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Fly High with Hazelton
 Hazelton Airlines network manager Maurice Gahan with Lismore City councillor Ros Irwin. Maurice is pleased that Council passed a motion this week encouraging locals to use the Lismore-based service.
If you want to do a local service a favour, then get the hell out of Lismore - just do it flying Hazelton. And oddly, that’s one thing the entire Lismore City Council can agree on.
Lismore City councillors unanimously passed a motion at Tuesday’s Council meeting for Council to encourage local businesses to use Hazelton, purchase all Council intrastate air tickets from Hazelton and lobby state and federal members of parliament to support existing regional air services.
“This is a very public statement that Hazelton has 100 per cent support from Council,” Cr Irwin said. “Hazelton is essential in this area and we’re very optimistic about the future. We’d like to call on those businesses who operate in this town to return the support that Hazelton have given them over the years. If you don’t fly Hazelton and you don’t fly out of Lismore Airport then give it a try,” she said.
Hazelton Airlines network manager, Maurice Gahan, has his head in the clouds after hearing about the motion.
“This motion from Council is just great!” Mr Gahan said. “We’ve had wonderful support from the community and we want to continue that great relationship.
“We value Lismore very highly and the support we’ve had from the community has been very encouraging - we’re very pleased. However, passenger numbers are only back to 85 per cent of what they were at this time last year and we’d like to get them back up higher.”
Cr Irwin said she wanted to see more support for Hazelton, as it is an invaluable part of the community.
“I don’t know that the community is really aware of how much Hazelton does support them locally - whether in the arts, sport, the Rescue Helicopter or charity,” Cr Irwin said. “For example when a delegation went to Sydney to lobby the health minister to keep the hospital at Nimbin, Hazelton provided a free air ticket for a member of the community to go. They do this kind of thing all the time and it’s time to support them more.”
As well as supporting the local community, Hazelton provides a personal service that is second to none. Just ask the boss.
When Maurice saw a woman running into the airport just as a plane was leaving on Wednesday afternoon he went to her aid.
The woman had just realised her friend, a busy economics consultant, had made the flight but left the all-important mobile phone behind. No problem, thanks to Maurice.
He will take the mobile phone down with him when he travels to Sydney today - flying Hazelton of course.
Story & photo: Rudi ‘a bird not a...’ Maxwell
World’s Biggest Sausage Sizzle to Save Lives
 Gearing up for the World’s Biggest BBQ this Sunday are Coraki Lions Club members (l-r) Anne Gwynne, Norma Thomas, Margaret Powell, Pat Brickley, president Allan Newman, Maryanne Fretus and Glenda Scurr with local kids who will be joining in the event (l-r) Britney, Lachlan, Isabella, Cameron, Jackson and Mitchell.
The Lions Club of Coraki will attempt to make a new category in the Guinness Book of Records when they host the World’s Biggest BBQ this Sunday, April 14 in Coraki.
The World’s Biggest BBQ will take place simultaneously in 500 towns and cities across Australia this Sunday, and is the largest single event ever held to raise money for children with cancer.
Proceeds from the event will go to the Children’s Cancer Institute Australia, which provides financial assistance to families who have a child suffering from cancer.
The national target for the day is $500,000 and Lions Club of Coraki president, Allan Newman, is encouraging local people to join in the fun and help make the event a success.
“We want people to come and enjoy the company and the hospitality of the Lions Club of Coraki, but more importantly help us raise money for cancer research,” Allan said. “The more people who turn out the more money we will raise, and even if you don’t want to eat just come along and join in the fun. We need as many people as possible to attend locally and if we get enough people nationally we will create a new category in the Guinness Book of Records for the World’s Biggest BBQ.”
The World’s Biggest BBQ will be held at Jupes Auto Centre in Coraki from 7-9.30am. Breakfast is $4 and there’s plenty of different things on offer to suit everyone’s tastes.
For more information phone 6683 2285.
Up the River... with Brand New Canoes
 The Far North Coast Canoe Club recently received a grant of $4,000 from the Commonwealth Government’s Flood Recovery Fund, to replace four boats that were swept away in last year’s February floods.
Showing off the new boats that have been purchased with the grant is North Coast Canoe Club president Bruce Parry, club member Kerry O’Brien and Page MP Ian Causley.
The money was used to purchase two white water kayaks and two flat water racing kayaks, similar to the ones that were lost last year when the club’s storeroom, at the bottom of the Rowing Club carpark, flooded.
“A lot of the boats were taken away when the flood began and other were put up high so the flood wouldn’t get them,” Bruce said. “The flood came up higher than we expected though, and the boats were literally washed away. We’re absolutely delighted we can now replace the boats. They’re quite expensive and without the grant we simply wouldn’t have been able to replace them. It’s just fantastic!”
The Far North Coast Canoe Club has been operating since 1973, it’s membership always fluctuating. Bruce says lately there’s been a resurgence in canoeing locally and he’s encouraging others to join the club.
Paddles are held almost everyday, with a regular paddle held every Saturday morning from 8am (meet at the club). For more information phone Kerry on 6622 8831.
Driving Ambition in Ballina
 Bryan White with two of his precious charges, a 1974 Jaguar XJ6 and a 1955 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.
When Bryan White’s wife was late one day due to car trouble Bryan made a decision he regretted for nearly 20 years.
He sold the car, a beautiful classic Bristol, but soon realised he wouldn’t be able to replace it with anything nearly as beautiful.
Bryan had the chance to make up for his rash decision when he purchased a classic Jag 18 years later, which had only been driven 9000 miles and was still in its original condition - including the oak panelling, paintwork and interior leather.
Bryan now owns five exquisitely restored classic cars, which will be on display at the Ballina District Vehicle Restorers Club Car Display at the Ballina RSL this Sunday.
“Everyone is welcome to come along. If you have a restored car bring it - if not, just come and have a look,” Bryan said.
You can expect to see up to 50 classic and vintage motor vehicles and cycles including examples from Austin, Morris, Buick, Dodge, Harley Davidson and Studebaker.
There is a breakfast at the RSL at 8am and live Jazz to accompany it.
The club has monthly meetings, outings, and contacts with suppliers for parts. It also offers a club plates scheme which enables members with older cars to participate in club activities at a greatly reduced annual registration fee as well as meet interesting people and visit new places.
For more information contact Bryan White on 6687 2188.
Show Us Yer Tatts
 Gearing up for this Saturday’s Tattoo Show is Creative Tattoo Art tattooist, Bob Wilson (right) and customer liaison officer, Chris.
The sixth annual Lismore Charity Tattoo Show will be held this Saturday, April 13 at the Italo-Australia Club in North Lismore.
The show features tattoo and body piercing competitions as well as entertainment, raffles lucky door prizes and much more.
Hosted by Creative Tattoo Art, Creative Body Piercing and Piercing Connections, the show is held a fundraiser for the Lismore Soup Kitchen. Last year a total of $5,000 was raised.
“It would be great if we could top last year’s figure but you can’t expect to make a certain amount - you just have to hope for the best,” Creative Tattoo Art proprietor, Nola Davidson, said. “It’s a really friendly show and it’s always a lot fun, often drawing visitors from all over Queensland and NSW. It’s a great opportunity, especially for people thinking of getting a tattoo, to check out what tattoo art it out there, and there’s some excellent art around at the moment. And you don’t have to have a tattoo to come along - anyone with an interest in tattoos or body piercing is welcome.”
The show starts at 1pm, with registration for tattoo and body piercing competitions between 1-3pm. Judging starts about 3.15pm and the presentation will be made from 6-7pm.
Following the presentations there will entertainment by three-piece band Blues Vein and well-known local singer/songwriter Luke Vassella.
Tickets to the show are $10 at the door. For more information phone 6621 8020.
Petering Out from the Top Job
A culture of entrenched corruption, the wrath of Alan Jones, the probing questions from an integrity commission - who’d want to be the commissioner of the NSW Police force?
Not Peter Ryan any more.
After six years in the job the State’s most highly paid public servant resigned yesterday, one year short of finishing his contract. Premier Bob Carr accepted the resignation, meaning Ryan will receive a payout for the rest of his contract term.
State member for Lismore, Thomas George, who recently visited the police minister Michael Costa to discuss law and order in the Northern Rivers, was appalled by the news.
“The Carr government’s $450,000 pay out to Police Commissioner Peter Ryan was a gross waste of money that could have been used to fix basic services in areas such as the Lismore electorate,” Mr George said.
Mr George said the money, used to rid the government of a highly paid public servant whose contract wasn’t due to run out until next year, could have funded 10 additional probationary constables on the streets in the Lismore electorate.
“The premier and his Police Minister, Michael Costa, have lost touch with the needs of our community and I again call on Minister Costa to address the shortage of the police in the Richmond Area Command,” Mr George said.
Bob Carr indicated that the next Commissioner will be selected from among the ranks of the NSW Police.
SCU appreciates Hazelton
 Hazelton Airlines network manager, Maurice Gahan (right), was given a Certificate of Appreciation from Southern Cross University’s Head of the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Perry Hobson (left), and School tourism project officer, Judith McGilvray (centre), at Lismore Airport yesterday.
Hazelton has entered into a partnership with the School to provide complementary air travel for industry speakers participating in programs run by the School. The programs are aimed at people involved in policy and planning in tourism.
They include the Tourism Executive Development Program, to be held in Ballina in late June and run in partnership with the Pacific Asia Tourism Association; the Tourism Regional Economic Development Program, to be held later in the year in the region; and a third program which will focus on organising conferences and events and will be held in Sydney early next year.
“Supporting professional development for those in the tourism industry is a positive way of supporting tourism and regional development,” Mr Gahan said.
Story and photo: Sara Crowe
A Toast to the Best Speaker
 Winner of the Toastmasters Southern Division Humorous Speech Contest, Alison Cleaver.
Alison Cleaver moved to Lismore 11 years ago, but it took her nearly a decade to “summon up the courage”, overcome her fears and join the Summerland Toastmasters.
In just 12 months Alison has really come out of her shell and recently surprised everyone, including herself, when she won the Toastmasters Southern Division Humorous Speech Contest.
The win is no small feat for Alison, who was competing for her first time against people from 28 other clubs, after already winning her club competition and area competition just to get there.
Alison will now compete at the District level competition in Toowoomba in May, against five other divisions representing 133 clubs.
“I’d have to say I’m a little apprehensive about the district level, because I’m representing the club and not just myself, but I’m fully determined to go and give it my best shot,” Alison said. “I figure if I can win this one maybe I could even win the next one, and if I don’t, well... I’m absolutely guaranteed a good time regardless!”
And while Alison is delighted by her win personally, she says the award is also a “terrific tribute” to the Summerland Toastmasters, a group designed to help people develop their communication and leadership skills.
The Summerland Toastmasters’ meet next Wednesday, April 10 at the Lismore Workers Club from 7pm. If the time doesn’t suit, there are other Toastmaster clubs around the region that meet at different times and on different days.
For more information phone Alan or Naomi on 6621 5170.
Yoga Guru to Lecture in Lismore
 Humanitarian worker and world peace advocate Paramhans Maheshwarananda (simply known as Swamiji), will present a talk in Lismore tomorrow night.
Lismore residents have the rare chance to attend a lecture with humanitarian worker and yoga master Paramhans Maheshwarananda (simply known as Swamiji) this Friday, April 12, when he comes to Lismore as part of his World Peace is in Your Hands tour.
Swamiji founded the non-profit organisation Yoga in Daily Life in 1972, which is now the largest yoga centre in the world. Staffed by volunteers, the 3000 Yoga in Daily Life centres around the world raise money for humanitarian projects. These include the establishment of orphanages and hospitals in India, while in Australia the organisation supports charities such as Sydney’s Children Hospital and the Heart Foundation.
Swamiji is a devoted to bringing the teachings of the yoga philosophy to others, becoming a monk at 17 and teaching the yogic principles across the globe ever since.
One of Swamiji’s key teaching is ‘if you change yourself, you can change the entire world’ and he is now touring cities across Australia talking about the origins of yoga and how to contribute to world peace on an individual level.
“When Swamiji speaks people can feel a depth of truth from him - he is an authentic yoga master and he lives the philosophy he teaches,” Lismore Yoga in Daily Life Centre coordinator, Mark Welsh, said. “He has taught the wisdom of yoga in the west most of his life, adapting it to suit modern, western lifestyles and ways of thinking. During his talk tomorrow night he will look at practical ways in which to contribute to world peace personally. It’s an opportunity to reflect on your own life and what’s happening throughout the world. While the events happening in the world may be out of our power, we can become more peaceful within ourselves and with those people we interact with.”
Swamiji will give a lecture at Invercauld House in Goonellabah from 7pm tomorrow night. Tickets are $12/10 at the door. For people who want something more in-depth there is a camping retreat on this Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14 at Roseberry Creek, near Kyogle. Participants will hear Swamiji speak numerous times throughout the weekend and also practice yoga, go bush walking and enjoy healthy vegetarian meals. Tickets are $120/90.
For bookings and information phone 6622 2376.
More Life Op Shopping
 Life Community Church Op-Shop manager Isaac Smith (centre), pastor Ian Phillips and local signwriter Andy Jackson at the church’s new store in East Lismore, which opens on Saturday.
The local community has been so generous in its support of the Life Community Op-Shop in the Wyrallah Road Shopping Centre, that the op-shop is opening an additional store in East Lismore this weekend.
The Life Community Church Op-Shop has been running for just under 18 months, and during that time the op-shop has collected thousands of donations, many of which are furniture or other goods that can’t fit in the store.
“The op-shop is in such a convenient and central spot we didn’t want to move, but at the same time it was too small to take all the donations - so we decided to expand instead,” op-shop manager, Isaac Smith, said. “There’s quite a lot of cheap furniture, household and kitchen items - as well as lots of other bits and pieces - which is great for students and low-income families. The funds we raise go towards a number of local charities, including the Lismore Soup Kitchen, Darcy Goodwin’s Five Loaves Mobile Soup Kitchen and the Nimbin School of Arts.”
The Life Community Church will celebrate the opening of the new Op-Shop this Saturday, April 13 with a huge sale at both op-shops from 9am-3pm. All clothing will be $1 at the Wyrallah Road op-shop and there’s heaps of great bargains at the new op-shop.
The new op-shop is situated at 3 Industrial Drive, East Lismore (at the bottom of Cynthia Wilson Drive near Blinky’s Childcare Centre), and it will be open every Wednesday and Thursday from 9.30am-4.30pm with hours hopefully being expanded in the future.
More volunteers are always needed to help out in the store and donations are always appreciated. To get involved or arrange for goods to be picked up phone 6622 5377.
$1m to Tackle Stormwater Pollution
Six north coast councils, including Ballina, Richmond Valley, Lismore and Kyogle, will be working together to tackle stormwater pollution in local waterways. The councils have received $962,000 grant from the Stormwater Trust and they will aim to cut pollution from the commercial and industrial premises across the region.
They plan to get more than 5,258 commercial and industrial premises involved in an environmental assessment and education campaign over the next 12 months.
Businesses will have the opportunity to improve their environmental practices through free workshops, information kits and council officer visits. The project will also be working with schools and communities to highlight the issues of stormwater pollution.
Stormwater pollution is seen as a major threat to local waterways, and more than 60 per cent of the litter on beaches comes from stormwater pollution. Every time it rains, water run offs picks up rubbish and pollution, including oils, grass clippings, detergents, cigarette butts, dog droppings and litter, which endangers the health of the community and wildlife in the rivers.
Fire Devastates School
A fire at Blakebrook Public School in the early hours of Monday morning has destroyed an entire classroom, and left the school with a huge damage bill.
Three children and a firefighter were taken to Lismore Base Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation, but were later released.
The fire, resulting from a suspected electrical fault, started just five minutes before lessons were about to begin while the children were outside eating morning tea.
It is believed the fire started in the ceiling of the building and then spread to the rear of the building, setting a storeroom of gymnasium mats on fire.
Students in year three and four were given two days off, and are now back at the school using the library as a temporary classroom.
Grants for Horticultural Congress
The Horticultural Industry Trust (HCT) is making two grants of $2,500 available, assisting two people in the horticultural industry to attend the 26th International Horticultural Congress in Canada later this year.
Applicants for the grants must demonstrate the potential value of the award to themselves and their particular field of horticultural interest.
Successful applicants must use money to cover expenses associated with attending the forum and on their return submit a 2,000 word report to HCT outlining the benefits of the congress.
Applications must be submitted by Friday, April 26. For application forms phone 9372 0100 or visit the website www.agric.nsw.gov.au/ reader/hcta.
Firies Fight it out in Casino
The NSW Firefighter Championships will be held in Casino this Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14 at Crawford Square.
The two day competition featured 13 events designed to test the speed, skills and agility of NSW’s finest firefighters. Long held records and local pride will be at stake as local teams battle it out against the rest of the State.
“Competition will be fierce with teams eager to show off their firefighting expertise,” NSW Fire Brigades commission, Ian MacDougall (who will open the proceedings on Saturday at 1pm), said. “The festival of firefighting has something for everyone, including two fun interactive fire safety activities designed to spread the fire safety message to everyone in the family.”
The NSW Fire Brigades ‘fire safety home’ will be on display in Casino’s main street on Saturday morning, and people can walk through the home and see all the easy and cost effective ways they can make their home fire safe. Firefighters will be on hand to answer questions. The free event will run on Saturday from 7.30-5pm and Sunday from 7.30pm until mid afternoon.
Law by the Books at Southern Cross
 SCU’s Executive Dean of the Division of Arts, Professor Paul Thom, Head of the Law School, Richard Harris, and University Librarian, Alison Ransome, with the $101,800 cheque earmarked for law book purchases.
Law students at Southern Cross University will benefit from the proceeds of a cheque for $101,800 presented by Law School Head, Richard Harris, to University Librarian Alison Ransome last week.
The money is an accumulation of funds that the Law School has raised over the past few years from entrepreneurial academic projects such as the annual Byron Bay Summer Law School and a similar, but shorter, event at the Tweed.
Mr Harris, appointed recently as the head of the School, said, “Everyone is naturally very excited and pleased about this, and it shows how innovative and dynamic our Law School is. The money will go to buy extra books for the University’s Law Library, helping to redress the fact that much of the library’s budget in recent years had been swallowed by the spiralling costs of legal journals.”
Ms Ransome said, “The Law Library is to law students what the laboratory is to scientists, so it’s essential for it to be well-funded.”
The projects run by the Law School were managed by the University’s conference planning and commercial arm, Norsearch Ltd.
Vegetation Plan Consultations
Local farmers and landowners in the region are invited to attend a number of community consultations about the Regional Vegetation Management Plans (RVMPs) throughout next week.
The Richmond Regional Vegetation Committee is holding the first in a series of community consultations in Casino this Friday, to discuss local concerns about the plans.
The main concern amongst locals is the confusing nature of the plans, which determine what activities farmers can undertake in terms of clearing native vegetation.
The plan either specifies that activities are exempt or prohibited, however, activities that fall into neither of these categories will require development consent from the Department of Land and Water Conservation. Farmers and landowners feel this threatens their ability to manage their own land responsibly.
The consultations next week will give farmers an opportunity to provide input into the final draft of the plan so it better accommodates their needs.
Following are the community consultations planned for next week.
- Forestry Stakeholder Group meets Friday, April 12 at the Casino RSM Club from 9.30am-12.30pm.
- Farming Stakeholder Group (meeting one) meets Monday, April 15 at the Casino RSM Club from 6-9pm.
- Farming Stakeholder Group (meeting two) meets Tuesday, April 16 at NSW Agriculture in Wollongbar from 9am-12pm.
- Farming Stakeholder Group (meeting three) meets Wednesday, April 17 at the Bonalbo Bowling Club from 9.30am-12.30pm.
- Landcare Stakeholder Group meets Thursday, April 18 at the Lismore Workers Club from 9.30am-12.30pm.
- Conservation Stakeholder Group meets Thursday, April 18 at the Lismore Workers Club from 6-9pm.
- Local Government meets Friday, April 19 at the Kyogle Golf Club from 9.30am-12.30pm.
People who would like to attend the consultations should register on 6627 0100.
Cheers for Computer Upgrade
 SCU’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Rickard, toasted the opening of the new student computer labs with fourth year Multimedia and IT student Toby Gill.
Students at Southern Cross University’s Lismore campus are the beneficiaries of an extensive computer upgrade worth more than $500,000.
The project aimed at providing enhanced IT facilities for students, includes five newly equipped PC labs, one iMac lab and two cross-platform labs, each with twenty new machines and 17 inch monitors.
Special needs students have been catered for, with large-screen monitors for the visually impaired and an option of using tracker-balls, instead of a mouse, for those suffering from or susceptible to RSI.
Railroad Sold to Queensland
 Northern Rivers Railroad chair Warren Judd and Interail general manager Neil Buckley in the Casino railway yards.
The Casino-based rail freight business owned by Northern Rivers Railroad has been sold to Queenland government corporation Queensland Rail in a multi-million dollar deal that plans to turn Casino into the hub of a new rail freight business. The deal is due to be completed later this month, and a new company, Interail, will take over the seven locomotives and 22 carriages, which generated $7 million in annual turnover for Northern Rivers Railroads (NRR).
NRR will continue to operate its popular tourism business Ritz Rail.
NRR chairman Warren Judd said that after five years of building the trailblazing private business – and building locomotives from scratch – a bigger player was needed to take the next step in the increasingly competitive rail freight industry.
“There’s still plenty of potential, but we’ve taken it as far as we can. The investment needed now is out of our reach,” he said.
Mr Judd will initially work with Interail part-time as business development manager.
None of the 12 jobs will be lost in the change of ownership. Mr Buckley says there are major plans to increase the size of the workforce four-fold across NSW. Casino would be the hub for maintenance.
“We are convinced this will ultimately lead to jobs and economic benefits for the Northern Rivers community,” he said. “At the moment we are looking to refurbish the Casino workshop.”
Interail hopes to run container freight from Melbourne and steel from South Australia to Brisbane for shipping.
We are the Youth...
For both the young and the young and heart your time of year has arrived.
National Youth week is underway with exciting events all around the Northern Rivers this weekend.
In Lismore there will be a barbecue with entertainment in Heritage Park on Sunday and a dance party at the RSL on Friday. For more info ring Ken Morgan on 6622 3143.
If you’ve got two left feet but love running around then check out the Games Day at Goonellabah Public School on Saturday. More info Frances 6624 8004.
If games leave you cold and you feel like veging out the Channon Youth group is running a video festival at the Channon hall on Saturday. There will be a family BBQ. More info call Colette Tierney 6688 6368.
Casino Youth Service have decided to get down and funky with a Dance Party at the Oaks Community Centre on Friday from 6-10pm.
It’s drug and alcohol free and open to people 13-24.
Cancer Report Shows Mixed News
 (L-R): Kathy Jong, SCU; David Smith, co-author and Research Co-ordinator NSW Cancer Council; Professor Bruce Armstrong, Sydney University; John Beard, Director of Southern Cross Institute of Health Research and Acting Director of SCU’s Department of Rural Health; and Sharee Pine, NSW Cancer Council Ballina Regional Programs Co-ordinator.
The good news is people living in the Northern Rivers region have a better chance of surviving cancer than those living in areas defined as being remote from medical services, which is most of the NSW west.
The bad news is local residents have a higher incidence of melanoma than the rest of the state and could be disadvantaged by not having access to the range of cancer specialists and treatments that are available in the city, said internationally-renowned cancer researcher from the University of Sydney, Professor Bruce Armstrong.
Professor Armstrong was in Lismore on Tuesday to launch a report, ‘Remoteness and cancer incidence, mortality and survival in NSW: 1992 to 1996’, by Southern Cross University (SCU) and The Cancer Council NSW.
Lismore, Byron, Ballina and Tweed local government areas do not have the advantage of access to the range of specialist services available in the city.
“Even when you have surgical services it’s not going to be possible to guarantee the same levels of care unless people can readily travel to the city,” Professor Armstrong said.
Cancer treatments such as radiotherapy, which cost millions of dollars to provide, are not available in the area: the nearest centres are in Brisbane or Sydney which could affect women with breast cancer.
Some women were choosing to have a mastectomy or the whole breast removed, rather than a lumpectomy (removing the lump), because the latter then required at least three to four weeks of radiotherapy in the city.
“With a mastectomy it’s all done and finished with in a week or so and she’s back home and back into it, so one can see how that choice is forced,” Professor Armstrong said.
One cancer more prevalent in the north coast was melanoma. “That reflects a tendency for melanoma rates to increase the further north and closer to the equator you go, as ultra-violet radiation levels increase,” Professor Armstrong said.
“It’s also because you are uniquely blessed in this area in having easy access to recreational activities in the sun - you’ve got lovely beaches, it’s all laid on and it’s that recreational sun exposure that is particularly potent in increasing the risk of melanoma.
“We know from all the evidence available, that the continuous pattern of sun exposure that you get when you work outdoors (such as farmers in remote areas), is associated with a lower incidence of melanoma, compared with the more intermittent patterns of sun exposure that most of us get.”
Story: Sara Crowe
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