The bosses and the apprentice and I with my little 'cuzz”, headed to the bush, to harass the fish and wildlife population and me to teach the little girl my secrets of bush craft and the perils of The Nasty Crevice. Yeah right, the only flying... Read More

Last week RR reported we smelt a large rodent over this swine flu 'pandemic” and this week it seems all our suspicions are justified. At the risk of again sounding self righteous and indignant, it can be quite stressful being right all the time.... Read More

The public consultation process (which seems to go on and on, it does) over Council's proposed annual/10 year plan has received just over 1200 written submissions. These are presently being collated by staff (destroying many trees in the process -... Read More

You'll recall last week, in a previous episode of 'The Nasty Crevice” series, your intrepid canine crusader had again put his foot in it, by trying to traverse The Nasty Crevice and again getting stuck. All the while, the cleverer member of the... Read More

...if the highway doesn't get you first The media broke into a rash and reached near hysteria level this week with the threat of swine flu, which at these early stages seems a bit of over-reaction. I know it's probably early days and one should act... Read More

This week the intrepid canines of No.1 The Strand put their best feet forward. Going forth boldly, where no pooch has gone before (well, recently anyway) both myself and new little cousin Ady made great strides for dogs. And we are not talking about... Read More

Prejudice, political correctness and absurdity ruled the news this week. This is what we do, when faced with potentially the worst recession since WWII and the spectre of man-made climate change and rising sea levels… get ourselves really... Read More

'Ratepayers group seen as vital after rises.” 'Recreation cost may be met from uniform charge.” 'New charge called unfair.” 'Legal opinion puts end to charges review suggestion.” 'Cost increases during 21 years.” 'Council... Read More

Well I for one cannot wait until next Easter, and it was not just the thrill of hunting out the Easter eggs, but all the fun that was had down at No.1 The Strand. The sights were getting a little ribald by Good Friday, so we had to send my little impressionable... Read More

Rock and sausage roll - plus other eating disorders. It happened while I was sitting at home, quietly sorting my stamp collection, polishing the family's impressive collection of Dixie Chicks CDs and counting my carbon warming credits, when, suddenly... Read More

At Transportation Taskforce committee meeting we were brought up-to-date on fine-tuning for the new interchange roundabout at Brookfield. There will be some fine tuning on road marking but the main issue to be addressed is access into the supermarket... Read More

Damn, I never thought I would mention the dreaded L word, but being the urbane dog of the world I am, it has been a whole lot of fun introducing my new sister to the intricacies of inner city living. I have even shared my food with her. For those who... Read More