Tweed Echo – Issue 2.03 – 17/09/2009

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LOCAL & INDEPENDENT

Disgraced former mayor back in the chair Ken Sapwell

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Former sacked mayor Warren Polglase is back on top with long-time sidekick Phil Youngblutt as his deputy after their names were plucked from a cardboard box in a bizarre twist to this week’s mayoral elections. Outgoing Mayor Joan van Lieshout left the door open for Cr Polglase’s triumphant return after boycotting the election process in response to what she saw as a vicious vendetta from members of the council’s two dominant factions. Her shock withdrawal from the process triggered a three-all deadlock between Cr Polglase and the community faction’s choice, former deputy mayor Barry Longland, which was resolved in a lucky dip from the box. Cr Longland then missed out on the deputy’s position when his only challenger, Cr Youngblutt, also won the draw from the same box to cement an alliance between the two National Party stalwarts who had sat together on a previous council. It was fourth time lucky for Cr Polglase who had missed out in three previous draws for the mayoralty against his old foe Max Boyd during his 18-year council career which has been marked by controversy. Proud wife Karlene rushed forward to kiss him after the improbable win which happened to coincide with his 68th birthday. The outcome was greeted with muted cheers from a packed public gallery mixed with a vitriolic and defamatory outburst from one outraged spectator who was threatened with eviction before walking out in disgust. Cr Polglase’s victory comes just 12 months after voters re-elected him despite being the leader of Tweed’s last council which was sacked in disgrace in 2005 following an inquiry which found that he and other pro-development councillors were puppets of developers. The 68-year-old former rice farmer from the Riverina acknowledged his win was due to the luck of the draw but pledged to work for the common good with his main focus on ‘creating jobs for our kids.’ ‘I hope the council can now come together as a team and work towards creating better outcomes for the Tweed,’ he said shortly after re-assuming the mantle.

He also pledged more transparency and openness but side-stepped questions about whether he would seek to change the council’s controversial media policy, saying it was ‘open to interpretation’. ‘We are not some sort of secret society, we are not the freemasons or the buffaloes, we are very

open,’ he said. ‘I have always had an open door policy and people are welcome to come in and chat with me any time.’ Cr Polglase dismissed questions about whether the community was ready to see him back at the helm following his sacking as a result of the Daly inquiry, saying none of the recommenda-

tions from the inquiry had ever been acted on. He said his re-election and that of fellow National Geoff Provest following the inquiry was a clear signal that the electorate resented the government’s actions in dismissing an elected council. continued on page 2

New school bands hitting the right note for students

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Banora Public School band members (l-r) Nikaila Hartley, Zac Fredericks, Ruben Brinsmead and Kimberley Biggs ready to blow up a storm. Photo Jeff ‘Windbag’ Dawson

A music teacher who spent 13 years in the Army is transforming platoons of students throughout the Tweed into award-winning musicians. Andrew Best has launched a chain of bands for students of all ages so that when they move between primary school, high school and university, they will always have a band. Andrew moved to the Tweed from Victoria in 2007 and quickly noticed a massive gap in school music programs. ‘I came at the right time because there was

nothing in place when I arrived. Music is overlooked Australia-wide in schools,’ he said. ‘Teamwork, comradeship, working for each other and social enjoyment are just some of the benefits of band as well as the smiles it puts on their faces.’ Andrew started his music program at Banora Point Primary School with 40 students. It has become so popular that 65 students are now learning a range of instruments.

In 2008 the band, in its first year, took out second place in a Murwillumbah performing arts event. It has also been awarded first place in a Gold Coast eisteddfod and a gold medal at the Brisbane Bands Festival. But realising many students at other schools were missing out on the fun being had at Banora Point, Andrew launched the North Coast Development and the North Coast Combined continued on page 2

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Chance brings Polglase back from oblivion Council reporter Ken Sapwell gives his view on the events which led to the changing of the guard at Tweed Shire Council this week. ‘A bloody fiasco!’ That was the blunt verdict of one long-time gallery observer after events unfolded in the council’s Murwillumbah chambers at 4.40pm on Tuesday. Council supremo Mike Rayner had just announced the name of the corporation’s chief flag flyer and mouthpiece after plucking one of two folded pieces of paper from a cardboard box after giving it a quick shake. There should have been a drum roll as he unfolded the paper to announce Tweed’s new mayor... and the winner is... wait for it, Warren Polgalse! A shock result for punters but a stunning comeback and true birthday surprise for the council veteran and National Party identity. It was another one in the eye for Professor Maurice Daly whose inquiry in 2005 led to the sacking of the Polglase-led

Tweed Shire mayor Warren Polglase pictured after Tuesday’s chance selection. Former mayor Max Boyd, who beat Warren three times in the draw, looks down on the new mayor, whose elevation coincided with his birthday. Photo Jeff ‘I’d Buy A Lottery Ticket’ Dawson

council amid corruption allegations but which the wily warhorse dismisses as a politically inspired witch hunt. The loser in the lucky dip for the top job was the then deputy mayor Barry Longland, who went on to suffer another indignity when he lost out on a second draw for his old job to another National Party stalwart, Phil Youngblutt. The fiasco barb was aimed

Disgraced mayor returns continued from page 1

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: IGA 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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www.tweedecho.com.au 2 September 17, 2009, 2009 The Tweed Shire Echo

Earlier the outgoing mayor stunned colleagues at the outset of proceedings when she told them she would not be exercising her crucial and decisive vote. ‘It is with sadness for the community that I regret that in order to uphold integrity and accountability for council with no compromise I am unable to vote for either nominated party,’ she told councillors before walking out of the chamber. ‘It has been a privilege for me to serve you in the capacity of mayor and will continue to work with the same zeal and

commitment in my position of elected councillor.’ Immediately after the power shift, Cr van Lieshout joined with Crs Polglase, Youngblutt and Kevin Skinner to overturn their planners’ advice and allow a 40 Ha farm at Wardrop Valley to be subdivided contrary to state planning polices. Greens councillor Katie Milne said the decision would open the floodgates for other similar subdivisions but Cr van Lieshout said every application should be treated on its merits and in this case the property was not a viable farming proposition. ■ See editorial, page 6

Walking relay to raise cancer research funds Light a candle for those gone but not forgotten this Saturday night (September 19) at the Murwillumbah Relay for Life where 28 teams will walk through the night to raise money for cancer research. Nella Powell from the Cancer Council said the event is important to people suffering from cancer but it’s not all about money. ‘We try and ask the community to raise as much as they’re comfortable with,’ she said. ‘Everything they raise makes a real difference to cancer patients. It’s a really wonderful event.’

Light entertainment as well as food and drinks will keep participants going well into the wee hours. The relay starts at 3pm on Saturday at Murwillumbah Showground the and continues into Sunday morning when breakfast will be served. The Candlelight Ceremony of Hope, where messages of remembrance and hope are written and candles lit, is at 7.30pm. Community members not part of a team are welcome to come along and provide their support.

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at the TV game-show concept of choosing our next mayor which came about following the scratching and shock walkout by the council’s first mayor, Joan van Lieshout, just minutes earlier. She stunned the chamber when she told them she couldn’t vote for either candidate ‘in order to uphold integrity’, before walking out of the room and leaving both factions split three-all. By doing so she knowingly consigned the choice of her successor to chance, a decision she says was made after a lot of soul-searching and realisation of a likely electoral backlash. After just 12 months at the helm, the Liberal Party hope had run out of friends, first off-siding Polglase’s faction by agreeing to development controls at Hastings Point, and later some members of the other side who didn’t like her style of leadership. None were prepared to give her a second crack, but she says both Longland and Polglase offered her the deputy’s job in exchange for her support for the main prize, which also carries a $39,000 pay rise. She says her conscience wouldn’t allow her to vote for Polglase, saying she didn’t be-

lieve the electorate was ready to accept his return to the top job so soon after his last stint on the old council which was sacked in disgrace. She also couldn’t support the other side following what she believes was their failure to back her in her rally board run-in with Mike Rayner and attempts to sideline her by putting her before a conduct review panel on unfounded charges. ‘They wanted to make me their deputy, but I’m not a deputy sort of person,’ she said in rejecting the overtures, which ironically led to her last-manon-earth choice taking over her cherished job in which she named her biggest challenge as her colleagues. Suddenly dimmed is her vision to turn the Tweed into a food bowl, allow the carve-up of farmland and the creation of self-contained communes dotted throughout the shire. The new vision, as declared by Cr Polglase in the euphoria of his fateful win, ‘is jobs, jobs and more jobs for our kids.’ But as the disgruntled observer stalked out of the chamber moments before security guards moved in he called out: ‘We’re right back to where we started.’

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Schools Band, which are aimed at primary students who don’t have a band at their school. The students rehearse at Banora Point Primary School once a week and the band was recently awarded the Most Promising Instrumental Music Ensemble at a Murwillumbah event. With many of his students to graduate to high school at the end of the year, Andrew is launching another band at Tweed River High School so they can keep playing. When the kids graduate from that band, they will be

able to join Andrew’s tertiary band Toe Jam’n. ‘I started playing the saxaphone when I was 13. I knew music was for me and that I had to have a sax in my hand,’ he said. ‘I had great chances to play when I was a kid and I want to give kids on the Tweed the same chances. I also played in the Army band for 13 years. ‘I would like to eventually see them do an overseas trip, performing at international festivals.’ For more information or to join the band program contact Andrew on 0439 110 255. www.tweedecho.com.au

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Hastings Pt development appeal lost Hastings Point residents have suffered another major setback in their long-running battle to stop the development of a four-storey luxury seniors’ resort comprising more than 260 units known as The Point. The NSW Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal by the town’s progress association

against a Land and Environment Court decision giving a greenlight for the controversial project now nearing completion. The split two-one decision is a vital win for developer Danny Gillies who faced a demolition order if they lost the case. Instructing solicitor and local resident John O’Reilly says the court decision handed down

last week ignored the cumulative impacts the development would have on the small village and could have far-reaching repercussions throughout the state. He says the state planning laws for seniors’ living might override other environmental and social considerations in the future. ‘Any developers who want

Bike riders urged to catch the BUG

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Belinda Pursey and Don McAllister (both pictured) of Wollumbin BUG (Bicycle Users Group) want everyone to get on their bike and cycle with safety. Wollumbin BUG has pushed for 30 signs to be put up in areas within the Tweed Shire where bicyclists may be ‘squeezed’ off the road by cars. ‘We’ve been working with Dan Walton, sustainability officer from Tweed Council, to identify squeeze points,’ Belinda, president of the group, said. ‘He’s been really supportive.’

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The community-based group is also in the process of establishing a bicycle advisory committee to provide feedback to council on the needs of bicyclists in the region. ‘Council has a bicycle budget but no committee to work with them,’ Don, a former Tweed Council engineer, said. ‘They have traffic and water committees, why not bikes?’ A keen bike rider since age 14, Belinda is car free and is getting ready to join in a noncompetitive ride from Sydney to Melbourne later this year. ‘BUG has been formed to promote safer riding and get

more people on bikes,’ she said. ‘There are a lot of people with bikes in the shed with a puncture. We’d like to get them out.’ Wollumbin BUG is having an official launch this Sunday, September 20, at 11.30am at the Seventh Day Adventist complex on Racecourse Road on the outskirts of Murwillumbah. As well as refreshments, displays and entertainment, bike rides will be running throughout the day. Riders need to bring a helmet, bike, water and bright clothing. To book a place email wolluminbug@ yahoo.com.au. Inspired by the 1927 Fritz Lang movie Metropolis, Tweed sculptor David Walsh’s ‘Urban Native’ stands as part of the Swell exhibition until this Sunday. David (pictured with his work) is one of many Northern Rivers artists who feature in the Currumbin exhibition. Others include Suzie Olsen, who won the Satterley Acquisitive Award ($15,000) and the Newmann Emerging Artist Award ($1,500), and John Dahlsen, who won the Dux Lighting Environmental Awareness Award worth $2,000. More than 50 sculptures along the sea shore at Currumbin showcase some truly original concept, design and engineering feats. The works provide a fascinating way to spend an inspiring couple of hours.

to put seniors’ developments can basically disregard important provisions from LEPs that might otherwise apply and prevent a development simply because that subject matter isn’t incorporated in the seniors’ living policy.’ Mr O’Reilly says the resort has been constructed over seven blocks of land and will more than double the population of Hastings Point, from around 450 to more than 1000. ‘Anyone who sees that development now, including the experts, the consultants and even the council can tell that it’s completely inappropriate and contrary to the coastal design guidelines and other policies and laws,’ he said. ‘We’re just hoping that through the locality plan that this type of development isn’t replicated and isn’t used, as we feared, as a precedent for further similar developments in Hastings Point.’ Mr O’Reilly blamed former (council) administrators for dragging their heels and not bringing in long-overdue development controls which would have helped bolster their case. He said he would be consulting with residents and his legal advisers about the prospect of appealing the case in the High Court.

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Developers thumb noses at council Ken Sapwell

Figures have been released showing the Tweed tops the list of regional councils where developers are seeking consent from the Planning Minister for their buildings and subdivisions. Councillors from all sides this week criticised the number of major developments which are being assessed under the government’s so-called Part 3A amendments to the Planning Act. A damning critique was also made by leading environmental barrister Tim Roberston who said the planning changes

since 2005 had concentrated powers in the hands of one person (see panel right). Department of Planning figures reveal that it has 20 Part3A applications relating to Tweed developments on its books, representing 10 per cent of all applications throughout regional NSW. Cr Barry Longland said the figures showed that developers in the Tweed were leading the pack in seeking determinations from the minister, outstripping all other regional councils. He said that even though the government was the consent authority, council staff were

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still required to prepare reports on the applications, diverting resources and creating an extra burden on the budget. ‘The worst aspect of the system is that it allows decisions to be made by bureaucrats in Sydney rather than by elected representatives who are more in tune with local sensitivities and community expectations.’ Cr Longland’s views were backed by National Party councillor Warren Polglase and the Liberal Party’s Joan van Lieshout, who said the Part 3A applications subverted the democratic process and left residents without a real voice. Meantime another vocal critic of the process, Greens MP Sylvia Hale has called for a freeze on determining all part 3A applications until corruption allegations hanging over the heads of unnamed MPs and government bureaucrats were investigated. The allegations surfaced following the recent gangland-style murder of reputed stand-over man and accused arsonist Michael McGurk. Mr McGurk was a close associate of billionaire developer Bob Ell, who posted $100,000 bail for him on recent firebombing and assault charges and whose company, Leda Holdings, has two major Tweed projects awaiting government approval. Ms Hale welcomed an in-

quiry into land deals in Western Sydney involving other McGurk associates but called for it to be widened. ‘The major parties are clearly reluctant for this inquiry to dig too deep or look too far, as they both have extensive links with developers and accept their donations,’ she said. ‘One instance among many would be the links between developer Bob Ell whose company Leda Holdings currently has Cobaki Lakes and Kings Forest before the Minister for Planning. ‘Leda Holdings is a significant donor to the Labor Party. Between 2003 and 2007 it donated $51,730 to NSW Labor and Mr Ell has attended Labor fundraisers. ‘Michael McGurk was employed by Mr Ell at the time of his murder, and Mr Ell is alleged to have introduced Mr McGurk to developer Ron Medich, whose business activities are now the subject of the parliamentary inquiry. ‘Last week I reintroduced the Greens’ Bill to prohibit developer donations entirely. Its passage would be a significant step along the path of ridding the state of the stench of corruption that envelops the planning process,’ Ms Hale csaid. There is no suggestion Mr Ell or Mr Medich were in any way involved in McGurk’s death.

Planning is back to 1965 A leading Sydney barrister says changes to NSW’s planning system sidelines councils and the community by concentrating ‘enormous power’ in the hands of the Planning Minister. Tim Roberston, who specialises in environmental law, compared the current system to that operating in 1965 under the notoriously corrupt Liberal government led by former Premier Bob Askin. He says there are serious questions about the merit of projects which get the goahead under the government’s part 3A process which removes councils from the decision-making process. ‘I think when you concentrate power in the hands of one person, you just encourage the kind of people who gravitate to opaque decisionmaking, and sometimes it’s not very seemly’, he told the ABC’s Stateline program. ‘The changes made since 2005 have concentrated enormous power in the hands of one person, the Planning Minister, and it has returned our planning system to the days of Bob Askin.’ Mr Robertson said the government had appointed planning panels or required concept plans to be prepared in moves aimed at preventing judicial reviews of the government’s decisions.

Under the Part 3A process, the developer was able to write his own conditions which then become the controls imposed by the minister, effectively turning the poacher into the gamekeeper. Mr Robertson, who has acted on behalf of Tweed landowner Stephen Segal in his long-running dispute with Tweed council, says he advises clients to bypass councils and seek approval from the Minister. ‘First of all, there’s far less scrutiny, second, the public don’t have a look in, third, there’s a possibility of getting an approval faster,’ he said. ‘Finally if there is anything dodgy about the development, then it’s not likely to be looked at with the same degree of scrutiny as if they went the local government route. ‘If objectors have rights of appeal because it’s what’s called designated development, they can’t exercise those rights of appeal – it tidies it up for property developers because they don’t have to comply with planning controls.’ Mr Roberston accused the government of lying about its intentions and said the changes had been deliberately made to avoid community scrutiny of controversial development.

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Murwillumbah Historical Society president Ron Johansen (left) and member Rob Gerdes with empty pockets and ‘They got the lot’ t-shirts outside the Murwillumbah (now Westpac) bank The headlines of the day nearly where the famed robbery took place. Photo Jeff ‘I Got Nothing’ Dawson

31 years ago said it all: ‘They got the lot’. The Murwillumbah bank heist also prompted a hit song. It was Australia’s biggest bank robbery at the time, $1.7 million in assorted banknotes stolen from Murwillumbah’s then Bank of NSW (now Westpac) on November 23, 1978 by what was believed to be a gang of professionals who broke into the bank’s strongroom overnight. The famous event was

marked last week by Tweed River Regional Museum members during a site walk conducted by Murwillumbah Historical Society president Ron Johansen and a small footpath photographic display outside the bank. Renowned Australian singer-songwriter and longtime Kinsgscliff local, Paul Ensbey, also played an acoustic version of the Bullamakanka hit song

Murwillumbah Bank Job. ‘It was never solved, they’re still running free and a $250,000 reward is still there if anyone brings them in,’ Ron told The Echo. A specially-designed t-shirt was made at the time with the words ‘They got the lot’ and Ron managed to borrow two of them for the occasion last week. ‘Thousands of these t-shirts

Protesters ‘vilified’ by rock-throwing claim Luis Feliu

Claims by rally officials that rocks were thrown at cars during the Byrrill Creek leg of the event which forced them to cancel those stages now appear to be false, but the reporting of the claim as fact by mainstream media has drawn the ire of anti-rally protesters blamed and vilified for it. The Sydney Morning Herald last week reported that the race organisers had conceded that the rock attack claims were based on a second-hand account from a spectator, and no cars were struck by rocks on the Friday.

Never any evidence ‘There was never any evidence that cars were hit by rocks on that day,’ the chairman of the race organising committee Gary Connelly told the Herald. ‘What happened was that an onlooker told the race marshall on the spot that a rock had been thrown, they didn’t say that it hit a car.’ Police said they had relied on the rally organisers for information. Tweed’s Greens councillor Katie Milne, who spearheaded an unsuccessful legal bid to stop the rally, asks why Mr Connelly ‘let the media frenzy escalate for nearly a week www.tweedecho.com.au

before he clarified this?’ ‘Why has he not deigned to apologise for withholding this information and letting the vilification of the protestors go unchecked?,’ Cr Milne wrote in a letter to the media (see page 7). ‘With all that police presence, dogs, trail bikes and helicopters with infrared technology, why was no one caught and not even a glimpse of the protester recorded? ‘Violent and abusive behaviour by rally supporters escalated after the inflammatory reporting of the Byrrill Creek incident and the worst report I heard of was a car swerving into protesters at Kyogle where children were very close,’ she said. Mr Connelly issued a press release after the Herald report to clarify his comments, saying an ‘onlooker’ not associated with the official protest group had ‘advised the security marshall that people had been throwing rocks at rally cars’ in an area where boulders had allegedly been placed on the road beforehand. He said the information was relayed to race HQ just as the third rally car was starting the stage and due to other prior ‘confirmed actions’ such as the placing of the rocks and boulders on the road, the ‘human obstruction’ of a race marshall’s car earlier, the placing of some

fencing across the road ‘plus the rock throwing intention advised to the security marshall’, that the clerk of course ‘had no choice but to cancel the stage as she was not prepared to put any person at risk’.

Bizarre rumour As a result, police issued a statement condemning protestors for the supposed attacks and the story was picked up by major media organisations around the world. The alleged incident followed earlier media reports of a bizarre rumour that dead, frozen koalas would be thrown onto the race track by protesters, after the local police chief chief told reporters details of the rumour. Rally champions Sebastian Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen apparently denied to protesters that their cars had been hit by rocks, with Loeb sympathising with demonstrators, perplexed at why the race was run through a residential area and through a national park. The anti-rally groups denied involvement in violent or dangerous protests saying that as a result of the false claims they had been targetted by pro-rally elements in the community and vilified by some commentary in newspapers and on the internet. â– See rally letters, pages 7-8;

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In search of Howard’s monument t’s all Kevin Rudd’s fault. Here we are, nearly two years out of the Howard Volume 2 #03 September 17, 2009 years and happily consigning them to well-deserved oblivion. And then Rudd has to menWill the Tweed return to the bad old days with the appointment tion the war; and of course John Howard and Peter Cosof a pro-development mayor and deputy? Can the commutello lurch out of the political nity have confidence that the new leadership team of Warren cemetery to boast about the Polglase as mayor and his longtime loyal lieutenant Cr Phil Youngblutt as deputy will act in their best interests? Both coun- size and quality of their tombstones and pretend they are cillors, who are members of the National Party, may not like not really dead after all, and the term ‘pro-development’ but those in the community who have been round long enough will remember the two, on most Malcolm Turnbull feels that he has to join in and defend counts, voted for the interests of individual developers above the two people in the world he local communities when push came to shove on controversial most wants to forget. Such is developments. the level of discussion in conMayor Polglase, along with the rest of council, was sacked in 2005 after the Daly Inquiry found the majority councillors led by temporary Australia. The trigger, of course, was him were ‘puppets’ of developers and the council had become Paul Kelly’s latest blockbuster, dysfunctional as a result of this and the bloc-voting by the two factions. He will now of course feel a sense of vindication, albeit a weighty, indeed ponderous, attempt to spin the 24 years of unjustified as he was not elected to the position but had his government by Bob Hawke, name drawn out of a box. He was not the people’s choice, or even the choice of a majority of councillors, but simply had the Paul Keating and John Howluck of the draw. ard with (in alphabetical orAfter his appointment on Tuesday, the new mayor was asked der) Peter Costello into one about the past and the perception of his leadership being proseamless thread of economic developer, which he angrily rejected, tipping a bucket over the reform. inquiry which sacked him, claiming it was a political witch hunt Launching the book, Rudd which failed to prosecute anyone or find any corruption. predictably dismissed the But there was widespread relief around the Tweed when that Howard-Costello period as council was sacked and administrators appointed, given the a mere hiatus; he and only pro-development faction in charge backed the big end of town he was the true bearer of the on almost every occasion. Symbolically, or significantly, two of flame kindled in 1983. This the loudest cheers when Cr Polglase’s name was picked out of admittedly partisan view was the box by general manager Mike Rayner came from two local derided as mean-spirited and real estate agents. mendacious, but it did invite Former mayor Joan van Lieshout, who was not around during a critical appraisal of Howthe time of the unpopular bloc-ridden councils, found much ard’s legacy and what, if anyfavour with communities fighting inappropriate development thing it has left us. And on such as Hastings Point as she followed a more independclose examination it is not a ent course rather than aligning herself with the conservative legacy which can be dismissed pro-development threesome of Crs Polglase, Youngblutt and lightly. It can, however, be disSkinner. missed heavily, so here goes. Unfortunately, by abstaining from the mayoral vote because The proudest boast of Howshe did not have the numbers to retain the job herself, Cr van ard and Costello was that they Lieshout has confirmed the impression of a self-centred prima handed over a robust and vidonna which the conservative side of council tried to create brant economy, free of debt during her mayoralty. It was the height of political irresponsibil- and sizzling with growth. It ity to let the result be decided by chance. was indeed free of government We hope she quickly recovers her equilibrium, although debt; on the other hand prishe has already sided with the pro-development bloc soon vate debt, vigorously encourafter she was deposed on Tuesday, her crucial vote giving one aged by government policy,

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landowner a windfall by approving a contentious subdivision at Wardrop Valley. Nevertheless, she has the chance to become an independent deal broker or the deadlock-breaker if factional division continues. Her vote can be decisive and the community will be closely watching how she uses it. We also hope that the rearrangement of the deck chairs on Tuesday night will put an end to the petty spats and unnecessary secrecy which have been a sad feature of Tweed Shire’s new council since it was elected 12 months ago. All councillors should now focus their energy on making it clear to the NSW government that the community is far from happy about its decision to remove all major planning decisions from their hands. As the council which has suffered more bad decisions at the hands of unnamed bureaucrats than any other in the state, they should be leading a campaign through the state’s local government association for the return of their planning powers.

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was through the roof and still climbing. And certainly Australia’s economy was growing and had been for many years. The problem was that the growth had been squandered on election bribes to middle class voters. Vast quantities of tax had been collected only to be handed back, although the handouts disproportionately favoured the top end of town. Very little was invested in in-

dismantled, as it has been. No monument there. The Democrats also played a part in watering down Howard’s big one: the GST. The main – perhaps the only – point about a GST is its efficiency, which relies on its universality. As soon as you remove this, as the Democrats did, you are left with just another messy indirect tax. And like all flat rate taxes the GST

If all Howard’s 2007 election promises had been honoured, the budget would have gone into structural deficit even if the boom had continued. by Mungo MacCallum frastructure and still less set aside for the inevitable downturn – thus Rudd’s need to borrow large amounts, which is now the target of coalition outrage. Indeed, so extreme had been Howard’s profligacy that if all his 2007 election promises had been honoured, the budget would have gone into structural deficit even if the boom had continued. Not much of a bequest after all. Howard also claims credit for workplace reform and indeed the legislation introduced early in his term built on the work of Keating. And it would have gone much further: we would have had WorkChoices in 1998 if the Democrats had not held the balance in the senate. And if we had there’s every chance we would have been rid of the Howard gang at the 1998 election, in which they were rejected by a majority of voters anyway – but not, alas, in the crucial seats. And of course WorkChoices would have been

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is regressive: it hurts the poor more than the rich, and so effectively redistributes income upwards, just like Howard’s other so-called reforms. Even economists admit this is unfair, but they justify it on the grounds of efficiency – it is easy to collect and hard to avoid. Rudd, incidentally, spoke passionately against the GST and has ruled out putting up the rate. He would undoubtedly like to repeal it altogether, but it’s too late to unscramble the omelet. We’re stuck with it, but we don’t have to like it. And in the end it remains a political copout: we accept an unjust and inequitable tax because raising the same amount from a fair one is just too much like hard work. No wonder Costello was so keen. He is also very proud of another copout: handing the power to set interest rates over to the Reserve Bank. Taking his hands off the steering wheel is a matter for self-con-

gratulation. Howard inveighs against a Bill of Rights because it would hand over decisions on human rights to unelected lawyers and judges, but he thinks handing over decisions crucial to the economy and living standards to unelected bankers, financiers and business tycoons is courageous and forward looking policy. Go figure. And that’s about it. It is true enough that the economy was basically sound, with the big four banks providing a solid foundation: with the added protection of a government guarantee they were never going to suffer the fate of many of their overseas counterparts. Howard and Costello can take some credit for the most unliberal regulatory regime by which the banks are governed, a regime on which Rudd will cheerfully build, but it is hardly what they themselves would characterise as economic reform. That consisted, in their view, entirely of deregulation, of giving the market more freedom, not less. And here, even by their own standards, they did very little. Rudd’s principal charge against them is that they did almost nothing to boost productivity against the inevitable time when the mining boom came to an end. Education, research and innovation were all allowed to run down, almost to the point of stagnation. This is where the bonanza should have gone and this will be the priority in the years ahead. In other words, economic reform will certainly continue, but not as an end in itself: it will henceforth be a means towards social reform. And it is by this criterion that Rudd’s own legacy will be judged.

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The flim-flam men For months, while I was president of No Rally Group and its main spokesperson, I warned that the rally organisers could not be believed and that too much had been based on information and opinions from them. I documented over and over again, both in words and in writing, the misinformation, misrepresentation and just plain lies put out and about by them. But no one would listen, far easier to believe the flim-flam men! Now it is the community that must pay the price of division and discord and physical assaults. Michael McNamara

Banora Point

Questions for next time A lot of questions need to be answered in relation to cancellation of the Byrrill Creek stage and the media reporting. People need to calm down about this until the truth is established and the police do their job. The Sydney Morning Herald now has a story entitled ‘Car rally rock attacks false,’ yet our local media are still carrying on with the story. Gary Connelly of Rally Australia has stated to the SMH that ‘no cars were struck by rocks on Friday’. Why did Gary let the media frenzy escalate for nearly a week before he clarified this? Why has he not deigned to apologise for withholding this information and letting the vilification of the protesters go unchecked? Why was there no qualification by media or police that this was all only alleged, and that according to Mr Connelly, ‘there was never any evidence that cars were hit by rocks on that day’? With all that police presence, dogs, trailbikes and helicopters with infrared technology, why was no one caught and not even a glimpse of the protester recorded? Why was there not even a photo released of the supposed boulders? Surely these boulders did not elude the police also? It’s all too weird. While 12 laws were nullified to force this race through, people are still innocent until proven guilty, unless we have become a totally fascist state. I have been criticised for not condemning this incident. Of course I condemn any violent protest action but how could I do that when there was no evidence that this happened? I was at Byrrill Creek protesting www.tweedecho.com.au

peacefully and the first story I heard was that there were cows on the road. Then about eight other stories followed, including that one of the drivers said that Byrrill Creek was too dusty and the closeness of the trees made it too dangerous to race. I tried to see Superintendent Michael Kenny on Sunday when the rock throwing stories persisted but until Thursday I have had no reply. The community appreciate the police assistance over the weekend, especially when rally supporters tried to attack protesters on the two incidents I witnessed. But why has this or the other incidents which I personally witnessed of projectiles been thrown at protesters not been reported in the media? Violent and abusive behaviour by rally supporters escalated after the inflammatory reporting of the Byrrill Creek incident, and the worst report I heard of was a car swerving into protesters at Kyogle where children were very close. Photographic evidence of a multitude of crossing double white lines by rally drivers was presented to councillors on Tuesday. This is extremely life-threatening behaviour but there is no condemnation of this by our prorally councillors or mayor. The reporting has been very one sided; hypocrisy abounds and it has been inciting hatred. This has to stop. I am calling on all parties involved stop adding fuel to the fire and damaging the reputation of the No Rally groups and myself. Cr Katie Milne

Carool ■ Now that the rally has snapped shut its trinket box and moved on there are a couple of ‘next time’ questions to ponder: Next time you can’t get police to respond to a crime in either Tweed or Kyogle shires think about how many permanent police could be funded from the cost of transport, accommodation and wages of the ‘special rally’ contingent over the next 10 years. Next time you’re paying top dollar for fuel because it’s in short supply think of the thousands of litres used by the rally

(including getting the equipment, staff, competitors and spectators) to the event. Next time your kids ask you what you did to help ease greenhouse gas emissions and climate change think about the three-day sporting event that you attended. Next time your local community group gets knocked back for funding from Tweed or Kyogle Shire Council because the dollars have all gone, ask yourself how fair that was. And next time the rally is due, ask the government, the organisers and more importantly, your conscience, for the answers to the above questions. Don’t hold your breath waiting for the answers! Nigel Greenup

Nunderi

Police favour rally Police press statements have contributed to a smear campaign against local residents who have put a lot of time and energy into trying to protect their region from the long-term negative effects of a short-term visit by an elite motor event. Many people were disturbed by press reports that protests turned violent with rocks thrown at drivers. These reports got big headlines despite no evidence of any sort. The rally drivers who were there said it didn’t happen. Now rally organisers say that ‘an onlooker who did not appear to be associated with the anti-rally group advised the security marshal that people had been throwing rocks at rally cars’. Yet police Superintendent Michael Kenny continues to feed the frenzy of public condemnation. I wonder why anyone pays attention to the sensational statements attributed to Supt Kenny. The latest refer to investigating the dumping of carcasses of a possum, a rabbit and a cat at Clothiers Creek Road ‘on Monday morning after the Repco Rally Australia wound down on Sunday night’. Ahead of the rally, Supt Kenny made public a rumour that anti-rally protesters planned to dump frozen koalas on the rally routes to discredit the event. What is the connection? The

rally didn’t traverse Clothiers Creek and the animals named are not rare or endangered species! Just another bucket of mud thrown at protesters? Who is served by this seemingly deliberate campaign to vilify residents who protested the unprecedented invasion of our region by motor hoons? Why did the police allow rally organisers to claim the Byrrill Creek stage was abandoned on day one because protesters had thrown rocks at the rally cars? Suddenly all opponents of the rally were portrayed as violent protesters to be criticised, despised and vilified. No one wanted to know about peaceful protests or hear that pro-rally fans threw abuse and had assaulted residents. All protesters were feral, greenies or hippies who needed to ‘get a job’ or ‘get a life’ and told to ‘go home!’ No mention that we are long-time local residents and many are grey-haired grandparents trying to protect something special for the future from depredation by a self-interested group of motor fans. Why did the police accept such poor quality of evidence? Why did local media run for so long the unsubstantiated rock throwing story? Who was served by discrediting the protesters? I wonder why the police have behaved in the manner of a private security force with instructions to ensure the rally goes ahead against the wishes of any local residents who might object. With only a few exceptions the police failed to protect the residents from abuse and even assaults by rally fans, most of whom drove back to Queensland each night. Before the event local media reported that police would be vigilant and not tolerate antisocial behaviour or breaches of the road rules. Yet bad behaviour on the part of rally fans was ignored by police and none were breathalysed. Police have more than tolerated bad behaviour: when given photographic evidence of rally cars and their supporters crossing double white lines to overtake on dangerous sections of public roads they have been excused

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as being ‘provoked’ by slow traffic. Can an ordinary person get off a dangerous driving charge with the same excuse? I doubt it. One protester was booked because her licence plate was dusty! The law was not applied equally but to benefit the rally at the expense of the public. Selective policing was the order of the day. When one of our grandmothers was verbally abused at Uki by three brave strong young male rally fans and she called for help, the nearest officer looked at her, then looked away. When cars swerved towards the line of protesters at Barkers Vale, not one of the many police there did anything, not even write down rego numbers. The only active role for the hundreds of police on duty was to protect the rally from us protesters, and not us from them! One officer only was assigned to watch over the publicly announced protest venues and he did help maintain order, but even he said we had to report any incidents to our local police stations. When a woman who was assaulted tried to do that in the days following the rally she was refused on the first three occasions and only had a statement taken on her fourth visit to a police station. What about crossing double white lines: a clear and immediate danger? Supt Kenny is reported calling on the public to come forward with any information about illegal incidents during the rally. Does he mean only incidents which implicate protesters, or is he willing to prosecute the rally drivers for their bad behaviour? Scott Sledge

Kingscliff

Resistance justified Katie Milne is justified in her actions of opposing the rally, and this whole event will only make her position as the Tweed’s Green champion even stronger. She received the largest-ever primary vote in the Tweed’s electoral history, and she will probably do even better next time. She has not spent ratepayers’ money in taking the rally to court, that money has been pledged by loyal and

hard working supporters of the Greens, who will again pay for any action that is intended to oppose an unsustainable development or event. It is important to remember with the fall-out from the rally that money isn’t everything. You cannot buy a clean atmosphere and you cannot buy back extinct species. We speak in symbols, language is symbolic, the symbol of fast cars racing through the national parks of the sacred mountains in this region show that as a society we do not truly care for the environment, it is a service from which can squeeze money. Without the actions of protesters, peaceful or otherwise there would be no forests for the cars to race in and no national parks to conserve the biological heritage of the region. The protesters lost the right of freedom of speech through unjust laws and reacted in a way similar to the dispossessed and disenfranchised the world over: they struck back. The actions of the protesters are an attempt to shake the complacency of the modern world which has become mired in lust and avarice. Green culture and identity is the only sustainable future. Future generations will look back on the actions at the inaugural WRC event and praise the ‘feral, hippie rock throwers’ as courageous defenders of the environment. It is worth noting here that there is no evidence, despite a claim from a rally marshall, that any rocks were thrown at the cars. No driver has stepped forward and stated that rocks hit their cars. The strategic placement of rocks on the road as a barrier was a tactic that worked successfully to halt the rally. While this is considered ‘disgusting’ by the silent majority, no one was hurt. ‘When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes a duty’. Samuel K Dawson

Eungella

Intimidation During the world rally I joined the protesters. At the three protests I attended we spoke out with the microphone and by banners, flags and posters and some people dressed as native animals. It was a peaceful demonstration against the rally and all was cleaned up afterwards and everything left as we found it. Yet on Sunday I turned round to see many riot squad policemen, seeming to me scared, as they seemed to work out strategies about what they would do. It made me wonder ‘What is our country coming to?’ That all this intimidation and money was spent against peaceful people who protest against ecological damage thrust upon the Tweed Valley and disruption, continued overleaf

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dent fans left to go home before destruction and hurt to our na- their heroes were crowned? tive life in spring which is their Highly unlikely I would think! Another truth victim conbreeding season. Hazel D Wilkinson cerns the international media. Murwillumbah The Repco rally spin-doctors told us some 650 million people around the world would be Not law-abiding My family and I travelled up viewing the rally. The reality apfrom Melbourne to attend Ral- pears to be a mere 55 million or so. ly Australia. The truth of the matter is We had a fantastic time at the rally except for when we were that fewer people came to see faced with protesters and the the rally than Connelly and co consequences of their actions. I guestimated. How stupid and do not condone the behaviour gullible do they think we are? of certain pro-rally people who Don’t they realise we would were described in other letters notice if there were an extra as having assaulted, abused and 65,000 visitors to these shires, vandalised. But I was angered especially noisy ones. Even Speed on Tweed sufby the provocative and illegal behaviour of the protesters that fered from lack of interest and, as regards the ‘Outback’ and we personally encountered. On Friday morning while ‘Tarmac’ challenges, they just driving between spectator seemed to have disappeared points, we were deliberately into the background. All in all Repco rally was a held up by a vehicle sporting anti-rally stickers. After pass- poorly thought out event, proping the large group of protest- agandised by the Repco spin ers and police on Kyogle Road, doctors who trotted out any old we witnessed the driver accel- statistical drivel to make themerate rapidly, cut corners across selves look good. I believe that double white lines and drive at the lack of response by the pubspeeds well in excess of 100km/ lic for events of this kind shows hr in an obvious attempt to get them to be the anachronistic away from us before pulling dinosaurs they really are. We need to stand together to into a driveway. We also heard protesters at the closing cer- make sure the Repco rally does emony swearing over and over not take place here again! Chris Degenhardt through a bullhorn. Nobbys Creek When I first heard of the protests to the rally, I was sympathetic as I did not agree with A resident’s story stages being run through Na- As a resident on a rally routtional Parks. Now I just cringe ed road I attended the public every time I read about how meeting in Murwillumbah on peaceful and law-abiding pro- February 7. We were told that testers and their sympathisers there would be no spectator points along our road, that claim to be. Jayne Borensztajn public and spectator safety was Kingsville, Victoria of paramount importance to rally organisers and that rallying was not associated with the Seeking the truth The first victim of war, it is said, increase in traffic accidents on is truth. This certainly appears public roads which occurs after to be the case where Repco ral- other motor sports. Don’t know where Gary Conly is concerned. They invaded Tweed and Kyogle Shires with nelly got that last one from, as it all sort of promises, none of took three months for his Opwhich, it would seem actually erations Manager to finally get eventuated. They claim that back to me and inform me that 65,000 visitors came to see the he had not been able to come rally. So where were they? They up with any peer-reviewed arwere not in Murwillumbah, ticles to disprove the many that nor Kyogle, nor – as Channel show that public roads used for 10 TV coverage shows – in the motor races have more accispectator areas along the route. dents in the weeks and months So, where is the promised $100 following the races than usual. million to boost the economy Nor had he been able to come of the Tweed and Kyogle shires? up with anything to show that Maybe our local businesses did an interest in rallying was not not do as well out of the deal as associated with the attitude that speeding or risky driving is acthey expected. I was with a group of peace- ceptable behaviour. As for spectator points – the ful NRG protestors at Barkers Vale for 3-4 hours and during rocky spur above our driveway that time around 100 specta- became an unofficial spectator tors’ cars, at most, passed by point. I explained to the police to witness the next stage of the (of whom we had seven officers rally. Being generous and esti- stationed at our driveway) that mating four people to a vehicle these people were trespassing only adds up to around 400 as the owners of that piece of fans. At the closing ceremony land were not present. These at Cudgen Leagues Club, there spectators had parked their were about 1,000 fans at best. cars on neighbouring properDoes that mean that 64,000 ar- ties without permission, and 8 September 17, 2009 The Tweed Shire Echo

left piles of beer bottles and other rubbish which have still not been cleaned up. At least they had the good sense to camp above the road, unlike the rally marshalls and police. Contrary to safe practice explained to us by the Clerk of the Course the previous week the marshalls and police set up below the road. We had been informed that if we were a) facing a car b) below the road or c) on the outside edge of a corner we would be in an unsafe position. No point telling the marshalls or police that. However, I am disgusted that they did not tell the spectators. I am appalled that they allowed children to stand in harm’s way and to cross the road between rally cars. We had probably got off on the wrong footing with our marshalls by having prominent

pened and why, and the issue was resolved by us moving the tractor and the police blocking the driveway for us with their vehicles instead. I also really wish I could say that the agreement I had reached with CASA had been adhered to. Because goats are nervous animals and I did not want them breaking down a fence and running onto the road in front of the rally cars I had asked CASA to make our property a 500-feet minimum flight zone. RRA operations manager Bob Newman had assured me months prior that the WRC media cameras were so powerful that they did not need to fly below the usual 500 feet. However, in spite of CASA and RRA assurances, helicopters flew well below that height and I spent most of my after-

photos of damaged cars? Supt Kenny never used the word ‘alleged’ in his comments to the media and it was subsequently reported by the media as fact. ‘The protesters involved in this rock-throwing incident have shown total disregard for the safety of competitors and officials involved in this stage of the event,’ Supt Kenny was quoted in the local daily. The story and quotes were rerun by other regional media. Even on trial in court you are an ‘alleged’ offender – innocent until proven guilty. The police caught nobody and it was purely hearsay, yet Supt Kenny’s quote above allowed the media to publish it as fact, and to sensationalise a fictional incident which they did exceptionally well, and to demonise the protesters.

tions? Not that it would reverse the damage already done, or be a front page headline. Andy Gough

Larnook

The real shame Those who have commented that we protesters have shamed our country in the world press should note the comments made by the world class drivers who competed. A rally through world heritage areas would never have been allowed to occur in their countries. It is apparent that Australia trails the world in its environmental awareness – and this makes us feel ashamed. I doubt whether the rally will be back in two years. Repco won’t be able to call it a World Class Event if the world class drivers won’t compete! Lyn Vermeesch

Bogangar

Koala shows the way

anti-rally signage at our driveway in the form of two large immovable rocks – our other signs (painted on corrugated iron) having been stolen during recce day. I had explained to the Clerk of the Course that we would not allow marshalls on our property, so when they attempted to park their car on our farm we decided to block the driveway with our tractor. This was about half an hour after some ‘Official WRC Media’ people had attempted to park on our place, again without prior notification from RRA or our permission. We had politely explained our position and the police escorted them elsewhere. About 20 minutes after parking the tractor, the police sent down a teenager to ask us to move it – we informed him we’d do it when we’d finished our (belated) breakfast. Ten minutes later three policemen walked down the driveway. We assumed they’d come to ask us to move the tractor but the first words uttered were: ‘I’m going to have to arrest you and charge you with intimidation’. We of course had no idea who had intimidated whom, but it turned out the marshall had felt intimidated by the sight of the tractor (slowly and legitimately) driving up our driveway towards him. Fortunately the one local policeman of the three was interested to hear what had hap-

noon comforting frightened livestock. The helicopter flew so low that we could feel the vibration from their engines shaking the ground. So, I wonder what other lies are ahead of us? Massive injection of funds into the local economy? I think not, when all the catering and tow trucks had Queensland registration. Increased bed numbers? I think not, compared with the usual Speed on Tweed and Tyalgum Classical Music Festival weekend numbers. The fundamental issue of managing public funds for the public good is at stake here – I am sure most residents of the Tweed and Kyogle shires would prefer improved health services or a workable public transport system to this mayhem every two years. Dr Fiona McCormick

Burringbar

Excitable police The police allegations against protesters and the subsequent media reportage have done more to damage and divide our community than the actual rally cars and (supposed) 70,000 visitors! Why was Tweed/Byron police local area and Operation Palisade commander superintendent Michael Kenny so quick to accuse protesters of rock throwing on day one, when there was no evidence or

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Seems to me the most photographed item along the Homeleigh/Sargents Road leg on the Saturday of the rally were not racing cars but the koalas that were noted by ‘Team Koala’ who scrutinised the trees on the verge of the road prior and during the break in the middle of the day. Tough riot police, rally volunteers (local, national and international), rally officials (national and international) and a local resident living on the road who said ‘I have lived here for 20 years and never seen a koala’ were very excited to see a koala in the wild and milled around the trees taking photographs. One English rally volunteer said ‘You have made my day. I didn’t expect to see a koala when I came out here!’ The rally organisers had trouble moving the crowd along as the cars were due to pass. Many were to comment that they didn’t know that koalas would be along the side of the roads and were concerned then for the koala’s safety. The FIA observer (from Portugal) talked with our team leader and asked for a copy of her koala project to be sent to him. He also commented that he didn’t know that the cars would be racing through koala forests. The volunteers who were either assigned by the rally organisers or through Dr Steve Phillips as koala carers during the race did an excellent job. We now wish for rain to wash the dust off the leaves. It would be similar to us having a slice of bread with a covering of sand on the bread.

Even the drivers denied seeing rocks thrown in several media reports, yet this rumour got front page news and generated violent responses from pro-rally types toward the otherwise peaceful protests. Was Supt Kenny just trying to justify the excessive expenditure on police presence? Then on the last day, a story in the Northern Star conveniently shows a rally car with broken rear windscreen in a Kyogle back street. Again protesters are blamed, yet it is all speculation, aimed at discrediting the wider protests. This article is not quoted from police sources at all. Where is the missile? It is all conjecture and hearsay. The cost of replacing a rear windscreen would not be much against the value of discrediting the protests and endorsing the earlier unsupported reports of rock throwing would it? Has there never been an instance of a rally car window shattering simply from the stress subjected to it by rally driving conditions? Finally the SMH reported on September 10 that ‘race organisers have now conceded that the rock attack claims were based on a second-hand Wendy Sibley account from a spectator, and Kyogle no cars were struck by rocks on Friday’, and that ‘police had relied on the rally organisers for ■ Other anti-rally letters reinformation’. What a surprise. ceived from M Hopper, KingsSo where’s the apology, Supt cliff, J M Press, Murwillumbah, Kenny, for those false accusa- N Ingram, Tyalgum. www.tweedecho.com.au

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Letters not directly concerned with the rally wash-up No respect It is my belief that Warren Polglase lost the respect and trust of many in the Tweed Community when he failed to acknowledge his and Tweed Directions Inc’s part in the sacking of our council after the Daly Inquiry in 2005. He and the other five councillors who were identified in the Daly Inquiry’s first Report ‘Findings’ have refused to accept these ‘Findings’. They have never referred to them or addressed these findings of fraud and misrepresentation,that caused our council to be sacked. They now only refer to a very few lines of the second Daly Report that had nothing to do with the findings of both reports. In the Tweed Daily News (September 10), Warren Polglase was again failing to see his conflict of interest and the ‘elephant in the room’. He claimed the NSW ALP government’s receipt of $57,730 in contributions from Bob Ell, a friend of the murdered Mr McGurk, to help fund 93 ALP state election candidates was, in his opinion, of far greater concern than the $80,000 Bob Ell gave Tweed Directions Inc to help nine candidates gain control of Tweed Shire Council. Warren Polglase then went on to defend Bob Ell and support

Ell’s Leda-owned projects in the Tweed in the same article. It is clear to most members in our community that ‘We did nothing wrong’ which was the front page of the Tweed Daily News (August 16-17, 2008) before the last council election has not helped Warren Polglase gain the trust of the community. When Warren Polglase and Tweed Directions Inc respond to the findings of the first Daly Inquiry, that is, they respond to the findings of fraud and misrepresentation that sacked our Council, and explain to the community why they think they ‘did nothing wrong’ they may once again gain some respect. Until then I suggest the vast majority of the Tweed finds it difficult to trust and respect Warren Polglase.

in Tyalgum and at Uki only last month. On Thursday, August 27, after working all day and probably exhausted, he kept working on his BiocChar kiln and it was while he was felling a sapling for the rafters of the kiln that a nearby tree was dragged over by entangled vines and struck him. He will be mentioned and missed at the wrap up of the state funded Economic Transitions Project coming up on September 17, at the Civic Centre in Murwillumbah. His work is already being carried on by locals whom he inspired. His death is a potent reminder to us all to listen to our bodies, to be mindful and to acknowledge the preciousness of each moment and of each other.

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Well-known North Coast environmentalist Geoff Moxham, who died as a result of an accident on his Terania Creek property late last month, will be missed by many in the Tweed. Geoff was an old friend from Sydney days with whom I shared a house and many great moments. He touched many people. He gave Biochar workshops

Thank you for being the one shining light in the mire of media reports about the Repco rally (wasn’t it great to have Connelly admit there was no rock throwing today!) It feels as if you are one of the few publications who truly does listen to and care about what the community thinks. Keep up the great work! Suzanne Gray

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against the only person with any integrity in local, state or federal government apart from Green MPs. The press omitted to remind the public of the fact that Katie Milne had the highest vote of any councillor ever in Tweed Shire. Those who voted for her expect and respect her stance. Any attempt to remove Katie from office would be yet another slap in the face for Australian democracy and would be met with outrage and resistance. Trish Mann

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Banora Point I would like to see ‘Speed on Tweed’ standing on its own feet, in its own right, continuKatie vendetta We can always count on local ing on, possibly biannually and media, other than The Echo of not hanging off the undemocourse, to turn discourse into a cratic, corrupt bootstraps of vendetta against those who op- the rally. I suspect when the numbers pose their conservative ideals. It has worked magnificently come home to roost, Speed in Tweed with the Repco speed on Tweed will be shown to be rally. Instead of mature dis- more beneficial to our welfare cussion about the politics of and contentedness as a comthis state government illegally munity undivided. Speed on changing significant environ- Tweed certainly hadn’t thrust a mental laws in parliament to wedge into our community, as hold the rally in Tweed, we are did the rally. Speed on Tweed in my view engulfed in a venomous diatribe against Cr Katie Milne, the only is a relatively benign event, a councillor who had the courage mobile museum if you like, celebrating our history of our love to stand firm. Baying for blood, the press affairs with the evolution of the has incited hatred and vitriol motorcar.

If one takes the position that in this age of global warming Speed on Tweed is inappropriate, one should, I believe, take a look in the mirror to see if one drives a car with a reciprocating engine, fly in aeroplanes, have an electric hot water system, a pump turning on every time you turn on a tap, drive to Tweed for shopping, have any colour other than white on your roof, shop at Coles or Woolworths, support the major political parties, support private schools or hospitals, own a large TV or fridge, eat more than your fair share of food at the expense of the hungry. Let’s get behind Speed on Tweed, maybe it needs to be scaled down somewhat, rendering it a little gentler with Mother Nature. Throwing away our virginity for the boof-headed rally is dumb. We created Speed on Tweed, it’s ours, let’s be proud of it. Peter Rae

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Kings Forest disaster The wildlife expert who was right about the animals being OK in the rally (if certain measures were taken) says they will be stuffed if Kings Forest goes ahead in its current form. Something to think about. Joyce Sheehy,

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Rail plan sparks big land-grab fears an irresponsible act. ‘Cycleways suffer chronic underfunding due to cuts in the government’s own bike budget and local councils are also starved of state funding. Rail lines need to be retained for public rail services and the government should adequately fund cycleways. ‘The 21st century should be the era of public transport. This proposed bill shows just how backward the Rees government is,’ Ms Rhiannon said. Trains On Our Tracks (TOOT) president Karin Kolbe said members have been angered by the government’s refusal to listen to the repeated community calls for a commuter rail service on the unused line. Tweed MP Geoff Provest said he has sought a meeting with Queensland Transport Minister Rachel Nolan to discuss linking the Northern Rivers rail service with the heavy and light rail systems being built on the Gold Coast. Last Friday, Mr Provest told

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1.7 million tourists who come to Byron Bay and the region could arrive by rail, or explore the hinterland by rail, providing a valued source of tourist dollars to the inland regions. ‘Australia’s green house emissions need to be significantly reduced, but are continuing to rise and road-based transport is the largest contributor to that. As a country we need to be moving from cars to rail. We need to have a coastal rail link between NSW and Qld - a distance of just 26km. ‘It it is particularly galling to know that just over the border the Qld govt is building new rail lines south to cope with growing demand. ‘In 1961 the Qld govt stopped the rail service to Coolangatta/ Tweed Heads. At huge expense they are now bringing it back to the Coolangatta airport. If the old corridor still existed then the new service could end where people actually live and work: in Coolangatta /Tweed Heads itself rather than the airport.’

A groundswell of opposition is building against state government plans to remove protection for unused rail lines which could allow it to sell off prime land along the rail corridor on the Tweed and elsewhere in the state. The plans have shocked campaigners and politicians fighting for a return of the rail service and to preserve the corridor for future train use. Greens MP and transport spokesperson Lee Rhiannon said it would be a gift to developers eyeing off land along the Casino to Murwillumbah rail line. ‘The Greens will strongly oppose this proposed legislation that if passed could be used as the key to unlock the northern rail corridor for developers,’ Ms Rhiannon said. Ms Rhiannon said that ‘a century ago members of the NSW parliament had the foresight to provide legal protection to our rail tracks. This law has been critical to stopping the removal of the rail track on the closed northern line’. ‘It will be one of the lowest acts of this Labor government if they proceed with this plan. This proposed legislation will be popular with developers who are always on the look out for new land to develop. ‘The Rees government’s lack of vision for public transport is epitomised by this move. ‘This legislation is a kick in the teeth for our rail network. Every single rail line in NSW is now vulnerable to being ripped up, without scrutiny by parliament. ‘The government is running the excuse that this legislation is in response to community requests to turn disused rail lines into bicycle tracks. This is a pathetic attempt to justify Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers member Tenielle Matheson fits a lot into a day. Not only does she

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Parliament that an integrated public transport system for both now and into the future was needed to reduce the already higher than state average unemployment and allow young people access to employment and pensioners access to health services. His Nationals’ colleague, new deputy mayor Phil Youngblutt, supported the move, telling media it could lead to the redevelopment of South Murwillumbah and a better new transit centre in town. TOOT is proposing a lightrail commuter service, of up to 16 services a day (eight each way) to serve workers, students, shoppers and people seeking medical services. A Southern Cross University survey has shown that a commuter service would attract 2879 passengers per day on the existing line. Ms Kolbe said the North Coast ‘is attracting the more mobile of the ageing population, and needs an accessible transport system, not a car or bus-based transport system’. ‘Additionally some of the

Faith’s husband Hans Bandler dies Hans Bandler, husband of renowned Tweed-born Aboriginal and Islander activist Faith Bandler Mussing, died in Sydney last week, aged 94. Hans’s wife Faith, who grew up in Tumbulgum and schooled at Murwillumbah, had a park next to the Tweed River at Tumbulgum named in her honour by Tweed Shire Council 10 years ago. At the dedication of the Faith Mussing-Bandler Park, she was accompanied by her husband and her biographer Marilyn Lake who wrote the book on Faith’s life called FAITH: Faith Bandler, the gentle activist. The Sydney Morning Herald carried an obituary on Hans

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Bandler, saying he bore witness to two great struggles of the 20th century: the war against Nazism in Europe and the equal rights campaign in Australia for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples. ‘As a Jew in Vienna before World War II, Bandler was ordered to scrub street walls and pavements, while caustic soda was poured over his hands. He was incarcerated in the concentration camps of Dachau and Buchenwald,’ the obituary by Tony Stephens said. He married Faith Mussing, an Australian South Sea Islander who became a leader of the successful 1967 referendum campaign that changed the

constitution, included Aborigines in the census and is often referred to as the first stage of the reconciliation movement. Bandler met Faith Mussing at an Australian Peace Council musical evening, where she was a speaker and he, a member of the Sydney Film Society, screened documentaries about Aboriginal culture. Hans Bandler is survived by Faith, his daughter Lilon, her husband Stephen Llewellyn and their daughters, Olivia and Nicola. For the full SMH obituary see www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/escapee-fromnazis-fought-for-aborigines20090913-fmad.html www.tweedecho.com.au

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The circus moves on, the shire counts the cost

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he people of the Tweed Shire could do with a spot of healing. The preparation and the running of the world rally has been an exceptionally divisive period and we all need to settle down and reflect. The first issue of course is whether we want the rally to continue. This is not addressed to those with reflex answers to that question. The rusted-on supporters and die-hard opponents are actually a small minority of the community. Most people are happy to consider the case on its merits. The default position on sporting events, even ones in which we have no interest, is live and let live. Rally enthusiasts are entitled to their pleasures. However, of all leisure activities motor sports have the potential to be the most intrusive on other people’s amenity. Although races can be run on purpose-built circuits and rallies can be held in remote areas, disturbing no one, this is not the best economic model for organisers, who prefer not to pay for the infrastructure or the services they use. Moreover, most politicians seem to get hypnotised by the sound of a petrol engine and are willing to commit large sums of public money and to override any number of laws in obliging the desire of motor sport bodies to hold their events in centres of population. Such has been the case with the Homebush race and the Repco rally. However, the favouritism of the government towards private foreign interests – and its bad faith towards the people of NSW – is really a separate issue. This government will be gone long before the series of rallies is due to end. What the residents of Tweed Shire have to determine is whether the inconvenience of the rally is sufficiently mitigated by the economic advantages it has brought. The inconveniences have been well rehearsed in these pages. Roads are closed, school and work schedules disrupted,

Echo publisher David Lovejoy asks where is the promised financial bonanza from the rally?

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Illustration by Ross Johnson the natural environment put at risk. Cars turned into projectiles travelling on gravel roads as fast as the laws of physics and human skill permit may provide an exciting spectacle, but if you live on those roads you have to deal with the noise, the horrendous dust and the potential aftermath of copycat driving. A simple perusal of the letters to the editor for the last few weeks will show ordinary people, by no means radical activists, shaken to the core by the intrusion of this rally in their lives.

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he economic advantages are not yet so clear. The rally organisers have not answered The Echo’s enquiries about attendance figures and other media are not asking these questions. Clearly there were people who attended the rally from outside the shire, but nothing in any of the images in print or electronic media sustains the organisers’ off-the-cuff assertion that seventy thousand people came here for that weekend. What was the real influx, how much did they spend and what kind of tourists were they? Did they spend up big in the hotels,

restaurants and gift shops or did they buy a slab of beer and content themselves with throwing eggs at protesting residents? Speed on Tweed was resurrected by the Repco rally and this should have provided a shot in the arm for Murwillumbah. The motels were reportedly full (as they always are when the vintage event is held) but other businesses report a quieter than usual Speed on Tweed weekend. Food outlets were undoubtedly affected by the rally organisers’ decision to allow Gold Coast traders to set up in the town. The luxury resorts on the coast were full, as this was where the rally drivers, their crews and the overseas journalists stayed. Apart from the Australians competing hors-concours, there were just eight foreign teams in the world rally, so it would be hard to imagine them making much of an economic impact. The anecdotal evidence is heavily against any great monetary gain to the Tweed Shire, and certainly the figure of $31 million from the social impact study commissioned by the rally is looking sillier and sillier as time goes by. But when the government comes to review the event,

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what evidence will they base their economic assessment on? The organisers’ spin, the actual ticket sales, the predetermined views of the chamber of commerce, the opinion of council staff whose boss is also a member of the rally board?

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less tangible benefit that could also be reviewed was the worldwide publicity that was supposed to be given to the ‘Green Cauldron’ by press and television coverage of the event. But if domestic coverage is indicative of the wider broadcasts, this aspect of the rally has certainly been exaggerated, with fewer media reports than expected and very little promotion of the area in the reports that were made. Television incidentally is where the money is to be made in promoting rallies, although not it seems for Rally Australia: the television rights are held by the world body and the local

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t the moment the question of the value of the rally to the local economy is a judgement call. If I am wrong and $31 million did in fact come our way that weekend I shall be chagrined but ready to admit my mistake. However, no economic benefit can excuse the vitriol aimed at the anti-rally groups by the corporate press, and in particular the local daily. It has demonised both a councillor and a respected local resident, contemptuously breaching sub judice rules in the process, and has altogether acted as if its chief purpose as a newspaper

is to hunt down members of the community who express a dissenting view. Such a campaign is especially dishonest when the evidence is circular: a journalist asks a policeman a question about a rumour and suddenly frozen roadkill is set to be placed on the road. The police say, on flimsy hearsay evidence from rally sources, that rocks are being thrown at cars and then the rally organisers are telling the media that police say rocks are being thrown at cars. And the local papers repeat the story ad infinitum, long after it has been shown to be false. This disinformation may have an unintended effect. As these are the stories that people will remember from the rally, the credibility of the Australian organisers, as viewed from Paris, may suffer. There was widespread opposition to the event, and no doubt one or two illegal actions, but by exaggerating the problems Rally Australia may have done themselves no good with their masters. Time for a deep breath and a sense of proportion. There are many problems facing the shire, of which the rally is not the worst. But it is an obvious symbol of the gross commercial pressures and outside interference that are causing residents great concern.

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organisation is supposed to survive solely on ticket sales and government handouts. It is imperative that there be reliable information, because the review of the rally is no more likely to be transparent than its approval was. Although the evidence so far tends to support the view that the rally is a net loss to the community (in terms of amenity and the spending of public money that would be better used elsewhere), there can be no expectation that this state government will want to listen to reason. But if the figures are incontrovertible, at least there’s a chance of embarrassing the relevant minister into pursuing his duty.

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Add structure to your life All of us need some amount of structure in our lives. Some of us already have plenty of it, but others can use a helping hand to clean out the cobwebs and get organised. Pets are completely dependent on their owners for exercise, food and health care. Having a pet will undoubtedly instill structure into the owner’s life and will set a steady rhythm to each day. Morning walks are a good example of how pets keep you on your toes. The last thing you want to do is to come home from a long day at the ofďŹ ce and ďŹ nd a pile of dog crap on your oriental rug or that your sofa has been converted into a chew toy. So you do what’s best for everyone and get out of bed to walk your pet. This, along with regular feeding and general care for your pet, will give you just enough responsibilities to put you up to par with the rest of society. Of course, if you have too much structure in your life or if you’re just plain lazy, it might be best for you to just get a ďŹ sh.

Improve family bonds Anyone who owns a pet knows that a pet quickly becomes a member of the family. As such, the family addition under the dinner table has tremendous beneďŹ ts for you and the whole family. Pets are great stress-busters in domestic situations – a good Shepherd dog will intervene when tensions rise. In addition to teaching compassion, responsibility and nurturing behaviour, pets also make great playmates for the kids. Ultimately though, at the end of the day a pet won’t judge you for watching the entire test match, and that’s what makes them truly wonderful.

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Television Guide 1. Martin Sheen stars in The Rookie (NBN, Friday, 9.45pm), after the rugby league finals. 2. Comedian Sam Pang heads up the new history quiz ADbc on SBS1 on Thursdays at 8.30pm, modelled on ABC’s successful Spicks And Specks format. When you have some spare time, try out the excellent online quiz at www.sbs.com.au/adbc. The top score so far is 25,000 points. 2. Despite the presence of Sigourney Weaver, Holes (Prime, Saturday, 8pm) is not about icky aliens but rather a camp to which naughty children are sent and, in the true Hollywood sense, discover themselves – or a reasonable facsimile thereof.

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TWO 4.30 Seachange (PG) 5.20 World News 5.30 The New Inventors (G) Rpt. 7.15 Cycling: Tour Of Spain 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.30 2009 One Day Cricket 11.00 Planet Earth (G) 7.45 World News 1.00 The Food Lovers Guide To 12.00 Midday Report Australia 12.30 Wild At Heart (PG) 1.30 Spicks And Specks (PG) Rpt. 1.30 Insight 2.00 Monarch Of The Glen (G) 2.30 World News 3.00 Kids’ Programs 3.30 Living Black 6.00 Message Stick (G) Rpt. 4.00 The Journal 6.30 Can We Help? (G) 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 7.00 ABC News 5.30 2009 One Day Cricket 7.30 Stateline (G) 6.00 Global Village 8.00 Collectors (G) 6.30 World News 8.30 George Gently (M) 7.30 Inside The Bombay Railway 8.30 The Trials Of J Robert 10.00 Sensitive Skin (PG) 10.30 Lateline Oppenheimer (PG) 11.15 triple j tv With The Doctor 9.30 World News Australia Rpt 10.00 Striptease Unveiled (MA) 11.45 Good Game Rpt. 11.00 Movie: The Piano Teacher 12.15 rage (M) (MA 2001) France. Stars Isabelle Huppert, Benoit Magimel, Annie Girardot. 1.15 Movie: A Wonderful Night In Split. (MA 2004) Croatia. Stars Marija Skaricic, Dino Dvornik, Mladen Vulic. 3.00 Weatherwatch

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 Garden Of The Gods (G) 3.00 Rugby Union: Shute Shield 2009 5.00 Bowls: Australian Indoor Championships Mens Semifinal. 6.00 Planet Food 6.30 Gardening Australia (G) 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Heart And Soul (PG) 8.25 ABC News 8.30 The Bill (M) 9.15 Cold Blood (M) 10.30 Silent Witness (M) 11.25 rage (M)

6.00 Sunrise 6.00 Ten Early News 9.00 Morning Show (PG) 7.00 Kids’ Programs 11.30 Seven Morning News 9.00 9am With David And Kim 12.00 Movie: Mask (M 1985) 11.00 Ten News Stars Hugh Grant, Julianne 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) Moore, Tom Arnold, Joan 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) Cusack, Jeff Golfblum, Robin 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) WIlliams. 3.00 Infomercial 2.30 The Golded Girls (M) 3.30 Friends (PG) 3.00 Auction House (G) 4.00 Huey’s Cooking 3.30 Kids’ Programs Adventures (G) 4.30 Seven News 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 The Simpsons (G) 6.00 Seven and Prime News 6.30 Neighbours (G) 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 7.00 The 7pm Project (PG) 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens 7.30 The Simpsons (PG) (PG) 8.30 Movie: Spectacular! (M) 8.30 2009 AFL Semifinals Tammin Sursok, Nolan 3.00 Infomercials Gerard Funk, Greg Germann. 10.30 Go Girls (M) 11.30 Late News 12.00 Sports Tonight 12.30 Late Show With David Letterman 1.30 Infomercials (PG) 5.00 Religion to 6am (PG) Prime HD same as above except: 12.00 Popstars (G) 12.45 Hawkins River (G) 1.30 Harry’s Practice (G) 2.00 The Great Outdoors (G) ➟

5.20 World News 6.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.15 Cycling: Tour Of Spain 9.00 Totally Wild 12.30 Eclipse (PG) 7.30 World News 9.30 I Got A Rocket 1.00 V8 Xtra (G) 1.00 Black Music: An American 10.00 Video Hits (PG) 1.30 Motorsport (R)evolution (M) 2.10 Movie: The Rookie (G 2002) 12.00 Movie: Ready When You 2.00 Labyrinth Of Time: Elliott Are Mr. McGill (PG) Stars Stars Dennis Quaid, Rachel Carter (G) France. Tom Courtenay, Bill Nighy, Griffiths. 3.00 The Wonderful World Of Amanda Holden, Phil Davis. 5.00 Rugby: Bledisloe Cup New Albert Kahn: The End Of 2.00 Life Is Wild (PG) Zealand v Australia The World (PG) 3.00 It’s Me Or The Dog (G) 5.30 Sydney Weekender 4.00 Tim Marlow Meets... 4.00 Jamie’s Return To School 7.30 Seven News Antony Gormley (G) Dinners (PG) 8.00 Movie: Holes (G 2003) 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer Stars Sigourney Weaver, Jon 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 5.30 Sports Tonight (PG) Voight, Shia Labeouf. Moira Stuart (PG) 6.00 Futurama (PG) 10.20 Movie: Shanghai Knights 6.30 World News Australia 6.30 The Simpsons (PG) (M 2003) Stars Jackie Chan, 7.30 The Nest (G) 8.30 AFL 2009 Semi Final Owen Wilson, Fann Wong. 8.30 The Squiz 12.00 Good News Week (M) 12.35 Movie: The Royal 9.00 Rockwiz (M) 1.00 Rock Of Love (M) Tenenbaums (MA 2002) 9.50 Movie: Kung Fu Hustle (M 2.00 Infomercials Stars Gwyneth Paltrow, 2004) China. Stars Stephen Owen WIlson, Ben Stiller, Chow, Yuen Wah. Bill Murray, Gene Hackman, 11.35 SOS (PG) Angelica Huston, Danny 12.35 Pizza World Record (MA) Glover. 1.05 Knot At Home: Stories Of 2.30 Infomercials Survivcal (M) 1.35 Weatherwatch Prime HD same as above except: 12.00 Gladiators (PG) 1.30 Harry’s Practice ➟

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5.00 rage (PG) 6.30 Kids’ Programs 6.10 World News 6.00 Religious Programs 9.00 Insiders 10.00 Inside Business 7.15 Cycling: Tour Of Spain 6.30 New Image 10.30 Offsiders 11.00 Asia Pacific Focus 7.30 World News 7.00 Weekend Sunrise 11.30 Songs Of Praise 12.00 Landline (G) 10.00 Who Do You Think You Are? 10.00 AFL Game Day (PG) 1.00 Gardening Australia 1.30 Message Sue Johnston 11.00 Magnum P.I. (PG) Stick (G) 2.00 All About Olive (PG)

3.00 The Pirates Of Penzance (G) 5.00 Beethoven: Love & Loss (G) 6.00 At The Movies 6.30 The Einstein Factor 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Yellowstone: Winter 8.30 Midsomer Murders (M) 10.05 Compass (G) 11.05 Margot (PG) 12.00 Order In The House 1.10 Movie: The Jungle Book (PG 1942) Stars Sabu. 3.00 Talkin Heads: Dr Karl Kruszelnicki 3.30 A Year In The Art Life (PG) 4.00 The Pet Show (G)

11.00 Futbol Mundial 11.30 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2009 12.30 Cycling: 2009 Grafton To Inverell 1.00 Speedweek 3.00 UEFA Europa League Magazine 4.00 Les Muirray’s Football 5.00 The World Game 6.00 Feast Greece 6.30 World News Australia 7.00 2009 One Day Cricket 3.00 Weatherwatch

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 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Afternoon News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Rugby Leauge Finals 9.45 Movie: The Rookie (M) Stars Charlie Sheen, Raul Julia. 12.00 Late News 12.30 Movie: Death To Smoochy (M 2002) Stars Robin Williams, Edward Norton. 2.40 Mad TV 3.35 Infomercials

6.00 Religion 7.00 Totally Wild 7.30 Animalia 8.00 Meet The Press 8.30 State Focus (G) 9.00 Video Hits (PG) 12.00 Crime Busters (PG) 12.00 Australian Rally 12.30 According To Jim (PG) Championship (G) 1.00 KIA Soul Live At The Chapel 1.00 Next Wave (G) 1.30 The Real Seachange (G) 2.00 Australia’s Greatest Islands 1.30 Orangutan Diary (G) 2.00 Netball Test Series Australia 3.00 Movie: One Fine Day (PG v New Zealand 1996) Stars Michelle Pfeiffer, 4.00 River To Reef (G) George Clooney. 4.30 Discover Downunder 5.30 Mercurio’s Menu (G) 5.00 Ten News 6.00 Seven News 5.30 Don’t Forget The Lyrics (PG) 6.30 Sunday Night 6.30 Australian Idol (PG) 7.30 Border Security (PG) 8.40 Rove (M) 8.00 The Force (PG) 10.10 Little Britain USA 10.50 Las Vegas (M) 10.45 Nurse Jackie (MA15+) 11.50 The First 48 (M) 11.20 Sex And The City (M) 1.00 Infomercials 12.20 Video Hits 5.30 Seven Early News 12.30 State Focus 1.00 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

6.00 ABC News 9.00 Business Today 9.30 Asia Pacific News 10.00 Kids’ 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: Saturday 8.30 Torchwood (M) 9.20 Being Erica (M) 10.10 Later... With Jools Holland 11.20 London Live 11.50 The Graham Norton Show (M) 12.10 Close

7.00 UEFA Champions League 9.00am to 6.30pm World News In Various Languages

6.00 AFL Premiership Finals 2009 8.00 NASCAR 9.00 Major League Baseball 12.00 This Week In Baseball 6.30 World News 12.30 NBA Playoff 7.30 UEFA Moments Champions 1.00 Motorsport League Hour 2.00 Sports Unlimited 8.30 UEFA Europa 3.00 Omnisport League 2009 3.30 Athletix 10.00 Movie: THe 4.00 Transworld Sport Miracle Of Bern 5.00 National (PG 2003) Football League Germany. Stars 7.30 Red Bull Air Race Peter Lohmeyer, 9.30 Sports Tonight Louis Klamroth, 10.00 Poker Sascha Gopel. 11.00 BMX Road Fools 12.00 Weatherwatch 12.00 Football 1.05 Sports Tonight 1.30 Omnisport 2.00 Body & Brain Overhaul 2.30 Major League Baseball 5.00 NASCAR Qualifying

All programs G or PG unless otherwise classified 6.00 Kids Programs 8.30 I Dream Of Jeannie 9.00 Bewitched 9.30 THe Flintstones 10.00 The Jetsons 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ

11.30 Seinfeld 12.30 Just Shoot Me 1.00 The Bachelorette 2.00 The Hills (M) 3.00 Just Shoot Me! 3.30 The Nanny 4.00 Camp Lazlo 4.30 Ed, Edd N Eddy 5.00 I Dream Of Jeannie 6.30 Bewitched 6.00 The Flintsontes 6.30 The Jetsons 7.00 Entertainment Tonight 7.30 TMZ 8.00 Seinfeld 8.30 Movie: HTe Lord Of The Rings – The Fellowship Of The Ring (M 2001) 11.45 Just Shoot Me! 12.15 Ellen Degeneres 1.15 Aria Music Show

6.00 ITU Triathlon 6.00 Infomercials 7.00 Kids’ Programs 5.00am to 6.30pm All programs G or PG unless otherwise classified 3.00 rage (G) 7.30 NASCAR 7.00 Weekend Today World News 6.05 The New 12.00 Mecum Auction 6.00 Kid’s Programs 9.00 Kids’ Programs In Various Inventors 1.00 Motorsport 1.00 Boost Mobile Sno Sho Languages 1.30 Seinfeld 6.35 Heartland 2.00 Omnisport 1.30 Movie: Across The Wide 3.00 Movie: Mayhem 7.20 Rex The Hunt 2.30 ITU Triathlon Missourie (PG) Stars Clark 6.30 World News (PG 2002) Stars John 7.30 The Einstein 5.30 Body & Brain Gable, Ricardo Montalban. 7.35 Iron Chef Turturro, John Heard. Factor Overhaul 3.00 Rescue Special Ops (PG) 8.20 Marx & Venus 5.00 The Aria Music Show 8.00 At The Movies 6.00 Before The 4.00 Discover Downunder (G) 8.30 Epitafios (M) 6.00 Seinfeld Rpt. Game 4.30 Talk To The Animals (G) 9.30 Movie: Oldboy 7.30 Dance Your Ass Off 5.00 Fishing Australia (G) 8.30 Movie: The (MA 2003) South 7.00 AFL Premiership 8.30 CSI: CSI (M) Finals 2009 Glenn Miller 6.00 Evening News Korea. Stars Choi 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) Story (G 1954) 10.30 Formula 1 6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Min-shik, Yu 10.30 CSI: NY (M) Stars James Qualifying Videos Ji-tae. 11.30 Movie: O (MA15+ Stewart, June 7.30 Rugby League Finals 11.30 Movie: Pusher 11.45 Football: 2001) Stars Josh Allyson. Bundesliga 9.44 Saturday Lotto (MA 1996) Hartnett, Julia Stiles. 10.25 Movie: One 1.45 Omnisport 9.45 Movie: S.W.A.T. (M) Stars Denmark. Stars 1.30 The Aria Music Show Minute To Zero 2.00 NCAA College Colin Farrell, Samuel L. Kim Bodnia, (PG 1952) Stars Football Jackson, LL Cool J. Zlatko Buric, 12.00 Movie: Druids (M 2001) Robert Mitchum, Mads Mikkelsen. 5.00 Beach Volleyball: FIVB Ann Blyth, Stars Christopher Lambert, 1.30 Weatherwatch WIlliam Talman, World Tour Ines Sastre, Klaus Maria 5.30 NCAA College Charles McGraw. Brandauer. Football 2.10 Movie: THey Shoot Divas, 12.10 Close Don’t They? (M 2002) Stars Jennifer Beals, Jonathon Schaech, Elizabeth Lords. 4.00 Infomercials

6.00 Kids’ Programs 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 3.30 Movie: Arthur 2 – On The Rocks (PG 1988) Stars Liaz Minnelli, Sir John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Stephen Elliot. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow 6.00 Evening News 6.30 TVs Best Of The Best 7.30 60 Minutes 8.30 Rescue Special Ops (M) 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 10.30 CSI: Miami (M) 11.30 Bizarre ER (M) 12.00 English Rugby League 2.00 Police Ten 7 (PG) 2.30 Infomercials 3.30 Religion 4.00 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

7.00 Montreux Jazz Festival 5.00am to 6.00pm 2003 (G) 8.00 Zoo Days (G) World News 8.55 Little Angels (G) 9.25 In Various Scrapheap Challenge 11.00 Languages Beautiful Noise 12.00 Soundtrack To My Life (G) 12.30 Red Dwarf (PG) 1.30 6.30 World News Planet Rock Profiles (G) 1.55 7.00 Cooking In The Bjork: Live At Cambridge Danger Zone 1998. 7.30 The World

2.55 Lily Allen: Still Game Alright? 8.30 Spiral (M) 4.00 triple j tv’s One 9.30 Movie: Janis Night Stand And John (M 2008: Faker 2003) France. 4.30 Goldfrapp At Stars Sergi Radio 1’s Big Lopez, Weekend Christophe 5.00 Sex, Drugs And Lambert, Marie Rock n Roll: The Trintignant. 60s Revealed 11.20 Movie: Kurt 6.00 ABC Fora Wallander – 7.00 Artscape The Village 7.30 Cranford (PG) Idiot (M 2005) 8.30 Hornblower (M) Sweden. Stars 10.10 Perfect Day (M) Krister 11.50 Close Henriksson, Johanna Sallstrom. 1.00 Weatherwatch

6.00 NCAA College Football 8.30 Football. Bundesliga 10.25 NASCAR Sprint Cup Happy Hour 11.15 Athletics 1.00 I Fish 1.30 Beach Volleyball 2.00 Netball Test Series 2009 4.00 Omnisport 4.30 Classic AFL Grand Final 7.30 Sports Tonight. The Weekend Wrap 8.30 One Week At A Time 9.30 Sports Soup 10.00 Grand-Am Rolex Sportscar Series 1.00 2009 AFL Preliminary Final 3.00 National Football League

All programs G or PG unless otherwise classified 6.00 Kid’s Programs 11.30 Seinfeld 12.00 Charlie’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 4 (PG 1986) Stars Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Michael WInslow, David Graf, Marion Ramsey. 12.00 The Aria Music Show

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TWO 6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 9am With David And Kim 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Dr Phil (M) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.00 Infomercial 3.30 Friends (PG) 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Rpt. 6.30 Neighbours (G) Rpt. 7.00 The 7pm Project (PG) 7.30 Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (PG) 8.30 Good News Week (M) 9.40 61st Annual Emmy Awards 2009 (PG) 11.40 Late News With Sports Tonight 12.25 Medium (M) 1.25 Infomercials (PG) 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG)

5.30 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 Time/Life 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 Movie: Must Love Dogs (M) Stars Diane Lane, John Cusack. 8.45 Lotto 10.40 Amazing Medical Stories (M) 11.35 Late News 12.05 Footy Classified (M) 1.05 Young Lions (M) 2.00 Infomercials 3.30 Religion

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

6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 9am With David And Kim 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Dr Phil (M) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.00 Infomercial 3.30 Dharma & Greg (PG) 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Rpt. 6.30 Neighbours (G) Rpt. 7.00 The 7pm Project (PG) 7.30 the Spearman Experiment (PG) With by Magda Szubanski. 8.30 NCIS (M) 9.30 NCIS (M) 10.30 News With Sports Tonight 11.15 Late Show With David Letterman (PG) 12.00 Tell Me You Love Me (M) 1.00 Infomercials (PG) 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG)

5.30 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 11.00 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 20 To 1 (PG) 8.30 Two And A Half Men (M) 9.30 TBA 10.30 TBA 11.30 Late News 12.00 20/20 1.00 Entertainment Tonight 1.30 Infomercials 3.00 Religion 4.00 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

5.00am to 6.00pm 6.00 ABC News World News 9.00 Business Today In Various 9.30 Asia Pacific Languages News 10.00 Kids’ Programs 4.30 An Island Parish 6.30 World News 7.30 Judgement Day: 5.00 Talking Heads Intelligent (G) Rpt. Design On Trial 5.30 Sun, Sea (PG) And Bargain 8.30 112 Emergency Spotting 9.00 Movie: Life With 6.30 Junkyard Wars My Father (M 7.20 Mr Bean (G) 2003) Canada. 7.30 The Royal Today Stars Raymond (G) Bouchard, Paul 8.00 Australian Story Ahmarani, David Rpt. La Haye. 8.30 Up In Town (PG) 11.00 Movie: Lilya 8.45 The Beast (M) 4-Ever (MA 2002) 9.30 The Wire (MA) Sweden. Stars 10.25 Teachers (M) Oksana 11.20 Rose And Akinshina, Malonie (M) Artyom 12.10 Close Bogucharsky. 12.50 Weatherwatch

Most Prime programs between 6.30pm and 11.30pm (approx) nightly are Closed Captioned (CC)

All Ten programs between 5pm and 11pm (approx) nightly are Closed Captioned (CC)

Programs are correct at the time of going to press but beware – all stations like tinkering with things at the last minute.

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 11.30 Seven News 12.00 Movie: McBride – Semper Fi (M) Stars John Larroquette, Marta Dubois, Matt Lutz. 2.00 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 3.00 The Real Seachange (PG) 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven and Prime News 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 6.30 Seven and Prime News 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 7.30 The Worlds Strictest Parents (PG) 8.30 TBA 10.30 Family Guy (M) 11.00 American Dad (M) 11.30 Louis Theroux (M) 12.30 Informercials

6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 9am With David And Kim 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.00 Infomercials are punishment for watching daytime TV 3.30 Dharma & Greg (PG) 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (PG) 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons (PG) 6.30 Neighbours (G) 7.00 The 7pm Project (PG) 7.30 The Simpsons (PG) 8.30 NCIS (M) 9.30 NCIS (M) 10.30 NCIS: Behind The Scenes 11.00 Late New & Sports 11.30 Netball Test 2009 1.30 The Late Show With David Letterman 2.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG)

5.30 Today 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne (PG) 11.00 Bio-Magnetics (G) 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 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Two And A Half Men (PG) 8.00 Money For Jam (PG) 8.30 RPA (PG) 8.45 Lotto 9.00 The Gift (M) 9.30 Without A Trace (M) 10.30 Without A Trace (M) 11.30 Late News 12.00 Gilmore Girls (PG) 1.00 Entertainment Tonight 1.30 Informercials 5.00 Early Morning News

6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 9am With David And Kim 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 3.00 Infomercial 3.30 Dharma & Greg (PG) 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Rpt. 6.30 Neighbours (G) Rpt. 7.00 The 7pm Project (PG) 7.30 Glee (PG) 8.30 Rush (M) 9.30 Burn Notice (M) 10.30 Late News and Sports Tonight 11.15 Late Show With David Letterman 12.00 Eureka (M) 1.00 Infomercials (PG) 5.00 Religion to 6am (PG).

5.30 Today 6.00 ABC News ews 9.00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne Breakfast fast 11.00 Infomercials 9.00 Business Today 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 9.30 Asia Pac News 1.00 The View (PG) talk show. 10.00 Kids’ Programs 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 4.30 The Einstein 3.00 Alive And Cooking (G) Factor (G) 3.30 Kids’ Programs 5.00 Kylie Kwong: My 4.30 Afternoon News China (G) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 ABC Fora 5.30 Hot Seat 6.30 Junkyard Wars 6.00 NBN News 7.20 Mr Bean 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 The Royal Today 7.30 Getaway (PG) 8.00 Spicks And 8.30 20 to 1 (M) Specks (PG) 9.30 The Footy Show (M) 8.35 Star Stories: 11.00 Late News Britney Spears 11.30 AFL Grand Final Footy (M) Show 9.05 FM: Return To 2.30 Entertainment Tonight Sender (M) 2.00 Infomercials 9.30 United States Of Tara (M) 10.00 Pulling (M) 10.30 Billable Hours (M) 11.00 Modern Toss (MA) 11.25 Very Small Business (M)

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 The Bill 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Landline Extra 6.30 Talking Heads: Guy Cooper 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 The Catalpa Rescue (PG) 12.30 MDA (M) 1.30 Movie: The Private Life Of Don Juan (PG 1934) Stars Douglas Fairbanks Snr. 2.55 From The Heart: Antartica 3.25 Bowls: Australian Indoor Championships Mens Semifinal

6.00 Sunrise 6.10 World News 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 7.00 2009 One Day Cricket 11.30 Seven News 7.15 Cycling: Tour Of Spain 12.00 Movie: The Quiet American 7.30 World News (M 2002) Stars Michael Caine, 1.00 The Food Lovers’ Guide To Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Australia Yen, Rade Serbedzija. 1.30 Captive In Gaza 2.00 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 2.30 The Siege 3.00 The Real Seachange (G) 3.30 Insight 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 The Journal 4.30 Seven News 5.00 The Crew 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 5.30 2009 One Day Cricket 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 6.30 World News Australia 6.00 Seven and Prime News 7.30 Top Gear (PG) 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 8.30 High Altitude: Speed (G) 7.30 TBA (PG) 9.00 South Park (MA) 11.40 2009 Brownlow Medal 9.30 World News 1.00 Infomercials 10.00 Entourage (M) 10.30 Skins (MA) 11.20 Life’s A Zoo (M) 11.50 Movie: Cicilie (M 2007) Denmark. Stars Sonja Richter, Anders W Berthelsen, Lars Mikkelsen. 1.40 Weatherwatch

4.30 SeaChange (G) 5.30 The New Inventors (G) 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 The Choir: Boys Don’t Sing (G) 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 The Einstein Factor (G) Rpt. 1.00 The New Inventors (G) Rpt. 1.30 Catalyst (PG) Rpt. 2.00 The Bill (PG) 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.10 Finding The Fallen 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Foreign Correspondent 8.30 The Wild West: Gunfight At The OK Corral 9.25 Fear, Stress And Anger (M) 10.00 Artscape (G) 10.30 Lateline & Lateline Business 11.35 Four Corners Rpt. 12.20 Media Watch Rpt. 12.35 Movie: All That Heaven Allows (G 1955) Stars Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson. 2.05 Movie: THe Falcon Out West (PG 1944) Stars Tom Conway, Carole Gallagher. 3.25 triple j tv With The Doctor

5.20 World News 7.15 Weatherwatch 7.25 World News 1.00 Movie: Whisky Romeo Zulu (PG 2004) Argentina. Stars Mercedes Moran. 2.50 The White Wolf (G) 3.00 Corner Gas (G) 3.30 Blaktrax (PG) 4.00 Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia 4.30 The Journal 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 6.00 Global Village 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Insight 8.30 East West 101 (M) 9.30 World News Australia 10.00 Hot Docs: Breaking The Line (PG) 11.45 Movie: Isabella (M 2006) Hong Kong. Stars Isabella Leong, Josie Ho, Chapman To. 1.40 Mao: A Life (M) 2.50 Weatherwatch SBS advises viewers that programming between 6pm and 10.30pm nightly is Closed Captioned (CC).

4.30 SeaChange (PG) Rpt. 5.30 The New Inventors (G) Rpt. 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 The Sounds Of Aus (PG) 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 National Press Club Address 1.30 Talking Heads (G) Rpt. 2.00 The Bill (PG) 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.10 River Cottage Spring (G) 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 The New Inventors (G) 8.30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 9.00 Star Stories (M) 9.30 United States Of Tara (M) 10.00 At the Movies 10.30 Lateline & Lateline Business 11.30 Taggart (M) 12.40 The Sideshow With Paul McDermott (PG) Rpt. 1.40 Movie: Lydia (PG 1941) Stars Merle Oberon, Joseph Cotton. 3.25 National Press Club

5.20 World News 7.15 Weatherwatch 7.25 World News 1.00 Movie: The World (PG 2004) China. Stars Tao Zhao, Taisheng Chen, Jue Jing. 3.20 World’s Most Beautiful Sites (G) 3.30 The Hairy Bikers Ride Again 4.00 The Real Top Guns (G) 4.30 The Journal 5.00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 6.00 Global Village 6.30 World News Australia 7.35 Inspector Rex (PG) 8.30 About Women (M) 9.30 World News Australia 10.00 The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey (M) Denmark. 11.10 Movie: The Perfume Of The Lady In Black (M 2005) France. Stars Denis Podalydes, Jean-Noel Broute, Sabine Azema. 1.20 Movie: Gerry (M 2004) US. Stars Casey Affleck, Matt Damon. 2.50 Weatherwatch

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4.30 SeaChange (PG) Rpt. 5.20 World News 5.30 The New Inventors (G) Rpt. 7.15 Weatherwatch 7.25 World News 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Dynasties (G) 1.00 Australian Biography: May 11.30 Two In The Top End (PG) O’Brien (PG) 1.30 Nurse Maggie (PG) 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Journey Of Life 2.30 Race For The Beach (PG) 1.30 Collectors (G) Rpt. 3.30 Wall Street Warriors (PG) 2.00 The Bill (PG) 4.00 Feast Bazaar (G) 3.00 Kids’ Programs 4.30 The Journal 6.00 World’s Greenest Homes 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 6.50 Australia’s Heritage 6.00 Global Village 7.00 ABC News 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 The 7.30 Report 7.30 My Family Feast: Fietnamese (G) 8.00 Catalyst 8.30 Rodney’s Robot Revolution 8.00 Costa’s Garden Odyssey (G) 9.30 Q&A 8.30 ADbc 10.30 Lateline & Lateline Business 9.00 Dave In The Life: Of A 11.30 Live At The Basement: Clint Punter (M) Crighton And Travis Collins 9.30 World News 10.00 Movie: Lovely And 12.30 Wildside (M) 1.20 Movie: Men Are Not Gods Amazing (M 2001) US. Stars 2.40 Movie: Destination Jake Gyllenhaal, Brenda Blethyn, Catherine Keener. Murder (PG 1950) Stars Joyce MacKenzie, Stanley 11.30 Oz (M) 12.40 Movie: The Blood Brothers Clements, Hurd Hatfield. 3.55 The Glass House (M) (M 1973) Hong Kong. Stars David Chiang Da-Wei. 2.45 Weatherwatch

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show (PG) 11.30 Seven News 12.00 Movie: Lewis (M 2005) Stars Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox. 2.00 Murder, She Wrote (M) 3.00 The Real Seachange (G) 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 6.00 Seven and Prime News 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 7.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue 8.00 Last Change Surgery (PG) 8.30 Packed To The Rafters (PG) 9.30 All Saints (M) 10.30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days (PG) 11.00 Scrubs (M) 12.00 Saved (M) Prime HD same as above except: 12.00 Movie: Chato’s Land (M 1972) 1.30 Harry’s Practice 2.00 The Great Outdoors âž&#x;

Prime HD program as above except: 12.00 I Can Make You Thin 1.00 Movie: My Life With Caroline (G) 2.00 The Great Outdoors (G) âž&#x;

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 Morning Show (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News 12.00 Movie: The Mermaid Chair (M 2006) Stars Kim Basinger, Alex Carter, Bruce Greenwood, Roberta Maxwell, Debra Mooney. 2.00 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 3.00 The Real Seachange (G) 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.00 M*A*S*H (G) Rpt. 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Seven and Prime News 7.00 Home And Away (PG) 7.30 Gary Unmarried (PG) 8.00 How I Met Your Mother (PG) 8.30 The Amazing Race (PG) 10.30 Double Take (M) 11.00 American Dad (M) 11.30 That 70s Show (M) 12.00 Hot Auctions (G) 12.30 Infomercials

Prime HD program as above except: 12.00 Dateline NBC 12.50 The Magic Of Africa (PG) 1.30 Harry’s Practice 2.00 The Great Outdoors (G) âž&#x;

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 The Urban Monkey With Murray Foote 9.05 triple j tv With The Doctor 9.30 Doctor Who 10.30 triple j tv presents 11.00 Planet Rock Profiles 11.30 Ergo Proxy (M) 12.00 Close

6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Business Today 9.30 Asia Pacific News 10.00 Kids’ Programs 4.30 The Cook And The Chef Moments (G) 4.40 The Kitchen Job (G) 5.30 Time Team (G) 6.30 Junkyard Wars 7.20 Mr Bean 7.30 The Royal Today 8.00 The ReInventors (G) 8.30 Sin City Law 9.25 Family Brat Camp Final. 10.15 My Small Breastss And I (M) 11.15 Spendaholics aholics (G) 12.15 Close

5.00am to 6.00pm World News In Various Languages 6.30 World News 7.30 Summer Of Love 8.30 112 Emergency 9.00 Movie: Respiro – Grazia’s Island (M 2002) Italy. Stars Valeria Golino, Veronica D’agostino. 10.40 Movie: Show Me Love (M 1998) Sweden. Stars Alexandra Dahlstrom, Rebecka Liljeberg, Erica Carlson. 12.15 Weatherwatch

6.00 National Football League 6.30 Major League Baseball 9.30 Athletix 10.00 National Football League 1.30 NFL Game Day 2.00 Omnisport 2.30 Netball Test Series 2009 4.30 Classic AFL Grand Final 7.30 One Week At A Time 8.30 ANDRA Pro Series Drag Racing 9.30 Sports Tonight 10.00 National Football League 12.30 National Football League 3.00 Sports Tonight Late 3.15 Football. Bundesliga 5.00 One Week At A Time

All programs G or PG unless otherwise classified 6.00 Kid’s Programs 8.30 I Dream Of Jeannie 9.00 Bewitched 9.30 Kid’s Programs 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ

11.30 Seinfeld 12.00 The Big Bang Theory 1.00 Aliens In America 2.00 The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3.00 Just Shoot Me! 3.30 The Nanny 4.00 Camp Lazlo 4.30 Ben 10 5.00 I Dream Of Jeannie 5.30 Bewitched 6.00 The Flintstones 6.30 TMZ 7.00 Entertainment Tonight 7.30 Speeders 8.00 Seinfeld 8.30 Dog The Bounty Hunter 9.30 Neighbours At War 10.30 Bad Lads Army 11.30 Just Shoot Me! 12.00 Ellen Degeneres 1.00 The Aria Music Show

6.00 2009 AFL Preliminary Final 8.00 Netball Test Series 2009 10.00 Body & Brain Overhaul 10.30 National Football League 2.00 Omnisport 2.30 Sports Unlimited 3.30 Football. Serie A 4.30 Classic AFL Grand Final 7.30 Motorsport 8.30 NASCAR 9.30 Sports Tonight 10.00 Football. Bundesliga 11.10 National Football League 1.40 Sports Tonight 2.00 AFL. NAB Rising Star 3.00 BMX Road Fools 4.00 Transworld Sport 5.00 ITU Triathlon

All programs G or PG unless otherwise classified

6.00 Major League Baseball 9.00 Athletix. The IAAF Magazine 11.30 I Fish 12.00 Major League 6.30 World News Baseball 7.35 Insight (PG) 8.35 112 Emergency 3.00 Omnisport (PG) 3.20 Football. 9.05 Movie: Hope (M Bundesliga 2007) Germany. 4.30 Classic AFL Stars Rafal Grand Final Fudalej, Kamila 7.30 Body & Brain Baar, Wojciech Overhaul Pszoniak. 8.00 Sports Soup 8.30 Pro Bull Riding 10.55 Movie: 9.30 Sports Tonight Chinaman (M 2005) Denmark. 10.00 Poker Stars Bjarne 11.00 This Week In Henrikson, Baseball Viven Wu, Paw 11.30 Netball Test Henriksen Se Series 2009 1.30 Om Omnisport 12.30 WeatherWatch Overnight 2.00 Xtreme Paintball Overnig nig iigght g Xt 2.30 Red Re Bull Air Race 3.330 SSports p 3.30 Unlimited Un 4.25 Om Omnisport 4.40 Serie A 44.440 Football. Fo

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5.00am to 6.30pm World News In Various Languages 6.30 World News 7.30 As It Happened (PG) 8.30 112 Emergency 9.00 Movie: Read My Lips (MA 2001) France. Stars Emmanuelle Devos, Vincent Cassel, Olivier Gourmet. 11.00 Movie: Summer Storm (M 2004) Germany. Stars Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann, Miriam Morgenstern. 12.50 Weatherwatch

Fo 6.00 Football. Serie A 6.35 NC NCAA College Football 9.00 Body & Brain Overhaul 9.30 This Week In Baseball 10.00 Major League Baseball 1.00 NASCAR 2.00 Omnisport 2.30 Netball Test Series 2009 4.30 Classic AFL Grand Final 7.30 Thursday Night Live 9.00 Xtreme Paintball 9.30 Sports Tonight 10.00 UFC Wired 11.00 Boxing. KO TV Classic 12.00 Football. Serie A 2.00 Omnisport 2.30 Major League Baseball 5.00 Motorsport. Raceworld

6.00 Kid’s Programs 8.30 I Dream Of Jeannie 9.00 Bewitched 9.30 The Flintstones 10.00 The Jetsons 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ

11.30 Seinfeld 12.30 Just Shoot Me 1.00 Dog The Bounty Hunter 2.00 Charlie’s Angels 3.00 Just Shoot Me! 3.30 The Nanny 4.00 Camp Lazlo 4.30 Ben 10 5.00 I Dream Of Jeannie 5.30 Bewitched 6.00 The Flintstones 6.30 TMZ 7.00 Entertainment Tonight 7.30 Seinfeld 8.30 Survivor 9.30 The Bachelor 10.30 The Bachelorette 11.30 Just Shoot Me! 12.00 Ellen Degeneres 1.00 The Aria Music Show

6.00 Kids Programs 8.30 I Dream Of Jeannie 9.00 Bewitched 9.30 Kids Programs 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ

11.30 Seinfeld 12.30 Just Shoot Me 1.00 Survivor 2.00 Charlie’s Angels 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 The Nanny 4.00 Kids Programs 5.00 I Dream Of Jeannie 5.30 Bewitched 6.00 The Flintstones 6.30 TMZ 7.00 Entertainment Tonight 7.30 Seinfeld 8.30 Terminator (M) 9.30 Fringe (M) 10.30 Eleventh Hour (M) 11.30 Just Shoot Me 12.00 Ellen Degeneres 1.00 Aria Music Show

All programs G or PG unless otherwise classified 6.00 Kids Programs 8.30 I Dream Of Jeannie 9.00 Bewitched 9.30 Kids Programs 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ

11.30 Seinfeld 12.30 Just Shoot Me 1.00 The Bachelor 2.00 Charlie’s Angels 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 The Nanny 4.00 Kids Programs 5.00 I Dream Of Jeannie 5.30 Bewitched 6.00 The Flintstones 6.30 TMZ 7.00 Entertainment Tonight 7.30 Drop Dead Diva 8.30 The Gossip Girl (M) 9.30 Moonlight (M) 10.30 The Hills 11.30 Just Shoot Me 12.00 Ellen Degeneres 1.00 Aria Music Show

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Less is more when going green While governments battle (or not) with the big picture of climate change in the leadup to the Copenhagen summit (www. copenhagenclimatecouncil. com), there is much the individual can do for the planet. First, use less resources. A low-key lifestyle lessens the demands for energy consumption, encouraging – if not forcing – retailers of all sorts of services to rethink their approach.

ing devices and appliances, farmers markets which can re-using greywater and creat- feed you well without transing gardens which have low porting food from far away. water requirements. Travelling smarter can also Saving your health begins in save energy. Use your car the garden by growing organ- only when strictly necessary, ic food, also saving ‘embod- consider carpooling, use pubied’ energy by cutting down on lic transport or even switch to packaging. If you don’t have a bicycle, electric or pedaltime to launch into a vegie powered. patch, there’s plenty of And save your local suppliers local economy and by buying local.

Saving energy can come about by insulating your home, buying renewable energy or putting up your own solar panels. Energy is also saved by buying recycled building materials or building products sourced locally.

It’s an important step on the path to resilience, ensuring that money is circulated in the local community. Using less is not a backward step. It teaches us to rely more on our own skills rather than being spoonfed by clever marketeers. See more about Sustainable Living at Byron Shire Council’s website www.byron.nsw. gov.au/sustainable-living and subscribe to the sustainability newsletter. See more about green topic areas, action plans and rebates at the federal government website www.livinggreener.gov.au. See more about a sustainable future at the Worldwatch Institute www.worldwatch.org.

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The Australian College of Eastern Medicine is offering nationally recognised training in Shiatsu as well as accredited training in Acupuncture in Byron Bay.

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Nature Cover Paints has been trading in the local community for about seven years, and Stuart and Belle McPhee have recently bought the business. Stuart says, ‘After three months of trading we have re-branded the products and will now be selling under the ecolour name.’ Ecolour is an Australian manufacturer that produces premium quality, climatefriendly, water-based paints. With ZERO Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), ecolour paints are entirely non-toxic to people and the environment. Stuart says that when choosing paint, you need to consider the health of your family. Regular paints release toxic solvents and petrochemicals into the air as they dry. These are known as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), and are proven to contribute to many health conditions including cancer, sick building syndrome, breathing difďŹ culties, dizziness, headaches, fatigue and blurred vision. VOCs can continue outgassing for many years after application severely reducing the quality of your indoor air. But zero VOCs are not the only part of the ecolour story. Besides the health beneďŹ ts, ecolour is the ďŹ rst climate friendly paint on the market to use a waste product as a key ingredient. Backed by 20 years of research and development, this Australian invention turns recycled re-reďŹ ned waste engine oil into water-based paint. (see our ad this page for more information). Stuart adds, ‘We are very excited to be a part of the Going Green Expo September 18-20 at the showgrounds in Brisbane. This creates an opportunity for us to expand into a larger market of climate friendly people. ‘Few eco paints can match ecolour’s zero VOC status, and none can match our climate friendliness. In addition our paints are competitively priced, making them an affordable alternative. So there is now no need to compromise your health, the environment or your wallet.’ To reduce your carbon footprint and paint a brighter future call ecolour on (02) 6685 8555 or visit www.ecolour.com.au

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Don’t let your E waste Be waste Launching the ‘Don’t let your E waste Be waste’ project NEWF Council’s now provide ongoing services for recycling of electronic waste. This is an ongoing service to residents of our region. The range of E waste that can now be recycled is enormous and includes: desktop computers, laptops, monitors, hard drives, keyboards, computer mice, power supplies, network & memory cards, floppy disc and CD drives, printers, scanners, mobile phones, photocopiers, fax machines, answering machines, telephones, televisions, videos, DVD players, hi-fi equipment, stereos, speakers, digital cameras, video games, joysticks, electronic games and toys and computer game consoles. Fees and charges may apply for some items or commercial quantities of E Waste.

Don’t Be A Tosser Littering is dangerous, illegal, offensive, unhygienic and wasteful and so NEWF Councils really are keen want to discourage tossers. remember every piece of litter damages our environment. Permanent signage and banners as a reminder for people to not be a tosser.

Compact Fluorescent Lamps and Fluorescent Tubes Don't let your E waste Be waste. Your Local Council now provides an ongoing service for Recycling of Electronic Waste.

It has been estimated up to 70 million mercury containing lamps are disposed of in Australia each year, dumping over 10,000 tonnes of mercury contaminated waste into Australian landfills.

What E waste can you recycle?

Government programs have resulted in a massive increase in the use of CFL’s. In the Tweed Shire alone over 200,000 CFL lamps were given away to residents between November 2005 and July 2007.

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Responding to this surge in CFLs most NEWF Councils now accept Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs), Fluorescent Tubes, Mercury Vapour Lamps, High Intensity Discharge lamps and Sodium Lamps for recycling and reprocessing.

Need More Information? North Coast Councils provide permanent facilities for the drop-off of a wide range of recyclable materials. For specific information about other resource recovery and recycling services available in each Local Council are contact your Local Council or visit your Local Council website.

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What about recycling other items? Check with your Local Council for details about recycling gas bottles, batteries, white goods smoke detectors, fluorescent light bulbs/tubes, vacuum cleaners, alarm clocks, microwave ovens, and other kitchen and household appliances.

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STARS

Mungo’s Crossword

This week’s retro Mercury glitches are more easily dissolved by communication than confrontation. If you can maintain goodwill and buoyancy, then the world’s your oyster

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ARIES: This week D-words rule. Diligence and dedication to finding sustainable solutions, because that’s the best way to deal with feelings of uncertainty or vulnerability. Discipline and discretion because right now what you do and say, whether affectionate or unpleasant, has an extremely wide ripple effect. TAURUS: While lavish is more your style, minimal works better at present so streamline and downsize where you can. This week initiates a busy period of restructuring your life, finances and relationships, challenging you to tap into talents and revive resources you might otherwise have ignored. GEMINI: Visionary concepts may not be well received as this week’s conservative world tries to shore up the status quo – which you know isn’t going to work, but others may not be ready to accept yet. Keep fine tuning your plans for another fortnight till astral energies are receptive.

One of the chess world’s best-kept secrets was revealed this week: former world champion Garry Kasparov has become the coach of teenage superstar Magnus Carlsen. Kasparov has already been training Carlsen for much of 2009, although the three sessions together to date have lasted no longer than a fortnight due to Carlsen’s demanding tournament schedule and Kasparov’s political commitments in Russia. The next training session, the first to be held in Norway, will begin on Tuesday, less than two weeks before Carlsen takes on world number one Veselin Topalov in Nanjing, China. 18-year-old Carlsen is already ranked fourth in the world and is clearly viewed by Kasparov – and virtually every other pundit – as a prospective future world champion. ‘With so many victories coming relatively easily to his immense talent and fighting spirit, the final crucial ingredient of relentless work will guarantee his place in history,’ Kasparov predicted.

CANCER: Be thorough, double check facts rather than act on assumptions and spread some verbal honey on this week’s rough edges because a spot of ego stroking will work wonders. Resist letting others not coming through for you colour you blue – acknowledge all the support you do have. LEO: This week takes a trip to stress city but you already know that’s not a good look, so if current plans don’t work out think up better ones. With midweek moon and Venus in Leo you’ll have no trouble at all turning the proverbial pig’s ear into a silk purse. VIRGO: For this week’s obstacles, complications, spats and dummy spits, take ten deep breaths then apply reason, understanding and a practical plan. Have backup ready in case people can’t deliver what they promise – that way you’ll get a nice surprise if they do, no problems if they don’t.

LIBRA: Hate confrontations? Misunderstandings aren’t much fun either, so you may have to go back and clear the air of something you thought was sorted. Attend to health problems too, because this week is for taking care of you – being especially sweet to numero uno. SCORPIO: The movement of Pluto, one of your boss planets, brings emotional rejuvenation via a release from old patterns – plus heightened insight into your own and other people’s motivations. Even if it seems unfair, this week it’s better to walk away from arguments you can’t win – yet. SAGITTARIUS: This week calls for superhuman patience. If you start feeling like you’re trapped on a treadmill to nowhere and have to jump ship this instant, sit down and figure out whatever small, immediate changes of scene and routine you can make. Because there’s plenty. CAPRICORN: Potent Pluto moving direct again in Capricorn

CHESS by Ian Rogers Play at Seagulls Club, Thurs 6-10pm While Kasparov is untested as a coach – Carlsen is his first and only student – there is no doubt that having access to Kasparov’s unpublished database of opening ideas will be a great asset to the Norwegian. In fact Carlsen’s results since the relationship began have not been exceptional and there is another youngster who may have something to say about Carlsen’s world title hopes. Sergey Karjakin, less than a year older than Carlsen, recently defected from the Ukraine to Russia, in part to be closer to his own coach, Yuri Dokhoian – the same Dokhoian who worked together with Kasparov for more than a decade. Karjakin said, before the Carlsen news became public, that through Dokhoian he also has access to Kasparov’s private archives but that they were not particularly useful because opening theory had moved so far in

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the four years since Kasparov retired. Karjakin is currently competing in the four-player Grand Slam final in Bilbao, Spain, where the following spectacular win over leader Alexander Grischuk gave the teenager a chance for the 35,000 Euro first prize. Bilbao 2009 White: S Karjakin Black: A Grischuk Opening: Ruy Lopez 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a3 h6 13.d5!? Most players prefer to keep tension in the centre but Karjakin has a fixed attacking plan in mind. 13...Nb8 14.Nh2 Nbd7 15.Qf3 Qc8!? A subtlety played after long thought. 15...c6 16.dxc6 Bxc6 leads to standard positions. 16.Ndf1 c6 17.dxc6 Qxc6 18.Ng4 Re7 Covering the f7 square looks awkward but works out reasonably well. 19.Ng3 d5 20.exd5 Nxd5 21.Nf5 Re6 22.Qg3 Kh8 23.Be3 h5 24.Rad1! Nxe3

renews your purpose, pioneering drive, influence and authority. But this week you won’t learn anything new unless you listen – to views which could even include some quite enlightening insights about your very own Capriself. AQUARIUS: Ho hum, looks like another week blazing new trails between traditional and cutting edge, routines and new moves, risk and responsibility, expansive perspectives and limiting practicalities. With the good, the bad and the very annoying all on display, select the best and forget the rest. PISCES: Counteract this week’s myriad aggravations and irritations by laughing more, talking less, driving slower, listening longer, sitting still, taking stock, paying compliments, giving gifts and acknowledging all the small ordinary daily miracles you take for granted – like freedom, water, flowers, people smiling… 25.Ngxe3 Rg6 26.Qh2 A curious position. White has been forced backwards but Black cannot increase the pressure. 26...Rf6 27.Bd5 Qc8 28.Qg3 g6 29.Qg5! Bg7? Short of time, Grischuk misses his way. After 29...Bxd5 30.Rxd5 Re6 31.Red1 Nf6 32.Rxe5! gxf5! 33.Nxf5 would test Grischuk’s nerves but is far from clear. 30.Ne7! Qc7 31.Ng4! Rf4 32.Nh6! White’s knights are monsters. 32...Rf8 33.Nxf7+! R4xf7 34.Nxg6+ Kh7 35.Qxh5+ Bh6 36.Bxf7 Rxf7 (See diagram) 37.Rxd7! Rxd7 After 37...Qxd7 White cleans up with 38.Nxe5 38.Nf8+ Kg7 Grischuk had only seconds left but in any case 38...Kg8 39.Nxd7 is hopeless. 39.Ne6+ 1-0 a

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ACROSS 1. Formula, especially for cooking (6) 4. Ecstatic, very happy (8) 10, 26. Chant to predict material for wedding dress used while counting cherry stones (4,5,6,3) 11. Special characteristics of language (5) 12, 21. Chant like 10, 21 used to predict profession of husband (4,3,4,3,9,5) 14. Norwegian playwright (5) 16. Italian appetisers (9) 18. Portion of sub continent bordering Gulf of Bengal (4,5) 20. Anomaly, deviation (5) 21. See 12 25. South American mountain range (5) 26. See 10 27. View from overhead (5-3 28. Actor’s comments aimed at audience (6) DOWN 1. Held back, cautious (10) 2. Stomach pain (5) 3. Man who delivers mail (7) 5. Language, jargon (5) 6. Support for rider’s foot (7) 7. Type of stew with white sauce (9) 8. Citrus fruit (4) 9. Normal, basis for comparison (8) 13. Popular Christian hymn written in 1763 (4,2,4) 15 Woman’s undergarment (9) 17. Gathering, usually in the afternoon, for light refreshments (3,5) 19. Takes in, eats (7) 20. Measures of ocean depth (7) 22. Nickname of boxer Marciano (5) 23. Song: “The lady .. … is dancing with me.” (2,3) 24. Insult, thorn (4)

ACROSS 1. Formula about backing the Ramayana, for instance (6) 4. Joyous Sir Arthur is nearly drunk (8) 10, 26. Stones suggest bridal gear options (4,5,6,3) 11. Linguistic peculiarity of Ugandan chant (5) 12. Stones suggest alternative husbands (4,3,4,3) 14. Playwright’s one book takes three directions (5) 16. Opposed to history, ring for an appetiser (9) 18. Coromandel – once great company! (4,5) 20. Loud, angry rake – very unusual (5) 21 Choice is all downhill from 12 and still counting (9,5) 25. One north of the French mountains (5) 26. See 10 across 27. Aerial view of frozen food (5-3) 28. Stage whispers, like the date of Caesar’s murder (6) DOWN 1. Held back and relaxed around the showers (10) 2. 100,0,50, 99 – what a pain (5) 3. If stamp on contents, hell deliver it! (7) 5. Fish cipher language (5) 6. Tom’s happy sound – it’s raised as a support (7) 7. Price about right one, Mama, for the stew (9) 8. Story about the man – could be bitter (4) 9. Thoroughfare, and another one – that’s normal (8) 15. Hang,an’s lingerie? (9) 13. Soldier in charge a knockout, loud in parties – lasts forever! (4,2,4) 17. Scotch treat, pay for this Boston occasion (3,5) 19. Popular jokes, audience eats them up (7) 20 Works out depths (7) 22. Is Balboa 13 down-ish? (5) 23. Legally, in the matter of 500 – characteristic of the lady who is dancing with me in song (2,3) 24. Ban on British for insult (4)

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A L L When I was about ten years old I remember watching Suzi Quatro. She was the ultimate rock chick role model. Tight leather pants, a motor bike, a husky voice, a killer haircut and best of all she wasn’t just a front woman, she rocked the guitar. Suzi is currently in Australia on her latest tour, proving she’s not just a legend, she’s a relentless ball of rock n roll energy. Suzi recognises that there ain’t many other women who rock it like she does. ‘I don’t know how much rock is still there for women, it’s gone back to the girl group thing with skimpy clothes. I haven’t seen a lot of women in the rock ‘n’ roll front, I don’t think that’s out there so much. I think it’s still difficult for women. ‘I am a one off, I am a combination of boy and girl, I have the energy of both. I guess that’s why I work. It makes all the difference. Some clever manager can’t just find a girl and groom her and say, you’ll be like Suzi Quatro. I am a one off.’ In the UK Suzi fronts her own music program, talking is something she does nearly as well as music. It’s something she’s been doing for a decade now. ‘I was talking to someone the other day about my radio show, and they were saying how much they loved it that I was real, that I wasn’t just going blah blah blah that I was playing real music and I was really talking. That’s the best compliment. When someone says it sounds like you are just talking to them.’ Being real is what it’s all about for Suzi – a quality that wouldn’t hurt the industry to employ a little more of. ‘I was doing Annie get your Gun

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and this lady sent me a letter – I’ve kept it in my wallet until it got stolen recently but she said, “you have something all the greats have, you are divinely normal”. I folded it up and kept it. That is what I am. I am famous normal. But I am normal.’ Suzi Q is not impressed with the reality TV quick fix of fame. She never intended fame, it was the industry that called her. ‘I think for me I can only go back that I was bought up in a musical family. I play classical piano and I read and write percussion. My dad said I want you kids to do music but I want you to do it properly. I got bitten by this bug to do what I do. I didn’t think that I wanted to be famous. I think you have to earn famous. If you just focus on the fame you are going to get very very disappointed.’ A few years back Suzi released her autobiography, telling her whole incredible story. ‘A lot of times when I was writing, my book was exactly like me, it’s like me, little Suzi from Detroit and Suzi Quatro, there are two people, sometimes I would write and write and I would get a shock from what was on the page– there is a lot of closure when you are writing a book, if you have to dredge up an emotional thing it’s okay, because you kind of put it to rest.’ So who is Suzi Q? ‘I am too emotional, I am really thin skinned, I am not bitchy – I found writing really empowering – I am strong and I will survive… I am very much my mother’s daughter.’ Suzi Quatro plays Twin Towns on Friday and Saturday night.

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Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Julie London and Peggy Lee. Hermann has sided with the Woody Herman Orchestra, Lionel Hampton, Buddy Morrow, Wild Bill Davidson, Doc Cheatham, Ellis Marsalis, Spike Robinson and many other outstanding musicians. He was chosen as featured trombonist at the Southern California Jazz All Stars performance in Sacramento Jubilee. He recently performed with Dave Grusin and Eddie Daniels at the World Affairs Conference in Boulder, Colorado. The New Orleans Times Picayune heralded Al as ‘one of the finest trombonBOB MONTGOMERY AND AL HERMANN SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2.30PM SEAGULLS ists ever heard’ and this was echoed by the New York Times, Charity Masked Ball evening of glitz and glamour, ment will be by Innocent By- which labelled him ‘a great lucky door prizes, charity aucstanders until 1am and MC for trombonist with traditional This Saturday there will be a tion, raffles and prizes for best the event is Maggie Anne. See roots.’ Jazz recording star/ Charity Masked Ball, which dressed man and woman. Jazera’s One Stop Party Shop trombonist Fred Wesley says will be raising money for Kids Ticket price includes a delicious in Chinderah for a selection of of him, ‘the trombonist I enjoy In Need, On Track and the two course meal and a comfabulous masks! Dress code is most since Rosolino – he plays Tweed Heads Seagulls Footplimentary bottle of red and formal masquerade ball. This the wheels off the trombone.’ ball Club. It will be a great white wine per table. Entertain- Saturday, September 19, Joe Alessi, principal trombonist 6.30pm, Seagulls. with the New York Philharmonic, says of Al, ‘dazzled when I A Jazz Overture – heard him; I highly recommend Bob Montgomery you hear him.’ Al played during and Al Hermann (US) the mid-1990s with President Clinton, who introduced him In a special performance this as ‘one of America’s foremost week, Jazz Radio presents from physicists, and an even better Sat 19th September 2009 Denver USA, Bob Monttrombonist!’ 9.00am to 4.00pm gomery and the Al Hermann Amazing array of The concert will feature the A & I Hall Bangalow Quintet with the 18 piece John things to see and buy Steve Russell Trio as support Gardiner Jazz Orchestra. act. Cassie Godbold with Guests include Ian Beddows, vintage & antique clothing Tequila Mockingbird will also Cassie Godbold, Eliza Cooke vintage shoes, handbags hats & be performing pre concert in and Dave Panichi (ex Buddy Seagulls Entertainment Lounge accessories, lace, linen, Rich Big Band) on trombone. at 1pm. Tickets are available small collectables Bob Montgomery is an internaby phoning 07 5587 9033 or vintage & antique jewellery tionally recognised performer online at www.seagullsclub. who has performed with such 11.00am Demonstration of Vintage com.au/ Ticket prices are artists as Sammy Davis Jr., DiMakeup Techniques & Hairstyles $29.50 Adults, $25 Jazz Radio ana Ross, Tony Bennett, Quincy members, $26.50 seniors, and Jones, Nancy Wilson and many Hairstylist will then be available to do $15 students. The event is more. Bob toured Europe with your hair in 1940s/50s style sponsored by Domayne FurClark Terry’s ‘Big Bad Band’, and niture and Bedding. Be there appeared at Town Hall in New this Sunday September 20 at For more details see York City with Clark Terry for 2.30pm, Seagulls. the New York JVC Jazz Festival’s www.lovevintage.com.au/bangalow.htm tribute to Clark Terry. As an or phone 02 66286688 Chocolate Strings educator, Bob has earned many Cafe open, Admission Adults $2 and Fyah Walk awards, including ‘Teacher of The Strings released their dethe Year’, ‘Jazz Educator and but album Carnival, in August Performer of the Year’, and ‘Colorado Jazz Educator Of The 2008 to a sold out crowd at Year’. In 2004 Bob was awarded the Globe Theatre in Brisbane the Bethany College Alumni of – and since then have been tearing up the festival circuit, Merit Award for distinguished including Island Vibe Reggae service in the Arts. Bob was Festival and Woodford Folk founder and director of Clark Terry’s All American Jazz Camp Festival. The future looks bright and Rich Matteson’s Mile High with the band scheduled to play the Dreaming Festival and Jazz Camp. He is is also an international artist/clinician for Kuranda Roots Festival this the Yamaha Musical Instrument year as well as plenty of big Company. shows up and down the coast. Allen Hermann was born in Chocolate Strings first formed New Orleans, and while in for ‘Black ‘n White Unite’, a high school spent many of his charity fundraiser for The West weekends absorbing the formi- End Community House. Their dable talents of jazz trombonlocal West End support is masist Carl Fontana. Fontana said sive and they hold the record of his protégé, ‘Nobody gets for the biggest ever nights at around the horn any better local venues The Shire, Lock ‘n’ than Al Hermann.’ Al chose a Load and the Joynt. Support career in physics research while credits include The Black Seeds, maintaining a busy musical Katchafire, King Tide, Olmecha schedule. 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and lead singer, Simon Jerrems delivers the real deal, with powerful messages of humanity that reflect his spiritual nature and alignment with the values of the Rastarfari movement. His groundbreaking collection of songs offers a wide range of rhythmic variations, from the hard-edged scatting rap and dancehall style of ‘Long Road’ to the deep roots reggae grooves and lyrics of Hold On, the driving ‘Steppers’ rhythms of love song Tell You What and the epic, anthem-like track Are You. Chocolate Strings and Fyah Walk Soundlounge, Currumbin RSL Friday September 18.

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Katia Demeester Katia draws her inspiration from artist such as Lauryn Hill, Bob Marley, Billy Holiday, Tracey Chapman and India Arie. Her lyrics reflect her passion for life, love and music, and the ongoing quest to find one’s true self. Her blend of acoustic soul combined with a touch of jazzy blues will take you on a journey and allow you to really connect and feel the story. Katia is an emerging artist whose music is fresh with a hint of sass and spice that has uplifting elements with the

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talented registered bands and solo artists. You don’t have to make it through to the top 50 in the comp either. Any artist who wants to take part can register for the gigs, and depending on availability, you’ll be in. The Gallant, No Filter, Falling Short play this Saturday. Coolangatta Hotel 8pm.

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Free Radicals This duo of singer/guitarists Ian Rowe and Marcus Rainford first met as part of popular rock band, The Smugglers. Years later they rejoined forces in northern NSW blues/funk/ rock outfit Preston Train. Hear tunes from a range of artists, including Dire Straits, Paul Kelly

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Australia just can’t get enough of Suzi Quatro as she returns for the 23rd time since her energetic launch onto the charts in the 70s. The legendary rocker became an international superstar and icon in the 70s as she dominated the charts with Can the Can, Devil Gate Drive, 48 Crash and Stumblin In. She has toured the world many times, appeared in thirteen episodes of ‘Happy Days’ as Leather Tuscadero and been a featured guest on the popular British sitcom ‘Absolutely Fabulous’. Suzi also hosts her own radio show on BBC2 ‘Wake up little Suzi’ where she interviews many of her famous friends and is now into her eleventh year. She has just been signed up for another 50 shows and is also recording a new album with Mike Chapman who co-wrote most of her hits. Suzi loves touring Australia – her show is 90 minutes of raw energy and that’s what her fans come to see. ‘Suzi was one of the first and one of the best girl rock ‘n’ roll bass players. She’s a classic’ says Paul McCartney. See her at Twin Towns Friday and Saturday 8pm.

this Friday and will start at 6pm at the gallery. Phone 02 6677 1333 for more.

One Two Tree!

the earth, trees reach toward the heavens. All across the planet, trees – in a wonderful profusion of form and function – literally hold the world together. About a Tree opens at the Art Piece Gallery Mullumbimby with a preview evening at 6pm on Thursday and runs until Wednesday September 30.

Saturday September 26 UÊÊNorthern Rivers Symphony Orchestra - A Bohemian Rhapsody Seagulls Sunday October 11 UÊÊCaldera Artfest 09 Murwillumbah Civic Centre October 2 - 5 UÊÊTweed River Festival Sunday October 18Saturday October 24 UÊÊChoir Boys Cabarita Beach Sports Club, Bogangar Friday October 23 UÊÊKisschasy Coolangatta Hotel Saturday September 26 UÊÊPaul Dempsey Friday September 25 Soundlounge, Currumbin RSL

About a Tree is an exhibition of paintings and prints inspired by and about trees at Art Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby with an exhibition of paintings and prints by artists David Kas, Robyn Sweaney and Christine Willcocks. David Kas joins well known local artists Robyn Sweaney and Christine Willcocks to present their U Sharny Russell and George response to trees, alluding Golla, Tweed Valley Jazz to ecological as well as to Friday September 25 mythological, allegorical and UÊÊReflections of Michael – spiritual concerns. Robyn’s Man in the Mirror Seagulls heart shaped trees and topiaries bring wit and whimsy to the conversation, while TWEED VALLEY JAZZ CLUB the stark beauty of Christine’s PRESENTS austere and sparse works resoundingly point the finger at an ecology under siege. David’s work calls on the romantic and abiding spiritual Date: FRIDAY September 25, 2009 symbolism of trees – the at 7.30 pm RAFFLES & Persian Haoma in which the MEMBERS Venue: Greenhills On Tweed, River St, sap confers eternal life, the Tree DRAW South Murwillumbah of Knowledge with its painful (Blackboard Menu & Bar Service implication of lost innocence available. No BYO). and its Chinese and Biblical Cost: MEMBERS $15 apogee, the altogether more VISITORS $20 vital and affirming Tree of Life. U/18’s $5 In the analysis of dreams, trees Early Band: The Galapagos Valley Canetoads typically symbolize a need from 6.00 pm for protection and stability UÊ, -ÊEÊ ,-Ê , 7ÊUÊ and one may sense in some Ê7 " ÊUÊ "" -Ê -- / of these fragile, windswept PHONE 02 6672 1697 images, an echo of our own fragility. Rooted securely in

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Swell Sculpture Festival

and U2. Friday September 18, Cabarita Sports Bar.

Jon J Bradley Jon J covers a variety of old and contemporary music, equipped solely with acoustic guitar, harmonica and amazing vocals. Cabarita Sports Bar Saturday September 19.

uncharTED Live uncharTED Live is a series of local gigs showcasing our very

The seventh annual Swell Sculpture Festival continues this week and features twilight sculpture walks, artist talks, a public art forum, the Swell Smalls Gallery, workshops and gourmet BBQs. Free guided walks commence at 5pm from Sculpture 1 on Thursday September 17. In collaboration with Access Arts and Crossing Divides there is an opportunity to see artist Mark Warne create his sculpture for the 2009 Swell Sculpture Festival. Come along to the Currumbin Farmers Markets, Currumbin Community Farm, Currumbin Creek Road (opposite the rock pools). 10am-1pm. The Public Art Forum will explore Perspectives of Public Art and their affect on creativity, policy and public opinion. Check out www.swellsculpture.com.au for more. Currumbin Beach, Pacific Parade, Runs until September 20.

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gig guide THURSDAY 17 ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL, 8PM BRAXTON HICS ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB, 5.30PM CASEY BLACK ■ CLUB BANORA 4PM MICHELLE BENSON ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 7.30PM UNPLUGGED IN THE BASEMENT – CHRIS MALLORY, ANDREW WELLSTEAD & ALEX BARCLAY ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 7.30PM HAVANA NIGHTS (LATIN DANCING AND DJ) ■ NEVERLAND, COOLANGATTA, SECRET GARDEN W/ DJ BAL AND LIVE BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION ALL NIGHT ■ SEAGULLS LAKEVIEW LOUNGE 6PM DAVID LEE ■ THE SANDS HOTEL COOLANGATTA PHIL EIZENBERG JAM SESSION FROM 8PM , 8PM BOGAN BINGO 11PM DJ GHOST ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6PM VEENIE’S – SWIZZLE ■ TWIN TOWNS 1.30PM DENIS WARREN 5PM LONE WOLF 8.30PM BREEZES LIVE BAND ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9PM POLAROID FAME ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BRIAN WATT ■ BUDDHA BAR, BYRON WISHING WELL ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON DANIEL WEBBER ■ LIQUID, BYRON 10PM EL MARIACHI THE PROTECTORS (SYD), WHITE BATS, YOUTH DJ SET, LOLITA LA BANDITA ■ ART PIECE GALLERY, MULLUM 6PM ABOUT A TREE EXHIBIT

FRIDAY 18 ■ CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB, 8PM FREE RADICALS

local events and entertainment ■ CABARITA BEACH BAR AND GRILL, 8.30PM HODADS ■ CLUB BANORA 7.30PM PAUL MCCANN ■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB, 5.30PM DOUG STUART ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 9PM DJ JEZZA 10.30PM AGENT 77 (TRIO) ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM KAFFENE ■ ELSEWHERE, ELECTRONIC BOOGIE SHOW W/ MIKE REDFERN (LOGIC, BRIS) + AUDUN ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 8PM COMEDY IN THE BASEMENT – JACQUES BARRETT ■ IMPERIAL HOTEL, MUR’BAH 8PM BILL JACOBI ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 7.30PM KARAOKE ■ MUR’BAH SERVICES MEMORIAL CLUB 6.30PM ROB BOSTOCK ■ MUR’BAH HOTEL 9PM DJ HERVE ■ NEVER LAND BAR COOLANGATTA, AM PAM PAM! EP LAUNCH W/ PAM PAM PAM!, DEPTHS OF BALSA AND MALFUNKY ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7PM STEVE TAYLOR ■ SALT BAR, SALT VILLAGE 9.30PM THE ZONE ■ SEAGULLS 8.30PM RADIO SAIGON ■ SOUNDLOUNGE, CURRUMBIN RSL 8PM CHOCOLATE STRINGS AND FYAH WALK ■ THE SANDS HOTEL COOLANGATTA 9PM ACOUSTIC SESSION, 10PM DJ’S TRIAL AND ERRA ■ TWEED RIVER ART GALLERY 6PM 21ST BIRTHDAY PARTY ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM DAVID BARRY DUO ■ TWIN TOWNS 11AM LINE DANCING WITH RUSSELL HINTON, 5PM ALTERNATING ARTISTS 9.30PM BREEZES LIVE BAND 8.30PM SUZI QUATRO

■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9.30PM SMART ARTISTS ■ THE RAILS, BYRON 7PM ROUND MOUNTAIN GIRLS ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON THE WHITLAMS ■ BUDDHA BAR BYRON MAMA LALA ■ ORIENT EXPRESS, BYRON 6.30 MICK’S SASHIMI BAND ■ BYRON BAY GOLF CLUB 8PM DAVE SCOTT BAND, WAZ PORTER ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON GRANT SMLLIE + FREW + DANIEL WEBBER + RYAN RUSHTON ■ COCOMANGAS, BYRON QUALITY CONTROL + KRISTIN ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30PM WILLIE HONA TRIO ■ LIQUID, BYRON 10PM H3D DAVE BASEK | DEEDEE | DAVE C ■ STARCOURT THEATRE, LISMORE 7PM PERCH CREEK FAMILY JUG BAND

SATURDAY 19 ■ CLUB BANORA 8PM DAVID BARRY & THE BOULEVARDS ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM KATIA DEMEESTER ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM UNCHARTED LIVE: THE GALLANT, NO FILTER, FALLING SHORT, 9PM DJ DAVE AND DJ CHRIS TOFA ■ COOLANGATTA AND TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB 6PM CHI CHI ■ ELSEWHERE, MOTION:THEORY HOSTS BEN’S BIRTHDAY BASH W/ BEN ABRAHAMS, KATHARINE, DANIEL WEBBER, STRAWBERRY SYME, DJKHRIS + NIRAV ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 7.30PM GLENN FOXWELL ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 6PM JAZZ IN THE BASEMENT – NANCY GRAND ■ MUR’BAH SERVICES MEMORIAL

CLUB 6.30PM DENNIS DEAN ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 9PM LIVE MUSIC ■ NEVER LAND BAR, COOLANGATTA, SAMPOLOGY’S SUPER VISUAL AUDIO DISCO W/ SAMPOLOGY, SURECUT KIDS, THOMAS J ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM ANTHONY CLASSEN ■ SALT BAR, SALT VILLAGE, 9.30PM SOUL SHAKERS ■ SHEOAK SHACK FINGAL HEAD, 7PM, HOTWIRED ■ SEAGULLS 6.30PM SEAGULLS FOOTBALL CLUB CHARITY MASKED BALL 8.30PM SCANDELL ■ SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB 3PM LIVE JAZZ, 7.30PM JOE DANIELS ■ THE COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 9PM ACOUSTIC SESSION, 10PM DJ TOMMY ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM GREG DOOLAN LEGEND SHOW ■ TWIN TOWNS 2PM RUSSELL SPROUT 5PM ALTERNATING ARTISTS 9.30PM BREEZES LIVE BAND 8.30PM SUZI QUATRO ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9.30PM PABLO DISCOBAR ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON SMASHED CRABS ■ BUDDHA BAR, BYRON CHUKALE SALSA NIGHT ■ RAILWAY PARK, BYRON 3PM NUCLEAR FREE FUTURE RALLY ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON LIVEWIRE ■ LIQUID, BYRON 10PM DISCO LIQUIDO ADAM JAMES TAYLOR | LT80 | CAPTAIN KAINE ■ COCOMANGAS, BYRON DJ QUALITY, CONTROL, KRISTEN ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30PM THE HARD WORD ■ SHEOAK SHACK 7PM HOTWIRED

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SUNDAY 20 ■ CLUB BANORA, 12.15PM OWEN HOGAN ■ CURRUMBIN RSL 1.30PM THE JAZZ BAND ■ CABARITA BEACH BAR AND GRILL 1PM HAMISH D ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL, 2PM JEFF CARTER, 8PM DJ JEZZA, 8PM COOLY COMEDY ■ KINGSCLIFF SURF CLUB, 2.30PM RECLINERS ■ ELSEWHERE, ROYALE SUNDAY W/ BLAKE + STRETCH + GIV ■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 4PM MACKA ■ RIVERVIEW HOTEL MUR’MBAH 3PM JAMES T AND THE TOMAHAWKS CD LAUNCH ■ SALT BAR, SALT VILLAGE, 1PM JON BRADLEY ■ SEAGULLS CLUB, 2PM LINE DANCING 2.30PM A JAZZ OVERTURE: BOB MONTGOMERY - AL HERMANN QUINTET WITH THE 18 PIECE ORCHESTRA ■ SPHINX ROCK CAFE, MT BURRELL 1PM CHANNEL FREE & MANTELPEACE ■ THE COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 5PM BUGMAN ■ TWIN TOWNS 12.30PM ROBERT KEITH 5PM ALTERNATING ARTISTS 9.30PM BREEZES LIVE BAND ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 5PM MICHAEL ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 4.30PM SOUL’D 8PM DJ GOODIE ■ THE RAILS, BYRON 6PM BARON SAMADHI ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON PEZ ■ LA LA LAND, BYRON CAPTAIN KAINE ■ HOTEL BRUNSWICK 3PM RAIN DANCE 7PM SUPER CHEESE DUO

■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL, 8PM INDUSTRY NIGHT, 8PM DJ JEZZA ■ TWIN TOWNS 1PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 5PM GLENN FOXWELL ■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH CLUB 12PM GREG & LAURA DOOLAN

TUESDAY 22 ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 7.30PM LISA WILLIAMS MESSAGES FROM BEYOND ■ MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 9PM JAM NIGHT ■ SEAGULLS 6PM BJ LITTLE ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 5PM CRAIG SHAW ■ TWIN TOWNS 11AM STRICTLY BASSEY STARRING JENIFER GREEN 1PM LINE DANCING 6.30PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■ BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9PM PHIL MAYER & GAZ ■ THE RAILS, BYRON 6.30PM LEIGH JAMES ■ HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON HARRY HEALY ■ BYRON BAY COMMUNITY CENTRE 4PM A BREECH IN THE SYSTEM, DOCO ON BIRTH & CHOICES

WEDNESDAY 23 ■ CLUB BANORA 11AM GLENN SHIELDS ■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL, 8PM PEKO ■ GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 7.30PM GCAC MOVIE REVIEW CLUB – YOUNG VICTORIA ■ SEAGULLS 6PM DON WHITAKER ■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 1.30PM DAVE CLAYTON ■ TWIN TOWNS SERVICES CLUB 11AM KAMAHL

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What happens when seafood superstar Steven Snow teams up with Neil Prentice, wagyu beef grower and artisan winemaker of Moondarra, Gippsland? Sunday Sept 27 Lunch $59 Grass fed wagyu beef and pinot luncheon Monday Sept 28 Dinner $99 Neil will showcase his Moondarra Chardonnays, Pinot Grigios and Pinot Noirs for Snowy’s one-off degustation menu. Bookings essential Ph 02 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au

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Sport

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Netball finals a fitting end to season

Surf World calls for vollies

The finals season bring out the best in players of all sports and the Murwillumbah Netball Association is no exception to the rule, the weekend’s games were played with integrity and enthusiasm. In the 11/12 grade, Bogangar played Super Stars. The scores were low for the first three quarters with Bogangar edging ahead to have a seemingly unbeatable lead of 11 to 3 at 3/4 time. In that last break Super Stars had a turnaround, came out fighting and quickly caught up. It was fantastic to see girls play with so much heart and as a spectator, you knew that whoever finally won, both teams could hold their head up high as they had given the game their everything. The hooter went with Super Stars 13, losing by one goal to Bogangar 14. The Intermediate game was another crowd pleaser. Many had decided that Spice Girls, the under 12 team that decided to play up in intermediate grade never had a chance. Silly call – where there is a will, there is always a chance. At quarter time Spice Girls were holding their own with 6 goals to Southern Cross Stars 7. At half time Spice Girls were way out in front with 13 goals to Southern Cross Stars 9. Southern Cross Stars must have decided they did not like

losing to the younger girls as they started to get more goals but it was anyones game right up to the end, with Spice Girls never giving up or even giving less than 110%. The final score of Southern Cross Stars 32 to Spice Girls 22 was a credit to a young and talented team. The Open game was a showdown between two teams, Waratahs and Tigers, that have been playing at Murwillumbah for a number of years now. Their are many friendships between players in the teams, but the rivalry is there every time they meet. Past form meant that either team was a good bet as the win lose ratio was even. On the day, Waratahs had better luck in the goal circle and took out the honours 31 to Tigers 17. That was Saturday… …Sunday saw the MNA take a bus to Brisbane to cheer at the Australian Diamonds v New Zealand Ferns. Any doubts we had about netball being a non-contact sport have been blown away but it was such a great game. Goal for goal with Australia taking out the series by winning by 2 goals. The group were lucky to see Sharell McMahon (Australian Captian) play her 100th Australian test cap, and Susan Furham (Aust GK, 196cm) get player of the match. It was a great game, it didn’t matter who won.

The season will soon end as there is just the Grand Finals to go. Murwillumbah Netball wants to celebrate all teams, all players and the great year of netball. If you live in Murwillumbah or have an interest in netball then come along and join in the fun. There will be a jumping castle, face painting and an all day bar-b-que to keep everyone happy. The jumping castle and face painting will be available from 11.30 to 2.30 and $5.00 per person will give that person unlimited rides and face decoration. Grand Final Games will run in the following order: 11am – Any netter that come along will make 2 teams and play at 11am. 11/12 –Bogangar v Hot Shots. 1pm – Southern Cross Stars v The Storm. 2.30 – Waratahs v Cougars. Saturday night will be presentation night. Hopefully everyone has booked in for the dinner, disco and presentations. The venue has changed. to the Murwillumbah Bowls Club from 6pm. Anyone wanting to play Twilight on a Tuesday night, needs to get their application in. Currently registered players can play for $15, while new players need to pay $70. Teams must nominate and umpire when they nominate or we will not be able to run the competition.

Surf World Gold Coast at Crrumbin is calling for volunteers as the new Surf Museum gears up for extended hours and increased visitors during this year’s Summer holiday period. Surf World has operated from premises opposite Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary for the past eight weeks and is staffed mainly by volunteers whom organisers say are currently ‘stretched to the limit’. Surf World Director Bob Pankhurst said that surfing forms an integral part of the culture and history of the Southern Gold Coast and this area is rife with surfers, both men and women, who have a wealth of knowledge to share

with visitors to the museum. ‘In its early stages, the Museum has had to rely on volunteers to ensure its survival in a tough market,’ said Bob. ‘Our current volunteers are doing a fantastic job, but we need more. We need people who have time on their hands to work on the floor, and it would also be ideal to find some volunteers with computer and graphic skills. Surfing knowledge is preferable, though not a prerequisite.’ Surf World Gold Coast has over 100 surfboards on display, highlighting the evolution of design and technology from the 1930’s through to today. There is also a collection of photographs of early surf scenes, current work by some

of the world’s most highly regarded surf photographers, cinematography and surfing memorabilia. Currently Surf World Gold Coast has an exhibition called ‘Thinking outside the square’, a collection of over 20 surf boards by underground shapers Glenn Collins and Erle Pedersen. Collins and Pedersen, who began designing in the midSeventies, developed innovative boards with jet bottoms and asymmetrical shapes, features not usually used in the current computer-shaped boards of today. For more info about becoming a volunteer, contact Bob at Surf World on 07 5525 6380.

SPORT RESULTS BOWLS

Played Winners were K Edmonds, J Blake $50-00 each 2nd B Hartin, K Lutherborrough, $25-00 each Jackpot next week is $75-00, please be early next week only have 7 rinks Sunday 13th Thursday 3 bowl Shootout pairs 1-30 pm start Jackpot $75-00. Cudgen Leagues Ladies Cudgen Leagues Club Selected Pairs – Thurs 10th – Rnd 2, Isabel Nipperess, Helen Wylie def Ann Revie, Colleen Wein. Frid 11th – Rnd 1, Pauline Bowen, Margaret Trapnell def Freda Hall ( sub) Maureen Alcorn. Mon 14th – Rnd 3, Anne Law, June Wotherspoon def Isabel Nipperess, Helen Wylie. Thurs 10th Ladies Social: Winners Rnk 8, Yvonne Pritchard, Betty Sydneham, Val Andrews. Raffle – Joy Ashford. Coming Events. Thurs Ladies Social 12.30 for 1pm start. Everybody welcome. Next Sun 20th - 9.30am, Mixed Social Club Bowls Day and BBQ Lunch mufti dress, cost $10 pp, all welcome. Mon 21st District Veterans Day at Cudgen Leagues, 8.30am M’tea 9.30 start ( 1 game fours ) and lunch ( no cost ) Mon 21st – 1pm Social Mixed Triples mufti, all welcome. Entries close today for Cudgen gala Day fours, 24th Sept, Cost $15 pp $60 per team. Phone 02 6674 1816/2734. Happy Bowling Everyone. Cudgen Leagues Men Mon. 7/09/09 Mixed Mufti. A.Hansen, J.Hansen, R.Tough Wed. 9/09/09 Mens Mufti. $45-00 Winning Rink. J.Wilson, K.Pritchard, Speedy $15-00 Losing Rink,N. Dowling J.Brimsmead. Sat. 11/9/09 Mens Whites $30-00 winners. B.Murray, W.Shardlow, A.Culley Major Minors Pairs Champ’shipsC.Pritchard, W.Bell 21def G.Border, J.Holt 13. I.Turnbull, B.Blake 24 def R.Matthews, L.Browning 15. Consistency Singles Champ’ships B.Cusack 150 def B.Murray 100. I.Tilley 150 def P.Schofield 149, K.Hansen 149 def I.Tilley 76. Names please, Challenge Cup. Eligible players, Pennant players Divisions 5,6,7. Kingscliff Ladies Sixty-six bowlers took the greens last Wednesday the 9th September of Green 2 were D. Jones/J. Borwn. On Green 3 they were A. Phillips/C. Guest/M. Cosgriff. The over-all Runners-up were E. Taylor/J. Hegarty/J. Styles. Kingscliff Men Pennants played Saturday 12th September: Division 1: The first win of the season Kingscliff defeating Beenleigh 64 to 53. Division 2: Kingscliff def Beaudesert 60 to 55 Division 5: Kingscliff defeated by Tugun 78 to 51. Division 7: Beaudesert 77 d Kingscliff 43. This weekend Divisions 1 and 2 play a

double at home. Draw for Saturday 19th September: Division 1: Kingscliff v Helensvale at Kingscliff; Division 2: Kingscliff v Coolangatta at Coolangatta: Division 5: Kingscliff v Mudgeeraba at Mudgeeraba; Division 7: Kingscliff v MermaidBeach at MermaidBeach; Draw or Sunday 20th: Division 1: Kingscliff v Burleigh Heads at Burleigh Heads; Division 2: Kingscliff v Paradise Point at Kingscliff. Please check the board for teams. Social Bowls : Thursday 10th September: Winners: J Frazer, L Murphey, F McNamara; G davis, M Rice, B Raeburn; P Grogan, G Fletcher, A Brown: Plate Winners: B Massey, N Peacock, H DeVries: Saturday 12th September: Winners: J Brinsmead, B Beattie, H Kemp; H Moores, R Makin; Tuesday 15th September: Winners: I Leishman, C Williams; Runners Up: J Ritchie, V Lewis: Plate Winners: L Rootsey, C Lane. Coming Up: Monday 5th October: Kingscliff Men’s Labour Day Pairs; Total Prize Money of $800.00 with a maximum of 40 teams. Pottsville Men Wednesday 09/09/2009 Winning Rink: - D Appleton, L Hendry and F Fielding Runner up prize: - B Campbell, D Quinn and L Hogg. Saturday 12/09/2009 Winners: M Brady and M Woods. Runner up prize: - J Buckley and R Dudley. Consolation – D Quinn and A Durrington. Tweed Heads Men Pennant : Round 7 Div 1 lost to South Tweed 43/72; Div 2 lost to Musgrave Hill 44/75; Round 6 Div 4 beat Surfers Paradise 81/45; Div 7 beat Mermaid Beach 94/37; Div 8 beat Benowa 59/51; Div 9 beat Broadbeach 60/48. Round 8 Saturday 19 September Div 1 away at Tugun; Div 2 home to South Tweed; Round 7 Div 4 away at Musgrave Hill; Div 7 away at Paradise Point; Div 8 home to Robina; Div 9 home to Paradise Point[A]. Double Header weekend for Div 1 home to Musgrave Hill; Div 2 away at Tugun on Sunday 20 September. Championships: B Singles: Alex Mason d. Paul Price 25/7; Ian Wildman d. Sean Harty 25/20; Col Fishlock d. Jim Croghan 25/18; Laurie Rea d. Jack Blagbrough 25/14; George Kendall d. Stan Loeber 25/21; Peter Goldsmith d. John Parker-Smith 25/15; Clinton Bailey d. Michael VanRunt 25/12; Kim Stephenson d. Brian Scrase 25/21. Carnival: Open Mixed Pairs last Monday and the overall winners were Mark Howarde and Marjorie Crane with 6 + 34; Runners-up: John Millington and Rolita Quinlan 6 + 31; 3rd place Leon Harvey and Bernice Bryant 6 + 27 and 4th Ron and Adele Duckworth 6 + 22. 10 Section winners were - John and Leigh Ray-

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Kev McAndrew from Seagulls Club Hogan’s Heroes. B Grade Ladies: Anne McDowell from Condong Bowling Club Leftovers def Joanne Bulluss from Courthouse Hotel Devils. B Grade Men: Wayne Oates from Seagulls Club GOLF Chinderah Seniors Social Golf for Thursday 10/9/09 - Stroke Winner ‘A’ grade - Col Hardy - net 56 (c/back) - new h/cap 7, R/up - Bob Richards - net 56 (c/back) - new h/cap 12 Winner ‘B’ grade - Nev Lake - net 59 (c/back) - new h/cap 16, R/up - Bruce Jones - net 59 - new h/cap 16 Winner ‘C’ grade - Derek Cranch - net 48 new h/cap 28, R/up - Marcia Eldridge - net 53 - new h/cap 31 Ball rundown to net 58 (c/back) Next events: Thursday 17/9/09 - Stableford Monday 21/9/09 - Ambrose Murwillumbah Golf Club Sunday 6th September 2009 Women’s Winner I.McCormack 36 pts Members pts B.R.D. 34 pts Monday 7th September Veterans A.Winner C.Hulme 67 nett R/Up A.Collings 72 nett B.Grade C.Pursey 71 nett R/Up P.Connolly 72 nett N/Pin 2nd W.Haigh 8th G.Connolly 10th A.Collings 14th W.Mavin B.R.D. 74 nett c.b Tuesday 8th A.Grade J.Gielis 70nett R/Up J.Smith 71 nett B.Grade I,McCormack 72 nett c.b R/Up S.Varela 72 nett C.Grade D.Wright 68 nett R/Uop J.Boyd 70 nett 1st Nine J.Bradford 34 nett 2nd Nine .J.De Closey 32 nett N.Pin 2nd L.Ross 8th K.Quantrill and D.Wright 10th J.Jenkins 14th J.Gielis and K.Hall B.R.Down 76 nett Wednesday 9th September Winner A.Grade E.Kerr 39 pts R/Up J.Hawkins 37 pts B.Grade P.Dhillon 42 pts R/Up J.Seckold 41 pts Veteran R.Rattray 39 pts N/Pin 2nd K.Maxwell 10th E.Kerr B.R.D.to 35 pts Thursday 10th Women’s Stroke A.Grade S.Reguson 70 nett and M.Van De Broek 72 nett c/b B.Grade M.Parkes 66 nett and E.Wheeler 68 nett C.Grade J.Warpole 67 nett and L.Henry 68 nett N/Pin 2nd K,Quantrill 8th J.Gielis and L.Sheppard 10th S.Reguson 14th F.Chadwick and M.Shanley B.R.Down to 71 nett Friday 11th September Women’s Winner I.McCormack 39 pts Members Winner J.J.Baker 37 pts c.b SHOOTING Murwillumbah Pistol Club 8 Sept 09: Standard Pistol - R Bebendorf 613, B Clinch 570, T Clinch 534, D Gazzard 507, A Gazzard 486. 9 Sept 09: Air Pistol - M Walters 590, J Lumsden 578, A Uren 578, W Walters 562, T Walters 550. Ladies Air Pistol - R Walters 384, 12 Sept 09: Sports Pistol A Gracie 599, R Rees 590, A Unwin 587, J

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Cabarita Beach Men 2/9/09 Winners J McArdle and R Harper, r/ up S Dimauro and P Rose, cons B Parker and B Clacher 5/9/09 Social winners E Stenner , L McLeod and B Gates, cons K Woodward, I Crabb and N Ambrose. 7/9/09 Winners W Chapman and K Doolin, r/up J McArdle and I Crabb, cons B Rae and G Goode. 9/9/09 Winners C Klaverstyn and B Lambert r/up J Ferguson and D Hopps, cons B Laybutt and B Griffiths. Mixed pairs final A Latif and M Mantell def G and J Lake. 12/9/09 Social winners S Goode,E Stenner and B Gates, cons W Nicholson, J Hammersley and M Cox. 14/9/09 Winners A Latif and B Laybutt r/up D Hopps and J Ferguson cons B Parker and B Creedon. Cabarita Beach Women 14.09.09: Deb’s Day Lennox Heads Cabarita bowlers S.Goode, S.Firth, R.Creedon and P. Rannie scored top points to take out Overall Winners prize. 15.09.09: Club Selected Triples Final. Winners V.Edwards, P.Rannie, M.Overall Runner-ups F.Wright, M. Hunter, G.Cartwright. 15.09.09: Social Bowls Winning Rink M.Watson, R.Anderson, G.Coustley. Consolation Y. Hawkey, R.Woodbury, B. Cox, Skirts and Shirts. B.Petty, R. Woodbury, K.Ross defeated C.Lynch, B.Minto, M.Rae. Raffles. J.Tuckey, M.Hatcliffe, V.Dudley 22.09.09 Club Selected Pairs. Competition commences. check the board. 13.10.09 Club Friendship Day. Social Bowls Tuesdays 9.15am. Condong Can Toads Sunday 11th September 34 cane toads travelled to Woolgoolga and played Pairs for afternoon. Saturday travelled to Sawtell and played bowls afternoon. Our next game will be 27th Sept Lismore Workers club , 40 bow needed names in club on board please. Condong Ladies15th Sept 09 Social Triples: J Glasby, M Standfield and B Dunne 20 def E Hunt, M Kennedy and D Dawes 17 Social Pairs: H Ross and E Elvy 20 def J Waithes and R Thorley 15 Winning Rink: Heather Ross Comp Raffle Winner: Belle Dunne Social bowls next Tuesday 22/9/09. Our Sugar Triples is being played Thurs 17 Sept, we have 22 teams for the day. Condong Men Wednesday 9th 36 bowlers Winners being B Wainright, H Ross, I Muldoon. Runners/ up Turtles, P Ayres, C Pawlak. Raffle winners R Nelson, P Ayres, R Cox, K Hall,. Thursday 10th 3 Bowl Pairs Shootout,- 14 Teams

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Noticeboard Williams flower department and Arkinda. Do you have a young baby Twin Towns and District Garden and/or toddler? Looking for Club will hold its 16th annual some support? The Family Flower Show this Saturday, Centre’s trained volunteers September 19, in the audiand support workers provide torium at Tweed Heads Civic practical parenting support to Centre. Admission is by gold parents and carers living in the coin donation. Included are Tweed Shire who are caring for horticultural classes, children’s at least one child 0-3 years of classes and a craft class for useage. For info call the centre on ful or decorative items made 07 5524 871. from recycled materials from or for the garden, also plant sales, Craft expo wheelbarrow raffle and a $100 The evening branch of the CWA note competition. Murwillumbah will hold its Craft Expo this Saturday, SepMur’bah ratepayers tember 19, from 9am to 4pm at Murwillumbah Ratepayers and the Civic Centre, Tumbulgum Residents Association meeting Rd, Murwillumbah. (Entry $4 September 21, 7.30pm Autumn adults, children under 12 free). Club, Tumbulgum Road. For Exhibits include embroidery, info call Robyn 6672 1791. scrapbooking, jewellery, crochet, cardmaking, woodwork Garage sale and many more. Refreshments Kingscliff Volunteer Coast available, all made by the CWA Guard will hold a Monster ladies. Lucky door prizes and raffles with proceeds to Tweed Garage Sale at the Kingscliff Valley Riding For The Disabled. Tower, Cudgen Creek this Saturday, September 19 from 8am till 1pm. The Coast Guard Fashion parade Rescue vessel will be on display Banora Point Uniting Church and there will be a hazmat Fellowship will hold its annual demo by the NSW Fire Brigade fashion parade at the church on Darlington Drive at 10.30am during the morning. General on Wednesday, September 30. information about the Coast Guard services to the commuA donation of $10 includes nity and sausage sizzle. light lunch.

Parent support

Community exchange

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Centre, 10am start, for all those in the community who suffer from Parkinson’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.

Philharmonic concert Murwillumbah Philharmonic Society is putting on a concert ‘Singing in the Sawdust’, with help from the Tweed Valley Woodcrafters Association at their shed in Murwillumbah Showground at 2pm this 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.

Girl Guides 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.

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.

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 10am2pm. Also at Tweed City Shopping Centre each Thursday from 10am-2pm and 5pm7pm. For info call Margaret on 07 5599 2975.

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 For more than 30 years, the Tweed Shire Community help residents figure out what Uniting Church Bargain Shop Exchange. Tweed Shire’s newto do on weekends. The calenhas been raising money to est economy. Website: www. assist the Blair Athol Supported dar provides another avenue tweedshire.info. Email: ur@ for event organisers, comAccommodation and Assistmachinerydrive.com. Mobile/ munity groups, resident and ance Program. Top quality SMS: 0424 670787. People pre-loved clothing, bric-a-brac, ratepayer groups and others to helping people. promote events being held in small household items, linen, the area. Check it out at www. books and luggage as well Pottsville tweed.nsw.gov.au/Events/ as new greeting cards and community WhatsOnCommunity.aspx. wrapping paper are available at inexpensive prices. The shop, Pottsville Community Associaat 2/3 Machinery Drive, Tweed Probus club tion meeting will be held on Heads South, operates Monday Murwillumbah Probus Club Tuesday, September 29, at the meets on Monday, September to Friday from 9.30am to Pottsville Community Hall, 21, at 10am at Murwillumbah 3.30pm. For info call Malcolm at 7.45pm. New members Bowls Club. Guest speaker or Georgina on 07 5524 4963. welcome. For info call Helen 02 Bread sought is Heather Martin, musical 6676 2549. Tree care day Bakeries in the Tweed Heads director of Murwillumbah Dance club area able to donate bread on Philharmonic Choir. Members’ Following on from the sucguests welcome. Call Ron at Tumbulgum Dance Club invites Tuesday nights for the Wednes- cessful National Tree Day food 6672 3388. forest planting at Sweetnam all to Tumbulgum Hall this Sat- day free food giveaway for struggling pensioners (at the Park, Uki, recently, a mulching urday, September 19, at 8pm VIEW club iBar from 12.30pm) are eagerly and watering day will be held for a great night of old time and new vogue dancing. Door sought. Pls call Thelma 07 5536 there this Saturday, September Twin Towns Day VIEW Club is 3037 or Rob 07 5599 8612. holding its next meeting on 19, from 3pm. Bush tucker prize, raffles, lucky spots and recipes will be distributed and October 1 from 11am. Speaker supper. Music by Trilogy. Adults Walking group future plans for the area will be for the day will be Patricia Rog$8, 13-17 years $4. Murwillumbah on the Move discussed. For info call Carolyn ers, who before joining VIEW Ex-servicewomen walking group meets at operated a successful naturopon 0411 471 147. athy clinic. All welcome, at the Tweed Coolangatta and District information centre carpark at 6.50am Wednesdays and Satur- Computer skills South Tweed Sports Club, cost Ex-Service Women’s Associais $23. For info call Freda on 07 Computer Association Tweed tion‘s general meeting on Mon- days. Enjoyable walks around 5524 1357. day, September 28, at 9.30am in town. All welcome. For info call Seniors meets at 10.30am on 02 6672 1660. the third Wednesday of each the Visions Room, Twin Towns month at Seagulls. Learn com- Women’s health Services Club. Guest speak will Community garden puter skills from other seniors. Are you a midlife or older be one of the members who Land and people sought to Joining days are on the second woman who is taking stock of will speak of her life. start a community garden her life? This group will offer Thursday of each month at Flower shows in Murwillumbah. Anyone a supportive place, with like Seagulls. For info call Noelene Murwillumbah and District Gar- interested please call David on on 07 5599 8939 (Mon-Fri 9-5). minded women, to share ideas, experiences and look at new All welcome. den Club’s Spring Flower Show 02 6672 7014 or dcowen43@ bigpond.com life options. From Friday, Octowill be held at Jessie McMillan Mental health ber 23, to November 27, the six Hall, Wollumbin Street, MurParkinson’s seminar Tweed Valley Mental Health free sessions from 1pm-3.30pm willumbah, today, Thursday, Tweed Parkinson’s Support will be held at Kingscliff ComCarers Network is a support September 17, and tomorrow, Group will be holding its 2009 group for families of people munity Health Centre, Turnock Friday, September 18. Entry is seminar on September 26 St. For info and bookings call with mental illness, offerfree. Schedules for the show ing friendship and sharing are available from Mitre 10, JH at Banora Point Community Pamela on 02 6674 9500. 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 the Gift Shop on 5506 7867 to arrange collection. TVs, computers, large heavy items, encyclopedias or weekly magazines not accepted but other donations gratefully received. Monthly meetings held on the first Monday of each month. For info call Merle on 07 5536 1441 or June Young on 07 5559 5055. New members welcome.

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TWEED SHIRE KOALAS NEED YOU NOW! The new DA for massive development Kings Forest near Kingscliff has been released and sadly, seems to us, no better than before. We have TWO WEEKS to object to this development, which experts warn may result in the end of the Tweed Coast Koalas.

PLEASE HELP If you care about the Tweed, call Team Koala on

02 6672 7312 NOW or email Kristina Keneally : ofďŹ ce@keneally.minister.nsw.gov.au ‘Authorised by Jenny Hayes on behalf of Team Koala Inc.

Barry Longland is still reeling from an ABC radio broadcast this week when veteran National Party warrior Phil Youngblutt gave his take on the chances of various players in Tuesday’s mayoral contest. He thought the Uki identity wasn’t really a bad bloke, but his mayoral prospects were diminished because he needed more experience and was a ‘Labor councillor’. A highly miffed Longland reckons that in the present climate, being tagged a member of the ALP almost verges on defamation and wants to put the record straight. ‘I am not, and have never been, a member of the Labor Party,’ he declared. â– â– â– â–

Greens MP Sylvia Hale appears unlikely to get any support from her National Party colleague Geoff Provest in her push for a state-wide freeze on all Part 3A developments being assessed by the state government. Asked if he backed the idea, the Tweed MP said he was concerned about the links between the Labor Party, organised crime and developments which circumvent the law. ‘However, according to the Tweed Shire Echo, Mr Ell is not a suspect in the investigation, let alone has he been charged or convicted with any offence relating to the McGurk investigation.We are still innocent until proven guilty in this country, so I do not support Ms Hale’s calls to halt due process on Kings Forest and Cobaki on that basis,’ he said. â– â– â– â–

The singers of the Murwillumbah Philharmonic Choir should take a bow. Last month’s concert at the historic homestead Lisnagar, in conjunction with Murwillumbah Central Rotary Club, raised $1,817 for the Murwillumbah District Hospital, which is no doubt very grateful for any generosity coming its way. Now wouldn’t it be nice if the state government matched such donations

If line dancing’s not for you or exercises are just too fast then try laughing! Cathy Hulme, left, and Noelle Baxter find a little laughter goes a long way during last Thursday’s Tweed Seniors Expo at the Seventh Day Adventist complex near Murwillumbah. Cath, who founded the Murwillumbah Laughter Club six years ago, said many people, not just seniors, enjoy the benefits of a good laugh which can boost the immune system and lift the spirits of the sick and depressed ‘or anyone going through a grieving time’. Let the child inside out, Cath says, and you will feel much younger and healthier ‘and alive’. For info on the laughter club call Cath on 02 6672 6817.

on a dollar-for-dollar basis, it could be the formula in saving so many struggling rural hospitals under threat of closure. â– â– â– â–

Burringbar’s historic cenotaph and honour roll have been restored in time for this Sunday’s 90th anniversary of the World War I memorial for returned local soldiers. A march and commemoration service to mark the anniversary will be held this Sunday, September 20, starting at Masterton Park. The memorial, restored thanks to a $4000 federal grant, will be unveiled on the day at its new location. Morning tea is at 10am in the park and the march starts at 11am. All are welcome to enjoy a BBQ lunch and refreshments at the end of the service. â– â– â– â–

Local builder Steve Dickinson and his crew last week happily volunteered their time and energy to instal a new roof on the Murwillumbah Museum. Steve recently opened up his

own business selling and erecting sheds in the Tweed but still found the time to give back to his community. That’s what we call setting a fine example.

tually, Mr Macdonald?), now might be a good time to see what people thought of the event. Dr Heather Graham, a social psychologist who teaches ■■■■Social Sciences at SCU, has preAs we expected, French media pared a survey and it is available reported the recent rally and for download from our website the cancellation of the two sta- www.tweedecho.com.au. ■■■■ges at Byrrill Creek due to protests by ‘ecologistes’. A reader Last week’s Supreme Court found an article which asked appeal decision in favour of ‘why in such a huge country the contentious The Point deas Australia, it was decided velopment at Hastings Point to send the rally through na- leaves the door wide open for tional parks?’ High-profile the State Environment PlanFrench driver Sebastian Loeb ning Policy (SEPP) for seniors was quoted as saying that pro- living to be very loosely intesters ‘live in the middle of na- terpreted. The ruling suggests ture, in tranquillity. They are that anything can nominate as understandably not delighted ‘Senior Living’ and override all to have cars passing sometimes other local and state planning just in front of their home, and provisions. Then we have the what’s more, some stages went dreaded part 3A of the planthrough national parks!’ Loeb ning law, where the minister now seems to be the pin-up can call in and approve any boy for anti-rally movement development at will (see page after his sympathetic stand. 4), and of course the more re■■■■cent but equally undemocratic With an official review of the (read ‘stacked’) regional planrally in the offing (er, when ac- ning panels.

HABITAT = HOME – HELP! The rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra in Indonesia are the only native habitat on earth for the critically endangered Orangutan. Right now, their homes are under threat, with an area of Indonesian rainforest equal to 300 soccer fields destroyed every hour.

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