Dear friends Apologies for the communication blackout over the past few months but it’s been hard to get near the keyboard. I suspect M & D thought I was getting airs above my station (or more ‘likes’ than them!) and made sure the office door was closed. But then they went on a mini break …
By the time many of you read this we will know the outcome of the Indigenous Voice Referendum. Let us trust that kindness and decency has prevailed,and our country has voted YES. How grand if after 250 years since the first British settlers arrived we have listened properly to the traditional owners who have been …
I am now officially a Swans supporter! I know this will surprise many of you who understand that I don’t give a toss about any kind of football, and that any sporting allegiance I may have is limited to Team AUSTRALIA at the Olympics and Comm Games plus the mighty Colour City Dragon Boat Club. …
One of the many things I love about living on Bruny is the ferry ride which is our physical link to the world beyond. Call it romantic, call it escapist, the knowledge that for 12 minutes as we make the crossing we are neither here nor there fills me with delight. As does the fact …
Today was the annual Dennes Point Easter Market and I was called upon for my first BI (Bruny Island) official duty! The Markets are held in the Community Hall which has a ‘to die for’ location overlooking the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. The roster had me on COVID Marshall duties ( my local government expertise coming to …
Such a radical move. Uprooting on a whim. Bruny Island – yes, a beautiful paradise, but so far away – about as far south as is possible to be and still claim Australia as home. To date it has been an experience filled with awe and wonder. A view in all directions to die for, …
An Island Off an Island 