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Volume 1 #18 Thursday, January 8, 2009 Advertising and news enquiries: Phone: (02) 6672 2280 Fax: (02) 6672 4933 editor@tweedecho.com.au adcopy@tweedecho.com.au www.tweedecho.com.au
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Throwing a line out for friendship
Chillingham market kicks off
Young Jimmy Barnard gets a few fishing pointers from dad Anthony during a sunset bonding session on the Tweed during their holiday from Brisbane. Photo by Jeff ‘To Kill A Sunset’ Dawson.
Markets on the Tweed are booming, with the picturesque village of Chillingham launching their monthly produce and craft market this Sunday. Local marketgoers can now add the second Sunday of each month to their calendar for the new market, to be held in the spacious garden-like grounds of the Chillingham Community Centre at 1469 Numbinbah Road from 8am-2pm. The new market is part of long term planning for a sustainable local economy, providing an outlet for local produce, crafts people, artists and businesses. Locals want the market to promote the distinct character of Chillingham as ‘a Natural Village’. As well as bush tucker plants, threatened native plants such as the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly vine will be on sale and organisers are encouraging people to plant this vine to increase the habitat of this colourful butterfly. A greenhouse in the form of a giant caterpillar at the community centre provides habitat for the butterfly and marketgoers are invited to walk through and have a look. Organiser Barend De Klerk, an admirer of painter Salvador Dali and former operator of a popular café in Murwillumbah called Dali’s, said the new market would add to the vibrant continued on page 2
Appeal lost: Tweed residents face 9.5% rates hike by not making it clear the increases would compound each year. But Justice Peter Biscoe found that allegations of fraud, corruption and criminality levelled against the council in letters to the Local Government Minister were not maintained during the proceedings. Retired Tweed Heads accountant Terry Sharples asked the court to rule rate rises contained in the plan were
Ken Sapwell
Tweed residents face a 9.5 per cent rate rise this year unless councillors intervene after a court dismissed an appeal against increases contained in the council’s controversial seven-year plan. A Land and Environment Court judge found the council had misled ratepayers about the true impact the plan would have on their hip-pockets
null and void because the council’s application to the Minister was flawed and misleading. He said apart from concealing the financial impacts of the plan, the council had doctored the results of residents’ surveys to indicate to the Minister that there was wide support for the rate rise. Justice Biscoe said the survey results were open to subjective interpretation but the council’s public representa-
tions about the costs of the rate hike were capable of misleading and in fact had misled some people. But even though the judge found the council’s community consultation process was significantly flawed because of this, it didn’t matter because the council was not under a statutory obligation to follow departmental guidelines when seeking Ministerial approval for special rate increases.
He also found that the guidelines only required councils to provide evidence of community support, and not necessarily of majority community support, and that anyway Mr Sharples had appraised the Minister of the flaws in letters. Mr Sharples lodged his appeal after the government agreed to an application from council’s administrators for continued on page 6
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Tess rises to the challenge Former Mt St Patrick College student Tess Graves-Browne has just completed a volunteering program in north-eastern India, teaching young children, and young monks, English at a school in Ghoom, Darjeeling, where she has also been staying. Here Tess gives The Echo an account of her experiences.
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North Coast market scene which attracts locals and tourists in their droves. He expects people to come from all over the shire as well as across the border from Queensland, as the village is only 45 minutes from Nerang along a scenic tourist drive, to buy fresh country food, arts and crafts, bric-a-brac or just to have a browse around. ‘This will be a natural, com-
Chillingham Village Market organiser Barend De Klerk and his son Daniel highlight some of the colour and fresh produce available at the inaugural market this Sunday. Barend expects a big crowd and sunny weather for the very first market in the community centre grounds.
munity based market ideal for people wanting a taste of the country,’ Barend said. The market will help raise money for local community groups who will take turns in providing brunch each month. This Sunday, money
raised will help Chillingham Community Association carry on its important role as a focal point for locals and tourists to the area. Interested stallholders can contact Barend on 02 6679 1284.
Imagine yourself gazing out across the snowy mountain tops of the Himalayas, glowing with an angelic presence as the first rays of sunlight breaks across the jagged horizon. The small village yawns to life, soft chanting of monks echo throughout the hills as children stretch in their beds, preparing for a fresh day at school. Nestled on the top of a hill in the quaint little village called Ghoom, sits Clifton Hall Boarding School, the school I have lived and taught in for the past four months. Staying there I not only learnt about teaching children, but became immersed in the Indian culture and lifestyle, enjoying Indian festivals known as ‘Diwali’ and ‘Dushera’ and discovering the exotic taste sensations of the East. I completed my Year 12 HSC in 2007 at Mt St Patrick Col-
Tess Graves-Browne with some of her young students at the boarding school in Ghoom.
lege Murwillumbah but craved to experience other cultures, to step outside my comfort zone and challenge myself in different ways. I said goodbye to many of my friends as they left for university and contacted an organisation called Lattitude Global Volunteering, that specialises in gap-year volunteering programs for 17-25 year-olds (take a look at their web site www. lattitude.org.au/ for more info). They offer volunteer programs in teaching English, teaching, outdoor activities, assisting
people with disabilities and the elderly as well as environmental management. I found a job in my local area and saved every last cent to raise funds for my trip. But my efforts were not without the generous help of the local Lions Club and Rotary, family and friends who assisted me in reaching my goal. I’ve met up with other Lattitude volunteers and we plan to travel for a month before finally returning to our respective homes and then on to the challenges on 2009.
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Townships to house thousands more residents under $7 billion plans Ken Sapwell
Two satellite cities will be created to provide homes for an extra 20,000 Tweed residents under far-reaching concept plans lodged with the NSW government by billionaire property developer Bob Ell. Mr Ell’s Leda Developments wants to build the two towns worth an estimated $7 billion at Cobaki Lakes near the Queensland border and Kings Forest inland of Casuarina Beach to soak up a 20 per cent population increase. The government, which will be the consent authority, has imposed a February 16 deadline for public submissions. The master-planned developments will add 10,000 homes to the shire and absorb 70 per cent of the land zoned for urban expansion. The Cobaki project covers about 600ha and includes a town centre and shops, 5,500
homes, two schools and 267ha of open space, lakes and environmental protection areas. The Kings Forest project covers 850ha and also includes a town centre and shops, a 7ha business park, 4,500 houses, three schools and 400ha of environment protection and open space areas as well as an 18-hole golf course.
Two stages Leda Developments’ regional manager Reg Van Rij said if the company gets the green light both projects would come on line as a staged development within two years and take up to 20 years to complete, depending on demand. He said an ongoing legal dispute with Coomera Waters developer Austcorp over ownership of part of the Kings Forest site known as the Cudgen paddock would not impact on the company’s plans.
‘We expect a judgement later this year and we are confident of our prospects,’ he said of the six-year-old case which involves a legal bill so far of around $10 million. Mr Van Rij said a world standard environmental management plan had been put forward by Leda for Kings Forest, but Cobaki Lakes was considered the ‘gem’ due to its proximity to the airport and a proposed rail link. ‘The projects have particular relevance in light of the critical land shortage within the broader Gold Coast and Northern NSW region,’ he said.
Dealing with waste He said sewage from Kings Forest would be treated at the council’s new sewage plant at Chinderah while waste from the Cobaki Lakes would be treated at an upgraded plant
at Banora Point after the company scrapped plans for an on-site plant because of technical problems. Environmental groups have signalled they will be renewing their campaign for an ocean outfall, saying that plans to dispose of treated effluent from the new settlements into the Tweed River and Terranora Inlet would overload the waterways with nutrients. Both projects would involve extensive road works, with access to Cobaki Lakes in the early stages limited to an upgraded four-lane Boyd Street on the Gold Coast with the possibility of a Kennedy Drive link in later years. Mr Van Rij said projects the size of Cobaki Lakes and Kings Forest were ‘very complex’ and subject to ‘frustrating’ development processes and required a very focused, cooperative approach.
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Massive projects ‘could burden council’ Leda Developments estimates that the two new towns it plans to build on greenfield sites in the Tweed will deliver about $15 million a year into council coffers through developer contributions. But according to veteran councillor and former mayor Warren Polglase, the projects could place an intolerable financial burden on ratepayers if the NSW government pushes ahead with plans to halve developer contribution fees. Cr Polglase – who in the past has been accused of going soft on developers – says they should continue to pay their fair share towards infrastructure costs, particularly in fastgrowing areas like the Tweed. He said he was seeking urgent clarification about whether the proposal applied to big-ticket items like water and sewage. ‘If this is the case Tweed residents will be crucified
because they will be the ones picking up the cost shortfalls for these new developments,’ he said. ‘Either the rates will have to go up or a whole range of services across the Tweed such as surf lifesaving and libraries will have to be cut.’ He said the government was also proposing to abolish its long-standing rating caps so councils could make up the shortfall in extra rates, making councillors, instead of the government, appearing to be the ‘bad boys.’ He said he planned to raise the issue as a matter of urgency at a regional conference of the NSW Shires Association to be held at Salt in February. ‘Land on the Tweed is in very high demand and unlike some western areas of Sydney there is no need to cut contributions to stimulate development – the Tweed and other
growth councils on the North Coast should be out leading the charge on this,’ he said. Cr Polglase said at present the council charged developers between $25,000 and $44,000 per block, including sewer and water charges, depending on the location. Tweed MP Geoff Provest backed Cr Polglase, saying council faced a potential $100 million black hole from developer contributions required for the 10,000 new lots to be released at Cobaki Lakes and Kings Forest. Mr Provest said the decision to slash $10,000 per property in local government Section 94 levies to help the ailing housing industry would hurt Tweed Shire Council’s budget more than any other in the state. ‘Tweed Shire Council needs those contributions for essential services such as water,
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Sugar industry aims for carbon trading BLINDS Luis Feliu
A push is on to make the Tweed’s vast sugarcane plantations part of the fast-growing global carbon trading scheme. While agriculture is yet to be included in many of the world carbon trading markets, Tweed cane growers are hoping sugar cane will be accepted as one of the few crops which lock up large amounts of plantstone carbon (carbon sequestration) and therefore suitable for trading on such a market. Carbon trading markets involve trading in credits for carbon capture and storage activities such as forestry, as a way of trying to offset emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide CO2 which are causing global warming. Tweed canefarmer Robert Quirk reckons the Tweed could soon see its crops used in the first carbon trade for sugar cane in the world, if research and lobbying prove successful. Backing him up is Southern Cross University (SCU) plantstone carbon sequestration expert Dr Jeffrey Parr who claims sugar cane is one of the best commercial crops for locking up carbon. Dr Parr, who recently visited Mr Quirk’s farm on the Tweed to obtain some baseline data and samples for his research, said plantstones were microscopic capsules of silica containing carbon which coated the leaves and stems of a plant, acting as a natural defence mechanism. He said that when the plant decayed or was burnt, silica (a component of sand grains) was one of the last things to break down in the soil. ‘We estimate these plantstones have a half life of up to 5,000 years after they start breaking down, so the carbon is stable in them for up to 5,000 years, and we can radiocarbon date the carbon inside to work out how old they are. ‘Plantstone is just like a glass jar that has the carbon inside it and that gets deposited into the soil when the plant dies and, basically, it’s very stable, it’s there for thousands of years.’ Dr Parr told The Echo that he and SCU colleague, Professor Leigh Sullivan, had found that sugar was ‘one of the best
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Tweed canefarmer Robert Quirk (centre), scientist Dr Jeffrey Parr, left, and Costa Rican student Diego Robelo inspect some sugarcane on Mr Quirk’s farm at Duranbah.
Sugar scion learns on the job Costa Rican student Diego Robelo has picked up a few tips on Australian agribusiness and sustainability during his time on the Tweed. Diego, 20, (pictured above right) spent last year at the University of Queensland studying toward his International Agriculture and Rural Development degree which he began at Cornell University in the United States. He recently spent a few weeks’ work experience with Tweed canefarmer Robert Quirk at his farm at Duranbah. ‘I’ve learnt many things and met with several scientists here, it’s been very worthwhile... I love Australia and I’m thinking of coming back here in future to do my masters degree,’ he said. The scion of a prominent Costa Rican farming family, Diego said his family had adopted many sustainable agricultural measures on their 6,000-hectare sugar farm and 1,000-hectare coffee plantation – the biggest in Costa Rica. Mr Quirk, who admitted his volunteer worker’s family sugar farm dwarfed his 120-hectare Tweed farm, said that one sugarcane farm in Brazil covered a massive 38,000 hectares.
at producing those cells which store carbon’. ‘As far as Australia is concerned, it’s probably the best commercial crop growing that’s locking up carbon... some plants like bamboo have more but sugar cane as a crop is a real goer. So by growing sugar cane we’re increasing the amount of carbon stored and decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere so there is an environmental benefit to lock up more carbon. ‘Agriculture is not included in carbon trading until 2013 and soil carbon is not included but this is biosequestration. ‘We’re looking at a process that we could include in the next round of the carbon trad-
ing scheme if we get the sugar industry and government to agree over it,’ Dr Parr said. Mr Quirk chipped in saying ‘we can be trading today’ if agreement was reached. The two men featured in a recent ABC-TV 7.30 Report program on the issue and presented papers on the topic at an recent international sugar forum where, according to Mr Quirk, the idea was ‘well accepted’. There were, however, a few sceptics among farmers themselves, he said. ‘With sugar, for every tonne of carbon we put into the atmosphere, we take 2.6 out,’ Mr Quirk, who sees carbon trading in sugar as value adding for farmers, said.
Court date set for Splendour challenge A residents’ group has launched a legal challenge against Byron Shire Council’s decision to allow next year’s Splendour in the Grass music festival to be held in the Yelgun/Wooyung area on a trial basis. The Environmental Defender’s Office, representing the Conservation of North Ocean Shores (CONOS), is seeking a Land and Environment Court order overturning approval given to the event organisers, www.tweedecho.com.au
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‘We say that among other things the trial festival event is not in fact permissible in the environmental habitat protection zone that forms part of the festival site,’ he said. ‘The Jones Road-Marshalls Ridge is zoned environmental protection because it is of high conservation value and forms part of Australia’s most easterly wildlife corridor’. Byron Council is getting legal advice on its position.
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Tweed residents face rates hike From front page
a series of rate rises over seven years starting in June 2006 to fund a $118 million capital works splurge. The council had previously held a series of public meetings and produced a special edition of its newsletter, the Tweed Link, in an attempt to sell the plan to the public. The newsletter claimed that 83 per cent of ratepayers would be required to pay around an extra $1 a week for each week of the seven-year plan, but council’s revenue coordinator, Craig Peate, said in evidence that in fact it would be $1 a week for the first year, $2 a
week for the second year and so on up to $7 a week by the seventh year. Nowhere did the extensive coverage of the plan mention that the proposed increases – 7.6 per cent the first year followed by annual hikes of 8.5 per cent, 9.5 per cent, 9.5 per cent, 8.5 per cent, 7.5 per cent and 7.5 per cent – would be compounding. Justice Biscoe noted that a qualifying article in the Link three weeks later contained the following sentence: ‘Residents should remember that what is proposed is 6 per cent a year increase above the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and this of
course compounds. ‘The qualifying article – for those who read and absorbed it – indicated that the rate increase compounded. However, as was said in another context... “A disclaimer or qualification will frequently have little or no effect on the impact of a misrepresentation�.’ ‘Furthermore, neither the special edition nor the subsequent qualifying article spelt out the actual dollar effect year by year,’ Justice B’iscoe said in his judgement. ‘The reference in the open letter from the council Administrators in the special edition to “a series of rate rises� did
no more than hint at annual increases. ‘The draft management plan exhibited showed the gross annual permissible income, if the application was successful, increasing substantially year by year. ‘Some who read it might have gleaned that the $1 per week rate increase represented in Tweed Link would increase substantially in each of the seven years. ‘However, it cannot be inferred that all readers of the special edition of Tweed Link read the draft management plan or, if they did, would have gleaned that conclusion from it.’
Further appeal on rates case mooted Ken Sapwell Retired accountant Terry Sharples says he plans to pursue his appeal against Tweed council rate hikes to the High Court if necessary. Mr Sharples said the judge effectively ruled that the Minister had the power to approve a series of compounding rate increases despite finding that the council’s consultation process was materially misleading and significantly flawed. ‘It’s important for the democratic process that the ruling is tested because as it stands now the Minister has the power to impose large rate increases at any time for any reason,’ he said. ‘The ruling means that the community consultation process is pointless – even if it’s found that the process is flawed and misleading and I don’t believe that is correct. ‘Community consultation should not be a mere formality –
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How much wood can the community wood shed lathe? Story & photo Eve Jeffery
Through the generosity of two local entities, the Tweed River Agricultural Society and Barry Pendergast, the community has been given an invaluable gift. The donation of land from the show society and financial backing of Mr Pendergast has allowed the building of a community shed for the purpose of teaching and learning woodworking skills, sharing information and knowledge and as a facility to build a strong community social base within its walls at the showground in Murwillumbah. Barry Pendergast has lived in the Murwillumbah area for many moons and has been a licensed builder for over 40 years. Through his membership of the Tweed Valley Woodcraft Association he saw the need for a permanent home for the club and also saw how he could lend a hand to the cause. With his financial backing and the sweat and more sweat of the club’s members, a shed was erected this year and the members have moved in and have gotten off to a great start. ‘I love timber,’ said Barry.
growing and expanding as its aim is to protect the wellbeing of all members by offering careful monitoring of equipment use and training members towards competency. The group is currently working on several projects including some squatters chairs and they recently donated $1,000 each to the Murwillumbah and Tweed hospitals from the proceeds of a raffle for a shedmade writing desk, tea trolley and footstool. Association president John Hastings said that the group has a loose membership of about 30 men and a handful of women, but within that group is a dedicated core group of about 20 who don’t miss a day and they get a lot done. ‘We have made and donated items to the local school, the show society as well as making the trophies for the Festival of Speed on Tweed and we have several other groups we support,’ he said. ‘We all help each other. An experienced person will show someone a skill and then they Woodworkers Ron, Charles, David, John and Barry give the equipment a workout at the shed at the Murwillumbah Showground. can pass that along.’ Anyone interested in joi‘I get a real thrill when there king on the projects they want us to build on their land, it was The club’s motto is ‘The Pur- ning the group can ring John are 25 people in here all doing to make. We are so indebted to the only way we could have suit of Excellence’ which best on 07 5524 2778 for more inwhat they want to do and wor- the show society for allowing the shed.’ sums up the reason the club is formation.
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A wrap-up of The Tweed Echo in 2008 Ken Sapwell
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Just weeks out from the election, one of Tweed Council’s most senior officers used The Echo to launch a scathing attack on veteran councillors Warren Polglase and Phil Youngblutt who were seeking re-election. Genevieve Slattery, who the government appointed as watchdog and chief executive officer following the council’s sacking, says she was
The election results are in and unsuccessful Greens candidate Kevin McCready immediately calls for a recount after Cr Phil Youngblutt edges him out for the seventh seat on the council. Mr McCready and his supporters alleged that thousands of their votes ended up being binned because of incorrect voting advice given by booth officials. Some votes were subsequently recounted but talk of a costly recount or court challenge eventually fizzled out.
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September 18: Five days after residents voted for their first democratically elected council in more than three years, we reported that women were the big winners, with Katie Milne, Dot Holdom and Joan van Lieshout the only certainties emerging from the yet-to-be completed count. We avoided speculation about who would fill the other positions, agreeing with Cr Holdom who advised everyone to take a ‘chill pill.’ Voters say various candidates’ stands on the Cudgen farm rezoning issue influenced their choice.
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victim of their ‘crude brand of politics’ when Cr Polglase tried to undermine her position. Cr Polglase described the claim as ‘bullshit’ and accused her of meddling in politics. Her outspoken views earned her a rap over the knuckles.
October 2: Liberal Party election candidate Joan van Lieshout emerges triumphant after a bruising tussle for Mayor, out-manoeuvring favoured front-runners Warren Polglase and Barry Longland, who secured the deputy’s position as a consolation. The Cabarita Residents’ Association is the first to go public with objections to the Lands Department’s draft plan of management, quickly followed by every other resident and community group in the shire, appalled at the department’s plans to turn our coastal reserves into revenue generators with a range of development projects.
October 16: The new council stirs up a hornets nest over its controversial decision at its very first meeting to go behind closeddoors to dust-off long-standing plans to sell part of Bay Street in the Tweed Heads CBD for a multi-storey residential and commercial development. Residents suspect it involves the loss of some of the existing Jack Evans Boat Harbour land and slam the council for a lack of vital information when they are asked to make public submissions. The council responds by establishing a web page containing further information which critics say added little to the debate. It was
not until the last week that the council provided an extensive briefing on the background to the proposed deal.
October 23: Lands Minister Tony Kelly speaks exclusively to The Echo in a bid to hose down growing community disquiet about his department’s plans to develop many of the shire’s Crown land reserves. He agrees to reopen the public submission period, establish a community liaison group and to personally read all 70 submissions he had received up to that point. Tweed council’s new planning chief, Vince Connell, admits he faces a sharp learning curve after transferring his skills from inner Sydney councils to the Tweed.
October 30: We highlight the high stakes involved in what subsequently proved to be a failed and costly bid by the Melbourne based companies, Metricon and Peninsula Developments to overturn the council’s longstanding retail strategy which retains Tweed Heads as the shire’s shopping mecca. A Land and Environment Court judge rejected their appeal against a deemed refusal for a major shopping centre on Metricon’s Seabreeze estate at Pottsville which critics claimed was 1800 per cent bigger than an original proposal. The decision leaves the lucrative market on the southern end of the Coast and northern parts of Byron shire still up for grabs.
November 6: The Echo unashamedly goes into bat for Hastings Point residents whose 12-year push for new planning controls for their village kept getting sidetracked while the door remained open to developments deemed unsuitable by council’s own consultants. A website dedicated to their cause exposes a story of past council backflips and delays which left residents angry and out-of-pocket as they battled, sometimes successfully, to overturn approvals through the court system. Now came their best hopes for winning the same controls as Pottsville and Fingal, with the council’s new chief planner arguing strongly for immediate adoption. On top of that was the fact that the council had resolved to despatch the mayor on a mission to Canberra which coincided with a crucial vote on the matter where her deputy, Barry Longland, was odds-on to use his privileged extra vote to support the residents.
November 20: The mayor ends suspense and speculation as the biggest spectator crowd in memory watches her use her decisive vote to support the two-storey
controls and axe the pipeline amid wild cheers. A Murwillumbah cafe owner highlights continuing calls for a 24-hour police station after he became another victim of the town’s known hooligan brigade who specialise in random violence, vandalism and until recently, a series of dangerous arson attacks.
November 27: Official figures show that the Tweed remains a development hot-spot, attracting more than double the number of DAs than the next busiest north coast council, Ballina Shire. Chief planners Vince Connell suggests that the council could dramatically reduce delays in processing DAs if staff refused to accept deficient applications. The Mayor defends her choice of ratepayer-funded conveyance, a $47,000 VW complete with a inbuilt navigation system, saying the stick-on dashboard versions simply don’t work.
December 4: Construction work begins on a three-storey 264-unit over-50s resort on creek-front land at Hastings Point despite warnings by residents that they are confident of overturning approval in an appeal to the NSW Supreme Court. The developer says he is confident of winning the case and thus avoiding a subsequent demolition order. The Echo reveals the existence of the Skinnergate tapes, so called after Cr Kevin Skinner bungled a mobile phone call, leaving a conversation with colleagues Phil Youngblutt and Warren Polglase on another councillor’s message bank.
December 11: Former Greens candidate Kevin McCready is forced to defend his view that religious indoctrination amounts to child abuse. Kingscliff residents begin to question why their beachfront park was chosen to host next year’s World Rally Championships which they say was driven out of Western Australia because it failed to deliver an acceptable return on money invested.
December 18 An alleged Aboriginal massacre more than a century ago inspired an ongoing curse covering the site of a proposed controversial village in the shadow of Mt Warning. Tweed mayor Joan van Lieshout ruffled a few colleagues’ feathers by imposing an alcohol ban during the council meal breaks. Anyone who wants more information on the above stories or any others can go to our website, www.tweedecho.com. au. www.tweedecho.com.au
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waste bin installed on campus for this; installing new photocopiers with a double-sided printing facility as the default to reduce the amount of paper used – (which we just did); recycling more timber products, specially offcuts from our woodworking block; and raising staff awareness about recycling.’
In a bid to tread lightly with its environmental footprint, Kingscliff TAFE is further cutting down on the waste it produces and disposes of. The TAFE recently committed to improving its waste management practices and becoming a more sustainable business, with a little help from the North East Waste Forum (NEWF). The forum’s business waste reduction project coordinator Jeannie McKillop said NEWF conducted waste audits of the TAFE in October and the results were used to provide a base line of information from which to plan improved waste management systems.
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‘More to do’ Kingscliff TAFE campus manager Fran O’Hara said the TAFE currently undertook some recycling but felt that more could be done ‘We already recycle the majority of our paper waste and glass, diverting a valuable resource from local landfill. However, we want to go beyond this to reduce the campus environmental footprint even more as this is a large both ethically and sustainably,’ easy things we’re doing inpart of our commitment to Ms O’Hara said. clude: improving cardboard delivering a quality service ‘Essentially, the quick and recycling, with another bulk
NEWF comprises six member councils including Tweed Shire which work cooperatively to achieve better waste minimisation and management in the region. In recent years, it became evident that a large proportion of overall waste going to landfill originated from the commercial and industrial sector and with the help of Tweed Shire Council, Kingscliff TAFE is developing a waste reduction action plan to address his. For more info on the NEWF business waste reduction project call Ms McKillop on 0266 874945 or 0421 888 686. Photo: Kingscliff TAFE campus services officer Eric White inspects one of the glass recycling bins on campus.
A Kingscliff resident claims continued vandalism in the coastal township could be highlighted to a global audience when the world rally hits town later this year. Neville Jennings said vandals again struck Kingscliff ’s coastal reserve on two consecutive nights last week, setting fire to garbage bins near Faux Park and the phone box and picnic table near Jack Bayliss Reserve as well as damaging a toilet block. A public phone booth was also smashed – the second one to be damaged in the area in the past couple of months. ‘If the general manager of Tweed Shire Council pushed ahead with the inappropriate plan to use the coastal reserve as a base for a car rally later this year, the world’s media will probably get a close up view of Kingscliff ’s “underbelly” in the form of its local terrorists,’ Mr jennings said. ‘It would be more appropriate to get the world’s media to celebrate the Faux, Bayliss and Casperson families who fought to conserve the beachfront.’ Mr Jennings repeated his recent call for local residents on Marine Parade to report any suspicious activity by people in the reserve. ‘We have a wonderful resource here in
Kingscliff used by thousands of local residents and visitors each day. Tweed Shire Council officers and Telstra workers are constantly required to repair damage. People walking their dogs on the reserve and pole walkers from a local fitness club are continually picking up rubbish left by anti-social vandals,’ he said. ‘It is time that we installed CCTV cameras to identify the people responsible. Surely it is time for a zero tolerance policy to be implemented. The damage to phone boxes is particularly significant in this holiday season when public phones are used in the event of emergencies. ‘Many residents of the Tweed Coast had shown great compassion towards fellow community members over the festive season. Many thoughtful young people joined older members of the community in providing food for homeless people at Coolangatta Beach on Xmas Day. Young achievers such as Stephanie Gilmore have put Kingscliff on the world map through their sporting exploits. ‘However we are also sharing the same space with people who are simply brainless barbarians. They deserve no place in a civilised society and we need to expose them for what they are.’
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Cricket: the real crisis of the new year et us start by wishing our readers a happy new year, a hope unlikely to be fulVolume 1 #18 January 8, 2009 filled, but what the heck. And now before getting down to the nitty gritty, the answers to three questions I have been asked frequently Tweed Shire Council will again debate a controversial plan to during the break. operate jet boat tours from the Tweed River at its first meet(1) Should Kevin Rudd ing for the year on January 27 after a decision on a proposed apologise to Mohammed Hatrial was deferred last month. It seems like only yesterday neef for the abuses committed that we had this same debate between those concerned by the administration of John about the river’s health and those (backed by thrill seekers Howard? Yes, because he is from across the border) who want to see more motorised head of the Australian governwater sports on this beautiful stretch of waterway. ment and the Australian govThere is no place for high-powered thrill-boat operations ernment was the institution on the river given the well-known environmental impacts responsible for the abuses. from motorised boating on erosion as well as safety conThe same logic and obligation cerns, with more and more users competing for its precious which compelled the apology space. to the stolen generations apDespite assurances by the boat operators that the river ply here. tours would be laid-back non-speeding-type affairs, you (2) Should we take a share have to question the use of expensive jet boats for such a of those to be released from Guantanamo Bay? Probpurpose. If you wanted to tour the river and take in all its ably not. The Howard govnatural beauty, you surely wouldn’t want noise, smell and ernment’s Pacific Solution to fumes accompanying you all the way? Opponents are right outsource our own unwanted in making the point that the proposed jetboat is built and was a bad idea and the Amerimarketed for its capacity for speed and thrill, so why use such craft on our river? Who will police such tours to ensure cans should not be allowed, let alone encouraged, to attempt a there is no excessive speed, noise or nuisance? Power boat and jet ski use has risen sharply on the Tweed similar piece of buck-passing. Moreover, however innocent River over the past few years as speed restrictions limit the space available for water craft use on Gold Coast waterways. the previous inmates may or Low-impact activities on or along the river such as kayak- may not have been at the time of their capture, a few years in ing, sailing, fishing, swimming, bike and walking trails, nature and culture tours and other passive pursuits should be the hell hole the Americans promoted instead of outdated fossil-fuel based recreational deliberately placed outside the law are unlikely to have made activities. them wildly sympathetic to The Tweed River is a vital natural resource which has western Anglophone society to be managed sensitively to sustain its quality. A rapidly – not ideal material for Ausexpanding population in the shire brings with it increasing tralian citizenship. demands on the river, both recreational and commercial, but (3) Is there anything we can these have to be weighed against any future risk of spoiling do about Israel/Palestine? No. this magnificent waterway for future generations. With the benefit of 60 years hindsight, it can be seen that setting up a Jewish state on what had become Arab homelands in the midst of what were Cr Dot Holdom should be praised for her lone opposition confirmed as Arab homelands last month to the removal of a large ‘shame screen’ outside was a pretty dumb idea. But a multi-million-dollar beachfront home at the Salt estate on we did, and it’s not going to the Tweed Coast erected by Council last November after go away. Moreover it has a faeight banksia trees were cut down in a dunal area, obviously to improve someone’s ocean views. Just because one outspoken developer (and they all know the value of views) protested loudly (on behalf of his nextdoor neighbour) to the 30m by 10m-high black shadescreen doesn’t mean it was originally a bad move of Council to erect it, as it wasn’t. This sort of vandalism has been going on for years along the coast and it’s obvious who benefits from such destruction. The screen, rather than a small sign, sends a loud, large and quite clear message to people in the area that it’s just not worth doing – it’s a constant reminder to everyone (at least till replacement trees grow up).
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natical nationalism and widespread international support, backed up by its own nuclear weapons. All we can do is wait and hope that sooner or later sanity prevails on both sides, as it eventually did in Northern Ireland. But it would be unwise to hold our breath. And now, having got that out of the way, let’s take a look at the real crisis: the Australian cricket team.
the side would increase still further if the injured regulars Brett Lee (32), Andrew Symonds (33) and Stuart Clark (33) were available. Chief selector Andrew Hilditch (about 96 and a half) likes to describe the side as ‘in transition’. But transition to what? Middle age? Hilditch also insists that the oldest member of all, Matthew Hayden (37), is by no means ready
There are other, younger players of potential around; there must be. But they never get the chance to show what they can do. by Mungo MacCallum The aforementioned John Howard would approve of this allocation of priorities. For him as for his fellow Australian Ginger Meggs (with whom he shares so many limitations) our cricketers hold an almost sacred significance, and the captaincy ranks as the most important job in the nation. Thus Howard must be aghast at the present position but it is one with which he should be familiar. Just as he did, the players have brought disaster upon themselves by hanging around for too long. It is strange indeed to hear captain Ricky Ponting (34) talking about ‘the youngsters’ in his side. These would normally be understood to include Simon Katich (33), Michael Hussey (33), Brad Haddin (31) and the new boys Doug Bollinger and Andrew McDonald (both 27). In fact Peter Siddle (24) is the only one of the current lot under 27. And the average age of
for retirement and in fact figures prominently in his plans for the future. This suggests that either Hilditch believes in time travel or that Hayden has compromising photographs of him and a goat. If ever a player was clearly past his use-by date it is Hayden. But like the Queen, he refuses to abdicate. And in any case, who would replace him? Like Prince Charles, the various replacements likely to find favour with Hilditch and his fellow selectors are also well into the second halves of their respective careers. Two who have been briefly tried are Brad Hodge (34) and Chris Rogers (31), while Michael’s younger brother David Hussey (31) is felt to be not quite ready yet. Phil Jaques (32) is also hoping to make a comeback. The only spring chicken on the horizon is Phil Hughes (19), but he is clearly seen as far too immature by the gin-soaked old farts who administer the
game (Ian Botham’s description, not mine, alas). Let the young whippersnapper spend his best years in frustrated impotence like everyone else. And on the bowling front, things are no less bleak. The newest find, Mitchell Johnson, is already 27, getting on for a quick. So are the favoured new ‘boys’, Bollinger and Ben Hilfenhaus (25). Spinner Nathan Hauritz (also 27) probably has a few ineffectual years ahead of him but Jason Krejza (35) can hardly be considered a long term prospect and the other possibility, Bryce McGain (36) is even closer to the twilight home. There are other, younger players of potential around; there must be. But they never get the chance to show what they can do. Too many are locked into the hit and giggle of 20-20 non-cricket and while the privileged few may graduate through one-day games to the Sheffield Shield, even there they seldom if ever get a chance to test themselves against the national representatives. Wearing the baggy green is now a fulltime, fullytenured occupation, and what little time off the players get is more likely to be spent recuperating from inevitable injuries or reintroducing themselves to their families than in filling in at state level. It is no wonder that from time to time they appear tired and stale. But it is a pity that neither they nor the selectors seem to understand the need for regular rejuvenation, for generational change. Next time John Howard drops into the dressing room, they should take a long hard look at him and consider: do we really want to end up like this?
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Jetboats no way Tweed residents opposed to the Pena Pty Ltd Jetboat ‘scenic tour’ have only one week for submissions to the general manager of Tweed Shire Council. Residents including ex prime minister Doug Anthony and businesses along the Tweed River from Tweed Heads South to Murwillumbah are concerned about a variety of issues stemming from the fact that the proposed jetboat is built and marketed for its capacity for speed and thrill. Environmental issues including bank erosion, noise and public nuisance issues have already been addressed to Council. The Fingal Head Community Association and Fingal Head Coastcare are especially concerned about the cumulative impact given the dramatic rise in power boat and jet ski use of the river in recent times. This is thought to be due to speed restrictions on Gold Coast waterways. The Fingal Head groups have a history of collaborating with Council to protect and enhance the natural amenity of the area for visitors seeking peaceful and passive pursuits. They are concerned that current initiatives that offer low impact activities such as bike trails, walking tracks, and cultural tours may be detrimentally affected by this style of development. It is out of keeping with the peaceful character of the village. River users including kayakers, outriggers, sailors, swimmers and fishermen may feel further threatened by the safety risks of such vehicles on the river particularly given the difficulty enforcing current guidelines and speed limits. There is currently only two maritime officers from Brunswick Heads to Tweed Heads. Residents that live along the Tweed regularly complain that their calls are left unheeded as they seek to complain about current infringements on the Fingal Head section of the Tweed. If the drone of a V8 jet boat potentially seven mornings a week is not your cup of tea, write to Council now before a precedent for this dangerous style of fuel guzzling noisy thrill seeking tourism is established on the Tweed. Submissions close on January 13. Judy Robinson
Kept in the dark on Bay Street sell-off plans Go to Tweed Shire Council’s website and click on ‘meeting information’ then under ‘attachments’ scroll down to Bay Street Closure 12. The Council (Administrators) in March 2007 approved entering into negotiations with prospective purchasers for the sale of Bay Street. On March 12, 2007, Council lodged an application with the Department of Lands to proceed with the closure of the road. Council was then advised by lawyers to cancel the application due to various reasons, including the perception of improper conduct. It appears that Council in 2007 was proceding with the plan to sell off Bay Street to developers. Then at the first meeting of a newly elected Council, our councillors were asked to approve the same proposal and provide the general manager with the relevant delegation to enter into direct negotiations with the Walker Corportation and Tweed Centro. The question is, what has been going on behind the scene since March 2007? How far have Centro gone with their planning? Could they be ready to lodge a DA the minute they hopefully get the green light that the road will be closed? Why should residents accept the sale of a wide tree-lined street and foot the bill for a replacement narrow seven-metre wide road that destroys land and trees that are used by the public as a park? You have until February 13 to make a submission to Council.
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How will the public assess if there is an adequate community benefit for the sale and closure of the Bay Street road reserve knowing only that a reconfigured two-lane Bay Street will reduced traffic amenity and that extra car parks will consume further harbour parkland? Will the Tweed community get the planned shopping bridge that connects the Tweed Mall across the reconfigured two-lane Bay Street to harbour parkland, as outlined and ob-
jected to in the 1994 sale agreement that finally collapsed? The planned Bay Street market plaza located on the new Bay Street two-lane site and portrayed in the Vision Plan for Tweed Heads Town Centre Masterplan (May 2004) and in other plans dating back to 1996 remains a secret. When there is some questioning by some in council on probity and viability issues associated with sale of Bay Street, the Tweed community needs to know the need for secrecy
of future redevelopment plans planned for Bay Street and harbour parkland and an explanation for the commercial confidentiality of this transaction when Council is dealing with only one owner. The public should be kept informed during the time when public submissions for this proposal have been extended by Council until February 13, 2009. Richard W Murray
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Will Rudd’s plan take us home? Michael McDonald
Kevin Rudd’s ambitious plan to tackle homelessness, The Road Home, was launched on December 21, 2008. Media oommentators can be forgiven for expressing scepticism at hopes of achieving the goals to halve homelessness in Australia and to ‘provide accommodation to all rough sleepers who seek it’ by 2020. According to the government, there are currently 105,000 homeless people in Australia, of whom around 16,000 sleep rough. Those numbers are likely to be larger as the global financial crisis bites harder in Australia in 2009. The government is throwing big money at the problem – an additional $1.2 billion over four years, which includes $800 million for new support services for homeless people and $400 million over the next two financial years for social housing. The government also recognises the need to address root causes of homelessness, such as dysfunctionality among families and a need for greater capital injection for aged care places. These are problems which have been festering for decades. The plan to ‘fund a network of 90 Community Engagement Officers within Centrelink to support people at risk of homelessness’ may help
rehabilitate that organisation’s image ruined by the Howard government’s fervour for persecuting the unemployed. The north coast is a ‘hot spot’ for homelessness and the associated problems which stem from mental illness, transience and tourism impact, to name a few factors. The Northern Rivers Social Development Council CEO Tony Davies rightly points out that homelessness is not just a problem for cities. ‘We have very high rates of homelessness in the Northern Rivers,’ Mr Davies said when welcoming the federal government’s plan. ‘This particularly affects young people, people with mental health issues and, increasingly, families with young children. ‘We know that 1 in 70 young people are homeless and across our region there are at least 500 homeless young people aged 12 to 25 across the region. These young people are
either sleeping rough or living in temporary and insecure arrangements which place them at risk. ‘There are also very high numbers of rough sleepers in the region. Census data indicates that on any given night there are at least 200 people sleeping rough in the region. ‘We are very pleased that the bulk of new funding will fund prevention programs that intervene early to break the cycle of homelessness. These programs are proven to be effective in getting people’s lives back on track, but funding has stagnated over the last decade, meaning that they have not been able to keep up with demand. ‘Some people seem to think that homelessness is only an issue for the cities so we do need to be vigilant to ensure that the new funding is not swallowed by metropolitan centres.’ The White Paper on Homelessness is available at Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) website www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/housing/white_paper_on_homelessness.htm or by calling 1800 774 055. You can be part of an ongoing discussion on homelessness in Australia at www. homelessnessinfo.net.au.
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Where to begin about our Christmas beetles? When you see the insects blundering toward lights at night, beating against windows and screens, they are distracted adults, in their summer heyday. From November through February, these scarab beetles travel through urban and rural forests. They chew on the tough leaves of trees, particularly the eucalyptus. When they can, they mate. By the time they die, no one is really paying much attention. But the females have lain eggs, modest batches of forty to fifty, in pastures both exotic and native. With the hatching of these eggs the life cycle truly begins. There are some thirty five species of Anoplognathus and the larger part of their lives are as grubs chewing roots. Some species spend one winter underground. Some spend two. Then, uncelebrated, the grubs pupate. They make a kind of cocoon and rest, while undergoing a body makeover. Their metamorphosis is as complete as that of the caterpillars of butterflies or moths. Both being insects, their anatomy shows parallels and variations that thrill us nature watchers. The bodies of the adults, as with all insects, will be in three parts. The heads of caterpillars will change to have antennae and a long thin mouthpart for sucking flower nectar. The
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heads of grubs turn into stout noggins. They have antennae too but also strong chewing mandibles. Both have a thorax. A middle section to which the legs are attached. But the grubs legs are thick, with spines on them. The abdomens of caterpillars become slim while the grubs’ turn into round tubs. And the wings! Grubs end up with their forewings hardened into a cover called the elytra. These will spread open to allow the thin membraneous hindwings to emerge. In spite of the logistics, these stubby wings actually allow the little tanks to become airborne. Of course, the caterpillars’ two sets of wings are thin with marvellous patterns. But then they need only to crack out from their cocoons and flitter away. The transformed grubs, under the surface of the soil, must dig their way not only out of the cocoons but up through the dirt. Their armour plating and tough limbs, the original natural ‘iron man’ suit, are vital. Then there is the added dilemma of habitat change. More paddocks, fewer wild eucalypt forests and more plantations filled with eucalypt clones mean the beetle population has balancing problems. On one hand, changing the landscape to give the grubs more room increases their numbers. Fewer forests force the adults to gather into congregations of sizes not known before. Flocking in plantations with commercial interests, the beetles become labelled as pests. The overall geography changes also affect the timing of rainfall and the quantities. More paddocks also encourage the royal ibis, who feast on the grubs. Then there is climate change itself. So are there more beetles or fewer? Are they early or late? Are the grubs or beetles confused? Who knows? In the 1880s Anna Botsford Comstock was the illustrator of her husband’s reports on his insect research at Cornell University, USA. She went on from there to illustrate, write and teach not only about insects but about nature studies as a whole. She introduced outdoor studies to primary and secondary
school students and teachers nationwide. She was the first woman professor at Cornell, though she was not titled as one for twenty years. Her Handbook of Nature Studies first published around 1906 is still in print and available through bookstores online. Doesn’t that rate as prize worthy science? Comstock began as a selftaught artist who wrote, ‘Nature study cultivates the child’s imagination… cultivates in him a perception and regard for what is true and the power to express it.’ Learning from her mother, working along with her husband, she knew personal fulfillment in sharing her observations and illustrations. Even today, families use her handbook as a guide for their own nature explorations – some report their adventures online using blogs and websites. Her love of nature and her skills also launched for her unique career in science. At a time when society heard science rank women as inferior and incapable of intellectual work, Comstock proved different. She developed the practice of science as a means of building intellect and character in every participant. She explained nature studies helped grow ‘a love of the beautiful’. Her feelings are echoed by Richard Louv, author of the recent Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. He also advocates outdoor classrooms. He finds a surfeit of electronic games and videos is not feeding the souls of our future leaders in sustainable living and planet restoration. Comstock’s colleague L B Bailey, founder of the American Nature Study Society, now the oldest conservation group in the USA, wrote, ‘Real nature study cannot pass away. We are children of nature.’ So when the Christmas beetles yet again crash into the screen door, introduce yourself. Take a closer look at one or two. Bring out the drawing pad you bought in that wild moment when you resolved this year at long last you would do some art. For the sheer joy of it, draw what you see. www.tweedecho.com.au
Articles Lilith Rochas survives and flourishes in another year at Woodford
Marimbas, mandalas, minstrels, and magical moves… Woodford Folk Festival 2008 Day 1: The annual alchemical gathering of maniacs, brainiacs, climatologists, refugee rhythmagicians, comedians laughing in the face of planetary disaster, carnie artists swallowing crystal swords, aerial antics and literary shenanigans kickstarts with a boom crash massive attack of demon-dispelling drumming from Japanese, Ashanti and Pacific traditions designed to subdue bad weather spirits for the duration. Through a fluorescent feast of gypsy fiddlers, flaming hula hoops, illuminated installations and percussive wind sculptures I head (in retrospect perhaps unwisely) to the Taming the Flame health presentation on the causes of inflammation, precursor to most modern illnesses. Causes which unfortunately turn out to be mainly acid producing foods like caffeine, chocolate, alcohol, dairy products, grains, soy, sweets, red meat, nightshades, most carbs and anything fried – ruling out pretty well everything from Woodford’s half hundred purveyors of delicious vittles and definitely putting me in the mood for the Flames of Discontent concert. Wander through throng of baby buskers, strolling minstrels, Mongolian throat singers, Nanna Technology’s giant stilt-walking grannies and holidaying fubsies to the opening ceremony where festivillains swear a solemn oath to prop up the tottering economy by spending remains of their dwindling superannuation on Guiness, silly hats and site reafforestation. Secretly hoping for some kind of dietary reprieve, attend lecture on optimum living via the ancient Chinese 24 hour chi cycle by ex Amsterdam substance abuser turned martial arts guru. Hopes dashed.
Day 2 Completely miss 5am-7am colon cycle by sleeping through it. Oh well, early days. Start with 7-9 stomach cycle: fruit, cereal, milk and coffee strictly verboten, only congee and herbs allowed. Substitute protein powder for congee and though would argue that coffee’s a herb, forgo the short black. Spleen cycle from 9-11 advises addressing problems and making decisions: choose jungle print Blundstones for today’s footwear, decide against any more health lectures and plan festival itinerary: Join deaf people’s Dancing Hands Choir, see wheelchair body poetry of Korean Kang Sung Kuk born with cerebral palsy, check out Scrap Heap Sculpture Tournawww.tweedecho.com.au
panying the Rubaiyat, Omar Khayyam’s 10th century classic: Speak not to me of heavens to come, but live with beauty in this paradise… Then heaven in the bowl of night empties a sudden downpour that turns walkways into waterfalls and my hired tent into a mini lagoon. The cavalcade of cabaret continues with performers from Bulgaria to Bolivia, Sumatra to the Seychelles, Turkey to Torres Strait dancing on as I dance and sing within this ruined tent... and pack.
Day 4
Mojo Juju and The Snake Oil Merchants provided some of the musical magic at the Woodford Folk Festival.
ment, catch Parade of Apocalyptic Apparel, watch late night cross culture movies: Amputee Kung Fu, Filipino midget spies, Turkish Star Wars, Japanese Planet of the Apes and Indian version of James Bond. Heart cycle from 11am-1pm is for divine reasoning, creative order and new directions: ABC’s Jerry Colby Williams’ talk on low carbon living inspires proactive repossession of my vege garden from bush turkeys using their nests for compost. By the time 1pm-3pm small intestine cycle arrives, the air’s pulsating with mouth watering aromatherapies of grilling satay, brewing coffee and sizzling sausages, with strolling punters chowing down giant slices of puffy cheese-dripping pizza. Ravenous, I drive to Grapelands, Elvis Parsley’s fruit store in Woodford and hoover down selections from his Return to Slender juice bar, returning to the Duck and Shovel to savage an Atlantic salmon. The 3pm-5pm hours of the bladder are for relaxing: collapse under tree from coffee withdrawal exhaustion. The 5pm-7pm kidney cycle forbids exercise, recommends chilling with friends – prop up waning energy with Amazonian mate/guarana/spirulina/ gingseng drink, but since none of my friends is on this program they’re all off drinking, smoking, stuffing themselves with tasty carcinogens and shimmying to the devil’s tunes. The 7pm-9pm time of the pericardium’s for feeling safe, so what safer than Kerry on the Couch: Kerry O’Brien, Woodford’s own charming Parkie, interviewing George
Negus and Ernie (Racism’s just a pigment of the imagination) Dingo. Through kaleidescopic soundscapes of a Kustarica movie, I drift homeward past wild bagpipes and marimbas, punk opera, log drumming, Serbian drinking songs and enviropoets saving endangered words along the Butterfly Track (butterflies are deaf and don’t hear the doof) into earplug dreamland, passing out at allotted 9pm-11pm time slot to the distant pounding tom toms of the Chai Tent.
Day 3 Delightedly discover Woodford fashion’s not all fisherman’s pants, rainbow felt dreadlocks and shredded sari skirts: there’s also Pendragon’s spectacular boots of multicolour leather leaves with curlicue iron heels, Hoi Polloi’s one off deconstructed reconstructions and Wozwaste’s chic executive satchels made from recycled inner tubes. Small people have their own festival here too with dozens of kiddie options: workshops in everything from hiphop, cooking, singing, circus skills and making music from junk to performances, storytelling, games, magic tricks and interaction with wildlife – all fuelled with healthy food. The mature festival attender’s not forgotten either with low-effort pleasures like bird watching, Buddhist psychotherapy, Kahuna massage, seminars on toxin management and Dr Philip Nitszche’s enlightening chat on dignified death and peaceful pills, his
compassionate sendoff machine having been acquired by the British Museum. Would your inner student like to make its own personpowered light-up jewellery, mirror ball or sand mandala? Weave weeds, play tin whistle, dance like a Sudanese nomad cowboy or bhangra like a Bollywood star? It’s all here – and the learning isn’t confined to workshops as Miss K demonstrates the art of condom shopping in a foreign land and a Transylvanian musician shows the back of her instrument, deliberately left rough as a reminder of the tree planted when she was born to grow up with her and become her violin. Under a sweltering sky, favourite oases of refreshing cool are Tenzin Choegyal’s Tibetan expression of enjoying samsara… Soulman’s soothing love songs… watching the big goanna cruising up from the
creek undeterred by crowds to investigate dinner possibilities. And best of all Naseem (meaning breeze), a shimmering tapestry of ancient Persian instruments accom-
Management removes carpet to reveal source of waterworks, and in the ever generous spirit of Woodford an unknown lady Samaritan offers the spare bed in her tiny tent. But as the cajun, zydeco, voodoo blues, bloke folk, gangsta jazz, Polynesian rock, aboriginal rap and juju music play on, with three days gone and half the program still to go, I depart the Peoples’ Republic of Woodford where the drummers drum throughout the night and lanterns shed their friendly light to welcome in the coming year and bless the Promised Land…
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Television Guide
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1. The best of a sports-mad summer is The Hopman Cup, in which the players actually have fun – it’s live on ABC with the final this Friday at10.40pm. 2. An American President reading The Guardian? Yes, it’s satire, with Dennis Quaid playing the Commander-in-Chief in American Dreamz (TEN, Saturday, 6.30pm). 3. Herman the Cheruscan was one of the heroes of The Germanic Tribes, who get a look-in on SBS on Sunday at 7.30pm. This is followed at 8.30pm by Changing Climate, Changing Times, in which the world is imagined for the year 2075.
4.30 GP (PG) Repeat. 5.30 Spicks And Specks (G) Repeat. 6.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Tennis: The Hopman Cup XXI: Highlights. 5.30 Kids’ Programs 6.05 Pilot Guides: Caribbean Islands (G) 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Kylie Kwong: Shanghai (G) cuisine journey through China. 8.30 Tennis: The Hopman Cup XXI: Final 10.30 ABC News 10.40 Tennis: The Hopman Cup XXI: Final 12.30 rage (M) goes on until 5am Saturday.
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6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 Asia Pacific News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 Kids’ Programs 4.30 A Place In Greece (G) Repeat. 5.00 Travel Oz (G) Repeat. 5.30 From The Heart (G) Repeat. 6.00 Compass: The Quiet Revolution – New Prophets Pt 1 (G) Repeat. 6.35 Coach Trip (G) 7.00 Zoo Days (G) 7.30 Something In the Air (G) Repeat. 8.00 Basketball: WNBL 2008/09; Canberra vs AIS Live. 10.00 Soundtrack To My Life: Alison Moyet 10.30 Planet Rock Profiles: Sean Paul 10.55 Freshmen On Campus (PG) Repeat. 11.20 London Live (PG) Repeat. 11.45 Close
5.20 World News in various languages. 6.00 Sunrise 1.00 The Food Lovers’ Guide To 9.00 Kids’ Programs Australia (G) Repeat. 11.30 Scrubs (PG) 1.30 Pioneers Of Love (PG) part 2 doco 12.00 Tennis: Brisbane International series. Repeat. 2009 – Day 5 Live. 2.30 Life Under Napoleon: The 5.00 Home Improvement (G) Revolutionary (PG) part 2 of 4 doco 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) games show. from Germany. Repeat. 6.00 Prime & Seven News 3.30 Policing The Pacific (G) part 2 of 4 7.00 How I Met Your Mother (PG) doco. Repeat. 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens 4.00 The Journal Summer (G) 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 8.30 Movie: Duplex (M, 2003) Stars Ben 5.30 Bluelist Australia (G) Final. Stiller, Drew Barrymore, Cheryl Klein 6.00 Dakar Rally 2009 Day 6 – highlights 10.30 Tennis: Brisbane International Argentina / Chile. 2009 – Day 5 Live. 6.30 World News Australia 12.15 Movie: The Pawn (M, 1998) Stars 7.30 Wall Street Warriors (PG) Final. Greg Evigan, Tony Lo Bianco, Sydney 8.00 Counter Culture: Japan (G) Final. Penny, Rob Stewart. 8.30 As It Happened: Churchill’s 2.05 Danoz Direct Bodyguard (PG) doco series. Repeat. 3.05 Expo 9.30 World News Australia 5.00 Guthy Renker 10.00 The Female Orgasm Explained (MA,n,s) doco series from France. Rpt 10.55 Movie: Antenna (MA,s,v, 2003) Seven Qld program same as above except: Drama from Japan. 1.00 Movie: Clara And Me (MA,cl,s, 2004) 10.00 Hot Auctions 10.30 Harry’s Practice 11.00 Tennis: Brisbane International 2009 –Live 6.30 Drama from France. Today Tonight 2.30 WeatherWatch Overnight Prime HD program same as above except:
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5.30 Today 6.00 Ten Early News 9.00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 7.00 Kids’ Programs Summer Series (PG) Repeat. 9.00 9am Summertime (PG) 10.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Ten News 11.00 Danoz and Guthy-Renker 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) 1.00 The View (PG) talk show. 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 3.00 Infomercial (PG) 3.00 Entertainment Tonight (PG) 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventure (G) 3.30 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 4.00 It’s Me Or The Dog 4.00 The Shak 4.30 Judge Judy (G) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow Carnoustie. 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Temptation 6.00 The Bold And Beautiful (G) 6.00 Evening News 6.30 Futurama (G) Repeat. 7.00 Friends (PG) Repeat. 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 The Simpsons (PG) double episode 7.30 Australian Geographic – Best Of 8.30 Numb3rs (M) Australia (PG) Best Walks in Australia 9.30 Law & Order (M, at) 8.30 Movie: The Tuxedo (M,v, 2002) Stars 10.25 Orange Roughies (M,cl,v) Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt. 11.30 Late News With Sports Tonight 10.40 Movie: Spanglish (M,cl, 2004) Stars 12.30 Late Show with David Letterman (PG) Adam Sandler, Tea Leoni. 1.30 Infomercial (PG) 1.15 Movie: Shalako (PG,v, 1968) Stars 4.00 30 Days (PG,sr) Brigitte Bardot, Sean Connery, Honor 5.00 Religion to 6am (PG). Blackman, Stephen Boyd. 3.20 Entertainment Tonight (PG) 4.00 Guthy-Renker Australia (G) 4.30 Good Morning America
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5.00 rage (PG) 7.00 Kids’ Programs 5.20 World News in various languages. 10.00 rage: Special – rage goes Retro (G) 3.00 rage (G) Repeat. 1.00 Baroque Academy: Looking For 11.00 Outback House (PG) Repeat. 5.00 rage: Special; rage goes Retro (G) Voices (G) Masterpiece from France. 12.00 Dynasties: The Jones Family (PG) Repeat. 2.00 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 12.30 The Best Of Australian Story: 6.05 Black Books: He’s Leaving Home 14 (G) Repeat. Woman Of A Steel Repeat. (PG) Final. 2.40 Colin McCahon: I Am Masterpiece 1.00 Movie: Miss Sadie Thompson (PG, 6.35 Robin Hood (PG) Repeat. from NZ (G) Repeat. 1953) Stars Rita Hayworth, Aldo Ray, 7.20 Rex The Runt (PG) Animated. 4.00 Lady Salsa! (G) music of Cuba. Jose Ferrer, Charles Bronson. Masterpiece from Germany. 7.30 Classic Albums: Phil Collins – Face 2.30 Basketball: WNBL 2008/09: 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer Value (G) Repeat. Canberra vs AIS: Highlights 5.30 A Fork In The Mediterranean: 8.20 A Little Later: R.E.M. (G) Repeat. 3.50 Football: W-League: Semifinal 1 Israel (PG) Repeat. 8.35 Movie: Stage Door (G, 1937) Stars Live. 6.00 Dakar Rally 2009 Day 7 – highlights Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, 6.00 Totally Frank (PG) Repeat. Argentina / Chile. Lucille Ball, Ralph Forbes. 6.30 Best Of Gardening Australia (G) 6.30 World News Australia 10.10 Movie: Return Of The Scarlet 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Mythbusters (PG) doco series. Pimpernel (PG, 1938) Stars Barry K 7.30 Rain Shadow (PG) Repeat. 8.30 Iron Chef (G) Repeat. Barnes, Sophie Steward. 8.25 ABC News 9.20 RocKwiz (PG) entertainment. 11.30 Close 8.30 The Bill (M*,v) 10.00 Movie: Transamerica (MA,s,d, 10.05 ABC News 2005) Stars Felicity Huffman, Danny 10.10 Last Detective (M,v,at) Repeat. Burstein, Kevin Zegers. 11.20 rage (M) 11.50 SOS (PG) 12.50 Classic Album: Queen – A Night At The Opera (PG) Repeat. 1.45 The Insiders Guide A To Love (M,s,cl) drama series from NZ. 2.35 Weatherwatch Overnight
5.00 rage 7.00 Manic Street Preachers: 6.30 Kids’ Programs Everything Live (G) 8.10 Nina Simone: Live At Montreux 9.00 Q&A debating the big issues. Rpt. Jazz Festival 1976 (G) Repeat. 10.00 Inventions From The Shed (G) Rpt. 10.30 Root Of All Evil?: The God Delusion 9.00 Cat Stevens: Majikat Live (G) Rpt. 10.10 Jewel: Live At Humphreys By The (PG) Repeat. 11.30 Songs Of Praise (G) Repeat. Bay (G) Repeat. 12.00 Best Of Landline (G) 11.10 jtv Live: You Am I (G) Repeat. 1.00 Best Of Gardening Australia (G) 11.55 London Live (G) Music. Repeat. 1.30 Message Stick (G) Repeat. 12.30 Red Dwarf (PG) double episode. 2.00 Hillary On Everest (G) Repeat. 1.30 Planet Rock Profiles: Good 3.00 Songbirds (PG) doco on singing Charlotte (PG) Repeat. 1.55 Madness: Live At Finsbury Park (G) prisoners. 3.50 Football: W-League: Semifinal 2 Live 2.50 Brian Wilson On Tour (G) 4.10 Crowded House: Farewell To The 6.00 Arctic Oasis (G) Repeat. World (PG) 6.30 Chant Of The Scrub Turkey (PG) Rpt 5.05 Classic Albums: Steely Dan – Aja 7.00 ABC News (G) Repeat. 7.30 Penguins Of The Antarctic coping 6.00 21 Years Of Compass with climate change. 7.00 The Museum (PG) Repeat. 8.25 ABC News 7.30 Brideshead Revisited (G) double 8.30 Lusitnia: Murder On The Atlantic episode. (PG) drama on the high sea. 10.00 Compass: The Quiet Revolution – 9.05 Northanger Abbey (PG) Adaptation Pioneering City (G) Part 2 of 3. of the Jane Austen classic. Stars 10.30 Ian Fleming: Bond Maker (M,s,cl) Felicity Jones, JJ Feild, Cary Mulligan. 11.30 Movie: Suddenly, Last Summer 11.05 Montreux Jazz Festival 2003: The (M,v 1959) Stars Elizabeth Taylor Classics Katherine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift 11.35 Close 1.20 Movie: I’ll Get You For This (PG, 1950) Stars George Raft, Coleen Gray
6.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (G) 10.00 Video Hits (PG) 6.30 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Tennis: Brisbane International 12.00 Star Wars: The Clone Wars (PG) 2009 – Day 6 Live. 12.30 Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures (G) 5.00 According To Jim (G) 1.00 Escape With ET (G) 5.30 Border Patrol (PG) 2.00 Beach Cricket : Round 1 Live. 6.00 Seven News 5.00 Ten News With Sports Tonight 6.30 Movie: Mary Poppins (G, 1964) 6.00 The Simpsons (PG) Repeat. Stars Julie Andrews Dick Van Dyke. 6.30 Movie: American Dreamz (PG, 9.30 Tennis: Brisbane International cl,v,sr, 2006) Stars Hugh Grant, Mandy 2009 – Day 6 Live. Moore, Dennis Quaid, Chris Klein. 11.30 Movie: Say It Isn’t So (M,s,cl,d, 2001) 8.35 40 Smokin’ On Set Hook-Ups (M) Stars Heather Graham, Chris Klein , 10.30 Orange Roughies (M,cl,v) 11.30 Movie: The Man Who Cried (M,s, Sally Field, Orlando Jones. 1998) Stars Johnny Depp, Christina 1.25 Danoz Direct Ricci, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro. 2.25 Expo 1.25 Infomercials 5.00 Guthy Renker 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG)
Seven Qld program same as above except: 10.30 Phineas And Ferb 11.00 Tennis: Brisbane International 2009 –Live 4.00 Scrubs Prime HD program same as above except: 9.30 Movie: Hang ‘Em High (M,v 1968) 11.30 Movie: Kung Pow – Enter The Fist (M,v, 2002) 1.00 Urban Legends
6.00 Infomercials 7.30 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Boarding Pass Travel Show. 12.30 The Hills (PG) 1.00 The Gilmore Girls (PG) 2.00 Horse Racing live from the Gold Coast. 5.30 Angels Of Mercy (G) 6.00 Evening News 6.30 Funniest Home Video Show – Summer Series (G) Repeat. 7.30 Movie: Superman III (PG 1983) Stars Christopher Reeves, Jackie Cooper, Richard Pryor. 8.40 Saturday Lotto 9.30 McLeod’s Daughters (M) double episode. 11.30 Movie: Little City (M, 1997) Stars Jon Bon Jovi, JoBeth Williams, Josh Charles 1.15 Movie: Carry On Cleo (G, 1964) Stars Amanda Barrie, Sidney James, Kenneth William, Joan Sims. 3.00 Mad TV (M) 4.00 Danoz and Guthy-Renker
NBN Qld program same as above except: 1.00 Horse Racing live from the Gold Coast 4.30 Gilmore Girls 5.30 The Good Life All cricket on NBN this summer will be broadcast in HD
6.00 Danoz And Guthy Renker 6.25 World News in various languages. 6.00 Religion 6.00 Religion 7.00 TVP Direct And Biomagnetics (G) 7.00 Totally Wild (G) Repeat. 6.30 Creflo A Dollar 10.00 Insight Summer Season: Rage 7.30 Animalia 8.00 Sunday News 7.00 Kids’ Programs Repeat. 8.00 Video Hits First (G) 8.30 Fishing North Australia 11.00 Ethnic Business Awards 2008 (PG) 7.30 Weekend Sunrise 10.00 Stormy Coast (G) Great Ocean Rd to 10.00 Video Hits (PG) 9.00 I Dream Of Jeannie (G) Repeat. Repeat. Kangaroo Island. 12.00 Australian Fishing Championship 9.30 Movie: Tarzan’s Three Challenges 12.30 Tales From A Suitcase: Eucharist 1.00 Country Matters (G) rural Australia 11.05 The Most Extreme : Inventors (G) (G, 1963) Stars Jock Mahoney, Bajada (G) Repeat. 2.00 Beach Cricket : Round 1 Live. new episode. Woody Strode, Ricky Der. 1.00 Speedweek 5.00 Ten News With Sports Tonight 11.30 Tennis: Brisbane International 11.30 Going Places (PG) Repeat. 3.00 Football Asia 6.00 The Simpsons (G) Repeat. 2009 – Day 7 Live. 12.00 Speed Machine Andra top fuel WSID 3.30 FIFA Futbol Mundial Sport. 6.30 Movie: Aquamarine (PG, 2006) 12.30 George Lopez (PG) comedy. 4.00 Les Murray’s Football Feature Medibank International 2009 – Stars Claudia Karvan, Emma Roberts, 1.00 The Jack Newton Celebrity Classic 5.00 The World Game football. Day 1 Live. sports special. Shaun Micallef, Sara Paxton. 6.00 Dakar Rally 2009 Day 8 – highlights 5.00 Does My Bum Look Big? Swimwear 8.35 Movie: Die Hard; With A 2.00 WWE Afterburn wrestling. (PG) Argentina / Chile. Vengeance (M,cl,v, 2004) Stars Bruce 3.00 Movie: Down To Earth (PG, cl,s,d, 6.30 World News Australia 6.00 Seven News 2001) Stars Chris Rock, Regina King. Willis, Samuel L Jackson, Jeremy Irons. 7.30 Lost Worlds: The Germanic Tribes – 6.30 Outback Wildlife Rescue (G) all new 11.10 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart – 5.00 The Gurus Explore South Korea (G) 7.00 Hot Property (G) Under the Sign of the Cross (PG) Global Edition (MA15+) comedy. 6.00 Evening News 8.30 Changing Climate, Changing 7.30 The Rich List (G) 6.30 20 To 1 (PG) Times doco-drama: the year is 2075. 8.30 Movie: While You Were Sleeping 11.40 The Office (PG) 7.30 Twenty/20 Cricket – Australia vs 10.10 Movie: The Tiger Brigades (MA,v, (PG, 1995) Stars Sandra Bullock, Bill 12.10 Cops (M,du,at) 12.40 Infomercials South Africa Live. 2006) Action adventure from France. Pullman, Peter Gallagher. 10.30 Movie: The Score (M,v,cl, 2001) Stars 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG) 12.20 Innocence :The Other Side Of DNA 10.40 Holby Blue (M,v,s) Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, (MA) Repeat doco. 11.50 The Benny Hill Show (PG) Marlon Brando, Angela Bassett. 1.20 If The Dead Could Speak (M,cl,v) 12.20 Scrubs (PG) 1.00 Spyforce (PG) Repeat. drama series from Argentina. 12.50 Home Shopping 2.00 Guthy Renker And Danoz 2.15 Weatherwatch Overnight Prime HD program same as above except: 8.30 This Is Your Laugh 9.30 The Knights Of Prosperity 10.00 Scrubs 10.55 Louis Theroux And The Nazis
NBN Qld program same as above except: 6.30 Twenty/20 Cricket Australia vs Sth Africa 9.30 Movie: The Score (M,cl,v, 2001) 12.00 Mad TV All cricket on NBN this summer will be broadcast in HD
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5.20 World News in various languages. 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 6.00 Sunrise 4.30 GP (PG) Repeat. 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia (G) 9.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Asia Pacific News 5.30 Spicks And Specks (G) Repeat. Repeat. 9.30 Business Today 10.30 Scrubs (PG) 6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.30 Dirty War (G) the toxic effect of the 11.30 Tennis: Medibank International 10.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Best Of Landline Repeat. US military’s global bases. 4.30 Best Of Gardening Australia (G) Rpt 2009 – Day 2 Live. 12.00 Midday Report 2.30 The Mormons (PG) part 3 of 4 repeat. 5.00 Home Improvement (G) 12.30 Poirot (PG) 5.00 Message Stick (G*) Repeat. 1.30 Surfing The Menu (G) Repeat. 5.30 Croc Country (G) Repeat. 3.30 The Glamour Game: The Pageant 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) games show. 6.00 Seven and Prime News 2.00 Parkinson (G) Repeat. 6.00 Walking With Beasts: Sabre Tooth (G) Repeat. 7.00 How I Met Your Mother (PG) 3.00 Kids’ Programs (G) Repeat. 4.30 The Journal 7.30 The Rich List (G) 6.05 The House Of Windsor: The First 6.35 Coach Trip (G) 5.00 The Crew (G) student video 8.30 Bones (M) Windsors life of the British Royal family 7.00 Zoo Days (G) production. 9.30 Killing Hitler (M,v,a) doco on the 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Something In The Air (G) Repeat. 5.30 Corner Gas (G) Comedy. many attempts to eliminate Hitler. 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 Red Dwarf (G) Repeat. 6.00 Dakar Rally 2009 Day 9 – highlights 10.40 Scrubs (PG) 8.00 Choir Of Hard Knocks (PG) Repeat. 8.30 Goldfrapp At Radio 1’s Big Argentina / Chile. 11.40 Kath & Kim The American Series 8.30 The Somme (M) docu-drama WWI Weekend (PG) 6.30 World News Australia (PG) 10.15 ABC News 9.00 Mind, Body And Kick Ass Moves (PG) 7.30 Top Gear (PG) 8.30 South Park (M,a) 10.25 The Mafia: The Great Betrayal (M,v,cl) 9.30 Creature Comforts (G) Repeat. 12.10 Last Comic Standing (M) 12.20 MDA (M,at) drama. 8.30 Drawn Together (MA,s) animated 10.00 Spaced (M,cl) Repeat. 1.05 Guthy Renker 12.15 Movie: Lady Hamilton (G, 1941) comedy series. 10.30 V Festival 2006 (PG) Repeat. 1.35 Danoz Direct Stars Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier. 11.35 Cowboy Bebop (M,v) Repeat. 9.30 World News Australia 2.35 Expo 2.15 Movie: Passport To Destiny (PG, 10.00 Pizza (M,a,d,cl,s) Comedy. 12.00 Close 5.00 Guthy Renker 1944) Stars Elsa Lanchester, Gordon 10.30 Skins (MA,d,s,n) repeat drama series 5.30 Seven Early News Oliver, Lenore Aubert. 11.25 Movie: Dark Water (M,h, 2002) 3.25 Bowls: NSW Open 2008 - Women’s Horror from Japan. Singles 1.10 Movie: Neon Genesis – End Of Seven Qld program same as above except: Evangelion (M,v,s,a, 1997) Animated 10.00 Tennis: Brisbane International 2009 –Live 4.00 That’s So Raven 4.30 Scrubs 6.30 Today feature. Tonight 2.45 WeatherWatch Overnight Prime HD program same as above except:
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9.30 Final 24: Anna Nicole Smith 10.30 Urban Legends 11.00 Dr Danger 11.30 Gear
4.30 GP (PG) Repeat. 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 5.30 Spicks And Specks (PG) Repeat. 9.00 Asia Pacific News 6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.30 Business Today 12.00 Midday Report 10.00 Kids’ Programs 12.30 Leahy Family Special (PG*) Repeat. 4.30 Little Angels (G) Repeat. 1.30 Surfing The Menu (G) Repeat. 5.00 Kylie Kwong (G) Repeat. 2.00 Parkinson (PG) Repeat. 5.30 Wagging School (G) 3.00 Kids’ Programs 5.35 Friends For Dinner (G) Final. 6.10 River Cottage Gone Fishing: Channel 6.05 Under The Hammer (G) Repeat. Islands (G) Repeat. 6.35 Coach Trip (G) 7.00 ABC News 7.00 Zoo Days (G) 7.30 The 7.30 Report 7.30 Something In The Air (G) Repeat. 8.00 The Museum (PG) 8.05 Father Ted (PG) Repeat. 8.35 Party Animals (M*,cl) political drama 8.30 Hamish Macbeth (G) Repeat. 9.30 Bastard Boys (M,cl,v*) Repeat. 9.20 The Bill (M,v) Repeat. 10.30 ABC News 10.50 MDA (M*cl) Repeat. 10.40 Shrink Rap: Sharon Osbourne (M,at,cl) 11.40 Close Repeat. 11.30 Movie: The Man Who Knew Too Much (PG, 1956) Stars James Stewart, Doris Day. 1.10 Movie: The Lost Moment (PG, 1947) Stars Robert Cummings, Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorhead. 1.35 Movie: Body And Soul (PG, 1947) Stars John Garfield, Lilli Palmer. 3.25 Triple j tv With The Doctor (G) Rpt.
5.20 World News in various languages 1.00 The Storm Rages Twice (G) Repeat drama from Lebanon. 1.55 Don Matteo (PG) Drama series from Italy. 3.00 Here Comes The Neighbourhood (G) Repeat. 3.30 Everybody Loves A Wedding (G) 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 5.30 Corner Gas (G) Comedy series. 6.00 Dakar Rally 2009 Day 10 – highlights Argentina / Chile. 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Desperately Seeking Doctors (PG) Part 2 of 3 doco on the doctors’ crisis in Australia. 8.30 Blood And Guts: History of Surgery – Bleeding Hearts (PG) Part 2 of 5 doco series from the UK. 9.30 World News 10.00 Hod Docs: Chicago 10 (M,v) 11.55 Movie: Lunacy (MA,v,n, 2006) Horror from the Czech Republic. 2.00 WeatherWatch Overnight
6.00 Sunrise 9.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 Scrubs (PG) 11.00 Tennis: Medibank International 2009 – Day 3 Live. 5.00 Home Improvement (G) 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) games show. 6.00 Seven and Prime News 7.00 How I Met Your Mother (PG) Rpt. 7.30 Wild Vets (G) 8.00 Coastwatch (PG) Maritime police. 8.30 Eli Stone (M) 9.30 Ghost Whisperer (PG) 10.30 Extreme : More Skinny Celebrity Mums (PG). 11.30 Dirty Sexy Money (M) 12.30 Guthy Renker 1.00 Danoz Direct 2.00 Expo 5.00 Guthy Renker 5.30 Seven Early New
Seven Qld program same as above except: 10.00 Tennis: Brisbane International 2009 –Live 4.00 That’s So Raven 4.30 Scrubs 6.30 Today Tonight Prime HD program same as above except: 9.30 The Need For Speed – Cars 10.30 Alias 11.30 Documentary: Inside Straight Edge
4.30 GP (PG) Repeat. 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 5.20 World News in various languages. 6.00 Sunrise 5.30 Spicks And Specks: Kids’ Music 9.00 Asia Pacific News 1.00 Movie: A High Sky Summer (G, 9.00 Kids’ Programs Special (PG) Repeat. 9.30 Business Today 2001) Drama from Hong Kong. 10.30 Scrubs (PG) 6.00 Kids’ Program 2.30 Tales From A Suitcase (G) Repeat. 11.00 Tennis: Medibank International 10.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Midday Report 3.00 Salam Cafe (PG) Repeat. 4.30 Dynasties (G) Repeat. 2009 – Day 4 Live. 12.30 National Press Club Address: Peter 5.00 A Seaside Parish (G) 3.30 Football Star Of Tomorrow Repeat. AAMI Kooyong Classic Day 1 Live. Taylor, CEO – Engineers Australia 5.25 Gardening Australia (G) Repeat. 4.00 The Journal 5.00 Home Improvement (G) Repeat. 1.30 Surfing The Menu (G) Repeat. 5.35 Time Team (G) Repeat. 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 4.30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 2.00 Parkinson (G) Repeat. 6.35 Coach Trip (G) 6.00 Prime & Seven News 5.30 Corner Gas (G) Comedy. 3.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Zoo Days (G) Britain’s largest zoos 6.00 Dakar Rally 2009 Day 11 – highlights 7.00 How I Met Your Mother (PG) 7.30 Air Crash Investigations (PG) 6.05 Art Museums Of The World (G) Rpt. 7.30 Something In The Air (G) Repeat. Argentina / Chile. 8.05 1 Giant Leap: What About Me? – 8.30 Las Vegas (PG) 6.30 Nigella Express (G) cooking. 6.30 World News Australia Men And Women (G) music. 9.30 The Unit (M) 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Food Safari: African 8.30 Eataholics: Addicted To Junk Food 8.00 Tales From The Palaces: The 10.30 Tennis: Medibank International 7.30 The 7.30 Report 9.30 Breakbound (PG) a surfers’ globe2009 – Day 4 Live. 8.00 My Family (PG) Detectives (G) Pt 2 –Hampton Court. trotting journey. 8.35 The Omid Djalili Show (PG) Comedy. 8.30 The Long Way Down: Shashemene, 12.30 Guthy Renker 1.00 Danoz 9.05 Star Stories story of Tom Cruise. Final 10.30 Battlecentre (M,cl) Repeat. Ethiopia, Kenya (M,cl) part 6 of 10 2.00 Expo 9.35 Seven Periods With Mr Gormsby: 12.00 Close doco of a world motorcycle trip. 5.00 Guthy Renker Dancing With The Staff (M,sr,cl) Rpt. 9.30 World News Australia 5.30 Seven Early News 10.00 The Robinsons (M,cl,s) 10.00 Movie: The Green Butchers (MA,v 10.30 ABC News 2003) Black comedy from Denmark. 11.45 Movie: Carnage (M,a,cl, 2002) 10.40 Taggart (M,v) Repeat. Drama from France. 11.55 Movie: The Big Fix (M,v,du, 1978) 2.00 Weatherwatch Overnight Stars Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Anspach 1.50 Movie: Chance Of A Lifetime (G, Seven Qld program same as above except: 10.00 Tennis: Brisbane International 2009 –Live 1950) Star Bernard Miles, Basil Radford 4.00 That’s So Raven 4.30 Scrubs 6.30 Today 3.25 National Press Club Address: Peter Tonight Taylor, CEO – Engineers Australia Prime HD program same as above except: Repeat. 9.30 Extreme: (More) Skinny Celebrity Mums
5.30 Today 6.00 Ten Early News 9.00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 7.00 Kids’ Programs Summer Series (PG) Repeat. 9.00 9am Summertime (PG) 10.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Ten News 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 11.00 Time/Life (G) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) Repeat. 11.30 Danoz (G) 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) Repeat. 1.00 The View (PG) talk show. 3.00 Infomercial (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 3.00 Entertainment Tonight (PG) 4.00 It’s Me Or The Dog (G) Repeat. 3.30 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 4.30 Judge Judy (G) 4.00 Airtime kids’ performances – new 5.00 Ten News series. 6.00 The Bold And The Beautiful (G) 6.30 Futurama (G) Repeat. 4.30 Antiques Roadshow Gainsborough 7.00 Friends (PG) 5.30 Temptation (G) quiz show. 7.30 Are You Smarter Than A 5th 6.00 Evening News Grader? (G) Repeat. 7.00 A Current Affair 8.30 Movie: Double Jeopardy (M, 1999) 7.30 Two And A Half Men (PG,cl) Stars Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, 8.00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) Bruce Greenwood. 8.30 The Mentalist (M,s) 10.40 Out Of The Blue (PG) drama series. 8.45 Lotto 9.30 Crime Investigation Australia (M) 11.10 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.55 Late Show With David Letterman (PG) 10.45 Monster House (PG) 11.45 Just Shoot Me (PG) 12.55 Vido Hits Up-Late (G) 12.10 E R (MA) 1.00 Infomercials 1.05 McLeod’s Daughters (M) Repeat. 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG) 2.00 Guthy Renker and Danoz 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News 5.30 Today 6.00 Ten Early News 9.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 11.00 Danoz And Guthy Renker (G) 9.00 9am Summertime (PG) 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 11.00 Ten News 1.00 The View (PG) talk show. 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) Repeat. 3.00 Entertainment Tonight (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) Repeat. 3.30 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 3.00 Infomercial (PG) 4.00 Airtime kids’ performances. 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow Syon Park. 4.00 It’s Me Or The Dog (G) 5.30 Temptation (G) quiz show. 4.30 Judge Judy (G) 6.00 Evening News 5.00 Ten News 7.00 A Current Affair 6.00 The Bold & The Beautiful (G) 7.30 Twenty/20 Cricket – Australia vs 6.30 Futurama (G) Repeat. South Africa Live. 7.00 Friends (PG) Repeat. 10.30 Movie: Hard To Kill (M,v,cl,s, 1990) 7.30 The Simpsons (PG) Repeat. Stars Steven Seagal, Kelly Le Bock. 8.00 Rules Of Engagement (PG) Repeat 8.30 NCIS (M,v) double episode. 12.30 E R (MA15+) Repeat. 9.30 In Plain Sight (M) legal drama series 1.30 Entertainment Tonight (PG) 10.30 Out Of The Blue (PG) drama series. 2.30 Guthy Renker 11.00 Late News With Sports Tonight 3.00 Danoz (G) 11.45 Late Show With David Letterman (PG) 3.30 Good Morning America 12.30 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 5.00 Early Morning News 1.00 Infomercials (PG) 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG) NBN Qld program same as above except: 6.30 Twenty/20 Cricket Australia vs Sth Africa 9.30 Two And A Half Men All cricket on NBN this summer will be broadcast in HD
5.30 Today 6.00 Ten Early News 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs Summer Series (PG) 9.00 9am Summertime (PG) 10.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Ten Morning News 11.00 Danoz and Bio-Magnetics (G) 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) Repeat. 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) Repeat. 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 1.00 The View (PG) talk show. 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 3.00 Infomercial (PG) 3.00 Entertainment Tonight (PG) 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 3.30 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 4.00 Its Me Or The Dog (G) 4.00 Airtime kids’ performances. 4.30 Judge Judy (G) 5.00 Ten News 4.30 Antiques Roadshow Syon Park. 6.00 The Bold And Beautiful (G) Repeat. 5.30 Temptation (G) quiz show. 6.30 Futurama (G) Repeat. 6.00 NBN News 7.00 Friends (PG) Repeat. 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 The Simpsons (PG) Repeat. 7.30 10 To One (PG,s,n) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement (PG,sr) Repeat. 8.00 New Adventures Of Old Christine 8.30 House (M) double episode. (PG) drama series. 10.30 Out Of The Blue (M,v) drama. 8.30 CSI: Miami (M) Repeat. 11.00 Ten News With Sports Tonight 8.45 Lotto 11.45 Late Show With David Letterman (PG) 9.30 E R (M) 12.30 Infomercials 10.30 Gossip Girl (M) drama. 4.00 Religion to 6am (PG) 11.30 Just Shoot Me (PG) 12.00 The Dead Zone (M) 1.00 The Avengers (PG) Repeat. 2.00 Guthy Renker And Danoz 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News
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10.30 Lost 12.00 Urban Legends
6.00 ABC News Breakfast 6.00 Sunrise 5.30 World News in various languages. 4.30 GP (PG) Repeat. 9.00 Asia Pacific News 1.00 TV Around The World: Sweden (G) 9.00 Kids’ Programs 5.30 Spicks And Specks (PG) Repeat. Repeat. 9.30 Business Today 10.30 Scrubs (PG) 6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.30 Blizzard: Race To The Pole (PG) 10.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Tennis: Medibank International 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Cricket In The 80s (G) Repeat. doco series. Repeat. 4.30 The Pinnaroo Surfer (G) 2009 – Day 5 Live. 1.30 Surfing The Menu (G) Repeat. 2.30 Battle Of The River Plate (PG) doco 4.40 Speed Machines (G) Repeat. AAMI Kooyong Classic Day 2 Live. 2.00 Parkinson (G) Repeat. from the UK. Repeat. 5.30 Naked Science (G) Repeat. 5.00 Home Improvement (G) Repeat. 3.00 Kids’ Programs 3.30 If Only (G) Repeat. 6.35 Coach Trip (G) 5.30 Deal Or No Deal (G) 6.05 Planet Earth: Jungles (G) Repeat. 4.00 The Journal 7.00 Zoo Days (G) Britain’s largest zoos 6.00 Prime & Seven News 7.00 ABC News 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer 7.30 Something In The Air (G) Repeat. 7.00 How I Met Your Mother (PG) 7.30 The 7.30 Report 8.00 The Omid Djalili Show (PG) Comedy 5.30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 7.30 Ugly Betty (PG) 8.00 Everest ER (G) 8.30 Star Stories story of Tom Cruise. Final 6.00 Dakar Rally 2009 Day 12– highlights 8.30 Eli Stone (M) Final. 8.35 The Unteachables (M*,cl) unruly kids 8.55 Seven Periods With Mr Gormsby: Argentina / Chile. 9.30 Heroes (M) Final. 9.30 Nigger Lovers (PG) indigenous battle Dancing With The Staff (M,sr,cl) Rpt. 6.30 World News Australia 10.30 Tennis: Medibank International 9.55 Constructing Australia : The Bridge 9.30 Roman’s Empire (M,cl,s) family 7.35 Rex In Rome (PG) crime series from 2009 – Day 5 Live. (G) Repeat. drama. Italy. 12.30 Danoz, Expo and Guthy-Renker 10.55 ABC News 10.00 The Graham Norton Show (M) Final. 8.30 Carla Cametti PD (M,cl,s,v,) drama 5.30 Seven Early News 10.50 A Little Later: Jamiroquai (G) Repeat 11.05 Live From Abbey Road with The series. Hoosiers, Black Keys, Manu Chao (M*,cl) 11.05 Kung Faux (M*,cl,v) 9.30 World News Australia 11.55 Wildside (M*,cl,v) Repeat. 11.30 The Book Group (M,cl,s) Repeat. 10.00 Movie: 36 Quai Des Orfevres (MA,v, 12.45 Movie: The Vicious Circle (PG, 1957) 11.55 Close 2004)Thriller from France. 11.55 Queer As Folk (MA,cl,s) Repeat. Stars John Mills, Derek Farr, Rene Ray. Seven Qld program same as above except: 2.10 Movie: Cosh Boy (PG, 1952) Stars 12.55 Clara Sheller (M,cl) drama series [s] = Sex [cl] = Coarse language 10.00 Tennis: Brisbane International 2009 –Live James Kenney, Joan Collins. from France. Repeat. [a] = Adult themes [sr] = Sexual references 4.00 That’s So Raven 4.30 Scrubs 6.30 Today 1.55 Weatherwatch Overnight 3.25 Psychic Investigators (PG) Repeat. [n] = Nudity Tonight [mp] = Medical 3.55 The Glass House (M,sr,a) Repeat. Prime HD program same as above except: [du] = Drug use procedures Programs are correct at the time of going to press but beware – all stations like tinkering with things at the last minute.
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6.00 Ten Early News 5.30 Today 7.00 Toasted TV & Kids’ Programs 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne 9.00 9am Summertime (PG) Summer Series (PG) 11.00 Ten Morning News 10.00 Kids’ Programs 12.00 Dr Phil (PG) Repeat. 11.00 Danoz and Guthy Renker (G) 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show (PG) Repeat. 12.00 Ellen Degeneres Show (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook (PG) 1.00 The View (PG) talk show. 3.00 Infomercial (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 3.30 Huey’s Cooking Adventures (G) 3.00 Entertainment Tonight (PG) 4.00 Its Me Or The Dog (G) 3.30 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 4.30 Judge Judy (G) 4.00 Airtime kids’ performances. 5.00 Ten News 4.30 Antiques Roadshow Plymouth. 6.00 The Bold And Beautiful (G) Repeat. 5.30 Temptation (G) quiz show. 6.30 Futurama (G) Repeat. 6.00 NBN News 7.00 Friends (PG) Repeat. 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Don’t Forget The Lyrics (G) 7.30 Sudden Impact (PG) 8.30 Law & Order: S.V.U. (M) Repeat. 8.00 The Waiting Room (PG) hospital 9.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M) Rpt drama. 10.30 Out Of The Blue (M) drama. 8.30 Cold Case (M) Repeat. 11.00 Ten News With Sports Tonight 9.30 Secret Millionaire (PG) Charan Gill 11.45 Late Show With David Letterman (PG) 10.30 Amazing Medical Stories (M,mp) 12.30 Infomercials (PG) Repeat. 4.00 Religion to 6am. 11.30 Seinfeld (PG) 12.00 Movie: The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion (G, 2001) Stars Helen Hunt, Woody Allen, David Ogden Stiers. 9.30 Final 24: Anna Nicole Smith 10.30 Lost 12.00 2.00 Guthy Renker Heroes 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News All Ten programs between 5pm and 11pm (approx) SBS advises viewers that programming between 6pm Most Prime programs between 6.30pm and 11.30pm and 10.30pm nightly is Closed Captioned (CC)
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54E4@54; BE:4A<6F Barambah Organics has had a very successful year in 2008. It has won two major medals at the World Cheese Awards in
Dublin in September and the Crows Ash Brie was also named Champion Dairy Product of QLD for 2008 in the Dairy Industry Awards. Barambah Organics has a growing range of products and is well regarded for its range of certified organic milk and yoghurts but not many people are aware of their champion cheeses. Barambah Organics sources all its milk from its own certified organic dairy on the NSW/QLD border 40kms from Texas. It is a beautiful property and the cows thrive along the 2kms of frontage to the Dumaresq River. The people at the Barambah Organics plant in Brisbane are passionate about producing top quality dairy products and delivering them fresh into stores. Call them today 07 3278 1544 for further information about our range or visit their website www. barambahorganics.com.au
94@<?L ;84?G; Acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist Judy Murray describes acupuncture as a unique way of healing. The precise manner in which acupuncture works is not known scientifically, but modern research has shown that acupuncture affects most body systems.
There is such a wide variety of disorders that may be treated by acupuncture. These include anxiety, nausea, lower back pain, migraines and depression. Often ailments that present with no medical reason for puzzling signs and symptoms can be treated using acupuncture and Chinese herbalism. Good health means a great day – try acupuncture. Family Health Centre, Murwillumbah Phone 6672 4739
BE4A:8 FDH4F; 9EH<G I8: Located in Kingscliff Shopping Village, we are offering fresh seasonal local and regional produce which has been carefully selected and full of flavour. But that’s not all… we also offer a delicious range of healthy vegetarian and vegan treats and meals prepared by owner and chef Dylan Cooper. These are perfect for lunch-on-therun, satisfying the munchies or enjoying at home. Whether it’s sweet or savoury, you have plenty to choose from. We also offer gluten and dairy-free items as well as fresh juices and smoothies.
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Buy one 200g yoghurt and GET ONE FREE! Just present this ad. See our website for participating stores. Pottsville Beach – Foodworks, Pottsville Waters Shopping Centre Magic Mountains Health Foods – Brisbane St, Murwillumbah
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Murwillumbah Ph: 02 6672 4739 Nerang Ph: 0417 724 739 Private Health Fund Rebates and Workers Compensation
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Dylan and Liz, owners of Orange Squash, share a great passion for food and felt that Kingscliff needed a healthy living boost. ‘Sometimes the easiest option is not always the best option for you and we would like to show people that eating healthy doesn’t have to be a chore or expensive.’ GET HEALTHY at Orange Squash Fruit & Veg. Kingscliff Shopping Village Monday - Friday
5?BB@<Aš ?BI<Aš <G2 There’s no better description of the Tweed Coast University of the Third Age. Its members have learnt that life doesn’t stop at 50. You can also become part of this happy band as long as you are 40. Think of this early participation as practising for reaching that exciting midcentury.
If 2009 is about looking your best, Lavender Blue can offer you the best in Skincare, Makeup, Nails and Body Treatments. Our services include IPL and Microdermabrasion, Spray Tans and the Sexy Lash Extensions! We stock ‘CouleurCaramel’ the gorgeous French organic makeup, luscious colours to make your face even more beautiful! So if 2009 is about getting into shape, book yourself in for one of our amazing body treatments such as a Seaweed Wrap to help with cellulite and detoxify your body. Is it the year to finally get that pigmentation off your face? Then it is time for IPL. Don’t let 2009 stress you out, have a monthly massage, facial, pedicure or manicure. Life really does go fast, so keep your stress levels at bay and let us pamper you at Lavender Blue...it is what we do best! Happy New Year to all and may you all have a pampering year!
Don’t be put off by the name Call Lavender Blue today & ‘university’. The ancient get PAMPERED! 6672 6133 understanding of that word was a community of scholars. If that still seems daunting, think of it this way. We provide low cost, lifelong learning in a relaxed atmosphere. You need no prior qualifications and we do not award any degrees. Why do we call ourselves a Third Age group? Age 1 is our childhood, Age 2 our working life and Age 3 our retirement. Our groups meet in Kingscliff and Pottsville but many of our 350 members come from further afield including over the border. If you would like to join this happy band as a member or as a group leader, contact the president on 07 5599 3928 in office hours or email tweedcoastu3a@gmail.com.
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They have a course of treatments catering for the 2009 is here! Happy New Year to removal of dark hair anywhere all from Lavender Blue Day Spa. on the body making your skin
look smoother and plumper with a more even tone by stimulating your own collagen and elastin with a course of IPL. They can also help fade pigmentation and help with facial capillaries. With hair removal most people will see a marked difference after only one treatment and will have continual improvement with each successive treatment which is approximately once a month. Men’s backs and women’s bikinis, underarms, chin and lip are the most popular treatments. Many people are comforted by the fact that the operator doing the treatments has had over 20 years experience and is fully trained and insured for client’s peace of mind. 25% discount for Echo readers until the end of January at THE LASER, SKIN AND BEAUTY SPECIALISTS 02 6679 1054 or 0427 047 138
BE:4A<6 E8IB?HG<BA ‘I come from a “Lookâ€? Down Under, where women glow and men thunder‌’, come on in it’s time to glow and thunder. Let the radiant health within you shine, shine, shine. Use the polishing cloth of liquid herbs, minerals, foot patches, the ancient art of acupuncture and Chinese remedies to detox that bod. Cleanse the liver, bowel and skin to feel a new sense of vitality and mind clarity. Rid the body of accumulated toxins and reap the sweet rewards of inner calm and increased energies and you too will glow and thunder! Happy and healthy New Year Murwillumbah Robert and Wendy Cameron – Organic Revolution Main Street Murwillumbah phone 6672 7070
J8?6B@8 GB 6ELFG4? GE84FHE8F Crystals are renowned for their special healing and balancing properties. Come and have a browse at Crystal Treasures and let the perfect crystal jump out at you. Perhaps a massage is what your body is calling for. The style of massage varies according to individual needs. If you are at a crossroads or feeling a little ‘stuck’, a psychic reading can give insight and clarity into questions seeking truth. Reiki and Crystal Healing are perfect for revitalizing your spirit. Ev has 22 years hands on experience. As a gifted healer, Ev will show you what is possible beyond your current lifestyle and support you in living your true potential.
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9E8F; BE:4A<6F 6;4A:8F 7<E86G<BA!!! Josie from Fresh Organics is now expanding her services over the border into Queensland. After the success of fresh produce days in Kingscliff and Tweed Josie has been asked by local Burleigh shop owner to stretch her great fresh local produce to East Coast Bulk Foods Burleigh. Great fresh local organic produce is now available at: Down to Earth Organics Kingscliff Tuesdays and Saturdays 9-4pm East Coast Bulk Foods Tweed Thursdays 9-4pm East Coast Bulk Foods Burleigh Fridays 9-4pm (QLD time) Please come early to avoid disappointment or if you can’t make it early Josie now has a service where customers call ahead to place their order and Josie puts it aside for collection later. For more information please contact Josie 0412 055 063 or www.freshorg.com.au
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Tweed Coast U3A Inc. PO Box 1523, Kingscliff, 2487
Now taking membership applications for 2009
Cost: $30 single, $50 double
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The Gathering
Byron Fine Art Gallery
Helen Casey is the director of Byron Fine Art Gallery, situated in the Byron Arcade on Lawson Street, Byron Bay. Helen opens her gallery to everyone and not only the elitists. This is a our group took a short walk up from the gallery where in fact it is acceptable site of the art gallery over a cluster of to ‘just look’. The Gallery is not about rocks. As each of us drew in the view, a magical landscape – seemingly prehistoric Helen, rather it is about the artists she represents. Local investment artists, – was revealed and will be forever part of well established artists and emerging my own personal living journey. It may have been thousands of years since these artists can be discovered year round in this gallery. Awards help showcase art to a works of art were created, but they are as wider audience, and here many finalist and relevant today as they were to the past. This became my first timeless experience. award winning artists can be found, Lynne Wallis, Nazri Abdullah and Vitor Dos Santos I was not an art collector nor could I have had an educated conversation about to name just a few. From mid January an artist demonstration will be held in the galart. I did, however fall in love with art lery every Saturday, so come along to view and its undeniable importance to who and ask questions. we are today and who we choose to be tomorrow. I now call the Northern Rivers home and have moved here not only for Still @ The Centre – the subtropical weather and lifestyle, but because of my profound experience in the Waywood Gallery Sabine Pinon is the director of Still @ Northern Territory. I have now found a community with the The Centre – Waywood Gallery, located on Centennial Circuit in Byron’s Arts & same passion and commitment to preIndustry Park. In 2008 this unique place of serve and share art similar to our neighart hosted 11 exhibitions! There were some bours in the top end. solo shows (like the beautiful Jay Pearse’s), In both this feature and next fortnight’s some joint ones, some group shows like Gathering, I will be highlighting some of the galleries in both the Byron and Tweed PAN or the most recent theme exhibishires. I strongly recommend a visit to any tion All creatures great and small on until January 24. Perhaps the exhibition that ancient Australian Gallery open to the will remain most in memories is Ceramicos, public, but for now take a journey in our curated by yet another of The Gatherings own neighborhood, discover the many supporters, Suvira McDonald. This exhibigalleries passionate about producing, tion showcased 15 of our region’s most preserving and providing art to us all. As we discover the art around us we discover talented ceramic artists. The Waywood Gallery has decided to do yet another! This ourselves!
Arts and culture feature
Mankind’s oldest art gallery would surely be here in Australia. The timeless works of art that are etched and painted on Australia’s cave walls provide inspiration, story telling, beauty and myth for generations. Rock art has been part of the cultural backbone to the earth’s longest surviving people, the Australian Aborigine. In both the Pilbara in Western Australia and the Olary region of South Australia, rock engravings have been dated at over 40,000 years old. The Aboriginals have been in existence for thousands of years, we are often told, but what we are sometimes not taught in schools is that their passion and history is communicated through their art and their art galleries. Some years ago I was working in Darwin and learnt first hand about the many types of art being protected by the local Aboriginal communities. Dozens of sites are scattered across the top end that are not open to visitors, however plenty are still available for us to discover. Kakadu National Park is the traditional lands to the Gagudju people. On my visit I was taken back when we arrived at Ubir and was unprepared for the magic of that moment. After viewing the many works of art and hearing the guide’s stories of Dreamtime,
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Rock art at Ubir in Kakadu National Park. Opposite: sunset over Ubir Plateau.
time the focus is on Sculptors in our region and it will be curated by Dev Lengjev, who previously organised the Thursday Plantation Sculpture shows. It’s due around Easter so sculpture lovers keep your ears open. This is a Gallery that offers everything from the paint brush, to the wall to exhibit!
NOEL HART
Still @ the centre
A beautiful space dedicated to your art, inspiration and creativity
All creatures great and small
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Sheoak Shack
this beautiful gallery. Look out for art from Alice Springs, Papunya Tula artists, Utopia, Warlayirti artists, Mangkaja Arts, Warmum Art, and plenty more I bet you never even knew existed.
Andrea McKay is the Owner/Director of Sheoak Shack on Fingal Road, Fingal Head, on the Tweed Coast. Originally established to showcase established and emerging local artists. Since 1999 it has grown to include a licensed cafe, outdoor cinema, live music venue and function centre. Named after the Sheoak tree this amazing Gallery is situated on the banks of the Tweed River. The forms of art on show in the Sheoak Shack Gallery are varied, so on your next visit look out for Ian Gundry, Peter Chapman, Garth Lena, Yondee, Gordon Bain and Richard Harvey, being only some of the artists represented, it’s time to discover them all!
Escape Art Gallery
Bob Stanley opened the doors to Escape Art Gallery in 2005. What’s unique about this gallery is that it is really five galleries in one. Located in the centre of town on Brisbane Street in Murwillumbah, this ambient and modern gallery showcases many forms of art ranging from glass, sculpture, photography, pottery, watercolour and a wide selection of wall art. More than just a gallery this is a centre for art, which in recent years has hosted important local Mina Mina Gallery exhibitions such as Tweed Naturally Art Awards back in 2007. The Tweed Shire is Roslyn Goodchild is the director of Mina a heartland of undiscovered artists, who Mina Gallery in Brunswick Heads on Mullumbimbi Street. Roz supports many art are once more entwined with art as a way of life. At present you will find a range cooperatives – these are businesses which the artists themselves own and operate. She of Australian artists including another Gathering supporter, Noel Hart, who is a is passionate about the artists’ connection master of glasswork. to the land and the dreamings of both the artists and their ancestors. This indigenous ■If you are an artist or gallery and want to gallery offers many forms of art, from all share your works with over 100,000 readcorners of our island home Australia. Roz offers a link into areas in Australia seemingly ers in both The Byron Echo and The Tweed Echo, please contact Pedro Carcharias at out of reach until you enter the Mina Mina The Echo on 02 6685 5222 or by email on Gallery. Brunswick Heads is a wonderful pedro@echo.net.au village to visit, made complete by a visit to
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There can be a HERD of lots of things – elephants, cows, pigs, walruses, deer, buffalo, but they all seem to be big things. You can’t have a herd of gnats but you can have a HORDE of them, so when does
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something become big enough to qualify as a herd? There’s a HIVE of bees when they are at home, (but if they go out they are a swarm), a HOST of sparrows (and angels) and a HUDDLE of penguins. In this shire we get a HAUNCH of bare thighs on the beach, a HOBBLEDEHOY of teenagers and a HIKE of backpackers and that is a HEAP of collective nouns.
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Home Life & Style Globally minded with our philosophy being peace, light and prosperity, Home is a unique life and style shop/gallery whose main influences are art, travel, fashion, design, surf, skate and snow. Current stockists of Copenhagen Design SHOESHOE, Analog, My Brothers Keeper, DVS, Matix, Gravis, Anon, Rhythm Garments, Mermaid Sister, Special Blend, Forum Snowboards, Hydroflex & Hammo Surfboards, Cream Wax, Kewday Skateboards, Goliath, Creatures of Leisure, Short Straw and FCS. Mink Pink and 2 Chillies and a fantastic range of ukuleles! Our gallery will host many incredible young artists from all over the world including Steve Fawley, Stan Squire, OG1 Photography, Darren Love and the list continues. Exhibits and stock changing bi-monthly so come and say hi or check out our online shop!
Heaven & Earth Fine Art Gallery
On your next drive down to beautiful Byron Bay you may like to add a visit to our new art gallery to your list of things to do. #1 on the Byron Artist Trail in the Arts and Industry Estate, Heaven and Earth Fine Art Gallery is (now) a prominent outlet for emerging and renowned local artists of extraordinary talent. From heavenly oil paintings to earthly ceramics and collages, our collection is intended to express and inspire true appreciation for life’s intrinsic beauty and natural harmony. From affordable gifts to exclusive centre pieces, our range holds great appeal for the interested shopper, the serious home decorator and the avid art collector.
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A L L
JAN 8 – JAN 15
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Jon Cleary
Tweed River Art Gallery Rachel Stone’s exhibition ‘Canary in a Coalmine’
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Morcheeba, Coolangatta
Morcheeba
Puppetry of the Penis
Joe Robinson
Cleary has just finished recording with John Schofield and is soon to release the album Piety Street they recorded at the studios of the same name in New Orleans. Cleary is quite possibly one of the hardest working artists on the circuits. An in-demand session muso who works for the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Eric Burdon, Van Morrison and Taj Mahal, he is also an accomplished solo artist. Jon spends most of his time on the road. ‘When you are touring you are doing it for your bread and butter – it’s like being an athlete – you spend a lot of time going to events, and the rest of the year you need to be back at home, out of the public eye, in training.’ Inspiration comes in many forms for Cleary when it comes to songwriting. ‘It comes from books, newspapers, radio, conversation, scraps of paper, whatever I can get my hands on. My battle when I get home is deciphering it!’ An R&B expert, Cleary is heavily influenced by the music of New Orleans and Cuba. ’The music from that part of the world came from a tradition that
evolved over thousands of years – it’s only recently that technology has helped get it out to the monoculture – but the sound goes back to the 40’s and 50’s.’ When it comes to technology, Cleary is not entirely convinced that it has a positive effect.
been a time where more music is available and less of anything real, but bombarded by a sea of mediocrity – the original voice gets lost in the clamour.’ Playing a solo gig with just his piano, Cleary lets us in on just what to expect. ‘Well, there will be a lot of piano! It is fun for me to play solo. It’s a chance to stretch out. I’ll be playing old stuff, new stuff, New Orleans music, some Cuban tunes and a few covers.’
Joe Robinson At just 17 years of age, Joe Robinson has secured a reputation as one of the world’s finest young guitarists. His unique acoustic guitar style has caught the attention of Les Paul, Steve Vai, Brad Paisley, Tommy Em‘I think it’s a manuel and many others. From mixed bag and I think we are winning the hit television series discovering the pros and cons of Australia’s Got Talent to recorthe new methods of delivering ding in Nashville with CMA music. The radio was invented Producer of the year, Frank in the 20’s and 30’s and they Rogers – few doubt that this wanted to ban it (writers and humble young man is destined publishers) this is a new technol- for greatness. ogy – there is a huge drop in Jon Cleary with Joe Robinrecord sales, record companies son play at The Sound Lounge won’t make money, and won’t on Sunday afternoon, January put up funds for aspiring artists 11 at 3pm. Tickets are avail– so I fear that we have the tech- able from the web at nology now and there’s never www.thesoundlounge.com.au
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way, Argentina and Switzerland. Due to popular demand Simon and Friendy are bringing the penis to the people of Australia before jetting off to perform in Canada, USA, the UK and South Africa. Tickets: $35. Reserved seating. Over 18’s only. Friday 9th January, 8.30pm (DST) at The Seagulls Club.
music with Hans Lovejoy
Puppetry of the Penis After a ‘dickade’ touring the world with their unique and hilarious show, the boys are doing more contorting and re-shaping to delight audiences with ‘A Decade of Dick!’ Puppetry of the Penis began in 1998 at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and was awarded the ‘Outright Best
The current lineup has remained unchanged for the last seven years and four albums, and consists of Tim Freedman on piano and
Ted Egan
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Ted Egan has lived most of his life in the Northern Territory, and presently lives in Alice Springs. In his early career with the Department of Aboriginal Affairs he was mainly in the bush, and engaged in fascinating activities like stockwork and crocodile hunting while employed as a patrol officer and reserve Superintendent. Later he was a teacher at bush schools. He has been writing and recording songs since 1969, and has produced 26 albums which have been strong, consistent sellers. He appears regularly at both folk and country music festivals, being one of the very few people who successfully bridge the gap. Be sure not to miss out on Ted appearing live at Seagulls – Wednesday January 14. Doors open 10.45am, show starts 11.30am (DST) www. tedegan.com.au
Local act Tropicoso conjure up a Buena Vista style brew of latin guitars and percussion this Sunday 1pm - 4.30pm at the Sphinx Rock Cafe.
The Whitlams are one of Australia’s favourite bands, whose appeal reaches audiences of all ages and tastes. With lyrics described as having a ‘charming cynicism’ and enhanced by an instinct for poignant melody, they won Best Group at the 1998 ARIA Awards, as well as Song of the Year and Best Independent Release for their 3rd album ‘Eternal Nightcap’.
Show’ of the Festival. For the last decade – or dickade – Puppetry has performed to sell-out concerts around the world, including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and concerts in the UK, the USA, Germany, USA, Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand, Canada, Belgium, The Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Nor-
James Higgins Local James Higgins returns triumphantly to his stomping ground this week after OS tours with the legendary funk of Jamiroquai. Catch him at the Imperial Hotel on Friday with special guest.
The Whitlams vocals, Jak Housden on guitar, Warwick Hornby on bass guitar and Terepai Richmond on drums. Friday January 9, 8.00pm, Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast.
Morcheeba (UK) Trip hop pioneers and one of the UK’s best live electronic bands, Morcheeba, are set to bring the supreme chill of their full live show to Australia this 2008/09 summer! Having sold six million albums and steered by the creative minds of brothers Paul and Ross Godfrey, Morcheeba set the benchmark for dreamy global electronic grooves. Saturday January 10, 8.00pm,
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The Bakery Hailing from the urban environs of Sydney’s inner west, The Bakery are said to be a skanktastic crispology of booty-shaking lusciousness, sent to Planet Earth to pleasure our ears, delight our consciousness and excite our curves. ‘We are a rampaging gaggle of funkified love children and a shining light of soul filled glory.’ See them at The Soundlounge 7:30pm on Saturday. Also don’t forget Jon Cleary (UK / USA) & Joe Robinson (support) this Sunday at 3pm.
Comedian Dave Callan Hailed as a ‘freak magnet’ on the Triple J web site, Dave Callan has been entertaining audiences around the country every Saturday night over the Triple J airwaves. Until his regular Saturday night gig on Triple J, Dave was mostly recognised as the Irish comedian from Rove Live, having been a regular standup comic as well as writer for the show for a couple of seasons. Dave is a bizarre, versatile
Dave Callan and clever comedian, who is often mistaken for the Paddlepop Lion. He proudly claims to be the hairiest (or fluffiest) comedian in the country. Support by Brendan Lovechild and MC Terry Hansen, Friday 8:00pm at The Basement, Gold Coast Arts Centre.
Joe Robinson Joe Robinson is the recent winner of Australia’s Got Talent, and he will be performing Saturday at the Gold Coast Arts Centre. Also Jazz in the Basement is an every Saturday event from 7pm.
Sit Down Comedy Club Comedian Dave Grant will have you in stitches as he performs live on the Saltbar comedy stage, with support act Damien Poser and Peter Grose as MC. Wednesday Januray 14. Tickets are $9 each or take advantage of the delicious BBQ Dinner plus show package for $22.
Tweed River Art Gallery Rachel Stone’s exhibition entitled ‘Canary in a coalmine’ is on show
until Sunday January 25. It constitutes an exploration of the world of birds and the gossamer threads which enable them to survive in fragile ecosystems currently under siege. The collages depict the fanciful, fantastical and sometimes frightening world of feathered creatures. The frightening element refers to what it might feel like for birds facing the challenge of adapting to life in increasingly human-modified habitats, where traditional food sources grow alarmingly rare, and various environmental changes present serious threats. ‘With so many birds now headlining threatened species / extinction lists, I felt inspired to create works about birds in all their gorgeous, fluffy, fluttery featheriness in the hope of inspiring folks to help protect the precious remaining wild spaces in nature where birds – and other animals and plants – can thrive.’ It is my hope that by cherishing the beautiful and essential role that birds play in our world, people will be inspired into taking positive action that gives our feathered friends the best chance to survive – and thrive – for many generations to come. What a tragedy it would be for the world to lose any more of its gorgeous flying jewels!’
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ACROSS 1. Sticks commercials around this place (7) 5. Temporary measure to plug hole (7) 9. As told to Moses, “Order men into tents!” (3,12) 10. Changed keys on Scottish island (4) 11. Mean villain hides blacksmith’s tool (5) 12. Just a wee drop for Doctor before noon (4) 15. Carol’s crazy about Hugh initially being a student (7) 16. This mischievous imp might make Mel grin (7) 17. Hankered after sir? Indeed! (7) 19. Guest, we hear, took a shot in the dark (7) 21. Be very heartless with a flock of birds (4) 22. Attempt a written composition (5) 23. Domestic animals step back (4) 26. Boardroom furniture is something to talk about (10,5) 27. Show courtroom evidence (7) 28. Went off beaten track and ruined rest day (7)
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TAURUS: This week brings an energetic tug of war between the comfort of doing things the same old familiar way and embracing a fresh perspective. You’re not ones to make mistakes of impulse, but right now it’s definitely worth listening to expansive ideas and considering unusual options. GEMINI: The coming year promises an exciting ride for WITH LILITH Geminis, with this week auspicious for sitting down and writNO TIME FOR LOOKING ing (yes actually writing, not just BACKWARDS AS THIS WEEK talking about them) your goals LAUNCHES BENEFICIAL and resolves for the year. Plus JUPITER AND MERCURY PLANET OF COMMUNICATION deleting the odd outdated program from your personal files… INTO AQUARIUS, SIGN OF CANCER: This year engulfs CanFUTURE TECHNOLOGY. PLUS SWEET VENUS INTO cerian comfort structures in wild SENSITIVE, PSYCHIC PISCES – waves of change, but no need GOOD NEW YEAR NEWS FOR to stress when fortune-bringing LOVERS. ESPECIALLY PISCEAN Jupiter just won’t stop presentLOVERS… ing you with all kinds of inviting alternatives. January emphasises ARIES: With your ruling planet teamwork, partnerships and Mars excellently placed in its choosing the options most likely most purposeful position, Arto increase your abundance. ies are entering a life phase of LEO: Someone from the past responsible leadership – yes, yours. Avoid alienating others by looks set to reappear this week and either give your self esteem making decisions without consulting them, and channel your a huge reboot or help you lay softer, sweeter side for holiday some solid groundwork for the harmony and good cheer in the coming year – while the whole coming year. of January highlights your health
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Elista 2008 White: T Radjabov Black: R Kasimdzhanov Opening: Sicilian Defence 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.h4 h5 13.Kb1 Hoping for 13...Nc4?! 14.Bxc4 Rxc4 15.b3 Rc5? 16.Ne6!! which cost David Smerdon a point at the recent Dresden Olympiad. 13...Re8 14.g4!? hxg4 15.h5 Nxh5 16.Bh6 Kh7 16...e6 is safer. 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.fxg4 Bxg4 19.Nf5+! Bxf5 19...gxf5 20.Qg5+ is too risky for Black. 20.exf5 Rh8 21.fxg6 Nxg6 22.Ne4 Nf6 23.Rdf1 Rxh1 24.Rxh1 d5 25.Nxf6 Kxf6 26.Qf2+ Kg7 27.Rf1 f6 28.Qf5! All this was prepared at home by Radjabov, who mentioned that 28... Rc5 was now Black’s only chance. 28... Rc6? 29.Rg1! Qe8 30.Bxd5 Rc5 31.Qe6 Rb5 32.c4 Rb6 33.Qh3 e6 34.Bf3 Qd8 35.Qg2 1-0 ■ January 2009 Australian rankings (top 12): 1.Zhao Zong Yuan (N) 2577; 2.Smerdon (ACT) 2463; 3.Solomon (Q) 2460; 4.Johansen (V) 2455; 5.Goldenberg (V) 2398; 6.Xie (N) 2397; 7.Ambrus (ACT) 2375; 8.Lane (N) 2371; 9.West (V) 2346; 10.Wohl (N) 2342; 11.Ly (Q)2340; 12.Bjelobrk (N) 2332.
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ANDREW HALL New Brighton, 66802027, Thurs, Fri. Not your usual Osteopathy.
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PLANTS FOR SALE Natives & exotics for the home garden and larger landscapes. Great prices & huge range. Come and browse. Ocean Shores end of Coolamon Scenic Drive. Open 7 days. 66805505
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BUSINESS FOR SALE PRESSURE & WINDOW CLEANING Established client base. $27,000. Vendor relocating. Ph Stuart 66872753, 0412495750
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BILLINUDGEL INDUSTRIAL commercial unit long-term 200sqm plus a yard, 2 offices, kitchen, bathroom, excel exposure $320pw + GST. 0417879754
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JEWELLERY by Helen Luna - helenluna.com.au Available at: Hammer & Hand, Ti Tree Pl, Byron A & I Tweed River Gallery, Murwillumbah Tumbulgum Gallery, Tumbulgum GAZEBOS, beach shelters, hats, high UPF clothing, sunscreen, polarised readers. Sun Protection Aust, Mon-Fri. 10/19 Centennial Cct, Byron. 66856666 BASS SPEAKER CAB. HARTKE 410 x XL, 4 x 10 inch 400 watts $650. Retails $849, perfect condition. Ph 0412732465 QUALITY FURNITURE w-robe very large, Baltic pine $800, w-robe large $600, fridgefreezer almost new $300, TV cabinet natural Teak $300, chest of drawers + 2 bedside tables, white lacquered $300, wrought-iron bed, white lacquered $300, Pine bookcase $200, Chinese desk + chair, carved Rosewood $2000, 3-seater sofa bed $300. Ph 66808507 FRESH VEGETABLES Raised Garden beds for your height and health. Suit any budget. Ph 66791046
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MOTOR VEHICLES
CAR BODIES REMOVED FREE $$$s for most. Phone 0418189324, 0438189323
BARGAINS Toyota Corolla Seca Hatch auto, air, 09 rego, service history. WTN-503 ............. $2350 Toyota Hilux Diesel Tray back, 09 rego. AT-66-SB ............................................... $2390 Volvo 244GL 5-speed, air, p/s, 12 mths rego, ...................................................... $1750 ‘93 Nissan Pulsar 5-speed, air, p/s, alloys, tint. AQ-57-KQ ....................................... $4650 Mitsubishi Lancer Coupe 5-speed, air, p/s, CD. Great little car .......................... $3850
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6686 5586
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TRACTOR REPAIRS Rural Machinery Repair Service
TRACTOR REPAIRS Repairs, Parts and Restorations to all Makes and Models, on-site service available. Prepurchase inspections. Tractors sold on consignment for clients. Unwanted tractors removed at no charge.
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Noticeboard Probus Club Murwillumbah Probus Club meets 10am January 19 at the bowls club. Guest speaker Myrtle Evans will talk about her trip to Uzbechistan. Seats available for January 26 tour of Stokers Siding area. Bus leaves bowls club at 10.30am. Cost is $30 including lunch at Uki Hotel with brief Australia Day ceremony.
Palliative support Tweed Palliative Support Inc will hold its annual general meeting on Tuesday, January 27, at 10am at Lillipilli Cottage, 12 Baromi Road, Murwillumbah. All members of the public are welcome. For further information call (02) 6672 8459.
Friendship Force
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Winner of the Friendship Force Tweed Valley Christmas hamper was Cathy Gresham, of Murwillumbah.
SHARE or buy into cabin, granny flat, shed or garage that can be converted. 10 to 15 km from coast. 60yo gay male, long term. Call Dean 0422710646
Lions Club
POSITIONS VACANT WARNING 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 office box. MEN & FAMILY CENTRE MANAGER 3 days per week, SACS6. The Centre has a 15yr history of offering a wide range of programs. For full package go to: www.menandfamily.org.au DANCE TEACHERS A classical ballet teacher is needed in the Brunswick Heads area for 1 2 afternoons per week in 2009. The applicant must be experienced and love working with children of all ages. Please call Carly 0405398604 BEAUTY THERAPIST SULIS House of Lush If you are qualified & dedicated and want to work in Byron’s newest Hair & Beauty salon, we would love to meet you. Please bring your CV to Shop 1, 15-19 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Ph 66808801 HAIR STYLIST SULIS House of Lush If you are qualified & dedicated to giving exceptional client care – we would love to meet you. Please bring your CV to: Shop 1, 15-19 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Ph 66808801
Lions Club of Coolangatta and Tweed Heads will hold its first Dinner Meeting for 2009, on Tuesday, January 20, at the Senior Citizens Centre, Coolangatta, from 6.45pm (NSW) for Fellowship followed by dinner half hour afterwards. Visiting Lions welcome, notify intention to attend to Ian Manwaring 07 5536 4450.
U3A U3A Tweed Coast Branch. Have you considered Beginners Tap – limited vacancies available on
TUITION LEAP. Learning Enhancement Advanced Program. Specialised Kinesiology for learning difficulties. Proven results. Reg. Practitioner Sandra Davey. Ph 66846914 COM WWW.TEACHINTERNATIONAL. id a p t ll We s, grea! job estyle il f
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6680 8253
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HANDYMAN MAN WITH UTE Phone Matt 0427172684 ALL GARDEN & LANDSCAPING Property maintenance, pressure cleaning, ute & trailer avail 0402310784, 66764897
LIVESTOCK WANTED quiet horse suit beginner for trail riding 15 hh plus, loving experienced home. 66845396
PETS ADOPT A CAT from Animal Welfare League NSW. Phone 66844070
WE HAVE TRACTORS FOR SALE Isecki Isuzu Bolens G242 Diesel 2WD 25HP Tractor with large turf tyres and mid mount mower. Excellent cond. $6500
TRACTOR SAFETY SCHEME Have an approved R.O.P.S. safety frame fitted to your tractor. It’s cheaper than a funeral. Phone us now. Workshop Charltons Rd, Federal. Phone Bill for service.
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Remove lids, caps, corks and tops Don’t break glass Rinse and clean all bottles and cans
Flatten boxes Squash containers Don’t put recyclables in plastic bags
CHECK IT CLEAN IT RECYCLE IT
Monday mornings 10-11am at Kingscliff Anglican Church. Cost $2. Contact Lynne Fallon 02 6674 0640.
Tweed Pensioner Action Group’s next meeting is to be held at 2pm DST, January 13 at the South Tweed Sports Club. Please bring along another pensioner and let’s build our numbers.
at Woolgoolga on Saturday and the juniors at the Fingal carnival on Sunday. Pointscore results (4.1.09) Surf: 1. Heike Capper, 2. Chris O’Callaghan, 3. Craig Spears. Board: 1. Karen Powell, 2. Paul Capper, 3. Jan Gielis. The annual car competition will be finalised at the surf club on Sunday, January 25. Tickets may be purchased at the club or from senior members. Members are reminded to return their books early.
Spirituality
Free food
To register interest in a spiritual gathering (not a church) call Ken on 02 6674 2943 or email casey1227@bigpond.com. No collection, no selling.
Free food will again be handed out to the needy at the Jack Evans Boat Harbour near the memorial at 12.30pm DST next Wednesday, January 14. Organiser Terri Bradley thanked donors of groceries in the past, saying she hoped they could continue to help. To help or for further info, call Terri on 0414 376 057.
Pensioners
Cudgen Headland SLSC Patrols have been busy over the holiday season with large numbers patronising the beach. A total of 65 preventative actions were recorded and one rescue last Sunday morning. Dangerous surf conditions last Saturday forced the cancellation of the Ocean Assault age finals at Southport in which Cudgen had finalists. Also conditions at Brunswick were similar for the Masters carnival. The NSW Country team tour to New Zealand has five Cudgen competitors and two officials who left last Friday and will return in time to compete in the Country titles at Tacking Point, Port Macquarie on January 17-18. The masters competitors entries are posted on the club notice board. This weekend the surf boat crews will compete in round 5 of the North Coast series
MONTHLY MARKETS 1st Sat Brunswick Heads (02) 6684 4437 1st Sat 8-11am Casuarina Farmers’ Market 0414 777 432 1st Sat Murwillumbah Cottage Markets 0417 759 777 1st Sun Banora Point Farmers’ Market 0417 759 777 1st Sun Byron Bay (02) 6680 9703 1st Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 4555 1st Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 2nd Sat 2nd Sun 2nd Sun 2nd Sun 2nd Sun 2nd Sun
Kingscliff (02) 6674 0827 The Channon (02) 6688 6433 Chillingham (02) 6679 1284 Lennox Head (02) 6672 2874 Coolangatta (07) 5533 8202 Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714
3rd Sat 8-11am Casuarina Farmers’ Market 0414 777 432 3rd Sat Mullumbimby (02) 6684 3370 3rd Sat Murwillumbah Cottage Markets 0417 759 777 3rd Sun Ballina 6687 4328 3rd Sun Banora Point Farmers’ Market 0417 759 777 3rd Sun Nimbin (02) 6689 0000 3rd Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 4555 3rd Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 3rd Sun Uki (02) 6679 9026 4th Sat Kingscliff (02) 6674 0827 4th Sun Bangalow (02) 6687 1911 4th Sun (in 5 Sun month) Coolangatta (07) 5533 8202 4th Sun Murwillumbah 0422 565 168 4th Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714 5th Sun 5th Sun
Nimbin (02) 6689 0000 Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714
FARMERS MARKETS Each Sat Each Thu Each Tue Each Sat
8-11am Bangalow (02) 6687 1137 8-11am Byron Bay (02) 6687 1137
New Brighton (02)6684 5390 8am-1pm Uki (02) 6679 5530
TIDE TIMES PHASES OF THE MOON First Quarter 3rd Feb 9.13 am Aquarius Full Moon 10th Feb 12.49 am Last Quarter 17th Feb 7.37 am New Moon 25th Feb 11.35 am FRI 9th
SAT 10th
SUN 11th
MON 12th
TUE 13th
WED 14th
THU 15th
High 7.11 am 1.8 7.58 pm 1.2 Low 12.31 am 0.4 2.02 pm 0.2 High 8.06 am 1.9 8.54 pm 1.3 Low 1.30 am 0.4 2.57 pm 0.1 High 9.00 am 2.0 9.47 pm 1.4 Low 2.27 am 0.3 3.49 pm 0.7 High 9.52 am 2.0 10.37 pm 1.4 Low 3.21 am 0.3 3.49 pm 0.1 High 10.42 am 2.0 11.26 pm 1.4 Low 4.15 am 0.3 5.25 pm 0.1 High 11.30 am 1.5
Sunrise 5.57 am Sunset 7.48 pm Moonrise 6.04 pm Moonset 3.14 am Sunrise 5.58 am Sunset 7.48 pm Moonrise 7.07 pm Moonset 4.20 am Sunrise 5.56 am Sunset 8.09 pm Moonrise 8.24 pm Moonset 5.28 am Sunrise 5.59 am Sunset 7.48 pm Moonrise 8.48 pm Moonset 6.46 am Sunrise 6.00 am Sunset 7.48 pm Moonrise 9.28 pm Moonset 7.57 am Sunrise 6.01 am Sunset 7.48 pm Low 5.08 am 0.3 Moonrise 10.03 pm 6.09 pm 0.1 Moonset 9.05 am High 12.14 am 1.4 Sunrise 6.02 am 12.17 pm 1.7 Sunset 7.48 pm Low 6.01 am 0.3 Moonrise 10.36 pm 6.50 pm 0.2 Moonset 10.08 am Eastern Standard Time. Heights in metres.
Courtesy of NSW Tide Charts, Manly Hydraulics Laboratory, NSW Dept of Commerce
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EMERGENCY NUMBERS Please stick this by your phone EMERGENCY ONLY AMBULANCE, FIRE, POLICE.................... 000 AMBULANCE Kingscliff, Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah ......... 131 233 MURWILLUMBAH HOSPITAL .................................... 6672 1822 EMERGENCY ............................................ 6672 0230 TWEED HEADS HOSPITAL ....................................07 5536 1133 FIRE BRIGADE Kingscliff ................................................. 6674 1271 Murwillumbah ........................................... 6672 8305 Tweed Heads .........................................07 5536 2222 Tweed Rural Fire Service .............................. 6672 7888 POLICE NON EMERGENCIES 24/7 ................................ 131 444 Tweed Heads .........................................07 5536 0999 Murwillumbah ........................................... 6672 9499 Kingscliff ................................................. 6674 9399 STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ..................................... 132 500 Banora Point..........................................07 5524 1349 Murwillumbah ........................................... 6670 2460 Tweed District ........................................... 6672 4093 LIFELINE ............................................................... 131 114 GOLD COAST HELICOPTER RESCUE SERVICE ..........07 5598 0222 TWEED COAST AIR SEA RESCUE...........................07 5536 9333 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 24 hour crisis line ..................1800 656 463 ANIMAL WELFARE (RSPCA) ..................................07 5536 5135 NSW Wildlife Information & Rescue Service (WIRES)........ 6628 1898 WILDLIFE CARERS TWEED VALLEY ........................... 6672 4789 CURRUMBIN SANCTUARY ....................................07 5534 1266 SEA WORLD .....................................................07 5588 2222
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Backburner Rookie Mayor Joan van Lieshout put the cat among the pigeons when she reportedly told Jack Evans Boat Harbour stalwart Stephanie Deane that wobbly shopping centre giant Centro was nervous about delays in approving the part closure of Bay Street. But she denies saying that the company already had a DA completed and ‘sitting on a desk in council, waiting for the green light.’ Ms van Lieshout says she now ‘intends to get up to speed with projects’ by forming a closer working relationship with general manager Mike Rayner, including weekly meetings. ‘It’s time we made decisions together, these things have to become a partnership,’ she ventured. For the record, the council denies any desksightings of the DA. ■ ■ ■ ■
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Terry Sharples, the retired Tweed Heads accountant who failed in his bid to overturn council’s seven-year rate plan, is no stranger to the court process, having played a leading role in the demise of One Nation founder, Pauline Hanson. Mr Sharples is a political activist who has contested state elections in Queensland and NSW. In 1988 he took Ms Hanson to
Echo photographer Jeff ‘Rocks Don’t Roll’ Dawson stumbled across these little man-made rock formations near Mt Warning Road just after the first crossing of the Tweed River. Jeff said ‘someone spent a lot of time on these... it’s a very tranquil setting and has a Japanese garden feel to them’.
court in a similar public interest case for electoral fraud, but in this instance he won. He admits escalating costs may have prevented his appeal in the current case from going the distance if it had not been for a chance encounter with long-time council nemesis Stephen Segal, a Gales Holdings director, who was involved in another legal dispute with the council at the time. Dr Segal said he agreed to help with the costs after his own solicitors examined Mr Sharple’s case and concluded that it had merit.
impacts of power boats on the Tweed River is held, focusing on noise and riverbank erosion. The operator insists his craft leaves no wake, noise is muffled by underwater exhausts and thrill-manoeuvres are confined to the sea. The deputy mayor says he wants the Tweed River Committee to oversee an expedited study into the impacts of jet-skiiers, wake-boarders and water skiiers whose ranks, he notes ominously, include Queenslanders who are banned from their home rivers. His comments are certain to galvanise the skiing brigades ■ ■ ■ ■ Mr Sharples, a former One Na- who flock to Chinderah and tion candidate, contested the Tumbulgum and the businesses seat of Tweed against Labor’s which depend on them. Neville Newell years ago, but ■ ■ ■ ■ under a different name. Mr For those wondering whatever Sharples changed his name by happened to the Tweed’s parkdeed poll to Ned Kelly, perhaps ing inspectors, who seem to inspired by the famous bush- be keeping out of sight these ranger, but has since changed days, Backburner advises that it back. Tweed Shire Council has two parking inspectors who patrol ■ ■ ■ ■ The operator of an Adelaide- time-marked parking spaces based jet-boat business may on a random basis around the have to wait a little longer be- shire. The inspectors, council fore realising his ambition to says, still patrol on foot but use pioneer jet-boat sight-seeing ‘a car and a camera in areas tours of the Tweed River. Cr where they can’t easily pull off Barry Longland will be asking the road’. So there you are, you colleagues to put the venture don’t have to find a ticket on on the back burner again while your windscreen these days to a study into the environmental know if you’ve been booked
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Backburner was puzzled to see a press release recently announcing the launch of a major event on the ‘New Tweed Coast’ next year. Did we miss something? What’s new about the coast? A quick call to the public relations firm responsible and the answer came back that the developers of the Salt and Casuarina housing estates were trying to promote the area as a ‘new resort’ destination with restaurants, entertainment etc. Very gimmicky, we thought, and it was heartening to see other local media did not buy it, continuing to use the correct geographical term. All this reinvention (like the New Labour Party in the UK) is just about an image makeover... next thing you know we’ll have an ‘As New Pottsville’, ‘Nearnew Cabarita’ or perhaps ‘Preloved Fingal Head’? And what about New Brighton – will it ever get old?
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