Tweed Echo – Issue 2.01 – 03/09/2009

THE TWEED SHIRE Volume 2 #01 Thursday, September 3, 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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Standing up for the community We have done this to meet an increasing demand by residents for The Echo’s unique style of dealing with important local issues and to provide a greater reach for our advertisers.

We pride ourselves in bringing you a truly independent community newspaper covering all local issues of concern and profiling interesting locals, young Editor Luis Feliu writes: and old, who contribute to The Tweed Shire Echo has our community. now passed its first birthWe’re not into ‘beat-ups’, day, a milestone many of us sensationalism or ‘dumbing thought would not eventu- down’ as we know our readate, given the impact of the ers are much more discernglobal financial crisis on ing than other papers give advertiser confidence. them credit for.

Not only did we survive in We also believe in giving such tough economic times, a voice to smaller communiwe have grown bigger, and ties facing battles against this week we have boosted overdevelopment as well as the circulation by an extra allowing minority groups to 5,000 copies, or 25 per cent. express their opinion.

In fact, readers in southeast Queensland and further south along the coast have asked us to start an Echo in their communities.

It has been an exciting year with many important issues explored and the feedback we have received from such an engaged community is much valued.

If you haven’t seen all the 51 editions before this one, check them out on our website (www.tweedecho. com.au).

The most heart-warming response has been from our growing band of readers who look forward to The Echo each and every Thursday. For many of our senior citizens, having a free quality local paper has improved their outlook on life, as some have told us.

Other readers have

thanked us for our gutsy approach to the controversial issues and for not being afraid to deal with the big questions.

‘Refreshing, open-minded, sorely needed, intelligent, informative, telling-it-like-itis, thoughtful, well-written, a pleasant surprise, honest and unbiased reporting’ are just some of the tags used to describe The Echo by our readers during the past year and we promise we won’t disappoint you in the future.

Initially, we were known as the ‘new kid on the block’. Now we can say, after initiating many stories the others have followed, that we’re the ‘leader of the pack’.

With such a keen readership to support us we hope to be around for our second birthday next year, bigger and brighter than ever.

THANK YOU! From the bottom of our heart The Echo would like to thank everyone who has helped to make The Tweed Shire Echo possible –

Our advertisers without whom The Echo wouldn’t exist Special mention to our foundation advertisers who came on board before the fist paper was printed and without whom the Tweed Echo would have remained a dream:

Moo Moo Stitches Autobarn Tweed Heads Mr Rental Bailey’s Books Mullumbimby Hire and Beach House Fitness Sales Bristol Paint and North Byron Farmers Decorator Centre Market Budds Mitre 10 North Coast Plantation Byron Antenna Shutter Hutchisons Organic Revolution Jim’s Tree & Stump Pride Casual Furniture Removal Professionals Pottsville Katies Curtains Rainbow Power Kysama Bookkeeping Southern Cross Credit King Street Vet Union La La Land Sports World Lavender Spa and Bay Spotless Gutters Kitchen Tiny Earthworx Leapfrog Removals Tweed Byron Window Let’s Live Australia Tinting Lifestyle Paving TURSA & Landscapes White Lady Funerals Liquid Bar and Night Winston Lamont Club Seagulls Club Locall Pty Limited

Our avid readers for their enthusiasm Our staff who have toiled so hard to make it happen The Admin Team: Simon Haslam, Jane Boyle, Helen Luna – behind every great paper there’s a great admin team.

The Distribution Team: Dolph Cooke and Jillian, Michael Peoples, Rick Maher, James Bristow, Bryan Petersen and Shalisha, Pete Mills, Seymour Walters, Brian Mollet, Peter Gauge, Tasman Lindsay, Tracey Bourke, Greg O’Brien, Kelvin and Deb Cutler, for efficiently delivering the paper.

The Editorial Team: Luis Feliu, Ken Sapwell, Roxanne Millar, Eve Jeffery, Hans Lovejoy, Pamela Payne and Jeff Dawson for pursuing what’s important to our readers.

It has been just over 40 years since The Beatles’ famous Abbey Road album cover was shot and one year since The Echo launched in the Tweed Shire. So what better way for us to celebrate than with our own pedestrian walk across Main Street, Murwillumbah?

While we don’t claim to be as popular as the four iconic musicians, we hope we are still bringing the Tweed good quality news in 40 years’ time. Now to identities: foreground, l-r, receptionist Jane Boyle, salesperson Danielle Francis, salesperson Shari Young, editor Luis Feliu; background, photographer Jeff Dawson, sales manager Angela Cornell, salesperson Michael Hidden, journalist Roxanne Millar. Missing from the picture: journalist Ken Sapwell, who prefers to maintain his mystery. Photo digitally fiddled by Jeff Dawson

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The Production Team: Ziggi Browning, Wendy Lovejoy, Carmen Iredale, Cristina Sharratt, Brefney Ruhl, Jenni Macmahon for keeping a high standard of graphic design.

The Sales Team: Shari Young, Michael Hidden, Danielle Francis and Angela Cornell who work long and hard looking after our advertisers and making sure that every business in the Tweed Shire knows what the Echo can deliver for them.

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Mysterious crop circles appeared on farmland near Uki this week and locals cannot shed any light on how they came about, even though it’s clearly a stern message or warning from who or The much anticipated and con- whatever’s out there behind this paranormal phenomenon. Photo Kim Hollingsworth Luis Feliu

troversial world rally is set for its big start today (Thursday) through Tweed and Kyogle shires, with opponents ready to protest their anger at the event after a last-minute legal bid to stop it failed last week.

Police from across NSW, including the riot squad, will be out in force on the Tweed this weekend to crack down on anti-social and criminal behaviour as hundreds of rally fans flock to the region and protesters take up their positions to maximise exposure on global TV networks.

Large numbers of protesters are expected to line the route of the rally at different marshalling points in what organisers say will be peaceful protests.

Injunction fails Tweed Greens councillor Katie Milne, backed by antirally groups, last Thursday sought a Federal Court injunction to prevent the threeday event from going ahead on the grounds it breached

federal environment laws and harm a number of endangered species.

But the court in Sydney dismissed the application after a short hearing and an order on costs, if any, is yet to be made with opposing parties preparing their submissions this week.

Legal activist Al Oshlack, who represented Cr Milne, yesterday told The Echo that if necessary, further legal action could be taken if breaches to both state and federal laws occurred this weekend, with members of anti-rally groups set to keep a close eye on the event.

Mr Oshlack, from the Indigenous Justice Advocacy Network, also rejected media speculation that Cr Milne could be made bankrupt if forced to pay the rally organisers’ legal costs over the case.

‘There’s no way in the world Katie Milne will be made bankrupt from these costs, that

has been a threat to scare her and a big beat up, now we see the rally people have lowered their costs estimate from $40,000 to $26,000,’ he said.

‘We already have pledges in hand to cover it if necessary.’

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rights to protest and voice their objections lawfully,’ he said.

‘Nonetheless, the safety of spectators, local residents, volunteers working the event, drivers and their support staff are of paramount importance.

‘I still have concerns regard ing the intention of some radical protest groups to disrupt the event using unlawful and unusual tactics.

However, a protest organiser has proactively met police to discuss their activities in a collaborative fashion. Police recognise not only the right of anyone to protest but also the right of everyone else to freely go about their business during the rally,’ he said.

All traffic information including road closures and clearways, together with maps, are available on the RTA website www.rta.nsw.gov.au or for traffic updates, contact 132 701.

Police this week unveiled ‘Operation Palisade’ in time for the rally, a strategy which includes general duties officers, the public order riot squad, Polair and the dog unit, in their bid to boost safety both for the public and competitors.

Tweed-Byron commander Superintendent Michael Kenny is in charge and told media that police wanted to minimise the disruption of normal community life ‘while allowing this rally to be run in a safe, family-friendly environment’.

‘Local protest activities that have occurred over the past month have, of course, drawn the attention of police and the ■ More rally and Speed on media. Police respect people’s Tweed stories overleaf.

Where do you get your copy?

If you don’t receive The Echo at home or the weather is too bad for house to house delivery, pick up a copy of your Echo from the following places: Banora Point: Banora Point Shopping Village, Chris’ Paradise Fruit Shop, Tweed Heights Shopping Centre IGA, Zaraffa’s Coffee in Banora Central Bilambil Heights: Stores Burringbar: Real estate agent and service station Byron Bay: Echo office, Community Centre, newsagent, Visitors Centre Cabarita Beach: Beach Bar, SLSC and cafe, newsagent, bottleshop Casuarina/Salt: IGA, Salt Bar, bottleshop Chillingham: Store Chinderah: Art Gallery, pub, newsagent Coolagattta: 7-11 Supermarket, Astral Trading, Border Sub News, Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta Senior Citizens Club, Surf Club, Twin Towns, Zenergy Health Foods, Condong: Store Crabbes Creek: General Store Fingal Head: Sheoak Shack Hastings Point: General store, service station Kingscliff: Bowls Club, Library/ Community Centre, two newsagents, Rings Realty, Echo stand in shopping mall

Mooball: Pub and petrol station Mount Burrell: Store Mullumbimby: Echo office Murwillumbah: Echo office, Bulk Whole Foods, Escape Gallery, Caldera Environment Centre, Sunnyside Mall stand Pottsville: Supermarket, bottleshop, newsagent, fruit market South Tweed Industrial Estate: 5-Star Machinery Drive, Casa Del Cafe, East Coast Bulk Food, Eat Me Cafe South Tweed: Dry Dock Road convenience store, South Tweed Bowls Club and Sports Club, Tweed/ Coolangatta Golf Club, Tweed City – Echo stand, Tweed Tavern Stokers Siding: Store Terranora: Supermarket Tumbulgum: Post Office store Tweed Heads – Wharf Street: Bakery, Community Centre/Library, Hospital main foyer, Ivory Tavern, newsagent, Tweed Heads Bowls Club, Twin Towns Tyalgum: Store Uki: Store, pub West Tweed: Seagulls, Cellarbrations, Broadwater Village Retirement Park, Spar Supermarket, Panorama Newsagent

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World Rally Championship

Road closures 3-6 September The World Rally Championship and Speed on Tweed are coming to town.

Special event clearways and road closures will be in place. Plan your travel ahead of time to avoid delays.

For more information call 132 701 or visit www.rta.nsw.gov.au

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Veteran ‘hoon’ plans to show his winning ways

Roxanne Millar

A Murwillumbah man is blowing the cobwebs off his motor racing career thanks to a zippy 1968 MG Midget made around the time he gave up racing 40 years ago.

Steve Purdy, 62 (pictured in his MG Midget with his partner Susan Watters), will contest this weekend’s Speed on Tweed competition in the car that has recently put the former truck driver on leader boards in two states.

Already this year Steve has won the NSW Hill Climb Championships in his car’s category and smashed records in hill climbs held at Grafton and Ringwood.

It is an impressive feat for a man who returned to racing in

2008, after a 40-year hiatus.

Steve puts his success down to his historic car and his younger days racing every weekend, before he gave up burning rubber to raise a family.

‘I lived for motor sport when I was younger. In the mid-60s I was heavily involved in any form of motor sport going, motorbikes, rally cars.

‘Coming back to it, you draw on the experience you had before.’

He bought his car from a racer in Coolangatta, on the south coast of NSW. ‘It was modified for racing in 1995 and is a consistent front runner, which it was when the previous owner had it,’ he said.

‘I thought I was buying it from someone up the road,

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Protests gathering pace

when I found out there is actually a Coolangatta on the south coast!’

Steve competed in his first Speed on Tweed last year. He said he got back behind the wheel to see if he could get his racing licence.

‘I enjoyed it so much that I’ve stayed with it. I do a fair bit of circuit racing and I’m hoping when the grandkids get old enough I’ll be able to teach them,’ he said.

Steve is a member of a historic race car club based in Brisbane and said more young drivers should get involved in racing and car clubs to cut down on street hooning.

‘What we do isn’t super competitive because we aren’t competing for money or anything.

It is really for the love of it,’ he said.

‘But I encourage everyone to get into it. We are the old hoons and we encourage the young hoons to get involved.

Instead of roaring around the streets creating havoc, they can roar around a race track.’

Speed on Tweed is set to be a bumper event this year when it kicks off tomorrow, Friday, with an afternoon parade down Main Street, Murwillumbah, from 4pm and a carnival from 5.30pm.

Racing commences at 8.30am this Saturday, finishing at 5pm to make way for a Saturday night party in Main Street from 8.30pm.

Sunday it is back to the track with racing from 9am to 4pm.

Anti-rally protests intensified this week as organisers geared up for the event which starts today (Thursday).

Last Saturday morning, more than 80 protestors, many dressed in white, gathered at the rally service or pit-lane area in the Walter Peate Reserve, Kingscliff, to get their message across peacefully.

The day before in Murwillumbah, around 30 protestors allied with the No Rally Group held a demonstration outside the Repco auto-parts store in Brisbane Street then marched to Tweed Shire Council offices, watched and filmed by police.

Veteran Northern Rivers activist Graeme Dunstan was one of several people to address the crowd on the Friday from his ‘Peacebus’ minivan and urged people opposed to the rally to take ‘direct action’ to stop it.

Mr Dunstan, who held a similar protest outside the Lismore Repco shop the previous week, said the rally would ‘not promote this area for tourism’.

‘Who wants them? Is this

the culture we want, of racing car drivers or people screaming through our roads? People fought for these forests.

‘This rally is a dinosaur so let it die, it’s a nonsense that economic recovery will come from this. If we don’t stop it

this year, we’ll do it again next year, the longer it goes on for, the stronger we become.’

Mr Dunstan said the rally represented a blatant abuse of government power and the subversion of the democratic process.

Two of the protestors at last Friday’s anti-rally march in front of the Repco autoparts store in Murwillumbah show their support for ‘Grannies Against Reckless Driving’. Photo Jeff Dawson

Aboriginal leader backs away from threat A legal threat by Aboriginal leaders of the Githabul nation to stop the controversial world rally from going ahead through Tweed and Kyogle shires this weekend has been postponed till the next rally planned for two years’ time.

Last week, Githabul senior custodian Doug Williams told The Echo that rally organisers had never been given formal permission to run the rally through Githabul land around

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Kyogle, despite their claims to the contrary.

Mr Williams said no agreement had been reached and leaders were poised to launch a Federal Court injunction to stop it.

But earlier this week, Mr Williams said the rally was a ‘fait accompli’ and the fight against it, especially against the state government’s approval of it, would have to wait ‘till the next round.’

He confirmed also that he had agreed with rally organisers to conduct, for a fee, what they have described as a ‘welcome to country’ for the rally opening this weekend, but which he calls an ‘introduction to my culture’ instead.

Stages of the rally are to be run through land in Kyogle shire, which is subject to an Indigenous Land Use Agreement between the Githanul people and the state government.

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Chocolate theme for big bake-off

Roxanne Millar

Tie up your apron strings and grease your cake tin in preparation for a race of a non-motoring type set to take over Tweed Shire kitchens next week.

A Murwillumbah business owner has launched a MasterChef-style cake baking competition to capitalise on the cooking obsession of so many viewers.

Joanne Nimmo, of The Modern Grocer (pictured), is calling for entrants to bake a cake incorporating chocolate for judging by mayor Joan van Lieshout and chef Belinda Jeffery next Tuesday, September 8.

And Joanne has a few tips for prospective bakers.

‘When it comes to chocolate cakes, always measure the ingredients and use correct weights – that is a must – no guessing,’ she said.

‘Good quality chocolate and cocoa, it has to be one that you can happily eat. Don’t forget that things tend to cook quicker in darker cake tins so make sure you check the cake early.’

Joanne has had a massive response since announcing the bake off a few weeks ago and has had the tough decision of what to do with all of the entered cakes after judging.

‘Local solicitor Anne Simpson suggested that locals can, for a gold coin

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donation, buy a slice, with the money to go to a local charity,’ she said.

‘At this stage the finer details of the local charity have not been decided, but all will be revealed next week.’

To enter, drop a chocolate themed cake at The Modern Grocer by noon on Tuesday, September 8. Cakes must be presented on a disposable plate with the entrant’s name and contact details attached to the bottom of the plate.

Judging will take place between 2pm and 4pm on September 8. There is a special category for children under 16. Entry forms available at The Modern Grocer on 02 6672 5007 or at www.themoderngrocer.com.

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Submission period extended for Bilambil high-density project Bilambil residents wishing to make submissions to the NSW planning department over the proposed highdensity housing subdivision at Bilambil village have been given an extension till next Monday, September 7.

Opponents of the $13.6 million 52lot estate held a protest rally at the village recently, saying it was an overdevelopment with the 52 home sites earmarked for a 4.7-hectare block on the site of the old quarry on the corner of Urliup and Hogan Roads.

The planning department, which is the consent authority, originally set an August 31 deadline for submissions

but extended it after a lobbying by the Bilambil Progress Association.

Residents say the estate, by developer Jackson International, was way too big and would forever alter the character of the village.

Meanwhile, the environmental assessment for a proposed large subdivision at the old Terranora Lakes Country Club site is on public display till September 18.

Plans for The Rise development include 1604 residential dwellings, an aged care facility, resort, retail centre and community buildings. For details visit www.planning.nsw.gov.au.

Council approves river laser shoots

Legacy volunteers urgently sought

The Tweed River will join Sydney Harbour as the latest waterway to become home to a novel form of target shooting using infrared beams.

Tweed Shire Council has given Tweed Endeavour Cruises permission for a 12-month trial of laser clay shooting done aboard a boat using infrared beams shot from $7,000 converted firearms.

The firm will have to compile monthly reports on the activity and retrieve every target fired from the boat.

The activity is already run on Sydney Harbour and uses a reflective plastic disc that is catapulted 20 metres from a boat, floats on the water and is then picked up by a boat staffer on a surf ski.

A charity that raises money for the families of deceased veterans is suffering from old age.

Legacy Week, which ends this weekend, is appealing for more volunteers on the Tweed to sell badges.

Fundraising co-ordinator Ron Norton said many of the charity’s usual volunteers were now too old to help out and few people had stepped up to fill their shoes.

‘So much of our territory we can’t get into to sell badges,’ he said.

‘We have 1,130 war widows in our area from Palm Beach to Banora Point, so it is a real shame.’

Badges will be sold this year in various locations in Tweed and Coolangatta. To volunteer to sell badges, call Ron on 0266 744 852.

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Council throws koalas a lifeline Ken Sapwell

Tweed’s dwindling koala population is in sight of a belated lifeline following a council decision to undertake a range of initiatives to improve their chances of survival.

They include a concerted effort to obtain funding for a koala plan of management by Christmas and an extensive education program to alert the public to their plight.

The council’s natural resources director David Oxenham said the council was hopeful of receiving an $80,000 biodiversity grant in December to help prepare the plan and has recommended that money be put aside in the next budget for its implementation.

In the meantime, council staff will work with commu-

nity groups and landholders to improve koala recovery and welfare and will review existing tree preservation orders to better protect existing habitat.

The moves, given a mixed reception by koala activist Jenny Hayes, comes some 11 years after the council voted to adopt a koala plan of management but failed to put money aside in subsequent budgets.

‘I welcome the fact that the koalas are back on the agenda thanks to community concerns but I still believe they are moving too slowly in allocating money for the plan which is critical first step in trying to reverse the decline,’ she said.

Community concern about the koalas’ fate has been heightened by plans to build a massive new town in the heart of koala habitat at Kings Forest,

west of Kingscliff, which critics say do not go far enough in providing wildlife corridors.

Mr Oxenham says in a report to the council that koalas were once widespread in the shire but over the last 20 years their numbers had ‘declined dramatically and their range contracted significantly.’

‘The demise of the Tweed’s koala populations has co-incided with significant urban development,’ he said.

‘For koalas, urban development results in loss of habitat, lower reproduction rates and increased mortality due to dogs, vehicle strikes and bushfire.’

Kings Forest representative Reg van Rij told the council earlier this month that although more than 1,500 submissions expressed concern about his development, they

were a minority and indicated ‘the existence of special interest groups.’

‘These people, if you peel away their submissions, are really about a stop-development agenda,’ he said.

Friends of the Koala president Lorraine Vass said in one of the submissions that she had grave concern about the impact the proposed Kings Forest development would have on the local koala population.

‘In our view there is a very strong likelihood of the extinction of the koala population on King Forest lands and of the surrounding populations, unless core koala habitat is increased and essential vegetation linkages are well-established in advance of the urban development proceeding,’ the submission said.

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Practising the finer points of cake decorating Roxanne Millar

To Pat MacRae, cake tins and flour are what notes and sheet music are to most piano players – essential to success.

The Terranora woman is an avid cake decorator, baking a cake every week and likening the art of icing to practising the piano.

‘It takes practice. Like playing the piano, you have got to practise to master it,’ she said.

Pat is one of the members of the Tweed’s own cake decorating group, which is holding a series of workshops starting this month to teach others the fine art of cake decorating.

The series of six workshops will teach people how to produce wedding-quality cakes, novelty cakes and the cake decorator’s staple, flowers for cakes.

Pat started decorating cakes 40 years ago when she learned her mum wasn’t too happy with her wedding cake.

‘I thought I’d learn how to do it and so I went to classes, which were a great help,’ she

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said. ‘There aren’t any around here and so we thought we would hold some for people who want to learn this art.

‘It has changed a lot since I started. We don’t do so much lacework anymore, more novelty cakes. And people want chocolate cakes not fruit cakes, which means you can’t make

them so far in advance and do the decorating.’

Formed three years ago, the Tweed Valley Cake Decorating Association is a branch of the Cake Decorating Association of New South Wales.

It holds a workshop for members every month and meetings every two months.

The cake decorating classes start September 14 at the Banora Point Community Centre and cost $50. The group is a not-for-profit organisation and the fee covers membership to the association as well as costs.

For information call Betty Smart on 07 5590 4162 or Pat on 07 5590 4554.

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New clubhouse a handyman’s heaven Roxanne Millar

Behind the doors of a nondescript beige shed near the Murwillumbah Showgrounds, is what heaven must look like to handymen.

Radial arm saws, table saws, wood lathes and sanders compete for space in the Tweed Valley Woodcraft Association’s new clubhouse, to officially open next Saturday, September 12.

The group, which formed in 1996, will put on a display at this week’s Senior’s Expo to encourage more retired people to join in their handyman form of male bonding.

Members will put on a wood lathing demonstration and display some of the top-quality items they have made.

Tweed Valley Woodcraft president George Cranney joined the group four years ago with little knowledge on woodcraft but has made bowls and clocks using his new skills.

‘It is a really good, friendly place. Some members have lost wives and find this is a good no-fuss support group,’ he said.

‘Most of our members are retired because we meet weekdays. But we hope to open on Saturdays soon so that we can attract some younger members.

George Cranney feels quite at home in the new woodcrafters’ clubhouse which is fully equipped. Photo Roxanne Millar

‘Not all of our members have experience. Half a dozen have worked in joinery but we also have retired teachers and retired farmers who want a hobby.’

One of the stars of the woodcrafting group is the iconic Cedar Getter man, sculpted by local member Ian Shaw in 1989.

Usually displayed in Knox Park, the Cedar Getter is undergoing some repairs in the group’s new shed after he suf-

fered a bit of rot in the rain.

The group’s new shed was built last year using the hard labour of members and generosity of local couple Barry and Alma Pendergast, after which the shed is named.

An open day will be held to launch the shed on September 12 where people can enjoy a tour, some bush tea and free sausage sizzle from 10am.

The Senior’s Expo will be held next Thursday, Septem-

ber 10, from 9am to 3pm at the Seventh Day Adventist Centre, Racecourse Road, Murwillumbah. A variety of demonstrations by reflexologists, local bands and mediation experts will be held.

Entry is $2. Find out more at Tweed Shire Council’s website www.tweed.nsw.gov.au.

To become a member of the Tweed Valley Woodcraft Association call George on 07 5523 3839.

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Farewell to Tyalgum music-fest founder

Roxanne Millar

At 18-years-old, the Tyalgum Classical Music Festival is all grown up and about to go out on its own as its founder prepares to move overseas.

John Willison (pictured) will move back to his native England later this year, leaving the festival he started in 1991 in the capable hands of locals.

The violinist was inspired to launch the annual event by one of his countrymen Benjamin Britten who launched the Aldeburgh Festival in 1948 using halls in Suffolk. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When I came to the area I noticed it was full of village halls and it seemed obvious to use them for music,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Aldeburgh Festival started using village halls in

Suffolk, England, and is now an international festival. I thought we had quite a captive audience here for our own festival.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; John is moving back to England to be closer to his family and will spend his final Tyalgum Classical Music Festival watching from the sidelines, rather than performing. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Seeing the audience enjoy the performances has been a highlight as well as playing music with friends,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said.

This year the Tyalgum Classical Music Festival will prove to be bigger than ever with a hotly anticipated performance

by Opera Queenslandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s young artists this Saturday night.

Festival co-ordinator Alexsandra Wilkinson said organisers had been talking about getting the young performers out for more than two years. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;They will be a real highlight, but overall the festival offers something for everyone,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; she said.

It will kick off tomorrow, Friday (September 4) at the Tyalgum Hall from 8pm with a performance by the major prizewinner of the 2009 Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition.

Saturday will bring performances by young virtuosi

including Emma Baker-Spink and Hee-Joo Kim and a fun Brisbane-based quintet, Buzz.

Sunday is the annual lunch in the park day at the Tyalgum Showground from 12 to 3pm.

There will also be a concert in the morning featuring husband and wife harpists.

Alexsandra said that although some roads would be closed due to the Repco Rally, there were a number of ways people could get to Tyalgum.

For a full program of events and road directions go to www.tyalgumfestival.com.au or call the festival office on 02 6679 2244.

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Tweed Hospital pathology technicians Sera Graham and Michelle Roxburgh ride in the front seat while North Coast Area Health Service health promotion officers Tony Mills and Julia Gill sit in the back for their car pooling. Photo Jeff Dawson Roxanne Millar

The biggest carpool scheme in the Tweed region that links thousands of government employees and TAFE and university students could open to the public next year.

The Northern Rivers Carpool program, launched last month, is a free service that aims to link employees and students at specific companies and schools.

It is being trialled by employees of councils from Tweed to the Clarence Valley, employees of the North Coast Area Health Service (NCAHS), North Coast Institute of TAFE students and students at Southern Cross University.

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based program will open to the public in mid-2010.

NCAHS health promotion officer Tony Mills said he wanted people involved in the trial to try it out one day a week. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;In this way, it still gives people the freedom to do other things on other days,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said.

The carpool operates through www.nrcarpool.com where participants register their ride and search for others going in the same direction.

Each organisation has designated pick up and set down points with branded road signs and designated priority carpool parking spaces.

Mr Mills said it was hoped the program would reduce congestion on Tweed roads. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;One car less on the road re-

duces traffic congestion and it is obvious to anyone who has lived in the Tweed over the past 10 years or more that congestion in some areas is becoming a problem,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;While carpooling can help keep fuel and maintenance costs down, it can also save on fossil fuel depletion. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It has the potential to alleviate the stress of finding a car park and there is the added bonus that one can socialise with friends or even make new friends.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The website includes a travel fuel cost calculator that puts the savings of a carpool group travelling from Murwillumbah to Tweed at $6 per week or $240 a year if they carpooled one day a week all year.

On September 3-6, the ďŹ rst WRC Repco Rally car race will crash through the towns, national parks and rural roads of Tweed and Kyogle Shires. This event threatens core habitat of endangered species, spring breeding, and the homes and safety of residents. It has been enabled for 10-20 years by the NSW Motor Sports (WRC) Bill 2009, which overrode 12 different planning, environmental protection and heritage laws and removed all right of appeal.

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Nelson’s endurance finally runs out rendan Nelson is a decent, intelligent, moderate and genVolume 2 #01 September 3, 2009 erally rational politician, so his departure from Parliament is a loss to the Liberal Party, which apLet’s hope whoever wins the looming mayoral contest will use pears increasingly lacking in leadership to overhaul the council’s contentious complaints such qualities. mechanism – the conduct review panel – to make the process Nelson did a reasonable more open and transparent. job as the patsy who had to The council adopted the six-man panel and its unique process pick up the pieces when Peof justice shortly after being elected, along with a raft of other ter Costello decided the job hard decisions which administrators felt were too hot to handle. was too much like hard work It’s now evident following its first road test that the process is and would probably have surrounded by undue secrecy which leaves it open to abuse. done a better one if he had An information blackout is imposed throughout the process not been constantly and viuntil the panel provides a report to the council, which could be ciously white-anted by Malmonths after a complaint was lodged. colm Turnbull, who made it However, unlike other councils which publish the names of the clear from the start that he complainants unless they are providing protected information, believed the leadership was Tweed’s policy hides their identities while disclosing only the his by divine right. identity of the councillor accused of misbehaviour.

Nelson had intended to The panel’s first report following its inquiry into the mayor remain unobtrusively on the gave scant details of the complaints and the reasons why it deback bench until the next eleccided to take no action, making it difficult to judge whether they tion, but after enduring life had merit or bordered on the vexatious. But the panel chairman under Turnbull for almost a sounded a note of irritation in a concise report of a dozen parayear he decided enough was graphs when he admonished councillors to stop their bickering. enough. However, before leavUnder the policy those accused can’t disclose they’re under investigation and when findings are published they are not aling he reverted to his previous lowed to publicly defend themselves or comment on any aspects. incarnation as medical practiAt the same time complainants cannot justify their actions, even tioner and gave Peter Hartcher if they wanted to. in the Sydney Morning HerThe perception it’s being used to sideline unpopular colald a free diagnosis of his supleagues has gathered strength in the wake of the mayor’s claims planter which deserves wider published before her arraignment that a councillor had been circulation. overheard saying: ’We will sin-bin her and make her a lame duck’.

Turnbull, reported the docThe recent resignations of two panel members for reasons only tor, suffers from Narcissistic known to council staff has further clouded the issue. The process Personality Disorder, a comis under such a veil of secrecy that senior officers were unable to plaint defined by ‘a pervasive confirm last week whether a panel hearing was scheduled, even pattern of grandiosity (in after a councillor publicly released the information. fantasy or behaviour), need Council chief Mike Rayner takes the view that releasing any for admiration and a lack of information about the process could ‘jeopardise any pending empathy’. There follows a list investigation’. of more or less unpleasant Even Mick Keelty’s mob couldn’t get away with this one, and neither should our new council if they’re fair dinkum about their symptoms culminating in ‘arrogant, haughty behaviour or duty in upholding a degree of normal transparency. attitude’.

Nelson elaborated from Tweed Shire Echo his own experience: ‘At first Publisher David Lovejoy I though he was demanding, Editor Luis Feliu Advertising Manager Angela Cornell emotional and narcissistic, usAccounts Manager Simon Haslam ing his wealth and charm for Production Manager Ziggi Browning seduction and always with a ‘The job of a newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.’ – Finley Peter Dunne 1867–1936 sinister threat just below the © 2009 Echo Publications Pty Ltd surface … most of the people Suite 1, Warina Walk Arcade, Murwillumbah who supported him (in the Phone 02 6672 2280 Fax 02 6672 4933 email: editor@tweedecho.com.au leadership ballot) voted for Printer: Horton Media Australia Ltd him to get rid of him.’

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In other words they assumed he would crash and burn, and they may yet be right.

Nelson himself, it must be said, has left little in the way of a political legacy. He supported Pauline Hanson; as education minister he believed the problems of under-funded state schools could be solved with the provision of a flag pole and a poster of Simpson’s donkey; as defence minister

Any attempt to change our unsurpassable current arrangements would represent the final triumph of elitism and be an abrogation of the very idea of the sovereignty of the people.

This is presumably what has happened in just about every other democracy on earth, where bills of rights are incorporated in the legal system or in many cases in the constitu-

Yet for all his failings Brendan Nelson had one thing going for him: he was not Malcolm Turnbull.

by Mungo MacCallum he was one of an ineffectual procession ritually bastardised by the military brass; and as opposition leader he manifestly failed to pull the coalition together into anything resembling an alternative government.

Yet for all his failings he had one thing going for him: he was not Malcolm Turnbull.

And there are many in his own party who already miss him. peaking of past leaders, John Howard bobbed back up in the bowl last week to give us a bit of advice on, of all things, human rights. Truly the man has no shame.

The Prime Minister whose government incarcerated innocent children behind razor wire until they literally went mad and abandoned its own citizens to illegal imprisonment and torture by a foreign power now warns us that judges and lawyers should not be allowed to tamper with decisions made by politicians elected by ‘ordinary’ people.

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tion. The model most often proposed for Australia would be comparatively mild: the bill would not have the force of law and the most judges could do would be to advise that apparent breaches had occurred.

The politicians would retain the power to act or not as they saw fit.

But even that is too much for Honest John, fearless defender of the common man (and of the monarchy, but we’ll let that go for the present). Australia must stand alone, a bulwark against the creeping tide of international enhancement of liberty. He knows. Trust him. nd finally, a rare foray into state politics. The NSW Premier Nathan Rees, the latest in a long line of ring-ins, is apparently also headed for the tip as the godfathers of NSW Labor search vainly for someone – anyone – who can con the voters into not delivering too humiliating a thrashing in 2011. A win, of course, appears out of the question, but it would be nice

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to save a few seats as the basis for some sort of regrouping for next time around.

The problem is that it is not actually the leader who is the obstacle. Rees and his predecessor Morris Iemma are not exactly charisma machines, but both are presentable enough, and with a modicum of unified support could have made as good a fist of it as anyone. It is the whole party which is well and truly on the nose after far too long in government, and it is the party, not the leader, the electorate will punish in due course.

But if the public loathing had to be more precisely focussed, the target would be not Rees, but the factional bosses and in particular the gruesome twosome of Eddie Obeid and Joe Tripodi. Rightly or wrongly these two are perceived as personifying everything that is wrong with the government: the arrogance, the thuggery, the cronyism, the lack of accountability, the manic desire for power and spoils of office, the unprincipled imperative of winning at any cost, whatever it takes.

Obeid and Tripodi have developed their own version of King Midas’s curse: everything they touch turns to excrement.

But it is believed, at least in the party and in the media, that they are still the men; they cannot be challenged or crossed. So we have the paradox: no one can become leader without their patronage, but their patronage makes the leader unelectable.

It happened to Rees last week: Obeid denied he had withdrawn his support from the premier. The kiss of death.

Rees will now sink still further in the polls and Obeid and Tripodi will have to find another protégé, another victim.

Their political euthanasia is long overdue.

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It was disingenuous of Gary Connelly to describe Rally Australia as a ‘not for profit’ company when explaining why they were seeking costs from Cr Katie Milne in relation to the Federal Court hearing of her application for an injunction.

The reason it is ‘not for profit’ is that it has been structured that way by its owner, the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS). A not for profit organisation can have an operating surplus – it just does not pay a dividend!

When CAMS set up Rally Australia as a privately owned company and worked out the budget for the rally they overstated the anticipated expenditure, showed internal transfers as expenses, diverted potential income to other bodies (FIA & CAMS) and understated potential income.

The company has also received millions of dollars of cash and in-kind support from the public purse, courtesy of the state government and local councils.

Maybe, in order to pay their legal costs, they could require FIA officials to pay their own way rather than spending $40,000 on travel and accommodation as envisaged in their budget submitted to Events NSW. Maybe instead of spending $4,000 on gifts and hospitality they could put that towards their legal costs.

Rally Australia also paid $451,000 for the event permit fee, insurance premiums and CAMS fees and another $260,000 for a FIA Calendar Fee. Funny thing though, there is no mention in the Rally Australia budget of the television broadcast rights. These were estimated some time back to be worth approximately $22million. Who gets this payment?

Why didn’t it get paid to Rally Australia?

If they had prepared a proper budget it would have shown an operating surplus in the vicinity of $20 million rather than the manufactured operating shortfall of $4 million they predicted.

Give us a break, Gary! Stop the spin and misinformation.

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Michael McNamara

Banora Point Tweed Heads police recently asked our community to help them crack down on hoons on Tweed roads, by reporting any hooning we may see to our local police station.

This seemed like a reasonable request to me because, as we all know, the Tweed police are undermanned and overworked and need all the help they can get to keep our roads

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safe. The Tweed Area Commander has frequently asked the Police Minister for more police, but the response has always been, ‘sorry, no money for extra police’, even though our area has one of the lowest ratios of police per head of population in the state.

Then, last week, on the news: ‘Extra police being sent to Tweed’. Great, I thought, they have finally found the money to send us some extra cops – and they weren’t just sending us a couple of cops either, they were sending heaps. They were even sending us our own riot squad!

Gee they must be feeling really guilty. Who says the government doesn’t care about protecting us from crime and helping our overworked police?

Then came the punch line – these extra police weren’t being sent to protect the good citizens of the Tweed from crime and hoons, they were being sent to protect the commercial interests of an overseas-owned car parts company and a bunch of rally car driving hoons (can we report these hoons?).

Oh well, I guess at least we now know what our so-called government’s priorities are: car rallies first, welfare of Tweed citizens last.

Mark R Catchpole

Pottsville Beach ■ Repco rally held a residents’ meeting recently regarding ‘Safety Issues’. Airborne cars driving insanely fast and sideways around precipitous bends, endangering the lives of drivers, spectators, livestock and wildlife and suddenly they are concerned about safety?

We were assured there would be a wildlife carer on each stage, even though they weren’t sure which group that would be, or how many qualified spotters would stay at the foot of every koala tree. Byrrill Creek residents have been painstakingly documenting 14 nationally endangered native animals for decades and a report was compiled. If Repco could remove Williams Road and part of Sargents Road, why not Byrrill Creek Road? We were told that it was already decided and the answer was no. In other words, Repco does not care about endangered species but somehow thinks that the most important thing is that everyone ‘has a good time.’

Someone should tell Repco that animal lovers are NOT having a good time knowing that animals are experiencing what must appear to them to be WWIII. Nor are the animals going to be having a good time.

That this rally is going to be a positive event and bring lots of

money to the shire is a lie told often enough till people begin to believe it. The only people who are excited about the rally are those who are not thinking about the animals’ terror. Read the independent ecology reports and study what happened at the WA rally and you might begin to awaken from Repcoinduced mass hypnosis.

ing to do what Peter Garrett should have had the balls to do.

I have no doubt that there are sufficient people opposed to having the WRC on their doorstep every two years who would donate to pay her legal costs in much the same way that Bob Brown was helped. We need more people like her elected to local councils, not less.

Menkit Prince

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pensation for damage to self or property. In short, those people not caught up in this mad motor disease are treated as second-class citizens, not worth a thought by Repco rally and our esteemed elected council, which appears to be run by unelected council members, such as our general manager.

Why should we have our lives disrupted so a bunch of blow-in petrol heads can have their puerile fun? Why should we have to take long detours to carry out our normal daily pursuits? Why should we, the

■ When injustice becomes law, ■ Over the last few days signs resistance becomes duty. have sprung up around MurThe Repco rally is, and al- willumbah proclaiming the ways was, a fait accompli, but coming of a ‘Special Event’. This continued on page 14 listening to residents speaking out against the rally at Sphinx Rock Café this Sunday I realised it really will be a win for our community regardless.

This funky little rural café was operating at peak capacity, a week before the rally revellers even arrive. I doubt this event will bring any benefits there that could improve anything, only detract from its inherent beauty and tranquillity.

We don’t want the stupid, No more worries about kids being able to find or dial the right phone reckless event imposed on us by number or remember their correct home address in an emergency situation.With a simple press of a button, your loved ones are quickly connected to a real person, with an irrelevant state government, all your key home contact details, who is trained to rapidly respond to emergency or the impact on our environsituations 24 hours a day. ment and indigenous heritage, Life Link Personal Alarms provides additional safety options for parents and kids. but the awareness and resistance that has been generated G F S P T ! D B S F Call Feros Care today on to the undemocratic approval 1300 851 771 and imposition of this event has www.feroscare.com.au QFSTPOBM!BMBSNT united much of our local community in a common cause.

Sure it has polarised some, there are those who believe it will have a positive economic outcome for the region and therefore blindly support it, but personally I can’t wait to see the figures. I doubt it will help our economy significantly, despite all the empty promises and spin.

How many business supporters will still be in favour when their tills are empty? There will be no profit in this event for our community, only costs.

Because we’ve been denied our say, we will grow in our strength and determination to fight injustices such as this.

Next time we will fight harder and with more experience. Mr Rees, our national parks are not just a resource to exploit when convenient. Your government can take away our legal rights, but you cannot extinguish our passion or our right to speak out. We’d rather be dancing and singing than breathing dust and ACT NOW AND SAVE: exhaust fumes any day. We will not lie down and be railroaded $1,600 Federal rebate STILL AVAILABLE (irony intended) for the whims of the rich and powerful.

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special event, which seems to have taken on the importance of the Second Coming of Christ, is the ill begotten ‘Facile Fossil Fuel Fest’, a conglomeration of motor sports mania, invading our fair town (let the chaos and corruption unfold).

What this ‘Special Event’ means for most of the good citizens of this shire (those who have matured beyond playing with cars) is many days of excessive noise, no access to the CBD (unless you have a ticket for this ‘Special Event’), no right of complaint (courtesy Rees government), no com-

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Toy guns and bananas ■ The childlike claim (August 27) from the vegan treehugging Stephen True-Arrow deep in the hills of Uki that he and his son ‘Long Bow’ were traumatised by the sight of innocent children with toy guns at the Tweed Banana Festival, deserves comment.

Guns don’t kill people, brother True-Arrow, no more than knives, heroin, bad prawns and XXXX beer. People kill people.

Instill in your own child not the dangers of weaponry but the dangers of the minds of his fellow tribal mates. Even the peace-loving Amish were not spared from gratuitious violence recently.

It serves no interest or educational value for your offspring to deny them the simple pleasures of watching a parade without you exerting your selfish and narrowminded outlook on the world.

Better to be educated in the ways of the world than to hide away with your head stuck inside a Uki tree trunk, brother True-Arrow.

Gary Sutton

Kingscliff This letter supports Stephen True-Arrow’s ideas published in The Echo (August 27) in regard to children being given

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toy guns on floats at the Banana Festival and the subsequent behaviour of children running around firing toy guns at each other on the streets.

Who on the Banana Festival Committee suggested that guns be a theme at the festival? As citizens we must ask why have they done this.

Is it a re-emergence of imperialism or is it a forerunner of a brand of nationalism that has ended in two major world wars? The arms industry makes huge profits from private corporations; are we supporting this industry and posturing for warlike adventurism by encouraging gun use in our children? Are we preparing our children to accept guns as part of everyday life?

We need guns for defence.

However, these should be handled with high levels of order, care and discipline and we do not want to encourage children to think that guns are toy things to run the streets with.

Freud argued that we have within our civilisation both the life-giving instincts and the death instincts and that it is of great importance to keep a strong sense of balance between these, for if the death instincts get out of control in

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any society, then war can be a serious result.

We have seen evidence of this in the two 20th century world wars and the destructive forces that got out of control; this was an example of the death instincts running rampant.

Hitler’s fascist state is an example of a society where the masculine instincts of speed and conquest got dangerously out of control; the death instincts outweighed the lifegiving instincts. Hitler is on record as saying that it was better and more manly to go out at speed on the autobahns of Germany and be killed, than for men to show any feminine instincts or characteristics.

The Banana Festival Committee must keep in mind that it is a spring festival to celebrate growth and renewal and the life-giving abundance of the valley. If the committee continue with their toy guns, then I will need to organise a thousand bikies to parade in the street.

Patrica Albanese

Murwillumbah ■ Gee, that True-Arrow bloke is an aggressive peace campaigner, isn’t he?

Joyce Sheehy

Murwillumbah

Taking Care of Business The Echo’s spotlight on local business

Weight loss – the natural way proposed crack down on the weight-loss industry and fad diets has been welcomed by a local health clinic that uses natural methods to slash fat.

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‘Our goal is that our clients lose weight eating normal everyday foods – not meal replacement shakes – and learn the right way to eat through our Healthy Living maintenance plan.

The Natural Way in Tweed Heads has endorsed recommendations by the Federal Government’s Preventative Health Taskforce that the industry should comply to tighter regulations.

‘By the time our clients get to their goal, they have all the tools they need to keep the weight off.’

The taskforce has called for the industry to be better regulated and for weight-loss programs to prove they can help keep the kilograms off long-term.

It follows evidence that fad diets, such as those based on meal replacement shakes, may be adding to the obesity crisis as overweight people put weight back on after they finish a diet.

Cora Farr, weight loss manager at The Natural Way, Tweed Heads, said there were some weight loss products on the market that needed closer investigation.

‘It is a shame that pharmacies promote these quick-fix weight loss programs when there is really little long-term success in terms of the weight staying off,’ she said.

‘At The Natural Way, our extensively trained weight loss consultants provide their clients with weekly, personalised consultations that are quite simply motivation and lifestyle coaching sessions.

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Cora said quick-fix diets were nothing but ‘fads’ and were ineffective in keeping weight off long-term and were nutritionally imbalanced.

She said the best way to lose weight was with an individual program, plenty of support, education and professional weight loss consultants.

‘We have been in business for 29 years and our experience has shown us that a holistic approach to weight loss offers a much greater chance for long-term weight maintenance compared to any shake diet.’

To find out more about The Natural Way call your nearest clinic on 1300 SLIMMER or go to www.thenaturalway.com.au.

Another interesting sign has just appeared this week in Chinderah. It’s under the gross weight limit 14.5t sign, and it says ‘From Hastings Point South’.

So that would imply that the developers of The Point have spoken to someone to allow their trucks into Hasting Point so they can carry on building, or so it looks. Is there another conspiracy theory gaining weight?

The sign appeared only after the letter was published in The Echo bringing to light the weight of the traffic in the area.

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Steven Hing

Hastings Point ■ Developers of the huge The Point development at Hastings Point have been warned again regarding their conduct of building and marketing their development while before the Court of Appeal.

They and their builders, Hutchinsons, have publicly

Casuarina town centre The ‘two grumpy old men’ Nikki O’Neill objects to (Letters, August 27) represent the views of a significant number of residents of Casuarina, many of whom don’t attend Casuarina Residents Association (CRA) meetings either through apathy or disenchantment.

If CRA president Rob Bryant continues to gloss over shortcomings in the town centre development application, he risks incurring more cynicism in his office than already exists.

Don O’Rorke has become renowned for breaking promises and ignoring concepts that lured many people to Casuarina. He refuses to fix previous mistakes and his blatant efforts to buy political favours are now well documented, thanks largely to The Echo’s Ken Sapwell.

Ross Pierce and Robyn Bensley

Casuarina

Right of passage Apparently, around the 1960s a path was built behind the shops and businesses in Murwillumbah and a levee wall was installed to stop the flooding to the city centre, and evidently around three feet of land was taken to erect this wall on fairly stable land.

It appears now a landowner, with his arrogance, has decided that he owns this land, even though he can do nothing with it, and wants to deny public access.

Firstly, the law in Victoria states categorically, that if private land has been a public right of way for thirty years or more, it must remain one.

I would think that NSW law would be similar, and secondly, even if it is private property and you trespass the owner of the land is liable.

The state of the walkway through this section is questionable and if you fall or have

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touted sales of this cement-like prison with display units available for viewing this coming Tweed Rally weekend, a great opportunity for spectators to view how inappropriate this development is for Hastings Point, and to imagine its potential demolition.

The stark truth of the matter is that The Point developers will likely lose in court and the community will be pressing for a demolition order.

Developers have been warned again and again. They ignore these warnings, one can only assume, because they think that if they build big enough and involve as many innocent parties as they can, no decisionmaker could order demolition.

WRONG! The Hastings Point community is alarmed by reports that developers have failed to advise prospective purchasers of the issues before the court. Certainly, properly advising purchasers of

these very material facts would likely cause them to make a different assessment of the risks – and to do that which the developers refuse to do: wait until legal proceedings are over.

Failing to disclose such material facts is misleading and deceptive. Buyers who put large sums down could be left out of pocket big time if The Point developers lose in court, go into administration or are ordered to demolish what is effectively an illegal building.

To involve innocent third parties in their risky endeavours without proper notice of the issues is completely reckless. Shame on you developers.

Shame on you builders (Hutchinsons). Shame on you financiers (Westpac). The huge risk that you take is at your expense and should not and will not be rewarded.

an accident, whether you are trespassing or not, then you have the right to claim damages against the owner.

Perhaps, instead of hindering pedestrian access, this person should hand over the land right to someone who cares and someone who maintains it, and some council that has spent a fortune protecting their property.

the AFP against her complainants under Section 28 of the Commonwealth Crimes Act. The old diggers in the RSL who fought for freedom and democracy and still carry the wounds, tell me they will support mayor Joan Van Leishout and dump the others, so their battles of long ago will not have been in vain – Lest We Forget.

Libby Francis

Tyalgum

Uki

Bickering on The extremely petty complaints against the mayor have been rightly dismissed with the conduct review panel chairman telling councillors to ‘stop the bickering’.

The mayor has high level community support for expressing her correct views on future needs of the area. It is an insult to democracy when petty-minded people complain about her addressing a senate committee to promote our future – clearly the complainants Holdom and Youngblutt have put themselves in community disrespect. It is hoped the senate president will take action to ensure the people’s rights of presentation to the senate will override petty minds and local politics and that such attempts to breach our democratic rights will be prevented in the future.

The stupidity of council is no different to telling members of parliament and senators they cannot discuss matters with the public. Our good mayor was elected to act on behalf of the people and keep them informed in a two-way channel of information, which is exactly what vested interests and power groups fear. Dictatorships are based on lying to the people, restricting free speech with power committees and false charges. We urge the mayor to lodge complaint with

John O’Reilly

Hastings Point ■ Edited for length – Ed

G J May

Educating landowners The August 25 issue of Tweed Council’s Tweed Link publication has an article entitled ‘Council seeks funds for koala plan of management’.

This article outlines council’s commitment to a number of worthy initiatives, the second of which is: ‘Working with landholders and community groups to address koala recovery and welfare’.

Other measures include talks to school and community groups, advice on strategies to preserve and enhance koala habitat, a draft biodiversity Development Control Plan, reviewing Tree Preservation Orders, improved signage, etc…

But the Titanic (and Lusitania) that are sinking while these deckchairs are being rearranged are RMS ‘Kings Forest’ and RMS ‘Cobaki Lakes’.

So back to the workingwith-landholders initiative – I can think of one landholder that really could use some reeducation about artificial lakes, duplexes, golf courses, service stations, fast food outlets and koalas. Even though it’s now the state government’s call, I like to think that council might be willing to help.

Alan Johnston

Pottsville ■ Letters also received from

V Sparks, Nobbys Creek, K Chadwick, Banora Point, D Ogilvie, Bilambil.

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Teenager keen on Kokoda trek

Roxanne Millar

A 15-year-old Banora Point teen who has never been overseas or spent more than a week away from her family will walk the arduous Kokoda trail later this month.

Maddison Hilleard, (pictured) a student at Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar, will hike for eight days with a 20kg pack strapped to her slight frame as part of a Kokoda youth program.

The year 10 student was attracted to the challenge out of a

love of being fit, but has admitted to a few nerves before her September 21 departure date.

‘I love being fit and because I am training so much for the trek I am so fit at the moment and that is why I was interested,’ she said.

‘It will be the most amazing thing that I have done.

‘I want to join the police force when I am old enough and this kind of thing opens up opportunities like that.’

Mum Kathy said Maddison had long had ‘a bit of fire in her belly’ but wasn’t your ty-

pical sports freak.

‘My husband and I thought we’ll let it take its course but nothing will probably eventuate,’ said Kathy.

‘Now she is leaving in three weeks time! It will be her first time overseas and she isn’t the least bit fazed by it, so obviously it is meant to be.’

Maddison’s preparation involves Sunday training sessions from 6am to at least 1pm where she often lugs heavy backpacks to get her ready for the arduous conditions.

A few months ago she hurt her knee badly and required extensive physio and a leg brace. Thankfully, her trainers said she has fully recovered.

Kathy said she is incredibly nervous about letting Maddison go, particularly because there would be no phone contact for 12 days.

‘If you knew me you would laugh, because I don’t even let her go to parties yet,’ Kathy said.

‘But her trainers say she is doing great and is strong and fit and that she will come through fine.’

Maddison said one of the best parts of her pre-trek preparation had been proving other people’s perceptions of her wrong and learning the history of Kokoda.

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ticians about our democratic rights, refusing to buy Repco products, etc. will bring in buckets of cash for You are special, not this local businesses. Well, I would event. Say no to Repco rally! not be holding my breath, espeChris Degenhardt cially if I did not own an eatery Nobbys Creek or a drinkery. I fail to see how, when most road access to the ■ The world rally, sponsored by Murwillumbah CBD is verbo- Repco, is a promotional event ten to locals, it is going to help for the car industry… the largour local businesses. Perhaps est single carbon polluter on they are relying on the swarms the planet. of petrol heads (20,000 are Our ideas about nature are expected) to make them rich. highly dysfunctional. We deWell, business people I have stroy nature on a global indusspoken to say they have their trial scale, to the point that we lowest sales while events like are crashing the life support ‘Speed on Tweed’ take place. systems which exist on planet Why are we, the ratepayers earth. of the shire, treated in such an The broadcasting into our off-handed way? lives of the Repco event is reThe answer, my friends, is inforcing the overriding, highsimple. They think they can get ly dysfunctional ideas about away with it! They think we are nature, the same ideas which helpless and that we cannot do have brought us to this critical anything about it. Well good moment in time. folks of this shire, we can show The future which is being them they are wrong. stolen from you is the future If you do not like being that contains a final attempt to treated as a second-class citi- rescue ourselves. To rescue the zen in your own town there are future we need to quickly, and a number of personal actions radically, change the way we your can take, including join- regard nature. ing in with peaceful protests Repco, the world rally orwhile the rally proceeds; writ- ganisation and the supporting ing to state and federal poli- car companies are complicit

Rally letters (continued from page 11) ratepayers of this shire, have to park away from the local shops – if we can find a parking space – to make way for drunken hoons and mad drivers?

Nobody asked us if we wanted Murwillumbah to become the ‘Motor Sport Mecca’ of northern New South Wales.

Nobody asked us if we wanted our precious national parks to become racetracks. Nobody asked us if we mind fifty-plus helicopters flying low over our homes, invading our privacy.

Nobody asked us if we mind the council spending $120,000 dollars per event on Repco rally, when our local infrastructure (health, education, environment, etc) desperately needs more funding. Nobody asked us if we minded being confined to our homes to make way for the dust demons tearing along our fragile country roads.

No folks, nobody asked us if we minded these things because, the Rees government, Repco rally, and the TSC do not care how we feel. They tell us this motor mania will be good for this shire because it

in knowingly and deliberately promoting the dysfunctional ideas about nature which threaten our immediate future as we are driven towards the collapse of the ecology.

Repco (Robco?)… Stealing Your Future.

Repco have failed to recognise the rapid shift in sentiment of the people of the world. The imposition of a future which contains no final attempt to rescue ourselves is unacceptable.

Brian Summers

Caldera Environment Centre ■ It would seem to me that all the spin associated with the rally has had its desired result, at least for the moment anyway.

Yes, I do oppose the rally for a multitude of reasons, beyond which is at the moment, everyone’s right to choose. Whether you’re for or against a rally, don’t let the bigger picture pass you by. Our rights, freedoms, values, environment, heritage and more being sold to the highest bidder to further engorge the wallets of a few. This chase for money with disregard to others is at the core of the problems we face on our Earth daily. Let’s really think it through.

See you at the protest to oppose a rally, to stand up for our future and the need/desire to change our 200-year-old way of thought.

Paul Ryder

Uki

ters overhead as well as dust and disruption to their habitat and feed times.

Nowhere in any of the documentation produced by rally organisers is there mention or consideration of animals living domestically along the 340 kilometres of rally route.

At the residents’ meeting in Kyogle on Saturday, August 29, the Repco Rally Australia Clerk of the Course did suggest that residents look after their dogs and that they might want to keep an eye on them – presumably so they don’t stray into the oncoming path of a car travelling at 200kmh.

Please report any concerns that you have for your pets and livestock to appropriate authorities and be sure to let Repco Rally Australia know so that they can assess the impact of the rally as part the review process they are required to undertake, by law, after the rally.

■ I am worried about the impact that the World Rally Championship organisation will have on domestic animals.

Animal owners in Kyogle LGA should ensure that their livestock and pets are watched and protected during the mayhem created by vehicles travelling on roads at over 200kmh.

Helicopters will be patrolling the skies during the WRC – media, medical, officials from Repco Rally Australia and sightseers.

And this doesn’t include all the expected visitor traffic. The baker in Kyogle has been told to expect anywhere between 600 to 1,000 extra customers (Northern Star, August 29) during the rally debacle.

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A chronicle of echoes: how to start a local newspaper

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S we have mentioned more than once in this issue already, the Tweed Shire Echo celebrated its first birthday last week and this is the start of our second volume. A year is a long time in local papers: it’s long enough for all sorts of interesting stuff to happen, but not so long that the pattern repeats itself. The staff at your local newspaper are still enjoying the thrill of the new.

But in this space I would like to explain a little bit about how The Echo brand and The Echo ethos came into existence.

More than a quarter of a century ago NSW Police – imported from Sydney, not local – initiated raids on the communes of Mullumbimby, predominantly Main Arm. They were looking for marijuana plantations, and admittedly there were some – how else do you think Mullumbimby has remained so prosperous? – but they mostly found a few plants at the bottom of people’s gardens. Hell, even I had a medicinal plant at that time and I don’t even smoke!

It wasn’t the fact of the raids, it was their manner. What amounted in effect to heavily armed SWAT teams descended on the valley, cut the phone lines and proceeded to terrorise the populace, destroying fences, using water tanks for target practice, hovering helicopters over cowering women and children, beating up their menfolk if they showed the slightest – even verbal – resistance, and generally behaving as if the rule of law did not apply to them.

It was that scariest of events, a police riot. When that happens, who are you gonna call?

The late Nicholas Shand, who lived on one of the Main Arm communes, had some journalistic experience; in fact at the time he was a stringer for a Lismore radio station. When he could get to an unvandalised telephone he made some calls and discovered that the mainstream media were not interested in what happened to the ‘hippies in the hills.’

Maybe it was inertia, maybe red-neck prejudice, maybe a cynical calculation that news media couldn’t afford to offend the police – whatever the reason he could not get anyone to report on the raids. To cut a long story short, after many years he did get the NSW Ombudsman to investigate and some police officers were given a couple of feather strokes across the wrist, but a much more important result was the motivation and inspiration this conspiracy of media silence gave him.

If the existing media were too cowardly to cover real injustice he would have to do the job himself.

When I met Nicholas in www.tweedecho.com.au

Publisher David Lovejoy recalls the early days 1985 I had just moved down to Mullumbimby from Brisbane, a refugee from the Bjelke-Petersen regime. I did not have a printing press, that archetypal tool of political resistance, but I did have its twentieth century equivalent, a phototypesetting machine, the only one in the shire outside the Byron News. I also had some experience working as a subeditor for The Australian in Sydney, and a knowledge of newspaper typography and layout.

So between us we had the bare essentials. Although the team quickly grew, in the beginning Nicholas sold the ads and wrote the stories to go in the spaces between, and I typeset, subbed and laid out both the stories and the ads. For a short time a friend of ours even Founding editor Nicholas Shand (1948–1996) more than anyprinted the paper on a kitchen- one else set the tone and direction of the Brunswick Valley Echo when it first appeared in 1986. table-size press we bought.

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hat we discovered with the fledgling Brunswick Valley Echo (now of course the Byron Shire Echo) was that people were thirsty for information.

In those days Council meetings went unattended and unreported, and decisions that affected people directly in the places where they lived were often simply unexamined.

The Echo changed all that.

But not because it was a ‘crusading’ paper. That phrase summons up the image of a proprietor deciding what beatups to perpetrate, usually by banging the big drums of fear and law’n’order. If The Echo campaigned on an issue it was because local people thought it important. Usually the mainstream media, controlled from capital cities faraway, were flatfooted when it came to local sensitivities. By the time they realised, for instance, that Byron Bay did not want its identity swamped by a Club Med on the beach, their papers had already written editorials in favour of the plan, on the basis of ‘jobs’.

(By the way, whenever a greedy developer talks about ‘jobs’ a good demystifying process is to read through his press releases substituting the phrase ‘my profit’ wherever the word ‘jobs’ appears. It instantly produces a more truthful document.)

So we fought Club Med, and a little later on we fought a general manager of council who had manifest conflicts of interest. Now this wasn’t a single conflict with the backing of a council resolution. It wasn’t the sort of conflict that you could maintain if you distorted your code of conduct a little. These were a slather of conflicts that led to the planning department, backed by a majority of pro-development

councillors, showing outrageous leniency where developer contributions were concerned. In due course this led to the impoverishment of shire infrastructure and for ten years Byron was almost broke. This was the catalyst that brought community-minded people to the fore in local politics, just as the outrageous bankrolling of Tweed councillors by developers in a previous council here has produced a much more alert electorate.

Nicholas and I could not take credit for the cleansing of Byron Shire Council, or for any other outcome in local politics.

It was the will of the people, but that will needs a platform, a vehicle, a channel. Particularly a channel, because information is the very basis of democracy.

Inform the people in a democracy and you get better decisions. Hide stuff away and the chances are it’s because you are following your own private agenda. It’s a useful rule of thumb that secrecy in local government, and indeed any government, is inversely related to the general good.

So The Echo was born from an issue of human rights abuse and has consistently pursued a philosophy of environmental protection and political openness. It has remained independent of parties or corporate interests. It sometimes displays a satirical edge. It has, as they say, ‘attitude’.

the element The Echo brings to readers is involvement, even excitement. Our service to advertisers is to engage people in the act of reading: reading their local paper attentively and appreciatively, or even attentively and angrily. Just as long as they pay attention, which is after all what advertisers like people to do.

So when we came to set up a new paper we had a head start. And we were lucky to attract journalists who knew the Tweed Shire inside out. I am grateful to our original team of Luis Feliu, Ken Sapwell and Madeleine Doherty, and to Roxanne Millar who joined a little later.

The Echo tries to avoid the bland, the stereotyped, the programmed. There are enough newspapers full of blah, wrapped in more blah, with special inserts of blah. We do consciously strive to be different. And we do consciously strive to serve the community with information that will make a difference, often the sort of information that a big developer or government official doesn’t want you to have.

And of course a collateral benefit to the public is that the presence of The Echo forces other papers to lift their game.

They don’t quite know what we do to attract such reader interest, so they copy the obvious things. For example, we’ve always printed as many letters as we possibly can, because providing a platform for readers’ views is part of our covenant with the community. So you may have observed the other

weeklies now suddenly finding more room for letters.

We were the first to notice that a noisy, dangerous motorsport ploughing through our National Heritage landscape might not be such a great idea.

The others were totally gungho, sniffing big advertising revenue in the wind, until they realised there was a substantial number of people voicing objections. Now they’ve turned the other way and print all the criticism, much to the annoyance of rally people who can no longer get their press releases printed verbatim by a compliant local media.

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year is a long time in newspapers, and we launched the Tweed Shire Echo just as the global financial crisis broke. Nevertheless we have survived, we’ve achieved our first year’s goals, we’re increasing our circulation and are really looking forward to seeing how next year goes.

All the team at the Tweed Echo, and their counterparts in the older Byron Echo, have given maximum effort to the establishment of the new paper, and look forward to it growing and developing.

We hope to continue serving the readers and businesses of the shire with the most exciting newspaper we can produce.

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ow does that affect those people we rely on, our advertisers?

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6.00 Global Village 6.30 World News 7.30 Young Victoria (G) 8.30 As It Happened 9.30 World News Australia 9.45 2009 One Day International Cricket Live from The Oval, England.

6.00 Ten Early News 6.00 Sunrise 7.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 9.00 Morning Show (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News 9.00 9am With David And Kim 12.00 Movie: The Glow (M 2001) 11.00 Ten News Stars Portia De Rossi, Dean 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) Cain, Hal Linden.

1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 All Saints (M) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.00 Auction House (G) 3.00 Infomercial 3.30 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 3.30 Friends (PG) 4.30 Seven News 4.00 Hueyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cooking Adventures (G) 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Seven and Prime News 5.00 Ten News 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 6.00 The Simpsons (G) 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens 6.30 Neighbours (G) (PG) 7.00 The 7pm Project (PG) 8.30 TBA 7.30 The Simpsons (PG) 3.00 Infomercials 8.30 Movie: The Break-Up (M) Stars Jennifer Anniston, Vince Vaughn, Judy Davis, Vincent Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;onofrio.

10.40 So You Think You Can Dance 1.40 Repco Rally Australia 2009 2.40 The Late Show With David Prime HD same as above except: Letterman 12.00 Popstars (G) 12.45 Heroes Of 3.30 Infomercials (PG) The Amazon (G) 1.40 Harryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Practice 5.00 Religion to 6am (PG) (G) 2.00 The Great Outdoors (G)

5.30 Today 9.00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11.00 Infomercials 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 1.00 The View (PG) talk show.

2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 3.00 Alive And Cooking (G) 3.30 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 4.30 Afternoon News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Friday Night Football St George v Parramatta.

9.30 Friday Night Football Wests v Bulldogs.

11.30 Late News 12.00 Movie: Secret Window (M 2004) Stars Johnny Depp, Maria Bello, John Turturro.

1.50 Movie: Cheats (M 2002) Stars Mary Tyler Moore, Matthew Lawrence.

3.30 Infomercials 4.30 Good Morning America

6.00 ABC News 9.00 Business Today 9.30 Asia Pacific News 10.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 4.30 The New Inventors Rpt. 5.00 7.30 Select 5.30 Catalyst 6.00 Compass (G) 6.30 Junkyard Wars 7.20 Mr Bean 7.30 The Royal Today 8.00 The Worst Week Of My Life: Thursday 8.30 Torchwood (M) 9.20 Being Erica (M) 10.10 Later... With Jools Holland 11.10 London Live 11.40 The Graham Norton Show (M) 12.10 Close

5.00am to 6.30pm World News In Various Languages 6.30 World News 7.30 Lost Worlds 8.30 112 Emergency 9.00 Movie: Living In Fear (M 2005) Vietnam. Stars Ngoc Phuong Mai, Hanh Thuy Ngo Pham.

10.55 Movie: Blueprint (M 2003) Germany. Stars Franka Potente, Ulrigh Thomsen, Snaer Gudnason, Justus von Dohnanyi.

12.55 Weatherwatch

SATURDAY 5

3.00 Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs 4.00 Room For Improvement â&#x17E;&#x;

5.00 rage (PG) 11.00 Jam And Jerusalem (PG) 11.30 The Cook And The Chef 12.00 Stateline 12.30 Australian Story 1.00 Foreign Correspondent 1.30 Can We Help? (G) 2.00 Nigel Marvenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rhino Adventure (G) 3.00 Rugby Union: Shute Shield 2009 5.00 Bowls: Australian Indoor Championships Womens Final.

6.00 Planet Food: Italy 6.30 Gardening Australia (G) 7.00 ABC News 7.30 East Of Everything (PG) 8.25 ABC News 8.30 The Bill (M) 10.00 ABC News 10.10 Double Time (M) Rpt. 11.20 rage (M)

5.20 World News 7.15 Cycling: Tour Of Spain 7.25 World News 1.00 Accentus: Transcriptions (G) Masterpiece from France.

1.50 Dances Of Life (G) Masterpiece from USA. 2.50 The Chopin Etudes (G) Masterpiece from UK. 3.00 The Wonderful World Of Albert Kahn: Europe After The Fire (PG) 4.00 Tim Marlow Meets... Mike Leigh (G) 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 5.30 2009 One Day International Cricket Live from England.

6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Mythbusters (G) 8.30 The Squiz (M) 9.00 Rockwiz (PG) 9.50 Movie: Intacto (MA 2001) France. Stars Leonardo Sbaraglia, Eusebio Poncela.

11.45 SOS (M) 12.45 The Glenmoore Job (M) 1.45 Weatherwatch

SUNDAY 6

5.00 rage (PG) 6.30 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 9.00 Insiders 10.00 Inside Business 10.30 Offsiders 11.00 Asia Pacific Focus 11.30 Songs Of Praise 12.00 Landline (G) 1.00 Gardening Australia 1.30 Message Stick (G) 2.00 Weapons Races (G)

6.10 World News 7.15 Cycling: Tour Of Spain 7.30 World News 10.00 Who Do You Think You Are? Vic Reeves (G) 11.00 Who Do You Think You Are? 3.00 Sydney Dance Company David Baddiel (PG) Farewell to Graeme Murphy 4.00 Monumental Vision In Sri 12.00 Cycling: Tour Of Ireland 1.00 Speedweek Lanka (G) 3.00 Football Asia 4.30 First Tuesday Book Club 3.30 UEFA Magazine Program With Jennifer Byrne 4.00 Les Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Football 5.00 Sting (G) Feature 6.00 At The Movies 5.00 The World Game 6.30 The Einstein Factor 6.00 Thalassa (G) 7.00 ABC News 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Stephen Fry in America 7.00 2009 One Day International 8.35 Midsomer Murders (M) Cricket Live from England.

10.10 Compass (G) 3.00 Weatherwatch 10.40 Margot (PG) 11.35 Movie: Conquest Of The Air (PG 1940) Stars Laurence Olivier.

12.40 Movie: 21 Days (PG 1940) Stars Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh.

1.55 Movie: Murder, My Sweet (PG 1945) Stars Dick Powell.

3.30 Talkin Heads: Iain Hewitson 4.00 The Pet Show (G)

6.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 12.00 Eclipse (PG) 1.00 Movie: Barbie And The Three Musketeers (G) 3.00 According To Jim (PG) 3.30 V8 Xtra 4.00 Deal Or No Deal: Test Of The Psychics 5.00 Guide To The Good Life 5.30 Sydney Weekender 6.00 Seven News 6.30 The Great Outdoors 7.30 Rugby Tri-Nations Australia v South Africa.

10.00 Movie: Commando (MA 1985) Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alyssa Milano, Rae Dawn Chong.

11.45 Movie: The Order (MA 2002) Stars Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Benno Furmann.

2.00 Infomercials

Prime HD same as above except: 12.00 Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs 1.30 Gladiators (PG) 4.30 Chrome (G) 5.00 In The Footsteps Of The Pharaohs (G) â&#x17E;&#x;

6.00 Religion 6.00 Religious Programs 7.00 Totally Wild 7.00 Weekend Sunrise 7.30 Animalia 10.00 AFL Game Day (PG) 8.00 Meet The Press 11.00 Magnum P.I. (PG) 12.00 Movie: Ghost Dad (PG 1990) 8.30 State Focus (G) 9.00 Video Hits (PG) Stars Bill Cosby, Kimberly 12.00 Netball Test 2009 Russell, Denise Nicholas.

Australia v New Zealand.

2.00 2009 AFL Premiership 2.00 Repco Rally Australia 2009 5.30 Mercurioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Menu (G) 3.00 No Ordinary Journey (G) 6.00 Seven News 6.30 Dancing With The Stars (G) 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Out Of The Blue (PG) 9.00 TBA 6.00 The Simpsons (PG) 11.05 Las Vegas (M) 6.30 Australian Idol (PG) 12.00 Room For Improvement 8.40 Rove (M) 12.30 Infomercials 9.50 Movie: Me, Myself & Irene 5.30 Seven Early News (M) Stars Jim Carrey, Renee Zellweger, Chris Cooper.

12.10 Moto GP From San Marino.

2.25 Video Hits 2.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

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7.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 6.00 Infomercials 3.00 rage (G) 7.00 Today On Saturday 6.05 The New 9.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs Inventors 1.00 Postcards London (G) 6.35 Heartland 1.30 Neil Diamond â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Welcome 7.20 Rex The Hunt Home Neil 7.30 The Einstein 2.00 The Farmer Wants A Wife Factor 3.00 Rescue Special Ops (PG) 8.00 At The Movies 4.00 Discover Downunder (G) Rpt. 4.30 Talk To The Animals (G) 8.30 Movie: Touch 5.00 Hooked On Fraser (G) Of Evil (M 1958) 5.30 Postcards (G) Stars Charlton 6.00 Evening News Heston.

6.30 Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funniest Home 10.00 The Wire (MA) Videos 7.30 Movie: Maid In Manhattan 12.00 Close (PG) Stars Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Bob Hoskins.

8.40 Saturday Lotto 9.55 Movie: The Lake House (PG) Stars Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves, Shohreh Aghdashloo.

11.50 Movie: THe Majestic (M 2001) Stars Jim Carry, Martin Landau.

2.35 MAD TV (M) 3.30 Police Ten 7 (PG) 4.00 Infomercials

6.00 Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Programs 9.00 Totally Wild 9.30 I Got A Rocket 10.00 Video Hits (PG) 12.00 Infomercial (PG) 1.00 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Me Or The Dog 2.00 AFL 2009 Qualifying Final 5.30 Ten News 6.00 Sports Tonight (PG) 6.30 The Simpsons (PG) 8.30 AFL 2009 Qualifying Final 12.00 NAB Rising Star Special 1.00 Repco Rally Australia 2009 2.30 Infomercials

6.00 Arrive Alive Cup Matraville v Patrician.

7.00 Weekend Today 10.00 Wide World Of Sports 11.00 The Sunday Footy Show 12.00 Sunday Roast (PG) 1.00 WWE Afterburn 2.00 English Rugby League 4.00 Sunday Rugby League Newcastle v Penrith.

6.00 Evening News 6.30 Domestic Blitz 7.30 60 Minutes 8.30 Rescue Special Ops (M) 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 10.30 CSI: Miami (M) 11.30 Psychic Detectives (PG) 12.00 Movie: Final Cut (M 2004) Stars Robin WIlliams, Mira Sorvino, Jim Caviezel.

1.50 David Campbell â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Good Lovinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Music.

2.00 Police Ten 7 (PG) 2.30 Infomercials 3.30 Religion 4.00 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

7.00 Classic Albums: Metallica: Metallica (G) 8.00 Zoo Days (G) 8.55 Little Angels (G) 9.25 Scrapheap Challenge 11.00 Beautiful Noise 12.00 Soundtrack To My Life: Nick Heyward (G) 12.30 Red Dwarf (PG) 1.30 Planet Rock Profiles (G) 2.00 triple j tv: Wolfmother.

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All programs G or PG unless 6.00 Netball otherwise classified Invitational 8.00 Sports 6.00 Aria Music Show 7.00 The Nanny 7.30 Camp Lazlo 8.00 Ed, Unlimited 9.00 Major League Edd N Eddy 8.30 I Dream Of Jeannie 9.00 Bewitched 9.30 Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Baseball Funniest Home Video Show 10.30 12.00 NASCAR Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 1.00 Motorsport 11.30 Seinfeld 2.00 Omnisport 12.00 Gossip Girl (M) 2.30 AFL 2009 1.00 Moonlight (M) Geelong v Adelaide 2.00 The Hills (M) 4.30 Beach Volleyball 3.00 Just Shoot Me! 5.00 Athletix 3.30 The Nanny 5.30 Transworld 4.00 Camp Lazlo Sport 4.30 Ed, Edd N Eddy 6.30 Motorsport 5.00 I Dream Of Jeannie 7.30 Australian Rally 6.30 Bewitched 8.30 Motorsport 6.00 Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funniest 9.30 Sports Tonight Home Video Show 10.00 Poker 7.00 Entertainment 11.00 BMX Road Fools Tonight 12.00 Sports Tonight 7.30 TMZ 12.30 Omnisport 8.00 Seinfeld 1.00 Major League 8.30 CSI: CSI (M) Baseball 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 3.30 Motorsport 10.30 CSI: NY (M) 4.30 NASCAR 11.30 Just Shoot Me! 12.00 Ellen Degeneres 1.00 Aria Music Show

6.00 Golf 7.00 Motorsport 9.00 Major League Baseball 12.00 Athletix 12.30 Mecum Auction 6.30 World News 1.30 Omnisport 7.30 Iron Chef 2.00 AFL 2009 Finals 8.20 Marx & Venus 5.30 Motorsport 8.30 Epitafios (M) 9.30 Movie: Tsotsi (M 7.00 AFL 2009 Finals 11.00 NAB Rising Star 2005) South 12.00 UFC Wired Africa. Stars 12.55 Omnisport Presley 1.25 Football.

Chweneyagae, Bundesliga Mothusi Magano, Weekly Kenneth Nkosi, Highlights Terry Pheto.

2.30 Major League 11.10 Movie: Chaos Baseball (MA 2001) Stars 5.00 Xtreme Paintball Rachida Brakni, 5.30 NCAA College Vincent Lindon, Football.

Catherine Frot.

Oklahoma State 1.05 Weatherwatch v Georgia 5.00am to 6.30pm World News In Various Languages

5.00am to 6.00pm World News In Various Languages

6.30 World News 7.00 Cooking In The Danger Zone 7.30 The World The Doors: Live Game In Europe 8.30 Spiral (M) The Pigeon 10.30 Movie: Kebab Detectives At Connection (M Radio 1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big 2004) Germany.

Weekend Stars Denis Verve In Session Moschitto, Nora Oasis: Soul And Tschirner.

Glory 11.10 UCI Mountain ABC Fora Bike World First Tuesday Championships Book Club 1.30 Weatherwatch Cranford (PG) Hornblower (M) Under The Greenwood Tree (G) Close

6.00 NCAA College Football Oklahoma State v Georgia 8.30 AFL 2009 Finals 10.30 NASCAR 12.30 Omnisport 1.00 I Fish 1.30 Beach Volleyball 2.00 Motorsport 5.00 Body & Brain Overhaul 5.30 Netball Test Series 2009 7.30 Sports Tonight 8.30 NASCAR Nationwide Series 11.00 Moto GP 12.10 AFL Premiership Finals 2009 2.10 Motorsport.

Repco Rally Australia 2009 5.00 Major League Baseball

All programs G or PG unless otherwise classified 6.00 Aria Music Show 7.00 Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs 11.30 Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Angels 12.30 Seinfeld 2.00 Scooby-Doo 2.30 Marine Boy 3.00 Aria Hall Of Fame 5.00 The Aria Music Show 6.00 Seinfeld 7.30 Dance Your Ass Off 8.30 CSI: CSI (M) 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 10.30 CSI: NY (M) 11.30 Movie: Queen Of The Damned (M 2001) Stars Stuart Townsend, Aaliyah, Marguerite Moreau.

1.30 The Aria Music Show

All programs G or PG unless otherwise classified 6.00 Aria Music Show 7.00 Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs 11.30 Seinfeld 12.00 Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Angels 1.00 Marine Boy 1.30 Scooby-Doo 2.00 Josie And The Pussycats 2.30 Scooby-Doo 3.00 The Jetsons 4.00 The Flintstones 5.00 The Nanny 6.00 Seinfeld 6.30 Wipeout 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 9.00 Aliens In America 10.00 The New Adventures Of Old Christine 10.30 Movie: Police Academy 2 (M 1985) Stars Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, Buba Smith, George Gaynes.

12.00 The Aria Music Show

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MONDAY 7

TWO 4.30 Seachange (G) 5.30 The New Inventors (G) 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Landline 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Poirot (PG) 1.30 The Cook And The Chef (G) 2.00 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Landline Extra 6.30 Talking Heads: Christine Townend 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 Ashes To Ashes (M) 10.30 Lateline & Lateline Business 11.35 Bruce And Me (M) 12.25 MDA (M) 1.25 Parliament Question Time: House Of Representatives 2.25 From The Heart: Kakadu National Park (G) 2.55 Noise On Screen (M) 3.25 Bowls: Australian Indoor Championships Womens Final

6.10 World News 7.00 2009 One Day International Cricket 7.15 Cycling: Tour Of Spain 7.30 World News 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1.30 Metropolis: The Bright Cities Of The Dark Ages (M) 2.30 Mister President 3.30 Insight 4.30 The Journal 5.00 The Crew (G) 5.30 2009 One Day International Cricket 6.00 Living Black 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Top Gear (PG) 8.30 High Altitude: Fear (M) 9.00 Flight Of The Concords (M) 9.30 World News 10.00 Entourage (M) 10.30 Skins (MA) 11.20 Life’s A Zoo (M) 11.50 Movie: The Three Kings (M 2001) France. Stars Bernard Campan, Didier Bourdon, Pascal Legitimus.

1.35 Weatherwatch

4.30 SeaChange (G) 5.20 World News 5.30 The New Inventors (G) 7.15 Cycling: Tour Of Spain 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.30 World News 11.00 The Real Mrs Doubtfire 1.00 Movie: Destiny Has No 12.00 Midday Report Favourites (PG 2003) Peru.

12.30 The Einstein Factor (G) Rpt. Stars Monica Steuer.

1.00 The New Inventors (G) Rpt. 2.40 Hiyab (G) 1.30 Catalyst (PG) Rpt. 2.50 Booth Story (PG) 2.00 Parliament Question Time: 3.00 Corner Gas (G) House Of Representatives 3.30 Blaktrax (G) 3.00 Kids’ Programs 4.00 Wine Lovers’ Guide To 6.10 Finding The Fallen Australia 7.00 ABC News 4.30 The Journal 7.30 The 7.30 Report 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 8.00 Foreign Correspondent 6.00 Global Village 8.30 The Wild West (M) 6.30 World News Australia 9.25 Fear, Stress And Anger (M) 7.30 Insight 10.00 Jennifer Byrne Presents (G) 8.30 East West 101 (M) 10.30 Lateline & Lateline Business 9.30 World News Australia 11.35 Four Corners Rpt. 10.00 Hot Docs: 51 Birch Street 12.20 Media Watch Rpt. (PG) From Canada.

12.35 Foyle’s War (M) 11.40 Movie: Purple Butterfly 2.10 Parliament Question Time: (MA 2003) China. Stars The Senate Zhang Ziyi, Liu Ye. 3.25 triple j tv With The Doctor 1.55 Weatherwatch

6.00 Sunrise 6.00 Ten Early News 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 7.00 Kids’ Programs 11.30 Seven News 9.00 9am With David And Kim 12.00 Movie: One Hour Photo (M 11.00 Ten News 2002) Stars Robin Williams.

12.00 Dr Phil (M) 2.00 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 3.00 Auction House (G) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.30 Kids’ Programs 3.00 Infomercial 4.30 Seven News 3.30 Friends (PG) 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 4.00 Huey’s Cooking 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) Adventures (G) 6.00 Seven and Prime News 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 5.00 Ten News 7.30 TBA (PG) 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Rpt. 8.30 City Homicide (M) 6.30 Neighbours (G) Rpt. 9.30 Beyond The Darklands (M) 7.00 The 7pm Project (PG) 10.30 Boston Legal (M) 7.30 Are You Smarter Than A 11.30 It’s Always Sunny In 5th Grader? (PG) Philadelphia (M) 8.30 Good News Week (M) 12.00 Saved (M) 9.40 Dexter (M) 12.30 Infomercials 10.45 Late News With Sports 5.30 Seven Early News Tonight 11.30 Late Show with David Letterman (PG) 12.15 Sex And The City (M) 12.45 Video Hits Up Late Prime HD same as above except: 1.00 Infomercials (PG) 12.00 Dr Danger (G) 1.20 The Rich List 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG) 1.10 Harry’s Practice 1.30 Australia’s

5.30 Today 9.00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11.00 Time/Life (G) 11.30 Infomercials 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 1.00 The View (PG) 2.00 Days of Our Lives (PG) 3.00 Alive And Cooking (G) 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Afternoon News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow (G) 5.30 Hot Seat (G) 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Two And A Half Men (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 8.30 The Farmer Wants A Wife (PG) 8.45 Lotto 9.30 Drop Dead Diva (PG) 10.30 Embarrassing Bodies (M) 11.30 Late News 12.00 Footy Classified (M) 1.00 Young Lions (M) 2.00 Infomercials 3.30 Religion 4.00 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

6.00 ABC News 9.00 Business Today 9.30 Asia Pacific News 10.00 Kids’ Programs

4.30 Gardening Australia 5.00 Message Stick 5.30 Can We Help? (G) 6.00 Collectors (G) 6.30 Junkyard Wars 7.20 Mr Bean (G) 7.30 The Royal Today (PG) 8.00 Red Dwarf (PG) 8.30 Good Game 9.00 triple j tv With The Doctor 9.30 Doctor Who 10.30 triple j tv presents 11.00 Studio 22: X (M) 11.30 Ergo Proxy: Anamnesis (M) 12.00 Close

5.00am to 6.00pm World News In Various Languages 6.30 World News 7.30 Lord Of The Ants 8.30 112 Emergency 9.00 Movie: Princess (MA 2005) Spain.

Stars Candela Pena, Micaela Nevarez, Marana Cordero.

11.00 Movie: Swing (PG 2001) France.

Stars Oscar Copp, Lou Rech.

12.35 Weatherwatch

Strangest Home Improvements 2.00 The Great Outdoors ➟

5.00am to 6.00pm 5.30 Today 6.00 Sunrise 6.00 ABC News 6.00 Ten Early News World News 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 9.00 Business Today 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 7.00 Kids’ Programs In Various 11.30 Seven News 9.30 Asia Pacific 9.00 9am With David And Kim 11.00 Infomercials Languages 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 12.00 Movie: A Touch Of Frost (M) 11.00 Ten News News 1.00 The View (PG) Stars David Janson.

10.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Dr Phil (M) 6.30 World News 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 2.00 Murder, She Wrote (M) 4.30 The Real Good 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 7.30 Hunting The 3.00 Alive And Cooking (G) 3.00 Auction House (G) Life 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) Hidden 3.30 Kids’ Programs 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.55 Weird Science 3.00 Infomercial Dimensions (G) 4.30 Afternoon News 4.30 Seven News 5.00 Talking Heads 3.30 Friends (G) 8.30 112 Emergency 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) (G) Rpt. 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 5.00 Antiques Roadshow (G) 9.00 Movie: Seducing 5.30 Hot Seat (G) 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 5.30 Sun, Sea 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful Doctor Lewis (M 6.00 Evening News 6.00 Seven and Prime News And Bargain 5.00 Ten News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.00 Home And Away (PG) Spotting 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Rpt. 2003) Canada.

7.30 20 To 1 (PG) 7.30 TBA 6.30 Junkyard Wars 6.30 Neighbours (G) Rpt. Stars Raymond 8.30 Two And A Half Men (M) 8.30 Packed To The Rafters (PG) 7.00 The 7pm Project (PG) 7.20 Mr Bean (G) Bouchard, David 9.30 All Saints (M) 7.30 The Royal Today 7.30 the Spearman Experiment 9.30 TBA Boulin.

10.30 TBA (G) (PG) With by Magda Szubanski. 11.30 Late News 10.50 Movie: Exiles (M 12.00 20/20 12.00 I Can Make You Thin (G) 8.00 Australian Story 8.30 NCIS (M) 2004) France.

1.00 Intertainment Tonight 1.00 Infomercials Rpt. 9.30 NCIS (M) Stars Romain 1.30 Infomercials 8.30 Up In Town (PG) 10.30 News With Sports Tonight Duris, Lubna 3.00 Religion 8.45 The Beast (M) 11.15 Late Show With David Azabal.

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by The Reverend Colin Tett, Rector, Anglican Parish Church, Murwillumbah. St John’s is The Tyalgum Festival of Clas- located on the corner of Wolsical Music will be held this lumbin Street and Carraboi Terweekend, from September 4 race, Tyalgum. Choral works by to 6 at the Tyalgum Hall and Mozart, Frank, Handel, Goodall, Showground. Co-founded Marlotte and Schubert will be in 1991 by virtuoso violinists, sung by mezzo soprano, Alison Carmel Kaine and John WilliMcKenzie. son, the Tyalgum Festival of From 10.30am Sunday at the Classical Music is renowned as Tyalgum Hall, Sebastien Lipone of Australia’s finest classical man and Sayo Lipman present events. a classical concert with works On Friday from 8pm at the hall, by Beethoven, Bach, Mozart a piano recital will be given by and Debussy. Following an inthe Prizewinner of the 2009 Lev terval, Maggie Chen and Vicky Vlassenko Piano Competition.

Yang will perform works by On Saturday at the hall from Rachmaninoff and Gavrilin.

10.30am, Emma Baker-Spink, The festival will then shift soprano and Therese Milanovic, to the showgrounds, with piano, will present four clasgates opening at 11am. From sical pieces including works 12.30pm The Hot Chilli Drumby MacMillan, Kats-Chernin, mers will perform, followed by Mozart and Tavener. The full the Chillingham Bellydance for day’s entertainment will then Fun at 12.45pm and GuruV feacontinue with Raphael Eberturing Mahini Cox at 1.30pm. mann, violin with accompanist The Showgrounds are located Corinna Ebermann performat the Tyalgum Taipans’ Socing Vivaldi ‘s Sonata No 5 Opus cer Club, and BBQ café and 2 in B minor. Hee-Joo Kim, refreshments are available cello, and accompanist Marie from 12 noon to 3pm. Under Nicolson will be performing 16s free entry. Laser Skirmish Beethoven’s Cello Sonata 2nd from 11am – great fun for the movement Opus 5. Seong-Yeon (bigger) kids! Bring the family, Shin, violin, and accompanist, a blanket to sit on and BYO Therese Milanovic will perform alcohol. Tickets are available on Wieniawski Scherzo’s Taran6679 2280 or via email info@ tella. Ayesha Gough, piano will tyalgumfestival.com.au. perform pieces by Beethoven, For more visit tyalgumfestival.

Rachmaninov and Bach. com.au At 3pm, classical ensemble ‘Buzz’ will perform pieces by Cliffy Arnold, Ewald, Previn, Dukas and Parker. Opera Queensland Cliffy promises something for 2009 Young Artists will perform everyone in his show, and aims to involve his audience to genat 8pm and features Sam erate a feel good vibe. This solo Hartley (bass), Hayley Sugars (soprano), Milica Ilic (soprano), artist’s delivery is an awesome, Guy Booth (baritone) and Kylie entertaining mix of music and passion. Cabarita Beach Los (piano).

Sports Club, Bogangar, 8pm On Sunday September 6 from Saturday. Also Fathom play 8.30 am, this year’s Sunday Morning Service will be taken on Friday at the Club.

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MAGGIE CHEN & VICKY YANG SUNDAY AT THE TYALGUM HALL

DAVE GRANEY AND THE LURID YELLOW MIST SEPTEMBER 4 SOUNDLOUNGE

Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute

ROGERTHAT COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM FRIDAY

Here’s your chance to relive the magic of the sixties, the soul of the seventies, the rock and roll of the eighties, and John Fogerty`s latest material from the `nineties. The Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute perform such well know classics as Bad Moon Rising, Down On The Corner, Midnight Special, Looking Out My Backdoor, Hey Tonight and Have You Ever Seen The Rain. This magnificent three hour performance has been hailed by sellout audiences throughout Australia as ‘The ultimate Creedence Clearwater experience.’ The International Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute is at Seagulls this Saturday September 5 from 8pm.

Carter Edwards Show

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL SHOW SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5 AT SEAGULLS

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Carter Edwards is winner of two Mo Awards, and nominated five times as ‘Australia’s Entertainer of the Year’. As an accomplished entertainer, Carter will hold you spellbound with a raucous and typically Australian humour that involves the audience all the way.

He couples this with songs,

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Mandy Nolan

SMALL TOWN GUSSET I can’t believe it. The snappy crotch is back. I would have thought in the interests of public health and safety these would have been outlawed like lead-based make-up, goldfish in a platform heel and the root perm. But no, this gusset grabber is back. So I bought one. I couldn’t help it. I’m wearing it right now. In fact, I’m frightened to take it off. (I haven’t been to the bathroom for two days.) I didn’t buy it because it was practical, or remotely comfortable, or even attractive. I bought it because I didn’t think anyone would believe me unless I had the evidence!

There’s not many items of clothing that can threaten to take out a labia, but the body suit is one of them.

One fatal slip up doing up a hook and eye and you’ve got a very intimate piercing.

You didn’t need a breath test when you wore a body suit with a snappy crotch. If you could do up the gusset then you were right to drive.

Many the 80s Princess found herself in the toilet cubicle at the local disco struggling to reunite the two ends of her body suit. For some women it was their first introduction to yoga in a confined space. Who can forget the horror of being in polite conversation and hearing the dreaded Pop! Followed by the even more worrisome Pop! Pop! It was like the vagina had channelled Bruce Banner and was experiencing the clothes tearing transformation of the Incredible Hulk. It’s a nasty image. But any woman

who’s lived through the eighties knows the need for emergency response once that gusset starts rolling up like an angry venetian blind.

Only sober women should wear body suits. There should be a warning. ‘Keep garment away from alcohol.’

I remember being on a date with a bloke I was hoping to impress. We were at a 21st dancing to Robert Palmer and drinking beer from a keg. Of course I drank too much. I know how much that impresses blokes. Ladies, there is nothing a fella likes more than a slurring, dribbling girlfriend that he has to carry to the car. If you really want to make your mark, then vomit on the back seat. You may never get a second date but he’ll have to sell the car to get rid of you. Anyway, it wasn’t until the photos came back I saw that halfway through the night I’m the chick dancing with the flappy crotch of the body suit hanging out the top of my jeans. It wasn’t until years later when I scanned the photo I counted four other women with their gussets experiencing the same party action as mine.

So, if like me, you can’t resist the nostalgia of this lycra chastity belt (I haven’t even mentioned the finger tearing torment experienced by untrained hands who dared to dismantle), do yourself a favour and get a Brazilian first. Either that or get some waterproof mascara.

gags and perhaps a featured drum or guitar solo. Then he adds any of the highly entertaining and original gimmicks he’s created over the years – but the mainstay of Carter’s onstage magic is his ability to have fun with an audience and just ‘make ‘em feel good!’

Seagulls Sunday 13, 8pm.

Rogerthat Hairy stooges and touring fools, Rogerthat are back in August and September to mix their peyote and melt minds.

They’ll be crawling around on an Australian national tour to prop the release of their debut album The Desert’s Call.

The band have just arrived in Europe for a month long run after smoking it in Canada – nine gigs in two weeks through West Canada to rooms full of Rogerthat converts. The Desert’s Call in store now through MGM. Coolangatta Hotel 8pm Friday.

Herman’s Hermits The mid-sixties music scene was dominated by British acts.

Household names such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones were among them, just as Herman’s Hermits are, and they remain one of the most successful groups to this day.

Catch them on Friday, Saturday, September 4 and 5, Twin Towns Services Club.

the voice and the style of the younger (1950s) late, great music star, Johnny Cash. Mark has based his show around the huge success of the movie: Walk The Line, with the wonderful songs written by the country-rock music legend. See him Wednesday September 9, Twin Towns Services Club at 11am.

Sugar Army and Buick Six Perth rock outfit Sugar Army will be at the Soundlounge this week. ‘If you think you liked Cut Copy, the Midnight Juggernauts or any of those other unfortunate Australian hipster bands, get ready to have your teeth knocked out.’

Beat Magazine.

Their debut album The Parallels Amongst Ourselves was released July 10, 2009 through Shock Records and debuted in the top 100 of the ARIA charts and number 2 in the Australian Independent Record 100% Indie Charts.

Buick Six

With their debut LP set for release in late 2009, Brisbane rock trio Buick Six prepare to ‘test the waters’ with their second EP due out this coming July. A busy 2008 saw the band find their feet with a unique blend of Garage Rock, Pop and Blues. Their energetic live show has been met with positive Kate Ceberano, reviews; street press simply Celebrating 25 years of success in the music industry and describing the trio as ‘a great band that puts forward a very 22 albums, don’t miss Kate Ceberano as she lights up the impressive performance… a lot bands are doing this sound, stage revisiting the highlights of her career. Come along with but Buick Six do it a lot better Kate on a musical journey stop- than the standard’ – fasterping off at favourite songs from louder.com.au Sugar Army and Buick Six play Thursday her career, Pash, Brave mixed September 3, Soundlounge, in with some other delightful surprises. Kate Ceberano, Sun- Currumbin. day September 6, Twin Towns Dave Graney Services Club.

Dave Graney’s music is not Johnny Cash Tribute generic. It’s not rootsy or pop Mark Caligiuri, has the looks, but it kind of is as well.

Love

Sat 19th September 2009 9.00am to 4.00pm A & I Hall Bangalow

Fair

Amazing array of things to see and buy vintage & antique clothing vintage shoes, handbags hats & accessories, lace, linen, collectables vintage & antique jewellery 11.00am Demonstration of Vintage Makeup Techniques & Hairstyles Hairstylist will then be available to do your hair in 1940s/50s style WE NEED A MODEL FOR THE HAIR & MAKEUP DEMONSTRATION AT 11AM If you would like to be our model then email a photo (head shot) of yourself to janel@lovevintage.com.au Include your name, phone number & bust, & waist measurements so we can outfit you in a gorgeous 1950s dress For more details see www.lovevintage.com.au/bangalow.htm or phone 02 66286688 Cafe open Admission Adults $2

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HERMAN’S HERMITS, FRIDAY 4 AND SATURDAY 5 TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB. It’s Dave Graney music. He started to write songs in the post punk period when mythology and ideology and self expression were all screwed up and meeting head-on. Dave Graney is on tour to promote his new disc, Knock Yourself Out. ‘I call this record a filthy r’n’b set or an electro boogie album,’ says Dave. ‘It’s a solo album but it’s not a guy with an acoustic guitar. I play most of the instruments except for the drums which Clare Moore takes care of, either with her trusty vintage Gretsch kit which she has had since the Moodists days, or she took the sounds from her keyboard and arranged them as she saw fit. I wrote all the lyrics and music except for three which Clare either set up for me or worked on with me. Stu Thomas plays amazing bass on two songs and sings on others and Stu Perera plays lead guitar licks on three. I play electric guitar, bass and keys on all the others. I recorded and mixed it at our studio, the Ponderosa.’

Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist perform Friday September 4, Soundlounge, Currumbin. www.myspace. com/davegraney

Preston Train Preston Train will inject some rockin/blues and groove to The Tyalgum Hotel Sunday afternoon September 6. The Train interpret tunes from the likes

of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Robben Ford, The Bondi Cigars through to Aussie classics from the Hoodoo Gurus, Hunters & Collectors as well as a few originals of their own.

Early Bird Tickets to Mullum Music Fest 09 Last year saw the birth of a brand new event: The Mullumbimby Music Festival. This grassroots event presents independent music to independent people. With nearly every venue in Mullum pulsing with music, from the Drill Hall to the High School, the Courthouse, the Bowlo, the RSL and the Civic Hall, it’s an opportunity to experience a vibrant village full of music lovers. This is not a gated festival. This is a four day event when every venue, every corner of Mullumbimby vibes with reggae, acoustic, dance, jazz, swing, gypsy and more.

It’s the kind of event where you can take your kids, have a coffee, have a dance, see a friend, and then catch one of the 50 plus acts on this year’s playing schedule. Mullum Music Festival 09 welcomes Tex Perkins, Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea, Simone White (USA), Archie Roach and Shane Howard, Djan Djan with Jeff Lang, Mamadou Diabate Mali and Bobby Singh, Washington,

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ALISON MCKENZIE, ANGLICAN PARISH CHURCH, MURWILLUMBAH, SUNDAY 6

KATE CEBERANO, SUNDAY 6, TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB Nano Stern (Chile), Tinpan Orange, Washington, Vince Jones and many more. Mark November 26-29 in your diaries. Weekend tickets, opening night tickets and tickets to Friday, Saturday and Sunday go on sale Tuesday September 8 now with a 10% discount for early bird purchasers. And early birds even get a compilation CD of the best of MMF 09. Get in early because Sunday sold out last year and over 500 punters had to be turned away.

Audience numbers are limited so get in quick!

Early bird tickets are only available through the website: www.mullummusicfestival.com enquiries to 6684 6195.

Greg Fleet This Wednesday Saltbar Beachbar and Bistro’s Sit Down Comedy Club will get your healthy dose of endorphins pumping. Headlining

the show will be comedy king Greg Fleet, who is one of Australia’s most experienced and popular stand up comics.

As a NIDA trained actor, Fleet made the plunge in 1987 starting out as a sit down comic at the Prince Patrick Hotel in Melbourne. Support act Chris Hague is ‘quirky and charming’ with a comedic humour that is never short of belly laugh.

Alongside Fleet and Hague will be MC Andrew Nason whose keen wit and incisive style promises a night of true blue comedic action and laughter.

Wednesday September 9 from 7:30pm. For information or to make a booking please phone 1300 725 822.

Swell Sculpture Festival See the seventh annual Swell Sculpture Festival from September 11 to 20 at Currumbin Beach. Over fifty

large sculptures built by artists from Australia and abroad will enliven, amuse and uplift. The exhibition is free and open all hours with a selection of sculptures revealing a new verve as they light up under the southern sky.

Experience the sculpture and enjoy twilight sculpture walks, artist talks, a public art forum, the Swell Smalls Gallery, kids workshops and gourmet BBQs. For more visit www.swellsculpture.com.au

Old Times by Harold Pinter Byron Bay Theatre Company makes use of the iconic Drill Hall to present Old Times by Harold Pinter. ‘The Drill Hall is an intimate and atmospheric venue,’ says Director Anatoly Frusin, ‘It is like a real old community theatre space with history and a feeling of the ghosts of the past, and so is perfect for Pinter’s Old Times, about the way the past haunts our present relationships and even our identities.’

Frusin has worked with big names such Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving, as well as at Opera Australia. He recently directed The Song Company in a medieval mystery play at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney and staged Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde for the West Australian Opera in Perth. As for Old Times, Anatoly describes it as ‘a

very grown up comedy with a dark and sexy edge. Part comedy of manners, part psychological thriller with that special Pinteresque atmosphere.’ If you love the wit of Noel Coward, the passion of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, and the style and sexual politics of The Ice Storm, get down to the Mullum Drill Hall, September 11 and 12 from 7.30pm and September 13 from 5pm. $22/$15 concession. Bookings through the Mullum Bookshop, Mary Ryans in Byron and Barebones Art Space in Bangalow.

Swell Sculpture Festival Currumbin Beach, September 11 to 20 Shapeshifter Coolangatta Hotel September 10 Tweed Heads Seagulls Football Club Charity Masked Ball Seagulls Saturday September 19 A Jazz Overture: Bob Montgomery–Al Hermann Quintet Seagulls September 20 Leo Sayer, Twin Towns Services Club Friday September 11 Lulo Reinhardt & Andrew Veivers Soundlounge, Currumbin Friday September 11

GREG FLEET AT THE SALTBAR BEACHBAR AND BISTRO’S SIT DOWN COMEDY CLUB WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9

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Lulo Reinhardt

with flamenco guitarists.

They inspire me that’s why I play so much samba stuff.

I pick up everything. I was in Africa, in China... you have to be open to different cultures and different rhythms. I am really open.

I steal everything and put it in!

‘Also just as important are the musicians you play with. When putting music Being the grand nephew his different styles come together you have to taste from a musical voyage of guitar genius Django everything. It’s like cooking.

Reinhardt shaped destiny to find flamenco roots You find a mix, with your in Spain, Latin jazz for Lulo Reinhardt. technique ... I have a good from South America, 6 piece band, you all have ‘My whole family plays. combined with his own to be really into the music, When I was growing up, in artistic stamp and gypsy otherwise it doesn’t work.’ every corner was a guitar. influences.

My cousin at the age of 10 Lulo’s music is highly ‘It is really important for responsive, and every was a super talent. As a me to do my own thing. concert is different. child I listen to music every day and I start playing when Without Django maybe I be ‘My music is 90% I am 5. My father teach me a taxi driver or a painter!’ improvisation. We start This current tour marks every day. I was playing 4 with arrangements, but Lulo’s sixth Australian or 5 hours every day. Like every night is different. If tour paying homage other kids play soccer. Do I someone looks you in the to the passion our become good? It depends eyes... last night a 96 year audiences have for his on what your taste, on old lady was flirting with music. what it is to be good me so I play something nice ‘The audience is very open. I and soft...’ to you. To be your own look out and I see big eyes. Lulo Reinhardt and his musician is very important They think it will be just like band are joined by the to me. To find my own Django Rhienhardt but I style.’

Buttery Recovery Choir at have my own style.’ the Bangalow A&I Hall on And find his own Sunday. Tickets $35 pre Lulo has picked up style Lulo certainly (+BF) /$40 door from the traditions and did. He is described practise in many cultures. www.kupromotions.oztix. as a spontaneous and spirited musician and com.au ‘I was in Spain many times

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LINDSAY WEBB (HERE WITH WILL ANDERSON) GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE FRIDAY

KINGFISHA AT THE BUDDHA BAR, BYRON BAY FRIDAY

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SMALL TOWN GUSSET I can’t believe it. The snappy crotch is back. I would have thought in the interests of public health and safety these would have been outlawed like lead-based make-up, goldfish in a platform heel and the root perm. But no, this gusset grabber is back. So I bought one. I couldn’t help it. I’m wearing it right now. In fact, I’m frightened to take it off. (I haven’t been to the bathroom for two days.) I didn’t buy it because it was practical, or remotely comfortable, or even attractive. I bought it because I didn’t think anyone would believe me unless I had the evidence!

There’s not many items of clothing that can threaten to take out a labia, but the body suit is one of them.

One fatal slip up doing up a hook and eye and you’ve got a very intimate piercing.

You didn’t need a breath test when you wore a body suit with a snappy crotch. If you could do up the gusset then you were right to drive.

Many the 80s Princess found herself in the toilet cubicle at the local disco struggling to reunite the two ends of her body suit. For some women it was their first introduction to yoga in a confined space. Who can forget the horror of being in polite conversation and hearing the dreaded Pop! Followed by the even more worrisome Pop! Pop! It was like the vagina had channelled Bruce Banner and was experiencing the clothes tearing transformation of the Incredible Hulk. It’s a nasty image. But any woman

who’s lived through the eighties knows the need for emergency response once that gusset starts rolling up like an angry venetian blind.

Only sober women should wear body suits. There should be a warning. ‘Keep garment away from alcohol.’

I remember being on a date with a bloke I was hoping to impress. We were at a 21st dancing to Robert Palmer and drinking beer from a keg. Of course I drank too much. I know how much that impresses blokes. Ladies, there is nothing a fella likes more than a slurring, dribbling girlfriend that he has to carry to the car. If you really want to make your mark, then vomit on the back seat. You may never get a second date but he’ll have to sell the car to get rid of you. Anyway, it wasn’t until the photos came back I saw that halfway through the night I’m the chick dancing with the flappy crotch of the body suit hanging out the top of my jeans. It wasn’t until years later when I scanned the photo I counted four other women with their gussets experiencing the same party action as mine.

So, if like me, you can’t resist the nostalgia of this lycra chastity belt (I haven’t even mentioned the finger tearing torment experienced by untrained hands who dared to dismantle), do yourself a favour and get a Brazilian first. Either that or get some waterproof mascara.

gags and perhaps a featured drum or guitar solo. Then he adds any of the highly entertaining and original gimmicks he’s created over the years – but the mainstay of Carter’s onstage magic is his ability to have fun with an audience and just ‘make ‘em feel good!’

Seagulls Sunday 13, 8pm.

Rogerthat Hairy stooges and touring fools, Rogerthat are back in August and September to mix their peyote and melt minds.

They’ll be crawling around on an Australian national tour to prop the release of their debut album The Desert’s Call.

The band have just arrived in Europe for a month long run after smoking it in Canada – nine gigs in two weeks through West Canada to rooms full of Rogerthat converts. The Desert’s Call in store now through MGM. Coolangatta Hotel 8pm Friday.

Herman’s Hermits The mid-sixties music scene was dominated by British acts.

Household names such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones were among them, just as Herman’s Hermits are, and they remain one of the most successful groups to this day.

Catch them on Friday, Saturday, September 4 and 5, Twin Towns Services Club.

the voice and the style of the younger (1950s) late, great music star, Johnny Cash. Mark has based his show around the huge success of the movie: Walk The Line, with the wonderful songs written by the country-rock music legend. See him Wednesday September 9, Twin Towns Services Club at 11am.

Sugar Army and Buick Six Perth rock outfit Sugar Army will be at the Soundlounge this week. ‘If you think you liked Cut Copy, the Midnight Juggernauts or any of those other unfortunate Australian hipster bands, get ready to have your teeth knocked out.’

Beat Magazine.

Their debut album The Parallels Amongst Ourselves was released July 10, 2009 through Shock Records and debuted in the top 100 of the ARIA charts and number 2 in the Australian Independent Record 100% Indie Charts.

Buick Six

With their debut LP set for release in late 2009, Brisbane rock trio Buick Six prepare to ‘test the waters’ with their second EP due out this coming July. A busy 2008 saw the band find their feet with a unique blend of Garage Rock, Pop and Blues. Their energetic live show has been met with positive Kate Ceberano, reviews; street press simply Celebrating 25 years of success in the music industry and describing the trio as ‘a great band that puts forward a very 22 albums, don’t miss Kate Ceberano as she lights up the impressive performance… a lot bands are doing this sound, stage revisiting the highlights of her career. Come along with but Buick Six do it a lot better Kate on a musical journey stop- than the standard’ – fasterping off at favourite songs from louder.com.au Sugar Army and Buick Six play Thursday her career, Pash, Brave mixed September 3, Soundlounge, in with some other delightful surprises. Kate Ceberano, Sun- Currumbin. day September 6, Twin Towns Dave Graney Services Club.

Dave Graney’s music is not Johnny Cash Tribute generic. It’s not rootsy or pop Mark Caligiuri, has the looks, but it kind of is as well.

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Sat 19th September 2009 9.00am to 4.00pm A & I Hall Bangalow

Fair

Amazing array of things to see and buy vintage & antique clothing vintage shoes, handbags hats & accessories, lace, linen, collectables vintage & antique jewellery 11.00am Demonstration of Vintage Makeup Techniques & Hairstyles Hairstylist will then be available to do your hair in 1940s/50s style WE NEED A MODEL FOR THE HAIR & MAKEUP DEMONSTRATION AT 11AM If you would like to be our model then email a photo (head shot) of yourself to janel@lovevintage.com.au Include your name, phone number & bust, & waist measurements so we can outfit you in a gorgeous 1950s dress For more details see www.lovevintage.com.au/bangalow.htm or phone 02 66286688 Cafe open Admission Adults $2

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HERMAN’S HERMITS, FRIDAY 4 AND SATURDAY 5 TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB. It’s Dave Graney music. He started to write songs in the post punk period when mythology and ideology and self expression were all screwed up and meeting head-on. Dave Graney is on tour to promote his new disc, Knock Yourself Out. ‘I call this record a filthy r’n’b set or an electro boogie album,’ says Dave. ‘It’s a solo album but it’s not a guy with an acoustic guitar. I play most of the instruments except for the drums which Clare Moore takes care of, either with her trusty vintage Gretsch kit which she has had since the Moodists days, or she took the sounds from her keyboard and arranged them as she saw fit. I wrote all the lyrics and music except for three which Clare either set up for me or worked on with me. Stu Thomas plays amazing bass on two songs and sings on others and Stu Perera plays lead guitar licks on three. I play electric guitar, bass and keys on all the others. I recorded and mixed it at our studio, the Ponderosa.’

Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist perform Friday September 4, Soundlounge, Currumbin. www.myspace. com/davegraney

Preston Train Preston Train will inject some rockin/blues and groove to The Tyalgum Hotel Sunday afternoon September 6. The Train interpret tunes from the likes

of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Robben Ford, The Bondi Cigars through to Aussie classics from the Hoodoo Gurus, Hunters & Collectors as well as a few originals of their own.

Early Bird Tickets to Mullum Music Festival 09 Last year saw the birth of a brand new event: The Mullumbimby Music Festival. This grassroots event presents independent music to independent people. With nearly every venue in Mullum pulsing with music, from the Drill Hall to the High School, the Courthouse, the Bowlo, the RSL and the Civic Hall, it’s an opportunity to experience a vibrant village full of music lovers. This is not a gated festival. This is a four day event when every venue, every corner of Mullumbimby vibes with reggae, acoustic, dance, jazz, swing, gypsy and more.

It’s the kind of event where you can take your kids, have a coffee, have a dance, see a friend, and then catch one of the 50 plus acts on this year’s playing schedule. Mullum Music Festival 09 welcomes Tex Perkins, Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea, Simone White (USA), Archie Roach and Shane Howard, Djan Djan with Jeff Lang, Mamadou Diabate Mali and Bobby Singh, Washington,

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ALISON MCKENZIE, ANGLICAN PARISH CHURCH, MURWILLUMBAH, SUNDAY 6

KATE CEBERANO, SUNDAY 6, TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB Nano Stern (Chile), Tinpan Orange, Washington, Vince Jones and many more. Mark November 26-29 in your diaries. Weekend tickets, opening night tickets and tickets to Friday, Saturday and Sunday go on sale Tuesday September 8 now with a 10% discount for early bird purchasers. And early birds even get a compilation CD of the best of MMF 09. Get in early because Sunday sold out last year and over 500 punters had to be turned away.

Audience numbers are limited so get in quick!

Early bird tickets are only available through the website: www.mullummusicfestival.com enquiries to 6684 6195.

Greg Fleet This Wednesday Saltbar Beachbar and Bistro’s Sit Down Comedy Club will get your healthy dose of endorphins pumping. Headlining

the show will be comedy king Greg Fleet, who is one of Australia’s most experienced and popular stand up comics.

As a NIDA trained actor, Fleet made the plunge in 1987 starting out as a sit down comic at the Prince Patrick Hotel in Melbourne. Support act Chris Hague is ‘quirky and charming’ with a comedic humour that is never short of belly laugh.

Alongside Fleet and Hague will be MC Andrew Nason whose keen wit and incisive style promises a night of true blue comedic action and laughter.

Wednesday September 9 from 7:30pm. For information or to make a booking please phone 1300 725 822.

Swell Sculpture Festival See the seventh annual Swell Sculpture Festival from September 11 to 20 at Currumbin Beach. Over fifty

large sculptures built by artists from Australia and abroad will enliven, amuse and uplift. The exhibition is free and open all hours with a selection of sculptures revealing a new verve as they light up under the southern sky.

Experience the sculpture and enjoy twilight sculpture walks, artist talks, a public art forum, the Swell Smalls Gallery, kids workshops and gourmet BBQs. For more visit www.swellsculpture.com.au

Old Times by Harold Pinter Byron Bay Theatre Company makes use of the iconic Drill Hall to present Old Times by Harold Pinter. ‘The Drill Hall is an intimate and atmospheric venue,’ says Director Anatoly Frusin, ‘It is like a real old community theatre space with history and a feeling of the ghosts of the past, and so is perfect for Pinter’s Old Times, about the way the past haunts our present relationships and even our identities.’

Frusin has worked with big names such Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving, as well as at Opera Australia. He recently directed The Song Company in a medieval mystery play at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney and staged Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde for the West Australian Opera in Perth. As for Old Times, Anatoly describes it as ‘a

very grown up comedy with a dark and sexy edge. Part comedy of manners, part psychological thriller with that special Pinteresque atmosphere.’ If you love the wit of Noel Coward, the passion of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, and the style and sexual politics of The Ice Storm, get down to the Mullum Drill Hall, September 11 and 12 from 7.30pm and September 13 from 5pm. $22/$15 concession. Bookings through the Mullum Bookshop, Mary Ryans in Byron and Barebones Art Space in Bangalow.

Swell Sculpture Festival Currumbin Beach, September 11 to 20 Shapeshifter Coolangatta Hotel September 10 Tweed Heads Seagulls Football Club Charity Masked Ball Seagulls Saturday September 19 A Jazz Overture: Bob Montgomery–Al Hermann Quintet Seagulls September 20 Leo Sayer, Twin Towns Services Club Friday September 11 Lulo Reinhardt & Andrew Veivers Soundlounge, Currumbin Friday September 11

GREG FLEET AT THE SALTBAR BEACHBAR AND BISTRO’S SIT DOWN COMEDY CLUB WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9

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Lulo Reinhardt

with flamenco guitarists.

They inspire me that’s why I play so much samba stuff.

I pick up everything. I was in Africa, in China... you have to be open to different cultures and different rhythms. I am really open.

I steal everything and put it in!

‘Also just as important are the musicians you play with. When putting music Being the grand nephew his different styles come together you have to taste from a musical voyage of guitar genius Django everything. It’s like cooking.

Reinhardt shaped destiny to find flamenco roots You find a mix, with your in Spain, Latin jazz for Lulo Reinhardt. technique ... I have a good from South America, 6 piece band, you all have ‘My whole family plays. combined with his own to be really into the music, When I was growing up, in artistic stamp and gypsy otherwise it doesn’t work.’ every corner was a guitar. influences.

My cousin at the age of 10 Lulo’s music is highly ‘It is really important for responsive, and every was a super talent. As a me to do my own thing. concert is different. child I listen to music every day and I start playing when Without Django maybe I be ‘My music is 90% I am 5. My father teach me a taxi driver or a painter!’ improvisation. We start This current tour marks every day. I was playing 4 with arrangements, but Lulo’s sixth Australian or 5 hours every day. Like every night is different. If tour paying homage other kids play soccer. Do I someone looks you in the to the passion our become good? It depends eyes... last night a 96 year audiences have for his on what your taste, on old lady was flirting with music. what it is to be good me so I play something nice ‘The audience is very open. I and soft...’ to you. To be your own look out and I see big eyes. Lulo Reinhardt and his musician is very important They think it will be just like band are joined by the to me. To find my own Django Rhienhardt but I style.’

Buttery Recovery Choir at have my own style.’ the Bangalow A&I Hall on And find his own Sunday. Tickets $35 pre Lulo has picked up style Lulo certainly (+BF) /$40 door from the traditions and did. He is described practise in many cultures. www.kupromotions.oztix. as a spontaneous and spirited musician and com.au ‘I was in Spain many times

with his band

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gig guide

local events and entertainment WITH Q&A BY DAVE RASTOVICH

FRIDAY 4

THURSDAY 3 ■ CLUB BANORA 4PM MICHELLE BENSON ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL, 8PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB, KINGSCLIFF 5.30PM LLYOD SANIEL ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 7.30PM UNPLUGGED IN THE BASEMENT – NAT & NIGE WITH HOLLY TERRENS ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 7.30PM PAUL ATKINS ■ IMPERIAL HOTEL, MUR’BAH 8PM LIVE MUSIC ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 9PM DJ CRAIG ■ MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES MEMORIAL CLUB 6.30PM TREVOR RIX ■ NEVERLAND BAR, COOLANGATTA, BRETT SELLWOOD ■ SEAGULLS LAKEVIEW LOUNGE 6PM MICHAEL ■ SOUNDLOUNGE, CURRUMBIN 8PM SUGAR ARMY AND BUICK SIX ■ THE SANDS HOTEL COOLANGATTA 8PM D J GHOST 8PM PHIL EIZENBERG ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6PM VEENIE’S – SWIZZLE ■ TWIN TOWNS FROM 1PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT 8.30PM CHER MEETS ABBA ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9PM SLIM BUDDHAS ■ THE RAILS, BYRON 6.30PM BROADFOOT ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BRIAN WATT ■ BYRON BAY COMMUNITY CENTRE 8PM MULLUM HIGH PRESENTS’ PROSPERO’S ISLAND ■ COURTHOUSE HOTEL, MULLUMBIMBY 8PM MANDY NOLAN OPEN MIC COMEDY

■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB, BOGANGAR 8PM FATHOM ■ CABARITA BEACH BAR AND GRILL, 8.30PM BLIND LEMON ■ CLUB BANORA 7.30PM TOOHEYS TALENT SEARCH SEMI FINAL 2 ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB, KINGSCLIFF 5.30PM 2PLAY ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM ROGERTHAT ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM BLITZ ■ ELSEWHERE, SURFERS PARADISE ELECTRIC BOOGIE SHOW ■ ELTHAM HOTEL 8PM GLEN MASEY ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 8PM COMEDY IN THE BASEMENT – DAVE WILLIAMS ■ IMPERIAL HOTEL, MUR’BAH 8PM THE PARTY ANIMALS ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 9PM BUGGY ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 7.30PM DAVE CLAYTON ■ MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES MEMORIAL CLUB 6.30PM LIVE MUSIC ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 9PM DJ HERVE ■ NEVER LAND BAR COOLANGATTA, 7PM MOVIE PREMIERE: THERE’S NO I IN GLORY ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7PM JUST FRIENDS DUO ■ SALT BAR, SALT VILLAGE 9.30PM THE PAINTED CROWS ■ SEAGULLS 8.30PM DELISH ■ SOUNDLOUNGE, CURRUMBIN RSL 8PM DAVE GRANEY AND THE LURID YELLOW MIST ■ SOUTHPORT RSL CLUB 7.30PM LOOSE CHANGE ROCKERS ■ THE SANDS HOTEL COOLANGATTA 9PM DJ TOMMY 10PM PAUL ATKINS ■ TYALGUM HALL 8PM, TYALGUM FESTIVAL OF CLASSICAL MUSIC

■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM JUST THE TICKET ■ TWIN TOWNS 11AM LINE DANCING 5PM TO 9.30PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, 8.30PM HERMAN’S HERMITS ■ THE BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9.30PM SOLVER ■ THE RAILS, BYRON 7PM THE HOOCHERS ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30PM PURPLE STONE ■ UKI HALL 8PM GLO DANCE WITH DJ PULSE ■ BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE 8PM PROSPERO’S ISLAND BY MULLUM HIGH SCHOOL

SATURDAY 5 ■ CLUB BANORA 4PM 8PM DAVIDIA ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM BLIND LEMON ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB, BOGANGAR 8PM CLIFFY ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ COOLANGATTA AND TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB 6PM FIRE & RAIN ■ ELSEWHERE, SURFERS PARADISE MOTION THEORY ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 7.30PM KARAOKE ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 9PM NICK MUIR ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 8PM 3 CHEFS DO LUNCH ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 8PM JAZZ IN THE BASEMENT – MRS WHYTE & MR ASHBY ■ IMPERIAL HOTEL, MUR’BAH 8PM MACHINERY DRIVE ■ LUFFLEY CAFE, MURWILLUMBAH 7.30PM VANESSA HOFFMAN AND RADHA ■ MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES MEMORIAL CLUB 6.30PM RUSSELL HINTON ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 9PM RAY

CATT BAND ■ NEVER LAND BAR, COOLANGATTA DCUP, THOMAS J ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM ROBERT KEITH ■ SALT BAR, SALT VILLAGE, 9.30PM THE FEBS ■ SEAGULLS 8.30PM WE WANT MORE, THE CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL TRIBUTE ■ SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB 3PM LIVE JAZZ ■ SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM SHINDIG + COMEDIAN BUBBLE ■ THE COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 9PM DJ MISS MATCH 10PM THE CHAD ■ TYALGUM HALL FROM 10.30AM, TYALGUM FESTIVAL OF CLASSICAL MUSIC ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM ATMOSPHERE ■ TWIN TOWNS 10AM TO 8.30PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT 8.30PM HERMAN’S HERMITS ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9.30 DIRTY LAUNDRY ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON ROGER THAT ■ BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE 8PM PROSPERO’S ISLAND BY MULLUM HIGH SCHOOL ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK, 7.30PM THE CREW ■ SHEARWATER STEINER SCHOOL, MULLUMBIMBY 10AM THREADS OF LIFE SPRING CARNIVAL LOCALSSUNDAY 6 ■ CLUB BANORA 11AM CHAD TRENT 12.15PM CHAMPAGNE JAM ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 1.30PM JAZZ CAFE TRIO ■ CABARITA BEACH BAR AND GRILL 1PM MICK WALTERS ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL, 6PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

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■ ELSEWHERE, SURFERS PARADISE, ROYALE SUNDAY ■ ELTHAM HOTEL 1PM GUY KACHEL ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM BLIND LEMON ■ NEVERLAND BAR, COOLANGATTA, CASSETTE KIDS ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 4PM ABBIGAYLE ■ SALT BAR, SALT VILLAGE, 1PM DARREN MARLOW ■ SEAGULLS CLUB, 2PM LINE DANCING ■ SPHINX ROCK CAFE, MT BURRELL 1PM MONA LIZARD ■ THE COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 5PM SAMBA 4 U AND DJ VHS ■ TYALGUM HALL 10.30AM, TYALGUM FESTIVAL OF CLASSICAL MUSIC ■ TYALGUM SHOWGROUND 12PM, TYALGUM FESTIVAL OF CLASSICAL MUSIC ■ TWIN TOWNS 7PM KATE CEBERANO ■ CLUB BANORA 11AM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 5PM DON WHITAKER ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 1PM FATHERS DAY BYRON BAY PUBLIC SCHOOL BANDS 4.30PM DAVE GRANEY 8PM DJ CAPTAIN KAINE ■ THE HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, ANNA WEATHERUP ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 3PM ONE 2 MANY BAND 7PM ALEMAN BROSSS ■ RAILS 2PM WRITERS @ THE RAILS W PASCALLE BURTON & DAVID HALLETT ■ BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE 1PM & 7PM PROSPERO’S ISLAND BY MULLUM HIGH SCHOOL ■ BANGALOW A&I HALL LULO REINHARD & BUTTERY RECOVERY CHOIR

MONDAY 7 ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL, 8PM INDUSTRY NIGHT ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 12PM DAVID BARRY ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6PM MICHAEL KING ■ TWIN TOWNS 1PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ THE RAILS, BYRON 6.30PM ANNA WEATHERUP ■ THE HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN JOSH RAWIRI ■ BYRON RSL PANDANUS LOUNGE 8PM MOTHER OF A COMEDY NIGHT: MANDY NOLAN, JENNY WYNTER, ELLEN BRIGGS ■ BUDDHA BAR, BYRON KAISHA & PING PONG

TUESDAY 8 ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 9PM JAM NIGHT ■ SEAGULLS 6PM, MICHAEL KING ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6PM DAVE CLAYTON ■ TWIN TOWNS 1PM LINE DANCING 6.30PM THE TENORS ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9PM MATT SEABERG & BIGGY P

WEDNESDAY 9 ■ CLUB BANORA 11AM GLENNY PALMER ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL, 8PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ SALT BAR SALT VILLAGE, 7.30PM SIT DOWN COMEDY CLUB WITH GREG FLEET ■ SEAGULLS, 1.30PM DON WHITAKER ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6PM DAVO ■ TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB 10.30AM TO 8.30PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, 11AM A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CASH

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Sport BOWLS Cabarita Beach Women 28.08.09 North Star Sponsored Day. Winning Teams (Skips only) 1st P.Glancy, 2nd B.Kent, 3rd K.Ross, 4th K.Liddington, 5th J.Simpson.

01.09.09 Social Bowls. Winning Rink L.Rice, D.Patterson. Consulation B.Petty, R. Woodbury, P.Killey.

Shot of the day from Jocelyn Simpson. Raffles: S.Firth, J. Simpson, J.Lake.

Social Bowls Tuesdays 9.15am. Visitors warmly welcomed. Ladies also invited to play Saturdays 1.00pm. Please phone Club on 6676 2951 and leave message and contact number.

Coaching Free every Saturday with accredited coaches from 9.30am.

Cabarita Beach Bowls Club is possibly forming a social bowls club. Our first trip away is on 24/25 October 2009 and we will be visiting Tenterfield Bowls Club.

The social bowls club weill look forward to reciprocating with other bowls clubs.

Cabarita Beach Men 26/8/09 Winners J Turnbull and P Schofield, r/up G Morrisey and K Stanley, cons G Lake and R Harper.

29/8/09 Social winners V Brill, K Kennedy and K Ross, r/up R Brumfit,A Campbell and M Cox. 31/8/09 Winners B Laybutt and A Latif, r/up R Maunders and P Craven, N Ambrose and P Glancy.

‘B’ Grade winners J Hunter and G Bowen, r/up G Goode and R Woodbury.

Condong Men Wednesday 26 42 bowlers played winners E Hunt, P Houghton, T Houghton, runner/ups G Cranny, R Gerdes, S Knight.

Raffle Winners P Houghton, R Shoobridge, T Houghton ,P Houghton. Saturday bowls 24 bowlers B Grade singles played R Kaehler 31 def T Kennedy 23.

K Palmer 31 def L Muir 21 Thursday 3 rd September 1-30 pm start 3 bowl knock out pairs Good prize money. Sunday 60 bowlers and non bowlers had a great day raising money Tyalgum school.

Cudgen Leagues Ladies Congratulations to Liz Fleming winner of the Consistency Singles Final, and to runner up June Wotherspoon. Well done to 3rd place Ann Revie and Joy Ashford.

Sponsored by Bill Deal.

Thurs Ladies Social results winners Rnk 6, Eileen Burke, Pat Pieterse, Lorraine Sandall. Raffle Trish McGee. Congratulations Everyone.

There will be no more Fri Morning bowls until next year. Coming up, Isabel Nipperess and Helen Wylie to play Pat Pieterse and Val Andrews at 1pm today in Round 1 of the Club Selected Pairs.

Thurs ladies social 12.30 for 1pm start, all welcome.

Mon 7th Social mixed Triples mufti dress, all welcome. Mon 7th Byron Bay Gala Day, M’tea 8.30, play 9.15am. Committee Meeting next Tues Sept 8th, 9.30 am. Special Event - Visit from Southport Workers Club, Sun 13th Sept 1pm start, Dress Whites, Approx 40 Mixed Bowlers required. Mon 14th Sept Excutive Meeting. Mon 21st Sept, Sheet on board for TBDWBA Veterans Day ( 70 + ) at Cudgen Leagues Club, day includes m’tea, bowls and lunch. Names to be in before Thurs 10th , (no cost) Sheet on board for Cudgen Leagues Gala Day Thurs 24th Sept - 09, Fours 2 x 11 ends or bell, trophies, winners, runner up, mystery, friendship. State Uniform. M’tea 8.30, play 9.15, Cost $15 pp. ($ 60 per team) includes M’tea, Grn Fees and Luncheon.

Entries close Thurs 17th Sept. Sun 20th Sept – 09, Sun Social Bowls Club Day with BBQ Lunch, mufti dress Cost $10pp, 9.15 for 9.30 start, all welcome. Mon 28th Sept – 09, District Gala Day Fours, closing date Wed 16th Sept – 09.

Cudgen Leagues Men Mon. 24/8/09 Mixed Mufti. J.Hazell, R.Hall, F.Hall Wed 26/8/09 Mens Mufti. $45-00 Winning Rink. T.King, D.Gleave, A.Reid $15-00 Losing Rink, K.Pritchard, D.Wilson, J.Frazer Sat. 29/8/09 Mens Whites $30-00 winners. R.Hutchinson, P.Costello Mixed Pairs Champ’ships Final T.King, V.Needs 21 d B.Murray, H.Wylie 17 President Singles M.Ryan 21 def J.Holt 7.

F.Smith 23 def T.Grimes 7, B.Cusack 21 def J.Neal 19. I.Turnbull 21 def L.Browning 14 Consistency Singles V.Shiemer def M.Ryan Kingscliff Men Results of Round 4 of Pennants: Division 1: Broadbeach 73 d Kingscliff 50; Division 2: Kingscliff 65 d Mudgeeraba 60: Division 5: Kingscliff 77 d Beaudesert 45: Division 7: McKenzie Park 60 d Kingscliff 44. After Round 4 Division 1 sit in 11th place, Division 2 in 4th place, Division 5 in 2nd place and Division 7 in 9th place. This weekend Divisions 1 and 2 will both play double headers. Saturday 5th September: Division 1: Kingscliff v Paradise Point at Kingscliff; Division 2: Kingscliff v Helensvale at Kingscliff; Division 5: Kingscliff v Broadbeach at Kingscliff; Division 7: Kingscliff v Tugun at Tugun. Sunday 6th September: Division 1: Kingscliff v Tweed Heads at Kingscliff; Division 2: Kingscliff v McKenziePark at McKenziePark. Please check the board for teams. Results of the quarter finals of the President’s Singles. T Hills d G Barrack; B Harris d O Simpson; J Ritchie d H Hockey; W Blackwood d R Armour.

Social Bowls Results: Thursday 27th August, Patron’s Day: Winners: A Boosie, K Symons, B Clarke; R Sharman, J Ritchie, B Ryder; P Jones, J O’Malley, D Whittington: Plate Winners: E Cocks, J Quinn, J Mirls: P Brown, R hayes, R Stephens; N Madden, H Azzopardi, J Thebridge: Saturday 29th August: Winners: B Egington, T Green, B Henry; R Taylor, D Plumb, G White, G wood; K Davey, B Beattie, H Kemp: Plate Winners: N Debnam, G Smith, T Bardsley, A Debnam: Tuesday 1st September: Winners: J Hanson, N Hodson; Runners Up: D Lusby, G Hanlon: Plate Winners: P Clancy, A Latif. Coming Up: Nominations for the Majors-Minors Competition are now open. Closing date 4th September.

Monday 5th October: Kingscliff Men’s Labour Day Pairs; Total Prize Money of $800.00 with a maximum of 40 teams.

Pottsville Men’s Bowling Club Wednesday 26/08/2009 Winning Rink: - R Appleton, W Gruggen and T Fuller. Runner up prize:- R Sherwood. N Cruickshank and C Gallagher Friday 28/08/2009 Winners: - D Arnold and K Lehfeldt Saturday 29/08/2009 Winners: - J Rae and B Griffiths Dist Champion of Champions Results Greg Sawtell and Kris Lehfeldt have progressed to the final of the Tweed Byron District Champion of Champions Pairs to be held next week at Murwillumbah.

DARTS Tweed Valley Darts Results Games played on Monday 31st August.

A Grade Jokers 9 def Gulls 6 and Hogan’s Heroes 9 def Tigers 6. Ron Dunn from Hogan’s Heroes threw 180. B Grade Devils 6 def Leftovers 5 and Cgulls 7 def Sharks 4.

Point score subject to confirmation, A Grade Jokers 117, Hogan’s Heroes 97, Gulls 83 and Tigers 25. B Grade Leftovers 76, Cgulls 75, Devils 64 and Sharks 19 GOLF Chinderah Seniors Golf Results for Thursday 27/8/09 - Stroke Winner ‘A’ grade - Russ Pitchers - net 54 - new h/cap 8, R/up - Barry Martin - net 59 - new h/cap 1.

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Winner ‘B’ grade - Jack Waterfield - net 58 (c/back) - new h/cap 14, R/up - Jo McKeague - net 58 - new h/cap 18.

Winner ‘C’ grade - Peter Elliott - net 56 (c/ back) - new h/cap 21, R/up - Stan Alexander - net 56 - new h/cap 21 Winner putting - Richard Girdlestone 25 putts 7th hole, par 4 Brent Johnson, Albatross!

Next event 7/9/09 - Stableford Murwillumbah Golf Club Sunday 23rd August 2009 Women’s Winner B.Blunden 35 pts Members A.McCauley 42 pts N/Pin B.Larmer B.R.D. 35 pts Monday 24th August N.R.D.G.A. Classic Tuesday 35th Aaugust Women’s Individual Stroke A.Grade M.Reynolds 70 nett c.b R.Up J.De Closey 70 nett B.Grade C.Fogo 68 nett R.Up A.Pendergast 71 nett c.b C.grade H.Leape 66 nett r.Up C.Dean, 69 nett 1ST Nine B.Bryce 32.5 2nd Nine J.Moore 35 nett. N.Pin 2nd D.White, 8th J.Baker, 10th A.Amisano, 14th M.Crisp and J.Duke B.R.Down to 75 nett c.b.

Wednesday 26th August Winner A.Grade E.Kerr 42 pts t R/Up T.Grugan 40 pts B.Grade P.Fleming 42 pts c.b R/Up P.Keenan 42 pts c.b N/Pin 2nd P.Thomas 10th J.Smith B.R.D.to 35 pts Thursday 27th Women’s Stableford A.Grade J.Gielis 35 pts andD.McCabe 34 pts c.b B.Grade P.Buckler 38 pts and E.Wheeler 35 pts c.b C.Grade G.Somerville 36 pts c.b and H.Gooley 36 pts Best 1st Nine C.Blissett 21 pts Best 2nd Nine D.Black 19 pts c.b N/Pin 2nd J.O’Flanagan 8th J.Born and C.Blissett 10th B.O’Reilly 14th P.Buckler and R.Haw B.R.Down to 33 pts Friday 28th August Women’s Winner D.Stacey 30 pts Members Winner A.Brooks 40 pts c.b Saturday 29th August Winner A,Grade E.Kerr 40 pts c.b R/Up M.Knight 40 pts B.Grade C.Hulme 42 pts, R/Up S.Derepas 41 pts C.Grade J.Hunt 41 pts R/Up G.Smith 40 pts D.Grade P.Sheppard 44 pts, R/Up J,Neil 42 pts N/Pin 2nd D.Hobday 8th A.Causley - B.R.D.36 pts.

NETBALL Results –11/12 Hot Shots 12 d Bogangar 5 Girl Zone 16 d Super Stars 13 (Their first win. Great work Girl Zone.

Should be a good game to watch in the semis next week) Intermediate Storm 41 d Get Smart Goal Getters 16 Cabba Crew forfeited to Spice Girls Southern Cross Stars had the bye Open Cougars 64 d Newbies 16 Tigers 29 d Flamin Devils 26 Ladybeetles forfeited to Waratahs So the Competition Closes with 11/12 - Major Premiers: Hot Shots Intermediate, Major Premiers: The Storm Opens - Major Premiers: Cougars Semi Finals Week (5th Sept) 11am Crickets v Bogangar Blue Wrens Red Backs v Super Fabs 11/12 Hot Shots v Bogangar Super Stars v Girl Zone 1pm The Storm v Southern Cross Stars Spice Girls v Get Smart Goal Getters 2.30pm Cougars v Waratahs Tigers v Flamin Devils Ladybeetles v Newbies (friendly)

Alex’s helmet design a winner

Winner Alex Wunsch, left, with the bike and helmet valued at over $600 that he won for his helmet design and the wiining entry, above.

Over 4200 NSW school students delved into their creative sides to create bright, eye catching, Helmet designs for the Ride2School and ABC Local Radio state wide Helmet Design Competition.

The competition aimed at addressing the issues of young riders not wearing their helmets while riding to and from school and within the widercommunity.

Determining the winner was a long and difficult process as there were many quality designs that fit the specific criteria.

Ride2School and ABC Local Radio would like to formally announce that 10 year old Alex Wunsch of Kingscliff Public School has taken out first place for the North Coast region.

Alex’s design was brightly coloured, stood out from the crowd and had a unisex appeal.

The overall winner of the competition will have their artwork made into a new helmet that will be distributed statewide through the Bicycle NSW Ride2School program.

‘It’s been great to see so many kids actively participate in this initiative,’ said James Adams, Program Manager of the state wide Program.

‘Hopefully we will see an increased number of helmets being worn if kids know that their input is valued and that the design has come from a fellow student.

‘Combating the idea that Helmets are “uncool” has been one of the major focuses for the Helmet Design campaign’.

SHOOTING The Murwillumbah Pistol Club The club celebrated another successful Zone Shoot over the weekend.

With competitors arriving from as far away as Warwick, Qld and Grafton, NSW, fun and good company was guaranteed.

Several Personal Bests were achieved.

Bruce Favell from City of Brisbane Pistol Club attained the second highest score ever shot in Australia for the Rapid Fire event. Zone Champion was closely fought with Justin Toohey from Cape Byron Pistol Club retaining the title. Aggregate winners went to Wayne Schafer and Wanda Adams. The Mayleigh Cup also returned to Justin Toohey. Juniors were well represented and enjoyed giving the older and greyer shooters a run for their money. Juniors took out their own prizes. Dinner on Saturday night was well attended.

Results shown for MPC members only.

25 Aug 2009 - Standard: B Clinch 574, T Clinch 554, D Gazzard 552. Air Pistol: I Young 556. Sports Pistol: R Rees 567, A Uren 564, A Berry 559, J Curtis 534, D Besson 495.

29 Aug 2009 - Standard: J Lumsden 583, A Gracie 565, A Berry 560, D Stebbing 551, D Dowling 551, J Gove 545, A Gazzard 543, Y Mishteler 531, L Blair 505.

Sports Pistol: D Dowling 592, R Wells 575, A Stevens 570, A Berry 569, A Gazzard 566, J Gracie 551, S Stebbing 544, L Blair 520. Centre Fire: J Lumsden 608, J Gove 581, D Stebbing 557. Air Pistol: A Berry 606, D Dowling 587, A Stevens 575, D Stebbing 561. Ladies Air: A Gazzard 394, B Bartrim 391, S Stebbing 369, A Gracie 369. Rapid Fire: D Dowling 566, A Berry 554, D Stebbing 543, Mayleigh Cup: D Dowling 296, A Berry 293, S Stebbing 287, D Stebbing 254.

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Bicycle NSW Ride2School Team and an ABC Local Radio representative judged the competition in July 2009.

The design a helmet competition was part of the NSW Ride2School program. Ride2School is a state wide behaviour change program which aims to raise physical activity among students and their families.

Ride2S cho ol re cent ly launched the NRMA 500km Gold Medal Challenge aiming to increase cycling among secondary school students.

Alex’s design as well the designs of the overall winner and other regional winners can found at www.bicyclensw. org.au/category/news/ride2school.

Little Athletics season begins The Little Athletics season will begin at the end of the month and the Twin Towns Little Athletics Club is inviting youngsters to come and join in for friendship, fitness and family fun.

Are you keen to see how fast you can run the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m or 1500m or how high or long you can jump or how far you can throw the discus, javelin or shot put?

If you are between 6 and 17 years old come along and sign on for the upcoming season.

We are at Walter Peate Oval (behind Cudgen Leagues Club) Wommin Bay Road, Kingscliff from 10am-12pm Sunday September 13 and 20. Bring along your child’s birth certificate.

Alternatively you come along for the first week of competition on Saturday September 26 for a free trial to see if you like it. For information phone Karen Baker on 0410 334 573.

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Noticeboard Bank heist revisited The Tweed River Regional Museum invites residents to attend a site walk next Friday, September 11, from 2pm-3pm, focusing on the historic Murwillumbah bank robbery of 1978, Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest such robbery of the time. Murwillumbah Historical Society president Ron Johansen will conduct the walk while member of the former bush band Bullamakanka, Paul Ensbey, will perform the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hit song about the robbery. A display about the event will be held at Murwillumbah Museum in Queensland Road next Wednesday and Friday from 9.30am-4pm.

Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seminar Tweed Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Support Group will be holding its 2009 seminar on September 26 at Banora Point Community Centre, 10am start, for all those in the community who suffer from Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and their carers. Guest speakers including Dr G. Boyce, a consultant neurologist.

Entry by donation. For info call Helen 02 6676 2549 or Jill 02 6674 3252.

Church fete St Cuthbertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tweed Heads fete and garage sale, Saturday, September 12, 7am-noon. Craft and orchid displays, stalls, Devonshire teas, BBQ and loads more. All welcome.

Ukitopia birthday Celebrating its first year, the Ukitopia Arts collective is offering a free evening of feasting, images, theatre sports, live music and dancing next Saturday night (Sept 12) in the Uki hall. Starting at 7pm this party is free for Ukitopia members, with memberships available on the door ($10).

The annual general meeting starts at 5pm and the party begins at 7pm.

The dress theme is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;come as your inner artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and everyone is asked to bring a plate of food to contribute to the feast. For more info go to www. myspace.com/ukitopiaartscollective or ring 6679 5677.

Coast Guard day Kingscliff Volunteer Coast Guard will hold a Monster Open Day on Saturday, Sept 19, from 8am till 1pm at the Coast Guard Tower, Kingscliff.

Features include Hazmat demonstration by the NSW Fire Brigade. The day includes a huge garage sale and a sausage sizzle.

Historical society Tweed Heads Historical Society at Tweed Heads Regional Museum, Pioneer Park, Kennedy Drive, Tweed Heads West. Open Tues, Thurs, Fri 11am to 4pm, Sun 1 to 4pm or by appointment. Free entry. September general meeting, Tuesday, September 15, 10am star, guest speaker Syd Miller on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Early Convict Women in the Colonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Garden club The Tweed Coast Garden Associations next meet is at 1.30pm on Tuesday, September 8, at the Cabarita Community Hall. Please bring something for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Show and Tellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Flower of the month is a selection of daisiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Floral art is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;fruit and flower arrangementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. For info call 6676 4402.

Food giveaway Free food giveaway for struggling pensioners on Wednesday at 12.30 at the iBar in Tweed Heads. An urgent call for a bakery to help by providing fresh bread on a Tuesday as recent arrangements will soon end. A big thankyou to donors of groceries each week. For info call Terri 0414 376057.

Philharmonic concert Murwillumbah Philharmonic Society is putting on a concert â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Singing in

the Sawdustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, with help from the Tweed Valley Woodcrafters Association at their shed in Murwillumbah Showground at 2pm on Sunday, September 20. An afternoon of toe tapping entertainment. Entry is $20 and $15 concession which includes afternoon tea and a lucky door prize. Tickets available at Andersons Treasure Store, Murwillumbah or at the door.

Walking group Murwillumbah on the Move walking group will meet at visitor information centre carpark at 6.50am (summer start time) Wednesdays and Saturdays. Enjoyable walks around town. All welcome, for info call 02 6672 1660.

Biodiversity walks Scenic biodiversity walks led by a frog expert will be held next month as part of the annual Tyalgum Classical Music Festival. Dr Jean-Marc Hero from Griffith University will lead the walks on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6, from Tyalgum Hall at 8.30am. Associate professor Hero will talk about Tyalgumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 23 million years of biological history and local rare and threatened species. To find out more about the festival go to www.tyalgumfestival.com.au

Garden club Twin Towns and District Garden Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next meeting will be on Monday, September 7, (a week earlier than usual) in the auditorium at Tweed Heads Civic Centre. Guest speaker will be Helen Rattenbury, president of the Geranium and Pelagonium Society. Entry is $3 which includes morning tea between 8.15am-9.15am with meeting starting at 9.30am. Visitors welcome.

Girl Guides Girl Guides meet at the Uniting Church Hall, Kingscliff every Monday from 5pm to 6.30pm. Last week, the guides made Fathers Day gifts and cards, and this week they will cook cup cakes and learn origami. If you would like to help with this group or train to become a leader call Diane on 6672 3682 or email dodgemcars@ hotmail.com

Guides get-together The Annual Guiding Get Together is to be held at the home of Anne Biddulph, 64 Laura Street, Banora Point on Wednesday, October 14, at 11am.

All persons who have been associated with Guiding at any time either past or present, local or interstate are invited to come along. For info call Anne on 07 5524 1454.

Cake decorating The Cake Decorators Association of NSW, Tweed Valley branch, is offering a six-week introduction to cake decorating course, where you can learn the skills and techniques for making you own decorated Christmas cake, at Banora Community Centre beginning on Saturday, September 12. For info call Betty on 07 5590 4162 or Pat on 07 5590 4554.

Tree care day Following on from the successful National Tree Day food forest planting at Sweetnam Park, Uki, recently, a mulching and watering day will be held there on Saturday, September 19, from 3pm. Bush tucker recipes will be distributed and future plans for the area will be discussed. For info call Carolyn on 0411 471 147.

Baby show Anglican Baby Show and fete, Saturday, September 12, 8.20am, Byangum Road, Murwillumbah. Baby show entries registration 9am, three sections, four age groups. Lucky entrant prize $250 portrait photo package. Fete, jumping castle and

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face painting for the children. Coffee cups competition, for most unusual, prettiest, most colourful cup. For info call Merilyn on 02 6672 2013.

Bargain shop For more than 30 years, the Uniting Church Bargain Shop has been raising money to assist the Blair Athol Supported Accommodation and Assistance Program. Top quality pre-loved clothing, bric-a-brac, small household items, linen, books and luggage as well as new greeting cards and wrapping paper are available at inexpensive prices. The shop, at 2/3 Machinery Drive, Tweed Heads South, operates Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 3.30pm. For info call Malcolm or Georgina on 07 5524 4963.

Music concert Tweed Links Music Club concert, September 6, at 2pm, Coolangatta Tweed Heads Golf Club, Soorley Street, Tweed Heads South,with the Tweed Links Quartet and Allan Grant Dancers. Compered by Bob Green, special guest artist, tenor David Chitick. Admission is $5 for club members, $10 for visitors. For info call Elaine on 5590 7870 or visit www.tweedlinksmusicclub.org.

Computer skills 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 at Seagulls. For info call Noelene on 07 5599 8939 (Mon-Fri 9-5). All welcome.

Family centre The Family Centre is taking bookings now for the following courses, to book call 07 5524 8711. DadSkills Tuesdays fortnightly Sept 8 and 22, 5pm-7.30pm fortnightly program for fathers in or out of residence with children; Parenting Happy Children, Wednesdays Sept 9 to 30, 10am-noon, information sessions provided in Kingscliff and focused on children under 12; Anger and Parenting, Friday, Aug 28, 9.30am-3.30pm; MenAware, taking enrolments now for course starting October, Family Centre playgroups 9.30am-11.30am Mondays at Kingscliff, Tuesdays at Cabarita, Wednesdays at Murwillumbah and Thursdays at Banora Point.

Auxiliary fete The Tweed Hospital Auxiliary would like donations of goods to sell at their fete on October 10. Goods may be left at the hospital gift shop or call 07 5506 7867 to arrange collection.

Please note that TVs, computers, large heavy items, encyclopaedias, weekly magazines not accepted.

Monthly meetings are held on the first Monday of each month. For info call June Young on 07 5559 5055.

Mental health

clients; Tweed Heads, Kitchen Storeman; Tweed Shire (various locations), Community Visitor to visit lonely residents in nursing homes and hostels; Banora Point, Volunteer Friendly Visitor, to visit elderly clients in their own homes and provide companionship for 1-2 hours per week or fortnight; Tweed Heads West, Activity Assistant for elderly clients in an aged care centre. For info visit www.nortecltd.com.au or call 02 6672 8288.

Toastmasters A terrific way to become a popular, confident public speaker, tune listening skills and have a laugh as well.

Join Murwillumbah Toastmasters every other Thursday for dinner and friendship (all ages). Call Marg 02 6677 9575 or Phil 02 6677 9388.

Justices Tweed Valley Justices of the Peace have a desk at Tweed Centro each Tuesday 10am-2pm. Also at Tweed City Shopping Centre each Thursday from 10am-2pm and 5pm-7pm. For info call Margaret on 07 5599 2975.

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Breast screening BreastScreen NSW Tweed Heads clinic at the Tweed Hospital is now providing appointments to women on Thursday nights and Saturdays for free mammograms. For appointments call 02 6622 1822.

Community calendar An online community calendar of events has been launched by the Tweed Shire Council to help residents figure out what to do on weekends. The calendar provides another avenue for event organisers, community groups, resident and ratepayer groups and others to promote events being held in the area. Check it out at www.tweed. nsw.gov.au/Events/WhatsOnCommunity.aspx.

Greenhills auxiliary Greenhills Lodge next card party will be held at the CWA at 1pm, Monday, September 7. For info call Jean on 6672 3431.

VIEW clubs Coolangatta/Tweed VIEW Club next luncheon meeting on Thursday, September 10, (not Sep 17 as previously advised), in the Horizons Room, South Tweed Sports Club at 11am for 11.30am start. Guest speaker will be Bianca Habermann from the Smith Family. Visitors welcome. Bookings/apologies call Celina on 07 5590 4267 before 5pm on Monday Sep 7. VIEW stands for Voice, Interests and Education of Women and is a valued part of the Smith Family.

Murwillumbah Day View Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twohour Richmond River boat cruise including morning tea is scheduled for September 7, with $25 bus fare to be paid at the meeting. For info call Ruth on 6672 3139.

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). For info call 07 5524 4556.

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Are you looking for a great way to gain work experience or make friends in your area while contributing to your community? Volunteering could be the answer. There are hundreds of positions to choose from listed with community organisations in our area. This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Five Most Wantedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; vacancies include: Murwillumbah, Reader, reading news on tapes for vision impaired

Professor Robert Pope of Ukiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Science Art Research Centre will host a forum on September 13 at the Coolamon Cultural Centre, Murwillumbah. The award winning academic will explore the synergies and convergence of art and science.

Seats are limited and doors open 10am. Book by September 10 by calling Lesley Buckley on 0266 702 734 or email lesleyb@tweed.nsw.gov.au.

U3A Tweed Coast invites you to Kingscliff Uniting Church hall, Friday, September 4, 2pm when Tom Alletson, Tweed Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waterways program leader, will speak about the Tweed Kenya mentoring program and share his personal travel diary with us. Afternoon tea. Donation $2.

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DEATH NOTICES Hope Binsmead Taylor â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Our Maâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hope Taylor was born in Geelong, Victoria on the 6 July, 1915 and passed away at home on July 27, 2009. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister and wife of the late Lionel Taylor.

Hope was a clan elder, health educator, farmer, builder, nurse, philosopher, poet and friend.

Hope promoted peace and opposed war. Her strength and courage inspired us all.

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Just days before one-time leadership contender John Della Bosca imploded amid scandal, he had time to reveal another scandal relating to his government’s role in foisting the contentious world rally event on a divided community. During last week’s visit to the Tweed in his former guise as health minister the veteran NSW power broker revealed that the minister for fast cars, Ian Macdonald, had apparently not even bothered to consult cabinet before giving Events NSW the go-ahead and a bucket of cash to stage the event. When asked whether he thought the government’s decision to usurp the council’s powers through special legislation had eroded democracy, he made it clear he was ‘not a motor sports fan’, before adding he could ‘not recall the rally being discussed or debated in the Labor cabinet room.’ If that’s the case then who made the decision and how was it made?

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Also copping a bit of stick was the Tweed newspaper known locally as the ‘daily snooze’ but dubbed a ‘wretched little rag’ this week by that bane of errant journos, the ABC’s Media Watch. Raising the ire of the program was the snooze editor’s irresponsible decision to run a picture (clearly identifiable) of a naked and mentally disturbed young man who lost his bathers after a skinny-dip in the Tweed River. According to the program, the man was admitted to hospital to recover from his ordeal but was so freaked out when he saw his picture plastered over the frontpage that he disappeared without shoes or money for four days. Fortunately he was found, no thanks to the snooze and its fetish for front page beat-ups.

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Residents opposed to a large coastal housing development near Newcastle had a win this week with the NSW Government’s approval of the project

said the ‘Speeding No One Thinks Big Of You’ campaign had saved lives and estimated its benefit to the local economy at $264 million. It won awards for the best state campaign and most original thinking. Even more original thinking would have been for the government not to impose on us a controversial event with fast driving as its raison d’être.

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Speaking of revheads, the Tweed Coast saw its fair share this week. One reader tells of a big white Ford racing through the chicanes at Casuarina at noon on Monday doing at least twice the speed limit, bouncing over gutters and swinging around blind corners. We fear this type of behaviour will increase before the week is out.

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One of the weirder stories floated by the media is that rally protesters may be storing ‘frozen roadkill’ to place on the route. The absurdity of the idea Sculpture surge: this pod-like sculpture by Kelly Ann Lees suggests it emanates from the will be one of the many scenic attractions at this year’s Swell rally’s spin machine. BackburnSculpture Festival at Currumbin Beach on the Gold Coast. The popular festival, now in its seventh year, runs from next Friday, er hopes it does not cause any September 11 to Sunday, September 20, and is set to transform genuine animal casualties to be dismissed by Repco’s cheer the seaside setting into an outdoor gallery with artists from squad as a protesters’ trick. around Australia and the world represented by 52 sculptures in the free open-air exhibition. The festival includes twilight sculpture walks, artists’ talks and a public art forum. For more information visit www.swellsculpture.com.au

quashed by the Land and Environment Court. The Gwandalan Summerland Point Action Group took legal action over the approval of the Rose Group’s plans for 800 homes at Gwandalan and Catherine Hill Bay. Residents questioned a land swap arrangement and also claimed there would be massive overdevelopment. The court agreed, declaring the government’s approval void and also finding that former planning minister Frank Sartor was the driving force in negotiations with the developer and that his approval was affected by a reasonable apprehension of bias. Justice David Lloyd also found a lay observer might

readily think that Mr Sartor had already made his mind up, before receiving the relevant reports. Backburner heartily agrees and believes many more contentious approvals fell under this ‘bias’ by the minister toward developers.

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The left hand of the state government doesn’t know what its right hand is doing… The RTA’s anti-speeding TV ad which belittles revheads won bigtime at an industry awards night recently. The Australian Association of National Advertisers awarded the agency Clemenger BBDO Sydney prizes for the campaign it created for the RTA. The judges

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We would like to kill rumours that the upmarket David Jones retail chain is coming to Murwillumbah. Apparently the bunting put up in the town’s main street last week (yes, inappropriately before the Banana Festival) are stylised checquered racing flags to promote this weekend’s world rally and not the trademark houndstooth pattern that DJ uses for its bags and wrapping.

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And for those who want to escape the rally this weekend, far far from the madding crowd, Hastings Point residents will hold a Father’s Day family fun day at the coastal village this Sunday from 11am-3pm at the beach picnic area. See our Father’s Day feature inside (pp2021) for more info.

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