Well last Tuesday was my first council meeting at Barrington Hall. We read our declaration that we would be good councillors, do the best we can in our roles and act with integrity.
There were probably around 20 people who came to see proceedings. Some of it must have been pretty boring for them. We [...]

Well I attended the opening of a new mural yesterday. The mural depicts an elderly man looking back over his life and remembering his life in the Lighthorse. The drill hall where the Working Art Space is located was used to host a ball to raise money for the local soldiers.
Having the mural located at [...]

I went to the School show today. I was really out of my depth with the cattle. Where I grew up there were sheep, wheat and cherries. I was amazed at how technical the judging was. Terms like “pins”, “feminine qualities” and “good udder” were among the many that were new to me. I was [...]

I did some letter box drops in both Railton and Wilmot during the elections and spent time at both places talking to locals.
I was struck at how large many of the house blocks were in Railton. There seems to be lots of space around houses. While in Railton I booked the Kings Hall in case [...]

It was a real roller-coaster ride getting onto the council. Once the first preference votes were counted I really didn’t think I was going to make it. With only 77 first preference votes it placed me in 11th place.
Thankfully once Don Thwaites and Andrew Keddie’s quotas were broken up things started to look brighter. I [...]