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THE TWEED SHIRE Volume 1 #38 Thursday, May 28, 2009 Advertising and news enquiries: Phone: (02) 6672 2280 Fax: (02) 6672 4933 editor@tweedecho.com.au adcopy@tweedecho.com.au www.tweedecho.com.au

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Councillors fear state planning panels Ken Sapwell

Tweed Shire councillors on both sides of the fence have joined a growing chorus of protest against the government’s controversial decision to transfer their planning powers to a government-controlled panel next month. Deputy Mayor Barry Longland and former mayor Warren Polglase say the radical change will sideline councillors from the decision-making process involving large and controversial developments and put it in the hands of unelected representatives. Planning Minister Kristina Kenneally has given the council less than two weeks to find two suitable people to appoint to one of the government’s so-called Joint Regional Planning Panels (JRPPs) that will be dominated by three government appointed members. The council was told last Friday it has until next Tuesday (June 2) to seek nominations from community members whose skills meet wide-ranging guidelines so two can be chosen by councillors at a special meeting two days later. As a result, Tweed Shire Council yesterday (Wednesday) announced that an extraordinary meeting would be held next Thursday, June 4, at 4.30pm to consider the makeup of the local panel. The local appointees will serve on a five-person panel which will make recommendations to Ms Kenneally about infrastructure and ‘ecotourist’ projects worth more than $5 million and residential and commercial development worth more than $10 million. Chief planner Vince Connell said the council was now calling for people ‘with appropriate expertise to determine development proposals of regional significance’ to nominate to serve terms of up to three years in a paid position on the panel. Cr Polglase says the panels will undermine the council’s role, with appointees unaccountable to the electorate deciding the future of the shire. ‘People objecting to the Repco rally should be turning their attention to the government because it may well be making the decision under this new arrangement,’ he said. Cr Longland said he shared similar con-

cerns and would be supporting a protest vote against the changes when he attended the Local Government Association’s annual conference next week with Cr Polglase and Mayor Joan van Lieshout. Association president Genia McCaffery says the panels will leave residents out of major planning decisions and are likely to make the planning system more costly, time consuming and confusing. ‘It’s difficult to see what benefits these panels will bring to the development process. ‘The panels will cost an extra $3.5million per year in sitting fees and travel expenses alone – which will have to come from already-stretched council budgets, or added to development application fees.

‘The panels will have three state government appointed members, including the chairperson, and only two appointed by the local council where the development is located, meaning residents have a minority voice in the decisions. ‘Councils do a great job administering a complex DA process and understanding local concerns, and so should have the final say on developments in their local areas.’ President of the Shires Association, Cr Bruce Miller, says JRPPs will make the planning process more time consuming. ‘Also, transparency is undermined because panel members will be open to political pressure, just like local councillors, but without the need to front up at election time.

Cr Miller says the decision to establish only five JRPPs for the metropolitan and coastal regions will affect community input into local decisions. ‘Communities in regional areas will be forced to travel long distances to attend the Panel meetings while the 43 local councils west of the divide will have no say about large developments in their area. ‘This goes against what local government stands for, so we simply can’t support it. ‘We urge the Minister to reconsider the need to introduce JRPPs, and keep local planning controls where they belong – in the hands of local councils and their communities,’ he said. ■ See Editorial, page 6

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Breaking the boredom of a rain-soaked week, Murwillumbah girl Shelby Gilbert, 12, ventured out last Thursday to explore familiar ground, albeit underneath her kayak, after torrential rain inundated parts of Murwillumbah and the town’s historic showground. Photo Luis Feliu

Local News Noticeboard Cycling skills Tweed Shire Council in conjunction with Austcycle Training offers training in cycling skills. Free courses for two-to-three hours in the mornings in Kingscliff on Monday, June 1 (to register call Liz on 02 6674 9515), Pottsville on Wednesday, June 3 (call Pam 02 6676 4555), Murwillumbah, Thursday, June 4 (call Dianne on 02 6670 2783), and Banora Point, Friday, June 5 (call Michael on 07 5587 9013. Bring your own bike. Learn computers Computer Association Tweed Seniors meets at 10.30am on the third Wednesday of each month at Seagulls. Learn computer skills from other seniors. Joining days are on the second Thursday of each month. Call June 02 6676 3131 (Mon-Fri 9-5). All Welcome. Family history Tweed Family History and Heritage Association will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, June 2, in Sth Tweed Sports Club, Minjungbal Drive at 1.30pm. For info call Noelene 07 5599 8939. Landcare gem Friends of Wollumbin Landcare are restoring native bushland along the Tweed river (Kyogle Road, two kms south of Byangum Bridge, Uki). Meet opp. Boulder Close, Byangum 8am to noon, Saturday, June 6. For info call 02 6679 5879. Winter appeal The Uki Red Cross Winter Appeal 2009 will be held in Uki Hall on Friday, June 5. A street

stall will start at 9am and lunch will be served from noon till 1.30pm. Donations of cash, produce, cakes, pickles and jams, craft work or any saleable goods gratefully accepted and may be left at the post office or with Joy Armour, or brought in on the day.

Walking group Murwillumbah On The Move walking group meets at information centre carpark at 7.20 am (winter start time from June 3), Wednesdays and Saturdays. Enjoyable walks around town. Everyone welcome. Phone (02) 6672 1660. Family Centre The Family Centre is taking bookings now for courses running at Tweed Heads South. Book early on (07) 5524 8711. ‘DadSkills’ fortnightly sessions for fathers, join anytime, Tuesdays fortnightly, next sessions June 2, 16, 30 5pm-7.30pm. ‘ParentSpace: birth to three years’ Wednesdays fortnightly 10am-11.30am, next session May 27. ‘Behaviour: understanding and responding’, parenting information shared in a friendly atmosphere. ‘Parents and Prams Walking Group’ Wednesdays 9.45am-11.15 am. Kingscliff and Rainbow Bay locations. ‘Walking the Blues Away’ Friday, May 29 all day. Lupus support Lupus and Sjogren’s syndrome Gold Coast-Tweed Support Group meeting will be held on Friday, June 5, in the Alan Millard Room, Tweed Hospital, Florence Street (opp. Ivory Cres-

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cent) at 6pm. Meet others with Lupus (SLE) and Sjogren’s in an informal and social atmosphere. Some information on hand from the Lupus Association. Contact Kelly on 02 6676 2646 or email info@lupusnsw.org.au for more information.

U3A Tweed Coast U3A next forum at 2pm on Friday, June 5, at Kingscliff Uniting Church Hall. Guest speaker is Trudy Collins from the Far North Coast Respite and Carelink Centre. Advice sheets will be handed out with info on how to access assistance available for older people and carers. Afternoon tea, donation $2. Food giveaway Bread giveaway now being held outside the iBar near the traffic lights, under the canopy. Grocery donations needed. Call Terri on 0414 376057. Healthy habits Healthy Habits workshop, Cabarita Beach, Sunday, June 7, 10am. These workshops are free and designed to give people the tools of self healing and determination to get off pain killers, to learn how to breathe well. For info call Dinah Morgan on 02 6676 3136. Mental health Tweed Valley Mental Health Carers Network is a support group for families of people with mental illness, offering friendship and sharing experiences and information. The group meets on the first and third Mondays in each month at the Tweed Heads Library, Brett Street (no public holidays). Inquiries (07) 5524 4556.

Polglase backs Cudgen rezoning Ken Sapwell

For me r Mayor War re n Polglase has taken up the cudgels for a developer planning a second shot at rezoning prime agricultural land at Cudgen for a supermarket, up to 200 homes and a fire station. In a notice of motion to be considered at tonight’s (May 28) council meeting, Cr Polglase asks staff to prepare a report ‘on the process required to allow land owned by the Kingscliff Land Company [KLC] to be developed.’ The company, which has not yet lodged a new rezoning application, attracted national media attention when it paid $4.5 million for the land in a joint venture deal with supermarket giant Coles Myer in November 2004. The deal raised eyebrows after mortgage documents revealed that KLC entered into a conditional arrange-

ment with then sitting councillor Lynne Beck and her two sisters, promising to pay them an extra $5 million if the land is rezoned before November this year. However, the deal failed to come to fruition and the mortgage documents were discharged last January. The company’s first rezoning bid came unstuck when the council was sacked in disgrace in 2005 before it could consider the application, with the administrators subsequently appointed to run the council rejecting it outright. The land, which once grew small crops and has sweeping ocean views and frontage to Cudgen Creek, has been classified by the State government as farmland of state significance under the North Coast regional plan. Cr Polglase said it was one of four major projects he was putting forward on behalf of land owners and

it was up to the council, or more likely, the state government, to decide. His motion seeks to remove farmland protection from the Cudgen land and rezone it for ‘mixed residential, commercial, community and emergency use’. He said other projects which landowners wanted included in the council’s LEP review were a push by Gales Holdings for a town centre at Chinderah, Boyds Bay Garden World’s bid to rezone its site for industrial and bulky goods and Heritage Pacific’s plans for a mixed retail, industrial, commercial and residential development west of Pottsville. No one from KLC, which comprises a group of investors including Melbournebased WRF Securities, could be contacted for comment. Coles-Myer maintains that its relationship with KLC is at ‘arms length.’

Aboriginality celebrated Celebrating 42 years since Aboriginal people were recognised as citizens in the May 26, 1967, national referendum was Tweed Valley man Maulleing, a family member of the Ngarakwal-Nganduwal Aboriginal moiety of the Tweed, who entertained townsfolk with his yidaki (didjeridu) near the New Leaf cafe in downtown Murwillumbah on Tuesday. Maulleing said he wanted to remind people of his family ancestors’ struggle to keep their lore and song lines and to acknowledge ‘the deception, cruelty and displacement of the past in order to move forward together in fairness, respect and truth’. Photo Luis Feliu.

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Rally chief apologises to scientist Luis Feliu

A false claim by world rally organisers that their consulting environmental scientist could find ‘no reason on ecological grounds’ for the rally not to proceed through the Tweed in September has backfired, with the rally chief forced to apologise. Last Sunday week, organisers released the eagerly-awaited report on the rally’s ecological impact by consultant Dr Stephen Phillips (pictured) as well as an accompanying press release saying the report ‘concludes there are no reasons the event should not proceed on ecological grounds’. But organising committee chairman Gary Connelly was forced to apologise on regional ABC radio two days later saying an embarrassing human error led to the mistake in which the respected scientist was misquoted. He said the wrong release was accidentally issued after Dr Phillips had made changes to a draft version. The new press release, now available on the rally website, says the reports ‘generally conclude that any impacts arising from the rally are unlikely to be significant in terms of both Federal and State government assessment criteria’. Dr Phillips told the The Echo this week his phone ‘went off’ last week after people saw the initial press release in the media in which he appeared to be giving the rally the all clear. Speaking from Far North Queensland where is conducting a research and mapping project on the rare tree kangaroo, Dr Phillips said it was ‘silly to ask someone like me whether

I approve this rally because people would see it as spin’. He said the initial press release had misrepresented him and he felt the release had damaged the integrity of his Murwillumbahbased company Biolink and his staff who had worked on the project. ‘I told them they’re waving a red flag to a bull if they continue going along with this spin, saying “if you thought you had a fight before, now it’ll be an even bigger fight”’. Dr Phillips went live on radio last week to defend his report, saying the rally organisers’ press release was ‘not what our report says at all’. ‘They sent me the press release for me to comment on and I edited it extensively because I was unhappy with it. I sent it back, but my amendments did not make it through and now all hell has broken loose.’. He said many people had warned him not to take the rally job while others urged him to do it because he and his staff ‘cared as well’. ‘It’s a two-edged sword. We had to remove any personal opinions on what we might think of car rallies generally and make sure we did a bloody good job. I got angry because people

in the community have faith in our integrity.’ Mr Connelly excused the mistake as ‘human error’ due to the large volume of reports and media releases issued on the event to date and denied they were ‘trying to spin his words’. ‘We offer to prepare the media releases (for the consultants), subject to their approval and they generally come back with track changes. Dr Phillips had changed a number of his answers, they were a lot longer and more scientific, but we accepted those changes. Unfortunately when it was sent out the wrong one was sent. ‘We weren’t trying to spin his words. It’s a lay person’s interpretation of his report. We have to ask “how can we put into one sentence and put on one page what his (400 page) report says?”,’ Mr Connelly said. Dr Phillips said the report tried to ascertain the risk the event posed to threatened species as required by legislation. Dr Phillips recommended the rally organisers implement a koala plan of management plus other measures to eliminate or minimise impact on flora and fauna and organisers had agreed. He said that before the rally cars raced along the route, rally officials’ cars with sirens and lights flashing and at least two helicopter passes would create ‘a great bloody hullabaloo’ that would have a side effect of scaring most birds and mammals out of the area. For koalas along the route, he recommended measures such as temporary fencing be erected as well as ‘guardians’ be allocated to each known koala

Garrett notes local concerns over rally Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has acknowledged Tweed residents’ concerns over the planned running of the controversial world rally through Tweed and Kyogle shires in September. Mr Garrett visited the Tweed last year (see picture) to add the Green Cauldron to the National Landscapes program (the Green Cauldron comprises the Mt Warning caldera region and its world-heritagelisted national parks). He told The Echo through a spokesman that he hoped the environmental significance of the area would be considered by the NSW government and councils when dealing with the proposal. Mr Garrett, the spokesman said, ‘appreciates local concerns’ about the proposed event and that ‘while he had no current regulatory role in

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who return the following year,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It is great for the town and great for our local emergency services who we donate all of the proceeds to.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The grand prize is in the biggest tailor category where hooking this fish can make an angler $1,500 richer and win them $500 worth of white goods. The second biggest tailor is worth $1,000 and $500 worth of white goods. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a tailor weight in at 6.39kg, which was caught in 2000 - and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what everyone is going to try and beat,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bevan said. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;But in 1990 the biggest tailor

weighed only 400g and was the only one for the day. We should get some weighing three to four kilos this year, the competition has no boundaries so if you think you can get a big tailor out in whoop-whoop they if you can get it back here by 9am Sunday, go and catch it.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Entry is $25 for adults and $15 for children. For more info call Mr Wise on 6676 3111. The Cabarita Beach Surf Life Saving Club and the Tweed Volunteer Rescue Association benefit from the contest which drew almost 1,000 entrants last year. Registration is at 12pm on the Saturday and weigh-in at 9am on the Sunday.

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Tweed’s tourist centre history unfolds Ken Sapwell

Tweed Shire Council has begun work on a new $650,000 gateway tourist information centre, next door to an adult bar that was once a purposebuilt drive-through tourist information centre. Why the council lost ownership of the prime site and how the once busy tourist information centre was allowed to morph into the glitzy ‘i’ bar is partly revealed in a potted-history compiled by council staff. Details of the sorry saga were released in a bid to head-off inevitable questions about why the council was acquiring more precious parkland to replicate what they had next door as long ago as 1972. It reveals a tale of two cities – Albury and Tweed Heads – with Albury coming out the winner and Tweed Heads the big-time loser in a classic example of government double-standards which has deprived the town of a proper information centre for the past seven years. It also details a lost opportunity for the council to reclaim the building 10 years ago at a price much cheaper than it is now paying for its replacement. According to the council’s synopsis, the site on which the bar now operates in Chris Cunningham Park was donated by

the council to the Department of Works following a government undertaking to build two border gateway information centres at Tweed Heads and Albury. Both centres were built in 1972 with the Tweed Heads building operating successfully until September 1989 when the department suddenly decided to lease the building to commercial operators and ordered council and lessees out. Later, the government handed back control of the Albury centre to the local council but told the Tweed in 1996 it would have to cough up $200,000 for the same privilege, but the council was unable to agree to the contract conditions. The following year the government took the shock step of publicly auctioning the land and the building, but the council’s $200,000 bid failed to regain their former tourism headquarters which was knocked down to a local resident for just $295,000. The council version notes the government’s different treatment of Albury and Tweed Heads, but does not try to explain the discrepancies. But former councillors remember that it occurred against the backdrop of a long-running feud between the then National Party member of the Coalition government, Don Beck, and

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former long-serving mayor Max Boyd, who worked in the centre from 1970 to 1988. As a result of the debacle, Tweed Tourism was left without a home to call its own when the building’s new owner leased it out, first as a restaurant and later as the ‘i’ bar which features signage similar to the familiar ‘i’ logo at tourist information centres in NSW. The report says in recent years Tweed Tourism has operated out of several locations in Tweed Heads, including its current location in the Twin Towns resort building. It says the new information centre should open for business in September this year as the

first step in a planned revitalisation of the ailing Tweed Heads central business district that also includes a major overhaul of the Jack Evans Boat Harbour foreshores and a possible development of part of Bay Street. But the council’s announcement of the go-ahead to the centre last week came just hours after Federal MP Justine Elliot admitted that the council had missed out on a crucial government grant needed to undertake the harbour redevelopment. The new centre will include an information service area, administration section, public toilets, a plaza and a grassed area linking to the Jack Evans Boat Harbour redevelopment.

Salvage bid for harbour makeover Tweed Shire Council will make a renewed bid for federal funding to help salvage plans for a major overhaul of the Jack Evans Boat Harbour despite missing out on a $10.6 million infrastructure grant last week. The shock failure of the council’s application has left just $3.6 million in the upcoming budget to undertake what was to be a $14.35 million make-over, forcing planners to drastically reduce the scale of works. But council’s corporate services chief, Troy Green, said he was confident the project would meet the criteria for a $2 million grant from the government’s $650 million Jobs Fund coming on line on July 1. Mr Green said he was surprised but undeterred by advice from local Federal Member, Justine Elliot, that the council’s application for the $10.6 million infrastructure grant did not meet all the criteria. ‘We are not giving up. We need this work to be done because it would not only create an economic stimulus in an area that needs it but would have environmental benefits by improving water quality in the harbour,’ he said. Chief engineer Patrick Knight, in a report to today’s (Thursday) council meeting, says if the council is successful in its $2 million grant

application it could undertake a range of works in a scaleddown revamp. They include new stormwater pipes and levelling of the pot-holed former Border caravan park, revetment works along the north edge of the harbour, an amenities and kiosk block and creation of a sandy beach in front of the Twin Towns Services Club. Among works axed from the original plan launched amid undiluted optimism a month ago are the timber walkways and beach deck and a beach terrace of concrete steps into the harbour south of the club Save the Jack Evans Boat Harbour committee spokesperson Stephanie Deane says she’s disappointed that the redevelopment budget had been cut by two thirds, but it provided a chance to re-evaluate some of the more over-the-top aspects of the redevelopment. ‘It’s time the council went back to the drawing board to look at some of the more expensive parts of the projects which many in the community believe are non-essential,’ she said. She said she was unperturbed about the loss of the timber walkways and decking which was likely to become as an expensive liability as the walkway at Rainbow Bay which was now being dismantled.

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The Panel The state government continues its push to take planning powers out of the hands of local government. More and more it seems to regard local government as an embarrassing obstacle to its own ambitions – which often coincide with the ambitions of its developer mates – and would rather do away with it altogether. The latest move to divorce councils from planning reality is the establishment of Joint Regional Planning Panels (JRPPs) by July 1. Background is available under www.planning.nsw.gov. au/planning_reforms/index.asp. Tweed Shire Council’s planning department has put out the call this week for local members to be selected for the panel. This does not mean the planners necessarily support the move, they are merely doing the bidding of the planning minister Kristina Keneally. It really matters little to their professional lives who gives the directions. To us, however, it means the councillors we elected have less say over what gets developed in our shire. Is this democracy? The Local Government and Shires Association of NSW is opposing the establishment of JRPPs, which will determine most developments over $10 million as well as community infrastructure and so-called ‘ecotourism’ developments over $5 million. That pretty much takes care of the major developments which would draw the most community angst and upon which we would expect our elected representatives to have decisionmaking powers. According to Local Government Association president Cr Genia McCaffery, the panels will cost an extra $3.5 million per year in sitting fees and travel expenses alone, which will have to come from already-stretched council budgets, or be added to development application fees. ‘The panels will have three state government appointed members, including the chairperson, and only two appointed by the local council where the development is located, meaning residents have a minority voice in the decisions,’ Cr McCaffery said. Obviously the Minister is going to appoint members whose views most accord with her philosophy, which is not necessarily that of the local community. There is no guarantee, either, that the regionally-appointed members will suit the aspirations of Tweed Shire. The other drawback is that the panel for northern NSW may not meet near Tweed Shire. This means residents wishing to object to a major development in person, or to at least hear the panel’s decision, would have to travel to a meeting and the tyranny of distance presents another obstacle to democracy in action. On top of the Minister’s power to take over rezonings and approval under the notorious section 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, these panels appears to be another power-grab ploy by the state for its own agenda. One of the first decisions of the northern NSW panel may well be the strategically-delayed DA for the Repco Rally. With the government-appointed members in the majority, it’s extremely unlikely that the concerns of Tweed residents will be heeded.

es, Gerard and Andrew and Piers and Paul and Uncle Tom Cobbley and all, Kevin Rudd and Wayne Swan did look silly when they were unwilling to spell out the predicted deficit and debt last week. You’re all perfectly right; it would have been far more sensible to have said it clearly: One Hundred and Eighty Eight Billion Dollars, or Three Hundred and Fifteen Billion Dollars, or whatever the agreed amount was, is, or will be. Not to do so appeared evasive and distracted attention from the message they were trying to get across to the public. But was it really such a big deal? After all, it could hardly be called dissembling; not only were the figures used prominently more than once in the budget papers, they were also paraded ad nauseam by the opposition and the commentators. If it was supposed to be a coverup it was a remarkably ineffective one. It is also possible, as some of the more conspiratorial pundits have suggested, that the Prime Minister and treasurer were trying to avoid an explicit television grab that could be used as a coalition election ad. But if this was indeed the case, again the tactic was an abject failure. As Sunday’s Insiders program demonstrated, you could knock up an even more devastating ad using the evasions than using a frank admission. If any of the government’s stable of spin doctors, pollsters, psephologists and other necromancers in fact suggested the approach, they should immediately be hung out to dry, having first suffered ritual disembowelment. And in fact the most interesting part of what is otherwise pretty much a non-story is why the pundits should have believed them ca-

pable of such stupidity. One answer, of course, is that a depressing number of them were recruited from the ranks of the New South Wales ALP mafia, and have simply failed to assimilate. For many years now promoting the Macquarie Street gang has called for a pretty blunt approach. After all, the product has been festering on the shelves for at least a term and a half, and is now long past its use-by date.

radiating re-electability. Rudd himself boasts an approval rating whose longevity is the stuff of legend. Asked to explain it, one letter writer used a single word: ‘Integrity’. It is a word whose meaning was forgotten many years ago by the Sydney mob, but it is one Rudd can ill afford to lose. It’s time, as they say, that he took a good look at some of his loyal retainers. This week’s shemozzle was a pass-

The media must be schmoozed and threatened in an effort to produce images that will not make the voters actually puke. by Mungo MacCallum Thus every campaign consists largely of trying to persuade the public to take yet another bite of a shit sandwich. Since even the good citizens of the premier state are now finding this a distasteful prospect, every possible distraction must be employed: it’s all about the balloons and streamers, never about the actual dish. In addition the media must be schmoozed and threatened to within an inch of their collective lives in an effort to produce images that will not make the voters actually puke. Control must be ruthless and absolute; what information is eventually allowed into the public domain must be edited, filtered, purified and sterilised before being released. Only thus will their shop-soiled masters have even the remotest chance of re-election. But while this sanguinary approach may or may not be appropriate for Nathan Rees and his embattled troops, it is hopelessly at odds with Kevin Rudd’s public image. His is still a fresh government untarnished by scandal and corruption, and

ing shower. But in these days of climate change worse may be around the corner – unless precautions are taken. The good news for the week was that Australia has signed the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture. In other words, we are against it. This will probably come as no surprise to most Australians, who would never have entertained the idea that we would condone such deliberate and calculated use of pain and cruelty, even against our most vicious antagonists. But the sad fact is that until very recently we had a government that did just that, and one that even turned a blind eye when torture was used against its own citizens. The reason, of course, was simply that the government of John Howard outsourced its foreign policy to Washington, and America consistently refused to sign the protocol. The American position was curiously ambivalent: the United States would

not commit to outlawing torture, but of course, hand on heart, it would never use it. George W Bush made that perfectly clear: ‘America does not torture,’ he insisted over and over again. Long before the end of his regime and the concrete evidence that has emerged since, it was clear that America did use extreme measures to obtain information from prisoners. They were frequently ‘rendered’ to other countries which routinely practised torture, but when that proved impractical Americans were perfectly willing to line up for the job. Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison was, of course notorious, but it became increasingly known that similar acts were taking place in Guantanamo Bay, including what has since been named ‘waterboarding’. But this wasn’t torture; it couldn’t be because America does not torture. And this bland sophistry was quite enough to satisfy Howard. The Australian Mamdouh Habib had been rendered to Egypt, and David Hicks was in Guantanamo Bay, both receiving the very best of treatment; he had been assured of that personally. And his attorney-general, Phillip Ruddock, said that the worst that could happen to them was sleep deprivation, and that was hardly torture; why, on long flights he underwent it himself, even in first class. Funnily enough, none of the politicians who apologised for the regime has accepted the invitation to try a little waterboarding himself. There is still time: Australia still has to pass laws giving force to the Protocol. Mr Howard, Mr Ruddock, step forward: the buckets are full and the volunteers are waiting.

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Diagnosis: naive Scott Sledge means well but is politically and linguistically naive (The Echo, May 14). He lives in a plutocracy, not a genuine democracy, where money rules and votes don’t count when there is a difference between the two. Doug Ogilvie

Bilambil Heights

Wait 20 years for rail We should reject TOOT’s light rail Bluebird rail-motor with its 55 year old technology, using 1.4 litres/km to carry a little more than two bus loads of passengers. This rail-motor is described in the Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC) September 2004 Feasibility Study. However, I believe the future for rail in the Northern Rivers is a fast new light rail system connected to Brisbane that could be built within the next 20 years. For the immediate future an integrated bus transport system should be supported by the State. In early 2006 the NSW government put up $75m to upgrade the rail line and asked the Howard government for $75m from its massive surpluses. Howard did nothing and Senator Nash remained silent, as did the NSW opposition including our two local Nationals. With their morbid fear of deficits they will do even less in the future. Further, the PwC Feasibility Study highlights the low patronage reality. Ninety two per cent of the 2004 old XPT patronage of less than 400 per day paid 50 per cent or less concession fares and 82 per cent used the service to go to Sydney, leaving 18 per cent, or less than 80 a day, who commuted between northern stations. These figures, and the fact that there are many empty seats on well scheduled buses running between centres like Lismore and Byron Bay, highlights the problem of reinstating a future viable North Coast integrated transport system based on an old train line. The SCU’s assessed 3,000 patrons a day is based on highly questionable and I believe flawed assessments. In Queensland the removal of the nineteenth century designed Beenleigh to Coolangatta rail line in the early 60s allowed its replacement with a modern level straight fast electric commuter corridor 40 years later that services the massive Gold Coast population and links two international airports. With our present ‘one rail track put it back to where we were’ National Party and Green politicians, a viable new fast affordable integrated transport system in the North Coast seems a long way off as they are both rail fixated on an www.tweedecho.com.au

old failing system. I propose we need urgent funding for a feasibility study to design and cost a future light rail system on a new corridor from the Gold Coast Airport to Lismore/Casino. It could also investigate the possibility of levelling and straightening the present old rail system to take a fast light rail system and use the Queensland line gauge for direct access to Brisbane as this is where the demand for a rail connection is. Laurie Ganter

Tweed Heads

Harbour erosion Despite the Rudd Government rejection of funding, Tweed Shire Council should get on with the job by completing drainage and harbour protection works with the $3.4 million already allocated from council coffers. Council’s plan to continue drainage discharge from Tweed’s northern residential area and Wharf Street into the swimming and recreational use of the harbour is not acceptable. Section 94 funds, already collected for drainage purposes, should be transferred to the partially treated drainage water to the Tweed River, as recommended by the Tweed community. Despite several calls to council, no information indicating that all drainage water will be treated suited to children’s beach activities, has been provided. Erosion to the harbour’s unprotected southern beach on the Bay Street side requires immediate shoreline protection, otherwise mature trees, BBQs, beach shower and picnic facilities will be washed away. Whether the council proceeds with its questionable concrete shoreline protection or upgrades the existing See Bee terracotta erosion control wall, sand nourishment of the harbour beach needs to be provided, and is available from the nearby sand pumping pipeline. The improvement of the northern beach area, the site of the old Border caravan park should be affordable. Several old roadways should be grassed with provision for a few sheltered picnic areas and children’s playground. The new council kiosk site at the rear of Twin Towns Club, the subject of several objections, should be relocated as the area was submerged when the tide surged last weekend. Council is currently promoting a 10 year, $1.2 million, unwanted Queensland car rally project, yet has failed to revitalise the ailing Tweed Heads CBD park. The community requests that council get on with the job, doing it correctly.

In praise of Dot… or then again not I was saddened to see the recent vile letter from the coordinator of the Caldera Environment Centre. The fact my name was used in the content I found very offensive. The reference to desperate housewives was both derogatory and chauvinist. So many housewives juggle their lives as a wife, mother, working, managing the family budget and voluntary work, the backbone of society. Over the years the green movement has built considerable support but I wonder what has happened. The founding blocks include freedom of speech, but a member has been expelled because he dared to have an opinion of his own. This member has been a pro-active conservationist, not simply reactive. His work revegetating our river and creek banks to

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Hospital be praised I recently had to ring for the paramedics early one morning. The Triple 0 number was answered very quickly and the person there really calmed me down. They said the paramedics would be there soon. While I was talking on the phone the paramedics were there. From then on, my journey to the Tweed Hospital was very good and calming. The paramedics, the casualty staff and doctors were very efficient. I was then transported to the Medical Ward 1 with the utmost care. The nurses and staff were wonderful. My stay in hospital was A1. I must praise these wonderful people for their devotion to their work. I have read and heard many a story about the bad things that happen but praise must be made to these wonderful people. Stop whingeing and give praise where it is due. Thanks to the staff and all involved. Jean Shaw

Palm Beach

For the believers

I believe, sincerely, and movingly in every word these PR pro rally chappies are putting out. I also believe, don’t you? that the, ahem, publicising front page story ‘ECOLOGIST GIVES OK TO RALLY!’ was, since he meant the opposite, after all, a simple human and jolly gosh good old clerical mistake of, ah, accidentally, forgive the tautology, there’s worse to come, getting it all a bit ‘mixed up’ in the office or shredder or whatever. Ok, happy now? Look, these blokes have got a job to do. They have to convince the snoring citizens of the Tweed, oops, I nearly typed their Tweed... Oh, yeah, sorry, but forget about all them endangered species of frogs, eels, and whatnot and all that stuff about a butterfly’s wings on the Amazon knocking down the Richard W Murray twin towers that various theoTweed Heads ries discuss, stuff all that, I say,

I should be addressing the Council’s Plan of Management and budget for the coming year, but first I wish to respond to Ron Cooper’s complaint about my ‘abusive’ letter concerning the voting pattern of Cr Holdom (The Echo, May 14 and 21). Punters viewing the pictureperfect blue Pacific beach scene used for Cr Holdom’s election promotion with the words

‘Holdom to what we’ve got’ would assume the message was not about buying property at Salt or Casuarina, but rather to demonstrate a caring attitude towards our local wild places and natural systems. Dot’s voting pattern has in fact been more aligned with the ‘developer puppet’ councillors than with the ‘community’ councillors (often the vote is 5-2). Moreover, she and Barbara Fitzgibbon have attacked Katie Milne for being unsophisticated and idealistic. It seems for them, form is more important than content. The Labor followers’ belief that ‘the people’ will always act wisely is almost as naive as the conservatives’ idea that the unfettered free market is perfect and self regulating. These belief systems have led to the global

meltdown of the economy, polar ice caps, permafrost and glaciers. At the local level, the Council has endless enthusiasm and limitless funds to spend on park ‘beautification’ and sea walls, etc at Jack Evans Boat Harbour, Kingscliff and Pottsville (some ten, six or four million dollars) but only $300,000 for riparian rehabilitation of the entire Tweed River system. Where is the often repeated, hand-on-heart pledge to adhere to ‘ecologically sustainable principles’ in Council’s strategic decision making? Que? The management plan, like the pre-election statements of many councillors, is big on rhetoric but pathetic in action.

go out there boys! Ignore the money side (we’ll pay about $3 million today towards getting robbed of $30 million in the long run, which makes no sense to me, but don’t let the spin figures fool you, right?) just do as I do, mate, and, c’mon, try, try… to believe in this increasingly unwanted and capitalistic Mad Max death throe choked in its own carbon back

passage monoxide thrashing through the Tweed like a battalion through Vietnam, and, believe moi ma sister n bros ob de Tweed (fade up the sort of Chariots of Fire music that fits now, as a much as it ever did, and remember not to take this too, too seriously; but I also believe it boils down that everything they are saying – This Is Good For You! – equates to one

Simpsons Monorail DVD for every peasant who mindlessly lines the route (a free one with every Echo?). Might be a goer. The Rally isn’t a fast goer. It’s a toxic and slow Killer. And should be given the very serious flick.

improve their sustainability has been of enormous benefit to this shire. Over recent months there has been much misinformation whipping up a frenzy and the abusive and vile behaviour that has evolved from this is no different than the bully-boy stuff used by some developers. Lindy Smith

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Confound the rally: a small selection of letters ■ Has amateurism become a dinosaur? My dream for Murwillumbah was to re-create an authentic motor sport special event. An event reflecting that ‘boy’s own’ spirit of racing anything at hand, whether it be paddle pop sticks along gutters on a rainy day or the chariots of our era, the motor car. A true reflection, I believe, of amateurism, a philosophy rapidly disappearing in our society. Motor sport in Australia was born out of this amateur spirit of backyard racing specials, modified factory sports cars, and for the few who could cobble together large sums of money, a few absolute factorybuilt racing cars from Europe. My dream of presenting as closely and safely as possible an authentic event, as was seen in the era being represented, soon deteriorated in my view into an ego-driven, chequeredflag spirited, baseball cap Gold Coast Indy charade. An event measured by the dollar value of the machinery. An event of celebrity worship. An event far removed from that amateur philosophy of sport, the work I was nurtured in. Sport for sport’s sake. Historically, turning motor

sport into gold probably started in the early 1900s, Henry Ford himself was a racer, the questionable ‘first’ Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island in 1928 was won by Herbert Austria’s son-in-law, in a factory racing Austin 7, the same marque I have competed in for nearly 40 years. The very unpopular ‘Repco Rally’ is at the extremities of manic insanity. An unconscious ‘boof-headed’, greedy, dishonest, bullying attempt to exploit Mother Nature, a piece of Mother Nature we in the Tweed cling to. We owe it to the world, we owe it to our children, we owe it to ourselves to keep on saying no. Please don’t sit on your hands. Join the resistance.

presumes a position of councillors. I note the extreme concern over the same issue that was raised by councillors in relation to the bulky goods airport precinct and would like to know why the same outrage is not being applied here? I would like Council to request the Tweed Tourism and rally organisers remove this from their promotional material and retract these statements via a media release to assure the public that secret deals have not been done as this clearly looks like it has, and is the word around town, especially by the accommodation houses who are also perpetuating this false advertising. Cr Katie Milne

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(Co-founder of ■ I’ve read the response of the Speed on Tweed) rally organisers to my concerns Condong and initially I thought, fair enough, things may well have ■ I have very serious concerns changed. But in pondering the that the rally is being promot- issue I still know that it is vired as a foregone conclusion. tually impossible for either the It clearly says on their website rally organisers or the police to that Rally Aust has secured this control what happens on the event and the Tweed Tourism stages prior to the event. They website also clearly states the simply do not have the resources to do so. event is happening. In my rally day it was also This is false advertising and

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absolutely illegal to road-learn at speed and at night. But all the serious teams did it anyway and got away with it because it is too hard to man the terrain. It would be incredible to me that the modern day rally drivers, with an intense urge to win, would have become good upstanding citizens who follow the rules to a ‘t’ and with a social conscience to boot. GPS is fine in the reconnaissance cars but anyone can learn a stage in any car at any time now that the stages are public knowledge. So, I accept what the organisers say but I don’t believe the rules will be respected when competitors know perfectly well that it is too hard to police and every driver wants to have the edge. I also read that organisers have asked residents to report sneak runs. In my view that is not their role. If the organisers want the public to believe their routes will remain quiet and safe, it is for the organisers to have manned stages to do the controlling, 24 hours a day, seven days a week from now until the event. Otherwise it is pie in the sky. I am not endeavoring to be provocative but I suspect there may be a discrepancy between what is nice on paper

and what occurs in practice. I hope I’m wrong. I would be really pleased to know that today’s rally drivers have evolved so much that we can have a happier public and safer animals and I could rest my case. Carolyn Boniface

Stokers Siding ■ It has been noted that 79 banksia and other native trees along the foreshore of Jack Bayliss Park, Marine Parade have been removed. These are food trees for many of the birds that live in that park, blue faced honey eaters, lorikeets and wattle birds. Kookaburras, magpies and willy wagtails are known to nest there. The endangered bush stone curlew also visits this area, and Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers use this park as a release site for them when they come into care. A phone call to Recreational Services of Council revealed the trees were removed because they were dead. The caller questioned this, because all the newly cut stumps showed most definitely that they were still alive when they were removed. ‘Then they had a disease’, the council staff replied, ‘or had overhanging branches’.

I am bringing this incident to public attention because organisers of Repco Rally have assured local residents that access to the beach would be made available to the public by way of pathways when the event is being held. If these gaps in vegetation along the beachfront do become the pathways to the beach, suspicion must be raised as to the bias of council and the legality of starting work before a development application has been lodged and approved. If I am wrong, I expect new trees will be planted in these gaps in the next week or so. Julie McNamara

Banora Point ■ Would those individuals that need speeding cars as an enjoyment, please take your sport away from our local town and roads. It is important that our younger, inexperienced drivers not be put at risk of being influenced by this rally and thereby think it smart to do the same thing in our built-up areas.

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NATIONAL AWARDS Mark Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor was not exaggerating when he said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been given â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;quite a briefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for the biennial address to celebrate CPMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Print Awards. He had, he told his audience at Tweed River Art Gallery, been asked to speak about environmental art, activist art, the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inspiration, how art survives, his own environmental poems, something about his new book â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Overloading Australia: how governments and media dither and deny on populationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and also printmaking. Against a marvellous backdrop of work of ďŹ nalists in CPMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Print Awards, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor rose splendidly to the occasion. He began with print making and a quote from the director of the Australian museum, Frank Howarth: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;art and science are intimately related. Science needs art to express its ideas. And art would not even exist without science.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And, as Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor pointed out, nowhere is this more true than in printmaking. As far back as the ďŹ fth century, printmaking allowed the great civilization of China and its satellites in those days, Korea and Japan, to reproduce exquisite combinations of aesthetic image and text. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor reminded us that the inventor of the printing press, Johannes Gutenberg, was a print maker. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Printâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, said Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;made possible a book in every house, newspapers, democracy, revolutions, universal literacy.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;But the new tyranny of printed books narrowed and constricted our senses and made black and white dominant over colour. It denied a large part of our colour-vision dominant brains and constricted our aesthetics. And it constricted our ways of seeing the natural world towards line by line sequential modes. So thank heavens for other,

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WRITERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; COMPETITIONS Competitions tend to focus the creative brain. They provide a context for writing, a deadline, the chance to be seen and heard by a wider public, and prize money. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excellent news, then, that three local writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; competitions have announced their deadlines. The Byron Bay Writers Festival 2009 is accepting entries for its Poetry Prize. Deadline: Wednesday July 1, 4.00pm. At the festival Poetry Evening on August 7, three ďŹ nalists will read their work in the company of such esteemed poets as Robert Gray and Robert Adamson. Winners will be announced that night. As well as the opportunity to read and a three day pass to the Festival, the winner will receive $500 and each of two runners up, $150. Guidelines and the essential entry form can be found at www.nrwc.org.au and at www.byronbaywritersfestival. com or by calling the Northern Rivers Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Centre on 02 6685 5115 Dangerously Poetic, a local group, is sponsoring a national prize: The Jean Ringland Memorial Open Poetry Competition. Deadline: 26, June, 2009 The prizes, to be awarded at The Poetry Soiree on the August 2nd, are $500 (ďŹ rst) and $250 (second). As well, both winners will be published in an anthology and both will receive a copy of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Paperbarksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, by Jean Ringland. Entry forms can be obtained through < HYPERLINK â&#x20AC;&#x153;http:// www.dangerouslypoetic.comâ&#x20AC;? \t â&#x20AC;&#x153;_blankâ&#x20AC;? http://www. dangerouslypoetic.com> or lshore@linknet.com.au or at the NRWC ofďŹ ce. Baywrite Theatre Inc is calling for entries in Hot Shorts 2009, a short (no more than 10 minutes) play competition. Deadline: July 20, 2009 Finalistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; plays will be performed at the Byron Bay Community Cultural Centre in October. Audience members will vote for the prize winners. First prize is $1,000 and second and third prizes are $300 and $200. Entry forms and detailed information: email hotshorts2009@gmail.com. Or phone Mike Russo on 02 6684 4886 or Jill McCann on 0414 337 494.

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By playwright Matt Cameron, Ruby Moon is set in a nice Australian suburb, Flaming Grove. A little girl in a red dress goes off to visit her grandma who lives at the end of the cul de sac. She never arrives. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how the play begins. As Cameron has written it, two actors (Rachael Gorman and Lachlan Glasby) play eight characters. And, an additional challenge for the actors, the play will be staged as Theatre in the Round. Since its ďŹ rst performance at Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Playbox Theatre in 2003, Ruby Moon has been staged across the country by companies including the Queensland Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company and the State Theatre Company of South Australia. Local HSC students who are studying the play will have a precious opportunity to see Ruby Moon come off the page and onto the stage. Ruby Moon: Murwillumbah Civic Centre May 29, 30; June 5,6. 7.30 pm. Sat 30th May, Fri 5th & Sat 6th June at 7.30 pm. Tickets: Murwillumbah Music Shop or at the door.

TYALGUM FESTIVAL: FRIENDS CONCERT This is the eighteenth year of the Tyalgum Festival of Classical Music. And for eleven of those years, Alexsandra Wilkinson has been co-ordinator. She has no trouble at all remembering how many years sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been involved: at her ďŹ rst festival she was eight months pregnant with her son, Andrew. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know life without the music festival.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Nor does six year old Natalie. She was born two days before the 2003 festival. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;So the festival has been a big part of my personal history.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wilkinson is passionate about the festival and about its team of committee members and volunteers. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such an incredible depth of talent around. I just couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t imagine not being involved with it. Last year we had our biggest door sales. We sold out three concerts.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; While there are always throngs of ďŹ rst time festival goers, there are many who come back year after year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Newcastle, the Gold Coast, Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast. One family has only missed a single festival since 1991 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; when they were overseas. Wilkinson warns that, because this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Festival is the same weekend as the proposed Speed on Tweed, people should book accommodation early. Available accommodation ranges from luxury to camp sites. A relatively recent initiative is the support of the Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition held every two years in Brisbane. Tyalgum Festival donates the prize for Best Performance of a Virtuoso Study. And the opening concert will again be given by a major prize winner. Two tickets to the competition, to be held in August, will be rafďŹ&#x201A;ed at the Friends Concert on 31 May. Performers at the concert will be harpist Ingrid Bauer and violinist Allana Wales. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an amazing programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, said Wilkinson. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the launch of the Festival.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Friends Concert: 2.30 Sunday May 31. Free entry to Friends ďŹ nancial for 2009, or $15 at door which includes 2009 Friends membership. RSVP: 66792244 Email: HYPERLINK â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mailto:info@tyalgumfestival.com.auâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; info@ tyalgumfestival.com.au Tyalgum Classical Music Festival: 4-6 September

FEHVA: SPEED DATING Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inspired programming: Vanessa Wagner, drag artiste extraordinaire, as MC for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Speed Dating event at FEHVA. Speed dating at a visual arts festival? Speed dating with a twist. Artists will have just four minutes to pitch themselves to six out of twelve gallery directors. Their aim: to seal a deal for an exhibition. Gallery directors will come from our local region as well as from Sydney and interstate. This is the third time Speed Dating has run. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Back by popular demand and very successful â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;, said Melitta Firth, Visual Arts Network Coordinator. From past events, more than 20 local artists are in negotiations with galleries and agents. One, Mullumbimby painter, Robyn Sweaney, has hit a veritable jackpot: connection with Sydneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highďŹ&#x201A;ying Tim Olsen Gallery. Friday May 29th Bangalow A and I Hall Bangalow 10.00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.30 pm Tickets available through Jetset Travel Byron Bay Phone 6685 8201. Booking form and full program www.fehva.com. More information: Arts Northern Rivers, 6628 8120

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5.30 Today 6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Toasted TV & Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 9.00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne (PG) 9.00 9am With David And & Kim (PG) 11.00 Danoz and Guthy Renker 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 The View (PG) talk show. 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.00 Alive And Cooking (G) 3.00 Infomercial 3.30 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 3.30 Hueyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cooking Adventures (PG) 4.30 NBN News 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 5.00 Antiques Roadshow (G) 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.30 Hot Seat 5.00 Ten News 6.00 NBN News 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat. 7.00 A Current Affair 6.30 Neighbours (G) Repeat. 7.30 Friday Night Football St George v Penrith. 7.00 Masterchef Australia (PG) 10.00 Movie: Crocodile Dundee In Los 7.30 The Simpsons (G) Angeles (PG) Stars Paul Hogan, 8.30 Law & Order (M) Linda Koziowski, Jere Burns 9.30 Law & Order (M) 12.00 NBN News 10.30 Life On Mars (M) 12.30 Movie: The Jury (M 1982) Stars Alan 11.20 Ten Late News King, Barbara Carrera. 11.50 Sports Tonight 12.20 Late Show With David Letterman (PG) 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1.20 Infomercials (PG) 3.30 Guthy Renker Australia (G) 5.00 Religion to 6am (PG). 4.30 Good Morning America

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6.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 5.20 World News in various languages. 6.00 Infomercials 7.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 6.00 Toasted TV & Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 7.10 Cycling: Giro dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Italia Daily Update 12.00 Eclipse (PG) 7.00 Today On Saturday 3.00 rage (G) 10.00 Video Hits (PG) 1.00 According To Jim (PG) 7.25 World News in various languages. 9.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 5.00 rage (PG) 12.00 Infomercials 1.30 Chrome (G) 1.00 Maria Stuarda (G) 1.30 Movie: Dallas (G 1950) Stars Gary 6.05 The New Inventors Repeat. 1.00 River To Reef (G) 2.00 V8 Supercars From Symmons Plains. 1.30 Hook Line & Sinker (PG) 3.25 Eloquent Nude (PG) Masterpiece Cooper, Ruth Roman, Raymond 6.35 Heartland (G) Repeat. 5.30 Sydney Weekender (G) from Canada. Massey, Steve Cochran. 7.20 Rex The Runt (PG) Repeat. 2.00 AFL Premiership Season 2009 6.00 Seven News 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 3.30 Discover Downunder (G) 7.30 The Einstein Factor (G) Repeat. Western Bulldogs v Sydney. 6.30 Cheetah Man (PG) 5.30 Tribe: Dassanech (PG) 4.00 The Garden Gurus (G) 8.00 At The Movies Repeat. 5.00 Ten News 7.30 Kath & Kim (PG) Repeat. 6.30 World News Australia 4.30 Talk To The Animals (G) 8.30 Movie: Mr Blandings Builds His 5.30 Sports Tonight (PG) 8.00 The Vicar Of Dibley (PG) 7.30 Richard Hammond Engineering 5.00 David Attenboroughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life Of Dream House (G 1948) Stars Cary 6.00 Futurama (PG) Connections: Airbus A380 (G) Mammals (PG) 9.00 Movie: Invincible (PG) Stars Mark Grant, Myrna Loy. 6.30 The Simpsons Marathon (PG) 6.00 Evening News Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth 10.05 Movie: Knight Without Armour (PG 8.30 The Squiz (M) Sports quiz show. 8.30 Movie: Jaws 2 (M) Stars Stars Roy 6.30 Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funniest Home Videos wiz (PG) Banks, Kirk Acevedo, Kevin Conway. 1937) Stars Marlene Dietrich, Robert 9.00 RockKwiz Scheider, Lorraine Gray. 7.30 Movie: Take The Lead (PG) Stars 9.50 The Bed-Wetter (PG) 11.05 Scrubs (PG) Donat. 10.45 AFL Premiership Season 2009 2009 Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown. 10.00 Cycling: Giro dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Italia dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;I 12.00 Movie: Garage Days (MA 2002) Stars 11.50 Close Fremantle v Richmond. 8.40 Saturday Lotto Pia Miranda, Russell Dykstra. Highlights 1.15 Infomercials Chelsea v Everton. Live 2.00 Danoz Direct & Guthy Renker 9.55 Movie: Mystic River (MAV) Stars 10.30 F Cup FInal: Chel 3.15 Video Hits Stadium, London. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin from Wembley Sta 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG) Overnight Bacon. 2.30 Weatherwatch Ov What can be asserted without proof 12.40 Movie: Murder Among Friends can be dismissed without proof. (M) Stars Donnamarie Recco, Greg Christopher Hitchens Evigan. 2.15 Movie: In The Cool Of The Day (M 1963) Stars Jane Fonda, Arthur Hill, Peter Finch, Angela Lansbury. Prime HD program same as above except: 3.30 Guthy Renker & Danoz 12.00 Disney: Kim Possible (G) 1.30 Movie: Mail To The Chief (G) 3.00 Movie: Balloon Farm (G) 4.30 Harryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Practice 5.00 Better Homes And Gardens â&#x17E;&#x; 12.00 Movie: On The Borderline (M 2000) 1.30 Final 24

SUNDAY 31

5.00 rage (PG) 6.30 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 9.00 Insiderss 10.00 Inside Business 10.30 Offsiders 11.00 Asiaa Pacific Focus 11.30 Songs Of Praise

7.00 Classic Albums: The Grateful Dead â&#x20AC;&#x201C; From Anthem T To Beautyy (G) 8.00 Zoo Days (G) 12.00 Landline (G) 8.45 Creature Comforts (G) 1.00 Gardening Australia 8.55 A Place In Slovakia Slov (G) 1.30 Message Stick (G) 9.20 9 20 Scrapheap Challenge (G) 2.00 The Airships (G) 10.10 Scrapheap Challenge (G) 3.00 Iran: A Cinematographic 11.00 Beautiful Noise (G) Revolution 12.00 London Live (PG) Music. 3.50 Dance Hero 12.30 Red Dwarf (PG) 4.05 Lugosi: Fallen Vampire 1.30 Planet Rock Profiles (G) 5.00 Sunday Arts 2.05 John Lennon: Live In New York 6.00 At The Movies City (G) 6.30 The Einstein Factor 3.00 jtv Live: Wolfmother (G) 7.00 ABC News 4.00 Freddie Mercury: The Tribute 7.30 Doctor Who (PG) Concert (PG) 8.35 Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story 5.00 Pop[b]session: Session 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ebony (M) And Ivory (G) 10.05 Compass (G) 6.00 ABC Fora Hosted by Tony Jones. 11.00 Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hollywood (PG) 7.00 Artscape (G) 11.55 Order In The House 7.30 Sunday Arts (G) 12.55 Movie: Return Of The Scarlet 8.30 Soweto Strings: Two Years In The Pimpernel (G 1938) Stars Barry Life Of A Classical Music Project Barnes, Sophie Stewart. 10.00 An Artist In Eden: The Work Of 2.20 Movie: The Vicious Circle (PG 1957) Ruth Maddison 2000-2005 Stars John Mills. 10.30 Wallis And Edward (PG) 4.00 The Pet Show (G) 12.05 Close

6.00 Religion 6.05 World News in various llanguages. 7.10 Cycling: Giro dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Italia dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Itali Daily Update 7.00 Weekend Sunrise 7.25 World Worl News in various languages. 10.00 AFL Game Day (PG) 10.00 Iron Chef America (G) 11.00 Magnum, P.I. (PG) 10.50 Luminary (G) 12.00 V8 Supercars From Symmons Plains. 11.00 Sunday Brunch Sessions: Eros 3.00 2009 AFL Premiership Season Ramazzotti (G) Essendon v Geelong. 12.00 Marathon Challenge (G) 5.00 Destination New Sealand (G) 1.00 Speedweek 5.30 Mercurioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Menu (G) 2.00 FIA World Rally Championship 2009 6.00 Seven News 3.00 2010 FIFA World Cup Magazine 6.30 Sunday Night 3.30 UEFA Champions League Magazine 7.30 Border Security (PG) 4.00 Les Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Football Feature 8.00 The Force â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Behind The Line (PG) 5.00 The World Game 8.30 Bones (M) 6.00 The Squiz (PG) 9.30 Castle (M) 6.30 World News Australia 10.30 SCU (PG) 7.30 And Man Invented Animals: The 11.00 24 (M) Animal Revolution (PG) Doco from 12.00 Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Strangest Home France Improvements (G) 8.30 Dateline 12.30 Brand Developers 9.30 Movie: Dresden â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Inferno (M 1.00 Danoz Direct & Guthy Renker 2006) Drama from Germany. Stars 5.30 Seven Early News Felicitas Woll, Benjamin Sadler. 11.10 Cycling: Giro dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Italia 2009 11.40 Movie: The Forbidden Chapter (MAV 2005) Stars Michael Angarano, Li Bingbing. 1.15 Weatherwatch Overnight Prime HD program same as above except:

6.00 Religion 7.00 Totally Wild 7.30 Animalia 8.00 Meet The Press 8.30 State Focus 9.00 Video Hits (G) 12.00 Merlin (PG) 1.00 Infomercials (PG) 2.00 Orangutan Diaries (PG) 2.30 Netball: ANZ Championship 2009 Vixens v Firebirds. 4.30 Meerkat Manor (G) 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Out Of The Blue (PG) 6.00 The Simpsons (PG) 6.30 Merlin (PG) 7.30 Masterchef Australia (PG) 8.30 Rove (M) 9.40 The Biggest Loser (PG) 11.10 Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Island (M) 12.10 Moto GP: R5 Italy 1.25 Video Hits Up Late (PG) 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG) Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. Friedrich Nietzsche

6.00 Danoz And Guthy Renker 7.00 Today 10.00 Wide World Of Sports (G) 11.00 The Sunday Footy Show (G) 12.00 Sunday Roast (PG) 1.00 WWE Afterburn Live. 2.00 English Challenge Cup 4.00 Sunday Football Newcastle Knights v Bulldogs. 6.00 Evening News 6.30 Home Made (PG) 7.30 60 Minutes 8.30 CSI (M) 9.30 CSI: NY (M) 10.30 The Evidence (M) 11.30 Body Of Evidence (M) 12.00 Movie: Cavedweller (M 2004) Stars Kyra Sedgwick, Aidan Quinn. 2.00 Girlfriends (M) 2.30 Guthy Renker Australia 3.30 Religion 4.00 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

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MONDAY 1

4.30 GP (PG) Repeat. 5.30 The Einstein Factor (G) Repeat. 6.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 11.00 Landline Repeat. 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Poirot (PG) 1.30 The Cook And The Chef (G) Repeat. 2.00 Parliament Question Time: House Of Representative 3.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 6.00 Landline Extra Repeat. 6.30 Talking Heads 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Australian Story (PG) 8.30 Four Corners 9.20 Media Watch 9.35 Spooks (M) 10.30 Lateline 11.05 Lateline Business 11.35 Make Me Normal (M) Repeat. 12.25 MDA (M) 1.20 Parliament Question Time: House Of Representative 2.20 Movie: Mexican Spitfire (G 1939) Stars Lupe Velez, Leon Errol. 3.25 Bowls: Perth International 2009 Australia v Scotland mixed triples.

5.20 World News in various languages. 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 6.00 Ten Early News 6.00 Sunrise 5.30 Today 7.10 Cycling: Giro dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Italia Daily Update 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 9.00 Business Today 7.00 Toasted TV & Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 9.00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne (PG) 7.25 World News in various languages. 11.30 Seven News 9.30 Asia Pacific News 9.00 9am With David And Kim (PG) 11.00 Time/Life (G) 1.00 Food Loversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Guide To Australia (G) 12.00 Movie: Payback (M 1997) Stars Mary 11.00 Ten News 10.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 11.30 Danoz (G) Repeat. 4.30 Gardening Australia (G) Rpt 12.00 Dr Phil (M) Tyler Moore, Edward Asner. 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 5.00 Message Stick (G) Repeat. 1.30 A Northern Town (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 All Saints (M) 1.00 The View (PG) 5.30 Can We Help? (G) Repeat. 2.30 Dateline 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.00 New Idea TV (G) 2.00 Days of Our Lives (PG) 6.00 Collectors (G) Repeat. 3.30 Insight 3.00 Infomercial (G) 3.30 Larry The Lawnmower 3.00 Alive And Cooking (G) 6.30 Scrapheap Challenge (G) 4.30 The Journal 3.30 Hueyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cooking Adventures (G) 4.00 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Acadamic 3.30 Hi-5 7.15 Mr Bean with Rowan Atkinson (G) 5.00 The Crew (G) 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (G) 4.30 Seven News 4.00 The Shak 5.30 Corner Gas (G) 7.30 The Royal Today (PG) 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 4.30 Afternoon News 6.00 Living Black 8.00 Red Dwarf (PG) Repeat. 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 5.00 Antique Roadshow (G) 6.30 World News Australia 8.30 Good Game (PG) Repeat. 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat. 6.00 Seven and Prime News 5.30 Hot Seat (G) 7.30 Top Gear Australia (PG) 9.00 triple j tv With The Doctor 6.30 Neighbours (G) Repeat. 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 6.00 Evening News 8.30 Dave In The Life: Of A Sex Expert 7.00 Masterchef Australia (PG) 9.30 Code Geass (M) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother (PG) 7.00 A Current Affair (M) 8.00 Recruits (PG) 10.00 The Rapture: Trabendo Session 8.00 Scrubs (PG) 7.30 Two And A Half Men (PG) 9.00 South Park (M) 8.30 Good News Week (M) (MA) 8.30 Desperate Housewives (M) 8.00 You Save My Life (PG) 9.30 World News Australia 9.30 Supernatural (M) 11.00 triple j tv presents: Cut Copy Go 9.30 Brothers & Sisters (M) 8.30 Sea Patrol (M) 10.00 Shameless (MA) Comedy from UK. 10.30 TBA 8.45 Lotto 10.40 Late News With Sports Tonight AWOL (G) 11.25 Late Show with David Letterman (PG) 9.30 Eleventh Hour (M) 11.30 Cowboy Bebop: Brian Scratch (M) 10.55 Cycling: Giro dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Italia 2009 11.30 30 Rock (PG) 11.25 Movie: Silent Partner (MA 2001) 12.00 The Winner (PG) New series. 12.00 Plus One (PG) 10.30 CSI: NY (M) Repeat. Aussie Comedy. Stars David Field, 11.30 NBN News 12.30 Brand Developers 12.40 Video Hits Up Late (PG) 11.55 Close Syd Brisbane. 12.00 French Open Tennis 1.00 Danoz Direct 1.00 Infomercials (PG) 12.55 Diameter Of The Bomb (M) Doco 1.00 Super League Huddersfield Giants v 5.30 Seven Early News 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG). from Canada. Castleford Tigers I like your Christ, I do not like your 2.25 WeatherWatch Overnight Christians. Your Christians are so 2.00 Guthy Renker Australia Prime HD program same as above except: 3.00 Religion unlike your Christ. Gandhi 12.00 Movie: The Hawaiians (PG) 2.00 The Great 3.30 Good Morning America Outdoors (G) 3.00 Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs 4.00 New 5.00 Early Morning News Idea TV â&#x17E;&#x; 12.00 Dateline NBC 1.00 Gear 1.30

TUESDAY 2

Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Backyards

5.20 World News in various languages 4.30 GP (PG) Repeat. 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 7.10 Weatherwatch 5.30 The New Inventors (G) Repeat. 9.00 Business Today 7.25 World News in various languages. 6.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 9.30 Asia Pacific News 1.00 Stockinger (PG) Repeat 11.00 The House Of Agoraphobics (G) 10.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 1.55 Don Mateo (PG) Repeat. 4.30 Little Angels (G) Repeat. 3.00 Here Comes The Neighbourhood 12.00 Midday Report 5.00 Talking Heads (G) Repeat. (G) 12.30 The Einstein Factor (G) Repeat. 5.30 Sun, Sea And Bargain Spotting 3.30 Living Black 6.15 Weird Science 1.00 The New Inventors (G) Repeat. 4.00 The Journal 6.30 Scrapheap Challenge (G) 1.30 Catalyst (G) Repeat. 7.15 Mr Bean With Rowan Atkinson (G) 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 2.00 Parliament Question Time: 5.30 Corner Gas (G) Comedy. 7.30 The Royal Today (G) House Of Representative 6.00 Global Village: Le Marche (G) 8.00 Australian Story Repeat. 3.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 6.30 World News Australia 8.30 Teachers (M) Repeat. 6.05 Time Team (G) 7.30 Million Dollar Traders (PG) 9.20 The Bill (PG) Repeat. 7.00 ABC News 8.30 Cutting Edge: Pakistanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taliban 10.50 Fireflies (PG) Repeat. 7.30 The 7.30 Report Generation (PG) Doco from UK. 11.40 Close 8.00 Foreign Correspondent 8.30 Around The World In 80 Gardens 9.30 World News 9.35 Mumbai Calling: Boy To Man (PG) 10.00 Hot Docs: The Transsexual In Iran 10.00 First Tuesday Book Club With (PG) Doco from US. Jennifer Byrne 11.00 Cycling: Giro dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Italia 2009 10.30 Lateline and Lateline Business 12.00 Movie: Offside (PG 2006) Comedy 11.30 Four Corners Repeat. from Iran. Stars Sima Mobarakshahi, 12.20 Media Watch Repeat. Shayesteh Irani, yda Sadeqi, Safar 12.35 Foyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s War (M) Samandar, Mohammed-Reza 2.15 Parliament Question Time: Gharebagh. House Of Representative 1.35 Dramatically Black: Green Bush 3.25 triple j tv With The Doctor (G) (M) 2.05 WeatherWatch Overnight

5.30 Today 6.00 Ten Early News 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne (PG) 7.00 Toasted TV & Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 9.00 9am With David And Kim (PG) 11.00 Danoz And Guthy Renker (G) 1.00 The View (PG) 11.00 Ten News 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil (M) 3.00 Alive And Cooking (G) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 3.30 Hi-5 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 4.00 The Shak 3.00 Infomercial 4.30 Afternoon News 3.30 Hueyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cooking Adventures (G) 5.00 Antique Roadshow (G) 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (G) 5.30 Hot Seat (G) 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.00 Ten News 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat. 7.30 Home Made (PG) 6.30 Neighbours (G) Repeat. 8.30 Two And A Half Men (M) 7.00 Masterchef Australia (PG) 7.30 Talkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bout your generation (PG) 9.00 Two And A Half Men (M) 9.30 Movie: Miss Congeniality 2 (M) 8.30 NCIS (M) Stars Sandra Bullock, Treat Williams, 9.30 NCIS (M) Regina King. 10.30 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.15 Late Show With David Letterman (PG) 11.45 NBN News 12.15 French Open Tennis 12.00 How To Look Good Naked (PG) 1.15 Entertainment Tonight 12.30 State Focus 1.45 Guthy Renker 1.00 Infomercials (PG) 3.00 Religion 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG) Religion is the sigh of the oppressed 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News creature, the heart of a heartless Prime HD program same as above except: world, and the soul of soulless condi12.00 Movie: Dirt (M 2004) 2.20 The Great tions. It is the opium of the people. Outdoors 3.00 Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs 4.00 New Idea TV â&#x17E;&#x; Karl Marx 12.00 Inside The Straight Edge (M) 1.30 A Country

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 11.30 Seven News 12.00 Movie: Inspector Lynley â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Natural Causes (M) Stars Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Catherine Russell. 2.00 All Saints (M) 3.00 New Idea TV (PG) 3.30 Larry The Lawnmower 4.00 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Acadamic 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 The Zoo (G) 8.00 Find My Family (PG) 8.30 All Saints (M) 9.30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days (PG) 10.30 Lipstick Jungle (M) 11.30 Carpoolers (PG) New series. 12.00 House Calls To The Rescue (G) 1.00 Danoz Direct & Guthy Renker 5.30 Seven Early News

WEDNESDAY 3

Practice 2.30 Guthy Ranker

4.30 Police Rescue (PG) Repeat. 5.30 The New Inventors (G) Repeat. 6.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 11.00 Meet The Natives (PG) 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 National Press Club Address 1.30 Talking Heads (G) Repeat. 2.00 Parliament Question Time: House Of Representatives 3.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 6.00 Travel Oz (G) 6.30 The Cook and the Chef (G) 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 The New Inventors (G) 8.30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 9.00 The Chaserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s War On Everything 9.35 Moving Wallpaper (M) 10.00 At the Movies 10.30 Lateline And Lateline Business 11.40 Dalziel And Pascoe (M) 12.25 Parliament Question Time: House Of Representatives 1.25 Movie: Magnificent Matador (G 1955) StarsMaureen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara, Anthony Quinn. 2.55 Ghosts Of The Gulf (G) Repeat. 3.25 National Press Club Address

6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Business Today 9.30 Asia Pacific News 10.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 4.30 The Cook And The Chef Moments (G) Repeat. 4.45 Animal Cops: South Africa (G) 5.35 Time Team (G) Repeat. 6.30 Scrapheap Challenge (G) 7.15 Mr Bean With Rowan Atkinson (G) 7.30 The Royal Today (PG) 8.00 Body Hits (PG) 8.30 Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m A Boy Anorexic 9.25 Alex james: The Cocaine Diaries (M) 1020 Over My Dead Body (M) 11.15 Navy Divers (PG) 11.50 Close

5.20 World News in various languages. 6.00 Ten Early News 6.00 Sunrise 5.30 Today 7.10 Weatherwatch 7.00 Toasted TV & Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne (PG) 7.25 World News in various languages. 11.30 Seven News 9.00 9am With David And Kim (PG) 11.00 Danoz and Bio-Magnetics (G) 1.00 Movie: The First Time I Was Twenty 12.00 Movie: Code 46 (M 2003) Stars Time 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) (M 2005) Comedy from France. Stars 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om 1.00 The View (PG) talk show. Marilou Berry, Catherine Jacob. Puri, Jeanne Balibar. 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) Repeat. 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 2.35 Lupe And Bruno (PG) 2.00 All Saints (M) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) Repeat. 3.00 Alive And Cooking (G) 2.45 Spacefiles: The Universe Unveiled 3.00 New Idea TV 3.00 Infomercial 3.30 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 3.00 Broken News: Tomato Flu (PG) 3.30 Larry The Lawnmower 3.30 Hueyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cooking Adventures (PG) 4.30 NBN News 4.00 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Acadamic 3.30 Nerds FC (PG) 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (G) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow (G). 4.30 Seven and Prime News 4.00 The Journal 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 5.30 Hot Seat (G) 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 4.30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 5.00 Ten News 6.00 NBN News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 5.30 Corner Gas (G) 6.00 The Simpsons (PG) 7.00 A Current Affair 6.00 Seven and Prime News 6.00 Global Village: An Irish 6.30 Neighbours (G) 7.30 State Of Origin League 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 7.00 Masterchef Australia (PG) Promenade (G) 8.45 Lotto 7.30 TBA 8.00 The Simpsons (PG) 6.30 World News Australia 10.15 TBA 8.30 Criminal Minds (M) 8.30 Law & Order: S.V.U. (M) 7.30 Food Investigators 11.30 NBN News 9.30 My Name Is Earl (PG) 9.30 Numbers (M) 8.00 Office Tigers (PG) 12.30 French Open Tennis 10.00 Family Guy (M) 8.30 Dead Tired (PG) 10.30 Ten News With Sports Tonight 1.30 Guthy Renker And Danoz 10.30 Russell Brandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ponderland (M) 11.15 Late Show With David Letterman (PG) 3.30 Good Morning America 9.30 World News Australia 11.00 Lost (M) 10.00 Movie: The Princess And The 12.00 The Cooks (M) 5.00 Early Morning News 12.00 Murder Squad (M) Warrior (MAV 2000) Darma from 1.00 Infomercials 12.30 Brand Developers (G) Germany. Stars Franka petente, 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG) 1.00 Guthy Renker & Danoz Benno Furmann. Religion is what keeps the poor from 12.20 Movie: Chinaman (M 2005) 5.30 Seven Early News murdering the rich. Romance from Denmark. Stars Bjarne Napoleon Bonaparte Henrikson, Viven Wu. Prime HD program same as above except: 2.00 Weatherwatch Overnight 12.00 This Rugged Coast (G) 1.00 Final 24 2.00 The

THURSDAY 4

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4.30 Police Rescue (PG) Repeat. 5.30 The New Inventors (G) Repeat. 6.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 11.00 The Navigators (G) 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Pilot Guides (G) Repeat. 1.30 Collectors (G) Repeat. 2.00 Parliament Question Time House Of Representatives 3.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 6.05 Dan Cruickshankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adventures In Architecture 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Catalyst 8.30 The Ascent Of Money (G) 9.25 Mask And Memory (PG) 10.20 Lateline And Lateline Business 11.25 Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... (G) 12.15 Wildside (M) 1.05 Parliament Question Time House Of Representatives 2.00 Movie: Belle Starrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Daugher (PG 1949) Stars George Montgomery, Ruth Roman. 3.25 Going The Distance (G) 3.55 The Glass House (M) Programs are correct at the time of going to press but beware â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all stations like tinkering with things at the last minute.

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ACROSS 1. Parallel deﬁning north-south position (8) 5. Dwells, stays (6) 9. Chasms, huge cracks (8) 10. Wash, especially for religious purposes (6) 12. Gigantic, enormous (13) 15. Elephant’s tusk (5) 16. Like a sea robber (9) 17. Of mixed blood (4-5) 18. Adherent of Zeno’s philosophy (5) 20. Blackmailers, those running a protection racket (12) 22. French cake (6) 23. Puzzle, riddle (4,4) 25. Vulgarly bright (6) 26.. Gives a pep talk, like a coach before a game (6,2)

ACROSS 1. Lack of constraint at the Tropic of Cancer, perhaps (8) 5. Remains from ancient Roman middle of the month (6) 9. Gulf of Virginia’s south in Indian (8) 10. Wash a shirt in Reckitt’s (6) 12. Great reversal for us with each failure in fossil fuel (13) 15. Poison vine covers alternative banned import (5) 16. Plundering, one state follows irrational traitor (9) 17. Hybrid calf slaughtered in a hurry (4-5) 19. Unemotional type, one found in backward resting places (5) 20. Old wrong charges about leading standover men (13) 22. Thousand consumed gold dessert (6) 23. Look after pheasant, perhaps – what you’re doing now! (4,4) 25. Excessively bright. Like a ﬁsh (6) 26. Prepares mentally -- we hear Bill higher! (6,2)

DOWN 1. Tradesmen concerned with security devices (10) 2. Deﬁnite article (3) 3. Platform for delivering cups of Earl Grey (3,4) 4. Perturbation, loss of self possession (12) 6. Look after infants (4,3) 7. Treacherously change course of action (11) 8. Sow, impregnate (4) 11. Middle classes, from the French (12) 13. The song says one-eyed, onehorned, ﬂying and purple (6,5) 14. Sable merino (5,5) 18. Pirate’s sword (7) 19. Relating to church council (7) 21. In a state of eager desire (4) 24. American bottom (3)

Last week’s solution

DOWN 1. A thousand Blairs rise in Scottish ponds; love laughs at them (10) 2. They lose unknown article (3) 3. Charles follows breast of drinkserver (3,4) 4. Sit around old city after record chant creating some agitation (12) 6. Look after cove around boy with sex appeal (4,3) 7. Betray two roods (11) 8. Grade semen (4) 11. Rogue boss and two individuals make up middle classes (12) 13. Cannibal, purple in old song (6,5) 14. Support about ﬁfty – female record! But there’s one in every family (5,5) 18. Chopper to snub girl (7) 19. Business agent covers nothing in the month between new moons (7) 21. A legendary barbaric invader is on tenterhooks (4) 24. Carrier of burdens, a ship (3)

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ARIES: Can love overcome the battlefield in your heart this week? Yes, if you can resolve longstanding personal issues. Mars wants control but Venus needs affection – their last week together in Aries offers the chance to make peace between these opposing lover/warrior energies in your life. TAURUS: An astral stimulus package in your house of business income brings plenty of lively money-making ideas; use this week for development and fine tuning, so that next week can launch you confidently into action. Give yourself permission to change your mind and also to consider diversifying. GEMINI: Happy birthday Geminis. With the Sun and new moon boosting your personal popularity this week’s social calendar’s a many splendoured thing and self expression, both written and verbal, has every kind of green light. Seems like right now you could sell anyone anything…

Hikaru Nakamura (above), who this week won the US Championship in Saint Louis, is one the most polarising figures in chess. Nakamura, 21, who honed his skills playing more than 30,000 games on the internet, comes in a complicated package combining talent and arrogance, brilliance and gamesmanship, taking offence at the mildest of comments yet feeling free to hurl insults himself. While friendly in person, Nakamura adopts a whateverit-takes attitude over the board.

This week’s Geminian impetus plus a rare triple alignment of Neptune, Jupiter and Chiron see new ideas and information triggering some inspirational shifts in both personal and global thinking CANCER: Is the cosmos supporting your reinventing yourself – your career, relationships, finances or life path? It is. Use stumbling blocks as stepping stones this week and you could get another chance at something that hasn’t worked out before, or else something precious you thought was lost reappears. LEO: A confidence rebooting week, though with plans still subject to fluctuation and alteration, focus on practical possibilities and be realistic about who’s capable of making them happen. During late week Leo moon you’re a magnet for flattery – while ego strokes feel good, be careful what you promise. VIRGO: This is a week to get out and about – local travel still delivers the odd glitch, but there’s people you need to meet. Finesse your communication skills: practice saying it like it is without rubbing others the wrong way and discussions will improve out of sight.

arrogant brat. The recent signs are promising.

Play at Seagulls Club, Thurs 6-10pm Australian number one Zhao ing up, and that theory gained Zong Yuan has twice been on support when Nakamura posted the receiving end of Nakamura’s observations about his victory on wrath simply for beating the New his personal blog. Certainly, Nakamura’s selfYorker online a few times too often. A Grandmaster who tem- confidence was still overflowing; porarily overtook Nakamura at for example, ‘I tried to avoid a the top of the internet rankings usual early tournament meltdown was accused of cheating, without which would require a legendary a shred of evidence being offered. comeback. Of course, I have Even so, Nakamura’s brash pulled this off many times, but it chessboard excellence has gener- is not easy to do and requires an ated an army of young fans, many extreme amount of energy which of whom regard online trash talk I don’t always have in my old as a sign of honesty and cred- age!’ However, Nakamura’s comibility. At only 21, Nakamura’s tri- ments about his rivals were umph in Saint Louis was already restrained, even complimentary, his second US title win. After with only 17-year-old second six rounds Nakamura broke away placegetter Robert Hess receiving from a pack of players includ- a modest serve. With Nakamura’s world ranking top seed Gata Kamsky and with a run of three consecutive ing rising to new heights (around wins Nakamura pocketed the 2700), the next step will be for Hikaru to convince colleagues $US40,000 first prize. Nakamura’s humble winner’s and organisers that he has worked speech gave hope that the enfant out the line between being an terrible might finally be grow- aggressive competitor and an

Saint Louis 2009 White: H Nakamura Black: J Friedel Opening: Two Knights Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3!? Be7?! Too peaceful. Having sacrificed a pawn, Black should look for aggressive options such as 8...h6 or 8...Ng4!?. 9.Nc3 0-0 10.0-0 Rb8?! 11.h3 c5 12.b3 Rb4 A desperate attempt to look for counterplay, but the rook is walking into a death trap. 13.Re1 Bb7 14.Ba3 Rf4 15.g3 Rd4 16.Nf3 Rxd3!? 17.cxd3 Qxd3?! 17...Qd7, hoping to invade on the kingside, was the last chance. Now Nakamura finishes the game with a series of powerful forcing moves. 18.Nxe5 Qf5 19.g4! Qf4 20.d4! Rd8 21.Qe2 Rxd4 22.Bc1! 1-0 Black has trapped his own queen.

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CAPRICORN: As a new twelve year Jupiter/Neptune/Chiron cycle winds up whatever’s past its use-by date to make way for a noticeably improved rest of the year, your ruling planet Saturn turns the astral tide in your favour, bringing a new mood of optimism and clearer decisions about the future. AQUARIUS: Aquarians are one of the signs best equipped to deal with morphing global conditions, so as old ways of operating change, check out this week what kind of businesses and attitudes actually thrive in the present climate of uncertainty – what are they doing that’s different? PISCES: Best keep receipts, proofs of purchase and your instincts alert because this week’s salespeople are persuasive, opportunistic and possibly not too scrupulous. Apart from that your imagination’s in overdrive with creative inspirations, and it looks like some unexpected good news is heading in your direction.

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LIBRA: This week others can only take up as much space as you allow them. And the principle of opposites applies: if someone lets you down, something else comes good. If plan A bombs, plan B gets up. And if a door shuts, a window of opportunity opens... SCORPIO: With Neptune, Jupiter and Chiron, planets of imagination, luck and healing in an exciting, mind stimulating alignment, don’t waste time arguing or point scoring – because this week teamwork’s what makes the dream work, and two heads will be better than trying to do absolutely everything yourself. SAGITTARIUS: Retrograde cycles are best for evaluation and planning, forward cycles best for action. This last week of retrograde Mercury offers astral assistance for ending something that isn’t satisfying your deepest needs and making a healing new connection. Being honest with yourself has astonishing results.

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ustralia’s Leading Rock & Roll Nostalgia Retro Event Wintersun starts Friday May 29 and ends with a concert on Monday June 8. Featuring almost 1500 hot rods, custom and classic cars, more than 100 bands and performers, dancing, movies, and competitions, the festival is held in Coolangatta and Tweed Heads. Many events are free, some are in the streets while others are in the local clubs and shopping centres. For full event details see www.wintersun.org.au

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Wintersun at Seagulls There’s something for everyone this Wintersun at Seagulls – from free entertainment to dance parties, concerts and spectaculars to dance workshops. The Wintersun Grand Opening Spectacular is the official opening event in the Stardust Room on Saturday May 30 at 8pm. This will be an evening full of dancing, surprises, the official awards presentations and

E N T E RTA I N M E N T s some of the best acts of the f festival including Max Miller a his Big Band, The Atomic and H Hi-Tones, Scott Baker as Elvis, L Little Pattie, Alan Dale and Autumn Leaves. The Wintersun Marathon Warm-Up Dance on Sunday May 31 at 2pm is your chance to get your dancing shoes on and practise your moves

in preparation for the 2009 Wintersun Festival. Bop and bobby sock your afternoon away in the Stardust Room with the music of Route 66, Rim Shot, Dance On, Rockin’ Bodgies, Last Chance, Wally and the Gaitors, Atomic HiTones and Highway One. Dance Workshops, from swing to jive, will be held in the Stardust Room on Wednesday June 3,

Thursday 4 and Friday 5 from 10am to 5pm. These workshops offer the opportunity to dancers of all levels and interests to learn some new steps and have some fun. Tickets are available through Wintersun. The Delltones, after their highly successful inaugural Wintersun performance in 2008, are back to do it all again in their high-energy and fun-filled style on Friday June 5 at 8pm. They’ll be rocking through the ages with hits including Little Miss Heartbreak, Get a Little Dirt On Your Hands, Come a Little Bit Closer and Hangin’ Five. One of the highlights of the festival, The Elvis Evolution Show, wraps up the Wintersun fun on Saturday June 6 at 8pm. Mark Anthony and Scott Baker, two of the finest Elvis tribute artists in the world, perform some of Elvis’s timeless hits including Blue Suede Shoes, Don’t Be Cruel, Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel, and Can’t Help Falling in Love. Don’t forget all the free Wintersun entertainment around the club. For a complete list of entertainment at Seagulls go to the seagulls website www.seagullsclub. com.au

The Canetoads Every month the Tweed Valley Jazz Club puts on jazz gigs, and this month the club features The Canetoads. Greenhills on Tweed, River St Murwillumbah 7.30pm.

Black Market Rhythm Co. & Cool Calm Collective Black Market Rhythm Co are heading back to the Soundlounge this May for the final show of their current national tour and what is set to be their last on the Gold Coast for some time. Having toured around the country and back over the past 18 months the lads will be spending the latter half of 2009 hidden away in rehearsal rooms and studios crafting the follow up to the critically acclaimed debut album Lo-Fi Records Hi-Fi Radio which was recently voted into JJJ Root’n’All’s top ten albums of the 2008 at number 4, mixing it with the likes of CW Stoneking, Xavier Rudd and Ash Grunwald. Soundlounge Friday May 29 at 8pm.

The Sparkz With a combination of experience, youthful passion and energy, combined with excellent vocals, cool tight grooves and soaring lead solos, this three piece’s overall delivery is an awesome, entertaining mix of power and passion. Cabarita Beach

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ust the other day I had a revelation. Why not try contraception? At 41 it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be too late to give it a whirl. Surely in the decade or more since I last used it theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come up with something new. Something unobtrusive with no side effects that can effectively control fertility. No, not the Catholic church. Something that actually works and wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give me a stroke, increase my risk of breast cancer or cause hair to grow on my back. It seems entirely possible, Richard Branson is well on the way to pioneering space tourism, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve mapped the human genome and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now a gorgeous black man in the White House. We are really making some serious social progress. Except for contraception. Turns out Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking at having to vote in the same candidates from 15 years back. The diaphragm is great If you have time to pop into family planning for pre-coitus insertion. When it comes to self application, if you manage to get the damn thing in, chances are all sexual desire should have left, so it has a pretty high success rate. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never liked the idea of taking the Pill. It makes me angry and every time Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve taken it Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve grown a moustache. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in my forties, I can grow my own facial hair now. The only option is the Marina. When the doctor told me I was a

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little shocked. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I have to have sex on a jetty?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Apparently not. The Marina (love the fishy overtone) is the latest in IUDs. Women in Europe love it, but we girls are a little IUD shy after the bad rap foreign fertility controlling cervical objects received after the Copper 7. For a start it looked like something Yuri Geller had made with a paper clip and a bit of mind bending. So back to the latest â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;safeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; contraception. Safe of course until the next generation of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uteruses fall out or we all suddenly drop dead. (By the way, I am aware the Marina is actually spelt Mirena. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as funny. Sometimes truth must be sacrificed for satire. In the words of the philosopher John Stuart Mill, it is for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Greater Goodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.) The Mirena releases a low dose of progesterone, so apparently all Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to look forward to is no period and bigger boobs. Wow, just like a drag queen. Whatever happened to the Man Pill? The side effects wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be so noticeable. Men are already hairy and aggressive and a reduction to their sex drive could only be an improvement. Perhaps they could put the NRL on the Man Pill. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d play harder on the field than in the bedroom, preferring a good game of Monopoly to group sex any day. I have never had much luck with natural methods. I have four children. I had them all

naturally. Pregnancy is about the most successful contraception I have used thus far. The doctor suggested condoms. I said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Really. I hardly know you. And besides, I only made a short appointment.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Condoms are effective if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re picking up strangers. But in a long term committed relationship? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be like making love to bunch of backpackers. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the option of having my tubes tied. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always imagined it being a bit like the guy you see at childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday parties making animal balloons. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be under a general anaesthetic and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be some gyno making sausage dogs with my fallopian. The vasectomy also looms as a choice I feel I could comfortably make. It is the once choice that has no side effects. For me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve even offered to perform it myself. But then I have noticed the personality change in my animals. Ever since Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had the dog done heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stopped humping the cat. What if that happens to my partner? I suppose I should never have let him near the cat in the first place. I am open to more herbal options. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Mediterranean tradition of using a lemon juice douche. When I asked my partner what he thought he replied â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hmm, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a little tart.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; So it looks like my eggs will be shaking up a storm in the next few weeks doing the MacMirena.

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Following a sold out debut Australian tour in 2007, fans will be stoked to hear that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The King Of Death Rapâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Necro will be bringing his show back to Australia and New Zealand for his biggest tour to date. Over the past decade, Necro has established himself as one of the most successful crossover artists from the hip-hop genre and is now also a massive cult figure amongst fans of metal and hardcore music thanks to his controversial, brutal lyrical content. With almost no commercial radio support, Necro fans flock online to keep up to date with news and he has now formed an immense online community through his website (100+ million hits a year) and MySpace which surpasses that of most multi-platinum artists. Catch Necro performing live in his only Queensland show at Coolangatta Hotel on Thursday May 28.

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Amigos’ Martin Short is bringing his one man show to Twin Towns. The show is a musical evening of comedy that highlights everything Martin Short does best, bringing together many of the characters who made him famous. The show includes a dynamic combination of songs, video, bits, and sketches. ‘I do talk about my life and go through it (fictitiously, tonguein-cheek at different times), but I’d say that this show is like a one man variety show. It’s as if Carol Burnett had done her show all by herself – it’s that approach. ‘A Party With Marty,’ I call it.’ Don’t miss Martin Short Tuesday at 8pm.

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Eighties electro-pop sound in Australia, soon establishing themselves at the top of the Australian charts with Top 10 hits such as Listening and A Beat For You from their debut gold selling album Autumnal Park. The band then scored their biggest worldwide hit to date with a version of Lipps Inc’s Funky Town’. The band have been back on the road in Australia since a ‘One night only’ gig at Sydney’s Club Retro on New Years Eve 1998, and now regularly play to packed houses. This special performance at Coolangatta Hotel will feature all four original members of Pseudo Echo. Sunday May 31.

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Rogerthat Rogerthat are a band that could have come from just about any era. Their contemporaries could be the Black Crowes or the Black Keys. Anything from the Woodstock era, Marley and Lee Scratch Perry or the steel blues of Muddy Waters (circa Electric Mud). If you could mash the raw electric, psychedelic rockreggae sounds, you’d get close to the quartet. Saturday May 30 – Coolangatta Hotel.

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Like a rugged landscape, the Gringos of Desert Grunge, Granite Belt, take the listener on a journey along sunlit valleys through fields of flowering cacti, dust storms, landslides and deadly cliffs. The triple distilled voice of Rusty Bowser leads you through this magnificent sonic landscape generating a vast spectrum of powerful emotions. Granite Belt is a feast for the lover of solid rock music, with riffs as big as mountains and melodies that burn into your mind as hot as your finest branding iron. Murwillumbah Hotel Saturday May 30 at 9pm.

Preston Train Preston Train perform their Funk/Blues and classic rock tunes at the Tyalgum Pub on Saturday May 30.

Tyalgum Festival Friends Concert Matthew Rigby (violin) and Ingrid Bauer (harp) will be performing Sunday May 31 at the Tyalgum Hall, Tyalgum from 2:30pm. Cost is $15, and all are welcome. For more email: info@tyalgumfestival. com.au

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Comedian Jason Ryder Jason Ryder, the only surfer turned comic and corporate entertainer in the country, is set to leave the audience gasping between laughs when he headlines Comedy in the Basement on Friday May 29 at 8pm. Since 1995, Jason has been entertaining audiences with his Aussie Idiot’s observations of everyday life, hilarious tall tales and true, wry comments on society. Jason has toured extensively throughout Australia, New Zealand, London and New York and featured at renowned events such as the Edinburgh Festival. Support is Stephen Jay Whitley and MC is Lindsay Webb. Gold Coast Arts Centre 7.30pm Friday.

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Ruby Moon Murwillumbah Theatre Company is excited to announce their second play for the year – the entertaining yet disturbing psychodrama Ruby Moon by Matt Cameron, which opens on Friday May 29

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at 7.30 at the Murwillumbah Civic Centre. This modern Australian drama begins like a fairy tale when 10-year-old little Ruby sets off to visit her grandma and never returns. The play explores the agony of her parents Sylvie and Ray as they try to understand what happened, as well as the possible motivations of a series eccentric neighborhood characters who knew Ruby. Two actors, Rachael Gorham and Lachlan Glasby, skillfully bring to life the various characters in this slice of suburbia. The audience will be confronted by elements of grief, humour and the surreal as they try to come to terms with what is real and what is imagined or unknown. This play promises to stretch the imagination and push the boundaries. Ruby Moon will be staged for the first time as theatre-in-the-round at Murwillumbah Civic Centre and will continue on Friday June 5 and Saturday June 6 at 7.30 pm. Tickets will be available at Murwillumbah Music Shop or at the door. Adults $15, concession $12, and school students $5. For enquiries call Rosemary 02 6672 1520.

of ‘Dogpatch USA’. The story involves the collision between the ‘down-home’ and the ‘up-town’. It deals with issues as tragically diverse as gender politics, militarism, social security, patriotism and exploitation are dealt up with great songs, full orchestra, larger than life characters. This colourful show for the whole family will be presented on Friday May 29 and Saturday May 30, at the Elliott Centre at Murwillumbah High. Tickets are available at the school office or by phoning 02 6672 1566.

The Loud ‘09 festival

The all ages Loud ‘09 Festival is coming up quick and features the Butterfly Effect, Mammal, Mourning Tide, Pez and 360, Funkoars and a whole bunch more. Ten finalists from the LOUD 09 Band Competition will also appear at the festival, and one of the finalists is Northern Rivers act ‘The Nine Sons of Dan’. See more at www. myspace.com/ninesonsofdan For more information on Loud 09 Band competition go to www.themusicpit.com.au Gold Coast Convention Centre, Li’l Abner Broadbeach, Sunday June 7. Tickets from ticketek.com. Students at Murwillumbah High School present their mu- au or phone 132848. General sical production Li’l Abner. The $56+bf and gates $65. Proudly supported by JJJ. musical is based on the comic strip of the same name and is Blues on Broadbeach set in the southern hick town

Music Festival The eighth annual Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival hits Broadbeach from Thursday May 28 until and including Sunday May 31. This is a free event so you can experience the sound that started is all and the best bit is you don’t even need a ticket. For more information on the festival, visit www. bluesonbroadbeach.com

Crystal Creek school’s annual Fireworks Crystal Creek school’s annual Fireworks spectacular will feature two incredible new effects never seen at the event before: a 87-shot silver spider and the 530-shot green candle wall. Gates will open at the family friendly time of 2pm, with the firework spectacular at 7pm. This year’s performers include the Margaret Peate School Of Dance, Murwillumbah East Sydney Choir, Hoopla Circus Troupe, Belly Dance For Fun, Hap ki Do and Hot Chilli Drummers. The event’s famous chocolate wheel will be running again, with more than 200 prizes kindly donated by local businesses. There will be displays from the Tweed Valley restorers Car Club, Police, Fire and Emergency services. Gourmet food and coffee stalls will cater for all tastes throughout the day,

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DEBRA LUCCIO FROM MELBOURNE WAS WINNER OF THE TWEED SHIRE COUNCIL ACQUISITIVE PRIZE OF $5,000 FOR HER MONOTYPE “SPIN’. and face painting, show bags, glow products, fairy floss and market stalls will be on offer. Queensland’s Crocodiles and Dragons Park will bring snakes, turtles and lizards for everyone to see, touch and hold. Pre-purchased passes will be available from Crystal Creek Public School or Century 21 Real Estate in Main street, Murwillumbah. Good old-fashioned family fun – Saturday, June 13.

The Loud ‘09 Festival Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach Sunday June 7 The Crystal Creek School Annual Fireworks Spectacular, Saturday June 13 The Presets, Architecture in Helsinki, Gold Coast Convention Centre, June 6 June Long Weekend Movie Marathons Tweed River Art Gallery Exhibitions Sunday, June 7 Crowded House Tribute Show The 13th CPM National Print Currumbin RSL Award has this year attracted Thursday June 4 a large number of high quality Johnny Cash Tribute works, beautifully crafted Currumbin RSL artists’ books and smaller Sunday June 7 pieces and prints containing Girl Talk –Side Spliiting timely and pertinent political ‘Naughty’ Comedy and social comment. The Currumbin RSL exciting exhibition reflects the Wednesday June 10 strength of printmaking in the Comedian Fred Lang region and includes a large Salt Bar, Salt Village, number of prints from major Wednesday June 10 printmakers from interstate. Kingfisha CD launch The judge of this year’s award Basil Hall has found it necessary Soundlounge to give out a generous number June 7 of Highly Commended Awards Steve Poltz & Gregory Page Soundlounge and took 8.5 hours to decide June 5 on the 6 Award winners! An excited crowd of over 515 World Environment Day Knox Park, people attended the award June 14 presentation. Three of the works will be acquired for the Samba-Blissta (6 week Gallery’s growing collection of course) prints. Kingscliff Community Hall Wednesday June 10 Until June 15: Facelift – a selection of painted Festival of Performing Arts and photographic portraits Murwillumbah Civic Centre, from the Gallery’s renowned 26 June - 22 July collection. Divine Divas Tweed River Art Gallery, Twin Towns Services Club, Mistral Road, Murwillumbah. Friday and Saturday June 19 Phone 02 6670 2790. and 20.

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gig guide THURSDAY 28 ■ AUSTRALIAN TAVERN, M’BAH 9PM LIVE MUSIC ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB, KINGSCLIFF 5.30PM TRACY HOPEWELL ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL, 8PM NECRO (USA) ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 7.30PM UNPLUGGED IN THE BASEMENT - RYAN MURPHY BAND, ANDREW WELLSTEAD & RENE RANKE ■ GC ARTS CENTRE 7.30PM MAKE A WISH DINNER DANCE FUNDRAISER FEATURING RAY & TANIA KERNAGHAN & BAND ■ GC PACIFIC FAIR, BIRCH CARROLL & COYLE CINEMA, THE MERCHANTS OF BOLLYWOOD ■ SEAGULLS 5.30PM MICHAEL ■ THE SANDS HOTEL COOLANGATTA 8PM BATTLE OF THE JAMS FINAL 3 ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 5PM VEENIE’S - CARGO ■ TWIN TOWNS, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9PM THE SURESHOT HUNTERS ■ BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE 7PM MYSTICAL TIBET CONCERT ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON DJ SEGA (USA), DANIEL WEBBER ■ BILLINUDGEL HOTEL THE EXCHANGE (THEATRE) ■ SHEARWATER SCHOOL, MULLUM WEARABLE ARTS VISION IN EDUCATION ■ A&I HALL BANGALOW 6PM FEHVA AUCTION AND DINNER WITH THE BUTTERY RECOVERY CHOIR AND MICK MCHUGH ■ STAR COURT THEATRE, LISMORE 8PM LYING CHEATING BASTARD

FRIDAY 29 ■ AUSTRALIAN TAVERN, M’BAH 9PM DOOR 7

local events and entertainment ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB, KINGSCLIFF 7.30PM 2PLAY ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB, BOGANGAR 8PM THE SPARKZ ■ CABARITA BEACH BAR AND GRILL 9PM LIVE DJ ■ CLUB BANORA 7.30PM PETER PAKI ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM BLITZ ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL, GOLD COAST, 8PM MARCELO D2 DIRECT FROM BRAZIL ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 7.30PM LITERATI – A FEAST OF AUTHORS ON THE GOLD COAST ■ GC ARTS CENTRE 7.30PM COMEDY IN THE BASEMENT JASON RYDER ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL, 8.30PM BUGGY ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 7.30PM UPSTAGE ■ IMPERIAL HOTEL, MUR’BAH 8PM SOUL MAN ■ MUR’BAH SERVICES MEMORIAL CLUB 6.30PM TREVOR RIX ■ MUR’BAH CIVIC CENTRE 7.30PM RUBY MOON (THEATRE) ■ MUR’BAH HOTEL 9PM DJ LEE ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7PM JACKIE MCDONALD ■ SALT BAR, SALT VILLAGE 8.30PM THE REAL DEAL ■ SEAGULLS 8PM BJORN AGAIN ■ SEAGULLS 7.30PM THE SHINDIGS 8PM ROBBIE ROSENLUND, ■ SOUNDLOUNGE 7PM BLACK MARKET RHYTHM CO. & COOL CALM COLLECTIVE ■ SOUTHPORT RSL CLUB, LOOSE CHANGE, 7.30PM ■ THE SANDS HOTEL COOLANGATTA 9PM DJ LUKE ELECTRIC ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM WINTERSUN: DANCE ON BAND ■ TWEED VALLEY JAZZ CLUB, GREENHILLS ON TWEED, RIVER ST, M’BAH 7.30PM THE CANETOADS ■ TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB, 8PM THE BEST OF BACK TO THE

TIVOLI ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9.30PM THE AMANDA BAKER BAND ■ THE RAILS, BYRON 7PM GROOVE FOUNDATION ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON PEABODY WITH ACTOR SLASH MODEL ■ BUDDHA BAR, BYRON 8PM CHUCKALE SALSA NIGHT ■ BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE THEATRE 6PM, GEORGE FRIEDMAN (SECURITY & INTELLIGENCE ADDRESS) ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON ANDY MURPHY, DANIEL WEBBER & RYAN RUSHTON ■ SHEARWATER SCHOOL, MULLUM WEARABLE ARTS VISION IN EDUCATION ■ STAR COURT THEATRE, LISMORE 8PM LYING CHEATING BASTARD

SATURDAY 30 ■ AUSTRALIAN TAVERN, M’BAH 9PM DANCE PARTY WITH DJ ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB, BOGANGAR 8PM SPOT THE DINGO ■ CLUB BANORA, BANORA POINT 8PM DAVO & THE TWISTERS ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM ROGERTHAT + GUESTS ■ COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 9PM DJ TOMMY MCCLEMMENT ■ COOLANGATTA AND TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB 7PM CHI CHI ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM STREET CAFE ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 7.30PM CARGO ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE, 7PM JAZZ IN THE BASEMENT: THE FABULOUS WILLY QUA ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 9PM GRANITE BELT ■ MURWILLUMBAH CIVIC CENTRE 7.30PM RUBY MOON (THEATRE) ■ MUR’BAH SERVICES MEMORIAL CLUB 6.30PM CLYDE BROOKS

■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 6.30PM ALICE ANDERSON ■ SALT BAR, SALT VILLAGE, 8.30PM DARREN MARLOW ■ SEAGULLS 7.30PM BRANDI AND THE BOBCATS ■ SEAGULLS 8PM WINTERSUN GRAND OPENING SPECTACULAR ■ SHEOAK SHACK 7PM FLAX ROOTS ■ SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB, 3PM LIVE JAZZ ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB, 7.30PM WINTERSUN: DANCE ON BAND ■ TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB 8PM THE BEST OF BACK TO THE TIVOLI ■ TYALGUM PUB, 8PM PRESTON TRAIN ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9.30PM THE FAZE W/ HUNGRY KIDS FROM HUNGRY ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON FAT ALBERT ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON LIVEWIRE ■ LIQUID, BYRON HOUSE OF NOW: DJ ADAM + CAPTAIN KAINE + DJ DEE DEE ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30 PM BABY FACE ■ SHEARWATER SCHOOL, MULLUM WEARABLE ARTS VISION IN EDUCATION ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL, THE EXCHANGE (THEATRE) ■ CABARITA COTTAGE 7.30PM NORTH COAST TIME

SUNDAY 31 ■ BLUES ON BROADBEACH DARCY PERRY BAND ■ CLUB BANORA, 11AM DANIEL MALLARI, 12.15PM BABY BOOMER PARTY BAND ■ COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 5PM THE SMASHED CRABS ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM PSEUDO ECHO

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■ CURRUMBIN RSL,1.30PM RUSSELL BAINE JAZZ TRIO ■ COOLANGATTA AND TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB 1PM, SMOKEHOUSE COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB, 4PM DAVE CAVANAGH ■ MURWILLUMBAH RACECOURSE, MURWILLUMBAH RACE DAY ■ SALT BAR, SALT VILLAGE, 1PM WILEY READ ■ SEAGULLS CLUB, FROM 10AM WINTERSUN MARATHON WARMUP ■ SEAGULLS 7.30PM BRANDI AND THE BOBCATS ■ SEAGULLS CLUB, 2PM LINE DANCING ■ SEAGULLS, JAZZ IN THE SHED CAFÉ 2PM ■ SPHINX ROCK CAFE, MT BURRELL, 1- 5PM SHOEBOX ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 12.30PM WINTERSUN: DANCE ON BAND ■ TWEED VALLEY COLLEGE, HALL DRIVE, MUR’BAH FROM 8.45AM TWEED BILLYCART GRAND PRIX ■ TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB 7PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ TYALGUM FESTIVAL FRIENDS CONCERT, 2:30PM MATTHEW RIGBY VIOLIN AND INGRID BAUER HARP ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 4.30PM FATTER THAN NUSRAT 8PM DJ GOODIE ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN JASON DELPHIN & DUO ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON CAPTAIN KAINE + GUESTS ■ COORABELL HALL FUNDRAISER 4PM GREENLIFE, FIDL MUSIK + DUCK RADIO ■ COURT HOUSE HOTEL, MULLUM 3PM IRISH ARVO – CELTIC DANCE ■ MULLUM BOWLING CLUB 12PM ON THE GREEN WITH GUEST DJS

■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 3PM BIG MOON 7PM BIG MUSIC

MONDAY 1 ■KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 12PM DAVID BARRY ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 4PM DICK BARNS ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON SUPERCHEESE

TUESDAY 2 ■ AUSTRALIAN TAVERN, M’BAH 8PM BATTLE OF THE BANDS AND JAM NIGHT ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM WINTERSUN - THE ATOMIC CRUISERS ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL, 8PM OPEN MIC NIGHT ■ SEAGULLS ENTERTAINMENT 5.30PM ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 1PM DAVE CLAYTON ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON HARRY HEALY ■ THE RAILS, BYRON 6.30PM FERNANDO ARAGONES

WEDNESDAY 3 ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL, 8PM JAM NIGHT WITH HOUSE BAND REMEDY ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM WINTERSUN - STEVE WOOLEY ■ GREENMOUNT BEACH CLUB 7PM DOWNBEAT JAZZ BAND ■ SEAGULLS 10AM WINTERSUN DANCE WORKSHOP ■ SEAGULLS 8AM WINTERSUN DANCE PARTY: SPECIAL GUEST NORMIE ROWE ■ SEAGULLS LAKEVIEW LOUNGE ENTERTAINMENT 1.15 - 3.15PM ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 1PM GLENN FOXWELL ■ TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB 11AM ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK

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Ah but it’s cold outside With the cooler months upon us, it is important to remember that winter sports ask different things from our muscles and exercising in cold weather places extra demands on the body. Experts advise that even in temperate climates, sportsmen and women can suffer the effects of the drop in temperature. Cold-related injuries can be prevented with careful planning, preparation and by wearing the proper clothing. Cold-related injuries common to winter sports include blisters from badly fitting shoes or the friction of wet socks can cause blisters on the toes, feet and heels; sprains and strains when cold muscles are more

TIDE TIMES PHASES OF THE MOON First Quarter 31st May 1.22 pm Full Moon 8th Jun 4.12 am Last Quarter 16th Jun 8.15 am New Moon 23rd Jun 5.35 am FRI High 12.32 pm 29th Low 6.31 am 6.05 pm SAT High 1.31 am 30th 2.36 pm Low 7.27 am 7.14 pm SUN High 1.31 am 31st 2.36 pm Low 8.21 am 8.25 pm MON High 2.34 am 1st 3.35 pm Low 9.11 am 9.36 pm TUE High 9.59 am 2nd 4.28 pm Low 9.59 am 10.44 pm WED High 4.35 am 3rd 5.17 pm Low 10.44 am 11.46 pm THU High 5.31 am 4th 6.01 pm Low 11.27 am

1.3 Sunrise 6.29 am Sunset 4.57 pm 0.3 Moonrise 10.48 am 0.5 Moonset 10.00 pm 1.6 Sunrise 6.29 am 1.4 Sunset 4.57 pm 0.3 Moonrise 11.26 am 0.6 Moonset 23.04 pm 1.6 Sunrise 6.30 am 1.4 Sunset 4.57 pm 0.3 Moonrise 12.01 pm 0.6 Moonset 1.5 Sunrise 6.30 am 1.3 Sunset 4.56 pm 0.4 Moonrise 12.33 pm 0.6 Moonset 12.06 am 1.4 Sunrise 6.31 am 1.5 Sunset 4.56 pm 0.4 Moonrise 1.05 pm 0.6 Moonset 1.05 am 1.3 Sunrise 6.31 am 1.6 Sunset 4.56 pm 0.4 Moonrise 1.37 pm 0.5 Moonset 2.04 am 1.3 Sunrise 6.32 am 1.6 Sunset 4.56 pm 0.5 Moonrise 2.11 pm Moonset 3.02 am Eastern Standard Time. Heights in metres.

Tide times Courtesy of NSW Tide Charts, Manly Hydraulics Laboratory, NSW Dept of Commerce

MONTHLY MARKETS 1st Sat Brunswick Heads (02) 6628 4495 1st Sat 8-11am Casuarina Farmers’ Market 0414 777 432 1st Sun Banora Point Farmers’ Market 0417 759 777 1st Sun Byron Bay (02) 6680 9703 1st Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 4555 1st Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 2nd Sat 2nd Sun 2nd Sun 2nd Sun 2nd Sun 2nd Sun

Kingscliff (02) 6674 0827 The Channon (02) 6688 6433 Chillingham (02) 6679 1284 Lennox Head (02) 6672 2874 Coolangatta (07) 5533 8202 Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714

3rd Sat 8-11am Casuarina Farmers’ Market 0414 777 432 3rd Sat Mullumbimby (02) 6684 3370 3rd Sat Murwillumbah Cottage Markets 0417 759 777 3rd Sun Ballina 6687 4328 3rd Sun Banora Point Farmers’ Market 0417 759 777 3rd Sun Nimbin (02) 6689 0000 3rd Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 4555 3rd Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 3rd Sun Uki (02) 6679 9026 4th Sat Kingscliff (02) 6674 0827 4th Sun Bangalow (02) 6687 1911 4th Sun (in 5 Sun month) Coolangatta (07) 5533 8202 4th Sun Murwillumbah 0422 565 168 4th Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 5th Sun 5th Sun

Nimbin (02) 6689 0000 Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714

FARMERS MARKETS Each Sat Each Thu Each Tue Each Sat

8-11am Bangalow (02) 6687 1137 8-11am Byron Bay (02) 6687 1137

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Internationally-rated cyclists are heading to the Tweed Coast to get the wheels in motion for the inaugural Shotz Battle on the Border cycling event at Domain Casuarina Beach Resort. To be held from June 5 to June 9, the cycling tour is a joint initiative by Cycling Queensland and QSM Sports and was scheduled to be held on the Sunshine Coast, however due to permit complications was postponed. Featuring a Tour de Tweed and mass participation Gran Fondo ride, some of the world’s leading cyclists will front the event, including Team Budget Forklifts riders Cameron Jennings, Malcom Rudolph, Cameron Hughes and Louise Kerr. Having just returned from the Tour de Singkarak, Tour de Jakarta and Tour of Canberra, the team is certainly looking forward to carrying on their fine form on the Tweed Coast. ‘Battle on the Border is going to be a fantastic event,’ said Team Budget Forklift manager Jeremy Betts. ‘Everyone is excited about racing on some new courses

and the Tweed Coast provides the ultimate backdrop for such an event. ‘Our riders have spent the last few months racing around the world and on Tour de Singkarak, two of our riders wore the yellow jersey amongst 15 different countries. ‘Although in its first year, the event has all of the foundations to become a very highly regarded cycle race in Australia and we look forward to being part of that.’ The major event sponsor is Shotz Sports Nutrition who produce a range of high energy portable products such as energy gels, electrolyte tablets and energy bars. Shotz Sports Nutrition managing director, Darryl Griffiths says the company is thrilled to be involved with the inaugural event. ‘We’re very excited to be involved with the Battle on the Border and look forward to being part of a unique event on the racing calendar.’ Battle on the Border will feature a range of cycling races and tours that will include time

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few weeks, so get your names down please. The greens might have been closed for a few days, however, joy of joys, the bar was still open. Kingscliff Ladies Unfortunately the severe weather commenced on the Monday afternoon, bringing to a quick closure of the Hibiscus Triples, however the teams were able to complete the morning session with the following results: Winners: Team 2 - I. Azzopardi / E. Taylor / N. Craven, 2nd: Team 8 - E. Prince / J. Matthews / C. Blain, 3rd: V. Gravolyn / M. Harvey / J. Griffith, 4th: R. Evans / S. Munro / S. Hinks, 5th: D. O’Neill / J. Munn / S. Cancillier, 6th: G. Carey / D. Jones / R. Armendores. Round Winners: J. Scher / I. Fuller / B. Lane & E. Lees / S. Carroll / J. Solly Congratulations to all. Wednesday social bowls were washed out and next week, Wednesday 3rd June is Patrons Day. Ladies, get your fingers working for Charity Day on the 1st of July. This year the proceeds will be going to the Tweed Valley Paliative Services. Kingscliff Men Results B Grade Singles played on Sunday 24th May. B Beattie defeated J Julius, D Whittington v L Morris, T Wonka defeated B Henry, W Blackwood defeated P McKirdy. The semi-final will be played on Saturday 30th May. B Beattie v the winner of D Whittington and L Morris, T Wonka v W vBlackwood. Roll up 9:00am. The first round of the B Grade Pairs will be played on Sunday 31st May R Lewis and C Lane v T Whittaker and L Morris, W Blackwood and J Akers v T Halloran and B Henry, B Butler and C Lacey v J Julius and L Murphy. Results of the Men’s Over 55s Pairs Event: Winners: T Hills and B Griffiths; 2nd: G Morrisey and K Stanley; 3rd: B may and J Learmonth; 4th: G Barrack and P Crompton; 5th: F McNamara and L Murphy; 6th J Felton and H Highfield; Plate Winners; D Lusby and B Harris. Tuesday 19th Winners: P Clancy, A Latif: Runner Up:

K Banks, G Barrack: Plate Winner: L Arthur, C Hawkins: The Champion of Club Champions - Fours commences on Sunday 31st May. The draw is on the board. Coming Up: There will be a Joint Special General Meeting of the Men’s and Ladies’ Bowls Clubs on Saturday 6th June commencing at 10am to discuss Super Challenge. Men’s Prestige Two Bowl Triples will be held on Monday 22nd June. Total prize money of $3,000. Please remember the special event to support Peter Sheaff in his battle with cancer. Twilight Barefoot Bowls and Barbecue will be held on Friday May 29 commencing at 5:00pm. A Monster Raffle will also be drawn later in the evening. It would be great to see a huge turnout of bowlers and other club members. You can put your name down with reception prior to the night Tweed Heads Open Pairs Championships: Although Rounds 2 and 3 were washed out over last weekend play was to be held during the week by arrangement with the finals to be played on Sunday [31 May] starting with the semi-finals at 9am followed by the final at 1pm, weather permitting. Social Results: Sunday 17 May winners: Ngarie Gibson, Brian Bevan, Lydia Elsey, Col Fishlock, Daisy & Mario Matteucci. R/up: Toots Sibley, Bill Davies, Renee & Tony Laycock. Tuesday May 19 Men winners: Ray White, John Heath, Gary Hewitt; r/up: Bob Trinder, Cliff Dury, Con Impellizzeri, John Craig. Ladies winners: Dorothy Stewart, Sylvia Jackson, Jean Green, Pauline Houghton; r/up: Helen Carter, Robyn Taylor, Margaret Bowles, Betty Graham. No bowls Wednesday May due to rain. Friday May 22: Green 1: Frank McPhillips, Mike Alder, Ed Kolbee; r/up: Col Heydt, Rod Mullings, John Mann. Green 2: Sean Harty, Ken Calvert, Harold Moy; r/up: Laurie Rea, Max Reiter, Vince Leather.

BOWLS Condong Ladies Congratulations to J.Glasby for winning the club Singles Championships. Well done to M.Sweetnam for coming second. Very close game. The pairs club Championship to start next Tuesday 2/6/09. E.Elvy and B.Dunne to play B.Wainwright and H.Ross. S.Cook and E.Hunt to play M.Hinde and J.Glasby. Good luck everyone. We wish our team well in the district fours also this week. Social results are H.Ross, M. Kennedy and J.Timmins def., E.Hunt B.Dunne and M.Hinde. P.Flack. E.Elvy. J.Waithe def., B.Wainwright, R.Thorley and S.Rushton. Condong will be holding a Mixed Pairs Carnival on July 13-14th . For further information contact Ron Pillon at the club on 6672 2238 Our chef is putting on a winter buffet next Friday 5/6/09. Cost $8.95. Sounds good enough to eat at that price. Social bowls as usual next Tuesday 9am for 9.30 0n the green. The Condong Ladies Cancer Fundraising afternoon will be held next Wednesday so come along and give generously. We’ll have cakes and a run down raffle. All for a good cause Cudgen Leagues Ladies Thurs Ladies Social 12.30 for 1pm start, everybody welcome. Mon 1st June, Delegates Meeting, Ocean Shores. Mon 1st, 1pm Social Mixed Triples ‘Mufti’ All welcome. Please Note that our Committee Meeting has been changed to Tues 9th June, 9.30am. Sun Social Bowls Club Day with BBQ Lunch, Sun 14th June, mufti dress all welcome. All welcome sheet at front desk for all events or phone 02 6674 1816 / 2734. Good Bowling Everyone. Cudgen Leagues Men What are you reading the bowls results for, it’s been raining all week. Lucky you did because the mixed pairs and fours championship nomination sheets are up on the board and the ‘B’ grade men’s pairs nominations have been extended for a

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trials, criterium circuits, road races, social rides and a great endurance, mass participation Gran Fondo ride. ‘The tour is expected to attract up to 1500 participants and spectators which is great for the local economy,’ said Domain Resorts sales manager, Matthew Dokter. ‘The New

Tweed Coast is the perfect place to host such an event.’ The tour will be held throughout Domain Resort Casuarina Beach, Kingscliff and various areas around the Tweed Valley. For anyone interested in the event or registration, information and entries are available at www.battleontheborder.com.au.

Get yourself crazy for RollerBlaze Gold Coast Blaze, the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Assoc, with Gold Coast City Council, and Gold Coast Recreation and Sport Inc., have joined together to establish a social wheelchair basketball competition in the Gold and Tweed Coast region – RollerBlaze. Wheelchair basketball is an exciting team sport for men and women, modelled on the ablebodied game of basketball. It is played on standard basketball courts with regulation height rings and backboards. The game can be played by anyone regardless of skill level – ablebodied, amputees or

people with a spinal cord injury or disease. The goal is to have a regular, mixed social league, 16 years and over. We have all the equipment you need to give it a try. We are looking for players as well as people who are interested in learning to referee, coach, be a team manager or supporter. To register your interest in being a part of RollerBlaze and to be in a draw for Gold Coast Blaze prizes, email: rollerblaze@bigpond.com or phone 07 5531 3312 BH or 55 930096 AH. For more info visit: www. sportingwheelies.org.au.

Green 3: John LeBoeuf, Tom Wotton, Tony Govett; r/up: Lenm Harrison, Les Hore, Kim Stephenson. No bowls Saturday 23 May due to inclement weather. Tweed Heads Tourers Last Sunday’s game was cancelled due to the unpredictable weather forcast. Next Sunday 31 May the schedule has a home game against Condong. This is a mixed morning and the list is on the notice board in the Members Lounge. Prestige Mixed Singles: Entries are now open for this annual event which is to be played over 4 days from Sunday 28 June to Wednesday 1 July at Tweed Heads Bowls Club. The entry fee is $35. and must be lodged at the venue by Friday 12 June 2009. This event is open to all bowlers, male and female and the total prize pool is $17,600. The added value to this event is that the best performed male and female player receives a wildcard entry into this year’s Golden Nugget to be held from Monday 3 August to Thursday 6 August. DARTS Tweed Valley Darts Association Results of the finals played on May 25th, Cgulls 6 def Leftovers 4 and Jokers 8 def Hogan’s Heroes 7. Next week Devils play Cgulls at Courthouse Hotel with Leftovers to score. Gulls play Jokers at Seagulls Club with Hogan’s Heroes to score. Good luck to all teams. Don’t forget to let your captain know if you are playing in the next comp as nominations have to be in at the meeting on June 2nd at Courthouse Hotel please. Also names for Memorial Day on June 14th at Condong Bowling Club have to be in so we can arrange numbers for catering purposes please. You don’t have to be registered with our association to play on the day. Any queries ring Jan 02 6672 8303. NETBALL Murwillumbah Unfortunately the Claytons flood kicked in again overnight and despite the ashphalt courts being reo-

pened on Friday we were unable to play on Saturday. Thursday night will be the monthly meeting in the RSL at 7pm. Distribution of keys, how to better support coaches and umpires and the need or not for make up games will be up for discussion. We will also be taking some time to wish Maddy Edwards well as she leaves to go to America for up to 2 years. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to represent their team at this meeting. As there was no netball this week, teams or players wishing to play at the Golden South Carnival on June 6 are encouraged to let Beth know by Wednesday so they can be nominated. This is the Queens Birthday long weekend and no netball is scheduled to be played in Murwillumbah that weekend. With all the rain, this is a great way to get more fun into netball. The day after the Golden South Carnival, the 7th is a great Swifts v Firebirds game in Brisbane. We are still trying to get the numbers to take a small bus to this event. The draws for next week are: 30/5/09 Umpires will be very scarce next week so please be patient as we are trying to make it work. 11am – NETTA: Crickets v Red Backs Bogangar Blue Wrens v Super Fabs 11am and 12pm: Bogangar v Hot Shots Super Stars v Girl Zone 1pm: The Storm v Southern Cross Stars Get Smart Goal Getters v Bogangar 2.30pm: Waratahs v Newbies Flamin Devils v The Ladybeetles Tigers v Cougars SHOOTING Murwillumbah Pistol Club Weekending May 23 Air Pistol: Men – B Wenban 443. Air Pistol: Ladies – S Stebbing 377. Sports Pistol: – L Blair 591, D Stebbing 574, G Andronicus 557, S Stebbing 550 A Berry 547 J Hoctor 502. Centrefire: J Lumsden 566. Rapid Fire: A Berry 600, D Stebbing 576.

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Backburner Tweed’s newly anointed Tourism chief Phil Villiers is clearly miffed with the anti-rally lobby, and in particular their use of a compilation video which objectors screened for councillors during a public access session. It splices together footage of a Tweed Tourism promotional video highlighting our natural attractions and wildlife in contrast to spectacular rally crashes and native animal road kills. The former Twin Towns excecutive and the council’s tourism committee are pursuing legal action on the grounds the the use of the video was a breach of copyright. Outraged committee member Cr Katie Milne says the video showed one of the cars careering into the crowd highlighing the dangers involved with this race. ‘To be only concerned about copyright issues and not the dangers shows very strange priorities. We should be thanking the community for bringing these issues to our attention, not trying to file law suits on them. How much in legal fees intends to be expended in hounding the community?’ The Greens’ councillor asks. We trust the total sum will be zero.

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Cr Milne, who has raised major concerns about the rally (see her letter, page 8), says she has lodged an official complaint with Mayor Joan van Lieshout about promotional material on Rally Australia and Tweed Tourism websites stating the rally will be held in the Tweed in September even though council has not yet given it the official go-ahead. She says she wants the mayor to investigate rather than the general manager, Mike Rayner, as she believes he has a conflict of interest in the matter because he is on the board of Rally Australia. She says as an experienced operator Mr Rayner should have picked up on the misleading material earlier.

No, it’s not the first snow of the year, but this big fluffy froth whipped up by the storm into a marshmallow or shaving-cream style surf at Snapper Rocks last Friday was just too tempting for these youngsters, who donned wetsuits for a fun frolic in the froth. Photo Jeff ‘Foam Party’ Dawson

adult bar next door to a gateway tourist information centre which the council started building this week. At its rescheduled budget meeting today (Thursday) the council is expected to endorse prosecution over alleged unauthorised building work, use of the premises in a different manner to the original restaurant and non-payment of fees of more than $31,000 (which owner Warren Armstrong disputes). A council report notes that ‘it is unlikely that an explicit bar would entice tourists to visit their new tourist information centre.’ Warren has responded with a sign outside his premises, describing the council as a ‘bunch of politically driven wankers’ and warning that he will see them in court. ■ ■ ■ ■

The downtown Tweed Heads bar has copped a bit of flak from the self-appointed guardians of morality down there, including some in the local media who gave the stylish new eatery at ■ ■ ■ ■ Jack Evans Boar Harbour a Tweed Council is poised to hard time as it struggled to get take legal action which could established. However, Backforce the closure of the Ibar burner salutes Warren for his GA2 521106

Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority (NRCMA) is expecting to be able to offer funding in 2009-10 to implement a number of natural management resource projects in the northern rivers region.

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In one of the letters squeezed out of print and into our website, a Byrrill Creek resident provides visual evidence of the school bus negotiating an unsealed road (see www.youtube. com/watch?v=5njoRXeenFw). His fear is that Council will shelve plans to seal the road, as rally organisers prefer gravel routes.

Councillors were hoping Ms Elliot could shed some light on the application’s apparent short-comings at a face-to-face meeting last Friday but it was postponed until this Friday because of last week’s heavy rain. Veteran councillor Warren Polglase suggested the failure of the application had more to do with Ms Elliot’s shortcomings as a local MP than any in the council’s bid. ‘She’s asleep at the wheel. I don’t think she even knows where the Jack Evans Boat Harbour is,’ he said.

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Tweed councillors and staff want to know why they didn’t get a $10.6m federal grant for the $14.35m overhaul of the

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24 May 28, 2009 The Tweed Shire Echo

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After the recent bad weather, a Tweed Heads resident noticed the high tide mark at the Jack Evans Boat Harbour, observing that most of Twin Towns car park had been under water, ‘therefore it stands to reason the council’s proposed kiosk would have seawater flowing through it, hope the plans incorporate adequate above-floor shelving’.

Jack Evans Boat Harbour when their application appeared to tick all the boxes. The plans were thrown into disarray when federal MP Justine Elliot revealed just days after the launch of the long-awaited project that their bid had been rejected ‘because it didn’t meet all the criteria at this time.’ Adding salt to the wound, Ms Elliot’s press release included a list of projects in her electorate which ‘did successfully fulfil the criteria and gain funding’, including $8 million for a cultural centre in Byron and $2 million for another in Lennox.

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