles and natural body products are just a small sample of what we sell here at Allure Home & Lifestyle.

Andersens also provide free measures and quotes and a free colour and coordination consultation with their experienced staff.

When you purchase from Andersens, you will also receive genuine holiday rewards as a bonus. To top it off, if you are not satisfied with your new carpet installation, Andersens will replace it with a new one of equal value. Ask them all about it!

We will be celebrating our 4th birthday at the beginning of December this year. People still come in and say ‘I didn’t know you were here’, which is fine because potential customers are discovering us each day.

Come and see for yourself the vast array of merchandise we have in store. New stock arrives on a regular basis and the product range is always changing.

‘We strive to be different.’

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Television Guide

SATURDAY 13

FRIDAY 12

1. John Travolta stars in Broken Arrow (Saturday, Prime, 10pm) after the footy. On Saturday evening the other commercial channels also imaginatively program footy followed by violent action heroes: Sylvester Stallone in D-Tox (Ten, 10.30pm) and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Eraser (NBN, 10.45pm).

Only Bruce Willis is missing.

2. Abbie Cornish is the runaway waif in Somersault (SBS, Sunday 9.10pm), an Australian movie which collected critical plaudits on its limited release.

3. Kenny’s World (Ten, Wednesday 8pm) is a spinoff series from the hit movie, featuring a naive and engaging sewerage operative.

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4.30 GP (PG) Repeat.

7.00 Lateline Repeat.

5.20 World News in various languages.

5.30 Strictly Dancing (G) Repeat.

7.35 Lateline Business Repeat.

7.15 Cycling: La Vuelta 2008 Update.

6.00 Kids’ Programs 8.00 ABC Fora 7.25 World News in various languages.

11.00 The Lion Man (G) Repeat.

9.00 Asia Pacific News 1.00 The Food Lovers’ Guide To 11.25 Aussie Animal Rescue (G) Repeat.

9.30 The 7.30 Report Repeat.

Australia (G) Repeat.

12.00 Midday Report 10.00 Kids’ Programs 1.30 Insight Repeat.

12.30 Rewind (PG) Repeat.

1.00 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 2.30 Titan (G) Saturn’s largest moon 1.30 Spicks And Specks (PG) Repeat.

5.35 Catalyst (G) Repeat.

3.30 Living Black 2.00 The Private Life Of A Masterpiece 6.00 Compass: Uniting Church (G) Repeat 4.00 The Journal 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.35 Scrapheap Challenge (G) Repeat.

4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 5.00 RollerCoaster 7.30 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 5.30 Rough Science: Mountain (G) Doco series on scientists-without-labs.

6.00 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 11.00 Close 6.00 Global Village Tonga.

7.00 ABC News 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Stateline 7.30 Black Coffee: The Perfect Cup (PG) 8.00 Collectors (G) Final.

8.30 Wire In The Blood (M*,v,cl) 8.35 As It Happened: Inside The Mind 10.00 Little Miss Jocelyn (M*,cl) Of Adolf Hitler (M,a,s) Repeat.

10.25 Lateline 9.30 World News Australia 11.10 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 10.05 Matrioshki: Thai Sex Trade 12.10 triple j tv Repeat.

(MA,v,cl,s) drama series.

12.35 Good Game Repeat.

11.00 Movie: Late Marriage? (M,a,s,n, 1.05 rage (M) goes on until 5am Saturday.

2001) Romantic comedy from Israel 12.45 Movie: Woman Is A Tough Person (M,cl,a,d, 2004) Comedy from Greece.

2.30 WeatherWatch Overnight

6.00 Sunrise 6.00 Ten Early News 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 7.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Raggs pre-schoolers show.

8.30 Puzzle Play 11.30 Seven News 9.00 9am With David & Kim (PG) 12.00 Movie: Footloose (M,v,cl, 1984) Stars 11.00 Ten News Kevin Bacon, Sarah Jessica Parker 12.00 Dr Phil (MA) 2.30 Discover Tasmania (G) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 3.00 Masterchef Goes Large (G) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.40 Fast Ed’s Fast Food (G) 3.00 Infomercial (PG) 4.00 It’s Academic 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 4.30 Seven News 4.00 Animalia 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 5.00 Ten News 6.00 Seven and Prime News 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat.

7.00 Home And Away (PG) 6.30 Neighbours (G) 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens (G) 7.00 Taken Out (PG) dating.

8.30 AFL Final 7.30 America’s Next Top Model (PG) 11.00 TBA 8.30 Movie: Step Up (M,v, 2006) Stars 3.00 Expo Rachel Griffiths, Tatum Channing.

5.00 Guthy Renker 10.35 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.35 Movie: The Guys (PG,a, 2000) Stars Signourey Weaver, Anthony Lapaglia.

1.10 Late Show With David Letterman 1.55 Infomercials Seven Qld program same as above except: 1.55 Video Hits Up Late 6.30 Today Tonight 2.00 Infomercials Prime HD program same as above except: 4.00 Queer Eye For the Straight Guy (PG,a) 12.00 Heartbeat 1.00 Movie: TBA 2.45 Harry’s Practice 3.15 Yin Yang Yo! 3.35 The Great Outdoors 5.00 Religion

6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne (PG) 11.00 Danoz and Guthy Renker 12.00 The View (PG) 1.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 3.00 Fresh Cooking (G) 3.30 Here’s Humphrey Repeat.

4.00 The Shak 4.30 National News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow (G) Repeat.

6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Rugby League Finals Roosters vs Broncos –1st qualifying final. Live.

9.45 Movie: S W A T (M,v, 2003) Stars Samuel L Jackson, Colin Farrell.

12.10 Movie: Van Wilder – Party Liaison (MA15+, 2002) Stars Ryan Reynolds, Tim Matherson, Kal Penn.

2.00 Movie: Holiday On The Buses (PG,sr, 1973) Stars Reg Varney, Doris Hare, Bob Grant.

3.35 Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Guthy Renker Australia 4.30 Good Morning America

5.00 rage (PG) 5.20 World News in various languages.

7.00 Kids’ Programs 8.00 rage: Guest Programmer: Tricky (G) 1.00 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 7.15 Cycling: La Vuelta 2008 Update.

9.00 triple j tv With The Doctor 7.25 World News in various languages.

5.00 London Live: Archie Bronson/ 10.00 Soul Deep: The Story Of Black Outfit/Mojave 3/Orson (G) Repeat. 1.00 Giselle (G) Ballet from Italy.

Popular Music (G) Repeat.

2.50 Tina Barney: Social Studies (PG) 6.05 The New Inventors (G) Repeat.

11.00 Totally Frank (PG) 3.55 Living With The Future (G) 6.35 Scrapheap Challenge (G) Repeat.

11.30 The Cook And The Chef (G) Repeat. 7.30 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 Architecture.

12.00 Stateline Repeat.

4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 11.00 Close 12.30 Australian Story Repeat.

5.35 Lonely Planet Six Degrees – Tokyo 1.00 Foreign Correspondent Repeat.

(G) Repeat doco series.

1.30 Can We Help? (G) Repeat.

6.30 World News Australia 2.00 Love Is In The Air (G) Repeat.

7.30 Mythbusters (PG) doco series.

3.00 Rugby Union: Shute Shield 2008 8.30 Iron Chef (G) Repeat.

5.00 Bowls: Indoor Championships 9.20 RocKwiz (PG) entertainment.

6.00 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 10.00 Great Australian Albums (M) part 2 7.00 ABC News of 4 doco series.

7.30 Wild At Heart (PG) 11.00 Nynne (M,cl) drama series from 8.25 ABC News Denmark.

8.30 The Bill (PG) 12.25 SOS (M) 10.05 ABC News 1.25 Newstopia (M,cl) Comedy series.

10.10 Taggart (M*,v) Repeat.

1.55 Life Support (M,cl,s) Repeat.

11.20 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 2.25 Drawn Together (MA,s) Animated 12.20 rage (M) comedy series. Repeat.

2.50 WeatherWatch Overnight

6.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Kids’ Programs 8.30 Video Hits First (G) 12.00 Eclipse (PG) 1.00 Australia’s Deadliest Sea Creatures 10.00 Video Hits (PG) 2.00 V8 Supercars (G) Phillip Island.

12.00 Infomercials 5.30 Sydney Weekender (G) 1.00 River To Reef (PG) Repeat.

6.00 Seven News 1.30 Hook Line & Sinker (PG) Repeat.

2.00 Movie: Sgt Bilko (PG,cl,sr, 1996 ) 6.30 Australia’s Greatest Islands (PG) Stars Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd.

Premier.

7.30 Rugby: Bledisloe Cup – Australia vs 4.00 Totally Australia: Catwalk 360 (PG) New Zealand 5.30 Ten News With Sports Tonight 10.00 Movie: Broken Arrow (M,v,cl, 1996) 6.00 The Simpsons Hour (G) Repeat.

Stars John Travolta, Christian Slater, 7.00 AFL Semi Final Live.

Jack Thompson, Samantha Mathis. 10.30 Movie: D-Tox (AV15+, 2002) Stars 12.10 Movie: In Dreams (AV,h,cl,1999) Sylvester Stallone, Kris Kristofferson.

Annette Bening, Robert DowneyJr. 12.15 Formula One Grand Prix: Round 2.00 Danoz , Expo and Guthy Renker 14 Italy (Qualifying) 1.15 Infomercials 2.15 Video Hits Up Late (M) 2.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

6.00 Infomercials 7.30 Kids’ Programs 11.00 The Music Jungle (PG) 12.00 Boarding Pass Series premier on travel.

12.30 Do It Green (G) home make-overs.

1.00 Fishing Australia (G) 1.30 Movie: Harper (PG,v,s, 1996) Stars Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall.

4.00 The Garden Gurus (G) 4.30 Scenic Tours Europe (G) 5.00 Funniest Home Video Show (G) 6.00 Evening News 6.30 Rugby League Finals Sharks vs Raiders – 2nd qualifying final. Live.

8.30 Rugby League Finals Sea Eagles vs Dragons – 3rd qualifying final. Live.

10.44 Saturday Lotto 10.45 Movie: Eraser (M,v,cl, 1996) Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kane Caan 12.50 Movie: The In Crowd (AV15+, 2000) Stars Susan Ward, Matthew Settle.

2.50 Mad TV (M) 3.50 Newton Faulkner (PG) Repeat.

4.00 Danoz and Guthy Renker

SUNDAY 14

ABC1 Qld program same as above except: 2.00 Rugby League: 2008 Grand Final 4.00 Love Is In The Air

Prime HD program same as above except: 12.00 Toons At Noon

5.00 rage 7.00 Festival: Folk Music At Newport 6.30 Kids’ Programs 1963-1966 (G) Repeat.

8.40 Elvis Costello: Live In Memphis (G) 9.00 Insiders And Inside Business 9.40 Classic Albums: Steely Dan – Aja 10.30 Offsiders (G) Repeat..

11.00 Asia Pacific Focus 10.30 triple j tv With The Doctor Repeat.

11.30 Songs Of Praise (G) 11.30 triple j tv presents Spoon (PG) 12.00 Landline Repeat.

1.00 Gardening Australia (G) Repeat.

12.00 London Live (G) Music. Repeat.

1.30 Message Stick (G) 2.00 The Russian Revolution In Colour 12.30 Red Dwarf (PG) Repeat.

1.00 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 (PG) Part 1 of 2 doco. Repeat.

3.00 Don Quixote (G) Repeat.

5.00 Falcon Beach (PG) Repeat.

4.40 Margaret Barr: Hebridean Suite (G) 5.45 A Little Later (G) Repeat.

5.00 Kurt Elling And The Sydney 6.00 London Live (PG) Music. Repeat.

Symphony Orchestra 6.30 Friends For Dinner: Gordon 6.00 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 Ramsay (G) Final.

7.00 ABC News 7.00 Artscape: China’s Avant-Garde 7.30 Doctor Who (PG) Repeat.

8.30 ABC News Update 7.30 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 8.35 Midsomer Murders (M*,v,sr) 11.00 Close 10.10 Compass: A Christian Education (G) 10.45 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 11.45 Showbands (M*cl) Repeat.

1.30 Movie: Out Of The Past (PG, 1947) Stars Richard Mitchum, Kirk Douglas.

3.20 Movie: Stranger On The Third Floor (PG, 1940) Stars Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Talichet.

6.10 World News in various languages.

7.15 Cycling: La Vuelta 2008 Update.

7.30 World News in various languages 10.00 Dateline 11.00 John Warren’s Football Mission (G) Repeat.

12.00 Cycling: 2008 Tour Of The Murray 12.30 World Superbike Championships 1.00 Speedweek 2.00 FIA World Rally Championship ‘08 3.00 Football Stars Of Tomorrow Repeat 3.30 UEFA Championships League Magazine Sport.

4.00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 5.00 The World Game Football.

6.00 Australian Biography: Don Burrows (PG) 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? – Sheila Hancock (PG) doco series.

8.35 James May’s 20th Century (G) Part 4 of 6. Technological advances.

9.10 Movie: Somersault (M,s,cl,a, 2003) Stars Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington.

11.00 The Putin System (M) from the KGB to the Kremlin Part 1 of 2 doco.

12.05 Swordsmen Of The Passes (M,v) 1.45 Weatherwatch Overnight

6.00 Religion 6.30 Home Shopping 7.00 Blinky Bill’s Around The World Adventures Repeat.

7.30 Weekend Sunrise 10.00 AFL Game Day (PG) 11.00 Lived To Tell The Tale (PG) Estonia.

12.00 V8 Supercars Phillip Island.

5.30 Border Patrol (PG) 6.00 Seven News 6.30 The Outdoor Room With Jamie Durie (G) Africa.

7.00 Outback Wildlife Rescue (G) 7.30 Dancing With The Stars (G) 9.30 TBA 10.30 Borderline (PG) 11.00 Seconds From Disaster (M) Nairobi bombing.

12.00 Movie: The Mudge Boy (M,v,s,cl, 2003) Stars Emile Hirsch, Tom Guiry.

2.00 Hot Auctions (G) 2.30 Danoz, Expo and Guthy Renker

6.00 Religion 6.00 Arrive Alive Cup Rugby League 7.00 Kids’ Programs Schoolboy football.

8.00 Meet The Press 7.00 Sharky’s Friends 8.30 State Focus 7.30 Biomagnetics (G) 9.00 Video Hits First (G) 8.00 Sunday News 10.00 Video Hits (PG) 9.00 Wide World Of Sports (G) 11.30 Video Hits Presents: Neil Young (PG) 11.00 Sunday Footy Show (G) 12.00 NASCAR: Chevy 400 Highlights (G) 12.00 Sunday Roast (PG) 1.00 RPM Motorsport.

1.00 The Car Show (G) 2.00 Weighing In (G) kid’s weight issues. 1.30 Red Bull Air Race Portugal.

4.00 Journeys To The Ends Of The Earth 2.30 WWE Afterburn Wrestling.

(PG) doco on disappearing cultures. 3.30 Rugby League Finals 4th qualifying 5.00 Ten News With Sports Tonight final. Live.

6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat.

6.00 Evening News 6.30 Thank God You’re Here (PG) Repeat 6.30 Battlefronts (PG) series premier.

7.30 Australian Idol (PG) 7.30 60 Minutes 9.00 Rove (M) 8.30 CSI: Miami (M) double episode.

10.40 Dexter (M,cl,sr) 10.30 CSI: NY (M) Repeat.

11.50 Formula One Grand Prix: Round 11.30 Movie: Don’t Say A Word (M,v,cl, 14 Italy.

2001) Stars Michael Douglas, Sean 2.05 Infomercials Bean, Oliver Platt.

4.00 Moto GP: Round 14 – Indianapolis, 1.30 George Lopez (PG) USA Live.

2.00 All Of Us (PG) 2.30 Guthy Renker and Danoz 4.00 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

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4.30 GP (PG) Repeat.

7.00 Insiders Repeat.

5.30 Strictly Dancing (G) Repeat.

8.00 Inside Business Repeat.

6.00 Kids’ Programs 8.30 Asia Pacific Focus 11.00 Landline Repeat.

9.00 Asia Pacific News 12.00 Midday Report 9.25 Offsiders Repeat.

12.30 A Place In Spain (G) Final.

10.00 Kids’ Programs 12.55 A Place In Slovakia (G) Final.

1.00 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 1.30 The Cook And The Chef (G) Repeat. 5.00 Message Stick Repeat.

2.00 Parliament Question Time 5.35 Can We Help? (G) Repeat.

3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.05 Collectors (G) Repeat.

5.00 RollerCoaster 6.35 Scrapheap Challenge (G) Repeat.

6.00 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 7.30 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 7.00 ABC News 11.00 Close 7.30 7.30 Report with Kerry O’Brien 8.00 Australian Story 8.30 Four Corners 9.20 Media Watch 9.35 Enough Rope With Andrew Denton 10.35 Lateline 11.10 Lateline Business 11.35 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 12.35 Parliament Question Time 1.35 Movie: Second Chance (PG, 1953) Stars Robert Mitchum, Jack Palance.

2.55 Scotty Martin: The Songman (G*) 3.25 Bowls: PBA World Championships

5.20 World News in various languages. 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.00 Raggs pre-schoolers show. 11.30 Seven News 7.15 Cycling: La Vuelta 2008 Update.

7.25 World News in various languages 12.00 Movie: The Locked Room Mystery 1.00 Living Black (M,v, 2007) 1.30 Bad Voodoo’s War (PG) Iraq. Repeat 2.00 All Saints (M) Repeat.

2.30 Days That Changed The World: The 3.00 Masterchef Goes Large (G) 3.40 Fast Ed’s Fast Food (G) Fall Of the Aztecs (PG) Part 1 of 3 4.00 It’s Academic doco series. Repeat.

4.30 Seven News 3.30 Insight Repeat.

5.00 M*A*S*H (G) Repeat.

4.30 The Journal 5.00 The Crew (G) student video production 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 6.00 Seven and Prime News 5.30 Corner Gas (G) Comedy. Repeat.

7.00 Home And Away (PG) 6.00 Global Village Haute Provence.

7.30 Border Security – Australia’s Front 6.30 World News Australia Line (PG) New episodes.

7.30 Top Gear (PG) 8.00 The Force – Behind The Line (PG) 8.30 South Park (M,a,s) 8.30 City Homicide (M,v,a) 8.55 The Mighty Boosh (M,cl,d,s) Comedy 9.30 Bones (M) 9.30 World News Australia 10.30 Boston Legal (M) 10.05 Shameless (M,cl,s) Comedy.

11.00 Movie: Anatomy 2 (M,v,cl,s, 2003) 11.30 30 Rock (PG) 12.00 You’ve Got The Job (G) Thriller from Germany.

12.30 Medical Rookies (PG,a) 12.45 Movie: So Normal (M,cl,s,v,2003) 1.00 Danoz, Expo and Guthy Renker Comedy from Brazil.

2.25 WeatherWatch Overnight Seven Qld program same as above except:

6.00 Moto GP: Round 14 – Indianapolis, 5.30 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne USA Live.

11.00 Time/Life (G) 6.15 Ten News 11.30 Danoz (G) 7.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 The View (PG) series premier.

8.30 Puzzle Play 1.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 9.00 9am With David & Kim 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 11.00 Ten News 3.00 Fresh Cooking (G) 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 3.30 Here’s Humphrey Repeat.

1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 4.00 Lab Rats Challenge kids’ game show 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.00 Infomercials (PG) 4.30 National News 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow (G) Repeat.

4.00 Scope 6.00 Evening News 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 7.00 A Current Affair 5.00 Ten News 7.30 David Attenborough’s Life Of 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat.

Mammals (PG, sr) Party In The 6.30 Neighbours (G) Jungle 7.00 Taken Out (PG) dating.

8.30 Kitchen Nightmares USA (M,cl) 7.30 Australian Idol (PG) 8.45 Lotto 8.30 90210 (M) troubled adolescents.

9.30 CSI: NY (M) new episodes.

9.30 Burn Notice (M) 10.30 Crime (M,v) 10.30 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.30 Just Shoot Me (PG) 11.15 Late Show With David Letterman 12.00 Shipwrecked (PG) 1.00 The Baron (PG) 12.00 Courting Alex 6.30 Today Tonight 2.00 Guthy Renker and Danoz 12.30 Judge Judy (PG) Prime HD program same as above except: 3.30 Good Morning America 1.00 Infomercials 12.00 Heartbeat 1.00 Movie: Cradle Will Rock 5.00 Early Morning News 4.00 Religion to 6am.

(M,cl,n, 1999) 3.00 Fast Ed’s Fast Food 3.15 Yin Yang

TUESDAY 16

Yo! 3.35 The Great Outdoors 11.30 Movie: Duets (M,v,cl,s, 2000) 1.30 Scrubs

4.30 GP (PG) Repeat.

7.00 Lateline Repeat.

5.30 Strictly Dancing (G) Repeat.

7.35 Lateline Business Repeat.

6.00 Kids’ Programs 8.00 Four Corners Repeat.

11.00 How Art Made The World (G*) Repeat 8.45 Media Watch Repeat.

12.00 Midday Report 9.00 Asia Pacific News 12.30 The Einstein Factor (G) Quiz show. 9.30 7.30 Report Repeat.

1.00 The New Inventors (G) Repeat.

10.00 Kids’ Programs 1.30 Catalyst (G) Repeat.

1.00 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 2.00 Parliament Question Time 5.00 Talking Heads (G) Repeat.

3.00 Kids’ Programs 5.35 Game Ranger Diaries (G) 5.00 RollerCoaster 6.35 Scrapheap Challenge (G) Repeat.

6.00 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 7.30 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 7.00 ABC News 11.00 Close 7.30 7.30 Report with Kerry O’Brien 8.00 Two In The Top End (PG) 8.30 Grand Designs: Maidstone Final.

9.30 Foreign Correspondent 10.00 Artscape: Angela Bulloch (G) 10.25 Lateline 11.00 Lateline Business 11.30 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 12.30 National Press Club Address: Peter Costello 1.35 Movie: One Minute To Zero (PG, 1952) Stars Robert Mitchum, Ann Blyth 3.20 Watch This Space (G*) Repeat.

3.50 Songs Of Praise

5.20 World News in various languages 7.15 Cycling: La Vuelta 2008 Update.

7.25 World News in various languages 1.00 The Storm Rages Twice (G) Repeat drama from Lebanon. Double episode 3.00 Here Comes The Neighbourhood (G) 3.30 Food Safari: Indonesian 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 5.30 Corner Gas (G) Comedy. Repeat.

6.00 Global Village Russia.

6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Insight: Finding Courage 8.30 Cutting Edge: Warlords Next Door (M) Somalia.

9.30 World News Australia 10.05 Hot Docs: Flipping Out (MA) Israel’s military service.

11.40 Movie: Bahraini Tale (M,v,a, 2006) Drama from Bahrain.

1.20 Vh1 Illustrated (M,cl,a,s) animated comedy series. Repeat.

1.45 WeatherWatch Overnight

6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 8.30 Puzzle Play 9.00 9am With David And Kim 11.00 Ten Morning News 11.30 TTN (G) 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) Repeat.

1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) Repeat.

2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) Repeat.

3.00 Infomercial (PG) 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 4.00 Totally Wild 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat.

6.30 Neighbours (G) 7.00 Taken Out (PG) dating.

7.30 The All New Simpsons (PG) 8.00 The Simpsons (PG) Repeat.

8.30 NCIS (M) series final.

9.30 Rush (AV15+) drama 10.30 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.15 Late Show With David Letterman 12.00 Courting Alex (PG) Repeat.

Seven Qld program same as above except: 6.30 Today Tonight 12.30 State Focus Repeat.

Prime HD program same as above except: 1.00 Infomercials (PG) 12.00 Heartbeat 1.00 Movie: TBA 2.45 Harry’s 4.00 Religion to 6am.

Practice 3.15 Yin Yang Yo! 3.35 The Great Outdoors

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 11.00 Raggs pre-schoolers program.

11.30 Seven News 12.00 Movie: Dive From Clausen’s Pier (PG,a, 2006) Stars Sydney Penny, Shirley Jones.

2.00 All Saints (M) 3.00 Masterchef Goes Large (G) 3.40 Fast Ed’s Fast Food (G) 4.00 It’s Academic 4.30 Seven News 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 6.00 Seven and Prime News 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 7.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue (G) 8.00 Find My Family (PG) 8.30 Packed to the Rafters (PG,s,cl) 9.30 All Saints (M) 10.30 Make Me A Supermodel (M) 11.30 Beauty And The Geek (PG) 12.30 Danoz, Expo and Guthy Renker

5.30 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 Danoz and Guthy Renker 12.00 The View (PG) 1.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 3.00 Fresh Cooking (G) 3.30 Here’s Humphrey Repeat.

4.00 Lab Rats Challenge kids’ game show 4.30 National News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow (G) Repeat.

6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Wipeout (PG) reality series.

8.30 Two And A Half Men (M,sr) double episode.

9.30 20 to 1 (M) new episodes.

10.30 Secret Diary Of A Call Girl (MA15+) 11.30 Girls Of The Playboy Mansion (M) 12.00 ER (M) Repeat.

1.00 Outrageous Fortune (M,cl) Repeat.

2.00 Guthy Renker Australia 3.00 Danoz (G) 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

WEDNESDAY 17

10.30 Urban Legends 11.00 Night Stalker 12.00 Lost 1.00 Dr Danger 1.30 Scrubs

7.00 Lateline Repeat.

4.30 GP (PG) Repeat.

4.30 UEFA Champions League 2008/09 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.00 Raggs 7.35 Lateline Business Repeat.

5.30 Strictly Dancing (G) Repeat.

Live.

12.00 Movie: Lost Junction (M,v,cl, 2003) 8.00 Landline Extra Repeat.

6.00 Kids’ Programs 6.50 Cycling: La Vuelta 2008 Update.

11.00 Lightning: Nature Strikes Back (G) 8.30 Foreign Correspondent (G) Repeat. 7.00 UEFA Champions League 2008/09 2.00 All Saints (M) Repeat.

3.00 Masterchef Goes Large (G) 9.00 Asia Pacific News 12.00 Midday Report Game 2.

3.40 Fast Ed’s Fast Food (G) 9.30 The 7.30 Report Repeat.

12.30 National Press Club Address 9.00 World News in various languages.

4.00 It’s Academic 10.00 Kids’ Programs 1.30 Talking Heads (G) Repeat.

4.00 The Journal 4.30 Seven & Prime News 1.00 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 2.00 Parliament Question Time (G) 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) Repeat.

5.00 Auto Stories (G) Repeat.

Repeat.

5.30 Feast Bazaar: Atlas Mountains (G) 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 5.30 Time Team (G) Repeat.

6.00 Living Black 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Prime & Seven News 6.20 Mosaic: Egypt (G) Repeat.

5.00 RollerCoaster 6.30 World News Australia 7.00 Home And Away (PG,n) 6.35 Scrapheap Challenge (G) Repeat.

6.00 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 7.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook (G) 7.30 Crash Investigation Unit (PG) 7.25 Something In The Air (G) Repeat.

7.00 ABC News 8.00 Alive And Kicking (PG) Final.

8.00 Medical Emergency (PG) 7.55 Rare Chicken Rescue (G) Repeat.

7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.30 Dateline 8.30 Criminal Minds (M) 8.20 The Boy Who Sees Without Eyes (G) 9.30 World News Australia 8.00 The New Inventors (G) 9.05 Kill Me If You Can (M*,cl) 8.30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 10.05 Movie: The Mystery Of The Yellow 9.30 Private Practice (M) 10.30 Alan Sugar: The Apprentice (PG) 9.55 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008: 9.00 The Hollowmen (M) Comedy.

Room (M,v, 2003) Mystery/crime 11.50 Cavemen (PG) Final.

Closing Ceremony. Live.

9.30 Very Small Business (M*,cl) from France.

9.55 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008: 12.00 Close 12.10 Movie: Paradise (M,v,a, 2003) Drama 12.20 Sons And Daughters (G) 12.50 Danoz, Expo and Guthy Renker Closing Ceremony Live. from Sweden.

12.10 Murphy’s Law (M*,v,cl) Repeat.

2.10 Weatherwatch Overnight 11.05 Parliament Question Time 2.10 Movie: The Narrow Margin (PG, Seven Qld program same as above except: 1952) Stars Charles McGraw, Marie 6.30 Today Tonight Prime HD program same as above except: Windsor, Jacqueline White.

12.00 Heartbeat 1.00 Movie: Big Trouble (M,v,s, 3.25 National Press Club Address 2002) 2.45 Harry’s Practice 3.15 Yin Yang Yo! 3.35 Repeat.

The Great Outdoors 10.30 Dr Danger 11.00 Gear

6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 8.30 Puzzle Play 9.00 9am With David And Kim 11.00 Ten Morning News 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) Repeat.

1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) Repeat.

2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.00 Infomercial (PG) 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 4.00 Totally Wild 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat.

6.30 Neighbours (G) 7.00 Taken Out (PG) dating series.

7.30 Bondi Rescue: Bali (PG) series premier.

8.00 Kenny’s World (PG) 8.30 So You Think You Can Dance (PG) Final.

10.30 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.15 Netball Test Series NZ vs Australia 1.20 Late Show With David Letterman 2.05 Infomercials (PG) Repeat.

4.00 Religion to 6am.

5.30 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 TVP Direct 11.30 Danoz 12.00 The View (PG) 1.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 3.00 Fresh Cooking (G) 3.30 Here’s Humphrey 4.00 Lab Rats Challenge 4.30 National News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow (G) Repeat.

6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Two And A Half Men (PG) Repeat.

8.00 Hole In The Wall (PG) 8.30 Fringe (M) new drama series.

8.45 Lotto 10.00 CSI: NY (M,v) all new episodes.

11.00 Balls Of Steel (MA) double episode.

12.00 Surfari (PG) 12.30 Twins (PG) 1.00 Mad TV 2.00 Guthy-Renker Australia 2.30 Danoz 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

THURSDAY 18

11.30 Urban Legends 12.00 Alan Sugar 1.20 Break It Down.

7.00 Lateline Repeat.

4.30 GP (PG) Repeat.

7.35 Lateline Business Repeat.

5.30 Strictly Dancing (G) Repeat.

8.00 National Press Club Address 6.00 Kid’s Programs 11.00 The Worst Jobs In History (PG) Repeat 9.00 Asia Pacific News 9.30 The 7.30 Report Repeat.

12.00 Midday Report 10.00 Kids’ Programs 12.30 Parkinson (G) Repeat.

5.00 The Cook And The Chef (G) Repeat.

1.30 Collectors (G) Repeat.

5.35 ABC Fora 2.00 Parliament Question Time 6.35 Scrapheap Challenge (G) Repeat.

3.00 Kids’ Programs 7.30 Something In The Air (G) Repeat.

5.00 RollerCoaster 8.05 Spicks And Specks Repeat.

5.25 Blue Water High (G) 8.30 Hollowmen Repeat.

6.05 Echo Of The Elephants (G) 9.00 Very Small Business (M*, cl) Repeat.

7.00 ABC News 9.30 Double The Fist (M*,v,sr) 7.30 The 7.30 Report 10.00 Peep Show (M*, sr, cl) 8.00 Catalyst (PG) 10.30 Ideal (MA*,v,du,sr) 8.30 Family Footsteps (PG) Final.

11.00 Bromwell High (M*,sr) Repeat.

9.30 Q & A (PG) 11.25 Close 10.25 Lateline 11.00 Lateline Business 11.30 Live At The Basement Final.

12.30 Wildside (M*,n,a) Repeat.

1.15 Parliament Question Time [s] = Sex [cl] = Coarse language 2.20 Movie: Radio City Revels (G, 1937) [a] = Adult themes [sr] = Sexual references Stars Robert Burns, Milton Berle. [n] = Nudity [mp] = Medical 3.55 The Glass House (M*, cl,sr) Repeat. [du] = Drug use procedures Programs are correct at the time of going to press but beware – all stations like tinkering with things at the last minute.

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4.30 UEFA Champions League 2008/09 Live.

6.50 Cycling: La Vuelta 2008 Update.

7.00 UEFA Champions League 2008/09 Game 2.

9.00 World News in various languages.

2.30 Dateline 3.30 Italian News 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 5.30 UEFA Champions League Hour 6.30 World News Australia 7.35 Inspector Rex (PG) crime series from Austria. Repeat.

8.30 The Circuit (M,cl,s,a) Repeat.

9.30 World News Australia 10.05 Movie: Bamako (M, 2006) Drama from France.

12.05 Queer As Folk (MA,cl,s) Repeat.

1.00 Movie: Aragami (M,v, 20003) Action adventure from Japan.

2.30 Weatherwatch Overnight

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.00 Raggs 11.30 Seven News

6.00 Ten Early News 5.30 Today 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 Danoz and Guthy-Renker 12.00 Movie: My Boss’s Daughter (M,s,cl,v 8.30 Puzzle Play 12.00 The View (PG) 2003) Stars Terence Stamp, Tara Reid. 9.00 9am With David And Kim 11.00 Ten Morning News 1.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 2.00 All Saints (M) Repeat.

12.00 Dr Phil (PG) Repeat.

2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 3.00 Masterchef Goes Large (G) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) Repeat.

3.00 Fresh Cooking (G) 3.40 Fast Ed’s Fast Food (G) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.30 Here’s Humphrey 4.00 It’s Academic 3.00 Infomercial (PG) 4.00 The Shak 4.30 Seven News 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 4.30 National News 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) Repeat.

4.00 Totally Wild 5.00 Antiques Roadshow (G) Repeat.

5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 6.00 Evening News 6.00 Prime & Seven News 5.00 Ten News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat.

7.30 Getaway (PG) travel series.

7.30 Make Me A Supermodel (PG) 8.30 The Strip (M,v) crime series premier.

8.30 Ghost Whisperer (PG,h) dbl episode. 6.30 Neighbours (G) 7.00 Taken Out (PG) dating series.

9.30 The Footy Show (M) 10.30 Family Guy (M) 7.30 Are You Smarter Than A 5th 11.00 The AFL Footy Show (M) 11.00 American Dad (PG) Grader (G) 1.00 Entertainment Tonight (M) 11.20 Beauty And The Geek (PG) 8.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M) 1.30 The Nanny (PG) 12.20 Playing It Straight (PG) Final.

9.30 Law & Order: SVU (M) 2.00 Guthy-Renker Australia 1.20 Danoz, Expo and Guthy Renker 10.30 Late News With Sports Tonight 3.30 Good Morning America Seven Qld program same as above except: 11.15 Late Show With David Letterman 5.00 Early Morning News 6.30 Today Tonight 12.00 Courting Alex (PG) Repeat.

Prime HD program same as above except: 12.30 Infomercials (PG) 12.00 Heartbeat 1.00 Six Degrees 1.50 Make Me A Supermodel (encore) 2.45 Harry’s Practice 3.15 Yin 4.00 Religion to 6am.

Yang Yo! 3.35 The Great Outdoors 10.50 Make Me A Supermodel 12.50 Urban Legends 1.20 Scrubs

SBS advises viewers that programming between 6pm and 10.30pm nightly is Closed Captioned (CC)

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ACROSS 1. Dress a tyre? Only sounds like it (6) 4. Governing with a straight edge (6) 9. Halt when you reach the end of a sentence (4,2,1,4,4) 10. Give evidence at exam (6) 11. Not on! Finished up feeling miffed (8) 12. Tour indeed took alternative route (8) 14. Scant spares distributed (6) 15. Mr Gibson found ant inside fireplace surround (6) 18. Make-up for crazy comic set (8) 21. Herb went up in the air with Mary (8) 22. Women listen and leave to sign up (6) 24. Trio of Babes who put up with a lot of huffing and puffing (5,6,4) 25. Take turns to spin (6) 26. Warning from mad hatter (6)

DOWN 1. A position with the French follower (7) 2. Tom initially here and yonder (5) 3. Roster about duck or cockerel (7) 5. Gives a boost in ascending elevators (7) 6. Imply that, in sin, you ate, so to speak (9) 7. Double you for a hundred in grocer’s suppliers (7) 8. Spare cash for a Model T, we hear (6) 13. Keeping time with policeman on his round (2,3,4) 16. An Old Testament for that lady or a different one (7) 17. Circular flea let out (7) 18. Oddly, crony got the roadrunner’s adversary (6) 19. Sneakiness of American bomber (7) 20. Perception in vision (7) 23. Letters about, primarily, slight error (5)

A MIXED WEEK WITH TUESDAY AND THURSDAY FUN AND FLIRTY, WEDNESDAY DIFFICULT AND DISCORDANT, AND FRIDAY BRINGING FIZZY, CHAMPAGNE STARS FOR LOVERS AND PLEASANT VIBES FOR GENERAL SOCIAL INTERCOURSE… ARIES: This weed’s buzz of activity brings a sense of renewed enthusiasm about the future. Tread gently during next Monday’s sensitive full Moon though, when feelings could run high in the family arena and you’ll need to do the right thing by others as well as yourself.

TAURUS: This week could bring a turning point – either finalizing a particular chapter

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David Smerdon moved closer to the coveted grandmaster title last week with victory in the world ranked Surfers Paradise Open, Queensland’s richest Grand Prix tournament.

A late arrival forced Canberra’s Smerdon to take a first round bye in Surfers but from then on he made every post a winner, running up five consecutive victories to finish a point clear of a strong field.

Smerdon’s perfect record in Surfers moved him to within 30 points of the required grandmaster ranking and, given Smerdon’s rich vein of form, the title confirmation now seems to be just a matter of time.

Smerdon’s main challenge in Surfers was expected to come from fellow Olympians Stephen Solomon and Darryl Johansen, but both suffered upset losses which took them out of contention for the top prize; Solomon to Melbourne’s Domagoj Dragicevic and Johansen to the ACT’s Arianne Caoili.

In a week when the Australian Women’s Olympiad team was shocked by the withdrawal of their top player, Irina Berezina, for work and family reasons, Caoili’s victory over Grandmaster Johansen, her best scalp since she was a

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CAPRICORN: With Jupiter direct in Capricorn, this week’s efficient energy puts serious grunt behind your goals and ambitions. If you’re adjusting to change concerning a partner, job, house, health or family member, closure gets smoother as the universe gives you the green light to move ahead.

AQUARIUS: Aquarians like unusual strategies, so if this week starts driving you too hard pull over, switch off your motor and pretend you’re a Libran. Start moving slower, talking less, listening more and paying people compliments – especially when they don’t deserve them.

PISCES: Finalize this week’s routine business by Friday so you can enjoy the weekend’s tender, romantic potential.

Monday’s annual Pisces full Moon’s always an intense time – but tailor made for letting go what you don’t need so what you do want can fit into your life.

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LIBRA: With relationship planets Venus and Mars cozying up together in Libra there’s a party round every corner with your name on it. Enjoy this week’s magic moments – there’s plenty of them – and if money worries are causing financial angst, investigate new cash management strategies.

SCORPIO: This week brings a stimulating surge forward in your exchanges and dealings with other people: who’ll like your ideas, see the worth of your arguments, give you unexpected help and be very receptive to your Scorpio charms. Especially on super sexy Friday…

SAGITTARIUS: Plenty of movement at Sagittarius station this week, with the end of an era or a parting of paths. But you know the drill: as one door closes another one opens, the Archer’s arrow

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GEMINI: As you set about organizing this week, others will be doing the same with a completely different set of expectations. Navigating clashing agendas will need tolerance, compromise and every erg of the diplomatic abilities Mercury’s currently sending your way.

CANCER: Full Moon’s always a major event in any Cancerian month, and if next Monday’s has you in an irritable mood or indulging in victim thinking, why go there when this spiritual, tender transit’s so amenable to sharing affectionate feelings with others?

LEO: This week has you thinking big and aiming for the heights. Nothing wrong with that, and current stars will assist your grand plans so long as you don’t get over the top excessive and stretch debt into the stressful zone. Figure out how to do more with less.

VIRGO: Feeling less

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14-year-old chess professional, was a good omen.

Berezina’s absence means that Caoili, 21, will be promoted to board one in the Olympic team and also that another ACT player, Shannon Oliver, moves into the national squad. Oliver, 22, was unlucky to be overlooked for controversial Olympic veteran Biljana Dekic but now has a chance to prove the selectors wrong on her Olympic debut in Dresden.

In other good news, while Smerdon was winning on the Gold Coast, his long-time rival and Australian number one Zhao Zong Yuan was registering a victory on the other side of the world, capturing first prize at an elite grandmaster tournament in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

With the Dresden Chess Olympiad only two months

away, Australia’s top two players seem to be running into form at just the right time.

■ Smerdon’s best game in Surfers, given below, came against Caoili in the final round; a model exhibition of pressure chess.

Surfers Paradise Open 2008 White: A Caoili Black: D Smerdon Opening: Catalan 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4 a6 7.0-0 b5 8.Qc2 Bb7 9.d4 c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Bf4?

A poor square – 11.Bg5 is correct, although Smerdon has enjoyed success against this move as well.

11...Rc8 12.Qd1 Qb6 13.Nc3 h6!

Threatening 14...Ng4 15.e3 e5 and so forcing White backwards.

14.Ne1 Bxg2 15.Nxg2 0-0 16.Be3 Rfd8 17.Qb1 Bxe3 18.Nxe3 Nc5!

19.Rd1 Ugly, but 19.b4 walks into 19...Nd3!

19...b4 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Ncd1?!

21.Nc4 was the last chance – now Black takes complete control.

21...Nce4! 22.Qc2 Rd2 23.Qc4 Nd6 24.Qb3 Qb5! 25.a3 Qxe2 26.Qxb4 Nfe4 27.Qb8+ Kh7 0-1

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GIVEAWAY this week is the double CD EP set by Mick McHugh A Long Way From Home and Dad. See page 22 for details.

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here is something alluring thought that's what I am going to do one about the sound of an Irishman. day, learn guitar Honestly, if Australian women and play at were to develop their own phone parties, sex service for ladies, it would that’s be serviced by Irish boys who what talk quickly about life and love they do in and passion and politics. Mick Ireland. So McHugh has one of those voices.

I finished An Australian resident of just my engithree years, Mick's journey and neering delove of music is closely tied with gree, bought his love of Australia and an a guitar and Australian girl in particular. started with a book Mick never intended to be a musician.

'I actually never played guitar until I was 23.

I always used to be sitting at parties watching people play guitar and I

and taught myself guitar. One year later I met Amanda who was travelling from Australia, the next day I wrote a song and then suddenly I was a singer songwriter.

Music has always been in my life though.

My dad had a huge passion for listening to music, and I grew up in a musical culture.'

For Mick his journey to musicianhood has been as much about talent as it has been about belief.

'My EP launch in Federal was proof of what encouragement does – Amanda has encouraged me all the way. I always knew that this was what I wanted to do, and with music, I found my voice. I went through depression during engineering, it just killed my soul, the guy I worked with loved the job but I found it really tough! I think though that it taught me what else is life for but to go for what I really want.

For me every year has been a step towards what I want.'

time. It's like being an apprentice – you know you just have to keep at it.'

The Lismore Conservatorium offers many support courses for musicians.

Mick attended one recently which he credits with getting him on track as a musician.

'I did a business course at the Con – when you go into music you have a romantic view and go in a bit dreamy, doing the musical course helped me treat it as a business – it was free as well!'

Mick is currently launching two EP's.

'It's a double launch because I recorded my first EP: “A long Way from Home” at the Conservatorium in December and being my first release and being independent it was a big learning curve, so I didn't rush it, it was ready in June, and then I was asked to be part of the Fatherhood Festival and I thought I had better release that song (Dad) it' a double CD EP launch.

The first one is like flute, mandolin and violin and acoustic guitar and the way I see it the second CD is cello, piano and acoustic guitar, the difference between the two for me, is that Long Way From Mick returned to Australia with Home is a commercially clean product Amanda and set out on an so it’s a safe product but the second one incredible journey – a walk from I have kept it organic, it was done with Perth to Byron Bay (where he professional home recordings. I haven't has since set up camp). worried about how long the songs are ‘It was a “Walk for Peace” by and I have been more vulnerable in the an Irishman we met in Dublin, songs and in my voice, because one of the we walked as the support – I did things that people say when they see me the music, and Amanda cooked. live is that it's my persona and my story I didn't realise how much it was telling that they enjoy - I decided I needed going to be a journey about two different products, one is studio, one believing what you wanted. is an intimate recording.'

The dream is that I am building it up towards that. When I started as a musician it was always on the side and last year when I took the plunge and said I am doing it full

Mick McHugh launches Dad and A Long Way From Home at the Buddha Belly Cafe in Uki on Friday at 6pm. $10 at the door. myspace.com/mickmchugh

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here's an art to cracking a good Aussie sickie. It's all about the voice. You have got to be able to perfect the slow gravelly whine when you make that all important morning call to the boss: 'I'm sorry I can't come in today, I think I've got the flu.' I've been so sick I've been hospitalised and put on a drip, but I have never MANDY NOLAN spoken like that.

Then there's the debate on details. How much do you give and what is believable? Should you go into explicit detail about diarrhoea and the explosive state of your poor bum?

'Honestly it's like an entire cell of terrorist bombers

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Totally Sickie have taken up residence'. Code illness for the classic hangover is 'food poisoning'. When you ring and moan 'I must have had something dodgy last night because I have been up vomiting all night', technically it's not a lie. I once had a job where I got food poisoning every two weeks. They must have thought I was eating out of bins.

You do have to be careful though, not to overdo it.

If you go for something way too impressive, then you may not be able to come in for at least a week.

I learnt this the hard way. I rang the office where I was working and groaned 'I can't come in today I have meningococcal'. The next day when I turned up alive and with all my limbs intact they were a little suspicious. Anyone who has pulled a good sickie knows that it's more believable to have two days off than one, and three days off is a bona fide affliction.

At the end of three days you will have convinced yourself that you really are sick. I once gave such a great performance at the doctor's surgery for the Medical Certificate, they booked me in for chemo. This morning I woke up and the rain was pelting down, echoing on the tin roof. It's like a mantra for a sleep in.

It was dark and cold and bed was just so so cosy. The perfect day for a sickie. The only problem is I am selfemployed and that stupid voice doesn't work on me, although I did leave a message to myself on voice mail telling myself that I wouldn't be coming in. Then I rang back and threatened to sack me.

The minutes before my feet reluctantly hit the floor I had a spooky mother's intuition. Today the kids are going to try and get out of going to school. Guess what? I was right! Two out of three of them pulled the croaky voice I've got a headache, I have a tummy ache.

One fell on the floor next to the dog and writhed in pain. The other one lay on the couch and moaned.

The challenge was on. I rode em hard. Got em dressed, gave them breakfast and popped them on the bus.

I'm one hard mother – but no kid is going to pull that one on me. I was the master of pulling a sickie, a true sickie is much more subtle, quieter and less intrusive. A true sickie should involve at least one spew. As the bus pulled away I felt that smug sense of satisfaction you have from time to time as a Mum when you actually win a battle and the little buggers don't beat you. That was of course until the school rang, and I had to pick them up. Sick.

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many as 60 players from as far afield as Lismore, Brisbane and Toowoomba. By 1999 an orchestra of over fifty players was regularly performing such large-scale works as Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 and Music at Evolve Tchaikovsky's ballet music.

Joseph Tawadros is only Since then the Orchestra has 25 years old, yet he’s one continued to offer a wide Australia’s most accomplished variety of music including Oud players – a true virtuoso. symphonies, concertos for Born in Cairo, this young musiviolin, piano, bassoon, flute cian’s repertoire is astoundingly and harp. A truly rare opportubroad. Tawadros has collabonity for the Bay as this full 61 rated with some of Australia’s piece symphony takes us on best, from classical performers a pure one and a half classical such as Richard Tognetti and journey – an experience not to Slava Grigoryan, to one of our be missed. These are just some leading didgeridoo players of the musical events you can William Barton, and indie/pop try at Evolve Arts Festival on singer Lior. Joseph Tawadros Saturday 4 October. For tickhas performed at the Sydney eting information go to www.

Opera House, Cairo Opera evolvefestival.com House, Alexandria Opera House, Huntington Classical Music Festival, Womadelaide, The Have a Go Show Sydney Conservatorium of Revue Music, City Recital Hall Angel September marks the first Place, National Multicultural anniversary of ‘The Have a Go Festival, Villa Cellemontana Show,’ a Sunday afternoon (Italy), Institute Du Monde jam session at The Pottsville Arabe (Paris) to name a few.

Beach Sports Club.

Joined by brother James Every week the house band; who has made his name as a Papa Funk; Michel Voets, (bass) renowned percussionist using Rob Cenda (guitar) and Rex traditional Egyptian instruments and by bassist Cameron Carter, (drums) have supportUndy, the prodigiously talented trio team up to showcase the mesmerising qualities of their respective traditional instruments. He features on the Evolution Main Stage at Evolve Arts Festival on Saturday October 4th.

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ed, encouraged and backed a huge array of talent. From budding rock stars belting out rock classics to professional musicians with charts.

Regular attendees have been treated to jazz, country, reggae, blues, rock and roll, even opera! The club has decided to celebrate the success of this regular event with a party featuring some of the musicians and singers who have performed over the last year.

The house band, a quartet for the night, with the addition of Dave Sandford on keyboard and sax, will support a fantastic lineup. Some of the performers appearing are: Willie Hona, from legendary NZ band The Herbs Mohini Cox, from The Hard Word, Ragga Jump and a solo artist, John Fog, Pete C, from The Soul Shakers and Rabbit Robinson, the electric fiddle player from The Round Mountain Girls.

Saturday at 7.30pm.

The Sound of Your Aurora This Thursday 11 September you can catch Gold Coast group My Aurora when they headline Unplugged in The Basement with rising Brisbane

star Jarryd Klapper. This is one of the happening gigs on the Goldie, where every Thursday night Unplugged in the Basement showcases emerging acoustic acts in a live and intimate setting. This is a great opportunity to get up close with five-piece, My Aurora to enjoy their emphatic sound and highly energised stage presence. My Aurora blends the musical tastes and backgrounds of its five members with influences stemming from different eras of rock, funk, metal, jazz and hip/ hop, My Aurora create a sound that is truly unique. Joining them for the evening will be Jarryd Klapper, a soulful artist who has been touted as one of Brisbane’s fastest rising stars.

When not fronting rock band Fatis Valour, Jarryd performs solo. His style is not easily defined but incorporates a diverse range of music. Tickets are $7 before 8pm, and $10 after that. So it kind of literally pays to be early! Bands commence at 8:15pm.

Coming to Currumbin RSL The Currumbin RSL are known for their innovative approach

Zephyr Quartet Based in Adelaide, Zephyr Quartet are an innovative group of young musicians playing and promoting new Australian music and generally pushing the boundaries.

Since forming in 1999 Zephyr has established itself as one of Australia’s most versatile string quartets, performing in varied venues in Australia and overseas. Described as 'creatively adventurous and multi-talented' (The Australian) Zephyr delights in presenting an eclectic repertoire, often arranging and composing pieces themselves and always performing with the utmost conviction, musicianship and passion. Armed with a spirit of collaboration, Zephyr welcomes and initiates exciting new projects and partnerships between leading artists in varied art forms which has led to projects with dance and theatre companies as well as with visual artists and poets.

Joseph Tawadros at Evolve Arts Festival in Byron Bay Red Devil Park on October 4

NRSO The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra (NRSO) offers a wide variety of high quality musical productions to the communities of the Southeast Queensland and Northern New South Wales regions of Australia. Originally an eighteen-member chamber ensemble founded by Barry Singh in 1993 in Murwillumbah, the Orchestra now draws as

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to entertainment. They are home to the SoundLounge, have kickstarted the Side Splitting Saturday Comedy Bar and now they have a whole new venture underway.

It sounds very Byron Bay, but

it appeals to the astrological hippy slave that resides within.

Lets face it, everyone thinks that their personal star sign is a little fancier, a little flasher, and damn superior to anyone else! To indulge our personal

Shoebox and Kym Campbell at Tallebudgera Valley Community Centre on Saturday

Papa Funk at The Pottsville Beach Sports Club on Saturday

indulgences, Currumbin RSL have developed the Star Sign Luncheons. They started with Leo last month and you can imagine how well that went, the next star sign luncheon is scheduled for September 16 for Virgos. Basically a person can celebrate their birthday month with us and we have entertainment, free giveaways and a birthday cake where last time we had the whole restaurant singing! A local numerologist and psychic pops by to give a little spiel about the star sign and offer discounted readings and there's even a local manicurist/pedicurist from a business just down the road offering discounted mini manicures and pedicures.

Julia Stone at their first festival appearance, the Wonderland Festival, and supporting internationally acclaimed Byron Make your way to the Bay drum and didgeridoo act Tallebudgera Valley Wild Marmalade. Shoebox’s Community Centre this Saturday to see Shoebox and versatility allows them to play Kym Campbell. Two acts who everything from cafes to weddings to music festivals and bring together roots, reggae, rock and the rolling grooves of has seen them tour interstate surf inspired balladry. Shoebox with interviews and performances on live to air radio. They has had unprecedented are joined by singer/songsuccess as the Gold Coast’s writer, Kym Campbell, who will only acoustic roots reggae draw you into her world with two piece. Shoebox recorded music most often described as their new EP JiggyJiggy, in acoustic surf-rock. The twenty 2007, with the support of a six year old evokes an innocent, Regional Arts Development yet sophisticated and upbeat Fund grant through Arts sound, sharing with us all her Queensland. JiggyJiggy went on to receive airplay on Sydney experiences of life as a girl, a woman, a lover, a joker, and and Melbourne radio stations most of all – that little surfie and had 5 songs in Triple J’s from next door. As an Fashion is not Dead! Unearthed top 20 including 3 chick acoustic artist, her unique vocal songs simultaneously in the You could be forgiven for style, with a little harmonica Top 4. Shoebox also went on thinking that End Of Fashion in between lyrics and catchy to have the number 1 artist have been a bit quiet of late. guitar riffs are constantly evolvpage and song on the mp3.

And they have. But not being her song writing to new com.au reggae and swing cause they've decided to kick levels, recently making the top charts while also holding the back on the couch watching 50 and top 100 for both her top 7 song spots on the same Oprah or playing World of charts. Shoebox were recently songs So Alive and Moments in Warcraft. They’ve been hard announced the winners of the the Oz Music awards, acoustic at it, working on Book Of Lies, BluesFest and fasterlouder.com. category and being included in the follow-up to their self-titled au competition that saw them a variety of local and international CD compilations. Kym debut album of 2005 and hand picked by G.Love and has been influenced by a encountering quite the journey Special Sauce and Ozomatli kaleidoscope of genres from inside that very process. End to be their support for their reggae to folk, roots flowing of Fashion’s debut rocketed final Australian show at The to easy surf-rock, with even a them into prominence on Tivoli in Brisbane. Playing hint of hip hop. And out of this the Australian music scene. over 100 shows in the last 12 combination, she has crafted Singles O Yeah and The Game months has allowed Shoebox her own distinct style, while embedded the band in the such opportunities as sharing still managing to include just charts and in the hearts of the same stage as Angus and fans across the country, with O Yeah winning two ARIAs and a nomination for the prestigious APRA Song Of The Year Award.

Over the next two years, the band toured Australia and overseas doing what they do best – performing live. By early 2007, it was time for the band to wind down and put serious thought into their follow-up record. While the band’s first album was recorded in the US with Dennis Herring (Modest Mouse, Elvis Costello), End Of Fashion were determined to make this record at home, in Perth. They play the Currumbin Sound Lounge on Thursday 11 September.

Roots, Reggae and Rock

enough radio friendly pop to keep that tune popping up in your head all day. Names like Ben Harper, Tristan Prettyman, the Waifs, Bob Marley, Jack Johnson, The Beautiful Girls and Sublime, are a few she draws any particular special inspiration from. Tickets at the door $18, Concession $15, children under 13 free.

This is a non alcohol event with hot chai and yummy food available. Doors open 6.30pm Concert 7 - 10pm.

Tallebudgera Valley Community Centre 611 Tallebudgera Creek Rd, Tallebudgera Valley (exit 89 M1 Motorway, turn right at T-intersection just past IFS service station, hall is 7.2kms on the left).

Complete Hussys!

Fresh off the plane from 4 months on the international tour circuit local favourites the Hussy Hicks are back on Aussie soil and kicking off a national tour to celebrate the official release of their highly anticipated debut album Life Plays Out. The girls (Julz Parker and Leesa Gentz) left Aussie soil in April and have taken their tunes across the globe starting in China before heading to Europe and America.

'Playing to international audiences is incredible, we’ve had such a great experience!' says Leesa, 'But we’re so happy to be home and can’t wait to

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take our new show around the country.' The Hussy Hicks live set is a musical extravaganza, touching upon funk-gypsy through folk/country to high energy blues/roots and with their harmonies and intense rhythms they pump out a heck of a lot of sound for two small girls. Leesa is most recognised for her soaring vocals and her ability to express her deepest emotions in every song, not to mention her outstandingly popular yodelling marathons.

Julz is recognised for her

incredible guitar playing licks.

Their most recent album is a mostly live collection of original tunes which was recorded on the central coast of NSW with widely respected musician/producer Bill Chambers.

The result is a wonderful representation of a live Hussy Hicks performance full of quirky tales, social commentaries and comical narratives.The girls will be performing at The Tally Valley Festival on Saturday, in Tallebudgera.

Hussy Hicks at the Tally Valley Festival at Tallebudgera this Saturday

SOLID GOLD retro disco makes it’s Gold Coast debut on Friday at the Coolangatta Hotel

Candy at Salt Acoustic singer songwriter Candice Casagrande performs at Saltbar at Kingscliff on Sunday. Born in Lismore, Candice Casagrande grew up writing poetry with sand between her toes and an acoustic guitar. This brilliant coastal artist writes intelligent indie / pop songs that will knock on the door of your heart, promise hope and challenge any stale mind-sets. Candice's artistically constructed lyrics are her trademark. Easterfest '08 had the pleasure of showcasing her raw, down-to-earth talent.

Since the release her debut EP Fearless Heart (November 2006), Candice has also been getting alongside teenage girls in the local area dealing with issues of self harm, suicide and eating disorders. This passion has increased, and now this small town surfer girl is set to alert the nations about the horrifying reality of human trafficking with a film clip to her song Behind Closed Doors to be released on her album in December. She plays at Saltbar from 1pm - 4pm.

right! dance offs, fancy dress prizes and general all round silliness, that’s Solid Gold. So dress up and get there early.

There will be plenty of opportunity for booty shakers and fancy dress exhibitionists to strut their stuff.

Check the Solid Gold website for more info and photos from recent shows.www. solidgolddisco.com

A Fitting Tribute

If you missed your favourite act in the flesh, then you can always see them in a tribute band. Something extraordinary is about to take place. For the first time ever in Australia, a festival presents more Tribute bands than you could poke a stick at ! On Sunday September 28 at Parkland, Gold Coast performers on three stages will pay tribute to 40 of the greatest acts of all time. This family event will kick of at 10am and pump out 12 hours of classic entertainment, with tributes including Elvis Presley and The Beatles on the same bill as Abba, AC/DC, Deep Purple and Kylie Minogue, in fact every favourite in one Going For Solid Gold great event. In addition to a great line-up of acts there will at the Goldie also be a stage of entertainment for children which will It had to happen, the world's include a talent quest as well as coolest cult retro party night free carnival rides, car displays, had to hit the Goldie. It was collectors stalls, food and drink made for it. These nights (non alcoholic), and some extra are more than fun. They are surprises all in a day to rememhysterical. Dig out the lycra, start deep heating those thigh ber all the memories. Tickets muscles so you can pull off the are $60 for adults and $10 for children at the gate, adult moves, Solid Gold is coming tickets $49.50 plus booking fee to the Coolangatta Hotel on Friday from 8pm. DJs Gopher in advance from 1300 762 545.

Why not come dressed as your Gold, Leo Slayer and the Solid Gold Dancers have been on an favourite artists! Who knows, intensive Survivor style training you might get the gig? regime in preparation for their You Am I are Coming Gold Coast debut.

Gopher says to look forward to You Am I fans should think about grabbing themselves a something exciting. 'Yep, well ticket to see the show schedbe playing those 70s, 80s and uled for October. Who doesn't 90s classics you love, and the love those Kings of swagger, dancers will be a blur of lycra and leg warmers. So polish your noise and style – catch them platforms, break out the curling when they return to Australian stages for their first National wand and get the girls over for tour for 2008. After an unchara few West Coast Coolers while acteristically long break from you plan your outfits.' That’s

giveaways MICK'S MUSIC FOR FREE! We have the double CD EP set that acoustic singer songwriter Mick McHugh launches this week. A Long Way From Home and Dad will be sent out to the first lucky reader to email me with the subject header Mick Music to mandy@tweedecho.com.au For those who don't get the CD here, why not catch Mick at Buddha Belly Cafe in Uki on Saturday.

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playing in Australia due to US touring commitments and of course the making of the new record Dilettantes, your favourite four-piece tour de force return with the next phase of an impressive career. Tix on sale now $30 + bf advance.

Available from Oztix www. oztix.com.au 1300 762 545 October 23.

You Can't Stop the Muziz Muziz formed five years ago and have been performing at most festivals, cultural events, cabarets and restaurants around Brisbane and the East Coast. They will transport you to another place and time as you listen and dance to their repertoire of Arabic and Turkish traditional and popular rhthyms. Accompanying the group is well renowned Middle Eastern Belly Dancer Tamara Taylor. Tamara is director of her own dance company in Brisbane and with her husband Michael are both part of a company called BAMEDAM which runs the annual Bahar Bayram Music Camps which this year will be held on the October 10 and 11. Come along to the Buddha Belly Cafe on Mt Warning Road Uki to experience a day of Belly Dance, Drum and Ney Flute Workshops starting at 2pm this Saturday. The evening will be filled with the sounds of the East with performances from Muziz and Tamara Taylor.

You will also catch performances from some local Belly Dance groups and individuals as you dance the night away. For more information contact Elias on 6679 5259 or eliasanone@ yahoo.com.au. For more about the camp email info@ bamedamcamp.com

death and how much Joanne despises carrying poo around in a bag. Princess Pissy Pants The Greedy Cheese Eating Bitch and Other Naughty Dogs Tales has been a hit with audiences and critics alike since it first performed as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2005, where it sold out night after night and The Age called it a ‘must see’. Gold Coast Arts Centre, in The Basement. Tickets: $20. Doors open at 6.30pm for the show on Tuesday 16 September.

Sculpture Shape it Up Baby

One of the most noticeable things about a trip to Melbourne is how exciting it is to be in a city that is awash with public art. Our landscapes ache for well positioned artistic comment and every year, events like Swell Sculpture Festival give a glimpse of what it’s like to live and walk with art. From September 12 to 21, Queensland’s Currumbin Beach transforms from a quiet seaside setting to a massive swell of sculpture as artists from around Australia and the world install 50 sculptures for this free to the public openair exhibition. Sculptures of a monumental, imaginative and curious nature meet viewers as they amble along the 1 km coastal walkway.

With the Pacific Ocean and iconic Elephant Rock as an ever-changing backdrop, over 10 days, there is much to experience. The exhibition will feature a range of sculptures, from Col Henry’s Fragility of Glass to Anna Louise Parson’s wonderfully kitsch tyre swans and Frederic Berjot’s pensive bronze self portrait. Swell Sculpture Festival attracts visitors each year and Princess Pissy Pants 200,000 on the weekends, they can cuts the Cheese enjoy the live music stage and gourmet barbeques. Sunday It’s quite a show title. You and Wednesday evenings there try saying it in just one go: are Guided Twilight Walks that Princess Pissy Pants The give visitors an insight and unGreedy Cheese Eating Bitch derstanding into the works and and Other Naughty Dogs Meet the Artist Talks are held Tales. This is a one woman throughout the exhibition. A show by Melbourne based new addition to the program is comedian Joanne Brookfield the Public Art Symposium on and has been called ‘A standup Tuesday September 16. It will show for anyone who has ever explore the topic, Public Art – had a four-legged friend fill their an Object or an Experience? So, what is public art? Is it an obhouse with dog hair and their ject or does it energise public heart with love. ‘ Joanne and her beloved German Shepherd spaces and transform our everyday life? Keynote speakers cross Murphy spent twelve years together getting up to all include Associate Professor Pat sorts of mischief. Stealing food Wise, Arts Queensland’s Yenda from housemates, scaring pizza Carson and Gold Coast Cultural Development Officer, Andrew delivery boys, and hiding in Trump. Artist Antone Bruisma the shower on Christmas day... and Austrade’s Ian Brazier will sometimes Murph would even join the panel discussion. The do the same. Although full of audience is encouraged to enstories covering the universal gage in the discussion. Ticket realities of dog ownership, information is available at it’s about bigger things – life, www.swellsculpture.com.au

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writer/director Eran Kolirin has in these eighty-seven too brief minutes. The first hint of something special happening comes at the bus depot when Haled, the group’s young pants man, asks the ticket seller does she like Chet Baker. He then croons My Funny Valentine to her – it sounds terribly unrealistic and corny, but somehow Kolirin works a miracle with it and sets the tone for what follows.

Deliberately, quietly paced (like Baker’s music) and with a with John Campbell diamond cut script, we become intimately involved in the lives of Dina, Tawfiq, the impeccably THE BAND’S VISIT mannered band leader, Haled I could not count the ways and the Israeli Simon. It is free I love this. The Alexandria of overtly political statements Police Band arrives in Israel to – except for the obvious crossperform at the opening of an border one that emphasises Arab cultural centre. They are our common humanity – and it stranded at the airport and, is imbued with an affectionate mistaking the name of the town at which they are booked, irony. Haled is the wag – when catch a bus that delivers them he helps Simon win over his weeping blind date at the to Nowheresville. Unable to roller-disco it is laugh out loud leave until the next day, they funny – but it’s Dina and Tawfiq need to find accommodation whom we care about most. for the night. There being They are kindred spirits and the no hotel, a restaurant owner, sexual tension that develops Dina, takes it upon herself to between them is unbearable arrange billets for the hapless – I’ve not come across a movie crew. There is not much more as sexy as this for a long time, to the story than that, but this without a breast or bum in is a sublime example of less is more. Some filmmakers with sight. As Dina, the sultry, blacksquillions of dollars and two eyed Ronit Elkabetz is an absoand a half hours of reel time lute doll and Sasson Gabbal is and a cast of A-list superstars perfect as melancholy Tawfiq at their disposal would not in a who, when the boys finally pink fit come up with somereach their destination, wraps thing as meaningful as what up the journey with a heartfelt

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rendition of a beautiful song.

There is some Arabic and Hebrew dialogue, but English is the prevailing language and its needless sub-titling is of only minor annoyance. Otherwise, this is a rare treasure. Don’t miss it.

do) the more I thought her stupid and irritating too. I don’t consider myself a prude – I laughed ‘til it hurt when the junkie went down the toilet in Trainspotting – but to me the dialogue was witless. Especially as, having seen writer/director Martin McDonagh’s brilliant IN BRUGES The Lieutenant Of Innishmore The question of humour arises. on stage, I anticipated the craic Touted as a black comedy, I with relish – joke: Farrell tells found little to laugh at. Many a family of fat Americans (is other patrons did however, there an easier target?) ‘you’re particularly early on, as Colin all elephants.’ Oh dear. Striving Farrell establishes his stupid, for hilarity, it nearly throws the irritating character – which baby out with the bathwater, is not a criticism of the actor, for there’s a rattling good yarn who is fantastic in the part. being told. Farrell, a hit man The more he swore the more a who has botched a contract, is young woman near me cackled sent to Bruges to lie low with and (as you are inclined to his minder, Brendan Gleeson,

a jaded mobster. The young cretin hates the city, his companion is seduced by its history and architectural splendour.

They are an odd couple, which is strikingly unoriginal to start with. Not until the crime committed in London is revealed and we learn the true reason the pair is together does the story take off. Farrell does too fine a job of being an idiot to merit the sympathy you are meant to ultimately feel for him, Gleeson is terrific as the crook with a conscience and Ralph Fiennes’s portrayal of a neurotic Kray type crime boss (how better he is as a baddie than a wan hero) is easily the best comic performer. The drama is compelling, but I

could not get a handle on the morality. When is murder OK? And how can we take seriously the clunky philosophical digressions when post modern nihilism pervades with, a la Tarantino, a predictable penchant for chic bloodshed? Vain self-awareness also intrudes, most blatantly when a movie being shot within the movie is critiqued as ‘Euro trash homage to Nicholas Roeg’, and later, when Fiennes says ‘this is the shoot-out’ – it’s too smart-arsed for its own good. Nor is it free of dodgy writing – a bloke surviving a fall from a tower and the contrivance that forces Farrell back to Bruges are dubious at best. Enjoyable without satisfying.

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■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM $15 SOLID GOLD ■ CURRUMBIN BEACH (UNTIL 21ST) SWELL SCULPTURE SHOW ■ THE BASEMENT GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 8PM COMEDY IN THE BASEMENT – DAMIAN CALLAHAN, JOSH THOMAS, TERRY HANSEN ■ SALTBAR KINGSCLIFF 8.30PM PRESTON TRAIN ■ TWIN TOWNS 8.30PM ELVIS, ELVIS, ELVIS ■ GREEN HILLS ON TWEED, M’BAH 7.30PM A TRIBUTE TO JAMES TAYLOR WITH LEIGH JAMES & BAND ■ BUDDHA BELLY CAFE, UKI 6PM MICK MCHUGH ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9.30PM PERCUSSION JUNCTION ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON 9.30PM AZADOOTA ■ THE RAILS, BYRON 6.30PM HUDIBRASTIC FUNK ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON DANIEL WEBBER & RYAN RUSHTON

■ CURRUMBIN BEACH (UNTIL 21ST) SWELL SCULPTURE SHOW ■ CURRUMBIN PARKLANDS 4PM IN THE BIN FILM FEST – PART 1 ■ THE BASEMENT GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 7PM JAZZ IN THE BASEMENT – ASHLEY LEWIS ■ SALTBAR KINGSCLIFF 8.30PM TUFF ■ SPRINGBROOK HALL, SPRINGBROOK 7.30PM A TRIBUTE TO JAMES TAYLOR WITH LEIGH JAMES & BAND ■ COMMUNITY PRINT MAKERS GALLERY, M’BAH VOYAGE BY ROBIN SAUNDERS – OPENING ■ THE POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB THE HAVE A GO SHOW + PAPA FUNK ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 9.30PM BABYFACE ■ BUDDHA BELLY CAFE, UKI 2PM MUZIZ + MIDDLE EASTERN BELLY-DANCER TAMARA TAYLOR ■ TALLEBUDGERA VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE 7PM SHOEBOX + KYM CAMPBELL

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SUNDAY 14 ■ CURRUMBIN BEACH (UNTIL 21ST) SWELL SCULPTURE SHOW ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 6PM BREWSTER BROS ■ SALTBAR KINGSCLIFF 1-4PM CANDICE CASSEGRANDE ■ O’REILLY’S CANUNGRA VALLEY VINEYARDS 2PM A TRIBUTE TO JAMES TAYLOR WITH LEIGH JAMES & BAND ■ SPHINX ROCK CAFE 1PM-5PM MONA LIZARD ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 4.30PM THE WITNESS 8PM DJ EGO

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‘It’s a unique model,’ says senior museum curator Sally Watterson. ‘There is enormous community support, with 300 volunteers actively involved at the three locations. And the shire council is committed to the plan.’

The project involves building a dedicated centre in a superb location on Flagstaff Hill, overlooking the mouth of the Tweed River. ‘It stands at the connecting point between land, sea and river,’ says Watterson, ‘and will be the gateway to the shire.’ Currently the developwith Judith White ment application for the site is being prepared, and negotiaRegional Museum tions are under way with state At the heart of every region’s government for a lease on cultural identity is a sense crown land. of its history. And the Tweed The Murwillumbah Museum, shire has a bold vision meanwhile, remains housed in for bringing together the the original 1915 council chamthreads of its own story. bers in the heart of the shire, It’s just five years since the where a new access ramp and three local historical societies, extension are planned. In Uki, based respectively in Tweed at the base of Mount Warning, Heads, Murwillumbah and the collection will be housed Uki-South Arm, approached within the central village council with concerns about precinct. Each of the existing the future of their collections. societies has a rich collection of The result was a memorandum photographs and documents, of understanding, signed in some dating back to the earli2004, which took the collecest years of settlement in the tions into public ownership, 1840’s. ensured their safety and set up Watterson, appointed in 2005, the project for the Tweed River sees the eventual museum as Regional Museum. reflecting the broad history of Since then a strategic plan has the area. ‘We’re looking at how been developed that aims to the natural environment has make this ‘the model Shire in the brought people to the area over northern rivers in caring for its the ages and influenced their own history’. lives, and how they in turn have

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changed the Tweed. The museum will reflect the lives of all the peoples of the Tweed, from the first Aboriginal inhabitants to the new arrivals.’

Craddock Morton, director of the National Museum of Australia (NMA), last month signalled a shift in museum culture when he talked about the controversial beginnings of his own institution. Five years ago, he said, it was fashionable to see museums as competing in the entertainment business.

‘Museums have to entertain,’ he said. ‘But also to educate, engage, challenge and awe,’ he said.

Watterson believes in the narrative tradition. She sees the museum as ‘a centre of gathering, learning, discovery and wonder for the growing community of the Tweed, and a cultural heart for Tweed Heads.’

The Flagstaff Hill building will utilise modern multimedia technology, ‘but people expect to see objects in a museum, and to learn about the stories they

represent.’

The regional museum project is a long-term one requiring serious funding. The shire council is putting up $4 million and is committed to the project in its seven-year plan, and federal government has promised $1 million. Because of the unique nature of the project, and the professional standards already established for the collection, Watterson remains optimistic that the cash-strapped NSW Ministry of the Arts will maintain its commitment too.

Keeping up the momentum from the community, a foundation has been established to channel philanthropic contributions, and a new support organisation entered the picture with the launch of the Friends of the Museum in May. With some 100 founding members, the Friends form an enthusiastic group organising cultural events and fundraising activities.

‘The response has been tremendous,’ says president Gary Fidler.

‘It’s a rare opportunity for a community to be involved in the creation of a regional museum.

It adds to the cultural activities of the places we call the Tweed, and the Friends group is a way

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that we as beneficiaries of such wonderful places can contribute to the support of them.’

You can join the Friends at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/ Museum, or call 6670 2493.

Tweed naturally It’s only natural that artists living in this part of the world are drawn to celebrate its beauty.

And heartening to see them connect with conservationists. The Tweed Naturally art award, now in its second year, aims to foster that creative connection. It’s given for ‘an artwork that promotes the awareness and understanding of the biodiversity and conservation initiatives within the Tweed region.’

Last year’s inaugural competition was won by Magdi Gregurich for her fine study of the Richmond birdwing vine and butterfly – you may have seen cards and bookmarks bearing the image on sale around town.

This year’s event aims to showcase ‘the flora, fauna and landscapes of the Mount Warning/Wollumbin caldera region’ and the number of entries is up 30% on last year. The judges – Peter Schardin and Gloria Roskiewicz from the arts community, Olga Vidler and Kate McKenzie as environmentalists – have had to cull from 96 works to hang just 46 in the Tweed River Art Gallery. That’s where the 2008 award ceremony will take place on Friday September 26 as part of the celebrations for the gallery’s 20th anniversary. Appropriately, the prizes will be presented by Griffith University’s top conservation academic, Professor Darryl Jones, and the first prize of $3,000 is provided by council’s natural resource management unit.

Sponsorship and local interest are both stronger this year.

‘This bodes well for the future of the awards,’ says committee chair, wildlife artist Andy Reimanis, ‘as well as indicating that “biodiversity art” is gaining in significance due to current environmental issues.’

The exhibition will run until November 16.

Tyalgum Festival update This month’s Tyalgum classical music festival was a resounding success, with all featured concerts delighting audiences.

But there was one sad note of farewell – festival founders, violinists Carmel Kaine and John Willison, announced on the final day that after more than 17 years living locally, they will be returning to their native England at the end of the year.

They’ll be greatly missed, and long remembered for their contribution to the cultural life of the region.

They leave the event in the trusty hands of the committee headed by president Virginia Mason and highly capable coordinator Alexsandra Wilkinson, and supported by a strong group of Friends of the Festival.

Speed Painting There’s no festival in these parts without a little art – not even Speed on Tweed, which hits town next weekend. Since it began in 2002, the promotional images for the event have been provided by painter Robert Todenai. Yes, the same

well-known local identity who with his colleagues Robert Pope and Irene Brown runs the Castle on the Hill guest house and Science-Arts Research Centre at Uki. Todenai, who describes himself as a ‘brushman of the bush’ in the tradition of Pro Hart and Darcy Doyle, has been a professional painter for 30 years and his car pictures have been instrumental in promotion of the festival.

For the past seven years, when Speed on Tweed has come around, he’s set up his easel under shade in the festival arena to start work on the image for the next year. This time, with the future of the event in doubt, he’ll still be there, ’just as always,’ he says. ‘I’m not sure what I’ll be painting, that’s all.’

The Tweed River gallery, meanwhile, has its own tribute to the festival with the touring exhibition Hoon, by Daniel Wallwork, spray painter turned artist. It’s on until the festival ends on September 21.

Clockwise from bottom left: Senior students at Uki Primary School, 1927. Courtesy Tweed River Regional Museum collection: Cane cutters in the Tweed Valley, 1911. Courtesy Tweed River Regional Museum collection: Beach net fishing: John Jordan, Barnie Currie, Blue Kenny and Herbert Boyd sorting the catch into baskets, Tweed Heads c 1950. Courtesy Tweed River Regional Museum Collection: Native ginger photographed by Alan and Perri Wain – the image chosen to promote Tweed Naturally 2008: Robert Todenai’s first Speed on Tweed painting, for the 2002 festival: Margot Anthony launches the Friends of the Museum in May, with president Gary Fidler looking on.

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TO CURE: explains that, on the contrary, it is bound up in it, and that the Warm the milk, water, bay 4 x 250g salmon cutlets Ayurvedic medicine she is currently studying has its foundation leaves and peppercorns in a 500g sea salt broad, heavy based pan. Once it in food. (She goes on to say that you cannot participate in any of 500g caster sugar reaches a gentle simmer, place her yoga classes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; she teaches at Belongil â&#x20AC;&#x201C; without talking about 1 tsp coriander seeds (lightly the cutlets into the milk. If they food, food and its seasons, food as spiritual sustenance, food as toasted) are not completely covered, add recipes to be exchanged and shared. These sound like my kind of TO COOK: a little more warm water. Return 2L milk it to a simmer for 5 minutes, yoga classes!)

250mL water taking care not to let it boil.

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A shoe by any other name is still a runner Eve Jeffery

When I was a kid I wanted a pair of adidas runners. We called them runners. Not joggers or sneakers. We didn’t jog in them. We didn’t sneak in them. We ran. Runners.

Every kid I knew wanted a pair of adidas runners.

Back in those days we called them plain old adidas – that is addy-das. These days they are known as ah-DEE-dus. What.

When did that happen? What a load of crap.

The bloke who invented the shoes was a German called Adolf ‘Adi’ Dassler. It wasn’t until later that he changed the spelling of his first name to Adolph so as not to be associated with another famous German of the time.

Adi Dassler chopped up his name, registered it in a lower case font and adidas was born, those three little stripes becoming synonymous with athletics, soccer and a bunch of other sports.

Curiously, Adi’s brother Rudolph ‘Rudi’ Dassler with whom he started the monolithic company, went on to become the founder of adidas’s greatest rival: Puma.

Anyway getting back to my feet – up until I was ten years old I had always worn Dunlop Volleys – actually methinks it was the Clarke Rubber rip off of the Volley that in reality I wore, but still a little white canvas shoe for running in.

Once a week or so I would get out the little pot of whit-

SPORTS RESULTS BOWLS Tweed Heads Men Pennant Results: Saturday 6 September Round 6. Div 1 against McKenzie Park won 56/54. Div 2 against Paradise Point won 64/53. Div 4 against South Tweed lost 57/69. Div 6 against Kingscliff won 82/31. Div 7 against Helensvale won 57/51. Div 8 against McKenzie Park won 71/56.

Next Saturday 13 September Round 7: Div 1 away at Kingscliff. Div 2 home to Musgrave Hill. Div 4 away at Tambourine Mountain. Div 6 away at Beaudesert. Div 7 home to McKenzie Park. Div 8 away at Benowa. Note that in Division 1 only this weekend is a ‘double header’ with Tweed Heads playing South Tweed at South Tweed on Sunday starting at 1pm.

Club Championships B grade Pairs quarter-final results: George Mynott, Sean Harty d. John Heath, Jim Croghan 27/12; Jim A. Smith, Ron Duckworth d. Simon Bailey, Mitchell Jackson 19/10.

Since playing it was discovered that the Mynott/Harty combination was ineligible and

By design: when I was a kid the volley was white with a little green stripe at the back. These days they are pink, blue and even chequered. Oh how the humble has risen. Photo Tree Faerie

club was having a pre-seasonwarm-up-bonding have we got enough members to run the club this year, fun day at the home of the Melbourne Racing Club, Caulfield Racecourse.

We all met at the gates of ‘The Heath’ at the required time and bloke in muck covered riding boots let us in and onto the course. It was a beautiful spring day. The sun was shining after a night of heavy rain and it was fresh and warm all at the same time. It didn’t take long for us to work out why the gate keeper’s boots were all covered in muck, and it took less time for us to realise that the special training session devised by our coach was basically once around the track. 2080 metres of mud. Yik. By the time I had made it to the finish line my brand spanking new adidas were simply the bottom bit of my thigh to toe ‘monster from the blah lagoon’ costume.

I took them off in disgust and in a hissy huff threw them in my sports bag. So I thought.

When I arrived home, still a little cranky miss, I opened the bag to clean the unholy nonwhite mess and was shocked to see that only one of the little monsters had made it home.

The other, obviously terrified at the thought of my torturous bottle of white paint had done – a runner!

Uh oh spaghettio, was I gunna be in trouble. How does one approach one’s adult human guardian folk and tell them that one has lost one half of

one’s brand new very expensive athletic footwear?

One doesn’t remember the actual telling. One does remember the fallout being almost nil. In hindsight, one suspects that the look on one’s face was enough to convince the said adult humans that the loss of the item was punishment enough.

We did make the trip back to Caulfield but and hour long search turned up nothing and next Saturday at the opening of the season I was wearing sparkling white Volleys that I had dug out of the depths of my wardrobe and painted yet again. I still won my race but I would have done it faster in the adidas. Or not.

Sometime during that season a brand spanking new pair of generic running shoes appeared on the kitchen bench one Saturday morning.

Nothing was said as the adult human folk scrambled the eggs, but the runner faerie had obviously paid a visit.

The blue wasn’t quite as navy and there were only two stripes, but they were wafer thin. And methinks America’s Next Top Model could still have downed a couple without gaining a gram.

Now Nike, pronounced Nyekee, was a big girl. She was the goddess who personified triumph throughout the ages of ancient Greek culture. Nike was the daughter of Pallas and Styx, and the sister of Kratos, Bia and Zelus. Now her cousin was the mother of …

ening stuff that came with its own little sponge on the end of a stick and diligently re-whiten my runners. Oh I loved white runners. When I eventually graduated to real Volley’s (probably when I was old enough to notice the difference), I would go through whitener by the gallon.

I never had a moments trouble with my Volley’s. I could outrun anyone I knew and even when the old pair was too tight and the new pair too loose, I still managed to go pretty fast.

It must have seemed like I was running somewhere because when I was in the under 11s, the week before the start of the athletic season, I was taken on a Saturday morning to a tiny

sports store in Hampton Street.

A real actual sports store that catered only for sport. I didn’t believe such a thing existed. It was a sweet rubbery-leathery smelling wonderland full of bats and balls and racquets and runners. Millions of runners.

Well probably not millions but I was a short ten year old and the stacks looked big.

The fellow at the store greeted us with a magical box. A magical navy blue box with the unmistakeable diagonal stripes across it. Could it be? I sat on the fitting bench and when he lifted the lid, he pulled out a pair of size 13 adidas runners.

The dark navy canvas slashed with the gleamingest white motif. I was awestruck.

When almost reverently he put them on my little tootsies, I thought I would explode.

They were wafer light. So light America’s Next Top Model could eat three square pair a day and still look anorexic. My feet felt almost bare. Nirvana.

The offering of $26 was deposited on the altar and the shoe meister smiled benevolently as we departed the chapel.

Now twenty-six dollars might not seem like much, but 34 years ago, it was a lot of money to spend on the fourth child’s Saturday morning feet.

Not a figure to be sneezed at or lost at the racetrack.

Speaking of the track, the day after I got my new runners our

the game awarded to Heath/ Croghan and in the semi-final they won their game 21/17 against Bob Chapman and Rob Chubb. In the other semifinal the Duckworth combination beat Russell Luland and Terry Patton 20/12. The final was scheduled for Tuesday 9 September weather permitting.

Holdsworth; r/up: Ron Gilbert, Deiter Nesseller, Alan Wood, Jim McTear. Green 3: Sean Harty, Ron Duckworth; r/up: Ray Carter, Ivan Mackay. Green 4: Stan Loeber, Geoff Green; r/ up: Bill Bull, Bob Trinder.

Fans: what makes them tick?

Social Results: Sunday 31 Aug Green 1: Joy & Roy Werner, Adele & Ron Duckworth; r/up: Jan McLaughlin, Denis Ely, Betty & Noel Hodge. Green 2: Don McDonald, Joyce Neal, Frank McPhillips. r/up: Lois Green, E & J. VanOirschott. Green 3: Sylvia & Dennis Lusby, r/up: George Mynott, Heather Mason.

Tuesday 2 Sept Winners - Men - Laurie Rea, Bern Jacobson, Max Reiter, Ron Duckworth; r/up: Allen Jackson, Ted Wylie, Vic Iles, Keith Hiscocks. Winner Ladies - Audrey Harris, Shirley Scott, Alice Plowright, Helen Bosisto; r/up: Lyn Kerker, Kath Sieben, Margaret Heydt, Beryl Hiscocks.

Wednesday 3 Sept Green 1 winners: John Craig, Russell Luland; r/up: Paul Price, Terry Hortom. Green 2: David Nelson, Bob Perriotte, Frank

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Friday 5 Sept Green 1 winners: Roy Robins, Jim Hammersley, Bob Carr; r/up: Bryan Osborne, Bill Grose, Ian Irvine. Green 2: Ron Kiskbusch, Tony Nicholls, Terry Horton; r/ up: Fred Cramer, Jim A. Smith.

Green 3: Bob Trinder, Laurie Cooper, Gordon Holthouse; r/up: Geoff Green, George Kendall, Tony Houghton.

Saturday 6 Sept Winners: George Vlimas, Bill Perry, Ron Sturrock, Jim McTear; r/up: Jeff Walter, Ken Davey.

GOLF Chinderah Veterans 4/9/08 - No golf - washed out!

Results for 8/9/08- Stroke Winner “A” grade - Mike Lawson - net 58 (c/back) - new h/cap 6.

R/up - John Deering - net 58(c/ back) - new h/cap 13. Winner “B” grade - Bob Keane - net 57 (c/back) - new h/cap 15. R/up Bob Sladden - net 57 - new h/ cap 17. Winner “C” grade - Stan Alexander - net 55 - new h/cap 23. R/up - Marcia Edmunds net 56 - new h/cap 45. Ball rundown to net 61.

What drives the tribal behaviour of rugby league and rugby union fans in Australia and the United Kingdom?

That’s one of the questions being investigated in a Southern Cross University study involving more than 1600 football fans.

Rudi Meir, senior lecturer in the University’s Department of Exercise Science and Sport Management, is conducting the survey as part of his PhD research on sports marketing.

‘Supporters are the lifeblood of any sport but even more so in professional team sports like rugby league and rugby union where their support through the good times and the bad can play a huge part in a club’s survival,’ Rudi said.

‘Yet we know very little about this aspect of being a fan. This research is attempting to find answers to questions related to what it means to be a fan and how people actively involve themselves in supporting their team.’

A survey has been distributed to rugby league and rugby union clubs in Australia including the Queensland Reds, New

South Wales Waratahs, Sydney Roosters and South Sydney. In England, four teams from the rugby union premiership and two from the super league are also participating.

‘The intent is to try and clarify the nature of the things that clubs can do to encourage their supporters. This is hugely important for a club’s long-term survival,’ Rudi said.

‘At the moment people are still completing the survey, but the things that are obviously important are wearing the team colours and the fact that enjoyment is enhanced by going with other people to watch a game.’

The long-term support of teams, passed on within families, was another key driver for fans.

Rudi said the research would have implications for all sporting clubs and could be particularly relevant with the move to introduce new AFL teams to Sydney and the Gold Coast.

‘There’s a limit to how much can be pulled out of the market place. All the clubs will have to look at ways to grow their fan base in an increasingly frag-

mented market,’ he said.

‘We need to establish what is important to the fans.’

The research is expected to be completed within four months and all the participating clubs will receive a report with detailed information on their fan base.

Fan reminder: The Tweed Coast Raiders will face off against the Mullumbimby Giants in the under 18s Grand Final at Red Devil Park this Sunday.

The gates open at 11 am, and there will only be disabled parking on the grounds and alcohol can be taken into the ground. Other macthes on the day will be the Firsts game between Byron Bay and Grafton, and in the Reserves: Mullumbimby plays Evans Head. www.tweedecho.com.au

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Desperately seeking … … a softball coach …

North Coast Academy of Sport (NCAS) is a non-government, community based and not-forprofit organisation.

Supported by foundation partners NSW Sport and Recreation and Southern Cross University, NCAS currently delivers Sport Talent Enhancement Programs (STEPs) to identified junior North Coast athletes across 14 sports including basketball, BMX, canoe sprint, cycling, hockey, lawn bowling, netball, rowing, rugby, sailing, softball, surf life saving, tennis and triathlon.

The NCAS is currently seeking one head coach and four assistant coaches for its softball program.

To be eligible to apply, applicants must have a minimum level one softball coaching qualification and possess recent coaching experience with junior softballers, preferably at regional level or higher.

Two of the assistant coaches will support athletes in the program’s southern coaching zone that services the softball associations based at Camden Haven, Kempsey and Coffs Harbour, while the other two assistant coaches will service the northern zone athletes which covers the Lismore and Tweed Heads softball associations.

The development program runs from November and April and will involve either a zone training day or full squad camp every month or so. Pending softball’s inclusion into the annual Academy Games, the squad will also travel to Armidale next April to compete against other NSW regional academy softball squads.

Applications for all coaching positions close on Monday September 22.

… junior basketballers …

The NCAS is also seeking talented junior basketballers to trial for its 2008-09 basketball program.

To be eligible to apply, athletes must be born in either 1994 or 1995 (making them top age 14 or bottom age 16 in 2008).

Additionally, athletes must be a

coaches for its high profile netball program.

Sponsored by Clubs NSW member, Kempsey Macleay RSL Club, the NCAS Netball program which commenced in 1990, aims to assist the individual development of each athlete (aged 15 – 18 years) so that they progress further in the sport.

Staff vacancies have occurred due to completion of the fixed term appointments assigned to NCAS voluntary coaching staff. Previous incumbents are eligible to apply for the positions.

NCAS Netball is supported and endorsed by Netball NSW and also plays an underpinning role to the NSW Institute of Sport. Underpinning the Academy program is the support by regional associations of Ballina, Brunswick-Byron, Bellingen, Casino, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Hastings, Kyogle, Lismore district, Lower Clarence, Macleay, Murwillumbah, Nambucca Valley and Woolgoolga.

Applicants should be associated with one of these associations.

Selection of athletes for the 2008-09 squad will take place in October 2008 and usually attracts in excess of 60 trialists.

The selected squad of around 24 is expected to be announced by the end of October Delivery of the program will run from November to October and involves 12 days of activities delivered by locally based coaching staff, a program manager and specialist consultants.

All program staff positions are voluntary. Apprentice coaches will support the assistant and head coaches while at the same time developing their own coaching skills under the mentorship of NCAS Netball Head Coach, The manager’s role is to coordinate the administrative functions of the program in conjunction with the NCAS office staff.

Applications close on … and a netball Monday September 22.

For more information kits manager and or application forms visit the coaches … download section of the NCAS The Academy is seeking a head website at www.ncas.org.au or Coach, manager, two assistant by phoning the NCAS office on coaches and two apprentice 6620 3073.

current member of one of the 11 underpinning basketball associations based at Ballina, Bellingen Valley, Byron Bay, Casino, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kempsey, Lismore, Murwillumbah, Port Macquarie and Taree.

The Development and Selections Trial Day will take place on Sunday October 19 at the Grafton Sports Stadium.

A variety of skills and drills will be delivered by the NCAS selection committee throughout the day which will both provide an excellent development opportunity for all trialists, as well as providing the selection committee good opportunity to assess, rank and eventually select the squad of just 13 boys and 13 girls.

Basketball NSW, who endorse and supports NCAS basketball, will be sending their NITCP head coach, Peter Lonergan to head up the selection committee. Lonergan has just returned from the Beijing Olympics were he was assistant coach to the Australian silver medal winning Opals team.

Making up the remainder of the selection committee will be the head coach and four assistant coaches of the NCAS coaching staff.

Once selected, squad members will participate in four two-day training camps over the off season period, as well as attending the NCAS education weekend where they and their parents will be provided modules in drugs awareness, injury prevention and management, sports nutrition, core strength training, and exercise physiology.

Additionally, the squad will represent NCAS when they compete against other NSW regional academies squads at the Academy Games being held in Armidale next April.

Applications close on Friday October 10, and must be submitted on the designated application form available via the NCAS website.

sign-on season is upon us With the end of some seasonal sports looming, this is when we get out the face paint and wear our team colours proudly, (or courageously), as we sit by the sidelines and cheer on the finalists.

This is also the time of year when we lick our wounds or flash our trophies, then take a wellearned weekend off before we start our spring and summer sports.

These days with many folk concentrating boldy on only www.tweedecho.com.au

one mode of play, you can see the lines of the sporting seasons blur with spring and summer netball and winter swiming comps aplenty, but traditionally, all the footy type soccery, AFL-ly, rugby, netbally thingys start to wind down and summer sports such as tennis, cricket and softball get ready to start a fresh new year.

This is the season when just about every major street corner has a little sign that someone pinched from a real estate

company with the date and the place of a sign-on for one of a tonne of sports.

So be prepared: registration and insurance fees are due and it’s time to pull last season’s gear out of the bottom of the wardrobe and dust it off.

Send all your sign-on and sports news to: sport@tweedecho.com.au and send all sports results to: results@tweedecho. com.au, and don’t forget to dob in a mate for the Echo Player Profile page.

Murwillumbah Brothers Football Club reunites for 50th The Murwillumbah Brothers Football Club will be celebrating their 50th year reunion on the weekend of October 25 and 26 at the Murwillumbah Leagues Club.

The Murwillumbah Brothers Club was formed in the latter part of 1957 and the team played their first competition season in 1958, surprising themselves and their opponents with the First Grade playing in the Grand Final of their inaugural season, only to be defeated by the Tweed Heads All Blacks team.

The First Grade side in 1958 was captained and coached by Paul Broughton, the current Chairman of the Gold Coast Titans.

Several First Grade premierships were won with the trophy gracing the club after premiership wins in 1961, 1962

and 1969, with the Reserve and Under 18 grades winning premierships during the seasons of 1958 to 1989.

Ron Saddler and Cliff Boyd played in the 1961 and 1962 premiership sides before going on to play for Sydney Eastern Suburbs.

Ron Saddler represented NSW and Australia, touring with a Kangaroo squad in the 1960s.

Other players that came through the Clubs grades that went onto play in Sydney were Allan Leslight, Kel Sherry, John Dowling and Warren Crompton.

There were many players that played in the Brisbane competition, which was equally as strong and competitive as the Sydney competition back in the 1960s and 1970s.

John Dowling represented

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a Queensland team against NSW. Although the Brothers Football Club disbanded in 1989, the name has continued on through their Licensed Club, trading as Murwillumbah Leagues Club.

All past players, coaches, officials and supporters are welcome to attend the 50th year celebrations at the club in Dorothy Street, Murwillumbah, commencing from 3pm on the Saturday.

Any enquiries can be made by contacting Lionel Alexander on 6672 2682 or email yowie8@ hotmail.com, or Bill Carroll 6672 3995, 0402 118 403 or email at carroll.007@optusnet. com.au.

TIDE TIMES PHASES OF THE MOON New Moon 29th Sept 6.15 pm First Quarter 7th Oct 8.05 pm Libra Full Moon 15th Oct 7.03 am Last Quarter 21st Oct 11.55 pm FRI High 6.03 am 1.1 Sunrise 5.47 am 12th 6.07 pm 1.5 Sunset 5.37 pm Low 12.09 am 0.4 Moonrise 2.33 pm 11.37 am 0.5 Moonset 3.38 am SAT High 6.41 am 1.2 Sunrise 5.46 am 13th 6.47 pm 1.6 Sunset 5.37 pm Low 12.45 am 0.4 Moonrise 3.33 pm 12.23 pm 0.4 Moonset 4.14 am 5.45 am SUN High 7.17 am 1.3 Sunrise 14th 7.26 pm 1.6 Sunset 5.38 pm Low 1.19 am 0.3 Moonrise 4.32 pm 1.06 pm 0.4 Moonset 4.61 pm MON High 7.54 am 1.4 Sunrise 5.43 am 15th 8.04 pm 1.6 Sunset 5.38 pm Low 1.52 am 0.2 Moonrise 5.32 pm 1.49 pm 0.3 Moonset 5.18 am TUE High 8.31 am 1.5 Sunrise 5.42 am 16th 8.44 pm 1.6 Sunset 5.39 pm Low 2.24 am 0.2 Moonrise 6.34 pm 2.33 pm 0.3 Moonset 5.49 am WED High 9.10 am 1.6 Sunrise 5.41 am 17th 9.27 pm 1.5 Sunset 5.39 pm Low 2.58 am 0.2 Moonrise 7.37 pm 3.19 pm 0.3 Moonset 6.22 am THU High 9.51 am 1.6 Sunrise 5.40 am 18th 10.13 pm 1.4 Sunset 5.40 pm Low 3.33 am 0.3 Moonrise 8.44 pm 4.09 pm 0.3 Moonset 6.57 am Eastern Standard Time. Heights in metres.

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MONTHLY MARKETS 1st Sat Brunswick Heads (02) 6684 4437 1st Sun Murwillumbah Cottage Markets 0417 759 777 1st Sun Banora Point Farmers’ Market 0417 759 777 1st Sun Byron Bay (02) 6680 9703 1st Sun Kingscliff (02) 6674 0827 1st Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 4555

Everyday of the week there is someone out there, either umpiring, coaching, making sangas, cutting up fruit, keeping time, keeping score, comforting losers and celebrating winners all in the name of sport.

The majority of these folk are parents, but there is also that special breed of volunteer who is doing it for the greater good.

Volunteers take time and energy from their week and simply give it to someone else, and

without them we couldn’t have most of our sporting competitions. Each time an Olympic medallist stands on the podium it is because somewhere a volunteer helped out their club or sport.

Why not take the time to say thanks to the vollys at your club, hold and event day for them, a day when they get to sit back, relax and be celebrated by the sports people they support all year.

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Ronald H Wolff, former ofďŹ cer with Tax Dept is happy to keep you in good tax health incl. GST. For personal and professional tax services call 66794129 Will make house calls.

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New Brighton, 66802027, Thurs, Fri. Not your usual Osteopathy.

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KINESIOLOGY Clear subconscious sabotages.

Reprogram patterns and beliefs.

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TRACTOR REPAIRS

TRAMPOLINES, REPLACEMENT MATS & parts. 66851624 or 0409851624

Rural Machinery Repair Service

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MOTOR VEHICLES CHRYSLER VOYAGER â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;97 SE, rego 4/09, 223,000km, auto, 3.3L V6, 7 seat, tow ball, $15,000 ono. Ph 0422793250 LANDCRUISER diesel, tray-top, extras $34,950 ono. Also Troopcarrier â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;05, extras, 11 seater family, vgc, $36,750.

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Phone 0428890193

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CAR AUCTIONS

Phone 6685 0164

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Hatha Yoga with Karen

BUS SERVICES BYRON MINIBUS HIRE & CHARTER Great rates for 1 day to 1 week.

Phone 0439865544

TREELOPPING

FOR SALE

Your personal motor vehicle dealer

Workshop Charltons Rd, Federal. Phone Bill for service.

02 6688 4143 HOLIDAY ACCOM.

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TYALGUM VILLAGE small basic cottage, no pets, suit sgl pers, $180pw. 66793365 POTTSVILLE BEACH Spotless 3br house opposite beach $323pw. Ph 0415152151 CHARMING 1br cottage in Uki near village, school, shops, on acreage, part furn, new bthrm & kitch, working person or cpl, no kids/pets $300pw. 66794129

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DECKS & PERGOLAS & all carpentry needs. Ph for free quote 0427196962

TUITION LEAP. Learning Enhancement Advanced Program. Specialised Kinesiology for learning difďŹ culties. Proven results. Reg. Practitioner Sandra Davey. Ph 66846914 NEXT REIKI I WORKSHOP Sat 20th September 10am - 5pm.

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TENDERS

TWEED SHIRE COUNCIL Tender No.

Description

AQ2008-111 Installation of Kingscliff Closed Circuit Television

Cost of Hard Copy Documentation Nil

Tender Closing Date 4pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 October 2008

Tenders must be lodged as speciďŹ ed in the tender documentation.

Tender documentation is available at no charge from Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s web site at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/tenders All tenders will be opened at closing time and will be considered by Council in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1993 and the N.S. W. Local Government (General) Regulations, 2005.

The lowest or any tender is not necessarily accepted and canvassing of Administrators or staff will disqualify.

Mr Mike Rayner, General Manager Tweed Shire Council, PO Box 816, Murwillumbah NSW 2484

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you have been voting for politicians who promise to give you goodies at someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expense, then you have no right to complain when they take your money and give it to someone else, including themselvesâ&#x20AC;? Thomas Sowell

EMERGENCY NUMBERS Please stick this by your phone EMERGENCY ONLY AMBULANCE, FIRE, POLICE .......................... 000 AMBULANCE Kingscliff, Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah ............131 233 MURWILLUMBAH HOSPITAL ...................................................6672 1822 EMERGENCY .............................................................6672 0230 TWEED HEADS HOSPITAL .................................................07 5536 1133 FIRE BRIGADE Kingscliff .....................................................................6674 1271 Murwillumbah .............................................................6672 8305 Tweed Heads .........................................................07 5536 2222 Tweed Rural Fire Service..........................................6672 7888 POLICE NON EMERGENCIES 24/7.............................................131 444 Tweed Heads .........................................................07 5536 0999 Murwillumbah .............................................................6672 9499 Kingscliff .....................................................................6674 9399 STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ...................................................................132 500 Banora Point ..........................................................07 5524 1349 Murwillumbah .............................................................6670 2460 Tweed District.............................................................6672 4093 LIFELINE .........................................................................................131 114 GOLD COAST HELICOPTER RESCUE SERVICE .............07 5598 0222 TWEED COAST AIR SEA RESCUE ....................................07 5536 9333 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 24 hour crisis line ...............................1800 656 463 ANIMAL WELFARE (RSPCA)...............................................07 5536 5135 NSW Wildlife Information & Rescue Service (WIRES)..........6628 1898 WILDLIFE CARERS TWEED VALLEY ......................................6672 4789 CURRUMBIN SANCTUARY..................................................07 5534 1266 SEA WORLD ..........................................................................07 5588 2222

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Ballina Car Centre

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Real Estate

UNDER $10,000 www.dealcars.net

LOCALLY HAND-MADE CUSTOM

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Have an approved R.O.P.S. safety frame fitted to your tractor. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheaper than a funeral. Phone us now.

BEACH PALACE sanctuary, rooms from $40pp, 3 night min. Ph/txt 0412968841

HARDWOOD most sizes 20% off and Camphor slabs. Ph 66841546

JEWELLERY

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Tractor loader Daedong DK80Câ&#x20AC;&#x201C; 82 hp, 4wd, 925 hrs, a/c cab, FEL, QR, bucket forks auger $37,000 o.n.o.

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PETS OK Mullum, lush, pool, spa, for single to family. Louella 0434497774

Phone 0427 667 177

FOR ALL YOUR PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE NEEDS!

Repairs, Parts and Restorations to all Makes and Models, on-site service available. Prepurchase inspections. Tractors sold on consignment for clients.

Unwanted tractors removed at no charge

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DESIGNER TIMBER HOME 10 mins Murwillumbah, suit working couple, quiet lifestyle, organic gardens, forest, sorry no children/pets, refs essential, $310pw.

0416695364, 0738464335

PROPAGANDA 13.09.2008 n Fr o

OSTEOPATH A biodynamic approach to Osteopathy in the cranial ďŹ eld

PLANTS FOR SALE Natives & exotics for the home garden and larger landscapes. Great prices & huge range. Come and browse. Ocean Shores end of Coolamon Scenic Drive.

Open 7 days. 66805505

FORD LTD DF Luxury & economy, low km, ex diplomatic limousine, $7700.

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GRANNY FLAT for single mature person.

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BAMBOO PLY & Bamboo Flooring from $10.50sqm. For ceilings, walls, doors, etc.

Ph 66884188 - sample & brochure bamboo@bambooply.com.au

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KINESIOLOGY Clear subconscious sabotages.

Reprogram patterns and beliefs.

De-stress. Restore vibrancy and physical health. Clear allergies.

SANDRA DAVEY Reg. Pract. 66846914

CHARMING 1br cottage in Uki near village, school, shops, on acreage, part furn, new bthrm & kitch, working person or cpl, no kids/pets $300pw. 66794129

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Backburner Delivery hiccups abound with rain following us each time we try to bring you the Tweed Shire Echo! Last week’s second-edition delivery was again hampered (delayed) by rain. We apologise for any inconvenience and urge you to take note of the bulk drop-off places where you can pick up your free copy of the paper.

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Business heads wanting to ‘grow their people’ (that is, get the most out their staff ) have an opportunity at a free ‘emotional intelligence’ seminar organised by the Northern Rivers Business Enterprise Centre on September 18 at Tweed Heads South. Emotional intelligence, according to facilitator Aveline Clarke, is the ability to perceive, assess and manage the emotions of one self and others. For info call Paul on 1300 650 058.

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Beware – falling fish. Pedestrians at Hastings Point need to tread carefully particularly in the vicinity of the telegraph pole that’s home to an eagle’s nest. Last week the eagle, while undertaking a bit of housekeeping from its lofty penthouse on top of the pole, dropped a fish over the side! It came to rest on the footpath – luckily there was no one walking by at the time.

Not-happy candidate, who, off his own bat had organised meet-the-candidates session this week, felt he was sabotaged by mysterious gremlins at another weekly paper which got the dates mixed up, instead reporting they would be on after the election. What use is that, he grizzled.

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Our man in Borneo last week reported that local police sergeant in his village was suing his fellow officers. The offence? The fellow officers had not cut him in on the bribes!

Backburner eagerly awaits the court decision.

Murwillumbah artist Barbara Parsons and her pet native eclectus parrot smooch for The Echo camera. The pair always turn a few heads when they stroll down Murwillumbah’s main street.

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Backburner is told that Liberals’ council election candidate Joan van Lieshout got more than she bargained for when she did a little electioneering recently at the historic Uki pub (Mt Warning Hotel). Locals apparently gave her short shrift when she was introduced as the wife of a millionaire property developer behind the proposed controversial rural-residential development near Uki.

The Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Food Guide earlier this month gives Tweed restaurant Fins at south Kingscliff a two-hat rating and Bamboo at Casuarina Beach one hat. They are both ‘new-hatted’ entries.

Are we soon to become the gourmet capital of the north?

Food for thought.

Who gets the koala vote? In the latest newsletter of the Friends of the Koalas several Tweed Shire Council candidates were among 34 candidates from across seven Far North Coast shires who responded to a survey on the politicians’ ‘koala friendliness’. If they were koala

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Disturbing images on Youtube show a few guys with mobile phones directed at unpopped corn. When the ringing phones are directed simultaneously at the corn it’s only a matter of seconds before the corn pops!

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However, the Friends said no candidate declared themselves to be ‘anti-koala’. Fur and loathing on the campaign trail.

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Glamour on the Tweed. Poolside at Domain Santai Resort is being touted as ‘the place to be’ next Friday, September 19, for an evening of ‘up-close and personal moments and indulgent delights’ with Australian Walk of Fame inductees Alannah Hill, Tara Moss, and Tom Burlinson. It’s a fundraiser for breast-cancer research and includes canapes, champers and fashion. Bookings of course are essential.

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Some would-be politicians are touchy. Candidate who briefly aligned himself, but did not contest, a Tweed council election nine years ago, with a since-discredited team of councillors, does not want that to be widely known as it could, according to their campaign manager, cost him ‘hundreds of votes’. Seems there’s a few leopards trying to change their spots at this election.

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