Tweed Echo – Issue 2.31 – 15/04/2010

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THE TWEED Volume 2 #31 Thursday, April 15, 2010 Advertising and news enquiries: Phone: (02) 6672 2280 Fax: (02) 6672 4933 editor@tweedecho.com.au adcopy@tweedecho.com.au www.tweedecho.com.au

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Rally’s future in hands of FIA Richard Johns

US official reminded of green green grass of home US Consul General Judith Fergin, centre, was welcomed to the Tweed by shire civic leaders on Tuesday at an afternoon tea at the Tweed River Art Gallery, which included gallery ‘neighbours’, former deputy prime minister Doug Anthony, left, and his wife Margot, right, who donated the land the gallery sits on. Photo Jeff ‘Deputy Dog’ Dawson Luis Feliu

US Consul General Judith Fergin emphasised the binding ties and friendship between Australia and the US when she was welcomed to the Tweed for the first time at a function at the Tweed River Art Gallery on Tuesday this week. Around 60 invited guests including civic leaders, councillors, businesspeople and school representatives, attended the afternoon tea with mayor Warren Polglase officiating after a traditional welcome to country by Aunty Kath Lena. Mrs Fergin, who was appointed to her Sydney-based position in 2007 and is the senior US representative to NSW and Queensland, said she was ‘stunned’ by the Tweed’s magnificent scenery, which reminded her of her home town, Falmouth in Maine, one

of the oldest settlements in the US. She said she felt ‘spiritually and geographically at home’ when she first arrived and had ‘no idea how absolutely gorgeous this part of world is’. The consul general is on a meetand-greet tour to promote the links and alliance between the US and Australia ‘to find out what Australians are thinking and feeling’ about the relationship.

‘A great deal of history’ ‘It’s much better to get out and meet the people this way, than from the 58th floor of MLC Centre in Sydney,’ she quipped. Mrs Fergin said the two countries shared ‘a great deal of history’ and continued to have a strong friendship and bonds. She said the two nations were ‘proud of our democracies’ and ‘shared our

traders, gold miners, settlers, scientists, citizens, baseball players, astronauts and film stars’. Both were ‘committed to freedom’ but continued to have ‘separate and conjoined strategic interests’. She said that this link was evident from the day Captain Cook sailed on to Australian shores with the ship Endeavour containing three Americans. As for president Barak Obama’s impending visit to Australia and a lighthearted proposal for him to visit the Tweed, Mrs Fergin said she could not speak on behalf of the White House but the ‘folks in the embassy’ in Canberra were well aware of the Tweed’s interest in the visit, but he was more likely to ‘fly overhead at low altitude’. The consul general was later given a driving tour of the shire and attended a dinner hosted by the South Tweed Rotary Club.

The future of the World Rally Championship returning to Tweed in 2011 is in doubt. Despite the NSW Government claiming to have locked the event in, and the result of a community-wide consultation and economic impact statement being awaited, the real decision on whether Rally Australia returns here takes place behind closed doors on the other side of the world at the end of this week. Motor sport’s governing body, the Paris-based FIA, is due to decide on which countries will host WRC competition rounds tomorrow (Friday), but it has been in dispute with holders to the television and commercial rights, a group called North One Sport.

Promoter against Aus-NZ rotation of the event According to website Sportbusiness, event promoter North One Sport was against the idea of events being ‘rotated’. Currently Australia hosts the rally in odd years and New Zealand in even years. Sportbusiness reported that Morrie Chandler, president of the FIA’s World Rally Championship Commission, said he knew North One didn’t want rotation. ‘I don’t hold that rotation is the solution, but I do see a small portion of rotation as, perhaps, meeting the needs of some countries and adding variety. I’ve had this debate with North One and they’ve got good business reasons about why they don’t want to do that and I can understand that,’ he is reported as saying.

This follows the announcement late last year by Rally Australia that because of uncertainty over the continuation of the event it was not renewing the contracts of three key members of the team that had planned the Tweed/ Kyogle event. A letter signed by Graham Fountain, then chief executive officer of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), last November also made it quite clear there was no guarantee the event would come back here.

‘If and when’ ‘If and when Australia’s position on the 2011 WRC calendar is secured, we will then be in a position to re-instigate an appropriate organisational structure to manage our ongoing arrangements in this regard. A number of changes to the Rally Australia board will also occur during this period,’ he wrote. Mr Fountain resigned from CAMS this February, taking effect from April 1, effectively leaving the organisation rudderless. He is now head of the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board in Melbourne. Tweed Shire Council general manager Mike Rayner is a director on the Rally Australia board and refused to resign when issues of a potential conflict of interest were raised by councillors Katie Milne and Joan van Lieshout. As if the organisers of future world rally events in Australia didn’t have enough problems, it has emerged that the New Zealand Government is lobbying hard to have that country secure nest year’s event. The worldmotorsportnews webcontinued on page 2

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group of local teenagers taking part in NORTEC’s Links to Learning program, Me and My Life highlights the positive transformations that can be made by young people. Program coordinator Glen Keir says that one of the main themes of the film was about accepting who we are, but also realising we can change. ‘Another of the characters in the film is an intelligent student who gets through university selling drugs on streets,’ Glen said. ‘A twist happens and he realises he’s gone down wrong path. There’s also a female bi-

sexual couple who star in the film.’ All of the students in the program are early school leavers and as part of the course, they learned everything that is required to put a film together, from acting and costuming to promotions. ‘Not only did we teach the students multimedia skills, we taught them teamwork and life skills which will help them to gain employment,’ Glen said. The film will screen at 6pm tonight (Thursday, April 15) at the Regent Cinema, Murwillumbah. Food will be provided on the night and entry is free.

Rally in FIA hands reported the NZ Government was pledging $250,000 towards the effort. However, one official said there was no guarantee WRC promoters North One Sport would confirm Rally New Zealand as a round of the global series for 2011 and beyond. ‘The funding will definitely help, but ultimately the decision is up to the WRC’s commercial promoters North One Sport and the FIA,’ he said. Meanwhile Tweed council-

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lors agreed at their last meeting to hold a workshop to discuss the effects of last year’s event. Cr Dot Holdom proposed inviting Dr Stephen Phillips from Biolink so he could discuss his involvement and findings about the controversial rally. It was suggested ‘consideration be given to inviting the local media to attend this workshop, given the widespread media coverage of the inaugural event’. A date has not been fixed.

Speed on Tweed set for start Speed on Tweed returns to Murwillumbah this September. The historic motor vehicle event has been guaranteed another run by its backers, and shareholders, Rally Australia. The non-profit community event will again be run by the Rotary Club of Murwillumbah, with the theme ‘Australian Specials’. ‘We are thrilled that Speed on Tweed will be returning to the spotlight once more and are looking forward to turning on a festival similar to that which ran in 2008,’ said Bill Larkin. ‘We have always had high numbers in attendance in the past and we are hoping that the many spectators that attended the event in previous years will return to see the spectacle that is Speed on Tweed. ‘I’m sure nobody will leave dissatisfied after seeing some of the most famous cars and drivers in Australia’s racing history in action and absorbing our unique festival atmosphere,’ he said. The event will take place between September 10-12.

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No rust in Tugun tunnel says govt Ken Sapwell

Queensland’s Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace has rejected renewed suggestions that parts of the framework in the Tugun bypass tunnel are rusting. Opposition counterpart and Currumbin MP Jann Stuckey asked Mr Wallace if any iron work showed signs of acid corrosion and whether he would still guarantee its 100-year life span. Mr Wallace said the tunnel had been built to last as part of the $543 million bypass project, with a design life of 100 years. ‘Like other tunnels around the world with high water tables, it was designed to sustain minor water leaks, and that’s the case here. There is no acid corrosion in the tunnel,’ he said.

Ms Stuckey, who said she expected a more in-depth answer, said she was prompted to raise the issue in parliament after speaking to an environmental engineer who was concerned that high levels of acid-sulphate water surrounding the tunnel may be causing corrosion. She said the engineer who she declined to identify had also expressed concerns about alleged discrepancies between samples taken around the tunnel and the results published on Main Roads websites. Ms Stuckey said the concerns were similar to those voiced in The Echo more than a year ago by Tweed environmental watchdog, Lindy Smith, who said the walls of the 333m-long tunnel has at times shown vis-

ual evidence of iron staining and leakage. The staining has sparked fears it could undermine the tunnel’s long-term integrity and leave NSW taxpayers with a multi-million dollar repair bill when NSW takes over the maintenance in 2018.

Bath of battery acid Ms Smith told The Echo last year the results of test monitoring she obtained from the NSW government revealed the tunnel sitting in a bath of acid-contaminated groundwater comparable in strength to battery acid. The high sulphuric acid levels arising from disturbance of acid-sulphate soils during construction had also unleashed iron precipitate containing arsenic and zinc which was being

detected in some of our local waterways. Ms Smith, who’d been studying the results of tests provided by the Queensland Department of Main Roads to the NSW government since work began four years ago, said they confirmed NSW’s initial opposition to the project on environmental grounds was not misplaced. ‘There are huge discrepancies between the figures in Queensland Main Roads’ final construction compliance report (CCR) and those provided from various monitoring points,’ she said at the time. ‘In most cases the CCR’s figures underplay the levels of acid sulphates and iron precipitates.’ The DMR has strongly denied the claims.

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lic forum on all aspects of the draft LEP, similar to the rural zoning workshop council organised yesterday (Wednesday), including a presentation by staff and open forum discussions, as well as for council to provide fact sheets outlining the changes and implications of the plan. Cr Milne, often criticised by other councillors for putting up too many notices and questions, has also asked for a report on sustainable water option, in light of the growing dissatisfaction with council’s water supply options for the future. She has also called for a report on developing a food policy for the shire and for the establishment of a population advisory committee to address population issues on the Tweed. Mayor Warren Polglase said

he too was concerned at the LEP proposals which would slash the area zoned for environmental protection from 13,600ha to just 5600ha.

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Ultra-filtered water starts flowing Luis Feliu

Tweed shire’s new $76 million water treatment plant at Bray Park, touted as Australia’s largest ultra-filtration facility, began delivering higher-quality drinking water to most of the Tweed’s residents on Monday after an official practice run and tasting last Thursday. Mayor Warren Polglase declared his first glass of water filtered through the new ultrafiltration technology a ‘top drop’, saying the Tweed led the world by using the latest technology available at the plant, just outside Murwillumbah. General manager Mike Rayner said the plant would cater for the shire’s water needs and expected growth up to 2030, while water manager Anthony Burnham said the plant could also be increased by half its capacity again if necessaryfurther down the track at a cost of around $10 million The new filtrated water is now being pumped around the shire after switching over from the old treatment facility next door. Outlying rural villages of Uki and Tyalgum residents have their own water supplies (tank and weir). Water unit engineer Martin Hancock gave officials and media a snapshot of the plant’s workings, saying filters

Increased power bills shock Tweed pensioners

Tweed pensioners and other ther increases,’ he said. The Independent Pricing and residents say that despite doing the right thing and cut- Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) ting down on electricity use, has announced that Country they’re paying a lot more on Energy prices will rise by two thirds over the next three years their power bills. A group of pensioners angry and that customers would face that their bills have recently an increase of 42 per cent begone up by at least $50 met tween now and 2013. with Tweed MP Geoff Provest ‘If Kevin Rudd’s Emission on Monday this week to com- Trading Scheme (ETS) is inplain about the steep rises on troduced, IPART says the cost their bills, which are also set to of electricity will rise by 64 per cent within three years,’ he rise again. Mr Provest said the NSW said. ‘All the Government needs government must cancel planned 64 per cent increases to do is reject the IPART reto electricity prices because port, otherwise a typical resithe Tweed ‘simply cannot af- dential Country Energy customer will pay $918 more in ford it’. ‘These people [pensioners] 2013 if the ETS is implemented Toasting the new Bray park water treatment plant in its new state-of-the-art operations room have already cut back their as planned or $601 more if the was shire water manager Anthony Burnham, right, and senior plant operator Wayne Watson. power usage as much as they ETS is not implemented.’ Photo Luis Feliu ‘And for that pensioners get can, but their bills are still are made up of 6.4 million dia, but most people would users who may be affected by going up, there is no way compensation of just $130 a hollow spaghetti-like strands hardly notice a change from the slight change in the new they can afford massive fur- year.’ (filter fibres) in four filtration the new water coming from water include: renal units at local hospitals, aquarium owners/ tanks which suck the water their taps. The plant can pump out 100 shops and pet fish owners (may After months of planning by coordinator Jemima Priede, Youth under pressure through their surface in order to filter out million litres per day and has need to make adjustments to Week 2010 on the Tweed is in full swing. The Mind Happiness and Development (MHAD) Day on Tuesunwanted organic and non- capacity to increase that by a their usual water treatment, further 50 million litres in the public and private swimming day this week with Madsports activities and free feel-good lunch organic particles. pool owners (may need to test at the Banora Point Community Centre was enjoyed by many. He said the membranes next 20 years or so. There’s still more fun to be had today (Thursday, April 15) with The raw water is pumped and adjust the pool water qualcould filter particles 1000th the into the new plant from the ity (pH and alkalinity) when a free BBQ, fire twirling workshop and skate show at Knox Park, thickness of a human hair. Cr Polglase said the new sys- Bray Park weir on the Tweed topping up pool levels, nurser- Murwillumbah, from 5pm. The festivities conclude tomorrow ies and other horticulture uses, (Friday) with a BMX competition and BBQ at Goodwin Park, tem gave extra protection for River. Mr Burnham said that be- other industrial users where al- Coolangatta from 7pm. shire residents from harmful There’s also a Battle of the Bands at the PCYC in Tweed Heads water-borne micro-organisms cause of a higher alkalinity in kalinity is likely to affect the from 7pm. like cryptosporidium and giar- the water from the new plant, process.

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Kevin swallows the bitter little pill

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o Kevin Rudd has finally admitted what everyone else realised some time Volume 2 #31 April 15, 2010 ago: fixing the health system is going to cost a huge amount of money and it’s no good pretending otherwise. Ambitious reorganisations The Uriah Heep of Anglicanism, Peter Jensen, is the archbishop of are simply not enough. CerSydney, and famous for running the diocese as a medieval walled tainly they are useful and necescity. Women, homosexuals and people who think for themselves sary, and Rudd’s plan to reform are not allowed into its tiny precinct, but Jensen deems it his hospital funding and planning business to mount raids on the rest of society in an effort to is by any measure a good start; reduce freedom, equality and intelligence wherever those loath- the only real criticism is that it some fruits of the Enlightenment appear. doesn’t go far enough. In Jensen’s latest foray from the Citadel of Invincible Ignorance But the cost of keeping abreast he has persuaded the premier to give him interference rights of new medical technology is over an educational program currently in preparation. Premier rising much faster than the rate Keneally is a catholic of the gormless kind – when she met of inflation, and this means that the Pope she had an out-of-body epiphany (and if she’d been an ever increasing proportion younger and male, out of the body would probably have been of national revenue will have to be devoted to health simply to the safest place to be) – and so she has promised that the archbishop will be able to review the pilot program of ethics teaching remain standing still. And this does not include the problems being organised for public schools by the Parents and Citizens of an increasingly long-lived Federation and the St James Ethics Centre. population and the inordinate Now you might think that the objection to Jensen’s interferdemands the ageing make on ence is along the lines of the objection to creationist nonsense being taught in science classes, and indeed the parallel is striking. health care. The choice is stark and Or that the objection is based purely on the matter of technical straightforward: if the system is proficiency; after all, Peter Jensen is to ethics as Barnaby Joyce is to provide the level of service to to economics. which the public has been conBut no, the utterly unacceptable aspect of letting Jensen put his inquisitorial paws on this program now is that he was invited, ditioned to believe it is entitled, someone is going to have to pay along with the leaders of other superstitions, to take part in it at and in the end, as always, the the very outset, and huffily refused. He told the lie then, and has repeated the lie since, that the pilot program is designed to sup- buck stops with the taxpayer. A sensible government would plant scripture lessons in public schools. The reality is that in some schools up to 80 per cent of children already be explaining this dilemma and preparing the pubare removed by their parents from exposure to biblical proplic for the inevitable; indeed, aganda. Schools will continue teaching scripture to dwindling a really sensible government classes – Jensen and Keneally will make sure of that – but what would have begun the process should the majority of children do while the religious indoctrinalong ago. But because of the tion is going on? media-conditioned aversion to Well, you could ask them to get to grips with the ethical issues tax increases of any kind for and principles which are considered in various scriptures, but any purpose, the problem has without the bronze age theological trappings. The pilot scheme, been allowed to fester away unto be tried out in ten Sydney public schools, sounds like an excel- til fixing it has become a nearlent idea, and even the testy archbishop might like to consider revolutionary task. that such a course would be better for his brand of sky-pie than It is to Rudd’s great credit that the alternative, which is to teach the children that all religious he has at least embarked on the scriptures have an equal truth value. It wouldn’t take them long process; but the hard part – perto work that one out. suading the punters to abandon Of course the real reason for the opposition to teaching ethics the habits of a lifetime and acto children outside of scripture classes is the church’s propricept that there is no such thing etorial stance that ethics can only be based on religion. That a free health system – is yet to belief was disproved in the eighteenth century, but the Sydney come. Perhaps he could make a hierarchy enjoys defending the indefensible. Unfortunately this gentle start by raising the Medireligious psychopathology will adversely affect our children if it succeeds in sabotaging the alternative classes. – David Lovejoy, publisher

A lesson in ethics

Tweed Shire Echo Publisher David Lovejoy Editor Luis Feliu Advertising Manager Paul Goeldner Accounts Manager Simon Haslam Production Manager Ziggi Browning ‘The job of a newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.’ – Finley Peter Dunne 1867–1936 © 2010 Echo Publications Pty Ltd PO Box 545, Suite 1, Warina Walk Arcade, Murwillumbah 2484 Phone 02 6672 2280 Fax 02 6672 4933 email: editor@tweedecho.com.au Printer: Horton Media Australia Ltd

care levy – perhaps doubling it. If the voters believed that it would provide value for money, they might even accept it. But at present they are still being told by their respective premiers that Canberra is the source of unlimited wealth and that if the feds would only release it all would suddenly be well – all gain and no pain. Victoria’s John Brumby is, as usual, the worst offender; until last week his health policy con-

An ever increasing proportion of national revenue will have to be devoted to health simply to remain standing still. by Mungo MacCallum sisted entirely of insisting that Kevin Rudd should give him a gigantic bucket of money or he would refuse to play. This has since been refined into something a tad more sophisticated, but the core demand remains. The general view of the commentariat was that Brumby is just grandstanding for his local state audience and this is probably true; the standout was (of course) Dennis Shanahan in The Australian, who wrote admiringly that Brumby had raised some serious and relevant questions and was quite capable of sabotaging Rudd’s plan for the hospitals in the same way he sabotaged the national water agreement, and wouldn’t that be fun? It used to be thought that the outlying states – Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia – had cornered the market in parochialism. Brumby, egged on by Shanahan, has upped the ante considerably. Nonetheless, the likelihood is that despite some lukewarm support from Kristina Kenneally in New South Wales, he will fi-

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who is seen to be standing in the way of it. This is a much bigger issue than the water rights of a few recalcitrant irrigators, and Brumby is smart enough to see it. Incidentally this does not necessarily mean that Rudd’s fallback threat of a referendum would succeed; during a long campaign the premiers and others could muddy the waters considerably. But it does mean that no premier hoping for re-election will want to be the one who pulls the plug. Rudd’s plan – or a slightly amended version of it – will probably get past COAG. Then comes the hard bit. It is to be hoped Rudd is up to it; his behaviour over the asylum seekers suggests that he is still finding the hard decisions a bit too hard. The announcement that processing of Sir Lankans and Afghans would be frozen for three months and six months respectively justifies Tony Abbott’s description as a quick election fix – being seen to be doing something about an apparently intractable problem.

Rather than taking Peter van Onselen’s counsel and showing leadership, Rudd has capitulated to the shock jocks and to the scaremongers of the opposition. Dennis Shanahan called it a populist response to a highly successful populist campaign waged by Abbott and his shadow minister Scott Morrison; Van Onselen accused Abbott and Morrison of trying to rabble-rouse their way into government. But there was little doubt that it was a copout, and one which is unlikely to provide the government with much relief. For starters it is a broken election promise: Rudd’s policy was that asylum seekers were to be fully processed within ninety days. Now the Afghans will have to wait twice that long before their first interview. The justification, if it can be so described, is that conditions have changed; the prospect that the boat people can be sent home without having a well-founded fear of being persecuted (the test for a genuine refugee) are now brighter. This assessment is highly dubious. Sri Lanka is certainly more stable, but then, the most ruthless dictatorships often are. The stability does not mean that the government will be any less brutal to what it sees as rebel Tamils, especially those who have attempted to flee its shores. And Afghanistan, of course, remains a bloody mess, as it always has been and probably always will be. Manuel Jordao, a senior official of the United Nations High Commission on Refugees, may well have been right when he said that people smuggling, with the introduction of spotter’s fees and cut price fares, was out of control. Rudd’s move does nothing to bring it under control; at best it buys him a little time. Given that his opponents are constantly accusing him of procrastination, this may not be the shrewdest of moves.

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Letters Cloud of secrecy Council staff forgot to tell Tweed residents and their councillors that the water pipeline options to Rous Water and the SEQ Water Grid were not permitted under the [draft] Tweed Area Water Sharing Plan (2009). At council’s recent meeting there was some feigned shock when councillors also found out that the new Byrrill Creek Dam option was also prohibited [under the draft]. Council’s highest rated option, ‘raising the Clarrie Hall Dam Wall,’ is under a cloud of secrecy. In 2006 a water consultancy reported to Council that to meet future demands without a very significant reduction in per person usage (of approximately 60 per cent) additional storage will be required, but this augmentation of the existing Clarrie Hall Dam alone will not meet future demands of 24,500 Ml/a for a population of 175,000. Tweed Council has no plans to re-examine water re-use options before it pushes ahead with expensive dam options. Tweed Shire Council currently uses less than five per cent of reclaimed water, preferring to pollute the marine environment rather than employ water re-use programs in Tweed Shire’s new residential developments. Submissions on the Community Working Group’s Tweed District Water Supply Augmentation Project Report and Council’s 2009 Demand Management Strategy is due to close on April 30, 2010. Our community needs to renew pressure on Council to re-examine water re-use programs. Richard W Murray

CWG Environment Representative

No improvement Concerning the treatment plant rejuvenation: I cannot see how adding new filtration equipment is going to improve the quality of the water we consume in the short term. My comments should not be read as criticism of the system. The system that delivers our water would have all sorts of interesting sediment build-up lining the pipes, thus the quality of the water may not change for some years to come. The water I am drinking now tastes pretty bland, I can only hope the taste improves. Neville C Thompson

Banora Point

Koalas can look after themselves I think many people are using the fear of disturbing the koalas as an excuse for their fear of development of Kings Forest, and having to share the Tweed with a growing population. I came from the Gold Coast because it was getting too busy continued overleaf

The pros and cons of 4WDs on the beach ■ Your editorial last week on the rather deceptively named Ecofishers and the four equally deceptive councillors who supported them was spot-on. There is nothing at all eco about a group of fishermen who want to drive their 4WDs on our nature reserves and beaches. The Ecofishers are in reality just another lobby group whose agenda is to apply pressure to all levels of government to get what they want. They have no real genuine regard for the protection of our marine environment, other than what they can get out of it. Ecofishers operates in a very similar fashion to the Shooters Party, which is currently also applying pressure on the state government to allow its members to hunt in our national parks. As for the four councillors who supported this group, they ignored expert advice from the council officers, who recommended against any change to the 4WD policy, and voted instead to request the state government to allow more 4WDs back onto our beaches. What arrogance and contempt for both the council staff and the ratepayers. During the last council election campaign these same councillors told those who voted for them that they would protect our unique Tweed environment. Of course nothing could be further from the truth. They obviously are in need of reminding that misleading election advertising and disregarding the advice of council staff to pursue their own agenda were two reasons why the previous councillors got sacked.

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recent vitriolic editorial and indeed even the report on the Tweed Shire Council meeting contained several incorrect statements. Even the headline on the report of the council meeting is incorrect. We are not seeking to have more 4WD beaches opened, but only have restored the right to access the intertidal areas of those beaches in front of Coastal Nature Reserves by a limited number of permit holders, a right previously held by permit holders and still held by professional fishermen. Ecofishers’ creed is ‘Conservation through sustainable use. Making people part of the solution.’ All members of Ecofishers believe in this creed, and the majority of fishing club members who are also Ecofisher members have bag limits on all species that are

below those recommended by Fisheries, as part of the rules of competition fishing. If there is no place on our beaches for any 4WDs except emergency vehicles, explain why professional fishermen are allowed to access all areas of the beaches in their 4WDs pulling boats behind them yet amateur fishers are denied this privilege. As to opening the beach up to more 4WD vehicles, this is not the case as the request was put in to consider only those drivers who pay for a permit and are licensed to drive on proscribed beaches. Incidentally the cost is not $224.60, it is $230, another mistake. 4WD vehicles have traversed the beaches of the Tweed Coast for the last 50 years and no damage has been done. More damage, and this is borne out in official studies, is done by large-scale weather events, causing erosion and damage on a scale no 4WD could manage. The request was for permit holders to be allowed to traverse the intertidal area of the beach in front of nature reserves, thus restoring the right of access previously held. This intertidal area’s conditions are continually changed by weather, wind and tidal surges, not by 4WD vehicles. A beach permit for those fishermen and women holding a disability parking permit, that has to be sanctioned by a doctor, can be purchased for $30 from the Byron Shire, yet there has been no outcry of damage down there. Creating more marine reserves just shuts out the amateur fisherman who is trying to provide his family with fresh fish in their diet, something that will become a thing of the past if the present situation continues. The maligned councillors merely endorsed a commonsense approach to a local problem discriminating against amateur permit holders.

about the need to garden in the country while she acquiesces to constituents’ demands that the rust-proofing expenditure of their 4WDs needs to be realised with beach use. Geoff Dawe

Uki After reading the article ‘Call for more 4WD beaches’ I thought I was going back in time instead of moving into the future of environmental awareness. We all have our own ways of relaxing and enjoying leisure activities, but come on – the days of more 4WDs on our beautiful beaches are definitely over. All you 4WD drivers, have you deeply thought about how your presence on our beaches affects the delicate ecosystem (I’ll leave that subject for someone else to write about), and what about us other humans you share the beach with? I remember the old days of relaxing on a peaceful beach and suddenly your presence was forced upon me and my family. The stench of diesel fumes, the loud noise of your revving engines and the scars left behind in the sand – your great gift to our stunning environment. With ecological disaster at our doorstep, maybe it’s time to make a few sacrifices for the greater good.

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■ Very disappointed with Richard Johns’s reporting on ‘Call for more 4WD beaches’. It did not cover facts from both sides of the for or against. And your personal view is very insulting with your description of licensed fishermen and women as not caring for the environment. ‘We drive on the beaches for fun, hooning along, speeding, killing tiny animals, Loggerhead hatchlings lost in wheel ruts…’ I am sixty years of age. I live at Kingscliff (25 years), have three boys who all went to loCaroline Cranwell cal schools and still live and Pottsville work in the area. Was presi-

While there is no doubt Cr Joan van Lieshout expresses environmental passion and has astutely observed that many of the practices of the past are more environmental than current practices, the environment cannot be righted by dividing it. Gardening lettuces in the country cannot be separated from the wellbeing of turtles on the beach. 4WDs have been known to cause disorientation to turtle hatchlings caught in wheel tracks. Joan can’t really be serious

dent of the Cabarita Beach Lions Club. Surfed and enjoyed local beaches as a board rider with my sons. A member of the Cudgen Surf Club. And at this time of my life I am president of the Kingscliff Beach Fishing Club, treasurer of the Tweed Coast Fishing Clubs, and run a roofing business employing local trade contractors. I do not believe your description of my fellow fisher people or myself to be in any way accurate so I suggest you do a proper interview and get the facts from our side as well. Then write your comments for all to read. Happy to assist. Bob Watson

Kingscliff In response to your article of Ecofishers wanting more area of the Tweed Shire to allow greater usage of 4WD upon our beaches, you only have to look at the constitution of Ecofishers website for what they stand for. Zip/nil! Thus there are no identifiable thoughts on how one negotiates a driving standard upon a beach that has people upon the beach and to ensure safety is paramount to all. You only have to walk along Fingal/Letitia Beach to see the sand blowouts that allow 4WDs upon the dune area to assess the damage being caused to the dunes and vegetation, let alone the discarded rubbish waste of 4WD users and camping. So where are our local council rangers? Why are Ecofishers not lobbying the TSC for adequate parking bays for

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fisher people to enjoy their sport at their local fishing spots and why are Ecofishers not lobbying for state policing of off-road parking security to ensure that their 4WDs aren’t being vandalised. Do Ecofishers not have vehicle insurance? It is not necessary to have 4WDs upon our coastal beaches as Ecofishers would dearly like for convenience. Pressure council for the parking facilities so that all fisher people can utilise good fishing locations within our shire. If fisher people are that old that they cannot get down to the beach from a designated parking location, then it seems that the fisher person would be better off next to a river or breakwater. Finally, our beaches have on numerous occasions had naked people, and when we alert the police, the chances of the police arriving to make the naked people move on is highly remote. So what is the Ecofisher person going to do when they see someone naked: become the law unto themselves? It’s a sorry day that our councillors tried to give the green light for more access of 4WDs upon our shire beaches and it is even more disappointing that our council rangers are not enforcing more checks upon our beaches to reduce the number of illegal 4WDs. TSC needs to give more resourcing to the council rangers to carry out their job description. Roger Graf

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Letters up there. The world population is forever growing, as is Australia’s population, and local people can’t expect their quiet little town to remain the same, with vast surrounding areas suitable for housing not to be developed. I have viewed Kings Forest from the air, and couldn’t see much forest, it’s mainly open country, except for the wetland which is going to be preserved. Local elderly people have told me they have never seen any koalas in Kings Forest. There is a big need to build more houses in Australia, not only to house people, but to provide employment, and keep this country’s economy rolling. The few numbers of people who live between Brisbane and Sydney in a world of bulging populations must make us the envy of the world. Even if the koala numbers are depleted slightly, they are in no danger because there are vast national parks to accommodate them.

federal funds, after complaints were made to Justine Elliot. Only in Warren’s World would Warren warrant wasting $8 million of ratepayer funds on his pet project, but Warren has given his guarantee that Jack Evans will proceed. That is what Warren’s word is worth, $8 million of our money. James McKenzie

Mt Wollumbin

Inciting violence

Recently an article in a local weekly newspaper published by a Queensland daily put forward ideas related to the unruly behaviour of youths and young men of the Tweed Coast. It appears to be inciting violence by publishing the following quote: ‘There’s a lot of men who don’t want to wait around to see what comes out of it... next time one of these kids plays up they are history – it’s going to happen’. Inciting violence is an anti-social crime and the editor should be severely reprimanded by apJohn Fihelly propriate authorities for furtherKingscliff ing these unlawful actions. Patricia Albanese

Not impressed

Murwillumbah

Seems to be a whole lot of Tweed Shire ratepayers not impressed with the Tweed Shire Council. How about we all stop paying our rates until they listen to what we want? After all, without our rates they don’t get paid. They work for us, they should be listening to what we want. Debra Hannan

Crabbes Creek

Warren’s World Warren Polglase is once again supporting his Jack Evans development debacle, which lost $10.65 million in withheld

‘My School’ problems In the light of the continued intransigence of the federal Education Minister, Ms Gillard, to respond to legitimate community concerns about the deleterious effects that federal Labor’s ‘My School’ website is having on so-called ‘failing schools’ and their communities, it is time for the community to step up to the plate and take action. Ms Gillard has thrown down the gauntlet to the professional education and parent communities, declaring the Rudd government’s unshakeable will to

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The comments attributed to me in the Tweed Sun (April 1) about the new Local Environment Plan (LEP 2010) that said, ‘I am confident that local provisions to the LEP will leave the region unscathed’, are very misleading. To clear the record I have absolutely no confidence that Tweed Council can get any local provisions into the new LEP at all. Council staff have already tried and been thwarted by the state government. Our only hope now is overwhelming community support

to protect this environment and to shame the state government for this massive loss of over 8,000 hectares of environmental protection zoning and loss of council’s clearing controls. Tweed has been recognised as one of the 15 biodiversity hotspots of Australia. For this downgrading of the environment to occur when Tweed also has Australia’s highest record for threatened plant species (Tweed State of Environment Report 2009) is a national disgrace.

This LEP 2010 must be one of the worst things ever inflicted on the Tweed by the Labor government, especially considering the state of the koalas in this region. This is obviously a statedriven process but why did the council pass this off as just a ‘rollover’ to the new state template without explaining any of these major implications? It was only when the local Greens commissioned a full analysis of this LEP that these devastating issues were discovered and confirmed by

council for the first time. There are other implications in this LEP that also haven’t been made clear yet such as height increases, waterways zoning, flood controls and the plan for Tweed Heads. C o m mu n i t y w o r k i n g groups should be established to examine all these issues in detail. Please write to the council if you would like to see a vastly improved consultation process for the LEP 2010.

impose ‘My School’ on every school community in Australia. This kind of federalist Stalinism has to be stopped in its tracks. Teacher organisations and the Parents and Citizens Associations in both NSW and Queensland have expressed outrage at Ms Gillard’s demand that parents administer NAPLAN tests, because professional educators refuse to. Professional educators have a prime responsibility for the welfare of all students. To administer a national test, the data from which informs a botched data-

base of skewed statistics which does a grave injustice to students, teachers and parents in numerous school communities, is quite rightly anathema to a caring profession. To support ‘My School’ is akin to concluding that the federal home insulation debacle was okay, because there was only a little bit of ‘collateral damage’ in the form of fires and fatalities. How can a large far north coast NSW high school whose roll is in excess of 1,300 be statistically similar to a regional South Australian pri-

mary school whose roll is in the 500s? Emerald State Primary School having an enrolment of 389 in rural Queensland with an Aboriginal student ratio of five per cent is statistically similar to metropolitan Sydney’s Canterbury Boys High School with a non-English speaking background student ratio in excess of 90 per cent. Canterbury Boys High School is also, amazingly, similar to Mount Isa School of the Air. ‘My School’ is a dud – the above are examples of the half-witted statistical garbage

it is providing parents so they can make ‘informed choices’. Parents concerned about the ‘My School’ impasse should peacefully protest outside the Federal Member’s Office on the days of the tests so that this arrogant federal government gets the message that government sanctioned demonising of some school communities is not acceptable. Ms Elliot’s first responsibility is to represent her electorate, not toe the party line.

Notice Board

Garden Club will be held on Monday April 26 at 7pm in the Jesse Macmillan Hall, Wollumbin Street Murwillumbah. All welcome. Members, guests and interested persons come along to see the floral displays, learn about the club’s activities and enjoy a cuppa .

members, $10 for visitors. For info call Elaine on 07 5590 7870 or visit www.tweedlinksmusicclub.org

info call Gloria 6677 9234 or Rhonda 6677 9027. Mental health Mental Health Carers meetings for the next month: Mondays April 19, May 3. Families and friends of people with mental illness are welcome to share friendship, information and experiences with other carers from 10am on the first and third Mondays in each month at the Tweed Heads Library, Brett Street (no public holidays). Knowledgeable volunteer members of the Tweed Valley Mental Health Carers Network assist. Inquiries (07) 5524 4556.

Pottsville Watch meet Pottsville Neighbourhood Watch meeting, Tuesday, May 4, at 7pm in the Sandbar Room, Pottsville Neighbourhood Centre, Elizabeth Street, Pottsville. (Please note change of venue and time). New members welcome, call Lilian 02 6676 4675.

Palliative care Tweed Palliative Support is holding a ‘huge’ garage sale on Saturday, April 24, from 8am-1pm at 444 Tweed Valley Way (just past the Duck Inn). Our two op shops, which are a major source of fundraising, have an abundance of good quality furniture, paintings and clothing which must go to make room for new stock.

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A market tailored for mums: baby clothes and all sorts of items for pregnant mums, this Sunday, April 18 at the Murwillumbah Civic Centre, from 9am till 1pm. For info visit www. mummysmarket.com

Tweed Heads Library’s ‘Tweed Talk’ this month is by Julie Bartley who has a background in classical ballet and modern dance. Her talk, entitled ‘Nia, the joy of movement, will be held on Tuesday, April 20, from 10am NSW time with refreshments provided, all welcome. To book call 07 5569 3150, for info visit www.niaaustralia. com.au

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Murwillumbah Ratepayers and Residents Association will have a presentation of the draft Tweed Local Environment Plan (LEP) from council staff from 7.30pm at the Autumn Club (next to the library) on Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah, at its next meeting on Monday, April 19. All welcome, bring questions, a gold coin donation will get you a cuppa and bickies after the meeting closes.

Free food giveaway for struggling pensioners on Wednesday at 12.30pm DST at the iBar, Tweed Heads. More donations needed. Terri 0414 376 057

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Bridge lessons Kingscliff Bridge Club will begin lessons for beginners (eight lessons) at Cudgen Leagues Club on Friday, April 16, at 10am. Phone Peter 02 6674 4565 for details.

Free concert Tweed Links Music Club concert, Sunday, May 2, 2pm, Coolangatta Tweed Heads Golf Club, Soorley Street, Tweed Heads South with the Tweed Links Quartet and Allan Grant Dancers. Special guest artists soprano Liza Beamish and with son Jeremy and others. Admissions $6 for club

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Tweed Palliative Support ‘s Volunteer Training Program begins on April 28, a course for new volunteers required VIEW club Murwillumbah Day VIEW Club to support and care for clients living with a life-threatening will hold its next meeting on illness in the clients own home. Tuesday, April 27, at Murwillumbah Bowls Club at 10am. A A 10 week course, to be held fashion parade will be held and each Wednesday from 9amguests welcome. A bus outing 3pm, from April 28-June 30. For info call 02 6672 8459. will be held on Thursday, May 20. For info call Shirley on 6679 Family night 1324 or Mary on 6672 1840. Global Care family food and fun night every third Saturday Falls prevention (next one April 17) at Christian Steady Steps falls prevenOutreach Centre, Prince Street, tion program is a10-week Murwillumbah, entry $5 for gentle-exercise program to family $2.50 for singles includes improve health and maintain tea and entertainment. All welindependence in adults. First come. Also free sausage sizzle session Friday, April 16, from every third Saturday at Murwil2pm-3pm. For more info call Ron at Coolangatta Senior Citi- lumbah markets. For info call Glenn on 0422 741558. zen’s Centre on 07 5536 4050.

Stokers hall The Stokers Dunbible Memorial Hall AGM will be held at the hall on Monday, April 19, at 7pm. Enthusiasm, ideas and support is appreciated to keep our community hall viable. For

Pottsville CA meet Pottsville Community Association has deferred the April and May meetings. Next meeting will be June 29 at 7.45pm. New members welcome. For info call Helen 02 6676 2549.

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1. There are advantages to be had in falling through a skylight into a woman’s bedroom, as the male lead discovers in the comic fantasy Don’t Look Down (SBS1, Friday, 11.15pm), which cuts through temporal and spatial dimensions like a hot knife through butter. 2. Nineties hotties Elisabeth Shue and Val Kilmer steam it up in The Saint (TEN, Saturday, 8.30pm), Leslie Charteris’s fictional hero who was bedding all and sundry long before James Bond. See www.saint.org. 3. You didn’t believe the Time Lord would die, did you? The latest incarnation of Dr Who is back on ABC1 this Sunday at 7.30pm.

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ABC 1

SBS 1

PRIME

TEN

4.30 Shortland Street 5.00 Something In The Air 5.30 The Einstein Factor 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Catalyst 11.30 The New Inventors 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Enough Rope With Andrew Denton 1.30 Monarch Of The Glen 2.30 Spicks And Specks 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Meerkat Manor 6.30 Can We Help? 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Stateline 8.00 Collectors 8.30 Waking The Dead (M) 10.15 Ladies Of Letters (PG) 10.40 Lateline 11.20 Rock’n’Roll Nerd (M) The Tim Minchin story 12.20 rage (M)

5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1.30 Insight 2.30 Dragons Of The Sea 3.30 Living Black 4.00 Classical Destinations Finlandia 4.30 The Journal 5.00 Newshour 6.00 Global Village 6.30 World News 7.30 Trawlermen 8.00 Disable Bodied Sailors (M) 8.30 As It Happened Hitler’s Bodyguard 9.30 World News Australia 10.00 Indie Sex (MA) 11.15 Movie: Don’t Look Down (MA 2008) Spanish drama about mysticism, sexuality and spirituality. Stars Leandro Stivelman, Antonella Costa 12.40 Movie: Lunacy (MA 2006) Czech fantasy. Stars Pavel Liska, Jan Triska 2.45 Weatherwatch

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Seven Morning News 12.00 Movie: The Importance Of Being Earnest (G 2002) In 1890s London two friends use the same pseudonym for their on-the-sly activities. Stars Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O’Connor, Reese Witherspoon 2.00 The One Australia’s most gifted psychic 3.00 Last Chance Surgery 4.00 It’s Academic 4.30 Seven News 5.00 M*A*S*H 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens 8.30 Lewis (M) Series return 10.30 AFL Premiership Season West Coast v Essendon 1.30 Infomercials

6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Kitchen 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 The Biggest Loser 9.00 NCIS (M) 10.00 Numb3rs (M) 11.00 Ten Late News 11.30 Sports Tonight 12.00 The Late Show With David Letterman 12.45 Friday Night Lights

SBS 2

7 TWO

ABC 2 5.30 Talking Heads: Tom Keneally 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 The Urban Chef 6.30 Dirty Jobs 7.10 The Daily Show

5.00am to 6.00pm World News and Weatherwatch

7.35 The Colbert Report 8.00 Miranda (PG) 8.30 Being Erica (M) 9.15 Love Soup (PG) 9.45 Home Time (M) 10.10 Spoons (M) 10.30 Later… With Jools Holland 11.30 Songbook Albert Hammond 12.15 Soundtrack To My Life Paul Carrack 12.45 The Re-Inventors Islamic windmill

6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Lost Worlds King Solomon’s Tablet of Stone 8.30 Two Of Us Andrew and Leona Walker 9.00 Movie: Lost In Beijing (MA 2007) Chinese drama. Stars Tony Leung Kai Fai, Fan Bingbing, Dong Dawei 10.55 Movie: Fanfan La Tulipe (M 2003) French action adventure. Stars Penelope Cruz, Vincent Perez 12.40 Weatherwatch

1.35 Coach Trip 2.00 Close

ABC 1

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5.00 rage (PG) 11.00 Poh’s Kitchen 11.30 Message Stick (G*) Waters of the Arrawarra 12.00 Stateline 12.30 Australian Story 1.00 Foreign Correspondent 1.30 Can We Help? 2.00 Perfect Disasters 3.00 Rugby Union Shute Shield LIVE – Southern Districts v Manly 5.00 Australian Open Bowls Highlights 6.00 Nigella Feasts 6.30 Gardening Australia 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Doc Martin (PG) 8.30 The Bill (M) 9.15 Blue Murder (M) 10.00 ABC News Update 10.05 Midsomer Murders (M) 11.40 rage (M)

Kids’ Programs At The Movies Wild At Heart Hamish Macbeth Movie: The Grass Is Greener (PG 1961) Cary Grant 10.10 Movie: Little Lord Fauntleroy (G 1936) Delores Costello 12.00 The Burning Season (PG) Touted as the follow-up to Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, offers a solution to an environmental problem, produced by Cathy Henkel 1.00 Eataholics 2.00 Close

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Change rules the day here on the earth plane, and exuberant midweek Aries new moon chants the mantra: change is exciting, it makes me feel alive…

12.10 Leyland Brothers World 1.05 Room For Improvement 1.30 AFL Flashback Classics

SBS 1

PRIME 6.00 Saturday Club 7.00 Weekend Sunrise 9.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 King Of The Hill 12.30 Big Bite 1.00 What’s Up Down Under 1.30 V8 Supercars Hamilton, New Zealand 5.00 Discover Tasmania 5.30 Sydney Weekender 6.00 Seven News 6.30 Movie: Sweet Home Alabama (PG 2002) Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey 8.45 Movie: I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (M 2007) Brooklyn fire fighters pose as domestic partners. Stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel 11.05 Movie: The Eagle Has Landed (PG 1976) A German parachute unit commander is sent to England to kidnap Winston Churchill. Stars Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland 1.30 Infomercials

SBS 2 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and Weatherwatch

6.30 7.30 8.30 9.35

World News Australia Stockinger (PG) Unit One (M) Movie: One Missed Call (MAV 2003) Japanese horror about schoolgirls who discover their mobile phones are forecasting their deaths. Stars Ko Shibasaki, Shinichi Tsutsumi 11.30 Movie: The Ring Finger (MA 2005) French/English/German drama. Stars Olga Kurylenko, Marc Barbe 1.20 Weatherwatch

ARIES: The buzzword for your annual new moon in Aries is new: new friends, new path, new ways of operating, new ideas, new projects, new attitude of gratitude… so focus clearly, clarify and then write down five things you most dearly want to achieve this year. TAURUS: If you’ve been wondering where the money went and who hasn’t, this week’s optimistic new moon inspires a bolder, more creative approach to the dollar-making department, with late week moon in your sign adding plenty of energy for putting these ideas into action. GEMINI: The stars are on your side right now so follow your business instincts because your articulate, convincing, dollars and cents sense will make any pitch hard to resist. Mercury’s misbehaving though, so keep checking that you haven’t overlooked or missed anything important.

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8.30 Escape To The Country 9.45 60 Minute Makeover 10.45 Last Comic Standing (M)

Weatherwatch World News Opera: The Turn Of The Screw Douglas Kennedy: My Life Eating Art Newshour The Fabulous Story Of Poop (PG) World News Australia Engineering Connections Hong Kong International Airport 8.30 Iron Chef 9.20 Rockwiz (PG) 10.10 Movie: Cashback (M 2007) English comedy about a man suffering insomnia who kills time by working the late night shift at the local supermarket. Stars Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Shaun Evans 11.55 SOS 12.55 Swordsmen Of The Passes (M) Chinese drama series 2.35 Weatherwatch

5.00 5.05 1.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.30 6.30 7.30

ABC 2 6.00 6.00 6.30 7.35 8.30

6.00 Kids Time 9.00 Sons & Daughters 9.30 Home & Away 10.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 11.00 The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook 11.30 Harry’s Practice 12.00 Street Cafe 12.30 10 Things You Didn’t Know About 1.00 All My Children 2.00 Shortland Street 2.30 Coronation Street 3.00 Emmerdale 3.30 Kitchen Time 6.00 ALF 6.30 Full House 7.00 Samantha Who? 7.30 Ghost Whisperer

NBN

1.45 Infomercials 2.45 Video Hits Up Late 3.00 Infomercials 5.00 Religion

ONE HD 6.00 Oneasia Tour Golf 9.30 Golf Central 10.00 ATP World Tour Tennis 10.30 WRC Shakedown 11.00 NASCAR Sprint Cup Highlights 12.00 Major League Baseball LIVE 3.00 Omnisport 3.30 Beach Volleyball 4.00 Sports Unlimited 5.00 Transworld Sport 6.00 Omnisport 6.30 Road to Delhi 7.00 Sports Tonight 7.30 Australian Rally Championship Season Preview 9.00 Australian Superbikes 10.00 Sports Soup 10.30 Six Beers Of Separation 11.00 MVP 11.30 Sports Tonight Late 12.00 Omnisport 12.15 Twenty20 IPL Cricket LIVE 4.00 Omnisport 4.30 Serie A Football 5.15 Bundesliga Football

TEN

ONE HD 6.00 Oneasia Tour Golf 9.30 Andra Pro Series Drag Racing

CANCER: In an indulgent, homey, private kind of mood just wanting to do what brings you the most pleasure? Sorry, but enthusiastic midweek moon strikes sparks in your career zone which definitely encourage taking action – and you are one of the zodiac’s cardinal movers and shakers. LEO: Objectivity’s taking a holiday, but don’t let that drive you to drink, angst, or round the bend. If blame, accusation and criticism are uppermost in what you want to convey this week, try googling nonviolent communication websites for more gracious ways of saying it. VIRGO: This week calls for more liveliness and variety in your daily routines, a change being as good as a holiday. Speaking of which, how about a vacation, a little trip away? This week’s astral energies suggest putting on your practical hat and making it happen.

4.00 Infomercial 4.30 Good Morning America

GO! 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Married With Children 12.00 Frasier 12.30 Seinfeld 1.00 Movie: Little Princess (G 1995) Eleanore Bron, Liam Cunningham 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 The Nanny 4.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 The Flintstones 6.30 Movie: The Bugs Bunny/ Roadrunner Movie (G 1992) Animation 8.30 Black Adder II (M) 9.50 ’Allo ‘Allo (PG)

10.30 Movie: Residential Evil – Extinction (AV 2007) Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr 12.30 Eclipse Music TV (M) 1.00 Movie: Bones (AV 2001) Snoop Doggy Dog, Pam Grier 3.00 The Avengers 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Married With Children 5.30 The Flintstones

NBN

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2.45 Home & Away Catch-Up 5.00 The Great Australian Doorstep 5.30 Better Homes And Gardens 6.30 Heartbeat 8.30 A Touch Of Frost (M) 10.10 Minder 11.10 Monster House 12.10 Big Bite 12.40 Leyland Brothers World 1.30 AFL

12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Magical Tales 4.00 The Shak 4.30 News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Friday Night Football LIVE – Tigers v Canterbury Bulldogs 9.30 Friday Night Football Gold Coast Titans v St George Illawarra Dragons 11.30 Nightline 12.00 Movie: Monte Walsh (M 2003) David Carradine, Isabella Rossellini 2.15 Movie: Elephant Juice (MA 1999) Emmanuelle Beart, Daniel Lapaine

6.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Infomercials 10.00 Hit List TV 7.00 Weekend Today Saturday 12.00 Landed Music 9.00 Saturday Kerri-Anne 12.30 Out Of The Blue 10.00 Kid’s Programs 1.00 The Barefoot Investor 1.00 Doncaster Cup Horse Racing LIVE 1.30 Hook Line & Sinker 4.30 The Garden Gurus 2.00 AFL Premiership Season LIVE – North 5.00 Animal Emergency Melbourne v Sydney 5.30 Antiques Roadshow 5.00 Ten News 6.00 NBN News 5.30 Sports Tonight 6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 6.00 Malcolm In The Middle 7.30 Movie: My Best Friend’s Wedding (PG 6.30 Monk (PG) 1997) Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, 8.30 Movie: The Saint (M 1997) Simon Cameron Diaz Templar attempts to get his bank 8.40 Lotto account to £50 million. Stars Val Kilmer, 9.45 Movie: Erin Brockovich (M 2000) Julia Elisabeth Shue, Rade Serbedzija Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart 10.45 AFL Premiership Season Collingwood 12.20 Movie: Last Call (M 2002) Based on F v Hawthorn Scott Fitzgerald’s troubled genius. Stars 1.15 Hell’s Kitchen Jeremy Irons, Neve Campbell, Sissy 2.15 Infomercials Spacek 2.45 Video Hits Up Late 2.20 Movie: Holiday On The Buses (PG 3.00 Infomercials 1973) Reg Varney, Doris Hare, Bob 4.00 Religion Grant 4.00 Infomercials

6.00 Friday Night Footy Encore – West Coast v Essendon 8.30 Leyland Brothers World

9.30 Movie: Step Lively (G 1944) Frank Sinatra, Gloria De Haven 11.30 Movie: The Palomino (PG 1950) Jerome Courtland, Beverly Tyler 1.10 Movie: Cripple Creek (PG 1951) Karin Booth, George Montgomery

5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Infomercials

10.30 NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying 12.00 Championship Netball LIVE – Pulse v Thunderbirds 2.00 AFL Premiership Season North Melbourne v Sydney 5.30 ATP Tour Tennis 6.30 Formula 1 Qualifying China 7.50 MVP 8.00 Sports Tonight 8.20 Twenty20 IPL Cricket – LIVE 12.00 Omnisport 12.15 Twenty20 IPL Cricket Continues 4.00 TNA Xplosion 5.00 Transworld Sport

LIBRA: As midweek new moon activates your cardinal, take-charge side, you might find yourself wanting solo time and thinking me instead of we and us. The planet Chiron’s about to initiate some deep healing in the life of Librans, so just relax and it won’t hurt a bit. SCORPIO: This week wants you walking the fine line between firm and determined on one hand, closed and stubborn on the other. Be prepared to say sorry if you’ve caused upset – and mean it. The advice for fellow fixed sign Leo also applies. SAGITTARIUS: This week speaks its mind, though you mightn’t like everything it has to say about the credibility gap between your actual life and your splendid unused potential. Though to be fair, that’s because a whole new Sagittarian gestalt is currently in preproduction.

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GO! 6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Get Smart 2.00 Seinfeld 3.00 Frasier 4.00 Hogan’s Heroes 5.00 Green Acres 5.30 The Nanny

6.30 Movie: Cats & Dogs (PG 2001) Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins 8.30 Movie: Batman Returns (M 1992) Tim Burton, Michael Keaton 11.00 Seinfeld 11.45 Reno 911 (M)

12.00 Movie: The Face Of Fu Manchu (PG 1965) Nigel Green, Christopher Lee 2.00 Get Smart 3.00 Hogan’s Heroes 4.00 Frasier 5.00 The Jetsons 5.30 Marine Boy

CAPRICORN: Midweek new moon fosters rearranging domestic priorities plus a bit of a financial lick and touch up before Mercury’s weekend retrograde. If you feel you’re doing lots and achieving little, it’s because this is a time for reassessment and rebuilding rather than results. AQUARIUS: Dynamic midweek new moon brings a breakthrough, a significant shedding of your old self for this year’s new, improved model to power you through any periods of doubt about your ideas or suggestions being appreciated, accepted and acted on this week. PISCES: While this is an out and about week, it’s still highly advisable to avoid strife, arguments, volatile situations or controlling people wanting to wrangle. And if others start communicating like flame throwers, just remember the cooler you keep, the sweeter your week.

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ABC 1

SBS 1

5.00 rage 6.30 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Insiders 10.00 5.00 Weatherwatch Inside Business 10.30 Offsiders 11.00 Asia Pacific 7.00 World News Focus 11.30 Songs Of Praise 12.00 Landline 1.00 10.30 A Fork In The Road Ireland Gardening Australia 1.30 Message Stick 2.00 Travel 11.00 UCI Track Cycling From Denmark Oz 2.30 A Pig, A Chicken And A Bag Of Rice 12.00 Paris-Roubaix Cycling From France

SUNDAY 18

3.30 4.30 5.30 6.00 6.30

Simon Schama’s Power Of Art Picasso 1.00 Speedweek The South Bank Show Lang Lang 2.30 World Superbike Championships Art Nation From Spain At The Movies 3.00 Football Asia Treks In A Wild World Rafting the 3.30 UEFA Champions League Magazine Futaleufu, Chile 4.00 FA Cup Semi Final Highlights 7.00 ABC News 5.00 The World Game 7.30 Doctor Who 6.00 Thalassa 8.30 News Update 6.30 World News Australia 8.35 Tess Of The D’Urbervilles (M) 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 10.20 Compass Return of the Exorcists 8.30 Dateline 11.20 Working With Pinter (M) Harold Pinter 9.30 First Australians 12.15 Movie: Spider Baby (PG 1968) Lon 10.45 Movie: Brides (MA 2004) Greek Chaney drama. Stars Damian Lewis, Victoria 1.40 Movie: Rembrandt (PG B&W 1936) Charalambidou Charles Laughton 12.55 Movie: Walking On Water (MA 2001) 3.00 Talking Heads 3.30 First Tuesday Book Club Australian drama about euthanasia. Stars Vince Colosimo, Nathaniel Dean 2.30 Weatherwatch

11.20 A Journey Through American Music Heart Of Soul 12.15 The Guitar Show Will Ray And Jerry Donahue, Tommy Emmanuel, Roy Rogers, Roger McGuinn 12.40 WOMADelaide 2007 San Lazaro 1.10 The Making Of I Was Only 19 (M)

1.30 We Are Scientists At Radio 1’s Big Weekend (M) 2.05 Close

SBS 2 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and Weatherwatch

6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30

World News Australia The World Game Insiders Guide To Happiness (M) Movie: Get Ready To Be Boyzvoiced (M 2000) Norwegian comedy. Stars Espen Eckbo, Kaare Daniel Steen 11.10 Movie: The Flower Of Evil (M 2003) French black comedy. Stars Nathalie Baye, Benoît Magimel 1.00 Weatherwatch

ABC 1 4.30 Shortland Street 5.00 Something In The Air

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TEN 6.00 Religion 7.00 Kids’ Programs 8.00 Meet The Press 8.30 The Hit Rater.com 9.00 The Benchwarmers Oz Made 10.00 Hit List TV 12.00 Independent Future 1.00 Road To Delhi 1.30 iFish 2.30 Championship Netball LIVE – Swifts v Fever 4.30 Boy’s Weekend 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Sports Tonight 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 The Biggest Loser 7.30 Talkin’ Bout Your Generation (PG) 8.30 The Biggest Loser Finale 10.30 Formula 1 Grand Prix China 12.45 Road To Delhi 1.15 Video Hits Up Late 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

ABC 2

6.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Planet Food 6.30 Artscape: Ben Quilty And The Maggots 7.00 Art Nation 7.30 Simon Schama’s Power Of Art: Rothko 8.30 Ode To A Requiem 9.30 Cold Feet (M) 10.25 The Forsyte Saga (PG)

5.30 The Einstein Factor 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Landline 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes 1.30 The Cook And The Chef 2.00 The Bill 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Travel Oz 6.30 Talking Heads Mark Occhilupo 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Australian Story 8.30 Four Corners 9.20 Media Watch 9.35 Q&A 10.35 Lateline 11.10 Lateline Business 11.35 Don’t Tell My Mother That I Am In Congo 12.30 Movie: He Walked By Night (M B&W 1948) Richard Basehart, Scott Brady 1.50 Movie: Riffraff (PG B&W 1947) Pat O’Brien, Walter Slezak 3.25 Australian Open Bowls Highlights

ABC 2 5.30 Talking Heads: Nancye Hayes 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Collectors 6.30 Dirty Jobs 7.10 The Daily Show Global Edition 7.35 The Colbert Report 8.00 Important Things 8.30 Good Game 9.00 I’m From Rolling Stone (M) 9.30 Sanctuary (M) 10.30 The League Of Gentlemen (M) 11.00 London Live: Pop Special 11.30 Death Note (M) 12.00 Modern Toss (MA) 12.25 Rex The Runt 12.45 The Re-Inventors: Solar Crematorium 1.35 Coach Trip 2.00 Close

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PRIME 6.00 Religion 7.00 Weekend Sunrise 10.00 AFL Game Day 11.00 The Boneyard Aircraft graveyard in Tucson, Arizona 12.00 V8 Supercars Hamilton, New Zealand 1.00 AFL Premiership Season Richmond v Melbourne 3.45 V8 Supercars Continues 5.30 Mercurio’s Menu 6.00 Seven News 6.30 Sunday Night 7.30 Border Security (PG) 8.00 The Force (PG) 8.30 Bones (M) 9.30 Castle (M) 10.30 Scrubs (PG) 11.00 Royal Pains (M) 12.00 AFL Premiership Season Geelong v Port Adelaide 3.00 Infomercials 5.30 Seven News

7 TWO 6.00 AFL Flashback Classics 8.30 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Movie: The Night They Raided Minsky’s (PG 1968) Britt Ekland, Forrest Tucker 2.00 Movie: Hook, Line And Sinker (PG 1969) Jerry Lewis, Peter Lawford 4.15 Australia’s Got Talent 6.00 Alf

6.30 Movie: Hell In The Pacific (PG 1968) WWII movie. Stars Lee Marvin, Toshiro Mifune 8.30 Movie: Bloody Resolve (M) World War II lost film

SBS 2

ONE HD

GO! 6.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 The Hills 11.30 The Partridge Family 12.00 Charlie’s Angels

2.30 Red Bull Air Race LIVE from Perth 4.30 Formula 1 Pre-Race Show 4.50 Formula 1 Grand Prix LIVE from China 7.05 World Rally Championship Turkey 7.35 Omnisport 8.00 Sports Tonight 8.20 Twenty20 IPL Cricket LIVE

1.00 Movie: The Great Race (G 1965) Blake Edwards, Jack Lemmon 4.00 Green Acres 5.00 The Nanny 5.30 Wipeout 6.30 Top Gear 7.40 The Big Bang Theory

8.30 Movie: Just Friends (M 2005) Amy Smart, Ryan Reynolds 10.30 Movie: Drowning Mona (M 2000) Danny De Vito, Bette Midler

12.00 Omnisport 12.15 Twenty20 IPL Cricket Continues 4.00 ATP World Tour Tennis 4.30 Oneasia Tour Golf Highlights

PRIME

TEN

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6.30 7.30 8.30 9.00

World News Australia Dateline So Frenchy, So Chic (M) Music Movie: Swimming Pool (MA 2003) French thriller about a straight-laced, middle-aged English writer on vacation in the south of France. Stars Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance 10.45 Movie: The Clay Bird (PG 2002) Bengali drama. Stars Jayanto Chattopadhyay, Royeka Prachy 12.30 Weatherwatch

6.00 Kids Time 9.00 Sons & Daughters 9.30 Home & Away 10.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 11.00 The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook 11.30 Harry’s Practice 12.00 Street Cafe 12.30 10 Things You Didn’t Know About 1.00 All My Children 2.00 Shortland Street 2.30 Coronation Street 3.00 Emmerdale 3.30 Kitchen Time 6.00 Alf 6.30 Full House 7.00 Samantha Who? 7.30 Heartbeat 9.35 Rosemary & Thyme 10.40 Infamous Assassinations: John F Kennedy (M) 11.15 World War II Lost Film: Bloody Resolve (M) 12.15 Leyland Brothers World 1.10 Room For Improvement 1.30 AFL Flashback Classic 3.45 Auction Squad 4.40 Hot Property 5.00 Home Shopping

ONE HD 8.00 Championship Netball – Swifts v Fever 10.00 Championship Netball – Tactix v Magic 12.00 AFL Premiership Season – Collingwood v Hawthorn 2.30 Road To Delhi 3.00 Omnisport 3.30 Beach Volleyball 4.00 ATP World Tour Tennis 4.30 World Rally Championship

5.00 Championship Netball LIVE – Firebirds v Steel 7.00 Sports Tonight 7.30 One Week At A Time

8.30 Championship Netball Vixens v Mystics 10.30 World Football News 11.30 Bundesliga Football 12.15 Twenty20 IPL Cricket – LIVE 4.00 Omnisport 4.30 One Week At A Time 5.30 World Rally Championship

ABC 1

SBS 1

PRIME

TEN

4.30 Shortland Street 5.00 Something In The Air

5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Movie: Delbaran (PG 2001) Iranian drama. Stars Akaim Alizadeh, Rahmatollah Ebrahimi 2.40 Taxi Wala 3.00 Mum’s The Word Surviving the first year 3.30 Living Black 4.00 Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia 4.30 The Journal 5.00 Newshour 6.00 Global Village 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Insight 8.30 Blood And Guts (M) History of surgery 9.30 World News Australia 10.00 Hot Docs: The English Surgeon (M) 11.45 Movie: Summer Of ’62 (M 2007) Algerian drama. Stars Marc Robert, Mohamed Faouzi 1.20 Forced To Marry (M) 2.20 Weatherwatch

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Seven Morning News 12.00 Movie: Dear Prudence (PG 2008) A TV show host discovers a hidden talent for crime-solving. Stars Jane Seymour, Tantoo Cardinal, Rob Stewart 2.00 All Saints (M) 3.00 Last Chance Surgery 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.00 It’s Academic 4.30 Seven News 5.00 M*A*S*H 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 Australia’s Got Talent 9.00 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 10.00 Private Practice (M) 11.00 Serial Killers (M) 12.00 Secrets Of The Oasis

6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Kitchen 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 Masterchef Australia 9.00 NCIS (M) 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (M) 11.00 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.45 The Late Show With David Letterman 12.30 Army Wives (M)

SBS 2

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5.30 The Einstein Factor 6.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Wild Caribbean 1.30 The Einstein Factor 2.00 The Bill 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Time Team America 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Foreign Correspondent 8.30 Britain From Above 9.35 QI 10.05 Artscape Lisa Roet: Ape Lady 10.35 Lateline 11.10 Lateline Business 11.40 Four Corners 12.25 Media Watch 12.40 The Chaser’s War On Everything (M) 1.05 Poirot (PG) 2.00 Movie: Armored Car Robbery (PG B&W 1950) Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens 3.05 Big Ideas 3.55 Good Game (M)

ABC 2 5.30 Talking Heads: Todd McKenney 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Traffic Blues 6.30 Dirty Jobs 7.10 The Daily Show 7.35 The Colbert Report

8.00 The Young Ones 8.40 Durham County (M) 9.30 The Wire (MA) 10.30 Ashes To Ashes (M) 11.30 The Librarians (M) 12.00 Heartland 12.45 The Re-Inventors: The Da Vinci Chariot 1.35 Coach Trip 2.00 Close

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5.00am to 6.00pm World News and Weatherwatch

6.30 World News Australia 7.30 What On Earth Is Wrong With Gravity? 8.30 A Fork In The Mediterranean Italy 9.00 Movie: Gun-Shy (MA 2003) German drama. Stars Fabian Hinrichs, Lavinia Wilson, Johan Leysen 10.50 Movie: Pavee Lackeen – The Traveller Girl (M 2005) Irish drama. Stars Winnie and Rose Maughan 12.25 Weatherwatch

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5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne

11.00 Time/Life 11.30 Infomercial 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Magical Tales 4.00 The Shak 4.30 Afternoon News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Two And A Half Men (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 8.25 Lotto 8.30 The Mentalist (M) 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 11.30 Nightline 12.00 English Challenge Cup Rugby 2.00 Infomercials 3.00 Religion 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

GO! 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 ET 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Married With Children 12.00 Frasier 12.30 Seinfeld 1.00 Green Acres 2.00 Charlie’s Angels 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 The Nanny 4.00 Kids’ Programs 5.30 Bewitched 6.00 Flintstones 6.30 Total Wipeout UK 7.30 Wife Swap USA 8.30 The Vampire Diaries (M) 9.30 Nip/Tuck (MA) 10.30 Weeds (MA) 11.30 Frasier 12.00 Seinfeld 12.30 TMZ 1.00 The Vampire Diaries (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Married With Children 5.30 The Flintstones

NBN

1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

1.00 Infomercials 5.30 Seven News

6.00 Kids Time 9.00 Sons & Daughters 9.30 Home & Away 10.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 11.00 The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook 11.30 Harry’s Practice 12.00 Street Cafe 12.30 10 Things You Didn’t Know About 1.00 All My Children 2.00 Shortland Street 2.30 Coronation Street 3.00 Emmerdale 3.30 Kitchen Time 6.00 Alf 6.30 Full House 7.00 Samantha Who? 7.30 Ugly Betty 8.30 24 (M) 9.30 The Sopranos (AV) 10.40 The Professionals (M) 11.50 Disorderly Conduct Caught On Tape (M) 12.40 Leyland Brothers World 1.30 AFL Flashback Classic 3.45 Auction Squad 4.40 Hot Property 5.00 Home Shopping

12.30 The Big Bang Theory 1.30 Green Acres 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Charlie’s Angels 5.00 Green Acres 5.30 The Nanny

NBN

6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Kitchen 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 Masterchef Australia New season 9.00 Good News Week (M) 10.00 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman 12.00 Saving Grace (M) 1.00 Infomercials 12.00 This Rugged Coast 1.00 Infomercials 5.30 4.00 Religion 6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Seven Morning News 12.00 Movie: Unstable (M 2009) David Alpay, Kathy Baker 2.00 All Saints (M) 3.00 Last Chance Surgery 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.00 It’s Academic 4.30 Seven News 5.00 M*A*S*H 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 The Zoo 8.00 Find My Family 8.30 Desperate Housewives 9.30 Brothers & Sisters (M) 10.30 Trauma (M) 11.30 30 Rock (PG) Seven News

5.00am to 6.00pm World News and Weatherwatch

3.30 Religion 4.00 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

6.00 Oneasia Tour Golf 9.30 NASCAR Nationwide Series 12.10 Bundesliga Football

9.30 TBA 11.45 Movie: Ned (MA 2002) Felix Williamson, Abe Forsythe 1.30 AFL Flashback Classic 3.45 Auction Squad 4.40 Hot Property 5.00 Home Shopping

SBS 1 5.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1.30 Paris 1919 2.30 Dateline 3.30 Insight 4.30 The Journal 5.00 The Crew 5.30 Futbol Mundial 6.00 Living Black 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Mythbusters 8.35 Man Vs Wild Baja Desert 9.30 World News 10.00 Wilfred (MA) 10.30 Entourage (M) 11.00 Flight Of The Conchords (M) 11.30 Movie: Shadowless Sword (M 2005) South Korean martial arts. Stars Lee Seo-jin, Yoon Soy, Shin Hyun-joon 1.35 Weatherwatch

NBN 6.00 Infomercials 7.00 Weekend Today 10.00 Wide World Of Sports 11.00 The Sunday Footy Show 12.00 Sunday Roast 1.00 Ocean Thunder Surf boats from DY 2.00 Men In Trees 2.30 Gilligan’s Island 3.00 Survivor: Heroes Vs Villians 4.00 Sunday Football Parramatta Eels v South Sydney Rabbitohs 6.00 NBN News 6.30 Domestic Blitz 7.30 60 Minutes 8.30 Underbelly: The Golden Mile (M) 9.30 V (M) 10.30 Movie: Blade – Trinity (AV 2004) Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson 12.45 English Challenge Cup Rugby League 2.30 Infomercials

ONE HD 6.00 Sports Unlimited 7.00 Serie A Football 9.00 Melbourne Track Classic Athletics 10.00 One Week At A Time 11.00 Real NBA 11.30 Major League Baseball 2.30 This Week In Baseball 3.00 Omnisport 3.30 Beach Volleyball 4.00 Twenty20 Cricket Highlights 5.00 Australian Rally Championship 6.00 Omnisport 6.15 Formula 1 Grand Prix China 8.30 NASCAR Sprint Cup Highlights 9.30 Sports Tonight 10.00 World Rally Championship – Turkey 11.00 Golf Central 11.30 NASCAR Nationwide Series Highlights 12.30 Sports Tonight Late 12.45 Serie A Football Highlights 1.30 Sports Soup 2.00 Major League Baseball 4.30 Omnisport 5.00 Transworld Sport

5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Infomercials 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Magical Tales 4.00 The Shak 4.30 Afternoon News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Top Gear Bolivia special 9.10 Survivor: Heroes Vs Villains 10.10 20 To 1 (PG) 11.05 Kitchen Nightmares USA (MA) 12.00 Nightline 12.30 WWE Afterburn 1.30 Infomercials 3.00 Religion 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

GO! 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 ET 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Married With Children 12.00 Frasier 12.30 Seinfeld 1.00 The Hills 2.00 Help Me Help You 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 The Nanny 4.00 Kids’ Programs 5.30 Bewitched 6.00 The Flintstones 6.30 Total Wipeout UK 7.30 Frasier 8.00 Seinfeld 9.00 Community 9.30 The Inbetweeners (MA) 10.00 South Park (MA) 11.00 Reno 911 (M) 11.30 Frasier 12.00 Seinfeld 12.30 TMZ 1.00 Seinfeld 1.30 Community 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Married With Children 5.30 The Flintstones

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4.30 Shortland Street 5.00 Something In The Air 5.30 The Einstein Factor 6.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 National Press Club Address 1.30 Talking Heads 2.00 The Bill (PG) 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Cheese Slices 6.30 Poh’s Kitchen 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 The New Inventors 8.30 Spicks And Specks 9.00 Lowdown (M) Celebrity gossip 9.30 Beautiful People (M) 10.00 At The Movies 10.30 Lateline 11.05 Lateline Business 11.35 Vincent (M) 12.40 Midsomer Murders (M) 2.25 Big Ideas 3.25 National Press Club Address

SBS 2

5.30 Talking Heads: Bill Peach 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 How Do They Do It? 6.30 Dirty Jobs 7.10 The Daily Show 7.35 The Colbert Report

5.00am to 6.00pm World News and Weatherwatch

11.35 Sleep Clinic 12.05 Lily Allen 12.50 The Re-Inventors 1.40 Coach Trip 2.00 Close

6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Insight 8.35 UEFA Champions League Semi Final Replay 10.05 Movie: Himalaya (PG 1999) French drama based on the lives of two Tibetan friends in a remote village in the Dolpo in Nepal. Stars Thilen Lhondup, Gurgon Kyap 11.55 Tales From A Suitcase 12.30 Weatherwatch

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SBS 1

8.00 Grumpy Old Women (PG) 8.30 Blood, Sweat And T-Shirts 9.30 Iconoclasts Mike Myers, Deepak Chopra 10.15 Meet The Natives (PG) 11.05 Family Fortunes The Brocks

SBS 2

Weatherwatch

ABC 2 5.30 Talking Heads: Peter Sculthorpe 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Poh’s Kitchen 6.30 Dirty Jobs 7.10 The Daily Show 7.35 The Colbert Report 8.00 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8.30 Lowdown (M) 9.00 Beautiful People 9.30 The Graham Norton Show 10.15 Gavin And Stacey 10.50 The Worst Week Of My Life 11.15 Father Ted 11.40 The Peter Serafinowicz Show (M) 12.15 Ideal (MA) 12.45 The Re-Inventors 1.35 Coach Trip 2.00 Close

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Play at Seagulls Club, Thurs 6-10pm Australia’s biggest and best Grand Prix tournament, the O2C Doeberl Cup, concluded this week with victory for the top seed, China’s Li Chao. The 48th edition of Canberra’s annual Easter tournament established a series of records, with 250 players, among them 10 Grandmasters, competing in four divisions. Li looked to be a class above the other players in the tournament, racing to 6.5/7 on the back of a series of long and difficult endgame victories and then coasting to the title with two short draws. Australia’s George Xie finished just half a point behind Li and was rewarded with his third and final Grandmaster ‘norm’. Xie now needs to raise his world ranking by just 10 points to become the fifth Grandmaster in Australia’s history. Sydney’s Xie, who is studying to become an Anglican missionary, started the Doeberl Cup very slowly, drawing with lowly ranked Paul Broekhuisje in the first round, but then he hit form, unleashing a series of sparkling attacks against weak and strong opponents alike. Xie’s crushing defeat of second seed and Australia’s number one Zhao Zong Yuan is this week’s game.

TEN

6.30 World News Australia 7.30 As It Happened The Gold Rush 8.30 UEFA Champions League Semi Final Replay 10.00 Astroboy In Roboland Robots in Japan 11.00 The Children Of The Moon Tidal bores (particularly spectacular during strong equinoctial tides) and tidal-bore enthusiasts (opportunistic surfers) 12.00 Weatherwatch

Canberra 2010 White: Zhao Zong Yuan Black: George Xie Opening: Queen’s Indian Defence 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7 4.d4 e6 5.a3!? Kasparov’s favourite system, though recently defanged. 5...d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bd2 c5!? 8.e4! Nxc3 9.Bxc3 Bxe4?! Very risky; Black has never previously survived after grabbing this pawn. 10.Ne5! a6 11.Qg4 The immediate 11.Qh5 may be even better. 11...Bf5 12.Qh5 Ra7 13.0-0-0? Natural but also fatal. After 13.Rd1! White would retain plenty of compensation for the sacrificed pawn. 13...g6! 14.Qe2 Bh6+! This check would not have been available after 13.Rd1. 15.Bd2 cxd4!? 15...Bxd2 16.Qxd2 f6! was also strong. 16.Bxh6 Rc7+ 17.Nc4 d3 18.Qe3? 18.Rxd3! was the only chance, intending 18...Rxc4+ 19.Rc3. 18... Rxc4+ 19.Kb1 Re4 20.Qd2 f6! Creating a safe haven for the Black king on f7 and setting up the following spectacular trick. 21.Qc3 (See diagram) 21...Re1!! 22.Rxe1 d2+ 23.Ka2 dxe1Q 24.Qxe1 Qd5+ 25.b3 Kf7 26.Qd2 Qe4 27.Be2 Rc8 28.Bc4 b5 29.f3 Qb7 0-1 After 30.Bd3 Rd8, the bishop is lost. a

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6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Seven Morning News 12.00 Movie: Judge John Deed – War Crimes (M) Martin Shaw, Jenny Seagrove 2.00 All Saints (M) 3.00 Last Chance Surgery 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.00 It’s Academic 4.30 Seven News 5.00 M*A*S*H 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 The Matty Johns Show 8.30 Cougar Town (M) 9.00 How I Met Your Mother 9.30 Flashforward (M) 11.30 American Dad (M) 12.00 The Bounce 1.00 Infomercials 5.30 Seven News

NBN

6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Kitchen 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours (G) 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 Masterchef Australia 8.30 So You Think You Can Dance Finale 10.30 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman 12.00 The Shield (M) 1.00 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Infomercials 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Magical Tales 4.00 The Shak 4.30 Afternoon News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Hey Hey It’s Saturday 8.25 Lotto 9.30 The Big Bang Theory 10.30 Cold Case (M) 11.30 Nightline 12.00 Eclipse Music TV (M) 12.30 20/20 1.00 Infomercials 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

ONE HD 6.00 NASCAR Nationwide Series Highlights 7.00 Bundesliga Football 9.00 Golf Central 9.30 NBA Basketball Playoffs 12.15 Twenty20 IPL Cricket Memorable Match 3.15 Omnisport 3.45 Beach Volleyball 4.15 Bundesliga Football Highlights 5.00 Sports Unlimited 6.00 Omnisport 6.30 Twenty20 IPL Cricket Highlights 7.30 Red Bull Air Race 9.30 Sports Tonight 10.00 MVP

10.30 NBA Basketball Playoffs 12.20 Twenty20 IPL Cricket LIVE – Semifinals 4.00 Omnisport 4.30 The Sport Of Kings

5.00 AFL Premiership Season Collingwood v Hawthorn

PRIME

4.30 Shortland Street 4.30 UEFA Champions League Semi Final 5.00 Something In The Air LIVE 5.30 The Einstein Factor 7.05 World News 6.00 Kids’ Programs 2.30 Dateline 11.00 Planet Science 3.30 Closet Tales Of Australian Fashion 12.00 Midday Report Morrissey 12.30 Jeeves And Wooster 4.00 Feast Bazaar 1.30 Collectors 4.30 The Journal 2.00 The Bill 5.00 Newshour 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Global Village 6.00 Grand Designs Revisited 6.30 World News Australia 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Italian Food Safari 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Costa’s Garden Odyssey 8.00 Catalyst 8.30 Heston’s Feasts Roman 8.30 Kokoda Part 1 9.30 World News Australia 9.30 Travels With A Tangerine Magicians 10.00 UEFA Champions League Hour and mystics through Turkey, the Crimea Highlights and India 11.00 Movie: Dealer (MA 2003) Hungarian 10.30 Lateline drama about the final 24 hours in the 11.05 Lateline Business life of a drug pusher. Stars Felician 11.35 Spectacle James Taylor Keresztes, Barbara Thurzo 12.20 Movie: Fire Over England (PG B&W 1.30 Weatherwatch 1937) Flora Robson, Laurence Olivier 1.45 Movie: Sister Kenny (G B&W 1946) Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox 5.00am to 6.00pm World News and 3.55 Can We Help?

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6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Seven Morning News 12.00 Movie: McBride – Requiem (M 2006) Investigating the death of a virtuoso classical violinist. Stars John Larroquette, Matt Lutz 2.00 All Saints (M) 3.00 Last Chance Surgery 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.00 It’s Academic 4.30 Seven News 5.00 M*A*S*H 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 Dog Squad 8.00 Crash Investigation Unit 8.30 The Pacific (M) 9.40 Criminal Minds (M) 10.40 The Truth Behind… Noah’s Ark 11.30 Lost (M) 12.30 Infomercials 5.30 Seven News

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4.30 UEFA Champions League Semi Final LIVE 7.05 World News 3.00 The Nest 4.00 A Fork In Asia Singapore 4.30 The Journal 5.00 Newshour 6.00 Global Village 6.30 World News Australia 7.35 Inspector Rex (PG) 8.30 Carla Cametti PD (M) Australian drama 9.30 World News 10.00 The Killing (M) 11.05 Movie: Turtles On Their Backs (M 2004) Italian drama about two people who are fated to be together but are kept apart by tragic coincidence. Stars Fabrizio Rongione, Barbora Bobulova, Gordana Miletic 12.45 Movie: Cecille (M 2007) Danish horror. Stars Sonja Richter, Anders W Berthelsen 2.25 Weatherwatch

GO! 6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Married With Children 12.00 Frasier 12.30 Seinfeld 1.00 Movie: Getting There (G 2002) Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen 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 Total Wipeout UK 7.30 Frasier 8.00 Seinfeld 8.30 Fringe (M) 9.30 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (M) 10.30 V (M) 11.30 Frasier 12.00 Seinfeld 12.30 TMZ 1.00 Fringe 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Married With Children 5.30 The Flintstones

TEN

NBN

6.00 Ten Early News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Huey’s Kitchen 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours (PG) 7.00 The 7pm Project (PG) 7.30 Masterchef Australia 9.00 Law & Order: SVU (M) 10.00 Medium (M) 11.00 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.45 The Late Show With David Letterman 12.30 Buffy The Vampire Slayer (M) 1.30 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Infomercials 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Magical Tales 4.00 The Shak 4.30 Afternoon News 5.00 Antiques Roadshow 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 Evening News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Getaway 8.30 Sea Patrol (M) 9.30 The NRL Footy Show 11.00 Nightline 11.30 The AFL Footy Show 1.30 Entertainment Tonight 2.00 Infomercials 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

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6.00 Kids Time 9.00 Sons & Daughters 9.30 Home & Away 10.00 Movie: Support Your Local Gunfighter (PG 1971) James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette 12.00 Harry’s Practice 12.30 10 Things You Didn’t Know About 1.00 All My Children 2.00 Shortland Street 2.30 Coronation Street 3.00 Emmerdale 3.30 Kitchen Time 6.00 Alf 6.30 Full House 7.00 Samantha Who? 7.30 Barry Humphries’ Flashbacks (PG) 8.30 Prime Suspect (M) 10.40 Eli Stone (M) 11.30 NWA – On Fire 12.30 Leyland Brothers World 1.30 AFL Flashback Classic 3.45 Auction Squad 4.40 Hot Property 5.00 Home Shopping

7.30 Bundesliga Football Highlights 8.15 Serie A Football Highlights 9.00 Major League Baseball – LIVE 12.00 Twenty20 IPL Cricket Highlights 1.00 Championship Netball – Swifts v Fever 3.00 Omnisport 3.30 Drive 4.00 Transworld Sport 5.00 NASCAR Sprint Cup Highlights 6.00 Omnisport 6.30 ATP World Tour Tennis 7.00 MVP 7.30 Thursday Night Live 9.30 Sports Tonight 10.00 UFC 11.00 TNA Xplosion 11.50 Golf Central

6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie 10.00 Bewitched 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Married With Children 12.00 Frasier 12.30 Seinfeld 1.00 Side Order Of Life 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 Total Wipeout UK 7.30 Top Gear 8.40 The Big Bang Theory 9.30 ER (M) 10.30 Gossip Girl (M) 11.30 Frasier 12.00 Seinfeld 12.30 TMZ 1.00 ER (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Married With Children 5.30 The Flintstones

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From The Week

12.20 Twenty20 IPL Cricket LIVE – SemiFinals 4.00 Omnisport 4.30 Melbourne Track Classic Athletics 5.00 Major League Baseball – LIVE

24. One text message for various dogmas (4) 25. Out of control sages dosed Amphitrite (3,7) 26. Nobody losing nothing – not any! (4) 27. Trite writing, McGuire, whinge – some would call it spam! (6,4)

(6) 23. President Ali Zardari? Not likely! (2,2)

Quick Clues

ACROSS 1. The ultimate enemy of Jesus (10) 6. Cormorant (4) 9. Pulled a dud, was DOWN unsuccessful )4,1,5) 1. Improves the wood10. Celebration, party (4) working tool they say (4) 12. Display seen in the 2. Where an athlete likes to winter arctic sky (8,6) be: the unknown unity (3,4) 14. From that place (6) 3. Charlie, with a twitch, 15. Large marsupial (8) ogles the roosters (12) 17. Small storage 4. Turned over and beaten compartment in or under (6) the dashboard of a car 5. Culotta turns up in the (5,3) salad – sort of relative 19. Fair, proper (6) (3-2-3) 22. Another name for 12 7. Ms Ridout? Warm her across (6,8) up! (7) 24. Dogmas, creeds (4) 8. Informer does 6 – very 25. Deity of the oceans place (6) Cryptic Clues basic (10) (3,7) 15. Cameron Smith, perhaps, ACROSS 11. Alone and unaided, like 26. Not any (4) puts tree back over smashed 1.Posture with a torn shirt: the organ (8) Captain Hook (6-6) 27. Salted brisket (6,4) ultimate evil (10) 13. Deer country? Rot! (10) 17. Do what the wicket 6. Bonk the bird! (4) DOWN 16. Grim alternative – keeper does, and what the 9. Backward sailor, tall and thin, featherweight does, under the turned-up hat (8) 1. Tallies, sums (4) was unsuccessful (4,1,5) 18. A sermon prepared for 2. Mood in which an dashboard! (5,3) 10. Celebration for the tailless athlete feels most 19. Remove the decimal unit? the team of eight (7) bird (4) confident (3,4) 20. Heroic directions for That’s fair (6) 12. 22, and not the senior 3. Poetic term for roosters 22. Gold, royal gold! A tiresome bisexual (7) service lands (8,6) (12) 21. Right in the injured man, Jolson, is a sight in the 14. The new church from that 4. Turned over, revolved (6) gonad? What a monster! Arctic in winter (6,8)

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Fingal on Saturday night. No stranger to the local scene, Harry Healy has spent the last he is also a member of the twelve years trekking far and Bushfire Band and the Innocent wide and playing countless Bystanders. He performs from shows in venues all throughout 7pm. northern New South Wales, south east Queensland and the The Hard Word odd OS venture. Believing that Tweed Valley locals The Hard every song should tell a story, Word have been spreading Harry draws influence from their danceable soul and funk songwriters such as Richard up and down the coast for Thompson, Bob Dylan, Neil nearly four years now, but Young, Paul Kelly, John Fogerty rarely get the chance to play and the Finn Brothers. His own round their home town. That ever evolving style ducks and all changes on Friday April 16, weaves through classic rock n when they bring it on down to roll, paying tribute along the the Stokers Hall. All those fans way to the genius of 60s and and friends who haven’t been 70s musicians and incorporatable to make the miles to catch ing the modern take on all them in Byron or Brisbane can things rock, blues, roots, folk now get down to an old-style and soul. Sunday at 5pm at the hall gig at one of the traditional Terranora Tavern. homes of hall events in the

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Bo Jenkins Bo is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, though now calls Australia home. He plays many of the blues and country festivals around Australia and gigs mainly up and down the east coast in between. As an original artist in his own right, he has released three solo albums, and has shared the stage with some impressive acts in the United States, including Reba McIntyre, BB King, Kansas and Albert King. His uncanny knack of playing left handed upside down have left many players aghast of his dexterity and unique approach. Maton have just endorsed Bo with a range of unique guitars suited to his eclectic style. See him at the Terranora Tavern this Friday from 8pm.

Phil Eizenberg DAVE CAVANAGH, CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB 7.30PM FRIDAY

Stokers Siding resident Phil Eizenberg will be performing solo at the Sheoak Shack, in

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blues and roots, to electronica, ambient, meditation and healing with dance world fusion grooves. Vanessa recently recorded her latest album ‘Find Your Own Way’ which is now available

HARRY HEALY TERRANORA TAVERN 5PM SUNDAY VANESSA HOFFMAN FRIDAY AT THE M’BAH SERVICES MEMORIAL CLUB

Shire. Old school, but still cool. Popular local singer/songwriter Chana Waters will also be on the bill. Stokers Hall on Friday from 8pm, and the cost is just $10.

The Hipshooters The Hipshooters are a dynamic three piece that formed in Auckland in 1993, but have been based in Brisbane since 1998. They have played all the major Australasian Blues Festivals and since 1993 they have released three albums. See them at the historic Tyalgum Hotel (which opened in 1926), 22 km west of Murwillumbah, on Saturday April 17 from 8pm.

Vanessa Hoffman Vanessa has supported artists such as Xavier Rudd, Deborah Conway, John Butler and Things of Stone and Wood. She is a prolific producer of music in all genres, from folk/pop,

LIVE MUSIC Fri 16th April - 8pm

BO JENKINS Sun 18th April - 5pm

HARRY HEALY ANZAC DAY 25th April Open from 12pm

MONDAY NIGHT KIDS EAT FREE WEDNESDAY NIGHT – $10 STEAK NIGHT

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I hate gardening. I’m a feminist but I still wait for a man to put my bin out. I sulk about doing the dishes. I feel that my life would be better if I owned expensive shoes. At 42 I have no savings, no super and I still live in a rented house. I once went seven years without lodging a tax return. I drive too fast. I back into things. I use parking tickets as toilet paper. I don’t compost.

Mandy M andy Nolan Nolan

I have decided to follow my true calling and modify my career path. As of this week I will no longer be Mandy Nolan comedian. I request that all and sundry address me as Mandy Nolan Life Coach. My 15 years of mothering has helped me hone some very effective coaching techniques, and I figure if I can get my unmotivated teenager on a bus to Lismore at 7.15am every morning then I have the power to make people do things they don’t want to. I have four children to three different blokes, and frankly, I thought commitment was a band encouraging me to Ride Sally ride, so, I did. Now she’s pregnant. I am overweight. I despise exercise. I make up excuses about why I can’t go. Fit people bore me. I spend too much money on clothes. I don’t open bills. I won’t pay anything unless I get a disconnection notice. I loathe budgeting. I won’t use self service petrol pumps.

I only eat hormone filled chicken because it’s a cheap way to get breast augmentation. I think meditation is just another way of saying I have no ideas. When I have sex with my partner I fantasise that I’m someone else. With these very impressive personal attributes, it dawned on me that I am exactly the right sort of person for life coaching. I’m unqualified, opinionated and overbearing. I was born to think for other people. I’ve read The Echo classies – we’ve got to move on from this peace loving tree hugging vegetarian path of love elitism we call personal development. I am advocating a whole new school of spiritual life coaching. I call it ‘Realistic Coaching’. It starts with some basic affirmations like ‘NO YOU’RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. IN FACT YOU’RE AN IDIOT’ And as you suspected, when it comes to receiving love I will be ringing them with the message, forget it, GIVE UP, YOU ARE NOT WORTHY. I’ll be encouraging people not to follow their dreams. Just because you want to be an artist, doesn’t mean it’s a viable pursuit. Buy a paint brush, take up a hobby, but don’t give up your

day job. Someone has to work at the fruit shop, clean toilets, and make coffee. For every Leonardo da Vinci there’s a million Homer Simpsons. Ironically, it’s Homer who touches our hearts, I reckon Da Vinci would have been an overachieving wanker anyway, kind of like a smug 15th Century version of Richard Branson. Some of you will remember the bleary eyed cult members of Course of Miracles, I’m thinking of running a similar program called The Curse of Disappointment. We celebrate the constant random erosion of faith through tiny daily disappointments and embrace the only reliable constant: our eternal ordinariness. Instead of learning to let go, we put on the tracksuit and let ourselves go. True liberation only comes once the spirit is broken, and I reckon, with some of my techniques, I could break your spirit in a few days. The Queen of unconditional love, Amma, the super loving hugging guru who was fed biscuits by a cow has just scooted through, and I am considering elevating my life coaching to a similar guru-like status. I’m up for the whole guru racket. I will be an Aussie version of the Mother, so I’ll be offering conditional love, a clip round the ear and a cold kiss on the cheek. My deep spiritual advice: get over yourself. You’re a nobody. Like the rest of us. Now hand me that Mayan Calendar, I’m counting down the apocalypse with advent chocolates.

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■BILAMBIL SPORTS CLUB 8PM LIVE MUSIC ■CABARITA BEACH HOTEL 8PM RAY CATT BAND ALANNAH FOX ■CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB 7.30PM DAVE CAVANAGH ■CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 8PM TRIPLICKIT ■CLUB BANORA 7.30PM STEVE CUMMINS ■IMPERIAL HOTEL M’BAH MARK EASTON ■KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 8.30PM NICK MUIR ■MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 6PM BEN WILSON 9PM DJ HERVE ■MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES MEMORIAL CLUB 6.30PM VANESSA HOFFMAN ■POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7PM JUKEBOX ■SALT BAR KINGSCIFF 7PM DARREN MARLOW ■SEAGULLS CLUB, 9.30PM BLU CRUSH ■TWEED TAVERN MURWILLUMBAH 8PM RESIDENT LOCAL DJ ■TERRANORA TAVERN 8PM BO JENKINS ■TWIN TOWNS CLUBS 11AM LIVE MUSIC 8PM BRIAN CADD AND RUSSELL MORRIS ■TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 12PM DON WHITAKER 7PM GREG DOOLAN - TRIO

GOLD COAST â– BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB 7.30PM AKASA â– COOLANGATTA HOTEL 9PM DJ DAVE MAY, DJ LEE ROY 10.30PM THE SHAPES

â– CURRUMBIN CREEK TAVERN BLUES NIGHT â– CURRUMBIN RSL 6PM KAFFENE â– GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE 8PM COMEDY IN THE BASEMENT GARY BRADBURY â– THE KIRRA BEACH HOTEL 7.30PM KING LOUIE BAND â– SOUNDLOUNGE CURRUMBIN RSL 8PM BLACK MARKET RHYTHM CO â– ELSEWHERE BAR 10PM ELECTRIC BOOGIE SHOW â– NTH BURLEIGH SURF CLUB 8PM BUTCH â– SOUTHPORT RSL HOT ROCKS â– TUGUN BOWLS CLUB 5.30PM LIVE MUSIC

BYRON â– BEACH HOTEL 9.30PM THE VAUDEVILLE SMASH â– THE RAILS 7PM BETTY BLISSETT â– HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN THE LAST â– BYRON BAY BREWERY BUDDHA BAR 7PM BEATRONICA â– BYRON BAY GOLF CLUB 7PM MATT HANLEY â– LA LA LAND TOMMY TRASH, RYAN RUSHTON & DANIEL WEBBER â– LIQUID 9PM CHARLOTTE MARSHALL & BAND â– HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30PM SLIM & DR BAZ MICK SATURDAY MCHUGH BANDLAS 17

TWEED ■AUSTRALIAN HOTEL M’BAH 7PM LIVE MUSIC ■CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 8PM THE GENES ■CABARITA BEACH BAR & GRILL 8PM WAYNE VITALE ■CLUB BANORA 8PM JOSH HENRY ■CHINDERAH TAVERN 3PM STEVE BROWN ■KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 8.30PM DARREN MARLOW ■KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS CLUB HAPPY DAZE KARAOKE ■MURWILLUMBAH HOTEL 9.30PM DR ROCK ■MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES MEMORIAL CLUB 6.30PM ROB BOSTOCK ■POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 6PM ANTHONY CLASSEN ■SALTBAR BEACHBAR AND BISTRO KINGSCLIFF 8.30PM BOUNCE ■SHEOAK SHACK FINGAL 7PM PHIL EIZENBERG ■SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB 3PM LIVE JAZZ 9PM DANCE ON ■TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB DAVID BARRY ■TYALGUM HOTEL 8PM THE HIPSHOOTERS

■KIRRA BEACH HOTEL 7PM KARAOKE ■SOUTHPORT WORKERS 7.30PM AKASA ■NEVERLAND BAR COOLANGATTA 8PM SOMETHING ELECTRIC ■SOUTHPORT RSL MANTRA DUO ■THE LOFT SURFERS THE VAUDEVILLE SMASH (VIC), DOGTAGS & MUFFINZ ■SHARK BAR SURFERS MAD CHARLIE, HANG ‘EM HIGH, IRONBIRD, RUSTY MUSCLE

BYRON ■BEACH HOTEL 9.30PM DIRTY LAUNDRY ■THE RAILS 6.30PM JUNGAL ■HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN BRITTLE ■BYRON BAY BREWERY BUDDHA BAR 7.30PM LOONALOOP ■BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE 7.30PM OPERA EAGLE’S NEST ‘MAGIC OF TUSCANY’ ■LA LA LAND RYAN RUSHTON & EASY P ■LIQUID 9PM H2O W ADAM J TAYLOR, DEEGS, DEE DEE, DAVE C ■HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30PM GREEN MACHINE MULLUM FLICKS

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■CHINDERAH TAVERN 2PM PAUL ATKINS ■CLUB BANORA 11.30AM DANIELLE GOULLET PRESENTS TIM & MAGGIE 12.30PM GLENN BRACE ■CABARITA BEACH BAR AND GRILL 2PM HAMISH DUTTON ■CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB 4PM JAM SESSION ■CUDGEN SLSC 2.30PM PETER COCKRILL ■LE MONDE KIRRA 1.30PM GAV DONNIGER ■IVORY TAVERN 3PM DAN HANNAFORD ■IMPERIAL HOTEL M’BAH 1.30PM MR. TROY ■POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 4PM MARK DIVOLA ■RIVERVIEW HOTEL MURRWILLUMBAH 2PM JAMES T AND THE TOMAHAWKS ■SALTBAR BEACHBAR AND BISTRO KINGSCLIFF 2PM BILL JACOBI ■SPHINX ROCK CAFE MT BURRELL 2PM ANDY BURKE ■TERRANORA TAVERN 5PM HARRY HEALY ■TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 5PM BJ LITTLE ■TWIN TOWNS 12.30PM FREE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ■UKI TOWN CENTRE 9AM THE HONOUR OUR ELDERS DAY

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■BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB 2.30PM ATMOSHERE ■COOLANGATTA HOTEL 2.30PM DJ PHIL - MARSHAL ACE 3PM MISS COOLY BEACH GIRL 7PM SPARKZ DUO ■COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 4PM LIVE MUISC & FREE POOL ■CURRUMBIN RSL 1.30PM J’Z JAZZ CREW

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GOLD COAST â– SOUTHPORT RSL DOUG STUART

BYRON â– BEACH HOTEL 9PM ANDY BURKE â– THE RAILS 6.30PM NEIL ANDERSON â– HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN MATT BUGGY â– BYRON SERVICES CLUB 8PM GINA YASHERE, JOEL SALOM, MANDY NOLAN GIVEAWAYS

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â– TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6.30PM MR JOHN â– TWIN TOWNS 8.30PM LIVE MUSIC

BYRON â– BEACH HOTEL 9PM SARAH & SAM â– THE RAILS 6.30PM CODY BUTLER â– HOTEL GT NORTHERN HARRY HEALY â– BYRON BAY BREWERY BUDDHA BAR 6PM DR SKETCHYS BURLESQUE LIFE-DRAWING

WEDNESDAY 21 TWEED â– TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6.30PM DAVID LEE â– CLUB BANORA 6PM MARK DIVOLA

GOLD COAST â– COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM SIMON MEOLA â– GREENMOUNT BEACH CLUB 7PM LIVE JAZZ

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t Die! Die! Die! April 23 Coolangatta Hotel t Queen It’s a Kinda Magic April 23 Twin Towns t Ukitopia Arts Collective local songwriters April 24 Uki Holy Trinity Church t Bluejuice April 24 Coolangatta Hotel t John Schumann April 24 Twin Towns

Park and Gerald Parker Park with a shuttle bus going to and from the Buttery at Uki as needed throughout the day. For more information go to www. ukitopiaartscollective. wordpress.com or call Sue on 6679 5645

D’Alliance Tickets online The D’Alliance festival’s evening garden show tickets are now available on-line from the new look Currumbin RSL website. ‘Visitors can be assured the site is secure, efficient and userfriendly with assistance readily available if required through the ‘live chat with the reception’ feature,’ said RSL CEO Anne Stovin. Last year’s night-time performance was a sell out with visitors queuing out the door and down the road for last minute tickets. The fringe festival program includes May 27 ‘Sidesplitting Comedy’ hosted by Mandy Nolan, May 28 Paul Greene at the ‘SoundLounge’, May 29 ‘Carnivale by the Creek’ and May 30 ‘Movies by the Sea’. Early bird and membership discounts apply – be sure not to miss out on the first fringe style festival on the coast. Tickets are available on-line or at the Currumbin RSL reception desk for $20 members/ $23 non-members, families are $55 members/$60 non-members and children are $10. For further information visit www. currumbinrsl.com.au

t Adrian Keys April 25 The Cabarita Beach Bar t Murwillumbah Race Day April 25 Murwillumbah Racecourse t 5IF )PPEPP (VSVT April 30 Twin Towns

ON DISPLAY UNTIL 2 MAY John Olsen Portrait of Brett Whiteley

tent’. Bruce Ray will be MC, and special guests will be invited to speak. An historical display and living books will be available in the hall, with comfy couches and Devonshire teas. The Hall park will have a number of healing tents with alternative healing practitioners providing free massages for those aged over 65 and advice in many areas of health. There will also be an eye sight recovery presentation in the hall and a meditation and Dru The Genes Yoga session. Brothers Nolan and Morgan In addition to having Elder’s art Angell (AKA The Genes) make on display in the hall, there will a welcome return to the be a community art workshop Cabarita Sports Club this on the verandah of the Butter Saturday, which is virtually just Factory where elders will be over their backyard at Cabarita the first to participate. There Beach. Starts 8pm. will also be a variety of comedy and musical acts throughout the day, including a performance from the Uki Public school and standup comedian Loki. The event will coincide with Honour Our Elders the regular Uki Buttery Bazaar Day markets. Ukitopia Arts Collective (UAC) Tickets are available on the invites you to bring yourself and your grandparents to ‘The day, and a raffle will be drawn Honour Our Elders Day’, April at 1pm. First prize is a $100 voucher from Glorious Organ18 at the Uki Town Centre from 9am to 2pm. This is a day ics, second prize is $100 worth of local Uki music, third prize for all our Elders – Indigenous and non-indigenous. UAC aims is $100 worth of Ukitopia merchandise. to make this an annual Uki Community members are community event. asked to walk, ride a bike or The day is devoted to giving park and ride to this special time and space to honour the event. A 17 seater mini bus will older citizens in our commube transporting elders from nity. Among varied activities a space Knox Park at 8:30am and returning at 2:30pm. There will be will be provided for elders to parking available at Sweetnam tell stories in a ‘sharing stories from her shows. She is classically trained and is a vocal tutor of all ages – she also held a residency at the Northern Rivers Conservatorium and Arts Centre. Vanessa’s music reaches all from the middle of the road to the outer fringes and collaborates often with other artists in the production of her work. See her Friday at the M’bah Services Memorial Club from 6.30pm.

A Tweed Shire Council community facility

t Earth Day April 24 North Star Holiday Resort, Hastings Point

t Tumbleweed May 1 Coolangatta Hotel t Music under the stars May 2 Sanctuary Cove t Stephen Fisher-King May 5 Twin Towns t Spoon (USA) May 6 Coolangatta Hotel t Friends of the Pound 10th Birthday Celebration 8 May, Salt Central Park

The 58th Blake Prize Touring Exhibition Art and poetry exploring the religious and spiritual in art, presented by the Blake Society

The Dawn Language:Emma Walker

Works that attempt to capture the atmosphere between dreaming and wakefulness

Mekong Drift: Karlee Rawkins and Marc Renshaw Works that document and reflect a journey following the Mekong River through Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam

t Cotton Keays and Morris May 1 Twin Towns David Kas: Landscape & Memory IX

THE HIPSHOOTERS, APRIL 17, TYALGUM HOTEL

Tweed River Art Gallery

Landscape and Memory: David Kas Drawings depicting mythical landscapes derived from experience and invention

On display until 11 July Printer’s Proofs: from the Fred Genis Collection A selection of Australian lithographs from the collection of Fred Genis

Sat 8 May 6pm 2010 Gallery Concert Series #3: Volteggiando Piano Duo featuring Maggie Chen and Vicky Yang - $32 or Friends $27. Contact Alexsandra: 6679 2244

FREE ADMISSION Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm 2 Mistral Rd Murwillumbah NSW 2484 02 6670 2790 www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/artgallery

HONOUR OUR ELDERS DAY - APRIL 18 AT THE UKI TOWN CENTRE PHOTO BY CAMERON PITCHER. DOT HOLDEN, IDA DALEY AND JOY ARMOUR. ELDERS TENT UKITOPIA FESTIVAL 2009

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The Echo’s guide to

KINGSCLIFF

Fins

Sheoak Shack

Currumbin RSL Club Currumbin Creek Road, Currumbin Open 7 days lunch and dinner 07 5534 7999 www.currumbin.com.au

Salt Village, Kingscliff 02 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner 7 days Lunch Fri, Sat & Sun GOOD FOOD GUIDE CHEFS HAT EVERY YEAR SINCE 1998

Nam Yeng

The Gallery Café combines art with fresh food and wine. Enjoy having lunch at the beautifully appointed licensed café with indoor and outdoor seating and cnr Tweed Valley Way magnificent panoramic views over the Tweed River and Mistral Road, and Border Ranges. View the art and treat yourself to Murwillumbah delicious cakes and great coffee. A fabulous venue for Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm special events, office parties and wedding receptions. 02 6672 5088 Group bookings essential.

Tweed River Art Gallery

Winner of Best Sushi Bar in NSW region 2008. Eat in or takeaway. Licensed. Open 7 days 11am till late. O-Sushi is a modern Japanese restaurant guided by a philosophy that incorporates traditional values of providing the best possible service combined with fresh wholesome food.

Enjoy contemporary dining where award winning chefs transform quality fresh, local produce into sumptuous meals and cater to varying dietary requirements. With over 30 years international experience including 16 years as executive chef at Seaworld Nara Resort, Executive Chef Jiri Solnicka joins the team. Check our website for great weekly specials. Winner – Best Club Restaurant QLD 2007, 2008 & 2009 (Clubs Queensland Awards).

Shop 2, 7 Wharf St, Murwillumbah Open 5pm 6 days (closed Sundays) Catering available BYO phone 6672 3088

Cafe Lazumba 14 Bay St Tweed Heads 07 5536 1811

Cafe Laz mba

Award winning restaurant of chef Steven Snow ‘At Fins we cook food in an innovative and nutritious manner. To achieve this we use fresh local herbs (often from my home), spices, wines and pastes.’

Mount Warning Hotel

Sandwiches only $250 each available every Tuesday and Wednesday (selected varieties) Lasagne and salad $795 Homestyle traditional beef, Thai chicken and pumpkin ricotta

Terranora Tavern

Terranora Tavern Bar and Bistro is the newest and most vibrant venue in the Tweed. The bistro is family orientated with Kids Eat Free on Monday nights and plenty of value for money meals. The fantastic outlook, overseeing the Gold Coast from Coolangatta to Surfers Paradise, provides an experience that is unparalleled in the Tweed. Come in and try our extensive menu and we’re sure you’ll be back for more!

Mt Warning Hotel

One of the region’s great old country pubs. Delicious food, bistro open for lunch everyday from 12-2pm, dinner Thursday to Sunday from 6-8pm. Children’s playground, relaxing beer garden. Curry night on Thursday, raffles and member’s draw on Friday, punter’s draw on Saturday and on Sunday there is a delicious roast.

2-14 Henry Lawson Drive Terranora 07 5590 5416 Open 7 days Lunch from 12 noon Dinner from 5.30pm info@terranoratavern. com.au

If you are looking for delicious food, coffee or romantic sunset cocktail on the riverbank, the Sheoak 64 Fingal Rd, Fingal Head Shack is the beach shack for you with a funky laid Ph 07 5523 1130 back daytime vibe or a party atmosphere with live Wed & Thurs 11am-5pm, music on Saturday nights. This gallery/cafe showcases Fri & Sat 11am-10pm & Sun the work of high quality local artists and is available 9.30am-5pm for private functions… more Byron than Byron, in www.sheoakshack.com sleepy Fingal Head.

Only serving the freshest ingredients. Authentic Vietnamese and Thai style food in the heart of Murwillumbah. Winner of the 2009 BEX (Business Excellence Award). Prices are very reasonable, entrees start from $8, mains from $12.50. House specialty – Red Duck Curry, Tamarind Prawns and home made delicious desserts.

MURWILLUMBAH

CURRUMBIN

Alleys

Coolangatta Showcase on the Beach 07 5536 5455 Byron Bay Woolies Plaza, Jonson St 02 6685 7103 www.osushi.com.au

Nam Yeng Viet/ Thai Restaurant

Open 7 days 10am till late Bistro open daily 1497 Kyogle Rd, Uki 02 6679 5111

TWEED HEADS

CASUARINA COOLANGATTA

O-Sushi

FINGAL HEAD

Australian cuisine created by chef Greg Pieper. Greg uses produce sourced locally in the Tweed region and was awarded the prestigious ‘chef’s hat’ – the toque – by the SMH Good Food Guide 2009/2010. Poolside at Santai Resort, Located at Casuarina, next to the spectacular lagoons 9 Dianella Drive, Casuarina and tropical gardens of Santai resort, Bamboo is a hidden treasure. 02 6670 5555

Bamboo Restaurant & Lounge Bar

UKI

GOODTASTE

Here you will find some of the best local dining on offer. Restaurant owners take note: Good Taste provides you with the chance to tell your customers more about your business with ample room for that extra information that may not fit in a small advertisment. Great introductory rates are on offer, call 02 6672 2280 to find out more.

SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS TWEED HEADS CIVIC CENTRE APRIL 17

Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs Time and Tide wait for no man. When he was preparing for his new art exhibition, artist David Ladley decided to do a painting of nearby Rainbow Bay beach looking towards the surf club. The best spot was on the beach looking up towards the surf tower with the palm tree next to it. So, easel up. Canvas ready. Paints on palette and he was away. Things progressed well, at first. Then the tide came in! The paintings are a collection of works mostly of

The Tweed Theatre Company Inc presents Snow White, commencing April 17 and running from April 24, 25 and May 1 and 2 at the Tweed Heads Civic Centre. Tickets are available at the door.

our wonderful Gold Coast and northern NSW. David and his wife have travelled to many parts of the world sketching and painting on the spot. Only a year ago they were in Morocco, riding through the Sahara desert at dawn on camels. His exhibit starts on Saturday May 1 and continues until May 31. Café D’Bar Gallery is opposite the lighthouse at Point Danger and is open every day. For more visit www.davidladleyart.com

Extra workshop scheduled. Arna Baartz’s painting and drawing for kids 5 years and up will be at the Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah on April 15 and 16. Due to popular demand the April 16 workshop has been added. Kids are encouraged to create works on paper, and a masterpiece on canvas, for your own mini-exhibition. Invite your parent or carer to join you for your exhibition opening at 3.50pm. Juice, cheese and biscuits provided. Bookings essential and limited places still available – please phone the Tweed River Art Gallery on 02 6670 2790. Friday April 16 from 2pm to 4pm. Cost is $34.

BABAREKI BEADS ECO JEWELLERY STUDIO 4, THE OLD BUTTER FACTORY, KYOGLE ROAD, UKI PHONE: 02 6679 7316 HOME TO THE WORK OF NATASCHA WERNICK CAFÉ D’BAR GALLERY 275 BOUNDARY ST, COOLANGATTA PHONE: 07 5536 2500 OPEN EVERY DAY. CURRENT EXHIBITION: JENNY BRYMER COMING SOON: DAVID LADLEY (MAY 1 TO MAY 31) COMMUNITY PRINTMAKERS MURWILLUMBAH (CPM INC) 33-35 KYOGLE ROAD BRAY PARK, MURWILLUMBAH PHONE: 02 6672 8276 CURRENT EXHIBITION: HEATHER MATTHEW: REFUGE(E) (ENDS JUNE 6). DAVID LADLEY PAINTING RAINBOW BAY

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CURIOUS ART GALLERY 20 CHINDERAH BAY DRIVE CHINDERAH

PHONE 02 6674 5340 OPEN: 10AM - 5PM WEDNESDAY SATURDAY, SUNDAY 12PM - 5PM MINJUNGBAL ABORIGINAL CULTURAL CENTRE CNR KIRKWOOD ROAD & DUFFY STREET, SOUTH TWEED HEADS PHONE: 07 5524 2109 OPEN: 9 TO 4PM EVERY DAY EXCEPT WEEKENDS HOME TO ABORIGINAL ART AND CULTURE SHEOAK SHACK GALLERY CAFE 64 FINGAL RD, FINGAL HEAD PHONE: 07 5523 1130 OPEN WED TO THURS: 11AM TO 5PM, FRI TO SAT: 11AM - 10:30PM, SUN 9:30 AM TO 5PM CURRENT EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE IAN GUNDRY, RICHARD HARVEY, HOWIE COOKE, DARYL MILLER, CHRISTINA PEARSON

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STOKERS SIDING POTTERY 224 STOKERS ROAD, STOKERS SIDING, TWEED VALLEY PHONE: 02 6677 9208 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK FROM 9:30AM TO 5PM HOME TO WORLD FAMOUS POTTER, BOB CONNERY SHELENA RUSSELL GALLERIES 36 GRIFFITH ST, COOLANGATTA PHONE: 07 5536 6559 OPEN: MON TO FRI 10 -5PM, SAT 10 -2PM, SUN 10 -12.30PM SEAN SCOTT PHOTOGRAPHY SHOP 3, 110 MARINE PARADE, REFLECTIONS TOWER TWO, COOLANGATTA PHONE: 07 5599 1150 OPEN: MONDAY TO SUNDAY 6.30AM TO 5PM TUMBULGUM GALLERY 110 RIVERSIDE DR, TUMBULGUM

PHONE: 02 6676 6234 OPEN 11AM TO 4PM WED TO SUN, CLOSED MON, TUES THE WAY OF DESIGN GALLERY 2/792 PACIFIC PARADE, CURRUMBIN BEACH PHONE: 07 5534 1530 OPEN: TUESDAY TO SATURDAY: 9.30AM TO 2.30PM. SUNDAY AND MONDAY: CLOSED TWEED RIVER ART GALLERY 2 MISTRAL RD (CORNER OF TWEED VALLEY WAY), MURWILLUMBAH PHONE 02 6670 2790 OPEN FROM WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY 10AM – 5PM. CURRENT EXHIBITIONS: EMMA WALKER’S ‘THE DAWN LANGUAGE’, LANDSCAPE AND MEMORY: DAVID KAS, PRINTER’S PROOFS: FROM THE FRED GENIS COLLECTION, MEKONG DRIFT AND LANDSCAPE AND MEMORY.

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Easter boat safety results Results from the statewide Easter Boating Campaign ‘Operation Safe Speed’ found boaters on the North Coast waterways were mostly abiding by speed restrictions, however more needed to comply with safety equipment rules. Minister for Ports and Waterways, Paul McLeay, said NSW Maritime checked 357 vessels on waterways from Foster to Tweed Heads during the campaign. ‘The Easter long weekend marks the close of the boating season and is also one of the busiest periods of the season,’ he said. ‘Tragically, over the weekend two competitors in the Taree Easter Classic power boat races died in separate incidents during the races. The

incidents are being investigated by Police with assistance from NSW Maritime.’ Mr McLeay said on-the-spot fines and formal warnings were issued to 57 skippers on the North Coast, most for missing safety equipment. ‘I congratulate the 84 per cent of boaters who are complying with safety rules, though this compliance rate can be improved,’ Mr McLeay said. Convenor of the Country Labor Parliamentary Group, Christine Robertson said Boating Safety Officers spoke to boaters about the importance of travelling at safe speeds and complying with speed restrictions. ‘Boating Safety Officers patrol the waterways across the year, so go over and ask them

Twin Towns winners at State

anything you’re not sure about, they’re there to give information and keep everyone safe,’ Ms Robertson said. Mr McLeay said of the total fines and warnings issued over the long weekend, the single biggest category was failing to have the required safety equipment such as lifejackets, paddles, oars, buckets and fire extinguishers on board. ‘Don’t wait for a fine to become educated about boating safety. You’re the skipper, you’re responsible, make sure you’re informed,’ said Mr McLeay. Info on boating safety is in the Boating Handbook available from NSW Maritime service centres, call the Info Line on 13 12 56 or visit the web site www.maritime.nsw.gov.au.

Border Battle for cyclists

The Queensland State Championships boasted a Twin Towns quinella when Mackenzie Sweeney and Sarah Champley ran The first weekend in May will for all those who like the chal- ticipant to choose the distance the Under 12 Girls 800m and took out second and first place.

see cyclists fighting for that winning position at the Battle on the Border Cycling Festival on the Tweed Coast. The event brings together cyclist of all ages and abilities to contest one of the three events: the Tour De Tweed four-stage competitive tour, which caters

lenge from Elite, Masters and Juniors; the Australian Under 19 Junior Road Championships, bringing the best of the juniors all trying for a spot in the Australian team to contest at the World’s in Italy; and the Gran Fondo Social Ride, a social ride which allows the par-

to suit them. With a 100km, 136km and 189km ride there is something to suit any cycling enthusiast. The social ride is timed but is not a race. An enjoyable safe way to ride around the Tweed Coast, for more information visit: www. qsmsports.com

SPORT RESULTS

R.McIntosh, S.Archbold. Book now $560-00 Prize money sponsors Tweed River Seafood Classic Triples, 2x11 ends, 17/4/10 at 1pm. Kingscliff Ladies Wed.7th April Ladies Social Bowls Winners were M.Hendry.D.DeVries/E. Peachey/ J.Kemp. A.Bousie/E. Haydon/M.Brown. B.Walker/A. Wonka/D.Jones. Congratulations Ladies. Raffle Winners, 1st Prize J.Kemp. D.Madden. Dates to remember, April 21st Wed.10am. Ladies Monthly Meeting and Hibiscus Triples Monday May 21st. Cudgen Leagues Ladies Saturday 17th April 9am – Reminder Cudgen Leagues Club AGM. Congratulations to Faye Turner, Joy Ashford and Rosalie Lowe winners of the rnd 1, Clb Champ/ship Pairs. Thurs ladies social results – Winners Faye Turner, Joy Ashford ( clb Pairs ) Raffle – Marie Ellen. Coming up – Thurs ladies social 12.30 for 1pm start. Rnd 2, Clb Champ/ship pairs 1pm – Clarice Blake, Joanne Dent to play Faye Turner, Joy Ashford. Sun 18th April 9am, Social sun mixed mufti bowls & lunch cost, $10 pp. Mon 19th 1pm Social mixed triples mufti dress. Clb cham/ship singles ( 31up ) entries clse Thurs 13th May. Thurs 15th, Dis Champ/ship triples rounds 3 & 4 – Mullumbimby. Tues 20th April District Champ/ship Triples final – Ocean Shores. Entries clse today District singles / pairs. All welcome sheet in foyer from bowls office or phone 02 6674 1816 / 2734. Good Bowling Everyone. Kingscliff Men Results of the Men’s Open Pairs Club Championships played last weekend. B Turner, R Julius d N Orme, K Taylor; P Hammond, T Cusack d T Abrahams, O Simpson; K Banks, T Hills d R Lewis, M James; L Murphy, P Jones d P Hammond, T Cusack; K Banks, T Hills d L Rootsey, C Lane. The Pairs will continue on Saturday 17th April: Game 1: G Searle, M Turner v B Turner, R Julius; Game 2: J Quinn, S Jamieson v T Wonka, J North. Roll up 9:00am. The winners in the morning will play the semi-finals in the afternoon. The winners of Game 1 v L Murphy, P Jones; the winners of Game

2 v K Banks, T Hills. The Final will be played on Saturday 14th April. Social Bowls Results: Thursday 8th April: Winners: G Hallett, B Wood, N Madden; R Julius, V Lewis, P Murphy; W Deal, R Dark, R Graham. Plate winners: R Ellis, B Ford, R Sharpe. Saturday 10th April: Winners: W Deal, J Julius, R Graham; J McLaughlin, R Norris, D Clark. Plate Winners: B Eggins, B Gentle, R Heales. Tuesday 13th April: Winners: M Nash, S Goodwin. Runners Up: M Howarde, B Lamb. Plate Winners: M Ryan, F McNamara. Coming Up: Kingscliff Men’s Fun and Social Bowls Day sponsored by L J Hooker will be held on Saturday 24th April with a total prize pool of $1 500.00. There will be two games of self select triples commencing at 12:45pm and followed by a sausage sizzle. Kingscliff Men’s Prestige Two Bowls Triple’s will be held on Monday 24th May. Three games of 21 ends with a prize pool of $3 000.00. Entry fee $60.00 per team includes Chef’s bowler’s specials in the bistro. The Men’s Two Bowls Triples Club Championships will commence on Saturday 1st May. Please check the board for the draw. Pottsville Women Thursday April 8 Winners:S.McKenzie, B.Jordan & J.Tuckey. Runners Up: T.Pollard & M.Comerford Raffle: J.Brammer & J.Tuckey. Lucky Bowler: D.Donges Friday: Mixed Pairs, Mufti 1.00pm start. District singles & pairs close 15th April. Club pairs sheet on board- closes 15th April and 1st round to be played 22nd April.Check notice board for District three for draw. Visitor Info: Thurs Women’s Social Bowls. Names must be in by 8.30am morning of play. New bowlers requiring coaching contact the club on 02 6676 1077. Tweed Heads Ladies Tuesday Ladies Social 6/4 K. Mahaffey J. Webster B. Bitmead M. Gwynne 23 def. K. Figura P. Mcnamara H. Bardsley W. Grant 17, C. Hawkins E. Bradley L. Hodsdon 20 def M. Kelly J. Withington J. Finney 13, B. Le Boeuf N. Wise J. Cramer D. McNamara 20 def J. Hoffman N. Matheson S. Ganter G. Harrop 11, D. Stewart S. Jackson J. Green P. Houghton 24 def P. Garwood K. Robinson. M. Blagbrough J. Wike 12, P. Reedy J. Ware E. Simpson D. Fysh 18

BOWLS Cabarita Beach Women 13.04.10 Social Bowls – Winning Rink: Y.Hawkey, C.Morgan, M.Lambert, M.Rae. Consolation: M.Watson, R.Woodbury, K.Thompson, B.Minto. Raffles: R.Creedon, K.Dimauro, M.Hatcliffe. New Member – A warm welcome to our new member Linda McGlashan. 19.04.10 District Pairs and Singles nominations close. 27.04.10 Club Quarterly Meeting. We would like all Members to attend. 04.05.10 Club Sponsored Day – Open to Club Members only. 10.05.10 to 13.05.10 Zone Pennant Play Offs to be played at Cabarita Beach and Cudgen Leagues Bowls Clubs Social Bowls – Tuesdays 9.15am. Visitors warmly welcomed. Ladies also invited to play Saturdays 1.00pm. Please phone Club on 6676 2951 and leave message and contact number. Coaching – Free every Saturday with accredited coaches from 9.30 am. Barefoot Bowls – Sundays 3.30 pm to 5.30pm. Condong Men Wednesday 7th 42 bowlers Winners T Morris, D Coates, B McLennan, runner/ ups R Pilon, R Paxton, P Ayres. Raffle winners C Sager, D Bendge, C Vigilone. Thursday 3 bowl pairs shootout Winners $50 R Gerdes, S Reading, also won $500 jackpot runner/ups $25 W Chislom, S Massey. Next week jackpot $50 names on board in club please. Saturday 10th Pennant trial against Bonora point Banora 152 shots Condong 126 shots a great day had with sassage sizzle to finish day. Raffle winners R Sydrenham, R Nelson, W Peart, R Graff. Coming events Saturday 17th 64 plus Pennant players needed for Special Day.Come and support your club games. Names on sheet in club for Round robin to start 27th May. Cudgen Leagues Men Mon 5/4/10 Mixed Mufti F.Pieterse, W.Shardlow, P.Pieterse. Wed. 7/4/10 Mens Mufti Winners: A.Wilson, K.Pritchard, J.Holt. Losing Rink: Coog, b.Cusack, R.Corney, P.Tindale Sat. 10/4/10 Mens Whites Winners: G.Whelan, W.Shardlow, K.Pritchard, R.Hall. Losing Rink: K.Hansen, B.Cusack,

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This year’s Little Athletics State Championships was held in Townsville on the last weekend in March. Twin Towns had a team of over 36 athletes, many who were experiencing the thrill of representing the club for the first time.

The club had a fantastic few days together with Townsville turning on almost perfect weather for competing, and they even managed to get some sightseeing in. ‘We were so proud of all our athletes who never failed to give

def M. Croghan F. Hewitt J. Fisher D. Kendall 17 Wednesday Pairs L.A. French J. Finney 22 def A. Warman D.Kendall 11, D. Matteuci V. Cunningham 19 def J. Griffith V. Gravolin 13, M. Croghan H. Mason 19 def S. Lusby M. Purcell 18, L.Raewood M. Dare 17 def J. Munn D. O’Neill 15, M. Van Runt V. Young 28 def P. Collins A. Sargent 9, J. Ware P. Reedy 19 def A. Morrissey Val Neill 11 R. Davies C. Murphy 16 def C.Hawkins A. Plowright 13, N. Gibson J. Phillips 16

def F. Hewitt J. Davey 9, L. Elsey P. Griffiths 12 V. Moore R. Curtis 12 Thursday Ladies Social M. Riley M. Crane L. A. French 18 def J. Lyon J. Gilroy S. Goldsmith 15, B. Bradley S. Hambleton D. Kendall 22 def A. Warman V. Young M. Van Runt 18, A.Sargent E. Deimel R. Curtis 23 def A. Vermeulen B. Fox D. Duncan 3, N. Wise S. Jackson J. Roche 26 def L Wiles H.Bardsley G. Harrop 4, C. Keane J. Ryman V. Robinson 27 def M. Jarick S. McGregor M. :Purcell 12 N. Craig B. Orchard P. Southern 35

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100% in every event,’ said club spokesperson Rick van den Driest. ‘Twin Towns managed to walk away with ten gold, eight silver and three bronze medals and athlete Kirsty Williams from the under 13s was selected for the state team to compete in Brisbane later this month. Rick said that the weekend produced over 50 finalists and even more personal best performances,rounding out a very successful year for the club. Medallists at the event were: Martin Campbell under 14s, gold in 90m hurdles, long jump and triple jump and silver in 200m hurdles. Fenella Barnes under 17s, gold in 200m, discus and long jump, silver in triple jump and shot put. Sarah Champley under 12s, gold in 1500m and 800m, bronze in 400m. Kirsty Williams under 13s, gold in discus and silver in shot put. Chloe Lamb under 17s, gold in 400m and bronze in 200m. Mackenzie Sweeney under 12s, silver in 400m and 800m. Kieran Baker under 15s, silver in 100m hurdles. Gillon Preston under 11s, silver in triple jump and Natasha Simpkins under 12s, bronze in 1500m Walk. def H.Reid V. Pridham N. Dowling 7, L, Spencer P. Mooney B. Bitmead 20 def G. McCarthy M. Baxter R. Wallis 19, S, Lusby N. Matheon F. Martin 27 def G.Evans P. Govett P. Reedy 11, M. Gwynne G.Cowen A. Plowright 25 def A. Nash D. Stewart J.Kerkow. 24 Tuesday Ladies Social 13/4 P. Mooney D.Kerwitz M. kelly J Withington 22 def K. Figura A. Vermeullan P. McNamara W. Grant 15, J. Hoffman ■ Results continued on page 20

APRIL 2010 Astronomical data and tides

22:19 Moon High tide, Low tide, set height (m) height (m) 0855 1050,1.54; 2307,1.83 0446,0.25; 1643,0.38 1000 1139,1.41; 2351,1.78 0539,0.31; 1722,0.48 1102 1228,1.30 0631,0.40; 1801,0.58 1100 0036,1.69; 1219,1.20 0627,0.49; 1745,0.67 1152 0025,1.59; 1315,1.14 0726,0.57; 1836,0.75 1238 0120,1.50; 1422,1.12 0828,0.62; 1942,0.79 1319 0225,1.44; 1534,1.14 0930,0.63; 2059,0.80 1355 0333,1.43; 1636,1.21 1026,0.61; 2210,0.76 1427 0433,1.44; 1724,1.29 1113,0.56; 2309,0.69 1458 0523,1.47; 1804,1.38 1152,0.52; 2358,0.62 1527 0605,1.50; 1839,1.47 1227,0.48 1556 0645,1.52; 1913,1.56 0041,0.55; 1259,0.45 1626 0722,1.52; 1945,1.64 0120,0.49; 1329,0.44 1659 0759,1.50; 2017,1.71 0159,0.44; 1359,0.44 1735 0837,1.47; 2052,1.75 0237,0.41; 1430,0.45 1815 0917,1.43; 2130,1.78 0318,0.39; 1504,0.48 1902 1000,1.38; 2211,1.78 0401,0.39; 1543,0.52 1956 1048,1.32; 2256,1.75 0448,0.41; 1624,0.57 2055 1141,1.27; 2347,1.71 0542,0.45; 1713,0.62 2158 1241,1.23 0642,0.48; 1811,0.67 2304 0047,1.67; 1350,1.23 0747,0.48; 1921,0.69 0155,1.64; 1503,1.27 0854,0.46; 2039,0.68 0010 0307,1.63; 1609,1.37 0955,0.61; 2155,0.61 0115 0415,1.65; 1705,1.50 1048,0.38; 2302,0.52 0220 0514,1.66; 1756,1.63 1137,0.34 0324 0609,1.65; 1844,1.75 0003,0.43; 1223,0.33 0429 0702,1.62; 1929,1.84 0100,0.35; 1305,0.34 0534 0753,1.56; 2014,1.89 0154,0.30; 1347,0.38 0640 0843,1.49; 2057,1.90 0245,0.29; 1428,0.44 0744 0931,1.41; 2140,1.88 0333,0.31; 1508,0.51 Daylight Saving Time ends 3am April 4. Time lags: Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Byron Bay: nil; Brunswick River Highway Bridge: high 30 min, low 1 hr; Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: 3 hr 55 min; Chinderah: high 1 hr 30 min, low 2 hr; Terranora Inlet: high 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high 2 hr 30 min, low 2 hr 50 min. Tides in bold indicate high tide of 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. Data courtesy of the National Tidal Centre.

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7%%+%.$ 30)2)45!, 7/2+3(/0 covering a variety of metaphysical subjects: chakras, meditation, souls journey, astrology, past lives, Ascended Masters 24th & 25th April, 2 places left. For info phone 66779575

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4!2 s $/4!2 s 3)4!2 s '5)4!2 4(% 25'3(/0 Bangalow 66872424 – CLASSIFIEDS – Can be booked any time during business hours Monday to Friday by phoning 66722280 Please be very clear about what you want to have printed in your ad. Our Echo staff will read your ad back to you. Please help us by making sure we have correct details and phone numbers. Please also have your credit card ready for ALL ads placed over the telephone. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ECHO If you want to be sure of your copy each week, or if you have a friend who’d like to have a subscription, why not send them one? $35 per quarter or $125 per year, post incl. Write to ‘The Echo’ 6 Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby 2482 including payment in advance.

PASSIONATE JOURNEY 8 wk personal development group, starts April 29th with Nova Astrotherapist Daniel Sowelu & Cloudia Defrenne 0448870022 www.sacredlawďŹ rm.com.au

INTERNATIONAL CLAIRVOYANT/ !342/,/'%2 -%$)5- 21 - 26th April at Stokers Siding. Info phone 66779575

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ANDREW HALL Monday to Friday every 2nd week New Brighton. 66802027 Not your usual Osteopathy

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Kate Chase BAppSc, Grad Dip Relationship Therapy Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

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CHRIS BERRY 22-26 APRIL DRUM, DANCE, MARIMBA Ph: 0400 762 522

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OCEAN SHORES huge ocean views, executive 4br home, 2 bathrm, DLUG $727,000 www.diysell.com.au ID: P19537 Phone 66284127, 0418221294 FINANCE - lowdoc, fulldoc, commercial, private finance & caveat lending, -ICHAEL -URRAY - Broker & Buyers Agent 0428555501 4(% 0/#+%4 2.5ac, 4br home DLUG $710,000. Phone 66845101, 0458445101 Refer www.diysell.com.au ID:P20480

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POOL TABLE pub size, mahog ďŹ nish, all acc, mint cond, $850 ono. 0412738592

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BAMBOO PLY from $10.50sqm "AMBOO &LOORING. For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 66884188 - sample & brochure WWW BAMBOOPLY COM AU TIMBER, pine, treated pine, hardwood, mouldings, sleepers, fencing, Koppers logs, ply, MDF, lattice, made to order. "RIMS "UILDERS (ARDWARE, "ILLINUDGEL 02 66801718, Sth Tweed 07 55236002 MULLUM SECONDHAND French doors & insets, windows, solid 4 panel doors, lead lights. Ph 66841246 or 66843063 ADJUSTABLE (top & bottom) long single bed, deluxe mattress, mechanism in brown suede base, easy remote control, only used 2 wks, $1000. 02 66741085

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MOTOR VEHICLES TOYOTA CAMRY ‘99 wagon exc cond regularly serviced, $7500 ono. Contact Julie on 66190353 or 0408853088

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FORD FALCON wagon ‘90, very reliable, rego Aug, $1390 ono. Ph 0401457895

MOBILE MOTOR HOME with toilet, shower, fridge, gas stove, 12 mths rego, good order best offer. Phone 66842186

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UTE ‘03 PROTON Jumbuck 12 mths reg, new tyres, racks $6800. Ph 0416635215

67 +/-") 1800cc, recon engine, 6mths rego, $1500 ono. 02 66743503, 0431438711

BARGAINS Hyundai Lantra Sportswagon Auto, a/c, p/s. Great wagon – low kms. SN 434 .................................................. $4,750

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!5' 4/ ./6 1br beach front apt in The Regency on the Beach in Palm Beach, patrolled beach on the door step, hinterland views from the living room, ocean views from the bedroom, large balcony, access to sauna, spa, pool, gym, rooftop BBQ, $320pw. Phone 07 56070116, 0411878461

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MODELS 18+ years required. Nude female for Picture and People magazines. No experience required. All shapes and sizes. Backpackers welcome. Good money. Professional accredited ACP photographer. Ph 0413627846 CAREER IN CHILDCARE Would you like to become a carer and work from home? Free training & ďŹ nancial support is provided, to enable you to provide accredited high quality care in a home environment. You will be supported by the largest scheme in NSW. Flexible hours. Childcare beneďŹ t available. Phone Northern Rivers Family Day Care for more info on 07 5536 1865. SHOWER HEAD INSTALLERS WTD 25-40hrs, $35ph. No selling. Reply by EMAIL TO PAULHARLEY Y MAIL COM

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ADOPT A CAT FROM !NIMAL 7ELFARE League NSW. Phone 66844070 MINIATURE SIATSU x Dashound pups 2m,1f 8 weeks old $200 ph 66841246

Starr Starr is a 3 year old, desexed female, brindle British Staffordshire Terrier in foster care with Friends of the Pound. Starr is a hefty girl but has a very gentle nature, is dog friendly and seems to be OK with cats too. She is well behaved and, typical of her breed, she absolutely loves people so would like a home with lots of company. She is great in the car and doesn’t pull on the lead. She has been used as a breeding bitch and is now looking for a home where she can relax and enjoy life. If you can give her a secure, loving home, contact Pam at the FOP Adoption Information Booth on 07 5524 8590 or after hours on 02 6676 0078. Visit www. friendsofthepound. com to view other dogs and cats looking for permanent homes.

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12 PIECE SOUL BAND – SOUL’D – available for work. www.soul-band.com or phone Steve 0410319410

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Great Location GrifďŹ th St, Coolangatta Urgent Sale as Owner is Relocating For inquiries contact:

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BUSINESS OPP. 7!2.).' The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post ofďŹ ce box.

DAMON TITTERTON 17.11.1984 – 01.04.2010 A Loved Son, Brother, Friend, Cousin, Nephew and Uncle Family and Friends are invited to Damon’s Memorial Service to be held at Cram’s Farm, Doon Doon on SATURDAY (17th April) at 12.30pm for a 1pm start. Strictly no alcohol. Wake will follow at the back bar of the Courthouse Hotel, Murwillumbah 4pm – 6pm. DOLPHIN FUNERALS BEN LITTLE – 1300 678 443 Third Generation Experience

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Toyota Corolla Hatch Auto, p/s. SN 436 .................................. $2,650 Hyundai Excel Hatch 5 speed. Blue. 115,079km. SN 433 ....... $3,950

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1999 Toyota Camry Sedan Auto, a/c, p/s. White. AH-34-PE ............ $4,995 1998 Subaru Outback Wagon Auto, a/c, p/s, CD. White 176,091kms. Lovely wagon. VBB-918 ........................ $8,250

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Many will mourn the passing of well-known local journalist Phil Murray in St Vincents Hospital Lismore last week, aged 60. The veteran newshound was raised with ink in his blood and schooled in his skills by his father, Cliff Murray, who was editor of Lismore’s Northern Star for 30 years. A journo from the old school, he loved a chat and a beer and had a passion for footy and surf lifesaving where he became a local icon. He pioneered Rupert’s cross-border invasion when he was made The Sun’s Tweed bureau chief when it opened its doors eight years ago. He continued there up until last year. His battle with cancer was known only to a few people and shocked his broad circle of friends. He is survived by his partner Bev, four children and five grand children. A memorial service will be held at the Lennox Head Surf Lifesaving Club tomorrow, Friday, at 3 pm. Donations either to his beloved club or cancer research. ■ ■ ■ ■

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Phil was not afraid to write it as he saw it, but he always gave the other side a chance to hit back. Typical of the tributes coming from those on his beat is the following from long-time National Party strategist and a former leading light of Murwillumbah’s business community, Murray Lees: ‘Phil was one of those tough-but-fair journos who people in my business respect. When I was VP of the Business Chamber he never missed a meeting. He was exceptionally thorough, always ringing up for background information and never shy of chasing unusual angles. Considering the ridiculous amount of copy he had to churn out each week for The Sun, I am sure he worked many more hours than Rupert paid him. I am going to miss him a lot.’

Mask makers (l-r) Jim Keogh, Jarrah Heggie and Sophie Annett with workshop co-ordinator, local artist Jhana Bowen in the background. During the school holidays, librarians on the Tweed aren’t saying ‘shhh’, instead they are inviting the community in to have some fun. During a mask making workshop held in local libraries last week, 45 children transformed paper plates into masks of scary monsters and awesome angels. The workshop was so well received that tomorrow, Friday, April 16, Jhana will conduct a greeting card making workshop for children at the Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah and Kingscliff regional libraries. Photo Jeff ‘Zorro, Phantom of the Lone Ranger’ Dawson

credit for standing up to Optus over the proposed location of a mobile phone tower within 150 metres of houses in Uki. In deferring a decision on the development application (DA) for the third time, council whacked the ball back to Optus in February with an ultimatum to consult with the community to find a more suitable site. But it appears Optus has once again thumbed its nose at both council and the community, arguing that the Meadow Place site is the only option and demanding council quickly make a decision on the DA. Phil says ‘surely it would be an absolute farce now if council backed down and approved the DA at its meeting next week’. Stay tuned. ■ ■ ■ ■

Be careful where you park your car around Cabarita Lake at Bogangar, it may not be as safe as you think. A couple parked ■ ■ ■ ■ their car on a public nature Uki resident Philip Carr reck- strip outside the Cabarita ons Tweed Council deserves Lake Apartments one day last

week and took their dog for a walk. When they returned 15 minutes later, they found the owner of the apartments and his wife had opened all the doors to their car, unlocked the handbrake and started pushing it off the grass. When the couple objected, the owner and his wife verbally abused them for parking on what they said was their property, before allegedly setting on them. Police were called and spoke to both couples. Backburner was told it was a ‘sickening and shocking experience, especially when all we had expected was to park, on public land, and have a quiet walk with the dog after work before it got dark’. The police apparently told the apartment owners they did not own the nature strip, just because they kept it mowed, and that they had no right to move the car. The couple decided against pressing charges as they were not keen on a long and potentially expensive court

battle. When contacted by The Echo, the owner said the couple ‘were on my property’ and that they had ‘abandoned’ their car, but when asked how long the car had been there, he hung up. ■ ■ ■ ■

The stunning documentary Rainforest, the Secret of Life which screened on national television recently will be shown on Thursday, April 22, at the Regent Cinema, Murwillumbah, from 6pm-9.30pm. Invited guests will speak about the impacts of unlimited population growth and development on the Tweed. The film, narrated by David Warth and Jack Thompson, was filmed in and around the Tweed caldera. Organisers say the timing is critical because closing dates for submissions are imminent for the contentious Tweed LEP, water options and demand strategy and the Cobaki Lakes and Kings Forest townships. Entry is $10. For info call Joanna on 02 6679 7039.

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We have a once only requirement for a large quantity of yellow bordered mother-in-law’s tongue. If you know of or have somewhere this plant has taken over, we can remove free of charge. If it has taken over part of your garden, we can professionally thin out or remove it, and for large quantities, if required, we can supply replacement plants.

This is a once only offer, don’t miss out.

Phone Will 0428 797 170 24 April 15, 2010 The Tweed Shire Echo

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