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Luis Feliu

A Byrrill Creek resident claims to have found an endangered Mitchell’s Rainforest Snail near the edge of the proposed new dam wall, as the news of the state government’s recent deci-sion to review a ban on the dam hit Sydney media this week.

Resident and anti-dam activist John Morrison told � e Echo he found and photographed what he believed to be one of the rare pyramid-shaped snails (theresites mitchellae) on a log amid deep leaf litter at Pretty Gully, Byrrill Creek in the shadow of Mt Warning last Monday.

Mr Morrison said he reported the finding to the Australian National Museum’s Atlas of Living Australia project which catalogues Australia’s biodiversity a� er he learnt the snail was listed as critically endangered under federal legislation and endan-gered under NSW law.

� e � nd of the rare, air-breathing land snail comes as NSW Greens MP John Kaye told the Sydney Morning

Herald the government’s plan to dust o� the $67 million dam proposal was ‘damaging, expensive and entirely avoidable’.

‘� e minister has embarked on a war against the environmental pro-tections that were put in place based on sound scienti� c evidence,’ Dr Kaye said.

Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, quietly an-nounced the review earlier this month in response to questions from the lo-cal ABC News team. The minister had been lobbied by vocal pro-dam Tweed mayor Kevin Skinner, who had used his casting vote to get the new dam plan up, and his factional ally Cr Warren Polglase.

Dr Kaye said the two ‘have had their patience rewarded’.

‘It took the new Primary Industries Minister less than 100 days to throw out the scienti� c evidence behind the water-sharing plan and reopen the divisive debate over the future of Byr-rill Creek.

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Steve Spencer

A crisis meeting to tackle the erosion emergency at Kingscli� has decided to spend an extra $255,000 in an at-tempt to stop more of the foreshore from tumbling into the ocean.

Workers this week relocated beach-front cabins further away from the erosion zone to stop them toppling into the sea.

� e Tweed Shire Council meeting decided to build another 70 metres of sandbag wall in front of the Kingscli� Beach Holiday Park as a temporary measure.

� is is on top of $140,000 in emer-gency works taking place in front of the Holiday Park and south of the Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving Club.

But this money is dwarfed by the $3 million earmarked by the council to permanently safeguard the crumbling foreshore. And the council is seek-ing another $3 million from the state and federal governments to fully fund their anti-erosion project.

Tweed Parks Holiday Reserve Trust

manager Richard Adams said in a press release that the trust was trying to protect the source of income the Kingscli� Beach Holiday Park pro-vides for the maintenance and en-hancement of Tweed Crown reserves.

Holiday park � ow-on‘Council and the trust understand

the important � ow-on e� ect to the lo-cal business community which results from tourists staying in the holiday park,’ Mr Adams said.

‘Council and the trust’s long-term strategy is to nourish Kingscliff beach with 300,000 cubic metres of sand extracted from the Tweed River downstream of Barneys Point Bridge.

‘Re-nourishment would continue as required in the long term, in accordance with council’s exhib-ited and adopted Tweed Coastline

Management Plan.‘Council has allocated $3 million in

loan funds as its contribution, and at this critical stage would greatly appre-ciate any � nancial contribution the state or federal governments are able to provide to implement this proj-ect to restore the public amenity of Kingscli� and ensure the commercial sustainability of the Kingscli� com-munity.

‘Council, acting as the Trust, will seek urgent representation through the local state members of parliament for emergency funding and to expe-dite a long-term solution.

The council is in the process of securing a licence to complete these works and has applied for federal re-gional development funding to com-plement council funds. ■ See Cabarita van park story, page 3and Editorial, page 6.

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This picture shows the dramatic extent of the erosion in front of the public Kingscli� Beach caravan park after the latest scouring of the foreshore by big tides. Council work crews and contractors relocated around half a dozen cabins to save them from being destroyed by the big tides.Photo Je� ‘Dropping In’ Dawson

The Mitchell’s Rainforest Snail found in leaf litter near the proposed Byrrill Creek dam site last week. Photo J Morrison

Council to spend millions fighting erosion

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Kate McIntosh

Cancer survivor Alan Skerritt says it was both a leap of faith and act of insanity that saw him buy Stokers Siding’s his-toric former church.

In a devastating diagnosis, doctors gave him just three months to live after discover-ing a malignant melanoma in 2004.

It was on a drive down to the Northern Rivers with his daughter that same year that the Brisbane-based business-man first fell in love with the church and after returning from the trip he called his law-yers from his hospital bed and put in an offer.

Alan will throw open the church’s doors to the public next month as part of planned centenary celebrations, which will include a range of Pride and Prejudice-themed events.

He said the old church con-tinued to hold a special place in his heart and he wanted to mark the occasion.

‘It’s my place of refuge, I just love it,’ he said. ‘It’s very much in a state of nature and I’m very passionate about it.’

Built by Methodists in 1911, the church has been a place of worship for various de-nominations of the Christian faith including Presbyterian, Church of England and the Uniting Church.

It was decommissioned in 1982 and has since been pri-vately owned.

Although the church had undergone renovations, Alan says it had retained much of its character.

‘It has that ethos, that atmo-sphere of a church. It’s a very special place,’ the company di-rector, and ‘professional tour-ist’ says.

After surviving his mela-noma threat, Alan was sub-sequently diagnosed with liver cancer and spent several months recuperating in Eu-rope.

The church has been deco-rated with artefacts from his

extensive world travels, in-cluding a cycling trip from Zimbabwe to Zambia with his two children and a voyage to the Svalbard Archipelago near the North Pole.

Centenary celebrations for the old Stokers Siding church take place on Saturday, August 13, from 10am.

Activities include regency dancing displays, jig and jazz performances, fortune telling,

a secondhand book sale and mock weddings inspired by Scotland’s Gretna Green vil-lage which became famous for runaway weddings during the 1700s.

A heritage costume ball will also be held at the Stokers Sid-ing Community Hall at 7pm. Tickets are $25.

For more info contact Alan on 0409 898 385 or email alan-skerritt@hotmail.com.

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looking for something to re-view, she need go no further than Tweed Council’s abysmal failure to look at water reuse and efficiency measures before pushing ahead with a damag-ing, expensive and entirely avoidable dam project.

‘Tweed Council has failed in its duty to minimise water household bills by looking for the lowest cost options. Prima-ry Industries Minister Katrina Hodgkinson has now made herself complicit in their push for an expensive dam.

Science unequivocal‘The scientific evidence on

the Byrrill Creek is unequivo-cal. The Water Sharing Plan which ruled out the $67 mil-lion dam was based on an extensive survey of the inun-dation which encountered 12 threatened species. The study showed that the creek itself is largely undisturbed and of-fered important environmental and recreational values.

‘Despite the strength of the case against the dam, Katrina Hodgkinson is questioning the scientific findings and re-opening a divisive debate at the behest of the conservatives on Tweed Council.

‘Katrina Hodgkinson is be-ing irresponsible. If she really

understood modern least-cost, integrated water planning, she would have told Tweed Coun-cil to look at the cheaper and less destructive options, rather than re-opening the entirely discredited Byrrill Creek dam project’.

The council’s water manager, David Oxenham, told the SMH that requests to the NSW Of-fice of Water for ‘the relevant studies and reports which justified why Byrrill Creek was singled out from all other streams within the Tweed Riv-er Area’ remained unanswered.

Ironically, in the same is-sue, a former Tweed council water-unit officer, Paul Taylor, said in a letter to the editor that the Bray Park water treatment plant cost ratepayers close to $100 million and ‘the previous government and the Tweed council see only one way to pay for it: handing huge strips of the coast to developers so they can carve it up into sub-divisions: More houses means more water meters means more for council coffers’.

Last year, a lengthy commu-nity consultation process on options for boosting the shire’s water supply recommended doubling the capacity of the existing Clarrie Hall Dam by raising the dam wall, but that was overturned by Crs Skinner,

Polglase and Youngblutt who pushed through the new dam option instead.

A council report has already identified 45 threatened fauna species, including the giant barred frog, the double-eyed fig parrot, spotted-tail quoll and brush-tailed rock wal-laby, with many flora species and two endangered ecological communities in a five-kilome-tre radius of Byrrill Creek.

Council warnedSave Byrrill Creek cam-

paigner Joanna Gardner said federal environment minister Tony Burke was aware of the proposed dam and has ‘warned the council of the potential ap-plication of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act’.

Mr Morrison said the snail was first spotted by his five-year-old grandson during a garden cleanup and returned to the leaf litter beyond the gar-den area, which is about 200 metres upstream from the site of the proposed dam wall.

He said the find emphasised what the scientific community have been saying all along re-garding the importance of the area for biodiversity conserva-tion and Tweed Shire.

For information on the liv-ing atlas, visit www.ala.org.au.

Rare snail found at dam site (from page 1)

Alan Skerritt is hosting centenary celebrations at the Stokers Siding church next month.Photo Jeff Dawson

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Luis Feliu

A move for Tweed Shire coun-cillors to reconsider alternative options for the proposed $22 million beachfront caravan park at Cabarita, including a move to the Camp Wollumbin site just north of the village, was shot down by councillors this week.

Crs Katie Milne and Barry Longland failed to get support from councillors, in their role as trustees of the Tweed Coast Holiday Parks Reserves Trust, to defer a sta� recommenda-tion to look into redesigning the caravan park south of Nor-ries Headland in order to re-move potentially environmen-tally signi� cant areas.

Cr Milne told council she feared council would only spend ‘good money a� er bad’ pursuing the contentious plan for a new van park and instead should consider other options, including a move to the old scout camp site on the western side of the Coast Road.

Her move comes as coun-

cil released the � ndings of its public submissions on the plan which showed overwhelming opposition to both the pro-posed 200-site van park and a 37-lot residential development the trust wants to establish on its land in the village’s southern precinct jointly with the Land

and Property Management Authority (LPMA).

Cabarita Beach residents have vowed to continue their campaign against both devel-opments, with 90 per cent of over 200 submissions lodged against them.

Cabarita Beach/Bogangar Residents Association spokes-man Ashley Baldry said con-cerns included environmental and social impact, question-able financial viability and a

� awed consultation process.The association has also

called for a ‘full inquiry’ into the issue after the trust for-mally tabled the public sub-missions and preliminary en-vironmental assessemnts on their plans.

Mr Baldry said analysis of

the public submissions clearly justi� ed the residents’ associa-tion concerns ‘and vindicates our vocal opposition, despite a concerted campaign to dis-credit our organisation and the relentless bullying tactics of the developers’.

He says council’s own Tweed Coastal Committee op-poses the development due to coastal erosion fears, while the majority of supporters of the proposal ‘cited the perceived

� nancial bene� t only’.‘It is now irrefutable that

there is not only overwhelming community opposition to both the caravan park and residen-tial estate developments in the Cabarita South Precinct but that there is no signi� cant sup-port for these projects either.

‘This is despite the bully-ing tactics that Tweed Coun-cil took against the executive of the residents association for releasing “confidential” information that showed the true extent of the developer’s plans and an orchestrated PR campaign by the LPMA and reserves trust to counter any community opposition during the submission period,’ he said.

He said a lot of falsehoods were spread about the plan including that there were no detailed plans for the van park, that it would be over 100 me-tres from the nearby school and that there was no signi� -cant plant or wildlife species on the site.

At Tuesday’s meeting, the trustees voted to investigate options for the redesign of the proposed van park by excising potentially environmentally signi� cant areas, to prepare a � nancial analysis of the revised development and to seek state permission to use parts of the adjacent Crown reserve as a bush� re bu� er zone.

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The trio designed a program aimed at Year 9 to 12 students based on the technology favoured by that age group, texting, � lm, a

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Cabarita Beach residents have vowed to continue their campaign against both developments, with 90 per cent of over 200 submissions lodged against them.

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Kate McIntosh 

� e disparate and o� en over-looked Dutch heritage of the Tweed Shire is now the subject of a new research project.

Dutch-born Tweed resident Martin Jansen in de Wal is in-vestigating the cultural, eco-nomic and political contribu-tions of Dutch people currently resident in the Tweed.

Martin, a 73-year-old for-mer teacher, is undertaking the study as part of his PhD at WA’s Curtin University.

The Dutch constitute the fourth largest group of migrant settlers in the Tweed Shire be-hind New Zealand, the UK and Germany.

� e Dutch cultural heritage is as much a part of the Tweed as Mt Warning and Captain Cook,’ he said.

Economic hardship post-World War II drove a wave of Dutch migration and Martin estimates there are up to 500 residents of Dutch descent in the shire.

The focus of Martin’s re-search is the civic experiences and activities of the generation of Dutch-born migrants who arrived in Australia as children and found themselves ‘between two worlds’.

Martin was himself a teen-ager when he arrived in Aus-tralia in 1951.

While a great deal of his-torical research continues to be conducted into Dutch and other migration to Australia and elsewhere, Martin said the contemporary experiences of migrants once settled and their role in their chosen commu-nity was o� en overlooked.

‘� e migration story has re-ally been done to death, what we need to look at is what hap-pened a� er settlement,’ he said.

He said Tweed’s own Dutch heritage had remained largely under the radar as the Dutch community was fully assimi-lated and kept a low pro� le.

He said many had also changed their names and were not easily identi� able.

‘� e community is certainly not organised, we don’t con-gregate and we certainly don’t marry each other,’ he said.

‘We have fitted in and as-

similated for so long that we don’t stick out.’

However, Martin believes a shi� is happening and there is now a growing trend amongst Dutch-born Australians and those of Dutch descent to take a more active interest in their cultural heritage.

Known for their direct, prac-tical approach and brusque manner, Martin said Dutch people were particularly active in business circles.

According to the 2006 cen-sus, Dutch people are twice as likely to be owners or manag-ers of small business enterpris-es than other Tweed residents.

‘Historically it’s what we’re good at,’ he said. ‘We are the traders of the world.’

Martin delivered his � rst pa-per on his research at a national conference on migrant citizen-ship and social inclusion held at the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba in July last year.

He plans to continue his re-search over the next four years, with a Dutch cultural exhibi-tion and trade fair planned at the conclusion of his PhD in 2015.

Dutch Australian residents of the shire who would like to participate in the research project are asked to contact Martin by email on mjansen2@bigpond.com.

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Steve Spencer

Emotions ran high during this week’s Tweed Council meeting as greyhound trainers and ani-mal lovers packed the public gallery, shouting at councillors and each other during a debate about a new greyhound racing track in Murwillumbah.

Several hecklers were ejected from the public gallery during the debate, as councillors voted four to three (Crs Katie Milne, Barry Longland and Joan van Lieshout against) to approve the track on the Murwillum-bah industrial estate, a� er the racing club relocates from its current home at Border Park in West Tweed Heads.

Supporters from the Friends of the Hound held a dem-onstration outside the coun-cil chambers just before this week’s meeting, bringing along several ex-racing greyhounds they say were saved from being ‘put down’ a� er ‘failing to run fast enough’.

Angry scenes followed in-side the council chamber with mayor Kevin Skinner repeat-edly warning people in the public gallery to stop shouting out.

Several people were eject-ed by security as protesters swapped insults with grey-hound breeders.

� ree councillors attempted to stop the $5.6 million proj-ect, saying the track would not � t well with the Tweed Shire’s image.

Deputy mayor Barry Long-land said the land was ear-marked for industrial use and not a racing track.

‘It’s not the best use of this land and the promotion of gambling is not in the public

interest,’ said Cr Longland.‘Our shire will be used as a

vehicle to promote gambling. � ere is no social bene� t for the wider Tweed community.’

Councillors were told that only about 80 people attended the dog races, but they would be televised nationally on Sky TV, with Mt Warning as a backdrop in some of the im-ages.

Using World Heritage area as racetrack backdrop

‘I’m not comfortable that our World Heritage area should be used as a backdrop for a race-track,’ said Cr Longland.

Cr Joan van Lieshout said she believed the greyhound racing industry was involved in cruelty to animals.

‘We should attract the right industries to the shire,’ she said.

But Cr Dot Holdom said she

had changed her mind about the greyhound industry a� er doing ‘an awful lot of research’.

She said the industry was the � � h largest employer on the Far North Coast.

‘If people knew how many greyhounds are housed in this area they would be amazed,’ she said.

Cr Phil Youngblutt said greyhound breeding was no di� erent to the rearing of cattle dogs that were ‘bred to work’.

‘� ey are looked a� er better than many human beings,’ he said. ‘For many of these breed-ers it is their life’s work.’

Cr Katie Milne said the track would not � t with ‘the charac-ter of the Tweed Valley’ and there was a 2,000-signature petition against the proposal.

‘We all know how beautiful these animals are and how sen-sitive. I don’t think they should be using these animals for en-tertainment.’

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Kate McIntosh

Banora Point author Cath Sherwood always thought the Tweed Valley was magic.

So much so in fact it inspired her to write a fantasy adventure trilogy set in the Mt Warning caldera.

TriUnia, the � rst book in the illustrated Earth Speak series, is the story of what happens when the idyllic existence of three children and their animal friends comes under threat.

Local readers will easily rec-ognise the references to well known places in the Tweed, including Fig Tree Valley, � e Siding and Tumble Gum.

Cath, who lived in Murwil-lumbah for 25 years, says she drew heavily on her own ex-periences in the area, as well as her a� nity with nature and the spiritual world.

‘� e book is born of years of love of the true magic that life is and making it real in my life,’ she said.

‘I’ve drawn strong in� uences

from the area, from my point of view and perceptions; I’ve put it all into the book.’

Featuring striking illustra-tions by Alstonville artist Lisa Knight, the trilogy is aimed at young readers 10 years and over, although Cath says many elements can be enjoyed by adults too.

She jokes that she decided to write her series in the fan-tasy genre so people could ‘make up their own mind if

I’m crazy or not’.Born in Port Moresby in the

1950s, Caths says her parents nicknamed her ‘� e Spook’ for her ability to contact people on the other side.

After turning 18 she spent three years in an ashram, where she trained in natural healing and massage, going on to work as a counsellor for youth and domestic violence services.

Cath is now seeking spon-sorship to help distribute the books and hopes the series will inspire a wider green move-ment towards protecting the caldera’s unique biodiversity.

‘We can be the change,’ she said.

‘We have the technology, the passion and the business heads to be able to do it.’

Cath is currently working on the second and third instal-ments in the series, which are due for release later this year.

More info about the book series is available at www.triu-nia.com.

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Cath Sherwood’s adventure fantasy series is set in the Green Cauldron. Photo Je� ‘Muddle Earth’ Dawson

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Is sand replenishment for Kingscli� beach the long-term solution? In addressing the recent dramatic erosion taking place there, coun-cil decided to battle on relentlessly against this natural event, de-spite the huge cost to ratepayers. The plan, apart from building an expensive protective rock wall at the front of the van park like the one recently built for the bowls club next door, is to pump a lot of sand from the Tweed River onto the depleted beach, similar to the sandpumping operation at nearby Fingal Head which re-nourishes the tourist-drawcard beaches of the southern Gold Coast.

But that multi-million-dollar plan went awry as well when too much sand ended up on Kirra, Coolangatta and Rainbow Bay beaches, making them more like a desert landscape and obliterat-ing the world-famous Kirra Point surf break. Both the state govern-ments have battled with that thorny problem for years. Beach ero-sion is mostly a natural part of the weather cycle and not a ‘natural disaster,’ as some like to call it in order to extract state funding.

Sand replenishment worked temporarily earlier this year when council spent over half a million dollars to restore Kingscli� beach in time for the state surf lifesaving titles held there. It didn’t take long for all that sand to disappear and now Tweed ratepayers are wondering when the � nancial bleeding will stop.

If beachfront cabins have had to be relocated away from the erosion zone, how much longer before the whole van park should be closed down? The park will cost ratepayers dearly if council continues to try to shore it up.

There were no qualms years ago when council closed down the popular Border Park van park at the Jack Evans Harbour foreshore and Kingscli� locals and visitors would probably welcome the beachfront used for passive open recreation. Why throw more millions at it? Do we then move sand pumping operations further south as erosion bites? Where will it all end? Unlike the Border Park facility which was not a� ected by coastal erosion, the Kingscli� van park really does need closing down, instead of having more money wasted trying to save it.

But the biggest joke on ratepayers is that council, as trustee of these parks, is pushing ahead with an unpopular van park proposal further south at Cabarita: yes, right on the beachfront. Will they ever learn?

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P aul Keating sums up Tony Abbott’s current political message thus:

‘Give me the job or I’ll wreck the place.’

Well, it takes one to know one. This was precisely the spirit in which Keating con-ducted his own campaign to wrest the Labor Party leader-ship from Bob Hawke in 1991.

He made it clear that he was not going to give up, and un-less and until he succeeded he would continue to destabi-lise the government and deny Hawke any clear air in which to assert his authority.

And eventually the party succumbed; not because they particularly wanted Keating as leader, but because it was the only way to end the impasse.

Most leadership challenges follow a similar path; Hawke’s own pursuit of Bill Hayden and John Howard’s relentless un-dermining of Andrew Peacock are obvious examples while Malcolm Turnbull’s more gen-tlemanly removal of Brendan Nelson would probably have gone the same way if Nelson had not e� ectively given up.

And Abbott’s own execution of Turnbull was so speedy only because his backers, led by the ruthless Nick Minchin, made it clear that the alternative was a civil war which would drag on until they got their way.

Seen from outside, these dis-putes look petty, even child-ish: the temper tantrums of a spoiled child screaming: ‘It’s my toy and I can break it if I want to.’

� ey were of serious, even life-threatening importance to the party, but had little ef-fect on the lives of the general populace.

Abbott, however, has taken the idea to a new and far more dangerous level.

He is now signalling that he is ready and willing to drag the

whole country into recession to achieve his ambition.

Ignoring the scientists, economists, the CSIRO, the federal Treasury, the Produc-tivity Commission and any other rational voices seeking to restore the debate to a sen-sible level, Abbott continues to barnstorm the country rant-ing about towns wiped o� the map, industries closed down,

the loss of untold thousands of jobs and the bankrupting of the nation’s households – Australia’s economy, indeed its entire way of life, reduced to a grim third-world socialism.

And by doing so, he is in grave danger of spruiking a self-fulfilling prophecy, even without the introduction of a carbon tax or any other kind of policy.

Consumer confidence is plummeting and many invest-ment decisions are delayed, not because of fear of a carbon tax but because of the uncertainty induced by Abbott’s threat to repeal it.

� e housing sector is slip-ping and retail sales are already in the doldrums.

Obviously Abbott is not to blame for all of the slump; the economic situation in Europe and the United States is con-tributing to a worldwide reluc-tance to spend.

But this only makes Abbott’s behaviour harder to forgive. At a time when the economy is vulnerable, the leader of the loyal opposition is quite delib-

erately putting in the boot. Abbott is, of course, perfect-

ly entitled to oppose the car-bon tax and campaign against its introduction.

But he is not entitled to do so by making up totally baseless fantasies with the sole aim of frightening the voters.

Industries are not about to close down; the latest fore-cast is for the coal industry to

double in size in spite of the carbon tax. It, like the whole economy, will grow at a mar-ginally slower pace than it might otherwise have.

And the same applies to jobs: overall many more will be cre-ated, but not quite as many as without the tax.

Of course, there will be some movement within and between industries, as there always has been; particularly in times of high employment, as we have now and can con� dently ex-pect to continue, the Austral-ian work force is a mobile one. But with or without a carbon tax, the prospect has seldom been brighter.

And as for the cost of liv-ing: the predicted increase is 0.7 per cent, barely one quarter of that imposed by the GST, and for most people there will be compensation even for that small amount.

� e worst o� will be a family on $3,000 a week – yes, a week; these poor souls will be up for just $10 extra on the weekly household bill.

� e point is that even if all

these Treasury forecasts are out by 100 per cent – and the Treasury was just about spot on about the far more disrup-tive GST – the carbon tax will make very little di� erence to the domestic economy; it isn’t meant to.

It is meant to change spend-ing patterns, not to curtail them. Some things will cer-tainly become more expensive, but as they do, cheaper alter-natives will become available – Economics 101.

So far at least Julia Gillard has failed to get this message across due largely to the fact that, as Abbott keeps remind-ing us, before the election she said there would not be a carbon tax at all; her change of mind since has provoked a backlash of resentment that John Howard’s ‘non-core’ promises never did.

And Abbott is stoking the resentment and thriving on it, and brutally driving down the economy in the process.

� ere used to be serious stric-tures on politicians who took this road; the voters punished them for what was seen as put-ting their own political advan-tage above that of their country, a stance akin to treason.

� at appears not to be hap-pening to Abbott in the pre-sent case; his mendacious and short-sighted demagoguery is somehow more acceptable to a jaded electorate than the cause about which they were so enthusiastic less than � ve years ago.

And if Abbott can indeed in-duce su� cient fear to force the economy into recession, why, this may be just what he needs to propel him into the Lodge. And then, of course it will all be worthwhile.

As the man said: Treason doth never prosper – here’s the reason: When it do prosper, none dare call it treason.

At a time when the economy is vulnerable, the leader of the loyal opposition is quite deliberately putting in the boot.

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■ If you put money into an ac-count to assist your future, it’s called investing or saving.

If you borrow money to buy a house to have future residential security, it is a loan but still seen as an investment or a good choice of expendi-ture.

Yet how can spending money on assisting the ef-ficiency of the natural re-source that supplies us everything be called a tax?� is is human stupidity at its highest. Calling an invest-ment a cost is just plain idi-otic.

� e climate changes every day; it’s not about climate change, it’s about us using our resources more e� ciently.

When big business do this, they call it a capital invest-ment or research and devel-opment investment because they know it will reap divi-dends and pro� ts.

Carbon Tax, what crap, it’s a Commonsense Community Contribution.

Dave BurdonTweed Heads

■ It’s ironic that Menkit Prince (Letters, July 14) calls climate science a ‘church’, given that her view is based on unsub-stantiated dogma. She says, ‘yes, get rid of polluting coal and oil’ but then rubbishes the very mechanism that will get rid of them. By making pol-luters pay a price that increases over time, our economy will shift from fossil fuels to re-newables (because renewables will become comparatively cheaper). It won’t ‘make us all poorer’ as she claims, because we’re being compensated. Many of us will be better o� .

They aren’t ‘taxing us for exhaling’, they’re taxing a few large polluters for burning billions of tonnes of carbon. � is carbon has been excluded from the natural cycle for mil-lions of years, and if we burn all of it, it’s unlikely our civili-sation will survive the ensuing climate catastrophe.

We are already paying for climate change. � e number of climate-related natural di-sasters has more than doubled in the last 30 years, and if we don’t make the polluters pay now, we will all have to pay dearly for the damage in the not-too-distant future.

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Yasir AssamMidginbil

■ I have discovered the joys of recycling. It happened when I turned 60 and lived 20 kilo-metres from town. I hadn’t ridden a push-bike for years and it was tough going at � rst.

But once I pushed beyond the pain and sti� ness I discovered the joys of cycling again and I encourage everybody who can to partake of this healthy exercise.

Apart from the � tness angle, cycling is a great time to think. It clears the mind and connects us with nature. We cyclists are also helping our ailing  planet by not using nasty, smelly, pol-luting cars every time we want to go out.

Of course we are still breath-ing out that nasty carbon gas, but I am working on that, a� er all we don’t want to add to the greenhouse e� ect by breath-ing out. Because I do not trust AGW figures I am labelled a global warming denier. Yet I have discovered the joys of the treadly, not those powered by engines, but honest to good-ness pedal power.

I wonder how many of the global warming alarmists  are using push-bikes instead of carbon-coughing horseless carriages. Well, to all global warming alarmists I have this to say. On yer bike.

Chris DegenhardtMurwillumbah

■ In a June 30 letter Chris De-genhardt covered the gamut from supposed incomplete-ness of the second law of ther-modynamics to ‘…there is a growing body of scienti� c evi-dence that the planet is moving into another ice age,’ and asked ‘…why are so many key politi-cians and multinational special interest groups indoctrinating us with the dire warning of global warming?’ His answer: because ‘…these people stand to make huge pro� ts from this new economic opportunity.’ Huh? Guess he is not familiar with the humungous profits made by the banking and fossil fuel industries that are actually driving the disinformation.

From ice cores covering over 500,000 years we know a lot, including that the climate is very sensitive to small energy inputs (forcings). Transitions between glacial and warm pe-riods were triggered by tiny fractions of a per cent changes in seasonal solar input, due to cyclical variations in the earth’s inclination and distance from the sun, ampli� ed by power-ful feedbacks that we are now triggering again. Over time changes in snow and ice build up changed the amount of sunlight reflected back into space. As the earth warms the oceans release CO2, which be-ing a greenhouse gas causes the earth to retain more of the sun’s heat. From the ice cores we know the composition of the atmosphere and the tem-perature, and from geology we

know the extent of the icecaps. � us we can work out the dif-ference in forcing between the middle of the last ice age, when the mean global temperature was five degrees cooler, and the present extraglacial: 3.5 watts per square metre, due to the reduced ice sheets, and three watts due to greenhouse gases. � us we can calculate the climate sensitivity as � ve degrees per 6.5 watts or about three quarters of a degree per watt. A doubling of CO2 leads to a climate forcing of four watts, so the sensitivity to a doubling of CO2 is three de-grees. � is is not theory, this is empirical.

Our civilisation developed in the unusually stable climate and sea level that has existed since the last ice age, but we have already increased CO2 by 40 per cent since preindustrial times, and the earth is obvi-ously warming. In fact busi-ness as usual is guaranteed to double CO2 and bring us three degrees, possibly substantially more, of warming this century.

So where is our climate heading? Certainly not to an ice age as claimed by Chris. � e net human-caused forcing is already 1.5 watts per square metre, between 10 and 1,000 times larger than variations in solar forcing or other natu-ral forcings. Over the entire surface the human-caused increase in energy input to the earth is 750 terawatts, the equivalent of the heat release from several major hurricanes running all year every year! Humans are now incontro-vertibly in control of the cli-mate, but scientists fear our control will be very short lived – as little as just the next few years they warn!

The past climate record shows that in a warmer world additional feedbacks come into play, such as release of methane ice from below shallow seas that can kick in runaway climate change com-pletely beyond our ability to claw back.

� e last time the earth was 2–3 degrees warmer than to-day, three million years ago, the ocean was 25 metres higher, taking away the land now oc-cupied by one billion people. � e danger can be much worse: scientists estimate the carry-ing capacity of a four degrees warmer world this century is less than one billion people!

So to answer Chris’s ques-tion: most climate scientists, but a small minority of politi-cians, are issuing dire warnings because… well… what’s com-ing in our children’s time is dire. Is this gloom and doom? No! � is is reality! What will doom us is the gloomy and

defeatist outlook, stemming from the distorted self-interest of business as usual, combined with the denialist ideologies of their apologists. In fact we have everything we need, if we can inspire courage and gener-osity of spirit, to save our butts by rapidly deploying a low car-bon emission economy while creating fuller employment, and a safer and happier world.

Paul Taylor, PhD(emailed from Germany)

■ If we don’t get climate change sorted, there really is no other question that is going to be so overwhelming in terms of the con� icts, the struggle for re-sources, the climate refugees and the wars, which will en-sue, as well as wondrous lo-cal iconic areas like our Great Barrier Reef under attack from increased ocean acidi� cation.

We have to face this new reality. We need to stop mak-ing false choices. It’s not about whether we can a� ord to deal with this because of the effect on the economy because there won’t be any economy. We have already gone so far beyond what the overwhelming majority of scientists say (350 parts per million) is a sustainable level in which Earth can continue to produce food, water and a healthy environment.

So I applaud the ALP, the Greens and Independents for the Carbon Tax and the plan for a comprehensive clean energy policy. The Gillard government has established Australia, the highest per cap-ita carbon-emitting country in the developed world, as a much-needed international leader in the e� ort to address climate change. Our govern-ment is embracing the car-bon-reduction plan as a way to stimulate the economy and keep Australia competitive.

It is designed to protect consumers and ensure a smooth transition for in-dustry. Gillard’s proposal in-cludes targeted tax cuts and rebates for consumers drawn from the revenue generated by the carbon price, ensur-ing that the average Austral-ian does not su� er if busi-

nesses pass on their costs.I was very pleased to hear

Bob Brown last Saturday ad-dressing a press conference in Brisbane, applauding Julia Gillard for her great negotiat-ing skills and saying that she was a person who kept her word. The government has taken bold steps in the e� ort to combat climate change in the face of a contentious po-litical environment and pow-erful special interests.

As the world’s biggest ex-porter of coal, Australia is not lacking in well-funded climate deniers. For example, the Institute of Public A� airs, which is funded by major mining and oil companies in Australia, funds and enables fringe climate change sceptics.

Sue StockNimbin

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Letters

Koala recovery planThe launch of Tweed Shire Council’s Koala Connect pro-ject funded by the NSW Gov-ernment Environment Trust might encourage Tweed Shire Council to new action.

The Tweed communi-ty  will  continue to insist  on a  Cobaki recovery plan and a connecting koala habitat corridor, linking Queensland’s Currumbin Valley/Elano-ra  koala management plan  to the Cobaki area. Tweed Shire Council in its  2010 submis-sion to NSW Planning failed to  mention  the following ko-ala ‘connection’ corridors:  the Gold Coast City priority link-age – Currumbin to Cobaki (Tweed Shire) bioregional corridor on the McPherson Range and  the Gold Coast Currumbin Valley koala reha-bilitation plan.

While council’s submission was that a SEPP 44 koala plan of management was necessary for the Cobaki Lakes develop-ment, NSW Planning made no provision to save the Cobaki koala, when allowing the Co-baki Lakes Concept Plan. � e Cobaki Lakes developer has al-lowed koala habitat, when his consultant stated,  ‘Revegeta-tion works on the subject site will result in a long-term net gain of approximately 85.47ha of suitable forage and/or cor-ridor habitat for the koala’.

It is now incumbent upon  Tweed councillors to provide  hope for Cobaki/Currumbin Valley’s  koa-las with a Cobaki koala habitat corridor and a recovery plan.

Richard W MurrayTweed Heads Environment

Group Inc.

Opportunities missedI read, with inspiration and unfounded optimism, Katie Milne’s letter to the editor on June 23. It is of course rein-forcement of the overwhelm-ing community feedback ex-pressed late last year during the Tweed Community Engage-ment Strategy.

So why then is the same sen-timent not expressed/re� ected in our Tweed Shire Council’s Community Strategic Plan 2011-2021, despite guiding principles of social justice, eco-

nomic resilience and sustain-ability (p10). If it were, then we should not be hearing more talk of coal-seam gas mining and exploration licences for the area. We should not be hear-ing more talk by Lismore MP � omas George supporting a Byrrill Creek dam and unsus-tainable growth and develop-ment.

Why is it that motions put at council meetings regard-ing environment and sustain-ability issues, eg biodiversity study, climate action, planning

and development reforms, are voted down nearly every time? Let us � nd inspiration and op-timism by working together to recognise and address the challenges before us, but more signi� cantly realising the col-lective opportunities that exist.    

Steve TateStokers Siding

 Murphy’s LawOver the last 50 of my 70-odd years on this planet I have learned the greatest possible re-spect for Murphy’s Law: ‘Any-thing that can go wrong will go wrong’.

It is poetic in its simplic-ity and transcends most other complex e� orts to predict out-comes on any subject.

Even the technological won-ders of NASA have at times fallen to Murphy’s Law.

So are we supposed to be-lieve that mining companies, their engineers, politicians – just anyone – is able to resist or avoid this awesome law of human nature?

Somewhere Murphy will be laughing uncontrollably at statements like ‘world best practice’ and ‘industry best practice’.

Put Murphy’s Law alongside Nichols’s Fourth Law,  ‘Avoid any action with an unaccept-able outcome,’ and you have all you could ever need to know about the sheer stupidity of al-lowing coal-seam gas mining of any sort in any part of any

continent where land or water could be contaminated.

‘Full safety measures will be in place with constant moni-toring and supervision’ – ha, ha.

Just check out their current track record. Murphy rules – you better believe it.

David Lintern Uki

CSG questionsWith regard to the recent me-dia release by the minister for resources and energy, Chris

Hartcher. I congratulate his intention to consult with com-munities prior to determin-ing the status of an explora-tion licence application, so we wait for this to happen in the Tweed.

� e minister speaks of bal-ancing the rights of landown-ers and miners’ expectations, but will the party with the best (most expensive) lawyer win the day?  Who will decide the outcome when the ultimate ‘public good’ is largely a sub-jective measure?

Will miners’ wishes or claims override a local council’s prop-erly researched and logical decision to ban coal-seam gas (CSG) mining? What if this is on state or Crown land – for example, where public water supplies are at risk of being contaminated?  In some cases, the o� -mentioned remediation requirement may simply not be practical or possible.

Further clari� cation of these issues is needed, regardless of the media ‘noise’ dominating the carbon tax.

In addition, the issue of min-ing companies, not govern-ment, choosing consultants to conduct environmental or oth-er surveys such as community consultation, to my knowledge, has not been resolved. We feel that details such as these need attention to ensure the minis-ter’s stated intentions achieve an equitable outcome as con-sultants can skew results to

please their paymasters.  Such action would help restore confidence in government achieving an unbiased result if consultants were randomly chosen.

We are pleased to see min-isters voicing sentiments to prevent big business trampling on people’s rights, but what we need now is legislative action as the public is sick of hearing so-called ‘motherhood’ state-ments and spin.

Also, we will be carefully watching the outcome to any farmers in the Bellata area be-ing confronted with compulso-ry arbitration by CSG miners. Will they, in essence, be forced to sell out or just leave their land and homes?  Likewise the possible intrusion of CSG mining to the fertile black-soil plains of the Moree Shire.

We wonder what plans large multinational mining compa-nies have for our area?

Phil LatzStokers Siding

In your dreams, councilTweed Shire Council’s deter-mination to barge ahead with their proposal for an upmarket, tourist accommodation park (not an a� ordable-family-holi-day caravan park as some seem to believe) on south Cabarita reminds me of a melding of The Field of Dreams and a cargo cult.

Firstly, despite an over-whelming 90 per cent ob-jection rate of submissions received, and a rapidly disap-pearing Kingscliff beachside caravan park, and a dropping in tourist numbers, they insist on pushing the ‘build it and they will come’ notion. All well and good in a fairytale movie, but equally as unbelievable. � ey then further insist that this tourist park/resort will bring us immense wealth and prosperity.

� is myth is not prosperous, but preposterous!

Presently the Hideaway Motel at Cabarita Beach is in the hands of the liquidators. Cabarita Beach Motel is no more. Our last cargo-cult sav-iours, Resort Corp, have gone ‘belly up’, leaving the resort management rights to be re-cently on-sold by the admin-istrators. The pub has been sold, and most of the unsold accommodation and commer-cial units have been resumed by one of the lenders. In fact, the occupancy rate of tourist accommodation on the whole Tweed Coast is about 40 per cent (TEDC).

� en along come the great white gods of all things eco-nomic (our council) promising us a lifeline, a boom, prosper-ity beyond our wildest dreams. Well, I am here to tell you, they are not the messiah. � ey are just naughty boys and girls (apologies to Monty Python… a more credible business con-sultant).

Tim SmerdBogangar

Well, there’s � shermen and there’s � shermen.

You know the feeling you get when you recognise a name in the eulogy column? I didn’t till I turned to the sports page last week.

I recognised the big � athead straight away. I caught her about a month ago; she dragged my kayak up and down Mooball Creek and made my day. When she was safely beside the yak I cursed myself for forgetting the camera, but not for one second did I contemplate killing such a beautiful creature.

A � athead of this size is (as any akubra-wearing � sher-man should know) certainly a breeding female, and this one has kept our river popu-lated with tasty � sh for many

a year and still had a few more in her. But now she’s dead.

A � athead of this size goes on the palate like old boots and I can’t help hoping Vic Renz from Beaudesert had a little tummy ache that night.

If you’re going to take home a � sh, at least do a little research and don’t go killing the big breeders just so you can brag about it. My mates believed me. Good-bye, old girl.

Kenny GriersonCabarita Beach

■ Several other local � sher-men wrote expressing their disgust at our photo. The Echo apologises for publish-ing it; we do not condone irresponsible � shing and we should have known better – Ed.

Goodbye, old girl

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It’s Blues Jim, but not as we know itGeoff Achison has a reputation as a formidable acoustic and electric guitarist, a capable vocalist and a composer of good, funky songs without the clichés. ‘It’s Blues Jim but not as we know it’. Having taught himself to play in the isola-tion of rural Australia, he has developed a blues/funk style all his own that can be delicate one moment and explosive the next. Unaware of how the sounds he was hearing on his limited record collection were produced, he invented some of his own techniques – without the aid of pedals or gadgets. As a result, watching this guy wrench sounds from his simple set-up can be something of a spectacle. Geoff also possesses a soulful voice that has evoked favourable comparisons to Joe Cocker or Warren Haynes. An award-winning songwriter to boot, Geoff’s live set features an infectious mix of catchy original tunes, impro-vised jamming and inspired versions of blues and soul classics. He has toured regularly around the globe and won honours on three continents. Years of touring, recording and performing have seen him share stages and open shows with such high-calibre artists as Jorma Kaukonen & Hot Tuna, John Mayall, Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown, Hubert Sumlin, Levon Helm and Delbert McClin-ton as well as top Aussies ‘Dutch’ Tilders, Phil Manning, Jeff Lang and Tommy Emmanuel. Growing up in the small town of Malmsbury, Geoff somehow devel-oped a passion for American blues music and taught himself to play on a beat-up instrument he discovered ‘under the stairs’ of the family home. In his early 20s he found employment as lead guitarist with Melbourne’s top blues band Dutch Tilders and The Blues Club. See Geoff at the Currumbin SoundLounge on Friday.

She’s got legs and knows how to use themRhonda Burchmore celebrates 2011 with her brand-new show, Legs 11. This ageless icon of the entertainment industry combines her sensuality, comedy and phenomenal vocal talents in this chronological tale of her life that includes working with showbiz legends, stars, politicians and royalty. Her show features the music from her own ‘leading lady’ roles and smash hits songs that are significant in her entertaining journey.From Birth of the Blues, To Sir With Love, and Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend to Dancing Queen, Rhonda will pack the show with memorable moments, lots of laughs, a few tears, stunning gowns and sheer entertainment. PJ Lane, son of legendary Don Lane, will be Rhonda’s special guest and he will perform a few of his own favourite songs, plus a couple of his father’s, delivered with bucket loads of chutzpah. Friday Twin Towns.

Doc SpanA melting pot of remarkable sounds, stories, emotional great playing, inspiring lyrics and groove-focused tracks, Something For The Pain and The Treatment are a cross-continental recording project produced at Matthew Cang’s Somerset studio in the UK and partly recorded and written on Doc’s back porch on a lap-

top. Originally released as Spantronics in Australia, both records were released in the UK in 2006 and 2007 and distributed by MGM worldwide.Doc Span is renowned for his unique smokey voice, expressive tone, soul-ful dynamics and exciting stage presence. His style is drawn from a personal pilgrimage through the blues with years of jamming with many of Chicago’s blues greats while a paramedic at the notorious Cook County jail, hence the Doc. Doc’s influences include, but aren’t limited to: Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Howlin Wolf, JJ Cale, Little Feat, Little Walter, James Brown and Big Walter Horton.Matthew is a soulful musician, multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer and composer. His annual visits to Australia fostered an exciting musical partnership with Doc Span. A professional guitarist since the age of 17, Matthew played and recorded across Europe with the Sensational Alex Harvey Band and ran prestig-ious recording studios in London before settling into writing and recording his own material from ‘the castle’ in south-west Britain.

Doc performs and records original and traditional blues with Doc Span Blues. He also performs, in acoustic format, Delta Blues. Go see the Doc at the Currumbin SoundLounge Friday.

High-energy rockWasabi are a high-energy rock show that has been playing around south-east Queensland for the past two years building a fan base and reputa-tion as one of south-east Queensland’s best live bands.With a fully computer-operated light show, high-quality sound, and an en-gaging and entertaining performance every time, Wasabi are more than just a covers band; it’s a rock show aimed at keeping the dance floor busy from start to finish. The members of Wasabi are seasoned musicians playing all around Australia and internationally including such venues as Conrad Jupiters, Twin Towns, Treasury Casino, The Shangri-la Hotel Bangkok and Narwana Beach re-sort Bin Tan Island, Indonesia and perfor-mances covered by Australian radio and television. Wasabi play a great mix of

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THE BLACK SEEDS COOLANGATTA HOTEL

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REGURGITATOR COOLANGATTA HOTEL

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ASH GRUNWALD COOLANGATTA HOTEL

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THE OTHER NIGHT I was driving back from a gig when I caught the tail end of a program on ABC radio. A gentleman, whose name escapes me but was clearly an expert in his � eld, was warning listeners about revealing too much private information about themselves on Facebook. Facebook and all its narcissistic ‘tell me about yourself’ seductions has created a golden age for internet scammers who now have access to our most private information. And we have o� ered it willingly, posted on our home pages for all to see. ‘Hey here’s a pic of me in my bra and undies’. ‘Here I am on a pony.’ Oh and in case you want to see more of me, here’s a whole bloody album! No-one wants to look at other people’s albums, particularly when all the photos are of you. Unless it’s your stalker. We lock our houses, we have car alarms, but we put out our private information for the world to see. For instance, on the average Facebook we have our name, our date of birth, our marital status; we often have pictures of our kids and their names. We have pictures of our pets. We state the town where we live. These are just the clues your aspiring scammer needs to decode the passwords to your bank accounts, internet accounts, phone accounts etc. You see most people use their children or pets as password names. It’s not hard to � sh around and � nd out your parent’s names… and let’s face it, every single idiot out there wants a trillion people saying Happy Birthday – so everyone’s super-keen to reveal their birthdate. The Facebook critic went on to say ‘when you get something for free you have to assume that you are the product’. It was chilling. So this giant cybersnake called the internet that brings me social networking opportunities is actually using me? Facebook is just a giant data hoover to sell advertising. Our mindless chat may appear meaningless and inconsequential, but it’s highly valuable to those who might be interested in demographic behaviour. We’re complicit to a constant social survey about our values, our lifestyle choices and our general behaviour. And if that’s not bad enough, Facebook has eaten my

daughters. Whole. Most of the negative media about FB for teenagers has been about bullying or paedophiles. Weirdos pretending to be 14 but actually being some creepy predator who meets you at the train station then dismembers you. Maybe instead of suggested friends they could create a section dedicated to suggested predators. How about ‘Stalker of the week’. Over the school holidays my daughters were denied access to their Facebook accounts for about four days. It was like watching a heroin addict in severe withdrawal. They were listless. They lay in their beds. They became aggressive. They made threats. They cried. Then they started begging to use my step-dad’s computer. They bargained. They slammed the door. They didn’t shower. They wandered around a house full of humans declaring ‘this is so fricking boring there’s no one to talk to’. Their eyes had that same hollow stare of the alienated and disconnected. Facebook Zombies. You see if you aren’t on Facebook posting photos of yourself receiving comments like ‘oh my god you are so hot’ then you don’t exist. If you’re not hot you’re just not. I notice on my own Facebook account there are adults addicted to posting virtually every thought they have throughout the day for approval and recognition by their cyber-peers. But they’re adults. They can manage the soul-snatching implications of thinking that you have just engaged in a real human exchange. On FB it’s far easier to be crueler, to be more provocative, to have an apparently bulletproof persona. But this is just what I call cyber-pu� ng. The other word I like to use is ‘dickheading’. I’ve read my kid’s Facebook raves and the postings from their friends. Every parent should have a look. It’s shocking. Even the nicest kids are morons. I want my children back. The ones with real personalities who could have a conversation. The ones who watched a movie with me. The ones who told me I was wrecking their lives. Instead I’ve got wide-eyed ghouls who feed their souls into the portal they call Facebook. The internet screen has become the virtual pond that young Narcissus died staring into.

Mandy Nolan

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dance and drink to, giving a polished and genuine performance always because they love what they do – entertaining. After they rocked the house down at Currumbin RSL on Anzac Day, the club has asked Wasabi to return this Saturday.

You just can’t have too much funThe Funsters are a trio with members Greg Powell (vocals and guitar), Rose Powell (vocals and guitar) and Tom Schache (percussionist). With many years of experi-ence between them such as talent shows and big bands, to studio session work and performances with Grace Knight, Ron Kenoly, Darlene Zschech and Latin Con-nection, at the Woodford Folk Festival and 2000 Olympic Games Celebrations, The Funsters will de� nitely get the party started! Check out the Funsters at the Currumbin RSL on Sunday.

What’s in a name?No Use For A Name are touring Australia and NZ this July and August, bringing their storied reputation of debaucherous awesomeness that spans nine albums, � ve continents and a lineup more ready to shred punk rock songs than almost any other lineup in the history of not only Nufan, but dare we say it: the entire history of the galaxy. No, fer real. Check it: New axe-master Chris Rest from Lagwagon and bad-ass drummer Boz Rivera from the Mad Caddies join Tony Sly, who’s pretty much approaching legend status. And as if that still isn’t enough of an upgrade, Tony went whole hog on bassist Matt Riddle and put him into the hospital where he made him die several times, lose 70 pounds, get rid of his ‘diva-like’ gallbladder and ul-timately emerge lean, mean and full of that brand-new angst that only getting a seven-� gure hospital bill can provide. It’s backwards, faster, tighter, more technical, thinner, and less drunk, and the end results are the dawn of a new and exciting era from a band of legends, all with fresh perspective and a bunch of new reasons to turn up the � ame under the No Use For A Name kettle. Coolangatta Hotel Sunday.

Serving up your Green Eggs and HamThe Dr Seuss books are the source of inspiration for this musical journey with Lil’ Fi and Bill Jacobi. Lil’ Fi is a busy woman. Her performance schedule demands enormous talent and she has oodles to give. Because Lil’Fi views every performance as an emanation from her lounge room she draws her audiences into a delightful web of storytelling and music. Her empower-ing lyrics and naturally irrever-ent character make people feel fantastic. Renowned Australia wide as the ‘blues singer with an Australian twang’ she is a true blues diva. Over the last 15 years Lil’Fi has forged an impressive career as a singer/songwriter. Her credits include � ve awards for best female blues vocalist, a library of independent and compilation albums and as a much-loved Woodford Folk Festival per-former.Bill Jacobi considers himself as one of the luckiest people alive. Now living in Uki he is following a solo career as well as co-performing in Method with Frank Corby (Bondi Cigars). Jacobi’s career includes playing with Floyd Vincent and the Child Brides, the Shane Howard Band, Neil Murray and the Rainmakers. He supported Midnight Oil on their Blue Sky Mining circuit; he played on the Warumpi Band No Humbug album. His touring has taken him around Europe many

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RHONDA BURCHMORE TWIN TOWNS FRIDAY

ANDREA SOLER BAND

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THURSDAY 21■ BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES

CLUB 6PM PAUL ANTHONY■ CLUB BANORA 6PM DARRYL

KIERNAN■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM

ARCHIE RYE DUO■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB

6PM VEENIE’S – HOTSHOTZ

FRIDAY 22■ BILAMBIL SPORTS CLUB 8PM

WISHING WELL■ BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES

CLUB 7.30 INDER■ CLUB BANORA 7PM STEVE

CUMMINS AND THE BARSTUDS

■ CONDONG BOWLS CLUB IRISH TRIO AND THE DREAMERS

■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 9.30PM BLIND LEMON

■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB 7PM PAUL MULQUEEN

■ CURRUMBIN SOUNDLOUNGE 7.30PM GEOFF ACHISON WITH DOC SPAN

■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM TWO R MORE

■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM HIGH NOON

■ KINGSCLIFF SURF CLUB 6PM LEIGH JAMES

■ MARTY’S @ CABA, CABARITA BEACH 7PM AARON BISHOP

■ MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM DENNIS DEAN

■ PATCH LOUNGE COOLANGATTA 8PM KHAN BAND

■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7PM DENNIS CUTHEN

■ SALTBAR KINGSCLIFF DARREN MARLOW

■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB NOON BOB MILDREN 7.30PM SWITCH

■ TWIN TOWNS 8.30PM RHONDA BURCHMORE LEGS 11 WITH PJ LANE

■ UKI HALL 7.30PM IN THE PRESENCE OF GONGS

SATURDAY 23■ BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES

CLUB 7.30PM TWO R MORE■ CHINDERA TAVERN 3PM MR

TROY ■ CLUB BANORA 7PM

RETROACTIVE■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL

9.30PM ALTAR EGOS & DJ MIKE LIFTIN

■ CURRUMBIN RSL 7PM WASABI

■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM RICHARD BRENT

■ MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM MANTRA

■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 6PM MARTIN WAY

■ PATCH LOUNGE COOLANGATTA 8PM DJ ALFIE ROMEO

■ SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF FOSSIL ROCK

■ SEAGULLS LAKEVIEW LOUNGE 8PM THE STREET

■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 7.30PM THE AUSTRALIAN BEACH BOYS

■ TWIN TOWNS 8.30PM FOREVER ROD WITH DAVE BATTAH & ASHLEIGH TOOLE

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HOTEL, 3.30PM ANDREA SOLER BAND

■ BURLEIGH BEARS LEAGUES CLUB 2.30PM SHANE TEINAKI

■ CORONATION PARK, THE CHANNON OPERA IN THE PARK

■ CHINDERA TAVERN DARREN MARLOW

■ CLUB BANORA 11.30AM LYNNE HYNES 12.30PM GLENN BRACE

■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 3PM DAN ENGLAND 8PM NO USE FOR A NAME

■ KIRRA SPORTS CLUB 4PM HAVE-A-GO-KARAOKE

■ KINGSCLIFF SURF CLUB 6PM 3PM PAUL ATKINS

■ MARTY’S AT CABA, CABARITA BEACH 1.30PM CABALEROS

■ NEVERLAND COOLANGATTA EASY SUNDAYS

■ PATCH LOUNGE COOLANGATTA 3.30PM DAN HANNAFORD

■ POTTSVILLE BEACH SPORTS CLUB 4PM LEITH STUART

■ SPHINX ROCK CAFE MT BURRELL 1PM LIL’ FI AND BILL JACOBI

■ SURFERS BEER GARDEN SUNDAY SESSIONS

■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 5PM DAVE CLAYTON

MONDAY 25■ KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS

CLUB 12 NOON SHANE TEINAKI

■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6.30PM SHANE TEINAKI

TUESDAY 26■ CUDGEN LEAGUES CLUB

NOON JAYNE HENRY ■ MARTY’S AT CABA CABARITA

BEACH 7PM JAM NIGHT WITH ANNETTE

■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6.30PM CRAIG SHAW

■ TWIN TOWNS 11AM CARLOTTA’S CHRISTMAS IN JULY WITH MONIQUE ST JOHN

NWEDNESDAY 27■ BABALOU 7PM SPANISH

DANCE NIGHT■ CLUB BANORA 6PM

ANTHONY CLASSEN■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB

6.30PM ROY DANIELS

THURSDAY 28■ CLUB BANORA 6PM BUD

MANTHEY■ COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM

ARCHIE RYE DUO■ CUDGEN LEAGUES 6PM

GLENN BRACE■ KIRRA SPORTS CLUB 8PM

PHIL EIZENBERG’S OPEN MIKE NITE

■ TWEED HEADS BOWLS CLUB 6PM VEENIE’S – SWIZZLE

■ TWIN TOWNS 11AM TONY FENELON

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times: he has played countless gigs up and down the coast of Aus-tralia. Lil’ Fi and Bill Jacobi will be serving Green Eggs and Ham at the Sphinx Rock Café. Bring the family and settle in for an afternoon of extreme talent on Sunday.

A July Christmas with CarlottaCarlotta has been a part of the Australian and international enter-tainment scene for many years. She was the star and producer of the famous Les Girls back in the sixties, which ran for many success-ful years in the famous King’s Cross. She also performs with special guest star, the famous � ve-time Mo Award winner, Monique St John from Simone and Monique’s Playgirls. Twin Towns Tuesday.

THEATREScarlett O’Hara at the Crimson ParrotMurwillumbah Theatre Company has chosen a David Williamson play for their latest production. Scarlett O’Hara at the Crimson Par-rot is about dreams, romance and the magic of the unexpected. The main character, Scarlett O’Hara, is a forty-something incompetent, accident-prone waitress, who lives with her bullying, manipulative mother. Scarlett’s brain teems with the characters, situations and dialogue from the movies she loves and consumes like popcorn. But while she is o� in la-la land, she may just be missing something magical and exciting

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If you are looking for delicious food, co� ee or a romantic sunset cocktail on the riverbank, the Sheoak Shack is the beach shack for you with a funky laid back vibe. This gallery/cafe showcases the work of high quality local artists and is available for private functions… more Byron than Byron, in sleepy Fingal Head.

Sheoak Shack64 Fingal Rd, Fingal HeadPh 07 5523 1130Wed-Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 9.30am-5pmwww.sheoakshack.com

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AlleysCurrumbin RSL ClubCurrumbin Creek Road, CurrumbinOpen 7 days lunch and dinner07 5534 7999www.currumbin.com.au

Breakfast and BrunchEvery Sunday From 8.30amFull hot and cold bu� et$14.95 adults $7.95 kids (3 to 12)Bookings recommended

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Saltbar has something for everyone, a large deck, newly refurbished Sports Bar, family friendly Bistro and Kids Korner. As well as ocean views, there’s always a great atmosphere, daily food specials, a well-equipped children’s area, live music and more. Kids eat free* Mon-Thurs 5.30-7pm + free kids’ movie 7pm, T-Bone Tues & free trivia, Half Price Wednesday + free Karaoke 7pm. Saltbar is on the absolute beachfront, Salt Village, 15 mins south of Coolangatta Airport. *conditions apply

Saltbar Beach Bar & Bistro Bells Boulevard, Salt Village, South Kingscli� Open 7 days1300 725 822www.saltbar.com.au

Chinderah Tavern66 Chinderah Bay Drive, ChinderahPh 02 6674 1137www.taphouse.com.au Open 7 daysLunch 12pm-2.30pmDinner 5.30pm–8.30pm

The ‘Chindy’ is an ideal place to bring family and friends of all ages for a real country pub experience. Kick back and watch the kids play on our brand new playground while you enjoy an ice cold beer and a dozen of our famous $12 oysters on the deck overlooking the Tweed river. Open 7 days for lunch and dinner, with afternoon entertainment on the weekends. Come and see why everyone is talking about the new Chinderah Tavern.

Upcoming wine-makers dinnerwith one of Australia’s hottest producers, SC Pannell. Four course menu married to outstanding old-world varietals such as Nebbiolo, Grenache and Touriga Nacional.

6.30pm, Wed Aug 24, $89 per person

FinsSalt Village, Kingscli� 6674 4833dining@� ns.com.auDinner 7 daysLunch Fri, Sat & Sun

GOOD FOOD GUIDECHEFS HAT EVERYYEAR SINCE 1998

Small enough for personal care, large enough to o� er competitive prices. Santos has been supplying high quality biodynamic, organic, natural foods, and healthy products since 1975. We continue our commitment to sourcing as locally as possible. Santos is the home of Rainfed Rice–zero irrigation, certi� ed biodynamic, as local as you can get, and the most delicious rice you’re likely to � nd. Visit rainfedrice.com.au for more info, or visit our online store at santostrading.com.au. Eat well.

Santos Trading WarehouseMon-Thurs 9 to 5Fridays 9 to 4OPEN TO THE PUBLIC3/7 Brigantine Street,Byron Arts & Industry Park(02) 6685 5685

Overlooking the sparkling blue waters of the Jack Evans Boat Harbour at Twin Towns is Horizons restaurant. Enjoy casual indoor or alfresco dining where you can take in the spectacular views. June Special – Grilled Barramundi and Prawn Skewers with a mango and chilli salsa, creamy potato mash and broccolini. A complimentary glass of house wine with your meal for just $19.95 for members and $24.95 for non-members!

Horizons Lunch from 11amDinner from 5.30pmBrunch Sundays from 10am Phone: (07) 5536 2277 or visit www.twintowns.com.au

The Beach ShackShop 5, 60 Marine Parade, Kingscli� (next to Subway)6674 5822Open 7 days 9am-5pm

IMMUNE BOOSTER JUICEWant to stay well this winter? Try Josie’s new magic juice(will also keep vampires away!)July Special $1 o� all fresh juiceJust mention this ad

Wilson’s by The CreekOpen Fri, Sat, Sun Lunch 12-3pmDinner 5-10pm 139 Newes Rd, Coorabell6684 7348Bookings essential

Discover Wilson’s By The Creek Restaurant tucked away in the Byron hinterland. Newly open to the public, the elegant restaurant o� ers a truly gourmet experience, accompanied by Peppers renowned personal service. Savour the incredible � avours of the hinterland for a romantic dinner or gathering with friends, as Head Chef Adam Hall inspires you with his seasonal menu brimming with local produce.

Wharf St, Tweed Heads Ph 07 5536 2277 www.twintowns.com.au

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happening in her own life.The play will use � lm clips, acted by the cast, from Scarlett’s favourite old movies, as she imagines herself and others in roles from � lms such as Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, Calamity Jane and The Wizard of Oz.Scarlett O’Hara at the Crimson Parrot opens on Friday at 7.30 pm at the Murwillumbah Civic Centre Auditorium with a local clubs and associations Charity Night and continues on Saturday 23, Thursday 28, Friday 29 and Saturday 30 July all at 7.30 pm. There are also two matinees on Sunday July 24 and 31 at 2 pm. Join Scarlett and her friends as they serve up a quirky play using multimedia and Williamson’s customary wit. Patrons are, as usual, invited to bring their own food and drinks as the seating will be cabaret-style. Please note that this play contains adult themes and coarse language. For further information call Rosemary on 02 6672 1520.

Free admissionGallery open Wed-Sun

10am - 5pm

(02) 6670 2790 | 2 Mistral Road Murwillumbah NSW 2484 | www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/tweedart

Dennis Nona Naath (Dugong hunting platform) (detail) shown in Freshwater Saltwater exhibition

On display until 31 July2011 Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture

Portrait of a stranger: ABC Open internet projecta rourke summer: Meredith Crowe

Pressing Currents: Hobie PorterOn display until 7 August

Freshwater Saltwater - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prints Australian National Maritime Museum Travelling Exhibition

On display until 16 OctoberThe Australian Character: works from the Collection

On display until 4 DecemberValley of the Tweed: works from the Collection

shown alongside a work by Elioth Gruner on loan from the Art Gallery of NSW

Sun 24 July 2pm Public talk: Collecting and Connoisseurship with Josef Lebovic

KHAN BAND PATCH LOUNGE COOLANGATTA

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This week’s Cancerian transits highlight what’s

being held onto from our past – memories,

attitudes or beliefs that need kissing goodbye so we can move on…

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ARIES: Remember how you hate being pressured? Then hold that thought if you start getting too insistent with others. It isn’t in your best interests to be too trusting either, so be wary of volunteering personal information because hidden agendas are in the ascendancy this week. TAURUS: This week’s energetic holding pattern suits the Tauran temperament just � ne, allowing you to process present deep planetary changes at your own organic pace. The trick with navigating transitions gracefully is not waiting till the last possible moment when things are painful to make your move. GEMINI: This week’s word is listen. To other people. To your own intuition, gut feeling, whatever you call it. To what’s happening

in the media, on the street, in education, health and social change. Because the more you listen, the more you can hear what isn’t being said. CANCER: Cancerians can be the zodiac’s most engaging charmers, so don’t let this week’s edgy aspects ruin your mood. Everyone loves a smiley face; just look at peoples’ response to his holiness the Dalai Lama, your primo Cancerian example of caring for others without taking on their pain. LEO: Your majesty’s style is instinctive, but right now it needs to be strategic because others’ perceptions will a� ect how the rest of the month plays out. Communicator Mercury in Leo usually says the right thing but sometimes at the wrong time, so tailor royal proclamations accordingly.

VIRGO: You’ll get plenty of emotional yoga and mental calisthenics keeping up with people’s mood changes this week. Plus remembering happy homes require careful compromise; when arbitrating family dramas your logical mind sees what’s needed, but no-one will listen unless you speak to their feelings. LIBRA: Librans love nothing better than a little retail therapy, but dwindling resources suggest developing new priorities for shopping and buying. Your leading lady Venus in the sign of staying at home would much prefer your getting creative at Villa Libra with what you already have. SCORPIO: With planetary energies shaking existing structures into new patterns, it’s worthwhile getting really clear about what’s

important enough to � ght for in your life and what’s not. Careful listening and questioning will help handle and communicate this week’s strong feelings, your own and other peoples’. SAGITTARIUS: While this is a serious period for our planetary home, reconnecting with the funny side of life makes it bearable – though being a sensitive extrovert could have its tricky moments this week when your most enjoyable activity is brainstorming and the best day for it Friday. CAPRICORN: You’re excused for getting confused with this week’s mood swings and changing arrangements – just when you’ve � gured out why others are grouchy they’ve forgotten all about it. Just agree to disagree because dissent isn’t always a bad thing

and diverse views are way healthier than monocultures. AQUARIUS: Oops! Your emotional baggage could be showing this week, which supports closely examining any inconvenient truths that surface concerning the way you relate (or don’t) to others. Do this honestly, and you’ll � nd late-week Aries moon useful for fuelling any new resolutions into action.PISCES: Early-week Pisces moon invites quiet times before late-week Aries moon pumps up the volume on everyone airing their opinions. Keep things simple this week by avoiding complications, confusion and drama. Take into consideration how your changing direction or altering course may a� ect others.

1. A 4-year-old boy, played beautifully by Dong Bowen, begins to learn the di� culties of rebelling against a conformist society in Little Red Flowers (SBS2, Friday, 9pm).2. Even the likeable Steve Carell cannot save Evan Almighty (Prime, Saturday, 7.30pm) from being a dog of a comedy. God wants him to build a new ark, and there’s not a development application in sight.3. Australian � ick Panic At Rock Island premieres (NBN, Sunday, 8.30pm). Festival goers are trapped in Sydney Harbour with a deadly virus – vomiting ensues. Spiderbait provides some of the music.

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ABC 15.00 rage (PG) 11.00 Big Chef Takes On Little Chef 12.00 Collectors 12.30 Australian Story 1.00 Foreign Correspondent 1.30 Two In The Top End 2.00 Trekking In Papua 2.25 Space Odyssey 3.00 Shute Shield Rugby Union LIVE – Manly v Eastern Suburbs 5.00 Moama International Bowls 6.00 James Martin’s

Champagne 6.30 Gardening Australia 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Kingdom 8.30 Marchlands 9.20 Rake (M) 10.15 Doctor Who11.05 rage (MA)

ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Program 7.00 Monkey Thieves 7.30 Willie’s Chocolate

Revolution 8.15 At The Movies 8.30 Movie: For A Few Dollars

More (M 1966) Western. Stars Clint Eastwood

10.40 Movie: High Plains Drifter (M 1973) Western. Stars Clint Eastwood 12.20 Make ’em Laugh (M) 1.15 The British In Bed 2.00 Close

ABC 36.05am to 5.45pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 Stoked 6.30 The Slammer 7.00 Deadly 60 7.30 Good Game SP 8.00 The Tribe 9.15 Close

ABC NEWS 24 4.00 ABC News 4.05 The Quarters 4.15 The Drum 5.00 Q&A 6.00 7.30 6.30 Behind The News 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Contact Sport 8.00 ABC News 8.45 The Quarters 9.00 ABC News 9.45 The Quarters 10.00 ABC News 10.30 7.30 11.00 ABC News 11.30 7.30 12.00 ABC News 12.30 7.30 Select 1.00 Big Ideas 2.00 ABC News 2.30 7.30 3.00 ABC News 3.30 Foreign Correspondent 4.00 ABC News 4.30 Behind The News 5.00 ABC News 5.30 One Plus One 6.00 ABC News 6.30 Australian Story 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The World This Week 8.00 Four Corners 8.45 The Quarters 9.30 State To State 10.00 ABC News 10.30 7.30 Select 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Foreign Correspondent 12.00 Big Ideas 1.00 One Plus One 1.30 7.30 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 7.30 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 7.30

SBS 15.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 7.30 Tour de France Update 7.45 World News 1.00 Opera: Il Trovatore 3.30 In Their Own Words: British Novelists 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Food Sarari: Thai 6.00 Tour de France Highlights 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Engineering Connections 8.30 Iron Chef 9.20 RocKwiz (M) 10.00 Tour de France LIVE

– Grenoble2.00 Weatherwatch

SBS 25.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 6.00 Wine Lovers’ Guide To

Australia 6.30 Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour Of

Britain 7.30 Find My Family 8.30 Tour de France Highlights 9.00 Movie: The Orphanage

(MA 2007) Spanish horror10.55 Movie: Bolero (MAV 2004) Czech mystery 12.45 Weatherwatch

TEN6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.00 Hit List TV 12.00 Landed Music 12.30 Hit Rater.Com 1.00 Infomercial 1.30 Hook Line & Sinker 2.00 AFL Premiership Season

LIVE – Sydney v Western Bulldogs

5.00 Ten News 5.30 Jamie’s Thirty Minute Meals 6.00 Ten News 6.30 Expedition Impossible 7.30 Talkin’ ’bout Your

Generation 8.40 Movie: Mission

Impossible II (M 2000) US action. Stars Tom Cruise

11.10 AFL Premiership Season: Essendon v Carlton 1.40 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

ELEVEN6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The Brady Bunch 8.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 9.00 Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 The King Of Queens 3.30 Cheers 4.00 Roseanne 4.30 Family Ties 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Sabrina The Teenage

Witch 6.30 Everybody Loves

Raymond 7.30 Frasier 8.00 Everybody Loves

Raymond 8.30 Biggest Loser US 10.30 9021011.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven

ONE HD6.00 NASCAR Sprint Cup 9.00 This Week In Baseball 9.30 Australian Superboat Championship 10.00 Pro Bull Riding 11.00 World Of Free Sports 11.30 Drive 12.00 World Championship Triathlon: Hamburg 1.00 WWE Experience 2.00 World Championship Swimming 3.00 Extreme Dreams 3.30 World Championship Swimming 5.00 Australian Tarmac Rally: Adelaide Hills 6.00 I Fish 6.30 WWE Experience 7.30 Everest: Beyond The Limit 8.30 An Idiot Abroad (M) 9.30 Formula 1 Qualifying LIVE

– Germany11.10 The Ultimate Fighter (M) 1.30 Omnisport 2.00 Rally World 3.00 NASCAR Nationwide Series 4.00 OneAsia Tour Golf 5.00 ATP World Tour Tennis 5.30 FA Cup Classic

PRIME6.30 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Weekend Sunrise 9.00 Kids’ Programs 12.30 V8 Xtra 1.00 V8 Utes 2.00 Marie

Claire – Under The Cover 2.30 Movie: Dirty Dancing – Havana Nights (PG 2004) US romance. Stars Diego Luna 4.30 What’s Up Down Under 5.00 Guide To The Good Life 5.30 Sydney Weekender 6.00 Seven News 6.30 Martin Clunes’ Man To

Manta 7.30 Movie: Evan Almighty

(G 2007) US comedy. Stars Steve Carell

9.30 Movie: Spy Game (M 2001) US action. Stars Robert Redford

12.05 Movie: Catch A Fire (M 2006) US drama. Stars Tim Robbins 2.00 Home Shopping

7TWO6.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Better Homes And Gardens 10.00 The Great Outdoors 11.00 Queensland Weekender 11.30 Out Of The Blue 12.00 A House In Spain 12.30 Passport To The Sun 1.00 Weekend Kitchen 5.00 Great Australian Doorstep 5.30 Man About The House 6.00 Mind Your Language 6.30 Born And Bred 7.30 Heartbeat 8.40 Inspector Morse (M)11.00 That’s My Boy 11.30 Please Sir 12.00 Minder 1.00 Medical Rookies 1.30 Passport To The Sun 2.00 Man About The House 2.30 Leyland Brothers World 3.30 Weekend Kitchen

7MATE6.00 AFL Premiership Season: St Kilda v Adelaide 8.30 Red Bull X-Fighters International Series: Spain 10.30 Man

v Food 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 Racing Green 12.30 Fifth Gear 1.00 Zoom TV 1.30 Great Grand Prix Racing Heroes 2.30 Fifth Gear 3.30 American Hot Rod 4.30 Monster Garage 5.30 According To Jim 6.30 Superships 7.30 Air Crash Investigation 9.30 Movie: The Lord Of The

Rings – The Return Of The King (M 2003) US adven-ture. Stars Viggo Mortensen

12.30 Racing Green 1.00 Great Grand Prix Racing Heroes 2.00 American Hot Rod 3.00 Xena 4.00 Quincy ME 5.00 Quantum Leap

NBN6.00 Danoz 7.00 Weekend Today 10.00 Saturday Kerri-Anne 11.00 Kids’ Programs 2.30 Movie: Yellowstone Kelly (PG 1959) Western. Stars Clint Walker 4.30 Discover Downunder 5.00 NBN News 5.30 Getaway 6.00 NBN News 6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home

Videos 7.30 Tri-Nations Rugby LIVE –

Australia v South Africa8.40 Lotto 9.45 Movie: Gran Torino (M

2008) US drama. Stars Clint Eastwood

12.00 Movie: The Final Cut (M 2004) US sci� . Stars Robin Williams 2.00 Movie: Beyond The Poseidon Adventure (PG 1979) US action. Stars Michael Caine 4.00 Infomercials

GO!6.00 Kids’ Programs 1.00 Married With Children 2.30 Here’s Lucy 3.00 Green Acres 3.30 Spin City 4.30 Dukes

Of Hazzard 5.30 Wipeout 6.30 Top Gear 7.30 Two And A Half Men 8.30 Movie: Under Siege 2

(M 1995) US action. Stars Steven Seagal

10.30 Movie: Urban Legend (AV 1998) US thriller. Stars Rebecca Gayheart

12.30 South Park (M) 1.00 Vampire Diaries (M) 2.00 Ladette To Lady (M) 5.00 The Hills 5.30 Tamagotch!

GEM6.00 Movie: Some People (G 1962) UK comedy. Stars Kenneth More 8.00 Movie: San Demetrio, London (G 1943) UK drama. Stars Arthur Young 10.00 Movie: Champagne Charlie (G 1944) UK comedy. Stars Tommy Trinder 12.15 The Baron 1.15 Friends 1.45 Movie: Operation Bullshine (G 1959) UK comedy. Stars Donald Sinden 3.30 Movie: Splendor In The Grass (PG 1961) US drama. Stars Warren Beatty 6.00 The Golden Girls 6.30 Antiques Roadshow 7.30 Secret Dealers 8.30 CSI: NY (M) 9.30 CSI: Miami (M) 10.30 CSI (M) 11.25 Conan (M) 12.20 Psychic TV 1.50 Movie: Circus Of Horrors (M 1960) UK thriller. Stars Anton Di� ring 3.30 Movie: Champagne Charlie 5.30 Discover Downunder

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ABC 14.00 The Bill (M) 5.00 Can We Help? 5.30 The New Inventors 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.30 Business Today 10.00 Human Journey 11.00 Catalyst 11.30 One Plus One 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Midsomer Murders 2.10 World’s Greenest Homes 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Time Team 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 Collectors 8.30 Silent Witness (M) 9.30 Hustle 10.30 Lateline11.15 Beautiful People (M) 11.45 rage (MA)

ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 Last Chance To See

Kakapo 8.30 Sanctuary (M) 9.15 Riese (M) 9.30 The Tudors (M) 10.30 Crownies (M)11.30 Cold Feet (M) 12.20 Code Geass (M) 12.45 Important Things 1.10 The O� ce 1.40 Close

ABC 36.05am to 5.35pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 Rated A For Awesome 6.15 Almost Naked Animals 6.25 Horrible Histories 7.10 Star Wars 7.35 The Assistants 8.00 Stay Tuned 8.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation 9.00 Close

ABC NEWS 24 4.00 ABC News 4.05 The Quarters 4.20 The Drum 5.00 ABC News 5.15 The Quarters 5.30 Newsline 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC News 12.30 Newsline 1.00 ABC News 2.30 One Plus One 3.00 Afternoon Live 5.30 Capital Hill 6.00 ABC News 6.05 The Drum 6.45 The Quarters 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Contact Sport 8.00 ABC News 8.30 One Plus One 9.00 The World 10.00 ABC News 10.05 The Drum 10.45 The Quarters 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Capital Hill 12.00 ABC News 12.20 Lateline 1.00 BBC News 1.30 Contact Sport 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 The World This Week 3.00 Lateline 3.40 The Quarters

SBS 15.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 7.30 Tour de France Update 7.45 World News 1.30 Inside The Bombay Railway 2.30 The Nest 3.30 Angels In New York 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Global Village 6.00 Tour de France Highlights 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 James May’s Toy Stories 8.30 The First Blitz August 1916 9.30 World News Australia 10.00 Tour de France LIVE –

Modane Valfréjus to L’Alpe d’Huez

2.00 Weatherwatch

SBS 25.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 6.00 Global Village 6.30 Come Dine With Me 7.30 New York 8.30 Tour de France Highlights 9.00 Movie: Little Red Flowers

(M 2006) Chinese drama10.35 Movie: Confessions Of Pain (MAV 2006) Cantonese thriller 12.35 Weatherwatch

TEN6.00 Ten News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Everyday Gourmet 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.30 6.30 With George Negus 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 Masterchef Australia 9.00 Movie: Juno (M 2007) US

drama. Stars Ellen Page11.00 Can Of Worms (M) 12.00 Sports Tonight 12.30 The Late Show 1.30 Infomercials 5.00 Religion

ELEVEN6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 9.00 Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 The King Of Queens 3.30 Cheers 4.00 Roseanne 4.30 Family Ties 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Sabrina The Teenage

Witch 6.30 Neighbours

7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond

7.30 The Glee Project 8.30 Britain’s Next Top Model 9.30 Sex And The City (M)10.40 The Late Late Show 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven

ONE HD6.00 500 Great Goals 6.30 NASCAR Sprint Cup 7.30 Pro Bull Riding 8.30 WNBA Action 9.00 Ironman: Utah 10.00 Major League Baseball – LIVE 1.00 The Game Plan 3.00 World Championship Swimming 4.00 Extreme Dreams 4.30 Airline 5.00 Guerrilla Gardeners 5.30 I Fish 6.00 Bondi Rescue 6.30 Extreme Dreams 7.00 Airline 7.30 Mighty Movers 8.30 Movie: Sleepers (M 1996)

US drama. Stars Robert de Niro

11.25 Sports Tonight 11.55 UFC (M) 1.55 Omnisport 2.30 Major League Baseball 5.00 Omnisport 5.30 FA Cup Classic

PRIME6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Seven News 12.00 Movie: The Net 2.0 (M 2006) US action. Stars Nikki Deloach 2.00 Dr Oz 3.00 Last Chance Surgery 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News

7.00 Home And Away 7.30 Better Homes And

Gardens 8.30 Ghost Whisperer (M) 10.30 AFL Premiership Season

St Kilda v Adelaide2.50 Home Shopping

7TWO6.00 Kids Time 7.30 Martha Stewart Show 8.30 Sons & Daughters 9.00 Home & Away 9.30 Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Designing Women 11.30 Deal Or No Deal 12.00 Hart To Hart 1.00 Head Of The Class 1.30 Welcome Back Kotter 2.00 Murphy Brown 2.30 Valerie 3.00 Perfect Strangers 3.30 Night Court 4.00 Columbo 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.00 Harry’s Practice 7.30 Are You Being Served? 8.45 Escape To The Country11.00 60 Minute Makeover 12.00 Living In The Sun 1.00 Movie: Duel At Diablo (M 1966) Western. Stars James Garner 3.00 Medical Rookies 4.00 Coronation Street 4.30 Emmerdale 5.00 The World Around Us

7MATE6.00 Six Million Dollar Man 7.00 The Virginian 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 Quincy ME 1.00 The Rockford Files 2.00 Malcolm And Eddie 2.30 Newsradio 3.00 Xena 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 According To Jim 6.30 My Wife And Kids 7.00 That ’70s Show

7.30 Pimp My Ride 8.30 My Name Is Earl 9.30 Movie: Sin City (AV 2005)

US action. Stars Mickey Rourke

12.00 Malcolm And Eddie 12.30 Newsradio 1.00 Six Million Dollar Man 2.00 Quantum Leap 3.00 Quincy ME 4.00 Hercules 5.00 Adam 12 5.30 Home Shopping

NBN5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Infomercials 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Hi-5 4.00 Kitchen Whiz 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 Evening News 6.30 A Current A� air 7.30 Friday Night Football

LIVE – Canterbury Bulldogs v Parramatta Eels

9.30 Friday Night Football Melbourne Storm v Brisbane Broncos

11.30 Movie: Any Which Way You Can (M 1980) US comedy. Stars Clint Eastwood 1.45 Movie: Captivity (AV 2007) US thriller. Stars Elisha Cuthbert 3.30 Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Danoz 4.30 Good Morning America

GO!6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Married With Children 12.00 Here’s Lucy 12.30 Spin City 1.00 The Hills 2.00 Dukes Of Hazzard 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Movie: Stuart Little (G

1999) US comedy. Stars

Michael J Fox 7.50 Movie: 17 Again (PG 2009)

US comedy. Stars Zac Efron 10.00 Movie: Fired Up! (M 2009)

US comedy. Stars Nicholas D’Agosto

12.00 South Park (MA) 1.00 Fringe (M) 2.00 Up Late (M) 2.30 Cribs 3.00 Ladette To Lady (M) 5.00 The Hills 5.30 Tamagotch!

GEM6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: Some People (G 1962) UK comedy. Stars Kenneth More 2.00 RPA 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 The Block 5.00 The Golden Girls 6.00 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 Top Design 8.30 Movie: About Schmidt

(M 2002) US comedy. Stars Jack Nicholson

11.10 Conan (M) 12.10 Psychic TV 1.40 Movie: Wild Rovers (M 1971) Western. Stars William Holden 4.10 Movie: Not Now, Comrade (PG 1976) UK comedy. Stars Leslie Phillips

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ABC 15.00 rage (PG) 6.30 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Insiders 10.00 Inside Business 10.30 Offsiders 11.00 Asia Pacific Focus 11.30 Songs Of Praise 12.00 Landline 1.00 7.30 1.30 Message Stick 2.00 Nature’s Great Events 3.00 The Desert Of Forbidden Art 3.50 James Castle 4.45 Kats Chernin 5.00 Art Nation 5.30 Mr Bean 5.45 Robin Hood 6.30 Dance Academy 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Grand Designs 8.30 Midsomer Murders (M) 10.00 Compass 10.35 Strictly Speaking 11.05 Foyle’s War (M) 12.40 Grand Designs 1.30 Cricket In The 60s 2.30 Wire In The Blood (M)

ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 At The Movies 7.30 The Choir 8.30 Reel Injun (M) 10.00 Art Nation 10.30 Graham Norton Show11.15 Miranda 11.45 Gavin And Stacy (M) 12.20 Johnny O’Keefe 1.10 Stars 2.10 Close

ABC 36.05am to 5.35pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 The Legend Of Dick And Dom 6.30 Horrible Histories 7.00 Trapped! 7.30 The Avengers 7.50 Vampire Knight 8.40 Black Panther 9.05 Close

ABC NEWS 24 4.00 7.30 5.00 Big Ideas 6.00 7.30 6.30 Behind The News 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The World This Week 8.00 ABC News 9.00 Insiders 10.00 ABC News 10.30 7.30 11.00 ABC News 11.30 7.30 12.00 ABC News 12.30 Offsiders 1.00 Big Ideas 2.00 ABC News 2.30 7.30 3.00 ABC News 3.30 Australian Story 4.00 ABC News 4.30 Behind The News 5.00 ABC News 5.30 Inside Business 6.00 ABC News 6.30 Foreign Correspondent 7.00 ABC News 7.30 One Plus One 8.00 Insiders 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Tonic 10.00 ABC News 10.30 The World This Week 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Australian Story 12.00 Landline 1.00 Big Ideas 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 7.30 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 7.30

SBS 15.00 Weatherwatch 6.05 World News 7.30 Tour de France Update 7.45 Weatherwatch 8.00 World News 10.30 Football Asia 11.00 Football Feature 12.00 Futbol Mundial 12.30 Speedweek 2.00 Silk Way Rally 3.00 Unfolding Florence 4.30 In Good Hands 5.00 Cycling Central 6.00 Tour de France Highlights 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Cannibals Of The Stone

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Hard work may be as impor-tant as talent but simply cannot explain a phenomenon such as Trevor Tao.

Adelaide’s Tao came from nowhere to win the Australian Junior Championship at 14 and then qualify for Australia’s Olympic team in 1994 at age 17.

Since then Tao has played chess only sporadically, concen-trating on a science career. He has had virtually no chance to earn an International Master title, yet he has reached that level of strength on what would appear to be raw talent.

Last weekend Tao came out of a two-year hibernation to win the Checkmate Open in Adelaide, playing, according to the top seed Grandmaster Zhao Zong Yuan, ‘simply magnificently’.

At the Checkmate Open Tao outplayed Zhao, Australia’s top player, drew easily with 2010 winner GM Darryl Johansen, and demolished IM James Morris in 45 minutes, winning the 2011 Checkmate title and the $1,000 first prize outright.

Tao joked after his win that he was a little rusty, yet his per-

formance level was equivalent to that needed for a Grandmaster result.

The following game, Tao’s shock victory over Zhao in the fourth round of the Checkmate tournament, sees nothing flashy but nonetheless leaves one in shock at the ease with which a top class player such as Zhao can be beaten by a player who simply plays one good move after another.Adelaide 2011White: T TaoBlack: Zhao Zong Yuan Opening: Sicilian Defence1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.0-0 Bd7 5.c4 g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.Qxd4 Nf6 9.Nc3 Calm play, since 9.e5!? dxe5 10.Qxd8+ Rxd8 11.Nxe5 Bd7 12.Be3 Bg7 13.Bxa7 Ng4! works out well for Black. 9…Bg7 10.Qd3 0-0 11.Be3 a5 12.Bd4 Nd7 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Qd4+ Kg8 15.Nd5 e6?! Now Black’s d pawn becomes a long-term problem. Zhao later judged 15…b5 as satisfactory for Black. 16.Nc3 Nc5 17.Rad1 Qb6 18.Rd2 Rad8 19.Rfd1 a4 20.Qe3 Rd7 21.h4! With Black tied up defending his d pawn, Tao launches an attack on the other flank. 21…Qb4 22.a3! Qxc4?! 23.Rd4 Qa6 24.Rxd6 Qa5 25.Ne5 Rc7 A choice of evils – 25…Rxd6 26.Rxd6 Be8 27.Ng4 f6 28.e5! also works out well for White. 26.h5 Nb3 27.Ng4 f6 28.e5! fxe5 29.hxg6 Rg7 29…hxg6 30.Rxe6 Rg7 31.Nf6+ was equally hopeless. 30.Nxe5 Qc5 31.Qxc5 Nxc5 32.Nxc6 bxc6 33.Rxc6 1-0 White will win a third pawn and the game.

CHESS by Ian RogersPlay at Seagulls Club, Thurs 6-10pm

Last week’s solution

Mungo’s Crossword

Cryptic CluesACROSS1. Woven nylon container for upper-class model in night club – a place barely adequate for a vacation! (6,6)8. Altogether, five courses to keep mum (2,5)9. Novice is a big profiteer! (7)

11. Make certain to swindle the company (7)12. Error for each piece of footwear (7)13. Native American keeps time for the island (5)14. Curse a girl overrunning the cell of beehive, for instance (9)16. Help! Go, set off with the good news (3,6)

19. Time to wander over a wide area, for treasure (5)21. Sicken over La Douce’s quick post (3,4)23. Ship’s accountant holds us back from the chaser (7)24. In the wrap-up, measure the century – and fail (7)25. Small instrument for the officer in charge of the song about the navy (7)26. Sadly, lost her heart – have a holiday here! (6,6)

DOWN1.Candidate: one born in an Alaskan city (7)2. Piss messily in a river? Scorn! (7)3. Cooks the joint over boiling water – in a liner, perhaps (9)4. Reductions across student religious sects (5)5. Education not right, but it’s an inclination (7)6. Baseball team to stick to skittle! (7)7. Beat coach, get ready for a holiday hideout (5,7)10. Game, right, real confusion before entertainment at a

country getaway (5,7)15. Help yon ox play on this instrument! (9)17. Reach out after every pain (7)18. Where you’ll find a voter performing well? (2,1,4)19. Rent-a-party turns into a storm (7)20. Oxygen, copper, lithium – way to go for this doctor (7)22. Sucker for a calm church (5)

Quick CluesACROSS1. Naturist resort (6,6)8. Altogether, in unison (2,5)9. Beginner, student (7)11. Ascertain, make sure (7)12. Evening footwear (7)13. Greek island (5)14. Six-sided (9)16. Bible’s new testament (3,6)19. Cache of treasure (5)21. Post sent by plane (3,4)23. Hunter, chaser (7)24. Shut in, wrap (7)25. Small egg-shaped wind instrument (7)

26. Sanitarium, recovery centre (6,6)

DOWN1. Candidate, one proposed for office (7)2. Scorn, hold in contempt (7)3. Old ocean liner (9)4. Sects. Religious groups (5)5. Inclining, tending (7)6. Skittle (7)7. Seaside shack (5,7)10. Country hideaway (5,7)15. Percussion instrument with wooden sounding boards (9)17. Otalgia (7)18. Performing well, successful (2,1.4)19. Powerful windstorm (7)20. Eye doctor (7)22. Blood-sucking parasite (5)

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Journey (M) 10.00 At The Movies 10.30 Lateline11.05 Lateline Business 11.30 Wild China: Tibet 12.25 Life At 1 1.20 Time Team 2.10 Teenage Kicks 3.00 Big Ideas

ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 Licence To Drill 8.30 Beauty And The Beast 9.30 The True Story Titanic 10.20 Stuart11.20 Shrink Rap: Tony Curtis (M) 12.10 Breakbound 12.55 The Black Angels 1.50 Close

ABC 36.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 Rated A For Awesome 6.15 Almost Naked Animals 6.25 Horrible Histories 7.10 Star Wars 7.35 Wolverine And The X-Men

8.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation 9.00 Close

ABC NEWS 24 4.00 ABC News 4.05 The Quarters 4.20 The Drum 5.00 ABC News 5.15 The Quarters 5.30 Newsline 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC News 12.30 National Press Club Address 1.00 ABC News 2.30 State To State 3.00 Afternoon Live 5.30 Capital Hill 5.45 The Quarters 6.00 ABC News 6.05 The Drum 6.45 The Quarters 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 ABC News 8.30 Lateline Business 9.00 The World 10.00 ABC News 10.05 The Drum 10.45 The Quarters 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Newsline 12.00 ABC News 12.20 Lateline 1.00 BBC World News 1.30 Lateline Business 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 7.30 3.00 Lateline 3.35 Lateline Business

SBS 15.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Opera: Idomeneo 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Global Village 6.00 Demetri’s Castle 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 Inspector Rex 8.30 Seduction In The City 9.30 World News Australia 10.05 Movie: I Served The King

Of England (M 2006) Czech comedy

12.10 Movie: Blueberry (M 2004) French western 2.20 Weatherwatch

SBS 25.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 6.00 Global Village 6.30 Come Dine With Me

Greece 7.30 Dateline 8.30 The Secret Life Of The

Dog 9.30 Movie: Day And Night (M

2004) Danish drama11.10 Movie: Cleopatra (M 2003) Argentinian comedy 1.00 Weatherwatch

TEN6.00 Ten News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Everyday Gourmet 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.30 6.30 With George Negus 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 Masterchef Australia 8.30 Renovators 9.40 The Defenders (M)10.40 Late News With Sports Tonight 11.10 Late Show 12.10 The Cleaner (M) 1.10 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

ElEvEN6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 9.00 Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 The King Of Queens 3.30 Cheers 4.00 Roseanne 4.30 Family Ties 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Sabrina The

Teenage Witch 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 Everybody Loves

Raymond 7.30 The Simpsons 8.00 Futurama 8.30 The Simpsons 9.00 Futurama 9.30 The Cleveland Show (M) 10.00 King Of The Hill 10.30 The Late Late Show 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 Sabrina 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven

ONE HD6.00 500 Great Goals 6.30 NASCAR Sprint Cup 7.30 Pro Bull Riding 8.30 This Week In Baseball 9.00 Major League Baseball – LIVE 12.00 World Championship Swimming 2.00 NASCAR Nationwide Series 3.00 World Championship Swimming 4.00 Airline 4.30 Extreme Dreams 5.00 Guerrilla Gardeners 5.30 I Fish 6.00 Airline 6.30 Bondi Rescue 7.00 Cops 7.30 Twister Sisters 8.30 Cops (M) 9.30 Sons Of Anarchy (AV) 10.45 RPM 11.45 World Championship Swimming 1.15 Sports Tonight 1.45 Pro Series Drag Racing 2.45 Omnisport 3.00 Major League Baseball 5.30 FA Cup Classic

PRIME6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Mystery Woman (M) 2.00 Dr Oz 3.00 Last Chance Surgery 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal

6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 Highway Patrol 8.00 World’s Deadliest Roads 8.30 Criminal Minds (M) 9.30 Covert Affairs (M) 10.30 Detroit 1-8-7 (M)11.30 Eastbound & Down (MA) 12.00 Style By Jury 12.30 Home Shopping 5.30 News

7TWO6.00 Home Shopping 6.30 Martha Stewart Show 7.30 Dr Oz 8.30 Sons & Daughters 9.00 Home & Away 9.30 Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Designing Women 11.30 Deal Or No Deal 12.00 The Bill (M) 1.00 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 2.00 Murphy Brown 2.30 The Hogan Family 3.00 Perfect Strangers 3.30 Night Court 4.00 Movie: Run Wild, Run Free (G 1969) UK drama. Stars John Mills 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.00 Harry’s Practice 7.30 Heartbeat 8.40 Pie In The Sky 9.45 Movie: Death At A Funeral

(M 2007) US comedy. Stars Matthew MacFadyen

11.40 Murphy’s Law (AV) 12.45 Coronation Street 1.30 Emmerdale 2.00 Home Shopping 3.30 Room For Improvement 4.00 Leyland Brothers World 5.00 Home Shopping

7MATE6.30 Six Million Dollar Man 7.00 The Rockford Files 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Quantum Leap

12.00 Quincy ME 1.00 The Equalizer (M) 2.00 Malcolm And Eddie 2.30 Newsradio 3.00 Xena 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 According To Jim 6.30 My Wife And Kids 7.00 That ’70s Show 7.30 Pimp My Ride 8.30 Hardcore Pawn 9.30 American Pickers11.30 Rude Tube (M) 12.00 Malcolm And Eddie 12.30 Newsradio 1.00 Six Million Dollar Man 2.00 Home Shopping 3.30 Room For Improvement 4.00 Hercules 5.00 Adam 12 5.30 Home Shopping

NBN5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 The Block 3.30 Magical Tales 4.00 Kitchen Whiz 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 The Block 8.00 Top Design8.25 Lotto 9.00 RPA11.00 Embarrassing Bodies (M) 12.00 Secret Diary Of A Call Girl (MA) 12.30 Eclipse Music TV 1.00 Entertainment Tonight 2.00 Home Shopping 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

GO!6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 Entertainment Tonight 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Married With Children 12.00 Here’s Lucy 12.30 Spin City 1.00 Seinfeld 2.00 The Dukes Of Hazzard

3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Seinfeld 6.30 Two And A Half Men 7.00 Australia’s Funniest Home

Videos 7.30 Two And A Half Men 8.30 The Big Bang Theory 9.30 Movie: Constantine (M

2005) US drama. Stars Keanu Reeves

12.00 Spartacus (AV) 1.00 Ladette To Lady (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Married With Children 5.30 The Flintstones

GEM6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: The Hollywood Mom’s Mystery (M 2004) US mystery. Stars Justine Bateman 2.00 RPA 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 David Attenborough’s Life Of Mammals 5.00 The Golden Girls 6.00 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 Zoo Juniors 8.00 Gorilla School 8.30 David Attenborough’s

Life Of Mammals 9.30 The Closer (M) 10.30 Rizzoli & Isles (M)11.30 Friends 12.00 Conan (M) 1.00 The Closer (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 5.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country 5.30 Today

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ABC 14.00 The Bill (M) 5.00 National Press Club Address 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.30 Business Today 10.00 Kids’ Programs 11.00 Visions Of The Future 12.00 Midday Report 12.30 Kids’ Programs 2.00 Poirot 3.00 Kids’ Programs 6.30 Time Team 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 Catalyst 8.30 Crownies (M) 9.30 Junior Doctors (M) 10.25 Lateline11.00 Lateline Business 11.30 Gary Lightbody Snow Patrol 12.20 A Sister’s Love (M) 1.20 Time Team 2.10 Junior Doctors (M) 3.10 To The Manor Bowen (M)

ABC 2 6.00 Kids’ Programs 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 Marngrook Footy Show 8.30 Arrested Development 9.00 How Not To Live Your Life 9.30 We Ain’t Terrorists 10.30 The Thick Of It (M)11.00 London Live: Ellie Goulding 11.25 The Chaser’s War On Everything (M) 11.55 Marngrook Footy Show 12.55 People In Planes 1.50 Close

ABC 36.05am to 5.30pm Kids’ Programs 6.00 Rated A For Awesome 6.15 Almost Naked Animals 6.25 Horrible Histories 7.10 Star Wars 7.35 Wolverine And The X-Men 8.30 Degrassi 9.00 Close

ABC NEWS 24 4.00 ABC News 4.05 The Quarters 4.20 The Drum 5.00 ABC News 5.15 The Quarters 5.30 Newsline 6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News 9.30 Business Today 10.00 ABC News 12.30 Newsline 1.30 ABC News 2.30 Australian Story 3.00 Afternoon Live 5.30 Capital Hill 5.45 The Quarters 6.00 ABC News 6.05 The Drum 6.45 The Quarters 7.00 ABC News 7.30 7.30 8.00 ABC News 8.30 Lateline Business 9.00 The World 10.00 ABC News 10.05 The Drum 10.45 The Quarters 11.00 ABC News 11.30 Newsline 12.00 ABC News 12.30 Lateline 1.00 BBC World News 1.30 Lateline Business 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 7.30 3.00 Lateline 3.30 Lateline Business

SBS 15.00 Weatherwatch 5.05 World News 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1.30 Don Matteo 2.30 Dateline 3.30 Here Comes The Neighbourhood 4.00 The Journal 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Global Village 6.00 Demetri’s Castle 6.30 World News Australia 7.30 French Food Safari 8.00 Oz And James’s Big Wine

Adventure 8.35 No Reservations Saudi

Arabia 9.30 World News Australia 10.05 The Protectors (M)11.05 Movie: Exit (MAV 2006) Swedish thriller 12.55 Movie: The Barbarian Invasions (MA 2003) French-Canadian drama 2.40 Weatherwatch

SBS 25.00 Weatherwatch 6.00 World News 6.00 Global Village 6.30 Come Dine With Me

Greece 7.30 Insight Migration Boom 8.30 Rubinstein By The

Rubinsteins 9.30 Movie: Sex, Parties And

Lies (MA 2009) Spanish comedy

11.25 Movie: Reconstruction (M 2003) Danish romance 1.05 Weatherwatch

TEN6.00 Ten News 7.00 Kids’ Programs 9.00 Ten News 10.00 The Circle 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 Oprah Winfrey Show 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Infomercial 4.00 Everyday Gourmet 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.30 6.30 With George Negus 7.00 The 7pm Project 7.30 Masterchef Australia 8.30 Renovators 9.30 Law & Order (M) 10.30 Late News With Sports

Tonight11.00 Late Show 12.00 Eureka (M) 1.00 Infomercials 4.00 Religion

ElEvEN6.00 Jag 7.00 MacGyver 8.00 The Brady Bunch 8.30 Neighbours 9.00 Touched By An Angel 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 The Love Boat 12.00 Diagnosis Murder 1.00 Jag 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 The King Of Queens 3.30 Cheers 4.00 Roseanne 4.30

Family Ties 5.00 Happy Days 5.30 The Brady Bunch 6.00 Sabrina The Teenage

Witch 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 Everybody Loves

Raymond 7.30 The Simpsons 8.30 Stargate Universe (M) 9.30 Star Trek: Next

Generation 10.30 The Late Late Show 11.30 Cheers 12.00 Roseanne 12.30 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 Happy Days 2.00 The Love Boat 3.00 Diagnosis Murder 4.00 Touched By An Angel 5.00 7th Heaven

ONE HD6.00 500 Great Goals 6.30 NASCAR Sprint Cup 7.30 Pro Bull Riding 8.30 World Tour Tennis 9.00 Major League Baseball – LIVE 12.00 World Championship Swimming 1.30 Australian Superboat Championship 2.00 RPM 3.00 World Championship Swimming 4.00 Airline 4.30 Extreme Dreams 5.00 Guerrilla Gardeners 5.30 I Fish 6.00 Airline 6.30 Bondi Rescue 7.00 Cops 7.30 America’s Port 8.30 The Game Plan 9.30 Breakout Kings (M) 10.30 World Championship Swimming 12.30 Sports Tonight 1.00 The Game Plan 2.00 Omnisport 2.30 This Week In Baseball 3.00 Major League Baseball 5.30 Major League Baseball – LIVE

PRIME6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 Movie: Love Sick (M 2007) US drama. Stars Sally Pressman 2.00 Dr Oz 3.00 10 Years Younger 3.30 Kids’ Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Prime News 6.30 Seven News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 The Vicar Of Dibley 8.30 Law & Order: LA (M) 10.30 Off The Map (M) 11.30 Young, Dumb And Living Off Mum (M) 1.00 Home Shopping 5.30 News

7TWO6.00 Home Shopping 6.30 Martha Stewart Show 7.30 Dr Oz 8.30 Sons & Daughters 9.00 Home & Away 9.30 Shortland Street 10.00 Coronation Street 10.30 Emmerdale 11.00 Designing Women 11.30 Deal Or No Deal 12.00 The Bill 1.00 Grey’s Anatomy (M) 2.00 Murphy Brown 2.30 The Hogan Family 3.00 Perfect Strangers 3.30 Night Court 4.00 Columbo 6.00 Bargain Hunt 7.00 Harry’s Practice 7.30 Doc Martin 8.30 The Bill (M) 9.40 Movie: Baby For Sale (M

2004) Canadian drama. Stars Dana Delany

11.30 Minder 12.30 Movie: The Woman On Pier 13 (PG 1949) US drama. Stars Laraine Day 2.00 The World Around Us 3.00 Leyland Brothers World 4.00 Coronation

Street 4.30 Emmerdale 5.00 Home Shopping

7MATE6.30 Six Million Dollar Man 7.00 The Rockford Files 8.30 Adam 12 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Quantum Leap 12.00 Quincy ME 1.00 The Equalizer (M) 2.00 Malcolm And Eddie 2.30 Newsradio 3.00 Xena 4.00 Hercules 5.00 The Drew Carey Show 5.30 According To Jim 6.30 My Wife And Kids 7.00 That ’70s Show 7.30 Swamp People 8.30 Mythbusters 9.30 Operation Repo (M) 10.30 Jail (M)11.30 Ax Men (M) 12.30 Malcolm And Eddie 1.00 Six Million Dollar Man 2.00 Quantum Leap 3.00 Quincy ME 4.00 Xena 5.00 Hercules

NBN5.30 Today 9.00 Kerri-Anne 11.00 Danoz 12.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 The Block 3.30 Magical Tales 4.00 Kitchen Whiz 4.30 Afternoon News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 NBN News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 The Block 8.30 Hamish & Andy’s Gap

Year 9.30 The NRL Footy Show (M) 11.15 The AFL Footy Show (M) 1.00 Entertainment Tonight 1.30 Skippy 2.00 Infomercials 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News

GO!6.00 Kids’ Programs 10.30 ET 11.00 TMZ 11.30 Married With Children 12.00 Here’s Lucy 12.30 Spin City 1.00 Seinfeld 2.00 The Dukes Of Hazzard 3.00 Just Shoot Me 3.30 Kids’ Programs 6.00 Seinfeld 6.30 Two And A Half Men 7.00 Funniest Home Videos 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Big Trouble In Thailand

(M) 9.30 Movie: Three Kings (M

1999) US action. Stars George Clooney

11.50 Up Late (M) 12.20 South Park (M) 1.00 Ladette To Lady (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Just Shoot Me 4.30 TMZ 5.00 Married With Children 5.30 The Flintstones

GEM6.00 Today 9.00 Alive & Cooking 9.30 The Zoo 10.00 Friends 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 12.00 Movie: Tarzan’s Three Challenges (G 1963) UK adventure. Stars Jock Mahoney 2.00 RPA 3.00 McLeod’s Daughters 4.00 Zoo Juniors 4.30 Gorilla School 5.00 The Golden Girls 6.00 Friends 7.00 The Zoo 7.30 As Time Goes By 8.30 My Strange Addiction 9.00 Bizarre ER (M) 9.30 Embarrassing Bodies (M)10.30 Seven Deadly Sins (M) 11.30 Conan (M) 12.30 Friends 1.00 My Strange Addiction 1.30 Bizarre ER (M) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.30 Religion 5.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country 5.30 Today

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Big fish: the bigger picture

David Solano.

To James Walle and Anthony Pope, the sports editor passed on your emails to me: I feel your pain.

Last week’s photo was a sad one. Anthony’s kids asked their dad why someone would kill such a big breeder flathead like that. Anthony wasn’t sure how to answer them. I would have said just one word – ignorance. Ignorance to the fact that flat-head that large are female breeders and that fish would have kept the Pottsville estu-ary system in flatties for years to come. What was that fellow thinking? He could have taken a photo then let it go (I do it all the time) and besides lizards that big don’t taste that good.

The fellow comes from up in Queensland somewhere, where if he’d kept that fish he would have copped a huge fine, yet in NSW you can legally keep one flathead over 70cms. What gives? Fisheries should maybe check this out. Heck, nobody needs to keep flathead that big.

I was having a chat with Ben ‘The Bass’ Kelly; he is a Potty local. He told me a story about how he went out on his ho-bie two weeks ago, picked up a couple of 35cm poddy mul-let (big poddies Ben) rigged them live bait style and fished his secret spot. Ben’s looking down at the mullet and a big lizard came out of the depths and nailed the mullet. Mr Kelly lost the fish, but he swears it looked like the same fish, the difference being Ben would have let it go.

I know of a few resident monsters in the Tweed; one got caught recently by someone on a BBQ boat. I couldn’t believe it as I’ve known that fish for five

years; it hung out in a hole near Ukerebagh Island. I named him ‘Flash’ – and now? Gone!

I don’t think people who fish regularly are the worry, it’s the blow-ins that snag a big one not knowing they are mess-ing with our river’s life system. Education is the key. Signs at boat ramps might be a good idea – and a change of law.

On another fishy note, ap-parently I’ve been making a few readers cringe by the way I spell taylor. I’ve got a mate who also lives in Pottsville; his name is Dale ‘Smelly’ Taylor and that’s how I thought it was spelt. When I checked the Ox-ford Dictionary it says a ‘tai-lor’ is the maker of garments. Then it states: ‘taylor’ – (Aust. marine food fish) but when I checked my old fishing mags it appears I’ve got it wrong, I apologise about that.

By the way the Tweed is full of tailor at the moment. The river has been fishing great and for the first time in a cou-ple of weeks I managed to get through the tailor and down to the bream and flathead, in fact I caught two of each (a little like Noah’s ark I guess).

PS: Hi to Colin and Cheryl testing out their new boat.

Sun’s win over Tigers in Cairns

Stuart Amos

Cairns showed that AFL has a home in Far North QLD when

more than 10,000 fans turned up at Cazalys Oval for a tense game between Richmond and the Gold Coast on Saturday.

This was a homecoming for Suns’ forward Charlie Dixon who grew up in Cairns and as a junior played many games at Cazalys and was certainly impressed with the upgrade.

Richmond has committed to playing a home game against the Suns at the venue until 2013 and has been criticised for giv-ing up its home ground advan-tage and transferring games to Darwin and Cairns.

Richmond half-back Brett Deledio said the Tigers had used the heat chamber six times in the past fortnight to try to become acclimatised. Suns defender Jarrod Har-bow originally recruited from Cairns talked down the pros-pect of the heat giving the Suns an advantage.

The telling point in the match was after half-time when Rich-mond kicked a miserable two goals in the third quarter and held only a 13-point lead at the last change.

Gold Coast coach Guy Mc-Kenna said the third quarter was pivotal to the outcome and particularly noted defenders Nathan Bock, Campbell Brown and rookie Rory Thompson.

The final core Suns 12.13.85 defeated the Tigers 9.16.70.

The Suns’ Rex Liddy in a clinch with Tigers’ Trent Cotchin during Saturday’s clash in Cairns. Photo Getty Images

SPORT RESULTSBOWLSCabarita Beach Men – 13/7/11 Winners G Lake & P Schofield, r/up K Stanley & L Ponting cons M Morgan & T Hunter. Round Robin results Cabarita Green def Pottsville Red, Cabarita Green now leads the competition. 16/7/11 Mud-runners Triples Winners C Klaverstyn, R Parrett, & G Searle def J Richards, R Watkins & J Stewart. 18/7/11 Winners H Clutterbuck & L Dempsey,r/up G Lake & D Hopps, cons R Norris & J Wyborn. Club Triples J Cook,P Schofield & B Lambert def J Clarke, D Vegter & J Baxter. J McArdle, M Morgan & B Griffiths def B Venner, N Ambrose & B Rae.Cabarita Beach Women – July 19: Club B

Grade Singles Final: Winner, Kay Thompson runner up Josephine Fletcher. Social Bowls: Winning Rink - Barry Petty, Les Robson, Gordon Barrow and Ken Ross. Consolation – Kate Potter and Judy Jones. Raffles Kath Dimauro, Maria Andrews and Judith Tuckey. District Singles Final: winner Joy Lake, runner up June Woth-erspoon. Condong Men Wednesday – 13th Winners D Coats, R Turner, B McLennan r/u R Fuller, L Muir, T Kennedy. Raffle winners B Albury, D Cranwell, G Cox, D Cranwell. Singles played K Lutherbor-rough def R Paxton. D Reynolds def R Kaehler. W Peart def G Miller. Cudgen Leagues Ladies – Thurs 14: Ladies social winners - Rnk2, Yvonne Pritchard, Ann Revie, Colleen Wein. Raffle - Joanne Dent. Social Sunday Winners, A Reid, L Fleming, J Noble. Runners up – (losing rink) G Stevens, C Street, G Horner. Raffles – D Tyndale, Coog Prichard, N Hutton.Cudgen Men – Minor single championship winner: Graham Border 31 def Ken Hansen 23 Championships – consistency singles V.

Schiemer defeated B. Cusack 150/137, B. Moore defeated F. Smith 150/135, K. Foran defeated D. Lowe 150/123 & C. Prichard defeated B. Murray 157/119. Social Monday Mixed P. Pieterse, S. Hinks & F. Pieterse winners and Wednesday’s Men’s Triples Winner G Border . D. Lowe los-ing rink Kingscliff Ladies – Open Triples played Wednesday, July 13: M. Brown, D. Jones, S. Ak-ers defeated F. Lean, C. Smith, I. Azzopardi. Rink winners 13th July: M. Brown, D. Jones, S. Akers; runners-Up: S. Davies, M. Booth, E. Downes. Raf-fles: I. Hockey, E. McCelland.Kingscliff Men – President’s Singles, R McLeay d P Murphy. Social Bowls Tuesday 12th July Amcal Open Pairs: Winners: S & J Archer. Runners Up: G Mynott, R Nuttall. Plate winners: S & G Knight. Thursday 14th July: Winners: J Barnes, H Hockey, L Murphey; G Hay-don, P McKirdy, R Maltby; G McNamara, G Davis, M Rice. Plate Winners: A Brown, A Reid, T Hills. Kingscliff Mixed – Bowls Pairs Sunday July 17 “Locals versus the Visitors.” Winners: Locals. Results were as follows: Overall winners Col-leen Smith and Harry Hockey, Runners Up Gail and Ray Phipps, 3rd Karen and Robin Hayes, 4th Fay Lean and Peter Jones, 5th Maisie Lincoln and Ray Amour, 6th Sandra Akers and Brian Turner, 7th Raewyn and Kevin Liddington. South Tweed Men – Wednesday 13/7 Am Pairs N. Hardie & A Dearman +38. Runners up M.Olive & B.Padgham +32c/b, Third G.thomas & A Piper +32 Wednesday PM Social winners were H.Ward, K.Graham, R Eyers. Runners up K.Mc Cleod, M.Miller. Thursday PM Pairs Win-ners W.Earea & M. Rosa +14 Runners up were B.Heap & R Hickman +13. Winners of losers were H. Clutterbuck & U.kughel +15.Tweed Heads Ladies – Wednesday Ladies Pairs; G. Horlock, M. Little def. M. Purchell, M. Picking. A. Morrissey, V. Neill def. J. Ware, P. Reedy. V. Cunningham, B. Bryant, def. S. Asser, P. Southern. D. Phillips, L. Phillips def. S. Lusby, J. Roche. G. Evans, K. Henshaw def. L. Elsey, P. Griffith. S. Hanlon, H. Ramsay def. M. Cooper, E. Simpson. P. Mann, J. Finney def. F. Martin, P. Dear-love. J. Lyon, L.A. French def. H. Mason, P, Clark. H. Bosisto, M. Forrest def. K. Figura, A. Ebsworth. L. Rayward, M. Dare def. M. Bowler, B. Halsall. F. Keech, V. Moore, D. Curtis def. B. Everson, B. McI-ntyre, L Woodley. Thursday Ladies Fours: D. Cunnington, J. Oswald, C. Graver H. Bosisto def. K. Thatcher, L, Hodsdon, A. Ebsworth, E. Bradley. B. LeBouef, H. Bardsley, J. Withington, H. Carter def. J, Lyon, M. Gwynne, M. Purcell, M. Picking. K. Figura, F. Hewitt, J. Finney, C. Hawkins def. P. Mann, J. Ware, S. Goldsmith, L,A, French. R. Re-iter, J. Gilroy, D. Kendal, H. Ramsay def. D. Duncan, M. GUnton, S. Taylor, L. Elsey. P. Griffith, N. Bell, J. Smith, B. Cooper def. M. Kelly, K. Sieben, S Asser, D. Woods. J. White, E. Heath, E. Hunt, J. Brown dwf. N. Craig, N, Dowling, J. Fisher, B. Bitmead. M. Baxter, V. Pridham, J. Webster def. D. Stew-art, B. Casey, L Vidulich.J.Hoffman, J. Ryman, B. Jacobsen def. M. Jarick, T. Congdon, P. Clark. J. Pattoli, S. Hambleton, J. Casey def. B. Everson, M, Hefron, J. Kerkow. H. Plant, M. Crogohan, K, Davies def. N, Matheson, J. Clark, H, Vuchel. V. Mann, L. Boulton, P. Southern def. S. Wilson, E. Titmarsh, J. Pearce. K. Henshaw, N. Ward, C, Phil-

pot, R. Curtis def. L. Spencer, D. Turner, E. Simpson, J. Roche. M. Crane, S. Lusby, M. Cooper, P. Govett def. B. Sydenham, S. Rushton, R. Wallis, P. Reedy. L. Wilson, V. CUnnington, P. Dearlove, A. Plowright def. L. Rayward, C. Cragg, B. Makin, W. Wilson. J. Ryan, S. Ganter, H. Reid, G. Evans def. N, Wise, C. Davis, F. Keech, D. McNamara. Tweed Heads Men – Monday, July 18 – Social Results Sun July 10: Green 1: Ray and Marilyn Baker, Pat and Ray Toomey; r/up: Russ and Joyce Pearce, Gwen and Keith Goldsmith Green 2: Pat and John Griffiths; r/up: Joan Lyon, Ena Hayden, Tony and Pam Govett Green 3: Mac and Helen Cox, Chris and Tony Askew; r/up: Wendy and Alex Mason, Ruth and Trevor White Green 4: Maureen and Jack Blagbrough; r/up: Pat and John Mann Tues July 12: Men: Green 1: Jack Blagbrough, Lol Sables, Ramsay MacDonald, Bob Wike; r/up: Paul Chircop, Val McGrath, Peter Goldsmith, Ron Edwards Green 2: Russell Luland, Don Shoobert, John Gunton, Jim Croghan; r/up: Derek Chap-man, Jim O’Neill, Terry Thompson, John Heath Ladies: Green 3: Wendy Mason, Nita Dowling, Eileen Hunt, Dorothy Turner; r/up: Carolyn Da-vis, Adrianne Nash, Beth Jacobson, Helen Carter. Green 4: R. Witt, Marjorie Crane, Betty Bradley, Lois Hodsdon; r/up: Jeane Beale, Liz Boulton, Nancy Ward, Fran Hewitt Wed July 13: Ran-dom Rink Draw Green 1: George Mynott, Brian Newcombe, Roy Nuttall; r/up: John Moon, Bernie Fletcher, Laurie Cooper Green 2: Tony Goad, Lau-rie Rea, Oscar Cunningham, Jim Croghan; r/up: Jim O’Neill, Roger Graf, John Craig, Con Impel-lizzeri Green 3: Derek Brean, Norm Hoffman, Pe-ter Barns, Dennis Lusby on c/b; r/up: Paul Chircop, Doug Cole, Chris White, John Parker-Smith.DARTSTweed Valley – TV vs West Moreton – TVDA won 21 games to West Moreton’s 14 games. Monday 18th July: A Grade Jokers 13 def Ho-gan’s Heroes 2, Blues 13 def Lions 2 and contrary to what I was told over the phone, Gulls 13 def Moon Guppies 2. B Grade Misfits 6 def Devils 5, Chuckers 6 def Ramseys Heroes’ 5, We’re Back 9 def Leftovers 2, Tigers 9 def Boomerangs 2. The point score subject to confirmation: A Grade Jokers 36, Blues 34, Hogan’s Heroes 18, Gulls 13 and Lions 12. B Grade Misfits 24, Chuckers 22, Ramseys Heroes’ 21, Tigers 19, Leftovers and Devils 16, We’re Back 14, Moon Guppies 8 and Boomerangs 4. GOLFChinderah Seniors Social – Results for 11/7/11 - Stroke: Winner A grade - Ron Hankin - net 56 - new h/cap 8. R/up - Bob Magee - net 58 - new h/cap 8. Winner B grade - Charlie Ga-rett - net 53 - new h/cap 13. R/up - Wayne Huxley - net 54 - new h/cap 14. Winner C grade - Helen Wain - net 53(c/back) - new h/cap 23. R/up - Ria Cahill - net 53 - new h/cap 23. Ball rundown to net 57. Reuslts for 14/7/11 - Stroke Winner A grade - Pat Maye - net 56 - new h/cap 10. R/up - Tom Hyde - net 58 - new h/cap 12. Winner B grade - Di Carroll - net 55(c/back) - new h/cap 13. R/up - Mel Brodie - net 55 - new h/cap 14. Ball rundown to net 58.Murwillumbah – Sunday 10 July Wom-en’s Winner I.McCormack 37 pts Members L.McCormack 38 pts Monday 11 July Veter-ans Individual Stableford Winner A.Grade

K.Bullen 41 pts R.Up K.Blyth 37 pts Winner B.Grade C/Somerville 37 pts R.Up R.Neil 36 pts c.b N.Pins 2nd B.Bolt 8th E.Sherwood 10th W.Mavin 14th W.Mavin B.R.D. 72 pts c.b Wednes-day June 13 Individual Stableford Winner A.Grade V.Formica 42 pts R.Up T.North 41 pts B.Grade M.Shields 44 pts c.b R.Up D.Jones 44 pts N.Pin 2 P.Keegan 10 D.Veares Veteran M.Shields 44 pts B.R.D to 35 pts Wednesday Sporters Winner H.Burgett 25 pts N.Pin 8th G.Hughes 14 P.P.Fleming B.R.D. 20 pts c.b Friday 15 Women ‘s j.Brooks 38 pts Members Winner L.Higgins 40 pts Saturday 16 July Individual Stableford in 4 Grades Winner A.Grade C.Hyde 38 pts R.Up L.L.Gorton 37 pts B.Grade G.Smith 34 pts c.b R.Up T.Taylor 34 pts C.Grade C.Breen 44 pts R.Up G.Papas 41 pts D.Grade R.Dick 39 pts c.b R.Up J.O’Grady 39 pts N.Pin 2 W.Colefax 8 A.McLean 10 T.Hindle 14 C.BreenRUGBY LEAGUENRRRL Round 13 – Evans Head V Tweed Coast – 1st Evans Head 14 D Tweed Coast 6 Reg Evans Head 26 D Tweed Coast 6 18 Tweed Coast 50 D Evans Head 4 Kyogle V Grafton Rhinos – 1st Grafton Rhinos 54 D Kyogle 36 Reg Kyogle 34 D Grafton Rhinos 6 18 Kyogle 28 D Grafton Rhinos 0 Grafton Ghosts V Marist Brothers – 1st Grafton Ghosts 36 D Marist Brothers 16 Reg Grafton Ghosts 24 D Marist Brothers 22 18 Grafton Ghosts 18 D Marist Brothers 8 Murwil-lumbah V Casino Rsm – 1st Murwillumbah 30 D Casino Rsm 0 Reg Murwillumbah 64 D Casino Rsm 6 18 Murwillumbah 28 D Casino Rsm 16 Northern United V Mullumbimby – 1st Northern United 86 D Mullumbimby Reg Northern United 0 D Forfeit 18 Mullumbimby 24 D Northern United 22 Cudgen V Lower Clarence – 1st Cudgen 52 D Lower Clarence 16 Reg Cudgen 48 D Lower Clarence 2 18 Cudgen 50 D Lower Clarence 0 Byron Bay V Ballina – Reg Byron Bay 56 D Ballina 16.SHOOTINGMurwillumbah Pistol Club – 12-July-11;Standad Pistol - W Byrne 568, B Kleem 554, P Schlunke 549, B Dowling 548, A Uren 539, J Schlunke 488, R Rees 380. Air Pistol - I Young 536. Rifle - D Besson 594. 13 -July-11; Ladies Air Pistol - E Reid 362, A Gazzard 359, Open Air Pistol - P Melnikas 578, R Rees 557, J Lumsden 547. 16-July-11; Centre Fire - J Lumsden 565, J Duckworth 556, J Gove 553, W Gray 484, Sports Pistol - T Hill 652, A Berry 603, N Davis 584, A Uren 582, P Melnikas 578, S Nash 564, R Rees 551, B Kleem 546, J Gracie 524, J Hoctor 521. La-dies & Junior Air Pistol - K Johnson 383, E Bartrim 364, W Byrne 351, E Reid 345, J Higgens 338. Open Air Pistol - J Nash 577, B Thompson 573, R Cavanagh 572, J Gracie 563, D Reid 449. 17-July-11; Rifle - J Duckworth 602, R Cavanagh 596, E Reid 582, N Luxton 551, J Lumsden 548. Murwillumbah Rifle Club – Shaun Dolan wins at Beaudesert Alan Cronk was 4th and Dave Phippard 10th in the A Grade Aggregate. Gordon Morris, in Scope Class came 4th. Small-bore: W.Sunderland 397, 6, 403; W.Shoobridge 394, 7, 401; A.Cronk 398, 1, 399; Rama 385, 11, 396; T.Lamb 385, 11, 396; J.Wickert 375, 20, 395; G.Johnston 381, 13, 394; P.Loxley-Lewis 378, 16, 394; P.Turner 373, 18, 391; R.DeLyon 344, 46, 390; A.Glover 381, 9, 390; G.Morris 397.

1st Sat Brunswick Heads (02) 6628 44951st Sun Byron Bay (02) 6680 97031st Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 45551st Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714

2nd Sat Kingscli� 0406 724 3232nd Sun The Channon (02) 6688 64332nd Sun Chillingham 0437 041 0232nd Sun Lennox Head (02) 6672 28742nd Sun Coolangatta (07) 5533 82022nd Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714

3rd Sat Mullumbimby (02) 6684 33703rd Sat Murwillumbah Cottage Markets

0417 759 7773rd Sun Ballina (02) 6687 43283rd Sun Nimbin (02) 6689 00003rd Sun Pottsville (02) 6676 45553rd Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 17143rd Sun Uki (02) 6679 5012

4th Sat Kingscli� 0406 724 3234th Sun Bangalow (02) 6687 19114th Sun (in 5 Sun month) Coolangatta

(07) 5533 82024th Sun Murwillumbah 0422 565 1684th Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714

5th Sun Nimbin (02) 6689 00005th Sun Tweed Heads (07) 5599 1714

WEEKLY FARMERS MARKETSEach Tue New Brighton (02)6684 5390 Each Wed 7-11am Mur’bah (02) 6684 7834Each Thu 8-11am Byron Bay (02) 6687 1137Each Sat 8-11am Bangalow (02) 6687 1137Each Sat 8am-1pm Uki (02) 6679 5438

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New moon July 1 18:54 20:03

First quarter July 8 16:29

Full moon July 15 16:40

Third quarter July 23 15:02

New moon July 31 04:40

Day of month

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1 F 0639 1700 0614 1653 0808,1.33; 2015,1.88 0216,0.37; 1342,0.492 S 0639 1700 0703 1755 0852,1.36; 2059,1.91 0257,0.32; 1427,0.473 S 0639 1700 0749 1858 0937,1.39; 2143,1.91 0339,0.28; 1514,0.464 M 0639 1701 0830 2002 1024,1.41; 2228,1.86 0421,0.27; 1603,0.465 T 0639 1701 0909 2105 1114,1.44; 2315,1.78 0506,0.27; 1657,0.486 W 0639 1702 0946 2208 1205,1.47 0551,0.30; 1754,0.527 T 0639 1702 1023 2311 0006,1.66; 1300,1.50 0639,0.34; 1857,0.568 F 0639 1702 1101 0102,1.53; 1357,1.54 0729,0.39; 2008,0.589 S 0639 1703 1141 0015 0207,1.41; 1458,1.59 0822,0.44; 2126,0.5710 S 0638 1703 1226 0120 0318,1.32; 1600,1.66 0919,0.48; 2243,0.5211 M 0638 1704 1315 0225 0431,1.27; 1702,1.73 1018,0.50; 2351,0.4412 T 0638 1704 1408 0329 0539,1.27; 1800,1.80 1116,0.4913 W 0638 1705 1507 0429 0638,1.30; 1853,1.85 0048,0.37; 1212,0.4814 T 0638 1705 1607 0524 0730,1.33; 1941,1.88 0139,0.31; 1302,0.4615 F 0637 1706 1708 0614 0816,1.35; 2025,1.87 0224,0.28; 1350,0.4516 S 0637 1706 1807 0657 0900,1.37; 2106,1.83 0304,0.28; 1435,0.4617 S 0637 1707 1905 0735 0942,1.37; 2145,1.77 0343,0.31; 1518,0.4918 M 0636 1707 2000 0810 1021,1.38; 2221,1.68 0419,0.34; 1600,0.5219 T 0636 1708 2054 0842 1100,1.37; 2256,1.62 0453,0.39; 1642,0.5720 W 0636 1708 2146 0913 1140,1.38; 2332,1.47 0527,0.43; 1726,0.6221 T 0635 1709 2238 0943 1221,1.38 0600,0.48; 1814,0.6722 F 0635 1709 2331 1015 0013,1.36; 1307,1.39 0638,0.52; 1910,0.7123 S 0634 1710 1048 0101,1.26; 1359,1.40 0721,0.57; 2016,0.7324 S 0634 1710 0024 1124 0201,1.18; 1455,1.42 0811,0.60; 2132,0.7125 M 0633 1711 0118 1205 0312,1.13; 1554,1.47 0908,0.62; 2244,0.6526 T 0633 1712 0214 1251 0423,1.13; 1650,1.54 1006,0.61; 2342,0.5727 W 0632 1712 0309 1342 0525,1.16; 1741,1.63 1100,0.5828 T 0632 1713 0403 1438 0616,1.21; 1827,1.73 0030,0.47; 1150,0.5229 F 0631 1713 0454 1539 0701,1.28; 1912,1.82 0112,0.37; 1237,0.4630 S 0630 1714 0541 1643 0745,1.35; 1955,1.89 0152,0.28; 1324,0.3931 S 0630 1714 0625 1748 0830,1.42; 2039,1.92 0232,0.21; 1412,0.34All times Eastern Standard Time. Time lags: Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Byron Bay: nil; Brunswick River Highway Bridge: high 30 min, low 1 hr; Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: 3 hr 55 min; Chinderah: high 1 hr 30 min, low 2 hr; Terranora Inlet: high 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high 2 hr 30 min, low 2 hr 50 min. Tides in bold indicate high tide of 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. Data courtesy of the National Tidal Centre.

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Builders Lic.218298C

All aspects of carpentry. Qualifi ed, friendly & professional.Free COMPETITIVE quotes for all work – call Simon:

0427 633 703 / 02 6674 4709 Lic 227281C

COMMITED TO ECOLOGICAL

AND SUSTAINABLE

BUILDING FOR NEW

HOMES AND RENOVATIONS

PAUL COOPERBuilding with Integrity

0414 920 741paulcooper99@gmail.comNSW Lic 223098C Qld Lic 1120203

CLEANINGHOUSE & OFFICE CLEANING Competitive prices .......................................................07 5536 1773

IS YOUR SHOWER MOULDY? I can clean it for you .............................................Rob 0439 575 536Hard to 85x28 0109.ai 30/01/2009 11:48:16 AM

ADVANCEDBlind & Curtain Cleaning & Repairs Verticals Curtains Timber Hollands Romans

07 5523 36226/6 Enterprise Ave, Tweed Heads South

WE CLEAN DRIVEWAYS…!PATIOS & PATHS

Quick & professional water blastingPhone Kel on 0432 097 765 for a quote

COMPUTER SERVICESMARSHALL COMPUTERS Repairs & hardware sales, business web hosting ..............02 6677 1804

WiseGal Computer Service Internet, software & hardware, networks, tuition .........0405 929 371

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Have you lost• images • videos• documents • music

D o c t o r D a t a R e s c u eHas data been• formatted• deleted • damaged

? ?We can recover from • hard disks • USB flash drives • ipods/mp3 players

• CDs/DVDs • digital camera storage (SD etc)

0419 146618

Call Doctor Data Rescue today! Low rates,

Fast local service.

• Hardware & software repairs • Internet connections • Home service • No job too small • PROMPT SERVICE

TWEED MOBILE COMPUTER SERVICES

Ben Cullen Dip I.T. 0412 593 511

07 5523 2384 • info@itland.com.au 8/2 Machinery Drive, Tweed Heads South

www.itland.com.auHonest & Reliable Service

• Professional data recovery (clean room class 100)

• Desktop/ laptop repairs & sales• Computer component sales• Network design & support• Custom build computers

CONCRETING

Mako Concrete Constructions

All aspects of concrete. No job too small.Call now for a free quote.

Ph: 0403 053 073 email: aaron@alexiuc.comLic 222684C

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

At this rate stocks won’t last long – call us now! ALL AREAS:

1300 199 585

WINTER SALE – 20% OFF rrp

PATIOS & ROOMS

Naguar Holdings Pty Ltd T.A. Atlas Awnings, Northern Rivers NSW BLN 42748 Qld BLN 24566

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DESIGN & DRAFTINGATELIER Deirdre J Gorrie Residential Design ................................ djgorrie@australis.net 6677 1523

GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au .Lyn 0428 884 329 or 6685 7756

GERARD BISSHOP Design, drafting, extensions & carports ...........0407 151 740 or 02 6676 3405

VIEW YOUR HOME IN 3D Design, DA plans, walkthrough .........................................0427 090 767

WWW.BUILTPRACTICE.COM Design & Drafting. Chris Knapp ...................................0405 914 569

ELECTRIC MOTOR REPAIRS

Sales & ServicePool pumps, electric motors, power tools, electrical equipment & repairs

Unit 2/42 Machinery Drive, Tweed Heads South

TWEED ELECTRIC MOTORS

07 5524 7055

ELECTRICIANSCURTIS ELECTRICAL 24 hour service. Lic 79065C .......................................................0427 402 399

All electrical work, including home maintenance and air conditioning systems

Email: 2paulselectricians@gmail.com NSW: 218495C, Qld: 70561

Paul Taylor 0412 506 536

2 Pauls Electricians

Ernst Max MannElectrical Contractor

02 6677 1943 / 0410 314 897Lic EC 26523

FENCINGBEDNARZ, H & W, FENCING Specialise in pool, colourbond & timber fencing ..........07 5590 4540

BENS FENCING – RELIABLE, PROMPT, QUALITY 7 days .......................................0409 983 565

FENCING & RETAINING WALLS BSA Licensed. Free quotes. Any area ......................0411 594 314

FRONTLINE FENCING & LATTICE Pool, Colourbond & Lattice. Lic 212208c .................07 5524 1842

NORTHERN RIVERS FENCING All fences, will beat any quote ..................................0421 755 978

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCEAUSSIE MOWERMAN TWEED HEADS................................... Kris 02 6674 3695 or 0439 612 061

BEST MATES RATES GARDENING Lawn services & tree removal ........................ Liam 0422 580 871

CLEAN CUT lawns & maintenance. Rubbish removal. Free quotes ........................ Tim 0434 712 161

DAN YATES GARDEN SERVICES Quali� ed horticulturist ...............0407 540 700 or 02 6679 1427

RON’S MOWING Banora Point .....................................................................................0447 744 933

WOLLUMBIN TREE SERVICES Quali� ed arborist. Pruning, removals, economical ....0427 015 923

• Fully insured • Garden maintenance • Lawn/acreage mowing • Edge trimming • Weeding/poisoning • Hedging/tree trimming • Rubbish removal • Pressure cleaning • All handyman repairs • Residential, commercial and body corporate • Lic 234358C

07 5524 3202

Prestige MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS

For a free quote call

LOCAL GARDEN & HOME MAINTENANCE

• Weed control • Rubbish removal • Mowing • Whipper snipping • Hedge trimming

• Small trees removed • Minor handyman workFrom $30 – ring Woz for a free quote

0458 795 659(bh) 6679 5659(ah)

Nice to Mow youAnthony Neaves0421 699 872nicetomowyou@gmail.com

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• Hedge trimming • Rubbish removal • Pressure cleaning • BBQ cleaning

• Pensioner discount

HIREBYRON WEDDING & PARTY HIRE ... www.byronbayweddingandpartyhire.com.au 02 6685 5483

MULLUM HIRE Wedding and party hire ............................www.mullumhire.com.au 02 6684 3003

LANDSCAPING & EXCAVATIONBASALT BUSHROCK Highgrade. Rock walls. Cheap prices ................................. Rolly 0408 860 543

BRENDON POWELL Bobcat, excavator, tipper & auger. All jobs..................................0404 988 222

FENCING & RETAINING WALLS BSA Licensed. Free quotes. Any area ......................0411 594 314

Specialising in• all styles of paving & brickwork

• irrigation • retaining walls• turf areas• water features

and all aspects of paving and landscaping.

Over 20 yrs experience - friendly reliable serviceRing Dean on 0417 856 212

various implements available for limited access projects

TINY EARTHWORPhilip Toovey 0409 799 909

ph/fax 02 6684 3208

• TIP TRUCKS • FLOAT • TRUCK & DOGS • DRIVEWAYS • ROADS • HOUSE PADS • CLEARING • DRAINAGE • CARPARKS

• BUSH ROCKS • ROCK WORK • MACHINE TICKETS

EXCAVATOR BOBCAT &

WATER TRUCK

Ph: Quentin 0404 193 933ALL MATERIAL DELIVERIES

LICENSED BROTHELS

Venus LoungeGentlemen’s RetreatOUTCALLS AVAILABLE – OPEN 7 DAYS

17 Morton Street, Chinderah • 02 6674 5020

Black Orchid

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEKNo. 12 Greg Chappell Drive, Burleigh Heads • 07 5522 1400

MYOB TRAININGGEOFFREY COLWILL Certi� ed consultant, BAS agent.................................................02 6679 4231

NATUROPATH

24 years Experienced Practitioner

Your Professional Health CoachTracey Lee Morley ND DBM

www.alternative-natural-remedies.com.au

0266 8412191446 Coolamon Scenic Drive Mullumbimby 1446 Coolamon Scenic Drive Mullumbimby 1446 Coolamon Scenic Drive Mullumbimby

Poor Digestion? Tired? Lethargic? Bloated? Nauseous? Wind?

This may lead to serious long term health problems such as obesity, migraine and diabetes to name a few.

Call Naturopath / Nutritionist / Herbalist Barry Donnelly Ph: 02 6680 3025 Mob: 0429 801 320

PAINTING

Professional Painting & Decorating

Specialising in: Customer Service, Residential Homes, Interiors & Exteriors

Joel Watson 0404 202 415Fully insured Lic No. 211420C

• Domestic • Commercial • Driveways cleaned & sealed

AJ Itong Painting0412 613 916Lic NSW 129316C Lic Qld 1014447

ROOFS!We also restore roofs

PEST CONTROLARACHNID PEST MANAGEMENT Environmentally friendly ......................................0409 497 706

RELAX – Safe, effective pest control is our business• Comprehensive management plans & property inspections• Spray-free cockroach treatments • Non-toxic termite controlIf you have found termites do not disturb them! Contact us for advice.6672 4400 or after hours on 0414 769 018 • www.sanctuarypest.com.au

Est. 1994

PLUMBING

PLUMBING & GAS SOLUTIONS

Personalised, professional approach to your plumbing requirements.

Nathan 0432 511 579Tristan 0458 025 747

plumbjet@gmail.com

Blocked drains? New water heater? Whatever your plumbing needs we have the answer.

Available 24/7. FREE quotes.

• Same day response• 10% pensioner discount• All plumbing & maintenance• Plumbing & gasfi tting• Guttering & downpipe replacement NSW Lic 204860C Qld Lic 28721

Call your local plumber 0409 848 800

TWEED COAST PLUMBING & EXCAVATION

• Tight access mini excavator – 1.5 ton • Drainage • Hot water systems • Water tanks • LPG gas fi tting • Backfl ow testing • Bathroom renovations

PHIL CAVEY 0418 250 360NSW Lic L13688 • PO Box 1067 Kingscliff NSW 2487

PODIATRY

gentle podiatry • orthotics • nail surgery • comfort footwear

Andy Jenkins BSc.

Shop 21 Level 2 Kingscliff CentralPearl St Kingscliff 02 6674 2933

Kingscliff Podiatry

REMOVALISTSTOP OF THE STATE FREIGHT Delivering Tweed, Lismore, Ballina daily ......................0418 664 236

LOCAL • Sydney • GOLd COASt • BriSBAne • MeLBOurne

mullumbimbyremovals@bigpond.com02 6684 2198

• Local • Country • interstate

THE SHIRE FREIGHT COFrom Middle Pocket to Middle Earth – just give us a ring

• Freight services to Brisbane Mon & Wed • Carriers of fi ne art • Furniture removal

• E-bay pick up & delivery6687 6445 / 0409 917646

ROOFING

ALL ROOF REPAIRS, CLEANING & PAINTING ..........................................................0407 261 213

QUALITY JOB 18 years experience. NSW Lic 129316C, Qld Lic 1014447 . Adrian Itong 0412 613 916

ROOF PAINTING & REPAIRS Free quotes. Lic 1134084 .......................................Joe 0414 587 884

ROOFINGCRAFTSMEN

6 GENERATIONS IN ROOFINGROOF RESTORATIONS • RE-ROOFING • REPAIRS • FREE QUOTES

Honest, reliable, all work guaranteed.6681 4163 / 0414 674 110 • www.roofi ngcraftsmen.com.au

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SOUND HEALING IN THE PRESENCE OF GONGS A deep relaxation with meditation,

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TENDERS

HEALTH HOT STONE MASSAGE

including free Iridology $50 with Kara Sth Gold Coast 0420517584

Sexual Counselling Alison Rahn qualifi ed sex therapist

www.alisonrahn.com.au 0432599812

KINESIOLOGY Clear subconscious sabotages.Reprogram patterns and beliefs.De-stress. Restore vibrancy and physical health. Clear allergies.

SANDRA DAVEY , Reg. Pract. 66846914

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KA HUNA BODYWORK IN KINGSCLIFF Bring the joy of life to your body. 1st massage 1/2 price at $40.

Ph Susan 0418726877

CHILDCARE

HAPPY HOME FAMILY DAY CARE MOOBALL

Where children play, learn & grow.Phone Zam 66771642, 0420235886

FOR HIRE EVENT & PARTY HIRE

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TREE SERVICES

TRADEWORK BRUNSWICK VALLEY

DIGGER MAN Excavator & tipper hire. 0427172684

COMPUTERS HP COMPAQ PERSARIO desktop, 2.4 GHz proc. 160 GB HD, 4 GB RAM, 19” fl at screen DVD burner, 4 x media card slots, running vista, MS Off Prof. 2007, Nero 9, reg’d copy Norton 360 vers. 5, 3 yr protection package, suit student or beginner, $300 ono. Ph 66845396

FOR SALE

BAMBOO PLY from $10.50sqm & Bamboo Flooring .

For ceilings, walls, doors, etc.Ph 66884188 - sample & brochure

www.bambooply.com.au

TIMBER , pine, treated pine, hardwood, mouldings, sleepers, fencing, Koppers logs, ply, MDF, lattice, made to order. Brims Builders Hardware , Billinudgel 02 66801718, Sth Tweed 07 55236002

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES

- HONEST & RELIABLE - Best rates & service in the Shire.

Phone Matt 0427172684

ANTIQUES & COLLECTORS FAIR Murwillumbah Civic Centre Sat Aug 68.30am to 3pm $5 entry. Ph 66779577

SPLENDOUR IN GRASS 2 tickets, event & camping $400ea. Lauren 0423501018

GARAGE SALES

Clutter Overload? Time to clear it out with a garage sale.Ph us on 66722280 to advertise here.

BRUNS 22 Fingal St Sat 25th 8am. Beds, bar fridge, desk and more all must go.

MOTOR VEHICLES

CAR BODIES REMOVED FREE

$$$s for most.Phone 0418189324, 0438189323

HOLDEN VECTRA 99, auto, reliable, goes well, $3500 ono. Ph 0447171630

SUBARU OUTBACK O3 12 mth rego, 2.5L, 4spd auto, white, exc cond. All extras $10,990 neg. Ph 66795809

FORD FALCON 2001, g-c, auto, rego 12/11, $5100ono. Ph 0413060570

JEEP CHEROKEE 1995 4WD, auto, spacious, green slip, 10 mths rego, vgc, 312,000km, $3200 ono. Ph 0408689576

HOLDEN Commodore sedan 97 auto195,000km great car $2900 0401796769

BUSINESS OPP. 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

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CABINS FOR SALE CABIN

9.6m x 3.35m, 3.5m to apex of roof, newly built, Colorbond cladding, bedrm,

kitchen/living, laundry/storage room,toilet, shower, basin, s’hand fi ttings, alittle fi nishing off required, needs to be moved from Greenbank QLD, $15,000

ono. Phone or text 0421079561

HOLIDAY ACCOM. MIA CASA lush oasis, pool, spa, view. 2 min Mullum, 15 Byron. Luxe room or s/c cottage with woodstove. Ph 66844762

SHARE ACCOM. CABARITA BCH rm in mod home close shops pref fem worker. 0438339165

TO LET BILAMBIL 3br house use of pool views, $340pw pref no kids /pets. 0755907068

MUR’BAH RURAL 4br, 2 bthrm, DLUG, town water, small yard, $440pw. Ph Tweed Beaches Realty 0418613557

TO LEASE SHOP & 4 BEDROOM HOUSE

Tenterfi eld, currently leased,good return, $272,000 Ph 66284127

POSITIONS VACANT MODELS 18+ years required. Nude female for Picture and People magazines. No experience required. All shapes and sizes. Backpackers welcome. Good money. Professional accredited ACP photographer. Ph 0413627846

PHONE ADSAds may be taken by phone on 02 6672 22809am-12pm Wednesday, 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. Ads can’t be taken on the weekend.

BY POSTPO Box 545Murwillumbah 2484

RATES & PAYMENT$15.00 for the fi rst two lines (minimum charge)$5.00 for each extra line (these prices include GST)Cash, cheque or credit card – Mastercard or Visa.

DEADLINE12pm Wednesday for display ads and line ads.

ACCOUNT ENQUIRIES phone 02 6684 1777

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ROOFING (continued)

HOUSE ROOFS PAINTEDONLY $1450

Service includes: roof cleaned,

repaired & painted

Call Peter NOW – 0447 075 615 Lic 210271C

RUBBISH REMOVALOCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialist .................................................................0412 161 564

Call Gary now for a free quote0421 999 018

or 02 6676 0098www.tweedskips.com.au

COWBOYS CAR REMOVALSFREE PICK UP

All scrap metal, white goods, farm machinery4WD access • Local towing service

Lic 06105 NSW

Ph/Fx 02 6677 9443 Mob 0421 251 477

SCREENPRINTING

SOLAR INSTALLATIONS

P: 02 6679 7228 E: sunbeamsolar@bigpond.com www.sunbeamsolar.com.au

Your local installer dealing in Sharp Solar Modules, Australian made Latronic Inverters and Century/Yuasa batteries. Specialists in Standalone and Grid Interact Solar Power Systems.

Servicing this area for 11 years. Lic. Electrical Contractors

SOLARSYSTEMS

•INSTALLATIONS•REPAIRS & SUPPLIES

Northern Solar Pty LtdSolar Power Systems & ElectricalQuality solar power systems, after sales service and maintenance program

Contact Darren or Jenny – phone 0427 661 421or email info@northernsolar.com.au

Lic No. 230119C CEC No. A7271144

TILINGCERAMIC TILER Lic 161050C. Robbie ..........................................................................0409 368 046

TREE SERVICESPOWER CLEAR TREE SERVICES Murwillumbah & Tweed .........................................02 6672 8954

WEDDING SERVICESPERFECT WEDDINGS Diane Paludi. www.callacelebrant.com ...................................0402 432 179

TAILORED CEREMONIES BY WILL ALLAN ................................ will.allan@me.com 07 5590 9757

WINDOW TINTINGSUNRISE WINDOW TINTING 30 years experience. Cars, homes, etc .........................0412 158 478

WINDOW TINTING6680 2484 • 0416 218 720TWEED BYRON WINDOW TINTING

Skin Cancer Clinic

Ocean Shores Health

All services bulk billedOpen 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Phone 6680 2300

ANIMA HOUSEChildren’s Creative Learning Classes

5wk course for 7-11 yrs, starts Aug 4

at Sathya Sai School, Murwillumbah

Also offering

dynamic massage, deep & healing,

Hawaiian in fl avour, Fridays in Murwillumbah

Ph. Gabriella 6679 5361

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Email krista@rainforestrescue.org.au for a position description and also to apply with your cover letter and resume.

FOR ALL YOUR PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE NEEDS!

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• REMOVALS • PALMS • TREE SURGERY • PROFESSIONAL CLIMBERS •12”, 15” & 18” CHIPPER • FREE QUOTES • FULLY INSURED ‘CERT. HORT/ARB’ • STUMP GRINDING •

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07 5482 2048

BARGAINS

Ballina Car Centre6686 5586 DLN 19950

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

50 CARS UNDER $10,000www.dealcars.net

04 Holden Crewman V6 Auto, 127km, full log book history. ZCZ656...............................$12,750

Automatic Daihatsu Applause A/C, P/S, white, ideal fi rst car. BH39JK ..................$2,350

Holden VS Commodore Wagon Auto, A/C, P/S, good condition. TSN280 ..................$2,450

Mitsubishi Triton Tray Back 5 speed, as traded. ANB7TC. .....................................$1,750

2002 Holden Commodore Auto, A/C, P/S, 114071km, nice car. YAZ454. ...................$7,450

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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 offi ce box.

CAREER IN CHILDCARE

Would you like to become a carer and work from home? Free training & fi nancial

support is provided, to enable you to provide accredited high quality care in a

home environment. You will be supported by the largest scheme in NSW. Flexible hours. Childcare benefi t available. Phone

Northern Rivers Family Day Care for more info on 07 5536 1865.

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TUITION PRIMARY teacher, 20 yrs exp avail for individual English & Maths tuition Murwillumbah. Ph Debbie 0417600513

MUSICAL NOTES GUITAR AMP REPAIRS , all pro audio & custom modifi cations. Ph 07 55454831 www.thorphillipsaudio.com

JAZZ PIANO, DOUBLE BASS & DRUM TRIO FOR HIRE

Well rehearsed & accomplished players.Phone 0412732465

LIVESTOCK PBL DOUBLE HORSE FLOAT - 90 ext, as new, used twice, $10,000. Ph 66891043 home line only

PETS ADOPT A CAT from Animal Welfare League NSW. Phone 66844070

GOING AWAY? Who is looking after your pets? Kingscliff Petsitting 0419358794 or www.kingscliffpetsitting.com.au

ONLY ADULTS ATTRACTIVE LADIES WANTED 18+

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Noticeboard Computer skillsComputer Association Tweed Seniors (C.A.T.S.) meets on the third Wednesday of each month 10.30am at Seagulls Club. Get computer advice and learn computer skills at your own pace in a friendly social environment. All welcome. For more details call Noelene on 5599 8939 (Business hours).

Riding volunteersRiding for the Disabled Tweed Valley Centre needs regular helpers on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday mornings during school terms. Horse skills are not essential and training is provided.  Call Sylvia 0419 437 217.

Seniors concertA free concert will be held next Monday (July 25) at 1pm at the Coolangatta Senior Citizens Centre, 2 Gerrard  Street, Coolangatta. This month’s concert will feature the Dixie Jazz Band. Tea and co� ee is available, BYO  lunch/snacks. For info call 07  5536 4050.

End of lifeFor information about end of life choices workshops and meetings held throughout the year, please call Elaine on 0421 796 713.

Tree plantingFor National Tree Day, at Gerald Parker Park, opposite the Uki Sportsground, on the riverbank on July 31 from 9am to noon. Holes will be pre-dug to make it easy. Co� ee and tea provided and if you like bring some morning tea to share.

Low cost foodLow cost food available for struggling pensioners/students at Elevation Care, 56 Caloola Drive, (o� Ducat Street), Tweed Heads on Mondays 11.30am to 2.30pm. Please note as of August 1 the new opening time will be noon. Bring your pension/and or student ID card or students card plus your bags. Bus pick up available at 12noon outside the front of Tweed Centro. Look for the white bus with Elevation Church on the side. For info call 07 5507 6999.

View clubs The Tweed Coast View Club (Kingscli� to Pottsville) are planning a bus trip to Stanthorpe-Warwick and surrounding areas on September 18-21. All are welcome. Come along and meet other ladies while supporting The Smith Family and its Learning For Life program. For info and bookings call Heather 02 6670 4013.

View clubs from across the Northern Rivers to the Queensland border will come together on July 28 at the South Tweed Sports Club from 10.30am for their annual gala day. This year’s theme is a ‘Touch of the Irish’. The fun-� lled day will include fantastic entertainment as well as reports on what is happening behind the scenes. The cost for a roast dinner and desserts, plus entertainment will be $25 and bookings can be made by ringing Jan Blanch on 02 6680 2016.

Banora ProbusBanora Point Probus Club meets next Monday (July 25). Guest speaker is Margaret Wilkinson who is the president of U3A. Visitors are welcome at meetings and on the club’s monthly outings. For more info ring Gerry 07 5523 0028.

Auxiliary feteThe Tweed Hospital Auxiliary’s annual fete will be held on October 8. Donations of books, jewellery, knitting wool, crochet cotton, fabric remnants, pre-loved clothing and bric-a-brac wanted and may be left at the hospital gift shop. For info call 07 5506 7867. Auxiliary AGM  will be held on August 1 in the auditorium of the Civic Centre, Tweed Heads at 2pm, the monthly meeting to begin at noon (bring lunch). Interested people welcome, guest speaker from SES. For info on donations call 07 5506 7867, for auxiliary call Merle 07 5536 1441.

Garden compA reminder that entries in Murwillumbah and District Garden Club’s annual garden competition are now being accepted. Entry forms are available from JH Williams, Budds, Murwillumbah Services Club, Earth and Colour Nursery, Kingscli� Bowls Club or phone Margaret on 02 6672 3782. Judging will take place August 29-30, with a presentation night on September 5.

Quest fundraiserThe duo Paddy and Gloria O’Brien will perform at Condong Bowls Club on Friday, July 22, from 6pm, accompanied by special guests The Dreamers in a show to raise funds for Ema Marks, Banana Festival Queen Candidate, whose charity is the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. Admission $10 for a night of fun, bush poems and yarns. Tickets available at door.

Bicycle groupWollumbin Bicycle User Group monthly meeting July 27 6.30pm Imperial Hotel , Murwillumbah (upstairs). All welcome. For info visit www.wollumbinbug.org.au.

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Manager Family ServicesSCHCaDS Award Grade 6 - 35 hours per weekYou will bring program management & supervisory experience to this key role. The manager is responsible for supporting the team to provide high quality service to the families we work with. The position is based at our Tweed Heads South offi ce

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24 July 21, 2011 � e Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au

The generation gap was evi-dent during this week’s council meeting a� er Cr Katie Milne (X generation) asked Cr Phil Youngblutt (pre-baby boomer generation) if he had read her email on cruelty to greyhounds in the racing industry. ‘If I get an email from you I delete it immediately,’ replied the can-tankerous councillor.

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Coal-seam gas continues to trouble Tweed councillors, with Cr Katie Milne getting support for an urgent motion to have the general manager investigate how the Moree Shire Council is handling the threat of coal-seam exploration. Moree Council has placed a 60-day moratorium on further surveys, drilling and exploration within the shire to allow time to identify council’s position on the mining activity.

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Last week’s article outlining the history of the Jack Evans Boat Harbour saga inadvertently failed to mention that the fed-eral government contributed $1.8 million towards the project from its jobs fund a� er knock-ing back a submission for $10.6 million from its infrastructure fund.

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Danish university researchers say car drivers are more exposed to airborne pollution than cy-clists in heavy tra� c, and not the other way around. A team from Copenhagen’s Roskilde University equipped drivers and cyclists with personal air samplers while they drove and pedalled through the Copen-hagen tra� c. � e air sampless were analysed for particles and for benzene, toluene, ethylben-zene and xylene (BTEX, also used in coal-seam gas fractur-ing or fracking) content. The concentrations of particles and BTEX in the cabins of the cars were 2–4 times greater than in the cyclists’ breathing zone. Who would have thought it?

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Two of Backburner’s favourite people, Christopher Monck-

ton, who has been told to stop calling himself a member of the House of Lords because he isn’t, and Danny Nalliah, who believes God sends bush� res to kill Victorians for their godless-ness, linked up this week when the unscienti� c viscount spoke at the prescienti� c pastor’s cen-tre in Melbourne. A perfect marriage of minds.

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Talking about irrational beliefs, there was recently a win for freedom of religion (and we’re not talking about the Rev Fred Nile sabotaging school eth-ics classes), when an Austrian man won the right to wear a pasta strainer on his head for his driver’s licence photo. Niko Alm belongs to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, whose members call themselves Pastafarians. Alm had applied to wear the kitchen utensil as headgear, claiming it was for religious reasons. Authorities eventually granted him permis-sion a� er he underwent a psy-chological assessment to prove he was � t to drive. Members of the church believe their faith was founded by pirates and that global warming and other natu-ral disasters are directly linked to the decline in pirate numbers since the 1800s. Fred has a dif-ferent set of beliefs.

Mad Millie showing the whey with home cheesemaking kits

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Local Government Week24 - 29 July 2011

Tweed Shire Council is celebrating Local Government Week with a program of free events for the community, including the annual Family Fun Day held for the first time at the revitalised Jack Evans Boat Harbour in Tweed Heads.Find out more about your Council• Family Fun Day 10am-2pm Sunday 24 July• Tours of Sustainable Living Centre, Bray Park Water Treatment

Plant, Tweed River Art Gallery and Tweed Laboratory• Community Events Workshop and more• Chapel opening at the Tweed Valley Lawn Cemetery

See the full program on www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/LGWeek or call Council on (02) 6670 2400

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Above: Dr Willika Kurstjens looks on as midwife Shirin Richards examines Rachel Bryant at Tweed Hospital’s new ‘shopfront’ outpatients department o� cially opened on Tuesday by par-liamentary secretary for regional health, Melinda Pavey.

The new department provides a range of specialist medi-cal, surgical, dental, antenatal services, anaesthetic and nurse clinics in preparing patients for admission. The department has nine consultation/treatment rooms, a plaster room and a large patient waiting area. Photo Je� Dawson

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