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Volume 3 Issue 02:
September 9, 2010
Spring flowers go on display
Written by Luis Feliu   
Thursday, 09 September 2010

 

Murwillumbah garden enthusiast Ron Nelson bears an uncanny resemblance to federal opposition leader Tony Abbott and he’s been told that quite often. But, unlike the reinstalled opposition leader, green thumb Ron prefers gardening to bike riding as a pastime and is looking forward to this Saturday’s annual flower and garden expo. He is pictured in the thick of a fresh display of cliveas in the colourful Murwillumbah garden of Twin Towns and District Garden Club secretary John Bennett.

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Revised plan avoids concreting Chinderah waterway

Thursday, 09 September 2010

article thumbnail The waterway described in a report to councillors as a ‘drain’. Photo Luis Feliu Residents campaigning against Tweed Shire Council’s approval of plans to concrete over a natural waterway at Chinderah have welcomed an unexpected about-face by developer, Wareemba Investments Pty Ltd.
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Wollumbin High played their part

Thursday, 09 September 2010

article thumbnail Wollumbin High School Band members rehearse minutes before the live video linkup across Australia where all school bands played the same song at the same time. Photo Luis Feliu Music education has come a long way, and technology has played its part. At 11.30am (AEST) last Thursday, the Wollumbin High School Band performed the theme song...
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Pensioner wins appeal in police assault case

Thursday, 09 September 2010

article thumbnail Photo: Ray Morrissey with wife Fay and friend Pam at home in Hastings Point this week. An 80-year-old pensioner convicted of assaulting a policeman during a scuffle over the use of a police siren at Pottsville village shopping centre in February last year has won his appeal against the charges.  
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School garden sprouts new enthusiasm

Thursday, 02 September 2010

article thumbnail Students from Banora Point High School’s Learning Support Unit dig having their own garden. The garden started with the help of parents and teaching staff about 12 months ago and now involves about 30 students with disabilities and learning difficulties. Parent volunteer Pamela Bianchi said students had shown great enthusiasm for the...
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Mandy NolanBe a TWAT

Thursday, 09 September 2010

article thumbnailIf you want to have a successful life then you better have a 10 step plan. As a comedian I’ve been privy to a number of motivational speeches lately encouraging people to maximise their life...
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Mandy NolanSleep... perchance to dream.

Thursday, 02 September 2010

article thumbnailI haven’t had a full night sleep now since the beginning of 2009. I’ve been a mother for 15 years so I’m used to the whole death-of-self concept. I’ve been dead now for over a decade. I...
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EditorialLiving history

Thursday, 26 August 2010

article thumbnailTweed Shire Council’s environmental credentials really are a joke if such a magnificent old landmark tree as the one at the Chinderah Tavern is chopped down.
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Mandy NolanSex Lies and Pharmaceuticals... O O O Oh my God!

Thursday, 26 August 2010

article thumbnailOK, ladies, prepare yourself for some big news, almost half of you have a disease. Thanks to brand new research funded by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer (the people who put pork back on the fork...
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BackburnerBackburner, September 9, 2010

Thursday, 09 September 2010 | The Tweed Shire Echo

article thumbnail The Blue Frog French Patisserie and Cafe in downtown Murwillumbah celebrated its tenth birthday last month with a weekend gathering and a big new look for the popular cafe to mark the occasion. Partners in business and life André Le Nair, left, a former seismologist, and lifelong pastry chef...
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Sports NewsThe flatties are out there

Thursday, 02 September 2010

article thumbnail Recently I mentioned how I’d seen really big flathead eat little ones on at least three occasions. At first I thought maybe the big ones were protecting the little ones. I now don’t believe this to be the case as several people have phoned me telling me they have seen the same thing. A couple...
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Live MusicLive Music Roundup - September 2, 2010

Thursday, 02 September 2010

article thumbnail Tyalgum Festival of Classical Music The 19th annual Tyalgum Festival kicks off on Friday for three days. It has a huge line-up of top notch classical and a smattering of jazz musicians. The program is as follows – for more see www.tyalgumfestival.com.au Friday September 3: 7pm Tatiana...
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